Elite: Dangerous

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  1. terminatahx
    Mar 19, 2015
    0
    A complete waste of money and time. After grinding hard to a Type9, I could no longer deal with the lack of content, community lack of support, censorship, and rampant bugs. Once the newness of the game wears off, you will find yourself bored to death. The economic engine is the biggest problem for me: larger ships are penalized for being better trade ships, the supply/demand model isA complete waste of money and time. After grinding hard to a Type9, I could no longer deal with the lack of content, community lack of support, censorship, and rampant bugs. Once the newness of the game wears off, you will find yourself bored to death. The economic engine is the biggest problem for me: larger ships are penalized for being better trade ships, the supply/demand model is a disgrace: all prices across the entire universe are within the same narrow price range. Bottom line is that on the service, the game is jaw-dropping gorgeous. Once you learn about the "core" of the engine and it's shortcomings, you feel duped. Don't buy, unless you are desparate for a game where you can fly around in space.… Expand
  2. MrBlueman
    Dec 18, 2014
    10
    If you are even the slightest interested in space sims this is no-brainer. BUY! BUY! BUY! :D

    Giving it a 10 simply because I haven't played or bought anything else since I started playing the development builds of this game. These scores are after all used by people to compare against other games and since I personally no longer are even interested in other titles this then follows    If you are even the slightest interested in space sims this is no-brainer. BUY! BUY! BUY! :D

    Giving it a 10 simply because I haven't played or bought anything else since I started playing the development builds of this game. These scores are after all used by people to compare against other games and since I personally no longer are even interested in other titles this then follows logically. ;)

    In terms of features/content there is still plenty to get done, but with the potential scope of the game that will always be the case. There will always be more to add and improve and the devs have always said that this is a long term project for them. What we have now is only the beginning.

    I don't really agree with people claiming that it is lacking in terms of content though. I've played it all through development and still keep on finding new things in game that I haven't seen before. There is plenty to do in the game, but it DOES require the player to actively find these things. Improvements in how to present these things to the players in different ways would go a long way of making people realize how much is actually in there.

    Improvements to co-op is also sorely needed at the moment and this is probably my biggest gripe at the moment, but this is also the next major thing the devs will get into the game early next year. It's NOT impossible to play with friends, but it isn't optimal either at the moment.

    On the whole it is fantastic though with so much more planned down the road. When seamless planetary landings are implemented together with first person gameplay in ships/stations and down on planets I will never log off again!

    So go get it! :)    … Expand
  3. Lorderan
    Dec 18, 2014
    2
    My god guys, don't even bother. You will need 3-4hrs fighting the "tutorial" let alone the bloody game, which it just dumps you in a hangar without any direction. Worst early game experience I have ever had. Low score because I'm tired of fighting the game to play it!!!
  4. Lirezh
    Jan 19, 2015
    0
    I thought a while but except for writing a bad review I found nothing is going to reach those developers.
    Let's begin with the reason for 0 stars:
    They have no customer support and no community relationship. They have a support forum but they do not respond to people there (never) and they have a ticket system but they do not respond to tickets. At least not in the first half year. This    I thought a while but except for writing a bad review I found nothing is going to reach those developers.
    Let's begin with the reason for 0 stars:
    They have no customer support and no community relationship. They have a support forum but they do not respond to people there (never) and they have a ticket system but they do not respond to tickets. At least not in the first half year.
    This alone is a reason NOT to buy the game, if something fails, good look getting what you paid for.

    The next reason is that the game is still an early BETA, they just changed it to "release" and act as if it was finished. The promise a few upgrades but area already heavily working on several paid extensions.
    They cheat on the players. It's all about grinding the money our of us instead of delivering high quality.

    The game has many bugs, none of them are handled.
    The existing VR support is nice but there has not been any development toward reducing it's problems since a long time.
    All their development likely was put into the paid extensions, they want to make 300 million USD within 2 years (according to their press releases).
    Would be nice to read that they want to make the best game possible within 2 years, sadly not the case.

    The game itself runs fairly stable but it has no content. You can not play together with other people it's a solo game with random player encounters. You are always in your own instance. (not a true MMO)

    The PVP is simple, you just press the EXIT button you are out of it. You can not lose your ship as long as you log out before it's gone.

    Sadly PVE content is nearly non existent. It works well for the first 2-3 hours but once you have a bigger ship it turns to endless repeated grinding against non existing AIs.
    There is no mission to do except a single one which is very anoying (search a specific ship for one hour, kill it in 2 minutes).
    There is no way to play together with friends, even if you could see them (they are not in your instance mate, sorry) you can not share bounties or transfer them items or money.

