Creatures

Hey guys, sorry my post is late, blogger was having issues and wasn't letting me post it. When ever I tried to type an error popped up saying that what ever I was doing could not be completed. Then it deleted my post, so I am going a different direction with this one than I was going to. So enjoy :)

When I was little I used to play games on my dad's computer all the time. He would always have new ones when we went with him so we were always excited. There was one game that I played on my computer though that I absolutely love. Any one know what it is? Any one? No takers? Well, it was Creatures. In Creatures you get to raise your own Norns. They are these cute little dudes that can do a lot. You get to raise then and they can speak, you can name them, and more. Once you name them and teach them how to talk, if you have more than one they will talk to each other. Mine mostly tend to say: "Cody stop that" or, "Cody push gah" Gah would be the word that they use for a certain toy or machine. Over time as they grow up and explore you can unlock new tools to help you evolve your creatures. They become very independent as they get older. It is the coolest PC game that I have ever played (other than fable). It is so detailed and kind of realistic.

This is what the game looks like. That little window on top is where you choose which eggs you currently want to hatch and want to raise.

I'm not quite sure which version of the game this is from because I haven't reached this place. Basically though the layout for each game is the same.

This is a Norn. Granted, this is a more detailed picture of one than would be in the game. It still pretty much shows what they look like, cute right?

It is a kind of old game but it will always be very fun to me. I grew up playing this game and recently saw a picture of something that looked like a Norn and made me want to play this again. Believe it or not, but it is actually a fairly complicated game. You have to know how to work the interface and what each button does. Even raising your Norn is difficult. You can teach them right from wrong and if you don't... well, who knows what they will turn out like then.

This is closer to what the Norns actually look like in the game. I've never put one on a boat, but I do know that they make that face.

You can actually interact with them and make it so that they follow your cursor. Some will actually become so entranced with the cursor that they won't look away. This is what the hiding cursor button is useful for. It makes the cursor transparent so that it doesn't appear to them. This game is very entertaining. I no longer have the full version, seeing as we lost our disk. My favorite version was always Creatures 2. Check it out, it is a lot of fun :)