Schmick
Member
The game is on Gamepass maybe being there is partly helping with the finances.
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Synless
Member
Final Fantasy XIV. This is a good runner up though.Greatest turn around in gaming history?
Mister Wolf!!!!!
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Harlock
Member
The problem is that all missions are just collect stuff here, go there, and read a lot of meta-text. Not fun to do again.
March Climber
Member
Duchess
Member
This was actually one of my favourite games on PS4. I couldn't stop playing it. Just exploring planets, doing mission, etc. Was great fun. Took me yonks to reach the centre of the galaxy.
It's funny, as you get closer to the galactic core, the more planets and systems discovered by others you'll come across. Further out, you tend to find bugger all.
It's funny, as you get closer to the galactic core, the more planets and systems discovered by others you'll come across. Further out, you tend to find bugger all.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Is there a roadmap or interview highlighting what they're planning on doing over the next couple of years?
ReBurn
Gold Member
purvispisgah
Member
The Internet Historian video about this game's turnaround is one of my all time favorites. Never played the game but am really happy for Sean Murray and the Hello Games team.
March Climber
Member
Only Sean Murray's tweets and their website. They've mainly just been dropping surprise updates. Last year he acknowledged all of the features people want like more story, PvP, and more gameplay loop options. He said they still have way, way more planned and want to keep the momentum going.
Sean Murray Says No Man's Sky Isn't Finished 'By a Long Shot' - IGN
No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray says his galaxy-spanning sandbox isn't close to being finished, despite receiving its 19th major update today.
It's clear that they're learning a ton from this game and whatever huge game they make next, years down the line, will end up way better for it.
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OuterLimits
Member
Love the game, but not a fan of this update at the moment.
pirate attacks now happen on planets, not just in space. So merely flying on a planet trying to locate buildings is constantly interrupted by: "Warning, threat detected" and pirates attacking you soon after unless you land your ship quickly.
Also, a new feature is pirates attacking settlements on planets. Which is pretty fun(and earns you 250k credit) but they happen constantly. Within 30 seconds of leaving your ship at a settlement, chances are well above 50% that pirates are attacking it.
so yeah, they need to scale back this nonsense. It's just not much fun atm dealing with constant attacks.
pirate attacks now happen on planets, not just in space. So merely flying on a planet trying to locate buildings is constantly interrupted by: "Warning, threat detected" and pirates attacking you soon after unless you land your ship quickly.
Also, a new feature is pirates attacking settlements on planets. Which is pretty fun(and earns you 250k credit) but they happen constantly. Within 30 seconds of leaving your ship at a settlement, chances are well above 50% that pirates are attacking it.
so yeah, they need to scale back this nonsense. It's just not much fun atm dealing with constant attacks.
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Dr.D00p
Member
Greatest turn around in gaming history?
Maybe in reputational terms for the devs, but the game? I don't know. It still gives off the vibe of being a 'mile wide but only an inch deep', IMO.
EDMIX
Member
sir, if you want a new Sim City just say that lol
treemk
Banned
$60 on steam / $30 on sale is a good indication that the game is still selling, making a ton of money up font, low studio overhead, and moving copies with every update is how they keep doing it.
FromDuskTillGameOver
Member
EDMIX
Member
it still hurts...
DAMN YOU EA!!!!!
Facts, that series as so good. I'm surprised not many stepped up to fill in that void.
With how they are updating No Man Sky, at least some of that stuff sounds likely down the line.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
Small Independent studio that sold millions of copies on a promise at launch due to ultra hype.
While a big AAA studio like EA would have taken the money, laughed and handed it off to investors these guys didn't have any of that.
They looked at the big pile of millions, paid their staff and kept working. Simple really it's one of the reasons the whole "we need a GaaS model to keep supporting our game" is a lie. All it takes is for a company to set aside a chunk of profits to pay a fixed team for a fixed amount of time, and if any further profits come in they go back into the game too.
I mean if this style couldent work, then why are these guys just able to do it?
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GHG
Member
A company marketing their game as "live service" is basically code for "it's not finished but you will buy it anyway".
Companies who actually do a good job with improving and iterating their games tend to quietly get on with it, no roadmap bullshit and no "live service" PR/marketing spiel.
MaKTaiL
Member
It was a bug and they already fixed it on experimental on PC.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Meanwhile some people seem to laugh at Hello Games and hound them till the end of their days and EA will keep laughing.
Very very well said.
mitch1971
Member
SPACECOWS?!!!!Yes
