Much of the writing reminds me of high school characters. Like at a pep rally, doing cheers and such. The first two games were gripping tales in a dark and somber atmosphere. Very adult like for the most part. This game, from the outset felt like the writers were all still in high school, writing ultimate cliche characters. It looks good and plays good so if you can overlook terrible conversations, then play it. I've owned this game for years (3 I think) and still haven't bothered to finish it. The first two I finished right after buying them. And have gone back for more. I will finish this eventually. Not all of it sucks, to be clear, it just feels more like a chore rather than exciting. The whole chilling, dark atmosphere is mostly gone.
Good thing it is cheap. I can see why it gets the dislikes. The whole intro cutscene was like watching a comic book. Pretty basic looking, especially since the in game character models are actually decent. But I guess making the whole game looking nice was too much to ask. Haven't spent a lot of time in game yet and probably will never finish this game. It is pretty hard to even care about what you are doing in game since it is not you (or at least your name) and it provides absolutely no back story from the get go. Why do I care? Why should I grind all these missions to get a tiny payment for parts or ships? I did not feel compelled to play the game once I got to the mission board. I'll come back later.
I've played about an hour so far in the campaign and I am enjoying it. Some reviewers don't like the main character but I like his attitude. It's nice playing someone with a personality that is not the typical noble personality. This person is actually believable compared to most. I have friends like this guy, indeed I act like this guy at times for fun. It's all in good humor, ribbing, jest or whatever you want to call it. The graphics are decent, the ships fly well enough, shoots, etc. I was able to play it with my PS3 controller but I suck at using it for flight games. When I tried to switch back to keyboard and mouse the game would not cooperate and I had to shut the game down and restart it. I expect issues like this since it's an early access title. This will give me something to play while I wait for the next Star Citizen patch.
I never finished the story in this game, the gates are tedious and boring to do over and over, but the game is still fun. I have it playing in 4k resolution with graphics maxed out now. Still looks decent even without mods. One of those games where you don't have to play the story, just do your own thing.
