No Man's Sky

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  1. sundeki
    Aug 22, 2016
    2
    Lied to, lied to, lied to. There are literally hundreds of quotes from game devs and that smug lying swine who fed it to us. Do not grace this game with your patronage. Do not purchase it.
  2. Catteni
    Aug 22, 2016
    10
    i'm over 100 hours in and still loving this... there are some things that got cut but 90% of what was actually promised is in the game... and more that was purposely never mentioned to keep the surprise wrapped up...

    most of the people that are reviewing this badly never even gave it more than 10 hours (many of them less) and it can take 20+ if you don;t know what you're doing to even    i'm over 100 hours in and still loving this... there are some things that got cut but 90% of what was actually promised is in the game... and more that was purposely never mentioned to keep the surprise wrapped up...

    most of the people that are reviewing this badly never even gave it more than 10 hours (many of them less) and it can take 20+ if you don;t know what you're doing to even get to a different colored sun... that's not even a drop in the bucket compared to what's out there...

    if you're on the fence on buying it... do yourself a favor and join one of the many FB groups and see all the things people are finding all over the game...    … Expand
  3. GERULA666
    Aug 22, 2016
    1
    This game is so incredible BOOOOOOOOOOOORING!
    and repetitive as hell, not to mention his pokemon graphic view
    this is not a game worth 60$, his price should be 5$ and developers of this game should beg you 2 days to buy!
    Avoid it with all costs!
  4. plump_turkey
    Aug 21, 2016
    4
    It doesn't count as a ton of content if you just copy and paste the same elements over and over in different combinations. You will literally see the same building and find the same meaningless "points of interest" over and over and over again. You will have the same, meaningless interactions with aliens of 1 of the 4 races.

    There just isn't enough content here and I think they would    It doesn't count as a ton of content if you just copy and paste the same elements over and over in different combinations. You will literally see the same building and find the same meaningless "points of interest" over and over and over again. You will have the same, meaningless interactions with aliens of 1 of the 4 races.

    There just isn't enough content here and I think they would have to add more than double the content that they currently have the make it worthwhile.

    Playing this game feels like how I imagine an English teacher feels; grading a stack of plagiarized papers where each student changed just enough to not get caught for cheating.    … Expand
  5. HipsterDufus
    Aug 21, 2016
    7
    Such a bad launch where my PC could not run it, then when it does it does not deliver what the developer promised. A lot of hype and for a game that doesn't deliver it's value. Sad because unless Hello Games pulls a rabbit out of their hat this game could die before it reaches its full potential. A most beautiful vision for another big step in gaming poorly executed. 5 out of 10 isSuch a bad launch where my PC could not run it, then when it does it does not deliver what the developer promised. A lot of hype and for a game that doesn't deliver it's value. Sad because unless Hello Games pulls a rabbit out of their hat this game could die before it reaches its full potential. A most beautiful vision for another big step in gaming poorly executed. 5 out of 10 is being generous for the ability to make something new not seen in games before.… Expand
  6. Enkil99
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    This game has too many bugs. I pre purchased it for $60 because I believed I was getting a finished product. I just filled my ship with Emeril and looked for awhile to find a place to sell it. Finally found a base with...hmm two landing pads? I open the door, the procedural generation generated two bases exactly on top of each other and I cannot enter to sell my goods as the walls of oneThis game has too many bugs. I pre purchased it for $60 because I believed I was getting a finished product. I just filled my ship with Emeril and looked for awhile to find a place to sell it. Finally found a base with...hmm two landing pads? I open the door, the procedural generation generated two bases exactly on top of each other and I cannot enter to sell my goods as the walls of one base block the doors of the other one. I can see inside a window and see two aliens where there should only be one. Really Hello Games? Really? How do I get a refund? BTW, the frame rate is ridiculous. One second it's flowing nicely and then all of a sudden herky jerky and I feel like I am walking in mud. I don't spend over $1k on a PC to play games with such terrible frame rates and bugs.

    I also found a lump of aluminum procedurally generated underneath a shelter and i could not get to it. I thought, oh I can just blow holes in the ground with my plasma grenades...nope...you can't blow up shelters, so the ground is untouchable. I keep seeing giant columns of floating resources and buildings generated into the sides of mountains and into seas...and i can't enter through the door.

