The reviewer praises the Aegis Tiburon for its impressive firepower, intricate external detailing, and practical design features, making it a strong choice for solo players or small groups seeking powerful combat capabilities. However, they find the ship lacking in personality and emotional appeal, criticizing its cockpit layout, certain design flaws, and bugs, which prevent it from becoming a favorite despite its strengths.
In this video, the creator reviews the Aegis Tiburon (often mispronounced as Tibberon or Tiberian), a ship in Star Citizen that serves as an upgraded version of the Hammerhead. The reviewer appreciates the ship’s impressive external detailing and powerful pilot weapon—a giant laser more potent than that on the Idris but with less range. Despite its firepower and aesthetic appeal, the reviewer struggles to connect with the ship personally, feeling it lacks a certain character or “soul” that would make it a favorite in their fleet. The ship is described as a solid option for solo players or small groups seeking significant firepower to compete with larger vessels.
The external design of the Tiburon is praised for its intricate detailing, especially the remote turrets, which are considered some of the best looking and most immersive in the game. However, a notable flaw is the ship’s landing gear area, which appears to have a low-resolution or placeholder texture, detracting from the otherwise high-quality finish. The reviewer also expresses frustration with the ship’s upside-down stingray-like shape and particularly criticizes the cockpit’s poor visibility and awkward layout, which hampers aiming the laser weapon effectively.
Internally, the ship largely mirrors the Hammerhead’s layout, featuring a clean and functional military design with ample space for crew members. The interior includes living quarters, a dining area, engineering terminals, and escape pods, all detailed with high-quality textures and animations. Despite this, the reviewer finds the interior somewhat clinical and lacking in personality compared to other ships like the Drake Caterpillar or Perseus, which have more distinct character. Bugs such as flickering emergency lights and non-functioning monitors also detract from the experience at the time of recording.
The reviewer highlights the ship’s practicality, noting features like suit and weapon lockers near the cockpit for quick access during emergencies, as well as well-protected turret stations that provide good coverage and immersive gunner experiences. The engineering areas are well-equipped but spread out, requiring crew coordination. The gravity generator and other sci-fi elements add visual appeal, while the dining and pantry areas show potential for future gameplay features like cooking. However, ongoing bugs and lighting issues slightly diminish the overall ambiance.
In conclusion, while the Aegis Tiburon is a powerful and visually impressive ship with excellent firepower and detailed design, the reviewer remains conflicted about keeping it due to its lack of emotional appeal and some design flaws, especially in the cockpit. They acknowledge it as a good stepping stone ship for upgrading to other vessels but personally prefer ships with more character. Despite the frustrations and bugs, the reviewer encourages solo and small group players to consider the Tiburon for its capabilities and hopes future updates will address existing issues.