No Man's Sky

[Hoaxmetal]

All bullshit aside, is it a good game ? Feels like except for the artstyle, it's really hard to tell apart from the hundreds of procedural sandbox/survival/whatever games out there.

Good game ? No
Good space time waster ? Yes


If you like Space Engine this is kind of game you want.

Except that Space Engine looks way better than this and isn't slowed down by grinding for minerals for hours. And you don't have to pay 60 euros for something that plays like a EA game that's still ~2 years from 1.0

since not a whole lot of people are into craft games

 

[---]

Flying Avatar-esque islands?

 

[Latelistener]

All bullshit aside, is it a good game ? Feels like except for the artstyle, it's really hard to tell apart from the hundreds of procedural sandbox/survival/whatever games out there.

Jokes aside...

This game is not about exploration, it's about consumption. You don't grow anything, you don't build anything, you arrive on an unknown world, and immediately start hunting animals, dig every rock, and loot everything you see for monies and craft. I actually was surprised when I learned that this is what you will do most of the time in NMS.

The game does not even try to explore the concept of which some of the alien life forms may not be understood due to our human nature. If you heard of The Invincible or Solaris, you know what mean. Moreover, there is seems to be no evolution logic in how alien life is generated.

There is only one planet in this game. Every other just has a different skin where you do the same routine over and over again.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

The "exploration" feels way off right from the start. There are space stations and ships everywhere, shelters with aliens on every corner but you're the one that's discovering new stuff? The only exploration you do is finding out how many features the game lacks.

 

[Theldaran]

The "exploration" feels way off right from the start. There are space stations and ships everywhere, shelters with aliens on every corner but you're the one that's discovering new stuff?

Because it's your game!!!!!1111!!!1!!!

 

[Latelistener]

Apparently it has sold around 100,000 copies in two days.

Only three singleplayer games had so many players at once on release, which means that the amount of copies they sold on Steam already exceeded one or even two millions.
And unlike those games, it's also on GOG.

 

[GrainWetski]

Apparently it has sold around 100,000 copies in two days. Fallout 4 effect. But I believe the fad will die out soon, since not a whole lot of people are into craft games, namely this is not for everyone. It can dethrone Minecraft, but only if it fixes its problems, and only because it's a new offering. I don't see people playing this for thousands of hours.

100k copies? Wasn't the active players like 200k yesterday on Steam alone?

 

[Theldaran]

Only three singleplayer games had so many players at once on release, which means that the amount of copies they sold on Steam already exceeded one or even two millions.
And unlike those games, it's also on GOG.

I guess you're talking of the likes of GTA V and Fallout 4, those were the kind of games that, like NMS, were heavily hyped and flogged. This has followed the same scheme, but is NMS really up to par?

GrainWetski: you've got to count the massive refunds also.

 

[Sranchammer]

It's been marketing and sales since Pong, y'all were just too young to remember.

 

[---]

Fuck, this game seems to be full of sexual references. Here's another one:

After all, when the main designer is a guy like Saint Sean, you can understand everything

 

[Cyberarmy]

You have to hold mouse/key to confirm any action and I mean any, even changing menu options.

Best part is, after playing a while I started to use normal mouse actions like that too, wtf brain...

 

[Makabb]

Not attacking those

 

[Black]

Didn't know Rogue Squadron got a graphics downgrade.

 

[Monkeysattva]

I enjoyed subnautica. Seems this game has less features. I'll maybe illegally down... I mean buy it at some future point.

 

[Santander02]

So, is this more fun that faffing about in space engine or not?

 

[Hoaxmetal]

So, is this more fun that faffing about in space engine or not?

No. Seriously, exploration is the game's only selling point even according to the devs (and survival D: ) and it sucks.

 

[---]

I enjoyed subnautica. Seems this game has less features. I'll maybe illegally down... I mean buy it at some future point.

The game has some online features, I don't think that pirate it is the best way.

 

[Monkeysattva]

I enjoyed subnautica. Seems this game has less features. I'll maybe illegally down... I mean buy it at some future point.

The game has some online features, I don't think that pirate it is the best way.

Really? But the creator guy/liar said it was a single player experience.

 

[The Decline]

Fuck, this game seems to be full of sexual references. Here's another one:

After all, when the main designer is a guy like Saint Sean, you can understand everything

In 2016 you'll believe a giant golden penis can rape.

 

[justincz]

 

[Beastro]

Earlier this week I said "I can't wait for CrowbCat's video". Lo and behold.

I love how many of the comments compare him to Todd. Few blind idiots in this world than I realized.

 

[Dexter]

my 4k starting planet

What graphics card you playing it with?

Anyway:
>Playing at 4K
>Taking compressed .jpg Screenshots
>Uploading image to Imgur which compresses them instead of Sli.mg

Apparently it has sold around 100,000 copies in two days.

Only three singleplayer games had so many players at once on release, which means that the amount of copies they sold on Steam already exceeded one or even two millions.
And unlike those games, it's also on GOG.

GameSpy estimated 400k Sales on Steam alone: http://steamspy.com/app/275850

 

[Beastro]

Yeah and make a video how you are simultaneously drilling a hole in your skull.

 

[Latelistener]

GameSpy estimated 400k Sales on Steam alone: http://steamspy.com/app/275850

Give it a week or two. Usually the amount of owners is several times more than the amount of concurrent players on release.
I'm more interested in how many people actually refunded the game. The majority loves to talk the talk, but not walk the walk.

 

[flabbyjack]

Simultaneous banner-level releases on Steam + GoG felt wrong somehow. Like buying drugs from your grandpa.

'A mile wide but an inch deep' pretty much summarizes the reviews.