No Man's Sky - Early Impressions/Reviews-in-progress Thread

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BigDug13 said:
Have you ever been a gamer in the military? You seem concerned about something you don't have a clue about.
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I have multiple friends in the military, does that count? Well, technically couple of them are out by now and couple more are at places with access but couple others are still on deployment.

Also, I think EA games or digital games in general are not the issue here. If NMS was digital only I don't think there would be much of a problem. However when they are shipping retail disks and making large mechanics changes Day 1, IMO, it's an issue.

Now it's not just NMS problem and the patch size looks to be very small, but it's an issue none the less especially if you consider it from perspective of a console and possibility of console patches not being available down the road.
 
I have a feeling that this game will be stinker. Let's see how well it will be received. Random generated worlds are not fun in my opinion, while I appreciate how massive the game is, quality over quantity is still the prefered choice for me.
 
mordecaii83 said:
That's always been the sentiment, review the game that's available to players the day of release. If the patch is immediately available, review the game with it. If it's on day two or whatever, then review the base game.
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Apparently review copies were sent out, so I think it's fair to review that, if not, what was the point of the copy anyway. Also a smart reviewer should be able to look at the patch notes and figure if specific issues that are brought up in the review will be addressed in the patch.
 
Kinyou said:
Apparently review copies were sent out, so I think it's fair to review that, if not, what was the point of the copy anyway. Also a smart reviewer should be able to look at the patch notes and figure if specific issues that are brought up in the review will be addressed in the patch.
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I'm pretty sure review copies were not sent out and the reviewer in question bought the game at a store.
 
Deadbeat said:
This game has been hyped up beyond what it was supposed to deliver in the first place.
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I'm expecting cancer to be cured once the game releases, anything below that is fucking bullshit! This review is obviously written by a hack who has no control over his thoughts when putting words on paper!

/s incase it wasn't bloody obvious
 
Deadbeat said:
This game has been hyped up beyond what it was supposed to deliver in the first place.
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That's an understatement. This game is hyped so much that people think it was made by Gods or something. The gameplay footage I have seen so far looks boring to me. Tons of empty spaces and repetitive game play.
 
Kinyou said:
Apparently review copies were sent out, so I think it's fair to review that, if not, what was the point of the copy anyway. Also a smart reviewer should be able to look at the patch notes and figure if specific issues that are brought up in the review will be addressed in the patch.
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Review copies include the patch.
 
Luckydog said:
Having a minor background check of a few kilobytes every day was meaningless. It was just something to get in an uproar about.....but I will get myself back on topic.

I don't see an issue with a day one patch. It just seems they are being disingenuous about it. Most companies are pretty clear about what they need and when they need it. The fact that they spent YEARS on a game and shipped it on disc but its broken. Now in the past month they figured it all out and its all fixed?
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no check is minor when its required every day. most people can get access to the internet. not everyone has access to fast consistent internet day in and day out. MS can make whatever console they want but that one would have sold even worse than this one because there would be people not playing it at all for stretches. also some people travel with their systems.... so you can easily buy a system , install patches and play anywhere with it.

the game is not broken, where was it said that ? day one patches are common, including game balancing and bug fixes. I guess all those are broken too. most games receive numerous balance and bug fix patches months and months after release. where have you been?
 
StereoVsn said:
Well, technically couple of them are out by now and couple more are at places with access but couple others are still on deployment.
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I think it's easier to find an internet-connection in Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, than getting the physical game shipped to that place because I'm not sure if Amazon does that kind of delivery.
 
GameAddict411 said:
That's an understatement. This game is hyped so much that people think it was made by Gods or something. The gameplay footage I have seen so far looks boring to me. Tons of empty spaces and repetitive game play.
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You finding it boring doesn't mean those who find it interested are overhyping it. It just means you have a different opinion
 
Laughed my ass off at the review in the OP. "Gotta take a stand against the tyranny of game patches... that'll show those pubs who probably think my site isn't good enough to warrant review copies!"

