Probably the best multiplayer space game on the market right now.
The Bad:
Game can be a bit intimidating after first, but once you understand how to fly your ship it becomes significantly easier.
This can be a good or bad thing depending on who you are, but the game DOES NOT hold your hand. Screwing up like running out of fuel in the middle of space WILL ♥♥♥♥ you over as you can end up stranded there with no way to save yourself until you suffocate.
There are no ship interiors and you cannot walk around inside your ship no matter how massive it us. The only ownable ships that have interiors are fleet carriers which have hangars you can land your ship on, and have shops inside.
This game is kind of weak in the planetary scope of things. Planets are often desolate, baron rocks that have largely nothing on them. but there ARE planets with non intelligent life on them like fungi, shrubs, tree like organisms, and different things. Also stuff like geysers and volcanic planets can be found. But you wont find many planets with dense forests and ecosystems like you will in no mans sky. (again, this can be good or bad depending on who you are, as its more realistic but can be less exciting for some who want to visit more densely alien worlds.)
The good:
The game features a pretty robust multiplayer system. It allows you and your friends to travel across the galaxies, explore planets, and fight enemies together. For example, I could launch fighters from my friends ship and shoot enemy ships down, or control turrets on the ship. In comparison to games like no mans sky, (which I often compare this game with) has a MUCH better multiplayer experience as there is a real focus on playing with friends. On no mans sky the game feels weak in multiplayer content as fighting sentinels with friends is inconsistent and buggy, and lack of multiplayer content. (which is ok in some regards if you wanted it for the solo experience)
The game looks amazing, and runs pretty well. I often find myself creeped out at the shear scale and size of stars and planets. The galaxy is very beautiful and its cool jumping to another system and seeing a star out in the middle of space. The game actually has properly modeled systems where planets orbit stars and moons orbit planets, asteroid belts and so on. Rings on gas giants are REAL asteroids that you can mine for profit.
There are alot of ways to play. You can mine in space or on the surface, explore, bounty hunt, raid, transport, pirate, and so on.
Ships are really cool and you can pilot some huge vessels. Ships can be modified to do multiple things. They can launch fighters, bolster a complex weapons array, launch landing craft, launch probes, and so on.
Overall id recommend if you're looking for a space game that isnt as easy as no mans sky and has a more robust mission and grinding system so you can play with your friends.
