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No Man’s Sky stole the VGX awards

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No Man's Sky

There were plenty of games shown at the VGX awards on the weekend, from Titanfall strutting out some new mechs through to some tantalising gameplay from Quantum Break. But out of all those big budget titles, one four man studio may have stolen the show with No Man’s Sky.

No Man’s Sky puts players in the cockpit of a starship that can explore a galaxy full of solar systems and planets. The catch here though, is that each procedurally generated planet can be explored, with no two worlds and their ecology being the same.

“If you see the stars, those are real stars, they have their own planets around them, and you can go there,” said Hello Games Sean Murray to Gametrailers.

It’s a science-fiction game, but it’s not like most other sci-fi games. We set out to make a game that challenges what it means to be next-gen, and what it means to be an indie title.

It’s going to mess with people’s perceptions of Hello Games, and I have no idea how people will react. It’s different, and pretty much the furthest thing from what we’ve done before.

So in essence, No Man’s Sky is all about exploration. See a lake? Slip your wetsuit on and go for a swim. See a planet above you that looks inviting? Jump in your ship and jet off towards it. If you can see it, you can reach it.

Out of everything that was shown off at the Spike VGX, this little but ambitious game just blew me away.

Last Updated: December 9, 2013

46 Comments

  1. In an age where everything is known about every game being made, for a game to come out of nowhere…and absolutely BLOW you away, is utterly amazing…Wow, i got goose bumps

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    • RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba

      December 9, 2013 at 10:26

      Me too man!

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    • Robert Hart

      December 9, 2013 at 11:19

      To be honest we’ve been fed the same old rehashes year after year. It seems as if very few developers are using much imagination and ambition these days. So it does not take much (besides money) for someone to grab one of those plenty ideas and actually do it.

      I mean.. why cant someone just make a Dayz type openworld survival non-mmo game that feels and shoots like HL2? Done right (and not cartoony like so many have done), it would sell like hotcakes.

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      • Umar Seeker of Truth

        December 9, 2013 at 11:39

        Well the closest would be Stae of Decay which did really well and is actually a really good game minus some hiccups. but I feel you man

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        • Robert Hart

          December 9, 2013 at 11:48

          State of Decay is a catroon looking game that feels and looks like GTA4. If they want to get the atmosphere right then it needs to be rusty and gritty and very realistic.

          Cartoon graphics in my mind instantly relates to jokes or comedy. Comedy and zombies dont mix 😛

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          • Umar Seeker of Truth

            December 9, 2013 at 11:50

            Yeah I know what you mean. But you wold be surprised though by the game. But it isn’t super serious which I guess is what you want. A true post apocalyptic survival game would be awesome. I thought I am Alive would be that. turned out I was wrong. The Last of Us is amazing though

  2. Matthew Holliday

    December 9, 2013 at 10:10

    well this looks… interesting

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  3. Admiral Chief of Souls

    December 9, 2013 at 10:14

    Whoa! Very cool indeed

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  4. Hammersteyn

    December 9, 2013 at 10:19

    Soooooooo PC only?

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    • Admiral Chief of Souls

      December 9, 2013 at 10:21

      Ya think?

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      • Hammersteyn

        December 9, 2013 at 10:23

        Will need a joystick. Can’t fly a damn with mouse or keyboard.

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        • Admiral Chief of Souls

          December 9, 2013 at 10:30

          How do you fly your Mosquito then?

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          • Hammersteyn

            December 9, 2013 at 10:35

            Like Launchpad. Equipped the ejection system because I end up using the damn thing like a giant missile.

          • Admiral Chief of Souls

            December 9, 2013 at 10:36

            LOL, thinking of investing in that, either that or those uberkill rocket pods

          • Hammersteyn

            December 9, 2013 at 11:10

            Have the rocket pods, damage isn’t that amazing though.

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      December 9, 2013 at 10:32

      Doubt it,. Hello Games has only released games for console and mobile before.

