So guys, how about that No Man's Sky? Guys? You're done talking about it? Same. Hello Games seems to be done, too.
Just one hour ago today, the official account for No Man's Sky developer Hello Games tweeted out "No Man's Sky was a mistake." The tweet was subsequently deleted, and the account went into a protected [private] status minutes later. Unfortunately, this is just one final nail in the coffin for a saga that's resulted in a complete lack of communication from Hello Games -- so much so that they never really responded to any of the criticisms they've had since launch. While my first inclination was that it was a hack, Polygon is reporting that Sean Murray, the game's creator, did send the tweet, but "someone" took it down, adding that they "have not been coping well."
No Man's Sky was a teaching tool for hype machines everywhere -- an experience that not only resonated with one indie developer, but Sony as well. It was a fine adventure sandbox romp, but it wasn't the same game we saw for years on end. While I get that the focus on minutia ("where was this exact plant from trailer [x]?") took away from the actual discussion at hand, I do have a major problem with the hype machine in general, and feel like it could be significantly curbed in years to come.
Between this and the first Titanfall's ceaseless campaign, I wanted to hide under a rock.
Hello Games [Twitter via Polygon]
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