Starfield Players Think They've Found A No Man's Sky Reference
Over on the No Man's Sky subreddit, fans think they've uncovered a little nod to the game in Starfield. Given how similar the two are - what with you flying across the stars to map procedurally generated planets where you can set up shop and gather resources - an easter egg like this makes sense.
BuddleiaGirl shared a screenshot of a painting in Starfield. In it, we see a No Man's Sky-looking ship fly across a pastel-coloured planet with rolling teal-hued clouds masking giant, jutting brown stone spires.
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At a glance it looks like it could be concept art for No Man's Sky, so it's possible that Bethesda was paying homage to a strikingly similar game. When more and more of Starfield was shown off before the game's launch, you'd have been hard-pressed not to hear NMS comparisons. Even today, we're still hearing them.
"Same colour palettes," crummy_spingus replied to someone asking why people think it's a nod to NMS. "This ship literally looks like the average [NMS] fighter and world gen looks pretty No Man's Sky-like. It's also very similar to NMS concept art."
It certainly looks like a No Man's Sky starship, as the most iconic designs in the game tend to have three giant thrusters on the back and a small, angled shape. They also tend to be pink-red and silver.
Whether it really is a nod to No Man's Sky, only Bethesda can say, but fans certainly seem to think so, and it's not too big of a stretch to see where they're coming from. You can see similar designs from NMS below.
The comparisons to No Man's Sky might have caused a few arguments among fans, but it appears to have had nothing but a positive impact on the game.
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