While it was interesting to play a Sci Fi game instead of Fantasy for a change, I generally prefer Fantasy as a genre. But apart from that, I also found ISS Vanguard to be a less good game than Agemonia. ISS Vanguard does have a rich story, with good voice acting in an app if you want to, and a good number of scenarios that can have exciting moments. But it felt a bit more scripted, with the challenge often being that there was just one way to solve a planet, and you just had to find it by trial and error. While the ship book was an innovative take on the administrative tasks needed to run a campaign game, the administration part could get a bit heavy sometimes. And character development stalled about half way through the game, with every player having a limited number of sleeves to put characters in, and once they are full, you don't really progress much anymore.

I wouldn't say that ISS Vanguard is a bad game, but Agemonia was an excellent one, and ISS Vanguard just paled a bit in comparison. Still, we played ISS Vanguard from start to finish, and didn't regret it.