Building the same habitat chamber over and over is a very interesting definition of "so much more." I must have missed the dogfighting section of Subnautica.
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No Man's Sky Spoiler Thread
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Building the same habitat chamber over and over is a very interesting definition of "so much more." I must have missed the dogfighting section of Subnautica.
Yeah, for real. I mean, NMS was a prototype when it was revealed in late 2013. Most of the studio didn't know it existed. And they weren't even sure it'd turn into a full game (Sean said had the flood happened before the reveal, they might have scrapped it altogether.)
Here we are, less than three years later. Think about how many games of a smaller scope took even longer. And you have a game that is incredibly ambition tech-wise, in a genre notoriously difficult to build meaningful gameplay around (see: Elite Dangerous). Of course it isn't going to be some super deep space sim.
So you can leave the body of water you're in with your nautical sub, travel into space, pick a star and then pick from planets and discover their oceans as well? Without a hint of a floating water creature?
Hawk269
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I am not sure if the streams I watched and the youtube video's I watched were from the same person, but does anyone else feel that the various planets we have seen in these videos are very similar? I have seen the same type of building on multiple planets that only difference is the color of the building, the structure are the same, just vary in color. Some of the ground textures and vegetation seems to be very similar on different planets.
Just an observation on footage I have seen, still looking forward to it, but even in videos the planets seem repetitive.
Just an observation on footage I have seen, still looking forward to it, but even in videos the planets seem repetitive.
OuterLimits
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Yes, this was a heated debate earlier in the thread. The leaker said every planet has life and it didn't change much as he got close to the center.
So then some were arguing that the first galaxy is only a tutorial of 40+ hours, and after you play the game for thousands of hours, the procedural aspect really kicks in and you get the amazing variety.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Ouch.
Kind of how hyperbole kicks in after 44 pages? Wouldn't call it amazing though.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Wait... NMS has dogfighting?!
I had no idea Hello games had such a lack of ethics... Hope the game flops. SMH
Everyone should def get subnautica instead.
artsi
Member
Yeah, but honestly it's as expected. There might be variation by procedural generation, but after all the foundation is still man made (and by a small team).
I love the hell out of Subnautica, I've played it for 40 some hours BUT it's doing very different things than NMS. For one, it's being handcrafted instead of having a procedural play space so its ambitions are much smaller. It's like comparing Star Citizen and Elite. One is going wide and one is going deep.
There's a place for both and expecting the wide game to have the depth of the deep one is kind of you fucking up in your own head.
Both Subnautica and The Long Dark are really great experiences that I would heartily recommend people check out but they're different things than NMS which is fine and doesn't mean NMS is bad (although it might be who the fuck knows at this point.)
mmm, i think it's a design choice from what i can see.
He has 3 upgrades activated, and so the penalty is bigger.
This can be comprensible to not make people have 3x (+3) upgrade and destry everything in 0.5 seconds.
Why the hell would it matter though? The game is single player if they are able to mine faster who the fuck cares.
I wish he would have done the reverse order on dismantling though. I think he should have demonstrated from 1 to 3, not 3 to 1.
FreeQuebec86
Member
Damn i miss a stream i think ? Is it on somewhere? Someplace/website to check out for future? thx
FreeQuebec86
Member
On twitch, there is a replay of it.
What did you think the game was?
EndlessSky
Member
The leaker who beat the game tried to take down a space station and was met with this on his radar, each point being a hostile.
Here's his comment on it:
Here's his comment on it:
LookAtMeGo
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Check you PMs.
I sent the link. Hannuraina recorded the whole thing earlier.
There are a few things I'd like to know, not sure if any of the leakers have touched on them.
Do subsequent galaxies get more difficult?, more and harder enemies?
Do your upgrades stay persistent across galaxies?, if so, is it possible to become OP?
Are the galaxies limited? is there anything in the game that points to a finish point?, or is it total sandbox?
Do subsequent galaxies get more difficult?, more and harder enemies?
Do your upgrades stay persistent across galaxies?, if so, is it possible to become OP?
Are the galaxies limited? is there anything in the game that points to a finish point?, or is it total sandbox?
I think the hype got to me, that and the fact that we haven't been shown a proper chunk of raw gameplay yet.
CyclopsRock
Member
Interesting?
But the only thing you saw today was more of the same stuff (that one would base their preorder on) we've been seeing over the years.
Almost
Link pls?
OuterLimits
Member
I think some will really enjoy it but others will become bored quickly. I kind of agree with you, but I think it will be good enough to keep my interest until I reach the center of the galaxy. I really love the music and sound effects in the game.
I do expect it will have review scores all over the place.
My main concern is that hopefully the bugs and crashes get fixed somewhat quickly. Not surprising a big game like this would have them though. Perhaps DLC down the road will really enhance the game as well. Or perhaps mods for PC players.
People on this site make it sound like its GOTY 2016 so maybe now everyones realizing the issue with overhyping a game like this.
Pestilence11
Member
Wouldn't mind a link as well, please.
Edit: Saw your post in the other thread, thanks.
travisbickle
Member
The leaker who beat the game tried to take down a space station and was met with this on his radar, each point being a hostile.
Here's his comment on it:
I was going to mention this when he said he hadn't died.
I think too many latched onto the idea that getting to the centre is the ultimate hardcore mode. Whereas taking on a fleet of ships, or diving to the bottom of an ocean, trying to blow up a space station are the difficult tasks.
