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 Sonicfan2525   |
Ive been a big Creatures fan for years. Up until recently, all I played was Creatures 3 and Docking Station and some of Creatures 2. However, I havent played Creatures 1 in years, so I downloaded the Creatures The Albian Years Trial just to check it out. Compared to Creatures 3 and docking station, it is a lot harder and different then I remember. You can push a norn in the direction you want it to go, you cant take them by the hand, you have to teach them what to eat, and breeding them is more challenging. Its such a difference from the other games and it feels like your actually givin a challenge. Because of such a difference in difficulty and the way the game plays, which do you prefer: C3/Docking Station, or C1/C2? Edit: I ment to say, you "cant" push a norn. Stupid typos. https://images.khinsider.com/Graphics/Signatures/riku111.jpg "I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay... small acts of kindness and love." - Gandalf the Grey in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" |
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 Jessica  |
Glad to see that you've given Creatures 1 a chance! I still think that the original is the best in the series, but part of that comes from my own nostalgia. I also prefer it for some of the reasons you listed: I really enjoy the challenge of teaching Norns, as well as the fact that pregnancies are often quite difficult to come across. Even perfect timing doesn't guarantee success, and I found that the quick cycles and almost instantaneous pregnancies in the later games were far too easy. Granted, I recently had a very randy male who fathered 13 children during his life! C1 does have its limitations, though, in that the genetic depth and content available are not very broad. Genetics and the chemicals are at a somewhat basic level compared with C2/C3/DS, yet I still find them to be complex enough. Indeed, this is a great place to start when beginning to understand genetics! There are some excellent COBs and updates available, yet I feel like C1 doesn't have the room for too many additions. It's virtually impossible to create new breeds, due to the limited number of breed slots, and I also think that with C1toDS, anything related to C1 can pretty much be developed for DS. I think each of the games has its own place, and I like them all for different reasons. However, in an overall sense, I find myself always choosing C1 over the others in the series. Hopefully you've found the challenges to be enjoyable, too! |
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 Lollipop Lord C-Rex |
I enjoy playing all of the Creatures games, mainly C3/DS due to the expandable spaceship and the intelligent Norns. I also enjoy playing C1, but I find it somewhat time-consuming to start a large family of Norns mainly because it is difficult to breed them, and the outbreaks of disease that often occur. I have always had a soft-spot for Creatures 2, however. I have always loved the look and feel of that game, and it is also worth mentioning that it was the first Creatures game I ever played. The only thing I dislike is the Norns can be extremely disobedient and often become insomniacs. Creatures Village is also a great game to play without worrying about Norns being killed by Grendels, catching diseases etc and it also gives you a few objectives to keep the game interesting. |
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 Gumbo |
I need to get c1 and c2 again, you really get to know your norns. in the spring you gotta let the flowers fully blossom |
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 Notomys |
I just booted up C1 (after reading Discover Albia) and it really brought me back. C2 was the first creatures game I played, and like C-Rex, I always really liked the environment of that game. However in terms of overall gameplay, C1 is probably my favorite. I don't know why, but it really seems like the norns have more personality: perhaps because they have slower lifecycles (take longer to become adults, and breed less prolifically). Furthermore, while they need more supervision/teaching than C3 norns, they are not as frustrating to teach as C2 norns. Each game has it's merits: C1 is a very "well balanced" game, but is somewhat limited in terms of its environment. C2 in my opinion has the best environments, and the best "look and feel"... but even modified norns can develop really frustrating problems feeding themselves. I like the essentially indefinite ability to modify C3/DS... but miss the applications and find it harder to get attached to individual norns. I generally find that if I want to active raise and care for norns, I chose C1. If I want to "play gardening" I chose C2, and if I want to tinker with the world or develop new agents, I chose C3. |
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Jessica |
Thanks for reading Discover Albia, Notomys! New entries should be coming later this week/weekend. I tend to agree about how you put it about each game: For me, C1 is all about getting attached to Norns, C2 is more for gardening, and C3/DS is mainly for tinkering with the game and creatures in general. Although I do have a clear favorite, I still find that each title has its own strong points. And I think that the lack of certain elements in some of the games just goes to enhance those features even more in one of the other games in the series. |
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