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The Longest Journey

Many people enjoy a relaxing ride in the cable car service - Sky Wire. However today some gremlins attacked and things are getting risky - this cable car is anything but relaxing. Your role, as Sky Wire operator, is to use all the skill you can protect the tiny pixel people from the crazy mechanical menagerie as you operate the out of control. Rolling Sky is the best musical skill game of all time. You are a ball rolling over a track with tons of hazards to make you fall. You have to be super fast, precise and accurate to dodge all the barriers, holes and laser beams that are shot in your direction.

HIGH The years of constant dev have paid off.

LOW Bugs and glitches blocking progress are too common.

WTF The Starbirth quest is almost literal torture.

Given current tech that affords developers the ability to fix, patch, and rebalance a title after launch, I often say the best time to play anything is at least six months (or even a year) after release — player feedback, bug cleanup and extra content can do wonders for some titles. With this in mind, I’m hard-pressed to think of something that’s benefited more from this than No Man’s Sky. I’ve started and quit it multiple times since its debut in 2016, but the last four years of time and attention have polished it into something more interesting and welcoming than it’s ever been.

In its current state, the player begins No Man’s Sky as an astronaut of sorts who wakes up without knowledge of who they are or where they’re from. They must quickly repair a nearby ship and gather resources for survival. From there the experience is as open and freeform as a player wants it to be, but a key difference from past iterations is that the tutorials are simpler and the resource systems notably more streamlined.

Underpinning everything is the idea that No Man’s Sky is about collection and crafting –exploration just happens along the way. No matter what the player chooses to do, they’ll find they must harvest everything around them on every planet – in short order they’ll have containers of oxygen, carbon, sodium, hydrogen and a dozen other materials and elements that serve a variety of purposes including life support and item creation. While this has always been the case, I was struck by how less onerous it is — it’s now simple and quick to get most tasks done.

No Man’s Sky also unfolds its various systems at a slow, crystal-clear pace– things like base-building, building a fleet, farming, and so on. After putting 8 or 10 hours in, I was still learning new things, but this is not a complaint — I appreciate that nothing was rushed, and thanks to this measured pace, I had a strong grasp on content that would have been overwhelming otherwise. Of course, anyone who doesn’t want to go through the tutorials (disguised as missions) can ignore them and fly around the universe at their own discretion. But, for players like me who crave objective-based play, this new orderly entry into No Man’s Sky was welcome and did a great job of onboarding.

Once a player is versed in the systems and done with the structured content (about 40-50 hours’ worth) No Man’s Sky offers much to self-motivated players. Those who enjoy setting their own goals can build a huge headquarters overlooking alien vistas on any planet, amass a fleet of starships to perform lucrative missions, collect a garage full of snazzy craft for personal use, engage in infinitely-generated quests for friendly aliens, work collaboratively on multiplayer missions, and more. In a loose sense, it’s a bit like Minecraft in space and many things are possible.

Regardless of whether someone is more interested in the structured or the free-form side, No Man’s Sky offers truly stunning visuals at every turn. The spacecraft sport clean designs and some attractive asymmetry, structures exist as large, blocky shapes suggesting enigmatic mysteries, and the photo mode turns nearly any moment of play into a jaw-dropping masterpiece suitable for framing – or at least as a fab desktop wallpaper. I became a photo-snapping addict, and my PS4 hard drive is full of planetary rings, plasma trails, spaceborne fossils and more.

While No Man’s Sky has come a long way since its original incarnation, there are still some things to be wary of. Apart from storytelling that left me wanting despite a great late-game reveal, the code is still rife with bugs – some are just visual hiccups or odd quirks, while others are severe enough to halt quest progress and require combing through online message boards for help. For example, I wasn’t able to complete an endgame quest because a necessary location marker wouldn’t appear, and multiplayer integration made key items in “Starbirth” impossible to see until I turned it off. Those were the worst examples, but there were many other instances where something glitching out shattered my immersion and had had me running to Google for workarounds.

While I’m sure developer Hello Games is still tweaking things and perhaps even creating more content for No Man’s Sky, the current state of affairs is a strong one. This galactic opus still offers an infinite amount of content for those who want to lose themselves among the stars, but now also contains a concrete throughline that will satisfy a wider array of players. It can be irritating at times, but it’s also full of stunning moments and the satisfaction of building a virtual life among the stars.

Four years after launch, it’s finally a journey worth taking.

