No Man's Sky

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5473 Ratings

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  1. Nintenduder
    Jan 5, 2021
    9
    I just got this game in 2020 and I'm blown away! It's a ton of fun and endless stuff to do. Flying around and exploring new worlds is a blast. I've encountered a couple bugs, but nothing game breaking and the devs seem on top of trying to fix them.
  2. SgtSocks
    May 12, 2023
    7
    No Man's Sky is a Comeback story, once was a lagging, broken, letdown of a game, is now a fun space odyssey unique to you. I find my self coming back to this game and I'm looking forward for future updates. My one complaint is that it crashes, and lags more often then you would like to see, though it is not a experience killing problem.
  3. IAN_MACK12341
    Feb 24, 2021
    0
    Imagine searching for 6 hours for an animal that is labeled as "common" and thinking this is fun for players. Seriously even after all the updates the dev team still can't seem to figure it out, it's just sad at this point.
  4. C3ML1SH
    Jul 17, 2023
    8
    Release 2/10
    Now 9/10
    Graphic 10/10
    Adventure Fun 9/10
    Overall 7,5/10
    Good game
  5. Instinct9279
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    this game has really turned into something WAY different then at release. there is so much to do now. build yourself a nice base, collect spaceships, make valuables to make money, I could play this game for hours.
  6. FadedJustice
    Oct 9, 2016
    2
    Incredibly boring after the first few planets. After a few hours of gameplay, you will have experienced everything the game has to offer. The crafting system is tedious and surviving is not really a worry for you, since resources are overly abundant and dying is not punishing enough. In other words, it's okay to die. No big deal.

    The lifeforms are all too similar. The only    Incredibly boring after the first few planets. After a few hours of gameplay, you will have experienced everything the game has to offer. The crafting system is tedious and surviving is not really a worry for you, since resources are overly abundant and dying is not punishing enough. In other words, it's okay to die. No big deal.

    The lifeforms are all too similar. The only difference you'll be seeing is extra limbs and/or larger smaller sizes of the same recopies.

    The most important thing worth mentioning is the controversial misleading or false claims about features in the game from the now infamous (and absent), developer. There are no desert planets or large sand worms or unique lifeforms as shown in the trailer. Space battles are very limited compared to the official trailer.

    If that isn't enough, the ending slaps you in the face instead. Interested in what the creators of the game might have in store for you at the center of the galaxy? Umm well, here is a hint: watch The Sopranos ending at 1 minute.    … Expand
  7. ShaunFinn
    Aug 18, 2016
    4
    I'm sorry, this is just not a good game. It's not worth $60, more like $15-$20. It caused my PS4 to crash numerous times. I returned it for a full refund after 10 hours of gameplay. It's boring, repetitive and biggest disappointment of 2016.
  8. MerodeTalks
    Aug 22, 2016
    4
    I am really disappointed with this game. I understood perfectly well what it is (or what rather it was advertised as) before picking it up for full price.

    What I was expecting: 1. The game that is concentrated on exploration of amazing and exotic alien planets and star systems. 2. Cataloguing various strange species of animals and plants. Some I would not have thought about if I    I am really disappointed with this game. I understood perfectly well what it is (or what rather it was advertised as) before picking it up for full price.

    What I was expecting:
    1. The game that is concentrated on exploration of amazing and exotic alien planets and star systems.
    2. Cataloguing various strange species of animals and plants. Some I would not have thought about if I haven't seen them before
    3. I was expecting unique planets, species and plants. I was expecting incredible generation engine for everything I have mentioned.
    4. Cool flying mechanic as I have always dreamed of my own spaceship

    What did I get:

    1. NMS is a really buggy game (first crash after 40 minutes of gameplay). I have played the game for about 15-20 hours on versions 1.03 and 1.04. I have encountered the total of about 7-10 crashes.

    Scanning flying creatures is extremely difficult (you have to point crosshair exactly on little red dot below flying creature and it doesn't always register). You can waste up to 5-10 minutes scanning flying animal if you're unlucky.

    2. Animals and especially plants are VERY REPETITIVE. This is the worst thing you can say about a game which is sold on the premise of infinite procedurally generated universe with each planet unique. Some plants can be found on every planet. Some plants differ very, very slightly from planet to planet.

    Animals are generated by attaching body parts of different animals together. For example - I have found eagle with bunny's head. These body parts are varied by size/colour/length. There are people on internet who have found exact same animals as me. I have found the same animals on several planets (or almost exactly the same animals).

    This kills this game. I don't expect to be amazed by yet another planet. I see everywhere almost the same vegetation and same animals. I was expecting body parts not to be predetermined by human developers but rather be generated by math functions.

    3. Gameplay mechanics are not only boring, but also tiresome. Inventory size is the only driver in this game. Inventory management is tiresome. If construction if item A requires 4 pieces of item B, you cannot create instantly item A, but have to first create 4 pieces of item B (which never stacks).

    Consider this. You start with about 10 free inventory slots. You collect some precious stuff and are left with 2 inventory slots. You find better ship which is crashed. To fix it you need to craft 4 pieces of item B and therefore 5 free inventory slots. Well, you have to throw out everything you've collected. You want to tag this place and come back later after you sell stuff? No, there's no place tagging in this game.

    Surviving in this game is what takes up most of your time but it's boring and actually takes away your attention from what is important. Life support tells you that it's low on power every 25% (even at 75%, which is just stupid). You also have to recharge your mining laser and ship. It takes about half your playtime. Mining is boring. Point at rocks, pull the trigger and stop thinking.

    What should be cool is finding animals. You get the biggest money rewards for cataloguing all animals on the planet and game lets you know how many more are left. And that's about it - if there's one left and you spent 3 hours on planet, there's absolutely no mechanic to help you. You're tired of this place and would like to travel to other planet but on the other hand you're one species away from big reward. It is not pleasant.

    4. Alien interactions are limited to small puzzles and knowing as many of their language's words as possible. For example, alien wants something from you and you can pick from 3 options: give him A, B or C. If you pick right, they teach you some new tech. If you pick wrong it reduces your reputation with these species. Reputation is not worth much. With high enough rep, aliens can heal you, fix your ship etc.

    Most interactions with alien ruins and various stations/buildings are limited. There are 2-3 mini puzzles that are recurring. It's actually ridiculous:
    a. You see 3-4 numbers and have to guess fourth. Numbers are ALWAYS moved to the left (1234, 2341, 3412, ????) and you have to guess fourth.
    b. You see 3-4 numbers. Every next number is multiplication of previous and in each step multiplier is increased by 1 (12, 24, 72, ???)
    c. You see 3-4 numbers. Every next number is the previous one with some value subtracted. The amount subtracted is increased by 1 in each step (72, 66, 61, ???)
    The funny part is - THESE PUZZLES ARE STATIC AND THERE ARE ONLY 3 TYPES. VALUES ARE REPEATED. Even such simple puzzle is not randomized and generated. After a few you memorize correct answer and don't even read them.

    5. I'm running out of character limit. I'll put it shortly - developers lied. A lot of stuff from trailers was cut. I don't even care about multiplayer, but where is that cool big ship wreckage from icy planet?

    I feel cheated. YOU MESSED WITH MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS.    … Expand
  9. xvvolf
    Aug 23, 2016
    4
    I have put over 60 hours into NMS already and thoroughly enjoy it, BUT...

    The Bad: 1. Crashes. I currently have the most recent patch (1.05) and I'm still getting crashes. Before 1.05 it was enough to frustrate me, now it's once in a blue moon and "tolerable". 2. Bugs. I have discovered all species on 4 planets yet have only been credited with the 'journey achievement' on 2. The    I have put over 60 hours into NMS already and thoroughly enjoy it, BUT...

    The Bad:
    1. Crashes. I currently have the most recent patch (1.05) and I'm still getting crashes. Before 1.05 it was enough to frustrate me, now it's once in a blue moon and "tolerable".

    2. Bugs. I have discovered all species on 4 planets yet have only been credited with the 'journey achievement' on 2. The last planet which I am still on, I spent the past 3 days looking for one more creature, to find it and get a 15/15 found but only a 93% completed rate. After this, I have zero incentive to continue scanning and searching for creatures as I gain nothing from it, except wasted time.

    3. Graphics. IMO the graphics are actually fine, except in the most recent update I find the pop-ins much worse.

    4. Pirates and space combat. I probably should list this at number 1 as I find it the most annoying, I can hardly travel in space without being attacked. Since I can't fly away from them and space combat is horrible, I just let myself get killed and fly back to retrieve my items. Oh and did I mention the space combat is horrible? I have managed to destroy one ship, but it was on its own. Usually you're taking on 3 ships at once.

    5. Things really aren't that different. I have been to countless planets and systems, but after you've seen a dozen planets with different creatures etc. it all ends up looking the same. I have found 'space whales' on 3 planets so far that are all absolutely identical. I can't say I feel the excitement of finding something new when I land on a new planet now.

    6. Maxing things out happens fairly quickly. After about 50 hours my exosuit is maxed out with 48 slots. After you purchase one ship with say 20-25 slots (around 2-4 million units), all you have to do is find crashed ships and gain an extra slot until your happy. I'm at a 30 slot ship despite only buying 1 ship so far worth 1.8million units that had 24 slots. In other words I have 4.8 million units now but see little reason to spend on anything now.
    Also gaining all the basic blueprints can be accomplished in just a matter of hours. Afterwards you just keep finding or receiving ones you already know.

    7. Cost. I judge all games I buy on cost vs enjoyment I get. It's $80CDN which is what AAA games cost here. I rarely purchase games at this price as I'll wait for price drops or sales, but I figured it would be worth the gamble as I was looking for a more relaxing game to play. The last game I spent $80 on was Uncharted 4, which is a well polished and amazing game that I can say gave me $80 worth of enjoyment.
    Spending $80 on a game that crashes constantly, has bugs that doesn't recognize your progress simply isn't worth it. I actually do like NMS, but I would say it's a $40CDN game at most.

    8. Inventory. I nearly hit submit before remembering the inventory. The worst thing is if your ship or exosuit are full, then you can't see materials required to craft or add technology, meaning you must either sell or just destroy items to free up a slot.

    The Good:
    1. Well, my favourite thing to do in games like GTAV or Just Cause3 is wander around and do my own thing. That's pretty much what NMS is. Wander around and do you own thing. I find that relaxing and a nice change of pace from other games I play.

