I adored Noctis back in the day. There was something very lonely and alien about it. Something No Man's Sky never quite captured. The lofi graphics just helped to make it more haunting and isolated. But the community was nice. I would regularly download the updated encyclopedia.

I didn't know about his depression, but I could sort of feel it through his game world. He mentioned, a long time ago, that the game was partially a product of a painful breakup. The game, especially the backstory, reflected that loss.