    The only missing feature to finish the game off would be the ability to buy ships for real money.

    I was advertising it in the beginning, now I can only give a big STAY AWAY.
    Hope for Star Citizen, hope for one of the other games.
    Frontier is treating their players too bad to give a recommendation.
    If you don't care about all the problems, the game can be quite some fun even with the tiny content it provides.    … Expand
  5. Spiral
    Feb 10, 2015
    1
    For my review I wanted people to know that I played Elite in 1984 AND that i am a beta backer with lifetime DLC(125.00$) plus ive bought 2 Mercenary edition copies for friends.

    Anyone who rates this game a 10 either hasnt played it, or is a rabid fanboi who will vote a 10 on anything because they dont know any better. There are MASSIVE bugs with the game, even going so far as to    For my review I wanted people to know that I played Elite in 1984 AND that i am a beta backer with lifetime DLC(125.00$) plus ive bought 2 Mercenary edition copies for friends.

    Anyone who rates this game a 10 either hasnt played it, or is a rabid fanboi who will vote a 10 on anything because they dont know any better.

    There are MASSIVE bugs with the game, even going so far as to instantly exploded your spaceship when youre trying to land(Anaconda landing gear bug). Bugs that have been in the game from 1 year ago, ARE STILL IN THE GAME as of Feb 2015.

    Griefers and even hackers abound in Open Play(Multiplayer), as FDev has a P2P client so the client end data is easily hacked to provide unlimited hull and ammo for them to kill you with.

    The background simulation that runs the games NPCs and Economy is ATROCIOUSLY bad....a first year programming student could do better with some guidance. Braben stopped the offline version because he wanted the game to be "Curated" for better player interaction. Let me tell you that NOTHING is curated here...there are NO Dynamic events, NO gms to be found anywhere at all. Instead all you get for losing offline play is some stupid Blurb on Galnet about some planet that may have a sale on equipment or maybe some battle to be fought, or maybe they are short on resources. In other words BORING ASS STATIC NOTHING!

    There is literally no reason to do anything in the game at all, other then to collect money to spend on bigger ships, and FDev is CONSTANTLY nerfing peoples ability to make money.

    Let me put it in perspective....from your starter ship to a BASIC(Suck) Anaconda is likely to take the average person 5 months. And thats IF you dont have a set back because of the games many many bugs, and IF you avoid Open Play....cause surely you will be griefed otherwise. But the fun doesnt stop there!! Once you have your BASIC Anaconda, i forgot to mention that it will take you another 5 months to equip it because the costs of your equipment will be more then your ship cost. And as anyone in this game knows....the basic equipment on a ship sucks soooo sooo bad.

    There is NO opacity in the game...the information that is relayed is next to non-existant... The stats of the weapons are almost all hidden from the player, same with what the other pieces of ship equipment. You have no idea how stuff performs until you actually mount it on your ship and go use it. Take Thrusters for example.....D Class thrusters which are HALF of what C class thrusters cost, are BETTER on EVERY ship in EVERY situation you can imagine. Everything in the game is poorly balanced and designed, as if the ship systems were completely thrown together and then tacked on.

    In game trade data is useless...completely useless. There is NO GUI or other way of gathering accurate trading data other then GOING TO EVERY STATION AND WRITING IT OUT BY HAND. There is no Trade Computer or Software ala X3:Albion Prelude....there is no way of even querying the station for the data....Yes...its the year 3300 and you still must land AT EVERY PORT LIKE ITS THE 1700's.

    Okay, now on to the last two points:

    FDev has no idea what to fix first...they are messing with COMPLETELY NEW SYSTEMS in there latest big patch update, before fixing even 10 PERCENT of the problems the game had on release. Its mind boggling how they are tacking on even more potentially broken systems before even fixing whats already broken. I cant stress enough how ass backwards this new 1.1 patch is. Yes, some of it is good and will improve the quality of players lives in the game but WOW.....so many things in it are just INSANE to try and tack into a broken game!

    And my last point...Support. There is NO support from FDEV with tickets...customer service is almost nil. I and many other players have had ticketsin for months now over game breaking bugs.

    That last point is completely unacceptable in a game where a significant loss can STOP you from playing the game again, ever.

