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[codhand]

Well considering the UI is the best thing about Destiny....

 

[ironcreed]

Planetary landing and exploration will come in an expansion at a later time for Elite Dangerous. Also, ED is more of a simulation than No Man's Sky. NMS is more arcadey.

No Man's Sky just looks more fleshed-out and fun on the whole for me.

 

[Chezzymann]

God their player is terrible. Constant stuttering. I'll just wait for the Youtube link.

 

[metareferential]

Damn the world is so big.

And it's so cool that everything ties together nicely in a way you'd expect: planets revolve around their axis, there's night-day cycles, elements work together via chemistry (albeit a new sci-fi one), etc.

I'm going to love it.

 

[Hoje0308]

Jesus, man. Exploring a planet, flying around it and then just leaving the atmosphere and moving on to another one where I can land and do the same is like dream come true type of stuff for me.

I've had daydreams of doing just that while I was a kid and have been wanted a game like this since I realized the medium would one day be capable of providing such a thing.

 

[vypek]

Did anyone else become less positive about this game after he started shooting to mine resources. Also shooting a goat resulted in him being destroyed by a robot army seems like it would get old quickly.

But the tech behind this game and the scope of exploration looks like it will keep me interested, also the soundtrack seems like it will be great.

I wonder if the wanted level goes up quickly all the time by killing a single animal. Figured it would be built around continued antagonizing by the player.

And I do hate the shooting to mine resources.

 

[ironcreed]

I've had daydreams of doing just that while I was a kid and have been wanted a game like this since I realized the medium would one day be capable of providing such a thing.

I hear you, my friend. This game needs to get here and fast.

 

[Bsigg12]

I wonder if the wanted level goes up quickly all the time by killing a single animal. Figured it would be built around continued antagonizing by the player.

It seemed like he did it right in front of a sentinel so that's why he instantly had a wanted level.

 

[cackhyena]

Jesus, the shitty video player won't even start for me. Waiting for youtube.

 

[amnesiac]

The only thing that has me worried is the sensitivity of the Sentinels. Sean defending himself from a hostile animal resulted in his death, and we've heard about this on more than one occasion. Wonder if the sensitivity is raised to keep the "action" going for the E3 build.

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

I've had daydreams of doing just that while I was a kid and have been wanted a game like this since I realized the medium would one day be capable of providing such a thing.

Amen to that.

 

[AmaterasuOni]

Why can't I get this now? I need No Man's Sky in my life. I need it now. Please?

 

[JayWood2010]

Looks really good. Do we have a release window or not yet? Is it going to be 2015 at least?

 

[Exile20]

The pop in was really bad and the frame rate was atrocious(was it the game or ign player?)

This is coming for pc right?

 

[Pop]

Looks magical. I want it now

Not worried about the draw distance or visuals. This is Sean's personal build of the game. So who knows why he had it this way. Probably because it's a stable build right now.

Edit: Framerate looked fine. Only at times it dipped when turning the character. Again, no telling how old the build is.

 

[Croatoan]

Mind blow when you realize that the galaxy (universe?) is essentially endless. There is no way the whole thing will ever be explored.

The galaxy map gives you that sense of awe and makes you feel very small.

 

[hydruxo]

That plasma cutter upgrade had me like

 

[UncleSporky]

Draw distance could be better, yes, but the game's tech is incredible. Unless there's another real-time procedurally generated game with better graphics?

There's really nothing that incredible about procedural generation from a programming standpoint. It's just become popular recently as people have looked for infinite replayability, stuff like Dwarf Fortress or Minecraft.

I'm not saying the game isn't great, only that there is nothing really remarkable about procedural generation.

 

[OneUh8]

IGN player is so bad. Wait for YT I guess.

 

[Boke1879]

Waiting for a youtube link. IGN's player is so shit for me.

 

[Bojanglez]

I really hope they have some kind of passive multiplayer, kind of like on Journey so you can interact but not necessarily in combat. I guess the hard bit would be actually finding another player in the galaxy as it is so vast.

 

[DrKelpo]

I've had daydreams of doing just that while I was a kid and have been wanted a game like this since I realized the medium would one day be capable of providing such a thing.

that almost made me a little teary-eyed.

I'm pretty excited for this one

 

[ironcreed]

Just think of how long you could spend merely exploring one giant planet that will ultimately amount to nothing but a mere grain of sand in a vast sea of solar systems. This game is absolutely nuts.

 

[vypek]

It seemed like he did it right in front of a sentinel so that's why he instantly had a wanted level.

You're right. Then it isn't so bad.

 

[RK9039]

Combat seems a bit weak, but the exploration looks pretty cool.

 

[TheCarrotKiller]

Watching that made me truly realise how big this game actually is and it makes me wonder if this can be real. I was completely sold before this, but now I feel like this could be the ultimate game, for this genre of course.
Absolutely astonishing what they have created, this has climbed to the no.1 spot in my anticipation list and I would happily pay $100 to be able to play this game. Please come out this year!

