That's basically what I want from this game.
At least energy is extremely easy to find, and the ship removes much of the survival annoyances.
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That's basically what I want from this game.
At least energy is extremely easy to find, and the ship removes much of the survival annoyances.
N° 2048
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Thanks for the info!
Definitely one of the few for me. The Last of Us and The Witcher 3 being the other two.
Funny that - a small world game, an open world game, and an open universe game - one of each had met hype and expectations for me.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Haha I hear ya there. I've been looking at the rewards for scanning all alien life and completing planets and it's insane!! I figured out late last night that by uploading the aliens, discoveries and points of interest you get units too.
I really love the menu you can check after discovering an alien species. super slick!
I've had 1 hard lock, and the game has crashed to the OS every single time I've died. (Died about 6 times now)
It's pretty funny, because they show you a random quote from a sci-fi author, then the console blue screens.
Every time this happens I reload the game and the game resumes exactly as it should... I'm spawned in the nearest space station with my grave marker as a waypoint.
Mine crashed once while reloading a save. When I restarted the game it loaded up fine. Was worried for a second
You go to a planet, gather resources, sell them, head out to resource again.
Rince and repeat.
And it's fun
Why do people keep selling the game short like this? There's a seemingly strong story/adventure too and even other mechanics like puzzles.
The resource /exploration loop is deffo great though
Doing what lol?
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Also, I am more concerned with how Sony BLATANTLY lied about having a dynamic theme in the LE.
PushingButtons
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I've only put in about 4 hours with it and those 4 hours have been great. There's a lot I haven't done yet but I've had a blast with it. There's a huge caveat with this game though, it's really what you make of it. It's a giant cosmic sandbox that allows you craft your own narrative.
I think it depends on how you view the experience. I tried to remove myself from "game" aspect and focused on the draw of being the creator of my story (regardless of how mundane or exciting). There does seem to be a healthy amount of repetition but I have no idea what lies in the distance, there could be something that I missed or I'm just not looking hard enough. There is a depth of "reality" in it. Life isn't for or against, it just "exists" and you have to find ways to overcome the obstacles placed before you...whether that is mining, fighting or discovering.
It's definitely an experience. Something you truly have to try for yourself. I don't think reviews or "impressions" will describe how you will travel through the game. It could be money well spent or a quick turn-around sell.
I will say, it's the first game I've ever played that made me want to keep a log of what I was doing.
neoism
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yea i do it non stop now... really hope its not patched....walking is just tooooo fucking slow....
also hella jellly from you guys that get to smoke with game.... ��
Abstruse Moose
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I wish I could leave a trail when I explore caves. I got stuck in one for two hours looking for a way out. My biggest gripe is the inventory space, but I'm still with the starting gear. I can buy a ship with extra slots, but I get the feeling I should save my money for later in the game.
So far I've barely been mining. Just plutonium here and there really. You don't need the other resources much, early on anyway, and you get cash from discoveries, so I just trade for minerals. Quick and easy.
mr teaspoon
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I was so ready for this game, and literally none of the criticisms that have come out thus far would bother me EXCEPT what I'm hearing about a real lack of variety in regards to planets and lifeforms.
I could explore the galaxy for hours and hours, but not if it's a galaxy full of palette swaps and mix and match body parts.
I could explore the galaxy for hours and hours, but not if it's a galaxy full of palette swaps and mix and match body parts.
Dr_LucienSanchez
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That other NMS thread is so embarrassing. Yay, video games.
Anyway, started last night on a relatively temperate planet. Spent hours exploring and still didn't discover two animals (WHERE ARE YOU??!?). The inventory system is a bit of a mess, but still was just in awe the whole time. And that first time that you leave the planet? Incredible stuff.
Anyway, started last night on a relatively temperate planet. Spent hours exploring and still didn't discover two animals (WHERE ARE YOU??!?). The inventory system is a bit of a mess, but still was just in awe the whole time. And that first time that you leave the planet? Incredible stuff.
Conkerkid11
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The worst part is it actually doesn't even come out exactly on Friday, but likely 6 PM GMT (11 AM PT).
Kinitari's #1 cave spelunking tip:
Get them grenades, and maybe (if you have it) a radius upgrade for it. If I'm ever done being in a cave, I just dig on a 45 degree angle 'up'.
