OFFICIAL No Man's Sky (Discussion)

marmiteonpizza · Sep 15, 2015

I am so hyped for this game!
What are your thoughts on it?

FordGT90Concept · Sep 15, 2015

It has been on my wishlist for a while but I'm not that excited about it. I suspect after a few hours, it'll noticeably turn into a grindfest.

marmiteonpizza · Sep 15, 2015

For me, exploration, freedom and endless possibilities in virtual worlds is what gaming is all about! I play games to get away from the real world and get sucked into another virtual one. So basically like dreaming but a dream that's been pre-designed and remaining conscious.
No Man's Sky is a perfect representation of what I've just said...so I am HYPED

Kursah · Sep 15, 2015

The lead dev is excited, it is his life's work. I haven't read much recently about it nor am I actively following it sadly. It seems exciting, and I also worry it'll be fun for a few hours before it turns into a grind-fest. It looks promising and fun, we shall see soon enough.

I'm hopeful it'll be a complement to Elite and Star Citizen in the end and have it's own niche to fit into. So far it looks like it will, but we shall see...

erocker · Sep 15, 2015

Posts removed, keep on topic. If you wish to discuss a different game, find a thread on it or create one. Thanks..

marmiteonpizza · Sep 15, 2015

Kursah said:
I also worry it'll be fun for a few hours before it turns into a grind-fest

I'm hoping that because every planet is so unique, that this will not happen, and that you'll always want to come back for more, wandering what else you'll find on other planets

Elite doesn't have that, as you can't land on planets (yet), and each star system, although slightly different, feels quite similar to each other.

So in my eyes, No Man's Sky will be a more interesting version of Elite with a lot more to do - but that's how I see it for myself. Elite to me looks and feels like it's trying to set out to be a space sim dedicated to being as realistic and authentic as possible. No Man's Sky however is looking to be like it aims to be solely about scale, freedom, exploration (even though you can choose to focus on other activities) and imagination.
The cartoony graphics are a clue to this I think, opposed to Elite's realistic, life-like graphics.

So yes, it's looking like No Man's Sky will have it's own niche to fit into...I hope.

FreedomEclipse · Sep 15, 2015

I love this art style!! Reminds me a lot of Bastion & Transistor!!

Frick · Sep 15, 2015

Have it on my wishlist since a while back, shall look into it when it comes out.

marmiteonpizza · Sep 15, 2015

FreedomEclipse said:
I love this art style!! Reminds me a lot of Bastion & Transistor!!

It's such a unique way of perceiving worlds through visual imagery

Drone · Sep 22, 2015

Watched gameplay video. it looks really nice. Bright and vast environments

Devon68 · Sep 22, 2015

Yeah I've seen quite a few people being excited about this game.I will probably check it out.

FordGT90Concept · Sep 22, 2015

Ah dammit! He didn't answer the question about narrative!

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

FordGT90Concept said:
Ah dammit! He didn't answer the question about narrative!

From what I've heard, there isn't really a narrative - it's all your own journey. The closest aspect of the game to narrative I think is the possible objective of reaching the centre of the universe and discovering what lies ahead there.

Drone · Sep 22, 2015

What I like about big games like this is exploration. When you discover something cool you forget everything else and just ooh and ah "wow look at that" "wow look at this", you just get carried away. Unfortunately lots of games today are full of annoying QTEs and "press x button" stuff. The more people complain about this the more we get scripted and linear games.

Ahhzz · Sep 22, 2015

I am interested to see how this one rolls out..... Just what I need... another Space Game heheh

FordGT90Concept · Sep 22, 2015

Joel Charig said:
From what I've heard, there isn't really a narrative - it's all your own journey. The closest aspect of the game to narrative I think is the possible objective of reaching the centre of the universe and discovering what lies ahead there.

I guess Spore was pretty much the same and that didn't stop me from playing it a lot.

Ahhzz said:
I am interested to see how this one rolls out..... Just what I need... another Space Game heheh

I got 5 on my list that I either don't have, is coming, or is beta:
X: Rebirth
Elite: Dangerous
Star Citizen
No Man's Sky
Everspace

We had a dry spell of those titles and now we've been bombarded by them. XD

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

Drone said:
What I like about big games like this is exploration. When you discover something cool you forget everything else and just ooh and ah "wow look at that" "wow look at this", you just get carried away. Unfortunately lots of games today are full of annoying QTEs and "press x button" stuff. The more people complain about this the more we get scripted and linear games.

You sir/madame...understand me.

Ahhzz · Sep 22, 2015

FordGT90Concept said:
.....

We had a dry spell of those titles and now we've been bombarded by them. XD

True story!!

I'm watching all those I don't have already. Elite and SC are currently installed, and updated recently, but not played in months. I got the last X, and was disappointed. Everspace and NMS are definitely different little monsters. I've got way too much gaming time unfulfilled. Who wants to come pay my bills so I can get caught up on my gaming?

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

I think we all want someone to pay our bills so we can turn into couch/desk potatoes mate

Ahhzz said:
...and SC are currently installed

Is a version of Star Citizen out already??

Ahhzz · Sep 22, 2015

Joel Charig said:
I think we all want someone to pay our bills so we can turn into couch/desk potatoes mate

Is a version of Star Citizen out already??

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/star-citizen.189557/

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

Hmm, I'm not going to chase SC up at the moment, as I've already researched it and know how it's different from NMS and ED, and I'm infinitely more excited about NMS.
Being able to walk around the interior of your own ship sounds cool, and the graphics looks stunning, but I want to see the public's reaction first and pursue it when it's final form is released =)

No Man's Sky I'm a lot more excited for and want to dedicate all my attention to

erocker · Sep 22, 2015

Is there a release date for this yet?

m0nt3 · Sep 22, 2015

I have not heard of this, but I am certainly intrigued, especially by the art style. Thanks for sharing.

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

erocker said:
Is there a release date for this yet?

Nope, release is around Christmas time (or slightly after) for PS4 and early 2016 for PC

m0nt3 said:
I have not heard of this, but I am certainly intrigued, especially by the art style. Thanks for sharing.

Go check it out on the net, there are a lot of gems on YouTube for this game. I can watch some videos over and over again, just psyching me up more =P

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

I've got a hunch that No Man's Sky will be release more-or-less at the same time as the Vive.

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