No Man's Sky

[Jimmy Higgins]

I was curious about this game. I had heard a story about it on NPR. The review indicated that the game had unprecedented depth, though there was a good deal of slogging to go through to start going anywhere.

I'm a bit behind the times PC and PS console wise, so I wasn't in a position to get the game which sounded intriguing, though I did just look it up, and noticed the game while having unprecedented depth was virtually dead and quite a disappointment.

I was wondering if anyone had played the game and what their thoughts were of the game.

 

[The Colourful Jester]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5jWtz3rzco

That seems to cover it for a lot of people.

 

[another1]

At least wait until Thanksgiving to but it. You know how Steam is about holiday sales. $60 is steep for a game you have to play by yourself.

I have a few Steam contacts who put many hours into playing it. This one guy NEVER logs out of Steam and his status is ALWAYS "Playing No Man's Sky". He must log 100hrs a week, no joke. More time than I invest in Nimble Writer, Mordor, Borderlands2 and Fallout combined!

 

[Terrell]

It's pretty good, but it was a bit overpriced at $60 IMO. It's a space exploration/survival game.

Make sure you follow the path of Atlas; you'll find out about it when you start the game. Doing so will get you the ability to build atlas passes which will allow you to open containers, and doors you wouldn't otherwise have access to.

When you first start you'll be on a planet no one else has been, next to a broken starship. You'll have gather resources to fix the ship, the first thing you should fix is the ship's ability to protect you from the environment. I can't think of what the component that does that is called, but it's pretty obvious when you look. When that system is online, you can use your ship for both life support & environmental protection when you need it, even if your ship isn't currently flightworthy.

You'll have to gather resources regularly to keep your suit's life support powered, as well as your ships launch thrusters. Your suit's environmental protection will recharge when you return to your ship, but it's a good idea to keep some resources on hand should you be away from your ship. Life support power drains whenever you're outside your starship environmental protection lowers whenever you're not either in your starship, a space station, or a cave.

You can land your ship almost anywhere, but it costs resources to launch it if it's not at a landing pad. You'll know a landing pad when you see it. You'll also need resources for your warp drive. When you start you'll have enough charge in it for one interstellar flight. You'll want to find a station, IIRC, it's an atlas station, and get taught how to make more fuel for your warp drive, you won't know how at the beginning of the game.

It's been a while since I last played, so some of this information may be dated.

 

[Mumbles]

First: don't pay attention to *any* of the pre-release promotional materials. The devs basically lied about a lot of what was included. Come to think of it, you may want to wait to see if the price takes a hit soon because of this.

Other than that...well, what Terrell said goes for me, as well. It's not a game for everyone, but I did enjoy it when I did play, found it to be pretty calming for the most part.