    Avoid it for now, give it a year or so and then check back in.    … Expand
  6. Ottomic
    Apr 26, 2015
    9
    It could be a bit more complex, it could be a bit more entertaining (Powerplay will probably do that), but as it is now, I am very glad to have trusted Frontier and put down the most money I've ever paid for a videogame. The audio and graphics are astounding, the fighting is fun, the flying feels right and it's all around an incredibly satisfying game. I feels what X2 felt when it cameIt could be a bit more complex, it could be a bit more entertaining (Powerplay will probably do that), but as it is now, I am very glad to have trusted Frontier and put down the most money I've ever paid for a videogame. The audio and graphics are astounding, the fighting is fun, the flying feels right and it's all around an incredibly satisfying game. I feels what X2 felt when it came out, only bigger and better. And I love it.… Expand
  7. rregisfan
    Dec 18, 2014
    9
    Graphics 9
    Sound 9
    Scale 9
    Dogfight 9
    Exploration 8
    Trading 8

    Great game all in all. No handholding, pure space sandbox where you ll do whatever you want to do.
  8. factblues
    Jan 13, 2015
    9
    Elite is a space sim worth of being in any space sim fan´s libray out there. The model of the full galaxy is in itself an awesome sight to behold. Traveling among its star systems is one of the best experiences I ve had since Space Engine. Actual combat and dogfight is also very well modelled and most reviews out there at the moment praise that aspect of the game so far. The galaxy seems aElite is a space sim worth of being in any space sim fan´s libray out there. The model of the full galaxy is in itself an awesome sight to behold. Traveling among its star systems is one of the best experiences I ve had since Space Engine. Actual combat and dogfight is also very well modelled and most reviews out there at the moment praise that aspect of the game so far. The galaxy seems a bit cold and devoid of character and missions need to be fleshed out, but until then playing with my friends really eliminates any lack of "personality" the game may have on that front.… Expand
  9. moltobenny
    Dec 20, 2014
    10
    So, this is either your kind of thing or it isn't.

    If it is not, then yes, you will find it lacking in content, lacking in direction, lacking in story, lacking in excitement. Lacking. If it is, then this is the greatest thing you can possibly own on a PC. But if it is, then you're probably playing already and don't have time to waste on Metacritic. I've basically uninstalled    So, this is either your kind of thing or it isn't.

    If it is not, then yes, you will find it lacking in content, lacking in direction, lacking in story, lacking in excitement. Lacking.

    If it is, then this is the greatest thing you can possibly own on a PC. But if it is, then you're probably playing already and don't have time to waste on Metacritic.

    I've basically uninstalled everything else. And as "lacking in content" is it is, I'm probably over 50 hours now and still just feel like I'm getting started, and every flight is an adventure.    … Expand
  10. Sepa
    Jan 25, 2015
    1
    Been some time now since the release, I had time to take a proper look, and I feel that this 'game' is biggest dissapointment I had in space-sim genere (though I did not try X-Rebirth after I've read the reviews) ever.

    Anyone looking for modern space sim should look elsewhere, this game has less content than Elite II: Frontier had (released 1993) and only a bit more than Elite from 1984    Been some time now since the release, I had time to take a proper look, and I feel that this 'game' is biggest dissapointment I had in space-sim genere (though I did not try X-Rebirth after I've read the reviews) ever.

    Anyone looking for modern space sim should look elsewhere, this game has less content than Elite II: Frontier had (released 1993) and only a bit more than Elite from 1984 had.

    Absurdly boring, repetitive and buggy gameplay - buy, fly, sell x 100 so you can buy bigger ship, repeat x500 so you can buy bigger ship, repeat... Or fly around and 'explore' - point your nose towards a planet, wait 30s, scan complete, repeat. Or shoot NPCs, slightly more entertaining, but still X3 was way better, or some free space shooters (proper MMO ones) are available, too. I have not tried minning, as on paper it looks even more boring.

    Expect that one way or another the game will break for you, and if you are lucky you might get response from support in a few days. If you are not, it may take weeks or months (seriously, check the forums).

    Fanboys crying how good this game is are mentally impaired, as for them simple things like external camera are 'breaking immersion', and autopilot (present in Elite 2 and 3 as far as I recall, and in every other space game) will 'kill the game'. They keep saying that the supercruise minigame is fun and entertaining - so actually sitting there correcting throttle and direction every few seconds and pressing 'j' once arrived close to destination is their idea of everlasting fun (and you might need to sit there for a good 10 minutes on one way journey). And don't anybody dare to say 'can we get autopilot' - this is ELITE!
    Seriously, people that cry how good the game is, how great FD is, how fantastic is the fact that trading commodities prices have to be tracked with pen and paper (or external app that need to OCR the screen shots) have something not right with their heads. But, to be just, society needs workers that can do repetitive tasks all day long and be happy with it, too. Maybe it's a game for such.

