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[Vincent Grayson]

https://youtu.be/GjKTJblJpw0?t=1m44s

Yeah, I don't get the confusion here. He says it as definitively as possible: everyone starts in the same galaxy, but there is more than one galaxy.

Hence the continued reasonable speculation that the center will open up access to other galaxies somehow.

 

[Sesuadra]

Yeah, I don't get the confusion here. He says it as definitively as possible: everyone starts in the same galaxy, but there is more than one galaxy.

Hence the continued reasonable speculation that the center will open up access to other galaxies somehow.

maybe a wormhole or something like that. well we will know soon enough

 

[LightInfa]

Ordered it on Best Buy website tonight after weeks of them not accepting orders

Thanks for the heads up on this! I had given up hope

 

[eyeball_kid]

It's Fry's, the guy is on reddit

Wait, did this guy already play it?

New tv spot that I had not see posted before . Has some slightly new images

http://youtu.be/KJs0cME9lR8

Interesting at 0:05 seconds it says "Repair Starship Pulse Engine", so I guess your ship can take damage to individual components. Wonder if you can just buy repairs at a space station, or you have to play mechanic.

And yeah that looks like a new race. Kind of a space frog.

And for anyone still in doubt about the exclusivity, it has "PlayStation 4 Console Exclusive" on the video.

 

[Matt Frost]

All of No Man's Sky videos in one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWRhrKCdzrY&feature=youtu.be

 

[HanselBot]

Wait, did this guy already play it.

Nah, he just works there

 

[Danlord]

UK buyers of the Limited Edition from GAME. They've just decreases the price from £69.99 to £59.99.


I was more than happy with the previous price for what I got, I thought it was well so getting it £10 cheaper basically paid for my faceplate that I originally hadn't planned on getting but then decided I would.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

UK buyers of the Limited Edition from GAME. They've just decreases the price from £69.99 to £59.99.


I was more than happy with the previous price for what I got, I thought it was well so getting it £10 cheaper basically paid for my faceplate that I originally hadn't planned on getting but then decided I would.

Shame there was no steelbook for PC would have loved to have got one.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Feels good. Got my pre order in at amazon. 40$ standard edition. Prime discount and 10$ prime day credit. I rarely ever preorder. Last game i preordered was diablo 3. And before that i have no clue. Cant wait to get it day 1 at that price.

The hype bug bit me for this game

 

[digoutyoursoul]

No trophies released yet? Could potentially be a hard platinum.

 

[somme]

No trophies released yet? Could potentially be a hard platinum.

When are trophies normally released?

 

[KennyLinder]

No trophies released yet? Could potentially be a hard platinum.

All planets visited = bronze

 

[digoutyoursoul]

All planets visited = bronze

Ha ha imagine

 

[Octavianus]

https://youtu.be/GjKTJblJpw0?t=1m44s

That doesn't answer my post.

They keep saying the goal is to get to the center of the galaxy and that we'll find 'something' there, yet the back of the box says it's to get to the center of the universe. So which is it?

 

[Astrates]

UK buyers of the Limited Edition from GAME. They've just decreases the price from £69.99 to £59.99.


I was more than happy with the previous price for what I got, I thought it was well so getting it £10 cheaper basically paid for my faceplate that I originally hadn't planned on getting but then decided I would.

That was my thought, I just got the faceplate free!

 

[Z3M0G]

But how many planets do we need to farm in order to gather resources to get to the center of the universe? like a 100?

If im not mistaken, i heard Sean mentioning that u can reach the center without ever entering in a planet. Just by gathering resorces from asteroids, other space ships and trading in space stations.

As many as needed, if your only goal is a speedrun. Murray said that even rushing toward the centre could take 40 to 100 hours, depending on how much time you need to find resources to produce hyperdrive fuel, or even better an upgraded hyperdrive engine.
I personally don't think that 100 planets will be enough, but who knows?

This game sometimes sounds like the worst Korean MMO grind ever.

It sounds like the only way to propel forward and make progress is to constantly grind for materials.

I really hope you can stumble upon massive treasure-troves that will allow you to play for several hours without the need to stop and re-supply.

But what would you be doing during those several hours without harvesting?

