Its not like I care much anyway. People say that Spore lacks real depth, but I say : "Yeah, but how many games offer ANY depth"? I'm in this for the sake of making things, and chuckling at the little things that happen. Anybody who is buying Spore for another gaming equivilent of a high-budget action movie DESERVE to be disappointed, damnit. Those kinds of people get those kinds of games every damn month of every damn year. This game is for the more chillaxed and childishly creative. I'm a hands-down nerd who can enjoy nearly anything with a vague sense of humour or charm. I bought the original pokemon blue for myself, and loved it. I watch cartoons, and no, not just anime, but the occasional loony tunes or kids show. I can even chuckle genuinely at Spongebob Squarepants. Yeah, I can appreciate TF2, i'm a Silent Hill fanatic, and want to get my hands on MGS4 but cant/wont fork out for the console...
Spore is a game you dont take seriously, a game you can put your feet up to, and just mess around. Its exactly what I think it should be, barring a few little tweaks likely to come in a patch. (terrasculpting revert stuff, 'high detail' graphics meaning less plumping and more actual details like spotlights and such showing up, starting a new game on a planet you made, space phase raid/attack frequencies, etc). As Yahtzee said, if you bought it for a childish paintset, you'll be fine. Me? I adore my childish paintset. In fact I really qualmed up an eznerg; babbalabbasqueeb. :3
I've played this game so many hours since it came out that its almost shameful, but I regret nothing! Once ive chilled out a bit on it, I might use the unpacker thingy, and try to replace some of the voices with my own. That'll be fun too.
*rubs hands*