I rated this a 9 because nothing is perfect, things can always be improved. But this is truly a spectacular game, a silent protagonist in an ocean farming materials may not sound like much of a premise an may sound tedious, but the game is so good. The way it drip feeds you the story, how rewarding it is to get a new blueprint, the way it builds tension and atmosphere for the different biomes with impressive lighting effects, great music and amazing sound design for the wild life on the alien planet.
The only way I can try to constructively critize the game is to say there isnt enough. The creatures could do with being more varied and more diverse in their designs, there could be more vehicles/upgrades to collect and the base building could have much more added to it to make it a more fleshed out part of the game as realistically you can ignore about 85% of the things in the habitat builder menu. But that's potentially a good critcism to have, better to leave players wanting more and wanting to see what you create next rather than leaving them bored.
The only way I can try to constructively critize the game is to say there isnt enough. The creatures could do with being more varied and more diverse in their designs, there could be more vehicles/upgrades to collect and the base building could have much more added to it to make it a more fleshed out part of the game as realistically you can ignore about 85% of the things in the habitat builder menu. But that's potentially a good critcism to have, better to leave players wanting more and wanting to see what you create next rather than leaving them bored.