No Man's Sky
No Man’s Sky is too big to comprehend at this point
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The stars my destination
Sean Murray from Hello Games is as friendly as can be when showing off No Man’s Sky, his company’s insanely ambitious game. Murray and his team have a goal to create an infinite universe of planets, so he couldn’t help but be amused when I asked what'll happen once players explore everything in the game. He responded with this factoid: if one million players were to explore only one planet in No Man’s Sky’s procedurally generated galaxies, those gamers would likely never explore every part of that world. Like the universe itself, I have trouble wrapping my head around just how vast a single in-game planet is, let alone the countless ones that surround it.
No Man’s Sky drops players into a dense sci-fi cosmos, then just hands them a spaceship and tells them to go exploring as they see fit. You could end up on a planet no one has ever visited before, finding rare resources that you can sell for more fuel to then head off even deeper into space to seek out bold new worlds. Or you could get stuck in an explosive battle over a trade route. Maybe you'll discover a new type of dinosaur. The planets are randomly generated, as is every piece of wildlife, every plant, and every chunk of land. The developers hope players will explore everything they see, discovering strange locales that Hello Games didn’t even know the game could generate.
That sense of freedom extends to how Hello Games leaves goals open to the player. If you want to build up your ship for massive outer-space firefights, then focus on collecting all the resources you need to build a formidable cruiser. Or, you could just as easily become a botanist that flies to the least-explored planets to find unknown plant life. The possibilities for players seem as vast as anything else in No Man’s Sky, though the current release date is also a bit nebulous. But really, when the game seems to be actually infinite, how will Hello Games be able to tell when No Man’s Sky is finished?
Check out the following screens for additional info!
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Some planets, like this arid desert, are totally barren; others are lush and full of life.
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You'll likely encounter every color in the rainbow in the wildly varied environment.
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We don't know if players will be able to pilot those ships in the distance--but we hope to find out soon.
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Will you be the first to discover a new species of alien creature?
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We certainly don't envy whoever takes it upon themselves to make a complete No Man's Land Wiki.
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BladedFalcon - June 12, 2014 11:08 p.m.
Same, but the game also puts an emphasis on aerial combat as well, so you kinda have to make that deep enough to make it enjoyable not not a chore by the time the 100th player or NPC comes chasing after you. And also, exploring vast worlds is only fulfilling if said vast worlds are different enough and with enough stuff worth searching them over. It concerns me that this is a procedurally generated game because that means that most worlds will be a mix and match of random features from a limited pool. Meaning that probably sooner than later, you'll start seeing the same elements and scenarios in different planets, and to me, that's when the charm ends, and it's precisely why I think ME1 failed with their planet exploration. Let's be honest here, you probably were groaning in ME1 after exploring your 10th planet. This game seems to bring more variety, yes... But I dunno, I kinda wish they kept their goal more grounded and settled for a limited amounts of planets (10 to 20 maybe?) rather than promise a "unique" planet for every new player >>; Again, the game isn't even out yet, and there's every possibility I'm talking out of my ass, and I am completely wrong. But I can't help being skeptical about it considering most overly big open world games to date -
shawksta - June 12, 2014 11:16 p.m.
I can understand the skeptical view given its an indie game with too much ambition, especially since they want every player to experience a different planet, its too much that a lot can go wrong. They should atleast try to keep it simple at first, and maybe return to it on a sequel once reactions and more ideas pop up. -
mafyooz - June 19, 2014 7:11 a.m.
As a child of the 80s I have very fond memories of Elite, which will always be my all-time favourite game, and that was ridiculously huge in scope despite it being on a BBC microcomputer and for very little money, so I'm hoping No Man's Sky will turn out to be this generations equivalent :) -
weezerbholly - June 12, 2014 9:13 p.m.
Fix slide 6, it calls the game "No Man's Land." Just sayin. -
SqueakyBabyDuck - June 11, 2014 10:50 p.m.
This sounds amazing, probably not coming soon though. -
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PlainLikeVanilla - June 11, 2014 7:06 p.m.
This is the game I am most excited for out of all the stuff shown at E3. -
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Outofmanyone - June 11, 2014 4:40 p.m.
I never heard of this game before but man is it attractive. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on this, I can't get over how big the game looks. -
alex-roy-bristol - June 11, 2014 4:27 p.m.
I hope it's similar to Space Cowboy Online, or ACE Online. Great, and severely-underrated, mmo! -
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BladedFalcon - June 12, 2014 10:16 p.m.