TimeEffect
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Really hope (and wonder ) if this game will open up on pc. Mods?
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No Man's Sky - Early Impressions/Reviews-in-progress Thread
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Basileus777
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It uses a proprietary engine right? So who knows how difficult it will be to mod.
Based off what? Sony seems to give devs more leeway than any of the big three. This isn't a Sony game to start with they don't own it so I doubt hello games would be taking any orders from Sony.
Problem is they dont give you the tools to build your own fun. It's a sandbox without the bucket and spade.
FWIW I had zero interest in this.....totally zero....but as early adopters on GAF started giving impressions I began to wonder.....then "the patch" landed and positive impressions exploded further .....I bit...land after ....5..6 hours....I'm very pleased I did...not a great deal I don't like TBH...I'm either easily pleased or issues other people have simply don't compute with me...
Cthulhu_Steev
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Oh yeah, I'm agreeing with all this. I want to explore, but the inventory management is pissing me off already, and I'm only an hour in. I wanted a more chilled experience where I could just collect everything, and not worry about dying/repairing etc.
I don't know if it's the case or not of Sony telling Hello games what do to, but just for clarification regarding Sony's involvement why do I see a "Sony Computer Entertainment presents" when firing the game up?? They are invested (and not just emotionally) in this game.
(Or am i imagining what I see at the start? Going to double check tomorrow)
Also didn't Sean say despite them publishing Sony kept hands-off?
Golden_Pigeon
Banned
A lot of people say the exact same thing about Elite : Dangerous ¯\_(ツ
_/¯When they will include base-building and, maybe, "funding galactic civilization" it will resolve the current situation.
XANDER CAGE
Member
"You just don't like this kind of game" is quickly becoming the most annoying and transparent methods of deflecting criticism and debate about this game. You can disagree with people's criticisms without negating them.
johnnydrama
Banned
Sony is very much publishing this on PS4.
Does anybody know if there's any site out there which has revealed what happens when you get to the centre? I don't think I'm going to buy the game, so I'd like to know.
Edit: found it
http://www.gamesradar.com/no-mans-sky-ending-spoilers-center-of-galaxy/
All I will say is.. Oh
Edit: found it
http://www.gamesradar.com/no-mans-sky-ending-spoilers-center-of-galaxy/
All I will say is.. Oh
I don't think any site has, but some users have.
You get transported to a new galaxy.
Sorry can't tell you. What happens at the center of the galaxy stays at the center
timetokill
Banned
Your posts in this thread are spot on.
Though I'll say that particular deflection appears in pretty much every review thread.
"Well it's not for you" is always appearing as a comment to stifle criticism of a game.
I'm going to be positive here. I think the game is OK now but it very well could become stellar (ha) with support.
The main issue, I feel, with expectation was that very first video they showed. Really struck a chord with the jaded gamer.
You're on a planet, it looks amazing, there's loads of crazy creatures, then you get into your ship, and you're flying into orbit and there is a battle kicking off, before long you're diving into the atmosphere of another rocky planet. Stunning! The excitement! Doesn't really demonstrate a game where you're going to be wandering around finding stuff to patch up your ship. It looked incredibly instantaneous... bam, bam, bam.
That is what sold people and since that point, few have been able to correlate that intro against the details that followed. Hence "what do you do?" Plenty of demonstration of environment, survival but people have been grasping for an additional layer that didn't exist.
The main issue, I feel, with expectation was that very first video they showed. Really struck a chord with the jaded gamer.
You're on a planet, it looks amazing, there's loads of crazy creatures, then you get into your ship, and you're flying into orbit and there is a battle kicking off, before long you're diving into the atmosphere of another rocky planet. Stunning! The excitement! Doesn't really demonstrate a game where you're going to be wandering around finding stuff to patch up your ship. It looked incredibly instantaneous... bam, bam, bam.
That is what sold people and since that point, few have been able to correlate that intro against the details that followed. Hence "what do you do?" Plenty of demonstration of environment, survival but people have been grasping for an additional layer that didn't exist.
Nightengale
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From what we can gather regarding NMS, Sony is the publisher of the PS4 SKU, but not in a first party style funding capacity, but closer to that of the publisher relationship of WB and Witcher 3, where WB is promoting and distributing, but we're not involved whatsoever in the funding of the game.
We can assume Sony fronted financials support for :
- console exclusivity money hat
- marketing (ads, etc)
- distribution (retail, etc)
But they are not bearing the financial risk of the game's creation. Sean Murray had said to VICE that the studio is in debt creating this game.
We can assume Sony fronted financials support for :
- console exclusivity money hat
- marketing (ads, etc)
- distribution (retail, etc)
But they are not bearing the financial risk of the game's creation. Sean Murray had said to VICE that the studio is in debt creating this game.
This was known well before launch.
