The game gets some very valid criticism, but it seems a lot of unwarranted hate right now. It is a peak Bethesda game, and I have loved the almost 300 hours I have in it between Steam and Xbox. My favourite Beth game to date.

If it wasn't released against Cyberpunk 2.0 and BG3, I don't think it would get the flak it gets. Because compared to these two, yeah, it falls flat. But on its own merits, it succeeds at what it wants to be.
It is an amazing space adventure game that has some incredibly sad shortfalls. I still had a ton of fun. Shipbuilding is fantastic, even base building is fun. The quests are varied and entertaining, and the factions are distinct. Character building is deep with a ton of room for growth. The way the game is randomized every new game+ is such a great idea. It's an enormous game, and I do think it would have been better to maybe NOT do 1000 planets but maybe 100 or even just 10. It feels spread too thin. But the vastness makes me hopeful it will have a lot of space for future content and mods as well. I look forward to returning to it again and again, just like I did with Skyrim, to see where the game is at and what the mod scene is like.

The game gets some very valid criticism, but it seems a lot of unwarranted hate right now. It is a peak Bethesda game, and I have loved the almost 300 hours I have in it between Steam and Xbox. My favourite Beth game to date. If it wasn't released against Cyberpunk 2.0 and BG3, I don't think it would get the flak it gets. Because compared to these two, yeah, it falls flat. But on its own merits, it succeeds at what it wants to be. It is an amazing space adventure game that has some incredibly sad shortfalls. I still had a ton of fun. Shipbuilding is fantastic, even base building is fun. The quests are varied and entertaining, and the factions are distinct. Character building is deep with a ton of room for growth. The way the game is randomized every new game+ is such a great idea. It's an enormous game, and I do think it would have been better to maybe NOT do 1000 planets but maybe 100 or even just 10. It feels spread too thin. But the vastness makes me hopeful it will have a lot of space for future content and mods as well. I look forward to returning to it again and again, just like I did with Skyrim, to see where the game is at and what the mod scene is like.