No Man's Sky trailer runs through mining and trade
Every trade is a story, we're told.
The third trailer in No Man's Sky's 'Guide to the Galaxy' series focuses on trade. We see some gathering, some mining with a tractor beam laser thing, and mildly disappointing asteroid destruction (the rock instantly splits into smaller pieces like it's from Asteroids).
If you freeze the video in a few places you can see the ship customization menus and the sorts of materials we'll collect, such as zinc, carbon, and plutonium. I also caught a trade screen, which shows a few item descriptions, such as 'Graphgraph' which is a 'gas inhaled by Vk'keen warriors to temporarily increase lung capacity and allow high quality battle screams.' I would be interested in trying some, because my battle screams have sucked lately.
'Every trade tells a story,' claims the trailer. It just looks like buying and selling goods to me, though I suppose everything's a story in a broad sense. 'Upgrade and enhance your experience,' it continues, which is another nice bit of trailer babble.
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Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler ed PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.