Recent reviews by m0unds

Great sim. Runs really well, looks great, actively developed. Flight modelling is awesome w/GA types. Several neat integration options (EFIS apps, etc. developed by third parties for Android & iOS)

The major criticism I have is that airports can be a little sparse as far as buildings go. That's easily remedied by grabbing free content from x-plane.org or payware airports if you're into that. Additionally, landclass data used in X-plane seems like it might be a little old, which causes some areas of cities to be sparser than they are in real life.

I recommend checking out the "X-Plane 10 HD Mesh Scenery" available from alpilotx. It uses higher resolution texturing and newer landclass data, which helps some areas look closer to how they look today.

Additionally, acquiring this via steam is significantly more convenient than having to either buy a dongle from laminar, or leave an optical disc in my PC. The only downside to that is that it's a little tougher to get in on betas if you wanted to test those.

Bugs, bugs, bugs. Clunky combat. For me, it's just a taunting and laughing simulator, because that's the only enjoyment I got out of it.