this is a very visually impressive game! it's cool just to fly around, to go into hyperspace, to see small enemies in the distance become large, and to see them blow up into fireworks when you hit them.

i was really engaged with this at the beginning, but ultimately i just don't like the open world structure very much. it's too big and the shooting is not good enough to support the scope. funnily enough it's the same problem i have with a lot of modern games, where they make a strong first impression but then drag on so long that i can't help but focus on the frustrations.