TheCanisDirus
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Yeah just give me unlimited ship fuels and some sort of way to keep HUGE stockpiles of inventory and i'm good for casual exploration. MAYBE give me the ability to craft a better suit that isn't affected by the cold/heat/radiation etc. (though i bet that exists and i'm just not there... only few hours into the game)
Zombie James
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That should have been right at the very beginning, next to your damaged ship.
N° 2048
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Stay in the OT, spoiler and screenshot threads. Other NMS threads are a shit-fest.
So, after mining the heck out of my starter planet that was fortunately filled with gold everywhere, I set on my way to visit the next planet in my system.
And what do you know, there's even more gold on this one holy shit. There's literally entire mountains of gold, so much I could never mine it all in my lifetime probably.
Guess I won't need to worry about credits for a while lol.
And what do you know, there's even more gold on this one holy shit. There's literally entire mountains of gold, so much I could never mine it all in my lifetime probably.
Guess I won't need to worry about credits for a while lol.
Playing the PS4 version while waiting for/deciding whether or not to cancel the PC version. I thought it was pretty boring but then I looked up last night after spotting another question mark...marker on the horizon and 4 hours seemed to have passed since I started sooooooooo ¯\_(ツ
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I guess unless I really get bored I'll get the PC version. Would love a higher framerate and less pop-in (m/k setup may be preferable to the controller setup as well, but I just may not have found the sweet spot for those settings, yet.)
Edit: Also, I found a new organism and renamed it Squiggleface. Sorry.
_/¯I guess unless I really get bored I'll get the PC version. Would love a higher framerate and less pop-in (m/k setup may be preferable to the controller setup as well, but I just may not have found the sweet spot for those settings, yet.)
Edit: Also, I found a new organism and renamed it Squiggleface. Sorry.
DeepEnigma
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Good, so far this game is bug-free for me
I just name the system and the planet. I'm too lazy to type all the animals and plants.
I just use my two daughters' names, and the number.
I wish I were an NBA player, I would have a huge pool of names to draw inspiration from
Hahaha, nice. Simple sounds better.
boredJonathan
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Got my first bit of repeated content last night, and as a double whammy it was back to back. Warped into a new solar system, pinged for areas of interest and found an abandoned outpost. Flew down to the planet (while getting hit with the Arrival to Destination bug where the counter just stops going down and you never get close to the marker till you stop and possibly land first) checked out the site and got a really neat little back story about some experiment gone awry at the location.
There was one of those bypass markers just outside the facility so I trigger that and opt for the distress transmission. It directs me to another abandoned facility 12 minutes away. I zoom over there, and it's this partially flooded building - very cool looking. I swim into the building and it's decorated in the same fashion as the place I just left, and the story prompt from interacting with the terminal is the exact same.
I mean, I totally expected the game to reuse content and these little short stories. But I guess that's the problem with procedurally generated content is that it doesn't seem to take into account what you've seen recently. Kind of let the air out of my excitement a bit. I'm only like 4 or 5 warps into the game. Hoping this is a just a fluke and not the start of seeing the same prompts over and over. :/
There was one of those bypass markers just outside the facility so I trigger that and opt for the distress transmission. It directs me to another abandoned facility 12 minutes away. I zoom over there, and it's this partially flooded building - very cool looking. I swim into the building and it's decorated in the same fashion as the place I just left, and the story prompt from interacting with the terminal is the exact same.
I mean, I totally expected the game to reuse content and these little short stories. But I guess that's the problem with procedurally generated content is that it doesn't seem to take into account what you've seen recently. Kind of let the air out of my excitement a bit. I'm only like 4 or 5 warps into the game. Hoping this is a just a fluke and not the start of seeing the same prompts over and over. :/
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
This was honestly a major concern of mine 2-3 hours into the game. That all changed last night once I started going to a bunch of different star systems. I've seen a lot of cool looking and unique alien life on these planets, and the planets are starting to feel more unique and varied. It's pretty much always going to look like a minecraft generated world, but I've been to planets with some floating land, planets that are mostly water, jungle planets, a planet that looked just like Hoth. It definitely opens up in that regard and I'm about 6-7 hours in now.
UristMcDwarf
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Loving the game so far, everything I've hoped for! Really wishing I could just take the rest of the week off to play it.
On another note, anyone know if it's ok to sell
?
I haven't found a reason not to yet.
On another note, anyone know if it's ok to sell
atlas stones
I haven't found a reason not to yet.
bananafactory
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Found a planet abundant with gold
Never leaving
Never leaving
There was a choice at the beginning that was very easy to miss. I missed that one but I came across it again 3 or 4 systems in.
