No Man's Sky

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4.8

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  1. omegatoalpha666
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    This game is a perfect example of hype, I look at the reviews and all the "critics" are really just sheep to afraid to say anything bad about a developer cause other developers won't invite them anymore if they get a reputation of not giving the review the developers want.
    This game apart from the graphics is really no better than the free flash games out there, the planets may look a bit    This game is a perfect example of hype, I look at the reviews and all the "critics" are really just sheep to afraid to say anything bad about a developer cause other developers won't invite them anymore if they get a reputation of not giving the review the developers want.
    This game apart from the graphics is really no better than the free flash games out there, the planets may look a bit different but all your there to do is mine the same 6-8 materials , take pictures of forgettable creatures and plants and head off to the next place and do it all over again. The ships are generic, you could fly a cardboard box and it wouldn't matter as long as there is more inventory space than the last one you had. The questline is forgettable and the alien races don't matter either. No multiplayer either is lame, basically you connect to a server just to get content and interaction is non existant.    … Expand
  2. Incubation
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    1). Tech demo impressive feat but is it actually fun to play? For me that's a no.
    2). Pain in the backside resource juggling due to tiny inventory size!
    3). Planets lack any real variety, same POIs on each one, creatures look very similar. 4). Full priced release! Should have been £20 tops imho on ps store. 5). Absolutely atrocious texture load-in. 6). Much better crafting/survival    1). Tech demo impressive feat but is it actually fun to play? For me that's a no.
    2). Pain in the backside resource juggling due to tiny inventory size!
    3). Planets lack any real variety, same POIs on each one, creatures look very similar.
    4). Full priced release! Should have been £20 tops imho on ps store.
    5). Absolutely atrocious texture load-in.
    6). Much better crafting/survival games available.

    In summary sounded like a great idea at the design stage and I must admit I was excited for it for a long time but the proof is in the pudding and I feel there isn't much of a game in there tbh.    … Expand
  3. BaconyInfusion
    Aug 27, 2016
    0
    I have earlier given this a high score. After watching countless videos and promises made by Sean, I won't even **** bother playing this game. This game could be SO amazing, but No Man's Sky seems like a social experiment on how many idiots would jump on the hype train. I feel like an idiot.
  4. GamecubeLover
    Aug 15, 2016
    4
    This game is meh I mean the graphics are beautiful and it does have appeal but it doesn't appeal to me and the game left me unsatisfied cause of how boring and cliche it is.
  5. Boskowitz
    Aug 10, 2016
    0
    Huge day one patch and no pre-release reviews is all you need to know about this game. But this is indie, so you can see what kind of excuses are people able to cook up to make you think just how much different is indie DOP from corporate DOP.

    Ask yourself a question. Did you like Mass Effect's scam called "planetary exploration? Where you landed on a randomly generated square with    Huge day one patch and no pre-release reviews is all you need to know about this game. But this is indie, so you can see what kind of excuses are people able to cook up to make you think just how much different is indie DOP from corporate DOP.

    Ask yourself a question. Did you like Mass Effect's scam called "planetary exploration? Where you landed on a randomly generated square with mountains and ridicolous recources. Well, if you like that, go on and buy it. Because that is exactly what it is, randomly generated, utterly pointless sandbox that makes little sence and have no purpose. Some people want exactly that.    … Expand
  6. BorNlol
    Sep 21, 2016
    3
    Extremely repetitive. The game completely fails to keep you engaged after the first 5 hours, which is a damn shame since those first hours were great. After that planets all begin to look the same, you recognize the same plants and animals with very minor changes everywhere and the unholy grinding of minerals is enough to drive you mad.
  7. Snuggle_Fox
    Aug 9, 2016
    4
    Oversold and under delivered. There is 0 multiplayer, 0 sense of community as we cannot share or publish our discoveries. The game is very accessible at least which is a positive and there is some joy and wonder to be had.
    Sadly the 'gameplay' is more tedious than minecraft mining - but without the joy of creation and building. You're forever upgrading your gear just so you can gather    Oversold and under delivered. There is 0 multiplayer, 0 sense of community as we cannot share or publish our discoveries. The game is very accessible at least which is a positive and there is some joy and wonder to be had.
    Sadly the 'gameplay' is more tedious than minecraft mining - but without the joy of creation and building. You're forever upgrading your gear just so you can gather faster to make gear to gather faster to make more gear to gather even faster just to see the centre of the universe...
    Those amazingly diverse planets we were promised, after a few hours in, all feel quite samey.
    Had this game been released at half the price with half the hype I'd say it was a decent little experiment.
    As it carries a AAA game price (in fact higher) and offers such limited gameplay and is missing promised features, I'd wait for a bargain bin or rent this title.    … Expand
  8. Daniel_Keelh
    Aug 11, 2016
    0
    It's a pathetic game, nothing more to say. In the end is a bad game about explore a lot of planets without any interest. And it's important to remember that NO HAVE ON LINE MODE, They sell a game about the universe and find others players and there's no way you can do it, they lied and that deserves a 0 out of 10.
  9. HappySpaceInvdr
    May 2, 2017
    4
    This one really is going to divide opinion. If you're one of the people over the last 12 months asking "but what do you actually **do** in No Man's Sky?", then this game is not for you. In fact, a lot of the stuff you're suggested to do in the game was really only added at a late stage, when the developers decided to try and market the game for a large audience.

    In terms of gameplay,    This one really is going to divide opinion. If you're one of the people over the last 12 months asking "but what do you actually **do** in No Man's Sky?", then this game is not for you. In fact, a lot of the stuff you're suggested to do in the game was really only added at a late stage, when the developers decided to try and market the game for a large audience.

    In terms of gameplay, think Minecraft, but without actually building (just the mining and crafting part). The discovery and scanning parts (and the general aesthetic) feel to me rather like Metroid Prime. And the broad concept (i.e. exploring a massive and realistically scaled universe) is pure Elite. You will get out of this game precisely what you put into it... there's nothing helping you along. There are a couple of ways in which you could theoretically "finish" the game... to be honest, I'm not in the least bit interested in that. In fact, I will actively seek to avoid it. I'm quite happy pursuing my own quest to translate the local alien dialect of the area in which my game started out, and getting the necessary keys to unlock some of the locked areas.

    It really helps if you understand (and I mean **really** understand) just what the developers have achieved too... this will help you overlook the fact that the graphics are quite basic, and draw distances (when flying close to planets at speed) are frequently compromised by a weird dithering effect.

    Also, you have to be forgiving where the developers have compromised real physics in favour of playability. Docking/landing your ship is basically done for you; gravity is depicted as per Hollywood movies (i.e. not related to the mass of objects), some of the "things" from which you get "elements" are quite illogical and space itself is bizarrely blue & pink... never black. This is very much SciFi with the emphasis on "Fiction".

    So... not realistic enough for anyone expecting Elite; way too open-ended for the majority of video game players. Who is this going to appeal to exactly? The answer is right here in the Metcritic reviews.    … Expand
  10. WryMouth
    Aug 15, 2016
    3
    This game is not worth $60, it is boring and its nothing Sony showed off at E3 2014. It feels like a demo that is piled with garbage. Good idea on the tech engine but the game is boring as hell.

    Huge Disappointment.

