The problem is they keep trying to sell the game on EXPLORATION and ADVENTURE. If that's what you are looking for this game will let you down.

every planet feels like the same one of 4 basic types reskinned/recolored. even the animals all behave the same. Every planet blurs together.

There is no special planet you'll find 30 jumps away that you can't find almost identical within 2-3 jumps. This and Fast travel + being able to reset missions to your local system makes exploration meaningless.

If it's better compared to mincraft. So if base building doesn't interest you I think you should pass