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Well, this should be No Man's Surprise (lolololololololol) that it's failing to live up to expectations. Really I have no idea what people expected. 18 quintillion planets! Sounds great in theory but after awhile it has to get incredibly grindy/repetitive/boring. Long exploration type games need to have some sort of personality and reason to explore...I can't see playing a game too long where it has to seem like all the parts are just mixed up from the last world you were just on. Based off the gameplay videos and the descriptions I'm not sure what people thought they were getting. 

 
A lot of opinions on NMS for a game that isn't even out on PC and that most people haven't even played yet. 

I don't get the hype, but for a different reason.  I see like everyone on my friend's list wants this game, yet if it were your average early access survival game on Steam, even the hyped ones, most people wouldn't want it.  So I think the big studio AAA hype has a lot to do with it, which I don't necessarily get.  I mean people make the silly "early access" argument when not wanting to buy certain games, but at least those people are up front about their game.  The average AAA title is essentially early access and gets patched and updated to hell until it's actually up to par, but they just don't call it that.  

Anyway, this is ARK with a space ship instead of a loading screen between procedurally generated worlds, which is why I don't quite get it, but people really seem to love flying space ships.  

And whoever said they don't get procedurally generated stuff in survival games, it's actually crucial for these types of games to have an type of replayability.  Those of us who enjoy them do so because there's some challenge/strategy to base building, exploration, resource mining, etc. and procedurally generated worlds give us a way to play a new challenge each time. 

/mysterdrantwalloftext 

 
Tomasety said:
https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/status/762968736600956928
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And? PS4 is limited technologically. He follows it up in his very next tweet, tweeting that the PC "will be better no doubt".

The amount of hot takes on a game that has been out less than 12 hours on an inferior machine or watching videos from someone who got it early are stupefying. On the flipside, there are plenty praising it (on the subreddit and some of the few critic reviews that have appeared, many are doing it the right way and not churning out a review quickly). The bigger issue here is the completely overblown hype that obviously corporate entities are going to enthusiastically milk. On the other hand, the developer himself has gone out of his way to explain the experience and what to expect and has not sugarcoated it for the morons who need everything spoon fed to them before the game is even released. People expecting Minecraft in Space or Call of Duty in Space or Hunie Pop in Space are going to be disappointed. fuck those types anyway.

The biggest gripe Ive come across is that the early game is grindy as your gear isn't strong enough yet (explained well here) and most early indications are exactly what I expected. Its the type of game that rewards you the more you put into it, just like any survival game, which is ironically a genre I haven't yet found a "home" in yet. I hated Day-Z and I'm not enthusiastic about Ark although I keep meaning to try it. Exploring space is more up my alley anyway.

I am hoping for a game that allows me to explore a universe that will be unique and hopefully keep me coming back. From every single indication that Ive read (Ive avoided watching videos) I'm going to get that. I don't need narrative or tacked on mechanics to enjoy a game like this as Im looking forward to the "Choose Your Own Adventure" style of play as a nice change from a lot of the scripted narrative I play (and enjoy). Hell one of the biggest things I'm excited about is getting to name planets that I discover lol.

Flying around in a space ship is fun, Fox.

I'm really looking forward to playing it on Friday. My own personal hype from the moment it was first announced to its present debut have tempered tenfold, but I find it hard to get bent of shape based on flimsy takes or dipshits flipping out that its not meeting the hype until I actually get a chance to experience it.

 
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bobo2k4 said:
That's what I've been thinking the entire time. It's literally hours of walking and mining useless crap to get more useless crap. Majority of the game is by yourself with no interesting characters to interact with.
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So all the worst parts of Mass Effect 2 and none of the good parts? Sounds fantastic.

weretable said:
Too many people are going in with unreasonable expectations, like it is going to be the next Minecraft or something.
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Yes, Minecraft is obviously the gold standard of gaming quality.

Tomasety said:
For old people like me, you can play over 10.000 amiga games for free on your browser.

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_amiga
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Eh, why do that when you can pay money for your nostalgia fix? Seriously, if you're a real Amiga nerd (and there aren't many), you can't go wrong with Amiga Forever.

Also, I may be technically or mentally challenged but I couldn't get past the title screen on the few of these that I tried.

 
warreni said:
So all the worst parts of Mass Effect 2 and none of the good parts? Sounds fantastic.

