No Man's Sky (PS4) - £37.34 @ the game collection (with code)

dunc360

But what do you do on all of these planets? I still don't understand what … But what do you do on all of these planets? I still don't understand what this game is about - the devs have said the chances of bumping into other players are slim to none, which to me, begs the question - what do I do apart from find planets and walk around on them?Maybe I missed something but it isn't quite adding up in my mind right now how this is so hyped apart from the scale of it.Read lessRead more

​Christ, why does this narrative still exist? Did people say "But what do I do?" in Elite back in the day? Or more recently for Minecraft?

It's a sandbox game. Not the fake kinds like in GTA, etc, that has an open world but very little interactivity with those assets. But a true physics based sandbox game.

The main goal (which you can choose to ignore) is to reach the centre of the universe? Why? No one knows. It is for each of us to find out what is there.

That then begs the question of how you get to the centre. With fuel. Both for general travel and for those big hyperdrive jumps. And you can only get that by spending credits. And you can only get credits by..... Well that is up to you. Explore and catalog planets and wildlife / plants. Mine and procure elements / minerals from planets / asteroids. Become a pirate and attack passing spaceships and cargo, stealing their loot (but then becoming a wanted man). Participate in wars between different factions.

It is up to you how you get those credits. Thing is, you might come across pirates after your loot. Or go against tough factions. That means you need to upgrade your ship. And you do this with credits also. You might want to land on a planet rich in elements that goes for a lot of credits, but the planets atmosphere is hostile, so you need to upgrade your suit. And that needs credits.

See, there's your gameplay loop. Your explore as far as you can survive, and you survive as long as you can upgrade, and you upgrade as much as you explore.

And the closer you are to the centre. The more the laws of the universe starts to bend. So, as we get closer, we should see rather impossible things. And most likely more dangerous things.

The misinformation here is ridiculous. They did not steal anything. The game's release is not being stopped. The company in question just wanted free advertising, so they claimed to be involved by proxy. But it was false.

neilanderton1

​Christ, why does this narrative still exist? Did people say "But what do … ​Christ, why does this narrative still exist? Did people say "But what do I do?" in Elite back in the day? Or more recently for Minecraft?It's a sandbox game. Not the fake kinds like in GTA, etc, that has an open world but very little interactivity with those assets. But a true physics based sandbox game. The main goal (which you can choose to ignore) is to reach the centre of the universe? Why? No one knows. It is for each of us to find out what is there. That then begs the question of how you get to the centre. With fuel. Both for general travel and for those big hyperdrive jumps. And you can only get that by spending credits. And you can only get credits by..... Well that is up to you. Explore and catalog planets and wildlife / plants. Mine and procure elements / minerals from planets / asteroids. Become a pirate and attack passing spaceships and cargo, stealing their loot (but then becoming a wanted man). Participate in wars between different factions.It is up to you how you get those credits. Thing is, you might come across pirates after your loot. Or go against tough factions. That means you need to upgrade your ship. And you do this with credits also. You might want to land on a planet rich in elements that goes for a lot of credits, but the planets atmosphere is hostile, so you need to upgrade your suit. And that needs credits.See, there's your gameplay loop. Your explore as far as you can survive, and you survive as long as you can upgrade, and you upgrade as much as you explore.And the closer you are to the centre. The more the laws of the universe starts to bend. So, as we get closer, we should see rather impossible things. And most likely more dangerous things.Read lessRead more

Now I understand a little bit better and it makes more sense.

I said what I said because I just hadn't heard the sort of thing that you just put in your post.

Thank you for enlightening me a little bit about the game

Heat. One of the best prices I've seen. Shame that the cold voters are not advising where they have seen it cheaper..

heat for the price but i really don't understand the hype surrounding this game.

Pacman786

8,000,000,000,000,000 planets, say no more.

