STORY:
The premise of the game is simple: kill enemies and complete missions, defend "democracy" by defending and "liberating" planets, through weapons and strategems that can be deployed, or found in the map.

Since this is done by "helldiving" out of spaceships that have interstellar capabilities, I wonder why not just nuke the hell out of planets altogether, but then again, there would be no game that way.

Rather than a proper campaign, the gist of the story is conveyed through lore that can be found throughout the game.

GAMEPLAY:
This is a team-based third game, where up to 4 players can team up together, either beforehand, or while mission are in progress, to complete missions that may last anywhere from a few minutes to 40+ in duration. Single player is possible, though since enemy presence does not scale up, and map currency and experienced is shared, is usually much better to play with others.

There is a level up system based on experienced earned on missions, used mainly for vanity titles and equipment unlocks, and different currencies obtained either by scavenging around the map or completing missions, that can be used to buy tons of different ingame weapons, armors, abiltiies, strategems, and ship upgrades.

Quite a variety of missions and difficulty levels are available, which will suit everyone from casuals to those looking for a very tough cookie to crack.

There is friendly fire damage that cannot be disabled. Some people may have an issue with this but I consider an essential part of gameplay. Makes matches more fun and thoughtful to play. Trolling in random parties does not seem to be a common occurrence, and the occasional intentional friendly fire between friends makes for good laugh.

GRAPHICS and SOUND
Graphics are superb and amazing to look at.

Love the music included. Sound effects are well executed and voice acting is great, and is available in multiple languages.

ISSUES:
Not a fan of the Warbond currency used for some of the ingame weaponry, armor and equipment. While they can be obtained for free, the process involves quite a lot of grinding that can simply be eliminated altogether by spending some extra cash, making this part of the game effectively pay to win. For now not a big issue as these equipments are not necessarily overpowered or better than other equipment.

Not a fan of the anti-cheat N-guard used either, being a kernel-level application, on a PvE game, and that barely works, on top of that.

A few bugs here and there, such as small enemy "slaps" that result in one being thrown out far away in the sky, or occasional spawns that result in one being deployed to an inescapable or unreachable place, such as under ground.

SUMMARY:
A very immersive team based third person shooter with tons of replayability that will keep you occupied for dozens of hours. On a sea of 70$+ games, it is very well priced for the content offered. 10/10

STORY: The premise of the game is simple: kill enemies and complete missions, defend "democracy" by defending and "liberating" planets, through weapons and strategems that can be deployed, or found in the map. Since this is done by "helldiving" out of spaceships that have interstellar capabilities, I wonder why not just nuke the hell out of planets altogether, but then again, there would be no game that way. Rather than a proper campaign, the gist of the story is conveyed through lore that can be found throughout the game. GAMEPLAY: This is a team-based third game, where up to 4 players can team up together, either beforehand, or while mission are in progress, to complete missions that may last anywhere from a few minutes to 40+ in duration. Single player is possible, though since enemy presence does not scale up, and map currency and experienced is shared, is usually much better to play with others. There is a level up system based on experienced earned on missions, used mainly for vanity titles and equipment unlocks, and different currencies obtained either by scavenging around the map or completing missions, that can be used to buy tons of different ingame weapons, armors, abiltiies, strategems, and ship upgrades. Quite a variety of missions and difficulty levels are available, which will suit everyone from casuals to those looking for a very tough cookie to crack. There is friendly fire damage that cannot be disabled. Some people may have an issue with this but I consider an essential part of gameplay. Makes matches more fun and thoughtful to play. Trolling in random parties does not seem to be a common occurrence, and the occasional intentional friendly fire between friends makes for good laugh. GRAPHICS and SOUND Graphics are superb and amazing to look at. Love the music included. Sound effects are well executed and voice acting is great, and is available in multiple languages. ISSUES: Not a fan of the Warbond currency used for some of the ingame weaponry, armor and equipment. While they can be obtained for free, the process involves quite a lot of grinding that can simply be eliminated altogether by spending some extra cash, making this part of the game effectively pay to win. For now not a big issue as these equipments are not necessarily overpowered or better than other equipment. Not a fan of the anti-cheat N-guard used either, being a kernel-level application, on a PvE game, and that barely works, on top of that. A few bugs here and there, such as small enemy "slaps" that result in one being thrown out far away in the sky, or occasional spawns that result in one being deployed to an inescapable or unreachable place, such as under ground. SUMMARY: A very immersive team based third person shooter with tons of replayability that will keep you occupied for dozens of hours. On a sea of 70$+ games, it is very well priced for the content offered. 10/10