Gorgeous But Frustrating

Pros: I the graphics are second to none. I loved the mood, atmosphere and music. I really wanted to play this game for the long haul.

Cons: The learning curve is horrendous. The character generator was not as good as it is hyped to be. Most characters of a specific race end up looking the same regardless of how you morph the cheekbones.

The interface is way to complicated (especially the markets) and not intuative at all. But probably the worst thing is that you cannot position the camera angles so that you can pilot your ship in a first person perspective which really stinks. You can't see where you are going! To me this is a fatal flaw of the game. I cancelled my subscription after a few days of play time. But I would give it another shot if this aspect alone was re-designed.

Posted: 13-Oct-2005 09:24:39 PM

I really like it!

Pros: Does just what it says. Intalled without any problems at all and is very simple, straight forward and easy to understand for the basic user. No bells and whistles but sometimes that's a good thing. And the price is right!

Cons: You have to go through advertising before the main window launches which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. But that's to be expected with many free programs. It would be nice if that ad vanished after the first few uses.

Posted: 13-Oct-2005 09:04:29 PM