No Man’s Sky is getting a ridiculous amount of hype, but I swear no one means to build it up into something more than it is. It’s just incredible to think that each of us can take on the role of space pioneer, exploring unknown galaxies and planets, charting a new course towards the center of the universe. With so many galaxies and planets, as well as a play style to suit any personality, no amount of gameplay footage can spoil the game – at least according to game creator Sean Murray.
The Guardian spent some time with Murray during E3 and he explains the spoiler-proof nature of his game:
In this era, in which footage of every game is recorded and uploaded to YouTube, we wanted a game where, even if you watched every video, it still wouldn’t be spoiled for you. And we wanted those discoveries to be meaningful in the sense that they could be shared with other players, all of whom existed in the exact same universe, rather than inside their own random dimension.
This is what I find so intriguing. So people might just choose to spend their first couple days of gameplay exploring their home world, charting its unique environment and checking out all the points of interest available. Another player might board their ship as soon as possible and soar off into space, discovering all the nearby galaxies and planets. Others still might take an aggressive stance, killing wildlife and attacking random space ships.
I’m convinced that I’ll take a more exploratory path. I have no interest in trading or fighting. I want to explore the planets, find new worlds, scan for life and resources and see what the vast universe has to offer. See, even if I captured hour of gameplay footage of that, you’d probably never encounter those same planets, or experience them in the same way. It’s simply incredible and unfathomable compared to traditional games. I wish I could just play it already, or at least had a release date to look forward to. No Man’s Sky feels like zen to me.
Last Updated: July 13, 2015
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 13, 2015 at 10:45
Between this game, the new Deus Ex and my backlog, I think I’m sorted
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 10:58
I just released a backlog a few minutes ago…
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 13, 2015 at 10:58
A healthy colour I hope?
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 11:01
Nice and brown. Good texture too.
CaptainNemo42
July 13, 2015 at 11:02
Stop talking crap you guys.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 13, 2015 at 11:03
Have you heard about the movie Constipation? Well, it hasn’t come out yet…
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 11:05
No shit??
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 13, 2015 at 11:14
I’m not shitting you
Hammersteyn
July 13, 2015 at 11:18
Jonah Cash
July 13, 2015 at 10:46
Still not sold on this as a game… Will just have to wait and see I guess.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
July 13, 2015 at 10:54
Yep…. Me neither, I’m afraid of it being as underwhelming as a pancake under a cars’ wheel…Having seen some of the gameplay footage, the travelling aspect looks awesome, but hopefully it isn’t a grindfest….hopefully….
Allykhat
July 13, 2015 at 10:56
Well thats the thing… You need to “explore and gather” stuff to progress. Grind?
As for me, I’m going to wait a bit and see what it’s like first.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
July 13, 2015 at 10:59
Yap! Me too, but as far as grindfesting goes, they have their own periodic table, and from what I’ve seen so far, you’ll eventually move past having to collect minerals, but anything else is a wild guess…
HairyEwok
July 13, 2015 at 10:59
It’s going to be a grindfest, you have to explore, find planets, land on those planets and discover new resources and animals, then go and upload it all on a beacon to get credits. You use those credits and resources you gathered then to upgrade your weapon and ship.
Her Highness the Hipster
July 13, 2015 at 11:00
yeah, except you won’t be exploring the same area and killing the same enemies over and over again in a grind. keep discovering new worlds, new creatures, etc. might feel samey after a while, or might actually manage to keep that feeling of exploration and discovery.
HairyEwok
July 13, 2015 at 11:02
At least the planets can be terraformed so you could discover a underground cave system that could keep you busy for many hours. There’s also the choice of being a pirate so whooo to that. I’m most eager about this game’s terraform mechanics.
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 11:05
Not sure how a pirate life is going to work if you barely run in to anyone though
Jonah Cash
July 13, 2015 at 11:08
Stealthy Pirate sitting and waiting for a month to see another player to rob 🙂
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 11:57
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
HairyEwok
July 13, 2015 at 11:17
There’s AI carriers flying around from system to system, theres AI pirates too flying about so you can be good guy greg and kill them.
