When I begin a new game, I view some screenshots and watch a couple of trailer videos, based on that, if it looks interesting, I give it a try, as I did with this game. Going in somewhat oblivious to what the developers promised, just playing the game as is, I enjoyed No Man's Sky (I have many more hours on a GOG version than I do here).

Finer details could be tweaked, sure, like the NPCs playing a bigger part of the overall game. However, how large of a role do we all really play in the scope of the universe? Not a very big one.

The game does get a little repetitive with resource collecting and selling, upgrading, repairing, building, repeat... But, haven't I just described most other games as well? Get more stuff to upgrade your stuff so you can collect more stuff. Isn't life repetitive?

After playing for some time I read articles about the game, such as what developers promised, the center of the galaxy and proposed center of the universe. Although the center of the galaxy merely brings you to another galaxy, repeating the process until supposedly reaching the universe center, which nobody has found, is realistic, because, we've never reached it, and never will, however surmise that there is a supermassive black hole at the core, which could very well do what was mentioned in the spoiler.

This game seems infinite, or at least countably infinite, with worlds much like and very much unlike our own, inhabited by creatures completely alien to us or totally barren, laden with toxic minerals and radiation. But isn't our universe? Or theoretically, wouldn't it be?

As for the developers promising more than what was delivered, it was a disappointment wasn't it? Well, life can be sometimes too, and the universe is merciless.

I take the game as it is, and view it as an actual universe simulator, the developers having presented us with a parody on life itself. In the game, you are miniscule, you perform repetitive tasks so you can continue to do so, and no matter how far you make it, there will always be more.

Life mirrors this.

If you want a universe simulator, you got it.

When I begin a new game, I view some screenshots and watch a couple of trailer videos, based on that, if it looks interesting, I give it a try, as I did with this game. Going in somewhat oblivious to what the developers promised, just playing the game as is, I enjoyed No Man's Sky (I have many more hours on a GOG version than I do here). Finer details could be tweaked, sure, like the NPCs playing a bigger part of the overall game. However, how large of a role do we all really play in the scope of the universe? Not a very big one. The game does get a little repetitive with resource collecting and selling, upgrading, repairing, building, repeat... But, haven't I just described most other games as well? Get more stuff to upgrade your stuff so you can collect more stuff. Isn't life repetitive? After playing for some time I read articles about the game, such as what developers promised, the center of the galaxy and proposed center of the universe. Although the center of the galaxy [spoiler]merely brings you to another galaxy, repeating the process until supposedly reaching the universe center, which nobody has found,[/spoiler] is realistic, because, we've never reached it, and never will, however surmise that there is a supermassive black hole at the core, which could very well do what was mentioned in the spoiler. This game seems infinite, or at least countably infinite, with worlds much like and very much unlike our own, inhabited by creatures completely alien to us or totally barren, laden with toxic minerals and radiation. But isn't our universe? Or theoretically, wouldn't it be? As for the developers promising more than what was delivered, it was a disappointment wasn't it? Well, life can be sometimes too, and the universe is merciless. I take the game as it is, and view it as an actual universe simulator, the developers having presented us with a parody on life itself. In the game, you are miniscule, you perform repetitive tasks so you can continue to do so, and no matter how far you make it, there will always be more. Life mirrors this. If you want a universe simulator, you got it.