History YMMV / NoMansSky

* OvershadowedByTheControversy: Of the "Deceptive marketing" variety. Many promised or alluded features were not in the game when it released, leading many people to think they have been deceived, something which is reflected in both professional and user reviews. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement As a rule of caution, please just leave it at that.]]

* LoveItOrHateIt: Fan reaction is pretty severe: the camps are neatly divided into absolute hatred of the game and almost dogmatic support of it. The hate camp thinks it's an overpriced grindfest and a massive disappointment, while the love camp believes that it's a wondrous, emotional experience that should be celebrated as a masterpiece. The middle ground is quite small, with many in that camp saying it's SoOkayItsAverage.

** A big patch is coming to clear most of the bugs the PC version suffered.

* PortingDisaster: The initial launch of the PC version is ''extremely'' buggy, with numerous players reporting framerate issues, constant crashes to desktop, and other optimization issues despite exceeding system requirements. Some have even compared this port to the infamous PC port of ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]'' due to these issues (which ironically currently has more positive reviews on Steam than ''NMS'').

* CrowningMomentOfFunny:

* GeniusProgramming: One definite positive about the game is how space-efficient it is. The universe of No Man's Sky is about as big as several other Open World games combined at least, yet it only takes up 10gb (as opposed to most modern sandbox games taking up 30-55gb by themselves).

* SacredCow: A very, very extreme VocalMinority of fans have taken to [[HePannedItNowHeSucks attacking any critic that has anything negative to say]] about the game. For example, one journalist was sent death threats just for announcing that the game had been pushed back two months, and Jim Sterling of ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' had his site crashed and taken down for giving it a SoOkayItsAverage review.

* BrokenBase: Too many examples to count.
** The lack of multiplayer. Some are ok with its exclusion, others are disappointed, and some are only mad about it because of the way the developers danced around the issue rather than give a direct answer, even after the lack of proper multiplayer was discovered.
** Whether the game is actually any good or not. Many love it for the meditative quality of the exploration, others hate it for the surival elements and procedurally generated environments, and a few call it SoOkayItsAverage

** 4chan commissioning a raid on the user's ratings has also turned others off of the game.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Fan reaction is pretty severe: the camps are neatly divided into absolute hatred of the game and almost dogmatic support of it. The hate camp thinks it's an overpriced grindfest and a massive disappointment, while the love camp believes that it's a wondrous, emotional experience that should be celebrated as a masterpiece.

* PortingDisaster: The initial launch of the PC version is ''extremely'' buggy, with numerous players reporting framerate issues, constant crashes to desktop, and other optimization issues despite exceeding system requirements. Some have even compared this port to the infamous PC port of ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]'' due to these issues(which ironically currently has more positive reviews on Steam than ''NMS'').
* SacredCow: A very, very extreme VocalMinority of fans have taken to attacking any critic that has anything negative to say about the game. For example, one journalist was sent death threats just for announcing that the game had been pushed back two months, and Jim Sterling of ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' had his site crashed and taken down for giving it a SoOkayItsAverage review.

** LoveItOrHateIt: Fan reaction is a lot more severe: the camps are neatly divided into absolute hatred of the game and almost dogmatic support of it. The hate camp thinks it's an overpriced grindfest and a massive disappointment, while the love camp believes that it's a wondrous, emotional experience that should be celebrated as a masterpiece.

** The lack of multiplayer. Some are ok with it's exclusion, others are disappointed, and some are only mad about it because of the way the developers danced around the issue rather than give a direct answer, even after the lack of proper multiplayer was discovered.

* SacredCow: A very, very extreme VocalMinority of fans have taken to attacking any critic that has anything negative to say about the game. For example, one journalist was sent death threats just for announcing that the game had been pushed back two months, and Jim Sterling of ''WebVideo/TheJimquisition'' had his site crashed and taken down for giving it a SoOkayItsAverage review.

* PortingDisaster: The initial launch of the PC version is ''extremely'' buggy, with numerous players reporting framerate issues, constant crashes to desktop, and other optimization issues despite exceeding system requirements. Some have even compared this port to the infamous PC port of ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]'' due to these issues(which ironically currently has more positive reviews on Steam then NMS).

* PortingDisaster: The initial launch of the PC version is ''extremely'' buggy, with numerous players reporting framerate issues, constant crashes to desktop, and other optimization issues despite exceeding system requirements. Some have even compared this port to the infamous PC port of ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]'' due to these issues.

** Most of the achievements in the game are named after classic science fiction novels such as ''Literature/AScannerDarkly'', or ''Literature/{{Foundation}}''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The day one patch notes, which many suspect were released just to combat the leaks and prove that the leaked copies were, in fact, incomplete builds.

* MostAnnoyingSound: "Life Support Power: Low". Considering your exosuit's life support system depletes anytime you're planetside, you can expect to hear this every time you're down one quarter of your life support.

** The release went from timed exclusive to simultaneous, so a decent amount of backlash became rendered null and void.

* HypeBacklash: Many PC gamers are turned off by the fact that the game will be a UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 timed exclusive and some are turned off by the sheer amount of press the game has received, though this isn't without reason: Like with ''VideoGame/StarCitizen'' the game is reaching [[Creator/PeterMolyneux Molyneux]] levels of promises when the trailers have mostly shown exploration or one specific aspect of gameplay (say, trading or a PortalNetwork).

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The game features procedurally-generated music based on music from indie band 65daysofstatic to give its worlds atmosphere, for example, the music from [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcoO7bTV48 the PSX 2014 trailer.]] It generally works.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9L2ej1kxro "Debutante"]] is used for the VGX Reveal, E3 2014, and Video Game Awards 2014 trailers to give viewers a sense of awe and wonder, especially once the player-character leaves the atmosphere of the planet they're on, opening up to the starry night sky above them.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZ0_M6v7JM "Pacify"]] is the music used for the Infinite Worlds trailer, instilling players with a sense that the universe they'll be able to explore truly ''is'' infinite.

* TaintedByThePreview: A person known on Reddit as "Daymeeuhn" got a copy of the game early ([[CrackIsCheaper for $1,300]]) and posted his initial impressions of the game. Criticisms of glitches, the ability to make a lot of money off of easily findable items, and the journey to the center being far shorter than initially promised (among others) deflated a lot of players' hype for the game, leading to more than a few cancelled pre-orders. Sean Murray's insistence that players ignore Daymeeuhn's posts [[StreisandEffect have done little to repair the damage]].
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game is shaping up to be nothing short of ''incredible''. See that mountain in the distance? You can hike toward it. Feel like swimming? The ocean is there waiting for you. Looking out at that AlienSky above you? You can get in your spaceship and fly toward every single one of the planets in it. Looking out at the starfield while you're on patrol? Every single one of those stars you see is its own solar system, with planets waiting to be explored, all {{procedural|Generation}}ly-generated.

** Most of the achievements in the game are named after classic science fiction novels such as ''A Scanner Darkly'', or ''Literature/{{Foundation}}''.