The spoiler leaks are going to start soon, aren't they. :/

I won't mind. I will be out of town on a work trip the entire week of its release... so I was gonna rely on online impressions anyways.

 

[Coxy100]

UK buyers of the Limited Edition from GAME. They've just decreases the price from £69.99 to £59.99.


I was more than happy with the previous price for what I got, I thought it was well so getting it £10 cheaper basically paid for my faceplate that I originally hadn't planned on getting but then decided I would.

Am I being stupid... It says it's out of stock?

 

[OmegaDL50]

Anyone see the new RPS article by Graham Smith posted yesterday. It was a really disappointing read especially coming from journalist / press website. Immediately starts off with a Molyneux and Spore comparison and ends up with the typical "What do you even do in this game" sort of questioning.

You'd think being press they would have the forethought to do some of their own investigative questioning or even ask to interview Sean Murray for a quick demo of the game instead of doing the "They are showing off this game and claiming things it does but without concrete info to confirm these things" rhetoric.

It's been 3 years now there has been dozens of interviews and plenty of videos that actually show off the mechanics for this game an 18 and 22 minute IGN first for example, Not to mention the IGN crafting video, the preview discussions when press had hands on with the game back in May and 5 or 6 videos were posted explaining their brief experience with it.

You would think a Gaming Press website would confirm their information before writing an article, instead of something that comes across as a wild speculation piece.

 

[Houndi101]

Anyone see the new RPS article by Graham Smith posted yesterday. It was a really disappointing read especially coming from journalist / press website. Immediately starts off with a Molyneux and Spore comparison and ends up with the typical "What do you even do in this game" sort of questioning.

You'd think being press they would have the forethought to do some of their own investigative questioning or even ask to interview Sean Murray for a quick demo of the game instead of doing the "They are showing off this game and claiming things it does but without concrete info to confirm these things" rhetoric.

It's been 3 years now there has been dozens of interviews and plenty of videos that actually show off the mechanics for this game an 18 and 22 minute IGN first for example, Not to mention the IGN crafting video, the preview discussions when press had hands on with the game back in May and 5 or 6 videos were posted explaining their brief experience with it.

You would think a Gaming Press website would confirm their information before writing an article, instead of something that comes across as a wild speculation piece.

I didn't think it was meant to be about NMS but more about these kind of be/do anything you want to be or do games like Black and White

 

[E92 M3]

Not worth reading any articles where the author compares this game to Spore or asks "what do you do?" It demonstrates their inability to utilize the most important organ in the body.

 

[travisbickle]

This game sometimes sounds like the worst Korean MMO grind ever.

It sounds like the only way to propel forward and make progress is to constantly grind for materials.

I really hope you can stumble upon massive treasure-troves that will allow you to play for several hours without the need to stop and re-supply.

But what would you be doing during those several hours without harvesting?

Harvesting is a fools errand. One of the journalists at the preview said he solved a maths puzzle at a facility that opened up a new set of markers on the map. I reckon that's the way to find rare items/blueprints. Or learning the alien languages and talking to alien races.

 

[MikeyB]

That doesn't answer my post.

They keep saying the goal is to get to the center of the galaxy and that we'll find 'something' there, yet the back of the box says it's to get to the center of the universe. So which is it?

My guess is that the marketers are pushing universe, while the devs see it as galaxy. Whoever called the shots probably decided that most comsumers won't notice/know/care.

Judging by recent political events and taste in pop music, I bet they're right.

Til I hit the dance floor
Hit the dance floor
I got all I need
No I ain't got cash
I ain't got cash
But I got you baby

 

[DistortionOfReality]

UK buyers of the Limited Edition from GAME. They've just decreases the price from £69.99 to £59.99.


I was more than happy with the previous price for what I got, I thought it was well so getting it £10 cheaper basically paid for my faceplate that I originally hadn't planned on getting but then decided I would.

Great news, I am viewing it the same way Faceplate tomorrow and the hype intesifies

 

[Burger]

Anyone see the new RPS article by Graham Smith posted yesterday. It was a really disappointing read especially coming from journalist / press website. Immediately starts off with a Molyneux and Spore comparison and ends up with the typical "What do you even do in this game" sort of questioning.

