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  1. Dec 31, 2016
    8
    Why i give it a 8 ?

    At launch i was very disappointed. And if i had vote at this time i think i had gave a 4 max. Repetitive, too easy, lack of ambiance; NMS had all necessary to win and seems to be finished too fast without polish .. and i don't wanna talk about promise that never came. But with the last release the game has really changed in a very good way and merit a retry. I
    Why i give it a 8 ?

    At launch i was very disappointed. And if i had vote at this time i think i had gave a 4 max.

    Repetitive, too easy, lack of ambiance; NMS had all necessary to win and seems to be finished too fast without polish .. and i don't wanna talk about promise that never came.

    But with the last release the game has really changed in a very good way and merit a retry.
    I play it in survive mode and its a very nice game now i have the feeling of being in a strange planet.

    I hope that the dev will continue this way and develop much more content in it.
    This game merit to be improved because the bases are there and its just a question of content now, even if they added a lot more with this last release, the game need much more and i really hope that the dev will work on it.
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  2. Dec 28, 2016
    0
    Bercé par le train-train de la hype et endormi par un cortège de promesses, j'ai été moi aussi victime du No man's sky comme on peut être victime de la scientologie ou d'une arnaque à la vente pyramidale.

    Moi aussi, je viens me confesser aux indés de merde anonymes, ces indés moisis qui se révèlent très souvent de simples sous-produits programmés avec le fion... mais celui-ci, ce No
    Bercé par le train-train de la hype et endormi par un cortège de promesses, j'ai été moi aussi victime du No man's sky comme on peut être victime de la scientologie ou d'une arnaque à la vente pyramidale.

    Moi aussi, je viens me confesser aux indés de merde anonymes, ces indés moisis qui se révèlent très souvent de simples sous-produits programmés avec le fion... mais celui-ci, ce No man's sky, il vendait du rêve, attisait une forte curiosité et déployait ses ambitions de jeu triple A surgonflé par les agences de notation ! Et comme pour appuyer ses fanfaronnades, l'ignoble grosse merde était affichée au prix du triple A habituel y compris sur PC, soit 59, 99 !!

    Le plus cruel ou le plus comique dans cette pitoyable histoire, c'est que le jour J le jeu se lance, charge puis crash immédiatement à tous les coups. Rapidement, un patch salvateur est mis en place... par un internaute qui a court-circuité les appels OpenGL merdeux de cette bande de mange-merdes d'Hello Games... lesquels ont a mis ensuite plusieurs jours à résoudre le problème.

    Notez qu'une fois lancé et "opérationnel", le jeu s'avère un pur... étron technique. Assez vilain et souvent de mauvais goût, il tourne comme une patate quels que soient les réglages et charge pendant des plombes ! ! les patchs sucessifs n'y changeront pas grand'chose.

    Le jeu en lui-même amusant la première heure, le temps de la découverte, montre ensuite au fur et à mesure sa vacuité, sa répétition et son ennui puisqu'on erre sans but sinon celui fumeux de suivre une entité absconse jusqu'au "centre de la galaxie"... et pour ce faire, il faut farmer comme un crevard toutes les ressources qu'on voit ici et là et partout ailleurs pour fabriquer, améliorer la combinaison et le vaisseau.

    Là, aujourd'hui, un nouveau patch est sorti, permettant de construire des bases -à la manière de Fallout 4 !- sauf que sur ces planètes vides, on n'en voit vraiment pas l'intérêt si ce n'est de doubler ou tripler les quantités habituelles de farmage de goret... qui obligent à se dépatouiller avec des inventaires toujours plus remplis, ce qui induit encore plus de farmage de merde pour améliorer le nombre de slots !

    Non, vraiment on en sort pas. Mais ce n'est pas le comble. Le comble, c'est de relancer sa partie depuis le patch et de constater qu'on est sur une planète sur laquelle on était pas et que son vaisseau flotte comme un con au milieu du ciel. Inaccessible.

