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No Man’s Sky’s Trophy List Pays Homage To Its Sci-Fi Inspirations

The trophy list for the PlayStation 4 version of No Man's Sky has surfaced ahead of its highly-anticipated release next week, revealing several references to classic science fiction cinema from which the team at Hello Games have clearly drawn inspiration from.

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The trophy list for the PlayStation 4 version of No Man’s Sky has surfaced ahead of its highly-anticipated release next week, revealing several references to classic science fiction cinema from which the team at Hello Games have clearly drawn inspiration from.

Published by tracker website ExophaseThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Scanner Darkly are just some of the films referenced in the trophy names, but don’t worry, there’s no spoilers to be found, so feel free to give the whole lot a glance below.

Total Perspective Vortex
Platinum

A Scanner Darkly
Attain ‘Naturalist’ status in Uploaded Discoveries

The Stars, Like Dust
Attain ‘Trailblazer’ status in Space Exploration

Foundation
Attain ‘Entrepreneur’ status in Most Units Accrued

Babel-17
Attain ‘Confused’ status in Words Collected

Contact
Attain ‘Known’ status in Alien Colonist Encounters

Use of Weapons
Attain ‘Novice’ status in Ships Destroyed

The Star Beast
Attain ‘Archivist’ status in Uploaded Discoveries

The Longest Voyage
Attain ‘Pioneer’ status in Space Exploration

The Space Merchants
Attain ‘Trader’ status in Most Units Accrued

The Languages of Pao
Attain ‘Interpreter’ status in Words Collected

Who Goes There?
Attain ‘Diplomat’ status in Alien Colonist Encounters

Pattern for Conquest
Attain ‘Notorious’ status in Ships Destroyed

Stranger in a Strange Land
Attain ‘Robust’ status in Longest Lifespan

Symphony For A Lost Traveler
Attain ‘Nomad’ status in On-foot Exploration

Galapagos
Attain ‘Encyclopedia’ status in Uploaded Discoveries

A Space Odyssey
Attain ‘Discoverer’ status in Space Exploration

The Diamond Age
Attain ‘Magnate’ status in Most Units Accrued

Citizen of the Galaxy
Attain ‘Babelfish’ status in Words Collected

What Mad Universe
Attain ‘Ambassador’ status in Alien Colonist Encounters

The Forever War
Attain ‘Legend’ status in Ships Destroyed

The Sentinel
Attain ‘Everlasting’ status in Longest Lifespan

Have Spacesuit – Will Travel
Attain ‘Adventurer’ status in On-foot Exploration

Interestingly, it recently emerged that an early copy of the space-faring adventure had been sold on eBay for $1,300, a price well over the recommended retail price. The lucky winner of the auction has proceeded to post early gameplay details through various channels, prompting Hello Games head Sean Murray to ask fans not to spoil the experience for themselves via Twitter.

If you’re not bothered about discovering the finer details of No Man’s Sky a week early, you can visit the relevant Reddit thread here or, if you have the patience, you can experience it all for yourself come August 9.