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No Man's Sky

  • Video Game
  • 2016
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IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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No Man's Sky (2016)
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AdventureSci-Fi

Explore and survive in a procedurally generated universe with 18.4 quintillion planets.Explore and survive in a procedurally generated universe with 18.4 quintillion planets.Explore and survive in a procedurally generated universe with 18.4 quintillion planets.

  • Directors
    • Sean Murray
    • David Ream
  • Writers
    • Will Porter
    • James Swallow
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Steve Malpass
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Sean Murray
      • David Ream
    • Writers
      • Will Porter
      • James Swallow
    • Stars
      • Rutger Hauer
      • Steve Malpass
    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 10 wins & 14 nominations total

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    9VermithorofHOTD

    Great game!

    Ok so i played this on release and think i played arround 39/40 houers and found the game pretty bad and so i stopped.

    And now 6/7years later i started again because they have been updating the game so often and adding new things that it made me curious if it got any better. And yes it is.

    This game is insane now. When i play time just flies and i cant stop playing wich is annoying and amazing. Because i wana sleep but i just wanna quest and explore abit more.. abit = fast two houers gone. And that makes a game good for me. When it makes you forget about time.

    This game is a easy 9/10 now.
    7legoman-75950

    Good game, but needs updating.

    Wow. What a game! A whole universe unlimited boundaries at your fingertips. There is no limit for what you can't do... Or so is there?

    No Man's Sky has been hyped for three years, making it nearly impossible to meet the fans increasing expectations. Although it delivered almost everything it promised, No Man's Sky failed to go the extra step beyond what was featured in the trailers.

    Even with expectations not fully met, No Man's Sky is still a remarkable and unique game. That feeling of awe when you first load the game and gaze out upon the world that no player has been on before you is a feeling no other game can deliver. Every planet has a unique combination of flora and fauna that leaves players wondering what could be around every corner.

    Even with a universe of seemingly infinite exploration, some main components No Man's Sky get repetitive very quickly. Having to fuel numerous portions of your star ship constantly quickly becomes a chore. Most of the animals begin to look the same; when you see one weird orange antelope, you have seen them all. Is it a good game? Most definitely. Even with the repetitive features, No Man's Sky has changed gaming with its innovative world generation, similar to that of sandbox games such as Minecraft. Future updating is going to be necessary to keep fans attention. Should you rush out and spend $60 on No Man's Sky? Probably not. Unless you have been dying to acquire the game for years and can't wait any longer, this is one to best wait for the sales rack. Thanks for reading. Dance on!
    7ethanalawrence

    A very good game

    I never played this game at launch. I recently got into this game and I am really enjoying it. The exploration elements work really well with the story and there is a real sense of progress as I continue to play. As you unlock new technologies within the game, you gain access to further exploration and mysteries that planets have to hide. The only downside Is that each planet seems to be all one biome.
    9cxmusic

    Redemption Arc

    Where do I start? A lot was shown before the launch. Promised a lot. But the launch of this game was an absolute disaster. It was empty, lifeless, and ugly. A gigantic list of things that were missing from the game. Things that were promised. And Hello Games went silent. I refunded my game. But why did it get so quiet?

    They worked. They worked hard. In 2016, the year of the launch, Hello Games published the Foundations Update. Base construction, freighters, new technologies ... It was something. But it wasn't nearly enough. This was followed by the Path Finder update. Exocrafts, multiple spaceships, spaceship classes, online base sharing ... Some players returned. It was a good update. But still not enough. I refunded my game again.

    And then came 2017. Atlas Rising, the next big update, was released. A new, completely redesigned storyline that contains about 30 hours of playtime. New graphics, new textures, new stuff, new everything. Also a touch of the long-missed multiplayer. Finally! You only saw yourself as blue spheres, but slowly we got there, what was promised to us. And hey, portals! They were finally active. I actually ... did not refunded my game this time. Why? It was slowly becoming clear that Hello Games is doing everything to develop this game further and to give us what was promised - and ... what was next?

    The next big update followed in 2018 and it hit like a bomb. NEXT was here. Real multiplayer. Greatly expanded base building. New weapons. New ships. And another revision of the graphics. My mixed feelings about the game gradually turned into good feelings. I started to love and actually enjoy it. And with The Abyss came a big update for underwater worlds! Great. Oh, and Visions brought new stuff too.

    With Beyond, however, I started to really play and love No Man's Sky in 2019. The multiplayer has been completely redesigned and improved. Virtual Reality Support. And generally a complete overhaul of the game. This update was more than we all hoped for. But Hello Games wasn't finished yet.

    Well. Now we are here. No Man's Sky 3.0, Origins. What can I say? The update is gigantic and above all improves the variety enormously. But it's best to take a look at the game's huge release log for yourself.

    I'm looking forward to the next few years with No Man's Sky and can now really recommend it to everyone!
    10fwmilmo

    Great game, free updates, and enjoyable experience

    This is the game that keeps on giving. There is a steep learning curve, but if you like Space Exploration and building games this is the game for you. It plays great in a PS5. Warning, don't start this unless you are prepared to park your other games. This will engulf your game play as it has so many things to do. It is fun though!

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      The game contains 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets. That is over 18 quintillion.
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      • August 9, 2016 (United States)
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      • United Kingdom
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