It's perhaps the biggest quandary of our era: what on Earth do you do in PlayStation 4 indie No Man's Sky? The title - in production at Guildford-based outfit Hello Games - has intrigued at several press conferences now, but beyond the overwhelmed stutters of studio head Sean Murray and some luscious visuals, no one really seems to understand what the title is all about. Fortunately, we have answers.
The aim of the game is to reach the centre of the universe. At this stage, it's unclear what's going on there - we imagine that this will remain a secret right up until release - but the closer that you get to your destination, the more resistance that you'll face. This means that you'll need to upgrade your avatar, decking yourself out with new equipment, weapons, and more.
You'll do this by earning money, which will be accrued by scaling the gigantic universe that's been built as your playground. Travelling to new planets will allow you to uncover unique species of wildlife, which will earn you cash. You'll also be able to trade items with different space stations in an attempt to turn a profit, and harvest minerals using a scanning tool.
Unfortunately, your actions will be monitored by a robotic group of rogues, who won't take too kindly to you upsetting the natural balance of the universe. Looting resources and behaving in an antagonistic manner will prompt your electronic enemies to seek you out, so you'll need to ensure that you're prepared for a battle if you want to hold onto your spoils with your life intact.
There'll be other tasks for you to participate in as well: you'll be able to defend friendly ships from opposing forces, for example, or work as a mercenary in big intergalactic battles. All of this will earn you cash, which can then be invested into your journey to the centre of the universe. Sounds much more like a game now, doesn't it?
While we're merely making assumptions, we suspect that Hello Games is adopting a Minecraft-esque mentality for this release - it wants you to find your purpose organically, rather than hold your hand through every minute of the adventure. Presumably, you'll be able to do as little or as much as you want to, then, which means that you'll be able to simply explore if you prefer.
Space has never looked quite so inviting, has it?
[source reddit.com, via gameinformer.com, neogaf.com]
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Finally! Thanks for the info, Sammy, this has put my mind somewhat at ease.
Thanks Sammy , hey @Savino get over here
I rarely get into "indies", but this game has some interesting potential.
At least it's not some artsy puzzle platformer.
@Confused_Dude same, here. It looked cool but I didn't know what the game was really about lol. planetary exploration looked cool though!!
This is on my list.
This sounds great, then! Everything I had hoped.
amazing, thank you for the answers. you mentioned weapons for battling the rogues & defending friendly ships. Are there specifics on what kind of combat the game includes? Is it FPS on foot combat, dogfighting in your ship, or both?
Great info otherwise, covers all my questions!
Sounds like a mix between the life-sim, survival, and exploration genres.
Sounds better now a bit more information has been released, colour me interested.
Here's my question, when will the army of jokers who want to see the wolrd burn strike? It's gonna happen, and I think they'll be well prepared to fight those robots. I look forward to seeing that happen.
Very interested now!!
About half-way thru reading that the little lightbulb went off in my head "oh, its Minecradt in space" but you had alreadybeat me to it apparently.
Its on the list for when I get a PS4 though Im admittedly worried about the scope, Driveclubs online didnt launch very well and Spores space exploration is 1 of its weakest sections, and they're all weak.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
The centre of the universe is dead, I'll be heading outward lol it will be interesting to see the variety of planets, suns and if the include things like supernova to watch from a distance and even pulsars, black holes, worm holes etc. I'm guessing each planet isn't planet sized area for me to discover though.
@Bad-MuthaAdebis There are some Earth-sized planets. Most, I believe, are about Mercury-sized though.
So, its basically Firefly?
This is the cooles thing in the known Universe!
Cannot wait!
Having played Minecraft for the first time this morning on Vita, I have to admit it's a pretty addicting game. Usually I prefer direction, or linearity, or some form of goal or objective, but it was actually nice to just do whatever I want for a change.
I'm interested.
This is a dream come true. Strap up, and go explore space! Who didn't day dream about that as a kid!! Hopefully they add alien civilizations! It would be cool to land on a planet and see an actual alien city in the distance! Can't wait!
This is the game that will finally have be breaking down and buying a PS4.
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