Giant No Man's Sky Update is a Game Changer

After months of radio silence following the epically disastrous launch of their now infamous game No Man’s Sky, developer Hello Games has revealed that they have been hard at work on a robust PS4 patch, called the Foundation Update, that adds new features, new modes and addresses hundreds of issues to improve the game’s overall experience. This patch fundamentally changes the "foundation" of the game, but is it enough to change peoples perceptions?

[Killz4Twinkies]

The recent update sounds appealing and i have been thinking of picking this up. My questions is, can you see other people in real time or is that still a no go?

For example: would i be able to visit other peoples created stations on planets? I feel like this would be a cool feature and make the worlds seem much more lively than initial impressions led me to believe

[Irishguy95]

While I don't care for the base building(i'm the type whole will build outposts in Minecraft and simply explore/upgrade instead of collectingn materials just to build a big structure) the survival mode is fun. 20 quid is what the game shoulda been originally. This is coming from..see previous posts.

What I might do is, wait a year. Hopefully a big update or two come in. Try it then.

[Irishguy95]

Thats right, the release of this sickened me, not literally but it was just a highlight of the fact that devs are completely unaccountable.

But yeah, the survival was quite fun, its hard. It makes you think about moving, how fast you should move. For example, on my first planet, I have to hide in caves due to temperature on surface. I have to keep looking for thamium for life support. Its a bit more like minecraft when you really badly need a material. Except in this case if you don't get that material you die. I died 3 times before reaching my ship. Twice for being an idiot and leaving the caves. Also theres a clear graphics upgrade, i'm on PC. Looks way better. This is what I was looking forward to originally with regards to planets, I don't care to much about what mix of animals are here or how they look, I care about...game mechanics being implemented well.

But yeah, ima wait for a while, I don't want to spoil something that could be great in a year or two. Now it all depends on whether HG will keep at it or not, and make this game what it was supposed to be.

I will forever be pissed for that release however, the only way to forgive, is if they work and work, and don't charge extra for something that was stated to be in the release, even with the underhanded practice. More than that I really dislike how alot of gamers don't mind and actually defend the release of this game. I'm also pissed that I spent 60 on a game like that. I will forever be extremely cautious of day one games as I have now learned my ****ing lesson. **** I might never be a day 1 guy again. For consoles I have already stopped day 1's and early into gens.

As I said, its worth 20, but if you go play it now, a few updates later you may have already had half the fun and not appreciate it as a whole. Its like...playing half a game with missing content. If that makes sense.

[Angeljuice]

You were saying Hello Games should die off and disband because of the initial release performance.

Surely what they are doing has to be better for the game industry?

Driveclub went on to be one of the best games this generation despite its shakey start, and now Hello Games seem to be on the right track with NMS.

So if you had your way, Hello Games would have broken up and Sean Murray would have spent the last several months doing nothing but responding to complaints and angry gamers. Instead they have spent that time fixing a lot of issues and making the game much better.

I think Hello Games's solution to the problem is vastly superior to the solution you proposed.

Lucky you didn't get what you wanted.

[Irishguy95]

I didn't say that angeljuice. You're making stuff up as usual

[Army_of_Darkness]

I fell asleep during this trailer... Her voice is so relaxing..

[showtimefolks]

i think by fall 2017 NMS will be one of the better games on next gen under $15

i know a lot of people were disappointed but i hope more gamers will give it another chance

it shouldn't have been launched anything but early preview and build on the game via updates

[UltraNova]

No Mans Sky: The Complete(d) Edition Fall 2017?

Hehe

I m sure they'll make proper amends. Hell the game is already at 20 bucks...

[himdeel]

Im enjoying the update. Im curious about whether or not people can see your base also. Id presume you can since it allows you to leave a message for others.

[frostypants]

Doubt it. I'd wager that all custom base assets are stored client-side. For now, anyway. After this update, nothing would surprise me in their future plans.

[Skankinruby]

And here come the 'too little too late' comments.....

[Retroman]

Its too late' haaaaaa Couldn't pass that up.

[Christopher]

Good direction. Not sure about game changer. But, it's much better than what some have had over the last few months, that's for certain.

