" In No Man's Sky, the player travels with his spaceship, a procedurally generated universe - a virtual world, which is automatically generated thanks to a sophisticated algorithm. From the first-person perspective he explored planet, fauna and flora, can gather resources such as unsubscribe in a shooter firefights against aliens or seamlessly fly with his ship to the nearest planet.
Speaking planet: The view in No Man's Sky as to digital life awakened watercolors. The grass is not as green as on the heath, but red like a Bordeaux wine. The trees are purple and orange, wear black or beige sheets, and also the wildlife seems very exotic to. To the spaceship to creatures, reminiscent of the cuddly Ewoks from George Lucas, however, with the beak of a cockatoo with garish purple shiny coat gather. And also, only bloom on the tropical planet Oria V Caves, where it's warm plants and animals feel comfortable. Even when landing on the nearest celestial body, the temperature drops to freezing minus 165 degrees, and the entire environment changes.
You will have noticed: This PS4 game that is just developed by eleven employees in British Guildford, reinvents itself constantly new. Time the world traveled is red hot, sometimes freezing cold, sometimes contaminated. It is a work so attractive that even asked celebrities like Steven Spielberg and Kanye West for an audience with developer Hello Games at the last E3 in Los Angeles.
How Minecraft in space
No One can's Sky One a bit like " Minecraft imagine", but with many, many different worlds. As a pilot of a spaceship the player decides whether he wants to make as a pirate or as a resource merchant career. Accordingly, he also selects its space plane - like equipped with warp drive. For example, a speedy hunter. Or a transporter that is reminiscent of the Millennium Falcon of "Star Wars" -Held Han Solo.
Alliances with the animal AI can also be forged. This provides the player then even an escort. Moreover, on each planet not only animals but also other peoples live - the Korvax for example, an alien race with excellent engineers who sell in exchange for valuable crystals weapons with more firepower. Finally, not all two- and four-legged friendly to the planet: In No Man's Sky is also Triceratops herd or huge reindeer, chasing you across half the map.
Making the Player curious
In addition, all buzzing with drones that act in the completed the audition scene as security. The game explains these mechanisms, however, do not - it's the makers much more concerned to arouse the curiosity of the player. Who exactly around, discovers religious Korvax-sites, can read the inscriptions, so learn the language of the aliens and thereby obtain a better price when trading.
The crystals that Korvax dealer Inge Niko Elkino wants in exchange for a sniper rifle, are located in an area that degrade resources in the just big yellow robot. Penetrate in this security zone, beat the drones alarm and open fire. At the beginning they here without proper weapons systems but no chance and has to look to the crystals by alternate routes. For example, under water - but where once again waiting for new threats such as mutated sharks and worse for the player.
Thousands planet, cultures and religions
No Man's Sky is a small engineering marvel that procedurally generated world is as fascinating as it is unique. "Well, quite so special is not, it is rather simple chemical", while chief designer Sean Murray said in an interview with t-online.de/spiele. "Each sheet contains various dyes. In England or in Germany chlorophyll covers the other dyes, therefore our leaves are usually greenish, while Japanese cherry blossoms are pink-red."
Murray apologized for sometimes sounding like a teacher, and drives his chemistry digression continued. "The angle of the sunlight and the intensity have on Earth indeed influence which minerals are formed in the bottom course, different raw materials change Flora, resulting in forming a different fauna. "
In short, the game decides which grow raw materials on a planet and settled according to species. But there are also robotic peoples who worship the sun and for which one gets the job done, or you can fight. Depending on how friendly or aggressive the player acts, him these races are hostile, or treat it as a business partner.
All these mechanisms are calculated automatically according to Murray for 18 trillion planets in thousands solar systems. An entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest game world ever likely to be the ambitious studio so sure.
What we like
No Man's Sky is the player no limits, but invites him to zealous experimentation. Just like Minecraft, it reveals his game mechanics not directly. Instead, it is necessary to find out details - for example, help which upgrades the suit against radiation or cold. Atmosphere and mood during the journey through this motley science fiction worlds addictive.
But fascinating is how to settle their own cultures on each planet are subject to the rule systems using robots or animals as a workforce. Also nice that you do not necessarily fight here has - alone exploring, acting and Upgrade already a lot of fun.
What we do not like
Can this match tie over a long period? Finally, it does not tell a coherent story, and it is most of the time traveling alone. Although there are computer-controlled characters and also an online connection. How Sean Murray emphasized the universe of No Man's Sky is however applied so huge that you will never meet with high probability to a teammate.
Conclusion
No Man's Sky has the potential to be the Minecraft Playstation generation. Although there are no construction part, for the game's gigantic thanks to its procedurally-generated game world and offers exciting gameplay mechanics and many good ideas. Players are not set on a planet, but can also withdraw into space and equip your ship with weapons or heat shields for hot climates. With each landing one encounters completely different creatures, races and religions - that is staged incredibly captivating and awakens the spirit of discovery in the player. "
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Et apparemment, au vu de la réaction de Mr Kratsch, comme quoi l'embargo à était casser, ça n'a pas l'air d'un fake -> https://twitter.com/TheDudelino/status/705114867200598016
Personnellement, je pense que c'est beaucoup trop gros, et quelque part, j'espère que c'est un fake...