Elite: Dangerous

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  1. compropeller
    Jan 10, 2015
    10
    Excellent immersion is the best galaxy ever created for a space sim. Combat is really engageing and well balanced, gratiying especially with friends. More is still to come. firsp erson and planetary landings.
  2. ACRIET
    Jan 10, 2015
    4
    1000 credits, a spaceship and lightyears of space ahead!

    Enjoyable for a few hour's but then it gets boring. Nice graphics, sounds and some space-fights don't make a good game, unless they throw in a serious patch to lighten things up. No storyline at all other than some small quests for some small credits. So big buck trading it is and if you think you feel like searching for the    1000 credits, a spaceship and lightyears of space ahead!

    Enjoyable for a few hour's but then it gets boring. Nice graphics, sounds and some space-fights don't make a good game, unless they throw in a serious patch to lighten things up. No storyline at all other than some small quests for some small credits. So big buck trading it is and if you think you feel like searching for the ultimate buy/selling prices; you got a match in this game of endless empty boring space... My opinion: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME UNLESS YOU'RE IN A RETIREMENT HOME!!!!    … Expand
  3. Ryyx
    Jan 10, 2015
    3
    Elite: Dangerous is in every way the game that I remember... and that is not as positive a thing to say as it might be for some others. Elite was groundbreaking in it's day, featuring some of the most memorable sandbox elements that have shaped nearly every space game to come after it.

    Almost every game in the genre features some combination of exploration, bounty hunting, piracy,    Elite: Dangerous is in every way the game that I remember... and that is not as positive a thing to say as it might be for some others. Elite was groundbreaking in it's day, featuring some of the most memorable sandbox elements that have shaped nearly every space game to come after it.

    Almost every game in the genre features some combination of exploration, bounty hunting, piracy, trading and mining.

    Sadly, this game FAILS to deliver and innovate in a number of very serious ways.

    What is really irksome, is all the elements are here, trading, fighting, exploring, mining. You can do it all. But Frontier FAILS in almost every area of good game design in frustrating and often face-palming ways.

    The Sandbox is absolutely VAST, 400 billion star systems with countless locations to visit. Never in your lifetime could you hope to visit a fraction of them. Ambitious is an understatement for the scope of this game.

    Yet somehow, despite the sandbox being the biggest EVER, the depth of that sand is less than an inch deep... Just when you think you have scratched the surface in a chosen area of game play, you quickly realize that you have seen everything the game has to offer in that area.

    Try any profession and you will discover that within an hour or two, you will have done everything that profession has to offer, and the only incentive to keep playing it is the carrot on a stick mechanic of upgrading your ship to do it a little bit better till you can buy a new ship... but the gameplay doesn't improve or get more interesting. Fight one dogfight against an NPC and you have fought them all. Explore one star system and you have explored them all, with the occasional exception of rare spatial anomalies like black holes... but again, see it once, you have seen them all. Trading, mining... all the same, everywhere you go. Only the names and positions on the map change.

    To counteract this sameness, Frontier wisely tried to inject randomized events and situations to take part in, everywhere you fly are little undiscoevered signal sources and similar random events waiting to be explored. However, once again, there is a lack of depth and variation... Drop out of warp on one, and it's pretty much only going to be one of 4 things. A trader/caravan, a police ship, a wanted pirate, a random assortment of loot and wrecks.

    Nothing about these events changes, nor are they really interesting... IT's not like you drop in on a fight between traders and pirates, or get a distress signal asking you for power converters or anything that might add depth... It's just another RESOURCE Node for you to exploit, or be exploited by if your ship isn't up to snuff.

    Then there are the graphics - What is at first a great looking game, quickly becomes bland and boring as you realize there is no variation. All gas giants look the same, all asteroids look the same, all stations look the same, the minor variations you find in the graphics only keep it interesting for so long. In addition, you never really get a good look at your ship, making all those pain jobs and decals you can buy with real money pointless, as they only show up on certain fitting screens, and for other players who may or may not even notice them as you will only be visible on their screen for fleeting moments as a small blob of pixels unless you are right up next to them.

    The one saving grace I felt early on was that this was like guild wars, in that it was a free MMO and I eagerly tried to talk friends into trying it. I know that being able to explore and do things as part of a team will be more fun and profitable. But I quickly learned that despite being touted as some kind of MMO, it's really nothing like one... You can't really group up, not in any meaningful way, even with group play you find you can't share bounties, trade money or loot, you don't even end up in the same instances all the time.

    I am aware that his is coming as a free expansion in the coming months... but I'm afraid that will be too little too late.

    Probably the biggest cue that this game is flawed is that after playing it for a week, all I want to do is resubscribe to EVE online. A game that might lack the flight sim characteristics, but does everything Elite does BETTER except maybe exploration and scale (And EVE is huge, and there are things to explore).

    the best thing to come out of it was I discovered Voice Attack and ASTRA (an user made add on) that lets me control the game with my voice.

    Bottom line, this game was great in the 80s, and if this exact game came out in 2001-2005, I think it would have been a hit. But today, in 2015, this game is terrible dated, and IMHO really only appeals to the games old cult following.

    If you are one of those people who still load up the classic elite and think it's fun, you will LOVE elite: Dangerous.

    But if you are like the rest of us who moved on and live in 2015... This game is terribly outdated and stale.    … Expand
  4. Perrial
    Jan 10, 2015
    2
    What should have been a major achievement is instead a boring disaster. The game is one long grind with only token attempts to make it interesting, what you do in the first few days is what you will do for the next few weeks, there is no story and little alters between systems and stations which makes it dull after the initial buzz has worn off.

    The sound is the best part of the game it    What should have been a major achievement is instead a boring disaster. The game is one long grind with only token attempts to make it interesting, what you do in the first few days is what you will do for the next few weeks, there is no story and little alters between systems and stations which makes it dull after the initial buzz has worn off.

    The sound is the best part of the game it truly is great, the connection issues and funding process are dubious at best (bait and switch). The graphics are decent and there are some beautiful places to see but that isn't why the majority have bought this game.

    Customer service is also an issue, taking far too long to respond and the staff can be a tad overzealous in their actions should you dare to post a negative comment on the forums. There seems to be a few who like the power a bit much shall we say and the fanbois truly do rule the forums, but there is a lot of good information there if you do buy the game.

    Overall i am disappointed with ED and wish I had never bought into it, I am seeking a refund.    … Expand
  5. Morbeus
    Jan 9, 2015
    10
    Elite is simply an awesome, sprawling universe where you can do whatever you want. That may not be everyone's cup of tea, some people require their gameplay to be more scripted.

    The graphics are fantastic and there are so many pretty things to see. Go and explore a realistic model of the universe. What's great is that it's not a race, you can take things at your own pace. Trade your    Elite is simply an awesome, sprawling universe where you can do whatever you want. That may not be everyone's cup of tea, some people require their gameplay to be more scripted.

    The graphics are fantastic and there are so many pretty things to see. Go and explore a realistic model of the universe. What's great is that it's not a race, you can take things at your own pace. Trade your way up to larger ships if that's what you want, or kit out your ship as a fighter. Whatever you want to do, it's there in Elite, and there's so much more to come in the updates.    … Expand
  6. AGLFire
    Jan 8, 2015
    9
    Like Elite of Old, loving it !!!! few little niggles here and there and a steep learning curve at start, but once you are up and running and for me when combined with a good joystick setup and Voice Attack this game is immersive as hell.

    In David Braben and the team we trust to build on this excellent game with time.
  7. Masterhummel
    Jan 8, 2015
    6
    Elite currently builds on 'whats about to come' Because currently, there's not that much to do and the things that are there are connected by the yet not really fleshed out supercruise mechanic. It is especially dissapointing that the multiplayer metagame - which was the reason for the lack of a offline mode - barely works. Player may see each other in supercruise but as of now can barelyElite currently builds on 'whats about to come' Because currently, there's not that much to do and the things that are there are connected by the yet not really fleshed out supercruise mechanic. It is especially dissapointing that the multiplayer metagame - which was the reason for the lack of a offline mode - barely works. Player may see each other in supercruise but as of now can barely interact with each other due to bugs or not implemented features.… Expand
  8. luislmf
    Jan 7, 2015
    10
    Decided to buy the game about 3 weeks ago and I am glad I did. Mind you before I did, I read a lot about it and when I started playing I was already counting with a very green game, but some core features are already there and I am loving it :

    - a true sandbox - awesome combat mechanics - hard game that forces you to take the consequences of your acts - there is a fair    Decided to buy the game about 3 weeks ago and I am glad I did. Mind you before I did, I read a lot about it and when I started playing I was already counting with a very green game, but some core features are already there and I am loving it :

    - a true sandbox

    - awesome combat mechanics

    - hard game that forces you to take the consequences of your acts

    - there is a fair amount of content , but, considering that the game doesnt take you by the hand and offer you everything on a plate, some content might take you awhile to discover.

    In conclusion the really important features and mechanics are already there and are very good, but there is a long road to walk before this game feels complete, so it might not be a game for everyone.

