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So, four games this week. Not bad. Makes me hopeful that the release schedule for the rest of the year is really packed full of good stuff (otherwise GOG would probably have spread the three Creatures-games out a bit, instead of launching them all today).
As for the Creatures-games, they seem quite fascinating. Hoping I get the time to try them out later on.
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Chihaya: For those who know the series, which of the 3 offered packs is the best deal?

May I be the the next person to say Exodus. You get the newest installment + the addon + a lot of stuff. If you JUST wish to check these titles out - no reason to start with anything else.
Wow, crazy. I totally remember wanting these games for years and years and years as a kid and eventually seeing them in the discount bin for another number of years and years.
Never heard of these games...reading the stuff Wolfox posted in his review, they seem like really great, unique releases for the catalogue. Bravo, GOG. :)
low rated
overpriced should be $5.99
I'm amazed. I have Creatures 3 somewhere (at least I did once upon a time) but I was absolute crap at it.
Here is a new chance to play.
Karl
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rmaertin: These games inspired me to study cognitive science :)
Have a look at http://aigamedev.com/open/highlights/creatures-ai/ for a little background info.

THANK You for that article link! If you knew *anything* about me, I always find and appreciate depth in things where others sometimes miss it or don't give it significance. This kind of article reminds me of how I like to write about games/movies, in an analytical sense. Thanks again!
My sister had Creatures-2 a long while ago, I never really looked at it back then (and she rarely played it), but the concept interested me. I'll explore these what I get a chance then.
Just a comment on : "It's Sims with furries!"
Sims simulates agents and a social network. Even though the agents can learn, the way they learn and adapt is very stereotyped and many things are hardcoded.
Creatures focuses on child development. Here, the agents start with an almost blank slate in their heads: You have to teach them the meaning of words. You have to give them positive/negative feedback to shape their behavior.
Creatures is less of a social network simulation (even though it contains social interaction) but more an a-life / a.i. experiment.
Wasn't GOG for games? Now it has a life simulation.
But anyway, I wanted this for years! Surely gonna get me this next year - or maybe at a promo (never have much money before the end of the year). :-)
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rmaertin: Just a comment on : "It's Sims with furries!"
Sims simulates agents and a social network. Even though the agents can learn, the way they learn and adapt is very stereotyped and many things are hardcoded.
Creatures focuses on child development. Here, the agents start with an almost blank slate in their heads: You have to teach them the meaning of words. You have to give them positive/negative feedback to shape their behavior.
Creatures is less of a social network simulation (even though it contains social interaction) but more an a-life / a.i. experiment.

I tried docking station. Arethere machines that just give you the stuff in the full game, or ist there some sort of challenge in terms of gathering etc..?
Also, how do you teach them language? They seem to be getting it by themselves....
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prakaa: I tried docking station. Arethere machines that just give you the stuff in the full game, or ist there some sort of challenge in terms of gathering etc..?

Both. There are machines able to provide all kinds of food, but you might struggle to get your Norns to eat enough of each to have a healthy diet. Also, they may have genetic-based issues with some kinds of foods.
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prakaa: Also, how do you teach them language? They seem to be getting it by themselves....

It's been mostly automated in Creatures 3/Docking Station, so you get to interact with your Norns more easily and without some of the problems of previous versions. IIRC, in Creatures 1, you have to teach them almost anything by example - it's very time consuming, but rewarding as well. I can understand why they changed it - there's so much more to do in Creatures 3 that keeping the old "teach language yourself" approach would probably be too much.
Not sure if there's any way around it, though. There might be.
Just a stupid question - when I buy all the Creatures games and install them, will they merge together, or they are independent games?
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klaymen: Just a stupid question - when I buy all the Creatures games and install them, will they merge together, or they are independent games?

You have a single installer that installs indipendent games, or at least that's what all other gog packages ( ex: Might and Magic 1-6) are like
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klaymen: Just a stupid question - when I buy all the Creatures games and install them, will they merge together, or they are independent games?

They are independent.