You'd think being press they would have the forethought to do some of their own investigative questioning or even ask to interview Sean Murray for a quick demo of the game instead of doing the "They are showing off this game and claiming things it does but without concrete info to confirm these things" rhetoric.

It's been 3 years now there has been dozens of interviews and plenty of videos that actually show off the mechanics for this game an 18 and 22 minute IGN first for example, Not to mention the IGN crafting video, the preview discussions when press had hands on with the game back in May and 5 or 6 videos were posted explaining their brief experience with it.

You would think a Gaming Press website would confirm their information before writing an article, instead of something that comes across as a wild speculation piece.

To be fair it's a concern that has been raised many times by many people and is still shared my many. Mostly due to the developers reticence to talk about much of the wider aspects of the game. Personally I'm worried that the game will be initially exciting followed by being boring as fuck withought a strong narrative to push things along.

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

Anyone see the new RPS article by Graham Smith posted yesterday. It was a really disappointing read especially coming from journalist / press website. Immediately starts off with a Molyneux and Spore comparison and ends up with the typical "What do you even do in this game" sort of questioning.

You'd think being press they would have the forethought to do some of their own investigative questioning or even ask to interview Sean Murray for a quick demo of the game instead of doing the "They are showing off this game and claiming things it does but without concrete info to confirm these things" rhetoric.

It's been 3 years now there has been dozens of interviews and plenty of videos that actually show off the mechanics for this game an 18 and 22 minute IGN first for example, Not to mention the IGN crafting video, the preview discussions when press had hands on with the game back in May and 5 or 6 videos were posted explaining their brief experience with it.

You would think a Gaming Press website would confirm their information before writing an article, instead of something that comes across as a wild speculation piece.

He admitted he hasn't played the game at all (unlike a lot of press which got hands on in the spring)

Was more a general article on hype and expectations, I guess?

 

[digoutyoursoul]

When are trophies normally released?

It varies, some are out a month or two before release, others a day or two before

 

[legacyzero]

I'll be posting there like everyone else, but I'll be keeping an eye out and such as well.

Somebody else will have watch as well (as morr of a joke)

OT is coming along well

 

[Tovarisc]

I have serious doubts about this game having longevity and lasting more than few weeks, then most will drop it unfinished and only more hardcore fans / those who got hooked keep playing. I guess I'm missing the point of the game when I just don't see appeal lasting for that long, especially if narrative is literally "Get to the center of galaxy!" and nothing else.

How long you will be interested in visiting yet another generic planet X?

 

[DeepEnigma]

I really wish this was releasing next Tuesday. And I totally forgot that I preordered the LE on BBY. Need to cancel that for the superior Prime discounted order I have.

How is Prime discount superior, unless you do not have GCU?

 

[ichtyander]

That doesn't answer my post.

They keep saying the goal is to get to the center of the galaxy and that we'll find 'something' there, yet the back of the box says it's to get to the center of the universe. So which is it?

The main line in that bit is "let's not spoil it for people".

I'd say the leading theory on the web, reddit etc. is that everyone starts in a single galaxy (as Sean says in that interview), your goal is to reach that galaxy's center, and then the game opens up, unlocking access to other galaxies.

My take on that is that whatever it is at the center of any NMS galaxy serves as a portal to centers of all other galaxies, so a "galaxy center" in the NMS lore is a door to a hub, a place leading to all other "galaxy centers". If you think of it that way, a "galactic center" leads to a "universal center" (the hub), so it's actually a journey to the center of the galaxy and the universe at the same time.

Of course I may be way off with this. We all may be starting at a fringe galaxy and we actually have to hop from galaxy to galaxy to reach something strange at the center of the universe (if the NMS universe is a bubble and it actually has a center). Or, the space in the game is entirely different, and it's more like a mush of 18 quintillion planets in a more primordial form or whatever, and there's a center of the universe where the "big bang" occurred or something.

Since the nature of the NMS universe is obviously a spoiler, they're being cagey about the wording, which in turn creates a lot of speculation and confusion.