[UltraNova]

They've just started...even the update's title allures to a new begining.

[RememberThe357]

They're saying this is a smaller update than the ones to follow. Which is a great sign.

I paid full price for this game and was pretty disappointed to find how confined it felt. But with this update I see myself playing a lot in the creation mode.

[gbsrnctaln]

Looks awesome. I loved NMS for the 40 hours or so I sunk into it. Gonna have to redownload on the pro.

[DillyDilly]

No it's not since everything in this update were all lies & were supposed to be in the original game

[Liqu1d]

Incorrect. Base building and freighters were always coming in an update.

[johndoe11211]

Do you realize how stupid your comment sounds?

[Bismarn]

Ladies and Gentleman, 2017's DriveClub! A team of dedicated developers spending a year tirelessly releasing patches for an incomplete game that everyone forgot about months ago. And remember how that went for the developers. It's too late to make a first impression. Like AAA movies, you make all your money in the first weekend, and then in China. For their own good they should make a new game and say "this is what NMS should have been".

[UltraNova]

"For their own good they should make a new game and say "this is what NMS should have been". "

Well its a good thing you dont get to decide that because, my friend, first they need to fix NMS and offer even more on what was promised just to prove they've learned their lesson and that they are now reliable to both the gamer's and publishers eyes.

Then after the dust settles, begin work on their next game and make sure that they are pretty much done before announcing anything.

Thats how you do it.

[xDealtwithIt]

Love how the media is trying real hard to convince people that this game has turned around.

[MasterCornholio]

Well it's an improvement.

:)

Have a nice day.

[xDealtwithIt]

That improvement should have been there on release. Unless you have fully accepted developers giving you less than half of a game then trickling features down the road at THEIR convenience.

I guess that's what happens when you become complacent. Unless of course it's Ubi or EA.

[kraenk12]

Love how bitter people who never played the game and don't have a PS4 try to play it down in their desperate hope the game will never become what it was supposed to be.

[Razzer]

Agree. It is beyond pathetic.

[xDealtwithIt]

I love how any criticism towards a brand you love you automatically accuse them of not having a ps4, not playing the game or being Rookie.

That's all your role seems to be on N4G. Going down the checklist of accusations for anyone who doesn't like the same things you do.

[kraenk12]

@xDealwithit

I'm just calling out the obvious trolls, haters and hypocrites. Rookie is one of the worst and you're playing his game very convincing.

[madhouse02]

What are you implying, lol? "The media is trying" - what benefit would it serve the media to convince people NMS is now better? You do realize the media are just gamers like you, right? If the game is better, its better... There's no monetary or any other form of agenda.

Stop this "them vs us" bs.

[xDealtwithIt]

Oh yea, I keep forgetting that it's only okay to call out the media when they are actually ripping on something sony or sony related.

[Sm00thNinja]

It's a good foundation to build on

[feraldrgn]

Watched the video of create mode, it looks really good.
I enjoyed the base game & the changes they've made look to make it even better.

[bolimekurac]

spin it, spin it and spin it. n4g is full of masters of the spin.

[mastershredder]

Updated...tried to play again...Simply just don't like it. Not complaining about what I spent (full price on release day). It's still just an underwhelming game unless you are new to gaming. From a development standpoint, I do not support Hello Games or lame spokes holes that do not even know their own application (and he did not, as you can tell he was REAL involved in it [not as much as he should have been], no one fumbles that much unless they are full of it, or don't know what what stage they are in development process [a really bad sign]). They extensively earned their right to fail and start over, not get training wheels while their product has been and IS STILL BEING SOLD AT FULL PRICE.

[MilkMan]

Add Minecraft to any game and "it gets better."
Thing is, the core tenants to this game are flawed. I said it before; the "game" needs about ten years worth of content before it's something worth revisiting. Now, if you're thing is Minecraft or resources gathering, then this game is nirvana. Look how well "building" worked for Fallout 4. The sales were dismal, and I think that game has more clout than this one.
Just can't patch a bad game, you need the foundation strong, then you can window dress.