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The New Yorker: Sean Murray/Hello Games and No Man's Sky
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2blackcats
Member
Might not be so bad. Sony have something else launching in early 2016 that's in need of a killer app.
SolidSnakex
Member
Why ignore this part which is part of the same paragraph
It's a large scale game in an incomplete state, so it's not surprising that tehy'd run intoan area that reflects that.
Saint of Killers
Member
Are you aware they've never hidden the fact that planets are chosen for trailers, that in the game proper Eden-like planets will be rare?
The people interested in this game already know these things. The people it's news to are those who want to be informed by trailers and nothing else.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Did I read that segment wrong, or wasn't this simply them playing with the same limited 6 planet demo that was used in those first looks too?
keyword: "yet"
I am so psyched for this game. I was hoping it would come out this winter but some of Murray's remarks about release date have me worried. I think this game won't be one you marathon nonstop for a month then move on to the next game, but one that you will play for smaller amounts of time but over the course of many months/years.
It's pretty hard to read that quote alone since it's near the end of the article. It should be concerning because the world is procedurally generated and as such each world isn't crafted for specific gameplay reasons. That means that it's not the world that was absent but the gameplay systems and if those are absent it makes it seem like the gameplay remains sparse and the probable release date is father out then we had hoped.
i just mean a lack of notable first party games slated for fall
WoolyNinja
Member
Add morpheus support and you've got a system seller easily
thekiddfran
Member
Don't rush this games Hello games. This games has the potential to be the game that defined a generation.
From the article I got the impression that Sony are starting to put the pressure on the team?
From the article I got the impression that Sony are starting to put the pressure on the team?
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
I bet there will be an article just like this one year from now.
Sean Murray seems like an "idea guy". Sounds to me like if left unchecked he'd just keep adding features to the game forever instead of releasing a final product. Sometimes people like that need someone to bring them back down to earth and ship a complete product, because feature creep can ruin a product.
Of course this is all speculation on my part.
CrunchyFrog
Member
There's a bit of a demonstration purposes cop out at the end, but it confirms what I suspected all along. They've yet to show any footage of this game to the public that hasn't been doctored in some fashion. To which I must again ask, why? Do they think we couldn't handle it?
Baron_Calamity
Member
This is becoming a case of announcing a game way too earlier.
thekiddfran
Member
No you seem to be on the right track with him. So I take it Sony are publishing this game?
Probably because it wasn't ready and they didn't expect the rabid response they got.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Do you think we could? Look at pretty much any game discussion and tell me with a straight face that people wouldn't start flipping their shit left and right over a trailer for this game where a guy just wanders the first random planet he finds, and there's nothing on it.
You'd be hit with page after page of "See? This game doesn't have any gameplay!"
SolidSnakex
Member
Games of this scale are unpredictable. With only a few minutes to demo it, they're going to want to make the best of it. They'd run the risk of not seeing anything during a demo session if they didn't do some choreographing to make sure animals are where they want them to be.
What's worrying is what this post says about your reading comprehension.
On topic: If it is nighttime, and you are in space, and you see stars, those are real stars, he added. Those are suns, and they have planets around themand you can go and visit them.
Statements like that get me every time. Just tell me where to sign.
As a player playing the game, finding 10 barren planets before finding one with life on it is perfectly acceptable. To someone who likes to explore, I find that prospect enticing.
As a two minute trailer, that simply wouldn't work. He wanted to show the full range of travel as well as a sample of what to expect on living worlds. There is no other good way to do it.
Messofanego
Banned
Going through it right now, thanks for linking it.
No, I think most people would be turned off if they didn't see something resembling a vertical slice. What was really altered though? Animals that would normally wander anywhere were placed where they could easily be found given time constraints and atmospheric conditions that will occur naturally were shown off to give players an idea of what they can expect to see when the game is under their control. I don't see the problem here.
It's baffling to me that people still don't understand that exploration is the core gameplay mechanic in the game. It's what drives you as a player. If you have no desire to explore an unknown galaxy then yes of course you would find the idea of playing a game built around exploration boring.
That penchant for exploration is the essence of who we are as a species. In a sense it's our soul. That desire to learn, discover and explore is the very ineffable spark which defines us as human beings. If we have no curiosity, no desire to solve the mysteries and dimensions of our existence then what separates us from the countless other animals that accept their lot in the universe without thought or question? I don't understand how anyone could not be at least somewhat enticed at the thought of a literal galaxy waiting for you to discover.
That penchant for exploration is the essence of who we are as a species. In a sense it's our soul. That desire to learn, discover and explore is the very ineffable spark which defines us as human beings. If we have no curiosity, no desire to solve the mysteries and dimensions of our existence then what separates us from the countless other animals that accept their lot in the universe without thought or question? I don't understand how anyone could not be at least somewhat enticed at the thought of a literal galaxy waiting for you to discover.
You summarized my feelings on the matter exactly. Even if you do not have an interest in this, please ignore this game, so that us people who do, can finally get a game like that, and not some diluted focus group game.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
So they can show off as many of the different elements as they can simply and effectively. I don't think this is unusual.
Excellent article, thanks OP. I was particularly fascinated by the author's brief explanations of math and algorithm that Murray and his team researched and came up with, and want to learn them more.
Murray seems like a pleasant and really well-meaning guy but unsure of himself at times. I hope that, regardless of whether he delivers the hype that has been around since the announcement of No Man's Sky, he will come out of this journey that he has been in unscathed and eager to build more games that he had wanted to as a kid.
Murray seems like a pleasant and really well-meaning guy but unsure of himself at times. I hope that, regardless of whether he delivers the hype that has been around since the announcement of No Man's Sky, he will come out of this journey that he has been in unscathed and eager to build more games that he had wanted to as a kid.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I'm pretty sure a lot of people saying "But what do you doooo?!" are just being belligerent. It's obvious the game's about exploration and discovery.
Dismemberment and space sex or no dice.
Kidding, can't wait to bring my daydreams to (digital) life.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
A buddy of mine just showed me a trailer for this. What do you even do in this game?
Triggerhappytel
Member
Tearaway Unfolded
Ratchet & Clank
Until Dawn
Rime
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Shadow of the Beast
Kill Strain
Drawn to Death
The Tomorrow Children
Alienation
Bigfest
Can we knock this untrue shite on the head please?
Dirtyshubb
Member
Welp, this is probably the longest a NMS thread has gone on before this question was asked (If serious of course).
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
😉
Dirtyshubb
Member
Thank god, i wasnt sure if you were serious or not and was about to go all out war on you but its nice to see that we can now get a NMS thread where the only reason this question gets posted is out of humour and not willful ignorance
P.S. Please be ready soon, i need this game in my life. Morpheus support would be ideal too
There is no way someone named SaganisGOAT is not being facetious when asking "what do you do" in reference to a groundbreaking genuine space exploration game.
I rest my case.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
Lol
Dirtyshubb
Member
LOL As a Brit Sagan isnt someone i am very familiar with other than him being referenced online so it didnt click with me
Triggerhappytel
Member
I don't see it mentioned here on this list of 2015 releases on the PS Blog, but I'm pretty sure we're going to see it this year. We've seen it looking very polished for over 18 months now, and I'm confident it will be a 2015 release.