I think he needs to become pals with the violent alien race and they'll give him a ship/tool more powerful ... that's how I understand what Sean has said in previous videos.
Unfortunately, it looks like the number of review copies being sent out is extremely limited. I wouldn't expect many reviews prior to launch. Guessing less than 10 at this point.
LookAtMeGo
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pm me pls
Sent.
If anyone else wants it. The link is in email tags in Hannurainas post #2075 in this thread.
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=212082408
Thanks!
ISee
Member
Reading through page after page and I still don't know how the games is. Apparently streamers/leakers rushed to the core. And that's fine but stuff I'm interested about:
Are there different factions I can join?
Can I play as a pirate (get my resources by raiding/looting?)
Can I build my own stations/factorys or build my own fleet?
Can I trade stuff?
Can I stumble (against all odds) upon another player?
Are there different factions I can join?
Can I play as a pirate (get my resources by raiding/looting?)
Can I build my own stations/factorys or build my own fleet?
Can I trade stuff?
Can I stumble (against all odds) upon another player?
Pestilence11
Member
You can become friendly with factions.
You can play as a pirate.
You can't build bases or your own ship.
You can trade.
Technically it's possible to stumble across another player but treat it as a single player game.
ISee
Member
Thx.
What I don't get is how he would conclude this from a single playthrough...
Fujinn
Member
Thanks!
For me it looks like a good game. Not great, not bad. Certainly not the second coming of Jesus like a lot of people are preaching. But there's definitely something religious about it, looking at that subreddit.
Reading this thread and that subreddit already provided hours of fun.
Reading this thread and that subreddit already provided hours of fun.
The leaker who beat the game tried to take down a space station and was met with this on his radar, each point being a hostile.
Here's his comment on it:
Sick as fuck.
I'm sure he's going to find more and more depth now that he's stopped rushing to the center and is just exploring and toying with the sandbox.
Still really weird/disappointing about the lack of planet variety, though.
Nice troll.
TheKingOfPain
Member
I really think it's a bug.
It works like it's supposed to with combat upgrades, as well as combat/cooldown upgrades for the ship cannons, but works backwards with the mining beam and the fire rate upgrades on the ship.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
hoo boy i hope you're just a troll.
Why? Belive me, I also want this game to be true masterpiece, but from what I'm reading it's not. It's just simple game with procedural generated fauna and flora with basic objectives like collecting minerals and flying from planet to planet. Nothing else 
Yeah, we all knew that already, but everybody were expecting something more, right?
Don't tell me that all you want is just to fly from planet to planet and shooting the same stuff over and over? After 10 hours of doing that, you will get nightmares
Yeah, we all knew that already, but everybody were expecting something more, right?
Don't tell me that all you want is just to fly from planet to planet and shooting the same stuff over and over? After 10 hours of doing that, you will get nightmares
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Eh atleast from people i know, thats exactly what people we're expecting. Replacing the word mediocre with boring.
Im just in the thread to watch it go mad tbh.
LookAtMeGo
Member
I dunno. It basically looks exactly how I thought it would. There is hours worth of video out there from before and it looks just like the leaked footage. Out of the 2 people that have been leaking footage.. maybe a few hours worth, we haven't seen one of those crazy lush paradise planets or any real gigantic monsters yet.
I'm a little confused as to what people thought it was going to be. As someone who has followed it closely since 2013, it looks to be just about as close to what they have shown about it as can be.
Outside of some issues like the game crashing, life being on too many planets and one person "finishing" it in 40 hrs, I am failing to see what is so disappointing about it.
The game has had pretty polarizing views about it for a while now. It seems like not much has changed since last week.
It seems most of the people who thought it would fail feel vindicated and the people who were excited still are for the most part.
I'm a little confused as to what people thought it was going to be. As someone who has followed it closely since 2013, it looks to be just about as close to what they have shown about it as can be.
Outside of some issues like the game crashing, life being on too many planets and one person "finishing" it in 40 hrs, I am failing to see what is so disappointing about it.
The game has had pretty polarizing views about it for a while now. It seems like not much has changed since last week.
It seems most of the people who thought it would fail feel vindicated and the people who were excited still are for the most part.
oneils
Member
Wow, that would be funny if this is true and the leaker was just fumbling. Great observation.
So then, the game really is all things to all people. Praise Murray! We did it, yall!
I definitely liked what I saw from the stream today.
The planets seemed pretty varied, and there seems to be quite a bit to find and do. I really don't like that Sean kinda lied when he said only 10% of planets would have life since it seems all have at least some life.
That being said, the version on the disc is not the version that they intended for us to play, as there will most definitely be some form of day one patch especially since the gold version is nearly a month old at least.
Just don't go in expecting an action packed game though. The game is about exploration. The pacing will be deliberate, and the action will likely be scarce at best. If you get bored with games such as this, it would be best to skip it.
The planets seemed pretty varied, and there seems to be quite a bit to find and do. I really don't like that Sean kinda lied when he said only 10% of planets would have life since it seems all have at least some life.
That being said, the version on the disc is not the version that they intended for us to play, as there will most definitely be some form of day one patch especially since the gold version is nearly a month old at least.
Just don't go in expecting an action packed game though. The game is about exploration. The pacing will be deliberate, and the action will likely be scarce at best. If you get bored with games such as this, it would be best to skip it.