i have not played it, but from everything ive seen in footage (people playing the game), the game looks above average (7), and nothing more. It already looks aged, the aestheics just look like skyrim in space lighting. Sometimes the models while high poly, look worse than mods for skyrim. The gameplay seems decent but not good enough to premote the game itself. The space stuff is mostly missing, its just some flying in ships in space a bit, or fast travelling, the rest is just scifi skyrim. Its looks like it should be fun to play for sure, but i'd say its a 6-7 for sure. I watched a bunch or reviews as well, and the disconnect between their footage and what they were saying is pretty stark.
Im sure there is more im not seeeing, so the 80 something metacritic is probably deserved, but the 9s and 10s in review seem completely wrong.