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Posted March 03, 2016
Reach out and touch space.

<span class="bold">No Man's Sky</span> a science-fiction game set in an infinite procedurally generated galaxy, is available to pre-order now — DRM-free on GOG.com





Intergalactic travel changes the notion of time. Unimaginable speeds connect impossibly distant worlds, dilating lifetimes, blending generations. A round-trip may find your world aged and unrecognizable, separated from your loved ones, irrevocably alien. In an intergalactic society, only the few set off towards the stars — explorers, those unafraid and with nothing to lose. They set off never to come back as far as our lifetimes are concerned. And thus, we still look up at an infinite sky, now within our reach, yet still untouched — a no man's land, a No Man's Sky.


No Man's Sky promises discovery of an infinite, uncharted universe. Its billions of stars, planets, unknown living creatures, breathtaking sights and lonely wastelands — all seamlessly connected — populated with explorers drawn to the distant mysteries of the horizon, eager to leave a permanent mark in their wake.
The frontier is merciless and dangerous. Exposed to a universe of extremities in your fragile suit and ship, you'll need resources and upgrades to get far — as well as the means stand your ground in fight.
Whether you journey to the center of it all or seek out the farthest reaches of existence, the trip will not be simple or dull. You'll catalogue things unseen, discover alien artifacts and reveal mysteries of the universe. If you survive.


The pre-order incentive for No Man's Sky includes the Horizon Omega ship — faster engines, better guns, all to kickstart your trip and help you survive longer on the interstellar journey.





Reach out and touch the <span class="bold">No Man's Sky</span>, available for pre-orders now, DRM-free on GOG.com! The game is scheduled to be released on June 21st in North America, June 22nd in Europe and Australia, and June 24th in the UK and Rest of World.
Posted March 04, 2016
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SirPrimalform: Yeah, I was mostly arguing that the term "region-free price" wasn't appropriate.
I guess so.
Posted March 04, 2016
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neurasthenya: - Price is completely fine. Watch this.
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dtgreene: The price is high enough that I wouldn't be willing to consider a game at that price unless it is exactly my favorite type of game. Basically, unless the game is a gameplay-focused turn-based RPG, I am not willing to spend this kind of money.

By pricing the game this high, it causes many people who might be interested in trying a game, but for whom it isn't their favorite type of game, to be priced out of buying it.

There are other issues, like the fact that the game is Windows only (so it would be a gamble if it works in WINE; if it doesn't, I'm out $60), the fact that it requires 8GB of RAM (so no playing it on a cheap laptop), and has only a Nvidia graphics card listed (say goodbye to playing this game on a system with integrated graphics).

In other words, the game's price and system requirements make it a non-option for anyone who isn't a serious gamer and who already likes that specific type of game.

Edit: Another thing: I have never heard of the company that made this game, so I have no idea whether this developer is a good developer, or whether it tends to put out buggy games, or games that are incomplete or have serious design flaws.
That applies for any game ever released under the same conditions. :v

Oh it's not my type of game? Not buying it. Price still fine for people who wants said game;
Oh it's not running on my machine. Not buying it. Price still fine for people who can run it;
Oh it doesn't have a Linux version? Not buying it. Price still fine for people who will play it on Windows;
I'm not a serious gamer, so the price is too steep. Not buying it. Price still fine for people who are serious about the game;
Oh I don't know said company that makes the game. Not buying it. Price still fine for people that made the research and are interested in buying it/supporting said company;

As I've said, the price is fine.
Post edited March 04, 2016 by neurasthenya
Posted March 04, 2016
If it's a true AAA title that works well and is fun then $60 is fine for 2016. We paid $40 for Baldur's Gate back in the late 90s, and 16+ years of inflation have occurred since then.

And I'd like to try a demo first. I don't mind plunking down that chunk of change if it's awesome, but a demo would go a long way toward making that decision.

Anyhoo, looks like my type of game. The real hit to the pocketbook will come from upgrading to a newer laptop, which needs to happen fairly soon anyway. But, um, it doesn't support joysticks? Am I missing that detail somewhere?
Posted March 05, 2016
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Lodium: money for nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0
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HunchBluntley: I grew up with the song, so yes, I'm aware... : ]
(Also, "This video is not available. Sorry about that.")
Ah, probably some region crap
I get those sometimes as well, youtube used to be great not so much annymore now. Basicly no fair use annymore.
I linked the music video of money for nothing with the cartoon polygon guys moving stuff around
if you are curious.
Post edited March 05, 2016 by Lodium
Posted March 05, 2016
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Crewdroog: omg omg omg finally!!!!!!! super excited and super excited gog is getting it too!
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HunchBluntley: [joins Crewdroog in jumping up and down excitedly] OMG I KNOW, RIGHT?!?! THIS IS AWESOME!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TRUE!! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!! I THINK I'M HAVING AN ANEURYSM!! ... WHAT ARE WE EXCITED ABOUT AGAIN?!?!
:P

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Seremzh: [...] Can't wait for the 21st.
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HunchBluntley: You know that's June, right? =)
HUSH! let me have my fun, dammit! I've been waiting for this game for a bit and I had no idea they were this close to release after seeing E3. I didn't spoil your party when you got all excited about your bologna underwear.
Posted March 05, 2016
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HereForTheBeer: If it's a true AAA title that works well and is fun then $60 is fine for 2016. We paid $40 for Baldur's Gate back in the late 90s, and 16+ years of inflation have occurred since then.
This is the issue i have with this game. Few seem to have an issue with the price (im shocked) - is this a AAA or an indie game?.
Posted March 05, 2016
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neurasthenya: That applies for any game ever released under the same conditions. :v

Oh it's not my type of game? Not buying it. Price still fine for people who wants said game;
Oh it's not running on my machine. Not buying it. Price still fine for people who can run it;
Oh it doesn't have a Linux version? Not buying it. Price still fine for people who will play it on Windows;
I'm not a serious gamer, so the price is too steep. Not buying it. Price still fine for people who are serious about the game;
Oh I don't know said company that makes the game. Not buying it. Price still fine for people that made the research and are interested in buying it/supporting said company;

As I've said, the price is fine.
Actually, I think that, due to being an indie game from a company that does not appear to be established (no previous games on this site) and isn't of a well-known genre, $60 really is too much. The fans who will pay that much money just aren't there (or at least I don't *think* they are), and the ones who might otherwise be willing to try the game are put off by the price.

