I'm not a professional trucker so this doen't seem to be the game for me. If I had some attitued thrusters that applied the truck and trailer, it would make all the difference.
Much like Between the Stars this game has lots of text in a box encounters at their space stations which is a good thing. However it is a top down low rez space game regardless of the action type which keeps you from enjoying your pretty space ships. Lots of equipment choices on those ships and even a few ones that affect the crew of your ships. It uses the crushing debt to buy your first ship trope but as usual it really isn't that hard to pay back the loan. In fact I'm on my second loan. There are no crew interactions as far as I can see which is where between the stars actually shines. The "story" is beginning to ramp up the political aspects and maybe they will allow you to do business at pirate bases without attacking other ships. All in all it was well worth my purchase at the sale price.
I've played all the baldur's gate series and I prefer this one to them all. The atmospheric music, the clear progression, the clever puzzles and finale all worked to produce a superior product. Also the multiplayer and networking were rock solid. Just thinking about this makes me want to play it again.