But what do you do on all of these planets? I still don't understand what this game is about - the devs have said the chances of bumping into other players are slim to none, which to me, begs the question - what do I do apart from find planets and walk around on them?

Maybe I missed something but it isn't quite adding up in my mind right now how this is so hyped apart from the scale of it.

I'm gonna wait for reviews.

neilanderton1

​Christ, why does this narrative still exist? Did people say "But what do … ​Christ, why does this narrative still exist? Did people say "But what do I do?" in Elite back in the day? Or more recently for Minecraft?It's a sandbox game. Not the fake kinds like in GTA, etc, that has an open world but very little interactivity with those assets. But a true physics based sandbox game. The main goal (which you can choose to ignore) is to reach the centre of the universe? Why? No one knows. It is for each of us to find out what is there. That then begs the question of how you get to the centre. With fuel. Both for general travel and for those big hyperdrive jumps. And you can only get that by spending credits. And you can only get credits by..... Well that is up to you. Explore and catalog planets and wildlife / plants. Mine and procure elements / minerals from planets / asteroids. Become a pirate and attack passing spaceships and cargo, stealing their loot (but then becoming a wanted man). Participate in wars between different factions.It is up to you how you get those credits. Thing is, you might come across pirates after your loot. Or go against tough factions. That means you need to upgrade your ship. And you do this with credits also. You might want to land on a planet rich in elements that goes for a lot of credits, but the planets atmosphere is hostile, so you need to upgrade your suit. And that needs credits.See, there's your gameplay loop. Your explore as far as you can survive, and you survive as long as you can upgrade, and you upgrade as much as you explore.And the closer you are to the centre. The more the laws of the universe starts to bend. So, as we get closer, we should see rather impossible things. And most likely more dangerous things.Read lessRead more

Thanks for a mature and thoughtful answer. You've actually hyped me more than the 4 recent trailers.

Fellas mine has just dropped through the door ;););) Cheers Buba The 1.03 update only takes 4 minutes which is 824.2 MB
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treadstone

Heat. One of the best prices I've seen. Shame that the cold voters are … Heat. One of the best prices I've seen. Shame that the cold voters are not advising where they have seen it cheaper..Read lessRead more

Look at the previous posts for NMS... There seems to be very little love for it and people seem to expect it for free with a tenner stuck on top

Voted cold, the game makers stole the coding from another team

I read the release maybe blocked as developer may stop its release for using its algorithm to build the mass landscape and stuff

So it seems there amazing work was produced through using this algorithm they didn't have the right to use

hanzoadam

I read the release maybe blocked as developer may stop its release for … I read the release maybe blocked as developer may stop its release for using its algorithm to build the mass landscape and stuffSo it seems there amazing work was produced through using this algorithm they didn't have the right to useRead lessRead more

The 'blockers' have stated they have no intention of holting the games release, they want to sit down and talk about how they have utilised the coding, so they can learn from Hello Games.

And the developers have categorically said they didn't use the formula. The Dutch scientist that developed the super formula has said he doesn't want to stop the game at all, so if everyone can just stop being alarmist.

The_Kiriyama

Does Game Collection take immediate payment for preorders?

Nope. Not until dispatch. Based on past purchases, anyway.

The_Kiriyama

Does Game Collection take immediate payment for preorders?

​again from past orders takes payment when is dispatched a couple of days before release

Nice find OP, ordered as can't see this dropping below the £40 mark for quite a while.

Good price. Finally. Thank you op

ladies and gentleman, this amazing game is coming out. it's not being stopped for any reason. Sky tv did take the publishers to court over the use of the word sky, which lost this year. I don't care who did what, unfortunately life is unkind, it's just way it is. voting hot on price, graphics and hype

I voted cold due to their use of Sky in the title oO!

Heat added! Good price for this. I've went digital with this one (mistake!!).

shak

No way they've made this fun. Has been tried for 40 odd years to make a … No way they've made this fun. Has been tried for 40 odd years to make a space game fun. All failures so far except one.Read lessRead more

​Don't buy it then.

