In the lore of Lord of the Rings, it is said that the supreme being of that universe personally created both men and elves and since men were his favorite creations, he gave them the gift of… having pretty short lives (wow, thanks). Well, octopuses have a much shorter lifespan than us, so if our universe’s creator is anything like the Middle Earth’s then there’s a good chance they are his favorites.

Have you played Thrive? It aims to be the game that Spore should have been and it’s pretty cheap. It’s a work in progress but the cell stage is already a lot deeper than Spore’s.