I give it 3 stars just for the majority of the game is great. They seemed to have completly forgotten the most important thing in a game and that's the gameplay. I went in expecting this awesome psychological warrior game, all it ends up being is a boring, annoying puzzle game. The puzzles are so lame, it breaks the immersion. The whole intro gets you sucked right in and then bam! The puzzles just have you asking "Why? WTF! I was left with bewilderment and complete disappointment. Who ever decided on these puzzles needs to be sacked. After the first 3 or 4 puzzles, I just couldn't play it anymore. Clearly the gameplay was an afterthought, and what we get is really a tech demo. The story telling by some random is done well, the sound effects and voice whispering in surround sound is awesome. If only they had good gameplay to accompany the rest of the game. The graphics, animation, player character, textures, world design, atmosphere, sound, all top notch. I think you guys need to work better with your teams, because someone left the poor gameplay team outside of the design meetings. It's a shame.
The game seems far from finished. Going back and watching a lot of the interviews, many of the features promised are not in the game, or are in the game, but are different from what originally claimed. For example, you can't rename your ship, there are no factions, no trading ships, no faction wars or battles. I am happy about the exploration side of things, but the game lacks content. After your first planet, every thing you do is exactly the same, just doing it over again with slightly different scenery. Gets boring very quickly. The bugs that people are getting, I haven't got many of those, only thing I get so far is I have had 2 crashes. Game has been flawless otherwise. I have explored about 20 planets or more and its getting really boring. I am disappointed and am giving it a bad review because they lied about the features. I hope in a few months time they deliver what they promised.