    Frontier Developments made a run for money here, and most of the fanboys are unfortunately blind enough that they don't see it. The ones that saw it are fighting for refunds right now.

    4 points for graphics and sounds as they are not too bad (on par with X3), 1 total for everything else being so damn broken/non existant/scam.

    Ah, and don't get fooled by adverts that this is MMO game - it is not. There is only a basic chat (VERY basic one) and a chance you might see somebody in space. No way to fly together etc - 'coming' in future patches, and FD already offered that players can pay to access beta and test it...

    Also, if you think of other space games and imagine all those fancy shiny weapons, shields and other systems that you will be able to put on a myriad of ships - again, get X3:AP. Elite a few modules, coming in exciting variants like A to E, and sizes like 1 to 7. They differ in how much they cost, weight and power consumption. And there is about 15 ships if I recall right, from free one to multi milion credits costing ones, just 1 of the type (trader/multi purpose/fighter) in 'tier', increasing in price. And the only way to gather sensible amount of credits is to grind them through trading. No missions that could give you fancy ship in reward etc, this is 'Sandbox', and most of all, this is Elite!

    Can this game become something sensible? In theory, yes - but that would require FD company to grow up and start behaving like responsible developer of a big title, and change in fanboys base (most of them really want 1984's Elite with better graphics, any suggestions to make this a modern title are being considered a heresy). Time will tell if this title will survive the test of time, if one would like to bet - I'm not going to put my money on it...    … Expand
  11. scabberwocky
    Feb 16, 2015
    3
    Joined up to leave a review... Have been playing since release late last year, and have had some fun - espescially at the beginning. Well not right at the beginning, because I had no idea what was going on, and the tutorial such as they are, are terrible.

    Pros: graphics are good, and the ship designs I like for the most part. The sound was good until the latest bug fixing patch which    Joined up to leave a review... Have been playing since release late last year, and have had some fun - espescially at the beginning. Well not right at the beginning, because I had no idea what was going on, and the tutorial such as they are, are terrible.

    Pros: graphics are good, and the ship designs I like for the most part. The sound was good until the latest bug fixing patch which seems to have broken it. Combat is a bit hit and miss, and often ends up drawn out. The scale of the thing is impressive on paper, but it's just pixels: you could triple the number of stars for no extra right?

    Cons: Let's not beat about the bush - it's a grind for the most part. Trading is quite boring fairly quickly, all commodities/cargo are just text labels. Mining is appalling. The persistent background simulation is pretty fake. There are loads of bugs, and as many are introduced with the patches as are fixed. In open play you find antisocial types ganking you for no good reason. Lastly, it is now boring. There's little incentive for me to log on.

