So far I'm enjoying my time with this game. There's some mechanical quirks I'm still getting used to since this isn't your regular space shooter, but the game looks pretty as hell and runs solidly on Switch. I also bought the digital collection pack, which is a huge value deal if you're getting the physical edition but don't want to buy any of the other toys. It's legitimately fun to mess around with weapon combinations on the fly, regardless of if you're using the physical method or via the menu, and I do enjoy the adjustment of being able to basically move in any direction. It's a shame there isn't a pro controller version of the Starlink connector, because, well, the joy-con thing doesn't feel nearly as good. Though there are LED lights in the ship toys and some of the weapons, which is neat as hell. Also, you can use the Arwing wings with other ships, and other wing types with the Arwing, so it's not just pilots, ships and weapons that can be inter-changed.
As for the toys themselves, they're of good quality for their size. The pilots are tiny, hence why Fox's figure doesn't look as good as his amiibo. The ships look great, though, and I ain't regretting getting the physical version for the Arwing, it's gonna look great on my shelf.
I should note the presentation is weirdly mixed. The visuals look fantastic for a Switch game like this, the writing is surprisingly decent and the music is pretty good (especially the Star Fox remixes), but the character designs outside of Fox and Co. are kinda derivative for a sci-fi game, and the alien portraits are a mixture of 2D digital art and CGI renders. That being said, Mason and Co. are at worst inoffensive and their character writing makes up for their designs a bit, and their interactions with Star Fox mesh well enough.
Are there things I probably would've done differently design-wise? Probably. But this is a relatively unique game overall, and while not a show-stopper, it's an entertaining romp with some interesting ideas.
And yeah, it's got some No Man's Sky DNA in there as well, but it's significantly faster-paced.