    A moins de tout recommencer à zéro, c'est mort. Le jeu a chié et s'est cassé tout seul. Comme un con. J'ai gâché plus de trois quarts d'heure à chercher un landing pad éventuel pour "rappeler" le vaisseau... en vain.

    Car il n'y a pas de carte sur les planètes, pas de voyage rapide... et les sauvegardes automatiques sont foirées toutes les deux. Parce que "sauvegarder quand on veut" n'a jamais fait partie du cahier des charges chez "Hello Games". Misérables tocards et foutus crevards que vous êtes, incapables connards, allez tous vous faire foutre !
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  3. Dec 27, 2016
    10
    Just sad... Sorry Hello Games :(
    Sometimes the lynch mob picks you and you're fate is sealed.
    I love this game. It's a lot of fun. It's not perfect, but they're doing a nice job adding improvements. I don't feel lied to. I wasn't disappointed because I knew what the limitations of games programming were and didn't expect more than could possibly have been provided. Also : Elite
    Just sad... Sorry Hello Games :(
    Sometimes the lynch mob picks you and you're fate is sealed.
    I love this game. It's a lot of fun. It's not perfect, but they're doing a nice job adding improvements.
    I don't feel lied to.
    I wasn't disappointed because I knew what the limitations of games programming were and didn't expect more than could possibly have been provided.
    Also : Elite Dangerous was the single most disappointing and belittling experience I've ever had with a game.
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  4. Dec 20, 2016
    0
    "¡SE PUEDE JUGAR ONLINE!... (Mentira)". Claro que si campeón.
    Este juego es una mierda canceríjena con sindrome de gunther. Sinceramente es una porquería se lo mire por donde se lo mire. Gráficamente es basura y por eso mismo no se entiende como demonios tienes problemas de rendimiento con una PC de la NASA.
    "LA UNICA FORMA DE VER A TU PERSONAJE ES SI OTRA PERSONA TE VE... (Pero como no
    "¡SE PUEDE JUGAR ONLINE!... (Mentira)". Claro que si campeón.
    Este juego es una mierda canceríjena con sindrome de gunther. Sinceramente es una porquería se lo mire por donde se lo mire. Gráficamente es basura y por eso mismo no se entiende como demonios tienes problemas de rendimiento con una PC de la NASA.
    "LA UNICA FORMA DE VER A TU PERSONAJE ES SI OTRA PERSONA TE VE... (Pero como no hay modo multijugador ni cooperativo, esto no sucederá, wajaja)". Claro que si campeon x2.

    Este juego fue mentira tras mentira y estafa tras estafa. Es una mierda inservible y la misma comunidad lo afirma. Ojalá el hijo de puta que se dedicó a mentir de esta forma contraiga docenas de enfermedades degenerativas y extremadamente dolorosas.
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  5. Dec 14, 2016
    0
    Its the worst game ever :D EUJNDENDEDDJNENDJNEJNJNDJENJNDNSÑDLEKMDKEMDKDKEMDKEMDKEMDKEMDKMEKDMKEMDKEMDKMEDMKEMDKMEDLAMDEMdAMD;SMD;ADmS;DmS;MsMD;AM:WDLA
  6. Dec 10, 2016
    0
    "Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes"