    Conclusion: Good initially, becomes grindy and repetitive fairly rapidly. Limited long term appeal.    … Expand
  12. danjjuk
    Mar 11, 2015
    9
    Long awaited sequel to a game that inspired an industry . Space gaming is back. If you had any interest in the classic space games, either the early Elite games or later games such as Privateer/X-Wing/Freespace then this deserves your research & time. The latest updates have improved multiplayer & group play and Frontier continue to add new features each month. The flight model is sublimeLong awaited sequel to a game that inspired an industry . Space gaming is back. If you had any interest in the classic space games, either the early Elite games or later games such as Privateer/X-Wing/Freespace then this deserves your research & time. The latest updates have improved multiplayer & group play and Frontier continue to add new features each month. The flight model is sublime and the 1:1 model of our universe is beautiful and vast. I've been playing whenever I get a spare moment since release. There are so few games out there that go to these kind of lengths anymore. The possibilities with VR and other peripherals make this one of the most sophisticated PC games on the market. Yes it's online, but no there are no subscription fees, no pay to win assets. The ticket price is on the box, it's a ticket to space. You want to go to space don't you?… Expand
  13. eisberg77
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Loving this game. This game will not hold your hand, and is very much a sandbox game. The combat it hard, yet very fulfilling. You can choose to play the game solo, never seeing another player, or you can choose to play it as a kind of MMO lite type game, where you can see other players, interact with them, pirate them, kill them, hunt them down for bounties. Highly recommend this gameLoving this game. This game will not hold your hand, and is very much a sandbox game. The combat it hard, yet very fulfilling. You can choose to play the game solo, never seeing another player, or you can choose to play it as a kind of MMO lite type game, where you can see other players, interact with them, pirate them, kill them, hunt them down for bounties. Highly recommend this game to anybody who is into space combat sims, especially one that will not hold your hand, and has very challenging space combat. The support is also fantastic. When the game launched I was not able to download the client because my account page was still showing my pre-order was processing. I sent in a support ticket, got the automated response that it could take up to 48 hours to get a response, and then 3 minutes after submitting my ticket I got a response from Frontier with a direct link to the client download, and I was able to log on and play the game. Top notch customer support.… Expand
  14. DevilDoc
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    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. It wants to be an MMO but does not give you appropriate tools to interact with other players. In fact, consider yourself lucky, when you manage to get put into the same instance as theElite 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. It wants to be an MMO but does not give you appropriate tools to interact with other players. In fact, consider yourself lucky, when you manage to get put into the same instance as the other players on your friendslist. There are frequent server problems and disconnects. Elite ignores any and all advances that have been made in gameplay and story telling in the last 20 years of the industry. The gameplay is unbalanced so your only viable recourse is MINDLESS GRINDING of trade runs. PVP is non-existent because people rarely meet and if you meet someone that you would like to fight it is a 50% chance that they won't simply alt-f4 and ghost away in solo mode. Ridiculous. The games only redeeming quality is its virtual reality support, which works really well in the smaller ships. However, it breaks in the larger ships like the Type-7, because the cockpits are so large that the edge of it are in the same focal plane as the galaxy background, which makes it feel like you are sitting in a model of a ship that has a screen projecting the galaxy half a meter behind the edge of the cockpit. I have been with the game since alpha, hoping things would get better for the release, however Frontier is not listening to negative feedback and is just powering forward with blinders on. Finally, the customer support is abysmal. People are waiting 6 months to get answers to simple accounting tickets. Abysmal.… Expand
  15. SRoscoe
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Elite is back! I originally played it back in 1984 on the Beeb. Its now back and even more dangerous!. The graphics are superb and the feel is the same as back in 84 (but fresh and how I hoped it would be) but with all the technology edge you could ask for.
    If you want to really get the max out of it buy an Oculus rift and hook it up. You'll find yourself sat in your spacecraft. You can    Elite is back! I originally played it back in 1984 on the Beeb. Its now back and even more dangerous!. The graphics are superb and the feel is the same as back in 84 (but fresh and how I hoped it would be) but with all the technology edge you could ask for.
    If you want to really get the max out of it buy an Oculus rift and hook it up. You'll find yourself sat in your spacecraft. You can look out the windows, admire a passing ring system with a setting sun and track a pirate as you blow him up.. you are there sat in the seat with your ship around you.
    It is probably the best rift game there is.
    The game is a sandpit.. you make the story, you decide what you want to do that day.. trade.. pirate.. bounty hunt.. explore. There are no levels..no end game... enjoy the ride and the view!
    The game is online and will continue to evolve..so this is just the start.
    It does take a bit of learning to master. The game doesn't spoon feed you and in my opinion it is all the better for that. As you master your ship you can tweak it buy more bits for it, expand its capability and more.
    I'm having a blast and I'm smiling like I did 30yrs ago!    … Expand
  16. Fost
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    You can leave Earth behind in this game and for a while you really are in space. The fact it gets this right is an incredible feat. Quite simply the game I have played more than any other in a lifetime of gaming. Not without faults it's true but it's getting better with every iteration.
  17. fozz
    Apr 28, 2015
    9
    I've put about 80 hours into this game, and I must say that for the first 10 or so hours, I wasn't sure about it. However, once I actually started to figure out the intricate complexities of the game, I realized that this game is absolutely incredible, and the developers are continually making it better. Many of the negative reviews stated that the game, when released, wasn't "complete"I've put about 80 hours into this game, and I must say that for the first 10 or so hours, I wasn't sure about it. However, once I actually started to figure out the intricate complexities of the game, I realized that this game is absolutely incredible, and the developers are continually making it better. Many of the negative reviews stated that the game, when released, wasn't "complete" and therefore not worth the full price, but I beg to differ. The game is still $60, and the developers are continuously updating the game with huge content that most games would charge as a $10 DLC. With Elite: Dangerous, when you buy the game, you are buying the current game and all future updates. If you go to the forums or newsletters and read about the developer's long-term goals, you'll realize that they are 110% committed to continue updating, fixing, and improving the game. I honestly cannot think of a game that I have been more excited about than this one, and I've already put more time into than most games. I highly recommend it, and I caution readers of these reviews to take most of the negativity with a grain of salt because most of these negative reviews are from people who expected a game that was never promised to them.… Expand
  18. bokor
    Dec 16, 2014
    3
    It's a sandbox all right. Do what you want: trade, explore, mine, bounty hunt - it's all the same. You go into super cruise (like warp speed) with a barely hidden load screen and fly from instance to instance where you'll run into no players. I've heard the argument that there's only a grind if you make it a grind - but those people are fooling themselves. There are HUGE money gapsIt's a sandbox all right. Do what you want: trade, explore, mine, bounty hunt - it's all the same. You go into super cruise (like warp speed) with a barely hidden load screen and fly from instance to instance where you'll run into no players. I've heard the argument that there's only a grind if you make it a grind - but those people are fooling themselves. There are HUGE money gaps in-between ships so you'll find yourself flying in small ships for hours and hours until you want to fling yourself off of a cliff.