    But nonetheless, presently, it is already a very fun game that once you get into it (steep learning curve) you will love it.    … Expand
  9. flexy123
    Jan 7, 2015
    4
    I played in the Beta, mind you, before Retail hit the shelves. In the Beta, I made a lot of money until I finally was able to get an Anaconda. I also got me a shiny new joystick, throttle, etc...etc....
    I have no desire to play this game (even if it's right there installed on my HD) since I "feel" I have already seen everything this game has to offer. You can only have "so much" fun    I played in the Beta, mind you, before Retail hit the shelves. In the Beta, I made a lot of money until I finally was able to get an Anaconda. I also got me a shiny new joystick, throttle, etc...etc....
    I have no desire to play this game (even if it's right there installed on my HD) since I "feel" I have already seen everything this game has to offer. You can only have "so much" fun spending some days, a week or two flying in a dark, empty space from A to B to make credits and to buy a new ship. How long do you think would such a "game" sustain motivation? Others are correct, this game has not one yota of what I'd expect from a new game which calls itself MMORPG, this is user interaction, communication, PvP, trade, building etc. This game has NOTHING of that. It is a game for 45+ year old nerds (like me) who buy an expensive PC rig and then "enjoy" flying in an empty, dead space from A to B with other 45+ year old nerds. In other words: It's incredibly boring. A game concept that was cool in 1983 can hardly sustain 30 years later. When I get into a game today I want to feel I play in a "living world" where I can meet and play with others, where adventures and challenges arise from playing with others, discovering new places etc...but ED entirely failed in this MM aspect of the game. Another HUGE turn-off for me is that the "simulation" aspect of this game is a mere illusion, and one done badly actually. You can not actually fly to other star systems, instead you "jump" from one "box" to another, the universe as such is therefore not really connected since you're only always in a tiny local "box" which you cannot escape unless you get into Hyperspace mode. If you are not hyperspacing you could target another system and you will NEVER reach it. I am aware that this is due to technical limitation and other games in essence do the same thing, but for me it's a huge turnoff to know that.
    And...PULEASSE stop it with stupid comments such as "good foundation" or "there will be cool expansions coming out". You don't enjoy a game because "there will be great things added in the future". You play a game NOW, not "in the future". And Frontier will have a hell of a bad time "adding" stuff to the game since this is the main mistake they made from the beginning: Rather than building upon a good foundation which deserves a name such as MMRPG..they merely *added* features, this is why anything *added* appears halfassed, such as multiplayer, communications, missions etc. If the game at its core is already built wrong (netcode....) you will have a hard time to make it better by "adding" stuff.    … Expand
  10. Daisai
    Jan 7, 2015
    4
    If this game was released about 10 years ago it would have been decent with the lack of content, however in 2014/2015 a game which costs this much should have alot more content then it currently has.
    And even the little content that it does have does not work.
    If you are thinking about buying this game, ask yourself, are you willing to spend the money you normally spend on a finished    If this game was released about 10 years ago it would have been decent with the lack of content, however in 2014/2015 a game which costs this much should have alot more content then it currently has.
    And even the little content that it does have does not work.

    If you are thinking about buying this game, ask yourself, are you willing to spend the money you normally spend on a finished product on a product which is not even half done.

    Yes it has alot of star systems, however you can not do anything in more then 99% of these start systems.

    If you buy this product you are not buying a product, you are spending some money in the hope that 1 day the product might be up to a standard normal people/developers might call "ready to release".

    Don't get fooled when they say the scope of this game is huge, since this all depends on their future.
    If they decide to release this game on a console ( which i think they first intended ) the scope of this game gets alot smaller, since consoles are lesser platforms in terms of performance.
    Because at this moment already a playstation 4 has 2 year old hardware, after 1 or 2 years thats even older.
    So if they release this game on consoles they have to take this into account when they release new content.

    So all in all, think well before buying this game, i did and am not pleased with what i got.
    The game is far from finished or even in a state one would call beta, this game shows signs of not even beta testing at all.    … Expand
  11. powerupbaby
    Jan 6, 2015
    10
    Best simulation of the galaxy in a spaceship. I can hunt black holes or neutron stars, look for water based planets or gas giants. The realism in this baby is astounding. Even actual catalogued celestial bodies are all present in game. For an astronomy geek like me this is a dream come true. And with space ships pew pew on top!
  12. glasmex
    Jan 6, 2015
    9
    Immersion in space is the best around, especially with a trackIR or DK2. Combat and dogfight is engaging and complex enough to savor it while at the same time not being overwhelmingly complicated.
    Playing with my friends has been a blast so far. There are some issues with netcode but nothing that prevented us to hunt Anacondas or interdict cargo ships together all day long.
  13. lateintheoffice
    Jan 6, 2015
    10
    The space combat game I have been waiting for since X-Wing! I never played the original Elite but the true sandbox experience in this initial release of Elite Dangerous is fantastic. It can only get better from here.
  14. BlipBlast
    Jan 5, 2015
    0
    What good about this game? The sound, the PR.

    I'd say the graphics are good, except when you've seen one space station 1000 times, you really don't care how polished it is. Bad? Everything else. The gameplay (ha ha), the bugs, the dire support and the dishonesty of the creator David Braben in personally betraying every kickstarter backer by failing to ship the game he promised and    What good about this game? The sound, the PR.

    I'd say the graphics are good, except when you've seen one space station 1000 times, you really don't care how polished it is.

    Bad? Everything else. The gameplay (ha ha), the bugs, the dire support and the dishonesty of the creator David Braben in personally betraying every kickstarter backer by failing to ship the game he promised and then weaseling out of giving the refunds he'd agreed to give under Kickstarter rules.

    If you're thinking of buying this, check the Frontier forums first. An ceaseless flow of complaints, lately about weeks of server fails.

    A sad tarnishing of the great name of Elite...    … Expand
  15. krakenmannow
    Jan 5, 2015
    9
    Best graphics, best sound, prepared for 4K and probably the best game out there to use Oculus Rift DK2. Full 1:1 scale galaxy with actual milky way celestial bodies in. Combat is just perfect and the balance between ships, weapons and flight model is second to none. Immersion and freedom in this sandbox galaxy is complete.
  16. runningforlife7
    Jan 5, 2015
    10
    Picked up this game after release thanks to a few friends who were quite hyped and I havent been able to put it down since. We have organized epic sidewinder 3 v 3 team battles in asteroids , made co op together... this game is amazing
  17. cantsleepnow
    Jan 5, 2015
    10
    Best space sim sandbox out there at the moment. I have been playing it since late beta and I always get that "just one more mission" that makes you stay late at night most every day.
  18. Davido1
    Jan 5, 2015
    0
    This game is a no buy, I am sorry. It is extremely boring with most of your time simply flying through space in super-cruise, which feels downright flaky. The game is empty and devoid of any kind of reason to be there. The missions are basic scripted deliver cargo X to randomly generated station Y.

    The kill missions require you to fly around in super-cruise constantly, you over shoot    This game is a no buy, I am sorry. It is extremely boring with most of your time simply flying through space in super-cruise, which feels downright flaky. The game is empty and devoid of any kind of reason to be there. The missions are basic scripted deliver cargo X to randomly generated station Y.

    The kill missions require you to fly around in super-cruise constantly, you over shoot your destinations...apparently there is no auto pilot assist to prevent this "feature" from occurring. Combat is meh, if you do manage to find it. They might as well take multiplayer out of the game as the only way to interact with others is to randomly shoot them.

    There is the tiniest COMS box you could ever imagine where text comes in. Don't think you will be hailing an enemy ship and seeing a face video comms or voice...not happening. It will be a one liner in the upper left corner of the screen in a tiny chat box that pales in comparison to MMOs 15 years ago.

    The fact this game has such high reviews is an absolute farce. For anyone who is not a DIE HARD...and I mean MUST HAVE space sim fanatic, I would recommend you stay far far away from this game. It is a borefest of epic proportions. 90% of your time will be spent docking and flying in super-cruise.

    I can stand like maybe 30 mins of playing this....absolutely the most boring thing I have ever encountered in my gaming experience. I cannot rate this low enough to be honest.    … Expand
  19. CmdrRoy
    Jan 4, 2015
    7
    I get annoyed by people who either give this game 0 - usually the ones who will never forgive Frontier for the offline mode debacle - and also the ones who give it 10 who are blinded by all the hype.

    I have been playing since mid-beta and can see why it is not for everyone. But there is one factor that keeps me coming back: It's not Eve. I don't have to spend my time playing by other    I get annoyed by people who either give this game 0 - usually the ones who will never forgive Frontier for the offline mode debacle - and also the ones who give it 10 who are blinded by all the hype.

    I have been playing since mid-beta and can see why it is not for everyone. But there is one factor that keeps me coming back:

    It's not Eve. I don't have to spend my time playing by other people's rules. I can have fights with other players and not worry about a million other players turning up and zapping me. I can do my own thing.

    If you want Eve fork out your 10 quid a month and stay away with your tedious griefer buddies. Sit around in space stations all night doing nothing except talking because you are too scared to leave and might start having to play the game.

    The graphics are amazing and although gameplay can be repetitive, that's the nature of computer games.

    A few points get knocked off because missions don't work tremendously well. I would like to be able to complete them without having NPC pilots trying to bribe me all the time and then having the whole thing cancelled because I hit the wrong button.

    The nerd in me admires the attempt to create a Milky Way copy in the game. There's no way of telling whether or not it's accurate but I like the point it makes about the vastness of space.

    In conclusion I hope that Frontier keep pushing this thing forward and make some improvements, add a few more ships and perhaps add some more variety in terms of missions.

    I have spent a fair bit of money on this game and although it's been worth it, my VFM rating will go up if Frontier introduces developments such as landing on planets and walking around.

    So ratings are:

    Graphics 10/10

    Gameplay 7/10

    Sound 9/10

    Value for money: 6/10

    Overall 7/10    … Expand
  20. Theirlaw
    Jan 3, 2015
    9
    I don't really know where to start with how awesome this "game" is.
    I feel like I'm at work but it's the best job in the galaxy.
    I'm bored but cant stop watching the paint dry. Something is very right about this "game". It's not going to tell you what to do. It's not going to force you down a path but it will surprise you, it will excite you and it will frustrate you. The golden age of    I don't really know where to start with how awesome this "game" is.
    I feel like I'm at work but it's the best job in the galaxy.
    I'm bored but cant stop watching the paint dry.
    Something is very right about this "game". It's not going to tell you what to do. It's not going to force you down a path but it will surprise you, it will excite you and it will frustrate you.
    The golden age of gaming has returned at last.
    I am a happy old gamer.Thank you!

    Bugs?

    All the best games have them!    … Expand
  21. Abuba
    Jan 3, 2015
    2
    AVOID it like the plague. The game itself, is a 10. Hands down. However, when you factor in the embarrassingly atrocious customer service and tech support from Frontier, it immediately drops down to a generous 2.
    Frontier should be completely embarrassed. The game came out of Beta way too soon. It's still very buggy. Which is okay, if addressed and fixed. However, when problems arise...    AVOID it like the plague. The game itself, is a 10. Hands down. However, when you factor in the embarrassingly atrocious customer service and tech support from Frontier, it immediately drops down to a generous 2.
    Frontier should be completely embarrassed. The game came out of Beta way too soon. It's still very buggy. Which is okay, if addressed and fixed. However, when problems arise... too bad. Tickets do not get responded to, or when they do they just tell you to contact someone else. The email address Frontier provides in their Elite newsletter for feedback doesn't even exist. A clickable link to an email address and your email gets returned. The game, for over two days now, has been unplayable for about half the people playing it. The many of the servers are so bugged and failing it is unplayable. Frontier has not commented on this. Has not acknowledged this, and certainly hasn't bothered to try and fix it. They basically released a very buggy game and went on vacation to spend your money. The game itself is awesome. Having to deal with Frontier makes it not worth the time. I'm now battling to get a refund for being sold a defective, unplayable, faulty product.    … Expand
  22. Karnack
    Jan 3, 2015
    9
    Brilliant game. They`ve made something special here, would highly recommend to anyone. They did however have a bit of a problem over the New Years holiday with the servers, bit of a shame it happened then but I hear their on to it already.
    Given this game was released only about 3 weeks ago its had very few problems and the devs are working on more and more material for it, this game will    Brilliant game. They`ve made something special here, would highly recommend to anyone. They did however have a bit of a problem over the New Years holiday with the servers, bit of a shame it happened then but I hear their on to it already.
    Given this game was released only about 3 weeks ago its had very few problems and the devs are working on more and more material for it, this game will be a masterpiece in a few months and is still very good to play right now.    … Expand
  23. korsobar
    Jan 2, 2015
    3
    Like a beautiful hollow cake. It looks really good, but, just when you sink your teeth into it, everything collapses.

