Elite: Dangerous

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  1. 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
  2. charognard
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Simply the best space sim game since many years.

    In fact, many guys are thinking it s a mmo like WoW in space, IT S NOT THE GOOD GAME if you're locking for something like any them park or mmorpg. Here it s all about flying your ship, pimp it according your objectives and make what you want. You can mining, trading, fighting or exploring. If you like space sim you'll love ED, if    Simply the best space sim game since many years.

    In fact, many guys are thinking it s a mmo like WoW in space, IT S NOT THE GOOD GAME if you're locking for something like any them park or mmorpg.

    Here it s all about flying your ship, pimp it according your objectives and make what you want.

    You can mining, trading, fighting or exploring.

    If you like space sim you'll love ED, if you re locking for a no brain arcade shoot them up and make quest with friends or dungeon or find any epic blue module, simply pass your way.    … Expand
  3. Robinson
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    "a vast ocean that's one foot deep" describes the game in its current state perfectly. However I'm still giving it 9 because it's Elite and it's David Braben. It's also the best experience I've had in my Oculus Rift DK2 so far.
  4. SteveM
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    I've played every Elite since the original and have out over 200 hours into the beta and gamma - I've bought a HOTAS, a new headset and VoiceAttack. I've bought and built an EDTracker (plus a new soldering iron and various other gubbins to build it)

    I'm STILL as excited as a kid at Christmas and have been playing the release build since the minute it was available. Suffice to say, I    I've played every Elite since the original and have out over 200 hours into the beta and gamma - I've bought a HOTAS, a new headset and VoiceAttack. I've bought and built an EDTracker (plus a new soldering iron and various other gubbins to build it)

    I'm STILL as excited as a kid at Christmas and have been playing the release build since the minute it was available. Suffice to say, I love it.

    To the negative reviews complaining about lack of content - there is a lot more content than the original game and at least as much as I recall from Frontier/FFE and it's a lot more stable than either of those.    … Expand
  5. Dinbar
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    The game I've been waiting for nearly 30 years. 400 Billion star systems and a full space sandbox to do what you want. Nothing on rails, so don't come expecting to be hand held. Amazing game and it can only get better with planetary landings, big game hunting. The scale of this game is beyond belief.
  6. BacioiuC
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    Every so often I decide to change jobs and work for another company in the industry. When applying for a Game Designer position you always get asked the following question: "If you had one million dollars, what game would you design/build/develop". Although I tailor my responses based on the hiring company profile, the truth is not far from what Elite: Dangerous is. A sandbox space gameEvery so often I decide to change jobs and work for another company in the industry. When applying for a Game Designer position you always get asked the following question: "If you had one million dollars, what game would you design/build/develop". Although I tailor my responses based on the hiring company profile, the truth is not far from what Elite: Dangerous is. A sandbox space game with no linearity that allows me to "role play" from one end of the galaxy to another. It's like a 4X strategy game set in the cockpit of your space ship and with no support for more than one unit.

    It's a flight simulator that hates spread sheets but makes good use of them. It's ruthless, unforgiving and, although huge, extremely claustrophobic. You can play with others players and meet commanders yet it gives out a really lonely vibe. You are out there, alone, trying to make ends-meat in the cockpit of a metal Goliath that may or may not be destroyed the next time it drops out of super cruise/hyperspace.

    It's an infant, born with a huge legacy (the 84 version) that has to meet really high expectations. It has much to prove but it's off to a good start. It really is something special... something elite!    … Expand
  7. AvailableName
    Dec 16, 2014
    1
    Always online DRM added, offline removed.
    A lot of empty space for an MMO. No MMO tools. Not much content. Repetitive. It's pretty though. I'm disappointed, this game had so much potential. If only the MOD community could have got a hold of it.
  8. batchyscrumhole
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    It has been released too early so there are a number of rough edges, but it is still by a country mile my game of the year. Breathtakingly beautiful, incredible audio, and if you are lucky enough to have an oculus rift, a completely revolutionary gaming experience.

    I've been playing since Premium Beta so have watched the evolution of the game right up to the current build. The best is    It has been released too early so there are a number of rough edges, but it is still by a country mile my game of the year. Breathtakingly beautiful, incredible audio, and if you are lucky enough to have an oculus rift, a completely revolutionary gaming experience.