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      • RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba

        December 9, 2013 at 10:42

        Good to hear 😉

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  5. Kensei Seraph remembers Madiba

    December 9, 2013 at 10:21

    I’m going to have to upgrade my PC for this, and it looks like it will be worth it.

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  6. RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba

    December 9, 2013 at 10:26

    Holy crap!

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  7. Admiral Chief of Souls

    December 9, 2013 at 10:30

    Makes me think of SPORE, and how you can explore almost everywhere, very, VERY cool indeed

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    • OldManLight

      December 9, 2013 at 20:12

      remembers the “fun” i had with spore…ugh…

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  8. Alien Emperor Trevor

    December 9, 2013 at 10:31

    If I look at those article tags, I think somebody is gonna get a hurt real bad.

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    • RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba

      December 9, 2013 at 10:32

      *hands baton

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 9, 2013 at 10:33

        Thank you. It’s time to beat Darryl like a bad step-child.

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        • RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba

          December 9, 2013 at 10:39

          *Like a bad, ginger step-child. Fixed for you.

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 9, 2013 at 10:40

            I purposely left “ginger” out because I didn’t want to confuse the two of you.

        • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

          December 9, 2013 at 10:40

          *Frodo

          He’s not Darryn, Darryl or Brenda anymore

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 9, 2013 at 10:40

            I thought Geoff was the hobbit.

          • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

            December 9, 2013 at 10:42

            You haven’t seen the picture of Frodo’s foot on Facebook have you?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 9, 2013 at 10:43

            What is a facebook? 😉

          • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

            December 9, 2013 at 10:58

      • Admiral Chief of Souls

        December 9, 2013 at 10:33

        *upgrades baton to CLUEBAT OF DEATH

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  9. Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

    December 9, 2013 at 10:41

    This looks and sounds pretty awesome… an entire galaxy to explore from space to planet… *hyped*

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    • Admiral Chief of Souls

      December 9, 2013 at 11:00

      You will be frequenting the boobies planet methinks

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 9, 2013 at 11:29

        Do boobies planets have realistic orbital jiggle mechanics?

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      • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

        December 9, 2013 at 16:29

        As long as they’re good looking, non-homicidal, Amazons… then yes…

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      • Johann

        December 10, 2013 at 12:10

        As long as it’s not the Latex Babes from Estros

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  10. Brenz

    December 9, 2013 at 10:55

    amazing, i have wanted an exploration game with this kind of depth and detail for so long now, cant wait!

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  11. Rags

    December 9, 2013 at 11:58

    While procedural is cool for this type of game, graphically it looks very poor. And that will always be the compromise.

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  12. Warren Ross

    December 9, 2013 at 12:02

    Holy shit! Sandworms!

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  13. Pieter Kruger

    December 9, 2013 at 12:04

    All Indie developers take note, this is a game, not hose piss ass phone games your trying to paw of as AAA titles!!

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  14. Deeboy

    December 9, 2013 at 13:22

    While Destiny looks very enticing with stunning graphics. I thought this game was more of what I was looking for in a space exploration sim. You can customize spacecraft in Destiny but you personally can’t fly them. This game seems to be the game that allows your imagination to run wild with the possibilities. The reference to Frank Herberts Dune a movie that is still hard to create even with todays special effects was all I needed to get me interested. The sheer scope of the game is worth the purchase by itself if the game play is well incorporated.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      December 9, 2013 at 13:37

      Absolutely! That’s why I’m so excited for this game. There’s so much promise here, and I really hope they can pull it off.

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  15. Gavin Mannion

    December 9, 2013 at 13:26

    I’m one of the only ones around who isn’t blown away by this… I’m just not sure what the point is

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  16. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    December 9, 2013 at 13:31

    This is the game I want, screw Call of Duty: Titanfall. This is the game that made the VGX bearable and left me with a smile on my face.

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  17. Ricardo Harvey

    December 9, 2013 at 14:25

    so um…where’s the action?

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