I'm actually reasonably optimistic about this. The free NMS updates fixed a lot, as time went on. It went from a broken, buggy game to an actually pretty fun one I spent a good long time getting...
I'm actually reasonably optimistic about this.
The free NMS updates fixed a lot, as time went on. It went from a broken, buggy game to an actually pretty fun one I spent a good long time getting lost in. If the quality of this release is anything like the updates they've been doing, I think it'll be pretty good.
I don't think any game could live up to the hype that was around the original NMS release, honestly.
Glad to see multiplayer is finally making it into the game. I actually quite liked the game as it was at launch despite it not living up to the insane hype, but it seems like they've really been...
Glad to see multiplayer is finally making it into the game. I actually quite liked the game as it was at launch despite it not living up to the insane hype, but it seems like they've really been hard at work steadily improving the game. I think this is like the 3rd or 4th pretty major update they've released, I hope they keep it up!
No Man's Sky: the feel-good comeback story of the gaming world. I refrained from picking it up at release because I didn't trust the hype, but one this drops on Xbone I might give it a shot. I'm...
No Man's Sky: the feel-good comeback story of the gaming world.
I refrained from picking it up at release because I didn't trust the hype, but one this drops on Xbone I might give it a shot. I'm super impressed by the improvements they've added.
There have been multiple content updates to the game. The thing I care about most (planet generation) hasn't been improved much at all, although that could change with the "Next" update. I think...
There have been multiple content updates to the game. The thing I care about most (planet generation) hasn't been improved much at all, although that could change with the "Next" update. I think it's worth checking out at least, but it still might not live up to the hype at release.
Nothing about whether or not the price will change (increased) is mentioned anywhere in the gaming news sphere officially that I'm following as far as I know. Note: there are tweets of people...
Nothing about whether or not the price will change (increased) is mentioned anywhere in the gaming news sphere officially that I'm following as far as I know. Note: there are tweets of people asking Hello Games that same question but there isn't any reply's from them so I guess not? The feature was meant to be in game since release so I guess people did already pay for that feature with $59.99 (which wasn't there). I can't imagine them daring to do a ------ move like what they did before again. :S
I heard it got better with some updates, however, shouldn't those updates have been in there at launch? I feel it's an indie game that got pushed too hard by publishers and was advertised into...
I heard it got better with some updates, however, shouldn't those updates have been in there at launch? I feel it's an indie game that got pushed too hard by publishers and was advertised into something it wasn't ever going to be.
Honestly, if you read the "big list" of failed promises, it's mostly things popping up for 1 second in 2-years-before-release alpha trailers and overly optimistic interpretations of random...
Honestly, if you read the "big list" of failed promises, it's mostly things popping up for 1 second in 2-years-before-release alpha trailers and overly optimistic interpretations of random interview hints. If you just watched the actual gameplay footage released in the months leading up to its launch, not expecting anything more (or over-interpreting vague "there'll be more!" claims), there was no way to be disappointed (or overly hyped, for that matter). Yes, Sean Murray hinted at it "theoretically being possible for players to meet on the same planet", which was his biggest PR mistake ever, but he also later made it clear that he was talking about a theoretical technicality and that it's not a multiplayer game. Guess what people clung to?
I found the No Man's Sky internet outrage to be an embarrassment for gaming communities in general. Game journalism is a feel-good hype medium, basically entertainment by itself, but suddenly people get mad when it's not a sober and precise source of information? Like, what do you guys want? Of course everything is the best idea ever pre-release, that's what people want, that's what gaming channels give them, that's how they interpret even the slightest hints made pre-release. This is the empty hype you get as a result. This is the outrage you want, so you have something to snark about on /v/ and reddit. What's wrong with games journalism? This.
Given their previous history, you'll forgive me if I reserve judgement on anything they say till it actually materializes.
I'm actually reasonably optimistic about this.
The free NMS updates fixed a lot, as time went on. It went from a broken, buggy game to an actually pretty fun one I spent a good long time getting lost in. If the quality of this release is anything like the updates they've been doing, I think it'll be pretty good.
I don't think any game could live up to the hype that was around the original NMS release, honestly.
Glad to see multiplayer is finally making it into the game. I actually quite liked the game as it was at launch despite it not living up to the insane hype, but it seems like they've really been hard at work steadily improving the game. I think this is like the 3rd or 4th pretty major update they've released, I hope they keep it up!
No Man's Sky: the feel-good comeback story of the gaming world.
I refrained from picking it up at release because I didn't trust the hype, but one this drops on Xbone I might give it a shot. I'm super impressed by the improvements they've added.
Well, you did well then. At release this has been one of the worst disappointment, borderline scam, of the gaming industry.
Did this ever get any better? I bought it at release and was crushed by how awful it was.
I am curious about this as well. All I ever heard at launch was how bad it was and then after that I never heard a follow up about the game.
There have been multiple content updates to the game. The thing I care about most (planet generation) hasn't been improved much at all, although that could change with the "Next" update. I think it's worth checking out at least, but it still might not live up to the hype at release.
Will this mean a PC price hike after the update is released?
Nothing about whether or not the price will change (increased) is mentioned anywhere in the gaming news sphere officially that I'm following as far as I know. Note: there are tweets of people asking Hello Games that same question but there isn't any reply's from them so I guess not? The feature was meant to be in game since release so I guess people did already pay for that feature with $59.99 (which wasn't there). I can't imagine them daring to do a ------ move like what they did before again. :S
Hopefully not. The wording is just very... careful, to not explicitly state no price increase for anyone ever.
I heard it got better with some updates, however, shouldn't those updates have been in there at launch? I feel it's an indie game that got pushed too hard by publishers and was advertised into something it wasn't ever going to be.
Honestly, if you read the "big list" of failed promises, it's mostly things popping up for 1 second in 2-years-before-release alpha trailers and overly optimistic interpretations of random interview hints. If you just watched the actual gameplay footage released in the months leading up to its launch, not expecting anything more (or over-interpreting vague "there'll be more!" claims), there was no way to be disappointed (or overly hyped, for that matter). Yes, Sean Murray hinted at it "theoretically being possible for players to meet on the same planet", which was his biggest PR mistake ever, but he also later made it clear that he was talking about a theoretical technicality and that it's not a multiplayer game. Guess what people clung to?
I found the No Man's Sky internet outrage to be an embarrassment for gaming communities in general. Game journalism is a feel-good hype medium, basically entertainment by itself, but suddenly people get mad when it's not a sober and precise source of information? Like, what do you guys want? Of course everything is the best idea ever pre-release, that's what people want, that's what gaming channels give them, that's how they interpret even the slightest hints made pre-release. This is the empty hype you get as a result. This is the outrage you want, so you have something to snark about on /v/ and reddit. What's wrong with games journalism? This.