I will buy it. But its kinda wierd. Im going to buy it so I can studying it. If its good, I''ll get a lot out of it. If it sucks I want to know why.

Is that strange? To not care whether you are enjoying playing it, but to just make notes on it?

I''ve read just about everything out there and I am eager to see if it lives up to the hype or turns into another Black & White, which was neat for about 20mins then got to be a major pain.

I won''t be buying this immediately but checking reviews and hearsay first.

Question: has anyone outside Big Blue Box (and Lionhead) actually ever played the game? All previews I read always looked as if the descriptions provided were based on hear-say. I was always under the impression that the authors constantly are like ""and [blah] is going to be"" or ""and you can do this or that"" and listing tons of features - but I don''t recall people noting how it actually feels. No ""and that part was really fun"" or ""[blah] really pushes the level of immersion"". I haven''t read every single preview available, of course. Really, when KillerTomato said

I loved Black and White. Not because the game was fun, but because I liked going into work in the morning and being able to say with complete innocence what a blast I had spanking my monkey the night before.

To tell you the truth I didn''t even care about the multiplayer aspect of it, though I would purchase it with or without it. I am guarded about it as well, but there are only a few games that I am going to buy for the ""box"" this year and this is one of them (along with Halo 2 of course).

I''m basically indifferent to this title. I don''t trust morlock as far as I could drop kick him...but will see what the scoop is after it comes out.

I have to agree with the RPG comment, I was hoping since the ""box"" was from Microsoft that it at the very least could port over some stuff from the pc....man was I wrong.

It''s a good thing that they delayed Sudeki - because the version I got to play was rather boring, generic and the camera was absolutely horrible.

Well, you have to keep in mind though that the game is being developed by Big Blue Box though - one of LH''s satellite studios - despite the Molyneux-esque hype surrounding it. The Peter himself has a ""consulting function"".

I''ve got great hopes for the game. Peter Molyxe isn''t the only one in charge this time and that''s why it could be great.

You think he got that music guy (what''s his name?), no that was MS.
You think MS is aware of how dull Black and White was? You bet they are. I''m sure Peter is aware as well.

The guy has an awesome imagination, is a huge contributor to the game industry, he can just fade off in his own imagination though, and needs other leader to pull him down to earth.

""Yes, Peter, but what about the GAMEPLAY?""

I''m looking forward to it, but I''m not getting hyped about it. As long as its a fun and customizable RPG experience I''ll be satisfied. They''ve got some talented people working on it, they just need to make sure they stay focused on making a fun game and don''t get distracted by being innovative for innovation''s sake, which is all the (thankfully) canceled multiplayer component would have been. I think they''re going in the right direction.

For those who were wondering about the actual gameplay, here''s some hands-on impressions at GameSpot.