Ha! I'm starting to agree after the new Hitman always-online fiasco and episodic nature, I preordered before any of that was announced, and since it was gifted I couldn't refund (long story).
I too added this to my wishlist but not convinced I'll like it for $65 worth. Some Steam friends are raving about it however, I guess I'm the outlier. The 15min gameplay video isn't really what I'm looking for anyway, I prefer the look of Elite Dan or Star Cit.
You haven't bought into either of those yet have you On2wheels? I know we have discussed them in other threads. Elite Dan is still the winner for me. Every time I play, even a little, I am reminded how much I like it. I bought into SC too, I dabble a little from time to time. Once they implement persistence I will be spending some more of my time there.
Speaking of persistence, the lack of it in NMS is still the biggest thing for me that tarnishes its shine a little. The fact that I could do a whole bunch of things on a planet: dig holes, mine, fight things, break into bases, etc. and then when I fly my ship up into space, turn around and come back down, the whole planet is reset and back to the way I found originally. That doesn't impact the exploration aspect of the game or any number of the other fun aspects, but it does impact the feeling of living in the galaxy and affecting it. It also makes me wonder about things like how they handle rare resources. For example if I find a planet with a rare resource and I mine it to depletion, then I just fly up into space and come back to find the resource repopulated as it was before I mined, is it really rare any more? Perhaps the Sentinels are designed prevent that level of impact on a planet (I think the Sean Murray did say that in one video) and therefore it is rare because they will kick my butt if I over mine?
Questions... questions...
But as much as I ponder and question it I am still very likely going to buy it. I can't resist space sims! One of my friends has already pre-ordered and even though we can't play it together he has still started his campaign to whittle away my resolve! :haha:
