One of the most anticipated games of the year, No Man's Sky is somewhat of a letdown. While it certainly puts its best foot forward with a beautiful audio and visual presentation, to put it bluntly, it's boring.

And that's what we're kind of left with. An explanation that fits the product released. No Man's Sky is a missed opportunity to do something truly epic, and while the final game, when measured moment by moment, showed glimpses of something more than merely ordinary, the final result, was far less...

I don't know what I'm doing. I'm on a planet with a crashed ship, a cryptic message about following some kind of path, some weird rocks and a bunch of animals. I need to try and find some fuel and other things to patch up my ship to get the heck off this world.

Very relaxing; Beautiful at times; Lots to do; Inventing names for things is fun; The lore can be intriguing; Procedural generation creates some great things

Starship dogfights aren't great; Definitely not for everyone; Not much in the way of traditional story telling; Not all planets are interesting; Procedural generation brings up a lot of similar things; Star map is clunky to navigate back to places you've been

A stunning technical achievement and a mesmerisingly addictive one, even after you realise how simplistic and repetitive it really is.

Enormous game world is a pleasure to explore even when you know all its tricks; Competent space and land combat; Excellent art design and soundtrack

Highly repetitive main gameplay loop, that requires little skill and offers little danger; Poor use of intelligent aliens; Flawed visuals when on a planet; Infuriating inventory and lots of minor bugs

We've spent the last week or so working towards this review, and as such it's an updated version of the Review Impressions article you may have already read if you're a frequent visitor to the site.

With much of the No Man's Sky's structure having apparently been added in the final month of development, that's not so surprising. (The patch notes are eye-opening; mere weeks ago, this was half the game it is now.) There is tremendous room for it to grow and improve.

Platforms: PS4 (tested), PC Developer : Hello Games Publisher : Hello Games Release Date : Out now Where To Buy Amazon / Tesco / ShopTo / PlayStation Store / Steam There may never be a game like No Man's Sky again.

If I was review this after the first week of it being out I would gave it two stars but after some updates the game is much better today but I still feel quite alone playing this game.

Ever since Sean Murray, of indie developer Hello Games, first showed off No Man's Sky back in 2014, the game has captured the collective imagination of gamers in a way that is rare in the industry.

Awesome space travel with no load screens; Almost infinite; open universe to explore; Cool visual aesthetic

Tedious resource management; Frustrating inventory system; Limited depth to planetary environments

The Universe is a large place, a place full of wonders, of stories, of untold valour. It is an unexplored marvel and one that needs its own adventure. No Man's Sky has promised so much in the lead up to its release. A small team creating something massive.

Lots of planets to explore l Flying around is amazing l Great music l Prettiness

Awful inventory l A chore to get through l World is dull l Characters are dull l Story is dull l Dull dull dull