I laughed out loud at "bin count."
As someone with dodgy monocular vision it's quite likely* that I won't be able to take advantage of VR, so I tend to take umbrage at videos that bang on about how VR is the be all and end all of
ED. This falls into that trap a little, but to be fair the guy also
gets Elite. He gets the nature of its simulation vs game dichotomy. He gets why hours of boredom interspersed with moments of terror aren't necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps most importantly, he gets that
ED isn't a game for everyone -- not even himself -- but
that doesn't make it a bad game.
For years I've been saying to friends and colleagues that while I love
ED, I can't recommend it. That's how strange and unique it is. Some have sort of understood where I'm coming from, while others have stared like I've gone crazy. For future reference, I will be bookmarking this video and passing it on to anyone who asks whether
ED is a good game. Whether it helps them to understand my perspective or not, at least it'll give them one hell of a laugh.
[SUP]*to be fair I still haven't tried it. Partly due to limited availability, but mainly
because I'm terrified that I'll be proven right and that it just won't work for me.[/SUP]