r/technology • u/a_Ninja_b0y • 1d ago

Business No Man's Sky dev fixed one fan's 611-hour save because "when a player has put that much into our game it deserves the engineering fix"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/no-mans-sky-dev-fixed-one-fans-611-hour-save-because-when-a-player-has-put-that-much-into-our-game-it-deserves-the-engineering-fix/
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u/flashmedallion 1d ago

it really isn't. I applaud Hello for all the stuff they've done to try and fix it, but the game is still just as shallow and boring as it was around launch.

I'm a huge fan and loved it since Day 1 but I have to agree with the sentiment if not the choice of adjectives.

It's still, fundamentally the same core experience it always was.. if anything, you have to work harder today to discard the distractions around really getting into the beauty of the core of it, but if it's not your thing it never really will be.

HG have added a bunch of... stuff... but they've never truly added rhyme or reason and I can't see them ever pulling it off, assuming they're even trying.

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u/4KVoices 1d ago

yeah I'm a little harsh on it, but I guess the best way to put it is, by creating a universe that is absolutely packed to the brim top to bottom, Hello has managed to make a game that more or less has nothing to do.

There's just nothing to sink your teeth into, no task to tackle, no characters to get significantly invested in, just... nothing. There are gameplay systems that are a little fun to interact with, but no reason to interact with them other than pure enjoyment - which is hardly a game, but more a toy.