Amazing stuff.

Luckydog said:
In 2013, all we heard was how much of a monster MS was for requiring a minor check in every 24 hours because internet is ubiquitous. Now a primarily single player game requires a massive patch day 1 or its "not the real game" and no one cares? Come on, what about "all the military people on bases, submarine warriors, people in the arctic!".
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Really feels like some of you just want to make every thread about your Microsoft persecution complex whenever I visit this place. No matter how irrelevant the subject matter of the thread seemingly.
 
mordecaii83 said:
I'm pretty sure review copies were not sent out and the reviewer in question bought the game at a store.
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Ok, but if he bought it at the store then that's also what's avaible right now (and I guess in other places it might then also be already avaible). Seems fair to review that to me. And like I said, he/she can look if those issues are addressed in the patch notes. It wouldn't be the first time I hear a reviewer say "Issue x might be addressed in the upcoming day one patch"

IvanJ said:
Review copies include the patch.
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Ah, ok
 
GameAddict411 said:
That's an understatement. This game is hyped so much that people think it was made by Gods or something. The gameplay footage I have seen so far looks boring to me. Tons of empty spaces and repetitive game play.
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Where does this dumb narrative come from that " people have hyped themselves too much, the game can only suck " come from?

The people who werent interested in the first place and feel the need to post this in every single NMS thread?

Oh right
 
This thread is gamefaqs tier garbage. Holy shit. I came in here genuinely interested in how this game turned out only to be assaulted with strawmen and ridiculous arguments from 2013.

I think I will just go to the aggregate sites after the embargo and skip the warriors coming out to playyyy.
 
timberger said:
Really feels like some of you just want to make every thread about your Microsoft persecution complex whenever I visit this place. No matter how irrelevant the subject matter of the thread seemingly.
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It makes more sense when you remember that NMS is a Sony console exclusive. Console warz will never die.

But I for one am happy for this thread, as it keeps this crap out of the OT.
 
GameAddict411 said:
That's an understatement. This game is hyped so much that people think it was made by Gods or something. The gameplay footage I have seen so far looks boring to me. Tons of empty spaces and repetitive game play.
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"I don't like something other people are really hyped for. It must be overhyped garbage!"
 
Kyoufu said:
Reviews without the significant day 1 patch are worthless tbh.
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I get that, but shouldn't the game be playable without the patch? What if your in an area that does not have high speed internet. Believe it or not, there are still some areas that don't have good high speed internet. So your gonna wait for a large patch to finish installing after you just had to wait for the game to install as well? These games should be functional out the gate. If the reviewer wants to base the review off of what the customer will be getting on the disc before a patch, then I think that is 100% fair. It's ok for the reviewer to add a note after the patch and say this is what the patch fixes or what have you.

I would also add some patches can make a game run worse. Look at Just Cause 3. The patches for it have been up and down with performance. So what if a reviewer was going to give a game an 8 out 10, but then installed a day 1 patch and then decides to give it a 7 out of 10. Are we then going to say the reviewer should only review the game based off of what's on the disc?
 
amdb00mer said:
I get that, but shouldn't the game be playable without the patch? What if your in an area that does not have high speed internet. Believe it or not, there are still some areas that don't have good high speed internet. So your gonna wait for a large patch to finish installing after you just had to wait for the game to install as well? These games should be functional out the gate. If the reviewer wants to base the review off of what the customer will be getting on the disc before a patch, then I think that is 100% fair. It's ok for the reviewer to add a note after the patch and say this is what the patch fixes or what have you.
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the game is perfectly playable without the patch
 
amdb00mer said:
I get that, but shouldn't the game be playable without the patch? What if your in an area that does not have high speed internet. Believe it or not, there are still some areas that don't have good high speed internet. So your gonna wait for a large patch to finish installing after you just had to wait for the game to install as well? These games should be functional out the gate. If the reviewer wants to base the review off of what the customer will be getting on the disc before a patch, then I think that is 100% fair. It's ok for the reviewer to add a note after the patch and say this is what the patch fixes or what have you.
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It is playable without the patch.

