Beyond Space Remastered Edition

I remembered why i bought this game many years back despite many negative reviews; the intro is like triple A Hollywood blockbuster movie! Here is my recording of it: http://dai.ly/x6cl0p6 OK I will try to be as brief as the UI. [list] [*]Keybindings can be changed but speed-up & slow down keys don't work. You have to use the mouse scroll wheel for that. [*]Increasing mouse sensitivity may not affect turning rate because it's limited by ship maneuverability. [*]Mouse buttons are not assignable. Only left button is used for firing. [*]To change weapons, you need to use a key. [*]Screen resolution depends on your desktop res. [/list] Everything that is mentioned above regarding UI, speed control and turning rate can be seen in this Tutorial video: http://dai.ly/x6cl0p5 No crashes so far but then i just got started. Graphics: 8/10 - better than Freelancer Sound effects: 7/10 - above average Music: 8/10 - impressed me Gameplay: 7/10 - probably, just a guess right now Story 6/10 - umm i'm not there yet I have a feeling this is gonna be gud so it's a YES. For such a low prices on such new spanking shiny ships, you couldn't go very wrong, you could do worse for higher prices. I'll update this review if i find any game breaking bugs later. [b]Update 1 - Jan 19, 2018, 0838 hrs[/b] There are some bugs now: 1) Tend to occur in the hangar when you click the '+' button to see more information, it hangs. 2) At the end of missions, sometimes it will hang. 3) Some achievements like the Tutorial and the first mission fail to unlock. The only way out in the first 2 cases is Ctrl-Alt-Delete, then close the program. For now 6/10. Even though those aren't game breaking bugs, they are serious enough to waste your time. [b]Update 1a - Jan 19, 2018, 0950 hrs[/b] Seems like the tutorial achievement can only be unlocked if you use the default key bindings. Got the first mission achievement too but unsure if it has something to do with key bindings or because of deleting the savegame and restarting from scratch. [b]Update 1b - Jan 20, 2018, 0303 hrs - Crashes eliminated[/b] OK no more crashes. Here are the steps: [olist] [*] Disable ReLive overlay in the Radeon settings [*] Kill any and all AMD ReLive processes in the Task Manager [*] Switch to on-board audio and unplug USB headphones [*] Reboot [/olist] The game prefers OpenGL. In short, try a different recording method or check OpenGL driver version compatibility. [h1]All Clear[/h1] Crash bugs solved, revising score to 7/10 and BTW the music is really awesome! https://youtu.be/LmdMGc9OTw4 [b]Update 2 - Jan 21, 2018 0053hrs - Random crashes[/b] I spoke too soon, there are still random crashes. Back to 6/10. Some missions are very hard due to sluggish controls and too many fast enemies. [b]Update 3 - Jan 24, 2018, 1826hrs [/b] You can avoid random crashes by not using software based game recorders. Completed campaign in easy difficulty but medium difficulty is too hard for me. Achievement is a bit broken, says i defeated the last boss but didn't give me achievement for completion at easy difficulty. Game has difficulty spikes. The turret section in mission 3 is very hard but i got pass that. A few missions later and again hit another spike, Lado, the pirate boss, is too overpowered. I can't get pass this one. I dunno how some people can complete this in nightmare difficulty. The game has no missions like the intro, neither does it look and play like the intro. Mouse control is sluggish for the most part. Voice acting has many funny moments, i like that. Sorry, have to drop the score to 5/10 .