No Man's Sky

[BigBeauford]

Originally Posted by DC.chief

So how is it?

Played for one hour last night, and 2 hours this morning. It is the game that was promised. Each planet is procedurally based, with different life forms, weather patterns, and small "objectives" to locate. These can range from becoming more familiar with an alien language to open up trade options, to finding upgrades to your ship, suit, and weapon. The music is great, changing to fit whatever is happening on screen. The graphics aren't fantastic, but the artwork is unique and some planets have lots of color. The sense of scale is incredible; these planets can be absolutely huge, and would likely take real days, or weeks to walk across.

That being said, this game is clearly not for everyone. It has a very relaxed pace to it, and nearly no sense of direction. You are dropped into the game with minimal button prompts and actions, and only one true objective. There aren't really side quests along the way like Fall out 4, nor is there a lot of combat besides dealing with sentinels and rare(I haven't seen it) aggressive life forms.

If you enjoy resource gathering, exploring, and the "equipment upgrade feedback loop", this is definitely a game for you, or even if you have a strong interest in sci fi and space, there is something to be said about exploring an infinite universe. While this game has a casual feel to it, I think there is enough mechanics and the survival elements to say this game isn't for very casual players. I really dig it, but enjoy off the beaten path, non AAA games, so take that into consideration of you are a Call of Duty, Assasins Creed, Madden type of gamer.