Not a game for the action crowd. This is normally a slow, self paced game. It's a survival, exploration and base building game. If you're looking for FPS or space combat there are other games that do that better, although it does have some combat if you want it for variety. It is truly open world(s). With the most recent updates from "Next" to "Beyond" (at time fo writing) there are plenty of things to do. Downsides : can seem repetitive, but I know no game that is not to some extent. Depends on your frame of mind when playing. Galaxies are huge but there are essentially just a handful of planet types - albeit with different challenges combined with the planet types, like storms, seas. Story kinds hinders experienced users as you have to do part of the story to get certain technologies. Survival never becomes a non-issue, but it does become a minor issue as you gain technologies and inventory space. Grind subtantially reduced - the developers listened, but still some - there has to be some, unless you try "creative" mode. Pros : Own a fleet of personal starships you can fly, a car, motorbike, hover car, truck and evem a submarine ! Seemless (but not graphically perfect) movement from space to land to sea. You can mine, farm, hunt, just explore or base build multiple bases. Note : one review complained about inventory shuffling. This is part of the game initialy but you can expand your inventory slots as you progress. It's a non-issue, IMO. A lot of enjoyment unless you are absolutely combat focused.
A great game with first person shooting done the way it should be : smart enemies that use cover well and don't just walk into a hail of bullets. Essentially corridor or room based. Old school with graphics that while not up to modern standards have a lot going for them and were state of the art then : dynamic lighting and shadows for one. Horror element done well with some jump scares that will catch you out. Sound very effective and really adds to immersion. But above all challenging AI and atmosphere make this a real treat for any FPS fan. A must have.