    Wait till its free to Play.
  11. Strelok_VSOP
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    Унылая и скучнейшая игра. Через 3 часа становится понятно, что больше в игре делать нечего.
    Множество планет, похожих друг на друга как две капли воды, различающихся иконкой угрозы в интерфейсе и цветовой гаммой. И так - во всем.
    Очень скучно, очень однообразно. Разочарование.    Унылая и скучнейшая игра. Через 3 часа становится понятно, что больше в игре делать нечего.
    Множество планет, похожих друг на друга как две капли воды, различающихся иконкой угрозы в интерфейсе и цветовой гаммой. И так - во всем.
    Очень скучно, очень однообразно.
    Разочарование.
  12. Maxson
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    What do you get for 60$? A boring, repetitive, and overhyped game. This is what you get for overhyping a game, and now you get No Man's Poop..........
  13. Runfocovah
    Aug 14, 2016
    4
    Solid 6.. Game its fun and original, great sense of being on a universe and make you feel small, its cool to wonder around lush planets BUT after 15-20 hrs in, everything gets repetitive. Theres no real incentive for this grind fest. Fight controls on foot and spaceship are clunky and need to be fixed. Poor inventory design swell as menu interface ala destiny (but worst). Planets can feelSolid 6.. Game its fun and original, great sense of being on a universe and make you feel small, its cool to wonder around lush planets BUT after 15-20 hrs in, everything gets repetitive. Theres no real incentive for this grind fest. Fight controls on foot and spaceship are clunky and need to be fixed. Poor inventory design swell as menu interface ala destiny (but worst). Planets can feel new only the first couple of times... seen one? seen them all. AI its missing, just bland unless characters (aliens and planet creators alike).

    NMS needs to be patched ASAP; Crashing every time I warp, creatures half trapped on the ground, need bigger stacking on every slot on inventory, better spaceship handling, better space fights, and the most important of all KEEP MY SAVED FILES ALIVE!!! i have restarted this damn game twice because my save file its "corrupted".

    Its a must buy don't get me wrong, but like in 5-6 months once its cheaper and everything gets fixed.    … Expand
  14. Wolf4642
    Sep 5, 2016
    0
    I think this game is pretty fun. It does get boring sometimes, but some other games do that as well. I like flying around in my ship and exploring all the different planets. The only problem with it is that Hello games lied about a lot of really cool features. I hope this game gets updated and gets new features, but for now, I think it's really fun. 8/10
  15. slickserpent99
    Nov 25, 2016
    2
    I originally gave this game an 8. Not sure what I was thinking. It's a lot of fun for the first 10 hours, and after that, I suddenly realized the game's bleakness and stark flaws. My problems arise from some less common issues, but I still am annoyed by all those flaws that other people adressed, like inventory space, and the lies of the devs. Heres what I think.

    Pros: Cool soundtrack,    I originally gave this game an 8. Not sure what I was thinking. It's a lot of fun for the first 10 hours, and after that, I suddenly realized the game's bleakness and stark flaws. My problems arise from some less common issues, but I still am annoyed by all those flaws that other people adressed, like inventory space, and the lies of the devs. Heres what I think.

    Pros:
    Cool soundtrack, Nice colour palate, a cool translation system where you have to slowly learn new words to slowly find out what aliens are saying, and a spaceflight system that, while barebones, I rather enjoyed flying around huge planets in a vast universe.

    Cons:
    Okay, where to start.....
    The developers pointed out countless times that this was a game about exploration, and discovering the unknown. Here's the catch: every single **** planet and solar system has already been discovered. Each solar system has a space station, and every planet has spaceships flying around it and bases built on them. It completely defeats the **** purpose.
    Planetary variation. The planets are criminally similar. Sure, they're different sizes, but there are only two types of planets; planets with a slight majority of hilly terrain, and planets with slightly more water and super shallow oceans. Maybe a few floating rocks here and there. Of course, the biomes and creatures are different, but that gets really old after awhile.
    Draw distance. It doesn't look like I'm on a **** planet when it's always as foggy a certain distance away as London in the 1950s. You can't see any horizons. Its pathetic; it feels like I'm on some sort of **** test level, not a planet.
    Space between planets. They're all extremely close together in a solar system, making it unrealistic.
    Warp drive fuel. To get fuel for your warp drive you have to mine stuff to get stuff to make one thing, then mine some more stuff to make another thing that requires the previous thing, then **** BUY an object from a galactic trade terminal for a hefty amount of units, then mix the thing you bought with the things you previously used, add some other object, and there you have it; one warp drive fuel cell; enough to get to to the next Solar System over.
    Deadlock. You need to mine resources to charge your multitool. But mining takes power. So you need to mine resources to charge your multitool. But mining takes power. So you need to mine resources to charge your multitool. But mining takes power. God, its a **** closed circle; you can't go anywhere with that.
    Repetitive Elements. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Mine **** Sell it. Fly around a little, warp to next solar system over, then do it again. Holy hell.

    Theres plenty of other things I hate about this game that I can't think of right now..... how come I had to spend 80$ on this game while everyone else spent 60$? Is it just because of location? God.....
    I have to say that I haven't had a SINGLE crash on this game on my PS4, and have only EVER had one or two framerate drops, so, mine performs fine..... but thats still no reason for anybody to waste their money on this piece of trash.    … Expand
  16. ImmortalBoomy
    Aug 13, 2016
    2
    It's incredibly repetitive, they promised multiplayer and there is none, it runs horribly on pc (crashes and hitches constantly) there is very little variation in planets
  17. FL24365
    Aug 14, 2016
    2
    Please do not pay full price for this game. While I would have been happy to pay $15 for the content provided, at $60, I feel like calling the local police and reporting a robbery. The content is extremely basic, and the gameplay simply trash.
  18. IHATENOMANSSKY
    Sep 1, 2016
    0
    This game is a waste of money. Do not buy it. If you do, you will realize that you may be able to travel to an infinite (practically) number of planets, and be bored on all of them.
  19. RagingR
    Oct 11, 2016
    0
    I'm coming in late, so not much I can add to this abomination. All I can say is thank fook I sold this for RRP after buying it. The saddest aspect of this game is that the team and its courageous leader, are nowhere to be heard or seen.
  20. destator
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really like this game! But it has only one remark from me. What is the purpose of the option for filling the hydroponic unit? The interface is incredibly annoying without introducing anything into the gameplay. It needs either to be removed or revised.… Expand
  21. SirSloppith
    Oct 2, 2018
    0
    Exploration is great and all but what are you supposed to do for the rest of the end game explore the same planets over and over again? I've grown quite bored of trying to farm unique ships and use them for hardly anything. I feel like this game could've been so so so much more. However, I do like the effort given in the NEXT update.
  22. yazman
    Aug 30, 2016
    3
    Well guys i have taken my sweet time to come in here and write a review, i never do this, but i have to air out this disappointment, first things first. I did not buy this game; it was given to me as gift for my anniversary so i fired it up. The game mechanics are neat and the view is unique in its own way, really exotic lands and in my case i did see some level of variety in every planetWell guys i have taken my sweet time to come in here and write a review, i never do this, but i have to air out this disappointment, first things first. I did not buy this game; it was given to me as gift for my anniversary so i fired it up. The game mechanics are neat and the view is unique in its own way, really exotic lands and in my case i did see some level of variety in every planet i visited (32 when i stopped playing). Like i said this game should have been called "space mining" because literally that’s all you will do in order to keep flying. Within a week i did not want to play it anymore, so my wife kept going on my same game, she lasted 2 days and that’s it. the game is really unique and implements revolutionary techniques like the procedural generation but to keep it simple i have to admit there is nothing else to do in here...you already know you will get to a planet, discover some weird plant/animal/mineral mine with your funky gun for all what you need to go to the next one and that’s all you will do for eternity. Really weak. I already sold the game. game, she lasted 2 days and thats it. the game is really unique and implements revolutionary techniques like the procedural generation but to keep it simple i have to admit there is nothing else to do in here...you already know you will get to a planet, discover some weird plant/animal/mineral mine with your funky gun for all what you need to go to the next one and thats all you will do for eternity. Really weak. i already sold the game.… Expand
  23. Andi17
    Aug 14, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel like this game has lied to me in all those trailers and info that they gave me. They said you can travel to 18 billion planets or something but what they didn't tell us is that its 18 billion copies. When i enter a new system i feel like i just went around in a circle and ended up in the same area, every system contains the same old same, just a few planets a space station and some other things. Its just very boring, i don't mind grinding in a game but when i feel like there is no reward or purpose to grind for its just a waste of time. I feel like this is absolutely not worth 60 bucks. I think people with a lot of imagination might find some fun in it but for me its just not at all what i hoped for. The game also does not explain anything in the beginning so you basically don't have any idea what it is u gotta do. After 20 hours you're doing exactly the same as in the first hour and probably at the end of the game u pretty much have been doing the same all the time. The planets don't feel different at all, some planets might be a bit different but the only thing that is different is the colours and some animals. I probably won't be playing this game anymore because it just feels like a waste of time. Overall i think people that expect a huge game with all kinds of different worlds are going to be disappointed.… Expand
  24. IONOSGAMES
    May 11, 2017
    3
    A ver por donde comienzo. Malos graficos, mundos vacios, sin vida, no como el del E3. Bugs por todos lados. Falta de contenido, mintieron demasiado. Un juego por 70 euros que de salida deberia haber costado no mas de 20 o 30 euros, ya que no costo nada hacerlo, mundo autogenerado mas falta de trabajo. Banda sonora no demasiado especial y falta de historia y objetivo que merezca la penaA ver por donde comienzo. Malos graficos, mundos vacios, sin vida, no como el del E3. Bugs por todos lados. Falta de contenido, mintieron demasiado. Un juego por 70 euros que de salida deberia haber costado no mas de 20 o 30 euros, ya que no costo nada hacerlo, mundo autogenerado mas falta de trabajo. Banda sonora no demasiado especial y falta de historia y objetivo que merezca la pena gastarse el tiempo.… Expand
  25. Eleven879
    Aug 13, 2016
    1
    Much hype about nothing, a disappointment, a game so buggy that perhaps deserved to be published only as early access.

