No Man’s Sky blew people away when it was originally revealed and while I generally prefer games with a stronger narrative, I’m getting pretty excited to give it a whirl when it’s a released later this year. The New Yorker did a feature on Sean Murray that is really worth checking out; nestled among the human interest elements are some cool aspects about the game.
No Man’s Sky is designed as an homage to the sci-fi that Murray grew up reading – Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein. Aesthetically, it’s based on the vibrant cover images that were often designed in bulk; commissioned by publishers for a range of sci-fi books, they generally had nothing to do with the plots of the books but still hinted at something strange and unknown. Murray wants the game itself to be experienced similarly to the older science fiction stories rather than the newer approach to the genre:
But inherently what is going on is optimistic. You would read it and go, Wow, I would love to be this person—this is so exciting. Whereas at the moment a lot of sci-fi is dystopian, and you go, I would hate to be this person. How would I deal with it?
The article goes on to talk about current development and how important the E3 demo is for the game. It is frequently cited and referred to when pushing the game forward – did the ship leave the planet too quickly and easily? Did it look and feel the same way it did in the demo? Is exploration interesting and fun? When in doubt, the team chooses to err on the side of what they promised in the demo rather than what might be more correct according to the physics and the numbers. It’s an interesting balancing act that they’re doing and has made me incredibly intrigued about the game – it’s nice to hear about a company seeking to deliver on what was promised when gamers first saw the title, rather than what the game becomes during it’s development life cycle.
There is a story hidden in the game, but players can choose to delve into it or not. Want to journey to the center of the universe? Go for it. Prefer to spend your days mapping the planets in detail, one at a time? You can have fun with that instead. The choice is yours and I’m utterly intrigued.
Last Updated: May 12, 2015
Ranting Raptor
May 12, 2015 at 14:08
I’m super stoked to try this out
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:14
As am I
Ranting Raptor
May 12, 2015 at 14:18
(Checks: It IS coming to PC right?)
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2015 at 14:18
Yeah, but XBOX players can stream it from PC to their consoles come windows 10 I think.
Ranting Raptor
May 12, 2015 at 14:20
Don’t care about Xbone and its idiotbox. I just want to make sure I can play it on my PC 🙂
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2015 at 14:20
XD it’s good news though, means almost everyone can play it.
Ranting Raptor
May 12, 2015 at 14:22
What, so that you can have 0.00003% more chance of meeting someone?
#TrollingNow
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:22
Eish, not nice Llew
Ranting Raptor
May 12, 2015 at 14:26
Sorry
RinceThis
May 12, 2015 at 15:00
I think only PS4 hey?
Ranting Raptor
May 12, 2015 at 15:40
Don’t even joke
40 Insane Frogs
May 13, 2015 at 10:37
Me too! I really hope they can deliver on all their promises.
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:15
In hype related news, WITCHER 3 DOWNLOAD @ 2.6%
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
May 12, 2015 at 14:19
Chanting “Admiral! Admiral! Admiral!”
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:54
3.4%
rollingmol
May 12, 2015 at 15:13
100 ? ? … Eskom : send in the loadshedding.. #trolllolllo
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 15:14
Janee, I’ll take a knock between 8 and 10 tonight 🙁
Jonah Cash
May 12, 2015 at 15:21
I am at 8.9%…. But I have loadshedding tonight after 22:00 if they decide to go that way.
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 15:27
After 22:00?
Lucky bastard. Mine is between 20h00 and 22h30
Brady miaau
May 12, 2015 at 15:40
Yeah. Again. And again. When we on stage 1, we think we are safe some nights. then they shift to stage 2 and we go down.
Jonah Cash
May 12, 2015 at 15:52
You are never going to catch me!!
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 16:11
Well, I have a measly 2mb link, so if I win, I feel for you!
ReaperOfSquirrels
May 12, 2015 at 14:45
What’s your address? I’ll come watch you play it.
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:53
Nr 1 Awesome Street
SnorToria
Bring beer
ReaperOfSquirrels
May 12, 2015 at 14:59
You live at Cafe Barcelona? O.o
(Refresh)
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 15:04
Yeah, my wife runs the place
Brady miaau
May 12, 2015 at 15:39
that is amazing
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:17
Dinosaurs you can ride and SPACE DINOSAURS!
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:22
Yes, it does seem like the spaceship got into orbit and space very fast, but realistically, are you going to sit and wait for minutes get from the surface to space?
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
May 12, 2015 at 14:24
What would be amazing would be to guide the ship into the planets’ atmosphere and having to fight the different levels of friction as you come in for the landing, they could make that shine, also if you’d be able to take off in almost the same way it could be something stupendous!
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2015 at 14:26
http://i.imgur.com/r55lUpC.gif
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
May 12, 2015 at 14:28
HAHAHAHAHA!! Ah man, I miss Futurama…
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2015 at 14:29
Thank heavens for Netflix.
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
May 12, 2015 at 14:31
We all do.
Kill all humans!
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
May 12, 2015 at 14:34
One of my favourites was Leela coming out of the bathroom gasping, so the professor turns to her and goes “What’s wrong Leela, did you inhale your phone again?”
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 12, 2015 at 14:29
Nope. But then you get the people who complain that they would & now their immersion is ruined!
Skoobaz
May 12, 2015 at 14:29
K
S
P
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:31
XD
RinceThis
May 12, 2015 at 14:57
I am actually very excited about this game. A console seller me thinks…
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 14:58
Oh you
RinceThis
May 12, 2015 at 14:58
Eh? I think it is only available on PS4, or have they said they will cover others now too?
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 15:02
I think it is PS4 and PC when last I read?
RinceThis
May 12, 2015 at 15:03
Oh cool. I wonder why not Xbone then? If they can port to PS4 (from the build on the PC) one would think they would…
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 15:07
Maybe they don’t like boners?
RinceThis
May 12, 2015 at 15:08
Who doesn’t like a good boner?! 0_O
Admiral Chief
May 12, 2015 at 15:11
All the girls Trevor hits on?
RinceThis
May 12, 2015 at 15:12
XD BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
konfab
May 13, 2015 at 10:20
It is a timed exclusive for the PS4, the boner and masterscum will get it a few months later.
sigma7
May 13, 2015 at 09:09
I really hope it comes out this year. Looking at later months of this year, May has Witcher 3, June has Arkham Knight, July doesn’t have a big game, neither does August, September has MGS V, October has AC Syndicate, November has Star Wars Battlefront.
The Division is delayed, No Man’s Sky should make it in August or December.
Aaron Lucas
May 14, 2015 at 21:00
Could be October too right? I mean isn’t AC Syndicate a sort of minor spinoff title? I think NMS could feasibly release against that and do well. I mean anybody who’s not completely hyped by now probably isn’t going to buy it anyway (and anyone who is hyped about it probably doesn’t give a rat’s about AC anymore). Hopefully we’ll find out a release date next month.
sigma7
May 16, 2015 at 09:20
You’re right, it could definitely release in October. Lets hope they show more of it on E3. Rainbow Six Siege is also coming out in October.
konfab
May 13, 2015 at 10:19
My dream:
For the next Mass Effect, Bioware licenses this engine to create the universe, then pick a couple of planets to place the story around.
That would be it, no future games would be needed, which is why such a collaboration would never happen :(.