Everspace 2 Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · Published August 15, 2023 · Updated August 14, 2023

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For this Everspace 2 Review, we play a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with deep exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience a thoughtful story, set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.

Everspace 2 Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
26.74GB Download size.
Platinum trophy.
Graphics settings – motion blur, chromatic aberration, and lens flare.
Gamepad settings- sensitivity/input smoothing and auto-aiming sliders, Invert axis for pitch/yaw and roll inputs. Automatic rolling and boost behavior (toggle/hold) and has two controller layout presets.
Camera views-first person cockpit, first-person no cockpit, third-person far, and third-person close. Both have a field of view sliders for individual third and first-person views.
Gameplay settings – screenshake behavior, slowdown when selecting equipment.
Color vision deficiency option with effect strength settings.
Initial tutorial to show controls.
Cruise drive-for traveling long distances.
Excellent voice work.
Space shooter gameplay.
Five difficulties – very easy, easy, normal, hard, and very hard.
You can earn trophies no matter the difficult choice.
Fast loading times.
Game difficulty can be changed in the game menu.
In-game cutscenes mixed with animated hand-drawn graphic novel-style cuts.
Controls are pretty easy to learn.
Super light travel-hyper drive style travel speed with autopilot.
Clear on-screen icons for controls, enemies, and missions, points of interest.
Can skip cutscenes.
Devices-both warfare (combat) and support (healing) can be fitted to your ship.
Companions-unlock them from doing tasks or bring certain materials. Each companion has a set of u unique skills and perks.
Satisfying combat.
Cool hangar entry scene with no loading times it’s seamless and works on entry and leaving.
Visually it’s gorgeous from the ships to the planets and lighting.
It’s like Elite Dangerous and Diablo had space sex.
Earn EXP and level up to get stats increase and device upgrade tokens.
Enemies can drop loot and you can pick it up by flying into it or by pulling it in with a tractor beam.
Ship editor-color, decals, lighting, cockpit.
Accessible in its approach to control and exploration and especially all the ways to travel.
Handy buy and sell current item option.
Very addictive.
Four rarity levels of loot-common, uncommon, rare, and superior.
Crafting-you can craft in any empty slot of your cargo hold (inventory).
Disassemble loot for materials.
Can increase inventory space.
Shops to buy and sell from.
Can mine ore, and find credits, loot boxes, and materials.
Little enemy strongholds to take out.
Shops have quick repair and quickly restock ammo buttons.
The ship remains can be entered and explored and work much like dungeons or instances.
Compare the gear/items button with red and green numbers to indicate if it’s good or bad.
Scanner-dictates the distance in which you can see things aka getting icons of loot.
Death-reload save.
Saves when docking or entering a new area.
Photo mode.
Ultimate depends on which one is equipped but you charge a special attack or defense.
They put dialogue in long travel sequences to make it seem shorter.
Items in the shop will show a little marker to indicate it’s got stats better than what you have.
You can upgrade or adapt ship parts.
Ship loadout slots-four weapon slots, energy core, shield, plating, sensor, thrusters, cargo unit, and four consumable slots.
Ship management is easy as you can click a slot and it will show all compatible parts.
Exploring ships and rocks is like a new adventure every time.
Missions-you have the main story ones and then you can find/trigger side missions.
Total freedom on how you want to play.
The game looks gorgeous and runs really well.
Pausing the game will bring up the activity feed of the last conversation.

Everspace 2 Preview (Steam Early Access)

Everspace 2 Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
Coming out and going into superlight gives a black screen.
So much to take in.
Doesn’t offer a resolution or performance mode option.
You get looted early on with no explanation of what and how important it is.
Difficulty spikes.
The difficult choices don’t explain what changes or what happens with each choice.
With the way, the game saves you can lose progress easily.
Combat takes a lot of getting used to.
Hangs when going to the map tab.
Slow restart upon death.
Can’t save manually unless in a hangar.
Had screens lock up for no reason.