    There are some interesting things that they did here but the execution is terrible. It makes me wonder if any of the people involved in the design of this game played any video games as kids...I hope steam refunds me!    … Expand
  7. Zakeruga
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    Repetitive, false hopes (i'm refering to ONLINE), a lot of glitches... I think there's a lot of reasons to not buy this game.

    Sorry for my english :S
  8. Ric_PC
    Aug 21, 2016
    7
    Well, the game isn't bad at all, however I was expecting more. It can be a little bit disappointing for those who are expecting for great graphics for example. At 1080p the image is a little bit blurry (and I know how to configure my graphic settings for god sake), feels like the game was ported (which is ridiculous.. we are in 2016). The story is interesting, but the space travelWell, the game isn't bad at all, however I was expecting more. It can be a little bit disappointing for those who are expecting for great graphics for example. At 1080p the image is a little bit blurry (and I know how to configure my graphic settings for god sake), feels like the game was ported (which is ridiculous.. we are in 2016). The story is interesting, but the space travel sometimes becomes very annoying and repetitive as well as some planets.
    My vote goes for a 7/7,5.    … Expand
  9. rhythmdr
    Aug 21, 2016
    8
    I have been playing NMS for about 20 hours now and I'm still enjoying dropping out of hyperspace, into a new solar system, and flying down to the planets surface to see what's there. There can be a sameness to many of the planets, but that makes discovering the unique planets all the more special. However, even on rocky planets, barren of life, I can still have enjoyable discoveries.

    On    I have been playing NMS for about 20 hours now and I'm still enjoying dropping out of hyperspace, into a new solar system, and flying down to the planets surface to see what's there. There can be a sameness to many of the planets, but that makes discovering the unique planets all the more special. However, even on rocky planets, barren of life, I can still have enjoyable discoveries.

    On one such planet, I landed at an outpost and saw a nearby cave, full of red and green crystals that stood out against the barren ground. I went inside and discovered an odd looking cube sitting on the ground. I picked it up and discovered that it was quite valuable. So, I explored further into the cave, picking up more cubes until my suit and ship storage were full of them. Then I flew up to the space station to see how much I could make from them.

    That experience was rewarding both in units and in fun. Moments like that are why I bought the game in the first place, and why I continue to enjoy playing it.

    Sure, there are things that can take away from the experience. The ground and space combat are not very good. I can't stand how the game goes into a letterbox view every time you meet a new alien, or get a journey milestone. It's very intrusive and interrupts the flow of the game. The crafting / upgrade system is kind of clunky.

    Despite some of it's shortcomings, I still really enjoy moving through the galaxy, making new discoveries, while gathering what I need to keep my systems functioning. I'm looking forward to seeing what Hello Games will do to improve on NMS, such as the upcoming base building and large freighters.

    Update after 5 more hours of play: One complaint that I have read is that NMS doesn't have the large space battles, that Sean Murray said would be in the game. I just came out of warp in a new system and was greeted by a huge battleship, surrounded by several cargo ships, sending out a distress call. When I got closer, a box popped up in the lower right corner instructing me to protect the cargo ships and that there were 36 attack ships remaining. I joined the fight, but I haven't upgraded my ship for heavy combat, so things did not go well. I fled to the nearby space station. Once inside, the whole station would periodically shake from the explosions of the nearby battle. It was a pretty cool experience.    … Expand
  10. deathspanker
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    The game isn't optimized for PC, the core game-play is repetitive and mechanics tiresome.

    This game should've been released as an Early Access with a $20 price tag.

    I'd gladly try the game again after a few updates (hopefully) and when the game goes on sale.

    Sadly NMS is the first game I've ever refunded on steam, such a disappointment.
  11. Havoc44
    Aug 21, 2016
    3
    I like No Man’s Sky and was excited about its announcement, but the game has a lot room for improvement. Sadly, the game feels more like an Early Access game that should been price at $30, though I won’t argue against $20. Definitely, not worth $60 as the game is now. I hate to say it, but I would give this game in its current state a 3/10.

