This is a game I really wanted to like - and for a while, I did! I love the whole Fallout gameplay loop of exploration and looting, and this game satisfied it in droves.

Unfortunately, there's not too much to this game beyond that. Combat is boring. The story is just OK. Where this game really shines is in the backstory that you read on terminals, but the story of the present day just didn't grip me at all. I also completely tuned out during the (extremely lengthy) ending slideshow that showed me the result of all my work, because ultimately, I just didn't care!

I also didn't care a lick about any of the companions, with the exception of the amazing Parvati, who never left my party and singlehandedly bumped my review from 3 stars to 3.5!

The DLC is pretty good and might be better than the main game. Peril on Gorgon starts pretty slow, but quickly becomes interesting and engaging (but again, only in what you discover about what happened in the past through terminals and whatnot). And Murder on Eridanos was short, engaging and fun.

I also didn't like that the game level caps you at 36 (or 30 without the DLC). There was a good portion toward the end where I was gaining no XP and couldn't improve my character at all, which takes out quite a bit of your motivation.

Oh - and finally - I know this is a game set in space, but it really didn't feel that way, unlike something like Mass Effect. It honestly didn't feel that much different than Fallout setting-wise. Lots of same-ish buildings to explore and same-ish planets.

Also, the load times are just bad, even on PS5.

I feel like there could have been a good game here, and maybe the second one will be better, but I probably won't pick it up.