No Man's Sky on PS4 Is the Biggest Disappointment of 2016

Push Square: "Good grief, I'm like James Bond in Skyfall's highlands scene right now, clumsily securing Push Square Towers from inevitable impending attacks. There's always been a little bit of crazy in this industry, but Hello Games' hotly anticipated space sim has garnered such a staunch fanbase that it's becoming increasingly impossible to criticise the game; Jim Sterling's website, incredibly, is still offline."

[rocketpanda]

"Is" is used as absolutes in sentences as fact. Use it as a question as to not seem like a pretentious idiot for clicks.

[joeorc]

@rocketpanda13h ago
["Is" is used as absolutes in sentences as fact. Use it as a question as to not seem like a pretentious idiot for clicks]

Exactly, not really hard to miss when they are so trying hard to try to mask it as an opinion piece, but yet the Media making and implying things the way such do sure helps it stick out like a sore thumb.

[joeorc]

@Shin-Zantetsuken12m ago(Edited 11m ago)
[The problem with this game was that the studio did not properly communicate what the game actually was. ]

Great post you had thumbs up, but this point I completely disagree with, because I infact think they did have communication quite well every step of the way with , the video's and interviews..I just think, many may have interpretation issues about what he was saying, or in my opinion..like the old saying in classic teacher grading..

Johnny participate's in class, : but does need to work on his listening skills..and he sometimes wonders off and has failure to pay attention to detail.

[Death]

If the games premise was communicated clearly, there really wouldn't have been any way to interpret thing's wrong. Even game cases were printed wrong and needed relabeled.

[wsoutlaw87]

I agree that the problem with this game to some people is that they were making the game out to be what THEY wanted it to be. There have been countless videos and explanations out there for everyone but some people saw the first trailer and invented a game they wanted it to be. I knew from all the info out there that it wasn't something I was interested in, so I didnt buy it.

[kraenk12]

Just like with The Order the game became victim of people having wrong expectations despite the devs being pretty clear on it right from the start.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@shin- how is it that the team did not communicate with the game was? Me and many gamers fully 100% understand what we are getting into purchasing this game in fact there was never a time while I was playing and no man's Sky did I not understand what I was getting into I very much knew what I wanted to play out of this game and I very much got everything that they stated this game was.

You cannot keep saying the same stupid line over and over again without properly supporting your argument. what was it that they did not convey?

What was it that is inside this game that was never explained to the consumer about its concept?

And ignorance is not an excuse it is not this company's fault that even in spite of telling consumers what the game is that consumers decided to form their own opinions on what they wanted it to be as opposed to what the company was literally saying it was.

[Nitrowolf2]

Actually I thought that for a while now that they did communicate it very clear but I obviously missed some of the interviews out there. There are a lot of statements they made that we're simply lies at the end. I'm enjoying the game a lot but I'm not going to deny that the communication as to what the game exactly was, wasn't clear.

[Sadist3]

The developer did not clearly indicate the full capacity of the gameplay. Here it has been released, and people are still asking what the game is about. I for one asked one of my friends who purchased the game the same exact question. Because all of the interviews discussed that you basically go around from planet to planet getting materials and running into different wildlife. I'm thinking, that's it? And this is the game everyone is talking about? You have games like fallout, metal gear and uncharted but yet everyone is excited about gathering materials and shooting a wired animal or robot?

[fr0sty]

The game can get repetitive at times, until you find something new to get into that is cool. It needs some more content in some areas. I'd like to see more variety in weapons for the ships to make space battles cooler (homing missiles, for instance), maybe some more variety to the bolt caster to make different weapons types, and then add a multiplayer mode that lets you do space battles or land based battles over outposts, but the entire solar system is your map and you are expected to achieve objectives that are spread across it.

