Apologies, I'm sure the answer is in this thread, I only ask because it's 65 pages. Why is the user score so low on metacritic? Do people genuinely not like it? Or are people giving it low scores without playing it (like what will undoubtedly happen to Metroid: Federation Force)?
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No Man's Sky - Early Impressions/Reviews-in-progress Thread
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GodParticle
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I hate to say it, but this game is growing thin. I'm nowhere near getting to the center, but I feel like I saw everything the game has to offer in the first few hours. I tried watching a few streams of people who were well into the game and it's still the same. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the survival part where you're mining for materials to keep you alive and exploring, but everything else is just so repetitive and shallow =(
And Joe Danger is gd amazing.
DeepEnigma
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They are like YouTube comments. That should tell you all you need to know.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Console warriors would be my guess.
Game isn't coming to Xbox, right?
Maybe he's referencing the J. Sterling website DDOS attack?
Blackleg-sanji1
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Coming out of the woodwork? They've been sitting on the trees waiting for this day since day one
That said it was always going to be divisive. Definitely not a game everyone will like. Niche even
I started feeling the same way.
Think it helps to just start rushing to the center. Really think that, unless shit switches up, this is a perfect 12 hour game.
Well there was a review embargo and it seems like the game isn't very good so it's not surprising.
finalflame
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People discuss critical reception of game in thread about critical reception of game, more at 11.
CharminUltra
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DeepEnigma
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I thought the .gif was perfect due to The Martian backdrop, lol.
And there is no proof those are related, very strong possibility, but it isn't like Sterling doesn't ruffle feathers to at least one demographic every other day.
This is what I'm banking on and, outside of performance, it's a big reason why I'm waiting for the PC version rather than getting the PS4 version.
GodParticle
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Yeah, I think you're right. Spending too much time exploring makes the flaws more apparent. Maybe this game would have been better if it was narrowed to a single solar system and you were a stranded astronaut struggling to make it back home. Would have provided a more focused experience
What critical reception? there's been one review
BouncyFrag
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He'll be able to milk a new video about it tho.Lol at people taking down a site because they don't agree with one review.ha ha ha.
Yeah, I said this pages ago, but if the PC version has Workshop support then you could easily fix a lot of the complaints being leveled against the game at this point.
Just off the top of my head:
- Expand Inventory size.
- Lower AI Police Bot aggressiveness level.
- Lower Survival meter depletion (ship fuel, hazard suit maintenance, etc.)
Simple QoL changes like this and more on PC could push what is looking like a 6 or 7 game up to at least an 8 or so.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I've already read 1 and watched 1, and didn't read sterling's yet... so... you're wrong?
Blackleg-sanji1
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There are about 3 or 4 now I think which puts it at like a 6 average or something..I think I'm bad at math lol
Very true. Good point. It'll work out for him in the end with this.
Karak
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Even though I rated it a Wait for Deep sale I still had fun with it.
I am stoked for patches on this one and a couple could easily fix many of the problems I had with the game design. For me after 25+ hours with the finished title I saw a lot to like and a good number of things restricting that enjoyment but nothing world shattering.
I am stoked for patches on this one and a couple could easily fix many of the problems I had with the game design. For me after 25+ hours with the finished title I saw a lot to like and a good number of things restricting that enjoyment but nothing world shattering.
BumblebeeCody
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From looking at the big update, it seems worth waiting for it to applied before buying.
What's the proper amount of reviews when people can start discussing said reviews? Can't one review be discussed or do they have to be bundled?
I had no idea, in that case go nuts I guess?
finalflame
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So it seems odd to you that people would discuss the reviews and impressions that are out, and add their own, in a thread dedicated to critically reviewing the game?
Alright.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
One correction in your review: you say there's no indicator for when your inventory is full, but that's what the red shield-like icon on the HUD means.
Otherwise, excellent review as always, you're one of the best at the moment.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I knew with all the hype and marketing around this title it would likely be received as god tier or trash tier. I wanted it to be god tier but now I hope it's not trash tier.
Ouch indeed. I base all of my purchases off Metacritic user scores too.
I usually base my decisions on more than one review.
If I only saw the Washingtons Post's 4/10 score review of Uncharted 4 and made that barometer, I would have missed out on one of the best games of the year.
The user reviews? Those are typically very polarizing in the early period. I mean last time I checked it was just a bunch of 10's and <4's with hyperboly holding it all together on both ends.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Netherscourge
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Jim Sterling absolutely obliterated the game.
I'm surprised he gave it a 5/10.
It sounded like the game personally offended him.
I'm surprised he gave it a 5/10.
It sounded like the game personally offended him.
Emperor_Uriel
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I'll just leave this here: http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/m...sider-for-the-next-no-man-39-s-sky-patch.aspx
Most noteworthy:
I'm especially surprised by the route Hello took with upgrades, since it's so similar to one of the most vocally-reviled elements of The Witcher 3.
Most noteworthy:
I'm especially surprised by the route Hello took with upgrades, since it's so similar to one of the most vocally-reviled elements of The Witcher 3.
DeepEnigma
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We need a YouTube comment roundup to get a true aggregate of this.
That's true. Maybe I caught your conversation at a bad time or something. My point is that there's no reason not to discuss that Sterling review, no matter how singular it is.
Also he is quite respected and if he says it's a 5/10 I would personally be a little ore worried than if someone from WP says anything. But that's just me. Also I'm not going to buy this game so I don't really care one way or another. It's just a shame, I guess.
Well fortunately people here are only discussing the reviews... and they'll probably still be here to see and discuss the rest of them too, if they don't feel like they're being chased out of the thread for not saying nice things.
Browsed over there out of curiosity and came across this little gem in the In Progress & Unscored section:
Giant Bomb
I've been enjoying myself, and I think this thing is pretty fu*king cool. [Quick Look]
LOL.
Krappadizzle
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Jim Sterling's review is what I was worried about. Not his review, but his reasons are exactly what I was worried about. May not affect some, but those reason definitely affect me.
Netherscourge
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Yea, let's see how long THAT lasts.
Zombie James
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Aren't we a bastion of optimism.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Wait why does this get this response but people already assume Jim is right
Netherscourge
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You've never been "Giant Bombed" have you?
I'm expecting the NMS scores to be all over the place. I honestly have no idea what people are thinking or expecting or assuming when they review games.
I thought Overwatch was completely overrated, and continues to be a letdown for me, yet it scored really well everywhere?
So, what do I know? I'm just getting too old I guess.
I'm mostly in it for Ansel, performance, and visuals, but adding mod support for QOL improvements would do a lot for me. People being able to mod in gear and stuff would be bigger.
Can I get bullet points of his reasons?
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