Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: The game takes place in the year 2183 , with the player , assuming the role of an elite human soldier named Commander Shepard , setting out to explore the Galaxy on a starship , the SSV Normandy .
Simplified: The game takes place in the year 2183 . Players control an elite human soldier called Commander Shepard and are able to explore the galaxy on his spacecraft , the SSV Normandy .