EDIT:
Just to add, saying that the you take a "journey to the center of the universe" is also helping to avoid additional questions from journalists, because a "galaxy with 18 quintillion planets" is a very strange, suspicious thing, because they've hinted over the years that the game has multiple galaxies, is bigger than a single galaxy etc, so using the word "universe" is accurate in any case, and because they're also referring to the "game's universe", like The Elder Scrolls or the Mass Effect universe.

 

[PositronicMan]

That doesn't answer my post.

They keep saying the goal is to get to the center of the galaxy and that we'll find 'something' there, yet the back of the box says it's to get to the center of the universe. So which is it?

This isn't difficult. If it's on the final box art it must be universe. Seriously why are people still debating this? Plato's Allegory of NeoGAF up in here.

 

[E92 M3]

I have serious doubts about this game having longevity and lasting more than few weeks, then most will drop it unfinished and only more hardcore fans / those who got hooked keep playing. I guess I'm missing the point of the game when I just don't see appeal lasting for that long, especially if narrative is literally "Get to the center of galaxy!" and nothing else.

How long you will be interested in visiting yet another generic planet X?

You're way off the mark, but it gets tiring explaining the same thing over and over again.

 

[smudge]

To be fair it's a concern that has been raised many times by many people and is still shared my many. Mostly due to the developers reticence to talk about much of the wider aspects of the game. Personally I'm worried that the game will be initially exciting followed by being boring as fuck withought a strong narrative to push things along.

I wouldn't say it needs a strong narrative as such. What it does need is a sense of belonging. A sense of a wider world. I don't think it really needs to have a strict narrative or story. If it has good atmosphere it will be enough.

 

[Netherscourge]

I'm guessing:

You go to the center of the galaxy. Cinematics and champagne commence.

You then get warped to the edge of another galaxy.

You then go through everything all over again, in a new galaxy.

Rinse and repeat.

 

[Danlord]

Am I being stupid... It says it's out of stock?

Apologies, I meant with existing pre-orders.

 

[Tovarisc]

You're way off the mark, but it gets tiring explaining the same thing over and over again.

So by looking at videos and reading article here and there about the game doesn't properly tell the point of the game to casual follower of it? Okay, that's odd but okay. Maybe GAF OT actually makes good job at explaining the game as official released media seems to be sucky at it, at least when it comes to me apparently. At the end NMS, at least for me, is wait and see type of game because reasons I mentioned earlier in this post. Maybe it surprises me positively and makes me want to invest into it.

For now cautious about longevity of the game.

 

[theWB27]

I have serious doubts about this game having longevity and lasting more than few weeks, then most will drop it unfinished and only more hardcore fans / those who got hooked keep playing. I guess I'm missing the point of the game when I just don't see appeal lasting for that long, especially if narrative is literally "Get to the center of galaxy!" and nothing else.

How long you will be interested in visiting yet another generic planet X?

This is one of the laziest "critiques" anyone can give a game. It's like, yea, no crap people will move on and the ones who really love it will stay for the long term.

This behavior isn't unique to video games -_-

 

[HarryHengst]

I'm guessing:

You go to the center of the galaxy. Cinematics and champagne commence.

You then get warped to the edge of another galaxy.

You then go through everything all over again, in a new galaxy.

Rinse and repeat.

This is also my guess. Perhaps they allow you to input the seed number yourself, giving everyone a unique universe after the shared one that everyone starts in.

 

[Truant]

My guesses for the player characters

They're procedural. Every player plays as a lone explorer from a unique race of sentient beings.

or

They're tied/closely related to some unknown element of the story/lore that we don't know about yet.

 

[SlickShoes]

So by looking at videos and reading article here and there about the game doesn't properly tell the point of the game to casual follower of it? Okay, that's odd but okay. Maybe GAF OT actually makes good job at explaining the game as official released media seems to be sucky at it, at least when it comes to me apparently. At the end NMS, at least for me, is wait and see type of game because reasons I mentioned earlier in this post. Maybe it surprises me positively and makes me want to invest into it.

For now cautious about longevity of the game.

It's just a game, it's not going to require that you invest a large chunk of your life in it.

