tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post1575240626919223143..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: No Man's Sky is Few People's GameLudwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-24932426097021719572016-08-31T11:52:13.051-04:002016-08-31T11:52:13.051-04:00The made-up hype for this game definitely got out ...The made-up hype for this game definitely got out of control, but at the very least Hello Games were happy to let that go unchecked and did nothing to temper expectations to make it clear what they were actually making, and they peddled around untruths about things they said would be in the game that aren't. Like ship variation/naming, hacking, realistic solar system physics, large fleet battles, faction interactions, landing on asteroids, desert/ocean worlds, animal interactions with the environment, flying animals, and that there would be "no DLC" for the game. I say "untruths" and not "lies" since some of those things' absence could be down to time and budget rather than a deliberate attempt at deception.<br /><br />Multiplayer is another issue entirely. When asked if you could play with your friends the devs said "yes", and that in the "unlikely" scenario of two players meeting in the same place, they'd be able to see each other. A player meet-up actually happened shortly after release, and the two guys couldn't see each other at all. Early boxed copies of the game even had the "this game has online multiplayer" logo printed on them before they got covered up with cheap stickers! When it comes to whether or not this game has any kind of multiplayer functionality at all, however small, I really don't know what to believe any more.<br /><br />So much of this debacle could have been easily mitigated if Hello Game's had been a lot less vague and wishy-washy about details surrounding the game. BUT that would've derailed the hype train long before the masses had plonked down their $60. Can't have that now.<br /><br />Also, my sister plays Overwatch like it's her new religion. I think you did Kamek a favour.Vortexicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633309162803839712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-49940127216852118912016-08-31T11:46:32.184-04:002016-08-31T11:46:32.184-04:00This is a worse disaster then whatever your favori...This is a worse disaster then whatever your favorite game is.Charssie Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776712678142741339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-10882096392749406492016-08-30T22:05:32.145-04:002016-08-30T22:05:32.145-04:00...Yeah.
See, I didn't exactly follow its deve......Yeah.<br />See, I didn't exactly follow its development, but I was at least aware that I <i>could have</i>.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-7443661963240049732016-08-30T21:57:09.564-04:002016-08-30T21:57:09.564-04:00I really was living under a rock because I never e...I really was living under a rock because I never even followed this at all during its announcement and development and only heard about it now.ShinyGirafarighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785034081374840420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-45676433692431611822016-08-30T18:54:03.729-04:002016-08-30T18:54:03.729-04:00(Hm, good use of "pie in the sky".)
Wha...(Hm, good use of "pie in the sky".)<br /><br />What if the gamer <i>enjoys</i> exploration without any action? Gaming is probably not the best hobby for this type of person, but these might be the same folks who got upset when <i>Wii Street U</i> closed. Or Panorama View. Whatever the hell it was. (Or were those different things?)Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-8462959642312419242016-08-30T18:41:27.121-04:002016-08-30T18:41:27.121-04:00No Man's Sky had an astronomical amount of hyp...No Man's Sky had an astronomical amount of hype, but consumers quickly discovered that it did not live up to their pie in the sky expectations. Exploration without any action will only last so long before one is no longer immersed in the atmosphere. In comparison to Super Mario Galaxy's 97 Metacritic score and 8.9 user rating, it is easy to see that improved visuals and a vast open world does not make a game greater but instead how much the gamer enjoys playing it. Kody B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-48283743884242389502016-08-30T18:37:50.110-04:002016-08-30T18:37:50.110-04:00R-Rigorously?
Well, given that, am I missing/misr...R-Rigorously?<br /><br />Well, given that, am I missing/misreported anything?<br /><br />Well if those refund requests happen to clear, they sure won't be thriving off of negative sales and chargebacks.<br />$50 million from your publisher is every indie's dream, I gotta say. And, I mean, you clearly can see that money did go places in terms of graphical development.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-49893655569730996892016-08-30T15:19:59.725-04:002016-08-30T15:19:59.725-04:00I've actually been following the No Man's ...I've actually been following the No Man's Sky fiasco rigorously, and have actually contributed a lot of discussion about the game. <br /><br />The game received a fifty million dollar budget from Sony, and as I often talk about, Sony thrives off of misleading customer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096627883241730886noreply@blogger.com