ANo Man’s Skyplayer encountered an in-game NPC that looks surprisingly like Samus Aran, the protagonist of theMetroidseries. NPCs inNo Man’s Skyare randomly generated and are thus extremely unlikely to look like any established characters from other franchises, though it still occasionally happens.
No Man’s Skyis an action survival game that was first released in 2016 with its prime selling point being that nearly everything in the game was procedurally generated. The game was released to a mixed reception with many players and critics feeling that the title did not live up to the massive expectations that players had for it. In the over six years since, the game has gotten continuous support and updates that have helped its reception improve exponentially. The recentNo Man’s SkyInterceptor updateadded a new class of Sentinel Interceptor starships alongside new in-game events.
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True to the game’s vision, NPCs inNo Man’s Skyare randomly generated which can lead to some interesting encounters as one player found. Reddit user Mols1993 shared an image on the Metroid subreddit of an NPC that looks shockingly like Nintendo icon Samus Aran as she appeared inMetroid Fusion.Metroid Fusionrecently came to the Switchthrough the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, so the game is fresh in the minds of fans everywhere.
OtherMetroidfans in the replies to the post mentioned how well a crossover betweenNo Man’s SkyandMetroidwould work, especially becauseNo Man’s Skywas ported to Switch last year.No Man’s Skypreviously did a crossover withMass Effectthat gave players the chance to explore the Normandy SR-1, a ship from the firstMass Effectgame, through a limited-time event. This shows that Hello Games is willing to crossover with other sci-fi gaming franchises to create unique experiences for fans.
No Man’s Skyseems to be one of the best platforms for sci-fi gaming crossovers. Not only does it have a big enough scope to be able to encompass other game worlds, but fans have already shown that it is possible to make other genres work in the game such as thefan who recreatedSuper Mario Bros.inNo Man’s Sky. WithMetroidalready being an iconic action sci-fi gaming franchise andNo Man’s Skynow playable on Switch, a crossover event between the two would undoubtedly do well with fans of either series.
No Man’s Skyis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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