Stars Reach

The devs are consistently adding features and constantly addressing quality of life issues for players What more do you want? The game is in development but already a lot of fun, especially when working with other players to build, craft, hunt and explore

If you enjoyed Star Wars Galaxies, you'll enjoy this game. It's not for people who just want a quick session. You get what you put into this game, and there isn't much hand-holding by design. There are a few tutorial missions, and after that it's up to you to figure out what you want to do. The in-game community is a tremendous resource when you need help. More than anything, the game is what you make it. If you don't work for things, you won't get much out of it. This game is going places I haven't seen since Star Wars Galaxies, and I'm excited to have the opportunity to play it. It has its flaws, but I've been impressed by how fast the fixes come, and I hope they keep heading in that direction. There's a lot left to be done and it's far from complete, but what's here already is awesome. I recommend this game if you enjoy working for what you want. Nothing here is handed to you, and you have the freedom to do anything you set your mind to. But you have to be willing to put in the effort.

first off, this is truly early access. this isnt some other game that is nearly complete just dumping into EA for some early marketing while they add content. im having fun with the game though. there are bones here of a brilliant mmo. just since EA it has had numerous patches to fix things, and the devs are listening to what the players want. they are in discord daily responding to players. if you want to be able to shape things, you actually have a chance to do that. this game is only going to get better.

This will be a rolling review i think. I guess first i will get out of the way my personal perception and overall reasonings. I have played SWG like many but also played Project Entropia/Entropia Universe, Earthrise and alot of others similar scifi sandbox games that were and still are rough around the edges. So my tolerance, patience and expectations with wants etc will be different among the regular folk. Second - do i recommend the game. To a certain degree i do, but i also will say no as i know many peoples patience and expectation are set too high. Price - honestly yes it is steep for a EA and surprised there was no discount, dont care about the reasonings about it. Was 40AUD. How i see it is that i gambled 40$. I do betting so EA games is a form of that so thats how i treat EA games in general - thats my perception and overall expectations. You win some, you lose some. To quote the gambling ads, you win some, you lose more. So if you are not happy to part with your money then dont. This is a high risk high gain game. I have played roughly 20 hours or so. If i did a night out i would have spent alot more than 40$ with less hours of enjoyment, and i have not cracked the surface. Optimisation - yeah its rough, playable, but rough. Not smooth when going around but fun doing the activities. I have played worse and i have played much better. Its on the worse side but playable. There are disconnects at times but even AAA games have them, been in games which connection issues have been worse. Graphics - personal thing. It reminds me of Champions Online cross with a few other titles. Its fun, colourful - maybe abit too colourful at times for my taste. Combat - probably the most basic at the moment. Combined with the optimisation, graphics and just the way it is (action based) it is something that i do if i have to do. Its jaggy, not fun, boring, and trying to dodge and move away from attacks is a pain at times. The mobs are strange too, not sure if they are placeholders - like a big car for exmple. Activities/skills - theres still alot to do apart from combat. Exploring, surveying, mining, crafting, building, just to name a few. The list of skills is huge, like Project Entropia, many diections to go - mind you many are pictured as a WIP and cannot be used but i have just gone down only a few nodes out of the big list available already. Mining - i will put mining in this section as it has a simulation built in the whole planet on you can mine anything. Pull your laser and it evaporates and those plants regrow over time, sand falls down if not covered properly to fill a hole and so forth. Ill add more later, will play more again. Look this is a niche type of EA at the moment and not great for everyone but it will be great for others. This one i have played more than other polished EA games. I think its due to the fact that it mimics all the games i used to play that are either gone or not (PE) friends to non money spenders. I suggest for "most" people wait for a discount as i know many dont want to spent 40 on a game like this as money nowadays is tight for many to gamble. Others, if you dall into a specific category that you may like the features then try it if you can part ways with 40. Features are there to have fun for a long time but optimisation may put many off if they are not use to it from other games they played.

Buy this game if you want to support the vision of Raph Koster and team. Yes, it is in a rough state this early on. However, we must continue to support sandbox MMOs or the genre will continue to die off. The concepts of this game are great and it has what many of us have been searching for. I believe in the project and that a polished game will present itself after some more development time. The alternative for this game being released in early access would have been stopping development. Ask yourself if you'd rather support the chance of having an excellent game or have no game at all.

I like the base of this game, i am having fun and i definitely would get it on release. There is some ticks typical of early access games but they don't affect general game mechanics. I like the astonishing variety of resources, objects, skills and crafting mechanics. I recently got used to them on Ultima Online, SWG, Mortal Online 2 and others. I can't help it, its what got me here :)

Do you love mining for copper, but the sand never stops flowing so you can't get there? Are you for wild planets where the sheep shear you? Come grab a cider on Kai and stop by! But no seriously the game is challenging. Obviously it's still beta and that's ok I am finding the game content variable and engaging. There are bugs but overall the game is quite playable and they are working on them fast. This game is great if you played UO, or other survival sandbox games where creativity and community craft the game play. The progression is meaningful already and there is much more coming!