    Graphics, sound, ship handling are all good. The content is slim to non-existent, and many of the core features of gameplay are just a skeleton waiting for skin. For example: exploration sounds like it might be a really great option for those who are less interested    Like a beautiful hollow cake. It looks really good, but, just when you sink your teeth into it, everything collapses.

    Graphics, sound, ship handling are all good. The content is slim to non-existent, and many of the core features of gameplay are just a skeleton waiting for skin. For example: exploration sounds like it might be a really great option for those who are less interested in combat. Except you quickly find that exploration income is tiny, you get exactly zero feedback about which systems make more money, many systems and areas will disconnect you, the process of exploration is to jump into a system and hold a button or stare at a planet for several seconds, etc.

    Mining is even less involved: shoot lasers at a rock then crawl around actually scooping them. The only income that scales with your ship is trade, which involves simply comparing spreadsheets in identical looking stations until you find two items that allow a profit. Then you travel back and forth selling those. Hundreds of times. There is no reason to move once you have found a profitable route. At all.

    Even if you decide to grind out credits in the hope of better content later, you have to cope with the always online even for solo play problem. To be honest, I thought this was no problem at all for much of the beta and gamma phases. Then the servers went nutso yesterday, messing up peoples' accounts, balances, ships, modules, cargo and everything else. There are no support staff available and no one has talked about the issue on their official forums yet despite 24 hours elapsing. Hint to Frontier: if you want to run an always online mmo, someone has to be available to answer the red phone on holidays, too.

    On top of that, the game has started crashing to desktop and occasionally causing BSOD crashes for me as well. I have a top of the line gaming PC that I built myself. I have never had a BSOD from any other game. Support tickets go unanswered, everyone is out.

    If you complain about ANY issue on the official forums, be prepared to be met with a legion of defenders who will promptly inform you that -they- have no problems, you must be doing something wrong. If you prove their was a problem, they will defend the problem as a necessary feature of the game. If you point out how flawed it is, they will tell you that the game is not for you, go away.

    Elite: Dangerous proves that kickstarter and early access does nothing to solve the problem of games being pushed out the door too soon.

    Come back in a year or two and this game might be a real gem.    … Expand
  24. BastardySkull
    Jan 2, 2015
    7
    Ultimately unfinished. Beta should have been extended for at least another 6 months, and the game should not have launched without any serious multiplayer functionality. Ship hulls are too expensive and the game expects too much of an unrewarding grind for larger ships. If Frontier listen to their toxic fanbase they risk losing this game to frustration.
  25. bombocloddo
    Jan 2, 2015
    7
    Not quite there yet. Needs more variety, more content and some immersion enhancers such as voice / radio / video feeds and better mission texts. Its a bit too generic. only 3-4 stations, and planets with different textures, then 2-3 sorts of asteroid fields, makes the 400 Billion star systems seem a bit strange. instead 50 star systems with more detail would have been much better.

    They    Not quite there yet. Needs more variety, more content and some immersion enhancers such as voice / radio / video feeds and better mission texts. Its a bit too generic. only 3-4 stations, and planets with different textures, then 2-3 sorts of asteroid fields, makes the 400 Billion star systems seem a bit strange. instead 50 star systems with more detail would have been much better.

    They should watch the old Freelancer game, that made many things quite right.    … Expand
  26. JerTheStampede
    Jan 1, 2015
    8
    It's fair to say Elite Dangerous is far from perfect, it has it's short comings, the bitter taste of the way in which the offline mode was dropped aside there really is an empty feeling to the game due to lack of content.
    That said, the mechanics of the game are fantastic, the groundwork for a truly exceptional game are most definitely there to be built upon, Frontier in my honest opinion    It's fair to say Elite Dangerous is far from perfect, it has it's short comings, the bitter taste of the way in which the offline mode was dropped aside there really is an empty feeling to the game due to lack of content.
    That said, the mechanics of the game are fantastic, the groundwork for a truly exceptional game are most definitely there to be built upon, Frontier in my honest opinion cannot take their eye off the ball and MUST keep churning out new content and by this I mean a lot more than setting up the odd conflict zone or manipulating the legality of certain mushrooms. Things like planetary landings and being able to walk around your ship etc are all well and good but these shouldn't be the things Frontier Development concentrate on imho they need to focus very heavily on content such as multi-player tools, additional ships and variety, the milkyway isn't as simple as a copy and paste solar systems which for all intense and purposes may as well be the same ones over and over making exploration as much fun as packing fruit on a conveyor belt.

    As it stands Elite Dangerous is an awesome game trapped inside a very good game, it just needs to be encouraged to mature properly, and seeing as offline mode is history now this development is solely in the hands of Frontier Development.    … Expand
  27. AresDeus
    Jan 1, 2015
    0
    Next to no content and poor menu design. Your engine can handle the vicinity of a black hole but get´s slowed down by a freaking planet. Simple actions like docking permission requires to push a lot of buttons while you have no visibility. Almost anything you do needs to be done by scolling through menues that prevents you from flying. Exploring is a boring joke. Mining is even worse. NoNext to no content and poor menu design. Your engine can handle the vicinity of a black hole but get´s slowed down by a freaking planet. Simple actions like docking permission requires to push a lot of buttons while you have no visibility. Almost anything you do needs to be done by scolling through menues that prevents you from flying. Exploring is a boring joke. Mining is even worse. No risk vs. reward anywhere. If you are not a hardcore fanboy that loves to fall asleep while you´re doing "missions" or trading you better don´t waste your money on this game. But hey they always promise that content will come in future expansions (which you have to pay ofc). The game is a joke imho.… Expand
  28. Thandren
    Jan 1, 2015
    10
    This game really does flying a spaceship justice. Simply awesome game. It is very addictive and is the only game that keeps pulling me back. It takes some time to get going but it is definitely worth it.
  29. Skycrime
    Jan 1, 2015
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, but it just isn't ready. This is a beautiful single player game with a vast universe and no depth. Having been marketing as multiplayer, I find the lack of social features- even basic chat functions- to be massively disappointing. The universe here is dead. The systems have no character, nothing to set them apart. The ships and equipment don't, either,I really wanted to like this game, but it just isn't ready. This is a beautiful single player game with a vast universe and no depth. Having been marketing as multiplayer, I find the lack of social features- even basic chat functions- to be massively disappointing. The universe here is dead. The systems have no character, nothing to set them apart. The ships and equipment don't, either, while we're at it. The missions are repetitive, and players have no impact on the world. The AI is limited at best, and I'm having a really hard time figuring out why I should launch the game again. I want it to be great, I really do, and I'm hopeful that it will be. But as it is now, I just can't recommend it.… Expand
  30. Turbostoep
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    Also scoring it 10 even though its an 8 or 8.5 because of all the negative reviews and people voting zero.
    Id like to comment on some of the reviews , someone mentioned exploration only gives a tiny amount of cash, this person forgot to mention there are 2 different pretty expensive modules you can put on your ship to increase money gain and scan range.
    People who fly from A to B all the    Also scoring it 10 even though its an 8 or 8.5 because of all the negative reviews and people voting zero.
    Id like to comment on some of the reviews , someone mentioned exploration only gives a tiny amount of cash, this person forgot to mention there are 2 different pretty expensive modules you can put on your ship to increase money gain and scan range.
    People who fly from A to B all the time doing a dogfight sometimes on the way , dont get what this game is about . There is so much to explore its staggering .
    You can already go to the planets surface it just takes a few hours . And atmosphere isnt implemented so it seems you fly backwards when flying in the same direction the planet spins.

    For the Dota and console kids who dont know what to do with freedom , avoid this game. This will also help keep the community somewhat friendly.    … Expand
  31. wipeout2014
    Dec 30, 2014
    5
    If you buy this game, watch out. It has an extremely nasty little feature in it.

    If your spacecraft gets destroyed and you don't have enough money on you at that very moment for insurance or a loan, your spacecraft doesn't respawn. It's gone forever. Since some spacecraft may take weeks or months of work to buy -- depending on how you play -- this perhaps the most brutal gameplay    If you buy this game, watch out. It has an extremely nasty little feature in it.

    If your spacecraft gets destroyed and you don't have enough money on you at that very moment for insurance or a loan, your spacecraft doesn't respawn. It's gone forever.

    Since some spacecraft may take weeks or months of work to buy -- depending on how you play -- this perhaps the most brutal gameplay mechanic I've seen in decades of playing videogames.

    Potentially all your work is gone for failing to watch one number on one page of one of the many ship displays.

    There's no warning when you are in danger of losing your ship. And that number's importance is never explained.

    I have to wonder what the hell the developers were thinking to make this even possible.

    Players naturally want to fly their new ships the moment they have scraped together enough money to buy them. And if they do, this insurance feature will punish any mistake mercilessly.

    It's a good game overall, a bit empty at the moment and there's much that can and will be added and improved.

    But whatever you do, be aware of this ridiculous insurance feature.    … Expand
  32. dontcallme
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    I am a backer of Star Citizen and also Elite. After several months playing Elite and now after release I must say I have fully uninstalled Star Citizen and have spent most of my pc gaming time in Elite so far.