    Despite having more negatives I do actually enjoy NMS and it could still be a good, solid game in the future. However in its current state at its current price, I simply could not recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  10. briandt75
    Nov 4, 2016
    4
    What a waste of time. No content. No momentum. No progression. No ending. It has about 20 hours worth of compelling gameplay before you start to feel suckered. People will say it's a "chill game" or that "it's all about the journey", but there is no journey. Every planet is nearly identical. Every system is nearly identical. Every upgrade is nearly identical.
  11. Cray2TheZ
    Aug 12, 2016
    2
    Garbage. Boring as Hell, clunky controls (shooting + ship fights). You grind so that you can grind some more and move to a neighboring planet to grind some more. Refund requested after 80min playtime
  12. XanderZane
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    Simply crap. Most of the stuff Sean promised for this game are not in the game. The game gets extremely boring after a few hours. The interface is **** There aren't any massive ship to ship battles. There aren't any fractions. Learning a new language is a joke. The NPC's don't move around. Alien lifeforms are there, but sometimes they get stuff in the landscape or are upside downSimply crap. Most of the stuff Sean promised for this game are not in the game. The game gets extremely boring after a few hours. The interface is **** There aren't any massive ship to ship battles. There aren't any fractions. Learning a new language is a joke. The NPC's don't move around. Alien lifeforms are there, but sometimes they get stuff in the landscape or are upside down flickering. There is no story at all. No purpose for exploring. When you get to the CENTER OF THE GALAXY you'll be hugely disappointed. Graphics are good in some areas and poorly textured in others. I'm glad I didn't waste $60 on this game. I played it at a friends house who was very disappointed in the game. It was originally priced at $30. Why Hello Games & Sony raised it to $60 is beyond me. Probably because the hype was so big. Stay far, far away from this garbage. If you want to try it, wait for it to come to PS+ for FREE. That's the only way I would even try it again. Maybe by then Sean will have all the content & multiplayer in the game like he originally promised.… Expand
  13. Jaunty
    Aug 15, 2016
    5
    Not worth $60. Wait for a sale, and for Hello Games to fix issues and patch in some more interesting content. This game just doesn't have enough to keep your attention, certainly not enough for you to want to explore even 100 of the advertised 18 quintillion planets. After 10 of them you've already seen all there is to offer.
  14. ELEETE
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    One Man's Lies. Lies, lies, and more lies. Nothing that was promised in this game was actually delivered. It was all lies. I actually can't believe that their isn't a lawsuit against Hello Games yet. This game is a huge shell of what it was promised to be. Fool me once, shame on me.
  15. thehenman
    Aug 22, 2016
    3
    Firstly. It's very interesting g how the actual user reviews are so much different to the 'official reviews' isn't it. Need I say more.

    I'll get right in to it shall I. This is nothing like what was promised in the marketing. It's boring repetitive and is one of the most pointless (literally) games iv ever played. All you do is endlessly manage your reasources and visit near identical    Firstly. It's very interesting g how the actual user reviews are so much different to the 'official reviews' isn't it. Need I say more.

    I'll get right in to it shall I. This is nothing like what was promised in the marketing. It's boring repetitive and is one of the most pointless (literally) games iv ever played. All you do is endlessly manage your reasources and visit near identical planets over and over and over. Space battles are pointless and boring and to to top it off its full of bugs and crashes constantly. The idea of the game is nice but very poorly executed. Half the promises Sean Murray was making about this game where simple lies. At best this is a 20 quid game that's been boosted by nonsense hype to a full price title. The low user scores are defiantly justified.    … Expand
  16. ninetynine1029
    Aug 22, 2016
    3
    When you take this game for what it is, it still under-delivers.

    The combat is extremely sluggish, the flight system is unrepsonsive, and there isn't enough complexity in the core loop to keep it interesting.

    This is one of those games that will likely become better over time, so I will update my review when updates/more content is on it's way.
  17. andreasng
    Aug 22, 2016
    4
    When I play a game I divide the hype with the attitude of the developers, which I then divide with the price, which I then again divide with the actual game.

    No Man's Sky (NMS) and the developers promised a hell of a game - I was expecting a cross between physically sound "Space Engine", FFE and Dwarf Fortress. Instead what is given to us is a shallow, non-physically sound, random(at    When I play a game I divide the hype with the attitude of the developers, which I then divide with the price, which I then again divide with the actual game.

    No Man's Sky (NMS) and the developers promised a hell of a game - I was expecting a cross between physically sound "Space Engine", FFE and Dwarf Fortress. Instead what is given to us is a shallow, non-physically sound, random(at its worst) experience with no real sense of life and wonder.

    In NMS everything is "awesome" - which makes nothing awesome.

    There is life everywhere. Cargo crates everywhere. "Rad" things to see everywhere. Space stations everywhere. And if there is stuff everywhere, stuff is not going to matter. Your experience of finding stuff will bomb within 20 minutes time.

    The thing is - NMS has all the modules, all the code and all the design there to create a wonderful and deep planetary exploration experience. But it is not put together in any fantastic and thoughtful fashion - rather it is put together in the most "meh" of ways.

    Sad.

    My most anticipated game of 2016 apart from The Last Guardian. Dropped on the floor.    … Expand
  18. IzakMeeyan
    Aug 23, 2016
    3
    Graphics are okay, nothing exceptional, Idea is cool, gameplay is crap!
    Not worth buying it. Rent it and play it for a couple of hours....gets boring real quick.
  19. VoidSoldier
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    What they promised us: A deep complex space exploration game with warring factions, moving environments and a vast multiplayer Universe.
    What we got: Sub par resource gathering and "crafting" game with lego creatures, static aliens, repetitive gameplay and LIES.
    The game has no multiplayer at all, so the devs lied on that. There are no warring factions, sure you can gain favour with    What they promised us: A deep complex space exploration game with warring factions, moving environments and a vast multiplayer Universe.
    What we got: Sub par resource gathering and "crafting" game with lego creatures, static aliens, repetitive gameplay and LIES.

    The game has no multiplayer at all, so the devs lied on that. There are no warring factions, sure you can gain favour with aliens, but they won't war against each other and their frigates don't move and battle like in the trailers. When it comes to the scale, sure it is a big galaxy. but you will notice the patterns of creature lego parts and world types very quickly. And the space part is in no way realistic since the "star systems" are just lumped together clusters of usually ugly planets, all static, all with only one biome and a sickly colour pallet. And since when did space become full of coloured gasses? I know nebulae exist but most of space is black- but that's just my inner nerd, I would prefer more realistic space.

    Really I don't want to go into all these faults and lies too much, because everybody has already done this so it would be pointless- I recommend the Angry Joe review to really see the nature of the game.

    The biggest problem with the game is a lack of purpose. The purpose is not survival- survival is not that hard and does not get harder like in games such as Don't Starve, so merely not dying does not give the game purpose. There is no building, so that is not the purpose- don't expect to make space empires or anything. There is no faction war, and combat is pretty bad, especially space combat, so that is not the purpose. There is no multiplayer, no bumming around with friends, no griefing (which the devs said would be in the game but to multiplayer so that was a lie), basically no multiplayer. Exploring is fine, until you realize only a few things change on each planet and there is no coherent story.

    So the only purpose at all left in the game is getting to the center of the galaxy, where the devs said a mind blowing ending would be. Getting here is a huge grind on planet hopping and mining, but when you do reach the center of the Universe, NOTHING HAPPENS. Yep, you just get cheesy music and a pan out of the galaxy, then getting dropped into a new galaxy. It is the equivalent of making a new save file in effect. Just google "nms ending" and watch the video.

    So my final score is 2. The game really has nothing going for it and the price tag is way too high, and on top of that the devs lied. Like I say, just watch the AJS review.

    "A galaxy wide, but an inch deep"    … Expand
  20. JimmyTheHat89
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Hello Games and Sean Murray spent months lying about this game, promising us an endless universe filled with unique planets, species of animal that wont be found on any two worlds, mysterious alien races to interact with and so much more. Sean Murray specifically made this game sound like the best survival/exploration game made to date, it is not that. Space Engineers is 10x deeper, EliteHello Games and Sean Murray spent months lying about this game, promising us an endless universe filled with unique planets, species of animal that wont be found on any two worlds, mysterious alien races to interact with and so much more. Sean Murray specifically made this game sound like the best survival/exploration game made to date, it is not that. Space Engineers is 10x deeper, Elite Dangerous has way more to do, basically find any game labeled "Survival" or "Open World" and you will find much more content than in No Mans Sky, which is ironic for a game marketed as having an endless amount of content. the truth is, every planet is the same, with the same crystals, the same plants, the same buildings, the only thing that changes is the colour scheme. The alien interactions are pointless, there are three species, none give you anything interesting or tell you anything new, you learn a word occasionally, but even when you learn most of the words the conversation is mind numbing, they basically just ask you for some carbon to power up a battery or something along those lines, no lore to discover or stories to tell. Overall this game has the most tedious, boring "loop" gameplay, you mine minerals to fuel your ship, you sell minerals to buy a new ship and you craft ship/gun components out of minerals... thats it folks, you can of course go to a new star system and do that all over again if you wish, and again, and again, and again. This is not a survival game, this is not a space sim, this is more akin to Journey and other boring indie/art games that have you do nothing but walk/fly around and look at basic scenery with pixelated textures but hide it with bright colours. Wait for Mass Effect 4 or play the other two games mentioned above.… Expand
  21. BriMach
    Aug 18, 2016
    4
    Over-hyped, tedious, boring. The promise of No Man's Sky and the way the trailers captured the imagination don't even come close to the reality of this grind-fest. Infinite possibilities... more like 5. Land, scan, shoot rocks, enter the same looking tiny space trailers (apparently every alien is trailer trash) then take off and do it again. All this while dealing with a lousy inventoryOver-hyped, tedious, boring. The promise of No Man's Sky and the way the trailers captured the imagination don't even come close to the reality of this grind-fest. Infinite possibilities... more like 5. Land, scan, shoot rocks, enter the same looking tiny space trailers (apparently every alien is trailer trash) then take off and do it again. All this while dealing with a lousy inventory system and constantly micro managing your equipment. Plus no map... no map, yup not even a mini map. Your only meaningful goal (other than grinding for better gear) is reach the center of the galaxy which for me turned into a mad rush. I stopped caring about planet hopping because they all started looking the same and I just rushed to be done with it all. Last, and most important point is the blatant lying by Sean Murray about multiplayer. No one can deny the many youtube videos of him lying about multiplayer. This is a $20 game marketed into a $60 game.… Expand
  22. roughnek201
    Aug 22, 2016
    3
    You've probably seen all the YouTube hate online, and the rants by the fanboys. This game promises Star Citizen, but delivers a Minecraft in Space Alpha version.

    The activities are repetitive, game design and UI make no sense. There is no appreciable story or plot that makes you want to continue. The first few hours of exploration are enjoyable. But by the time you have jumped into you    You've probably seen all the YouTube hate online, and the rants by the fanboys. This game promises Star Citizen, but delivers a Minecraft in Space Alpha version.

    The activities are repetitive, game design and UI make no sense. There is no appreciable story or plot that makes you want to continue. The first few hours of exploration are enjoyable. But by the time you have jumped into you 4th system the cracks of the game appears.

    Yes, it may have 18 quintillion computer generated planets that may be impossible for humans to visit all. But the question you will be confronted with is would you even want to? The game and options we were shown and told by Sean Murray, are not here.

    I could stomach No Man's Sky if it was an indie game that sold for maybe $20. But to charge $60 for a game that you know doesn't deliver the features that were stated feels bad.

    Right now I'm letting my 9 year old play it because Minecraft in space is what he enjoys. Maybe after a year or 2 of patches and DLC this will be what we were promised.

