Posted on: August 13, 2016

DemiCentaure

Games: 40 Reviews: 1

Exactly what we all feared.

This game is basically a very simplified version of Starbound mixed with Elite Dangerous, emphasize on VERY simplified. Please note that this opinion was made after a 2h playtime in a VERY laggy and almost unplayable game. From what I've seen, both in my game and from streams and reviews, all the planets are mechanically the same. Color is their only true difference. All of the vegetation and animals are useless, they all yield the same material (carbon, and carbon only) every, single, time. Their general shape might change but they are really exactly the same and of no use and effect. Every single planet seem inhabited by outposts, that are always the same, in which you find always the same three types of material, isotopes, oxides and neutral elements, that you find in the exact same containers everytime. Your inventory is also very limited so a game session is usually 15 minutes of gathering to fill up your space, 5 minutes of travel to the nearest spacestation, then you sell almost everything, leave and repeat. Once you got enough materials, you upgrage your ship and leave to the next star system, in which you'll do the exact same thing all over again. The procedurally generated world adds nothing in my opinion, the changes are exclusively visual since every planet is the same earthlike rocky planet with lakes and grass of various colors, that don't affect gameplay in any way. There is also zero variety in buildings and outposts. I hoped that I would be wrong but this game is exactly what we all knew it would be. A poor game under a pretty mask.

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Posted on: August 14, 2016

LeheL

Games: 34 Reviews: 1

20$ Indie Game sold for 60$

Alright the hype for this game was really big. BIG really BIG. But at the end a small game studio is not able to make the perfect game we all waited for. And that is fine. BUT then dear devs don't tell us how awesome your game is and don't tell us that this is an A+++ title, because it' not. It's just a small Indie Game. The world is maybe big, but after some hours everything is the same. The game is getting very fast boring. The poor performance is also an annoying thing, also the many many bugs. However, it is a shame that they are selling this game for 50-60$. It is worth 20$ and not more. These guys are trickster, it is also a big shame that GOG is ignoring these facts.

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Posted on: January 20, 2020

the1robert

Verified owner

Games: 702 Reviews: 7

MUCH Much Improved

When this game first launched it was judged rather harshly because of all the hype that had been built up over the game. It had reached a point where the developers could not possibly have met expectations. Remember the development team was VERY small for a game of this magnitude. It was around 15 people total. However, despite the negative press it was a pretty neat game if you forgot about the hype and accepted it for what it was. It is unique in many respects and I enjoyed playing it. Since then, the development team has been working VERY hard to improve the game and add in features that were not possible at launch. There have been a steady stream of updates, improvements and features added. They have added a TON of things to the game. To the point where it feels like a completely different game. There are so many indie games that are abandoned by their developers and you have to give them props for sticking with it despite all the negative reviews. They put in the time and dedication necessary and now the game in it's current state is MUCH closer to the game people expected. Every complaint has been addressed, performance has been greatly improved and frankly if you don't give this game a second chance then it's you who are losing out. You could literaly play this game for hundreds of hours and BARELY scratch the surface of what's possible. IMHO The only other games that ever offered this much content are the Fallout games (3, NV & 4) which puts this game in very good company.

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Posted on: November 24, 2020

Moonshot75

Games: 3 Reviews: 2

NMS in 2020

When this game was released in 2016 it was a rushed mess of uncompleted chaos. Now, in 2020 its absolutely beautiful ! Sand Worms? yes! Portals that work! Yes! complex base building? Yes! TEN 100% FREE expansions and updates? Yes! Owning a massive freighter that you can warp all over the galaxy? Yes! MULTIPLAYER?? YES!!!!! Hello games is continuing to update and expand the game well beyond what was promised and hyped before release.

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Posted on: September 14, 2023

Xenons2017

Verified owner

Games: 16 Reviews: 1

Might not be what you expect: repetitive

The game has potential and still shortcomings in 2023: 1. You need to Google a lot as the game doesn't explain it. Especially with refining recipes. 2. It's very light on story. You need hours to understand there is a story. 3. Starting out you have no clue what the main storyline is. Due to the free updates, there are multiple. 4. It's repetitive and might get boring: Scanning: You will scan the same plant, rock, or animal over and over again as they are all the same. Mining: Grinding certain elements takes time (e.g. platin). Planet exploration: placing the signal amplifier & flying to the next waypoint & repeating this process Planets: There are just a few styles. They all lock and feel the same. NPC interactions: There are a few "styles"/dialogs but again they are all the same. Puzzle: Encountered 3 different puzzles. Again very repetitive. 5. It's a controller optimized. Keyboard controls feel like an afterthought as every UI element screams console. 6. Default graphic setting is max. motion blur!

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