As older gamers now I think we come to expect a lot of things. Or new ideas.
"It would be nice if this game was like X,Y,Z". "Well that game did that better" "OH this is a cool thing".
Begs the question what is this game? What does it do different? And what vision did its creator want to show us?
I personally am enjoying it a lot. Its more simple than a lot of 3d flight sim games in this genre(i.e X universe). Also its more open than pure story driven games in this genre(ie. Homeworld series). It has less tedious things to manage and interactions than galaxy driven games(i.e Master of Orion).
I love the ship designs and the combat system. Reminds me of battles from (Star wars Rebellion 1&2, Master of Orion 1, and kinda Homeworld). The battle action is fast and wild. A swarm of missises and fighters can easily end you if you don't control your fleet.
I could go on and on,,,