The game has so much potential, it's managed to tap into something special, it just needs to keep growing. The addition of building bases and farming was a cool start, I'd like to see where it goes from here. The world can keep growing. They can keep adding new variables for the game to use when crafting lifeforms, planets, etc. They can add new gameplay mechanics. This game will likely be a much different game in a few years than it is today... or a sequel is going to come a long that will implement these much requested features into the game and make it what it was meant to be.

A great start, none the less.

[trooper_]

This game looks good to me. It's crazy how there's so much hatred against it.

[Lonnie18]

ikr so much hatred, I don't understand because I thought people wanted new refreshing experiences...but they wanna hate and shoot stuff!

[thekhurg]

It's not hatred it's more of a realization that the game gets exceptionally boring at a rapid pace.

[-Foxtrot]

I think it's lacking buuuut no offence journalists already decided this before it came out so even if it was amazing it would still be called a disappointment in some way.

[sammarshall102]

Maybe from what they saw or played of the game

It's not their faults

[Rude-ro]

Ha! Do you remember when all the Kinect games started to come out and the games were so bad that the Microsoft media shills actually tried to redefine reviewing a game according to the fact children might play the games and enjoy it?

Gaming media, been trying to kill gaming since 2001

[kraenk12]

You never even played the game so why do you pretend to have an opinion on it?!

[COMMENT-OF-THE-YEAR]

I personally think the game is amazing. Me and some friends have been playing it on PS4 none stop since launch. Tried on PC but we all know how that is at the moment. Never the less it still runs on PC, Just a tad bit unstable. Either way I'm enjoying it. Their twitter stated bugs are the first priority and fixes coming real soon. I like how they respond within the day. Nice to know for the size of the studio they are extremely dedicated.

Side note, It's crazy to see how much coverage this game is getting, either good or bad. I have not seen a game get this much scrutiny and/or praise in a long time.

[Germany7]

Looks like this guy didn't play Quantum Break and Mighty No. 9.

[RookieMonsterLives]

Yea, Quantum Break is the flop of the year considering it's budget and hype. Gamspot gave it a 6 while NMS received a 7 from them.

[DragonbornZ]

Eh I dunno. They both were pretty hyped up, which both went on for 3 years right?
They both are unique in their own right, but score-wise NMS meta is way below QB tho.

Wouldn't consider either a flop. A bit overhyped sure.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

QB is no flop. Wasn't as good as I hoped but far from a flop. Why do you Sony fanboys need to bring up MS games when one of your own doesn't live up to the hype? You probably don't even have a X1 or QB.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol, I might say the biggest disappointment might be the mighty 9 simply because of its basic concept that they couldn't even properly pull off despite it being a successor to an existing concept.

Quantum break in my personal opinion I feel should get some what of a pass considering it's a completely brand new IP whereas the mighty 9 is a successor to a concept that is existing got delayed several times and still launched with a crap load of issues and not necessarily feeling the way the previous Mega Man games did.

[ColonelHugh]

@rookie monster

Give it a break, man. I have more patience than most when listening to trolling fanboys, but the cringe is overwhelming. Please, give up the hate, or relocate for your own well-being. Neo GAF or /v/ would suit you, I think, and should you surprisingly decide to leave, I wish you the best.
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As for No Man's Sky, this always was going to be divisive. It's not really about being good or bad as, like Minecraft, this isn't a normal game. It does what it intends to, and the apparent quality, entertainment, and sense of exploration and adventure is entirely up to the gamer who plays it. Personally, I've had fun finding plants like the "Banana-hands McSporepod," and such creatures as the "Tripopatops," "armadurtle," and my favorite, the "Duck-footed Ratlump/Darwin's Nightmare."

[sammarshall102]

Are you trying to claim that No Man's Sky is better than Quantum Break??

It doesn't come close

[Sharky231]

Two totally different games! It would be the same as comparing madden to uncharted!

[kraenk12]

It's way better tbh. Don't pretend you even played NMS.

