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[Glloyd]

Watching this interview, this game doesn't seem like it'll be up my alley. Basically, very little to no interaction with the environment, you can't customize/build ships, you can't build stations, you can't have multiple ships. He spends more of the interview talking about what you can't do than what you can. From what I can glean, it seems like what you can do is fly, explore, shoot and possibly trade indeterminate things. With or without other players.

Meh.

[McDonald]

Where are you not playing Call of Duty? _^/s

Can we get a source for this info?

I think it was said in one of the interviews, I don't know which one.

[Chiefwaffles]

Really it feels like this game is going to be judged by me on a scale of "0 to Hazeron"

[~Neri]

Really it feels like this game is going to be judged by me on a scale of "0 to Hazeron"

Agreed.

[Hugehead]

Really it feels like this game is going to be judged by me on a scale of "0 to Hazeron"

You'll be disappointed, I don't think anyone here knows exactly what they're making, but it's definitely isn't Hazeron. Set your upper bracket to Noctis and I think it will exceed it, but you're just setting yourself up for disappointment if you think it'll be an empire building MMO.

[Shadowlord]

If I hear everyone saying that No Man's Sky is "as good as Hazeron," I'd want to avoid it, but then I got pretty fed up with Hazeron after a year or two of playing it and watching it just get less and less fun (and more and more buggy).

[Chiefwaffles]

Oh no, I'm not expecting anything from the game. It's just that I'll judge it post-release based on how close it is to Hazeron, according to others. I just think that the more similar to Hazeron it is, the more I would like it.

[~Neri]

Be nice if Hazeron rebooted.

[SHAD0Wdump]

I'll be honest... If all they have is a game that makes pretty pictures, and has flight mechanics that are a joy to experience... That might be enough for me. It seems there's even some combat elements, that might be fun.

 I don't really need empire management or complex inventory screens or character builds, so long as the gameplay is smooth and pretty, since that is what this game wants to do.

[Gabeux]

I guess this is the right thread.

No Man's Sky is now on preorder on Steam for 60$. Release date June 24.

[Ghills]

Also, pre-order on GOG https://www.gog.com/game/no_mans_sky

For $60 probably not. But definitely keeping an eye out for a sale.

[Dorsidwarf]

I really hope it hits the same sense of scale and uniqueness as Rodina.

Fuck I like Rodina, even if its literally just a custom-interior spaceship, six barren planets, and about 10,000 enemy vessels.

[Gabeux]

IMO, I think it will deliver in what they promised, not what the internet believes. I once said NMS had a very big chance to be like Spore, but Spore was different - it didn't come out with all the promised depth and the gameplay felt more like a toy. NMS though still has a lot of hyped people who think the game's Minecraft in Space, even though the devs probably stated the scope of the game on each and every event.

There's a list of confirmed features on Reddit that helped me to get an idea / remember / understand what's it about.
As I enjoy sandbox games that feature building and crafting, I kind of wish the scope was a bit broader. But as an exploration game, the features listed already makes it sound real fun.

I'm just wondering how faction and changes on planets will work. For instance, if you make a huge hole on a planet, will it still be there later on, or will it all reset after a few jumps? (Small changes like making a hole will be saved locally, larger changes like exploding space stations and exterminating species will be uploaded if played 'online')
Will other player's actions affect the economy/factions/landscape? Do NPC actions affect the gameworld?
Maybe they answered those somewhere, but I still haven't found definitive answers

It also seems that if you lose your ship, the cockpit is ejected and becomes your lifepod. FUN will be had.

And with the preorder you get yourself a starter ship. From the reddit post, it seems the non-preorder start is on a crappy lifepod.
Usually I'd prefer a hardcore start on a game like this, but if Elite taught me something is that there'll always be someone wanting to race everyone and spoil things. So if no terrible news is released this month, I'll preorder it and use the ship to jump away from spoilers. 

EDIT:
More info and previews have been posted yesterday and today.
Interview with Sean Murray - Playstation Access
No Man's Sky Hand's On - Rock, Paper, Shotgun

[zombat]

I really hope it hits the same sense of scale and uniqueness as Rodina.

Fuck I like Rodina, even if its literally just a custom-interior spaceship, six barren planets, and about 10,000 enemy vessels.

And a spaceship that resembles a low poly turd.


I honestly have a feeling this will turn out like Elite and the other "MASSIVE WORLD" games, where its a million variations of the same few archetypes.

[Lukeinator]

My hype is very real. I need a game to put a shit-load of time into on my ps4, so this one looks good.