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 11:57
aaaah cool
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 13, 2015 at 11:21
I used to love doing the terraforming on Spore
Hammersteyn
July 13, 2015 at 11:26
Does bombing cities count as terraforming? Because I loved to do that
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 13, 2015 at 11:45
Duh, of course it does! I form the terra….with bombs
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
July 13, 2015 at 11:12
What I’m afraid of is that it might get repetitive, but as far as the planets and galaxies go, from first impressions, looks amazing!
Nikola
July 13, 2015 at 12:41
Yeah I agree with you just something throwing me off….
HairyEwok
July 13, 2015 at 10:46
With a world that basically seems endless with all those galaxies I would believe you cant get any spoilers out. They are staying away from the center of the galaxy when doing videos, but that’s considered end game material so its understandable.
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
July 13, 2015 at 10:48
10/10 would take Star Citizen money back and buy this…
HairyEwok
July 13, 2015 at 10:56
And this at least has a legit release date XD.
Hammersteyn
July 13, 2015 at 11:17
hahaha
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
July 13, 2015 at 11:18
You can sense I am worried about SC 😛
Hammersteyn
July 13, 2015 at 11:19
Everyone who poured money into is. But I can’t blame them.
Mistake Not...
July 13, 2015 at 10:51
This is one of those games for me where I don’t care about review scores. I’m buying anyway for the experience.
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 11:01
This game is getting me seriously hyped up
Jonah Cash
July 13, 2015 at 11:01
I can already see this game splitting the gaming world in 2 groups again… Dare I say just like Destiny did?
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 11:04
Those who love it and those who don’t. Yep. This is most definately going to do that.
I’m gonna be in the love it camp.
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 11:06
Sounds a bit Star Trek-y to me which is never a bad thing. Star Trek > Star Wars!
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 11:07
You take that back! Nothing beats Star Wars! Nothing!
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 11:08
Refresh
Jonah Cash
July 13, 2015 at 11:09
Hahahahahahaha
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 13:01
BAH! You wish!!!
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 14:11
I do not wish! I make it so! The Borg will assimilate all Storm Troopers, Vader and the Emperor in 25 minutes flat! 😛
Ranting Raptor
July 13, 2015 at 14:12
Puhlease. A single Sith could destroy the borg with but a thought!
Jonah Cash
July 13, 2015 at 11:07
Uhhhhhh nooooo…..
Dutch Matrix
July 13, 2015 at 11:07
Uhhhhh yesssssss
Nikola
July 13, 2015 at 12:41
Nooooooo!!! ahaha
DragonSpirit009
July 13, 2015 at 11:18
I hear so much about this game but still haven’t checked what it’s all about. Might have a look at it when I actually have no one spying on me at work!
Hammersteyn
July 13, 2015 at 11:20
I hate it when coworkers have nothing better to do but rat on other employees.
DragonSpirit009
July 13, 2015 at 11:31
Yeah but then you pay them back by hiding their lunch or what I do these days is send them a video link and when they watch them call the boss over showing them they are not doing their work. Its cruel but they asked for it!
Nikola
July 13, 2015 at 12:40
I looked at the gameplay video this weekend finally and I must say totally disappointed looks to me at least childish and very boring, I expected something like Mass Effect planet wise this is just too cartoonish.
TerrenceACaraballo
July 13, 2015 at 12:56
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DragonSpirit009
July 13, 2015 at 12:57
So I checked out a few vids and abused my works internet to do so and I have a 50/50 feeling for this game. Totally love the exploring planets thing and wouldn’t mind piggy backing on some of those creatures but the space flying thing isn’t really for me. The sheer size of the game is also a bit intimidating in some way. I don’t know… might do a bit more research for it once it’s released
coip
July 13, 2015 at 15:17
I agree. I don’t get the hype for this game. It has potential to be neat but it has even more potential to be a huge flop, especially with all the hype going into it. Basically, nothing they’ve shown as regarding gameplay is that exciting yet and most of it is just completely overwhelming and off-putting: an infinite universe where my goal is to discover things, mostly solo? Sounds hopeless and lonely. Reminds me of playing arcade games from the 1980s where there literally was no end to the game, making me think, “What is the point? Why am I even playing this?”.
wa-gwanentertainment
July 13, 2015 at 13:39
live, laugh, love , make plans
wa-gwanentertainment
July 13, 2015 at 13:39
live, laugh, love , make plans