Snore Fest!

User Rating: 2 | EVE Online: Exodus PC
This game is successful in recreating the reality of space travel, and that's its #1 failing. Space is huge and even with thrusters, warp drive and stargates it takes a long time to get from point A to point B and this ultimately what makes this game sink.

The feeling I was left with was pretty graphics, but it was no more sophisticated than a text based space game with graphics. Here is my second mission.

At Space Station Alpha.
CMD> plot route to space station Beta
Route programmed.
CMD> autopilot on
Space Station A to Stargate #1.
Jump.
Stargate #2 to Stargate #3.
Jump.
Stargate #3 to Stargate #4.
Jump.
Stargate #4 to Stargate #5.
Stargate #5 to Space Station Beta.
Arrived Space Station Beta.
CMD> Dock
Docking complete.
CMD> Repair
Repairing complete.
CMD> Get Loot
Cargo hold filled with loot.
CMD> plot route to space station Alpha
Route programmed.
CMD> ...

How long will it take you to read the text? Going from Space Station Alpha to Beta Return took 20 minutes in the game and was no more sophisticated than the description above.