Spil Games Developing Creatures Family! Malkin | 3/9/2016 | 8 | Spil Games has acquired the Creatures IP from BigBen Interactive, and is developing a free-to-play mobile game called Creatures Family, slated for release in 2017.
You can read the full press release here, and read a forum topic by Spil Games here. |
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I'm getting Duke Nukem Forever flashbacks
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But who are Spil Games? From what I've gathered the most they've done is Newgrounds-level flash games for young teens... This doesn't bode well.
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Honestly, I'm not too thrilled. I read through the release and the forum and I feel like they are blatantly ignoring the already strong community base that the Creatures series has....going mobile will completely prevent 3rd party add ons...which means no way for new objects, breeds of creatures, world editing....nothing. We would be at the complete mercy to purchase or download whatever the developers make- not what the community makes themselves. Not only that, but going completely mobile takes away the power that computers have and the complexity...which leads me to believe that the entire DNA, brain systems, behaviors, etc. will be simplified....NOT something I would want from a game completely based artificial life forms and their complexity!
I'm highly disappointed...I hope they come to their senses and realize they are going in the wrong direction with this...I feel like they are just going to create either a game only for kids (and the bulk of the Creatures fanbase are adults) OR something that they can just milk money from people with.
I've got more faith that this community will create something much better in their own time. There are plenty of VERY talented people here that could, in collaboration with one another, create an amazing game. I've been following a thread on here that treads on such a subject- I've got more faith in that then this atrocity from Spil Games, but I really do HOPE that they can prove me wrong.
*sigh*
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This seems...positive. I'm conflicted.
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WAIT WHAT WHY WHEN? lol not the news I want at midnight, major adrenaline rush XD
Let's hope they get the spirit of christm- I mean, Creatures, and they didn't just jump on it because it looks like a quick cash-in on a fandom's nostalgia. I'm going to have a look at the links now.
Edit: looking ok. Seems like they're starting over and it's going to be a similar game to what FC was developing. At least there will be a web version.
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nice
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Hope it's good!
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Here's hoping it's good!
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I think the biggest question is: Will it be 3D?
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I hope they don't just make it like the Creatures Village games
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