No Man's Sky

There are a lot of things developers lied to us about and these lies make me very sad and discontent with the game. While itself it's not that bad it has two crucial drawbacks: the price and the never-implemented features. I'd refund this if I could. A note to myself to never preorder anything relatively 'big' on GOG.

Remarkably disappointing. Not only did it not live up to the admittidly unrealistic hype that it generated, it turned out to be completely devoid of content altogether. The devs have encroached on dishonesty while marketing the game, perhaps having even crossed that line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYNriatnYkE

Two months after release and only one minor patch? That is not okay. The game performs very poorly, and none of the content in the marketed images is actually there. No factions, no diverse planets, no portals, no sandworms, and no real gameplay. This is the epitome of false advertising. Even the images on the store page are still false! Do not let yourself be fooled by the fervor of fanboys, this is more of an excercise in marketing than a game. If I could still get a refund, I would. I held out in the hopes that Sean Murray, the creator, would at least live up to his promise of regular updates adding content. Instead, he has gone into hiding as a result of the reaction to his uncovered lies. There are countless videos chronicling the endless list of lies. No, not false promises, outright LIES. The developers and the publisher have blatantly lied to everyone about what this "game" encompasses. Look it up if you don't believe me, it would take more space than I am permitted here to describe every last lie. Bottom line? Do not give money to these scam artists. If you need a space simulator, wait for Star Citizen. At least they have been 100% transparent and willing to interact with the community.

Those praising the procedurally-generated universe must not have played Ellite 34 years ago. Yes, the graphics in Elite were much simpler, but it was a masterpiece of programming, residing in a few dozen kilobytes. No Man's Sky is of course much better looking, but it takes away the commerce element and especially any enjoyment of the combat sections, that are so bland as to be just a nuisance. Space combat is not based on skill, but rahter just on how much armor-fixing material you have in tour ship. No trace of real dogfighting, no adrenaline. Ground combat means standing still and firing at the few enemy types you encounter. The planets are all essentially the same, rare minerals conveniently surface every twenty meters. Think of how varied the Earth landscape is: this is NOT how it works in NMS. Planets are just as repetitive as the ones you could explore in the first Mass Effect - but there, they were just a minor part of the game, here they are all there is. May be worth buying at less than ten euros, not more.

Unfinished, poorly optimized, buggy mess of a game that fails to deliver most of what was promised. Developer has gone silent since release. Don't give them any more money, it's not worth it.