    I managed to play ten minutes maximum before the crash, a tutorial beginning ... and not even seem bad!
    A mix of resources research, crafting and exploration ...

    Under these conditions € 60 is not worth it, maybe 15 for early access as a beta would be more honest.
  26. Bobraie
    Aug 14, 2016
    1
    Extremely repetitive. Same planet pattern, no story, no feeling of progression, lame space battle. The game isn't optimised for PC so even with a good computer there is a lot of lags.

    Otherwise, the world is big enough, destroyable terrain, nice ambiance. Not worth 60$ but 20$.
  27. NoManHype
    Aug 16, 2016
    4
    I played the game for about 15 hours and read many reviews here and i think the people who gave it a mediocre score are the ones with a more realistic view on the true nature of this game. The concept of this game is very interesting and that's the reason i pushed my playtime a little more, despite i was already bored with it.There's absolutely nothing to do in the world(s) of No Man'sI played the game for about 15 hours and read many reviews here and i think the people who gave it a mediocre score are the ones with a more realistic view on the true nature of this game. The concept of this game is very interesting and that's the reason i pushed my playtime a little more, despite i was already bored with it.There's absolutely nothing to do in the world(s) of No Man's Sky. Only thing you do is grind, grind, grind to get better stuff. I like to grind in games but i don't want to play a game that has nothing to offer besides grinding. It has to be a less prominent role in a game. This game is behind the interesting idea (on paper) so shallow and thin that it is almost unbelievable this game had a green light for a release. It's not a finished product. Maybe this game was better suited for something like a demo, a promotion thing of a game producer. To show what can be done with nowadays technology, because this game is missing it's core: Gameplay.
    It's an unripe apple, plucked from the tree too soon.    … Expand
  28. bartalex
    Dec 7, 2016
    4
    Juego platinado en 20 horas
    Muy aburrido con planetas muy poco laborados con experiencia grafica muy pobre
    Y no tiene multijugador
    En general es una mala compra.
  29. RUNaPUFF
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    This game would be great if it were.... $5.

    Aside from the bugs and crashes, the only thing you do in this game is fly to a planet, break some things, smell some flowers, and then leave. There is no story, there is no dialogue, there is nothing. It is amazing how empty and unpolished this game is.
  30. greninjaX
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    no man's sky? more like no one should buy. . . this game. it's bad. and the creators lied about it
  31. chiefmegadeth
    Aug 15, 2016
    1
    Wow i got this for free and still feel like i got ripped off
    I spent 1hr painfully walking around trying to get my ship back in the sky.
    Walking/running feels like im barefoot walking on glass Shooting feels like i'm fighting the controller Graphics look like a 360 game. I got excited for this game a year ago. Then every trailer after it got me less excited Finally it's here and it    Wow i got this for free and still feel like i got ripped off
    I spent 1hr painfully walking around trying to get my ship back in the sky.
    Walking/running feels like im barefoot walking on glass
    Shooting feels like i'm fighting the controller
    Graphics look like a 360 game.
    I got excited for this game a year ago. Then every trailer after it got me less excited
    Finally it's here and it should be thrown back in the black hole it came from IMO.
    1/10 for me.    … Expand
  32. Rhand
    Aug 16, 2016
    1
    No Man's Sky is a huge disappointment with a 60 dollar price tag. The developers lied constantly about what would be in the game all to get people to buy into a game that is a mile wide but two inches in depth. If you want a sandbox game with not much to do in it, pick this up in a few months when it's 20 bucks. It's worth 20 bucks, not a penny more.
  33. jugadorhardcore
    Feb 7, 2018
    0
    This is the crap of the crap Companies greedy at it best... I wonder who bought this
  34. JakeSteel
    Nov 16, 2017
    4
    Almost zen like. You can spend hours ignoring your wife and children, this is like Civ V without the excitement or strategy. 10/10 would strip mine planets again.
  35. fykins
    Apr 25, 2017
    0
    Don't even think about getting it. Another early access game where they took your money and did not deliver. Less than 10 hours of game to be had here.

    Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous all deliver in the ways this game failed. Empyrion has come a long ways in a short time, but it definitely is missing the fine tuning and polish. Space Engineers steadily is becoming    Don't even think about getting it. Another early access game where they took your money and did not deliver. Less than 10 hours of game to be had here.

    Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous all deliver in the ways this game failed.

    Empyrion has come a long ways in a short time, but it definitely is missing the fine tuning and polish.

    Space Engineers steadily is becoming more and more with each update, and has been in development for some time.

    Elite Dangerous is hugely immersive, finely tuned, polished, and is a great game.

    In order to get a score by my scoring system, you need to have atleast 20 hours of gameplay in order to be considered a game, that gets you a 1. This game gets a 0.    … Expand
  36. Plain_Sight_Doc
    Aug 30, 2016
    4
    A universe of infinite size that is as deep as a puddle.

    No Mans Sky is a great, big, colorful and fantastic canvas for a game that hasn't been painted yet. Unfortunately the reviewers who state this game is nothing more than a tech demo are sadly correct. This is a game where the limited imaginations or poor planning or ineptitude are apparent at every turn. The fact that it is ALMOST    A universe of infinite size that is as deep as a puddle.

    No Mans Sky is a great, big, colorful and fantastic canvas for a game that hasn't been painted yet. Unfortunately the reviewers who state this game is nothing more than a tech demo are sadly correct. This is a game where the limited imaginations or poor planning or ineptitude are apparent at every turn. The fact that it is ALMOST a game is disapointing and it is more akin to the recent wave of indie developed walking simulators and resource gathering snoozefests that have plagued the "indie" genre for some time now. As of writing this review there is just not all that much or that interesting do or to have taken part. The premise of No Mans Sky is brilliant and it works for moments so brief and fleeting, in between an ocean of inventory management, repetition and cosmetic palette swaps.

