Well after finishing the game on Heroic, I was really impressed with
the space combat.  It sort of reminded me of Wing Commander for
some reason.  I hope in the future, Halo, or whoever will integrate
space combat with FPS or ground game/combat (I hope some RPGs
will do this too).
 
Ironically, I think the only space game out there that has both a 
ground & space game that is fairly lengthy is Star Trek Online. lol.

It was a pretty good set piece. Died several times before I had to invert the controls then it was a breeze. Was a little disappointed the docking/landing was a cutscene and I couldn't do it myself. Always wanted to land a spacecraft inside a larger spacecraft while flying around in space... 
 
Also, space is awesome.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 did it first.

They need to make space combat a multiplayer game type. Sabres Vs. Seraphs. 
 
They NEED to.

"Star Wars Battlefront 2 did it first. "

Totally gave me Starlancer flashbacks. 
 
@Potter9156:  I had the same problem. For some reason I kept mentally hovering on the border of inverted/non-inverted and would go back and forth until I forced myself to go inverted.

Eh thought it was alright. Controlled fine, but didn't find the mission itself that riveting.

I was impressed at how well the whole thing handled more than them putting in a space level but boarding that Covie ship awesome, one of the best looking levels in the game.
I would not be surprised if it was added as multi player DLC later since it was meant to be in the game but wasn't finished because it took too much time.

I really admire Bungie's ability to create vehicles that are as intuitive as the FPS controls themselves. They control very differently but feel very familiar.

Hold down shoot, line up big reticule with small reticule, win. I loved the sky box in that level but little else

Wouldn't say excellent, Star Wars Galaxies for example had a bit more depth to name just one, but it did what it had to and was a fun change of pace for sure =)

Awesome mission, epic from start to finish.

I guess my reaction to it was just sort of "meh." I mean, it was very sound, technically speaking. But I played Battlefront II, you know? It just sort of felt like that. Which is not really a knock on Reach. But I wasn't blown away by it. And I sort of felt like that level was pretty compact, maybe too empty, too. I would've liked to have taken down a big Covenant ship or two before assaulting the Corvette. 

It was a nice change to the game even though it was short.

I loved it. Wish they'd have done more with that mechanic though, as Afroman said, it was a little short.

Utterly unremarkable unless you actively avoid any air/space shooters.

I played that part years ago in battlefront 2. It was nothing new to me really, but it was a nice break from all of the fps parts, and it looked amazing.

" Star Wars Battlefront 2 did it first. "

It brought me back to Battlefront 2, and I really appreciate that.

I loved it. Was hoping it'd be longer.
 
The visuals during that section were really neat. The planet in particular looked awesome.

" Utterly unremarkable unless you actively avoid any air/space shooters. "

Play Freespace 2. That is excellent space combat and it's starting to look like it will never, ever be bettered since the genre is dead.

" Play Freespace 2. That is excellent space combat and it's starting to look like it will never, ever be bettered since the genre is dead. "

I remember Elite and Frontier fondly but I can't really remember if they were good or if they were just good for their times.
 
If I can't land/doc in a manual mode though forget it.  Not interested; your game sucks.   I'm not saying every docking or landing has to be manual but they have to be in the game with real danger of failure.  Derelict space stations or freighters, uninhabited planets or moons, asteroids, etc.   I want full 3D control with something crazy like matching rotations and trajectory with an asteroid and landing safely.  Full sim-style space controls, not airplanes-in-space.  And I want it in the Mass Effect universe.  Now.  RIGHT NOW.

I already posted here but if people are going to recommend flight sims I say Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos or more action based Freespace 2.

" @evanbrau said:

" Play Freespace 2. That is excellent space combat and it's starting to look like it will never, ever be bettered since the genre is dead. "

I heard it was riddled with bugs when it came out so I steered clear. Wasn't it released 10-12 years ago? "