    PROS: 1. Good Foundation 2. Language    I like No Man’s Sky and was excited about its announcement, but the game has a lot room for improvement. Sadly, the game feels more like an Early Access game that should been price at $30, though I won’t argue against $20. Definitely, not worth $60 as the game is now. I hate to say it, but I would give this game in its current state a 3/10.

    PROS:

    1. Good Foundation
    2. Language System (Especially being able to figure out a puzzle when you only have a few words to work with)
    3. Ships have “Some” Variety
    4. Can be relaxing at times (But also can be Very Frustrating)

    Cons:

    1. That ending, WTF. Really. No spoilers, but even after reading online what the ending was supposed to mean, still…..NO.
    2. Gameplay, or lack thereof: (Primarily, Mining and Scanning) Very Repetitive gameplay. You will have to do a lot of mining, and that’s even if you upgrade your multi tool to speed up the process, it is still a huge time sink. Scanning new species gets old and boring fast with a lot of creatures looking the same world to world or just having random parts thrown together. Just not much gameplay period and the game can get boring really fast.
    3. Puzzles lack variety, you soon learn the majority of the numbers puzzle at the consoles are just a simple shift the numbers to the left or right.
    4. NPCs. Npc never move, just always standing in the same spot or like at the space station ships will come in but alien npc never get out.
    5. Having to hold the button to do anything in the game, no simple click to sell or interact with something, you need to hold the button for a few seconds.
    6. Worlds quickly start to look the same
    7. Journey to the center takes way longer than it should for such a repetitive game.    … Expand
  12. Acejuno
    Aug 21, 2016
    7
    The game isn't bad. To be honest I think it's really playable and enjoyable. The only problem is the expectations given by developers. It just is not what they have been promising. Everything beside this is ok. I had a lot of fun playing it.
  13. soggyburrito
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    Very shallow. Infinite unique planets, but they all feel the same. Fauna generation and AI are laughable. Audio is jarring and repetitive. Feels unfinished. Interface needs a lot of work. It isn't the game that was advertised before launch. Plays like a $20 game early access game.
  14. Rupieeeee
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    Game gets boring and repetitive after just a few hours, missing lots of features which were promised to be there. The game itself doesn't deserve 0. I'm quite sure some people will find it entertaining, but I'll rate it 0 because of the false advertising and lies from developers, which I'm sure misled many people who bought it.
  15. Vidicus
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    I have to give this game the lowest possible score due to the developer misleading the consumers about what is in the game. Overall it is a very simple game with no science applied at all. Planets do not make sense and the only goal is to get to the center of the universe to start over. Over hyped to the point it is not even the game promised. On the plus side, this game taught me notI have to give this game the lowest possible score due to the developer misleading the consumers about what is in the game. Overall it is a very simple game with no science applied at all. Planets do not make sense and the only goal is to get to the center of the universe to start over. Over hyped to the point it is not even the game promised. On the plus side, this game taught me not to pre-order games any more.… Expand
  16. eyesdeuxo
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    when you overhype and lie during itw showing fake trailer, dont expect something good. this game is worth 15 dollars at max, you can have way more fun for that amount with a game like minecraft or CS GO
  17. GamesBeatAll
    Aug 21, 2016
    5
    FIRST IMPRESSIONS: If you understand what you are getting, which is explore, discover, upgrade, occasional very basic fights, in interesting landscapes, then this game ticks the boxes.
    I find it a nice game to chill out in, but not for getting my heart racing, driving me crazy trying to achieve something, or bringing a lump to my throat.
    But the £40 price tag is a far, far too high.
  18. Soujirop
    Aug 21, 2016
    4
    No multiplayer, quite repetitive, and not really worth "exploring" since most planets follow the same basic concepts. There's no really a sense of awe when you reach a planet after the first couple of days playing, since you will instantly think "oh, it's this pattern again". I give it a 4 because it's actualy fun for a weekend, I might have given it a 5-6 if it was worth 20 bucks instead of 60...
  19. oracle00
    Aug 21, 2016
    3
    Just dont buy it, ever dont support the crooks at hello games. Dont believe any of the promises. They are useless, in 3 years this is all they can come up with, just imagine what they can do with another 3 years. Nothing! It will be the users/moders that make this game playable. Borrow it from a friend, or play it for 2 hours and refund it but paying for this game supports thieves
  20. b1
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    44 hours in, I gave up. I was hoping for something much more interesting, there is too much repetition.
    Boring and lacking in promise.
    Dont waste your time.
  21. Jo0ker
    Aug 21, 2016
    5
    Giving 5 because I love space, and the game is good.. the idea is beautiful. But, we have so much problems.. The PC version is trash, bad optimization. Inside the game.. Ok, what we do in the game?
    The ATLAS history is monotony and we do the same thing a thousand times.. and we need to keep in the inventory so many spaces to the Atlas stones to finish the atlas story. This is trash.
    In    Giving 5 because I love space, and the game is good.. the idea is beautiful. But, we have so much problems.. The PC version is trash, bad optimization. Inside the game.. Ok, what we do in the game?
    The ATLAS history is monotony and we do the same thing a thousand times.. and we need to keep in the inventory so many spaces to the Atlas stones to finish the atlas story. This is trash.
    In the planets.. everything looks the same, we across so many stars and so many planets.. all we see is PRIMITIVE life, never we see a civilization with intelligence (only the travelers aliens) but never a civilization that don't discover the space.. a medieval civilization. Just DINOSAURS and animals..
    So many bad things, but I believe that with updates then can create a better game.. I want to believe in that, because I love the style, I love games like this and No Man's Sky is that game, they need to wake up and listen the gamers!    … Expand
  22. cyrusor
    Aug 20, 2016
    2
    This game is the definition of a false-advertisement, they made some scripted gameplay trailers, showing things that are not in the game, their lead developer went on interviews and TV shows and just promised 100 different things that he had no intention of ever putting in the game.
    And then when the game was released, it had something like 20/100 of what he promised, and in a very broken    This game is the definition of a false-advertisement, they made some scripted gameplay trailers, showing things that are not in the game, their lead developer went on interviews and TV shows and just promised 100 different things that he had no intention of ever putting in the game.
    And then when the game was released, it had something like 20/100 of what he promised, and in a very broken state. I could create a game with a coca-cola vending machine and it would have much more depth in its trading than what the game has.

