No Man's Sky Review: To the Stars | Made For Gaming

No Man's Sky reaches for the starts, but does it grab them?

[JJShredder]

Haven't seen a game so devisive since Quantum Break (which I personally found kind boring). Looking forward to this on PC so I can finally find out if it was worth the wait.

[Goldby]

i definitly am enjoying it, try and go in to the game without the huge expectation and you will be blown away with the quality the game has

[JJShredder]

Definitely tempering myself for this. Looks like a great game to just chill out in for an hour or two.

[Goldby]

hit some space weed out of your space bong with a space lighter before hand and you'll be flying space high in space lol

[S2Killinit]

Exactly. Forget what you thought it is or should be and just enjoy it for what it actually is.

[LexHazard79]

Yeah Im gonna buy it this weekend. I love Sci fi and will give it a shot.

[Next_gen_2015]

I think its because some players are visiting more interesting planets than others. The universe is so big...player experiences will vary

[Lev1903]

So you need luck to find the game interesting?

[Goldby]

@LEv,

no just the ability to look at the bigger picture. yes you may start out on a planet that is actively trying to kill you, but that also means theres a planet out there waiting for you to sit back, relax and enjoy a cervasa

[UnHoly_One]

Regardless of what type of planet you are on, you'll still just be shooting rocks and micro-managing your inventory.

The gameplay is basically all the same.

[Goldby]

@unholy,

That exact same mentality can be put towards any game in existance.

Mario you only move right and jump on koombas,
Cod: you only aim and shoot
Minecraft: you only gather resources and build.
Destiny: Refer to CoD
Abzu: You only swim

There is repetition in every single game thats ever been in existence. the difference here is that you seem to be turned off by being able to gather resources and explore galaxies, which isn't wrong at all. just some of us are enjoying this game to no end. PUN INTENDED

[joab777]

It's way more divisive than that. I knew it would be because it isn't Mass Effect. It doesn't have the hand holding and candy cutscenes that so many will want.

[Christopher]

***Haven't seen a game so devisive since Quantum Break***

Essentially almost every "console exclusive" is divisive. Before QB it was SFV. And Uncharted 4 wasn't divisive, but it had people who just criticized the high scores.

Essentially, people are way to enamored with supporting or bashing exclusives. So, stay tuned for more divisiveness and bashing with the next console exclusive.

[SimpleYet_Not]

PC Version is bad atm. Thank god I got this on PS4!

[spoilerjerk]

Excellent review... especially on the point of making the story for yourself. Really reminds me of the first real choose your own adventure in gaming and I think this is why there is so much vitriol. There are a majority of gamers who like having their hand held ala Assassins Creed/Far Cry.

[Goldby]

thanks man, really appreciate the responses from N4G in regards to my reviews.

please tell me you go the Saved by the Bell reference

[Filmicfps]

oh you reviewed this. very high score! its good u enjoyed it.

[Goldby]

Ya man cant get enough of the game

[Filmicfps]

Thats good man! Its only 69 on metacritic but ur review makes me wanna get it. Should I rent it?

[Goldby]

well if you have tried some of the games i mentioned in the review, and enjoy surviaval sand box games, definfitly rent it. it may turn into a purchase afterwards.

when in doubt, any hesitation, rent it

[Perjoss]

I only have about 6 hours played but so far I'm fully agreeing with the high scores, really nice game.

[joab777]

Finally, a review that echoes my sentiments. It's been awhile since I've played a game that has me hooked so deeply. All I wanna do is play. I love mmo's and rpgs and exploration and crafting. I love having 10 things on a checklist and each time I cross 3 off, they have already been replaced.

I've been playing games since I got a Nintendo and the Gold Zelda for Christmas many years ago, and many AAA have become so similar that it's rare that I catch magic in a bottle. Last gen it was Bioshock, Fallout 3, Valkyria Chronicles, Ni No Kuni and Lost Odyssey. This gen, it's been Bloodborne, ESO and TW3 to a lesser degree, but along comes NMS. For some reason, it's got me.

And I love the thought that it could continue to grow. I am looking forward to FF15 and Persona 5, but for now this game has been better than I even thought it would be having followed so closely.

[asmith2306]

Reviews for this game are all over the place.

[The_Sage]

I absolutely love this game. It's truly astounding. This game is more like Flow than Call of Duty, so if you didn't like Flow, you might not like this.

EDIT:
I'm not sure why anyone disagreed with what I said here. Does anyone think that No Man's Sky is more like Call of Duty than Flow?...

[Goldby]

now that you made that comparison i actually see it.

good on ya sage

[Goldby]

im guessing some people havent seen or tried flow, so they dont understand the comparison. afterall a disagree simply means that someone doesnt agree with you.