    Until then I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Star Citizen.    … Expand
  23. blueberry-yum
    Aug 28, 2016
    8
    No Man's Sky is a game that is not for everyone. I'll say this right off the bat. If you are expecting a CoD style pew pew space shooter, this is nit the game for you. This is an exploration game in the strictest terms. You have a lot of planets to explore, each one of them random. I have spent 80+ hrs in game on PS4. And so far it has been enjoyable. This game isn't a game withNo Man's Sky is a game that is not for everyone. I'll say this right off the bat. If you are expecting a CoD style pew pew space shooter, this is nit the game for you. This is an exploration game in the strictest terms. You have a lot of planets to explore, each one of them random. I have spent 80+ hrs in game on PS4. And so far it has been enjoyable. This game isn't a game with objectives. You can race to the center of the galaxy, or you can ccheck out different planets. The game is what you make it to be. I'm a space pirate. and have decimated so many flyers and pillaging their loot . This is a game I can chill out while playing.… Expand
  24. Sammer
    Aug 28, 2016
    8
    This game offers a great space exploration experience with stunning visualize and what often times is a truly unique gaming experience in that there is so much content there's a chance you may be the only person alive to see an entire planet. The game mechanics are easy to figure out but the tech allows you to really customize your game play experience, and then completely change it on aThis game offers a great space exploration experience with stunning visualize and what often times is a truly unique gaming experience in that there is so much content there's a chance you may be the only person alive to see an entire planet. The game mechanics are easy to figure out but the tech allows you to really customize your game play experience, and then completely change it on a whim. You could be a super-powered space marine fighting aliens on the planet or you could be a space pirate raiding freighters. Then the next day you could spend an hour exploring the underwater beauty of a planet-sized ocean. This is a game for people who don't want rails or safety bars. This is a game for people who want to explore and discover. The only reason I'm not giving it a 10 is that I think there is still some polish yet to come in future patches that will further improve the game experience.… Expand
  25. TudorelU
    Aug 31, 2016
    1
    This is one of the most disappointing games i've ever seen. I though, like many others, that's gonna be a good game. But when it finally released, it has proven that this game is a big pile of ****
    It's repetitive and boring. The only thing you do is to go to a planet, get resources to go to another planets where you find more resources to find more planets and in the end, to find the    This is one of the most disappointing games i've ever seen. I though, like many others, that's gonna be a good game. But when it finally released, it has proven that this game is a big pile of ****
    It's repetitive and boring. The only thing you do is to go to a planet, get resources to go to another planets where you find more resources to find more planets and in the end, to find the centre of the universe, which is just another planet. Also even if it's impressive how the planets are generated, it's only how it looks, because you won't find anything outstanding on any planet.    … Expand
  26. samueI
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    I can't describe how I'm disappointed with this game. I just feel like the developer straight up lied to our face and as long as they make money, they don't give a **** I'm done with this.
  27. patrickpotter07
    Aug 22, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played NMS for 33 hours. This is one of the most shallow and empty games I've ever played. Why have quintillion possible planets to "explore" when they are all basically the same and collecting resources is mind numbingly boring? For a game this basic you should have a small amount of planets to explore, not an infinite amount. The compelling part of the game was the possibility of how the game would progress, and what was at the center. Well the game doesn't progress (only in that you get bigger ships and more slots for items whose only purpose is to get you more money to get bigger ships and allow you to travel further, which actually has no point because..) THERE IS NOTHING AT THE CENTER. This game is a sham, a hoax, and anyone who gave it favorable reviews surely didn't play all the way through. There is literally nothing at the center. Just a wannabe poignant look at how large the universe is and how meaningless your trip there was. If this game's point was to explore beautiful planets, why make it so hard? Why make you grind for hours when there is no greater purpose in the game? You grind in Skyrim and Fallout to let your quests be easier and go more smoothly and learn the story. In this game you grind for the sake of grinding. There is absolutely no purpose to getting to the center, and there is no story. If you buy this game you will want your money back. Absolutely terrible.… Expand
  28. Sillybear
    Mar 17, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While I appreciate that they have vastly improved the game over the last 3 years, it is only now approaching what was promised at launch. The game's base concepts are just not good enough to hold my attention or make me feel like I would rather be playing this than something else, which is a shame. The worst part of all of this is that they feel that they are still sensible in charging $59.99 for this, which is absolutely obscene.

    My advice is that if you want some good fun with randomly generated stuff (including space) then go pick up Spore for a third of the price (or cheaper if you can find it on sale). Also, I have about 35-40 hours but I originally bought the game when it launched from the GOG store.    … Expand
  29. tak1footbal
    Aug 12, 2016
    2
    game was made out to be a big deal when in actual fact it boring game and should be £20 at most it is a gathering resources and going to planets which are often very similar to each other and unless you are very patient is very boring
  30. Ofca
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Another overpriced overhyped piece of crap. This game is technically poor at everything it tries to do, yet this doesn't prevent the developer to oversell on every point, and blatantly lie on some aspects. Research heavily before buying, or buy blindly at your own peril.
  31. TwistedBengal90
    Aug 18, 2016
    2
    This not the same game in all of those trailers, in the earlier builds, in the gameplay demoes that IGN and countless others previewed. 90% of the content is missing. It's a buggy messs, crap graphics (although nice colors sometimes), animations are alpha. Animals are derpy compared to the Jurrasic Park version in the trailer. The trailers were obviously scripted and do not represent theThis not the same game in all of those trailers, in the earlier builds, in the gameplay demoes that IGN and countless others previewed. 90% of the content is missing. It's a buggy messs, crap graphics (although nice colors sometimes), animations are alpha. Animals are derpy compared to the Jurrasic Park version in the trailer. The trailers were obviously scripted and do not represent the final game AT ALL and are on the store page. There is a ton of content ripped out that you'll find on the subreddit titled "Where is the NMS we sold on" and you'll see all the lies. The gameplay is just collecting resources to fuel your ship to fly to another planet to do the same thing over again. No purpose. Pointless. This game is the biggest let down for 2016 so far. Here is hoping for Star Citizen but even then I have my reservations. Fool me once....… Expand
  32. jessda123
    Aug 18, 2016
    3
    No Man's Sky is little more than a proof of concept, it's a shame it got swallowed by the hype train. Charging full retail for such a buggy and unfinished game is criminal.

    I went into this with a real sense of optimism, determined to ignore all the negative reviews on here and elsewhere. The sad reality of No Mans Sky is that it really is a 'mile wide inch deep' kinda scenario, once    No Man's Sky is little more than a proof of concept, it's a shame it got swallowed by the hype train. Charging full retail for such a buggy and unfinished game is criminal.

    I went into this with a real sense of optimism, determined to ignore all the negative reviews on here and elsewhere.

    The sad reality of No Mans Sky is that it really is a 'mile wide inch deep' kinda scenario, once youve jumped to a few diffferent planets and put the hours in, you'll soon realise that there is no point. No objective. Nothing.

    Im not sure if Hello Games are trying to quietly subvert the concept of exploration or they're just inept.

    Rent it and see for yourself. (And if you DO buy it just wait for a price drop)    … Expand
  33. stupid_hater
    Aug 12, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. overpriced trash

    no gameplay, no multiplayer, all routine and monotonous

    failure, as well as spore. interesting to play only one hour. Then boredom begins.    … Expand
  34. suluchigurh
    Aug 12, 2016
    1
    I've been playing games since the early 90's and this ranks as one of the most empty experiences I've ever had gaming. Literally nothing to do but mine. But after 5 minutes of mining, The sentinels try to kill you. Ludicrous. Not to mention all the technical issues I'm having (PC). Worst $60 investment of my life and that includes the time I was sold bunk coke. Pick up for $5 in a steamI've been playing games since the early 90's and this ranks as one of the most empty experiences I've ever had gaming. Literally nothing to do but mine. But after 5 minutes of mining, The sentinels try to kill you. Ludicrous. Not to mention all the technical issues I'm having (PC). Worst $60 investment of my life and that includes the time I was sold bunk coke. Pick up for $5 in a steam sale a year from now.… Expand
  35. WilliamSelgas
    Aug 18, 2016
    3
    It's with a heavy heart that I write this review, because I really wanted this game to blow my expectation out of the water. Sadly, it did the exact opposite:

    Exploration: The exploration is nice at the beginning of the game. The sense of wonder and scale of it is nice at first, but it starts dropping off really fast after your first couple of planets. I noticed duplicated things    It's with a heavy heart that I write this review, because I really wanted this game to blow my expectation out of the water. Sadly, it did the exact opposite:

    Exploration:
    The exploration is nice at the beginning of the game. The sense of wonder and scale of it is nice at first, but it starts dropping off really fast after your first couple of planets. I noticed duplicated things within my first 3 hours of playing, which was pretty disappointing in all honesty (I expected it to happen at some point but not that fast). The stations and outposts littered over the planet start to get dull due to the fact that they're pretty copy paste between the assets and aliens that inhabit them. Although each planet had plenty of things on it, the things you could actually do felt as if they were stretched way too thin. There aren't even any local missions you can do for credits even though there are so many stations and outposts you visit. Speaking of credits....

    Trading: I've played alot of Space Games, they are an absolute favorite of mine. A key part of a space game is the trading and for No Mans Sky...it gets about as complex as looking at what color an item is. Its abysmal in my opinion, especially when they kept raving about how in-depth and intricate it would be (just like half the **** they said was going to be cool). The whole system doesn't really work for trading because of the vastness of everything. Usually if I'm trading in a space game I would try to find the best trade route for a commodity, but since there are quintillions of planets that can't really happen and its more of just a "sell whatever **** you dont really want to make room for other **** trading style. By far the most surprising (and mind boggling) thing was the absolute disregard for the regulation of credits. I made 2 MILLION CREDITS ON MY FIRST PLANET, WHAT THE ACTUAL **** This wasn't even that hard, I just found all of these relics that serve no other use except to be sold, and they were worth 15,000-55,000 credits each. Find those a couple of times and you'd be rolling around in a solid gold spaceship with spinners and underglow.

    Crafting: The crafting system is pretty standard, just collect certain materials and combine them with others to make parts and combine those parts and other materials to make things and so on and so forth. Not much to go on about here
    Inventory and UI: The UI tries to be clean but suffers from the "Clean lines but too much **** on my screen" dilemma that happens to many games. They try to cram everything into and it just ruins the point of the minimalist design to it. Interacting with things is also an absolutely peeving experience, since you have to click and hold for something to happen as opposed to just clicking. It's something small that over time begins to just get annoying. The inventory itself (although upgradable) feels way too small. The fact that upgrades for your Ship and Exo-suit take up inventory spaces in those things makes absolutely no sense to me, especially when you're first starting out and want to collect every single thing in sight.

    Flying/Combat: Another big disappointment for me, because its so watered down and simplified that its honestly frustrating. Flying is awful, like its on-rails but the rails are rusted out. I can't even turn my head to look around at the landscape or for approaching enemies. The turns feel stiff and not respective of most physics since I can tilt my nose down and still be going forward while watching my ship "burn". The combat is.....well it doesn't really feel like combat. You know how you're supposed to fear death in survival games? Like its the end all be all? Not here, I don't fear anything in this game. Not giant cliffs when I run out of jetpack fuel, not enemy ships and most certainly not these Wheatly looking mother****ers that patrol the planet. I left my computer while in combat with one of these things for five minutes and came back to only just being notified that my shield had dropped. It's a joke, and for a Survival/Exploration game its insulting.

    Performance: Check on Steam just to see how many people can't even launch the game (Michael Aoun being one of them) because the devs didn't add a compatibility to the architecture of the game. On my rig, the game runs fine one moment and then the frames drop to dog****, and go back up again. This happens without any reasons, whether there's thousands of things around me or one. The FPS itself locks itself to either 30 or 60 randomly and on occasion drops it like its hot to a nice 14. As far as programming goes, its about as well put together as Pokemon GO (Fix your **** Niantic).
    Overall, the game is playable and has redeeming qualities that can make it fun for a first time and a little while after. But after the amount of hype and promises that surrounded it ended up just being a series of 5-yard line fumbles and blatant lies, I can't justify purchasing this game right now, let alone at a discount.    … Expand
  36. LucianoGB
    Aug 21, 2016
    4
    Why do we need millions of planets if none feels unique?

