I got it for christmas and just beat it. here are my thoughts from another messageboard I post at.
The campaign is very hard, I am a veteran of games like wing commander and tie fighter and I found this game to be super hard. Even when they explain things, some of it does not quite make sense. I feel like this game suffers from AI only shoot you and none of your wingmates. Reminds me of battlefield bad company in that way. The gameplay and mission structure are really good, but it is punishing every step of the way. Especially the last mission, No matter how fast or many bombers I shot down the corvettes would lose shields quickly.
As far as the story goes, the nuts and bolts of it are fine, but this game adds very little to the lore overall. but by god is the dialogue and writing bad, especially on the new republic side. I didnt really connect with any wing mates on either side of the conflict, they all were very one note, but I did like them a little more on the empire side
As hard as the singleplayer is, I have found the multiplayer to be far easier, my 2nd match ever I went 14-2 in dogfighting. I tried fleet battles, but like most multiplayer games, no one talked or worked together. I dont see this mode holding my attention.
Over all I thought it was a decent game 7.5/10. I will say also the trophies seemed to be glitched. I beat the game on veteran, never changing the difficulty and the trophy did not pop for me. I got the game on sale for 25 bucks and felt like it was worth the money overall.