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.

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

I was in two minds about purchasing this game. On the one hand I could explore an entire universe in which I could get lost and be the first to discover a plant, animal, planet even an entire star system!

In the grand tradition of PlayStation classics like Journey and The Unfinished Swan, Bound tells its story through metaphor, tugging at the player's emotion with a scope and beauty that's difficult to describe. In a couple ways, it's actually more effective at conveying meaning than similar games.

No Man's Sky is not what people thought it would be. In the recent decade, few games have been as hyped up as Hello Games' newest adventure. Since its debut trailer back in December 2013, some have have claimed it to be the game of the generation, or in some ridiculous instances the last game we...

World is incredible; Visual style is wonderful; Learning languages is a brilliant idea; Surprisingly accessible

Lack of direction; Crafting system isn't great

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

Let me preface this by saying that I went into this gargantuan title as blind as possible. I refused to watch trailers or read interviews from the developers in order to make my experience as unique, eye-opening and engrossing as the game would provide.

So many times it's been asked: What do you do in No Man's Sky? As it turns out, you do a lot. And then sometimes: not a whole lot. No Man's Sky is science fiction, with particular emphasis on the fiction. This isn't a simulation of a universe so much as it's a mathematical probability simulator.

Science fiction has always been a divisive genre for me. Books such as Dune or Stranger in a Strange Land have never appealed to me. However, I love the works of Harlan Ellison and Douglas Adams. Star Trek had good ideas with none of the budget, and therefore none of my attention as a child.

Childlike sense of wonder; Discovering a new planet can be awe-inspiring; No hand-holding contributes to sense of discovery

Inventory management is a pain the space pants; Repetitive puzzles; encounters; Graphical hiccups can kill the immersion; Tags