I have to say when I first heard about No Man’s Sky, a game from British development studio Hello Games, I really didn’t know what to expect – and I wasn’t that excited about it.
All it seemed to be was visit a procedurally generated planet, scan lifeforms, get back in your ship then fly to the next planet. Rinse and repeat.
Well, the more I’ve seen of No Man’s Sky, though, the more intrigued I’m becoming and my thinking has changed about it. Sure, it’s still all about exploration and naming the lifeforms you find (I can guarantee there will be a few creatures named after body parts – and I’m not talking about arms and legs) – but it does look as if there’s a bit more to do than what we originally thought.
There’s clearly a lot of people who thought the same as me as PlayStation is releasing four game play trailers before the game comes out in August that showcase the four key things you can do in the game: Explore, trade, fight and survive. The first video, Explore, is up above.
Did you know No Man’s SKy has 18 quintillion planets? EIGHTEEN QUINTILLION PLANETS!!! How many zeroes is in a quintillion?
Look, I see No Man’s Sky going one of two ways: It’s either going crash and burn (into one of its procedurally generated planets) and people will be really confused or be amazing and we’ll all happily be exploring planets until the end of time.
We’ll know in August when it comes out.
All I know is that come August 10th, I’ll be “watching c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser gate”.
When are you going to cover New Zealand’s escape rooms?
http://escape-rooms.co.nz
Hi, Noah. I hadn’t heard about those, and they sound interesting, but given that none are in Christchurch, which is where I live, I haven’t covered them. Plus, they aren’t video games which is what I tend to concentrate mainly on the blog.
I can’t wait for this game, the more that comes out about it the more excited I get!
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