While the big selling points for No Man's Sky last year were its massive size and procedural generation, we now know what you actually do in that mammoth space: explore, gather resources, and record what you find on each planet. Given the game's massive scale, it's going to have to make cataloging the universe a very fun experience if players are going to keep picking up their controllers. Thankfully, director Sean Murray thinks that the tools you'll be using will help, because they trap into a pleasantly familiar concept.
Not only does it keep that wealth of information organized for you to see later - it also taps into that all-powerful gotta catch em all instinct that drives us to collect, minus the fantasy dogfighting. Plus, it has a practical application, helping you move through the universe with ease. Also, it's a great memento to show how far you've come. "It becomes a very cool thing," says Murray. We'll see if we agree when the game launches sometime in the (hopefully) near future.
