Planet Hopping Is a Thing
One of the really fun features of No Man’s Sky is there are times when you can be on the surface of a planet (or more likely a moon) and see another planet right above you in the sky. Sometimes a spot will even show up that the player is supposed to go check out and they will be able to hop in their ship and fly off to that spot to check it out.
When that area has been successfully explored and mined for whatever the player wants, they can hop in the ship and head back to the other planet in just a few seconds. Certainly shooting through the massive area that is space can be a lot of fun, but there’s something about planet hopping in search of specific facilities, creatures, and plants that is quite enjoyable as well.
The journey is a big part of what makes No Man’s Sky what it is, but those journeys don’t always need to take more than 30 seconds. Those who would rather pilot their ship than walk around the planet’s surface will like being able to fly back and forth, heading to various landmarks in the easy to control Starship.