 

[Gowans]

Looks lovely, UI is very destiny.

 

[Bojanglez]

Has there been much said about the audio in the game? It would be cool if the music is procedurally generated too, so each planet has its own soundtrack.

 

[Mobius 1]

It would be great if this game sparked curiosity about space exploration in kids, in the same manner that Minecraft has influenced many to learn about building things and programming.

 

[ironcreed]

Combat seems a bit weak, but the exploration looks pretty cool.

I am sure it will be serviceable with all things considered. After all, this is not COD.

 

[Peltz]

The pop in was really bad and the frame rate was atrocious(was it the game or ign player?)

It was definitely the ign player. At 1080p, the footage looked like a stuttering mess. I dropped the ign player down to 720p, and it looked like a buttery smooth 60fps. No stuttering at all. Particle effects also looked very smooth.

 

[Matrix XII]

Looks amazing. My most anticipated game this year.

 

[Pop]

I really hope they have some kind of passive multiplayer, kind of like on Journey so you can interact but not necessarily in combat. I guess the hard bit would be actually finding another player in the galaxy as it is so vast.

He was next to a trade station. Saw some ships coming in and out. Sean said that those ships could be other players or could be AI. You can meet other players but it's such a small slim chance.

 

[RK9039]

I am sure it will be serviceable with all things considered. After all, this is not COD.

Yeah it's more like Minecraft.

 

[Klyka]

I haven't watched the video, what do they do in it?

 

[UncleSporky]

I've had daydreams of doing just that while I was a kid and have been wanted a game like this since I realized the medium would one day be capable of providing such a thing.

Games like this have existed before, just with much worse controls and graphics.

For example Noctis from the year 2000. The planet with its weird colors even is reminiscent of No Man's Sky.

 

[vypek]

This link might work for better viewing until YT link goes up later:

http://assets3.ign.com/videos/zenco...7bbc1659c7b3f7744859-1700000-1435885151-w.mp4

 

[Bsigg12]

Holy shit at the size of the star map.

 

[thehillissilent]

The game seems to want you to keep on the move from planet to planet to the center. I can't see myself exploring and mining a planet beyond 15 minutes or so.

I just wished that the universe has a lore similar to the Elite series so I wouldn't have to guess the different federations and such. I would like to know who I'm fighting for.

 

[bigwinnerx]

 

[loganclaws]

Just think of how long you could spend merely exploring one giant planet that will ultimately amount to nothing but a mere grain of sand in a vast sea of solar systems. This game is absolutely nuts.

Imagine how bored you'll be! Seriously guys, think about it. Don't want to shit on this thread, but I can't help but think the backlash on this game is going to be glorious.

Yes I'm the guy doing the giveaway for this game if it has an 8+ user score on metacritic after 2 months of its release date.

 

[ironcreed]

Looks lovely, UI is very destiny.

Yes, very clean. That is one area where I will give Destiny some credit.

 

[RiverKwai]

There's really nothing that incredible about procedural generation from a programming standpoint. It's just become popular recently as people have looked for infinite replayability, stuff like Dwarf Fortress or Minecraft.

I'm not saying the game isn't great, only that there is nothing really remarkable about procedural generation.

The way they are implementing it is pretty unique.

Has there been much said about the audio in the game? It would be cool if the music is procedurally generated too, so each planet has its own soundtrack.

Yes, the audio score is also procedural.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Has there been much said about the audio in the game? It would be cool if the music is procedurally generated too, so each planet has its own soundtrack.

65daysofstatic is doing the soundtrack and it's procedurally generated too, similar to how Portal 2 did its soundtrack.

Here's a Game Informer write-up on it: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...-the-infinite-soundtrack-of-no-man-s-sky.aspx

 

[Dredd97]

He was next to a trade station. Saw some ships coming in and out. Sean said that those ships could be other players or could be AI. You can meet other players but it's such a small slim chance.

even with 50 million players playing at the same time, each player has a pool of about 340 billion planets to explore..

I'd say although not mathematically impossible, the chances of meeting somebody else is so remote as to not register...

 

[Summer Haze]

I wonder if this will be 60fps on PS4? I hope so.

 

[muteki]

The only thing I don't like about it is it seems like you just highlight a star and press square to go there, I'm not sure you can just fly toward one of those white dots and have a solar system slowly reveal as you get closer.

The amount of resistance you see with each increasing wanted level also seems off, but that could just be for illustrations sake and be tweaked later. It wasn't anything but increasing amounts of drones until the highest level.

 

[darkwing]

this is getting annoying, just give us the release date

 

[renegade_dewitt]

Just when they were getting to that next planet....WHAT A TEASE IGN! FU!

 

[Trouble]

This link might work for better viewing until YT link goes up later:

http://assets3.ign.com/videos/zenco...7bbc1659c7b3f7744859-1700000-1435885151-w.mp4

THANK YOU

So much better than the shitty IGN player.