B-but, w-what if I like that it's bigger? Really though, the environments have a ton of stuff to do and unlock within these huge spaces. I skipped all the fetchy stuff and still have completed enough content in these areas you claim to be empty to net me over 200 hours worth of gameplay. Also, every planet on NMS looks the same and the terrain is copy pasted. In this game every planet is absolutely gorgeous and hand crafted. Stupid to compare. You mention The Witcher 3 as a good example of a big game done right but that game was structured almost exactly the same as to how content is distributed across the map. You're crazy to suggest that it's just vast empty space, there is literally so much to find and discover on these planets. Maybe you just don't like big exploration based games, that's fine but it doesn't mean they did something bad by making the game big. Some of us like that. I think this video is just a matter of personal opinion and taste, and a matter of attachment to the original trilogy. Everyone talks about how characters and dialogue are dull... I don't find it to be dull at all, I'm usually pretty engaged and thrilled with everyone's stories about how colonization is going, and the struggles between the exiles and the Nexus, and all these stories that fit right along with this whole theme of colonization. To me it's exciting. I also love all our squad members- I feel like I'm with explorers, not with a bunch of superheroes like Tali and Garrus. Those characters should stay in the original trilogy where they belong. But I like this new ragtag group of space explorers we have here. After doing all of their missions I feel very connected to this crew. I really don't see why everyone is complaining so much. I love this game, I think it's a vast improvement over the original trilogy. I have my gripes- lack of scientific realism (all aliens act and talk like humans, toy sized solar systems, etc), non customizable squad, no day/night cycles (I know a couple of the planets are supposed to be tidally locked but all of them?), and obviously poor animations/faces- but overall this is probably my favorite ME. There's no commander Shepard or Reapers but what he have is a less urgent and even more light hearted but nonetheless epic tale, one about exploration and discovery, not saving an entire galaxy. I like it. I have very little to complain about with this game I think they did a terrific job, **** all the haters, I have my gripes but I am excited to see them improve on this formula.
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