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Elite: Dangerous is a beautiful game and an amazing space sim let down by a universe devoid of character and low on excitement. It's great to fly the various ships and experiment with different loadouts, and there are a lot of different roles to play in Elite that helps keep the experience fresh. But without any special missions or narrative threads to pick up, and a universe that seems more mechanical than alive, Elite also seems far smaller than its 400 billion star systems.
Sums it up pretty well.
Sums it up pretty well.
Bumped for the early morning UK crowd.
Yep. Pretty balanced and reasonable review. 7.4 is a perfectly sensible overall score for the game in its present stage of development.
I like this bit :
"But there's a reason these simulation games get their hooks into so many people, and it's happening to me in Elite. I find the routine becoming meditative. I like landing, bringing my ship for smoother and more assured touchdowns each time. I love, always, the little countdown before a hyperspace jump, as I push the throttle all the way to the stops and hear the flight computer saying, "Three… two… one…"
I think this is true... its possibly the reason this game keeps dragging me back for more, even though the depth of the game is somewhat lacking, with regard to army/naval progression, story line doesnt seem to have historic mission availability... or linear / branching story content... it still inspires awe, theraputic monotonmy and sheer beauty.
"But there's a reason these simulation games get their hooks into so many people, and it's happening to me in Elite. I find the routine becoming meditative. I like landing, bringing my ship for smoother and more assured touchdowns each time. I love, always, the little countdown before a hyperspace jump, as I push the throttle all the way to the stops and hear the flight computer saying, "Three… two… one…"
I think this is true... its possibly the reason this game keeps dragging me back for more, even though the depth of the game is somewhat lacking, with regard to army/naval progression, story line doesnt seem to have historic mission availability... or linear / branching story content... it still inspires awe, theraputic monotonmy and sheer beauty.
Viajero
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IGN´s 7.4 discussed here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=97949
Not a bad review, better than I was expecting from them!
Not a bad review, better than I was expecting from them!
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Viajero
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Indeed, I agree the "moment to moment" designers (as FDEV call it) did a great job.
Over to the missions, background sim and context designers now!
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It appears some game review sites are seeing the glitz start to fall off the game after a few weeks of review. Check out IGN and PCGAMER.
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/19/elite-dangerous-review
PC Gamer originally gave Elite an 86. but It looks like extra time in the game is seeing the boredom set in.
http://www.pcgamer.com/black-hole-fun-searching-for-purpose-in-elite-dangerous/
It appears some game review sites are seeing the glitz start to fall off the game after a few weeks of review. Check out IGN and PCGAMER.
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/19/elite-dangerous-review
PC Gamer originally gave Elite an 86. but It looks like extra time in the game is seeing the boredom set in.
http://www.pcgamer.com/black-hole-fun-searching-for-purpose-in-elite-dangerous/
HERE HERE who cares IGN mainly cater for shoot-erm-up don't they.
wolverine2710
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I think they have done a pretty good job. Yes the grinding IS boring and YES its empty. Lets wait till end of the year to see what ED has become - or perhaps what it should have been on release.
It's funny how when the reviews are great people jump up and down saying how accurate the reviews are and they are honest reviews. When the reviews are bad people say they don't care what reviewers say....lol. Whether you care or not it could certainly affect the sales of the game in the future now that the real fans of the genre have already purchased it.
wolverine2710
Tutorial & Guide Writer
I totally agree. Being realistic is a good thing.
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