    It's not all bad. The flight mechanics are GREAT - ships feel weighty and satisfying to fly. Open-world PVP is always great (just stay near popular systems to find players to fight.) The docking mini-game is fun, but tedious after hundreds of times.

    A vast ocean that's inches deep, Elite Dangerous isn't the game for everyone. I'm addicted, but I just space truck. I feel like Frontier rushed this game out to help pay for development. That's not a bad thing, but don't expect a full game just yet.

    I just can't recommend this game, despite the hundreds of hours I've already put into it.    … Expand
  19. Kuroko
    Dec 19, 2014
    9
    It is a miracle that a game like this exists in 2014. A true unforgiving PC game like the old ones. If you thought dying in Dark Souls war punishing, you ain't seen nothing yet. This is a thinking's man slow paced space sim, and it is great at that.

    The combat, the graphics, the sounds, the ship design, the whole galaxy. It is incredible. There are still lots of features and ships    It is a miracle that a game like this exists in 2014. A true unforgiving PC game like the old ones. If you thought dying in Dark Souls war punishing, you ain't seen nothing yet. This is a thinking's man slow paced space sim, and it is great at that.

    The combat, the graphics, the sounds, the ship design, the whole galaxy. It is incredible.

    There are still lots of features and ships that needs to be added that will come with time, but so far I'm having a great time with what it offers.

    Note that this is a buy to play MMO, like Guild Wars, and while you can play solo, it requires constant connection with the server, so this game is not one that will accompany you in your travels. Servers seem very stable, but you may find inconveniences and downtimes for maintenance/update processes. So take that into consideration before buying.

    If you wonder why there are so many negative reviews. That would be mainly because of the tribal fanbois of Star Citizen trolling. I also think Star Citizen is going to be great, but that is no reason not to like Elite: Dangerous, as a fan of space sims, I'll welcome as many high quality space sims as possible, and Star Citizen is still 2 years away from getting a persistent universe.    … Expand
  20. feanorer
    Dec 19, 2014
    10
    This gem of a game has to be the best space sim ever. Incredible graphics making justice of the old Elite while making it look great and modern. Those sounds! Best fun I have had with friends in a long time! Flying is just very rewarding and combat is really well implemented. Cant wait to be able to pilot that Dropship!
  21. telefoonboek
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    This game is marvelous, from the scenary's you see to the action itself. In the core systems, the game feels alive, in the backwards systems, you feel lonely. Your imagination is the limit, their is no mission, questions marks to guide your progress. Its all up to you, to go out there and experience it.
  22. 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
  23. fishwasgood
    Jan 14, 2015
    10
    The 1:1 scale of the galaxay is just mind blowing. Hunting for black holes, earthlike planets or well known nebulae is all possible in game. The recent Kepler discovred exoplantes are now in the game too.
    Combat and dogfighting is sim like and really complex. The options and trade offs for pilots are multiple and there is a feel of real depth in your ship.
  24. StockportJambo
    May 14, 2015
    3
    Backed this game at planet naming level (£750), as well as sunk another £200+ into it since then on merchandise, skins, and so on. I named my planet & space station after my late Dad. I was heavily involved in the Design Discussion Forum (DDF) all the way through. Needless to say, I wanted this game to be good.

