Agent_KaryoJun 15

Spore devs say the evolution game's previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making, and they 'built a fantasy in people's minds that was unachievable'

The evolution sim that was never meant to be.

Original Source:
Spore: An oral history by Jay Castello / Designroom (free registration required)

Spore devs say the evolution game's previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making, and they 'built a fantasy in people's minds that was unachievable'

The evolution sim that was never meant to be.

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Show threadMurse

Spore devs say the evolution game’s previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making

Not often they just casually admit to false advertising like that.

Jun 16 at 4:22amWeb
Show threadAwesomeLowlanderJun 16
The devs didn’t handle marketing.
Show threadMurseJun 16
That doesn’t vindicate the marketing.
Show threadAwesomeLowlanderJun 16
Never said it does, just that it’s not so much an admission as pointing the finger.