No Man's Sky Honest Trailer [Satire]

The Honest Trailer folks on Youtube have turned their sites on No Man's Sky.

[Tedakin]

Lives were threatened, and people who questioned anything about this game were attacked for 2 years.... and this is what we got...

[gangsta_red]

Yup, I remember asking specifically what else is there to do in the game was lynched by the mob as they told me there would be plenty to do and to go do some research.

Turns out there was actually nothing to do in the game.

[Psychotica]

So you can't fly a ship, gather resources, explore, craft etc? Are you really just stuck at the title screen?

[gangsta_red]

"Are you really just stuck at the title screen?"

I would have had more fun if that were true.

"So you can't fly a ship, gather resources, explore, craft etc?"

You should have stopped at gather resources because that's all you do, hence my first comment.

[Palitera]

^ Not true at all.

Also puzzles, survival, combat...

[gangsta_red]

@Palitera

You're really starting to reach now, you can also say it has colors, sound, stuff, etc. etc.

Point is those functions mentioned aren't a huge part of the game and what's there is sloppy and feels half way done and the core of the game, what you will be doing 99% of the time is boring and uneventful.

[spoilerjerk]

When I read things like... "So you can't fly a ship, gather resources, explore, craft etc?" or "Also puzzles, survival, combat..." it makes me laugh because there is only one gameplay mechanic behind all of it...

Yes, you can fly a ship by constantly grinding resources to repair/refuel launch thrusters/pulse engines.
Yes, you can gather resources. In fact that's what you'll spend most of your time doing.
Yes you can explore by grinding for resources to recharge your life support and shields.
Yes, you can craft by grinding for resources to craft items to grind more resources.
Yes, you can survive. Once again, by grinding for resources.
Yes, there is combat with the same exact 3 sentinels found on all 18+ quintillion planets but you can't get into "combat" if you don't have the right resources for your multiool.
Yes, you can visit with paraplegic aliens who have the inability to walk or even talk to you if your inventory is full.
Yes, you can learn 3 languages that have absolutely no impact on the game but you'll grind through 150 of them to get that trophy.
Yes, you can visit no two worlds alike (desert, snow, water, grass) by grinding resources to warp in your ship.
Yes, every space station you visit has the same interior decorator.
Yes, there are elemetnary level number puzzles.
Yes, every single settlement and shelter are the same structure in different colors.
And YES, it is OK to admit that No Man's Sky isn't a very good game.

I was able to get most of my money back this week on Amazon thanks to an eager buyer on my NMS limited edition I had pre-ordered. This was after I maxed out inventory slots on the exosuit/starship/mulitool. I completed the Atlas Path which was quite the anti-climatic quest but not even close to as anti-climatic as getting to the center of the universe. Once you max everything out there is nothing else to do because maxing everything out is the only thing TO DO. I was in denial for that first week, pretending it wasn't really that bad... I was wrong.

[PizzaSteve]

Sad really. For the ones who made the threats got the game they deserve.

[Lamboomington]

"Lives were threatened, and people who questioned anything about this game were attacked for 2 years"
Yeah, that's the internet for you :P

[Nineball2112]

I have to admit I laughed watching this video. :-) I'll rent it through Game Fly most likely.

[gangsta_red]

I rented this through Gamefly and I thank the gaming gods everyday that I did.

[theRedDragon]

How is this satire when what the reviewer said in the video is true? I bought it for PC and haven't touch it after the first day. The worst $60 I'd ever wasted.

[Movefasta1993]

did you get a refund?

[Neonridr]

only get a refund if you are under 2 hours I believe.

[Christopher]

All Honest Trailers are Satire. Satire doesn't mean false, it means it's only intended to be used as a form of humor or ridicule.

[Gunstar75]

Jeeeeezus. This was a small English independent developer who got thrust into AAA territory by Sony.
If this game didn't have the hype machine behind it then it would have been far better received, but would never have had the short term gains $$$$'s
Shame on Sony and shame on the industry

[Omnisonne]

They should have stuck with a 20-25 pricetag I think, then it would be OKish

At its current state, and i won't lie about it, its gets bland quick. I played the first few days but past week haven't had a single urge to continue, which is usually a bad sign. I really really hope they'll add stuff in the future, for everyone's sake

[The 10th Rider]

I kind of agree with you that the developers got thrust into AAA territory and AAA expectations after being picked up by Sony. The game would have been far better off with a low key release a year or so ago on just PC as early access. . . After updates and fan feedback, they could port it to consoles.

