Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown. (Hence the many "Just what do you DO in No Man's Sky?" threads). And these people (you could call them naysayers) were just drowning in a sea of hype from people completely blinded by the pretty visuals and empty promises. They just couldn't believe that people were being so easily duped, unable to see or even worry about what might be (or rather, not be) beyond the facade, like they had thrown all critical sense out the window in favor of blind faith. Like they had never played games before and couldn't comprehend what games actually need to be good and fun beyond aesthetic.
So, 2 years later, to finally see most of these people finally drop off their cloud of hype and crash right back down to Earth, it feels good man. Very good. There's an old saying that goes "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.", but somehow when it comes to Sean Murray, people were completely hypnotized, like Peter Molyneux before him, like John Romero before him, etc. I'm just hoping for the day that people will learn and cease to be amazed by smoke and mirrors, and be critical of any outlandish claim made by developers.
I'm not spending £40 on the PC version to find out. I'll wait for a Steam sale.Make your own mind up? If its something you thought you might enjoy, give it a go and see for yourself.
Not aimed at you (promise), but this curious insistence on basing your purchasing behaviour based on what someone else has said ("I was really looking forward to it, but Jim Fucking Sterling Son says its mediocre, guess I won't bother") doesn't sit right with me. Try it, you might love it, we all experience things differently.
A little mental? Are you saying that the quoted poster had mental health issues and is not 'normal'?So you were basically holding your breath for 2 years hoping the game will suck, and feels super relieved that it finally got some negative reviews? That's a little mental honestly. Normal people will usually ignore stuff that they think will suck. Certainly not waiting with bated breath for a number of years so they can feel vindicated. Wierd.
The crashes are probably procedurally generated and therefore simply random![]()
Could totally see where you're coming from but the whole idea of vindication and the bolded part... come on man...Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown. (Hence the many "Just what do you DO in No Man's Sky?" threads). And these people (you could call them naysayers) were just drowning in a sea of hype from people completely blinded by the pretty visuals and empty promises. They just couldn't believe that people were being so easily duped, unable to see or even worry about what might be (or rather, not be) beyond the facade, like they had thrown all critical sense out the window in favor of blind faith. Like they had never played games before and couldn't comprehend what games actually need to be good and fun beyond aesthetic.
So, 2 years later, to finally see most of these people finally drop off their cloud of hype and crash right back down to Earth, it feels good man. Very good. There's an old saying that goes "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.", but somehow when it comes to Sean Murray, people were completely hypnotized, like Peter Molyneux before him, like John Romero before him, etc. I'm just hoping for the day that people will learn and cease to be amazed by smoke and mirrors, and be critical of any outlandish claim made by developers.
Man the divisiveness of this game is crazy
Many predicted it though and its a shame that Sony pushed this harder than they needed to
I personally feel like i would enjoy it im just not jumling in because it appears to require long play sessions and i just dont have the time now
Ill likely snag it on sale when i can devote a bunch of time to exploring and mining
Hey, if people want a really good survival exploration game that is regularly updated with new content, I'd recommend Subnautica. Only £14.99.
I just want more real overall impressions...
Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown.
A little mental? Are you saying that the quoted poster had mental health issues and is not 'normal'?
Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown. (Hence the many "Just what do you DO in No Man's Sky?" threads). And these people (you could call them naysayers) were just drowning in a sea of hype from people completely blinded by the pretty visuals and empty promises. They just couldn't believe that people were being so easily duped, unable to see or even worry about what might be (or rather, not be) beyond the facade, like they had thrown all critical sense out the window in favor of blind faith. Like they had never played games before and couldn't comprehend what games actually need to be good and fun beyond aesthetic.
So, 2 years later, to finally see most of these people finally drop off their cloud of hype and crash right back down to Earth, it feels good man. Very good. There's an old saying that goes "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.", but somehow when it comes to Sean Murray, people were completely hypnotized, like Peter Molyneux before him, like John Romero before him, etc. I'm just hoping for the day that people will learn and cease to be amazed by smoke and mirrors, and be critical of any outlandish claim made by developers.
You're in a review thread, the whole premise of this thread is that some people care about what other people (reviewer or regular gafers) think of the game.Make your own mind up? If its something you thought you might enjoy, give it a go and see for yourself.
Not aimed at you (promise), but this curious insistence on basing your purchasing behaviour based on what someone else has said ("I was really looking forward to it, but Jim Fucking Sterling Son says its mediocre, guess I won't bother") doesn't sit right with me. Try it, you might love it, we all experience things differently.