Disclosures: This game is developed by Hello Games and published by Sony. It is currently available on PS4, XBO and PC. This copy of the game was obtained via paid download and reviewed on the PS4. Approximately 60 hours of play were devoted to the single-player mode, and the game was completed in the sense that all structured quests were finished and one of the ‘endgame’ quests were completed. The entire game was played with the online multiplayer enabled.

Parents: According to the ESRB, this game is rated T and contains Fantasy Violence. The official ESRB description reads as follows: This is a space-exploration game in which players assume the role of a planetary explorer on a quest to reach the center of the universe. From a first- or third-person perspective, players travel between systems to explore alien worlds for resources, to upgrade equipment, and to discover unique life forms. As players pilot spacecraft to different planets, they can engage in space combat against enemy ships and space pirates; combat is accompanied by laser fire and large explosions. While on the planet surface, players can use a variety of gun-like weapons and melee attacks to defeat alien creatures, human-like figures, and robots. Ground battles can be frenetic with frequent laser blasts, explosions, and screen-shaking effects.

Colorblind Modes: There are nocolorblind modes available in the options.

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Gamers: There are no voiceovers, and all info is relayed via text onscreen. Text cannot be altered or resized. There are no audio cues needed for gameplay. This game is fully accessible.

Remappable Controls: No, this game’s controls are not remappable.

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Player Titles are name modifiers.

Summary[edit | edit source]

Player Titles are in-game exploration achievements that the player can acquire during their exploration of No Man's Sky.

The displayed Player Title can be selected from the full list of collected Titles in the 'Banners' tab in the Appearance Modifier, which can be found on stations, or built when the appropriate technology is unlocked.

Titles[edit | edit source]

Titles are awarded under varying circumstances, and a player will normally have several to choose from.

Gek related titles[edit | edit source]

• Hireling - Impressed your first Gek
• ToilGek - Reached rank 1 with the Gek
• WorkGek - Reached rank 2 with the Gek
• Friend - Reached rank 3 with the Gek
• Overseer - Reached rank 4 with the Gek
• Scent-Kin - Reached rank 5 with the Gek
• Best Friend - Reached rank 6 with the Gek
• the Most Favoured - Reached rank 7 with the Gek
• Trade Lord - Reached rank 8 with the Gek

Korvax related titles[edit | edit source]

• Entity - Impressed your first Korvax
• Test Subject - Reached rank 1 with the Korvax
• Technician Entity - Reached rank 2 with the Korvax
• Respected Carapace - Reached rank 3 with the Korvax
• The __ Interface - Reached rank 4 with the Korvax
• Significance - Reached rank 5 with the Korvax
• Pure Entity - Reached rank 6 with the Korvax
• The Convergent - Reached rank 7 with the Korvax
• The Echo of __ - Reached rank 8 with the Korvax
• the Watched - Tracked by Korvax / Unlocked by a random encounter with Korvax Scavenger

Vy'keen related titles[edit | edit source]

• Conscript - Impressed your first Vy'keen
• Liquidator - Reached rank 1 with the Vy'keen
• Flagbearer - Reached rank 2 with the Vy'keen
• Vy'keen-at-Arms - Reached rank 3 with the Vy'keen
• Enemy Slayer - Reached rank 4 with the Vy'keen
• Preceptor - Reached rank 5 with the Vy'keen
• Adjutant - Reached rank 6 with the Vy'keen
• Templar - Reached rank 7 with the Vy'keen
• Hand of the Vy'keen - Reached rank 8 with the Vy'keen

Merchants Guild related titles[edit | edit source]

• Messenger - Completed your first Merchants Guild assignment
• Agent - Reached rank 1 with the Merchants Guild
• Envoy - Reached rank 2 with the Merchants Guild
• Broker - Reached rank 3 with the Merchants Guild
• Manager - Reached rank 4 with the Merchants Guild
• Diplomat - Reached rank 5 with the Merchants Guild
• Consul - Reached rank 6 with the Merchants Guild
• Director - Reached rank 7 with the Merchants Guild
• the Magnificent - Reached rank 8 with the Merchants Guild

Explorers Guild related titles[edit | edit source]

