No Man's Sky: 6 Minutes of Exploration Gameplay – IGN First - General

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfpMRoZwzpk[/media] I just want a release date already

That FOV is actually making me feel a little car sick.

fov looks terribad

The people sitting with :unimpressed: faces in the back row make this video feel so awkward. [img]http://i.imgur.com/aaNC4MY.png[/img]

This is monday's video, here's today's [video=youtube;ueBCC1PCf84]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueBCC1PCf84[/video]

[QUOTE=Rawko;48269134]This is monday's video, here's today's [video=youtube;ueBCC1PCf84]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueBCC1PCf84[/video][/QUOTE] Oh damn, I just had the playlist bookmarked because fuck subscribing to IGN. Thanks dude.

[QUOTE=Katatonic717;48269101]That FOV is actually making me feel a little car sick.[/QUOTE] That's because it's the PS4 version, 55-60 FOV is fine for TV use since it looks natural when you are sitting 10 feet away from your TV. Hopefully the PC version lets us adjust FOV though.

Yeah, I hope so because the FOV is absolutely atrocious. And, some really nasty pop in on the animals at 3:54. Hope that's not final.

[QUOTE=General J;48269112]fov looks terribad[/QUOTE] It's on the PS4 though so it's set up for a living room setting. [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=KorJax;48269180]That's because it's the PS4 version, 55-60 FOV is fine for TV use since it looks natural when you are sitting 10 feet away from your TV. Hopefully the PC version lets us adjust FOV though.[/QUOTE] this guy says it better than me

It looks really low even for a console game, like the whole view is permanently zoomed in.

I'm wondering if there will be barren planets. Since as of now it looks like that every planet has animals and those robot things.

The more I see the less interested I become. :hypeisnotreal:

[QUOTE=Edvinas;48269384]I'm wondering if there will be barren planets. Since as of now it looks like that every planet has animals and those robot things.[/QUOTE] That's already been confirmed and shown.

They said they created their own elements or the game for whatever reason in a different video. Were Hyglese and Oxycen really the best they could do for names? Why not just use Hydrogen and Oxygen?

[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;48269644]They said they created their own elements or the game for whatever reason in a different video. Were Hyglese and Oxycen really the best they could do for names? Why not just use Hydrogen and Oxygen?[/QUOTE] They said they wanted it to be like an alternate universe.

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;48269777]They said they wanted it to be like an alternate universe.[/QUOTE] But changing Oxygen to Oxycen doesn't do anything. They can already bullshit up pseudo-scientific materials to explain away their space magic. Why bother renaming the elements when they're most likely going to do the exact same things as in real life?

The FOV is so bad that the guy keeps falling in craters because he can't see them. [QUOTE=KorJax;48269180]55-60 FOV is fine for TV[/QUOTE] The norm for televisions is 70-75 FOV. 55-60 FOV is what weapon ironsights tend to be. That said, it's probably that low because it might be less taxing on the system to use a lower FOV and they're probably aiming for 1080p60.

Yeah, I get that this is a console version, but this is low regardless.

Did anyone else see that animal pop in at 2:34

That FoV is like Destiny's Aim down the sights levels of narrow. There's no way I could play with that. Even for a console that's the worst FoV I think I've ever seen

And again, in two videos in this thread the planets are of the same type - a bunch of islands, no ice caps, no different biomes, nothing. I'm very close to being convinced that their variety is as fake as anywhere else and they're getting into the same trap all games with procedurally generated environments got stuck in - randomly generated environment is not that interesting in and of itself, the pure variety is all it has to offer. Here we have a planet with snow, and that's it. Here we have a planet with caves, and that's it. Here we have a planet with forests and that's it. Look, an ocean planet! With underwater caves - and nothing else. So yeah, it might be more complex and on a bigger scale than anything before it, but in terms of an actual [b]game[/b]... not much to offer. Or there's another possibility, they have to learn to advertise. I'm far more interested in not-yet-shown space combat than their exploration stuff, that should say something. Wow, a slightly different fish. That flies. Just like any other flying fish, but looks different. Yay, I guess. I think I'll call it "hsifkcid" or "remmiwstnuc". So, what about those big spaceships, can I pilot one? Does it have big guns? Can I be a space pirate?

