One game that managed to catch my eye this E3 was a game called No Man’s Sky, made by a little indie company called Hello Games. This is the same company that brought us Joe Danger, a side-scrolling racing platformer which recieved some praise from critics. They’ve now moved onto making a 3D FPS procedurally-generated space exploration game, which is a bit of a step up and a massive project for the team of 4 that make up Hello Games.

No Man’s Sky was first revealed last December but showed off a new trailer at Sony’s E3 press conference with the new footage looking even more stunning than the initial teaser. Hello Games had this to say, ‘No Man’s Sky is a forthcoming science-fiction game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.’ and yes they said ‘INFINITE’. The idea of an open world sandbox is nothing new to gaming, but Hello Games is taking the concept to a whole new level. Say you’re on a planet and can see a mountain in the distance, then you can climb that mountain if you want. Say you take off into space and see a planet in the distance, you can go to that planet with nothing stopping you. Now say you’re in space, looking into the vast expanse and see a star, there is nothing stopping you from going to that star and exploring a system unique to it. Each and every planet you fly to will have its own climates, forms of life, geological formations and vegetation patterns. One moment you’ll be running away from a giant snake on a dry desolate planet, the next you’ll be exploring a ship wreck on a ice planet. It’s a space game that doesn’t confine you to a single system or some space station, the whole universe is at your fingertips.

Each player will start on a different planet so no two players will have the same experience, with players being able to travel between planets with no loading screens to hinder their progress. Each player that discovers something new in the universe will get to have their name attached to it for the rest of players to see.

With a whole universe to explore, No Man’s Sky looks to be one best indie titles of recent years. If you want a glimpse into the wonderful world that Hello games is creating, you can watch the videos below.

Jarrod