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IGN First: No Man's Sky 21 Minute Gameplay Demo
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GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I've been thinking about those interiors and what I said about there possibly being apartments we can rent. Then resources also become a way of staying comfortably on a planet while you explore. It also adds another layer to the befriending system if they make it cheaper based on your standing with which ever race owned the building.
Inviusx
Member
The other thing that bugs me is that this planet was -165 degree celsius yet still had weird dragon/dinosaur creatures walking around. I know that I should suspend my disbelief because it's a game but it just looks like the planet seeding doesn't take climate into effect when it generates the fauna. Just looks silly to be honest.
SneakyStephan
Banned
To me the gameplay loop on the planet surface doesn't look any different from that of any other survival game out there (and is missing building or base building) and the shooting still looks bad.
The space stuff is going to have to carry this game for me if I play it
I can't relate to people getting excited about procedural generation, it's been done over and over in the past and has never produced interesting or fun content.
The space stuff is going to have to carry this game for me if I play it
I can't relate to people getting excited about procedural generation, it's been done over and over in the past and has never produced interesting or fun content.
Quantum253
Member
I thought the same thing. What got me though was when Sean mentioned, prior to attacking the trade vessel, that the moon had "water and islands and you can see a continent." Now if the planet was far enough away from the sun to be -165C, how could the moon support liquid water on the surface? I'm all for it, but that stood out to me.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
This is science fantasy folks, not science fiction. Can we just accept that please and not dissect it in a real world way.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Same.
BarringGaffner
Member
There are a lot of ways to scientifically justify that. Thicker atmosphere, younger moon with hot core, etc. The best justification though is 'who cares'?
Therefore, it can never produce something interesting?
Even if I'd agreed with your premise (and I absolutely don't, but whatever, different strokes), your conclusion makes no sense. Judge the game, by itself, not your preconceptions. But the hype of this thing is getting on my nerve, even though I'm looking forward toward it.
Yeah, this was my reaction, too -- this video significantly reduced my interest in the game.
Crazypanda_85
Member
Exactly! I still don't understand why people come to a video games and films that does not take place in reality and tack on real world expectations.
For some of the elements that people are disappointed by, I can understand the feeling but it doesn't detract from my hype for the game. It doesn't look that different from what has been shown before and from what I expected. As an sci-fi / fantasy fan, I'm excited for NMS to drop
2blackcats
Member
The sleeping part kind of confused me. Don't see how the game can be a shared universe. What would an observer watching that planet have seen when Sean took his nap?
Hyped as fuck though.
Hyped as fuck though.
Game keeps looking better with every new video. I've finally pulled the trigger and pre ordered on PSN seeing as I think I'll play this all generation long.
The possibilities of what to do in this are just mind blogging, though I'm leaning more towards explorer/protector role.
Every time Sean pulls up the galactic map, my jaw hits the floor at the scope of this game. It's unreal!
The possibilities of what to do in this are just mind blogging, though I'm leaning more towards explorer/protector role.
Every time Sean pulls up the galactic map, my jaw hits the floor at the scope of this game. It's unreal!
Just the idea of a galaxy this big is mind-blowing to me.
The idea of the planets all being as large scale as they are and explorable is mind-blowing to me.
The fact that they have transitions from space to planet is mind-blowing to me.
The idea that everything is there to be explored and that I will be able to play the game and discover planets and see things that no one else will ever see is mind-blowing to me.
I can't wait
The idea of the planets all being as large scale as they are and explorable is mind-blowing to me.
The fact that they have transitions from space to planet is mind-blowing to me.
The idea that everything is there to be explored and that I will be able to play the game and discover planets and see things that no one else will ever see is mind-blowing to me.
I can't wait
Sean nails it every single time he presents this game.. So good...
Have really enjoyed seeing him gradually present things since the beginning, the flow of info so far whilst trying not to give too much away, not an easy task. The team must be so keen to see this thing released by now hah..Can't freaking wait.
Have really enjoyed seeing him gradually present things since the beginning, the flow of info so far whilst trying not to give too much away, not an easy task. The team must be so keen to see this thing released by now hah..Can't freaking wait.
redfirm
Banned
Maybe its not water. maybe its something else?
Game is 60fps on PS4, its one of the things they're always aimed for.
Oh really? I didn't know they were actually realistically aiming for that!
That's great (old) news then.
That's great. Makes PSVR support quite likely. I think Sony will announce this at E3. It could huge if PSVR launches with VR support for No Man's Sky .
That would actually be on the level of a Wipeout VR announcement for me. The character in NMS moves pretty slowly. Maybe that's a deliberate choice to reduce potential motion sickness? *putsontinfoilhat*
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I think this is a new interview:
http://time.com/4286611/no-mans-sky-lets-you-explore-a-universe-sized-universe/
http://time.com/4286611/no-mans-sky-lets-you-explore-a-universe-sized-universe/
Huggers
Member
I can't work out what I think of this game. Obviously it's sense of scale has always been incredible. We're seeing more and more of the mechanics of the gameplay now and I can't really tell whether it's for me or not. I feel like I might need more focus on what to do. Need to play it, I'll be buying it day one regardless
Looks pretty sweet so far. Think I'm going to jump on this day 1 (or not long after).
I'm hoping it's an easy game to pick-up and play in short bursts as I'm a bit time constrained and the universe is a big ass place.