    I've been playing since Premium Beta so have watched the evolution of the game right up to the current build. The best is yet to come. It will EASILY be a 10 when the bugs are ironed out.    … Expand
  9. deMangler
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    I personally liked the original Elite more than the sequels, so I was in two minds as to whether I would be happy with the direction this fourth installment has gone. I needn't have been worried. It is everything the original Elite was and more. I am happy it avoids what are, for me a lot of the irritating commonalities of todays formulaic MMO's and instead concentrates on immersing you,I personally liked the original Elite more than the sequels, so I was in two minds as to whether I would be happy with the direction this fourth installment has gone. I needn't have been worried. It is everything the original Elite was and more. I am happy it avoids what are, for me a lot of the irritating commonalities of todays formulaic MMO's and instead concentrates on immersing you, the commander of your ship, in the Elite universe and basically lets you get on with it. No irritating Global chat, no forced congregation zones, but instead a consistent environment within which to play the game your imagination can create, if you like with a small group of friends.
    The sound and visuals should win awards. I cannot say more about that.
    It looks as if a lot of the promised features, are yet to be released so I look forward to that, but as it is I am having lots of fun with this.    … Expand
  10. sou_ka
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Game is fantastic and only getting better over time, but you might have to have an IQ above 75 to find it enjoyable. If you're a CoDbunny 12 year old with ADHD, this isn't the game for you--but if you can sit down in a game that doesn't hold your hand, stare out into the vast universe, and chart your own course, then you'll have an excellent time.
  11. cheeseheads86
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    really nice graphics and love space, but after breaking promises from kickstarter about offline mode and other features game is getting launched without id recommend staying away from this game. Cant trust them
  12. MPCPRO
    Dec 16, 2014
    4
    Has potential, I enjoy the graphics and the great sound design but as many other people write there is a lack of gameplay elements. It feels really empty and it's really hard playing with other friends which forces people mostly to just solo out on their own. I hope with the future expansions the game might live up to its potential, but at the moment it is just an empty shell.
  13. Kalle_Paulsen
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Just got mines from a smuggler into my face, expecting cargo.
    10/10 would explode again.

    But honestly: It's THE spacegame i've been waiting on since the X series tanked so badly. I played Elite on my C64 as a kid and now it's back in all it's glory.
    And it will not stop where it is. Devs will continue develop content and expand an already vast universe (400bil starsystems yo)
  14. prase007
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Only game so far which may fully justify a purchase of Oculus Rift. I have spent hundreds of hours in beta/gamma stages and enjoyed it. This game is already very nice and it will get much better over time.
  15. crucible
    Dec 16, 2014
    1
    *sigh*
    Sadly, I conisder my money wasted for a DRM pseudo MMO with attached cash shop with orverpriced skins, and it won´t end there. It should have been offline, but they broke their promise, likely to get full control against piracy, not because of other reasons, mostly to make more cash. If they would be honest, they would refund everything they got from Kickstarter. Besides half of    *sigh*
    Sadly, I conisder my money wasted for a DRM pseudo MMO with attached cash shop with orverpriced skins, and it won´t end there. It should have been offline, but they broke their promise, likely to get full control against piracy, not because of other reasons, mostly to make more cash. If they would be honest, they would refund everything they got from Kickstarter. Besides half of the announced features are no where to be seen in the game. Disappointment of the decade.    … Expand
  16. Diire
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    Not for everyone, this game is the true successor to the Elite of 1984 - brutal, lawless (in places), and massive - a 1:1 scale Milky Way to play in - place to make your mark. This is no MMO with a hand-holding starter-zone, story-on-rails linear progression, no breadcrumbs to find the next zone.

    It's you, your (to start with) tiny little Sidewinder with some loaned weapons and 400    Not for everyone, this game is the true successor to the Elite of 1984 - brutal, lawless (in places), and massive - a 1:1 scale Milky Way to play in - place to make your mark. This is no MMO with a hand-holding starter-zone, story-on-rails linear progression, no breadcrumbs to find the next zone.

    It's you, your (to start with) tiny little Sidewinder with some loaned weapons and 400 billion star systems. Much like EVE, the player's actions will help shape the galaxy, there are civil wars, resource wars, rebellions, famine, crime, smuggling, slavery etc going on out there, and you can profit from it, you can influence it or you can make a bundle playing each side off against each other.

    I freaking love it. But it's not for everyone - if you like your games spooned in chunks of go-there-do-that then it's not for you.    … Expand
  17. Chazk
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    A True Elite game : all the parts of the game are going well together : you need to buy and sell things to get money, you need to explore space to find things to buy/sell, you need to fight when you meet some one wanting your money... Incredibly immersing (rendering and audio !).
  18. Amatyr
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    The potential here is amazing. Just jumping in to fly around the universe is great fun - be that fighting, trading, exploring or all 3 at once as I tend to dabble with. I would recommend a solid HOTAS, the feeling of flying a spacecraft around with the throttle+stick is what pushes this up from a 7/8 for me.

    To be clear though, right now this is something of a sandbox - just like the    The potential here is amazing. Just jumping in to fly around the universe is great fun - be that fighting, trading, exploring or all 3 at once as I tend to dabble with. I would recommend a solid HOTAS, the feeling of flying a spacecraft around with the throttle+stick is what pushes this up from a 7/8 for me.

