The Alien Interactions Are Lacking
While players in No Man’s Sky fan feel quite alone a good portion of the time the characters aren’t ever completely alone in the universe. Every now and then you will run across one kind of alien or another. Some of the time these aliens will give you a special gift, or work out a trade with you (even if you haven’t figure out their language).
All of the time, the interactions leave quite a bit to be desired. It’s a bit like talking to a robot once you actually enter into a conversation with one. Almost exclusively, the aliens will sit or stand completely still while you cycle through the various choices for your “conversation.”
While the rest of the game seems to be pretty good about treading new ground and taking advantage of the power of the current generation of technology, these interactions are reminiscent of a much older computer game. Even if this was some kind of homage to older science fiction titles, it falls flat largely because it’s really the only interactions with anything you’ll have in the entire game.
Talking to a stock-still android isn’t remotely entertaining and is certainly a reason you might want to avoid No Man’s Sky altogether.
