No Mans Sky (Switch)

I bought a Switch during the pandemic as I was commuting and working overtime hours. I bought the system for Skyrim (which I am still playing). When this came out it was an instant buy for me as I wanted a portable version of No Mans Sky. The great thing about owning games like this on a portable system are the lower electricity cost and the ability to play a game for ten minutes before work.

My grandson was happy with this game we got him for his birthday

What and incredible game. Been playing it for months and I never get board.

I love NMS and have 300+ hours with my character on the PS version of the game and wanting more time to play, decided to get it for the Switch too. Over all they compare very favourably, although I'm not sure how Hello Games managed to squeeze it into the Switch, Two features are missing from the other versions, multilayer & Settlements, but I haven't really missed either.Obviously the graphics aren't as sharp as on the PS5 and the loading time when starting the game, or warping/teleporting to other star systems is longer. Playing on the Switch Lite, they are perfectly acceptable, but I imagine they'd become a lot more obvious on a large screen. Although I haven't experienced it, I've read that building a really large base will make a noticeable difference to the frame rate. All that being said, the game keeps the feel and (almost) all of the gameplay I love.It's a game that gives you the choice of what you want to do when, but I recommend new players follow the main quests until they feel comfortable with the game. They introduce the various concepts of the game as well as providing a story line and the ability to craft many useful items. You also have the option to acquire blueprints elsewhere, so you never feel tied to the quests simply to unlock new technology.

Runs smooth and hasn’t’ crashed once

Yes, I've only played this game for a few hours. Perhaps it's a little too early to review. But given all I've done in the space of just those four hours, I know this was worth the price already. As others have noted, the fact that a game of this magnitude and power is even able to run (and really well, at that) on the Switch is a marvel in itself.I didn't play NMS when it came out. In fact, I only picked it up when I heard it was coming out for the Switch - and with six years of updates (and more rolling out near constantly), it's clear that this is the time to get it. You can explore distant worlds, extreme biomes and climates, see strange creatures, found bases, build shelter, trade with alien life forms, learn otherworldly dialects, discover advanced technology and teleport between worlds. And a lot more, I'm sure. It's a lot of fun, and so utterly free. You can do what you want - go where you wish. It's one of those video games that's so impossibly open, and allows you to get out of it what you put in. The experience is what you make it. You can be the space explorer you always wanted to be! And every run through of the game feels like something tailor made to you and your character.It's a visually stunning game - and I must say, I've had no problems with lag or glitches, nor any sorts of technical bugs. It runs really smoothly. I already love this game, and I'll be playing it on my Switch for months to come.

This is an almost unbelievable achievement by the Hello Games team, to get the full game with all the updates working so well on the Nintendo Switch is just amazing really. I also appreciate the fact that I could still buy it in a physical edition on cartridge because that's something I personally still prefer to do.Yes of course it looks a bit rough in places on a big TV but it's by no means bad at all and it looks great in handheld mode, it holds 30 FPS very well and retains all the charm and character of the more powerful versions with absolutely lovely use of colour, to be honest the only real fault is increased graphical pop in which is a bit distracting and some people may be annoyed that multiplayer is not available yet.Make no mistake though, this is No Man's Sky ported to the much less powerful Nintendo Switch in glorious fashion, it looks great and will get better I have no doubt, it sounds great and most importantly it is totally playable and as engrossing as ever if not more so now because you can play it on your delayed train to work!The magic of the Nintendo Switch continues, well done to Hello Games for bringing this to Switch players and hopefully they'll keep the updates coming.Top marks, comfortably 5 stars.

If you’re looking at this game, then you probably know that it first came out in 2016 to terrible acclaim and 6 six years later it is how it should have been in 2016. Minecraft meets space invaders. This game looks terrible docked on the switch, absolutely shocking, blurry edges, poor mapping all show on a TV. However play it on the go and it’s great, environments look nice, bright colours and fun to play. Little bit confusing at time with regard what the heck you should be doing, but a steep learning curve soon reveals the peak of a game that is great to escape in. This version has definitely been built for switch mode aka not on the TV.