    By far the best and most interesting parts of the game are really hidden, non existent or barely a part of No Mans Sky. Upgrades and different multi tools and ships were supposed to be meaningful and unique. Ships boil down to just a random mush of interchangeable ugly parts. Upgrades can all easily be earned without much effort or searching early in game. Landing on a gold mine planet is all too common and really hurts the early game progression system.

    Some of the most awe inspiring moments were some of the most dissapointing. I had landed on a planet and realized its sun would create an eclipse in a few minutes. Standing there holding my binoculars and staring into the sky, I watched and waited. Taking screenshots of the first moments of the eclipse were amazing and awe inspiring. A double eclipse seen perhaps for the first time. Where two planets block out one star in the same place at the same time. As I waited and watched the final minutes of sunset and eclipse I watch the darkened crescented planets hover in the twilight sky realizing most everything the developers said about this game was a lie. These planets would always and forever create an eclipse here in this very spot. The planets, stationary and inanimate. These were not living breathing planets or solar systems or galaxies.. They did not truly rotate, or orbit, or have true ecologys or biomes. These stars could never truly be reached. And the house of cards and all of the walls and illusion that was No Mans Sky collapsed. All in one eclipse. For me it was a look into the heart of how a game is created and perhaps perception itself. For all the things that should be learned from this game is that the reality is only real to the unaware perciever of the illusion. And perhaps reality itself just an illusion, like the word "game" in space game.

    No Mans Sky truly has a few unreplicable moments and grand moments. These moments unfortunately allow you to see the infinite walls for what they truly are, barriers.

    + Truly unique and almost perfect spacecraft flight.
    + True Open world.
    + Moments of awe

    -Very limited crafting and upgrading systems
    -Almost nothing to do but sightsee.
    -No real cutscenes other than the endgame cutscene or real story mode.
    -No variety in planet types (No ringed planets, no biomes, no gas planets, no planetary or cosmic phenomena other than black holes which are almost useless most of the time.)    … Expand
  37. Edelplastic_com
    Aug 16, 2016
    1
    Overhyped Indie-Game by the Press. The graphics looking worse, the performance is terrible - the price is to high and it has to less gameplay functions. No real Multiplayer !

    This Game is not worth $60... maybe $15 or something.
  38. maddiplomat
    Aug 11, 2017
    3
    Played it at launch. Like all others, I soon realized that there is almost nothing to the game compared to what was promised. It gets boring and repetitive fast, and everything in the game just starts to look the same. At best, this is a mediocre niche game worth $20 launch price, but instead it was marketed as a game for everyone at $60. I tried out the game again after the 1.3 patch,Played it at launch. Like all others, I soon realized that there is almost nothing to the game compared to what was promised. It gets boring and repetitive fast, and everything in the game just starts to look the same. At best, this is a mediocre niche game worth $20 launch price, but instead it was marketed as a game for everyone at $60. I tried out the game again after the 1.3 patch, which as supposed to add a lot of stuff. Yes, there is now more content, but the game does not feel improved and the core experience remains the same as it was. Too little, too late & it was not enough to motivate me to play more after the extended break. If anything, it now reminds me of an early access game that never gets finished. This sort of mess belongs on Steam Early Access. I hope this is not a sign of things to come for the PS4. This sort of practice does not belong in the AAA title section at full price at launch.… Expand
  39. Naruto78909
    Mar 31, 2018
    1
    No mans sky or no mans lie is just a bad as star wars battlefront 2 the entire dev team lied to us the universe and many of the planets are boring and are the same no mans sky takes 10 minutes to go to planet to planet this game is one of the worst its a more boring version of other survival games and no mans sky is huge but its extremely boring sony is so disspointed that they let theNo mans sky or no mans lie is just a bad as star wars battlefront 2 the entire dev team lied to us the universe and many of the planets are boring and are the same no mans sky takes 10 minutes to go to planet to planet this game is one of the worst its a more boring version of other survival games and no mans sky is huge but its extremely boring sony is so disspointed that they let the game come on the xbox one and no mans lie is no longer a exclusive even though it will be bad on the xbox as well… Expand
  40. DicaIdealGamer
    Apr 14, 2018
    1
    They are asking $ expensive for this game. If it were free to play I would give a 6 or 7. As an expensive $ I give 1/10

    - This game of Ps4 was promised to be online and nothing was delivered ... bad game, they took process by deceptive divulgation ...
  41. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Worst game I have ever bought full price, I gave it away to my friend for free after about 5 days, then not long after he sold it on Ebay for £1, says it all, terrible, just terrible shame on me for buying that crap.
  42. lolnomansskylol
    Aug 11, 2016
    0
    lol they lied about the multiplayer being part of the game, the worlds are only slightly different to the one before that, and the goals in the game is pretty much nonexistant
  43. Baran_TR_06
    Apr 30, 2018
    0
    Totally waste of money and waste of time do not think about buying a game this game trash.
  44. Giansilvestro
    Aug 24, 2016
    2
    uno de los peores juegos que e jugado últimamente, no tiene objetivo, los gráficos dan risa, todas las promesas que Hello Games nos hicieron no fueron cumplidas. no tiene multijugador
  45. kstate878
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    0/10 may seem a little like the overreaction of an angry 12 year old, but let me assure you, this games earns it. Let me be clear that I just bought this game, and knew about the original false advertisement debacle, but decided to give it a shot anyway based on YouTube vids saying it is now worth a shot, it is not.

    The game is an absolute rotting corpse of glitches. It's been 3 years,    0/10 may seem a little like the overreaction of an angry 12 year old, but let me assure you, this games earns it. Let me be clear that I just bought this game, and knew about the original false advertisement debacle, but decided to give it a shot anyway based on YouTube vids saying it is now worth a shot, it is not.

    The game is an absolute rotting corpse of glitches. It's been 3 years, and you can play games made on steam in early access with 1/50th the money that look better and have none of the game breaking bugs. Some of my own include: the entire farming system is broken (plant growth timers reset to full every 5 seconds, making farming, a major aspect of the game undoable), constant falling through the map, instant death upon exiting craft (>10 occurrences), enemies attacking through walls, animal enemies biting/killing you from the other side of the map, random total loss of inventory items, map markers that lead nowhere, quest starts which don't trigger, crashing and constant ugly visual issue such as planet corona shining through starship walls. In a game built by massive pansies who didn't want it to be about killing/combat (guns and violence are yucky and mean!) and whos procedural generation leaves you with bland boring planets, the only option for fun is survival gameplay. These glitches make survival (where you loose items you spent hours on) and permadeath mode impossible. I have a brand new PS4, they have had 3 years to fix issues, its absolutely inexcusable.

    As I said earlier, the "exploration" based gameplay is worthless. I have consistently encountered the same plants/features/animals in different color schemes on a vast number of worlds. Animals bumble around no further than 25M from the player before popping out of existence, and nothing about them appears lifelike. You'll never find them pooping, eating, mating, sleeping, fighting, NOTHING. For a game based on exploring the "wonders of the universe" and not combat, again, you would expect giving you something to look at instead of shoot at would be a priority, but, nope. Similarly, the resource gathering is the same on each planet, you'll find a different colored stone for metal, a different tree+bush for carbon, while every other element is sourced from identical plants which have somehow managed to colonize every planet in the galaxy.

