loomy wrote on Sep 1, 2016, 00:40:

Cutter wrote on Aug 31, 2016, 20:21:
And anyone around here would care about this why?

freedom of speech concerns us all cutter, which is why you're here instead of another site that would ban you instantly

VaranDragon wrote on Aug 30, 2016, 04:24:
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This. Also you can't really compare Skyrim (or even any TES game) to the Witcher3. They are NOT even in the same genre. The Witcher3 is an open world action/adventure role playing game, Skyrim is an open world CRPG. In the W3 you play as ONE character, one PARTICULAR character actually and that's it. You can't even choose a class, your class is basically "a Witcher". Saying that one game here is better than the other is kind of pointless.
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wonkawonka wrote on Aug 22, 2016, 05:34:
I don't get why people are so up in arms about this. The game is procedurally rendered, so obviously it'll be mostly boring. Obviously there'll be stupid stuff. But also obviously there'll be really cool things.

For example, I just found last night a planet with what looked like a tyrannosaurus Rex with a crest on the top of its head. And it attacked me. I also walked through a jungle with monsoons. And got lost in caverns of frozen planets.

There's some really good stuff in there, but as are most sandbox games (especially procedural ones), the story is lacking, the fighting is meh (really really meh in this case), but if you wander a bit off the beaten path you can get enough satisfaction that $50 is money acceptably spent.

CJ_Parker wrote on Aug 22, 2016, 00:56:

ItBurn wrote on Aug 22, 2016, 00:13:
I think that you guys are too blinded by your emotions or previous investments to realize how amazing the tech in that demo was. There's never been anything done at a level close to this. If you want a full simulation of a space game, this is the real deal. They took no shortcuts. Don't reply to my comment about how you think this is a scam or all that endlessly repetitive noise. Just appreciate the tech.

What "tech" exactly are you referring to? The planetary atmospheric entry stuff? There have been videos on YT for years like this one here and many more.
You can also seamlessly land on planets across the 400bn star systems in Elite Dangerous until you have planets coming out your ass. It's nothing special.

Everything else has also been done in other games and much better than here. So what "tech" are you talking about exactly?

Linthat22 wrote on Aug 21, 2016, 06:45:

jdreyer wrote on Aug 21, 2016, 03:13:

Darks wrote on Aug 20, 2016, 14:46:
IDK, I think to many people are to easily impressed. I really didn't see anything about this that blew me away. To many people are in a hurry to praise what they are seeing, but the reality of it is, hes had 5 years to make this game so far. And this is all he really has to show for? Those of us who originally backed this game are getting very I'm patient with him.

Don't count me among the many who are ready to bow down to him. Everything I've seen here No Mans Sky is already doing.

Took NMS 8 years to ship their game, and they did a lot less than what Roberts is trying to do. Which rather than bowing down, has me scratching my head: how is he going to finish this within budget and make it all work in a cohesive whole while delivering all of those mechanics over a "universe" of 100 unique star systems? The proof of concept is shaping up nicely, but that's just one system...

8 years? Where did you get that number? Every place of read has stated 4 years.

peteham wrote on Aug 19, 2016, 13:11:
How's the hacking minigame in this, I wonder? The one in DX:HR caused me major burn-out on that aspect on the game (still managed to finish the game). I'm a compulsive idiot so I'd need a mod to bypass it or something to even consider dipping into this one any time soon, if hacking is as plentiful..

nin wrote on Aug 19, 2016, 09:27:
Gamestar: 86%

SpectralMeat wrote on Aug 17, 2016, 07:18:

yuastnav wrote on Aug 17, 2016, 06:32:
I was actually thinking about picking it up, just to see what it's like, until I learned that the flight mechanics are gimped. Is that correct? I thought you could fly in space, seamlessly transition to a planet's atmosphere and fly around as you wish, or hover over the ground. Apparently there is now an autopilot that does some these things for you?

Every time I think we get a game where you have real seamless transitions between planets and space I get disappointed. I guess the first Elite games did it. Evochron does it.
And the only other game that does it is Rodina. In No Man's Sky it seems fake. Not the same fake as in Elite Dangerous, where you have different instances, but it seems like you don't have real control over it. Am I wrong?

I suggest you watch some youtube gameplay videos