The first 5 hours of No Man’s Sky changed my opinion of the game | Reviews | Geek.com

Geek: I hate to say it, but the hype is real.

[King_Lothric]

There is more positive than negative about this game and reviews are good. I honestly don't know what is the passion of some people to make this game fail. What is going on with today's gaming industry?

Why would you unnecessary hate on a project that is a dream come true to 8 people working on an independent studio? Just because is not on your console of choice? Also the media has been very unprofessional. They don't care to destroy the same industry that is paying their salaries right now. Crazy.

[AnubisG]

I have a PS4 and I don't like this game. Got it yesterday. Played a few hours and I think I'm returning it today. It's just not fun in my opinion.

[gamerswin24]

I have a Ps4 and after i played my daily Uc4 mp sessions (trying to get past gold tier lol) i played NMS and enjoyed it. It was different enough and a change of pace. I also felt bad %ss traveling in space (love how they did space travel). Some things feel too tedious and empty but other things make up for it like certain aspects of crafting, exploration, space travel and meeting new animals and aliens :)

You see we have differing views. I had fun with it but i respect you did not.

[AnubisG]

Good for you. Some people love the game others might not. I think no one is wrong for having a different opinion. Only the ones who can't accept different opinions. Thank you for respecting an opposing opinion. Only if other's on this site had as much sense as you do.

[nveenio]

I spent my first three hours on my same first planet before even exiting the atmosphere. There was something about, "Oh, I'd better go see what that is real quick," that kept me glued to it. Now, I'm mining between a few different planets (all named according to most abundant valuable resource) so that I can either find or purchase a much better ship. (And there's that last species I'm determined to discover on "Planet Zero".)

Plenty to do for me. I've already got seven hours in the game, and I haven't even left the first star system.

[medman]

I think it's turning out to be a polarizing game, but that's fine to me. Better a game stir emotion one way or the other, than to get no reaction at all. From what I've played (about five hours so far), I'm enjoying it. I haven't flown to outer space yet...I've been fascinated by what I'm finding on my home world.

Will that sense of wonder last? I guess that will determine my feelings on the game over the long run, but I'm the type of gamer that loves to explore and discover the undiscovered things a game world may be hiding, and in No Man's Sky as long as there is tremendous variety in what is to be found out there, I should be playing it for a very long time.

The author says "all I can think about is how much I want to go back and explore some more." I could not possibly agree more. After my first session late last night I went to bed thinking about the game and what lay ahead, all the beacons I've seen that needed to be explored, and I thought about the game and the prospect of playing more when I woke in the morning and it brought a smile to my face.

[iceman06]

I don't think the problem is opposing views. The issue is that there seems to be people on some sort of negativity crusade. They basically pick a game apart that they have "no interest" in.
It's all fine for people to have opinions. It's fine to express said opinions. But, if you have to show up every time someone says something about the game to express your negativity, then it seems like you are just being bothersome. (none of this directed at you, by the way) I don't know if it's immaturity or insecurity, but it gets old...and that's with games on any console. It just so happens that it's on PS4 and PC this time around.

[daynnight365]

How do u return an open game

[nveenio]

@daynnight365

By never owning it in the first place, apparently.

[AnubisG]

@inveni0

You assume too much and you couldn't be more wrong.

[3-4-5]

At least you gave it a shot and tried it.

[boodi]

@King_Lothric as much as i love dark souls 3 , i have to say your irritation is completely random .. or should I ask permission to say I do not like a game / concept / graphics / whatever : if I do not like that game / concept / graphics / whatever.

what is crazy ?
i really do not like this game , should i ask permission to discuss it ?

enjoy whatever the game you like , speak free, peace.

About the media : the hype that we've had surrounding this game is quite very much higher then the *only partially* neg review it is having ..it just may be needed you adjust your perception . one medicine is to play the game you like and be happy whatever the hype or neg reviews and media , then eventually to say if the game was worth or not ..I' m not a reviewer : I usually surf reviews but sure do not give them the credit i give to my pleasure, when I'm playing the game i wanted to buy and play ..

[MoveTheGlow]

As someone who loves NMS, I think this game is ripe for division, exactly like what we're seeing.

If this game just kinda suddenly came out and we found out about it at launch, like Proteus, we'd appreciate it for being so freaking different and for *not* meeting the expectations of the average gamer in service of something more. But it's a product - one that had to be advertised, one that needed preorder bonuses, because the budget wasn't indie-tier at all, they had to pay for it. Think less Star Citizen and more Gone Home, but with the marketing of Tomb Raider 2013.

I think a lot of the more sensible media out there are being absolutely fine with NMS. They're giving it time and playing through a lot of it before making a decision. There are a select few out there who, due to a lack of money or a Twitter pitchfork mob most likely, have a sense of urgency that forces them to try to blow through the game or experience it all in one go for a quick review. NMS doesn't seem like it's a game that warrants a quick review. Quite a few readers want quick reviews because they're your average game consumers, foaming at the mouth to pre-order the next big thing because of FOMO or whatever else.