However, I can't really blame Sony as the whole reason they picked it up was because the game looked so promising right from the first trailer.

[mogwaii]

If sean murray didnt lie to our faces it would have been better recieved.

[Artemidorus]

No it still would of been rubbish and not as many would of pre ordered.

[uth11]

People were sucked in by the original trailers before any details were given on the game.

A lot of us said exploring procedurally generated planet after procedurally generated planet might get old quick and planets would probably look samey after awhile. People didn't want to hear it. They had their own ideas of what the game would be.

Now that they've played it, some people are trying to convince themselves the reason they don't enjoy the game is they were lied to. But the hype existed for this game long before Sean gave any of those interviews people give as "proof".

This game was just never going to be for everybody.

[Deadpooled]

https://m.youtube.com/watch...

[spicelicka]

Honestly glad MS is allowing Recore to be sold at $40, if the game turns out to be shit at least the price reflects the content.

[BigGamersSmallTalk]

I don't think this is satire at all. We were all lied to and the media helped hype this game to no end.

[Christopher]

Satire: "the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices"

All Honest Trailers are Satire as they tend to ridicule and expose people's stupidity...

It's like people don't understand words anymore. Satire doesn't mean 'comedy' or 'fake'.

[neutralgamer1992]

i was so excited for NMS. but let's be honest the game could have used another 6-9 months of development. the core game is there but if they could have spent that extra time on defining more activities and make the available activities/missions deeper

i am still planning on picking it up but i will pick up the neo version and in summer 2017. because this game is gonna get minecraft experience. i think over the next 6-9 months a lot more content will be added. that's the problem with showing games which are far from release, than garners become impatience

but i will say this from what the developers promised to what many gamers built inside their heads were 2 different games

gamers have to look at games for what the developers plan is in the future

but on this site giving a neutral opinion really isn't popular

[Neonridr]

hopefully with DLC's and updates they can flesh out the game even more. Let's just hope that they don't charge for DLC to turn the game more into a... game.

[neutralgamer1992]

they have said all future dlc content will be a free update. like i said for someone like me waiting even a year isn't bad because i will get the game under $30(it should have been $29.99 or at max $39.99 to begin with)

all the feedback from gamers will equal to many patches to fix major and minor issues/glitches

promise of base building
better space combat
more varied missions
more varied planets(this is a must)
there has to be more than just grind for material
every planet space station layout shouldn't be the same or similar
bigger monsters
bigger planets
more colorful planets

as gamers we should be honest and provide our feedback without any biased so the developers will know what to fix

correct me if i am wrong but NMS feels like early released title where more stuff is coming down the pipeline

[hells_supernova]

We do not need larger planets.

I agree with the rest though.

What happened to warring factions that we could take sides on? that was promised.

[spoilerjerk]

I think it is disingenuous to blame gamers for having some fantasy in their heads when Hello Games themselves have been showing a gameplay experience that never existed to begin with... https://youtu.be/nLtmEjqzg7...

[Neonridr]

I love these honest trailers.

[BlackTar187]

Yea they're hilarious

[Der_Kommandant]

I lost all respect i had for Sean Murray.

[alfcrippinjr]

the division was the most broken game going and that from EA
where no mans sky is a indie game

once you explore and gather resources for your ship and buy more slots for your suit
this game open up more
its a exploring game just like mine craft but better

[ameliabaz]

How is it better than Minecraft? You can actually build stuff in Minecraft. There is an actual pay-off for all your collecting, mining, and grinding.

[Antifan]

Exactly what I was going to say. I haven't played NMS, so I couldn't differentiate between minecraft and NMS anyway.

[pandehz]

Screen Saver :DDDDDD

[iceman06]

Funny! Though I am still enjoying the game for what it is, that video was a pretty snarky commentary on the game. Best part???? "FEATURING...ROCKS...!!!& quot; 😅

[Artemidorus]

Big Fat Lie, anyone who thinks different is either genuinely thick or a deluded fanboy.

Pick one

[feraldrgn]

People talk of lynch mobs, but if you look at the agree to disagree ratio it tells you a different story.

[Nineball2112]

"Once you've gotten the hang of the brutal resource grind, strap in for...... not much else."

LMAO!

[shinrock]

🤣

[iiorestesii]

lol "uploading photos to the cloud"

[iiorestesii]

Shawn Murray is the Hillary Clinton of game devs