Lol. I can't see the name John Hurt without thinking of the Secret Doctor.
I don't base my opinions of a game on one review no matter who made that review. I also don't buy every game I see just because I saw it. But it's moot because I have no money anyway.
I never really cared for any of those games. Initially, I liked them, but got tired of them quickly.The star wars games of the time (X-wing vs. Tie Fighter) was the same way. After a while the difficulty jumped exponentially and that's always been off putting to me.
Never did play the Privateer games and it's probably the reason why I never took to Eve online.