When you play through it, it's so evident that NMS was never meant for the hype cycle it was in, or any traditional advertising. It's not for everyone, but it's something I think everyone should experience at some point. Heck, even the developer called it "niche" on day zero.

It's a game that *I* love, and a game that a ton of people are going to absolutely hate.

[iiorestesii]

The passion comes from the combination of a desire to play the game with out accessibility to it.

[LastCenturyRob]

Why is there passion for some to desperately want to see X1 or WiiU games rate poorly?...fanboy trolls are fanboy trolls no matter which console they play on.

[mogwaii]

So people cant have an opinion on this game unless its positive?! Right.
I have been waiting for this game since it was announced and after one day of playing it its already feeling monotonous, great idea just rather boring.

[Fist4achin]

I think this game is actually sounding more interesting to me bc of the lack of structure. I love this you figure it out type thing without any hand holding.

[Kirchh77]

It's exactly that. It's a game where u choose a direction and just go. U can follow the atlas path to give u a sense of what's going on but it's a choice they give u. I have no idea what direction I headed off in after leaving my first planet.

[Unspoken]

https://youtu.be/AE0nuW-mQ8...

Let's continue shoring up mediocrity.

[esmittystud101]

Very nice article Tony Polanco. Its good to know I wasn't the only one that had pretty much the same feelings as you did "before release" of No Man's Sky. It just didn't seem like it would be a game that I would be into very much. I thought it was actually a multiplayer based game and here its not. (See how much I have researched the game pre launch, LOL). But thanks to good articles like this that just gives a good first take on the game.......I'm looking to see if I have the funds to purchase the game today. Nice article.

[Lighter9]

There's some out there who feel they must hate the game no matter what. Hipsters is the right word I think.

[AnubisG]

Well I think Hipsters are the ones who would love this game to death. I think it's more their style than something like Doom or Uncharted for example.

[Overload]

I love Uncharted and love No Man's Sky and I'm definitely not a hipster. I'm also on the top of leader boards all over Driveclub.

Some people just like variation.

[AnubisG]

@Overload,

No one is saying that you can't like this or that. It's your life, you do and like whatever you want and like whatever you want. You can be a Hipster and like uncharted and Doom and hate No Man's Sky. But I think that a game like No Man's Sky is something Hipsters might love as opposed to Uncharted or Doom. But who knows? I might be dead wrong. It's just my assumption.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

Hipster defines someone who is trying to be different for the sake of being different, considering the overwhelming amount of negativity the game is getting it would be more hipster to like the game.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

@ninja how am i a poser? i never claimed to have played the game, nor will i ever play the game because it looks boring and buggy AF. Plus the devs are still lying despite the fact that everyone already knows it has no MP.

You don't have to eat trash to know it doesn't taste good. Especially when a game is about exploration yet the graphics/art style are bland and dated.

[Davemyrose592]

6hours in and I love the game, I haven't even ran into a single but yet lol did I just get lucky , the game is totally fun and addicting that's all that matters, if you like space exploration finding new species ect, you will like this game, I don't know what people were misled about honestly lol

[Artemidorus]

No Mans Lie has changed my opinion massively, still a great game but should of been 29.99 and I got hyped of trying to find another online player only for two people to prove Sean lied in previous videos about seeing other players.

I'll wait for a discount then buy.

[Overload]

It is disappointing, at first. But 1) they could have not been on the same server and 2) it could be implemented down the road.

But yeah. If that's why you wanted the game, I would suggest waiting.

[raWfodog]

"I'll wait for a discount then buy"

This is always a good way to buy games that aren't a 'must-play' for you personally. In fact, that's what I do for the vast majority of games out there as I rarely pay full price for a game when it first comes out (that's cause I'm a cheap bastard :)). However, for me, NMS was worth the $60 price as I am currently loving it. The game will definitely not appeal to all but it's right up my single-player, exploratory gameplay alley.

edit: spelling

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Sean Murray already tweeted that you can run into people it might have been server issues that caused that yesterday

[Artemidorus]

It's been tested three times and three times all groups have not encountered each other.

[Rachel_Alucard]

So the server issues put a sticker on the back of the case blocking out the online play features?

[rainslacker]

Great. Buy it when it becomes cheaper. In the meantime, you don't have to spend so much time in articles hating on it with no frame of reference on why exactly you hate it.

Murray already stated it was a server issue that they were working out. While i hate to give a free pass to any game, it's not like server issues on day one are uncommon. They're so common in fact, they've become expected, and a common meme to state endlessly both as a dismissal, and as a defense.