Walpurgis said:
Is the day one patch out yet?
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Yes
 
amdb00mer said:
I get that, but shouldn't the game be playable without the patch? What if your in an area that does not have high speed internet. Believe it or not, there are still some areas that don't have good high speed internet. So your gonna wait for a large patch to finish installing after you just had to wait for the game to install as well? These games should be functional out the gate. If the reviewer wants to base the review off of what the customer will be getting on the disc before a patch, then I think that is 100% fair. It's ok for the reviewer to add a note after the patch and say this is what the patch fixes or what have you.
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When was it never not playable?
 
Mahonay said:
Time to break out the big guns.
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I had the OG Zip Drive before the redesign, lol.

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timberger said:
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Really feels like some of you just want to make every thread about your Microsoft persecution complex whenever I visit this place. No matter how irrelevant the subject matter of the thread seemingly.
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Wow, the flip floppers on requiring online really love moving the goalposts. No one has a persecution complex.....we just have a low tolerance for Hypocrites and bullshit.

In the end if this was digital only, no one would care. Its shipping on the disc that I think bothers most people.
 
Luckydog said:
Wow, the flip floppers on requiring online really love moving the goalposts. No one has a persecution complex.....we just have a low tolerance for Hypocrites and bullshit.

In the end if this was digital only, no one would care. Its shipping on the disc that I think bothers most people.
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You people are comparing a day one patch to and always online console! Think about it step out your outrage Box for 1 minute and think about that comparision real hard.
 
Luckydog said:
Wow, the flip floppers on requiring online really love moving the goalposts. No one has a persecution complex.....we just have a low tolerance for Hypocrites and bullshit.

In the end if this was digital only, no one would care. Its shipping on the disc that I think bothers most people.
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Nah, you are the bullshitter here. The game is perfectly playable without the patch, unlike the XBO at the time.
 
Deadbeat said:
This game has been hyped up beyond what it was supposed to deliver in the first place.
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No. No it hasn't.

I have no clue where this keeps coming from, but it needs to stop. Everything it had promised is in the game viewable in the dozens of videos of actual gameplay.
 
Luckydog said:
Wow, the flip floppers on requiring online really love moving the goalposts. No one has a persecution complex.....we just have a low tolerance for Hypocrites and bullshit.

In the end if this was digital only, no one would care. Its shipping on the disc that I think bothers most people.
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Any relation to TimDog?
 
amdb00mer said:
I get that, but shouldn't the game be playable without the patch? What if your in an area that does not have high speed internet. Believe it or not, there are still some areas that don't have good high speed internet. So your gonna wait for a large patch to finish installing after you just had to wait for the game to install as well? These games should be functional out the gate. If the reviewer wants to base the review off of what the customer will be getting on the disc before a patch, then I think that is 100% fair. It's ok for the reviewer to add a note after the patch and say this is what the patch fixes or what have you.

I would also add some patches can make a game run worse. Look at Just Cause 3. The patches for it have been up and down with performance. So what if a reviewer was going to give a game an 8 out 10, but then installed a day 1 patch and then decides to give it a 7 out of 10. Are we then going to say the reviewer should only review the game based off of what's on the disc?
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It's like 800 megs. Chill.
 
Luckydog said:
Wow, the flip floppers on requiring online really love moving the goalposts. No one has a persecution complex.....we just have a low tolerance for Hypocrites and bullshit.
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Oh... so you're accusing me of being a "bullshitting hypocrite"? Care to back this up in any way? Perhaps demonstrate my hypocrisy on this matter?
 