    Gameplay consists in repetition and items gathering. You will find yourself doing the same things like searching transmissions and visiting outposts. After 10 planets you will realize that you only do that to upgrade your slots capacity. In terms of pure gameplay Skyrim or The Witcher 3 have more variety tt all these millions    Why do we need millions of planets if none feels unique?

    Gameplay consists in repetition and items gathering. You will find yourself doing the same things like searching transmissions and visiting outposts. After 10 planets you will realize that you only do that to upgrade your slots capacity.

    In terms of pure gameplay Skyrim or The Witcher 3 have more variety tt all these millions of planets combined. The storytelling is almost non-existent. There are only 2 main objectives and there is really no point in following them since there is no story conclusion at all.

    Graphics are mediocre (played on PS4). Lots of bugs and popping up. Planets are only different because of colors and nothing else. This game is a perfect example of why you should not get on board the Hype train. I recommend to skip it, but if you can not resist it, just rent it for a few days.    … Expand
  37. SSMalevolent
    Aug 23, 2016
    2
    A game full of false promises, priced at a full retail 60 dollars. Worth 20, do not buy. It is a mile wide and a inch deep. Tons of bugs, crashes, and repetitive gameplay.
  38. CaptainManBoob
    Aug 22, 2016
    1
    We were promised a dynamic universe with endless possibility's, what we got was boring and repetitive. The visuals seem to be its only redeeming feature.
  39. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    4
    Like many people I was excited for this one and for good reason. I mean unlimited worlds, unlimited loot and gear, fly across the galaxy exploring new creatures and locations. Whats not to love there? And then we got the game. What a massive colossal failure and the team just lied to our face. I can't say what hasn't been said already.
  40. Andy0161ewp
    Aug 18, 2016
    2
    So, so disappointed. A small team made this, which makes the outright lies they told about what would be in the game (and hardly any of it is) somehow worse. The game is shallow, crashes frequently, and worse all the "discoveries" you make (the main reason for playing) can just vanish with no way to recover and the problem not even addressed by the developers. This is more like a free toSo, so disappointed. A small team made this, which makes the outright lies they told about what would be in the game (and hardly any of it is) somehow worse. The game is shallow, crashes frequently, and worse all the "discoveries" you make (the main reason for playing) can just vanish with no way to recover and the problem not even addressed by the developers. This is more like a free to play game than a full price release. I'm so disappointed.… Expand
  41. Paaqo
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    Wide as an ocean and deep as a baby's tear. Looking forward to what could be considered as a groundbreaking game, turned out to over hyped steaming crap fest! I have played the game gone round in one cycle, and still left feeling as if was that it, Have got more out of Elite Dangerous pulling out of a station trying to be robbed by other players, and they got a beating as I was flyingWide as an ocean and deep as a baby's tear. Looking forward to what could be considered as a groundbreaking game, turned out to over hyped steaming crap fest! I have played the game gone round in one cycle, and still left feeling as if was that it, Have got more out of Elite Dangerous pulling out of a station trying to be robbed by other players, and they got a beating as I was flying on HOTAS and I dont know what they were doing! Let's be honest here. The game lacks everything apart from exploring and that is also very narrow. All good critique videos will lay down what is wrong with the game. It's simple Sean Murry sold out to sony! Again I was looking forward, It looked great, I have played it solidly even putting up with the woeful pc effort. The idea was groundbreaking the delivery wasn't. Ironically all their so called little game play displays is the game, and only recently, which i find even more ironic, it was not procedural generated by their own game engine, they fluffed something up that would be not hard for the public to take! All the problems are now coming out! I do love it for what it is, equally I'm highly disappointed with what it is! If you want something that has a true universe Elite Dangerous is for you. If you want something that is made from the future Peter Molineux then NMS is for you Over planned under developed released Alpha sell out to a big company! It offers nothing but a time loss as the game is a forever closed loop, there is no story, not involvement, and realistically in their right mind 4 sentient species, and 3 of those are Non playable characters, in an infinite galaxy that is some of the stuff that is there in the game to accept. In the end, It is boring, it is limited due to the size, It's got no depth the procedural generation is questionable, It's good only for picking up when you have nothing to do for an hour pass some time away where you don't have to think and then put it down. Shame it's not mobile, you could use it for the same purpose a paper would be while taking a dump. something there to pass the time away!… Expand
  42. JaidensDaddy
    Aug 28, 2016
    8
    No Man's Sky, in my opinion, is an amazing experience. The thing about No Man's Sky is at the end of the day it is a niche game, & not everybody is going to like it. Just like games like Elite Dangerous & Star Citizen, you have people who either love it or hate it. I am a huge space sim fan. Space sims are my absolute favorite genre of game.

    That's who this game is for. The small group    No Man's Sky, in my opinion, is an amazing experience. The thing about No Man's Sky is at the end of the day it is a niche game, & not everybody is going to like it. Just like games like Elite Dangerous & Star Citizen, you have people who either love it or hate it. I am a huge space sim fan. Space sims are my absolute favorite genre of game.

    That's who this game is for. The small group of players who love sci-fi space games. This game was unbelievably hyped up since it was announced. With all of that marketing & hype, it
    made its way into the view of mainstream gamers. So many gamers that don't normally play games like this, space/exploration games without much of a narrative, would not normally give a game like this a chance, or even hear much about it since it's such a small niche. This game was unfortunately destined to be a target of hate from mainstream gamers who don't normally play these types of games & people who let the hype get to them & set wild expectations on this video game. When NMS came out,
    these people were disappointed. They’re not use to games without an objective, quest system, a narrative telling them where to go & what to do. That's the thing about
    gamers like myself that love the slow pace & relaxing gameplay of games such as Elite & NMS that have no narrative or "purpose". Often before release the question
    "What do you do in NMS?" was asked over & over by traditional gamers that just couldn't grasp or understand the gameplay mechanic behind NMS. Some gamers just can't fathom
    why a game wouldn't have a narrative or end goal. But to me, these types of games are the best.

    NMS is certainly not perfect. But it is an amazing experience, & the core gameplay & mechanics are really fun but not without flaw. Exploration is fun. I love flying to so many different planets, exploring the
    wild & often beautiful results of the procedural generation. One thing that can be said & praised about NMS is the variety in planets, flora & fauna. The procedural generation of these elements
    is awesome. I have put in well over 70 hours in NMS, & I have to say I am extremely surprised in the fact that I am still seeing new planet types that I have yet to see, & different
    landscapes within these planets. Every time I go to a new planet I see a new animal I haven't seen yet. Sure, I see a decent amount of the same animals, like your common small "deer-like" &
    reptilian animals. But for every animal I have seen there’s just as much as ones I haven't seen. I'm not talking about animals with the same base model but with different procedural parts, for example
    a common deer base model archetype animal with different colors or stripes on one & on the next planet the same base model deer but with spikes on its back this time. This is common & does happen,
    but I'm always running into completely new types of animals with base models I haven't seen yet. And there truly are some funky animals out there. Some planets are barren & ugly. Sometimes it can take a while until you find a system that has lush, tropical like biomes with perfect weather. But when you do, they are absolutely gorgeous & is part of the fun in this game. Even the barren planets can be beautiful & have new landscapes that are unique that I have previously never discovered.

    The flying mechanic is admittedly mediocre. It's very arcadey & basic, & lacks depth. It's still fun, & I enjoy it & expected it to be arcadey. However, there are some mechanics of flying
    that are the result of poor design choices. For example, the "auto-pilot" feature when you're on a planet near the surface. You cannot go low on a planet surface. There is an invisible barrier about
    30-50 meters above ground that your ship cannot get under. It prevents you from getting too close to the ground & crashing. I understand it could be due to the procedural engines pop-in,
    but in my opinion that was a terrible choice. There could have been ways to prevent pop-in from that low. There could be at least a mechanic where you cannot get low until the LOD of the terrain
    is fully rendered. Once it's rendered low flight would be possible. I'm not sure, I'm not a game developer, but surely that's a fair example of how it could have been implemented to allow
    low flight. I think that was a huge mistake. I want to be able to fly low through canyons, under arches, between buildings, hover low above ground to see where I can l&, etc. That was a huge disappointment.
    Another mechanic of flying that is disappointing is the fact you cannot hover, reverse thrust or come to a complete stop on planet surfaces. Most likely due to the "auto-pilot/no low flight" mechanic.

    The core gameplay is pretty good. Yes, it can get repetitive. Yes, resource gathering & inventory management can become a nuisance. But at the end of the day, this is an exploration & survival
    game, where mechanics like this are a big part of.    … Expand
  43. GojiraGamer
    Aug 31, 2016
    3
    So this game is god awful. I bought this full price from amazon and was very, very excited for it. As soon as I started i was blown away, it looked, sounded, and felt really good, That's were No Man's Sky ends for me. As soon as you get enough materials to fix your star ship, you can finally leave the planet you started on. Don't get me wrong, the first hour of playing this is pureSo this game is god awful. I bought this full price from amazon and was very, very excited for it. As soon as I started i was blown away, it looked, sounded, and felt really good, That's were No Man's Sky ends for me. As soon as you get enough materials to fix your star ship, you can finally leave the planet you started on. Don't get me wrong, the first hour of playing this is pure awesomeness. But then it hits you like a bus with rocket thrusters, all that wonder and excitement you had for the game will be gone very soon. Now the game becomes a repetitive romp through an almost empty universe, full of terrible, derpy creatures, glitches, and constantly having to refuel your mining laser thing and life support. At the point where i had to get the materials to build a warp drive or whatever, I found myself going from planet to planet trying to find one goddamn material, that none of the planets near me had, yet it was essential to have this part on my ship. Past this point I really just gave up on the game. I haven't played it since the day it game out. Also, the amount of promises Hello Games made, that were all but abandoned, is disappointing, and if anything has ruined there career in game production. All in all, if you want to play this game, don't spend 59.99 on it, don't even spend 29.99 on it! If you really really want to experience the repetitive nature of No Man's Sky, wait and buy it when it is under 20 dollars. I know this was a long review, but just trust me, you may like the game, but I didn't. Thanks for letting me explain why this game is worse the Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, which will probably also be terrible. No Man's Sky = 2016 Destiny… Expand
  44. kykle86
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    Rebel Galaxy, which was a FREE game for Playstation Plus User for the month of August, is better than this $60 stinky pile of Dookie. All of the hype was blown out of proportion, and HelloGames and Sean Murray lied about their product. Lesson learned. Let someone else pre-order the game and complain about it before I waste my own money.
  45. nwalker14
    Sep 28, 2016
    0
    I have never been more disappointed in a game in my life. The marketing was criminal. I would have rather set my money on fire than give it to the thieves at Hello Games. They are everything that is wrong with the gaming industry today.
  46. Tulhyo
    Oct 17, 2016
    0
    It is simply the worst game I've ever played in my life.
    A false advertising and shameless.
    The game does not deliver anything of what was promised, it is a futile and meaningless journey, after an hour of play is absolutely monotonous and repetitive.
  47. ProudSword
    Aug 23, 2017
    0
    - Glitchy and buggy game.
    - Boring game
    - Repetitive
    - Stupid A.I
    - 18 quintillion planets looks the same
    - crafting and crafting the items you crafted before in order to craft something else.
    - Aliens and starships are identical
    - It worth 10$ max and 5$ on sales.
    - Not recommended even if you love space exploration.
  48. Raventhief
    Jul 17, 2017
    0
    Over hyped waste of money, there's nothing to do in the game and there's no ending, the game just resets itself when you get to the centre of the galaxy and it starts again in Galaxy +1.