    Space once you reach it, exhibits the same lack of variety. Stations are universally featureless ball or block shapes, combat is stale and pointless. Planets have exterior appearances which don't match their surface (water from space on desert planets, etc). Fleets are bland and contain THE SAME 5 SHIPS IN DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES. Absolutely pathetic. Pilotable starships have about 20 base models with slight variations, but all fly/feel identical, the only difference being +/- 5 storage slots. Fleet battles show in the "is NMS now worth buying" vids are total BS, after 3 years they still don't exist, just minor fighter battles (>4 fighters at a time) with fleets shooting out canons in all directions for scenery, doing no damage.

    Finally the grind is insane, and for no point. The story is a pathetic afterthought, and the lack of coming across more than 1 player means its not even worth it for swag/bragging rights. You're going to go through MMO tier levels of grind, with no story or social recognition payoff. If running around pointing your impotent little multi-tool at different colored version of the same tree/rock for hundreds of hours to build up a base maybe 5 people will ever see, more power to you and your autism, but its not my or any normal persons idea of fun.

    Overall this game still holds the title of being the most colossal gaming failure of the 2010s. Edgy contrarians and paid youtube shills will have you believe otherwise, but the game is a lifeless, empty, buggy mess, devoid of meaning or fun. Still selling for 60$ is perhaps the biggest joke of all. If you gave this out for free, maybe 1/100 people would come even half way close to finishing it or giving it more than a few hours before downloading.    … Expand
  46. redfox2020
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    It's a joke how this game was released at full price and unfinished. Developers laughing their way to the bank with broken promises and shills reviewers taking pay.
  47. zanzou
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    Still has not apologized even once for lying and misleading all his fans due to pressures to get an influx of cash. It doesn't matter how much you go back and fix retroactively until you acknowledge misleading everyone.
  48. krikaoli
    Sep 8, 2016
    3
    This game is a lie, a big huge lie and it is over hyped. I'm a fan of space games, I love Minecraft. I really suggest the readers to not believe the positive reviews. The game is not multiplayer and you get boring fast. It is a very limited game. The producer deceived everyone, he said we would have interaction with other players, that we could customize the character, build stuff in theThis game is a lie, a big huge lie and it is over hyped. I'm a fan of space games, I love Minecraft. I really suggest the readers to not believe the positive reviews. The game is not multiplayer and you get boring fast. It is a very limited game. The producer deceived everyone, he said we would have interaction with other players, that we could customize the character, build stuff in the planet... all lies, lies, lies. Believe me, you get bored easily, this game is not worth your money, neither your time.… Expand
  49. GamingPoptartTV
    Dec 26, 2016
    3
    No Man Sky is really a unique game. Allowing for the first game to have thousands of different planets that all could be explored by the user. This game had high hopes and people where expecting options in the game that where not present. This game is literally a bare bones game that is painstakingly boring.

    Please stay away from this game. Its a 3/10 a below average game that deserves    No Man Sky is really a unique game. Allowing for the first game to have thousands of different planets that all could be explored by the user. This game had high hopes and people where expecting options in the game that where not present. This game is literally a bare bones game that is painstakingly boring.

    Please stay away from this game. Its a 3/10 a below average game that deserves no ones money.    … Expand
  50. Borgees
    Sep 25, 2016
    1
    O jogo mais lixo que já vi. Como podem ter hypado essa merda? Eu ainda me pergunto o porquê da sony ter ajudado a Hello Games no Marketing dessa porcaria. A Sony deveria perder tempo com jogos melhores e não com esse lixo. Esse jogo é uma decepção, Sean Murray enganou muito trouxa por aí.
  51. lobo666
    Sep 13, 2016
    3
    no vale la pena este juego roto es una puta bazofia los que lo votan bien son sonyers soñar con lo no soñado no compren esta bazofia para ps4 ni pc. AHORRENSE EL ASQUEROSO DINERO
  52. Spiritfox11
    Sep 2, 2016
    4
    There is a perfect foundation for an incredible game in No Man's Sky; however, with Hello Games being the shady group paving the way for the game's future- that future seems bleak. I'm in an awkward spot: should I return the game because of Hello Games' lies? Or should I hold on to it so that the developer will pull themselves together, right their wrongs and maybe the game will have aThere is a perfect foundation for an incredible game in No Man's Sky; however, with Hello Games being the shady group paving the way for the game's future- that future seems bleak. I'm in an awkward spot: should I return the game because of Hello Games' lies? Or should I hold on to it so that the developer will pull themselves together, right their wrongs and maybe the game will have a chance to one day be the game everyone wanted it to be? History tends to repeat itself, and so I have little faith Hello Games will pull through. Because of their trickery, they blew the one chance they had; and so I think it's time to say goodbye to Hello Games. Sean Murray, I hope the money was worth it-I'd hate to be you right now.… Expand
  53. MajinSasuke
    Sep 11, 2016
    1
    Oh! look, again the press giving bad media good reviews, ¿where have we seen it before?, the game really feels incomplete, it was supposed to be multiplayer but it was only avalible online, and lets not forget that they even tried to hide it! if we were talking that way, this game is FRAUD, even the world exploration is ****
  54. drunken_gnome
    Sep 1, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. do you like doing the same thing over and over again. Want to visit the same planets with creatures that look the same. Or how about have zero story and meet npc that all look the same. Well that is no mans sky, the fable of the sky. Talk about over promise under deliver. This is a glorified tech demo. Hello games and sony should offer a refund for this mess… Expand
  55. GG_Bowman
    Sep 11, 2016
    4
    No mans sky is a beautiful game,colourful and intriguing. Opening the game to your first planet set's in a whole host of emotion's. The anticipation of what you might find in the galaxy is overwhelming. Naming that new planet,finding that new ship and even naming strange animals and plants is a wonderful feeling. However the depth of this game becomes apparent after around 30 hours playNo mans sky is a beautiful game,colourful and intriguing. Opening the game to your first planet set's in a whole host of emotion's. The anticipation of what you might find in the galaxy is overwhelming. Naming that new planet,finding that new ship and even naming strange animals and plants is a wonderful feeling. However the depth of this game becomes apparent after around 30 hours play time as most of the animals and plants become very similar to one another. The WOW factor of discovering thing's almost becomes a chor when you realize everything is just a re-skin of the other. N.P.C's have no personality or meaning other than to provide you with a multi-tool or new word in their language. At the moment all in all No mans sky is little more than a farming and inventory management simulator.… Expand
  56. UnbiasedGamer11
    Sep 13, 2016
    4
    This game was extremely hyped up and I had a feeling it would not be able to live up to the hype. There is a lot to explore but sadly there isn't any real story line and there isn't much to do in the game. I didn't have any technical difficulties on the game which is a plus but the gameplay in general wasn't what I was hoping for. A game that had so much potential but ultimately failed.This game was extremely hyped up and I had a feeling it would not be able to live up to the hype. There is a lot to explore but sadly there isn't any real story line and there isn't much to do in the game. I didn't have any technical difficulties on the game which is a plus but the gameplay in general wasn't what I was hoping for. A game that had so much potential but ultimately failed. Not the worst game I've ever played but definitely not the best.… Expand
  57. Cumguzzler
    Sep 18, 2016
    1
    Wow is this game terrible. There's a lot of creative criticism I could give, but it's just awful. No Man's Sky is an entire universe in the hands of the player to do what they want, but holy cow **** is it repetitive. All the planets are the same.Wow is this game terrible. There's a lot of creative criticism I could give, but it's just awful. No Man's Sky is an entire universe in the hands of the player to do what they want, but holy cow **** is it repetitive. All the planets are the same. All of them. sure, one has aluminum and the other has gold and by golly this one has omegon! but its the same thing over and over and over again. You will get bored of it in roughly 5 hours. The combat systems boring, there's only 3 races of alien, and that's it. But what about a few positives? Well, the graphics are fantastic, and there's over 14 quintilian planets (even though they're all unfathomably similar) and thats it. Nice graphics and many planets. There's also the 'galactic core' but it takes forever to get there. It's not a Journey, its just moving the courser 1/1500th of the way there and holding X. Keep in mind, this game is 60$. Call of Duty is 60, The Witness is 60, NFL 2017 is 60. This game isn't 30. If you hate yourself enough to buy this game, get some help. Talk to a trusted adult or a close friend. God bless you, and if you need help, ill be leaving the national suicide hotline number for you: 1-800-273-8255 Call this number if you need to recover from this God damn Time Vampire… Expand
  58. dr_jmar11
    Sep 26, 2016
    1
    Se ofreció a la venta con información engañosa, muy costoso, no tiene modo multijugador, el precio es elevado para un juego indi. Requiere de más tiempo de programación.
  59. ByYuxiSs
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    Do not buy this game, the game is empty if nothing is promised inside the game, the animals so fantastic shown in the conference that interacted with the environment in the final game were changed by some horrible T-rex, the so promised Online mode was not and had an extreme downgrade, for my opinion one of the worst games ever created.