    The games biggest selling point was that you could explore planets that nobody had ever before seen. Well, guess what, there are already hundreds of NPCs in the ground with outposts and trade-depots, so im not the first to step foot on the planet.
    After 50 planets or so, you've pretty much seen everything the game has to offer when it comes to exploring.
    Im not even gonna talk about the controls because thats a waste of time.    … Expand
  23. Zbox
    Aug 20, 2016
    1
    Another case of false advertising, overhyped and a huge mess of a game. makes sense all the vague information, such paranoid evasive behaviour from hello games. and lying over the years to keep feeding the hype and con people into pre-order and RED FLAG when they consored and started witch-hunt against streams..... you should know something was very very wrong....... they want people toAnother case of false advertising, overhyped and a huge mess of a game. makes sense all the vague information, such paranoid evasive behaviour from hello games. and lying over the years to keep feeding the hype and con people into pre-order and RED FLAG when they consored and started witch-hunt against streams..... you should know something was very very wrong....... they want people to fall for it, they successed, BIG TIME. and NO being indie dev doesn't give you a free pass on BS. Rent or buy in sale for 75% off, than laugh hard at how payed 60$ or more xD… Expand
  24. Orco83
    Aug 20, 2016
    0
    La mayor mentira jamás contada...

    He aquí uno de los juegos más pobres que he visto en toda mi vida para PC. Gráficos pobres, un comportamineto de los animales terrible, un sistema de combate en el espacio bastante patética y encima sin multiplayer. Tron, es como Batman Arkham Nights o algo peor. Dejadme que os explique algo: 1. Nos han vendido un juego indie por el precio de un    La mayor mentira jamás contada...

