No Man's Sky's 'Biggest Month In Years' Coincides With The Launch Of Starfield

That is great news. There isn't a game in history that went from such a unmitigated disaster to...dare I say 'beloved'? After that first year post-release I didn't think they'd still be a developer today. I'm happy I was proven wrong and they stuck to it.

Shame No Man's Sky is so boring.

And yes, I know some love the game and they are allowed to, and in fact, I'm happy they are enjoying it!

Starfield is personally exactly what I want from a space game.

Makes sense. NMS is too much for me but I enjoyed what I played. I’m having a better time in Starfield though and I appreciate the world design better. Congratulations to both devs!

And there's a influx of new NMS videos popping left and right all of a sudden. I'm tired of clicking not interested at this point. I know it's a great game as I used to build a base on beautiful looking planets and to visit them every once in a while. It was for relaxation for me. I bet the game is much more fun with friends as alone otherwise found it really boring.

I loved No Man's Sky. It takes quite a commitment to really get the best out of it but it's very rewarding if you do. I haven't played anything else quite like it.

No Mans Sky is the wish version of Starfield. Like what Saint Row remake is to GTA.

@Lightning720 I guess mindless combat isn't boring to you? As far as I know that's the only thing it has to offer over NMS.

Switch and PS owners going "We got Starfield at home." Jk

@Raw_Dawg It would be more fair to compare Starfield to NMS at launch. That game has had 7 years of updates from a team that can afford to dedicate its time to it.

I still don't even like the games being compared to each other to begin with. They're very different outside their basic premise. NMS is too procedural and infinite for me. I don't like that game's planets either, especially when they decided to make sure every rockface is dark and miserable after the 'Next' update.

I've kept up with what they've added over the years and it's impressive for sure, but it's still not quite what I want it to be.

@Darylb88 shush,don't let nms fans here you say that,they'll have you son,they're like rabid dogs ,the whole community makes David karesh look sane.

@Barry_Biscuits that's a nice way of saying that nms players have no life ,you don't know how true that is sir, I use to be very involved in the nms communities, all of them,and I can tell you ,they're mostly mental,although Sean Murray is a nice chap.

@Darylb88 The two games are so far apart its pointless comparing. Both do things better then the other and both aim for different things.

@tallythwack Interesting how you attack NMS players while doing the exact thing you accuse them off. The NMS community won best gaming community last year something the Xbox and Starfield communities will never win especially if you go on the Starfield subreddit right now.

I wanted Starfield to be more action adventure like NMS, but it's solidly an RPG with a little action adventure mixed in. While the game is beautiful, I've already uninstalled Starfield. I'm just not an RPG guy.

Oddly, I still play NMS. I try to hit every expedition and run thru the new DLCs. It's easy to just pick up and start playing. I'm liking a lot of the new content.

I liked NMS, but dropped it fairly quickly. I'm happy for the devs, but you're not going to get a Bethesda RPG experience from this game. I feel bad for people who bought the troll argument that NMS is "better". They're not at all all comparable.

I love NMS and have supported the devs from day one.

In other news, Metro have recently branded Starfield as being "outdated, unambitious and disjointed".

@Raw_Dawg the games are very different and are two different genres.

@DennisReynolds oh I know the nms community very well ,it wasn't just a throw away comment,and they're nuts,not just Internet nuts,but actual real life nuts...fact.

@InheritNegative You know the developer of Cyberpunk said about as much for a different reason. Which is a sign that this is becoming way too normal. If you don't mind paying a premium for a game that is in early access I won't stop you. Just don't try to piss on me and tell me it's raining. We should look at NMS as a whole. The entire thing is a cautionary tale. You buy a game put it to the side for a while. When you come back it's not the same game you bought. I also don't like what NMS has become either. I think I still have an original GOG copy of the game. I would have happily paid $20 for the game as it was. They overpriced it. Which is also the case with Starfield. I've tried supporting early access in the past. Partially because it meant a steep discount. That just isn't the case anymore. At this point I typically won't support an unfinished game.

This game is boring and half of it is missing. I thought fast travel was going to be nice.I wasn't sure why people were complaining. That's was until I spent 75% of my time in the menus. A fifth of the skill tree is combat related. You can farm minerals. There is a weapons workbench. Why can't you craft ammo? Are you expected to constantly buy it? I guess that's not really a problem because you can farm xp and currency. Which ruined the game for me. I typically stay away from the internet when it comes to games to avoid things like this. This game offers almost no information so, I've had no choice. I had to google if there was a way to grow things in the hydroponics hab (along with other things). Only to find out that you need a greenhouse and it's mostly useless. Why have a skill tree with outpost, farming, and cooking? Why wave a cooking station when you can't grow vegetables? I get they don't want mounts so you can enjoy the environment. Half the planets are barren of any flora or fauna. How many times do I need to see the same rock? Are you honestly going to tell me someone owns a huge starship and doesn't have a small vehicle bay. Why not have an atv, utv dirt bike, hover bike, go cart, or dune buggy. At the very least you could bring one of the animals from animal husbandry. Sure, most things aren't further than 500m but that adds up when you hit multiple locations. I don't want to walk a mile while being encumbered. They had 8 years to get this right and learn from NMS. The only thing they learned was that people will pay a premium for a unfinished game. I can't believe they asked double of NMS full price just to play a few days early.

@Lightning720 I guess you should notify Steam and Microsoft.