Personally, I think its flawed but very entertaining. Certain areas could be improved, but the game you can play today is great. Its compelling, the almost hypnotic loop of explore, loot, upgrade.
As for crashing, I've played maybe 6 hours or so, into my second system and had one crash. Hooray for autosaving when you leave your ship!
Very dull, a lot of smoke and mirrors, very shallow.I just want more real overall impressions...
If you don't care about your money, that's no issue. Most people tend to take price into consideration when judging a game. What might be negligible for a 10 EUR title, might not suffice your expectations for a 60 EUR game. Would you go to McDonalds if their burgers suddenly cost 20 EUR instead of 2 EUR?
For a 60 EUR title most people would expect a polished title with a decent amount of content, whereas a 10 EUR game may not be as polished and be significantly shorter. There's a reason why all those indie games cost 10-20 EUR.
Impressive that the game is this fucked up. What is Joe doing? I haven't seen it crash repeatedly for anyone else, but I haven't watched any other streams for very long either.
it's clear this game is not fit for release and it needs to be called out.
I think it is good.
When I go to McDonalds and see different burgers in particular price range, I don't start counting the number of ingredients to see if the burgers are really worth that. I don't go and argue that this particular burger should be cheaper, and I dont' start telling the other customers in the line to avoid that particular burger until they run a campaign for it.
If you're on the fence about the title, and feel even less inclinded to pay that price for the game after other people's impression, that's fine, reasonable and logic. But if you have been interested in the game for a while, then maybe those $20 or whatever, that people seem to argue about, isn't that big of a deal, if you look at how much you spend on games overall. Maybe some people are overanalyzing individual game prices.
My PS4 hasn't crashed once in ~11 hours of gameplay. Is he trying to do something specific when it crashes or is it random?
Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown. (Hence the many "Just what do you DO in No Man's Sky?" threads). And these people (you could call them naysayers) were just drowning in a sea of hype from people completely blinded by the pretty visuals and empty promises. They just couldn't believe that people were being so easily duped, unable to see or even worry about what might be (or rather, not be) beyond the facade, like they had thrown all critical sense out the window in favor of blind faith. Like they had never played games before and couldn't comprehend what games actually need to be good and fun beyond aesthetic.
So, 2 years later, to finally see most of these people finally drop off their cloud of hype and crash right back down to Earth, it feels good man. Very good. There's an old saying that goes "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.", but somehow when it comes to Sean Murray, people were completely hypnotized, like Peter Molyneux before him, like John Romero before him, etc. I'm just hoping for the day that people will learn and cease to be amazed by smoke and mirrors, and be critical of any outlandish claim made by developers.
Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown. (Hence the many "Just what do you DO in No Man's Sky?" threads). And these people (you could call them naysayers) were just drowning in a sea of hype from people completely blinded by the pretty visuals and empty promises. They just couldn't believe that people were being so easily duped, unable to see or even worry about what might be (or rather, not be) beyond the facade, like they had thrown all critical sense out the window in favor of blind faith. Like they had never played games before and couldn't comprehend what games actually need to be good and fun beyond aesthetic.
So, 2 years later, to finally see most of these people finally drop off their cloud of hype and crash right back down to Earth, it feels good man. Very good. There's an old saying that goes "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.", but somehow when it comes to Sean Murray, people were completely hypnotized, like Peter Molyneux before him, like John Romero before him, etc. I'm just hoping for the day that people will learn and cease to be amazed by smoke and mirrors, and be critical of any outlandish claim made by developers.
The one crash I've had in about 9 hours of game time came after I mined out a giant underground chunk of gold.
This game was HYPED to hell and back. I don't know why people are defending it.
Agree with your post.
This game was HYPED to hell and back. I don't know why people are defending it. Watching Joe's stream it's clear this game is not fit for release and it needs to be called out.
Wow, It's a game dude. I feel sorry for you if you invested this much energy and time into hoping for a game to fail.
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It has some hard crash bugs which are really bad, but they come once every few hours for most players. Every other aspect of the game is almost exactly as they promised it.
Hype surrounding a game isn't the developers' fault.
7/10 average is a good score
I just saw the ending (are there even multiple endings?)
.... it's the blandest ending ever. Seriously WTF.
Just curious. Those people who are saying people on the fence should jump in and try it...