    ~ Vyvyan - The Young Ones ~

    There, that was more interesting than NMS.
  7. Dec 6, 2016
    0
    Никому не советую данную игру, вам просто будет скучно-так, как не было ещё никогда. Не покупайте не в коем случае, максимум поиграйте у друга или в пиратку или в бесплатный триал или ещё что и вы поймёте о чём я, 5 часов если не меньше будет достаточно что бы вникнуть в суть этого провала десятилетия. Один плюс из этого не сделали ммо, хотя кто знает может быть только мультиплеер бы спасНикому не советую данную игру, вам просто будет скучно-так, как не было ещё никогда. Не покупайте не в коем случае, максимум поиграйте у друга или в пиратку или в бесплатный триал или ещё что и вы поймёте о чём я, 5 часов если не меньше будет достаточно что бы вникнуть в суть этого провала десятилетия. Один плюс из этого не сделали ммо, хотя кто знает может быть только мультиплеер бы спас от уныния сей проект. Expand
  8. Nov 28, 2016
    0
    Even with the foundation update the game has less than 6 hours of fun just awful after like many hating it on launch i was excited when the foundation update came out my hopes were quickly dashed after a mere 3 extra hours and even with my monster 4000 pc i would still get frame rate dips f**k this game and suck my d**k sean murrey
  9. Nov 27, 2016
    0
    I spent a fairly large amount of time playing this game, searching for the things shown in trailers, and that Sean Murray said in interviews. After ~40 hours, I found none of the things I was most hoping to find, and combined with terrible performance on my computer, I can't recommend this game to ANYONE.
  10. Nov 27, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Перед игрой:Наконец-то! Теперь я могу провести время не зря! Ща будет круто.
    4 часа спустя:...Боже,как же скучно....*храп*.

    Нет,серьезно,это уже не смешно.
    Иногда,когда я хочу поиграть в игру,я сначала качаю пиратку. А только потом уже покупаю. Данная игра разачаровала меня.
    Но дабы вы не кидались на меня,сначала скажу плюсы:
    -Музыка. Да да,здесь музыка довольная приятная и релаксирующая.
    -Открытый мир. Он огромный. Но делать там особо нечего. Разве что полетать.
    -Графика. Ну хоть здесь не наврали-графон радует глаз.
    Иииии плюсы кончились. Теперь минусы.
    -Геймплей. Помните Шона Мюррея? Ага,того самого мажора,который наживается на ожиданиях фанатов. Где уникальность планет? Где умные NPC? Где "ЗРЕЛИЩНЫЕ" космечиские сражения? ГДЕ ЭТО ВСЁ? А? ГДЕ?!
    Сам же ГЕЙплей ужасно скучен. Нет разнообразия,нет нормальной системы выживания,нет ничего. Это просто тупая бродилка по одинаковым планетам. И ВСЁ.
    -Цена. Окей,сейчас цена данной игры 1200 руб или же 29$. Но это всё равно много! Я уже не говорю про её прошлою цену-2000р. 2000? ЗА ИНДИ?! ЭТО ЦЕНА НОРМАЛЬНОГО,Б***Ь,AAA ПРОЕКТА!!!! ЭТО же не AAA. А СРАНОЕ ИНДИ,КАРЛ!
    -Открытый мир. Да,я ранее говорил о нем в плюсах. Но это одновременно и минус. АБСОЛЮТНО одинаковые планеты. Единственное,что меняется,это климат. Да и то не заметно.
    -NPC. Это вообще отдельная истроия.
    Ожидание:Нужно быть начеку,ибо животные могут напасть. У них свой язык при общении друг с другом.
    Реалность:Это просто животные. ПРОСТО Е*****Е NPC,КОТОРОЕ ТОЛЬКО МЕШАЕТСЯ ПОД НОГАМИ.
    Кому вообще это может быть интересно? Правильно,НИКОМУ.

    Я могу бесконечно перечислять минусы игры,но на это шел бы не один обзор.
    И всё из-за Шона Мюррея. Награда "Врун года" перечисляется ему.
    ---------------Итог----------------
    Абсолютно сырая,недоделанная игра с скучным геймплеем. А ведь у игры был бы потенциал. Но,как обычно,все катится к чертям.

    2/10.

