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I first played Elite Dangerous for a significant time on the PS4. I was in need of a good space game which incorporated open world elements. After a few hours of wandering around space I felt lost even after docking back in the starting area. I haven't played the game for a long time now and deleted the game from my system.

I tried to figure out why I didn't like it very much. Was it the first person perspective? It could be, but recently I got Rainbow Six Siege and I didn't feel as dizzy as I thought I would be. (Granted I've only played the game in one sitting so far, but I'm okay with playing it again.)

I guess looking back maybe the reason why I didn't appreciate Elite was more of the feeling of being lost in the game. I guess that should be expected because people said the difficulty curve of the game is steep. I'm thinking about getting back to it, but I'm still hesitant and I might not have enough space on my PS4.

I have a few questions for you:

1. Do you think I should give Elite Dangerous another chance?

2. Any other open world space games? What do you think of them?

3. A little ambitious thinking, but do you think people will make an open world space game with a wider appeal to both casual and hardcore gamers? (I do enjoy a program called Second Life which appeals to casual users and non-gamers.
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It's fun, but... god, the grind for money just to get that next ship up.
And then again to get the new ship to be at least as good as the last one.

I jump back in sometimes just for the fun of flying around and doing a bit of everything, but when i see what it will take to get X ship, then realise i won't be happy until i have several different ships all fully upgraded and engineered...

Seems easier to just delete the game and find something else to play. Which is a shame really.
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Sphyx posted...

It's fun, but... god, the grind for money just to get that next ship up.
And then again to get the new ship to be at least as good as the last one.

I jump back in sometimes just for the fun of flying around and doing a bit of everything, but when i see what it will take to get X ship, then realise i won't be happy until i have several different ships all fully upgraded and engineered...

Seems easier to just delete the game and find something else to play. Which is a shame really.

Hmm...that's interesting. Maybe I should look into some other games....
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