I liked it, but similar to Elite they both seem to end up with a problem of "yeah, now what?" after playing for a while. Yet I have enjoyed other sandbox games like Wurm for many 1000s of hours, while Elite and NMS I only have 1200 and 400 hours in. Maybe the lack of multiplayer interaction? I know you can group up but doesn't seem like something that really happens through gameplay alone.

Fuck yeah. I love No Man’s Sky. Whenever a new update launches me and a friend will just go and sink 10 ish hours into it just playing around. The game still has its issues, but I’ve had some genuine fun just immersing myself in the world and building bases and discovering things

I've never even heard of Man's Sky. /s

I used to like No Man’s Sky. Then HG turned it into a beta test for their new game coming up and are either too lazy or too incompetent to fix the massive amount of long standing bugs and inconsistent shit

And their Reddit subs are full of kids that are willing to die on a hill- blindly defending HG as the be-all-end-all perfect example of competence in game development, all while ignoring the fact that they break shit constantly every time they release something they clearly never tested.

I have played it a lot in the past. Used to log in again with every new update. But for some reason I haven't touched it since late 2023. Just got a little busy with reading and other games. Though to be honest I can't seem to work up the motivation to start it up again and I don't really know why.

It has come such a long way since launch and I can only commend them for staying active for so long. The regular updates and expansions for a game that has no micro-transactions.. it's awesome. I would recommend at least trying it to anyone who's even a tiny bit curious. Wait until it's on sale and you can't really go wrong.

Perhaps I will give it another go in the future. I can see I've missed a lot of new features.

I played a lot of Elite, and tried No Man's Sky recently. I get why somebody might like it, perhaps even more. It's more fun. But perhaps a bit too "colorful" for me. I enjoyed the realistic touch of Elite.

But I cannot tell myself that yet another grind is what I need in my life.

No.

The sameness of every planet was a major turnoff for me, plus the scale of the universe pretty much guarantees that you'll never run into another player organically. The game is basically just Minecraft in space, except bad.

This is the reason why I don't like procedurally-generated games. What's the point of a big, massive universe, if it's nothing but a bunch of generated sameness? Environments that weren't handcrafted are a major turnoff for me. As someone who sees video games as art, it just feels soulless and empty. Like AI-generated art, except it's an entire game.

It was apparently my top played game on PS5 this year because earlier in the year I got really into playing it while listening to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

NMS did such a better job of looking like a movie poster than Starfield could ever have hoped to.

I liked it but wish it had better multiplayer. My friends kept dropping out of the party and there wasn't much to do as part of a small group other than to collect corvette parts to make bigger (or smaller) outrageous ships.

Could be tempted to do the massive week long runs but... I just got back into BG3.

definitely

I really wanted to be better.

If there was some kind of automation mechanics I think I would be happy.

Every since launch 🧡

100% 💪😤 I play on the Switch 2, I've been loving it. I took a break for a bit so I can vibe with other games for a bit until I can figure out if I should start playing multiplayer or finish my quests with my base.

Welcome to Lemmy BTW! You'll love it here!

Does Elite Dangerous count lol?

252.6 hours played, last played October 2024.

It's enjoyable, but I've never been really engaged with it. There's no progression, I don't feel like my character, equipment, or ships are getting better even though I'm upgrading things. No planet is special, even though they're all unique.

I think it would be better if you started out in a "settled" region with interesting factions, hand-designed planets, optional quest lines, etc. The infinite procedurally generated stuff would come into play if you push beyond the edges of known space.

No, I'm not a No Man's Sky fan. I'm a recovering No Man's Sky addict. If retirement exists in the future, I hope this game still exists, cuz I'm gonna ruin whatever remains of my life with it.

Currently working through rebel galaxy outlaw. No Man's Sky is next!

Don't know, I really would like to love the game. Everytime a new update drops I try to pick up the game, but time and time again I struggle to find a game loop which really grabs my attention and keeps me playing. I either fall back into ressource grinding or trying to unlock all expedition rewards. Both getting repetitive and boring after some hours of playing. It's really a shame as I love the aesthetic and somehow casual feel of the game.

If you guys have any recommendations how to make the game enjoyable again, please feel free to drop a comment, would love to hear from you how you play NMS.

There's !nomanssky@lemmy.world but it's not super active. You're bound to find some fans in the general gaming communities like this one though.

I’m new to Lemmy BTW.

Welcome!

I play it on vr. I just like exploring.

202 hours so far, and I recently picked it up again. I really love the worldbuilding with the aliens, and the exploration is very fun. My main gripe is that it's not very conducive to multiplayer, since you're constantly on the move with little need to maintain a consistent base. I tried using my friend's corvette as a main hub but defaulted to my own planetary base after a while.

Wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle.

Nah, it's better than that but this statement still holds true for me - after several weeks I've seen everything (i.e. the patterns behind everything), and that's when it got repetitive. All in all it's a very nice game.