[isa_scout]

Have you actually played NMS? I've actually played both and can say that in my opinion NMS is way more fun than QB was. Was QB developed better? Yes,it was. Was its graphics way better?Yes, absolutely. Did QB have as many glaring issues? No, on the whole QB performed quite nicely....But....NMS is more fun actually playing. There's real gameplay in NMS as opposed to Quantum Breaks half baked 3rd person run of the mill generic shooting game. That's just my opinion though. At the end of the day each system has their duds. I remember staying up all night waiting for my MCC to unlock at midnight, only to find that the game was completely broken for me for several months after launch. Yet, that game received glowing praise.
I honestly don't take any journalist serious. I've watched ign and several other big publications play games online and it looks like a 5 year old is playing. How can I put stock into what someone else says when they can't even grasp basic gameplay functions. If a game looks good to me I buy it or gamefly it. Screw what random gamer #350 says. I'm a grown man able to discern for myself what my preferences are. The only thing I need from a review is does the game function properly and have a great deal of glitches/bugs. The rest I can figure out on my own.

[Aenea]

Actually it is, I played NMS and am loving it! I watched a few videos of QB and it's a snooze fest!

See, how silly that sounded? I haven't played QB so I can't actually form an opinion of it's gameplay so I normally refrain from posting stuff like that about it, you should do the same...

[RosweeSon]

No it doesn't come close No Mans Sky is infinitely better game.

[Deadpooled]

Or Tony Hawk 5

[Sam Fisher]

Tony hawk was a flop straight up, and they tried to sell it for 60.......Lmfaoooooo

[Nosferatu_Zodd]

Or TMNT...

[Ashlen]

Reguardless of the reviews and what people say the game is selling really well. Tons of people on my friends list have been playing it. And believe it or not more people have been playing it than U4 in it's first week. I use the up-vote number on the PS to tell relatively how well a game has sold. NMS has been out for four days and it has 87.2k up-votes. Uncharted has been out for months and it has 147k. And there are PC sales too. I'm sure if the bandwagon hadn't brought the game down it would have sold even better but I'm pretty sure the game has already been a success sales wise.

Examples of other games on my list atm Until Dawn has 4.7k The Order has 43k Star Ocean has 12,9k Odin Sphere has 4.7k Grand Kingdom has 2.9k Atelier Sophie has 1.9k Natural Doctrine has 1.9k.

So NMS at 87.2k in 4 days is selling extremely well.

[joeorc]

@Ashlen
[So NMS at 87.2k in 4 days is selling extremely well.]

Exactly, on steam right now it broke a steam store record in how many at one time were playing the game at the same time...so it's not doing , poor that much is sure..

@hells_supernova1h ago
[Only this year not of all time ]

Yup, sorry I was not very clear on that, my fault..but yes that is quite true..for a new IP, and made by such a small team..it's still a pretty nifty feat, in my opinion.

[hells_supernova]

Only this year not of all time

[Rimeskeem]

It really shouldn't have been a disappointment if you knew what you were getting from the start. Plus, this game could easily become awesome with free updates (base building, playing with friends, building ships, riding animals). Literally so many things that you could do with this kind of game now.

[Antnee534]

How is it a dissapointment this game is amazing and anybody going into the game thinking it was something else then what they expected is insane. They clearly told us everything we needed to know all you had to do was look. This game will also change over time like the director said they are working to add more patches to add different things. Like I think one he said was bases for you character.

[Perjoss]

NMS certainly has its flaws and I fully understand why some people don't like it, but I'm loving this game and enjoying every minute of it.

[Overload]

Same here. I can completely understand people not liking it, but I absolutely love it.

[FITgamer]

Same, I'm officially addicted.

[kraenk12]

OneDidn't if the best games in recent years in my book. So addictive.

[subtenko]

FoH pushsquare. More like push X out of any window you have open with them.