Thanks for the link OP, got another pound off with some old reward points

Looks great but will hold out till it gets to £30.

8,000,000,000,000,000 planets, say no more.

shak

No way they've made this fun. Has been tried for 40 odd years to make a … No way they've made this fun. Has been tried for 40 odd years to make a space game fun. All failures so far except one.Read lessRead more

Yep and if something has been tried once and failed, why even bother. Amirite?

PS thanks for the link

craigfoley

Cheers, never used TGC before, are they any good? Games delivered release … Cheers, never used TGC before, are they any good? Games delivered release day? Read lessRead more

They are superb, normally games come a day of 2 before official release.
The game collection and simply games are my 2 go to companies for pre orders

cold almost RRP, while my dark souls deal is more than £20 off RRP ends up cold.

Nohm

cold almost RRP, while my dark souls deal is more than £20 off RRP ends … cold almost RRP, while my dark souls deal is more than £20 off RRP ends up cold.Read lessRead more

Someone Salty? Isn't the rrp around £50 for most games? Anyway have some heat op ordered!

Nearly ordered. Still split over whether to go digital or not on this. Will have to make my mind up quick! Thanks op

Nohm

cold almost RRP, while my dark souls deal is more than £20 off RRP ends … cold almost RRP, while my dark souls deal is more than £20 off RRP ends up cold.Read lessRead more

Surely the voting should be on whether this is a better price than elsewhere, not how this relates to one of your deals on a completely different game?? Pointless statement.

Good price but is it only me who thinks this game looks seriously crappy???

Thanks a lot, OP! Had a pre-order on Amazon for £46. I'm really psyched about this game... have been following them for more than 2 years now. I hope it turns out to be good.

Preordered, thanks! First time I've preordered a game in a long time. Can't wait for this.

Soundtrack will be amazing:

youtube.com/wat…6Do

Pacman786

​Actually got the figure wrong, it's 18,000,000,000,000,000,000 + more.

Its 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets. I'm going to deathstar at least 30 of them though so that will help

dunc360

Now I understand a little bit better and it makes more sense.I said what … Now I understand a little bit better and it makes more sense.I said what I said because I just hadn't heard the sort of thing that you just put in your post.Thank you for enlightening me a little bit about the game Read lessRead more

​Yeah, I don't mean to be hostile when I say that. So apologies if it came out that way. It's just a narrative often used by trolls and I've become tired of it. But I can recognise that there are some (like yourself) who genuinely don't know. Then again, the devs haven't been too in depth with their showcases, so I can't blame you not knowing much. In one way, I like that because games nowadays are too often spoiled by the devs showing too much before release. Kind of like movie trailers now that show off the best bits. But I can understand how some may come away from it a little puzzled as to what the game is about.

Thanks OP, ordered and heat added!

Cheers Buba

neilanderton1

​Yeah, I don't mean to be hostile when I say that. So apologies if it c … ​Yeah, I don't mean to be hostile when I say that. So apologies if it came out that way. It's just a narrative often used by trolls and I've become tired of it. But I can recognise that there are some (like yourself) who genuinely don't know. Then again, the devs haven't been too in depth with their showcases, so I can't blame you not knowing much. In one way, I like that because games nowadays are too often spoiled by the devs showing too much before release. Kind of like movie trailers now that show off the best bits. But I can understand how some may come away from it a little puzzled as to what the game is about.Read lessRead more

​I'm going to give it a go, ordered!

No offence taken!

Still very excited to get my hands on the game. Perhaps I'm in the minority but the idea of being dropped in the world and basically being allowed to do whatever the hell I want is highly appealing. I don't need the game to hold my hand and take me through a story to enjoy myself.

I was holding off pre-ordering but it doesn't seem like this will be much cheaper between now and launch so have gone for it.

thank you can't wait for this