No Man’s Sky Nintendo Switch Review – Is It Worth It?
Hello there lovely people italics from Nintendo life here and today it is Finally time for us to review for you no Man’s sky on the Nintendo switch that’s A weird sentence this review was Originally written by the superb PJ O’Reilly and has been adapted for video By me but anyway that’s more than enough Waffling let’s Dive Right into things [Music] Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] It’s been a long Old Road for Hello Games is no man’s Sky first revealed That the vgx awards all the way back in 2013 this procedurally generated Infinite space simulator finally Released riding an enormous wave of hype In August of 2016. however the PS4 and PC game we got our sweaty parmesan was a Far cry from what had been advertised And promised during a build up to launch That could have made Peter molyneux Blush yes no man’s sky was not the All-encompassing Wonder we’d been led to Believe it would be it had the Procedurally generated planets the Quote-unquote infinite Universe in which To play but there was a real paucity of Things to actually do in the months Following its initial launch it had some Serious technical issues as well it
Didn’t run well on consoles at the time Procedurally generated aliens and Environments were a bit Duff and as a Result the fury of what seemed to be the Entire internet was laser focused on Sean Murray and the small team at hello Games He got nasty fast forward to 2022 though And there’s probably never been a bigger Or better comeback story in the history Of gaming the No Man’s Sky of today is Testament to an indie Studio that point Blank refused to give up that took all The blows admitted his mistakes put its Head down cut Communications and Concentrated on delivering and it really Did deliver It ultimately delivered on Every promise that had been made Pre-release and it continued and still Continues to deliver much much more even On top of that what we’ve got now is a Wondrous space exploration experience That lives up to the crazy pre-release Hype so excuse us if we’ve been getting Pretty psyched about this one finally Arriving on switch over the course of Six years numerous big updates have Improved every aspect of what’s on offer Here that dodgy procedural generation Has been transformed tweaked and Enhanced to ensure that the level of Variety in planets whether local life Forms in Fauna make for genuinely Compelling exploration experience it now
Feels as though you’re traveling in a Universe that’s stuffed full of Possibilities with regards to what You’re confront when you set your ship Down on a planet whether atmospheric Hazards volatile plant and animal life Jaw-dropping Vistas and twisted alien Environments you just never know what You’re in for when you open your ship’s Cockpit and planets are now Laden with Gear and long lost artifacts for you to Discover and sell as you work to upgrade Every aspect of yourself and your trusty Spaceship the boring old gameplay Loops Of old are now a very distant memory Indeed the opening tutorial section has Been bolstered and improved and now Provides a genuinely useful introduction To the game’s core systems whilst also Keeping you invested through some neat Storytelling you’ve got Base building a Revamped economy system character Customization space combat farming alien Settlements procedurally generated Missions underwater exploration ground Vehicles portals the list really is long And all-encompassing in short no man’s Sky has become the game where you’ll Hoped it would be back in 2016 but one Lingering question remains can Hello Games take all of this and jam it onto The Nintendo switch in a playable State Well we didn’t dare believe it but as it Turns out they’ve only gone and Bloom
And done it there may be visual Sacrifices par for the course on switch By now and yes it takes a little longer To load into initially multiplayer has Yet to make the jump as well and that’s Not an aspect of the game we’re gonna Hold our breath on getting in the end But these slight grievances aside this Is a No Man’s skyport that serves up an Absolutely Rock Solid experience an Eminently playable version of a game That you could potentially sink hundreds Of hours into enjoying even in the areas We might have expected and even accepted Some frame rate drops here and there Such as launching off from planets or Cranking our ship to warp speed to Junior Birdman the heck out of there the Game holds an almost perfect 30 frames a Second it’s remarkable really and it Makes for a switch conversion that for Us it’s right up there with the likes of The Witcher 3 Alien isolation and doom As one of the very best ports we’ve seen On the console thus far something that Shouldn’t work but just absolutely does Of course it’s not all perfect as we’ve Mentioned already there’s a blurriness To the visuals in handheld mode and pop In is much more noticeable as you bound Around Planet surfaces however the Graphical style of No Man’s sky that Bold colorful chunky aesthetic means That none of this really matters as much
As it could do with another game that’s Like blurriness never holds you back Everything is so perfectly readable in The environments and you can settle in And explore and scavenge and build to Your heart’s content without ever Needing to stress over technical issues I mean what an accomplishment no man’s Sky is also a game that absolutely sings As a portable title we already feel like This is going to be our default way to Play the game going forward a perfect Experience for long sessions on the Couch or short blasts when traveling on A moving couch none of of the sacrifices That have been made by hello games to Get this one up and running will Encroach on your enjoyment of the Experience and it still looks pretty Fantastic even with the visuals dialed Down to what is probably their most Basic settings with the arrival of the Huge Waypoint update we’ve got near Total parity in terms of features uh Multiplayer aside of course with other Platforms as well and the 4.02 version Which we tested brings a raft of Fundamental changes that make for a much More streamlined and intuitive Experience in terms of inventory Management and Mission tracking some of This may sound a little bit dry but the Changes really do make for a game that’s Much easier to comprehend and navigate