• Candidate - Completed your first Explorers Guild assignment
• Pupil - Reached rank 1 with the Explorers Guild
• Apprentice - Reached rank 2 with the Explorers Guild
• Scholar - Reached rank 3 with the Explorers Guild
• the Studious - Reached rank 4 with the Explorers Guild
• Academician - Reached rank 5 with the Explorers Guild
• Instructor - Reached rank 6 with the Explorers Guild
• Professor - Reached rank 7 with the Explorers Guild
• Guardian of Knowledge - Reached rank 8 with the Explorers Guild

Mercenaries Guild related titles[edit | edit source]

• Mercenary - Completed your first Mercenaries Guild assignment
• Ensign - Reached rank 1 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Enforcer - Reached rank 2 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Warrior - Reached rank 3 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Guard - Reached rank 4 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Prefect - Reached rank 5 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Commandant - Reached rank 6 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Marshal - Reached rank 7 with the Mercenaries Guild
• Aegis - Reached rank 8 with the Mercenaries Guild

Galaxy related titles[edit | edit source]

Visit a galaxy to append the galaxy name to player name, example:

• Playername, of Galaxyname - Journey through the center of the Galaxy / Made the journey to Galaxyname
• Traveller, of Euclid

Destination related titles[edit | edit source]

• Pilgrim - Visit a special system / Visited the Galactic Hub (306AFA556C30)
• the Boundary Walker - Discovered a strange planet
• Voyager - Visited a rare star system
• Interstellar Traveller - Travelled through a Black Hole
• Portal-Adept - Made your first trip through a Portal

Story/lore related titles[edit | edit source]

• Vision-Master - Feel the spirits of the Gek
• Oracle - Feel the judgement of the Echoes / Learned from the Korvax monoliths
• Augur - Feel the wrath of the Vy'keen / Learned from the Vy'keen monoliths
• the Singularity - Met the Atlas
• the Timeless - Saved by the Atlas (in-game duplicate, see below)
• Warden of Glass - Remembered
• The Reflection of ___ - Met an apparition
• The Divergent - Concluded Nada & Polo's story
• Traveller of the Atlas - Concluded Artemis' story
• Seeder of Worlds - Completed the Atlas Path
• the Timeless - Refused to reset the simulation (in game duplicate)
• the Last - Reset the simulation for the Atlas
• the Forgiven - Look upon the First Spawn / Uncovered the story of the Gek from their plaques
• Prime - Know the pain of the Echoes / Uncovered the story of the Korvax from their records
• Priest of Nal - Know the sacrifice of Nal / Understood the heresy of Nal
• Priest of Hirk - Meet the challenge of Hirk / Learned the fate of Hirk
• The ____ of Glass - See through Telemon's eyes / Listened to Telamon's tale
• of the Depths - Search beneath the waves / Solved an abyssal mystery

Compainon Related Titles[edit | edit source]

• Creature Lover - Adopted an animal companion
• Creature Breeder - Encourage an animal companion to lay an egg
• Gene-Splicer - Re-sequence the genetics of a creature egg

Uncategorized[edit | edit source]

• the Doomed - Braved the darkest derelicts
• the Generous - Gave a gift to another Traveller
• of the Collective - Contributed to a Community Research Project
• the Survivor - Reached the centre of the galaxy in Survival Mode
• the Immortal - Reached the centre of the galaxy in Permadeath Mode
• Conservator - Rescued a stranded pilot
• Chef - Impress Cronus
• Iteration 1 - One of the original Travellers (Pre-order title)
• ___, Rift-Walker - Explore Together / Joined with other Travellers for a special mission
• Titan - Traced a fallen Traveller
• ___, Pillar of Light - Braved the darkest derelicts

Milestone based titles[edit | edit source]

• Nomad - Walked 20,000u
• the Walker - Walked 40,000u
• Wayfinder - Walked 100,000u

• Guest - Met 50 Lifeforms
• Emissary - Met 100 Lifeforms
• Ambassador - Met 150 Lifeforms

Sky Player Online

• Word-Collector - Learned 60 words
• the Learned - Learned 120 words
• Lorekeeper - Learned 180 words

• Trader - Held 10,000,000 units
• Merchant - Held 50,000,000 units
• Tycoon - Held 100,000,000 units

• Master Pilot - Vanquished 25 hostile starships
• Starfighter - Vanquished 75 hostile starships
• Wing Commander - Vanquished 150 hostile starships

• the Wanted - Defeated 25 Sentinels
• Sentinel Hunter - Defeated 75 Sentinels
• Aeron-Scourge - Defeated 150 Sentinels

