No Man's Sky is a good game for what it is; which is an planetary exploration / adventure game. Pros: I really enjoyed my first few solar systems, discovering new planets and wildlife. The ability to warp to any system and go anywhere you want was also very appealing to me. Then when you finally find that perfect planet it feels incredible- blue skies, lush flora and beautiful scenery. No Man's Sky created a peaceful, calming ambience and those were my favorite moments. Cons: Quantity over quality. No Man's Sky lost it's charm after a few dozen landings. I started recognizing wildlife on new worlds. The wildlife generator was showing similar plants and animals over and over and over again. (SPOILERS) The protagonist, Atlas, was intriguing until I completed it's mission. I get a wall of text stating I created a new star system.....the end. No cutscene showing me the newly created worlds, no waypoint on my galaxy map and no evidence this ever even happened. Needless to say after 10 hours of non stop warping, it was a massive letdown. Arriving at the center of the galaxy was similarly disappointing.(SPOILERS) -On the technical side, the game runs poorly and crashes often (even after recent patches). -Every planetary base and space station is literally copy and paste with one single alien creature to interact with. There is never more than one alien in the same room at a time thus making the game feel sterile. -No way of tracking rare materials by placing waypoints on planets because of a lack of basic minimap (only galaxy map). -This is my own experience; this games difficulty is virtually non existent. Died once to space pirates, and quickly learned to upgrade my ship for easy mode. -Very grindy if you go for max slot ship. My thirty slot ship held more than enough upgrades to carry me easily to the endgame. Conclusion: AAA premium priced $60 exploration game. Imagine a galaxy sized ocean, only 2 feet deep. I would not buy it again nor pay for DLC.