    Unfortunately, once the initial "wow" factor of the huge galaxy wears off,    Backed this game at planet naming level (£750), as well as sunk another £200+ into it since then on merchandise, skins, and so on. I named my planet & space station after my late Dad. I was heavily involved in the Design Discussion Forum (DDF) all the way through. Needless to say, I wanted this game to be good.

    Unfortunately, once the initial "wow" factor of the huge galaxy wears off, you discover there's very little actual game there - and, worse, even less opportunity for you to create your *own* game. The systems are very similar, the stations are even more similar, the NPCs serve no purpose whatsoever, and the ill-advised & badly implemented "multiplayer" doesn't make up for the overriding feeling that the game is largely devoid of purpose. Everything feels "fake".

    It looks pretty in my Oculus Rift (bought for the game during alpha). It's a useful tech demo in that respect. The menu systems are terrible. Having to take your eyes off the action to fiddle with menu options to do some basic task is stupid. I'm not surprised that they're releasing a console version, as the "game that is designed for the PC from the ground up" (as promised during the Kickstarter) clearly wasn't.

    There is no pause button. Even if you only play solo (as I usually did) if you accept a (boring, fetch and carry) mission, you better finish it in that play session because the timers will count down on it even if you're not playing. Then you will lose rep. It would make sense if there was an actual effect on the system / faction if they didn't receive their 6t of Tea in time... but there isn't.

    It's incredibly grindy. There's nothing to do except grind for more cash to... buy a bigger ship... just so you can grind faster to... what? That doesn't count as "progression".

    There is a 1.3 update coming - codenamed "Power Play". With luck, that will address *some* of the deficiencies of this game for *some* people. No word on any further updates though... so I wouldn't hold your breath.

    However, the overriding feeling I have is one of profound disappointment & regret. I wish I hadn't spent so much money on it. I wish I hadn't named a space station as a memorial to my Dad as the game will now only exist for as long as Frontier continue to pay for the servers, thanks to their disgraceful last-minute bait'n'switch on offline mode. I am happy that some people are getting enjoyment from it, and it is clearly aimed at a demographic, but I am now acutely aware that this demographic does not include me... a huge fan of the originals and a high level Kickstarter backer.    … Expand
  25. Remiel_Pollard
    Jan 15, 2015
    2
    Elite, the game, is decent enough. Most of the reviews of the game are pretty accurate, especially the PC Gamer one. What kills it for me is the community - a bunch of little whinetards that need their hands held and noses wiped. What kills it more is, the devs accommodate them, and anyone speaking out about that is overzealously targeted and moderated on the forums. Play it if you justElite, the game, is decent enough. Most of the reviews of the game are pretty accurate, especially the PC Gamer one. What kills it for me is the community - a bunch of little whinetards that need their hands held and noses wiped. What kills it more is, the devs accommodate them, and anyone speaking out about that is overzealously targeted and moderated on the forums. Play it if you just want a game, but buyer beware, seek out not to participate in the community, it is vile, poisonous, and lorded over by some very cranky englishmen with their heads deep up their own arses.… Expand
  26. ikarii
    Dec 18, 2014
    3
    What a weird, frustratingly designed game.

    The decision to pivot to always online clearly hurt it - it has less players than BF4 in an instance. Practically no features for teaming up with your mates. Only one single server location worldwide. Peer to peer networking. So, basically, an "MMO" without the massive multiplayer, but forced to be online, presumably as half assed DRM.    What a weird, frustratingly designed game.

    The decision to pivot to always online clearly hurt it - it has less players than BF4 in an instance. Practically no features for teaming up with your mates. Only one single server location worldwide. Peer to peer networking. So, basically, an "MMO" without the massive multiplayer, but forced to be online, presumably as half assed DRM.

    There's so little to do and so little content - so few different stations and ships, only a few different weapons (and even less if you exclude simple reskins). There seem to be about a total of ~30 something models in the whole game, including asteroids, all the space stations, and all the ships. There's a good variety of suns and planets, to be sure, but they're basically differently textured spheres.

    As it stands the game sits very awkwardly between something like Eve, and something like Freelancer, and is unlikely to please fans of either. The grind for cash is as basic as any MMO but with none of the game systems that make a good MMO - especially in terms of teaming up - but even basic things like being able to work out arbitrage between systems, navigation, communicating with other players, etc, are practically nonexistent. And in terms of single player space game fans, there's nothing much for them either - the grand space war they promised consists of "conflict zones" consisting of mindless AI battles in space, to the achievement of nothing, no NPCs that aren't simple disposable space ships (which might as well be named 01001110), and no missions of any consequence for yourself beyond reputation and cash.

