So, any gamers here looking forward to playing this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_pU6RNxCo

I think it looks amazing. 15, 20 years ago I would have been so psyched but I find anymore that when I purchase a game, it just sits there and I never really get around to playing it anymore. I guess I can't claim to be a gamer anymore.

"No Man's Sky - EXPLORE, FIGHT, TRADE, and SURVIVE"

Didn't I play this back in the 90s, when it was called Civilization?

Maybe but Civilization didn't look anything like this. Kinda pricey, I'll wait till Steam has it on sale.

Well we are old fashioned. We make a living from live action gaming, which we naturally prefer to virtual games. We like the atmosphere and sociability of live games. Much like we prefer live magic over TV magic and so on. The computer games do look wonderful and are convenient.

While I really, really admire open world games...as an old school gamer they drive me crazy. Too many variables and options. I need a mission and the satisfaction that is granted when that mission is accomplished. I like A to B with a clear ending. RPGs...no thank you. Too much voluntary interaction. I can get that in real life, so this feature is just more stress and not relaxation. As an introvert with extrovert tendencies (yeah, I took the test), I prefer just getting down to business.

Now, that said, I do like the games that give you that satisfaction, but then offer you the opportunity to go back and explore after your "game" is complete, and even download further missions. That's cool. The latest Tomb Raider was great for me in that way. It was really close in attitude and performance as classic Tomb Raider games, but the graphics were obviously superior and it had a straight forward mission which made me feel...in my sad life way...that I had accomplished something. Then, I downloaded another mission, and felt even better.

Http://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacid......cant-do/

"So we've officially reached the end of the hype. The reviews are in, the players are starting to leave, and the universe of No Man's Sky is becoming emptier than ever. What happened?"

People are leaving the game because the devs left out everything that they had promised to include upon release, including multiplayer. Not only that, but it became a game less about survival and more about exploration. When it comes to combat, it's not frequent.

Http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2......he-game/

Game endings revealed at link.

I personally enjoy this game greatly. I just relax and hop in my ship to go trip out when I accidentally turn 180 and a planet bigger than anything I've seen surprises me. After this I fly to the planet to find the most beautifully innocent bear humanoid creatures that seem a bit skiddish, but they can wander if you keep a low profile. Among these creatures was an awkward 40ft featherless bird like creature with a striking beak. The only one among the bear things, he harmed nothing. Their existence on the desolate rock that I stumbled upon moved me. That is why I love this game.

Beautiful sunsets, strange geographic constructions, and the weirdest gender naming system... I digress. This isn't for everyone, but it is definitely for me. The planet was named something smutty, but I will not say it, not retain it in my mind.


I would love to see what they do in updates regarding the post launch troubles their company spoke of resolving. If the product is incomplete, they should have waited, but death threats can rush a person (assuming such things actually happened.)

In any case I wouldn't recommend this game, but I would buy it at full price again.

I watched a bunch of previews of the games, and was under the impression that the whole point of the game was that it was open ended. Complaining about the END of the game seems a bit disingenuous to me.

I only say that I wouldn't recommend because of my usual reservations with recommending videogames. I love the elder scrolls: oblivion, but I only know a few people who like it, and only one who is crazy about it like me, but the point is this is a great game that is getting a lot of bad press.