No Man's Sky is a solid game. The mechanics, the worlds, the style, the music - it's a beautiful and carefully-crafted game. It is a great proof of concept; however, it doesn't feel complete. Unfortunately, I'm more excited for what will be added to the g...
Abstract: My lengthy first tour of No Man's Sky was a disappointment. I spent 30 hours skating across the surface of an endless puddle, searching for depths that didn't exist. I skipped and skimmed until, with great regret, I stopped. On my second time through, I...
Published: 2016-08-16, Author: Ben , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: “It's complicated.”For the past week, that's been my boilerplate response to friends asking if No Man's Sky, the highly anticipated space exploration game from Sony and indie developer Hello Games, is worth playing.Because trying to sum up the biggest vid...
Limitless hours of gameplay, Very nice gameplay, Aerial combat with ships, Sounds blend into the atmosphere of the game;
Poorly optimized;
Did No Man's Sky live up to its hype? Definitely not but this is my personal opinion. It could've been a lot better, while the lack of multiplayer still bother me, but overall I enjoyed it, even with its lacks and bad performance on a decent configuration...
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...