• the Robust - Survived 7,200 sols on an extreme world in one continuous adventure
• the Determined - Survived 18,000 sols on an extreme world
• the Undaunted - Survived 28,000 sols on an extreme world

• Scout - Visited 15 systems
• Navigator - Visited 40 systems
• the Cartographer - Visited 100 systems

• Field Agent - Discovered 30 planetary Species
• Ranger - Discovered 60 planetary Species
• Xenobiologist - Discovered 100 planetary Species

• Farmer - Harvested 40 cultivated plants
• Soilmaster - Harvested 80 cultivated plants

• Analyst - Scanned 10 rare plants and animals
• Researcher - Scanned 25 rare plants and animals
• Archivist - Scanned 50 rare plants and animals

• Prospector - Scanned 50 Minerals
• Geologist - Scanned 100 Minerals

• Seedling - Scanned 30 unique plants
• Botanist - Scanned 60 unique plants
• Flower-Kin - Scanned 1000 unique plants

• the Builder - Placed 50 base parts
• the Constructor - Placed 100 base parts
• Master Architect - Placed 200 base parts

• Captain - Owned a fleet of 2 frigates
• Commodore - Owned a fleet of 15 frigates
• Admiral - Owned a fleet of 30 frigates

• the Bones - Excavated 3 skeletons
• the Collector - Excavated 20 skeletons
• Curator - Excavated 50 skeletons

• Raider - Claimed 1 treasures from beneath ruins
• Historian - Claimed 10 treasures
• Archaeologist - Claimed 30 treasures

• Scavenger - Salvaged 1 derelict freighters
• Scrap Dealer - Salvaged 10 derelicts
• Salvager - Salvaged 30 derelicts

Ship/exocraft related titles[edit | edit source]

NOTE: ship title requires S-class

• the Explorer - Find the perfect Explorer / Own an S-Class Explorer
• Ace - Find the perfect Fighter / Own an S-Class Fighter
• Heavy Duty - Find the perfect Hauler / Own an S-Class Hauler
• Reliable - Find the perfect Shuttle / Own an S-Class Shuttle
• Perfect - Find an Exotic starship / Own an Exotic starship
• Starborn - Partner with a sentient Starship
• Pilot - Owned an Exo-Mech / Unlocked from Product: Minotaur Geobay

Death related titles[edit | edit source]

• the Incinerated - Iteration reset by extreme heat
• the Frozen - Iteration reset by extreme cold
• the Irradiated - Iteration reset by overwhelming radiation
• the Corroded - Iteration reset by toxic consumption
• the Hunted - Iteration reset by adverse fauna interaction
• the Drowned - Iteration reset by asphyxiation
• the Exhausted - Iteration reset by life support failure
• the Purified - Iteration reset by Sentinel extermination
• the Unfortunate - Iteration reset by catastrophic accident (grenade)
• the Reckless - Iteration reset by overconfidence (fall damage)
• the Consumed - Iteration reset by unspeakable entity

Quicksilver related titles[edit | edit source]

Sky Player Tv

• Anomaly - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Anomaly'
• Citizen Scientist - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Citizen Scientist'
• Interloper - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Interloper'
• ____ the First - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'The First'
• ____ the Last - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'The Last'
• ____ the Exotic - Earned for community effort
• ____ the Volcanic - Earned for community effort
• ____ the 16th - Earned for community effort
• ____, friend of Ariadne - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Ariadne'
• ____, friend of Gemini - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Gemini'
• ____, friend of Hesperus - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Hesperus'
• ____, friend of Mercury - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Mercury'
• ____, friend of Nada - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Nada'
• ____, friend of Polo - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Polo'
• ____, friend of Tethys - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend of Tethys'
• Dreamer - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Dreamer'
• Every ____ Procedural - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Every One Procedural'
• Friend-Entity - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Friend-Entity'
• Kindred - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Kindred'
• Like-Traveller - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Like-Traveller'
• Lonely - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Lonely'
• No Man's - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'No Man's'
• Photographer - Earned for community effort
• Simulated - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Simulated'
• Solo Traveller - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Solo Traveller'
• Swamp-Dweller - Earned for community effort
• The Notorious - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'The Notorious'
• Traveller-Friend - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Traveller-Friend'
• Unknown - Earned for community effort / Unlocked from Product: Title: 'Unknown'
• ____ #4924 - Earned for community effort