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The big Sean Murray interview - Hello Games' founder on the remarkable journey of No Man's Sky

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    Deimos
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    Sean Murray (and Hello Games in general) had pretty much stopped talking to the press or doing interviews for the last couple of years, but there are a bunch of them coming out today that contain...

    Sean Murray (and Hello Games in general) had pretty much stopped talking to the press or doing interviews for the last couple of years, but there are a bunch of them coming out today that contain a fair amount of interesting info and answers. Here's a few other articles:

    And ArsTechnica has a bit of a summary of some of the major stuff covered in them, if you'd like a short version.

    7 votes
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        super_james
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        What else could he do though? His personal brand in games dev was utterly toxic. His choices were: Run off with whatever cash he could extract and go do something totally different. Plug away...

        What else could he do though? His personal brand in games dev was utterly toxic. His choices were:

        • Run off with whatever cash he could extract and go do something totally different.
        • Plug away trying to salvage some semblance of a reputation.

        Sure you told barefaced lies even as streamers were demonstrating em to the world but hey at least you came good several years after taking 60$ pre-orders from a load of gullible kids.

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        1. Gaywallet
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          I think he honestly wanted to make the game he was selling, he just couldn't make it and was selling what the game would be if he had enough time and resources. The problem is he lied about what...

          I think he honestly wanted to make the game he was selling, he just couldn't make it and was selling what the game would be if he had enough time and resources. The problem is he lied about what the game currently was in order to get more resources to develop the game he wanted it to be and that's a shitty thing to do.

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    crius
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    I was one of the users that were skeptic of how good the game was promised to be and unfortunately I was right. Now I read that over time it is definitely a much more complete and polished...

    I was one of the users that were skeptic of how good the game was promised to be and unfortunately I was right. Now I read that over time it is definitely a much more complete and polished experience and just skimmed over the article.

    If/when someone else would read it more throughfully I'd like to understand if the blatant lies said pre-release has never been addressed. Because for me, it was that behaviour that made me really ditch the interest for the game entirely (just to remind everyone: the game support multiplayer but it's so vast that is impossible to find each others).

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    1. [3]
      39hp
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      I want to believe he can deliver on his original vision. The distressing thing is that, no matter what he’s saying now, he may just be lying again.

      I want to believe he can deliver on his original vision. The distressing thing is that, no matter what he’s saying now, he may just be lying again.

      6 votes
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        thecheapgeek
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        This time around I don't think they're lying about what they're going to deliver. It's very plain in wording and honestly, it feels a little more limited in the scope of what even the original...

        This time around I don't think they're lying about what they're going to deliver. It's very plain in wording and honestly, it feels a little more limited in the scope of what even the original expectations were.

        There's an interview from May where they sit down and talk about the game coming to Xbox One, towards the end of the interview they ask about the future of No Man's Sky. Sean is very hesitant about mentioning future updates, even a roadmap because he knows they missed the mark and let the hype train get away from them last time.

        Youtube link here: https://youtu.be/Ai1_3TVpFfg?t=477

        Unless he's some sort of masochist and likes having bomb / death threats sent to his place of work and harassment on social media.

        It takes a lot of courage to even be the one that talks about NMS: NEXT during these interviews before the update is released, I respect him for that and I will be buying the game and giving it another shot.

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        1. Gaywallet
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          I don't think he was ever lying about what he wanted to deliver, just vastly overestimating what he could deliver and selling a lie in order to keep his dream afloat.

          I don't think he was ever lying about what he wanted to deliver, just vastly overestimating what he could deliver and selling a lie in order to keep his dream afloat.

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    Ten
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    Too little, too late.

    Too little, too late.

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    1. Deimos
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      Please try to post comments that contribute to the discussion, not just "reactions".

      Please try to post comments that contribute to the discussion, not just "reactions".

      10 votes
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      thecheapgeek
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      I have to agree with Deimos here. Reactions don't contribute much to a discussion. If you could provide more context as to why you feel the way you do it would be greatly appreciated and give...

      I have to agree with Deimos here. Reactions don't contribute much to a discussion. If you could provide more context as to why you feel the way you do it would be greatly appreciated and give other users a chance to engage in a meaningful conversation.

      6 votes
      1. Ten
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        Meh. It is my opinion that this guy already lied a lot to our faces so why should anyone trust anything he says? He was a shyster and I will not support a scamming developer.

        Meh. It is my opinion that this guy already lied a lot to our faces so why should anyone trust anything he says? He was a shyster and I will not support a scamming developer.

        4 votes