Lol I've been counting down the hours as well, (14 to go!) this is the first space game since Homeworld 2 to really grab my interest and get my hopes up for a quality single player story line. (Most of the space games out these days is focused on multiplayer and has next to nothing in the way of plot or memorable characters.) Given the fiasco that SOTS 2 turned out to be I was initially hesitant on this one, but after watching the live stream links and seeing the apparent AAA quality level of the game, I decided to take a chance on it.
Given the underwhelming amount of advertisement that's gone into this game and how tightly they've kept it under wraps until it was ready for release I'm cautiously optimistic it will deliver on a enjoyable experience. (Usually the more over-hyped and promoted a game is, the more likely it is to be shoved out the door half finished with low production values in order to meett he pre-created public demand.) We'll know in about 12 hours from now, either way I'll be putting up a Gamespot review a day or two after I've had time to play it, and no doubt plenty of others will be doing the same.