After spending the weekend in Manchester w/ friends testing out Squadron 42, speaking w/ Mark Hamill, catching up w/ Chris & Sandi, and experiencing the Manchester night life (they get down for days at a time...), I've finally recovered enough to have clarity of thought on SQ42. (Even w/ having a baby girl this past Tuesday). Playing Star Citizen last night, walking around in a new ship, and seeing the verse, only made me envision what it will be like when the tech from SQ42 comes over to Star Citizen, because as fun as SC has been for me over the years, after just 1 weekend w/ SQ42 my perspective on SC has changed. Star Citizen is going to be, a 2nd life. That is what Chris and his team have set a path for. SQ42, makes you want to take your time, see and experience the world around you, get to know your shipmates, hear their stories, watch the news, try out the various ship (Idris) facilities, mess hall foods, simulators, arcade games, armory, and so much more... I walk around my new ship in Star Citizen, w/ a ghostly vision of the likely future of SC w/ SQ42 tech, and I'm completely and utterly blown away. SQ42 = 8.9 I give it this score as I'm knowingly biased. I don't enjoy single player games, I don't enjoy puzzle games, I don't enjoy playing alone as that time could be spent playing w/ friends. But SQ42, painted a picture, created a living world around me, made me feel like my character wasn't just some main character, but an individual surrounded by so many others who were just as important, who cared about my success and the success of others around them. I got goosebumps in 3 separate instances playing SQ42. You can't fake goosebumps... After getting through the initial "welcome to the s*it", that's when the opening credits started, and I'm like "damn, I'm in for it..." that's when I 1st got up from my PC to walk around to regroup. I think that's when someone in my group cried a bit. Audio = 10/10 no notes. In fact, they gave us a cassette tape, I hate them and love them for this... Graphics = moot point. Yes incredible, but more importantly, it should run well on various system configurations, and I'm pushing for it to run w/ a good experience on a 1080ti. A 2070 GPU should be fine as of right now. If you can afford it, a monitor w/ RGB Stripe technology is what you want due to the large amount of text in game. Wait for prices to come down around when SQ42 launches. VR = Wait for it... And what I mean by that is, there are no VR headsets out that will do SQ42 justice. YES, there are plenty to choose from that are available today, but what you will want, I'll talk about at CES 2027 (January 2027). Don't waste money on a Steam Frame for example if you want to play SQ42. VR gives you an actual sense of scale, for example, a small single seater ship, is actually HUGE! SQ42 is a Chris Roberts / Wing Commander game. Part cinematic story movie, part heart pounding gameplay. If you like Dungeons and Dragons, there is a lot for you here. Same for Battlefield, Planet Side, Flight Simulator, No Mans Sky, Minesweeper, Chess, Diablo, EverQuest, CSGO, APEX Legends, and so many popular titles over the decades. It's not for everyone, but I do believe everyone will find something in SQ42 that they will be amazed about, and potentially be like me, and want to play more. Thank you for the experience, and I only wish more people could have attended this incredible weekend. @squadron_42 @RobertsSpaceInd @SandiRoberts42 @discolando @CaptainZyloh #Squadron42 #StarCitizen