The Hype
Well Damn.. It is finally out on PC! No Man's Sky has finally been released yesterday (August 12, 2016) and guess what, I'm one of the hundreds of thousands to buy it on it's release date. Not impressed? Well, okay. Who cares if you're not impressed huh?!
It's only less than 3GB of download so it took me no more than an hour to install it on my PC. And within that hour all I did was assemble my freakin' bed that shipped in that day. Let's get back to the topic. Let's talk about the hype. A lot of people were restless waiting for this game to come out. And I was one of them. My colleagues say that this game is very massive in its own sense because it is not just "open world" it's freaking Open Universe!
Start up
Game starts up with the company's splash screen and all their partners and stuff. After that you get dumped straight into the game. You wake up all doozy and confused, and you seemed to have lost your memory AND your ship is all wrecked and ruined. I won't spoil you any further than that.
You get no bootcamp missions, nor a training simulation run - None of that! Yes, like I said, you get dumped straight into the action. If you want to watch how I started it, here's the video:
Specifics of the Game
Okay so let's talk about the specifics of the game. So far I haven't played around the graphic settings when I played, I just left it as it is. And in my honestly, I got dizzy right from the get-go. The environment looks a little bit "cartoony". It's not that I don't like it, I actually love it!
Gameplay
From what I picked up in 3 hours of straight gaming, you basically have to gather materials to fix your ship. It's a little bit too slow on the start, you get the option to follow an "Atlas" and I do think this orb-like thing will give you the tutorial that you seek. Or you can roam "freely" and I'm assuming this is equivalent to "yes, I would like to write my own story please" option.
So yeah, you gather resources and in the process you destroy the planet's environment. Within the planet they have these "Sentinel" things that roam around basically patrolling the vicinity. And if they catch you destroying their environment - well, they become hostile.|
Aside from the Sentinels, the planets also have countless creatures that roam around. Some are friendly, and others are very very hostile. You have the option to feed them and make them an ally who helps you find stuff on the ground. Or you can zap them with your multi-tool and harvest their bodies. Either or, they will never help you on their own accord.
The Story of the Game
I honestly don't get the story of the game YET. So far what I picked up is that, there's the "Atlas" that should guide you through out the game but I decided not to select that option. And during my play time, I've encountered only a handful of intelligent life form in the entire freaking galaxy! And during some of my encounters with these life forms, they send me messages and letters that come from another person who they don't even know. So from that, I can make up that someone is trying to contact me. Another "Greater" intelligent life form is either trying to help me because they care, or they're helping me because they are trying to get me to do something in return.
My take
As I have shown above, I can say that No Man's Sky is a very interesting game. The concept is unique and it's a first of its kind. Should you buy it? Well that's a yes and a no depending on some certain aspects. If you don't like slow starting games that do not give you that BIG quest right from the get-go then don't get it. If you like to explore and create and gather, and if you like the slow but sure pace that eventually leans you towards a bigger goal, then yes, you absolutely must buy it!
My take on this game is that it is a great game. No the ultimate game YET, but this one has potential. I'm looking forward to patches and updates from the developers - see if they unleash some kick-ass contents and events soon.
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