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Originally Posted by Rekna
That's if it works... Lots of pirated software is really just a vessel for viruses. Sometimes finding a clean piece of pirated software that actually works is like finding a needle in a haystack.
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Plus, the network stuff probably won't work in a cracked version. You could play it in offline-only mode, but your fellow critters would be limited.
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Originally Posted by Rekna
So I've read some complaints that the body parts you pick don't really have much affect on anything and are mostly just for looks (lame!).
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Certainly not true. There are a few purely decorative body parts, but for the most part the contribute directly to the stats of your creature. There are two aspects to creature design: combat, and social skills. And there are specific skills within each of those aspects. Each body part (and later, item of clothing) gives particular stats within those skills.
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Originally Posted by Rekna
Also the fact that you can completly redesign your creature in the creature creater sucks. You should have to change it slowly over time instead of drastic changes where you go from one thing to another.
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I haven't played it much (I've owned it for less than 48 hours, and I have other things I have to get done!) but my creature's evolution has been, well... evolutionary. If you look back over the history timeline, you can see the path he took as I wanted to buff one particular skill or another. These feet turned into those feet, these prongs became those antlers became those mantis-claws, etc. So while you COULD completely redesign a creature every time you hit the designer (which you do by calling for a mate and giving birth to a new generation, btw), gameplay doesn't really pan out that way. And even if it did, I'm not entirely clear why that sucks, but I guess we're getting into philosophical issues, there.
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Originally Posted by Renka
Some body parts should suck early in the game and be great later in the game or vice-versa.
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Yeah, it's not quite like that, although as you progress you do open up more and more useful parts.
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Originally Posted by Renka
Also I hear the game seems to be geared for 5 year olds.
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Well, it's rated E 10+, so I wouldn't say so. There's combat, death, eating of other creatures. Probably not for five year olds. There are also quite a few stats to balance--not compared to some other RPGs or FPSs, but a good few. It's not a brain-dead game. A five year old would have a BALL in Creature Creator, though.