richlind33: I wonder if Murray learned anything from this. Be a shame if he didn't because NMS could have been so much better.

skeletonbow: Presumably enough people are still paying the top dollar premium to "find out for themselves" what an epic disappointing pile of crap the game really is. Funny considering it nosedived off the bottom of the Steam top 100 eons ago and is among the worst duds in ranking there. Steam had to put up a warning to tell people they will not be issuing any special refunds for the game even. Perhaps that is scaring people into buying it on GOG instead, causing GOG sales of the game to spike. :)

BoxOfSnoo: I think the snipped conversation is probably right though. Stop worrying about multiplayer and just play it single-player! I've seen so many great games almost fail because "OMGZ THEREZ NO MULTIPLAYER!1!!1!ONE". Ark is really good (if grindy) but you'd never ever catch me playing MP on that, because MP is poison in that game. Descent Underground is weak and kinda boring because they thought of SP after the fact (Overload looks and plays so much better, even just from the preview).

There's no possible way NMS lives up to the hype, but after the smoke clears, it's probably still a pretty cool game. I have no reason to take it out of my wishlist.

BoxOfSnoo: I think the snipped conversation is probably right though. Stop worrying about multiplayer and just play it single-player! I've seen so many great games almost fail because "OMGZ THEREZ NO MULTIPLAYER!1!!1!ONE". Ark is really good (if grindy) but you'd never ever catch me playing MP on that, because MP is poison in that game. Descent Underground is weak and kinda boring because they thought of SP after the fact (Overload looks and plays so much better, even just from the preview).

There's no possible way NMS lives up to the hype, but after the smoke clears, it's probably still a pretty cool game. I have no reason to take it out of my wishlist.

Darvond: why is GOG still selling this title? Other games have been pulled over far less.

Piranjade: Maybe so that people like me who play the game can still receive updates through GOG?

I have to admit though that I hadn't heard much about NMS before the release so I was not affected by the hype and had no special expectations about the game. I got it after watching some streams of it and just like what I got and am happy. *blush*

I should maybe also mention that I enjoy games like Creatures Exodus which have no special goals or story or that much diverse gameplay or anything. :-D

Darvond: Creatures Exodus does have a point. As care and breeding of exotic virtual pets is a great hobby.

Pointlessly mining rocks to trade with aliens so you can make your ship more comfortable while having no overall effect on travel isn't.

Piranjade: As much as I like Creatures Exodus, I have no illusion that it is pretty repetitive. I still enjoy it lots.
And with NMS, so far I can't get enough of exploring new planets, it's just something I personally enjoy. I can understand though that others find it senseless or boring. I still enjoy it lots.
Maybe these kinds of games are just geared at me! :-D

Darvond: Have you heard of Proteus?

trentonlf: I've thoroughly enjoyed NMS, it's a game I would reccomend to people. But for me any game I can get 20+ hours out of it and enjoy them the game is worth it. Games are like books, it all depends on someone's preference as to whether they will actually like it, very subjective.