In awe, I greet the sun from the mouth of a wind-swept cave. Tiny, crimson creatures streak about my fogged-up helmet, bathed in the cresting sunlight as a warning pops into view.
"Radiation levels critical."
The grotto was my impromptu shelter in the face of a radiation storm. Trillions of miles from my home, I'd made a hasty landing on this unknown world to search for minerals to power my warp drive. But this world, like the dozens of others I've explored in my time with No Man's Sky, doesn't want me here.
No Man's Sky, out today on PlayStation 4 and Friday for PC, is about exploring the vast emptiness of space. With more than 18 quintillion worlds to visit, even if you took one second to explore each you'd need to spend tens of billions of lifetimes to see all of them. As I play, I probe the children of far-flung stars, and I do so knowing that I can never see all of it.
Sony
The vast expanse of No Man's Sky is staggering, offering an unprecedented experience that defies complete comprehension; I’ll never see all its beauty in a lifetime. Thank goodness for the anticipation to keep returning and discover new wonders.
