nogoodnamesleft
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Definitely. But the art style looks great imo. Technically, it looks fairly average though.
No Man's Sky - Early Impressions/Reviews-in-progress Thread
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Definitely. But the art style looks great imo. Technically, it looks fairly average though.
KefkaTaran
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In my experience it was actually harder before the patch. Your inventory slots could carry less and the hazard and life support drained faster.
breakfuss
Member
Well you left out a of nuance and context. As if to imply the guy didn't know what he was getting himself into. A little unfair. That was only one part of his takeaway, and it's a fair one. I didn't know survical would take that much of a precedence either.
Worst I've played on console. Is it some kind of bug??
Yeah I'm considering asking for a refund and getting it on PC
Bornstellar
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Probably for performance reasons.
Yeah but still... Cut something different, don't make the FOV look like I acidentally pressed the zoom button.
DeepEnigma
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Lol
David H Wong
Banned
I keep hearing, "It looks amazing considering the size of the universe!" but if each individual thing I'm doing is unpleasant and ugly, then why is it better than there's 18 quadrillion of those unpleasant and ugly things to visit? People are talking about bad framerate and FOV and muddy textures and pop-in and bare-bones physics and each time it's like, "Yes, but there's so MUCH of that to see!"
Are people kind of hoping there's a version of this you can run on a superpowered PC that fixes it all? This thing is getting graded on such a curve...
Are people kind of hoping there's a version of this you can run on a superpowered PC that fixes it all? This thing is getting graded on such a curve...
You're making a lot of assumptions about a guy who simply wrote a sentence about thinking he'll dislike a game. Everyone has a right to an opinion, no need to jump on someone for disliking something you do. And besides, there's enough gameplay out there to where people can see what the game is all about.
Gunslinger
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Man the ps4 graphics looks really bad. It looks like its running on low settings on FoV. I will return my copy of ps4 if it's this bad.
NormalFish
Banned
Wanted this game to be good, but footage really does look so drab.
3D Starbound sans creativity. Not for me.
3D Starbound sans creativity. Not for me.
3rdamention
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Fair enough, good point.
Mad Season
Banned
Sounds boring just like sterling said. Could be biggest flop for an anticipated game
johnnydrama
Banned
A couple of hours ago I was hyped out of my mind. Having watched some livestreams over the last hour or so, my excitement has mostly died down. Yes, there's a lot of explore, but most of it looks so dull. Most people seem to love it though, so I guess I'm in the minority here.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Don't read anything negative into the avy quote, it's just that this is how I imagine you right now and it was a perfect fit lol.
Ninja Scooter
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well Jim said it so might as well close up shop boys.
WonkyPanda
Member
2 dumb questions:
1) Does the game auto-save? can I quit at any time, or is there somewhere to manually save?
2) Is there a way to teleport to your ship?
1) Does the game auto-save? can I quit at any time, or is there somewhere to manually save?
2) Is there a way to teleport to your ship?
AgentP
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Are you concerned?
FrenchMovieTheme
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These graphics look bad to people?? I guess I'm easy to please!
Gamezone
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Yeah, but come on. The game was made by, what, 15 people? Planets and animals are procedurally generated. I was kinda expecting that after visiting a few planets, there wouldn`t be many surprises left.
brandonh83
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It's all relative. I don't expect a game like this to have the best visuals, but it looks good enough for what it is. I think it's fine.
KefkaTaran
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1. You have to manually save by getting into/out of your ship or saving at waypoints you can find on planets.
2. At certain bases, you can craft and use an item to summon your ship to the base.
VanCityGamer
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IGN doesn't sound impressed after day 1. Bummer.
I really don't think we should be giving a "free pass", or an exemption on the flaws of the game just because it was made by 15 people....
CharminUltra
Member
Streams aren't getting me hyped in the slightest, but the impressions I've read make the game sound at least decent. Still holding out for full reviews and friend impressions before making a final decision.
Dreams-Visions
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I'm reading this too. A lot of apologizing already.
Anyway, if it's decent I'll grab on PC. Where the textures won't be muddy and the resolution won't have to be excused away.
Especially given the uberhype around it
LightOfTruth
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After watching some videos and reading these impressions, I'm now certain that the game isn't for me. I may still check it out eventually, but maybe when its discounted.
I hope everyone looking forward to it loves it though. It seems like a special game either way.
I hope everyone looking forward to it loves it though. It seems like a special game either way.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
The "impressive but is it fun" sentiment is intriguing. Wonder how it'll feel for me.
so if its made by 15 people the game should get a free pass? Sorry but with that logic than the game shouldn't cost $60 either.
bronk
Banned
Wait I thought it had a FOV slider? If not there's no way I can play it without getting a headache.
Crap nevermind was told there is no slider. :'(
I'm not buying it because of a combination of the pop-in and FoV. It just ruins my sense of immersion. If impressions are good I'll pick up the PC version.
Nope just the PC version.
Gamezone
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I didn`t mean it should get a free pass. My point is that people can`t have too high expectations when going into this game.
No, you have to have the fuel to do it.
You might want to asked these questions in the OT.
KefkaTaran
Member
Not unless you have the resources to create the fuel to travel to them.
johnnydrama
Banned
I dunno. Inside was made by a team of similar size. Maybe a few people more. And it is one of the most critically acclaimed games this generation. Size of the team doesn't matter as much as picking a project you can pull off and nailing the execution.
Obliterator
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This is kind of where I'm leaning. I love the concept and have been pretty on board since launch but the final product doesn't look quite like something I want to spend $60 on. It looks like the sort of game that in 6 months when it's had several patches + is $30 I'll jump in
Seems limited by the level of your ships tech(travel distance), but yes, you can freely just wander space and nearby planets at will. Seems a lot of time is spent powering up by gathering and trading resources...which will excite many but I don't think will keep me engaged long.
SolidChamp
Banned
Am I missing something, or are those early-impression quotes in the OP not positive?
They sure read like impressions for the NMS a lot of us were expecting.
They sure read like impressions for the NMS a lot of us were expecting.
Yup. Game was definitely overhyped.
They're fairly neutral. People don't seem to be blown away by it, but it wasn't deceptively marketed. What was in the marketing is whats in the game, it just happens there isn't a whole lot there unless you really like exploring procedural planets.
Wind's Howling
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By gamers who failed to watch videos of Murray showcasing the game.
PerezDeCorcho
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An impressive technical achievement, but shallow and repetitive gameplay.
Pretty much what I was expecting.
Pretty much what I was expecting.
Gunslinger
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I had a feeling this super mega hyped. But i will reserve my judgement until i play it tomorrow. But I regret getting it on ps4. based on the video and impression looks like it's far inferior to the PC version probably.
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