Tempering expectations / what we actually know (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Monday, February 20, 2017, 21:50 (2619 days ago) @ Kahzgul

So this video is where people got the idea that there would be untold worlds:

There are certainly lines that would lead you down that path, without explicitly giving anything away. "Whole worlds, teeming with alien creatures and civilizations" "We've created a new galaxy for you to explore" etc.. There are also a few shots (Nomad driving over desert dunes, player cresting a hill) that make the world look free-roamish and quite large. Of course, we have no way of knowing if those are cutscenes or actual gameplay (probably cutscenes, given how early this video was released).

I'll again say: no wonder people are always disappointed. Someone who saw that video and made the leap to anything approaching No Man's Sky must live a life of constant disappointment. Those lines you called out could be used to accurately describe every Mass Effect game. It's very obvious marketing language that doesn't actually mean a whole lot. .