And if that’s boring well I’m sorry it’s Been a long road getting from there to Here and new players will never know any Different but no man’s Sky veterans who Have been on that Journey with the Developers will be all the more Impressed you’ve got a new level cap Improved Auto saving detailed entries For discoveries breakdowns of available Missions and what they entail and Illustrated references to all the flora And fauna and skill trees where you can Go and get a handle on what tech you Currently own and what’s out there to Work towards next you can track Accomplishments which are now clearly Detailed in the game’s menus and an Inventory redesign and upgrading of Storage capacities makes for a much Smoother time just just generally There’s also a new relaxed mode for Those who wish to explore and craft Without the pressures of the default Survival gameplay and there are now a Ton of tweakable elements in the game Settings for you to play with in order To create your own totally customized Experience want to tweak how much fuel Your ship needs you can set enemy Strength or crafting costs go for it Dude there’s barely a single aspect of The core gameplay that can’t now be set To your preferred level of difficulty be That high or be that low in short this
Is no man’s sky in the best shape it’s Ever been in and it’s all here on switch In a port we genuinely didn’t believe Hello Games could deliver in such solid Form if you’re already playing this one On another console this is a version That is still worth worth looking into As a delightful way to enjoy the endless Space exploration in a portable form Factor if you’ve yet to experience the Joys of this infinite Intergalactic Survival sandbox well you’re in for an Almighty treat no man’s sky on switch is A fantastic part of a game we genuinely Didn’t believe would make the transition To Nintendo’s console without some a Serious technical issues hello games has Made the necessary cutbacks and Downgrades to get this Intergalactic Survival sandbox playing at a super Solid frame rate and the colorful chunky Graphical art style here ensures that it All still looks pretty fantastic to boot With all the game’s previous updates and Content included barring multiplayer Again and a plethora of customization Options courtesy of the massive Waypoint Update this is an easy recommendation For survival fans and one of the most Impressive ports we’ve seen on switch to Date [Music] [Music] You’ve reached the end of the review and
That means it’s time for Alex’s personal Thoughts and yeah I’ve been I’ve been Enjoying this like a beast at the time Of recording I’ve just come back from Some time off and I managed to play No Man’s sky during some of that time and I Was actually away I was in a caravan if You can imagine such a thing as a result I was only able to play it portably Which I don’t often play the switch Portably just due to ah it’s just a Preference thing I’ve got a big TV I’m Gonna use it but I’d you know I was Forced to play it portably and frankly It’s it’s ridiculous how well they’ve Got this running there are definitely Some moments when it starts to chug a Little bit if you’re on like a really Dense planet and you’ve you’ve gone and You know worked up some Sentinels and They’re sending God knows what after you Yeah it starts to suffer a little bit But you know 99 of the time it it just It just runs like it just runs because It’s all procedurally generated and Stuff like that it means that the game Has like it’s it’s some something like It’s it’s like 20 quintillion or 18 Quintillion planets which is Um let’s just say it’s a big number Meaning that every single person is Going to have a unique experience with This game and the fact that this entire Thing I mean I don’t know what it’s like
With the Waypoint update on there but When I downloaded it initially it was 4.7 gigabytes I went I went to the Caravan Parks Pub and I stole their Wi-Fi I say stole they were offering it For free and I downloaded it in like 20 Minutes on public Wi-Fi and then I was Just like okay I’ve I’ve got a Universe On my switch now which was which is Pretty it’s pretty crackers I was even More impressed when I got home and I Started playing it docked which is what You’re gonna have been seeing you know Yeah it’s soft in places but the what They’ve done they’ve been so clever with What they’ve you know what little things They’ve been tweaking in regards to Effects and things like that and Settings that it’s overall it’s a bloody Seamless experience and I had no idea That no man’s sky was as big as it is Now I I was aware of it when it first Came out and then I just kind of just Saw that oh yeah it’s getting lots of Big updates and everyone’s happy with it Now so to land in on this perfectly Playable version on switch and even like I had to go to London for work and uh You know like the first day I was back I Had to get up at 5am I hated it but I Got to play No Man’s sky on the train And I genuinely wanted to I genuinely Wanted to play it portably I couldn’t Put it down I can’t put this bloody game
Down one of my biggest fears is that We’re gonna have no direction it’s kind Of hey you can just do your own thing Which is fine don’t get me wrong I’ve Not got a problem with that but I do Like a little bit more structure in the Game I I don’t know how it manages it But it does it just you know like it Takes you on a plot line despite the Fact that the game doesn’t even really Know that these planets it’s complicated The game is complex located there’s a Reason there can be that many planets And there’d be under five gigabytes it Makes up Quests for you it always points You in the right direction I’m I’m FL I’m just genuinely flawed with this game I really am it’s an absolute blast I’m Loving every moment I’ve already put About 20 hours into it and I’m not sure How and I’m only looking forward to Putting more hours in and I will Feverishly
