The available videos don't do this game justice, I too thought it would be a bit naff...but I always try before I judge and i'm glad I did.
Few things are very likable.
1. Crafting
Instead of YOU doing the work such as mining every little bit of material, you can send companions on there own quests which take a certain amount of time to complete and they return with materials as stated (e.g. Quest would take 5 mins and they return with a Gem stone...what colour/type is random)
2. Questing
It may have already been done, but I have yet to come across a game where I don't have to read anything! (Exceptions of course for the races that don't speak English lol) they actually play out cut scenes for you and speak out the text, also with the ability to skip with spacebar if you want to rush through.
3. Customisation
They make customisation of items VERY straight forward. It's a simple Ctrl+Right-Click on items that you're able to modify, hover over any of the slots (Used or Empty) and it will Highlight items that are usable there and then and also darken the rest, making it VERY obvious what can be used...in additon to the fact it tells you the changes (e.g. +5 Endurance and -2 Strength with this mod)
Added fun fact of this is you can also change the colour of Light Sabres and gun bullets lol, they also make they very attainable and easy to do (I was able to make Red/Blue and Green colour crystals for my Light Sabre as soon as I obtained the crafting abilities)
Tbh, I haven't even explored anything past Lv.10 and am loving it lol
I agree with sainty though, i hope it's not going to be a quick till cap game as i'd like to play through the whole starwars theme to the max