    Worst game I've ever played and I have been playing games for 30+ years.
  49. Jaramide
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    There are so many features that are missing that we were explicitly told were in the game.
    Performance is awful, there is no depth at all. Controls are horrible, User interface is the most awkward and badly designed one to date.
    It's pretty incredible how a dev can straight up lie about their game with no repercussions.
  50. habanero
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    This is a alpha/demo game sold at a AAA title price.
    Almost everything sucks...crashes, boring, repetitive, clunky UI, terrible inventory management, ...
    Don't buy this game
    Sean Murray = Peter Molyneux 2.0
  51. Pwnographyz
    Aug 12, 2016
    1
    4 Hours into it, and it already gets way too repetitive. There's not much you can do besides farming, upgrading, naming stuff no one will care about?

    Definitely not worth the 60 bucks in any way. In N O way. This whole hype about those 54635632 quadrouplobillion of Planets. Who gives a sh*t if every planet plays out the same. They don't look interesting, they're just boring and empty.    4 Hours into it, and it already gets way too repetitive. There's not much you can do besides farming, upgrading, naming stuff no one will care about?

    Definitely not worth the 60 bucks in any way. In N O way. This whole hype about those 54635632 quadrouplobillion of Planets. Who gives a sh*t if every planet plays out the same. They don't look interesting, they're just boring and empty. Would get it for 10$ MAXIMUM in a sale.    … Expand
  52. Sanadoon
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    What a load of garbage. Boring is barely scratching the surface. Wait, maybe it is because everything is superficial in this game. What you do in the first 15 minutes is the same that you'll be doing in the last. That thing you're doing? Wishing you were playing a different game.
  53. Death-Reaper
    Aug 14, 2016
    4
    OK when you first get into No Man's Sky it can be breath taking but after hours of gameplay It got repetitive. Planets and life on the planets are just slight variations of the planet you were on. On 5 different planets, 2 were from one system and 3 from another I encountered life that had the same spider legs or they looked almost identical except for color.

    They should have done 100    OK when you first get into No Man's Sky it can be breath taking but after hours of gameplay It got repetitive. Planets and life on the planets are just slight variations of the planet you were on. On 5 different planets, 2 were from one system and 3 from another I encountered life that had the same spider legs or they looked almost identical except for color.

    They should have done 100 different legs, body, eyes, face, etc that way when the new planet with life you land on would have a greater chance on not looking the same. The same could be said about the planet generator as well.

    The big set back is there is no REAL multiplayer and Sean Murray is very contradicting with multiplayer. He said you would be able to meet other players but there's a extremely small chance but then says its not a multiplayer game. The game info on the game case, on steam, and on PSN all say 1 player. To top it off 2 players got to the exact same spot on a world yet they could not see each other like Sean Murray said they could.

    Verdict: 4/10 - Its a great game if you just want to relax and explore space in your spare time but there's lack of content and poor random generator. No multiplayer which could've added more hours of fun being able to explore with friends or a random person you come across.    … Expand
  54. Ishuun
    Aug 13, 2016
    3
    I created an account just to review this game and give people a REAL idea of how this game is. My review will be non biased though i will throw my opinions in there for comparison.

    P.S To you 10s not everyone that hates this game likes CoD alright? get that idea out of your minds. This game, or should i say this "tech demo" is very very bare. In terms of content and stuff to do. If    I created an account just to review this game and give people a REAL idea of how this game is. My review will be non biased though i will throw my opinions in there for comparison.

    P.S To you 10s not everyone that hates this game likes CoD alright? get that idea out of your minds.

    This game, or should i say this "tech demo" is very very bare. In terms of content and stuff to do. If someone sold me this game at 30 dollars and told me it was early access id very much believe them. This game does not deserve any 10s. Please stop being over hyped and look at the game for what it is and not what you wanted to love.

    The basics:
    Here's a run down of what you will do in this game. Mine and Explore. That is it. With the rare occasion of a dogfight here or there. The actual gameplay, is essentially you walking/flying around till you find any of the "?" locations on your HUD. While in between those destinations you can choose to look at rocks, plants, or animals. (if there even are any on the planet you're on) The first few times, it's pretty awesome honestly. But it looses its appeal, VERY fast. Soon you realize that the planet you're on looks almost identical to the planet you were on yesterday. Most people don't seem to understand how procedural generation works. This game is a good example to how it works in a simple setting. (This planet is green with blue trees and red water) (Next planet will have red trees, green water and a blue atmosphere) And that basic idea is how they get the supposed 18 quintillion planets because they consider even the slightest change as a new planet.
    But i digress back to what you can "do" After finding outposts and alien artifacts and all that jazz. You can eventually upgrade your equipment. Your tool, your ship and your suit. Not with any cool tech or anything that's innovative.....its mostly just bigger inventory, with faster mining lasers and longer lasting life support.....to do what you were already doing but slightly more efficient. There is no reason to upgrade other than for the inventory slots. Nothing is saying " you can't mine this copper because your tool isnt powerful enough" you can mine everything regardless. So basically doing all the upgrades is mostly pointless.

    Graphics:
    Oh boy, this one is mostly due to opinion i believe, but personally i think this game can run on last gen consoles no problem. Graphically this game is nothing to marvel at. From afar things look pretty amazing then you get about 15 ft away and notice it looks no where near that good. Mostly everything looks really bland and color saturation isn't that well done. IMO

    Sound:
    The music is pretty generic, if youve seen interstellar, apollo 13, or any space based movie. You've probably heard some of the music.
    The ambient noises though are very well done if a bit misleading. There are times where you hear noises preseumably from animals. Yet there is nothing around for miles.

    Issues with fandom to address:
    "This game isnt for everyone its an exploration game! you CoD lovers dont get it!"
    No, they get it. You're the one who doesn't get it. You're so blinded by Hype you can't see what the game actually is.

    "18 Quintillion planets!? theres so much content in the game! so much to do!"
    No, there isn't. Walking around and looking at stuff isn't the content people normally refer to. They refer to the actions you can do in a game. Where No mans sky has no actions. You walk around mine and upgrade. That is your sole game play experience. As for the planets, once you've seen 10 planets, you've seen most of what this game will show you. A lot of it is pallet swaps, and actually pieces of monsters/plant life switched on to different bases and called a different species.

    "This game isn't for you don't vote it down because you don't like it!"
    This game is flawed. Very much so. If you can't understand that you cant review games. This game has been hyped so hard people literally deflect negative reviews just to force themselves to love this game.

    Overall:
    No Man's Sky, is not innovative, not entertaining, and not fun. It's sad to see a developer create a game in a genre where other games have succeeded in with little to no hype. Where this game falls flat on its face and hard.
    Give it a try if you get the chance, but i would not purchase this at full price. Its worth playing and seeing for yourself but odds are, you will tired of it within 3-8 hours.
    3/10    … Expand
  55. SharkTankGamer
    Oct 5, 2016
    2
    No man's sky took a bite out of more than they could chew. They were extremely ambitious and in the end could not deliver on their promises.

    The whole game is around exploration and this part actually is still in the game. I found it..aesthetically pleasing to walk around planets...for about 30 mins but the lack of anything to do but mine some resources and collect words is utterly    No man's sky took a bite out of more than they could chew. They were extremely ambitious and in the end could not deliver on their promises.

    The whole game is around exploration and this part actually is still in the game. I found it..aesthetically pleasing to walk around planets...for about 30 mins but the lack of anything to do but mine some resources and collect words is utterly boring. The animals don't do anything but walk around waiting to be shot. There is no interaction between the wildlife and its planet to give it any kind of "living feel". The giant space battles...uh are not in the game...in-depth faction system PFFFT! even the progression is not there...unless you want to waste your money...do NOT BUY THIS GAME.    … Expand
  56. nwd44
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    No Man's Sky is a pale simulacrum of an already half forgotten dream belonging to a manic depressive fantasising about a mechanistic universe. The experience is akin to imagining the world devoid of all poetry and art, but retaining all the mundanity of tedious work epitomised by the Minecraft-esque mineral farming. Instead of the payoff arriving when the player gets to create stuff, theNo Man's Sky is a pale simulacrum of an already half forgotten dream belonging to a manic depressive fantasising about a mechanistic universe. The experience is akin to imagining the world devoid of all poetry and art, but retaining all the mundanity of tedious work epitomised by the Minecraft-esque mineral farming. Instead of the payoff arriving when the player gets to create stuff, the prize is more efficient mining equipment, for further mining. It is a nightmarish perpetual motion machine fueled by the players' patience, which, if they are lucky, will run out sooner rather than later. The lure of taxonomising the planets fades away when you realise it's basically a museum of photographs of characters and life forms, not because gaming is inherently a medium on screen, but rather because they have decided the only purpose of them is to be mined or labelled.

    And just a non-spoiler point about the 'mind-bending' ending. I will quote J.L. Austin on the word 'real':

    "[A] definite sense attaches to the assertion that something is real, a real such-and-such, only in the light of a specific way in which it might be, or might have been, not real." (1962, p.70)    … Expand
  57. Master_
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Boring walking simulator. Walk to get resources, to get faster ship and better equipment to ... gather more resources. There's nothing to discover, similar schemes of planets. You won't see any cities, big bases, ruins etc. Just little save points and small abandoned bases. Boring. You can't build, you can't tame creatures. Boring.
  58. LordExarus
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Release was terrible,gameplay is boring
    It's the size of a ocean but as deep as a puddle
    Is not worth 60 dollars for a game that is smaller then minecraft,and I can buy that for 20 dollars.
  59. Pizzafork
    Aug 25, 2016
    2
    After playing this game for 30+ I just stopped and traded it in without completing it.

    It's true what all the bad reviews say, I thought I would give it a shot because I had waited so long. I did enjoy it at the beginning but I think I wanted to like it more than I did because the idea is great and it's retro style tricks you into thinking it's cool but everything soon turns to boredom    After playing this game for 30+ I just stopped and traded it in without completing it.

    It's true what all the bad reviews say, I thought I would give it a shot because I had waited so long. I did enjoy it at the beginning but I think I wanted to like it more than I did because the idea is great and it's retro style tricks you into thinking it's cool but everything soon turns to boredom and repetitive gameplay that makes you wonder why you are doing this especially when you know what waits for you at 'the end'. Sean Murray joked about the end of the game being nothing but I guess the joke is on us.

    There is no depth to any of it and the honey period wears off very quickly especially if you play it for a whole day in one go.    … Expand
  60. HaloFever
    Aug 9, 2018
    9
    Bought No Man's Sky yesterday and it is the open world (galaxy) exploration, crafting, trading, survival, multi-player game I was looking for. Leaving the atmosphere and flying to another planet is amazing. It's magical. I know folks were upset about this game 2 years ago. I never played that version so I don't care. The game is great and I recommend it.

    Update: In less than a week,    Bought No Man's Sky yesterday and it is the open world (galaxy) exploration, crafting, trading, survival, multi-player game I was looking for. Leaving the atmosphere and flying to another planet is amazing. It's magical. I know folks were upset about this game 2 years ago. I never played that version so I don't care. The game is great and I recommend it.

    Update: In less than a week, I've sunk 20 hours into No Man's Sky with no end in sight. This game is the culmination of all things and the future of video games. It's not like Destiny where each planet has maybe 1 square mile of playable space. The planets are massive, filled with creatures, and full of wonder. I hope Hello Games can sell millions more copies to fund more development.