Yes, Minecraft is obviously the gold standard of gaming quality.

Eh, why do that when you can pay money for your nostalgia fix? Seriously, if you're a real Amiga nerd (and there aren't many), you can't go wrong with Amiga Forever.

Also, I may be technically or mentally challenged but I couldn't get past the title screen on the few of these that I tried.
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You want me to pay money for an emulator?

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This ones free and has online play functionality.

https://fs-uae.net/

 
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madjoki said:
Humble Survival Bundle today?

https://twitter.com/humble/status/762799362619666432

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It can be really good or really bad.

I will pick the good side today.

Dont Starve, This War of Mine etc... if they put a true survival bundle and not something mixed up like their build your own survival bundle of march

I'm being generous today.

 
Yeah, that joke would have worked for ANY other Humble Monthly almost (Hurtworld, Rust, ARK, The Forest), but this month there is no survival game in it so swing and a miss. 

 
FoxyPie said:
I don't get the hype, but for a different reason. I see like everyone on my friend's list wants this game, yet if it were your average early access survival game on Steam, even the hyped ones, most people wouldn't want it.
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I've got it on my wishlist for the same reason I have hundreds of other games on my wishlist. Waiting for a sale. I think it stands out a little from other survival games thanks to the art style and setting -- there aren't tons of "universe survival" games.

archbishopthedoge said:
I am hoping for a game that allows me to explore a universe that will be unique and hopefully keep me coming back. From every single indication that Ive read (Ive avoided watching videos) I'm going to get that. I don't need narrative or tacked on mechanics to enjoy a game like this as Im looking forward to the "Choose Your Own Adventure" style of play as a nice change from a lot of the scripted narrative I play (and enjoy).
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The thing is though, is that it isn't unique. Well, the experience is, but the game is a pre-assembled pile of LEGO parts; there's no way the variety of parts can hope to match the number of planets.

I think there's going to be a limit on the number of times you want to see palette-swapped flora, fauna, and environments with slightly different parts. It's going to have to have good game mechanics if it is going to succeed, and I've seen lots of complaints that the shooting and flying -- critical components, I'd argue -- leave a lot to be desired.

Either they're going to have to unearth a fair number of surprises or add a good deal of content, or they're going to have to rely on players with the strongest ability to suspend their disbelief to sustain sales numbers after the initial hype surrounding the release. Based on what I've seen so far, there's a good 10-20 hours of game there for me before the novelty wears off. I will wait and see.

Someone mentioned how rogue-likes rely on randomness to succeed, but that's only partly true. The randomness adds replayability. The mechanics have to be good in order to want you to continue to play. Maybe base-building and capital ships that are promised will add what is needed to make NMS have legs. Right now, it looks dangerously like the world's largest walking-sim/collect-a-thon.

 
Is NMS moddable? Because if it is, it might reach Skyrim levels of longevity, and if it's not... well, I give it 6-12 months, if it's lucky.

 
Dumb question:  Bought this 1070... normally Nvidia's come with new games.  On Nvidia's website it only shows those older 900 models for games.  How does this usually wait?  Can I hold off on submitting anything til they do one of those offers or am I just screwed because it's in the middle of a drought?

 
I hope No Man's Sky is in the Humble survival bundle just so we can all shut up about it.

But honestly, I hope it's either Dead by Daylight or The Culling. Hint: it won't be because I Mooby'd them.

 
Blade said:
I hope No Man's Sky is in the Humble survival bundle just so we can all shut up about it.

But honestly, I hope it's either Dead by Daylight or The Culling. Hint: it won't be because I Mooby'd them.
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That's what I'm afraid of. It will be a survival horror theme bundle if Dreadout is a hint for being it on sale.

 
IkedaTeramusa said:
Dumb question: Bought this 1070... normally Nvidia's come with new games. On Nvidia's website it only shows those older 900 models for games. How does this usually wait? Can I hold off on submitting anything til they do one of those offers or am I just screwed because it's in the middle of a drought?
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There is no promotion for buying a new card yet. Even the ones with the 900 series are technically over unless the manufacturer of the card itself (i.e. MSI) is still offering something.

