No Man's Sky (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

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#276
Also it will be releasing on the Xbox as well for 50 bucks




The PS4 version will continue to sell for 20
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
...fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
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I have it in my digital library................I will give it a look as its a free DLC, but yeah wouldn't buy it until it came out and people had plenty of time with it.
 
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got this on Steam even though I uninstalled it, may look at what the update has done. but not feeling a real big drag back to it.
 
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IMO the game still looks like No Fun Sky. The only time this game was moderately fun was at the very beginning when you had an actual objective, which was gathering resources to repair your ship. Once you got off the planet you started on and started traveling to other planets, you soon discovered that after visiting about 15 planets you pretty much saw everything there was to see in the game. Having 18 quintillion planets is completely pointless when everything starts repeating itself after only visiting a handful. I would've rather seen them create like 20 extremely detailed and varied planets for us to explore than 18 quintillion that are completely uninteresting and samey.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
IMO the game still looks like No Fun Sky. The only time this game was moderately fun was at the very beginning when you had an actual objective, which was gathering resources to repair your ship. Once you got off the planet you started on and started traveling to other planets, you soon discovered that after visiting about 15 planets you pretty much saw everything there was to see in the game. Having 18 quintillion planets is completely pointless when everything starts repeating itself after only visiting a handful. I would've rather seen them create like 20 extremely detailed and varied planets for us to explore than 18 quintillion that are completely uninteresting and samey.
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Well the update doesn't come until the 24th.........
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
IMO the game still looks like No Fun Sky. The only time this game was moderately fun was at the very beginning when you had an actual objective, which was gathering resources to repair your ship. Once you got off the planet you started on and started traveling to other planets, you soon discovered that after visiting about 15 planets you pretty much saw everything there was to see in the game. Having 18 quintillion planets is completely pointless when everything starts repeating itself after only visiting a handful. I would've rather seen them create like 20 extremely detailed and varied planets for us to explore than 18 quintillion that are completely uninteresting and samey.
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you mean partially translating alien languages, only to never run across that alien species again, isn't fun for you?
 
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More details from someone who got to preview the update...

The first, most striking aspect of NEXT is, unsurprisingly, its visual overhaul - and, as the recent trailer will attest, it's genuinely remarkable just how different No Man's Sky looks. Its massively improved lighting, better atmospheric effects, and increased draw distances, alongside a gorgeous new cloud rendering system, improved textures, better water, an optional new third-person camera, and more, combine to create a much more subtle aesthetic.

Perhaps more than anything though, it's the newfound sense of scale that impresses, with the game now sporting a more "earth-like" planetary generation system. Mountains tower above undulating valleys, populated by looming trees, larger architectural "props", and notably improved fauna. Creatures feature more nuanced animations, improved AI, and a broader range of sounds, all of which help sell the illusion of life just that little bit harder.

Now, not only do you get a ship in the opening hour, you're given access to the the likes of the terraformer - enabling you to shape the earth at will, useful for carving out spots for bases or escaping a planet's harsh environment - as well as access to base building. Notably too, freighters - the vast starships that essentially act as giant, portable bases - are no longer the domain of the super rich, but will arrive early on as a freebie.

Additionally, your freighter is where you'll encounter the new frigate system. This wasn't a feature I saw myself during my playtime, but is described as something like Monster Hunter's Palico system. You can buy frigates - up to 50 in a fleet, which will be visible around your freighter - and each can have its own specialisations. Frigates are sent on procedurally generated missions which play out in real-time, and can be followed across the galaxy or simply left to complete their mission, reaping the rewards of a successful adventure.

Freighters are also home to the new procedurally-generated multiplayer quest system. Now, you're able to form wings and set out across the galaxy, working together to complete the likes of dogfighting missions and more. And speaking of multiplayer, it's impressive just how well integrated it is, feeing like a natural extension of the experience, rather than something awkwardly bolted onto the existing core.

NEXT's additions go much further though: building has received a major overhaul, with a greater focus on construction using individual pieces (floors, walls, ceilings, etc.) to make more elaborate, more distinct rooms and layouts - and I was especially taken with the way room pieces now automatically carve out the landscape, meaning it's easy to build cosy planetary bases underground, straight into the rock.

And, of course, with restrictions lifted in terms of base size and placement - you can now build anywhere on a planet - there's much greater scope for creativity. What's more, you can finally have multiple bases
And they're still not done.

And speaking of things to come, Hello Games has one last surprise in the form of its post-launch plans for NEXT. With three massive updates under its belt, the team is keen to adopt a schedule of smaller, regular updates, to ensure a consistent run of new experiences. To that end, it's implementing something akin to a live events programme, in which players can work to achieve certain community goals in order to earn a second currency that can be spent in a new in-game rewards shop.

That's still not all though; this will be joined by a new Galaxy map system, enabling players to scrutinise No Man's Sky from afar. It's a way of highlighting just how much of a living, changing space it is, thanks in large part to the tireless efforts of the game's remarkably engaged community.
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LouderVol said:
Agreed. There still needs to be a mission of some sort
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Agreed. No matter how many updates they keep making to this game, the bottom line is the core of what this game is just isnt fun to play. It's a bajillion miles wide and an inch deep. Yes, you can explore and discover. But that in of itself is not enough of a "carrot" to keep me playing. The planets are not interesting or diverse enough. Despite there being like 18 quintillion planets in the game, the assets start repeating themselves rather quickly even after exploring a handful of them. Plus they suffer from the "Star Wars" effect of every planet only having one climate and one environment. That's not interesting enough to keep me exploring just for the sake of it.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Agreed. No matter how many updates they keep making to this game, the bottom line is the core of what this game is just isnt fun to play. It's a bajillion miles wide and an inch deep. Yes, you can explore and discover. But that in of itself is not enough of a "carrot" to keep me playing. The planets are not interesting or diverse enough. Despite there being like 18 quintillion planets in the game, the assets start repeating themselves rather quickly even after exploring a handful of them. Plus they suffer from the "Star Wars" effect of every planet only having one climate and one environment. That's not interesting enough to keep me exploring just for the sake of it.
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And there are no unique elements within. No real ruins to explore, no puzzles. All I remember of the game was collecting enough resources to get to the next place. And then the next place was the same
 
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Take this game, strip it down, out in defense systems and more guns, make it a massive online player game in which once you die you restart and remarket it as a space PvP game and watch it explode.
 
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Spent a couple of hours on the new update this morning before work.


It seems to be a much more complete/polished game.
 
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The new update complicated the resource mining. You now have to gather resources and refine some of them to get the necessary ingredients to upgrade/refill gear.

I've been playing multiplayer with my two boys and overall it's a nice improvement.
 
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bronco104 said:
The new update complicated the resource mining. You now have to gather resources and refine some of them to get the necessary ingredients to upgrade/refill gear.

I've been playing multiplayer with my two boys and overall it's a nice improvement.
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Anything that slows down this game anymore is a terrible idea. I don't like the idea of having to refine stuff
 
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