Do you love atmospheric detailed pixel art with lots of details to find? Get this game, oh boy, are you in for a treat. Do you love Cyberpunk which does not shy away from showing changes in society and how we could be changed by technology and how the world will progress? Get this game, I love the world-building! Do you love classic adventures? Get this game, I haven't seen a single stupid puzzle so far, everything makes sense and some of the solutions you find are hilarious, I had more than one good laugh. Also, if you love good electronic music, that isn't hiding itself and likes to beat in your face, this alone might be a reason to buy this game. You can get a sneak-listen here: https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/
No Man's Sky NEXT is like No Man's Sky 2. Everything, and I mean literally EVERYTHING, is different compared to the release version. Well, okay, you can still walk and jetpack around and have a ship and a mining beam. But that's about it, everything else is different. Now: is it better? I say ♥♥♥♥ING HELL YES, I got bored pretty quick with the original version, but now you have many more things to do, stuff to aim for (e.g. like buying your own freighter, building a beautiful individual base). And for me personally: I LOVE exploring. And exactly this, the exploring part, was kinda boring after a short while before the update. But now: MUCH more things to discover. Buried stuff, lying around "ruin" loot in caves, more dangerous fauna and flora, and much MUCH better world/terrain/fauna/flora generation. While before lots of stuff looked like the same, now every planet feels like a unique little snowflake only waiting to be found <3
For me this game is the most fun RPG since Morrowind. Surely Morrowind was more immersive, but this world still managed to suck me in pretty well. Time flies by like nothing, you can explore and explore and explore and will always find stuff (lots and lots of hidden stuff, even on top of 30 metres high power polls and windmills which you can only reach with your jetpack and skill). Very hard and unfair game, this game does not treat you well. You start as a nobody and really have to fight nails and tooth to become stronger. The battle system is really intriguing and the biggest failure of PB is the lack of explanation. The combat system works best if you have impulse control. Start the next attack (with mouse 1) as late as possible, otherwise you don't get combo power. Evade attacks as late as possible otherwise you still get damage. Parry as late as possible, otherwise you do not parry at all. You need full concentration to become a good fighter - in close combat, that is. When you use distance weapons, well, that's not fun, sorry. Do yourself a favor and become a close combat fighter :)