An indie game company should start off with a budget title, and only after that game does well, only then should the company consider charging more for the game.
Posted March 05, 2016
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amrit9037: I will buy it in 2018 when discount will be good and my budget will allow it.
SURE....you will buy this game when you are done with pirating gog games.

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/known_scammers/post2532
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Posted March 05, 2016
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HereForTheBeer: If it's a true AAA title that works well and is fun then $60 is fine for 2016. We paid $40 for Baldur's Gate back in the late 90s, and 16+ years of inflation have occurred since then.

And I'd like to try a demo first. I don't mind plunking down that chunk of change if it's awesome, but a demo would go a long way toward making that decision.

Anyhoo, looks like my type of game. The real hit to the pocketbook will come from upgrading to a newer laptop, which needs to happen fairly soon anyway. But, um, it doesn't support joysticks? Am I missing that detail somewhere?
You "should" be able to use a controller... I've never seen them demo it with mouse and keyboard actually. It's always been a PS4 controller via PC or PS4.


@dtgreene
....as for fans and the price... I've been following this game for years and this game fulfills a game i dreamed up when i was 10...25 years ago... I personally pre-ordered both the "Explorers Edition" with GOG key and the Limited Edition PS4 version.

As a reminder, I've posted a few starter links for info for those that a are curious about the game... There are lots of vids and impressions and interviews. Think my first post was on page 3
Post edited March 05, 2016 by MxMedix
Posted March 05, 2016
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dtgreene: Actually, I think that, due to being an indie game from a company that does not appear to be established (no previous games on this site) and isn't of a well-known genre, $60 really is too much. The fans who will pay that much money just aren't there (or at least I don't *think* they are), and the ones who might otherwise be willing to try the game are put off by the price.

An indie game company should start off with a budget title, and only after that game does well, only then should the company consider charging more for the game.
You didn't watch the video did you? Because that's exactly the point being discussed there.
Posted March 05, 2016
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groze: on the "great" PC platform, and especially on the GOG store.
Linux is PC too, you know?
Posted March 05, 2016
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groze: on the "great" PC platform, and especially on the GOG store.
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Klumpen0815: Linux is PC too, you know?
I never said otherwise... what's the point in making this yet another Linux discussion?
Posted March 05, 2016
Via steam (I know, I know....):

" $60 is too cheap. They need to raise the price!
Considering the years of effort they put into this, the fact you can explore an entire galaxy with 18 quintillion planets, the amount of replayability thanks to endless exploration, it's simply worth more than $60.

Also take into consideration inflation and the minimum wage. The price of everything is rising, so why not games? Also the minimum wage will be raised to $15 an hour soon. This game is worth 4 hours of a burger flipper's time. That's too little for what you get, and is completely unfair to the developers.

I say they raise the price to $100, as this would more adequately compensate the developers and encourage them to continue support for what's already an absolutely fantastic game. Anyone who is employed can completely afford that, and whining from the impoverished can be easily ignored.

I hope you all agree that this is a fair and reasonable course of action, and dig deeply into your wallets to support these awesome developers. Thank you. "

Via Reddit:

"Man, I LOVE this guy. Someone posted yet another "Wut? Looks Neat, but $60 is Waaaay too much" forum post.

This guy's response: "LOL! I know right?! I don't know what fool set the price but they obviously forgot a zero. I've pre-ordered the game immediately before they can fix their mistake and set the price back to $600. Thanks for the post, OP, if I hadn't seen this I might never have got such a great deal on this game!""

It is making me giggle :D
Posted March 05, 2016
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HereForTheBeer: If it's a true AAA title that works well and is fun then $60 is fine for 2016. We paid $40 for Baldur's Gate back in the late 90s, and 16+ years of inflation have occurred since then.
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Niggles: This is the issue i have with this game. Few seem to have an issue with the price (im shocked) - is this a AAA or an indie game?.
Dunno. If it's AAA quality from an indie developer, then why should the Indie part make it less AAA than if the same bits and bytes came from, say, Bioware or Bethesda? Good is good, period.

Honestly, I'm baffled by the whole "Too much for an indie title" shtick.
Posted March 05, 2016
Game won't even be out for awhile yet.

It's way too soon to judge if the price is right or not.

We only know what they claim we'll be able to do in the game. No idea how close to the claims the actual game will be - yet..

No idea how the controls are. Are they customizable? How are the saves? How are naming conflicts handled (like, say I play offline most of hte time - or even all the time - and then decide to go online to 'sync up'. If things I've named how I like them conflict with how someone else named they same thing - perhaps earlier than I - but I was offline and my copy didn't see it till now - what happens?).

Etc., etc.

At this point the game is a lot of hype. It does all sound really cool. But what will it really be?

THAT is what I'm waiting for - to see what it actually is.Then I'll decide on my feelings about the price.
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