Although the game is pretty poorly optimized, and they almost straight up lie about the minimum specs, I enjoyed the game to a point where I couldn't stop playing. No Man's Sky is a weird one for me; I can't stand a lot of the bugs and mechanics that shouldn't have been in place, but the way they fit together makes for quite the game experience overall. The story was quite interesting and I felt for the characters, even if there was no spoken dialog, and the character animations were limited, meaning no cut-scenes. For an indie game, it does it's job quite well, having the feel of a well made game, even if it is far from perfect. On release, the game was considered terrible after the first few hours, and was not worth any of the money that people paid for the game, Steam even made exceptions on refunds. No Man's Sky provides a relaxed yet immersive experience that ties me into the lore of the in-game Universe. Overall good game, if I could choose a "75% Recommendation" I would. I don't think it quite deserves my plus, but I will give the game props, as well as the developers for not sprinting away with the money they got from pre-orders and regular purchases. Instead they stuck out and listened to the community.

For $66 Canadian? No, definitely not. If this game does go on sale, I would highly suggest you buy it (depending on what the sale percent is.)
I support this game fully and hope Hello Games improves more to make this game better, and maybe make better games in this future.

It was also released on my birthday, and that's when I bought it, a year later. Hilarious.

Although the game is pretty poorly optimized, and they almost straight up lie about the minimum specs, I enjoyed the game to a point where I couldn't stop playing. No Man's Sky is a weird one for me; I can't stand a lot of the bugs and mechanics that shouldn't have been in place, but the way they fit together makes for quite the game experience overall. The story was quite interesting and I felt for the characters, even if there was no spoken dialog, and the character animations were limited, meaning no cut-scenes. For an indie game, it does it's job quite well, having the feel of a well made game, even if it is far from perfect. On release, the game was considered terrible after the first few hours, and was not worth any of the money that people paid for the game, Steam even made exceptions on refunds. No Man's Sky provides a relaxed yet immersive experience that ties me into the lore of the in-game Universe. Overall good game, if I could choose a "75% Recommendation" I would. I don't think it quite deserves my plus, but I will give the game props, as well as the developers for not sprinting away with the money they got from pre-orders and regular purchases. Instead they stuck out and listened to the community. For $66 Canadian? No, definitely not. If this game does go on sale, I would highly suggest you buy it (depending on what the sale percent is.) I support this game fully and hope Hello Games improves more to make this game better, and maybe make better games in this future. It was also released on my birthday, and that's when I bought it, a year later. Hilarious.