This game has so many things working that other games in the genre only promise.
What you get:
-space legs w/o forcing you to play a crappy shooter when you get out of the ship
-plenty of systems
-factions and economy that you can actually put your finger on, you can help them or destroy them
-lots of ships, ships that dock to ships, capital ships that actually feel like capital ships, carriers, freighters, scouts etc.
-very immersive combat..
-great music and sounds
-good AI, if not great
-each station layout looks unique and you can build stations yourself
-your stations can trade or produce and sell anything, from basic refined ore to ships, adding more layers to the economy
-very good campaign like story lines
-many community mods you can try out
All in all this game feels very complete, the dlc are totally worth the money with a lot of content.

What could be better:
-graphics look great most of the time, especially ships... but some animations feel a little off (like moving the character is very linear and unnatural) I hope they will improve on that
-3rd person view of the ships could be nicer and better controlled (this is something they are already working on from what I've read)
-you can use a HOTAS for flying but I feel the game is easier with mouse and keyboard and it feels great this way. If you want a HOTAS immersive experience, it doesn't feel that great (at least for me it doesn't)

What you don't get:
- Multiplayer. It's a single player game, but to be honest It feels more alive than any other space sim.

This game has so many things working that other games in the genre only promise. What you get: -space legs w/o forcing you to play a crappy shooter when you get out of the ship -plenty of systems -factions and economy that you can actually put your finger on, you can help them or destroy them -lots of ships, ships that dock to ships, capital ships that actually feel like capital ships, carriers, freighters, scouts etc. -very immersive combat.. -great music and sounds -good AI, if not great -each station layout looks unique and you can build stations yourself -your stations can trade or produce and sell anything, from basic refined ore to ships, adding more layers to the economy -very good campaign like story lines -many community mods you can try out All in all this game feels very complete, the dlc are totally worth the money with a lot of content. What could be better: -graphics look great most of the time, especially ships... but some animations feel a little off (like moving the character is very linear and unnatural) I hope they will improve on that -3rd person view of the ships could be nicer and better controlled (this is something they are already working on from what I've read) -you can use a HOTAS for flying but I feel the game is easier with mouse and keyboard and it feels great this way. If you want a HOTAS immersive experience, it doesn't feel that great (at least for me it doesn't) What you don't get: - Multiplayer. It's a single player game, but to be honest It feels more alive than any other space sim.