[Artemidorus]

Who said anything about hate? I just told you why mt opinion of No Mans Lie had changed.

You also had a NeoGAF member checking it and declared there is no online multiplayer with the online packets.

Stop being blind.

[rainslacker]

Maybe I say hate because you seem to spend a lot of time in the NMS articles having negative opinions on it.

Maybe I say it because you use terms like "No Mans Lie".

Not blind, it's pretty obvious, because rational people don't spend so much time on the negative for things they don't like.

[opinionated]

Good or not, it's not worth 60 bucks. It's like saying rogue legacy is worth 60 bucks because it's procedurally generated and has more variations than a AAA game. Rogue legacy is worth every penny they charge, what was it 10-15 bucks? I got it free on ps plus. That's where I will probably get NMS.

[Pongwater]

I already gotten $60 of fun time out of it, easily.

[opinionated]

I have gotten over 60 dollars worth of Tetris on my phone but I'm still not paying 60 for it lol

[akurtz]

tetris?? really?? the budget gap on those two games is so vast its just dumb to bring it up.

[opinionated]

The budget gap between NMS and 60 dollar titles is just as vast. Besides, his comment was about worth not budget. I have gotten more than 60 worth from Tetris. That's not stupid it's fact.

[oONinjavitiSOo]

@opinionated lamest comparison of the day haha and truly shows you haven't played. Plus that pretty much makes your opinion pointless. Its like saying a movie sucks when you actually never saw it. Just a bunch moronic posers. Now if you played the game and had actually some constructive feedback than maybe I'd listen but you don't so by all means keep blah blahing away. For all those that never played it and complaining you all sound pretty much like idiots.

[opinionated]

I haven't played it lol. I don't pretend to have played it and I don't pretend to care if people like you listen to me or not. It's still not worth 60 dollars like many other procedural games. I just gave one example, I apologize if it triggered you.

[TwoForce]

That's just stupid to be honest. If No Man Sky is worth 60$, then it up to player. Same thing with Tetris. Even I remember how indie games have more content than AAA.

[Christopher]

Just FYI, I would never pay $60 for Rogue Legacy or similar roguelikes. I get bored in less than an hour of gameplay of those games and they end up being "filler" type of games when I only have a few minutes or want a break from a longer, more cohesive game. So far, that has happened in at least 6 months, though. There are just too many good games out there.

[opinionated]

would you pay 60 for NMS?

[Christopher]

No, but I would consider its value way more than that of Rogue Legacy or similar roguelikes.

[opinionated]

Well yeah, that was just the first procedurally generated indie that came to mind lol. I love that game I'm not even hating. Technically there is something different every time you play, that doesn't make it "infinite content wowz". Like you say, it has its ceiling. I think NMS is a 20-30 title tops.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

I'm really interested what your qualifications are for a game to be worth 60 in your opinion

[Dark_Knightmare2]

If you don't pretend to care if people listen to you or not than why have I seen you in almost every no man's sky article bashing it especially if you haven't played it or have no desire to. I mean that's just I waste of time dude and I promise no one cares you don't like the game and you're not going to change someone's mind that likes or love the game so do something more productive instead of wasting time hating on a game.

[opinionated]

I do intend to play it eventually. I'm not trying to change anyone's mind, I'm just sharing my opinion. And no I don't care that you don't care. Lol@"productive". Like you praising the game in the comments is any more productive. I'm at work getting paid to share my opinion. How about you?

[raWfodog]

"Good or not, it's not worth 60 bucks." You forgot to add 'to me' at the end of your statement :)

An item's worth is strictly tied to its value to you personally. There are plenty of items out there that people will pay a certain price for while others will wait for it to drop. That's the way the market has always worked and will continue to do so in that way for some time. I've rarely paid full price ($60) for any game in order to play it when it first came out because it wasn't worth it FOR ME. Plenty of people paid that price because they wanted to get their hands on it as soon as possible. So far, I am loving NMS as it is exactly the type of game that I love. It's not going to be for everyone. No game is.

[opinionated]

I thought that was obvious. I chose this name so I didn't have to put "IMO" after everything I say lol. I gave my opinion and the reasoning, that's all. If someone thinks it's worth 60 then I simply disagree.

[Pintheshadows]

I quite like it.

[corroios]

It not a triple AAA because it isnt NMS 6 the rebirth of something milked every year that got amazing sky with HDR, but the average gamer will never see it because those kind of TV´s arent made for the average gamer...

NMS is something new, fresh ip, made by a small studio that everybody is talking and already the impact is huge and not even all downplay all the doom news everysingle day or poor reviews, that cant even be done, will be able to stop.

It doesnt worth 60 buccks? it all depends on how many hours a gamer will spent. I could say the same about another triple AAA without multiplayer and zero replay value...

