Im going to keep this quick and simple, im about 7 hours into the game and i have been playing on normal difficulty. Im already up to the space stage, something i will say nothing about, i will however devulge into the other stages. So here we go.

Cell Stage:
It was really short, about 20 minutes maybe, not all that many parts to choose from for your creature, but then again you dont really need many. The controls are simple, all the water effects and whatnot are pretty, infact i dare say its the prettiest part of the game. I ended up going with Carnivore, and it was alot of fun.

Creature Stage:
I didnt enjoy this stage so much, its probably my fault for not getting in on any of the social aspects of the game, i just went in and killed everything i saw. This was tedious and not all that fun, thankfully the stage doesnt last all that long. The only thing i really noticed about the stage is its really only there to let you run around and find parts to design your creature with, which oddly enough, become valueless once the stage is complete for anything other then just looks sake.

Tribal Stage:
This, for me, has been the most dissapointing part of the game, its an RTS to be sure, but its incredibly simple, one resource, one unit. Just build numbers and off you go. I just found it kind of boring, it felt more like a tutorial wacked into the middle of the game rather then a new stage. Also since i wasnt all that friendly in creature stage nobody wanted to befriend me in tribal, so no socialising for me :(

Civilization Stage:
This is where the fun really begun, this is where it all came together for me. We go from one unit to 3, all designed by the user, designing all your own buildings. Yes, this is where the fun really started for me, fuck the creature editor, the vehicle and building editors are where its at, i can actually see them being practical tools for my animations even, ive never been good at drawing cars for example, but now i can just build it in 3D, screen grab and vector, hey presto. The gameplay itself? This was the first part of the game since Cell i can honestly say i had fun, and alot of fun it was. I look forward to playing threw again a little more peacefully earlier on so i can try some diplomacy next time, since being the facist i had been had made this stage pretty difficult.

So uhhh, theres some thoughts? All in all, its a neat little package.

In other news, heres a new pic.