Posted on: October 7, 2024
Risingson
Verified ownerGames: 883 Reviews: 36
It's not you, it's me
No Man's Sky was a game I bought after seeing 65daysofstatic presenting the soundtrack in a Sonar Festival years ago, as it looked so epic. And since it was released my main problem with the game is that I am totally misaligned with the majority taste regarding what makes a game appealing, and I really dislike the gameplay loops in here. What did I expect? I expected Starflight, Star Control 2, Captain Commando, and yes, there are bits from those games, but the main gameplay loop is resource gathering and base building. I expected that those were add ons and there was a main campaign that was a bit linear, signposting you to different planets, but the random generation was so powerful that it over. And that's great for most of the people, who love that loop of getting out, gather, go back, etc, but I am more interested in character writing, not a beautiful reskin of the good old Noctis. I see there are many exploration multiplayer campaigns, but again I don't like multiplayer as I don't like to play with random people and I don't like to allocate a specific time for gaming (I have to clean the house, do laundry, go to the gym, cook and in general have an adult life sorry). So... it was not the game for me. But people love it. Aesthetically it's awesome, some of the exploration parts make me want to roleplay hard and get lost in the world, but as soon as I see the mechanics to progress I feel kicked out of that fantasy and just see mechanics and bytes. Absolutely not the game for me, but read the rest of the positive reviews because maybe it is for you.
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