No Man's Sky

[Atlas23]

No Man's Sky is an upcoming science fiction video game developed and published by Hello Games. It will feature a procedurally generated open world.

Announced at VGX 2013 alongside a trailer, the game is seen to feature planetary exploration, deep oceans, space-based battles, and potential predators on the various procedurally-generated worlds. Each world has its own ecosystem with potentially unforgiving conditions, such as desert worlds with large carnivorous worms.

Players are initially given a totally uncharted universe to explore, where information about any planet's characteristics and lifeforms may be shared and updated with others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man's_Sky

Looks awesome to be able to fly seamlessly from space to a planet!

Another trailer:

 

[Shamikebab]

At the moment it looks like a great engine, but I want to see what the game is...

 

[Jase]

It's hard to believe that such a small team can make a game like this, I feel like buying it just to support them.

 

[Thesnipergecko]

I'll be keeping a close eye on this. Have they hinted at a release date yet?

 

[Cool Breeze]

Good find OP, looks very interesting.

 

[scorza]

Seems like they've done some sort of deal with Sony to make it available on PS4. I can't help wondering if it'll be released to showcase the Sony VR headset - Morpheus.

 

[Warbie]

It's hard to believe that such a small team can make a game like this, I feel like buying it just to support them.

Same. I've done that for quite a few kickstarters. If we want creative and interesting games these days we need to speak with our wallets and support the people trying to make them

No Man's Sky looks lush btw. In my mind's eye it's Elite meets Outcast meets Metroid Prime!

 

[Trick]

Blown away. That looks utterly stunning. I hope it's the game I've been awaiting for since dad bought Elite for the BBC B.

 

[point decay]

game of the show so far imo, and by quite a distance.

 

[thedude23]

I've a feeling we won't be seeing this game anytime soon, looks amazing though.

 

[ic1male]

Blown away. That looks utterly stunning. I hope it's the game I've been awaiting for since dad bought Elite for the BBC B.

No, that'll be Elite Dangerous.

 

[da_mic_1530]

I agree, I need to see the "game" first, however outside of the big titles like uncharted, this was the best of E3 for me

 

[ic1male]

Dude is on GameSpot now. He was asked what the game itself was - are there quests to complete, etc. No there is not. It's a sandbox game where you just explore and spend time. You can scan for resources, animals, fight the animals, fly about in your ship but there are no set objectives.

 

[Shamikebab]

So it's not a game really...

 

[ic1male]

So it's not a game really...

No, he's making it sound like an experience. But a vastly different one for each person. There is no end game. There is no limit to the universe you explore. It's highly unlikely you will ever see the same creatures/planets as someone else.

 

[Shamikebab]

It's not really a game, it's just an engine with a tech demo. You can go to planets and look at things but there is no story or gameplay mechanics. Wonder why they aren't taking it further

 

[ic1male]

Wonder why they aren't taking it further

The fella doesn't want to. He just wants to create a sci-fi universe like Asimov, Arthur C Clarke sort of stuff. A sense of wonder and exploration like Journey but without the final destination.

 

[Shamikebab]

But Journey had that, it had structure and a destination (granted it was a looping one)

 

[rogueosb]

They've been quiet since the announcement, until now. Engine looks great, but their goals may be a bit hard to achieve. I'd love to see it succeed, but it's reminding me a bit of the promises Spore made.

 

[ic1male]

But Journey had that, it had structure and a destination (granted it was a looping one)

Yes, but this doesn't. It's still trying to capture the same emotions of that game though.