Would a demo help or hurt this game? It's a $60 game, so a lot of people are not going to jump in without definitive information. I'm legitimately wondering what you think the outcome would be if HG released a demo, would it help or hurt? Obviously it's not definitive by any means since people are reporting the game "clicking" at different hour marks, but I'd like to hear thoughts.
Are you really surprised though? It's because many people on here, like myself, finally feel vindicated for having called out early on, even during the original reveal, that this game would be a shallow mess and that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype and promises, or at the very least, that there were some serious doubts related to how no gameplay of any substance was ever being shown. (Hence the many "Just what do you DO in No Man's Sky?" threads). And these people (you could call them naysayers) were just drowning in a sea of hype from people completely blinded by the pretty visuals and empty promises. They just couldn't believe that people were being so easily duped, unable to see or even worry about what might be (or rather, not be) beyond the facade, like they had thrown all critical sense out the window in favor of blind faith. Like they had never played games before and couldn't comprehend what games actually need to be good and fun beyond aesthetic.
So, 2 years later, to finally see most of these people finally drop off their cloud of hype and crash right back down to Earth, it feels good man. Very good. There's an old saying that goes "If something seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.", but somehow when it comes to Sean Murray, people were completely hypnotized, like Peter Molyneux before him, like John Romero before him, etc. I'm just hoping for the day that people will learn and cease to be amazed by smoke and mirrors, and be critical of any outlandish claim made by developers.
A fascinating journey for discoverers with great futuristic aesthetics, that has magical moments and the potential to be solid entertainment despite its gameplay flaws - if it wasn't for the many crashes.
So you were basically holding your breath for 2 years hoping the game will suck, and feels super relieved that it finally got some negative reviews? That's a little mental honestly. Normal people will usually ignore stuff that they think will suck. Certainly not waiting with bated breath for a number of years so they can feel vindicated. Wierd.
Just curious. Those people who are saying people on the fence should jump in and try it...
Would a demo help or hurt this game? It's a $60 game, so a lot of people are not going to jump in without definitive information. I'm legitimately wondering what you think the outcome would be if HG released a demo, would it help or hurt? Obviously it's not definitive by any means since people are reporting the game "clicking" at different hour marks, but I'd like to hear thoughts.
When I go to McDonalds and see different burgers in particular price range, I don't start counting the number of ingredients to see if the burgers are really worth that. I don't go and argue that this particular burger should be cheaper, and I don't start telling the other customers in the line to avoid that particular burger until they run a campaign for it.
If you're on the fence about the title, and feel even less inclinded to pay that price for the game after other people's impression, that's fine, reasonable and logic. But if you have been interested in the game for a while, then maybe those $20 or whatever, that people seem to argue about, isn't that big of a deal, if you look at how much you spend on games overall. Maybe some people are overanalyzing individual game prices.
I was still being cautiously optimistic that maybe, somehow, it would turn out to be good. The insane amount of hype around this game made it simply impossible to avoid. It's like trying to ignore Donald Trump, even though he sucks.
Given the amount of crashes. How did this pass cert?
When I go to McDonalds and see different burgers in particular price range, I don't start counting the number of ingredients to see if the burgers are really worth that. I don't go and argue that this particular burger should be cheaper, and I dont' start telling the other customers in the line to avoid that particular burger until they run a campaign for it.
If you're on the fence about the title, and feel even less inclinded to pay that price for the game after other people's impression, that's fine, reasonable and logic. But if you have been interested in the game for a while, then maybe those $20 or whatever, that people seem to argue about, isn't that big of a deal, if you look at how much you spend on games overall. Maybe some people are overanalyzing individual game prices.
So you were basically holding your breath for 2 years hoping the game will suck, and feels super relieved that it finally got some negative reviews? That's a little mental honestly. Normal people will usually ignore stuff that they think will suck. Certainly not waiting with bated breath for a number of years so they can feel vindicated. Wierd.
Some people have a games budget. Maybe they only get a new game every two months. My brother does this and puts away $20/month for games because that's how big of a role they play in his life (which is entertaining because he brings in 6 figures, but has 3 kids and a bunch of other stuff going on). So $60 is a significant investment from that perspective. For a lot of people here who go crazy on Steam sales (myself included), the difference between $40 and $60 may be negligible, but video games, just like everything else we spend money on, is a value proposition for some people, so I don't think you just dismiss it as not being a thing.
Can someone else take this thread over or get a mod update? The OP has not updated anything in three days now...