    He aquí uno de los juegos más pobres que he visto en toda mi vida para PC. Gráficos pobres, un comportamineto de los animales terrible, un sistema de combate en el espacio bastante patética y encima sin multiplayer. Tron, es como Batman Arkham Nights o algo peor. Dejadme que os explique algo:

    1. Nos han vendido un juego indie por el precio de un triple A (AAA): Todas las coas que hemos visto en los anuncios son mentira.

    2. El rendimiento del juego es horrible: Sí, es triste, pero es cierto. Personas con mosntruosidades de PC no lo ejecutan bien y tienen problemas con las caidas de FPS.

    3. EL juego es repetitivo: Sí, lo es. En este juego todo es lo mismo, los mismos animales, las mismas plantas y las mismas mecanicas de juego a todas horas. Muy pobre.

    4. Este juego es un fraude: Los desarrolladores dijeron que este juego era multijugador y que podríamos interactuar con otros jugadores cuando la verdad es que NO. Este juego no tiene multijugador, por lo que es imposible encontrar a otros jugadores en los planetas o en el espacio.

    5. IA estúpida: Es la IA mas estúpida que he visto, es increíble. Cuando veas los vídeos de los trailers verás a un gran rinoceronte corriendo que desencadena una estampida de animales mas pequeños debida a el. SI te gustó este comportamiento de los animales en el trailer porque era realista ya te puedes ir olvidando porque es en el juego no existe, es otra parte d ela gran mentira.

    6. Las físicas son una broma: Se puede subir un acantilado casi vertical sin ayuda del Jet-Pack y luego te caes de 5 m de altura y te haces daño.

    7. Cuando exploras planetas siempre te encuentras lo mismo en los puestos avanzados. ALiens y cajas, a veces máquinas para restablecer tu salud o el escudo o algo para aprender sobre alguna de las especies del planeta. SI tienes suerte, inclusi ruinas y máquinas para aprender una palabra en algun idioma alienígena o un tipo al que si le das algo el te da algo... BRAVO!!!

    8. La nave: Dios míoi: Sólo se va a utilizar la nave para viajar a otras estrellas porque al explorar un planeta con la nave encontraremos una barrera invisible entre la nave y el suelo que nos impedirá volar bajo. Otro uso para la nave es de almacén y es uno de los mejores usos que le vas a dar a la nave, porque esta más bien de adorno ya que las batallas en el espacio son bastante cutres y no aportan nada nuevo que no hayamos visto antes al igualq ue pasa en las batallas terrestres contra droides o algún animal.

    9. Uso de la CPU: Aquí es donde bien un gran problema, ya que cuando estas jugando al juego uns egundo te usa un 15% del CPU y un segundo depsues el 100%. De locos.

    Razones para comprarse el juego:
    - Es innovación pura
    - Explorar el universo mola (universo jodidamente grande)
    - Hermosos colores y algunas buenas posibilidades
    - Poner nombres a las nuevas especies animales y vegetales
    - Viajar

    Razones para no comprar este juego:
    - Muy repetitivo
    - Muy caro (60 eurazos para 2GB)
    - Una gran mentira de juego (anuncios fraudulentes)
    - Muy mala optimización
    - No hay multiplayer (los desarrolladores dijeron que si)
    - Poca variedad (lo mismo por todas partes, cambian colores, cuernos y colas)
    - Irrealsta (Rinocerontes con alas de mariposa?)
    - Físicas (una broma)
    - Fraude
    - No está terminado

    Si quieres un consejo no compres este juego si lo que quieres es no quedar decepcionado, no vale los 60 pavos que piden por el y la publicidad sobre el juego ha sido frauduleta.

    Si realmente te gustan los videojuegos, te preocupas por ellos y quieres comprar buenos productos no compres este, la industria del videojuego necesita de tu proteccion contra esta basura. Piensa en ello.    … Expand
  25. tigerskin84
    Aug 20, 2016
    0
    Una basura!! requisitos exagerados para graficos de ps3 , problemas por todos lados incluso con el parche que salio hoy... no pude pasar del tercer planeta que me aburrio y tambien me canso el mal rendimiento
  26. hahn_s0l0
    Aug 20, 2016
    1
    I hate that I have to give this game a 1 and I know that by most metrics it does not deserve that: it is functional. It is a game that is finished. But the problem is that the game we have is not the game we were promised.