    Elite flight and combat system has won it for me. Grab your stick and hone those piloting skills that are so useless in AC.
  33. everbestham
    Dec 30, 2014
    9
    Cant put this game down. Same Civilization "one more turn" effect here! Just, one more trade, one more bounty hunt, one more mission, one more kill contract! And the best part? I ve been doing all this with my friends online. The 1:1 galaxy scale is just awesome to behold. Can spend hours on end just gazing a planetary rings, amazing planets, neutron stars, black holes or nebulae.
  34. toomuchfood2
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    The good: excellent graphics, supporting 4K and Oculus Rift. Probably the best game out there to try the rift in. Best sound ever, immersion is complete, Combat and flight mechanics, dogfighting never gets old and it is truly skill based unlike pay to win Arena Commander at Star Citizen. The role options, pirate, bounty hunter, trader, miner, explorer or mercenary. Devs are reallyThe good: excellent graphics, supporting 4K and Oculus Rift. Probably the best game out there to try the rift in. Best sound ever, immersion is complete, Combat and flight mechanics, dogfighting never gets old and it is truly skill based unlike pay to win Arena Commander at Star Citizen. The role options, pirate, bounty hunter, trader, miner, explorer or mercenary. Devs are really professional and communicative.
    The bad: some non critical content features missing at launch such as formal groups and a few ships missing, that have already been planned in.    … Expand
  35. madhobbit
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    Elite is probably the most ambitious space sim of all time in so many levels. From the whole milky way galaxy modeled, to the complete sandbox experience, to the persistent universe faction influence and reputation mechanics.

    Watch teams of players trying to create a civil war in Lugh so to profiteer from squeezed key commodities or to be able to raise in ranks within the Federation to    Elite is probably the most ambitious space sim of all time in so many levels. From the whole milky way galaxy modeled, to the complete sandbox experience, to the persistent universe faction influence and reputation mechanics.

    Watch teams of players trying to create a civil war in Lugh so to profiteer from squeezed key commodities or to be able to raise in ranks within the Federation to be able to opt for a Dropship .

    You dictate what you want to do at any moment and that freedom is amazing.    … Expand
  36. beyoncelite
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    Been a backer since June and have come to love this gen of a space sim game. Everything from the dogfight and combat mechanics, to the 1:1 scale of the galaxy shows the quality and attention to detail of it all.

    The sandbox concept is real in Elite. Everything from pirating, to trading to bounty hunting will keep you coming for more. No hand holding because "this game wont treat you    Been a backer since June and have come to love this gen of a space sim game. Everything from the dogfight and combat mechanics, to the 1:1 scale of the galaxy shows the quality and attention to detail of it all.

    The sandbox concept is real in Elite. Everything from pirating, to trading to bounty hunting will keep you coming for more. No hand holding because "this game wont treat you like an idiot".

    The recent press reviews, over more than 20 now, not all in metacritic confirm the quality of the game "as is" in release. The game "as is" is amazing and addictive. Care to guess what it will be in a few years?    … Expand
  37. espacio33
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    Been playing Elite since Beta Premium (May ish) and have basically not played any other game since.

    Never played the original Elite but this new version is the perfect space sim sandbox for me. Doing everything I want, when I want. No hero story telling, playing with my friends when i want, playing alone when i want.
  38. elfindreams
    Dec 29, 2014
    4
    As an alpha backer, I really wanted this to succeed. Regrettably, I am left with the feeling that while parts of the game are good overall it fails to deliver an enjoyable or compelling end product.

    The problem with this title lies in its emotional and storytelling execution. Even the most basic sandbox game must give the user enough context to emotionally engage the user and make    As an alpha backer, I really wanted this to succeed. Regrettably, I am left with the feeling that while parts of the game are good overall it fails to deliver an enjoyable or compelling end product.

    The problem with this title lies in its emotional and storytelling execution. Even the most basic sandbox game must give the user enough context to emotionally engage the user and make them desire to interact with your world.

    With E:D you (optionally) go through some mechanical tutorial missions and are then placed in a station with no context at all about the world you are in. Eventually you learn that there are factions but no real reason is ever provided for why you should care that there are factions. There is no emotional pull and zero context. If you were lucky enough to grow up with Elite in the UK you might know more about the universe based on novels and other media produced about it but if this is your first foray into the Elite universe, you are given no reason to want to do more than scratch the surface and then move onto a different game.

    The bulletin board system provides missions with zero real soul and context (I was offered a mission to free slaves but given no indication at all about where in the universe slavery might be found, where in the universe slavery is common, the ramification of slavery in the universe, etc and two missions to provide very basic goods again with no real context about where to find them... it turns out I was able to purchase both sets of goods in the very station offering the missions...)

    Now to be clear I have been a gamer for over 25 years and the type of gamer that spends hundreds of hours in most games I play... I don't just play games I fully mine them for all they are worth and I was left with the question in my mind of why should I bother.

    Even if you force yourself to continue despite any emotional investment (in my case because of the rather large monetary investment) you find a game where combat is enjoyable but so sparse as to be practically non existent and where every other activity (mining, trading, exploring) is undocumented, obtuse and tedious.

    This game may be a technical marvel of procedural generation but it lacks a soul. Maybe someday someone can transplant a soul into it but until then, please do yourself a favor and give this title a miss unless you are already emotionally invested in the Elite universe.    … Expand
  39. tomphoenix
    Dec 29, 2014
    0
    WAIT on it. Right now it'll give you a few weeks of play time before you're bored with it. Once you figure out how to game it, the grind portion of the game becomes shorter (and it is currently a grind fest). You get into better ships and then what? Nothing. There's very little risk and very little depth to the game.

    It has a VERY promising future and the game's engine, sound, and    WAIT on it. Right now it'll give you a few weeks of play time before you're bored with it. Once you figure out how to game it, the grind portion of the game becomes shorter (and it is currently a grind fest). You get into better ships and then what? Nothing. There's very little risk and very little depth to the game.

    It has a VERY promising future and the game's engine, sound, and graphics were well done. It is enjoyable to dog fight (until you learn how to take out NPCs without risk - but still PvP is enjoyable ... when you see other players that is). It should be a great game worthy of the review you see, but today it simply isn't so.

    Be careful: The reviews you see are based upon promises and the future of what Elite may (and likely will) become. They are not based on the game as it is today. No sane person in their right mind would call the game complete. It shouldn't have been released yet and it shouldn't really be rated yet either.    … Expand
  40. Trebonius
    Dec 29, 2014
    9
    I expected a wonderful game but I am severely disappointed. The world is vast indeed, but the 400 billion star systems are very similar and there's little entertainment to be had.
    You can forge your own path - be a trader, pirate, bounty hunter... well, you sort of do a little of almost everything anyway and what they advertised about creating your own story is a joke, there is NO story    I expected a wonderful game but I am severely disappointed. The world is vast indeed, but the 400 billion star systems are very similar and there's little entertainment to be had.
    You can forge your own path - be a trader, pirate, bounty hunter... well, you sort of do a little of almost everything anyway and what they advertised about creating your own story is a joke, there is NO story whatsoever, at least not yet.
    What's really annoying besides the "400 billion" glitches that the game has is the bounty system which is very poorly conceived. You can get attacked by an NPC and if you retaliate you get a bounty on your head for no reason, unless your attacker is marked as "wanted", and this makes life of a bounty hunter very difficult.
    Excellent graphics but in spite of my PC specs being far above Elite's recommended system requirements, the game runs far from smoothly so the game's code optimization upon release promise was not kept. God knows what sort of rig one needs for this game...
    If you haven't bought this game yet I don't recommend it, not until serious changes and fixes have been made.    … Expand
  41. JL11
    Dec 29, 2014
    9
    This is the most fun I have had in a PC game in years. Elite has that "just want to play for a few more minutes until it is 4:00 in the morning factor". While more content is needed it is fun as it is and Frontier is hard at work with addition free content and eventually paid add ons, such as first person and planet landing. I highly recommend Elite Dangerous.
  42. LexMoloch
    Dec 29, 2014
    9
    You really need to know what you are getting into if you decide to buy this game, or you will end up as one of those who fail to understand it and regret the decision. So please, read up on it first instead of wasting your money and then posting a "0/10 LEL this game is boring" crap review.

    Elite is not a game that will guide you by hand. It's an oldschool game that will shove you into    You really need to know what you are getting into if you decide to buy this game, or you will end up as one of those who fail to understand it and regret the decision. So please, read up on it first instead of wasting your money and then posting a "0/10 LEL this game is boring" crap review.

    Elite is not a game that will guide you by hand. It's an oldschool game that will shove you into a merciless universe head first. It is a great space sim with excellent flight model. The galaxy is vast and harsh, beatiful in a cold, desolate way.    … Expand
  43. Vtrgott
    Dec 29, 2014
    0
    No content, not worth.

    Elite Dangerous is not a good game. It tries to feed off some lingering nostalgia you may have. However, while the playable area is large it feels empty. The player has no palpable impact on the universe.
  44. Chaotic-Entropy
    Dec 29, 2014
    4
    With deep regret, for I am a lover of the genre, I cannot bring myself to recommend this game to a wider audience than extreme fans desperate for a fix and willing to accept anything. An outsider looking in will not see a sandbox (if you can call it that), at best the game is a sandcastle beach, where you are merely a bystander. At worst, the game is a barren desert, one which you areWith deep regret, for I am a lover of the genre, I cannot bring myself to recommend this game to a wider audience than extreme fans desperate for a fix and willing to accept anything. An outsider looking in will not see a sandbox (if you can call it that), at best the game is a sandcastle beach, where you are merely a bystander. At worst, the game is a barren desert, one which you are free to play in. It is an open world, but it is an empty world and one which players can play little to no real part except with ever watchful approval of Frontier.

    If you can somehow not tire of doing the same old repetitive missions or doing the old repetitive trading, mining or "exploration" then good for you. I however expect something more from a game of revolutionary scope than to just provide me the bare minimum of paltry amusements. Not to mention that it takes everything that is annoying about online games and removes all of the benefits, leaving just the always online, unpausible and constantly running mission timers. It provides no social features, little interaction with others without a lot of effort and has a game breaking approach to player conflict which rewards rage quitting and disconnecting by removing you from these difficult situations at your leisure. Just quit and reload and you're fine.

    At the same time, it provides a basic and simplistic singleplayer approach to a space game, all the travel, all of the grind, with little reward or acknowledgement. You will hear a lot of comments about using your imagination in the forums, to which I respond that I did not pay good money to a developer for a pretty backdrop for doing nothing but imagine.

