Failures in the video game industry are nothing new. In the last couple of years alone, you can point to numerous failures and think, “Man, that really bombed.” Or you could say, “Wow, the developers really let the players down with how this title was released!” The bugs and glitches that have come out over the years that have sunk games or ruined franchises have been numerous and frustrating, and few of them “come back from the brink” to achieve redemption. nobody’s sky it is one of the few games that has achieved redemption. When it launched in 2016, it was one of the most popular games of recent times, only to have a “dark secret” at launch.
That “secret” was that despite all the promises that developer Hello Games made, the title didn’t live up to it. It lacks features, the universe was boring to explore, there wasn’t as much to do as initially stated, etc. The game went from bestseller to closed in record time. However, to its credit, Hello Games bounced back in a big way and has spent the last eight years trying to fix things. The best part is…it worked! The team released a ton of free content that overhauled its massive universe in a number of ways, including things like new stories, multiplayer, rich worlds, and more. Fast forward to now, and Hello Games’ Sean Murray posted that the team’s game had arrived. “Very Positive” status on Steam:
Enter Martin Griffiths, another Hello Games developer who quoted the tweet and stated that he was very happy with how far the development team had come after their initial failure. He also noted that the team isn’t stopping with content anytime soon:
“Our little team at Hello Games has grafted and then grafted some more… and while ‘very positive’ may be just a few words, it means a lot, especially since we’re not done yet. Thanks to all the players who believed in us and to those who continue to walk with us.”
It’s a very nice message, and it’s nice to hear that Hello Games has so much faith in itself and nobody’s sky in its current form that it will continue to provide content. That should also say something about how many players still enjoy the game in its new form, because you don’t spend money on content unless you know people will get it.
Either way, this is a story of redemption that continues to have a happy ending.