    GG,Hello Games.
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  11. Nov 23, 2016
    0
    99.9% of its initial players lost in a couple of weeks, a sticker hiding "multiplayer online", algorithmic monsters and a galaxy made of empty planets. Let's just say: piece of trash. Nobody's Sky. Those who like it are either bribed or imbecile.
  12. Nov 19, 2016
    0
    Boring and misses a large amount of advertised content. Game feels like a scam and nothing else and does not live up to it's AAA price. To top it off Hello Games and Sean Murray have gone silent and not made any attempt to talk about this disaster of a game.
  13. Nov 18, 2016
    1
    "There is potential for this game, but right now it's poorly executed."
    This is so true, this game is very dissapointing to say the least, I lost a lot of money here.
  14. Nov 13, 2016
    4
    To be fair, this game had so much potential. So much. But the developer utterly failed to have this game live up to its hype and potential. On the outside, the premise of the game is promising. Vast universe to explore. But then again something so vast is also very so limited. A lot of the planets are alike to each other with the same limited variety of planet attributes like landscapes,To be fair, this game had so much potential. So much. But the developer utterly failed to have this game live up to its hype and potential. On the outside, the premise of the game is promising. Vast universe to explore. But then again something so vast is also very so limited. A lot of the planets are alike to each other with the same limited variety of planet attributes like landscapes, resources, life-forms, climate, and so forth. No Man's Sky really seemed like a game where the developer had many good ideas but most were never implemented. There's really no purpose or motivation for you as the player to continue playing. There's really no end goal and/or reward at the end. Expand
  15. Nov 11, 2016
    4
    I spent 60 dollars on this game and I feel **** ripped off! What the actual **** is this **** Did I pay for a demo? It's like mgs ground zeroes all over again! What a piece of ****
  16. Nov 11, 2016
    6
    While I understand why people are angry at the developers for the promises that were not met, I think that rating this game by the things that it doesn't have but it was supposed to have is unfair, and judging by features it has I give it a strong 6.
  17. Nov 10, 2016
    4
    The Gameplay is farely straightforward the simplicity on the control scheme was perfect. It does provide some interest when you explore your first planet. Outside of your first planet however doesn't provide much difference from any other planet other then terrain generation. which only becomes different by the temperature of a planet. Asteroids in a system are extremely unrealistic. YourThe Gameplay is farely straightforward the simplicity on the control scheme was perfect. It does provide some interest when you explore your first planet. Outside of your first planet however doesn't provide much difference from any other planet other then terrain generation. which only becomes different by the temperature of a planet. Asteroids in a system are extremely unrealistic. Your ship consumes energy way too fast constantly having to farm resources to power up your ship so you can continue to travel. If Hello Games had included multiplayer and the ability to build a base and toned down the energy consumption of your ship this game could be an amazing game. If they don't do anything however which seems to be the case then this game could of been something great. This game in its complete form on release date should of been considered early access not the final product. Expand
  18. Nov 6, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Listen to what others say... It's worth at most $15, the videos don't match the game at all.
    There's no reward for finishing the journey, in fact it takes stuff away when you do.
    There's no real need to leave the starting systems as 95% of the time the system will have everything you need, the other 5% you can simply buy it off the market.
    There's no progression, the game is the same from start to when you simply quit (only difference is more bag space).
    You can learn an entire language for 20 carbon (and by the time you're finished you can turn that 20 carbon into 1000s or more if you have the space lol).
    There's so much more to add to whats wrong but by now you should get the idea... it's trash; wait for a 75% off sale.
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  19. Nov 5, 2016
    2
    The game is misrepresented. The game is a Casual Discovery Game with elements of inventory management survival.
    If you are looking for a chilled experience that isn't particularly challenging then it might be for you.
    I bought it for multiplayer.... of which it has none BUT it was listed as a feature. It's disappointing as it was the most hyped game of 2016 & the game has no flavour or
    The game is misrepresented. The game is a Casual Discovery Game with elements of inventory management survival.
    If you are looking for a chilled experience that isn't particularly challenging then it might be for you.
    I bought it for multiplayer.... of which it has none BUT it was listed as a feature.
    It's disappointing as it was the most hyped game of 2016 & the game has no flavour or depth... it's like a chilli with no spice or heat... just boiled mince meat.... I'd pair the game with a couple of bottles of cheap red so you can get drunk quickly and forget it is a bit crappy.
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  20. Oct 31, 2016
    2
    Only any good for a little while if you go in with no expectations at all, which is difficult given the ridiculously over-egged hype that was poured all over this title by a certain someone who should have just released it on the quiet given how little there is to do.