    The short version is this: No Man's Sky gets a 1 from me because of the disappointment factor. It is the single most disappointing video game experience I have ever    I hate that I have to give this game a 1 and I know that by most metrics it does not deserve that: it is functional. It is a game that is finished. But the problem is that the game we have is not the game we were promised.

    The short version is this: No Man's Sky gets a 1 from me because of the disappointment factor. It is the single most disappointing video game experience I have ever had and it's entirely the producer's fault.

    The hype began three years ago (same E3 that first teased Bloodborne if I recall correctly) and it looked amazing. It looked like Minecraft, Subnautica, Mass Effect, this sprawling survivor space adventure unlike anything we had ever experienced and what's more, it was advertised as such. There would be EVE like space interactions (we were told after all that this would be a multiplayer game) and I was excited. I followed the hype and was so excited for this game.

    I pre-ordered it and on midnight of release for PC I installed it.

    The first few minutes were troubling and it quickly turned devastating. There is nothing to do. You mine but cannot build much. You discover but cannot share with anyone (turns out Multiplayer does not exist). You learn alien words but the interactions with aliens are flat and uninspired. The most exciting thing that might happen is you accidentally shoot a sentinel: the dull and lifeless protectors... or something... of every planet in the universe.

    What is so disappointing is how easy that would have been to correct. The set up for great plots are there: what are the sentinels? How are they everywhere? what's the deal with these aliens? What is Atlas? There is so much and yet the only hint of a plot is to continually slog away through procedurally generated planets until I guess you can reach the universe's core.

    The only merit this game has is to drive home the stark, existential reality of space travel. That we are surrounded by such vast nothingness and I suppose in that way it's a moodily artistic commentary on life but not one that is worth 60 dollars. The price is borderline theft. This is not a triple A game and Hello games has a very long way to go before it can consider itself a triple A producer. This tremendous failure of a game (in that it has failed to deliver on any of its promise) will be an obstacle that they will need to work a very long time to overcome.

    (PS, I love that I can check a box for spoilers. As if there's any story here to spoil at all)    … Expand
  27. Baronz
    Aug 20, 2016
    4
    Boring and repetitive gameplay, no gravity difference between a moon and a planet.
    Horrific interface and menus.
    4/10 instead of 0 cause i like the idea, but this is more like a tech demo than a real game.
  28. flash82
    Aug 20, 2016
    5
    I must've been one of a very small number of people that heard nothing of No Man's Sky until recently, so I managed to avoid the hype and the inevitable disappointment following the first minutes in the game. That's why my review is going to be a bit different than most other users' I've read here.

    There are both positives and negatives, but lets start with the things I liked: I love    I must've been one of a very small number of people that heard nothing of No Man's Sky until recently, so I managed to avoid the hype and the inevitable disappointment following the first minutes in the game. That's why my review is going to be a bit different than most other users' I've read here.

    There are both positives and negatives, but lets start with the things I liked:

    I love that you don't know anything about your personal back-story in the game. You start on some random alien planet after having crash-landed recently. Your ship is damaged, which means you need to go out into the unexplored wilds and gather resources. Thankfully your Omni-tool - oh, I'm sorry, it's actually called Multi-Tool - comes equipped with a mining laser, so you will have an easy start. Iff its fuel ever runs dry, it is possible to hit destroyable objects with your fists instead.

    That's basically what the first few minutes in No Man's Sky are about. You go around randomly destroying stuff like plants, rocks or crystals and use the resources to fix your ship. Once that's done, you'll have a much easier time getting around on the planet, but be aware that most starts will use up a chunk of plutonium. The first hour in the game was the period I enjoyed the most and although most planets reduce your suit integrity over time, there is plenty enough time to never be in much of a hurry even without any suit improvements. Unless you lose track of time and forget going back to your ship, which has happened to me right at the beginning, go figure ;)

    Lastly: bearing in mind that the developer is a small company with only 15 employees, the graphics are not an issue and the huge scale of the in-game world, thanks to procedurally generated content, is mind-blowing.

