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Man these guys are not playing the same game I am. I come to a new planet, I wander around looking at how pretty it is, I scan animals and give them names that
by egypturnash 10y ago
Man these guys are not playing the same game I am. I come to a new planet, I wander around looking at how pretty it is, I scan animals and give them names that amuse me. Visit artifacts and outposts, learn some words. Move on.
I feed the animals. I don't shoot them. If one comes after me I run. Shoot a bird from the sky to identify it? Hell no. How about accepting that you'll never name that, or trying to find a way to get close enough to peacefully lock the scanner onto it?
I run from space pirates. I'm not here for combat. I paid $50 for a giant, endless painting of a cool alien world that I can wander through for as long as I LIFE SUPPORT GETTING LOW crap I guess I should pick some zinc fruits.
No Man's Sky is at its best when it embraces being bored. There's nothing to do for vast stretches. Detach from the need to be Interacting with something, to be Engaged by a Game Mechanic, and enjoy the world's most expansive walking simulator ever built, with a side dish of Alien Petting Simulator.
And then go outside and sit under a tree for a half hour, lying on your back and watching the sun move over the insane complexity of just that one tree. And think about nothing.
- bobwaycott 10y agoThis adequately sums up my approach to the game, as well. It is absolutely stunning and beautiful and utterly serene. I feel calmed by my endless wandering, keeping my ship within a 10-minute walk away, and wondering what I'll find next.
- throwanem 10y agoI see what you're saying but I'm honestly kind of unclear at this point on what I'd be getting for my $50 that I can't get for free if I just, you know, go for a walk. That probably sounds really dismissive, but I don't intend it to be. I mean, I live in a city and there was a deer hanging out behind my apartment building the other day, and a half dozen Cooper's hawks decided to stop for lunch at the pond behind where I work not long ago. I feel like maybe spending money on the game and the hardware to run it is a little bit missing the point of something? Maybe I've just been very fortunate in my choice of environment.
- egypturnash 10y agoLast night I landed on an inhabitable moon with giant blobs of nickel ore floating above bright red ground. I wandered around, fed some cat-weasels, and nearly got killed by a radiation storm that swept up unexpectedly. All while lounging on the beanbag chair in my living room, with my SO sitting next to me getting some work done and occasionally commenting. I ended up naming the moon "No Man's Meat" because it all looked, well, like meat, and it made us both laugh. It's a fifty dollar ticket to a hike through a lurid 1970s sci-fi book cover. If that sounds appealing to you, then great. If not? Hey, that's cool too.
- throwanem 10y ago> It's a fifty dollar ticket to a hike through a lurid 1970s sci-fi book cover. And now you're speaking my language!
- diyorgasms 10y agoI have not yet bought the game but your extremely vivid description of your experience playing just sold me on it.