Over the decades, space games have evolved significantly to provide some of the best gaming experiences around. However, from Elite Dangerous to Star Citizen, from No Man's Sky to Starfield there is one common problem that is yet to be fixed. The question is whether this can be fixed in the future.
0:00 Intro
0:29 The Problem
0:59 A Question of Size - Yes Size Does Matter
2:00 A Beautiful Void - Elite Dangerous
7:45 Immersion vs Interaction - Star Citizen
12:28 Infinite Worlds, Recurring Patterns - No Man's Sky
16:50 A Living Universe In Miniature - X4 Foundations
20:16 Boldly Going...Nowhere Particularly - Starfield
25:05 Two Extremes - Starship Simulator & Space Engine
30:15 Why Space Games Struggle To Feel Like Our Fav. Sci-Fi
Music by Epidemic Sound.