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[–] Vladimir_Komarov 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

I was hyped for this game more than a year ago, and since then went on a dramatic roller coaster of interest in it. Right up until launch I was still unsure if I was going to get it right away or not. I knew I was going to get it, but I was still really into another game and had big plans for the weekend that allowed for little gaming time. In the end, I got it.

I played for a handful of hours over the weekend, and I admit that I've never played a game like it. I love open explorer games, but I was left with a feeling of 'and then what'. A lot of my initial concern and cause for my pre-launch interest roller coaster was with the depth beyond exploration. As I played, and made some money and discovered stuff and learned some words, I found that the depth left a bit to be desired. Ultimately, it just seemed like grinding for money to increase room for more money grinding. That said, the initial draw for me was the exploration potential, which this game certainly provides.

I think this will be a game that I play a lot over the coming years, but also something that I can wait to play until I run out of interest in other games. As they add things I could see my interest increasing, but I'm not sure that I would pay for those updates. As it sits now, I'm satisfied that the game is what I expected it to be when coughing up the dough. On the other hand, it just doesn't seem to be deep enough to capture my current interest.

So far the best review I've read sums up my current opinion describing it as "A mile wide, but an inch deep".

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[–] wuzizname 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

After around 4 hours or so the appeal wears off and it's repeatitive and boring. Sure the planets are different and it's amazing what they've done but the gameplay comes down to harvesting the same flowers or minerals, taking photos of weird animals, activating the same radio towers or bases.

Pretty much every time I try to engage in space combat I die, the space combat mechanics aren't that good. I'm now just rushing through it to see the ending and from what I've heard the 'ending' is pretty bad. I'd like there to be some big mission or a multiplayer raid or something... big game hunting, better space combat, base building, pirate raids (I want to board those big space ships!!) something to do other than passively picking flowers and photographing animals.

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[–] twentyfive 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

it does seem really boring.