Posted on: October 11, 2016

Shaddohh

Games: 27 Reviews: 1

No Man's Lie

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.

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Posted on: October 16, 2016

Cobalt2000

Verified owner

Games: 98 Reviews: 6

Lots of hype, little substance

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.

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Posted on: October 21, 2016

tarwyn

Games: 133 Reviews: 1

Avoid at all cost!

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.

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Posted on: October 21, 2016

RalfW

Verified owner

Games: 84 Reviews: 1

Try reaching the sky - with another game

I am rather disappointed about this game that promised much - but failed to deliver up to now. Gameplay? Performance? Come on, you should do better. My personal naive hope is: may the developers have raised enough money from full-price-early-adopters like me to finish their dream of a satisfying game and release it to the community. This "game experience" makes me avoid any title with "procedurally generated" as advertisement buzzword (put that in a row with "rogue like" and you'll end up playing chess for a long time).

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Posted on: October 23, 2016

alekc2

Games: 490 Reviews: 7

Great idea - very poor execution

Great idea with very poor execution. After reading about performance issues on PC I've tried it on PS4 and the game can lag even in intro screen when you travel in space (already after downloading an update). Putting aside performance issues on different hardware/configuration combination, after spending around 1h playing No Man's sky I must say that the game is pointless. You start on a planet and walk around trying to survive by collecting different artifacts and recharging different machinery just to take off and travel through space. It is boring. Waste of money. It is a pity because IMHO great idea has been completely wasted.

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