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No Man's Sky - 18 minute uninterrupted gameplay demo
- Thread starter amnesiac
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The more I see of this game, the more I wish it was a full-fledged MMO.
It feels like it is going to NEED a more in-depth multiplayer component to hold people's attentions.
However, I understand that doing that would make the vast openness of the game's universe limited in terms of server stability. Having every single person active in the same universe with quintillions of planets, lifeforms, etc... to keep track of is probably impossible.
But, allowing people to form factions (guilds), fighting over territory, forming alliances, etc... I just don't see how the game's AI by itself will be compelling enough to keep everyone coming back for more. I don't see a very rewarding 'progression' in this game other than ship/suit/gun upgrades. It feels like a 1.) scan & farm planets, 2.) sell resources and uploaded data, 3.) upgrade your ship/suit/guns to unlock new planets, 4.) repeat until you reach the middle of the galaxy/universe.
I really want to love this game. I really want to jump on the hype. It just seems like it'll be boring in a few short hours without a truly tangible multiplayer element. But I can totally understand that a more involved multiplayer element would probably compromise Sean's original philosophy for the game.
So, I'm still on the fence about this game.
You are right that having a MMO component would add a lot of depth, but that doesn't mean that a single player game like this is not without merit. I can easily see my self putting 50-100 hours in this game just flying around and finding new stuff.
Elite Dangerous it a little more what you are talking about, and hopefully once they add Planetary Landings it will be even closer.
There is plenty of room for space exploration games of all shapes and sizes in games. Hopefully some big publishers will be less scared if these games are successful.
That, but way more dangerous and unforgiving in the survival sense. A hell of a lot more to do and see as well, lol.
Underztandable. I want to see how they're going to get the player to keep playing. The game doesn't end, but people can only "discover" so much until they get bored.
So he is just a thread shitter. And an inconsistent one at that.
a secret-boss
Banned
augh wat a tease of an ending
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Lost excitement for this game. Seeing gameplay just makes it look incredibly boring. Maybe it's just one of them you need to play to understand but I do like the idea of exploring and travelling to different planets.
Icyflamez96
Member
The only niggling issues I'm seeing is the pop-up of assets, but I'm willing to accept that for this
I'm not seeing the framerate issues some people were mentioning in page 1 at all.
This looks fun as hell and super engaging. I can't wait to explore, I like the approach to mining, combat, creatures, you name it.
I'm not seeing the framerate issues some people were mentioning in page 1 at all.
This looks fun as hell and super engaging. I can't wait to explore, I like the approach to mining, combat, creatures, you name it.
Looked amazing to me.
Maybe like all games, this will have an audience that is right for it.
If you get sick of salvaging, upgrading and exploring, then upgrade and make your way to the center of the galaxy as fast as you can. That is the ultimate goal if you feel like you need one. But the game can be enjoyed far beyond that for those who want to.
At 7:07 it sounds like Sean confirms multiplayer. "They could be AI, they could potentially be other players," when discussing the ships coming in and out of the docking station. Still watching so I'll see if there's more context to that, but it sounds like MP is definitely in.
Glorious? Interesting choice of word there. That makes it sound like you want it to be a disaster. :/
xBladeM6x
Member
That tease was so good. I love to think he only mentioned it out of spite for all the people who compare him (Sean Murray) to Peter Molyneux. They seriously need to add a single species of Molyneux to some planet near the center of the galaxy, and whoever finds it first wins some real life prize.
You're not all persistently connected, but once "close enough" to another player, you seamlessly transition into the same lobby, with no warning.
mrqs
Member
The game WILL be boring, at times. Will be amazing too. That's the point. Minecraft is boring as hell at times, but that doesn't mean that the game isn't great and amazing to explore.
No Man's Sky is just that. Exploration, discovery and freedom.
If you think that's a bad thing, than this game is not for you.
No Man's Sky is just that. Exploration, discovery and freedom.
If you think that's a bad thing, than this game is not for you.
Pop
Member
This opinion doesn't fly. You could say the same thing about every other game. Millions every year buy COD, people are still buying Minecraft. The thing is if a person can't get excited about exploring endlessly freely then just maybe the game isn't for them. But again, the game has more then just exploring.
Netherscourge
Banned
I just hope there is a lot more treasure-hunting aspects added to this game.
So far, it seems like everyone is doing the same exact thing and finding the same types of things. (resources, scanning discoveries, etc...)
Will we be able find unique alien ship/suit/gun upgrades, for example? Like on a random planet with some random exploration, can we accidentally find something physical that we can collect and add to upgrade ourselves? What about finding a new ...SHIP in a undiscovered cave that we could claim? That would be a nice 'soil your pants' moment!
I just think exploration needs to be rewarded as part of the progression of the game, just as much as scanning and farming resources is needed to acquire currency to buy the predetermined things at trading posts/space stations.
I think it's more fun to discover real things that you can physically use, than to just hit the scan and upload buttons between shopping trips.
Maybe that's in the game too - but I don't know. I haven't heard anything like that yet.
I can live without the MMO-stuff, but there needs to be a hook for me to keep me coming back for more. I haven't seen a hook like that yet.
Veritigo_X
Member
Haha, next NMS thread it's going to need a 95+ on metacritic after a year.
My sentiments. Been playing since early 70s.
So like Journey or Destiny. That's super rad. I thought it would be a completely solitary experience, but it seems I was wrong.
60hz rendering means less CPU/GPU "per TimeUnit" is available to the world-generators as well, leading to potentially more latency to spawn details.androvsky said:
Also most of the time generating is highly temporally coherent work, so I expect draw-in distance is still limited by render-load as well.
Yes. You can find crashed ships that you can fix and make your own. You also find blueprints for upgrading your gear.
Ingueferroque
Banned
The UI reminds me of Destiny.
Prototype Viktor
Member
at this rate i bet that at the end of this month of no man sky IGN is running a date will be given
so maybe IGN will fuck up and put it out early in the site code
BlackBanditSho
Member
Game looks amazing. The only complaint I have is that they didn't use real chemistry. I was never good at it and this would've been a fun way to learn.
nitpicking. I love what they've shown.
nitpicking. I love what they've shown.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
I cannot handle this. I feel it in my chest that this game is coming out in 2015. I will literally through every other 2015 game in the trash for this.
But there are things we use. The reward will be in getting constantly better ships and gear in general as we discover and salvage. Beyond the planets, there are also ports and space stations, encounters with increasingly hostile alien life, etc. Which means that we will more than likely get our hands on alien tech as well.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Definitely keep showing guys sitting, staring at the screen. We don't want to see the game, anyway.
Darth Smurf X
Member
I made a GIF ( just before GAF went down briefly) of the part where I think is evidence of some terrain deformation
Definitely looks it
Gorgeous.
Oh I know, dude.... day 1. Game looks absolutely amazing.
Love the scale and enormity of it. It's gonna be nice to be able to go from combat centric to just chilling out and exploring. Can't wait to hear the full 65 Days of Static soundtrack.
edit:
Direct link to full 1080p sign vid:
http://assets3.ign.com/videos/zencoder/2015/7/3/1920/346b7c354f817bbc1659c7b3f7744859-9000000-1435885151-w.mp4
editedit: beaten but I'll leave it.
You just described Minecraft, yep, bomba!
No problem!