    At the moment, it's release state is a framework of a game, with glaring issues and nonsensical design choices around every turn. This is a great shame as it has a lovely amount of potential, it's galaxy is mind boggling and gorgeous, it's combat is quite entertaining, if infrequent and unrewarding. The game engine is polished and stable, but without content and any semblance of immersion and interaction then there is no point. Nothing you do matters beyond what Frontier actively allows, it is not a malleable sandbox, it is reduced to a glorified Elite museum.    … Expand
  45. Musashi
    Dec 29, 2014
    6
    - Good graphics and sound.
    - Great sense of scale and wonder at the galaxy.
    - Good spaceship and station models. - OK spaceship cusomisation abilities. - Combat is generally fun, but gets boring after a while against NPCs. - Flight model is OK, but arcadey. Does the job without impressing. It was much better in Beta 1. Multiplayer is appallingly bad, with game-breaking network    - Good graphics and sound.
    - Great sense of scale and wonder at the galaxy.
    - Good spaceship and station models.
    - OK spaceship cusomisation abilities.
    - Combat is generally fun, but gets boring after a while against NPCs.
    - Flight model is OK, but arcadey. Does the job without impressing. It was much better in Beta 1.

    Multiplayer is appallingly bad, with game-breaking network problems. Again, this used to be fine in Beta 1 and Beta 3, so something has gone very wrong for Gamma and Release.

    Overall, the game is something of a shell at the moment, with nothing to keep interest in the longer term. Gameplay features are implemented in a barebones manner, and a lot of potential is yet to be realised.    … Expand
  46. klauskjensen
    Dec 29, 2014
    10
    Absolutely brilliant. The best space sim since Elite and Privateer. This game revived the genre with kick ass graphics, sound and mechanics. Take the time to get to know it and you'll love it too :)
  47. WhiPPet
    Dec 28, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a teenager 30 years ago I played the 1984 BBC Micro 'model B' original, and witnessed it change the concept of the computer "game" for ever, it is still one of the greatest games I've ever played (and I've played a great many before and since).
    This new version recaptures the essence of the original. Hugely ambitious in scope (the entire Milky Way to explore with as much accuracy as possible) and with beautifully realistic graphics ... finally no need to use my imagination to translate black and white wire-frame graphics, it's like I'm actually there!
    Admittedly multiplayer interaction is too rare and needs a bit of work, but given the awe-inspiring potential of this game this is a minor gripe.
    It perhaps says a lot about the human condition that all I've done, and I feel most of us start off with when first thrown randomly into Elite's galaxy is try and find our way home to Earth. I've done that now, it was emotional, and now feel I can take on the rest of the galaxy - and I can't wait.    … Expand
  48. usualday
    Dec 28, 2014
    6
    I would love to rate this game higher, however at release "1.0" the game is still incredibly full of bugs. To compound this, because there is no concrete levelling system that will save your progress you may well find yourself destitute (aka back to level 1) in an entirely random set of circumstances because of bugs.

    I hope they fix this in the coming months / years. Until then I can    I would love to rate this game higher, however at release "1.0" the game is still incredibly full of bugs. To compound this, because there is no concrete levelling system that will save your progress you may well find yourself destitute (aka back to level 1) in an entirely random set of circumstances because of bugs.

    I hope they fix this in the coming months / years. Until then I can only state this game is brilliance wrapped in frustration – enough to make someone with limited play hours per week feel it's not worth the effort.    … Expand
  49. CLUTCH
    Dec 28, 2014
    9
    Elite is a fantastic game that will only get better as time goes on. Future expansions will include explorable colonies and space stations, as well as atmospheric flight and planetary landings.

    It's the kind of game that does not set goals for you, but leaves you to set your own. Do you want to be a pirate, smuggler, bounty hunter, trader, explorer? It's all doable. Progression at    Elite is a fantastic game that will only get better as time goes on. Future expansions will include explorable colonies and space stations, as well as atmospheric flight and planetary landings.

    It's the kind of game that does not set goals for you, but leaves you to set your own. Do you want to be a pirate, smuggler, bounty hunter, trader, explorer? It's all doable.

    Progression at the start can be slow, especially if you want to solely trade. It is probably best to practise combat and earn money from bounty hunting (at resource extraction sites) to begin with, upgrade to a Viper, then maybe invest in a cobra for a mix of bounty hunting and trading.

    The game is very addictive and a lot of fun, but it seems that it isn't for everyone. There appear to be a lot of people hating on the game because it requires an internet connection. My guess is that these people are video game pirates, as most of the gaming world is online now anyway, and the game can be played without issue with a laptop tethered to a phone, for example.
    Then there are the Star Citizen haters...Not sure why they have to hate on Elite or vice versa. It is possible to like more than one game in the same genre, but they haven't figured that out yet.

    Game is very polished, immersive and great 'as is', and it will only get more epic as time goes on. Definitely worth your time and money.    … Expand
  50. snickereater
    Dec 27, 2014
    10
    Bought this game as a preorder and just started playing. Cant praise it enough. Already had my first few PVP encounters and cant get enough! I have just uninstalled SC due to the crappy development process rid of bugs and pay to win. Elite will probably satisfy my space sim needs for the foreseeable!
  51. breakfastman
    Dec 27, 2014
    10
    After a couple months playing (since beta) I still manage to pull all nighters to play Elite... enough said. Flying with my mates, bounty hunting or harrasing the Empire is just awesome.
  52. travellingtoday
    Dec 27, 2014
    10
    Elite is an excellent space sim sandbox that will keep you hooked for very very long. Excellent combat and gameplay, 1:1 galaxy and next gen graphics, oculus support and sound.
  53. Flying_Dutchman
    Dec 27, 2014
    10
    When this was announced it brought a smile to my face. I raised the Piggy Bank to help kickstart the project and joined in from Beta Testing. It has evolved out of all recognition in that time.

    What it is:- A strategic Simulator mix with plenty of Action if you want it and are willing to get stuck in. What it isn't:- is a Shootemup. At the moment the MultiPlayer aspect is not    When this was announced it brought a smile to my face. I raised the Piggy Bank to help kickstart the project and joined in from Beta Testing. It has evolved out of all recognition in that time.

    What it is:- A strategic Simulator mix with plenty of Action if you want it and are willing to get stuck in.

    What it isn't:- is a Shootemup.

    At the moment the MultiPlayer aspect is not that good however this is being further developed and will improve soon with the ability to control and co-ordinate wings in January.

    Some people complain that there is no intereaction with other people in the game, but I don't seem to have that issue and only this afternoon every system I seem to have visited has had at least one human player amongst the NPCs. Some have had considerably more and I inadvertantly clipped 2 on dashing into a star port.

    You do need to immerse yourself in the game to get the most out of it and there is going to be a pretty vicious war between factions before too long and that really will bring human player into conflict with human player a lot more.

    It has a fairly steep learning curve and to begin with you are limited on missions you can take (and the enemies you will face) but this just helps build the anticipation.

    It isn't a game you will reach the top (not that there is such a thing) quickly and to get the biggest space ships will take a lot of work and time.

    Oh and if you want more incentive, there is a £10,000 reward for getting to Triple Elite status first. That definitely won't be me, as my gameplay style is not suited to that.    … Expand
  54. Mitbox
    Dec 27, 2014
    2
    The Dangerous in the title refers to what you could hit your head on after falling unconscious from boredom.
    If you suffer from insomnia it may well be worth the purchase though !.
  55. grumphy
    Dec 27, 2014
    5
    Has potential but is currently severly lacking in actual content and information regarding how the different modules and weapons perform.
    Also has a fair share of bugs, weapons not working, ships suddenly exploding, unable to complete missions.
    Is currently more a less just a giant grindfest without much depth
  56. realdealelite
    Dec 26, 2014
    9
    I originally gave Elite a 3 due to initial impression of a game with no history that looked quite boring.

    Now I had to raise to 9 because once I discovered the sandbox nature of the game I have started making my own story with friends, bounty hunting here, trading there, or destabilizing Lugh yonderthere!

    I now get up early in the mornings just to perform that last mission!
  57. apocashowernow
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    Combat and dogfight is just epic, especially when I fly with friends. I cant wait for the squadron mechanics. If playing with friends now is already great, with those babies in it will be awesome.
  58. sandeverywhere
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    I have been playing Elite since early Beta I can honestly say I am not tired at all of it... almost a year now.

    This game wont stop surprising me and devs are releasing updates and extra content like clockwork since then. I just cant wait for the first person and the planetary free landing and flight expansions.
  59. sharpandpinchy
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    After reading most reviews and watched youtube actual gameplay I decided to jump in and buy.

    Best PC game purchase I ve done in a long time. Gameplay is really addictive! Open sandbox to the fullest.
  60. Goosebump
    Dec 26, 2014
    4
    Had been looking forward to this very much. The reviews all sounded good and the videos looked great.

    Now that I've parted with my money and installed it, I couldn't be more disappointed with how utterly rubbish the new player experience is. The in game tutorials are rubbish - enormously disjointed and assume far too much. Rather than have in-game videos, you're flicked out of the    Had been looking forward to this very much. The reviews all sounded good and the videos looked great.

    Now that I've parted with my money and installed it, I couldn't be more disappointed with how utterly rubbish the new player experience is. The in game tutorials are rubbish - enormously disjointed and assume far too much. Rather than have in-game videos, you're flicked out of the game to YouTube to watch some video that again, assumes you know a heap of stuff as it proceeds to talk about "basics" that are not basic at all.

    There is obviously a solid game in here somewhere based on the number of positive reviews and if you have the patience to try and muddle through this minefield as a new player then you might find it. As it is, keep your money - at least until they fix the new player experience (or if you're already versed in such wildly mystifying "basics").    … Expand
  61. rockdacazbah
    Dec 26, 2014
    4
    Do not buy this game yet!!!!!!!! No gameplay! No content! nothing just a space trucker cred grind fest. It will hopefully get better but don,t hold your breath nothing that was promised is there just a bare boned demo. £40 wasted atm imho. Oh and if you do buy it ,don't put any negative threads on the forum as they are policed by over zealous, cantankerous, supercilious snarky fanboys thatDo not buy this game yet!!!!!!!! No gameplay! No content! nothing just a space trucker cred grind fest. It will hopefully get better but don,t hold your breath nothing that was promised is there just a bare boned demo. £40 wasted atm imho. Oh and if you do buy it ,don't put any negative threads on the forum as they are policed by over zealous, cantankerous, supercilious snarky fanboys that get upset if you do.… Expand
  62. Cryten1974
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    Picture this... I don't know if you are old enough to remember or if you were alive then, but back in the 1980s computer games all followed (pretty much) the same structure...
    You had three lives, and perhaps a power-up, a bomb or a bonus item of some sort. You could get a bonus life/bomb/item at various points through the game. You played till you lost your lives and that was it.
    Then    Picture this... I don't know if you are old enough to remember or if you were alive then, but back in the 1980s computer games all followed (pretty much) the same structure...
    You had three lives, and perhaps a power-up, a bomb or a bonus item of some sort. You could get a bonus life/bomb/item at various points through the game. You played till you lost your lives and that was it.
    Then along came Elite, which through away the rule book and tried to do something different. And it did. And without Elite breaking the rules back then you probably wouldn't have games like GTA, Eve, Warcraft, etc.,
    Now, 30yrs later it is trying to break the mold again by throwing away the new 'rule book' for online gaming. Look at the games that are out there... What do you see?
    You see a selection of game that all appear to be different from each other, but have a closer look... Nearly all of them follow the same pattern (or rules).
    1 - Start game with big introduction placing you in the middle of a big event.
    2 - Make the player the most important character in the event.
    3 - Give player a walkthough and then set stages for them to complete
    4 - At the end of each stage give the player a bonus
    5 - At the end of a set of stages, give them a boss fight and a bonus
    6 - Repeat till end of story.
    Now, I enjoy some of these games myself, play a lot of them. But you are basically following the same process through each game.
    Now here comes Elite...
    1 - It places you in a live galaxy.
    2 - You aren't the most important person in the game.
    3 - It allows you to find your own way.
    4 - They provide a set of events which you can decide to interact with 'if' you want to.
    5 - There are no boss fights, but your interactions actually influence how the events/story evolves.
    6 - There is no end of story.
    But there is one major thing needed... An Imagination!
    That is what is lacking in the other games, They give you everything and you don't need to put any of yourself in to the game. Elite is different...
    Instead of being a game that plans your every move and leads you down a set path, Elite is totally open.
    Elite is whatever 'You' bring to the game.