[Skankinruby]

I got lucky and snagged a late stock of the limited edition on amazon. I absolutely cannot wait for this to ship on Friday this looks like one hell of an experience. I've read multiple attempts to downplay this by what appear to be silly trolls and there's zero basis for their criticism. This is opening up so much more potential for future games and will be remembered as one of the more important games ever made. Probably gonna give uncharted 4 a run for its money for goty.

[jjb1981]

I can't wait!!!! I bought his for PC in hopes somebody will make some incredible mods.

[ITPython]

Personally I am loving the game so far. Everything about it feels so old school and retro, and once you accept the fact that this isn't a big budget game, and that everything created is done procedurally, its really quite an experience. It needs some work visually, and there is some minor things that we need to given an option to change (like being able to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit). Or even some controller customization (I manually swapped L3 and R3 in the ps4 settings, felt much better that way, but would be nice to be able to change that in game).

But I am really getting into the game, and I was absolutely mind blown has fast my first 4 hours playing flew by. Can't wait to jump back in tonight. There is just so much to do and so much to see,... so much to learn.

[MasterD919]

Gamers today are far too spoiled to appreciate this game.

[feraldrgn]

Likewise, it has exceeded my expectations.
The whole "ooh, what's that" moment that occurs when you see some black smoke or the roof of a building, etc.

During my first few hours of playing (7 hours) I've been exploring my starting planet, finding language stones, lore, suit upgrades, the animals & vegetation of the planet, etc.
Though I did have to fly to the spacestation to sell some of my stuff, but that was fun too because I could expand on my language skills with an alien there, while looking at the ships that fly in & seeing if I can afford any or if they're selling anything the guy wants for trading.

It's great & something fresh.
I also really really like the old adventure game type of dialogue, it really brings it to life rather than you or the alien talking directly.

[alfcrippinjr]

oh my god i love this game and the biggest thing is this is from a small inpendant games developer
not one of the big boys with millions of free budget

this game is amazing fun to play and explore your getting your moneys worth bigtime

i would highly recommend it

[ITPython]

The planet I started on was probably the perfect "intro" to NMS I could have gotten. Tons of interesting things around, really awesome caves right near my ship, and come nightfall the glowing colors from all the various materials and plant was freaking awesome.

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

I got a baren waste land type planet :(
But the other planet i traveled to was like yours. Plants, caves, water was like earth in a way haha was so awesome!

[ITPython]

Yeah the second planet I visited was pretty Barron. But even so I can't help but wonder off for miles exploring and gathering materials. There is always something new the scanner picks up, and it really keeps me moving.

Then once I look back at my ship and see the timer for his long its going to take me to get back, I make a straight b-line back before I get too far out.

The game is a blast for me so far! And hours can go by before I even realize how long I've been playing.

[LastCenturyRob]

So, no multiplayer, huh? This is one of the three exclusives (console) on the PS4 that may have swayed me to purchase the Neo. I still may make that purchase but was not even aware that this game was only single player. I'm sure it is fun but to have other live players that you may run into in the vastness of the game from time to time just seems like a missed opportunity to me. As it stands I am sure it is fun and who knows I may still purchase it when the Neo comes out.

[feraldrgn]

Stay up to date, there's multiplayer, the servers weren't working right on day 1.
https://www.reddit.com/r/No...

Check update 3.

[ShadowWolf712]

If you're asking about a dedicated mode, no, and there never was one. There's an online system in the background where you could conceivably bump into another human-controlled character, but no modes. It's primarily an SP game. As they've said from the start.

[LastCenturyRob]

Well, I'll still consider it. Looks interesting. Still think it is a missed opportunity in regard to full on multiplayer, but if it is fun than its fun and that's what it is all about. Don't have a PS4 and have no interest in one because of the Neo due to be released. I have a feeling I will give it a go when I purchase the Neo.

[MazeRunner]

Its not that good, period. gets old fast

[nitus10]

Pretty much any game can get old really fast if you don't really like the genre.

[Kallisti]

I named my first planet Myanus

Edit: Why you disagreeing to a fact?

[boodi]

good info there

[richyque]

I hate to say it, but the hype is real = the checks have cleared so lets re-rate the game :)

[korgun]

this game is not for everyone so why this argument?

[dizeestl]

Folks, this is what we call a FANBOY who is trying to justify the money he spent on a subpar mediocre game. Thats all!

[Zorkaz]

Nice! Shame we don't get more positivity in general these months. It's all been doom and gloom ...

[x_BlackRose]

First game I've binged on from day until night since Socom Fireteam Bravo 2 for PSP. The hype is real. You must put in time before even thinking of reviewing this game. It is at least an 8.5/10. At the very least.

[mark3214uk]

not my sort of game so i wont be getting it, but surely it not having multiplayer is a deal breaker for a lot of people? big game like this would be a lot better if you could travel it with your mates