No Man's Sky (PS4 and PC)

On August 04 2016 02:55 KeksX wrote:
My view? Probably gonna be a modern spore.

On August 04 2016 02:55 KeksX wrote:
My view? Probably gonna be a modern spore.

On August 04 2016 04:32 Duka08 wrote:

I know this reads like a negative -- underwhelming, cartoony, misleading promises and an incredibly ambitious scope, really goofy implementation of how certain creatures behave -- but if done correctly that's kind of what I'm looking forward to. Spore turned out to be disappointingly shallow and silly, but a more serious implementation of the procedural worlds/creatures/etc is a fascinating idea. That's what everyone said right before that game came out though, so we'll see how NMS truly turns out to be.

I've had my eyes and hopes on this game for a while now. I'm still waiting to see some preliminary reviews before I sink my teeth in but I'm very excited for next week. All it really needs to pull the whole thing together for me and keep me invested is the slightest aspect of progression and something to work toward. I really don't mind the aimless exploration aspect; I did it in Elite Dangerous for a while when I didn't feel like hauling cargo or dogfighting just because I love space and unique discoveries and the amazing visuals. And the "progression" for exploration in that game was almost non-existent, I just had to be in the right mood. If there's any feeling of parts or upgrades or ships to work toward where you can actually feel the difference every 10 or so in-game hours that's all I really want out of it. Combat and multiplayer and things like that are much lower priority for me in NMS than a lot of other people it seems. Purely a bonus if done well.

On August 04 2016 05:05 plated.rawr wrote:
I remember seeing the preview on the E3 2015-stream, and thinking hey, this is pretty cool! However, after some guy bought an early copy and subsequently let out info that the game was rather shallow and the mechanics easilly exploitable, I've gotta say my expecations have dropped a lot. I'll probably wait for a while to buy it, in case there happens some drastic patching that improves upon what seems to be weaknesses.

Spore as a comparison is what I fear, too.

On August 04 2016 05:03 Plansix wrote:
I find the entire discussion about the developers hiding things to be comical. I’ve been following this game since it was announced with reserved excitement and this is exactly what I knew was coming. They have been very up front with the scope of the game and what you are going to be doing.

My impression of the hype was that people saw the first pitch for the game and then just lets their imagination fill in all the things they wished would be in the game. I’ve seen it so many times with games before. But this isn’t a case of the developer actively deceiving people, since they have said over and over what they were trying to make without spoiling the whole things for people.

On August 04 2016 07:01 Gorsameth wrote:

What I mean is that a giant sandbox needs something to do in it.
Crafting bases, ships, stations. Fighting things, trading with people. Just stuff to do.

And they have been very stringent in what they show. Ofcourse they want to not spoil people on story but I am off the belief that if you make a good game you want to show it off to people, you want to show the building, the fighting, the economies you interact with. Hiding it all ,akes people wonder just how much there is to do in this big sandbox.

Just being a sandbox is not interesting to most people.

On August 04 2016 05:10 Plansix wrote:

From reports that guy found an exploit to earn money fast and just did that for 30 minutes at a time for the sole purpose of being the first one to make it to the center of the galaxy. Although it’s possible, its sounds like the worst way to play this game. And they could patch it out day one too.

So he got to the center without doing anything that would make the game enjoyable.

On August 04 2016 07:07 Plansix wrote:

It has stuff like that. There are space police, other ships. You can fight other ships. There is a whole alien language you can translate and who knows where that goes. There are warp gates, teleporters and other things. But yes, a game about exportation and discovery has to keep its cards close to its chest.

As someone who played the first Elite back in the day, this game is just the super pretty version of that game where you can finally get out of your ship. Not knowing what is out there is part of what I want from the game. There are people on the internet that like similar games to me, so I only need to hear if they like this game and I'll be ready to go.