    Sure there are some bugs in the game (but when is there NOT bugs in a new release, especially the games that have the always online DRM). Doesn't matter how much beta testing they give a game, there is always going to be some teething troubles, and if you can't accept that and expect the game to be 110% perfect on release, AND hold your hand while they walk you through every step of the game, then you should sell your PC and go back to board games.    … Expand
  63. Gutenisse
    Dec 26, 2014
    4
    It's a copy of Elite II from 1993 with superb graphics. It's fun for a few hours, but then you start wondering why you keep playing it. There's no goal, other than making more and more money.

    The combat is pretty fun, for a few hours. Trading is fun, for even less hours. The only progress is buying a bigger or better ship, bigger or better guns, but why? To make more money, so you    It's a copy of Elite II from 1993 with superb graphics. It's fun for a few hours, but then you start wondering why you keep playing it. There's no goal, other than making more and more money.

    The combat is pretty fun, for a few hours. Trading is fun, for even less hours.

    The only progress is buying a bigger or better ship, bigger or better guns, but why? To make more money, so you can buy bigger and better ships. It's fun - for a few hours.

    After a few hours, it gets boring and I'm starting to remember why I stopped playing Elite II.    … Expand
  64. Silencio56
    Dec 26, 2014
    8
    The game needs work and in my opinion was released too early, as there are a few pretty bad bugs right now. It's also lacking content and is in dire need of more ...everything. Having said that, what is there is excellent.

    It's difficult for me to explain why i like this game so much, i think it's because it makes me believe i'm really there. let me describe to you just one of many    The game needs work and in my opinion was released too early, as there are a few pretty bad bugs right now. It's also lacking content and is in dire need of more ...everything. Having said that, what is there is excellent.

    It's difficult for me to explain why i like this game so much, i think it's because it makes me believe i'm really there. let me describe to you just one of many moments i've had since playing. iIm in a hauler, the Elite Dangerous equivalent of a transit van, and the engines whine and moan with every adjustment to my speed or direction, the cabin shakes as i boost forward, i set course for a ringed, gas-giant, i fly down toward the rings and they become asteroids, i zip between them and i'm like a speck of dust. I kill my engines and sit there, so many stars out there, i could go and explore any of them, the giant planet looms in front of me, everything is dead silence, i actually feel fear at being so alone, but i also feel wonder at the sheer size of space.

    Ok so that's just me, but if that doesn't impress you then the fighting is awesome and the missions are horribly addictive, i just find myself sinking hour after hour into this game. ED is really cool now, albeit missing a load of stuff that we all want for it, if it gets those things in the coming few months i will upgrade my mark to a ten, because it's got more potential than a young Mike Tyson. A solid and well deserved 8 from me, a unique and beautiful experience.    … Expand
  65. coldtea
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    Deep and complex fully open sandbox space sim, bets played with a few friends at your wings. Elite wont hold your hand but the rewards of grasping the true sandbox experience are enormous.

    Very rewarding experience that will keep you hooked with that "just one more mission" until the wee hours of the morning.
  66. cantamananas
    Dec 26, 2014
    10
    When a friend recently gifted me this game I thought this was just going to be one of those you put down in a couple of days.... big mistake. I have just put down Star Citizen instead... completely uninstalled from my hard drive. None of that pay to win nonsense any more please.

    Elite is a breeze of fresh air, everything from the fully open and really immersive realistic universe to the    When a friend recently gifted me this game I thought this was just going to be one of those you put down in a couple of days.... big mistake. I have just put down Star Citizen instead... completely uninstalled from my hard drive. None of that pay to win nonsense any more please.

    Elite is a breeze of fresh air, everything from the fully open and really immersive realistic universe to the different details of the gameplay for combat, trading, mining you name it. It all distils quality.    … Expand
  67. desertsafari
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    Mily Way galaxy scale of 1:1, approaching and flying by those stars, rings, volcanic planets, ice planets, sulphuric surface planets etc etc..is just mind numbing.

    Combat and dogfight is second to none, the sim aspect of the game is unrivalled and its balance pretty much perfect for ship type, weapons and maneuverability. Finally a space sim where piloting is a skilled you can develop,    Mily Way galaxy scale of 1:1, approaching and flying by those stars, rings, volcanic planets, ice planets, sulphuric surface planets etc etc..is just mind numbing.

    Combat and dogfight is second to none, the sim aspect of the game is unrivalled and its balance pretty much perfect for ship type, weapons and maneuverability. Finally a space sim where piloting is a skilled you can develop, unlike other games where turreting in space is rampant (such as Star Citizen).

    Grpahics and sound are the best around and 4K and DK2 support cement this game as one of the best and classic space sims of all times.    … Expand
  68. egglayer
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    Best space sim sandbox at the moment. Total Freedom is a rela understatement. Frontiers revolutionary style to design a practically infinite game universe breaks most classic MMO moulds. This wont be to the taste of many but if you embrace the concept of a real sandbox then this game is for you.
  69. NewMenace
    Dec 25, 2014
    7
    Its a wonderful Space Sim with lots of stuff to do and tons of content to explore, with a dynamic universe a trully remarkable game. Its a challenging game (im playing using a regular KB+M config, and it took me around 10 hours of in game time to be a decent pilot who can land, launch engage without fail), mainly because of its gameplay which is very complex ( you cant land on a spaceIts a wonderful Space Sim with lots of stuff to do and tons of content to explore, with a dynamic universe a trully remarkable game. Its a challenging game (im playing using a regular KB+M config, and it took me around 10 hours of in game time to be a decent pilot who can land, launch engage without fail), mainly because of its gameplay which is very complex ( you cant land on a space platform for example without asking for permition first, and you must go to the landing pad assigned to your ship otherwise your ship will be attacked and most likely destroyed), the grinding at first its a little bit boring since you only start with 1000 in game credits, a very weak spaceship and many things you have to figure out either by watching youtube videos or searching the forum since the in game tutorials are very basic. For me at least its a great game that would evolve in the future (now it has only the features of the first Elite released in 1984, later they will add more things that are found in Elite 2, and other space sims like landing on planets, more freedom to exploration etc. At this point it has a decent amount of bugs but if you enjoyed space sims before you would enjoy this game too. (also the voice control commands work like a charm).… Expand
  70. MGBIII
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    The reason to get back into PC gaming. Elite is the total immersive space sim experience, with literally 400 billion stars to choose from. Explore the galaxy and become whatever you choose.
  71. hazmatt1
    Dec 25, 2014
    0
    Pros: Pretty visuals/Nice sound. Combat is fun for a while if you have a well-equipped ship. That's it.

    Cons: This game is, for the most part, just one long repetitive grind which mainly consists of flying from one destination to another, interspersed with the occasional dog-fight. For a game which is set in the vastness of deep space, it feels decidedly shallow quite quickly. First    Pros: Pretty visuals/Nice sound. Combat is fun for a while if you have a well-equipped ship. That's it.

    Cons: This game is, for the most part, just one long repetitive grind which mainly consists of flying from one destination to another, interspersed with the occasional dog-fight. For a game which is set in the vastness of deep space, it feels decidedly shallow quite quickly. First person Eve-Online this ain't! Scratch beneath the thin veneer and there really isn't all that much of substance underneath....just lots of nothing to 'explore'. Also, it's still till very buggy at this late stage of developmen and an internet connection will be required to play - a last moment decision was made by the developers to drop the off-line play option, despite promising this option to it's backers. Way to repay your loyal fans who enabled you to get your project off the ground in the first place...

    Verdict: Cashing-in on nostalgia (although there are many middle-aged fanboys out there who don't seem to mind) with a half-baked product which promised so much but delivered very little; essentially just a graphically enhanced version of a 30 year old game which was created on a 32 K computer (with multi-player tacked-on). Please stop wearing the rose-tinted spectacles - you're just feeding these greedy corporate monsters...    … Expand
  72. Polar-eX
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    To be very short about this game: its a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy. Everything(!!) look exactly(!!) the same, multiplied by 400 billion star systems. Have fun!
  73. Rahlekk
    Dec 25, 2014
    8
    A great space sim that needs some work. As it stands right now, flying is a blast but gets a bit old, but has a lot of potential. With a little more work, this game will be amazing.
  74. canteatanymore
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    Truly a space sim sandbox where you can play any role you want alone or with friends: Pirate, explorer, mercenary, trader, bounty hunter, miner... you name it.

    The 1:1 scale of the galaxy and the ever unfolding persistent universe behind it offers unlimited playing background where you can as easily hunt for bounties among planetary rings or try to locate that elusive black hole for    Truly a space sim sandbox where you can play any role you want alone or with friends: Pirate, explorer, mercenary, trader, bounty hunter, miner... you name it.

