IDG Contributor Network: No Man’s...Sigh: What went wrong with the game-of-the-year that wasn’t

There’s a sinking feeling you get in No Man’s Sky, the procedurally generated space exploration game for PS4 and PC. It’s when you suddenly realize there is a fatal flaw, one that makes you not want to play anymore. You realize the “game of the year” is barely the game of the week.

I’m a big fan of sci-fi and played the game long enough to explore a few different solar systems and progress through some of the narrative arc. (The ultimate goal is to go to the center of the galaxy, which then resets the galaxy.) It’s a fantastic experience initially, and some of the reviews I’ve seen don’t give it enough credit for the planetary exploration.

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