    Essentially there's nothing to recommend about it - other than the sound design, which as others have said, is genuinely fantastic. Other than as a workout for headphones - this is a really expensive game, which in many ways is much much less complex and involved than games like Freelancer, Freespace and Eve, which cost practically nothing. It's about the level of 8-bit Elite, which is below the level even of most f2p mobile phone games these days.

    It's hard to see this as much other than a big flubbed opportunity and a mad dash into chasing MMO cash, but without the budget for anything MMO fans have come to expect.    … Expand
  27. colescole
    Dec 18, 2014
    3
    This game is a shiny turd. It looks good but there is very little to do. Multiplayer doesn't exist. If you enjoy endlessly staring at different colored spheres then buy this game. If your hoping to have fun save your money and buy any thing else.
  28. weatherdog
    Feb 13, 2015
    0
    been playing for about 6 weeks now, didn't know that it was really a roleplaying game rather than a proper simulator or mmo. Done trading, tried mining which was the worst, and bounty hunting. The fighting part just ends up as just endless turning. if you get a good ship setup, the nexxt bugfixing patch cripples it. not enough to do and thats enough for me now. going to playbeen playing for about 6 weeks now, didn't know that it was really a roleplaying game rather than a proper simulator or mmo. Done trading, tried mining which was the worst, and bounty hunting. The fighting part just ends up as just endless turning. if you get a good ship setup, the nexxt bugfixing patch cripples it. not enough to do and thats enough for me now. going to play something more FUN like tetris or checkers with the dog.… Expand
  29. goyo666
    Dec 19, 2014
    10
    At this point in time, Elite: Dangerous is hands down the best space-sim in existence.
    Those who don't understand the appeal of it never will, so there's no use trying to explain it to them.
    Combat, Exploration, Mining & Trading are the main pillars of game play and are immediately accessible and have virtually no barrier for entry (unlike other online games where you've got to amass a    At this point in time, Elite: Dangerous is hands down the best space-sim in existence.
    Those who don't understand the appeal of it never will, so there's no use trying to explain it to them.

    Combat, Exploration, Mining & Trading are the main pillars of game play and are immediately accessible and have virtually no barrier for entry (unlike other online games where you've got to amass a small fortune of currency or spend hours leveling up before you can access certain content)

    The learning curve can seem steep at first, and the game doesn't get easier as you go (you just get better at it)
    It's an extremely gratifying experience flying into a star port and docking your ship with ease, while watching beginner pilots spend 15 minutes trying to just point their ship in the direction.
    Don't listen to people who complain that docking is too hard, it's about as complex as parking a car (practice makes perfect, once you develop your spacial awareness and get a feel for your ship, you'll be boosting into port without trouble.)
    and definitely don't waste your money on a docking computer, just learn to fly your ship properly. (would you ask someone else to park your car at the mall?)

    Combat is intense and rewarding, with millions of different weapon configurations for the available ships even the beginner ship has a chance against some of the bigger "end game" ships, so it pays to not get complacent when you start getting bigger ships because at the end of the day, the better pilot will ALWAYS win.

    Exploration is a lot of fun as a primary profession or as a way to supplement fuel costs on long trips.

    Despite criticism, Mining is actually reasonably lucrative for a patient player, as there are no real overheads (just get a cheap mining laser and go!) but it does take a lot of patience to chip away enough asteroids to make some real money. It's an interesting diversion however and I'm interested to see how it develops.

    Trading is probably the easiest way to both make and lose a lot of money in Elite, and once you start to get serious in trading you'll find that your cargo can be often worth more than your ship! which can make for some very TENSE situations, even docking a Lakon Type 9 can become a big deal at a crowded station as all it takes is one cowboy to clip you on his way out of star-port to ruin your day/week/month.

    At this point in time Elite is an incredible, vast, living, breathing universe waiting to be explored and conquered and I'm truly excited to see where it goes next.

    If you're at all interested in space sims you NEED to give it a try.    … Expand
  30. Atoominina
    Feb 23, 2015
    9
    This is a real sequel to original Elite, absolutely Fantastic! Frontier have created the whole real galaxy to our playground! The graphics are amazingly beautiful, you can feel the scale of the galaxy when flying around in your ship.
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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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