EVERSPACE™ 2

I really wanted to like Everspace 2, and for many it really will scratch an itch. I'm a massive space game fan: Mass Effect, Star Citizen, Elite, Starfield, No Man's Sky.. I've played them all heavily. Everspace 2 though I just found to be missing a certain something. While it does have some travel between planets that gives a sense of scale, the missions are all quite cartoony and shallow, and the combat is very much 'arcade'. The problem is there's no sense of a real world, so you're just churning through the quests with nothing invested in the characters. I got into it, and took a break to play other things, have not really felt much urge to get back into the game, but booted it up finally a few days ago and.. it's just boring. I can't really recommend it therefore, as to only get 13hrs out of a game I paid $20 or so for means it's not been value for money for me. The fact many others disagree and rate it does suggest it's mostly just a fit. Suggest people watch some reviews and gameplay before purchasing. If you're after something immersive or truly 'space' feeling, this isn't it. It's more of an arcade ship shooter with a slap on paint of sci fi.

As someone who played EverSpace 1, I have to say, this one got rid of all the annoying elements in the first game and made all the good elements even better. In the first game, its rogue-like linear game play, no going back to previously explored location, jumping is limited by fuel so you have to stop and look for fuel or risk damaging your ship. Now, since the game is open world, you can go as you please, leave whenever you want and come back as many times as you wish. No more okkar jumping in after you stay in an area for too long, pressuring you to rush through your stay and exploration. The game is now a lot more chill, in fact, if you rush through the area, you are going to miss out a lot of hidden stash. But then you can always come back later so really the pace is entirely up to you. To me personally, the most annoying feature in the first game was jump suppression, especially when there is thick fog and/or presence of mother ship. All of these are removed. Jump suppression now only exist as story element. Thick fog only exist in a rare few locations that you can skip or ignore. Mother ship exist as bonus level boss, not a forced encounter. Natural disasters like solar flare, location exist near a sun causing overheat etc are all gone. In this game, they expand on the diversity of ship customization, 9 ships with different specialty. Player can switch between ships with no buy sell penalty, encouraging player to try and experiment with different play style or strategy. All in all, the game is nearly perfect. The one thing that annoys me is sometimes they put mini puzzle in main quest, and those puzzles need patience to solve. But if you are stuck you can always look up solutions online. Dev is kind enough to give hints in look for X kind of quest, and very importantly, there is never jump scare. There are times the scene is rather unsettling, maybe its just me, but silent dark cave creeps me out. Even at places like that, there is never jump scare, if enemy appear, there is always little sound that hints you something is nearby or coming, they never appear out of no where. I truly appreciate that. TL;DR. The game is very good, if you are not sure, just try out the demo.

For a space sim its OK, Id say 7/10. Solid graphics and gameplay, decent story although it starts very slow. I was hoping to something like Freelancer or Tachion from the good ol days but this game is way more arcadey. Not a waste of time but also not a game I will miss in any way shape or form.

Ein tolles Spiel, mit gutem Humor...

this game is really easy to get in to and a ton of fun, if you want a more combat focused space exploration game this is a good value when its on sale.

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fun

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its ok for passing time

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