[Loktai]

the site had been more about trying to make puns and shit to go with every headline than actual content for a while. .. this is their attempt to get clicks by being a Sony oriented site going against the grain. .. did they think it makes them look impartial? the opinion is valid but this is more of a band wagon. I don't really get why the game is being judged for being nothing more than it claimed to be. people inflated it, not the developer. the game IS as described and shown and now that it is out there is no more confusion. judge the game based on what it set out to be, the interface , how it controls. .. if a person is disappointed in a thing because they didn't understand it, that's not the things fault. it's like buying a hybrid because you were told it's a better car, finding out its not fast and it doesn't have a spare tire, and going emo over it.

[spanner]

Why on ps4?
Isn't the game on pc too! I'm guessing more hits if u only use ps4 in the title!

[MasterCornholio]

Well technically the game has more issues on PC than PS4. So the PC version* is the most disappointing version of the two.

But at least we had some really fantastic games before NMS so as a PS4 I'm not disappointed in the system this year.

[WellyUK]

When will people learn to not over hype and have way too much expectation for new games. It's all your fault that you seem to think the next game coming out is going to be the best game ever...

[MasterCornholio]

"It's all your fault that you seem to think the next game coming out is going to be the best game ever"

Sometimes the hype is correct though (Uncharted 4, The Witcher 3) but the majority of times games just don't live up to the hype (No Mans Sky, QuantumBreak).

I usually set my expectations extremely low that way it takes a lot for a game to disappoint me. In the case of Uncharted 4 I actually predicted a metacritic of 7 for the game. Thanfulky it far exceeded my expectations with a final Metacritic of 92. If more people did the same there would be a lot less cases of games not living up to the hype.

[Sketchy_Galore]

I tend to do that too but honestly even keeping expectations low I have to admit I found Uncharted 4 just alright. Visually amazing of course but I thought it took too many things from The Last of Us that only really worked for The Last of Us.

Conversely I'm absolutely loving No Man's Sky. In the sense that it's way exceeded my hype and for the first time in ages with a game I'm spending almost every minute of my free time playing it.

[WellyUK]

I am the same with Sketchy to be honest I didnt think Uncharted 4 would be very good and to be honest it neither impressed me or made me feel disappointed, felt worse than others in the series and didnt really do anything that others in the series hadn't.

NMS I went into thinking it would be awful, its not brilliant but its not bad either. I get bored after an hour or 2 but then I come back every time so far.

Quite a few games that have been disappointments this gen I have felt are alright and some of them I have felt are very good (RBS Siege) and there are games that have had stupid high scores and have been extremely average to me (MGSV).

I feel that a lot of people set themselves up to be nothing buy disappointed by having wild expectations.

[kraenk12]

That's simply not true. Just like The Order NMS became a victim of people not listening to the developers and expecting a different game...hence the disappointment. The game delivered on all promises and even surpassed my expectations.

[andibandit]

@Kraenk

You could say that about any game

[Tobsesan]

If the game would be 30-40$ noone would blame them, but they sell it at full AAA price. That is why they have to deal with the sht AAA games get and for that price I think the game underdelivers.

Dont get me wrong, I love the game myself, but because of the Sony marketing we have to pay the full price and that is not what the game is supposed to be.

[joeorc]

@Tobsesan
[Dont get me wrong, I love the game myself, but because of the Sony marketing we have to pay the full price and that is not what the game is supposed to be.]

But because of the Sony marketing, we have to pay full price?

For what a Freaking Multi-platform release? And your blaming Sony for the price point?

Can a face palm be any more epic than this one, I mean think about it..you think Sony was the one who "artificially increased the asking price for this game?"

I mean really?

@Tobsesan

"Hello Game made a deal with sony to get them timed exclusive. Dont you think they would have sold the game for a much lower price if this wasnt the case?"

Sony set's the price point for 3rd party IP now? Wow...and you really think that they would have sold the game for a lower price point, when on Steam's online store it's also $60.00, so is valve setting the price point also for No man's Sky?

