not recommended.

it looks pretty

it has none of the promised features; that annoying achievement message that pops up every five minuets that locks you our of all of your controls until its over; takes about 30 seconds each time the only real goal is to upgrade your stuff so you can upgrade your stuff more efficiently

I was late to the NMS party. I had heard of this game back around launch time, I heard people said it was bad, but other than knowing it was a space game, I knew nothing about it or who Sean Murray even was. Somehow I missed the hype entirely...and I'm glad I did.

No Man's Sky is an exploration game set in a vast galaxy of over 18 quintillion planets. Each one is massive--too big for any one person to explore fully in the span of a day--and if you're the first to discover one, you not only get to name it, you also get first dibs on any discoveries contained...

A massive; seamless world; Impressive tech supports a genuine-feeling journey; Unfettered freedom to explore numerous rewarding pursuits; Attractive ship and weapon designs; Meaningful narrative

Frustrating item management and UI; Shallow variety; Mediocre shooting mechanics; NPCs lack meaningful personalities

Exploring the infinitesimal universe is fun and fascinating, but it can be immensely annoying too. No Man's Sky does have the interplanetary space-faring magic it advertises, but how much it satisfies depends on whether you enjoy the arduous, cyclical churn of accumulate-create-migrate in exchange...

Fun to discover things for the first time; Infinite playground to explore; Unpredictable algorithm produces some hilarious surprises; Good expeditions to be had if the pre-generated conditions are right or favorable

Gameplay feels repetitive and hollow after a while; too simplistic for an open world of this scale, Farming can be tedious and will often interrupt enjoyment, Lacks substance and not compelling enough for long-term play, Bad menu designs and navigation

I have a whole universe in front of me and a million different opportunities at my fingertips; billions upon billions of planets await and I am unequivocally free to visit any one of them, do anything

Exploration is the best in any game I've played; Fluid transitions between flight and movement on land; Music complements the game really well

Repetitive by nature; Weak story; Sentinels can be annoying; Lack of storage in ship and exosuit

No Man's Sky is a game about solitude and survival. The trouble is, many people expected a multi-player party in space, but the procedurally generated space adventure from Hello Games doesn't deliver that part of the bargain.

Where do you start when you feel like you're a drop in the ocean? That's how I initially felt when I commenced playing the highly anticipated No Man's Sky . The game is massive and I mean massive.

No Man's Sky sets out to be an endless exploration game, set across hundreds of trillions of planets to explore, each randomly generated with it's own climate, wildlife and resources scattered. It's one of the most ambitious games I've come across in years, purely on the scale of it.

Despite the randomization of planets and animal life, every No Man's Sky playthrough begins the same: You wake up on a planet wholly unlike Earth, with a spaceship that won't fly, inside a suit that only barely keeps you alive.

In short bursts, 'No Man's Sky' is amazing, but going deeper, I found only a void. There's a great framework, and an arresting visual style to go with an ease of mobility, but in a short amount of time, I despaired of finding any more interactivity or progression in the all-too-similar horizons and...