Posted on: December 26, 2019

riv3n_wnx

Games: 5 Reviews: 1

Great until missions stop progressing.

I really love what the devs have put out, but sadly, I feel like my experience has largely been ruined because some missions would stop progressing (like the Expanding the Base mission in trying to hire an armourer). I've searched up and made use of third-party tools, which I enjoyed because I could get a quick fix in other areas, but it's somewhat annoying that I had to resort to this when I have been rather committed to the grind. If I wanted to progress through non-creative game modes more legitimately, I'd have to delete the offending save files and risk experiencing a progression halt at the same mission or in another mission. I would place this as the highest priority for game fixes if it's possible (I understand it can be very difficult to pinpoint and fix bugs), and additionally, to provide cross-platform and maybe dedicated server support. I deliberately bought the GOG version, since I wanted to pay more for games and other content I could definitely keep and use without an account, connection and/or subscription (unlike music and film these days, for instance); I genuinely thank Hello Games for doing this, and wish more single-player capable games could do this too (unlike Cities: Skylines and Ark: Survival Evolved). I dislike the sparse multiplayer experience on my DRM-free copy, but I will not ask for a refund. I could ask for more, like buildings and sets of buildings more complex than local trading posts and observatories, but I should bear in mind that other survival/exploration games either lack them or have them with compromises. For instance, Minecraft, while having villages, lacks interactive humanoid NPCs, while Ark lacks both interactive NPC prebuilt structures and humanoid NPCs. Otherwise and overall, I think the game is a decent experience. I've managed to clock a decent amount of hours and have found myself thinking quite a while about this even outside of play sessions.

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Posted on: December 23, 2020

Mithlas

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Games: 188 Reviews: 2

A lot of content, but also RNG

Difficulty is customizable, you can turn off PVP to disable griefing, and flying and exploring is better than any comparable game I've seen. However, sometimes the game won't connect to "discovery" so you can't see other players' bases.

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Posted on: March 5, 2021

MuchWhittering

Games: 290 Reviews: 10

SPACE! It's really, really big!

I love this game. I bought it as a result of Internet Historian's video, and I don't regret it. The game is above and beyond what was originally promised. It's not for everyone. You might not enjoy it, but that's okay. There is no game in existence that EVERYONE will enjoy. And this game isn't perfect. There are plenty of things I don't like about it and would change/add. But this game is good. (Disclaimer: I've only played it on PlayStation, not the GOG version.)

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Posted on: August 1, 2021

steorrawulf

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Games: 224 Reviews: 1

I want to play but it's so disappointing

I came to No Man's Sky not too long ago, long after the developers corrected many of the faults that plagued the original game. When I started I had no idea what I was doing. I was running from cave to cave on a frozen planet trying to survive. I came over a hill and marveled at a herd of creatures roaming the valley. That was it, I was hooked. Since then I finished the main quests, spent three days getting that perfect S-class freighter, reached the highest level on most achievements, built several bases, and amassed more units than I know what to do with. There are still days when I suddenly remember that feeling I had when I went over that first hill and I just need to play it again. But so many times when I do play it, I end up getting really disappointed. And it's not because of arriving at a new planet having the same tired ecosystem and creatures. There are still some planets and creatures I come across that are new to me. It's the faults and limitations in the game that make me turn it off. The building components never fit the way you expect. And trying to place a staircase is next to impossible. The first time I about uninstalled the game was when I returned to my base and found it completely filled in by terrain. It's just not possible to build underground. Then the developers re-applied the ecosystems. All the creatures I discovered were extinct. The whole reason I built my bases at their locations was for the beauty of it. Gone. Fine, at least I can still wander around and explore and discover things, which I really enjoy. Now I look back in my discoveries and find other peoples names over things I discovered a year ago! THAT'S MY SYSTEM! How can someone discover the planet 4 months ago when I discovered it's creatures 14 months ago? I stared at my starship resting on the frozen tundra and wondered, what's the point? And once again, I shut the game off to play something else.

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Posted on: August 8, 2024

sephsekla

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Games: 816 Reviews: 3

The game I dreamed of as a child

Just a phenomenal experience that continues to reach even greater heights. It's incredible that such a small studio is responsible for this game. No Man's Sky had a rough launch, although I still had some fun with it at the time. But since then the game has been entirely transformed with heaps of FREE updates. Great to see in a world of microtransactions and DLC. At its heart the game is about exploration, but there's a lot more in there. Seamless transitions from ground exploration, to space flight, to space stations are incredible. You can focus on documenting new worlds. Or finding and upgrading ships. Or building bases in planets, belle the sea or within your space freighter. You can act as a trader, making money on trade routes. Act as overseer for a settlement. Battle your way through as a pirate and smuggle illicit goods. All of this in a universe with billions of star systems. The time-limited expeditions are also a great way to experience the game, with specific objectives and a unique spin on things. PC performance is pretty good. The game is an unexpectedly small download, and it has a lot of decent graphical options (including things like DLSS and FSR). I've found it to run well on both a beefy GPU and the integrated graphics on a recent AMD laptop CPU. It looks good as well, but it's definitely a stylised game. The game may not be for you if what you value most is tight story and characterisation. While there are stories and characters, they mostly take a back seat to exploration, emergent gameplay and the huge sandbox. But I'd encourage anyone to give it a go.

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