Maxis returns with a game that isn’t a simulator for once. And so, I’m compelled to give this game what I feel will be a largely negative review, in spite of the sheer enjoyment that it afforded me. However, assessing it objectively, I have to recognize that the game has certain faults that must be identified in this review, and that the game’s final rating must be adjusted accordingly. I absolutely enjoyed my time with Darkspore, and if that were all that I were reviewing and rating this game on, then it would get a glowing recommendation from me. It becomes really hard to review such a game, then. And the game does a very poor job of keeping you engaged in the action, making each fight feel like a bit of a mindless grind. The storytelling is a joke, as is the main plotline of the game itself. It’s multiplayer mode is a bit of a mess, and considering that this game is a hack and slash Action RPG, that is a bit of a disaster. It looks great, plays even better, has some genuinely neat new ideas that it brings to the table, and its basic premise is intriguing, especially in a genre that is known to be light on storytelling. By all accounts, this is a great game, and certainly one of the more fun titles we’ve had in a generation when an increasing number of games are distancing themselves from the core ideal of having a good time in an attempt to be taken seriously by the mainstream. It’s really hard to review a game like Darkspore.
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