Definitely not a bad game, but not really for me, also wasn't really in the mood for a game like this while playing it.
Story gets interesting way too late, and all that starting a second playthrough did for me was realize the story is just not really written well, and is one that's kind of seems unique or original, but isn't really and has been done better before.
Nothing that happens really feels like it has any weight to it either, like you dont really feel the consequences of something before moving on to the next thing. Might be because of the way i played the game as well (doing very few sidequests) but idk.
There are a lot of different systems and stuff to do in this game, and to be honest most of them just weren't very interesting to me. I just interacted with them the minimal amount I had to in order to progress and that's it. Especially outpost building and ship building and stuff I just didn't touch.
The game is also very much a fast travel/loading screen simulator and sometimes barely even feels like an open world game because of how many loading screens there are.
With all that said, this is definitely a well crafted world, and it's a world you can get lost in easily. Also didn't expect the amount of very detailed levels although some of them feel a bit copy-pasted from other levels, but still, some areas in this game are like very intricate dungeons and it's definitely not just open, empty wastelands, at least on the planets you visit through the main story.
So anyway, not a bad game, not a good game, don't know if I would recommend buying it but it is on gamepass so you could give it a shot if it seems like a game for you.
Story gets interesting way too late, and all that starting a second playthrough did for me was realize the story is just not really written well, and is one that's kind of seems unique or original, but isn't really and has been done better before.
Nothing that happens really feels like it has any weight to it either, like you dont really feel the consequences of something before moving on to the next thing. Might be because of the way i played the game as well (doing very few sidequests) but idk.
There are a lot of different systems and stuff to do in this game, and to be honest most of them just weren't very interesting to me. I just interacted with them the minimal amount I had to in order to progress and that's it. Especially outpost building and ship building and stuff I just didn't touch.
The game is also very much a fast travel/loading screen simulator and sometimes barely even feels like an open world game because of how many loading screens there are.
With all that said, this is definitely a well crafted world, and it's a world you can get lost in easily. Also didn't expect the amount of very detailed levels although some of them feel a bit copy-pasted from other levels, but still, some areas in this game are like very intricate dungeons and it's definitely not just open, empty wastelands, at least on the planets you visit through the main story.
So anyway, not a bad game, not a good game, don't know if I would recommend buying it but it is on gamepass so you could give it a shot if it seems like a game for you.