Yeah, I vastly prefer the original games. Remake was good but its Vega Strike origins were readily apparent. With Gold, whoever jacked with the difficulty didn't need to put it up that high. You should at least let a guy get to the point where he can afford the sensor that lets him tell he's about to be swarmed by every damn fanatical ace pirate in space before you swarm him with every damn fanatical ace pirate in space...