Has it been confirmed that we can have more than one ship? I'd like a chance to create a vessel solely for exploring, one for trading and a gunship for being a space-dick.
I'm hoping it's an easy game to pick-up and play in short bursts as I'm a bit time constrained and the universe is a big ass place.
Has it been confirmed that we can have more than one ship? I'd like a chance to create a vessel solely for exploring, one for trading and a gunship for being a space-dick.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
If you've ever played outside of the narrative of games like The Witcher 3, GTA or Farcry, you'll have a better idea of how this game is meant to feel. Thank of it as an interstellar version of Don't Starve but with far more sophisticated interactions and technology.
Dommel
Member
That's for demo purposes, he explained in an interview with Giant Bomb that in the game planets can be much further away from each other (iirc 15+ minutes of space flight).
HarryHengst
Member
Even moreso when you look down that dot in the center of the image is the size of the demo area. It's insane. In fact, let's figure out how insane.
Let's say the world is roughly about 1300 pixels in diameter in this image. So assuming my math is right, the surface area of the world (A = 4 π r^2) would be 5,309,292 pixels. If we say the reticle dot that represents the land demo has an area of about 6 pixels, then the demo area we saw is only about 0.00011% of this world's surface.
Unfortunately this doesnt really mean much, as the entire surface of the planet is a single climate and probably also the same X number of creatures. So while such a huge planet looks nice, there doesnt seem to be too much reason to want to fully explore it. Which is as intended, as HG actively wants you to go to different planets to see new climates and plants and people and such, instead of staying on one planet all the time.
David Ricardo
Member
It looks like PC. It's the same game we saw in the other videos but with much better AA and a smooth frame rate.
In the menus you could see R1/L1/options button prompts, but I don't think that is running on a PS4.
CarbonFire
Member
No need to be concerned. All the planets ARE closer together, at least a lot closer than they would be in "reality". No way to get those huge moon skyboxes otherwise. There will be farther away planets as well, but huge moons and planets looming on the horizon will likely be the rule, more than the exception.
As some have pointed out, this is firmly in the science fantasy realm. It's evoking the mid century sci fi book cover aesthetic, rather than trying to be something like Elite: Dangerous.
Dragon Puncher
Member
Does anybody have info on penalties for dying in the game? I remember reading that you would lose resourses and maybe even your ship, but here it seems like there is basically no penalty.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
I knew that was the original aim but never really knew if they hit 60fps or changed to 30fps. Good news if that's the case though and a pretty good sign it will get PS-VR support later on too.
My favorite aspect of Minecraft was exploration. This takes it up a million notches. It'll definitely be endless.
Inviusx
Member
This is another thing that annoys me. I understand that the whole point of the game is to travel and explore but that lack of persistence is troubling. Say I choose to mine underground and find something cool or unique like a large underground mineral deposit or a massive cave system, If I leave the planet then all of that progress is wiped.
They keep saying that we shouldn't get too attached to the planets and should be drawn to keep travelling around but if the planets are so static and restrictive then what is the draw to continue travelling and exploring? It's like a snake eating its tail.
That quote really killed my hype. I get the impression this game is all scale with no substance.
That is what you get for having a complete universe, they are also pushing procedural generation to a point where we haver seen it before, even the Elite games don't have such complex systems such as whole ecologies.
In turn you also pay something for that, but it would be weird to expect not pay something for it. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
I never wanted more from this game than for it to be an awesome tech demo. Not necessarily willing to pay 60$ for it, but I will definitely get it at some point.
TheCanisDirus
Member
That's not the case. I can't prove it but in one interview (maybe the previous IGN first) i could have sworn he said thing you do to a planet will remain but are only visible to you and not other players if another player ever discovers your holes in the ground etc. It's stored locally i believe he said. (someone correct me if wrong)
Vincent Grayson
Member
Probably not, because then anyone playing in the same physical location would start on the same planet.
oh come on, "troubling". this is known since months. you either accept this or don't. it can't be "troubling". you're not losing your sleep over this.
it's not. you hop onto a planet, you find whatever you need, you look if that particular stop in your journey can be used to gain new information/technology/resources, you move on to a new planet, until the centre of the galaxy. this is the main flow for the game and it has been known as well for months. stop projecting things on this game: it's not going to be either minecraft or space engineers. if you want those, get'em, this will scratch a different itch.
i look at it the same way i look at, say, mobs in MMO's. the "content" needs to "respawn" to keep you playing. if you could ultimately clear an area on your own, it doesn't seem fair that the guy who happens across your planet doesn't get anything for being there. plus persistence in a game this vast must be far too much data to handle. we're talking real world sized planets and it remembering a small hole you dug years ago. ultimately you'll probably never find a favorite planet you want to settle down on. lol. it wants you to keep pushing forward. and seeing new generated planets.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Looks to be coming along beautifully. I honestly can't wait.
That's not true, everything gets regenerated exactly how you left it down to the rock.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
I've heard opposite. I've heard that only things like blowing up space stations and major things like that will stay in the persistent universe or whatever you call it. But things like blowing up holes in the ground get wiped off the memory.
dead monkey uk
Member
He plays with a Playstation 4 controller and their are PS button prompts, I think its just a better running new build, unless someone knows different?
You would think Sony will be pushing for improvements so they can announce NMS VR.