@WellyUK1h ago
[Sony didn't set the price... LOL

Sony's market, every game is £50 they have COMPLETE control don't fool yourself. This is why digital will never be big on console until the stores have competition digitally but they wont because they wont allow it therefore they set prices to rip everyone off when you can buy a physical disc for 20% less on launch]

Again are you just letting the information of this very same game is also on steam and the Price point is also $60.00! Go in one ear and out the freaking other?

You and Tobsesan , point to because of Sony the game has a price point higher than its worth has no D@mn logical step stool so to speak , to stand on..both of your points are silly in its conjecture. With no real Base Logic..

Did Sony set Steams price for the game also? Because that's exactly , what you are implying.. Is it out of the possible reasoning, that maybe Hello Games think their work on the game , the time spent, and the value of the games IP may be infact to Hello Games Opinion that the game indeed deserved the price point to all platforms it released on..

The game did not just launch only on Sony's console only as the only platform you could play this very same game..

It released on Microsoft's Windows OS! Also , and it released with the very same price point.

[Tobsesan]

http://wccftech.com/mans-sk...

Marketing is for free I guess.

Hello Game made a deal with sony to get them timed exclusive. Dont you think they would have sold the game for a much lower price if this wasnt the case?

[Tobsesan]

Have you ever played a indie game for 60$? Well I didnt. Sony published the game, marketed the sht out of it. All this is for free you are so right.

[joeorc]

@Tobsesan4m ago
[Have you ever played a indie game for 60$? Well I didn]

What the hell difference does it make if a company outside of Sony..you know "independent of" key work, indie does not just = low costing , low budget , small size development studio's making games..here is a Hint all developers and publishers start out one way or another as an "independent company.

[Sony published the game, marketed the sht out of it. All this is for free you are so right]

Who said , anything about that the marketing is free or not?

And if you really want to go there..let's go there.

hell did you know if you set up a Ad agency Subsidiaries.. You can pay your holding company money on advertising your own Subsidiary sends out? And you get to write off tax as a marketing expense.

LMAO..it's true.

[MasterCornholio]

Sony didn't set the price it was Hello Games.

http://store.steampowered.c...

Also the PC version is 60$.

@Welly
"Sony's market"

PC isn't PlayStations market.

"COMPLETE control don't fool yourself. "

Sony doesn't own the IP. Sony doesn't even publish the PC version. Hellogames has complete control over the pricing of the PC version.

"This is why digital will never be big on console until the stores have competition digitally but they wont because they wont allow it therefore they set prices to rip everyone off when you can buy a physical disc for 20% less on launch."

The digital version of No Mans Sky is 60$ on steam same as the PS4 version. Plus there is no physical version of the game on PC.

Here are the links to the prices.

http://store.steampowered.c...

[WellyUK]

My bad guys thought he was on about the PS store.

[PsylentKiller]

How much would you charge for a painting that took you 5 years to make? That's a 40 hour work week for 260 weeks. How Much? Now times that number by, what, 16 Hello Games team members.

I did not mean to reply directly to you or come off kind of aggressive but I feel that many other people on here are confused as to what good artwork sells for, even prints. If there is a demand for the work, the price will almost always be higher.

[x_BlackRose]

"Biggest dissapointent of 2016" The hyperbole is real. Anyone who likes the type of games that No Man's Sky is will view that as a huge overstatement. This is nothing but another clickbait and hate article. It's a damn shame all the unwarranted slack this game is getting. NMS is a masterpiece, and you phonies spitting your faux shock articles out are nothing but hacks with a chip on your shoulder

[Kranox]

Another stupid review from a killing zombie super fan.

[slappy508]

Your mom is the biggest Disapointment of 2016

[medman]

Funny, I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The game seems to be drawing very different responses and reviews, some people love it, some hate it, others can't seem to make up their mind and sit somewhere in the middle. For me, it's what I expected, and I love the pure exploration aspects. I don't know how that will hold up the farther I go, whether everything will become repetitive and the planets start to look "samey", but of what I've seen so far (about 15 hours), I'm loving it.

