I'm worried

[Maphibo]

It seems like a great exploration game... but I'm worried about its commercial success...

The younger generation will not necesseraly like it... there's no real multiplayer, no PVP except on very rare occassions, you cannot build your own "home" or military base and you can't even tame an animal to be a pet... i predict that many young gamers will get bored rapidly...

[Swaift]

Alright.

[Hatrus]

Not everygame out there is for the youn'gins.

[Stacker Camper]

On the plus side... this should mean no $1 downloads for new space ship skins etc. etc. No stupid add on mods for 'new levels'.

[Rasori]

That shouldn't effect your enjoyment of the game. Young people get bored playing anything these days. Not much you can do about it.

[markquinn2k4]

Originally posted by Maphibo:

It seems like a great exploration game... but I'm worried about its commercial success...

there's no real multiplayer, no PVP

Bethesda has done pretty well without that useless crap in their games, eh?

[hellbiter88]

I'm sure the game will do just fine.

[Rick]

Originally posted by markquinn2k4:

Originally posted by Maphibo:

It seems like a great exploration game... but I'm worried about its commercial success...

there's no real multiplayer, no PVP

Bethesda has done pretty well without that useless crap in their games, eh?

Because Bethesda games are story-laden RPGs

[Maphibo]

Originally posted by Rick:

Originally posted by markquinn2k4:

Bethesda has done pretty well without that useless crap in their games, eh?

Because Bethesda games are story-laden RPGs

... that

From what I've seen, it's just not the same kind of game as Skyrim was.

I'll get people really angry for saying that, but it has more to do with "Journey"... but in space and with some more features.

[e-v-a-n]

I thought Fallout 4 was an awful Fallout game and people still play it. I was never into Witcher 3 either - but I completely get the appeal and why it won so many awards.

There will be many people who think this game is fantastic and will continue to play it. Others won't - just like every game on the market.

[GreenAlien1234]

It's not a multiplayer game and you do not stay on or even near a single planet so building stuff is pointless. There are plenty of single player games where you do not build stuff that are still successfull, so I do not see your point.

[Tenoshii]

Originally posted by Maphibo:

It seems like a great exploration game... but I'm worried about its commercial success...

The younger generation will not necesseraly like it... there's no real multiplayer, no PVP except on very rare occassions, you cannot build your own "home" or military base and you can't even tame an animal to be a pet... i predict that many young gamers will get bored rapidly...

What portion of the customer base would you say is the "younger generation"? I mean, perhaps even if only 25% of this group likes the game, it may be "carried" to commercial success by a completely different group of gamers.

[Ottofyre]

According to the Entertainment Software Association: "Women age 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (33%) than boys age 18 or younger (15%)"

The average age of game buyers is 37. The best-selling genres of computer games are Strategy followed by Casual. For consoles it's Shooter and Action.

The overwhelming determinor of if a person buys a game is if the "Story or Premise" looks interesting. Reviews, graphics, multiplayer feature, devloper reputation are all insignificant -compared to that one factor. (Interesting note, multiplayer seems to be a trivial consideration, coming in at 4%.)

Now, I'm not a prophet, but if those statistics hold true I expect NMS to do quite well so long as they don't have any major technical issues more than a day or two after release. I expect server hiccups at the beginning since they have no realistic way to test launch day demands on their server. But I think their target audience is mature enough to accept that.

[Selenoplexia]

Because Skyrim and Fallout 4 did so badly with their launches. Please. The game will do just fine, not all of the "younger generation" wants to play CoD, and even those that do will absolutel want to pick up this game. I played Skyrim with my buddies in high school and we would just talk about what we are doing rather than playing with each other. Single player games will always be around because sometimes you really don't want to deal with screaming 12 year olds ruining your gaming experience.

[Maphibo]

Originally posted by Hiirazz:

According to the Entertainment Software Association: "Women age 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (33%) than boys age 18 or younger (15%)"

The average age of game buyers is 37. The best-selling genres of computer games are Strategy followed by Casual. For consoles it's Shooter and Action.

The overwhelming determinor of if a person buys a game is if the "Story or Premise" looks interesting. Reviews, graphics, multiplayer feature, devloper reputation are all insignificant -compared to that one factor. (Interesting note, multiplayer seems to be a trivial consideration, coming in at 4%.)

Now, I'm not a prophet, but if those statistics hold true I expect NMS to do quite well so long as they don't have any major technical issues more than a day or two after release. I expect server hiccups at the beginning since they have no realistic way to test launch day demands on their server. But I think their target audience is mature enough to accept that.

I get that... but I don't see yet a compelling story in this game... there's no real overarching quest except to reach the center of the galaxy... the player has no allies and no nemesis either... yes you can interract with NPC factions, but it's not exactly what I'm taliking about

[Trouser_Dune_Worm]

You mean they didn't make this game tailored to 14 year olds who want to ♥♥♥♥ everyones mother? Damn, thanks for the heads up.