    Yes, there are so many planets you and all your friends will never see them all but you wouldn't want to as they all
    Only any good for a little while if you go in with no expectations at all, which is difficult given the ridiculously over-egged hype that was poured all over this title by a certain someone who should have just released it on the quiet given how little there is to do.

    Yes, there are so many planets you and all your friends will never see them all but you wouldn't want to as they all play within the same range of experience, the only difference between a hot planet and a radioactive one (or a toxic or frozen for that matter) is the level of shielding you have determining how long you can stay outside, while on-planet there's not much to do but trade, learn words, pick up resources have a brief skirmish and scram, there's no building to do and no wars to fight. The Fun-Police sentinels are ineffectual on land as and in space so are just a mild annoyance.

    The odd space 'battle' may kick off as you jump into a new system (too many times) but it doesn't matter if they're ignored, there's no data on who's fighting or why and getting involved will net you the same amount of respect as giving 10 iron to lazy trader.

    The flora and fauna are sort of interesting at first, but have no depth to them outside being passive or aggro and their freaky appearances which break suspension of disbelief in some combinations. Hop to about 16 planets and you've seen pretty much every variation of plant and most of the 'animal parts' that go to making up the non-sentient life. The sentient life consists of three races Beakface, Daft Punk and Brute who are just there to trade and teach you words, there's no sense of them inhabiting any world other than in their outposts, which, paradoxically, are on EVERY planet. There's no gas giants or any non-solid worlds, or even strange suns either. There is *some* variation in the terrain however, the occasional world will have giant cubes of land protruding from the surface or floating islands but again, that, with the minimal plant, animal and mineral variation slapped on top is literally all there is to them.

    The one good thing about this game is the fabled "Take-off from one world land on another" with no cut-scenes or loading which has been a holy grail of gaming for so long it's painful to see it done so flimsily. There is nothing satisfying about space combat, it feels like plastic kids toys whipping around.

    Some parts look pretty but the anti-aliasing is horrific all over.

    The 'ending' (just cheat your way to the core if you must see it, you'll be.... less incensed that way) is exactly the kind of slap in the face that paying the slightest heed to hype will net you. Anyone defending it either must be being paid or is in such depths of delusion that they're a danger to their own mental health and yours.

    Play this game with no expectations while listening to your favourite podcasts and you might just come away with a slightly favourable view of it, then skip to the end and realise it'd just an epic waste of time getting there honestly.
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  21. Oct 29, 2016
    1
    - They said the game has Infinite Planet.... Liar!
    - The game's environments make me sore eyes!
    - Gameplay become boring after few hours!
    - I am a PC gamer, but the game is not optimized for PC!
  22. Oct 29, 2016
    0
    After all the fake advertising this crap dont deserve more than a 0 of score; this game officialy now is the worst game of the history of the video games, worst even than the et game.
  23. Oct 29, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well... I've play over 50 hours so I can't say I hated it, but I eventually gave up due to boredom. I finished the Atlas quest which I found a bit silly and a am about 150k lt years from the core and have no desire whatsoever to make the rest of the trip to end up in a new galaxy, so.... done.

    I will have to say that every once in awhile you'll run across a very cool planet and want to stay, but not enough to keep me playing....
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  24. Oct 26, 2016
    0
    Игра на самом деле не такая уж и плохая, я бы мог поставить ей даже 4, если бы разработчики в своих интервью не обещали нам куда больше, чем реально есть в игре. Я бы даже мог поставить ей 8, если бы разрабы честно признались, что им не хватило времени допилить игру до конца, и пообещали бы как-нибудь потом добавить все те функции, что так усердно рекламировались до выхода. Но после релизаИгра на самом деле не такая уж и плохая, я бы мог поставить ей даже 4, если бы разработчики в своих интервью не обещали нам куда больше, чем реально есть в игре. Я бы даже мог поставить ей 8, если бы разрабы честно признались, что им не хватило времени допилить игру до конца, и пообещали бы как-нибудь потом добавить все те функции, что так усердно рекламировались до выхода. Но после релиза Hello Games просто сбежали с нашими деньгами. Expand
  25. Oct 25, 2016
    10
    Please, before asking why do I give a 10 to this game, you'll have to understand my wish of a science-fiction space exploration game. I've dreamed with this for years and I'll be dreaming more years.

