8 Video Games That Took Forever To Get Good

8. No Man's Sky

We begin this list with a game that takes the concept of "taking forever to get good" and running with it. Or should that be stumbling, falling face first into cat sick, yelling "I meant to do that!" then finally rising to it's feet to deliver a heartfelt and emotional speech that brings it's audience to tears.

Welcome to the wild ride that was No Man's Sky.

When originally released, I think it's fair to say that this game was quite the disaster. With enough missing content to fill the Milky Way, an endgame that just catapulted you back to the start, and a PR meltdown erupting on launch, you could cook eggs on the heads of fans who'd backed this game from the off such was their rage.

However, while many jetisoned the title into the cold reaches of space, Hello Games took on board the "passionate feedback" and got to work to make things right. Across the next few years, they squirrelled away, releasing patch after patch, update after update, until as it stands in 2021 at the time of recording, No Man's Sky is officially "good".

Hell it's not just good, it's outstanding, as now it's stuffed with so much content beyond that which it promised before launch.

Plus, it's beautiful to look at and rocks an intense VR mode well worth seeing. This isn't just the game that took forever to get good, it's a developer making good on their promise. Nice one.