No Man's Sky in 2024 - Worth it? New & Returning Players

No Man's Sky in 2024, Is it Worth Playing for New & Returning Players?

WORLDS PART I: INTRODUCING UPDATE 5.0 of No Man's Sky

#NoMansSky #NMS

[Taikomo]

I played No Man's Sky back in 2016 on launch day for about an hour or two, put it down and never felt the need to return to it. Then I heard over the years the hype slowly ramping up and apparently the updates being awesome, so after seeing Light No Fire and getting very interested in that and then seeing the Worlds Part 1 trailer I decided to give it another go and...

...I haven't been able to put it down. I'm thoroughly hooked.

[advmx]

I Highly recomend the Engoodening of No Man's Sky video. It explain how much about the how and why the launch was bad, and why Sean did what he did. It's very interesting.

[soulofastro]

NMS is one of those games I keep coming back to. It is absolutely phenomenal in VR.

[ANIMLFIRE]

It’s the ultimate space game for sure, it has blown my mind how good every update has been and its environments are phenomenal

[vegemite.sandwich]

As another comment pointed out, I highly recommend "The Engoodening of No Man's Sky" by Internet Historian to clarify what happened with No Man's Sky's development pre-launch.

Sean is just a guy who likes making games, and had all these wondrous visions for No Man's Sky well before they could be realistically realised. His casual and nerdy ramblings about the game pre-launch were conflated with promises by the internet - which is extremely reasonable and that's where he majorly messed up, but a little insight into his context clarifies the lack of malice in his intentions. I think we need more passionate people like him in development teams.

That video really helps to emphasise the difference between a liar and someone who's just... bad at PR, in a toxic publisher situation, whilst holding the weight of the internet's hype on his inexperienced and naive shoulders. He and HG have more than redeemed themselves, and it's important for gamers to recognise nuance in these scenarios when there are plenty of actual liars in the gaming community.

Great video by the way! I'm a day 1 player and I love seeing more people diving into this game. We used to be a small community and with all the updates, the game's had so much positive exposure and new people jumping on board. Glad you've found yourself having fun with it despite how janky it can be :D

[MerdaDeCabelo]

I mean, Sean Murray.. AKA "the lying liar who lies" IS the one behind all of these updates so yes, you DO trust him as he is still a fantastic technical lead and not a PR professional.

[TroyMackay]

My first weekend in NMS just now (bought a few copies for my kids and we all had a ball). Ran into a character that looked like you in The Anomaly, I might have been one of those starter ships. Ended up with a bunch of free stuff somehow. I've yet to develop any kind of situational awareness! Thanks if that was you, or to whoever it was!

[stargaming]

I cannot stop playing this game, cannot recommend it enough.

[Learning-Account-Yee]

Phenomenal game and some of the most dedicated devs.

[attrage]

Hello Games went from being basically the laughingstock of the games industry to being one of the best development studios of all time. They really are a shining example of game devs prioritizing making solid games over making money. Of course the latter is important but the fact every single major update to No Man's Sky has been FREE is simply astounding. The ONLY money I've spent on NMS was the 60 bucks I spent on the original PS4 version in 2016. I can't say that about any other game I've ever owned. We live in a golden age of gaming and Hello Games are leading the pack by being an example that every game developer in the world should emulate, but too few do.

[GeahkBurchill]

I’m so damn addicted to NMS. I just spent 5 hrs after work, aright through dinner and well past bedtime and I’ve been doing that every day for weeks

[djmccullough]

I was one of those people who felt ULTIMATELY Scammed with features not being there at launch. I wrote them off, and i was wrong, i came back a few years later, i believe with the Beyond update, and it was back. And NOW, its only gotten better since then.

[Gibbonz]

Wow, it's been years since I've come across one of your videos Blunty! Missed ya, used to LOVE your videos!

[Square-ne]

For me the real surprise of this update is the engine upgrade and the refactoring of core systems like the particle rendering + backporting newer features from LNF to NMS. i wish more game dev studios would put in the work to improve their in-house engines. (like looking at you, Bethesda and EA)

[unclehollywoodshouseofther]

It cannot be stressed enough how insane this game is in VR2. The immersion is unmatched, especially when flying

[PotentialLegend]

I just got back into it again after not playing for two years and having so much fun. It definitely feels like a complete game now but I still can't wait to see what comes in part 2 of the World's update. Also thanks for mentioning the reflection glitch I had mine set to Ultra and didn't even notice it wasn't working lol.

[connorlynndan]

Nice! I was that dude running off at the beginning when you landed on the anomaly (:

[tomz]

I've had NMS since the first release. Never complained. I got platinum (PS4) a year ago and thought my journey had ended but a couple of days ago I purchased PS5 just to play it again. Funny thing - I bought PS4 just to play NMS in 2016. History likes to repeat itself :)

[ForeheadSweat]

Oh wow Blunty I haven't seen anything from you in years but I always been subscribed and wow good to see you still making content. Wish you grew bigger though you deserve it for being here for so long. Keep it up man. I definitely am getting into No Man's Sky now.

[PotatoBandana]

Now I just have to remember how to do every basic thing and where all my stuff is after no playing for 2 or 3 years.