    Update 2: It's been a little over two weeks since release and I'm an incredible 80 hours into No Man's Sky. I just can't stop. If a game like Elder Scrolls is a sickness, this game is an epidemic. There's this entire procedurally generated galaxy between me and the center. Some day it will get old, as all thing do. Maybe after I buy a top class start destroyer.    … Expand
  61. T-Razor
    Aug 14, 2016
    4
    I've played No Man's Sky for about 20+ hours and I will say this: This game is beyond any doubt the worst PS4 exclusive I've ever played. It's boring, repetitive, and has crashed on me at least 10 times. And the worst part is it's priced at a full AAA release of $60. DO NOT waste your money on this game.
  62. pypes
    Aug 14, 2016
    4
    As a technical feat it's amazing, as a game it's boring. It's occasionally stunningly beautiful but it's also frequently ugly, and for all the myriad possible procedural generated landscapes and locations you feel like you've seen everything there is to see after 2 or 3 hours.

    I've heard people say it's a "make your own fun" sort of game, a la Minecraft before Notch decided to tack on    As a technical feat it's amazing, as a game it's boring. It's occasionally stunningly beautiful but it's also frequently ugly, and for all the myriad possible procedural generated landscapes and locations you feel like you've seen everything there is to see after 2 or 3 hours.

    I've heard people say it's a "make your own fun" sort of game, a la Minecraft before Notch decided to tack on an endgame. However for there to be emergent gameplay one must first have a broad pallet of game mechanics to play with. This is exactly where No mans Sky falls down, there is very little to do and very little variety in how you do it. If you could clip along at mach 3 blasting space dinosaurs, or carve your name into the side of a mountain I can guarantee this game would not be getting bad reviews.

    What is there plods along at a snails pace, walking feels like crawling, sprinting feels like walking and even the bad-ass stiletto hulled space-ripper ships amble through the atmosphere as if they were pleasure craft. There are a host of other things that one would thing should never have made it out of beta, ruins are less useful than knowledge stones. One of the atlas path goals requires that you spend hours documenting every living thing on whatever planet you happen to be on, the puzzles are kindergarten grade easy, and every single alien encounter plays out in exactly the same way. The sound design (which I have seen others laud) consists of generic muzak, overlaid with random animal cries and mechanical nonsense that has no bearing on whats going on around you.

    I can forgive Hello Games, they are an indie studio with indie budgets and indie mindsets. What I'm less inclined to forgive (and we as gamers are as much to blame for this) is having them dragged out twice at E3, hyping this thing into the AAA it isn't, and me traveling round 3 different retail outlets to find a boxed copy for £40. This thing ought to have been £15 digital only, and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this gets pushed out onto PS plus as a freebie in the next 12 months.    … Expand
  63. I3R0K3N7FEET
    Aug 21, 2016
    3
    If you are looking for a modern space-faring game to replace your freelancer feels from the past.

    This isn't it.

    Huge premise, but ultimately dull, bland, boring, uninspiring, and not good.

    The most difficult thing about NMS is inventory control, but once you have upgraded yourself, which is a boring chore, there is nothing about this game that is interesting.
  64. SsmarkSs
    Aug 12, 2016
    3
    I don't understand how people defend this crappy game, the only fun I had playing this garbage was during the first 3-5 hours, but after I realized I'm just doing the same thing over and over like an idiot, I quickly regret playing it. it is not worth $60, it has the content of a $20 game. if you are thinking about buying this game you should consider the following;
    1)This game has NO    I don't understand how people defend this crappy game, the only fun I had playing this garbage was during the first 3-5 hours, but after I realized I'm just doing the same thing over and over like an idiot, I quickly regret playing it. it is not worth $60, it has the content of a $20 game. if you are thinking about buying this game you should consider the following;
    1)This game has NO MULTIPLAYER
    2)NO STORY
    3)NO MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
    4) NO PLOT
    5)NO ENDING
    more than half of the planets are empty and not interesting to explore. The animals on some planets look stupid and ugly, the ground has the same ground texture, combat sucks, the game has one thing which Is mining rocks and it gets boring and annoying. I still don't understand how people give it a 10/10, it earns 5/10 at best.    … Expand
  65. Condog
    Aug 13, 2016
    1
    After seeing the first couple of planets there is no need to explore anymore as you'll have seen pretty much everything the game has to offer it's is a very mediocre game with awful fps mechanics the enemies are beyond frustrating to fight also the it seems developer lied about multiplayer as well so even if you wanted to you couldn't meet your friends i would rate the game 5 but seemingAfter seeing the first couple of planets there is no need to explore anymore as you'll have seen pretty much everything the game has to offer it's is a very mediocre game with awful fps mechanics the enemies are beyond frustrating to fight also the it seems developer lied about multiplayer as well so even if you wanted to you couldn't meet your friends i would rate the game 5 but seeming so there is evidence to suggest the developer lied about multiplayer to sell more copies I have to rate it a 1 out of 10 due to disgraceful business practices selling a product by lying about what is can do is illegal and if it turns out they did lie i hope they see massive repercussions for that… Expand
  66. moemoe
    Aug 22, 2016
    3
    I feel ripped of, 60 $ is clearly too much for what this game offers. No matter how big it is, Even though I´m just 2 days into the game I have a feeling everything you´ll find will be repetitive and boring, at least it was until now.
  67. rezolutions24
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    Every review you see thats positive is either from the developers, or testers themselves or people who were involved somehow. This game is a complete lie. There needs to be some type of lawsuit to pursue a chargeback for services not rendered. This is a complete lie. False advertisement. And because there is no penalty to create a game thats false, this is why No Mans Lie exists.
  68. Leo_Min
    Aug 23, 2016
    0
    This game really lacks features. There is nothing to do. I mean you can literally do anything, but there will be no impact on the world. Well tbh you will discover similar procedurally generated things and name them, that's kinda cool, but not as exciting as doing anything. You can learn words, again no real purpose of this feature. Grind resources is boring and the same "no reason - noThis game really lacks features. There is nothing to do. I mean you can literally do anything, but there will be no impact on the world. Well tbh you will discover similar procedurally generated things and name them, that's kinda cool, but not as exciting as doing anything. You can learn words, again no real purpose of this feature. Grind resources is boring and the same "no reason - no impact" attitude. It's probably an average 5.0 game. But giving it zero score for it's dev's false promises should be a lesson. And why the ending aka center of the galaxy is so dull? Warning for new players: after reaching the center there is no feeling of accomplishment whatsoever. It feels like the devs needed another 2-3 years to make a game 6.0+ worthy. Shame.… Expand
  69. kietnam
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    The whole situation of No Man's Sky is like going to a store to buy an apple (for 60$) but instead of an apple, they give you a **** lemon and not even a good lemon but a **** moldy lemon that won't **** play in your PS4.
  70. agnesone
    Aug 24, 2016
    4
    Seriously?
    After 30+ hours of play I can say that the only word that burns in my head is: seriously?
    I love the exploration games . I like the chill games . But , seriously ? I never believed the multiplayer, and I don’t care. They have been promised many things that aren’t, but I thought it does’nt matter to land on asteroids or take part in huge battles. Maybe in the next game or    Seriously?
    After 30+ hours of play I can say that the only word that burns in my head is: seriously?
    I love the exploration games . I like the chill games . But , seriously ?
    I never believed the multiplayer, and I don’t care. They have been promised many things that aren’t, but I thought it does’nt matter to land on asteroids or take part in huge battles. Maybe in the next game or patch or dlc.
    But, seriously?
    They said, and I‘ve seen, living planets, with a logic, with a sense.
    Some planets where exploration made you say " wow " everytime . This is what they did see.
    They spoke about exploration. They only talked about exploration.
    But, seriously?
    There is no life. There are always the same (stupid) things in every planet you visit, and even the randomness of the procedural system can make it look different.
    They could make an effort to create the “bricks” more numerous and varied.
    There are 10 kinds of trees , 10 types of stones , 10 types of bushes, 5 tyes of flowers, 20 kinds of elements. How can a procedural system create live planets , each one different from the other?
    Where are the mountains , the plains , seas or rivers ? Where is the randomness of a living planet?
    Only the color and the position of the things are different. But, serously?
    How can a ridiculous animal species produce exactly the same ridiculous sound light years away?
    How can one more identical baby-face dog make me feel to be alive on an alien planet?
    How can give me the pleasure of exploration?
    Another fan-kind stone that give you carbon. Seriously? Is the same stone that I cataloged in the system that I just left ! why should I give it another name ?
    I’m stupid? Yes I’m stupid. But not is my fault.
    Though I might have to wait to buy this "technical on**ism "    … Expand
  71. neropx
    Oct 14, 2016
    0
    there is just one planet in this game, but people were dumb enough to believe that there were physically billions in some open world style universe. nope there is just one area in the entire game (the planet and its surroundings), and that is randomly changed each time to make it seem like a different planet, and there probably is billions of combinations when it comes to remodelling thisthere is just one planet in this game, but people were dumb enough to believe that there were physically billions in some open world style universe. nope there is just one area in the entire game (the planet and its surroundings), and that is randomly changed each time to make it seem like a different planet, and there probably is billions of combinations when it comes to remodelling this planet with different colour pallets, sizes etc, but there is nothing exciting or unique about that! .. . and the warping is just the loading screen lol. because this was sold at the price of AAA style game (which is an insult to the real devs out there who put their blood and sweat in to making these games for that price point) then this deserves a big fat 0.… Expand
  72. mace8704
    Oct 15, 2016
    2
    Honestly, the most disappointing title I've ever played. Extremely dishonest advertising that makes Peter Molyneux look honest. Frustrating, unsatisfying, and repetitive game design that completely lacks purpose. A technical mess that hard crashed literally (I mean literally) dozens of times. Lastly, a cryptic narrative that borders on pretentious with one of the most lackluster endingsHonestly, the most disappointing title I've ever played. Extremely dishonest advertising that makes Peter Molyneux look honest. Frustrating, unsatisfying, and repetitive game design that completely lacks purpose. A technical mess that hard crashed literally (I mean literally) dozens of times. Lastly, a cryptic narrative that borders on pretentious with one of the most lackluster endings I've ever had the misfortune of experiencing. The fact that this title received mostly average reviews makes me question the state of gaming "journalism." It's that bad.… Expand
  73. Kapow626
    Sep 1, 2016
    0
    This game is the best example of broken dev promises I've ever seen. Almost nothing promised by Hello games is actually in the game. This title is just a pile of boring grind which would make gold miners of Asian MMOs cry in tears of horror and it doesn't deliver almost anything you have seen on the trailer videos.

    Do you expect to see huge well constructed species like in the trailers    This game is the best example of broken dev promises I've ever seen. Almost nothing promised by Hello games is actually in the game. This title is just a pile of boring grind which would make gold miners of Asian MMOs cry in tears of horror and it doesn't deliver almost anything you have seen on the trailer videos.

    Do you expect to see huge well constructed species like in the trailers ?? Forget it - you will get clearly generated garbage like a frog with horse legs or simply creatures that look like 4 anatomy organs mixed together. Trailers have shown superb looking creatures which resembled some evolutionary path, but this is not what the game delivers. Instead you will get nonsensical (incredibly stupid AI) creatures that just run around frantically like they just took cocaine.

    Do you expect unique planets with flora which is unique ? well you will get color` change. That is pretty much all you get plus minus few changes which are so generic that they are unnoticeable.

    Do you expect multiplayer? - not there

    Do you expect unique settlements? - well you get few settlements that just repeat over and over and over and look exactly the same on each planet based only by the faction.

