A lot of other reviews have put all of the big notes out the way. Here's some things I found really bad about the game
1) no actual navigation, such as avoiding flak or radar, just "go to this point and circle it"
2) not enough crew for the number of stations (bomber crew did this better, with only 2 or 3 crewmembers needing to multitask, whereas you need everyone but the captain and comms officer to hot swap around in space crew)
3) the third tier of ship invaders (extremely high health, much faster than the first two levels of boarders, AND have gravity regardless of if the ship's gravity is on or not)
4) completing an objective only to be immediately swarmed by (up to) 30 ships simultaneously
5) locking auto tag at the maximum level for the comms officer (not only is it slower than targeting yourself, it was the second ability the radar controller unlocked in bomber crew)
6) radiation from engines growing as time passes (repairing engines mid-battle is not an option as crewmembers are likely to just be sent off into space, and the default engines can have radiation fields as big as 2/3 of the ship)
7) flat out just removing first aid, and then limiting how much healing you can do a mission. THIS is my biggest gripe, as it removes the utility some crew members had in bomber crew, and just adds on more small upgrades you need to buy for your ship.

my gameplay has just devolved into "get these items then hope you don't get on the bad side of rng". using legendary/rare crewmembers wasn't an option for either, as they'd lose extremely valuable skills in the secondary training (this is a massive problem for the security officer and engineer, as they are required to be gunners). don't get me wrong, I'll still play the game, but I really wouldn't recommend it to people looking for the same experience that bomber crew had. it played like the American DLC for bomber crew, where the best tactic is just to buy all of the best upgrades before you even touch the story missions

really wish there was a neutral recommendation right about now

A lot of other reviews have put all of the big notes out the way. Here's some things I found really bad about the game 1) no actual navigation, such as avoiding flak or radar, just "go to this point and circle it" 2) not enough crew for the number of stations (bomber crew did this better, with only 2 or 3 crewmembers needing to multitask, whereas you need everyone but the captain and comms officer to hot swap around in space crew) 3) the third tier of ship invaders (extremely high health, much faster than the first two levels of boarders, AND have gravity regardless of if the ship's gravity is on or not) 4) completing an objective only to be immediately swarmed by (up to) 30 ships simultaneously 5) locking auto tag at the maximum level for the comms officer (not only is it slower than targeting yourself, it was the second ability the radar controller unlocked in bomber crew) 6) radiation from engines growing as time passes (repairing engines mid-battle is not an option as crewmembers are likely to just be sent off into space, and the default engines can have radiation fields as big as 2/3 of the ship) 7) flat out just removing first aid, and then limiting how much healing you can do a mission. THIS is my biggest gripe, as it removes the utility some crew members had in bomber crew, and just adds on more small upgrades you need to buy for your ship. my gameplay has just devolved into "get these items then hope you don't get on the bad side of rng". using legendary/rare crewmembers wasn't an option for either, as they'd lose extremely valuable skills in the secondary training (this is a massive problem for the security officer and engineer, as they are required to be gunners). don't get me wrong, I'll still play the game, but I really wouldn't recommend it to people looking for the same experience that bomber crew had. it played like the American DLC for bomber crew, where the best tactic is just to buy all of the best upgrades before you even touch the story missions really wish there was a neutral recommendation right about now