No Man's Sky

CiDeRmAn

No Man's Sky is soon to be with us.

I happened to buy this on release, for the PS4, and put a few hours into it since.

I was not disappointed, upon launch, as many seemed to be.

The game, even in that state, was still offering far more than any title before, in terms of both ambition and what it delivered.

Since then, on the formats that have hosted it, the game has expanded and been refined into one of the most impressive titles on any system right now.

And now it is coming, somehow, to the Switch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2BtYAqO008

As I have played it I reckon that a dedicated thread is going to be very useful to other people dipping into this title.

The game is vast, literally, and has masses of things to do, and I think some mutual support will be essential!

Anyways, it should be here in a week, I have the digital copy pre-ordered and ready to play on 7th of October.

I can't wait!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ZeotCBvPg

pixelburp

Would be lying if I said I wasn't excited ... but am also very cautious about the performance of this thing. Of course there'll be some nips and tucks with any port, but it depends on how much effort and intelligence went into the port in the first place.. hopefully then compromises are sensible.

CiDeRmAn

Same, I am a little worried about the limits on this hardware, particularly frame rate and draw distance.

I am waaaay to long in the tooth for objects popping in 2 metres away!

But, the Switch trailers, assuming they aren't lying, look very nice indeed and if the expansions are all also coming, it is going to be amazing.

Quigs Snr

.... did anyone try it on VR ? I have it on PS4/5 here and it says its VR compatible.

CiDeRmAn

Ì did, and I did not like it at all.

Not because of nausea, just felt janky.

CiDeRmAn

Tomorrow folks...

I am probably more excited about this launch than any other in quite a while.

It is quite a feat to get this ported onto the Switch, on par with Doom/Eternal and Dark Souls.

Just hope to the gods that they don't feck this up!

pixelburp

Sounds like this was a proper port, and has performed minor miracles to get things running smooth. Consistent 30fps with only some occasional glitching (and that sounds like it could be patched easily enough)

https://youtu.be/k6Itb3uhWjI

RobbingBandit

Box says 6 years of updates so I'm thinking that must be all the PS4 and Xbox one's since original release bought both this and Nier as Chaos double never arrived, am looking forward to playing No Man's Sky for the very first time.

eggy81

So how does it play for anyone who went in.

CiDeRmAn

Plays very well, visuals are a bit of a downgrade, but that's to be expected.

Everything else is there, I started a new game and the opening tutorial is much better, and the whole thing feels just right.

Apparently, there is more to come with the full Waypoint update to arrive in the coming days.

pixelburp

The reliable Digital Foundry channel have run their eyes across the Switch port; the draw distance does look pretty nasty in places TBH.

https://youtu.be/q5ewqp15rJE

CiDeRmAn

It absolutely does, but the gameplay is all there, and the latest update means you can really tailor the title to suit portable, short burst play times.

I'm very happy with it