So I've played this in many iterations since it came out, and feel like it has gotten better with their updates, with more stuff to do and a greater variety of interesting things to view. It is genuinely fun to fly around, for some amount of time to collect materials, play with base building stuff and just view some beautiful and baffling worlds. It is not a great game in terms of its progression and mission hooks, as you get to see some extra interesting stuff, but not much that makes it worth it. the VR mode, while reducing the visuals is still an extra positive feature that play to strengths of the game's exploration, flying, and chill vibes(though it's a little wonkier to control on index).

I do plan on returning to this, and I will absolutely be flying around but as far as the core "game" parts instead of interplanetary nature walk, I'm pretty done with it.

‣ 8.5/10 – Biggest gaming comeback in history.

‣ Thoughts: We all know the story of No Man’s Sky and how it became an amazing game. I’m just here to confirm that: game good. I have tried to play this title about 10 times throughout the years and it just never grabbed my attention. But finally, after like 30 free expansions I got hooked.

It is difficult to surmise what I liked from my experience, but something about simply traveling across the galaxies and exploring all the whacky combinations of flora and fauna just scratched that random itch in my gaming brain. What truly surprised me is how well written and interesting the story was. Having all these existential questions get thrown at me really made me think. The journey felt personal and worth the hassle.

Although No Man’s Sky still feels undercooked in some of its aspects and has plenty of bugs and glitches the overall package is still fantastic. I truly think this is one of the best sandbox games I’ve tried in recent years. My only major complaint is the lack of multiplayer (it exists but on a very basic level). There is such a perfect foundation for amazing co-op missions but most of them boil down to people being in the same place, doing their own missions. I guess it matched what the story tried to tell but ruining the online aspect of your game for the sake of breaking a 4th wall is ridiculous.

If you have never tried this title because of its reputation, I strongly suggest you give it a chance. The base building feels odd, but like anything in here once you play around with it, everything comes together and feels rewarding. Units received.