    Do you expect meaningful interaction with the ingame factions? Build relationships ??? Well - they are not meaningful in any way, but more just for leveling them up, so you can buy more things from them. Your place and role in the universe is ultimately pointless.

    Do you expect to explore planets where nobody has ever been? Not in this game either - all planets are under some faction as they need some settlements ect, so you can buy slots for your inventory...

    Do you expect meaningful crafting which involves real logic or thought? Nope - only mindless slot management and grind for the same resources over and over and over and over and over and over and over... You get the point.

    To summarize - this game is worth 10 bucks at best and doesn't deliver almost anything Hello games promised. Companies like Hello Games should be sued until they are blue in their face for ruining the game industry and screwing over the player base.    … Expand
  74. Trippasnippa
    Apr 27, 2017
    0
    Literally made an account as I still see people defending this game on social media. This is the biggest waste of money over hyped POS game I gave ever played. A game built on lies and broken promises. Anyone who defends this game you are the reason they are going to keep bringing out unfinished garbage in the future. -9999/10
  75. Code2ILL
    Aug 16, 2016
    6
    Hello Games have set out to do something other developers have not attempted to do in terms of scale, but failed to create the infinite possibilities it once promised. First off I will say that I have enjoyed No Man's Sky immensely but once the honeymoon ended and the thrill of blasting off into space faded, I was left to ponder why I had played this game happily for as long as I had.Hello Games have set out to do something other developers have not attempted to do in terms of scale, but failed to create the infinite possibilities it once promised. First off I will say that I have enjoyed No Man's Sky immensely but once the honeymoon ended and the thrill of blasting off into space faded, I was left to ponder why I had played this game happily for as long as I had. After spending 30+ hours in the procedurally generated universe, I have been left with a bittersweet taste in my mouth. Do I love this game? Do I hate it? Or am I somewhere between both?
    I have to say I am torn between wanting to put the disc in my PS4 and launch it into oncoming traffic like some sort of suicidal Frisbee. The inventory management is slow and clunky and the amount of materials you can store verses how much you need to have to fuel your ship and suit is extremely unbalanced, making you participate in a constant and repetitive loop that becomes very tiresome. Upgrades are in need of a tweak as well. I couldn't tell you how many times I have solved some puzzle or helped an alien to only find that I have been rewarded with technology I already have. I am starting to think that I have come across all the technology the game has to offer and that is a worry considering how much variety we were promised. It's a serious pain in the ass when you haven't been able to improve your gear and are locked in a snails pace while trying to reach the games end. Recent data-mining on the PC version have revealed that the demos we were shown leading up to the release were all scripted and far from random and the dinosaurs and planets we saw will not be in the final version, as they were made to look more earth like to be more aesthetically pleasing to the casual viewer, which really bothers me for some reason. The one thing that has kept me playing is the mystery that is waiting to be discovered in the center of this massive galaxy, but I still cant help but wonder if NMS would have benefited from being smaller in size and maybe if it were, then the limited variety of planets, animals and plants may not have been so noticeable. No Man's Sky has clearly fallen victim to corporate marketing and deadlines. It seems as though it was rushed towards the end of development and sadly we have seen many gameplay aspects cut from the final version. I have never seen a game crash my PS4 more than NMS has, it really hurts. It was clearly a rushed release. Planets do not rotate on their axis around their sun, moons do not orbit around their respected planet and they don't use real world physics to generate the climates and resources on planets. There is no such thing as running water, waterfalls, streams, nothing, just stagnant water. It just doesn't live up to what Sean Murray once said and I cant help but think this had something to do with Sony pushing Hello Games to a release before the game was finished, which resulted in certain aspects of the game having to be cut and maybe added to the game later through DLC. With all that being said, it is still very interesting and satisfying to play and I cant wait to see what Hello Games add to it through future patches and updates. NMS has the potential to be something that will last for years to come but right now it is something that will last a few months before being silently swept under the rug. With a few tweaks here and there and some added content, NMS will be what everyone wanted. I take my hat off to the developers for creating something fresh and for being as ambitious as they were, its a true testiment to how talented these guys are. Maybe next time Sony can help with the actual development and funding of the game, rather then market and push something they have no part in helping create. Its Great, Its Good, It's Bad, It's Ugly    … Expand
  76. JSpinks06
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    I hate that I am about to waste time typing something in here. I have a higher end machine 3.8Ghz Quad core AMD processor 16GB of RAM, tons of SSD storage and an Nvidia GTX970 so maybe fairly normal. This game taps my CPU out at 100% and then crashes windows constantly. I am lucky if I get 10 minutes of playtime. Do not purchase this game. Maybe about 2 years from now for $10 or even $5I hate that I am about to waste time typing something in here. I have a higher end machine 3.8Ghz Quad core AMD processor 16GB of RAM, tons of SSD storage and an Nvidia GTX970 so maybe fairly normal. This game taps my CPU out at 100% and then crashes windows constantly. I am lucky if I get 10 minutes of playtime. Do not purchase this game. Maybe about 2 years from now for $10 or even $5 but not right now.… Expand
  77. UnevenerSauce
    May 30, 2017
    0
    I got mugged right off purchasing this smoke ball. Nothing to the game, extremely repetitive and no refund on it. I wouldn't be so salty if I only paid £5 for the indie game it is but charging £40 as if it's a AAA title is a joke. Doesn't live up to any of the promises. Don't buy unless it drops to £5 in a sale. Not worth any more money.
  78. gooberdoober
    Sep 28, 2016
    3
    Irrespective of what was or wasn't promised in the marketing hype leading up to the release, No Man's Sky is fundamentally dishonest. It's a shallow, sterile, boring, repetitive slog in the guise of a deep, vibrant, exciting universe of limitless possibility. An adventure game without the adventure.... or the game.
  79. Jordanx23
    Nov 3, 2016
    2
    Worst game this year by a country mile. Lies, cons and deceits by HG are despicable. They should be ashamed. Barebones gameplay and repetitive grinding are just a few painful examples of why this game is a complete disaster. The ending is perhaps the most insulting part which made me lose it big time. 2/10 and no more. Fix your game HG.
  80. TheBlueFox
    Jun 12, 2017
    0
    This game deserves less than zero. It has every flaw imaginable then some.

    --Uninspiring, repetitive and boring game play --Terrible graphics not worthy of the PS3 --Convoluted, annoying menu interfaces --Generic landscapes --Every aspect from the weapons, to the fighting, to the air travel is a mind-numbing chore --Every planet feels the same, and there is nothing to do, rendering    This game deserves less than zero. It has every flaw imaginable then some.

    --Uninspiring, repetitive and boring game play
    --Terrible graphics not worthy of the PS3
    --Convoluted, annoying menu interfaces
    --Generic landscapes
    --Every aspect from the weapons, to the fighting, to the air travel is a mind-numbing chore
    --Every planet feels the same, and there is nothing to do, rendering the selling point of 'endless planets' pretty useless
    --Pointless interactions with alien life
    --Tedious resource collecting coupled with an infuriatingly tiny inventory
    --Glitches from hell and back. I lost all progress because my space ship got stuck in an eternal glitch. Tried everything, nothing saved it. Tried a new game, another glitch. This one was glorious, the world just broke up into pieces around me. Constant game crashes etc.
    --Developer outright lied about aspects, or was disingenuous. For that reason alone, I wouldn't support it.
    --This is NOT an AAA title, yet it came out as the price of one. I'm not even sure it's a finished title of any grade.

    If this company had any decency, they'd offer to give people their money back. The fact that they won't speaks volumes. This is the game that put the idea of pre-ordering in its grave.    … Expand
  81. CanadianYeti
    Jul 17, 2017
    4
    Every planet is, aside from the weather and colour scheme, essentially the same. I hopped around a sector, visiting each planet, and I came off feeling that there wasn’t a single planet that was unique in any way, aside from the initial excitement of “ooh, a snow planet!” They’re all littered with the same types of resources (there’s rocks of every colour imaginable, but they all turn intoEvery planet is, aside from the weather and colour scheme, essentially the same. I hopped around a sector, visiting each planet, and I came off feeling that there wasn’t a single planet that was unique in any way, aside from the initial excitement of “ooh, a snow planet!” They’re all littered with the same types of resources (there’s rocks of every colour imaginable, but they all turn into iron), and while it’s cool to see a large t-rex looking creature walking across the horizon, the animals are ultimately just there to look pretty.… Expand
  82. AlfaRomeo
    Dec 6, 2017
    0
    This is not a game, the bugs is every you can see don´t mather were are you looking, you can´t not explored anythig it´s a peace of garbage, no mater what the people o the critic say, DON´T BUY
  83. rtkiii
    Aug 11, 2016
    7
    I want to LOVE this game but in the end it is just OK. The planets, to me, look fantastic. There is something to say about flying into a planets atmosphere and not knowing what you are going to see. Some truly cool moments.

    But the creatures lack that same randomness. Sure they are procedural generated and they are different...but only so slightly. I have seen the same dog/deer    I want to LOVE this game but in the end it is just OK. The planets, to me, look fantastic. There is something to say about flying into a planets atmosphere and not knowing what you are going to see. Some truly cool moments.

    But the creatures lack that same randomness. Sure they are procedural generated and they are different...but only so slightly. I have seen the same dog/deer type creature a ton of times and the only difference maybe the width of the creatures legs, or a fin on the back but 95% of it is the same. No lizards? No insects? I understand the creatures on the same planet could be similar...but I have been to 12 different planets in 4 different systems and this creature is on 75% of the planets. But I have seen like 4 or 5 truly unique creatures and when they come along it is a neat site.

    Then the gameplay loop of the planets. Land, scan, find "?", then create override key, scan for the four things everything. Goto sites...learn some words, create warpdrive...and go on to the next planet. The only variable in that process is if you will get attacked by 4 pirates at once or 5 :)

    I do enjoy this game...but I do not LOVE it like I was hoping.    … Expand
  84. Zhorge
    Aug 12, 2016
    2
    Galaxy sized sandbox. Two cups of sand. Great game for four hours. Then you'll play the same game until you die. Over-and-over-and-over-and-over.

    Not for $60. This should have been a $15 game on Steam.
  85. iRenren
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Basically Minecraft in space, with less stuff to do.
    A huge universe to explore the same thing over and over again.
    They've been avoiding multiplayer feature questions and even went on deceiving people at one point when they've said that you can actually find one another. Exploration aspect is incredibly underwhelming. Planets aren't even majorly different from oneanother, it's mostly    Basically Minecraft in space, with less stuff to do.
    A huge universe to explore the same thing over and over again.
    They've been avoiding multiplayer feature questions and even went on deceiving people at one point when they've said that you can actually find one another.
    Exploration aspect is incredibly underwhelming. Planets aren't even majorly different from oneanother, it's mostly color plate swapping, and a few model swaps here and there on mobs. It somewhat fails even in the single player aspect due its simple repetitive pattern.
    Sweet little lies.    … Expand
  86. porc
    Aug 12, 2016
    2
    I've been playing game since de 80's. This is one of the worst. First,you have to repair the spaceship. Tutorial is long and boring (farm farm farm). Controls are clunky. Took 1h to get all the ingredient to finally leave the first planet.

    Nice color palette and that's all.

