Key Takeaways
- A recent debate on the No Man’s Sky subreddit questioned the aesthetic appeal of four exotic class ships.
- User CodenameDarlen sparked controversy by calling the ships ugly due to their unique vertical design.
- While some players agreed, many found the ships visually appealing and appreciated their uniqueness in the NMS universe.
If you’ve been playing No Man’s Sky for a while, you’ll likely have accrued a lot of ships to explore the game’s expansive universe. Given the game has been out for over eight years now, there has been plenty to collect. But eight years is a long time, and it gives people a chance to form some strong opinions.
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Over the last 24 hours, a new debate has sprung up on the No Man’s Sky subreddit, with hundreds of players arguing whether the game’s ships are, in fact, ugly.
“Unpopular opinion: These ships are ugly as F***”
The conversation began with user CodenameDarlen sharing that they thought four of the game’s ships were ugly. This was clearly a controversial statement, as within the first day, the thread received over 600 comments, with players debating the OP’s comments.
The debate centered around four of No Man’s Sky’s exotic class ships—the Squid, Guppy, Mosquito, and Royal—all of which have distinctly unique looks.
CodenameDarlen’s reason for not liking those ships was, “Ships are made to be horizontally flat, not that much vertically high; I see that the animations are pretty sick, but esthetically speaking, it’s just ugly as hell,” a comment on its own which was pretty inflammatory, receiving 75 downvotes and counting.
While a few players concurred, calling the ships weird, goofy, and awful, the general consensus was that, actually, they look pretty good.
The thread’s top comment arguably best-surmised everybody’s feelings. Responding to the OP’s post, it said, “Maybe, but they’re also uniquely NMS. I think the team has done brilliantly to give the universe and its ships their own character without falling into the usual ship design tropes.” Another player added, “I love how much character they give the NMS Universe!”
I think the team has done brilliantly to give the universe and its ships their own character without falling into the usual ship design tropes.
Hello Games has shown no sign of slowing down development on the title, with multiple updates dropping this year alone, including the return of Mass Effect’s Normandy ship, so it seems there will be plenty more time for this debate to rage on.
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