Ever since No Man's Sky was announced and the first footage shown I've been following it closely. I've watched every single video on Youtube, from the little known guys to the more established Youtubers to the bigger sites. No search has gone unwatched. My main port of call is CobraTV though, because he presents very well and doesn't court contraversy for hits. I advise ALL No Man's Sky enthusiasts to subscribe to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_E2mF3O0J2pAk11n_WLeQQ
My main interest in the game has moved from the technical aspects of creating the universe and everything in it to the actual lore and what could be waiting at the centre of the universe. I began to realise there was the perfect opportunity for one of the biggest ironies in gaming history. I felt so convinced by this irony that I can't forget it; almost to the point of feeling I'll be disappointed if it isn't true.
The set up: Here we are, an unknown being, traveling through a universe that is completely procedurally generated. The grass, the trees, the creatures, the spaceships, the weopons, even the sounds the creatures make, and the music to some extent. The universe is ALL procedurally generated which is a marvelous technological achievement for a team of 13. Sean Murray is proud of this achievement and is constantly emphasising the vastness of it all. It IS to all tense and purposes 'infinite' just like our own universe. But that's 'the game', what about the lore?
The Revelation: The first thing that caught my eyes was the intriguing logo, a diamond with what appears to be a red cell in the centre (a red blood cell?). Here we have a logo that embraces at least ONE aspect of the game: the diamond shape, which is easily created using mathematics, but what about that more organic shape at it's 'centre' (centre being the opporative word here). I feel this logo somehow sums up everything but we perhaps can't see it yet.
I believe that at the centre of the universe is a machine (for now I'll call it God) and that the lore IS the revelation that not only is the game procedurally generated but the reality the game is representing. In other words, the game which is procedurally generated is about discovering that the universe and everything in it is procedurally generated. Do you see the delicious ironly in that? I humoured myself by considering the Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy (which I'm sure Sean would have read) and the meaning of life: 42, a numerical value depicting an organic universe. A red cell in the centre of a diamond. Today I spotted something that made me want to write this. Look at the number of this landing port that Sean Murray chose to demo:
Watch from 1:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp7jLJb6LIc
The PS5 Exists.