    In my opinion, refund button works perfectly, I give that 10/10
  26. Oct 20, 2016
    0
    Lets say that this game was 20 dollars, and gamers werent lied to, and we all knew what we were buying in the end. this is how i am making this review. ANGER ASIDE.

    0/10 really. this is supposed to be a survival/crafting game right? i can see it, but i cant play it. what i mean is. you mine shiny red blobs of stone, which in return, doesnt do anything. yeah you can make parts for
    Lets say that this game was 20 dollars, and gamers werent lied to, and we all knew what we were buying in the end. this is how i am making this review. ANGER ASIDE.

    0/10 really. this is supposed to be a survival/crafting game right? i can see it, but i cant play it. what i mean is.

    you mine shiny red blobs of stone, which in return, doesnt do anything. yeah you can make parts for your ship, but there is no other crafting involved. you cant build a base, you cant build a ship, you cant really "craft" anything. as far as survival goes. you basically need to mine 1 recourse in the game to stay alive. you refill your O2 levels the same as recharging your gun. so whats even the point? If you want to call this game a survival crafting game, then you are putting it up against games like rust, minecraft, ark, etc. there are so many. and this doesnt even come close to those.

    now if this game was sold as lets say "a looking at things adventure" then its only competition is pokemon snap. a hard game to beat, but hey..at least it would be honest.

    COMBAT is so far off that i dont even want to go there. the only chance it has at this point is combat in space

    SPACE COMBAT there pretty much isnt any. sure you get attacked by a pirate, but if you can get past the crappy UI of the game you can use that sweet ore you mined to recharge you shields and make yourself invincible.

    overall this games only achievement is that a small group of people made it. its also colorful despite the 10 mete distance graininess. [i play on high on pc, im exaggerating] This game deserves title as worst game in history. I hope it surpasses E.T. and it gets buried on the moon. good try Hello Games, but you should have tried harder.
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  27. Oct 18, 2016
    0
    Sean Murray is a **** liar. The game does not even have half of what was promised. The only thing to do in this game is an endless grind. None of the planets even feel unique. Stay far away from this game.
  28. Oct 17, 2016
    4
    It's bad, unfortunately it is.
    Not a 0% game like many say, but it's just... boring.
    Walk to get this, walk back to to get that, walk walk walk.
    I'm not going into the false promises issue, but the game itself is just an endless chore of boring tasks.
  29. Oct 14, 2016
    10
    I milked this crud out of my ding dong and it WAS the best juicing I got in while the animals didn't fight so I WAS REAL CALM I liek this better then COd fishy and Battlefeild uno gonna hav DAT competition mester peice

    OH yeah is it normal to to get blood after wiping also vaccines cause autism and I vote u r mumi !!111!
  30. Oct 13, 2016
    7
    This is a complete SCAM. The game first hours is "wow"... thinking on what you will do when you reach the levels shown in the trailers... but then you realize that the trailers, the interviews seen on youtube etc etc... are COMPLETELY FALSE! I bought the game and played more than 3 hours so i cannot recieve a refund from steam. What a shame.
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 11, 2016
    67
    No Man's Sky breaks the record in falling short of the hype – which is an incredible achievement in the category of super ambitious space games. The huge universe is a repetitive, lifeless and meaningless place, no amount of random generated creatures can change that. The most unforgivable fail is making the spaceship such a pain to fly, which makes exploring the vast universe simply a chore. However, at its best the game is epic and many of the issues should be easy to fix, so this might not be the end of the journey after all. [Sept 2016]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 2, 2016
    60
    It's partially broken, shallow, repetitive and aimless, but hang me, I still kind of love it. [Issue#255, p.56]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Sep 27, 2016
    60
    While some poorly designed systems and mechanics chip away at your patience, the feeling of flying seamlessly from space down to a peninsula you spotted from orbit never fails to enthrall. [Nov 2016, p.106]