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No Man’s Sky update adds ‘trillions’ of planets (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (15 children)

Can anyone recommend a decent space sim? I’ve talked myself in and out of buying No Man’s Sky a dozen times, and all this shade will probably remove it from my wishlist.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm enjoying x4. I also liked Elite Dangerous but that one was more limited in what you could do. They have added more in the years since I've played it though

[–] Saganaki@lemmy.one 3 points 3 days ago

Not really a sim, but def a fan of space games. Void Crew has been great.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 3 days ago

Depending on what you want, Freespace 2 and all its mods/updates are still excellent. Wing Commander Saga is a standalone game based on it of remarkable quality.

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[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Honestly I think it is time they put NMS to bed and focus on their upcoming title, LNF.

They have added so much over the years, and I understand as their first project they are probably incredibly attached to it, but lately it has been feeling like diminishing returns on updates.

What good are a bunch of new planets gonna do when they still all basically look and interact the same as every other planet?

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[+] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I still want my money back. I've tried all their updates and the game still feels bleh, underwhelming and just overall boring

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I can only speak for myself but I didn't like it because it felt like the same experience over and over. I admit I haven't played since launch, but back then, i quickly realized all the planets had the same minerals. They had different randomized animals and colour's but they were generally just the same. And then I lost interest, because I was hoping to be able to find rare minerals, unique items, stuff that wouldn't exist in other parts of the universe, and perhaps he able to trade it with other players or npcs.

I guess I wanted a different game than what the makers wanted.

Looking at the video now, it still looks like the same basic experience with improved graphics.

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I think of it like an oil slick on a pool of water. Very pretty, but absolutely zero depth. They indulge heavily in the aesthetic of a space sim, without actually having anything of substance tying it all together into something coherent.

[–] ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah, they overpromised and then didn't deliver on half of what they claimed. That they are applauded now for doing some of what they said they'd do is laughable to me.

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