[Deadpooled]

Worse than Tony Hawk 5? Hell no!

[Jayszen]

"not because my expectations were out of sync with what was delivered – it's because Hello Games made a boring game." Which is clearly in your opinion. For every person who dislike this game or finds it boring, there is someone like me who enjoys the micro-management, the journeying, searching for necessary minerals and components, etc. It is not a perfect game and nor is it even close to the quality of , say, Uncharted 4 in terms of the enjoyment one gets from the gameplay but the game is far from boring and is certainly not the dud the many reviewers are claiming. The extremes in opinions can only be due to what each gamer expected and actually found. It is definitely not a game that one can play for hours on end without then getting tired of having to do all the things in order to, say, get all components for the hyperdrive which is necessary to travel to the center of the galaxy .

[FullmetalRoyale]

My friend and I are both loving it, and that's good enough for me. It's a shame that people can't control themselves anymore, and hype everyone to oblivion. I just find out what I need to know about the game, and play it. All this silliness isn't productive, and it only aims to disappoint you. Learn from it.

[WeAreLegion]

Not even a little true. The vast majority of people who purchased the game are in love with it.

[Hoffmann]

Clickbait like this is getting way too much attention here. As usual.

[andrewsquall]

Lol and if "on PS4" is biggest disappointment I don't want to know what the author must think of the PC version.

[KimikoGaming]

I've come to notice that people either really love No Man's Sky, or they absolutely hate it. There doesn't seem to be any middle ground.

But the things I've been hearing as to why people don't like it are mainly that they aren't finding other players everywhere, and there aren't space dogfights or alien showdowns every 2 seconds.

Which begs the question, why are people so mad at the game for not having those things? The game was not meant to be any of those. It is an exploration game. It is basically space minecraft, minus being able to build stuff, but with far superior visuals. (If you could build stuff like in minecraft, that would be really cool though)

I am definitely pleased with this game. I was weary of buying it at first because I normally don't get into exploration games (I could never get into Minecraft) but this has been really fun.

The title of this is pure clickbait, and I decided to have no life and spend several minutes typing a response that nobody will care about. I guess we are both at fault.

[SatanicEyeJesus]

Fuck click bait title!

[Makkemyyeyesrain5545]

As one of the biggest Xbox fanboys I couldn't disagree with this more. Did the guy play tony hawk ? Say what you will about no man's sky but at least it's ambitious and innovative, which is more than I can say for games like uncharted 4. Quantum break and remedy was at least trying to do stuff different and not keep it the same across four different games. No Mansky would've benefited from a company that's forward thinking like Microsoft. With Azure you can fly around with 1000 of your friends in the same servers. With Xbox Scorpio and Microsoft behind them games will no longer have to hold back in their scope.

[joeorc]

@Makkemyyeyesrain5545

->Hello, the game was released on Windows OS 7/8.1 & Windows 10<-

And Since when would that not be with Microsoft behind them? Hello games is supporting the Windows OS on PC, there is no Linux or Mac port..so no distractions from the Windows Eco system on PC.

And Just because it released on the PS4 also , you think it would be a server issue on the PS4 but not on Microsoft's platform also?

->Hello the PS4 games servers and Windows OS games servers are not on the same server's!<-

So the PS4 would have no real effect on how well it would perform , since there is servers set up for both platforms anyway.

[cash_longfellow]

GTFOH...Hahaha, biggest disappointment, haha! The biggest disappointment is that trash like this article actually gets published somewhere.

[gamertk421]

Not surprised.

[Lsbb]

Personally quantum break was the biggest disappointment of 2016. The more you play NMS, the better it gets.

[kraenk12]

Why can't we flag articles like this anymore?!

[oSHINSAo]

Man!!! NMS was the game that it was suppose to make my buy a PS4.