    The 1:1 scale of the galaxy and the ever unfolding persistent universe behind it offers unlimited playing background where you can as easily hunt for bounties among planetary rings or try to locate that elusive black hole for exploration rewards...    … Expand
  75. spacesimfan
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    I have been playing all space sim or related games since... well, long time ago, lets say. Long standing player in EVE... I have been finally taken away by Elite! I have spent all my PC gaming hours in Elite since I joined in Beta. Nough said.
    I am also a backer of Star Citizen but I am abandoning all hopes for that game. Fully pay to win even in pre Alpha which does not bode well at all    I have been playing all space sim or related games since... well, long time ago, lets say. Long standing player in EVE... I have been finally taken away by Elite! I have spent all my PC gaming hours in Elite since I joined in Beta. Nough said.
    I am also a backer of Star Citizen but I am abandoning all hopes for that game. Fully pay to win even in pre Alpha which does not bode well at all for the actual game whenever it launches, heavy marketingized with so many promises that it is just unavoidable it ll fail.
    Elite development, in the other hand, has been much more professional in its approach, always underpromising and overdelivering, keeping their deadlines intact and listening to the community wher eit makes sense. You can feel Elite will be around for a very long time.    … Expand
  76. happyxmasday
    Dec 24, 2014
    10
    Excellent co op dogfight gameplay that will be even better after the squadron mechanics and missions are introduced early in new year. Hunting down bounties among asteroids and jumping in and out together of energy FSD wakes is exhilarating. Especially if you use the game own voice comm system which is very immersive.
  77. doublewaffle
    Dec 24, 2014
    10
    Got Elite as a present in Xmas eve. Never played the old Elite... Suffice to say I pulled a one nighter and havent left my PC since after dinner last night!
  78. Steviefive
    Dec 24, 2014
    8
    Once you filter the 'jilted backer zero' reviews and the 'quick post a perfect 10 to counter' you actually start to get a truer reflection of the game. 7.5 is a fair and reasonable reflection of a game that has hugely promising beginnings but needs fleshing out.

    In its current state, it's a hugely addictive experience that already sucks hours away, once it's been added to, kiss    Once you filter the 'jilted backer zero' reviews and the 'quick post a perfect 10 to counter' you actually start to get a truer reflection of the game. 7.5 is a fair and reasonable reflection of a game that has hugely promising beginnings but needs fleshing out.

    In its current state, it's a hugely addictive experience that already sucks hours away, once it's been added to, kiss anything resembling a social life goodbye.    … Expand
  79. vanhaver
    Dec 24, 2014
    8
    Elite: Dangerous has managed to pull me away for the time being from one of my all time favorite games EVE Online, and that is a huge feat. I love space sims and this one is captivating. From the amazing sound design to the graphics and game play, this title is a major accomplishment and easily one of my favorite games to come out in a long time. A very welcome and needed addition toElite: Dangerous has managed to pull me away for the time being from one of my all time favorite games EVE Online, and that is a huge feat. I love space sims and this one is captivating. From the amazing sound design to the graphics and game play, this title is a major accomplishment and easily one of my favorite games to come out in a long time. A very welcome and needed addition to the genre and one I'm very glad I backed during the Beta phases.… Expand
  80. Nasher
    Dec 24, 2014
    8
    At the moment it's basically a reboot of the original 1984 game, as was planned for the initial release. Features from the later Elites are going to be added gradually (like being able to land on planets). But it's still very playable as is. But if didn't like the old Elite games, you won't like this one.

    Some (well, most gamers now) will not like it, because it's a vast galaxy and    At the moment it's basically a reboot of the original 1984 game, as was planned for the initial release. Features from the later Elites are going to be added gradually (like being able to land on planets). But it's still very playable as is. But if didn't like the old Elite games, you won't like this one.

    Some (well, most gamers now) will not like it, because it's a vast galaxy and there is no hand-holding what so ever. It chucks you in and you have to figure stuff out yourself and progress however you like. It's also quite difficult to start off.

    In the end though. Frontier is pushing the boundaries and is trying something new and for that they have to be respected. It's FAR from the generic crop of FPS and RPG games we see so many of these days.    … Expand
  81. scrufferpops
    Dec 24, 2014
    10
    The latest in the sandbox open world space trading fighting simulation.
    Great already and will get better with additonal content and expansion packs
    Not for casual gamers really, but I find it superb. The original elite in 1984 was the first ever 3d game and was also the first ever sandbox game. It broke every record going and this latest incarnation has alot more depth and of course    The latest in the sandbox open world space trading fighting simulation.
    Great already and will get better with additonal content and expansion packs
    Not for casual gamers really, but I find it superb. The original elite in 1984 was the first ever 3d game
    and was also the first ever sandbox game. It broke every record going and this latest incarnation has alot more depth and of course excellent visuals. Another thing that really shines is the fantastic job the developing team has make of the sonics in the game. The sound is quite literally awesome.
    There are bugs as of writing and the multiplayer teaming isn't fully implemented but I fully trust Frontier developments to be true to their word in making the best game ever made. 10 out of 10 already and when we can land on planets i make it a 20 out of 10!!    … Expand
  82. Durith
    Dec 24, 2014
    10
    A truly excellent restoration of a classic. There is an honesty about the way in which this game has been developed over the last two years, in fact too much honesty at times which is why there is much emotion around the current issue of the promised offline mode. Elite Dangerous' Robot Griffon will rise above this and rightly should. The choice to deliver an online only game was the rightA truly excellent restoration of a classic. There is an honesty about the way in which this game has been developed over the last two years, in fact too much honesty at times which is why there is much emotion around the current issue of the promised offline mode. Elite Dangerous' Robot Griffon will rise above this and rightly should. The choice to deliver an online only game was the right one and the interweaving of the developing narrative is already creating a hugely immersive experience for players. The game experience is rich and varied already with much still to be delivered from the aims and objectives of the design. Already, the support for a variety of innovative controllers (Voice Attack, TrackIR, Oculus) and the careful fly model design to reinvigorate the gamer's joystick market demonstrates the passion and commitment of the design and development team. The scaling of graphic requirements is also a great nod to the variety of available hardware out there for players. Coupling this with the procedurally generated galaxy creates an experience unlike any other game.

    Grab a ship and get into space. You'll thank me you did.    … Expand
  83. Fluffles
    Dec 24, 2014
    9
    A promising start to the reboot of a great franchise. I think the best is yet to come.
    I would encourage anyone to at least give the game a try, the initial learning curve is very steep by the standards of the day; but once you dig deep the effort is rewarding.
  84. yellowunder
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Best graphics, best sound, 4K and Oculus Rift DK2 support this game has it all. But it is not just great looks. It also sports 1:1 scale of our very own Milky Way. You ll be able to visit Proxima Centauri, Canis Majoris or the Orion nebula as we know them today.

    Gameplay is tremendously good and satisfactory, with a great combat system that allows you the choice of what to do at every    Best graphics, best sound, 4K and Oculus Rift DK2 support this game has it all. But it is not just great looks. It also sports 1:1 scale of our very own Milky Way. You ll be able to visit Proxima Centauri, Canis Majoris or the Orion nebula as we know them today.

    Gameplay is tremendously good and satisfactory, with a great combat system that allows you the choice of what to do at every moment.

    The attention to detail and the great support by the devs is best in class. Frontier are a serious developer company which means serious business and knows how to deliver in time. The support by the community has been second to none and the communication with devs in alpha, beta gamma and now is one of the best out there.    … Expand
  85. kontikiinthebea
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Never a space has got my friends and me so hooked. We are currently bounty hunting in a planetary ring system in an anarchy jurisdiction and we are also getting some awesome PVP dogfights out of it all. The fact this game has one of the best combat and flight systems even in a space game helps a little. Weather it is silent running techniques, or energy system vs weapon choices and trueNever a space has got my friends and me so hooked. We are currently bounty hunting in a planetary ring system in an anarchy jurisdiction and we are also getting some awesome PVP dogfights out of it all. The fact this game has one of the best combat and flight systems even in a space game helps a little. Weather it is silent running techniques, or energy system vs weapon choices and true piloting skilled involved combat is just epic. And much better with friends around.… Expand
  86. gymrunning
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Total Freedom and Blaze Your Own Trail are not just buzzwords in Elite. They are amazingly true and Elite delivers the best sandbox experience of a space sim ever, including multiplayer and co op gameplay like no other.
  87. Trin
    Dec 23, 2014
    0
    Nothing here but broken promises, overhyped marketing and always on DRM. The game is simplistic, shallow and doesn't deliver, the company are untrustworthy and prone to talking up everything that isn't in the game ... yet. (yeah .. right, lies and marketing)

    Backers are fighting to get refunds. Nuff said.
  88. Hitsuke
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Don't be put off by the reviews posted by obvious Star Citizen fanbois. This game is genuinely excellent and captures the feel of the originals. Nothing to do? Want to make money? Trade, pirate, bounty hunt or sell exploration data! Fight in huge battles in conflict zones, or hunt down players who went the way of the pirate.

    Elite: Dangerous doesn't hold your hand with maternal    Don't be put off by the reviews posted by obvious Star Citizen fanbois. This game is genuinely excellent and captures the feel of the originals. Nothing to do? Want to make money? Trade, pirate, bounty hunt or sell exploration data! Fight in huge battles in conflict zones, or hunt down players who went the way of the pirate.

    Elite: Dangerous doesn't hold your hand with maternal instinct. It throws you into the Milky Way galaxy in it's entirety and dares you to trade, explore, fight and adventure. There is no "Pay to win" on offer here, there's no 500 dollar ships... it's every man for himself. The micro transaction store consists of nothing more than some fancy paint jobs for your ships, that's it!

    Buy it, play it and love it!    … Expand
  89. gremklin
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Gameplay 9 (combat in particular is excellent and addictive!)
    Setting 10 (full galaxy!)
    Graphics 10
    Sound 10
    Multiplayer 8
    Smooth servers 10

    I have un installed Star Citizen arena commander pay to win. Nough said.
  90. freshrosewater
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Got this game as a pre xmas present and cant put it down. Not familiar with the old Elite but this modern version is just amazing. Best space combat I ve played in a long time. Star Citizen AC and the X series lag way behind and the glove has been thrown.
  91. needinfusion
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Never played the original Elite or its sequels, but I can tell you one thing: Elite Dangerous is as good as it gets. Probably the best space sim of recent times. Pure space sim sandbox where you can play solo or with friends (I have been doing so with 3 of my mates) and you can choose the path you want,: Bounty hunting, trading, mercenary, exploring, pirate, mining... you name it. You canNever played the original Elite or its sequels, but I can tell you one thing: Elite Dangerous is as good as it gets. Probably the best space sim of recent times. Pure space sim sandbox where you can play solo or with friends (I have been doing so with 3 of my mates) and you can choose the path you want,: Bounty hunting, trading, mercenary, exploring, pirate, mining... you name it. You can also follow your own path or try to align with one of the main faction and follow the main story path evolving at some of the key systems in the galaxy.

