I played NMS a couple years ago and I really enjoyed it but always wanted more of a space sim type of game, so I ended up leaving NMS to play Elite: Dangerous (this was right around the time Odyssey was announced). Although I enjoyed the space sim aspect and more realistic look and feel, E:D was incredibly grindy. While some people enjoy that, I was never a huge fan, and that's coming from someone who flew 45 minutes real-time to get to Hutton Orbital. Anyway, the grindiness coupled with the fact that Frontier games are basically abandoning E:D on consoles (don't get me started), I decided to finally come back to NMS.

I originally played on PS4 (which I've since sold), so I had to start from scratch on my XSX. Not only do I enjoy NMS just as much as I always did, I realized the fun of the game and the ever-growing scope are way more important than "more realistic graphics" which I thought I wanted. Not to mention the fact that HG is probably the best game developer I've ever known, based simply on the fact that they've stayed so committed to the game and loyal to their fan base.

So yeah, I just wanted to make an appreciation post and give a shout out to the best space exploration game out there along with the best community (which I've always known from the start). The game is continuously getting better and I'm excited to see where it goes from here.