Great start for an awesome remake

User Rating: 7 | Elite: Dangerous PC

The game is very nice; I am really happy to be able to play this game, after being one of the player of the original games.

The game is looking awesome, play nice and it is not that hash on you when you start. there is no story whatsoever; so you are basically left on your own to live as you want; which is basically the main feature of Elite, as it was in the original game.

Controls are great; altho the model is not fully Newtonian: you get a weird hybrid behavior when you turn the flight assist system off, but you get used to after a bit, so it is not that much of a problem.

The game itself show promises, but as is now it is just a "first chapter"; more will come, and the various activities (exploring, mining, smuggling, pirating), are barely fleshed out; so do not expect any kind of depth, beside generic grinding. From what I can see, there will be improvements while the game evolve and new features are implemented.

The main part of the game is the fighting, and it is really fun; the galaxy is huge; so don't expect to see many players, also because the instance system does not allow plenty of people in the same instance. If you plan to play with friends; your best bet is to start a private session with your friends, so you will all be able to populate the same instance and play together.

Overall I would give 10, but I prefer a 7, which is what this game is at now. Once they will add more features and improve the existing ones, then we may see how this game will change from good to awesome.