    Exploring the 1:1 galaxy is just amazing, everything from Canis Majoris, to Eta Carinae to Sagitarius A are in there!

    Graphics are latest gen supporting oculus rift and DK2, sounds are also out of this world. The immersion is unrivaled.

    I have been playing non stop from day one where the launch was probably the smoothest around. Devs are out there responding to the community and the new content and expansions coming our way will keep this game alive for a very very very long time.    … Expand
  92. twobeers
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    Been waiting 20 odd years since Elite II for this and its epic. It will only get better with more content, Ignore the refund moaners watch the youtube videos and judge for yourself.
  93. Sp4rkR4t
    Dec 23, 2014
    9
    You are the shiny new captain of your own ship and you don't even know how. Elite: Dangerous isn't quite everything it promised to be in it's initial pitch videos but it is certainly on the right path, there has never been another game out there that has just felt so right while playing, yes most system in the game at the minute are very bare-bones but there is a path to flesh all that outYou are the shiny new captain of your own ship and you don't even know how. Elite: Dangerous isn't quite everything it promised to be in it's initial pitch videos but it is certainly on the right path, there has never been another game out there that has just felt so right while playing, yes most system in the game at the minute are very bare-bones but there is a path to flesh all that out and what is in the game already is pretty special. This is a living, breathing galaxy and it's just begging for you to explore.… Expand
  94. waitingonyoga
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    Possibly the best game out there to play with the Ocukus Rift DK2. The feeling of BEING in a 3D cockpit is tremendous. Flying a long of a massive 2 Km Federal battlecruiser will give oyu the same real feeling of those Star Wars scenes where the camera panned slowly all through the length of an Imperial Destroyer as it passed by...

    Gameplay is also great, with comnbat and dogfight being    Possibly the best game out there to play with the Ocukus Rift DK2. The feeling of BEING in a 3D cockpit is tremendous. Flying a long of a massive 2 Km Federal battlecruiser will give oyu the same real feeling of those Star Wars scenes where the camera panned slowly all through the length of an Imperial Destroyer as it passed by...

    Gameplay is also great, with comnbat and dogfight being really engaging and fully pilot skill based.

    The different paths you can take are not yet fully fleshed out but the options are so many that we can happily wait until Frontier finishes them off.

    Playing with friends has some glitches but all in all I have been able to hook up with friends in co op without major issues or play PVP in many hotspot areas of the galaxy.

    The galaxy scale 1:1 is just mesmerizing... "I have seen things, you people would not believe..."    … Expand
  95. laundryslacker
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    The main press critic reviews are all very positive and appreciative of the game so far. My own experience with the game also echoes those feelings.

    The game combat system is second to none, the galaxy 1:1 allows you to appreciate the wonders in it, you can even visit actual celestial bodies known in the usual NASA catalogues. The game has been designed with a pure space sim sandbox    The main press critic reviews are all very positive and appreciative of the game so far. My own experience with the game also echoes those feelings.

    The game combat system is second to none, the galaxy 1:1 allows you to appreciate the wonders in it, you can even visit actual celestial bodies known in the usual NASA catalogues. The game has been designed with a pure space sim sandbox experience in mind so there is no hand holding or central story to be the hero of. It is just you, your friends and the galaxy. The main factions struggle for power and you can participate... among the thousands of other players. The combined results of all those players (sometimes fighting in opposite sides, PVP and all) will determine how the galaxy evolves...

    Best graphics and sound, ED launch has been one of the smoothest in history. Servers seem to be rock solid after all the beta and gamma stress testing. This game will be around for a long time.    … Expand
  96. maxiu
    Dec 22, 2014
    8
    As a person who haven't played any of the betas, don't know what they promised on kickstarter and bought the game on release date without knowing much about it I'm really enjoying it. So far I've put about 30 hours into it and I'm not bored by any stretch of the imagination. Granted the game does look a little barren and some features are flat out missing like any form of playerAs a person who haven't played any of the betas, don't know what they promised on kickstarter and bought the game on release date without knowing much about it I'm really enjoying it. So far I've put about 30 hours into it and I'm not bored by any stretch of the imagination. Granted the game does look a little barren and some features are flat out missing like any form of player interactions (except maybe crashing at docking port - thanks guys for flying close to red light) but the foundation is pretty solid and what is in the game works really well. Looking at what the game has to offer in terms of ship customization has me a bit worried because choice of available guns and modules seems to be quite limited, scrolling through the station's inventory gets you a lot of things looking exactly the same but with a different price tag. All in all the game seems to be released a little bit prematurely and you can see it's missing features straight away, but it does not stop you from playing it all day long.… Expand
  97. MarkHB
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    The only reason I'm not putting a 10 in is because the game's still got features to be implimented. It's a rich, layered galaxy stuffed to bursting with things to do. Aside from being stunningly beautiful, and amazing to play on a Rift, it's just plain good fun. Not for everyone: The game pace is much faster than the 1984 original, but it's still a game for the patient player, notThe only reason I'm not putting a 10 in is because the game's still got features to be implimented. It's a rich, layered galaxy stuffed to bursting with things to do. Aside from being stunningly beautiful, and amazing to play on a Rift, it's just plain good fun. Not for everyone: The game pace is much faster than the 1984 original, but it's still a game for the patient player, not Insert Credit Pew Pew Pew. There's a steep learning curve, but the payoff is so worth it.… Expand
  98. Marasmusine
    Dec 22, 2014
    8
    I am having a delightful time roaming the galaxy. There aren't many games that give me that feeling of awe from celestial bodies and the immensity of space. I'm eagerly awaiting planetary landings, so I can check out the sunsets on different moons and planets. The sound design is excellent. I guess people complaining about "grinding" or "exhausting all possibilities" just don't have thatI am having a delightful time roaming the galaxy. There aren't many games that give me that feeling of awe from celestial bodies and the immensity of space. I'm eagerly awaiting planetary landings, so I can check out the sunsets on different moons and planets. The sound design is excellent. I guess people complaining about "grinding" or "exhausting all possibilities" just don't have that spark of curiosity about our universe.… Expand
  99. Zhorge
    Dec 22, 2014
    6
    I've been waiting for this game for over 20 years now (Frontier Elite II, 1993). Many of my fondest gaming memories include FEII. But this game is not the game I've been waiting for all these years. It's just a shell of a game with some rather underwhelming and annoying 'features.'

    My first issue is that the control system is clunky and harkens back to the bad-old-days of    I've been waiting for this game for over 20 years now (Frontier Elite II, 1993). Many of my fondest gaming memories include FEII. But this game is not the game I've been waiting for all these years. It's just a shell of a game with some rather underwhelming and annoying 'features.'

    My first issue is that the control system is clunky and harkens back to the bad-old-days of second-rate flight sims. I would have thought by now we'd have gotten past third-rate, crap-fest controls but I guess not.

    My second issue is the unnecessary pre-flight controller checklist that must be passed the first time you play the game (or major update) or you can't launch your ship. And if there is a problem with the game registering one of your control-binds, you're just stuck there. (Which happened to me until I changed from Joystick to Keyboard/Mouse even though my joystick controls worked 100% fine with the tutorial and every other game that uses it and the forums are full of threads with people sharing the same exact issue -- joysticks not registering, keyboard key-bindings not registering, mouse controls not registering -- so it's hardly me.)

    Next, navigation through the menus is so antique and clunky I had research how to move through an interface that should be point-and-click with a mouse! Seriously, do they not have mice in the future? Or are they all limited to the keyboard?

    So I take two points off for the poorly-thought-out gate-keeping and antique control system. There's just no excuse, even for a game that's primarily a sim, to be so clunky in it's control layout or force people to pass arbitrary gate-keeping checklists.

    Once in space, I've had other issues. The KB/M controls are bad. If switch back to the joystick, the controls get fouled up in the transition. So, after crashing my first ship trying to transition over, I feel like I'm stuck with KB/M for now.

    So I took another point off that.

    After getting past that... Well, it's kind of duller than I expected. I would have thought with all the money they begged off of people, plus having a successful, large company, Frontier might have put a little more effort into the universe. But, really, it just plays like a reskin of a 20-year old game and not a comprehensive reboot of a great franchise.

    And while things are promised for the future, right now the game is shallow, superficial missions and a really messed up trading economy. I really expected some improvement in the missions and I'm not seeing it.

    So another point off for giving us 1993 all-over-again.

    In a few years, if Braeban actually delivers on his promises, this may be a great game. But right now, it's mediocre. So the best I could give it is a 6.0. Not because I'm a hater. But because this game has ignored 20-years of improvements in game-design and just didn't get much beyond a 'recycled feel.'    … Expand
  100. Viking84
    Dec 22, 2014
    4
    Elite looks great, combat is fun, and the full scale realistic universe is brilliant. Sadly, once you have learnt how to land, how to fly and how to fight, you start seeing the games limitations and realise you are simply repeating the same simple tasks over and over and over again. Besides combat nothing requires skill, only patience, and even the bountyhunting becomes a little on theElite looks great, combat is fun, and the full scale realistic universe is brilliant. Sadly, once you have learnt how to land, how to fly and how to fight, you start seeing the games limitations and realise you are simply repeating the same simple tasks over and over and over again. Besides combat nothing requires skill, only patience, and even the bountyhunting becomes a little on the easy side once you get the hang of it.

    First 10 hours of gameplay are worth 8/10 if you can be bothered googling how to do things, after that I'm afraid you have seen what there is to see unless you have an unusually vivid imagination. 4/10 from me, hopefully more content/depth will be added to this great framework in the next 6 months or it will have been a huge waste of time.    … Expand
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#65 Best PC Game of 2014
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 8, 2015
    80
    First minute the game takes your breath away and then it entertains you for another couple of hours to end up like a meditative tool for hard working individuals. What a waste and shame for a game in such beautiful environment. [Issue#253]
  2. Ragequit.gr
    May 11, 2015
    90
    Everyone who played the original game back in the 80's, should be right at home. It's the 21st Century version of "Elite." But newer, uninitiated players may find it strangely desolate and repetitive. A grand space simulation, aimed at the series' hardcore fans.
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  3. Games.cz
    Apr 23, 2015
    80
    You can focus on the journey, not the destination – even when some "road work" signs will bother you for the time being in the reincarnated Elite. But their numbers are declining with every new update so a thirty-year-old vision becomes more and more complete.
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