On day three of my No Man's Sky journey, I find myself losing faith that there's something better waiting for me out there. I've jumped to more than a dozen stars and passed through a black hole that told me I'd leapt more than 500 light years toward the galactic center. What wonders awaited me on the other side? Pretty much exactly the same things I'd been doing since I awoke on that first world. At this point No Man's Sky is in desperate need of radical changes in its gameplay loop to hold my interest. What's here just doesn't have enough good mechanics and shows no signs of evolving into something better, and right now is too frequently repetitive or frustrating.
If all you want is a virtual nature walk on weird alien worlds, No Man's Sky can provide that for you in limitless supply. Yes, the impressive technology that creates these countless worlds can produce some strikingly pretty sights. I've seen a few landscapes that've made me stop and say "wow," including one where impossible, unsupported bridges of twisted rock stretched for miles and crisscrossed around the planet. But just as often they're barren and dull, with nothing to distinguish them. That contrast does help me to better appreciate the colorful ones while I'm there, at least.
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