Not a good sign and the spoiler excuse doesn't hold up. Does it have to do with discovering planets/species and naming them online? Even then it's not like everyone needs to be online at once for reviewers to properly experience it and the game is so big it's not like reviewers will end up naming everything before launch. Odd situation.
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There will be no pre-release review copies of No Man's Sky prior to launch
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DOOM was due to a feature not being live ahead of launch.
ABZU is just as much an experience as NMS, but review code went out early. Spoilers in a game of the scope of NMS seems like a random and poor reason as they could draft a strict NDA. UC4 specifically noted that content like CB being playable couldn't be mentioned. Same rules could apply to NMS.
Bubba_Sparks
Member
It has nothing to do with spoilers and everything to do with the buggy state the game is in. I guarantee this game has a day one patch that is basically mandatory given some of the problems seen with the people who have it early.
KZXcellent
Member
It was a small comment made on GiantBomb's recent podcast. Nothing major.
MassiveNights
Banned
Used to be a bad sign but in 2016 means fuck all.
spazimoose
Member
This is going to be a very short meh game with a gimmick "ending". No review copies says as much. Can't fell too sorry for the dev for letting hype get out of hand. But the community really took this game and ran.
meanspartan
Member
Well, it doesn't end poorly 100% of the time. Didn't DOOM not get early copies?
But I agree it's more often than not a bad sign.
Blam
Member
Looks like this game is gonna flop. The only review that I know is going to be done is the leakers review then.
Yes but they received them on launch Hello Games is just not giving them out period.
Yes but they received them on launch Hello Games is just not giving them out period.
Death Penalty
Member
Shrug. As a sensible consumer I'll wait the couple days it takes for reviews to release and make a more informed decision.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Destiny, Division, plenty of multiplayer-online focused games do this.
And yes it's being described as a single-player experience but it still shares a heavy online component.
adamantypants
Member
Yeah people like to talk about Jeff hating games but he's just really good at being objective. If a game is bad or simply just lacking something, he usually nails it.
Maintenance
Member
slavesnyder
Member
they could have told us what you are actually doing in this game.
Bethesda just had no faith in Doom reviewing well, which really befuddled reviewers.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
This thread is already a trainwreck ._.
Cant wait for the review thread. Thats gonna be a disaster
Cant wait for the review thread. Thats gonna be a disaster
irrespective of whether the game is good or bad, or whether it shows confidence in the product, or whether it's for spoilers, limiting the amount of information that consumers have about the quality of a product prior to their being able to buy it is never a good thing
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
How do you get spoiled with a game with procedurally generated worlds?
Also, outside of preview builds, he hasn't played the game. As of late last week, no one at GB had a copy. It was just a small jab.
Even better than this though will be the "journalists" so thorough with their journalistic integrity, that they rush through the game to get the review out first, missing some fairly important points along the way
Collateral22
Member
Burn them at the stake! I need my gospel before the 9th!
MassiveNights
Banned
Jeff hasn't played the game. It was a joke.
Giant Bomb have an extensive preview of it up on the site from March.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/thirty-minutes-with-no-mans-sky/1100-5407/
Veritigo_X
Member
Does this even mean anything anymore? It's funny seeing people still treating this as a sign.
Otakumegane
Member
Sure because spoilers and not because it's going to fall flat of the lofty expectations.
chrisPjelly
Member
RUH ROH
Octavianus
Banned
NMS isn't a multiplater-online focused game
Destiny and The Division are terrible games btw
Blam
Member
I wouldn't say that Destiny is a shitty game. Maybe when it came out.
40% people who had reasonable expectations and are fine with how the game turned out.
25% people who expected something that was never promised and are extremely disappointed.
20% vultures looking for tears to drink and wounds to salt.
15% people who still can't understand what the fucking game actually is.
This is false. Several publications have reported to us that Sony has assured them a review copy on launch day.
FunkyPajamas
Member
That's weird that you need that, but I guess there's a lot of people out there like you.
I prefer to read in depth about game mechanics, performance, content, etc before I decide to invest my money and time.
I'm surprised people expected otherwise. I'm not particularly interested in NMS, but from what I understand, it's a game build largely around discovering new things and sharing your experiences with the world. I think it's this kind of game that while not multiplayer in a traditional sense has this certain social aspect to it that is hard to duplicate with only a limited userbase.
metareferential
Member
I think the respective fan bases will have something to say about that.
And having no review prior to launch isn't indicative of anything.
Doom was just fine (and despite being due to a technical issue, you were quick to jump on it and doom - ahah - it a failure).
So yeah, opinions and such.
It's weird that spoilers is their reason. If the game is as buggy as some impressions have said then they might have wanted to wait until the day 1 patch was out before having people play it. Though I don't see this as being a mark on the quality of the game as plenty of games have had no review copies sent out and turn out fine.
That might work for a story driven game, but something that is largely almost entirely procedurally generated? That seems like a silly reason.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Its a damn shame how people get so geeked for a game coming to they console they blow the expectations out of porportion. I knew it would end well ever since sony endorsed it or whatever. People should just like the game for what it is, not the hype.
MassiveNights
Banned
Hand-waving? Like what?
GrantDaNasty
Member
The multiplayer aspect is supposed to be a core aspect of the game, no?
I would imagine that's why they're not giving pre-release copies to reviewers, cause didn't they talk about how players could "discover" planets and places and be mentioned as the discoverer. I feel Reviewers would have an unfair advantage in getting themselves tagged on stuff.
Not sure I understand what the fear of spoilers might be, unless the game has some heavier plot element that was previously unmentioned?
Also, since people keep bringing it up - I'm pretty sure review copies of DOOM did not go out because of the reception to that MP beta first and foremost, which honestly was Bethesda's fault for not just having a 1-level demo and then doing it and trying to gain fanfare after the fact.
I would imagine that's why they're not giving pre-release copies to reviewers, cause didn't they talk about how players could "discover" planets and places and be mentioned as the discoverer. I feel Reviewers would have an unfair advantage in getting themselves tagged on stuff.
Not sure I understand what the fear of spoilers might be, unless the game has some heavier plot element that was previously unmentioned?
Also, since people keep bringing it up - I'm pretty sure review copies of DOOM did not go out because of the reception to that MP beta first and foremost, which honestly was Bethesda's fault for not just having a 1-level demo and then doing it and trying to gain fanfare after the fact.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Spoilers for what exactly? It's not like there's some riveting narrative to the game, at least that I'm aware of.
cleveridea
Member
This game gets so much grief its ridiculous.
I'm looking forward to it and found personally Elite to be very boring as someone who only likes single player games.
I am looking forward to Everspace also.
I'm looking forward to it and found personally Elite to be very boring as someone who only likes single player games.
I am looking forward to Everspace also.
People sure are quick to wanting to hate on this game, huh? It's a lame excuse but it doesn't really mean much. There are games that wind up being good despite not having early reviews.
That said, I still think this game is a different genre than maybe most were hoping, so of course the people who don't like the survival genre won't like this, even if it's survival in infinite space.
That said, I still think this game is a different genre than maybe most were hoping, so of course the people who don't like the survival genre won't like this, even if it's survival in infinite space.
Nestled_Grizzly
Member
This is what I think as well.
I wish to obtain as much information as possible to make an informed decision on my purchase, rather than rely on carefully curated marketing materials from the studio and the publisher.
And so as I pray, unlimited bait works.