If you are looking for Freelancer style handling of ships you wont find that in this game. It comes closest i have played since Freelancer but it isn't Freelancer control wise. Graphics are very nice cant complain about that. Game has no cut scenes like Freelancer so again not like Freelancer at all in that respect. Landing on a base is closer to X series then Freelancer. The controls could be a lot better then they are and I think they will continue to improve this game if people would ask for better controls. The UI is a bit rough not overly complex but it is rough. They also don't allow for use of all keyboard keys to hot keys that is bad because this game could run a lot better if you could use the keys you want from the keyboard. Finding loot after you kill something in a big fight is a little tough as loot can only be seen by the eye and not picked up on radar/scanner etc... Again some of these things i think will be taken care of in time this game has very good hard working Dev's and i think this game will be great once they get things ironed out more. Don't give up on this game once you get it just let the Dev's know on the forum what it is that disappointed you and see what they say. This review was mostly to let people that loved freelancer know this isn't freelancer 2 like some people are calling it. I hope this helps...