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No Man's Sky is now reviewed as "Very Positive" on Steam [also -60% off] (store.steampowered.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm a huge NMS fan (bordering on apologist). Given the hundreds of hours I have in it, I'm always surprised when it pulls me back in.

Like, "it's the weekend, I'll just log in and grab some quicksilver missions and... Oh hey, new patch -- an expedition is starting... Why have I been sitting here for 7 hours..."

It's also super chill when you want it to be. Presuming that you're late game, the only truly rare resource left to harvest is quicksilver. So I log in, trigger some fleet expeditions, visit my colony and kill a few drones that are harassing it, harvest a few resources. Maybe I decide to try to be a completionist at one of the many many side elements of the game -- like building a base for each minable resource, or collecting one of every ship part (ship hunting is fun!), or what is this egg synthesis thing (oops, there goes another weekend).

It reminds me of playing post-game pokemon sometimes. There's no reason to still be there -- you beat the game, right? But the pokedex needs filling and, oh, let's breed this rare special move onto an unlikely critter just cause and...

If you're able to make your own fun, rather than just following a plot, then NMS is an amazing sandbox.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'll add, they're rerunning the Omega Expedition from 27th Nov - 11th Dec -- this expedition is a fantastic entry point for returning players -- it's basically the fast track if you're starting a new save.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

All No Man's Sky needs is a Spinda equivilent and I'm set.