More than nine years after its divisive launch, it's impossible to downplay the impact No Man's Sky has had on countless gamers and developers. As far as the best space games worth replaying over and over again go, they truly don't get much better. Hello Games' galaxy-altering free content updates are fantastic. That said, the game's biggest strength has become its biggest problem, at least for me.
I'm the sort of player who needs to set everything up perfectly in order to really enjoy a video game that isn't tied to a breakneck review period. That means, among many other things, going into video settings before the fun begins, making sure the controls fit my personal taste as much as possible, and putting together a vanilla-friendly but satisfying package of mods whenever I think of returning to Tamriel. Moreover, I'd like to be all patched-up if the single-player game I'm about to play has been around for years.
