No Man's Sky is one such game where you have to explore and collect points. Your goal is to visit different planets and collect information and points.
Seeing that "No Man's Sky" is a survival game, I got intrigued. You get to explore 18 quintillion planets, search for resources, fight off bounty hunters and pirates in space while discovering and naming all the weird looking flora and fauna.
The game starts with being stranded on a planet with a broken spaceship. Standing on my first planet I began searching for minerals and materials to repair my damaged ship. Everything's new and exciting!
After collecting resources and repairing the ship, I took off into the galaxy, and it is a "wow" moment indeed. The journey through the clouds into the limitless sky and the anticipation of what lies ahead is really breathtaking.
I travelled from planet to planet and adjusted my suit accordingly. Sentinels will attack you and space pirates will loot all your resources, so be careful! Everything exhilarates, until it all starts to appear repetitive, and all you're left with is the realization that the core mechanics are incredibly basic.
While on a planet, you'll try to stick to it and somehow you will survive but you'll soon realize that, with 18 quintillion mining holes available, it's much easier to jet off in search of a more hospitable environment.
It's hard to consider "No Man's Sky" as a survival game because it needs less of the survivals instinct than the exploring factors. When one planet isn't welcoming, there will be dozens within the solar system ready to welcome you.
About the planets, while they can look gorgeous at a distance, when approaching near, their textures can look blurry. You also won't have to explore many planets before you get the sense of deja vu.
While there are 18 quintillion planets and require hundreds of years to explore every single one, but the truth is that you won't need to visit all of them to get an idea about the planets. After a while you'll find a similarity in their formation. I didn't expect each planet to be completely unique but it would have been more interesting if there was a bit more variety.
Other than the planets in your universe, you can travel to other universes as well. To go into another universe, you have to upgrade your hyperdrive and to do so all you have to do is make new energy cells using certain elements. After a few days, it gets boring and all there's left to do is search for the centre of the galaxy, which is known as Atlas. It depends on your patience and until the trance breaks that you've been doing the same four basic tasks for the past ten hours.
"No Man's Sky" is a good game but has a few glitches too. Often my game crashed while trying to move to a new solar system, which is even more infuriating when the game has certain save points, which means at times I have to go back to a space station, build the energy cells and try and warp to the solar system once more. The journey doesn't seem worthwhile.
Moreover, it's a good game to try but I doubt anyone will like it as a long term way of relief from monotony as the game itself can become boring at times!
"It's a good game and I enjoyed it quite a lot. The idea of exploring numerous planets is quite intriguing and the game itself was quite innovative."
Hasnayin Shubho, student,
North South University
"I didn't like the game that much, mostly because of the poor graphics and glitches. I liked the concept but not the execution."
Rafsan Karim, student,
University of Dhaka
"I really loved the game. Though I haven't played it in a few days, it was really interesting while it lasted. After a time I lost interest but until then it's a very engaging game."
Shoeb Tasnim, student,
University of Dhaka