    Lets take a look at the negatives now:

    Although you have a vast freedom of movement and action in this game, in practice you will soon end up doing the same things in a repetitive cycle of advancing your character and belongings. While no game is the same, the different starting positions and the rng both play an important role, the only viable goal in mind and the general order of things to get there is soon understood. From then on it is a long grind: you gather resources, then you craft bypass chips, which are used with signal scanners to locate outposts (possibility of finding a better Multi-Tool) and drop pods (expanding your suit inventory).

    After both have gotten too expensive to bother with for now, upgrading your ship is the next step in improving yourself. Even if you won't use your ship for anything else than a transport, the increased storage on board will still be a very desirable feature. It's too bad then, that upgrading to a significantly better ship takes a lot of time (often flying half-way across the planet to find a crash-landed wreck), resources (the list of stuff needed for repairs is extensive, you should write that down and keep a supply on hand) and patience (in my time in the game, I only ever found ships with one additional inventory slot, so going from 15 to 48 will be a long grind).

    It's really too bad then, that the other, more mercantile version of getting a better ship, is just as repetitive and boring but a lot quicker. Once you find an access terminal to the local market planet-side, you can basically print money as much as close-by resources allow. Early on, it's most efficient to gather iron and plutonium, then create as many free slots in your suit's inventory as possible and fill them up with crafted bypass chips. They sell at a decent profit, compared to just getting rid of the resources on the market. Rinse and repeat the whole thing in as many locations as you need to until you've been able to afford a maxed suit inventory and a superior Multi-Tool. Soon you can earn cash by the millions to buy the first 40+ slot ship you stumble upon.

    There is one thing I can already recognize after having visited only two space stations and half a dozen planets. The colors may be different, the plants and rocks may vary in design and even animals will differ from planet to planet, but it all feels and plays exactly the same. Even space stations are identical and always only contain one visible NPC.

    I'm given to understand that there are three races in the game and you must work on each reputation by itself. That's certainly nothing revolutionary, but the method of learning the language certainly is. It makes some sense to learn a foreign language word by singular word, but the process soon gets very tedious. It's also badly balanced, because you can endlessly grind with an NPC once your reputation with the race has gained a certain level.

    In summary: No Man's Sky has the potential to be a very interesting game, because the base is strong. Unfortunately, it all seems so repetitive and gets boring fast. The excitement of looking at alien landscapes can only last so long. What the game needs is mods, but will that be possible? I don't know.    … Expand
  29. crowbarPhysicis
    Aug 20, 2016
    1
    No Man's Sky boasts to be the next in a generation of already tedious games. You explore the vast nothingness of space and all the trillions of planets within. The core concept of No Man's Sky is one that I am particularly fond of. This game, however, does nothing to advance this genre. On top of the lazy procedural generation nonsense that all looks the same after only an hour or so ofNo Man's Sky boasts to be the next in a generation of already tedious games. You explore the vast nothingness of space and all the trillions of planets within. The core concept of No Man's Sky is one that I am particularly fond of. This game, however, does nothing to advance this genre. On top of the lazy procedural generation nonsense that all looks the same after only an hour or so of gameplay, the developers just seemed to have shot themselves in the foot at every key decision in the game. If they had kept the number of planets down significantly and actually designed the planets themselves, or used interesting templates that could have some elements of procedural generation in them, the game would be much more enjoyable. If player interaction was actually a thing that frequently happens and not something that only a small percent of the player base ever experiences, the game would be much more enjoyable. If there was actual progression in the game itself, the game would be much more enjoyable. However, Hello Games (the developers of No Man's Sky) decided that they knew what was best for the player base and chose to not do any of these things. No Man's Sky, or as some have dubbed it, No Guy Buy, is the worst kind of game; an amazing concept in an exciting genre that boasts grandiose claims and does nothing but devolve the genre. This game has so much potential, but fails to meet any of the goals it set out to accomplish.… Expand
  30. Batuhann87
    Aug 20, 2016
    0
    Worst game i have ever played.Do not ever buy this game for %90 off.Everything they showed in trailers are a lie.Do not fall for this scam.DO NOT BUY.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. 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]
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