Omnistalgic
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Game sounds awesome...tks for all the impressions
DeepEnigma
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Found a similar one... I left it and 'salvaged' some tech from it.
I am going to enter the code for the cool X-Wing-ish (minus the X) looking DLC one, since my ship is fully repaired.
I have a sick looking Mass Effect like rifle with a lot more slots, as well as my starting suit slots are fully unlocked.
On a side note... that Atlas ball in the beginning when you choose to 'accept it or not'.... seems to always reset after a while?
It happens right outside your damaged ship at the beginning of the game. I don't remember which thing you need to examine to make it happen. It's possible that you didn't examine it, so you automatically chose free roam?
The only way to make walking somewhere in this game somewhat bearable. The fuck is this walk/sprint speed.
MaximusPayne
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Finally, I figured out how to run an hour in...lol. So apparently I crash landed on a planet with an abundance of hostile drones and high toxicity...I looked like an idiot trying to slow walk away from drones...haha.
I started the game, chose follow Atlas, looked in the menu and redeemed ship.
Went exploring the planet, fixed the ship in the process, then decided to lift off.
Flew to a space station, had a chat with the guy, don't really remember what about.
Flew out, picked a random planet, landed at the beacon, scan told me to find an alien signal.
Found an alien in a small station, he gave me hyperdrive blueprint.
neoism
Member
have to say this game needs
a local map when on a planet ( i kind of understand why their isnt mapping every planet would take forever )
let me set a waypoint ( lost an upgrade because i couldnt find it again)
missions on planets (is fun but now its just go to green ? repeat or farm materials )
have mooore variety in the shelters, buildings and stations
locking the atlas pass thing until 4 warps in was fucking stupid
a local map when on a planet ( i kind of understand why their isnt mapping every planet would take forever )
let me set a waypoint ( lost an upgrade because i couldnt find it again)
missions on planets (is fun but now its just go to green ? repeat or farm materials )
have mooore variety in the shelters, buildings and stations
locking the atlas pass thing until 4 warps in was fucking stupid
valkillmore
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I should never have left my home planet. Fuck. Gold everywhere, and huge, HUGE heridium towers.
My favourite thing to do with those is mine a spiral going upwards and jet pack up in the process. then when I'm at the top, survey the surroundings.
N° 2048
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It's VERY wonky and the NMS server has to say "online"
-I go to Galactic Map
-Press Up on D-pad to 'search for discoveries"
-then wait for a sound
-press right on D-pad and it'll scroll through the 'closest discoveries" which USUALLY show my previous discovered systems.
Abstruse Moose
Member
So you can blast through regular materials with grenades? My mining laser let me down in that regard. Guess I'll get those grenades going.
GamerMax73
Member
Shame, sure this is what it is. It's procedurally generated - how else could they do it? Aside from loading even more templates? perhaps they will in future patches?
The trick is to look beyond the cut and paste nature of the world generation and allow yourself to experience the beauty and variation on offer. Literally I've gone from Ice Planets to Desert Worlds to Radioactive Barren Wastelands to the most beautiful lush planets teaming with life. And while there's been a certain similarity between worlds, each and every one has been different and magical in it's own right.
And people have posted videos and images of worlds like nothing I've experienced yet to I know there's more out there for me to find...
it's right next to your ship when you start. Not sure if you can get back to that, but I chose
to refuse the atlas, and I was offered a chance to rejoin it when I found another story moment.
I love how just landing the damn ship feels like a minigame.
*about to pass over abandoned factory*
*can no longer see factory, but know you're just above it*
*land... NOW*
*lands on top of the tallest fucking tower in the factory, exit ship, fall, get hurt badly*
*discovers what those damn lighted-up totems are for, thankfully*
Really loving this game. Wasn't sure I was gonna like it as much as I do for the first few minutes, figuring everything out, and I wasn't entirely sure I wanted to dive into a resource farm-fest... So good, though.
*about to pass over abandoned factory*
*can no longer see factory, but know you're just above it*
*land... NOW*
*lands on top of the tallest fucking tower in the factory, exit ship, fall, get hurt badly*
*discovers what those damn lighted-up totems are for, thankfully*
Really loving this game. Wasn't sure I was gonna like it as much as I do for the first few minutes, figuring everything out, and I wasn't entirely sure I wanted to dive into a resource farm-fest... So good, though.
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