No Man's Sky is a better technical demo than it is a full priced game. A randomly generated universe sounds like an impressive concept, but the underlying variety and most of the gameplay design could have used more depth...
Beautiful visuals, Satisfying end-goals, Exploration yields real moments of joy
Repetitive survival elements, Tedious ship maintenance, Variety is mostly skin-deep
Imagine this: You sit down to watch an episode of Star Trek. The Enterprise glides along through the starry sky, and Capt. Picard narrates that the crew will soon survey a nearby planet that's not known to harbor any sapient life-forms. The away team beam...
Published: 2016-08-14, Author: Mark , review by: overclock3d.net
If there were one single sentence that summed up our experience with No Man's Sky, it would be "wait, this isn't early access?". While the concept behind No Man's Sky is interesting and exploring new worlds can be a lot of fun the game is let down by a l...
Published: 2016-08-11, Author: Chris , review by: destructoid.com
A solid game that definitely has an audience. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun. How we score: The Destructoid Reviews Guide...
Published: 2016-08-11, Author: Nicholas , review by: gamecrate.com
No Man's Sky is all about the pure joy of exploration. It will be a polarizing game that will prove unsatisfying for some gamers, but it offers a vibrant, Zen-like experience others will treasure...
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Published: 2016-08-10, Author: Tony , review by: Geek.com
Abstract: Though many have been hyped for No Man's Sky since it was announced in 2013, I haven't been for a very long time. My initial excitement eroded over the years due to an overly-long development cycle and a delay. I even believed that titles like The Long Jo...
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Published: 2016-08-09, Author: Alice , review by: videogamer.com
Some interesting and uniquely human content, New take on an old genre.
The internet takes everything too far eventually, Reuse and reliance on a few themes
Published: 2016-08-08, Author: Chris , review by: destructoid.com
Abstract: Every once in a while a game comes along that reaches gargantuan hype levels that are relatively unsustainable. No Man's Sky hit that peak several years ago, in no small part due to Sony's marketing.I often talk about the exact moment when I get to actual...
Published: 2016-08-16, Author: Patrick , review by: mobilesyrup.com
Abstract: I like to imagine an alternate narrative where Hello Game's No Many's Sky was not hyped up by Sony at almost every major press event over the last two years.In this fictional idealistic universe, the tiny indie game's popularity grows organically, with No...
Abstract: It didn't take long for the initial enthusiasm around No Man's Sky to morph into something well beyond the control of its creators.Calcified by the hype-driven marketing around the game, the pitch for No Man's Sky underwent a metamorphosis. It went from ‘...