[madmonkey01]

No mans sky is exactly what i thought it would be, as i had been paying attention.

[fanboysmackdown]

Gamers are the ficklest bunch of any. Criticize their favorite platform and they're like a pack of f&*king rabbid dogs, but with no actual bite because they hide behind mommie's apron and a keyboard. Criticize an overhyped game on their favorite console and you've now opened a new can of Gerber Whoopass! again with no bite, only soother marks. When I look forward to a game, I hope it closely lives up to the hype, but am always cautious and always open to reading or hearing feedback before playing. Some are spot on in their criticism and some are way too generous. In the end, I hold no allegiance to any platform, only the games I play and enjoy the games I do, giving two shits if it's an MS, Sony or Nintendo title. So to the gamers out there who enjoy playing No Man's Sky, I say enjoy. It's not my kind of game because I'm more of a Doom (love that game) kind of guy and I would never be able to fairly critique it. So who cares if one site hates it and the other loves it, make up your own mind.

[BigGamersSmallTalk]

Hold that thought, there's still The Last Guardian coming out....after 8+ years and all the changes, it'll likely never live up to expectations.

[P_Bomb]

Pretty sure most people, myself included, simply expect a new game from the same people that brought us Ico and SOTC. Team Ico has their own niche already carved out. Hello games doesn't and are new to procedural space gaming and AAA in general. Two different situations.

[BigGamersSmallTalk]

Except games that get caught up in development hell and switch hardware end up pretty bad. It's not even the same team anymore.

[P_Bomb]

According to Ueda it's actually a lot of the same people that helped design Ico and SOTC. Ueda's own genDESIGN is formed primarily by developers from Ico and SOTC http://www.gamespot.com/art...

[jay2]

Cant even plwy the @@@@ing game.keep neing dumped to the ps4 menu

[Servbot41]

It's not the biggest disappointment, but I didn't expect much to begin with. It's just a more boring than I originally expected.

[sampson3121]

i guess it all depends on what you were expecting. everything they showed in the countless videos showing gameplay, is exactly what the game is offering. stop crying.

[mkis007]

Not for me :) and willing to bet not commercially.

[player911]

....said every xbox fan ever.

In fact NMS is a brilliant game. They could easily add in an attacking force and spawns similar to destiny. Destiny in itself is awesome and this adds to it.

Right now the game sounds kinda bla but only because it is so vast and no one really knows what to do. There is no denying the utter breakthroughs this game brings into the gaming world. Minecraft was stupid at first, but its never ending worlds was a breakthrough.

Give it time to settle and start to develop. Once people start figuring out the black holes and the various things they can do, it will win awards (it already is). I would just like to see some FPS elements brought in with an enemy to oppose.

[fanboysmackdown]

Wtf has it got anything to do with being an xbox fan or not? Another typical response from a fanboy.....grow the f&*k up already.

[SaveFerris]

Personally, I'd say that No Man's Sky is currently the biggest disappointment based on the hype and reaction created back from when it was first shown, up to release. And also because of the technical issues affecting the PC, and the PS4 version of the game.
Are the low reviews a result of people not realising what the game was prior to buying it, and if so, is it the fault of Hello Games and Sony for not explaining what the game is about, or is it a case of people not doing their own research before buying the game?

[CP_Company]

wow,just wow,from day 1 Sean said what this game is about,later was many many videos about the same thing.a lot of people just ignore all possible info about the games and create their own games in their minds.later they say that game is not what they thought it would be :D and they disappointed :D 1 thing what Sean did wrong,that he release broken game on PC.we wait until they fix it!

[SaveFerris]

Technical issues aside, things like boredom, planets etc. looking samey, repetition of tasks, not being able to do X etc, these points are part of the reviewers opinion and bias, as not every gamer who plays NMS would agree.
What I meant by 'biggest disappointment' was the overall reaction by the gaming community, on both sides. The trashing of the game by some, the mixed reviews by various publications, and the unfortunate issue of the PC version is in contrast to the anticipation of those who had been following the game since the reveal.
I preordered the Limited Edition as soon as it was available and no amount of low scoring reviews would make me cancel or return it. I suppose that I should not really care if it is the 'biggest disappointment of 2016' but I still think Hello Games deserves success for an ambitious project.

