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naruball on 11 August 2016
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mysteryman said:
naruball said:

That's the problem I have with Jim's review. While other reviewers are trying their best to play enough of the game to write a proper review, he releases the first review and gets all the clicks from people eager to read anything about the game. He may be right, but negative people, too, are sometimes right. If you're negative all the time, you're bound to be right at some point. That doesn't mean you reached the conclusion properly.

The way I see it this dude didn't play the game long enough to release this review but he knows damn well that this is perfect for him. More clicks, more exposure, more people talking about him, the haters (people who haven't even played the game) find some ammunition. Couldn't have worked better for him.

I believe the entire point he was making in the review is that, despite its size and "variety" due to procedural generation, it's all show.

That interactions with each world and creatures are the same, despite their variations, so it doesn't take anywhere near as long as promised to experience No Man's Sky.

That's what I read from the review anyway, and was my biggest worry about the game, due to its focus on prcedural generation.

Yeah, I get all that it most certainly could be the case, but I have my doubts. Why exactly did it him so little time to play the game, write and post the review first while all the other reviewers were still playing the game?

For all we know he played just enough to get an idea about the game to post his review first and capitalize on everyone clicking on it.

It's also very likely that he missed out on some really important things that happen in the game when you play a bit more. Some planets amy feel very same-y and others could be vastly different. If you play for a limited time and are out of luck, you may only visit too similar planets.

Of course, I haven't played the game so I have no idea if that's really the case. I'm just wary of his decision to post a review of such a massive game so soon. What kept all the other reviwers from posting theirs?