Yes, you're basically screwed. They typically launch for the fall titles, although last year they seemingly had at least one all year (Arkham Knight, Metal Gear, and then the Ubi titles). With the new line coming out this year they must've decided to hold off. You got the card before many people did, thats basically your "perk". There will probably be one announced in the next month or two, but even that isn't certain as its likely completely dependent on stock of the cards to begin with. I doubt they will do one for any remaining 900 stock since that is being phased out. It'll probably apply to the 1060 and above.

In my experience though, lets say they launch one in October. If you bought the card from Newegg (only retailer I have experience with this), you could contact them and try and get in on it and you may get lucky that way.

The only reason Im waiting to get a Pascal card is for the game promotion and to see if theres any deal to be had around the holidays.

 
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zenii said:
I give it half a year before people get bored and move on to the next thing. I can't think of a single survival game thats continued to grow and stay popular past the one year mark.
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zenii said:
Is NMS moddable? Because if it is, it might reach Skyrim levels of longevity, and if it's not... well, I give it 6-12 months, if it's lucky.
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The way you talk, every game is supposed to be the second coming of your favorite nostalgic MMORPG. Since when is 1-2 months of playtime, or a half a year to a year of mainstream exposure the mark of a bad or forgettable game?

 
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indef said:
That's approximately 99.7% of my Steam library.

edit: also, the humble "survive" hint obviously means How to Survive 2. In the $15 tier. /mooby
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Blood and Bacon 2, Fox will love it since its not every day his mom is replicated so perfectly in a video game.

Id be pretty thrilled if Dead By Daylight was in it, but its gotta be way too soon.

Expect crap and be glad when its not.

 
Nothing371 said:
The way you talk, every game is supposed to be the second coming of your favorite nostalgic MMORPG. Since when is 1-2 months of playtime, or a half a year to a year of mainstream exposure the mark of a forgettable game?
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It's Call of Duty's impact on the gaming industry.

 
I'll probably still get drunk and buy No Man's Sky this weekend but somehow I missed that ABZU came out last week so I'm actually feeling much more excited to pick that up for some quality exploration. How come no one told me it was out? I expect to be notified about these things.

So much to explore; so much to complain about. These are magical times for all!
 
Abzu is ok.  Kind of boring.  Was hoping for more Endless Ocean and it's not.  But it's pretty.

I don't get the grief.  Skyrim had 200+ hrs for me.  Other than that, very few games get more than 20-60 hrs total so honestly.. if it beats 20 hrs of playtime.. then it's worth it.

 
DickBurden said:
I'll probably still get drunk and buy No Man's Sky this weekend but somehow I missed that ABZU came out last week so I'm actually feeling much more excited to pick that up for some quality exploration. How come no one told me it was out? I expect to be notified about these things.

So much to explore; so much to complain about. These are magical times for all!
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I wouldnt call Abzu boring like the last poster. Its a walking swimming simulator, but gorgeous. Its just very short and not worth the price it is right now. I found it more of a mood sort of game. Its not something you want to play if you're looking for excitement. Its got some truly gasp-inducing moments though.

 
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I'm a big fan of Flower/Journey and I even enjoy most walking simulators, so I'm not just expecting ABZU to be boring, I'm counting on it. If I find myself having fun I'll probably have to turn the game off.
 
archbishopthedoge said:
I wouldnt call Abzu boring like the last poster. Its a walking swimming simulator, but gorgeous. Its just very short and not worth the price it is right now. I found it more of a mood sort of game. Its not something you want to play if you're looking for excitement. Its got some truly gasp-inducing moments though.
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Yea, mine was the humpbacks.. then I went to explore and a basking shark came swimming past me and made me jump. But for example, in Endless Ocean you had reasons to go look close at rocks and coral. In this, while it's awesomeness like Starfish, Sea Urchins, and Lobsters, they're just pretty to look at. And everything is surrounded by kelp/seaweed or emptiness so the game constantly is telling me to "turn around". Maybe boring wasn't the right word. Activity-free?

 
I find it difficult to believe any kind of reviews today with all of the ambiguity, hype, and noise mixed into personal tastes and gaming genre preferences. There's too much ranting or raving garbage to wade through on most sites to find anything useful and when you do you then have to question it a little. Then you wonder why you wasted so much time trying to seek out something that somewhat confirms your preexisting beliefs.

