Opinion: No Man’s Sky might be a directionless game, but does that make it a pointless game?

By Jon Porter

Is No Man’s Sky pointless?

No Man’s Sky is different than 99% of games out there. It’s not about racing to the end of the universe to kill a final boss or about finding the highest level gear. Ultimately, it’s a game which requires you to forget about the destination in order to enjoy it.

It’s a game which is all about the journey, about the joy of exploration rather than the joy of reaching a goal and, if you go into No Man’s Sky with the expectation that it will lay out a clear path for you to follow, then you’ll be sorely disappointed.

It’s a game that delights in hiding its secrets, where you might spend hours playing and only be rewarded with five minutes of excitement. And some find that design decision polarizing.

Some gamers have lamented that the lack of direction makes No Man’s Sky a bad game, unworthy of its price tag. Others, like The Guardian’s Keith Stuart, have fallen in love with this directionlessness.

In a post published last week, Stuart wrote, “there’s little point to No Man’s Sky, beside the promise of some narrative event at the centre of the universe. You drift from …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming