Spore
i never would have believed i would ever say this but: I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU PORTALFAN77!
i never rely on autosave. when playing portal (or any other game that allows you to easily save/load/etc) i hit the quick save button (often f5 for me, cuz thats where i move it) constantly. especially in games that stack more than one autosave (ie: hl2,portal,etc)
To this day, HL and HL2 having "Take a Screenshot" (F5) and "Quick Save" (F6) next to each other on the keyboard is endlessly annoying.
Doubly so because F5 is Quick Save in the Max Payne games.
I've started a new game with herbivore insects, staying in the green all time (being friendly), and I actually reached space phase now. I make sure I save regulary, so I won't lose my game in a crash again. I have noticed that the first four phases of the game don't go very deep, which is kinda disturbing and a fail. Nevertheless, they're all much fun, and by the time you grow bored of one phase, you can already almost advance to the next one. The space phase is by far the most complex, adds the depth the game actually needed earlier and twists the entire gameplay (again), though I hate the pig-like guys who keep asking me for money in exchange for not starting an interstellar war. I love the space ship creator, have already created a bunch of ships, and all the other creators.
I might post some screenshots later.
"Duct Tape is the answer."
My shit is an omnivore and it resembles a scorpion.
The thing that made me sad was that I tried to turn my tanks, airplanes and boats into a scorpion shape and then put all the guns on the end of the tail, because that's how my species was before I went tribal. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work. Not enough freedom, unfortunately. Closest I got was... Well I'll take screenshots of everything later.
which is why my hl2 games have F5 as Quick save, and F8 as quick load. and F12 as screenshot (quake1 default) everything is far enough and because of the F1-F4, F5-F8, F9-F12 seperated layout they are easy to find, and rarely (if ever) accidently hit on the wrong one
oh yeah. back on topic: Crap On Spore.
Have you actually played it? Even my brother loved it, and that whilst it's not even his 'kind' of game. True, the first four phases lack depth, but they're still fun to play and the space phase is just totally awesome. I managed to terraform a planet from T0 (unhospitable) to T2 (quite hospitable), and I'm at war with pigs.
"Duct Tape is the answer."
Spore has been one of the biggest letdowns since The Matrix Reloaded.
It needs a Securom crack.
Now.
Or else I'm gonna shove it right back down Wal-Mart's throat and demand a refund, because that was not mentioned on the box and I did not pay for that shit.
My brother loves it. . And he has been really hypocritical on games these days.
The more you give, the less appreciated it will be received.
Now.
Or else I'm gonna shove it right back down Wal-Mart's throat and demand a refund, because that was not mentioned on the box and I did not pay for that shit.
Make your own, you just need to trick the game into thinking you have it running 
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