GameAddict411 said:
That's an understatement. This game is hyped so much that people think it was made by Gods or something. The gameplay footage I have seen so far looks boring to me. Tons of empty spaces and repetitive game play.
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LOL, nah. Many of us have just always wanted a game that allowed us to explore space, land on any planet we want, explore actual worlds, fly out of the atmosphere without any loading, have space battles, go to space stations, etc. All in a game without the typical sterile feeling and convoluted systems that most sims have. This is all I ever expected and any extra is just icing.
 
If the game is perfectly playable without the patch what's the issue with a review without it? Most game reviews dont mention the version of the game that's reviewed, at least this one does
 
Zyae said:
Way to not refute his point.
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You patch in port. That's what I did. Xbox original design was not a "patch in port" process. It was a "can't play shit on deployment" process.

If on PC, download patch on ship's Internet and burn to disc or USB drive.
 
perfectsil said:
If the game is perfectly playable without the patch what's the issue with a review without it? Most game reviews dont mention the version of the game that's reviewed, at least this one does
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The game isn't out yet. Stores jumping the gun doesn't equal an early release; it just means they don't care about release dates. Those dates exist for a reason
 
perfectsil said:
If the game is perfectly playable without the patch what's the issue with a review without it? Most game reviews dont mention the version of the game that's reviewed, at least this one does
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I think it has to do with the fact that it's a review for a version of the game that a vast majority of those playing it tomorrow won't ever actually see. The sticking point seems to be the massive changes this patch brings coupled with the legitimate point that this review was really only released so it could claim it was first.

The resulting hyperbolic knee jerk response about the worth of the title has sustained the thread for over two dozen pages now. GAF gonna GAF.
 
Oh no guys Dan Stapleton that dope at IGN is going to be posting their review in progress at midnight eastern tonight. Prepare for a poor review and unrepresentative score.
 
timberger said:
Oh... so you're accusing me of being a "bullshitting hypocrite"? Care to back this up in any way? Perhaps demonstrate my hypocrisy on this matter?
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Clearly you feel you are a special little snowflake whose every post is personally referencing you. You happened to mention "persecution complex" generally. I happened to mention that people who are generally accused of a persecution complex usually just dont like bullshit and hypocrisy that comes with that generally.

I think my post history is pretty evenhanded. Read it...dont read it. I dont care.
 
Luckydog said:
Clearly you feel you are a special little snowflake whose every post is personally referencing you. You happened to mention "persecution complex" generally. I happened to mention that people who are generally accused of a persecution complex usually just dont like bullshit and hypocrisy that comes with that generally.

I think my post history is pretty evenhanded. Read it...dont read it. I dont care.
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This isn't hypocrisy or bullshit though, you seem to be missing that.
 
Timberger vs. Lucky Dog... who will win this battle of the No Man's Sky BBQ Picnic?!

Tune in.

ironcreed said:
LOL, nah. Many of us have just always wanted a game that allowed us to explore space, land on any planet we want, explore actual worlds, fly out of the atmosphere without any loading, have space battles, go to space stations, etc. All in a game without the typical sterile feeling and convoluted systems that most sims have. This is all I ever expected and any extra is just icing.
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Well said.
 
Luckydog said:
Clearly you feel you are a special little snowflake whose every post is personally referencing you. You happened to mention "persecution complex" generally. I happened to mention that people who are generally accused of a persecution complex usually just dont like bullshit and hypocrisy that comes with that generally.

I think my post history is pretty evenhanded. Read it...dont read it. I dont care.
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silly him for thinking a post directly quoting him was referring to him
 
GameAddict411 said:
That's an understatement. This game is hyped so much that people think it was made by Gods or something. The gameplay footage I have seen so far looks boring to me. Tons of empty spaces and repetitive game play.
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Playing it right now and the game is really, really good with plenty to do all the time.

I mean, you might not like it at all, but you haven't even played it and you're casting judgements everywhere.
 
I swear I see more people talking about how others are hyping up this game more than people actually hyping it up.
 
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