So you're left with gambling on something you might like, or wish-listing it and picking it up when it's much cheaper, or forgetting about it entirely until it pops up in a bundle.

Although with all of that said, I do like what the users here on CAG put into their reviews with their comparisons and knowing their likes/dislikes. At least it adds some depth to a review rather than the typical metacritic scene, ostentatious Steam humor review, or any anonymous user postings in the comment section of a review article.

 
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zenii said:
So basically every survival game to be released the last few years, riding the minecraft/dayz bandwagon?

The hype is not all that surprising, considering these games already sell like hotcakes, even when they're in early access and nothing more than an alpha build.

I give it half a year before people get bored and move on to the next thing. I can't think of a single survival game thats continued to grow and stay popular past the one year mark.
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ummm, ARK? Celebrated its one year anniversary 2 months ago and still is a regular in steams top 10 sales.

 
smackattack said:
ummm, ARK? Celebrated its one year anniversary 2 months ago and still is a regular in steams top 10 sales.
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One thing Ark has going for it that NMS has yet to reveal is that its continually adding content. Ark's staying power is fueled by this.

No Man's Sky is not even 24 hours in the wild. It just remains to be seen what its going to do in the longrun.

That being said, after reading people go batshit insane in regards to negativity from launch, mostly all I'm seeing now as the day goes on is positivity. Too many people are just dying to write this game off due to the extreme hype train. The positive aspects are interesting enough to fuel my interest in playing it.

 
zenii said:
Is NMS moddable? Because if it is, it might reach Skyrim levels of longevity, and if it's not... well, I give it 6-12 months, if it's lucky.
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The game might have even less time.

The developers already said they're working on a new game.
They don't have a huge team like most companies to split between NMS and a new game.

 
archbishopthedoge said:
One thing Ark has going for it that NMS has yet to reveal is that its continually adding content. Ark's staying power is fueled by this.

No Man's Sky is not even 24 hours in the wild. It just remains to be seen what its going to do in the longrun.

That being said, after reading people go batshit insane in regards to negativity from launch, mostly all I'm seeing now as the day goes on is positivity. Too many people are just dying to write this game off due to the extreme hype train. The positive aspects are interesting enough to fuel my interest in playing it.
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I somewhat think a good portion of the negativity stems from angry XBOX owners with the game being exclusive to PC and PS4.

I agree, NMS's longevity will only be fueled by added content. Which is a bit risky considering the average attention span of a gamer isn't very long with the amount of games one has at their disposal.

 
Motiv said:
I somewhat think a good portion of the negativity stems from angry XBOX owners with the game being exclusive to PC and PS4.

I agree, NMS's longevity will only be fueled by added content. Which is a bit risky considering the average attention span of a gamer isn't very long with the amount of games one has at their disposal.
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A multiplayer aspect would go a long way as well. I personally dont give a shit about that, but things like Ark all have the multiplayer component. NMS being single player (with only multiplayer "aspects") also hurts its longevity.

If the game is a big enough hit, Id expect some sort of expansion announced within 3-6 months. Most people will move on, but if I can get 40 hours out of it and its an enjoyable experience, I cant consider that a failure.

 
Motiv said:
I find it difficult to believe any kind of reviews today with all of the ambiguity, hype, and noise mixed into personal tastes and gaming genre preferences. There's too much ranting or raving garbage to wade through on most sites to find anything useful and when you do you then have to question it a little. Then you wonder why you wasted so much time trying to seek out something that somewhat confirms your preexisting beliefs.

So you're left with gambling on something you might like, or wish-listing it and picking it up when it's much cheaper, or forgetting about it entirely until it pops up in a bundle.

Although with all of that said, I do like what the users here on CAG put into their reviews with their comparisons and knowing their likes/dislikes. At least it adds some depth to a review rather than the typical metacritic scene, ostentatious Steam humor review, or any anonymous user postings in the comment section of a review article.
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You want to read Spoder's reviews. I find them easy to understand and I think he does a good job.

Spoder for curator!!!!!!

 
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Nothing371 said:
Sweet, I'm gonna go buy an old video card for the free game

which one should I choose? The game, I mean.
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The positive is either a potential Newegg glitch, but at the very least, being able to get Dead by Daylight relatively cheap. If I can find people selling off their codes for $5-$10 then I'll probably buy one.

 
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