No Man's Sky fans playfully plead with Hello Games not to "overpromise" as lead dev describes new game Light No Fire as "the first real open world"
Following the backlash No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray received when the highly ambitious spacefaring adventure didn't meet expectations at launch, you might think he'd be more cautious when drumming up hype for Hello Games' next project, but that's far from the case.
During The Game Awards 2023, Murray took to the stage to reveal the studio's new game, Light No Fire, which it's been working on for the last five years. Murray describes the game as "something very different" and "maybe more ambitious" than what's come before.
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"For No Man's Sky, we generated a whole universe of sparse alien-looking planets, and that wasn't easy," he explains. "It was hard, but there is something that's much harder that we wanted to do." For Light No Fire, the developer is building the "first real open world" with a fantasy planet that's "bigger than Earth" and "without boundaries" that players can experience together.
"Something with mountains," Murray enthuses. "Real mountains, not video game mountains but mountains that are miles high, taller than Everest that when you climb to the top of them and look out, you can see rivers and canyons and continents."
While all of that sounds mighty impressive, and players are certainly keen to get their hands on Light No Fire, some on social media have been playfully pleading with Murray not to get too carried away when talking about the game.
Looks amazing Sean. Now just make sure not to over promise again
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