Posted on: August 31, 2019

GTR6789GTR

Games: 38 Reviews: 1

Even more complicated than ever

The last time I played the game, was some years ago, when it had just came out, and was a couple months old. The game was fun, but clunky at times. When modding support was available, it became much, much better, yet not perfect. I came back to the game, hyped to read about all the new upgrades, and all the new functions like base building, and was hyped, completely. That quickly turned to disappointment. You can become a rich person in no time by just harvesting the regrowing resources, and the Devs know. So they bottlenecked the most important thing: upgrades. All upgrades need to be crafted, or bought. But the issue is, you need blueprints to do so. I played a version, where you could craft, if you had the resources, that was how the old game was. And it was tons of fun. Now, I sunk about 20h into the "new game" and hate it. You cant craft what you need, your suit runs out of power quicker than anything, and the bottlenecks are the only thing limiting me from playing this game the way it was. It's like putting a cork into the exhaust of a top end sports car. You can start the engine, but it will start to drown and fail, grinding to a halt, after a while, because the exhaust gasses cant leave. Thats exactly how it feels. You are getting hyped for new planets, new things, no exploration, but the bottleneck does not allow it to leave at a pace where you are having fun, instead it swings to frustration. So no. The biggest fail purchase I ever made, since the original game was so good, and now, the bottlenecks have ruined the "old school" experience. It could have been fun for 300h like the last time, but not like this. Shame on the Devs for not only beating a dead horse, but also for putting in bottlenecks in an effort to keep people playing the game for longer. I have played games that were speedrun-finished in 10h and had more fun with them, than with this newest update.

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Posted on: October 8, 2019

SNINI

Verified owner

Games: 11 Reviews: 2

Worthwile, mostly bugfree

IDK how it used to be, but the bug-situation feels minor now, and it's an overall fun and worthwile game. Recommend waiting for half price. I becomes tired of games very quickly and this one lasted a good while!

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Posted on: October 2, 2020

Bonesinger

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Games: 635 Reviews: 18

Still flawed, but very interesting

TLDR - Exploration game where you can fly in space and build bases with bits of "trading" included. Everyone knows about how Hello Games botched the launch, but they came around, they did not abandon the game nor the playerbase, the game received a large update just a few days ago from the writing of this review. If you haven't yet, go see the Internet Historian's "Engoodening of No Man's Sky", it's excellent stuff. On the game proper -> The game is all about exploration and, to a lesser degree, building a base. Exploring got a lot more interesting with the latest update, as it added significant and much needed variety to planets and their flora and fauna. Lots of them don't make much evolutionary sense, but others are really interesting. My main complaints are regarding combat and trading. For combat, there are 3 ground enemy types and that's it. They're like a "police" of the worlds and will leave you alone if you can evade them. They are only dangerous if you don't have a Scatter Blaster (shotgun) or Plasma Launcher. In space, there is zero variety in ship to ship combat. Every ship you fight is exactly the same. Shoot it head on and it'll stop attacking you, barreling to "avoid" fire. No differences in maneuverability, speed, size, weakness or shield strength. Trading as a whole doesn't make any sense because you can carry more stuff on your backpack than a class B ship and freighter combined. Also, the teleport network means that great profits are a loading screen away from you. Each system is fully devoted to one type of thing (energy, mining, trade goods, etc) so every planet on that system will sell the same stuff and those things are used for nothing but profits outside the system. No hints of cities or anything remotely similar to them anywhere. Where is stuff produced? Where do the aliens live? Despite all this, I'm enjoying the game because I understand that exploration is the focus here and exploring can be satisfying.

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Posted on: March 20, 2022

ajd271

Games: 0 Reviews: 1

Limitless game

The world generation of the game is truly amazing, giving it a limitless feel unrivaled by other games

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Posted on: June 12, 2022

rex_butler

Verified owner

Games: 116 Reviews: 71

Great idea, poor execution

I love the idea behind this game: an infinitely iterating universe in which you choose your own path and make your own story. But in my 10-15 hours of gameplay, I found the game tedious, boring, and empty. In fact, I almost quit in the first 20 minutes when just keeping my guy alive was a challenge. Anyhow, there are some interesting elements involving crafting, construction, and exploration. But it all just merges into a single, long grind for slightly better materials and stuff with which to survive. I assume that if you stick with the game long enough, you might come across some NPCs or settlements somewhere, but until then, the loneliness of the game and the need to run between shelters and collect stuff all the time just ruined it for me. If you can get the game at a steep discount (like $10-15), then go for it if you want to try it out (the game really needs a demo). I didn't encounter any noticeable bugs in the version that I played, though I really did not explore more than 2 planets. However, be warned that the game is very slowly paced and will require a degree of commitment, time, and patience that I do not think that most people have to devote to a video game.

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