[RosweeSon]

... If you were expecting the next COD/FIFA maybe.

[victorMaje]

Yeah whatever, I'm having great fun playing it & I seriously don't understand the low reviews. They gave you a universe, a frickin UNIVERSE & you still found a way to be anal about it.

I mean mark my words, hello games changed the game, they did what no AAA studio out there ever did though had the time & resources to do & I applaud them for their vision & execution, an execution btw that is ongoing since DLCs are coming soon.

[Surt]

They could have added bleeding co op. Mine craft has that shit. Just with that, it would have added a higher review score from many. SO far it's 69 score on meta critic. and 49 score with users.

[Yo Mama]

"Well, that's just like, your opinion, man."- The Dude

[rytlok]

i love the game so i disagree

[PeroxideBloom]

A staunch fanbase? Well what about the "haterbase" that seems much more determined than the former to justify their opinions? Like it or hate, you're not gonna sway me with clickbait from enjoying, in my opinion, the greatest game I've played in the last 10 years. Looking forward to seeing how this game progresses and evolves.

[jbrock11]

I hardly ever agree with these sensationalized negative reviews but I gotta say, this guy hit it right on the head. The game is not terrible it just seems almost like it's unfinished. After a few hours you get into the repetitive mode and it's really just not even fun anymore unless you want to farm for hours to build up your ship to go farm even more. Don't get me wrong I like finding new weapons and upgrades but it's almost like what is the point in the end? It's just severely lacking any interesting goals or objectives.

[spoilerjerk]

Biggest disappointment? LOL, it is hands down my favorite game of this generation and easily the most exciting new gameplay experience I've had since Super Mario 64. Give me a break. Don't worry, I'm sure another hand-holding "open world" game from Ubisoft will be upon you soon enough.

[3-4-5]

* Gaming Media has been for the last year or so just building things up to tear it down.

* "Journalists" create all the hype.....print false things...and then tear it down and call it "over-hyped".

People too blindly believe any media....they are all biased children who have no morals,ethics or integrity.....well not all bu about 90% are.

* People know they can trick you by misleading and lying to you....and you guys still end up believing them anyways....

Why?!

No Man's Sky is a solid game that is exactly what I thought it would be because I actually paid attention and it was easy to see what this game was going to be.

Only morons were confused.

* I don't even own No Man's Sky or a PS4....so I'm not some dumb blind fanboy.....Just observing from the outside looking in on this situation and wondering why so many people fooled themselves.

Some people love drama.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

The only people who seem to have a problem with the way the game was described are people who can't understand English.

It is not COD
It is not Street Fighter
It is not DOOM
It's not monster hunter
It's not dead space
It's not Star Wars

It's a space exploration game in the same vein as Starflight. Google is your friend, Youtube isn't.

[joab777]

Not even close. It is honestly my best experience of 2016 thus far. I loved Dark Souls 3 and U4, but NMS is new and fresh and hooked me instantly. I absolute adore this game.

And how can a game be a disappointment based in unrealistic hype? Ive followed closely and it is exactly what was promised, even more IMHO. If you are disappointed by it its because you bought it based on hype, and it ended up being a type of game ya don't like.

[King_Lothric]

Clearly Is not.

Some people just want to hate on something

[jojo319]

Would I be correct in saying that it's as described by the devs, but most of the negativity seems to be coming from the fact that the constant (and not fun) drain on resources as well as inventory management are what's "ruining" the game for a lot of people. I'm still on the fence. I would love to fly around and discover new stuff, but I didn't think it would rely so heavily on Minecraft elements which just isn't for me. Dunno.......