    What a bad game 2/10
  60. Kladhun
    Mar 11, 2017
    1
    JOGO DE BOSTA, QUEM TIVER DANDO REVIEW BOA PRA ELE É PORQUE SÓ JOGOU AS 2 PRIMEIRAS HORAS DESSE LIXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! HORRIBLE GAME TO THE CORE!
  61. LucasOutland
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    When game release it was unfinished. Nothing to do and you will be bored after 5-10 hours of doing same things. There are many planets but only differences is colors and you feel like it's same planet like befor and makes worthless to explore new planets. I hope after some patches game can be good but after this start, nobody will never again buy game from Hello Games.
  62. EXTREMO456
    Jul 8, 2017
    1
    na e3 de 2014 o jogo promedia todo na verda e mai um jogo nao tem o modo online o jogo e repetivo cada planeta e o jogo acabou ex pega 10 coisas rosa e 5 vermelho 2 azuis e jogo acabou
  63. Flashyboy89
    Nov 3, 2020
    1
    I played and got the platinum trophy for NMS back in 2016. The main problem with the game is that it is not rewarding in anyway whatsoever. Everything is a grind and the crafting system over the years of updates has just turned it in to a cluster **** I would think gamers with autism love this game.
  64. Rodrigosanlop
    Jul 16, 2020
    0
    Engañar a la gente con falsas promesas y características del juego solo tiene un nombre estafar.
  65. mario1892
    Jul 20, 2020
    2
    Has a nice idea, but poorly executed, just felt that I lost my money, hopefully they fix it
  66. InfernalD
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    The Bad: The most deceptive marketing campaign in recent memory. Developers are proven to be as dishonest as they come. Game launched nothing like marketing showed.

    The Good: The developers stood by the product and eventually after ~3 years brought it close to where it wanted to be at launch. They probably only started development after taking the pre-orders to the bank though. also    The Bad: The most deceptive marketing campaign in recent memory. Developers are proven to be as dishonest as they come. Game launched nothing like marketing showed.

    The Good: The developers stood by the product and eventually after ~3 years brought it close to where it wanted to be at launch. They probably only started development after taking the pre-orders to the bank though.

    also fun fact this game is the reason why Sony hasn't had any early access games for years and Sean Murray tried to weasel and say that Sony was responsible for not giving him enough funding. VP of Sony of America denied this and called it false.    … Expand
  67. igarrett
    Oct 17, 2022
    0
    Reviewing because people are being babies about some recent changes by the developers (which they are currently working on fixing anyways, because they're awesome developers who have put years into making this game something truly special). But yeah, it's an awesome game. I like it, and you probably will too. Also if you're just starting the game nothing anyone is currently complainingReviewing because people are being babies about some recent changes by the developers (which they are currently working on fixing anyways, because they're awesome developers who have put years into making this game something truly special). But yeah, it's an awesome game. I like it, and you probably will too. Also if you're just starting the game nothing anyone is currently complaining about would potentially even come close to affecting you for a long time, so have fun.… Expand
  68. Nobilis1984
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    Man hatte zu Release viel Versprochen aber das kommt alles jetzt erst. Nach über 3 Jahren ist das Spiel so wie es sein sollte. Recht spät.
  69. MeHim
    Sep 4, 2016
    3
    if you've never heard of the game, then disregard all what you read (including my review) and play it with 0 expectations and after a sale, i trust you'll have a 7/10 experience then, but if you know what happened with this game then you know whats up.

    as someone who spent 60 USDs on this, i learned the hard way to never go digital unless we're talking serious sales, the game at the    if you've never heard of the game, then disregard all what you read (including my review) and play it with 0 expectations and after a sale, i trust you'll have a 7/10 experience then, but if you know what happened with this game then you know whats up.

    as someone who spent 60 USDs on this, i learned the hard way to never go digital unless we're talking serious sales, the game at the current state of it (and honestly, i'd say at foreseeable future) is worth $25 at maximum.

    when you've expected a vibrant world you're hit with the staticness of it, the crushing loneliness makes for some terrible game, some may call it a "relaxing" experience, but i don't, there is nothing of character in the entirety of the game, everything and everyone you meet is as boring as the rocks you'll mine for iron, i tried to make my own fun by learning the languages of the races (one of very rare pros) but that got old quickly once i learned that it takes more than 400 words for each race (3+ atlas), something even the game recognizes by giving you the top rank in this category at about 250 words, interloper.

    to add to an already broken game, if you've seen a water planet, a rock planet, garden world and an ice planet, you've seen it all now.

    for now, the only thing you should do to this game is a) stay away from it if you know about it (75% of those who may read this) or b) wait for a good sale (50% at least) before getting a copy, and NOT DIGITAL, you'll grow tired of it before you know.

    have fun if you can, best hopes.    … Expand
  70. squid_77
    Jun 19, 2022
    2
    Bought on sale and still want my money back. This game is garbage. I’m sorry, but it is. I though, after all this time, it should be a solid game by now. Sadly, no. There is no real tutorial, and you start on a planet where you’re dying due to the elements. They don’t actually step you through what to do. Not really, any you wander aimlessly and figure out controls by trial and error. WhenBought on sale and still want my money back. This game is garbage. I’m sorry, but it is. I though, after all this time, it should be a solid game by now. Sadly, no. There is no real tutorial, and you start on a planet where you’re dying due to the elements. They don’t actually step you through what to do. Not really, any you wander aimlessly and figure out controls by trial and error. When you finally find and fix your ship, you think, “Okay, that was annoying but it should get better now.” Oh, you sweet naive fool. No, no it does not.
    I made the mistake of pissing of a little sentinel. Jump in my ship and try to run. Nope, sending fighters after me, and you can’t outrun them. Got one, almost a second but the third took me out. That’s actually fine. No problem there. The problem is when they spawn you and you get in to your ship and try to get to the objective… even if you are holding down boost until your finger starts to hurt, the time to destination actually slows down and starts going up. That’s right, your grave and the objective point are both moving away from you. On the planet…. As you are going top speed towards them. Needless to say I never got there. Like an idiot I held on for 8 minutes with the timer not going down and never getting to the place I died. Immediately shut the game down and uninstalled. I know I’m late to the game in playing and reviewing this thing, but in the off chance you are thinking about buying this thing? And you happen upon my review? Please, spare yourself the aggravation and irritation this game give you…. And go get a root canal. That’ll be way more enjoyable.    … Expand
  71. greg362
    May 31, 2022
    0
    Last expedition. Way to long. This one? I've tried 2 times so far and cannot even start it. I die from a storm 40 seconds in with no possible way to survive ... Such a waste of time.
  72. Brainstrain
    Dec 12, 2019
    3
    I'm very glad that Hello Games has stuck by this game and improved it so much. But they will never, and should never, live down the false advertising that resulted in people like me paying $60 for a game that was years away from having all the promised features.
  73. zGoldenOG
    Sep 8, 2019
    4
    O game trazia propostas ambiciosas demais para uma desenvolvedora indie,infelizmente o trailer enganou milhares de pessoas e o game foi um fiasco. Alguns aspectos ainda permanecem positivos, porém a maioria do que foi prometido no jogo não aconteceu. Jogo repetitivo e monótono,sem história envolvente.

