Before I say anything else, I wanna say that this game is purely exploration/survival with a hint of other elements like combat, trading etc. So if you don't like exploration, don't buy it. And most importantly, don't buy it because of the hype. Its hyped because of its technical complexity and because no other game has ever attempted Procedural Generation at this scale. Basically this game became so popular before its release because its UNIQUE. So if you are looking for an experience similar to other games, don't go for this and do us a favor, please don't say ♥♥♥♥ about the game based on your self assumed expectations of the game.
Anyway, this game is a technical marvel and just being in there, playing for hours alone, trying to explore and survive makes you realise how vast the game universe is and in turn how vast our real universe is. It has a sense of awe about it.
The gameplay could have been less repetitive and the PC version should have been better optimized/tested for the lag issues. I'm sure Hello Games will fix it soon or I hope so.
Conclusion: I would request everyone who likes trying out new, unique games and who like exploration to definitely try NMS and for the others I won't recommend it.

Pretty good stealth game with some nice abilities and well designed levels. The only gripe I have with the game is poor implementation of the coop multiplayer. The absence of a reconnect option along with the save system which only let's you load the game from the start of a chapter makes for a really frustrating experience. I had multiple instances where I was playing with a friend and we were almost at the end of a chapter and he got disconnected, so we have to restart from the beginning of the freaking chapter.