So far all of these planets just look like some mixed up perlin noise [IMG]http://docs.unity3d.com/StaticFiles/ScriptRefImages/PerlinExample.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://bugman123.com/Fractals/Terrain.jpg[/IMG] I want to see planets with different geological regions like pluto [t]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1507/Pluto04_NewHorizons_1042.jpg[/t] [t]https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nh-pluto-mountain-range.png[/t] [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=gudman;48270448]And again, in two videos in this thread the planets are of the same type - a bunch of islands, no ice caps, no different biomes, nothing. I'm very close to being convinced that their variety is as fake as anywhere else and they're getting into the same trap all games with procedurally generated environments got stuck in - randomly generated environment is not that interesting in and of itself, the pure variety is all it has to offer. [B]Here we have a planet with snow, and that's it. Here we have a planet with caves, and that's it. Here we have a planet with forests and that's it. Look, an ocean planet! With underwater caves - and nothing else. [/B] So yeah, it might be more complex and on a bigger scale than anything before it, but in terms of an actual [b]game[/b]... not much to offer. Or there's another possibility, they have to learn to advertise. I'm far more interested in not-yet-shown space combat than their exploration stuff, that should say something. Wow, a slightly different fish. That flies. Just like any other flying fish, but looks different. Yay, I guess. I think I'll call it "hsifkcid" or "remmiwstnuc".[B] So, what about those big spaceships, can I pilot one?[/B] Does it have big guns? Can I be a space pirate?[/QUOTE] Basically this. I want to see more ships like this and know about them: [t]https://psmedia.playstation.com/is/image/psmedia/no-mans-sky-screenshot-06-ps4-us-24jun14?$MediaCarousel_Original$[/t] [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] I don't think I've seen a single crater on a planet in this game yet

[QUOTE=Srillo;48269608]The more I see the less interested I become. :hypeisnotreal:[/QUOTE] The concept is really great but I don't really see anything exciting or anything to motivate me to play. Exploring infinite worlds and hitting the scan button to notify imaginary people about my imaginary discoveries doesn't seem fun, it seems tedious.

[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;48269832]But changing Oxygen to Oxycen doesn't do anything. They can already bullshit up pseudo-scientific materials to explain away their space magic. Why bother renaming the elements when they're most likely going to do the exact same things as in real life?[/QUOTE] Because you completely missed the point They had the original elements in there at first, but changed them to recognizable fictional versions to help emphasize that this is a completely different universe to our own, but yet still be identifiable in some way. [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=srobins;48270866]The concept is really great but I don't really see anything exciting or anything to motivate me to play. Exploring infinite worlds and hitting the scan button to notify imaginary people about my imaginary discoveries doesn't seem fun, it seems tedious.[/QUOTE] Play Noctis IV If you find that game really boring then No Man Sky isn't for you It is basically the same game. Personally as someone who loves the idea of just exploring the fuck out of things as a way to relax, even if all you did in No Man's Sky was explore (which isn't all you do), that would be perfectly fine with me. Thats the kind of experience I want out of a game like this.

[QUOTE=KorJax;48270908]Because you completely missed the point They had the original elements in there at first, but changed them to recognizable fictional versions to help emphasize that this is a completely different universe to our own, but yet still be identifiable in some way. [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] Play Noctis IV If you find that game really boring then No Man Sky isn't for you It is basically the same game. Personally as someone who loves the idea of just exploring the fuck out of things as a way to relax, even if all you did in No Man's Sky was explore (which isn't all you do), that would be perfectly fine with me. Thats the kind of experience I want out of a game like this.[/QUOTE] The thing about exploration is that it isn't really exploration if there's nothing to see you haven't already seen.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;48271211]The thing about exploration is that it isn't really exploration if there's nothing to see you haven't already seen.[/QUOTE] But unless you just stay on the same planet you won't see the exact same thing twice, and there's plenty of variations that haven't been seen by anyone yet.

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;48272192]But unless you just stay on the same planet you won't see the exact same thing twice, and there's plenty of variations that haven't been seen by anyone yet.[/QUOTE] i would hardly say a different coloured fish with identical AI to every other fish is good exploration

The AI is randomized as well though. I thought the game looked dumb but I'm a little more interested now, could be a bit of fun. Sure it's not ground breaking but it looks interesting enough.

If they have whale-sized creatures and stuff, then I'm sold. But I agree with Polf about the geographical regions. I hope all the planets don't have that "same-y" feel to them.

Who's ready for Starbound 2.0: The Spore affair