There's a very solid game here, and the core gameplay is fun. The story isn't great, but it's surprisingly good for a looter shooter. I would actually rate it much higher than Destiny 2 (but let's not get into that). While the ending was a bit disappointing, I still found myself compelled to finish it.

The reason I'm downvoting this game is because the devs have, thus far, severely mishandled the post-launch with patches that have (supposedly) nerfed the top builds, all while reducing the amount of time available to get the best loot. Yes, that's right: the endgame activities are time-gated, and now you have less time to complete it, with worse builds.

Even worse than all that is that the devs have no concrete plans (that we know) to release any sort of DLC or expansion. In other words, no matter how good this game is, the endgame is disappointing, and it sounds like this may well be as good as it'll ever get. Despite all this, this game is always-online, and has zero PVP. It's mostly playable solo (aside from the top-tier endgame, but that's also debatable), and features zero communication features (text/voice). It has all the trappings and downsides of a live service game... but without any of the benefits.

I simply can't recommend this game, despite having enjoyed my time with it, because you will invariably end up disappointed in this game. This game is like watching Firefly season 1, finding out that it was cancelled, and finding out that there won't be a movie to wrap things up.

There's a very solid game here, and the core gameplay is fun. The story isn't great, but it's surprisingly good for a looter shooter. I would actually rate it much higher than Destiny 2 (but let's not get into that). While the ending was a bit disappointing, I still found myself compelled to finish it. The reason I'm downvoting this game is because the devs have, thus far, severely mishandled the post-launch with patches that have (supposedly) nerfed the top builds, all while reducing the amount of time available to get the best loot. Yes, that's right: the endgame activities are time-gated, and now you have less time to complete it, with worse builds. Even worse than all that is that the devs have no concrete plans (that we know) to release any sort of DLC or expansion. In other words, no matter how good this game is, the endgame is disappointing, and it sounds like this may well be as good as it'll ever get. Despite all this, this game is always-online, and has zero PVP. It's mostly playable solo (aside from the top-tier endgame, but that's also debatable), and features zero communication features (text/voice). It has all the trappings and downsides of a live service game... but without any of the benefits. I simply can't recommend this game, despite having enjoyed my time with it, because you will invariably end up disappointed in this game. This game is like watching Firefly season 1, finding out that it was cancelled, and finding out that there won't be a movie to wrap things up.