    Edit: atualmente o game está jogável,e tem tudo que prometeram...porém,tarde demais.
  74. CoreGamer1408
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    NMS is a hard game to rate they keep updating it all the time and with free content. I picked this up at the update NEXT, since then ABYSS, VISIONS and now BEYOND update have dropped. The many planetary graphical pop-ins I have found quite jarring. I am running this with a very low FOV also, because the frame rates on the planets can suck. In space the frame rate seems stable and prettyNMS is a hard game to rate they keep updating it all the time and with free content. I picked this up at the update NEXT, since then ABYSS, VISIONS and now BEYOND update have dropped. The many planetary graphical pop-ins I have found quite jarring. I am running this with a very low FOV also, because the frame rates on the planets can suck. In space the frame rate seems stable and pretty ok.

    Story wise everything kind of makes sense in this universe when the revelation bombs hit. Though the story and/or the copy/paste side missions is not what drives my interest in this game.

    The Developers give you a lot of cool fun unlock-able stuff to mess about with on land, in underwater and in space. The main personal carrot on the stick is all the researching and chasing after new tech or rare/exotic gear/equipment. All to the backdrop of looking at colorful vibrant worlds while listening to the great in game soundtrack. The game does offer other things like mining, base building, trading, bounty hunting, fleet management, farming, pets and cataloguing.

    The game is far from complex or deep. Pretty easy to pick up and put down on normal difficulty and not much of challenge. It does have survival mode which is not even that hard ( perma-death as of yet to be tried ). This a pretty chill laid back gaming experience for sure. Took my mind of the Pandemic BS for sure.

    2021 Updates have tanked the frame rates. PC and Console gamer hey developers no excuse not to put graphical and effects slider bars/toggles in the console versions. Which consoles games tend to run worse anyway, because they don't have beefier or upgradable tech. WTF is this 20-25 FPS crap?

    Game comes with in built VR. The pixelation is alll pretty bad and the planets in space didn't look very VR. The VR cockpit was pretty cool, but not as amazing as Infinite War cockpit. After trying several different VR games the motion sickness has finally gone. Still with all that plastic and rubber on the head? Head overheat happens pretty quicky. Yeah even when using a massive floor fan to try and counter it. Maybe I need to use PS/VR in the winter or something?    … Expand
  75. TredZ
    Aug 21, 2019
    2
    I only played to the NMS Beyond release.
    At the beginning I had fun exploring the environment, doing the tutorial, even if the onboarding happens on a hostile planet where you have to understand quickly how to survive (maybe not the best way to onboard new players?)
    But...after 6-7hours spend on the game, it is boriiiiiiiiing. Why? "There is no place in your inventory" ... I can resume    I only played to the NMS Beyond release.
    At the beginning I had fun exploring the environment, doing the tutorial, even if the onboarding happens on a hostile planet where you have to understand quickly how to survive (maybe not the best way to onboard new players?)
    But...after 6-7hours spend on the game, it is boriiiiiiiiing. Why?
    "There is no place in your inventory" ... I can resume the game to this sentence. And you lose the item if you do not have any place! why we can not have the item on the ground???
    I spent 1 hour to craft item to unlock a suit amelioration just to... lose it, a bug! the item is not in my inventory...
    I stopped playing to this game because the inventory system, it is so annoying, even the UI. And the crafting system, not easy to know what you can do, can not do.    … Expand
  76. IRONAGU
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    when I first bought no man's sky I was so hyped for the game I look awesome and all of that but when I played it I got disappointing cause I wasn't what I expected although with the updates is better still doesn't look like the game I imagine..
  77. SamComedian
    Mar 2, 2019
    3
    Mi puntuación sobre No Man's Sky es de 3, me explico;
    Uff… a ver, vamos al grano, lo único bueno que tiene, en mi opinión, este No Man's Sky es, la banda sonora y lo grande que puede llegar a ser el juego. Que tiene de malo, pues todo lo demás, juego desaprovechado, escenarios calcados, poca diversidad de fauna y flora, mundos idénticos, misiones repetidas, etc. Es muy repetitivo y    Mi puntuación sobre No Man's Sky es de 3, me explico;
    Uff… a ver, vamos al grano, lo único bueno que tiene, en mi opinión, este No Man's Sky es, la banda sonora y lo grande que puede llegar a ser el juego. Que tiene de malo, pues todo lo demás, juego desaprovechado, escenarios calcados, poca diversidad de fauna y flora, mundos idénticos, misiones repetidas, etc. Es muy repetitivo y tedioso, no me ha gustado en absoluto.
    Le pongo un 3 sobre 10 ( comparándolo con juegos de su plataforma, PS4, XboxOne y PC ). Mi vigesimosexta crítica u/o review de la sección de Games.    … Expand
  78. DazTattoo
    Mar 3, 2019
    1
    Imagine Elite the game (Frontier Elite 2) Etc. But in this game you have to get off the planet before you can go to space. Its BORING...Hard work, collecting tiny amounts of resources, I gave it 6hours then uninstalled it. A game is supposed to entertain or at least be exciting ! OK some nerd out there will like it (spending hours and hours just for 1 objective). It's NOT straightImagine Elite the game (Frontier Elite 2) Etc. But in this game you have to get off the planet before you can go to space. Its BORING...Hard work, collecting tiny amounts of resources, I gave it 6hours then uninstalled it. A game is supposed to entertain or at least be exciting ! OK some nerd out there will like it (spending hours and hours just for 1 objective). It's NOT straight forward, you have to mix the resources together to make something else useful. Then you repeat repeat repeat until you have 4 things useful THEN you mix the 4 things useful to make something that works. All with virtually no guidance or instructions. But to be positive to the producers of this game, its on a massive scale and would (if you had a few months spare) be a lifes time work. You'd probably feel very proud if you made it into space.… Expand
  79. edmondhonda304
    Aug 26, 2019
    2
    The idea of a prodecurally generated universe with millions of planets to explore is tempting, but the game is not accompanied by an alluring gameplay. Before I left the first planet I was already bored of the repetitive mechanics. Seen a planet, seen the rest, because other than color or orography, in all of them you will find the same plain and static intelligent alien species that tellThe idea of a prodecurally generated universe with millions of planets to explore is tempting, but the game is not accompanied by an alluring gameplay. Before I left the first planet I was already bored of the repetitive mechanics. Seen a planet, seen the rest, because other than color or orography, in all of them you will find the same plain and static intelligent alien species that tell you something irrelevant and give you some blueprints to build an enhancement for your equipment, you will learn alien languages from cylindrical monoliths, scan animals, harvest resources to make the aforementioned enhancements or to feed your suit and ship energy needs. No motivation via an engaging story or interesting side quests, nothing, just follow the mysterious signal, go to the center of the galaxy.… Expand
  80. Potocacapichi
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    What a wasted time... oh God. There are infinite systems but it’s all the same. Repetitive AF. Devs has done one of the worst video game decade’s
  81. pyhriel
    Dec 18, 2022
    4
    The game is pretty dull and repetitive. The best feature is the exploration, but even then it is pretty average.

    Most of your time is spent categorizing species & fetching resources, which you will need to replenish your various tools that depletes themselves and to get some specific resources for crafting. The various game mechanics are average at best and there are numerous time    The game is pretty dull and repetitive. The best feature is the exploration, but even then it is pretty average.

