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New No Man's Sky Update (hexbear.net)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/gaming@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8616898

https://x.com/Vorked/status/2059627660066652415

The update

https://x.com/NoMansSky/status/2059620943798903227

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[–] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'm not quite following how NMS relates to Rockband and Minecraft. No man's sky was blasted on launch because Sean Murray kept lying about what the game was and how it worked. People hyped it up to ridiculous degrees and instead of correcting or toning they hype down he just went "yeah" with a smile.

It is a fine game now, but the distaste for the game didn't come from no where.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    I'd argue No Man's Sky is a great game now. You're right, the distaste didn't come from no where. If anyone is on the fence about the game I'd recommend that you give it a try. If you're still unsure buy it during a sale, it's usually on for pretty cheap.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Yes Sean Murray lied by falling to deliver on promises he truly did intend to achieve at first and Sony's marketing team made it worse and widespread. If people felt hurt and cheated for the failed launch back then, fair.

    It's been ten years, and the game is almost entirely different, for free. The distaste for it now is unjustified if it comes from back then, so let people enjoy the thing now. Again, if you don't like it, don't sit there saying "I don't like it" while crossing your arms. Go find something else that brings you joy and share that joy with others there, instead of sapping the joy others feels here.

    It's a game, that's why I compare if to games, and people who make fun of others who enjoy the game.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I'm not saying the game isn't good now. They've done a fantastic job getting it to where it is now and everyone should definitely give it a second chance. But Rockband (I'm a huge RB nerd btw, my friends and I definitely skipped a few too many school days to play it all day instead) and Minecraft gets poked fun of because they really are just digital Lego and hitting plastic together, but they are still among the best games ever. The closest equivalent I can think of for NMS was that the game had a very shallow game loop of collecting resources and upgrade your ship, which is what it was when it first launched.

    I don't see much hate for NMS anymore, either people forgot it exists or they are praising how good it has become.

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