What do you not know? It is a game about flying around space, exploring and finding things. If that isn't something you think you will enjoy then buy something different.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I have serious doubts about this game having longevity and lasting more than few weeks, then most will drop it unfinished and only more hardcore fans / those who got hooked keep playing. I guess I'm missing the point of the game when I just don't see appeal lasting for that long, especially if narrative is literally "Get to the center of galaxy!" and nothing else.

How long you will be interested in visiting yet another generic planet X?

I don't get the appeal of games where you repeatedly shoot people for points that do nothing and you eventually stop as there is no actual goal.

Like pretty much most games, you play it till you are tired of it

 

[GribbleGrunger]

That doesn't answer my post.

They keep saying the goal is to get to the center of the galaxy and that we'll find 'something' there, yet the back of the box says it's to get to the center of the universe. So which is it?

Both. In order to get to the centre of the Universe, you have to get to the centre of a galaxy. If there are 10 galaxies then you'd have to get to the centre of each one consecutively in order to reach the ultimate goal of reaching the centre of the universe.

That's how I see it anyway.

 

[MikeyB]

especially if narrative is literally "Get to the center of galaxy!" and nothing else.

How long you will be interested in visiting yet another generic planet X?

Narratives have thoroughly driven my enjoyment of:
-SSX
-Super Mario
-Burnout
-Halflife 2 Deathmatch
-Far Cry Blood Dragon
-Animal Crossing
-FTL
-Terraria
-Freelancer multiplayer
-Escape Velocity

No wait, it was that the mechanics were fun or interesting. Well, different strokes for different folks though. Thanks for the question about my tastes. The answer for me is probably eternally if the mechanics are fun.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Narratives have thoroughly driven my enjoyment of:
-SSX
-Super Mario
-Burnout
-Halflife 2 Deathmatch
-Far Cry Blood Dragon
-Animal Crossing
-FTL
-Terraria
-Freelancer multiplayer
-Escape Velocity

No wait, it was that the mechanics were fun or interesting. Well, different strokes for different folks though. Thanks for the question about my tastes. The answer for me is probably eternally if the mechanics are fun.

Good post. With a dash of imagination, something I notice is very poor in modern society compared to 25+ years ago.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Good post. With a dash of imagination, something I notice is very poor in modern society compared to 25+ years ago.

In my day and age we'd go to the woods to explore and create our own fun, today people will only go to the woods if the entertainment is laid on.

 

[Danlord]

This is such a nice display, as per Chris Owen's twitter (English Community Manager at PlayStation Europe);

edit: confirmed to be used for retailers!
https://twitter.com/Envisager_/status/758666203854434305

 

[HarryHengst]

So by looking at videos and reading article here and there about the game doesn't properly tell the point of the game to casual follower of it? Okay, that's odd but okay. Maybe GAF OT actually makes good job at explaining the game as official released media seems to be sucky at it, at least when it comes to me apparently. At the end NMS, at least for me, is wait and see type of game because reasons I mentioned earlier in this post. Maybe it surprises me positively and makes me want to invest into it.

For now cautious about longevity of the game.

Why is this game so hard for people to understand. Its such a simple game: collect resources, improve your spacesuit and ship, find the center of the universe. Is it the procedural part of the game that keeps confusing people?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Why is this game so hard for people to understand. Its such a simple game: collect resources, improve your spacesuit and ship, find the center of the universe. Is it the procedural part of the game that keeps confusing people?

When you put it that way, it really makes you go, "Yeah, what the fuck people?" lol

 

[UCBooties]

Of course I may be way off with this. We all may be starting at a fringe galaxy and we actually have to hop from galaxy to galaxy to reach something strange at the center of the universe (if the NMS universe is a bubble and it actually has a center). Or, the space in the game is entirely different, and it's more like a mush of 18 quintillion planets in a more primordial form or whatever, and there's a center of the universe where the "big bang" occurred or something.

So if the Universe is a Bubble how long do you think it will take someone to find the edge? I'd be very interested to see a video of what happens when you point your ship outward, into that starless void.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Why is this game so hard for people to understand. Its such a simple game: collect resources, improve your spacesuit and ship, find the center of the universe. Is it the procedural part of the game that keeps confusing people?

For some reason they don't have trouble understanding Minecraft or Don't Starve.