252.6 hours played, last played October 2024.
It's enjoyable, but I've never been really engaged with it. There's no progression, I don't feel like my character, equipment, or ships are getting better even though I'm upgrading things. No planet is special, even though they're all unique.
I think it would be better if you started out in a "settled" region with interesting factions, hand-designed planets, optional quest lines, etc. The infinite procedurally generated stuff would come into play if you push beyond the edges of known space.
There's a movie where the president (actually a decoy) fakes a stroke during a speech to Congress.
https://youtu.be/pOgf3IaWlgU?t=172