    To be clear though, right now this is something of a sandbox - just like the original Elite - where you make your own play. You set your goals, rather than following some kind of plotline (although I do hope some sort of plotlines start to reveal themselves now that Release is here) but it's that kind of game.    … Expand
  19. Filiber
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    It's not what they promised: no multiplayer, no freedom. You can't play with other players and, given the dimensions of the galaxy and the absence of things to do, you won't even meet anybody. Just pretty graphics and wild grinding: you make money to buy bigger ships. No challenge. You will find online free to play titles that are far better than this game.
  20. d4edalus99
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    this game as it stands is mind bogglingly epic and very much daunting for the newbie. there is no hand holding. this is a game in the vein of the pre 2000 era. this is a difficult but rewarding game . the more you put into it, the more you get out. the potential expansion leaves me hopeful that this will be the stuff of legend in a matter of years
  21. keksbruch
    Dec 16, 2014
    5
    Expected more. Rushed release. Really not much to do in the game, multiplayer doesn´t really deserve the name. The little that is there is still bugged.
  22. qhfhqfiaqe
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Marvelous, a fresh air into space sim gaming!
    As per 2.07 (last pre-launch update) it feels good, looks better and plays great. The foundation is very solid and it can get only better with the promised development after release that will continue to expand the base of the game while also working on major improvements
  23. ShottyMonster
    Dec 16, 2014
    5
    I've been playing since premium beta (about 4-5 months).

    Flight mechanics: Great, responsive and adrenaline fueled. AI: Ok bordering on bad Universe Sim: Weak and shallow Trading: Good but currently broken Supercruise: Terrible and boring Combat: Fun but repetitive Sound design: A* Graphics: Very good but some odd decision made regarding supercruise HUD Overall: Fun for a    I've been playing since premium beta (about 4-5 months).

    Flight mechanics: Great, responsive and adrenaline fueled.
    AI: Ok bordering on bad
    Universe Sim: Weak and shallow
    Trading: Good but currently broken
    Supercruise: Terrible and boring
    Combat: Fun but repetitive
    Sound design: A*
    Graphics: Very good but some odd decision made regarding supercruise HUD

    Overall: Fun for a while but marred by terrible games design decisions ultimately resulting in a boring experience.    … Expand
  24. galildoughty
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Gameplay is rock solid. The audio is amazing. There combined in such a way that makes the game immersive and fun. Your ship does what you want it to. You can do whatever you want to. Be a pirate? Hunt pirates for there bounty and ill gotten goods? Become a trader? Mine some precious metals and cash in? Can't wait to see what they release for this beast next.
  25. dangt67
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    Único en su especie de momento, puedes recorrer billones de sistema solares o pasarte horas y horas paseando y mirando planetas solo en uno... no existe nada comparable... (aun)
  26. Sacrelicious
    Dec 16, 2014
    1
    meh. plain awful borefest. Sadly no refunds offered, no surprise. Stay away. Lots of empty promises :-( will sell it and hopefully get my money back otherwise.
  27. Amos1
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    If you know anything about elite then you already know this game is going to be amazing, the original came out 30 years ago and was ground breaking, and this game is too.

    Really good game, really nice graphics, modelled off the original and based off the milky way galaxy, If your a space sim fan then this game is for you.
  28. JackWeaver
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    This a vast and beautiful game. It easily exceeds its the previous versions in gameplay opportunists on its launch day and there is more to come in the next few weeks and months.
  29. UKJay
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    For anyone who spent hours at a time in the Elite universe, it's back, it's big and it's beautiful!

    The game launches today and, boy, was it worth the wait! The graphics are smooth and intricately detailed (just wait until you see your ships tiny but perfect shadow cast on the side of the space station as you line up to dock!), and the game play is superb. Elite:Dangerous is NOT an    For anyone who spent hours at a time in the Elite universe, it's back, it's big and it's beautiful!

    The game launches today and, boy, was it worth the wait! The graphics are smooth and intricately detailed (just wait until you see your ships tiny but perfect shadow cast on the side of the space station as you line up to dock!), and the game play is superb. Elite:Dangerous is NOT an arcade game - it is an immersive experience that requires you to bring something to the party. You can choose your role - be a pirate, trader, bounty hunter or miner, you can cause real change in a living, breathing universe and, best of all, you can relive your childhood as it was meant to be.

    Not everyone agrees with the game style but Elite:Dangerous has a pedigree to live up to - it isn't EVE, it is Elite and rightly so.    … Expand
  30. Batavier
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    This is the original space sim as it should have been. It's still a bit of a work in progress, but it's fully functional with amazing graphics, very very good sound and immersive game-play. Frontier will continue to develop this game in the coming years (e.g. planetary landings, multiple crew per ship), but at the moment it is a full fledged space sim. You can fight, trade, explore to yourThis is the original space sim as it should have been. It's still a bit of a work in progress, but it's fully functional with amazing graphics, very very good sound and immersive game-play. Frontier will continue to develop this game in the coming years (e.g. planetary landings, multiple crew per ship), but at the moment it is a full fledged space sim. You can fight, trade, explore to your hearts content. And all 400 billion stars of our galaxy are there, so enough to see I would say.… Expand
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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
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  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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