Your reward for playing this boring game? MOAR boring game.
Was it?
Yes,but obviously only if you'd followed any of the pre release streams.
CassidyIzABeast
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So fly to a bunch of samey places and read some space mumbo jumbo until you reach new game + mode? Woof
That's it? ...wow
artsi
Member
I usually avoid spoilers, but I'm glad I watched this... no need to get the game.
Golden_Pigeon
Banned
The game is about the travel in itself.
Wok
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Can you travel freely? Don't you need resources to travel?
Wok
Member
Once you finish the game, you get to
start again and keep your stuff
Uh spoiler please?
Ulysses 31
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Wok
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Based on ACG's youtube video, 10-15 hours, it gets better. 20 hours in, it shines.
I wish I was surprised but... not surprised. For people who like inventory managers, I guess it's great. Ironically enough, it seems like most space sims use this kind of gameplay loop on some level, which strikes me as really odd. EVE Online, Elite: Dangerous, etc.
Most space shows seem to be past this (Star Trek) or deeply embedded in it (Star Wars). Though pretty much all, except the horror ones, seem to be about the moral dilemmas of people, on a much grander scale (universes or planets instead of countries). I guess the latter is sexier and easier to put into a gameplay loop, but it's also pretty repetitive and difficult to make engaging without some kind of straightforward conflict.
If somebody told me a book or a show only becomes worthwhile after twenty hours, I'd tell them it's probably not worth the investment to get to the point where it's not a slog. There are better things to spend one's time on and they're available now and don't have such a long, drawn-out buildup to being worthwhile.
Golden_Pigeon
Banned
Both assertion are not in contradiction.
They are if resource gathering is consuming more time than the travel.
BouncyFrag
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The pop-in when flying over a planet is really bad. I'm tempted to put NMS on hold until it gets some updates.
finalflame
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No, all we have from the devs is radio silence.
TBH this is kind of an insult to Minecraft when you consider the crazily elaborate structures and working machines that have been built in that game. NMS does not have a fraction of that depth.
I think them adding some kind of base building / planet / ship personalisation will go a long way to adding some depth and interest to the game most games of the genre have it.
Space flight & combat also needs a huge overhaul to make it even remotely interesting for anyone who doesn't want pure arcade style combat, also the ships just aren't very diverse, and don't actually feel or operate any differently, and there is a serious lack of weapon types.
At the moment, for me, the carrot of more planets to explore just isn't doing it, they aren't diverse enough, that said, even though I don't actually like the game, I find myself returning to it (albeit only for about an hour at a time), I am probably locked in the skinner box hoping that there is something good just round the corner, although realistically I know that isn't the case.
Bizarre.
That said, if all my $60 has gone to is for the prospect of them fleshing the game out, then I am happy that I haven't wasted $60.
7DollarHagane
Banned
What a disappointment this game is. I'll be saving my $60 for deus ex.
I feel like I'm missing out not buying it but with all these bad impressions I'm sure it'll follow street fighter 5 in price drops before too long.
I feel like I'm missing out not buying it but with all these bad impressions I'm sure it'll follow street fighter 5 in price drops before too long.
TatteredHat
Member
Surprised that there's still only 2 definitive reviews up on Metacritic, I would have expected more by now.
In any case the game sounds like a big disappointment, so I'll gladly invest my money elsewhere.
In any case the game sounds like a big disappointment, so I'll gladly invest my money elsewhere.
Who the heck calls a PC a Personal Computer? I know what PC stands for but i have never heard anyone call it that, like ever.
Savantcore
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I'm still enjoying it after playing for around 10 hours or so. I like the feeling of flying to new planets and scanning stuff, mining, trading, and upgrading my new gear, and the general atmosphere of the game. I can see where people are coming from when they say it's missing deeper gameplay mechanics or that hook to make the loop feel less like a grind. It's a fair criticism, but I think there's still plenty else to enjoy.
I always tempered my expectations though, so that may be why I'm not as disappointed as some people are, but I'm also excited about future updates and what Hello Games will add to it.
I always tempered my expectations though, so that may be why I'm not as disappointed as some people are, but I'm also excited about future updates and what Hello Games will add to it.
SlickShoes
Member
Thanks guys, fuck sake.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Thats because you're in a faux review thread where people are waiting for bad news to drop and hoping it does.
I would go to the OT to see people who have the game giving their impressions.
Oh hey thanks man cool, I mean it's not like this isn't the spoiler thread or anything.
Good job, 10/10, no need to put your spoiler in the spoiler tag.
You cock.
I am somewhat skeptical about the promised base building. If I build a base and then leave for another planet, how do I find my way back to the base? There's no mapping or coordinates system.
SlickShoes
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This is one of the reasons I bought this game though, I don't want Elite Dangerous or flight sim level flying, I just want to be able to play it.
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