    Hipsters game = Looks cool (marketing videos, awesome art), but boring gameplay.
  87. NatureHacker
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    My review was removed but the essence was I was very excited about this game by the vague hype filled suggestions of Sean Murray. I expected a vast universe where you could possibly find another player if you were lucky but mostly lonely beautiful vistas and places you could make your own. None of that actually made it into the game. This is just a 2010 version of spore (yes 2010, thisMy review was removed but the essence was I was very excited about this game by the vague hype filled suggestions of Sean Murray. I expected a vast universe where you could possibly find another player if you were lucky but mostly lonely beautiful vistas and places you could make your own. None of that actually made it into the game. This is just a 2010 version of spore (yes 2010, this definitely isn't a modern game)… Expand
  88. kanishkawhite
    Aug 25, 2016
    2
    I'd rather be playing Tetris on Atari 2600 than this.

    All that beautiful promises about players running into each other in a massive world,joining factions sounds cool right ? Except that none of it is there in the game.. what is this an early Alpha ?

    Oh.. and yeah the ending OH MY GOD!!! the ending AAHHHHHH!!!!! you get a slap in your face for being so dumb and playing through it all.
  89. rckstrdave
    Aug 16, 2016
    8
    Standing on a small alien moon, orange grass swishing about your feet, you gaze up at a giant purple planet rising over a green horizon. A pink dinosaur-donkey-marmot grazes by your spaceship a few yards away. A yellow cougar-turtle-mantis dashes into a grove of giant blue mushrooms. In the distance, bright neon stalactites and giant crystals peak out of a cave entrance in the wall of aStanding on a small alien moon, orange grass swishing about your feet, you gaze up at a giant purple planet rising over a green horizon. A pink dinosaur-donkey-marmot grazes by your spaceship a few yards away. A yellow cougar-turtle-mantis dashes into a grove of giant blue mushrooms. In the distance, bright neon stalactites and giant crystals peak out of a cave entrance in the wall of a massive crater. The shadow of a pterodactyl-vulture-snake flying overhead crosses the meadow, and you decide to blast off into space to see what other places you might discover.

    No Man's Sky is all about these kind of moments, of creating your own purpose and story, in the context of wherever you happen to be in the galaxy.

    Some will only see a game that could have been other things, or a game that is missing things. Some will only see the twitchy draw distance, wonky UI, and the mechanics behind the procedural generation. They will hate this game, some passionately. They will bombard review sites with multiple bad reviews, trying desperately to bury a game that wasn't made for them, they don't understand and can't enjoy.

    Others will understand. It's not a game about thrills and cliffhangers, scripted events, and handholding like Uncharted or Mass Effect. It's not about chatting with your buddies over the headset, moving up the leaderboards, or buying the coolest looking armor to show off to your teammates, like Call of Duty or Destiny.

    This game is about going off, completely and utterly alone, and finding your own way in the unknown. It's about struggling, journeying, and observing.

    It's flawed, buggy, and wonky (at launch, with the promise of lots of updates from the developers). It's also beautiful, breathtaking, and addictive. To some, anyway. To others, it's an ugly, pointless, overhyped, boring mess. You will probably either fall into one camp or the other. Lucky if you can enjoy it, pity if you can't.    … Expand
  90. AirRixX
    Aug 22, 2016
    3
    Literally the best way to describe this is like an ocean that's an inch deep.

    But I gotta say that this is just one gigantic **** You" by Hello Games and Sean Murray for the sheer amount of lies and false promises that he has given us. Seriously disgusted by the amount of lies. The game that they advertised is nowhere near what we are playing. Probably the greatest scam in gaming    Literally the best way to describe this is like an ocean that's an inch deep.

    But I gotta say that this is just one gigantic **** You" by Hello Games and Sean Murray for the sheer amount of lies and false promises that he has given us. Seriously disgusted by the amount of lies. The game that they advertised is nowhere near what we are playing. Probably the greatest scam in gaming history. Do not waste your money(80 ****ing dollars) on a lie of a game that isn't even finished or works properly.

    **** you Hello Games.

    ****.

    You.    … Expand
  91. FreeLookMode
    Aug 15, 2016
    4
    Defenders of the came keep saying that critics don't like it because they misunderstand the game. I didn't misunderstand the game. I knew that it was survival based. I knew that it was a slow paced game where exploration, gathering, and trading would be key. I get all that. The reason why No Man Sky is a dud for me is because Hello Games promised a gigantic universe to explore butDefenders of the came keep saying that critics don't like it because they misunderstand the game. I didn't misunderstand the game. I knew that it was survival based. I knew that it was a slow paced game where exploration, gathering, and trading would be key. I get all that. The reason why No Man Sky is a dud for me is because Hello Games promised a gigantic universe to explore but only has about 1000 or so core assets - meaning this "huge" universe start to look the same within the first few hours.

    My excitement dropped immensely when I landed on just my second planet and found the SAME flora asset that just had the name changed. The the SAME rock/Iron asset, again with just the name changed. Then the SAME minerals and crystals. The creatures looked almost identical, with variation so small I couldn't actually notice the difference (though to be fair, I saw more variation in creatures eventually.)

    The first 10 planets I explored I saw repeats of the same assets over and over again, so I'm using my scanner to make this "new" discovery, and its just the same exact plant I've already seen 20 times, just with a different name.

    THAT, friends, sucks. That is cause for legitimate disappointment. It doesn't matter how enormous the game world is if only 10% or so of it feels truly unique. After a while I starts to feel like basically "ah this is the green planet, that's the red planet, here's the blue planet -- where everything on it looks more or less the same.

    Guess what's worse? The structures for every alien race, every outpost, every shelter that I visited in my 30 hours of gameplay use the SAME damn models. Talk about immediately killing any sense of vastness or difference or exploration.

    The Sentinels on planets is also a let down. Every planet I've visited has them. Sometimes they are more aggressive, sometimes they aren't - but I never got to a planet where I truly felt like I was the FIRST to explore. Someone's always been there before me. It is also annoying has hell to have sentinels constantly interfering with your efforts to do the most basic things like harvest a mineral. And talk about repetitive. Sentinels follow the exact same script, in the exact same way, on every single planet I've been to so far.

    I don't feel like I was confused about what kind of game this is. I feel like the execution on what the game aspired to be is unfortunately quite poor.    … Expand
  92. Dragonknight87
    Aug 24, 2016
    2
    Look im someone that doesn't like to be lied to and doesn't like people taking advantage to mislead others. THIS MY GOOD gaming friends is no mans wtf were is everything we were promised !
  93. masseffectabc
    Aug 10, 2016
    5
    "Greatness Awaits" with this one. Alhought the concept of the game is highly ambicious, the execution is poorly, and if this game is an "exploration game", then it fails miserably, cos it uses the basic mechanics of exploration and nothing more. Kudos to Sony for at least trying to put something different in the market. For people who like to do the same 4 things for hours and hours, this"Greatness Awaits" with this one. Alhought the concept of the game is highly ambicious, the execution is poorly, and if this game is an "exploration game", then it fails miserably, cos it uses the basic mechanics of exploration and nothing more. Kudos to Sony for at least trying to put something different in the market. For people who like to do the same 4 things for hours and hours, this game is for you, for the people who don`t like that, then buy something else of focus your energy in something else.… Expand
  94. trurl
    Aug 11, 2016
    2
    After 2-3 hours you have seen all the planet forms and creature designs. They vary a bit but the pattern is very recognizable. So the fun of exploring stops there. The "gameplay" elements are repetitively and get boring fast.
  95. RyanMorgan
    Aug 13, 2016
    3
    I don't recommend this at all. 12 hours in, I've been doing the same thing over and over. It is immensely repetitive and tiresome. Add to that a dull, shallow backstory, which extends merely to learning words and improving an arbitrary reputation with a one-dimensional alien race. Furthermore, the inventory space is minimal, requiring constant micromanagement and throwing away things youI don't recommend this at all. 12 hours in, I've been doing the same thing over and over. It is immensely repetitive and tiresome. Add to that a dull, shallow backstory, which extends merely to learning words and improving an arbitrary reputation with a one-dimensional alien race. Furthermore, the inventory space is minimal, requiring constant micromanagement and throwing away things you want to keep for the journey. More generally, it seems very unpolished, with graphical quirks, misspellings and deeply unintuitive menus. The visuals can be pretty stunning at times, but I was expecting more than a pretty game with the depth of a pothole. And by the way, can we stop with the apologist attitude about what a small team Hello Games is. If they charge a triple A price, I expect a triple A game.… Expand
  96. pyrov
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Over-hyped garbage. Inventory management is a headache, exploring planets after an hour gets boring and repetitive, no multiplayer (even though Sean Murray said in multiple interviews there would be, then proceeds to vaguely tweet out there isn't any multiplayer at the last moment before release). Planets are almost lifeless, with the stupid randonly-generated monsters (OH LOOK, ITS AOver-hyped garbage. Inventory management is a headache, exploring planets after an hour gets boring and repetitive, no multiplayer (even though Sean Murray said in multiple interviews there would be, then proceeds to vaguely tweet out there isn't any multiplayer at the last moment before release). Planets are almost lifeless, with the stupid randonly-generated monsters (OH LOOK, ITS A GIRAFFE WITH A SQUIRREL HEAD AND A SNAKE TAIL HEHE xd). You'd think 15 guys could make a better Minecraft in space -- Nope. Also, middle fingers to anyone who bought this game for the colors and atmosphere. It looks like cr*p in-game; trailers looked better.

    Do yourself a favor; Get the broken steam version. That way, if you share a similar experience such as mine, you can refund the game. Be sure to review the refund policies before you do that.

    Go ahead and thumbs down me, Reddit. There's a difference between imagination and delusion.    … Expand
  97. illegalmonkey
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    Came back here to change my review of an 8 to a 0. I'm getting more and more disenchanted with how this game has turned out. The nail on the head was me trying to warp along a preset path by the game to reach Atlas. Four times I have tried to warp and four times it has crashed! I finally just contacted Sony for a refund. FYI, these crashes happened both before AND after the latest update.
  98. ALtheKiller86
    Aug 18, 2016
    4
    No Man's Sky is the epitome of a one sided idea. It feels like the developer came up with a cool & unique engine, but had NO idea what to do with it. So they released what is inherently a tech demo of said engine, called in No Man's Sky, and are charging people $60 for it. The result is the most pretentious and dull gaming experiences you're likely to have, well, ever! Let me be veryNo Man's Sky is the epitome of a one sided idea. It feels like the developer came up with a cool & unique engine, but had NO idea what to do with it. So they released what is inherently a tech demo of said engine, called in No Man's Sky, and are charging people $60 for it. The result is the most pretentious and dull gaming experiences you're likely to have, well, ever! Let me be very specific and distinct here: THERE IS NO GAME. It's the world's most elaborate screensaver. If you're interest in the game is unwavering, at least do your wallet a solid and wait until the game can be picked up for $20 used at your local Gamestop. I couldn't possibly recommend this title to any serious gamer, unless you're suffering from insomnia. In that case, have at it! Otherwise...just go back to The Witcher 3. There is nothing here to see.… Expand
  99. BBC_Cuckold
    Aug 26, 2016
    2
    A hipster game made by literal hipsters (look it up at the developers wearing flannel shirts, ironic tees), using a hipster non threatening color palette, a hipster UI, a hipster space ship, a hipster name, a hipster design aesthetic, a hipster logo, even the aliens are hipsters.

    If you bought this game and you're not a hipster then you're just a loser. Which means I'm a loser too.
  100. ZacWolfven
    Aug 17, 2016
    2
    No Man's Sky is the child you put your time, money and effort into in hope that they will make you and themselves proud. When the time came for that child to show it's potential, shame, disappointment and blindness was all that ensued.
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  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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