    Most of your time is spent categorizing species & fetching resources, which you will need to replenish your various tools that depletes themselves and to get some specific resources for crafting.
    The various game mechanics are average at best and there are numerous time wasting gameplay (refining, piloting, excavating). I get the intent of giving a sens of grandeur to the entire world, but once you choose a destination and just travel for minutes, there kind of isn't any point to making it that long.

    Anyway, even though the intent of the game is nice, I wouldn't recommend it, the implementation end up providing a somewhat dull experience.    … Expand
  82. ArthurJoelLeo
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    this buggy and very boring. Such an awful game because of the bugs, it looks like a Ubisoft game.
  83. DyylaaN_501
    Oct 28, 2020
    2
    Prometio más de lo que dio , los mundo son aburridos , las criaturas parecen muy torpes e inutiles
  84. Juampimarino
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Basically it was too lonely in my opinion. How can you explain no planet is filled with skyscrapers to the brim, or just why doesn't any planet have more civilization developed in it?
  85. ShakesBeer
    Feb 6, 2021
    4
    Space exploration, base building, alien creatures, what could go wrong? Procedural generation, that's what. The designers could have crafted 5-15 beautiful and interesting planets with varied biomes. But instead we've got an infinite number of randomly generated planets, most of which inevitably wind up boring and empty.

    So prepare to spend hours and hours and hours searching for a    Space exploration, base building, alien creatures, what could go wrong? Procedural generation, that's what. The designers could have crafted 5-15 beautiful and interesting planets with varied biomes. But instead we've got an infinite number of randomly generated planets, most of which inevitably wind up boring and empty.

    So prepare to spend hours and hours and hours searching for a pleasant planet for your home base, only to find that once you've found one and started started building, you're in a constant struggle with your inventory size, the game's confusing mechanics, and refueling everything you own or use. Can't find a particular material on your planet? You'll have to fly off of yours, but oh wait no launch fuel. Oh wait no hyperdrive fuel. Oh wait can't find a planet with the material. Oh wait your mining beam is out of fuel. Oh wait you're out of storage space. It all feels much more tedious than in other survival games.

    And once you've built your base, a couple cool vehicles, you realize - there's nothing of interest to actually be explored and there isn't much story to speak of. There are barely any threats to your health and safety, and the variations among different kinds of flora and fauna basically amount to: wow, a vaguely cow-shaped thing with longer legs than the last cow thing.

    That's my 10-hr story with No Man's Sky. I tried. I really did. And I wanted to like it. Some people do find this infinite randomly generated space exploration thing interesting. But for everyone else, go play Subnautica, The Forest, Conan, Ark or The Outer Worlds, Mass Effect, Astroneer - really any other survival or space game instead.    … Expand
  86. GreaseTank
    Jun 19, 2022
    0
    Oh boy where do I start…. I guess I’ll start with Juneteenth. Congress must have messed this up because it says Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery; meanwhile, No Man’s Sky is still available to play. This game makes me grateful for games like Everybody’s Golf and Cyberpunk 2077 (worse than dirt games). I mean I beg my Chel peers from Nik™️ to get this game and I amOh boy where do I start…. I guess I’ll start with Juneteenth. Congress must have messed this up because it says Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery; meanwhile, No Man’s Sky is still available to play. This game makes me grateful for games like Everybody’s Golf and Cyberpunk 2077 (worse than dirt games). I mean I beg my Chel peers from Nik™️ to get this game and I am embarrassed to tell them this $60 game (we should be payed to play this rancid cat water) has more monotonous content than Trivia Crack on iOS. Nonetheless, this review is my contribution to trying to get this game’s user score rating at a GT7 2.0.… Expand
  87. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    4
    played it when it first came out. i've heard it's great now but i havent quite gotten to it. but it was stinky at the time of release
  88. Sunaru2
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    I have been playing NMS for several years now and always find new things to do. Started on PS4 now on PS5. Been enjoying the expeditions recently. Love base building and have several almost maxed out at 30,000 object bases.
  89. AdverD
    Jun 14, 2022
    1
    This game does not have an option to inver X-axis camera control, which means I can't properly control the camera, aim etc, thus this game is virtually unplayable. I've heard that Hello Games put a lot of effort in turning NMS into a proper game after disastrous launch, but it seems they decided to tell people who prefer a certain controll scheme to screw themselves.
  90. Tomplexthis
    Jul 8, 2022
    4
    Everyone Says, It got better, and well, i bought it day one.
    It has more stuff. cool, but its still the same boring, scan stuff game
    Exploration, is pointless. combat is also pointless Base building, pointless. its just fun to fly around and look at But it sucks, and always has, and i have 500 hours on it The new update for towns, running a town, it sucks its built on actual Mobile    Everyone Says, It got better, and well, i bought it day one.
    It has more stuff. cool, but its still the same boring, scan stuff game
    Exploration, is pointless. combat is also pointless
    Base building, pointless. its just fun to fly around and look at
    But it sucks, and always has, and i have 500 hours on it
    The new update for towns, running a town, it sucks
    its built on actual Mobile game timers. so yeah, pass, its bad, always has been    … Expand
  91. Gefweber
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    После последнего обновления до версии 4.0 Полностью испаганили игру. Играл в игру с самого начала. Делал предзаказ. И вот полностью испаганили игру и это при условии когда вышла это было лишь название. Бросаю играть этот шлак если не исправят. Взяли и свалили все в одну кучу. Был раздельные меню для технологи и кастюма и матерьялов. А ща все настройки технологий запихали в матерьялов иПосле последнего обновления до версии 4.0 Полностью испаганили игру. Играл в игру с самого начала. Делал предзаказ. И вот полностью испаганили игру и это при условии когда вышла это было лишь название. Бросаю играть этот шлак если не исправят. Взяли и свалили все в одну кучу. Был раздельные меню для технологи и кастюма и матерьялов. А ща все настройки технологий запихали в матерьялов и все настройки что были сделаны в технологиях уничтожили. ИДИОТЫ. Гарет Бурн - Вы что решили что игра слишком хорошо продается или слишком высокий рейтинг. Предлагаю ОБРУШИТЬ до 0 и что бы до " Гения" дошло, не надо злить тех "идиотов", что купили игру на страрте и столько лет играли и рассказывали друзьям, что игра такая хорошая и в одночасье взять и все испаганить. Эно надо Уметь.… Expand
  92. AGCR
    Jun 22, 2023
    4
    Today is a very good game, in his first months the game was very bad but after the updates is very good
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 96
  3. Negative: 1 out of 96
  1. GameCritics
    May 8, 2020
    80
    While I’m sure developer Hello Games is still tweaking things and perhaps even creating more content for No Man’s Sky, the current state of affairs is a strong one. This galactic opus still offers an infinite amount of content for those who want to lose themselves among the stars, but now also contains a concrete throughline that will satisfy a wider array of players. It can be irritating at times, but it’s also full of stunning moments and the satisfaction of building a virtual life among the stars. Four years after launch, it’s finally a journey worth taking.
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  2. BaziCenter
    Feb 10, 2017
    60
    The world of No Man's Sky is insanely vast and beautiful, but there’s nothing to do in it! There’s no goal, no destination, no ending, nothing!
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  3. Easy Allies
    Dec 1, 2016
    60
    While No Man's Sky is engrossing for the first few hours, repetition starts to set in and the proceedings grow dull. The developers stated that they plan to add significant features such as base building which could dramatically change the game for the better. There's a promising foundation present, so it's possible to envision a more substantial game down the line. As it currently stands, though, our excitement to cross the universe faded sooner than we expected.
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