Rebel Galaxy

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 131 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 25 out of 131
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  1. Duloth
    Mar 15, 2016
    7
    In many ways this game heavily resembles a slightly dumbed-down version of Freelancer, with improved graphics. The gameplay works out very similarly, with preset jump-points to go between systems, afterburners, 'warp' drive instead of cruise; essentially, a modern-day rehash of an old but good game. Not really much in the way of improvements, and some serious drawbacks coming in the formIn many ways this game heavily resembles a slightly dumbed-down version of Freelancer, with improved graphics. The gameplay works out very similarly, with preset jump-points to go between systems, afterburners, 'warp' drive instead of cruise; essentially, a modern-day rehash of an old but good game. Not really much in the way of improvements, and some serious drawbacks coming in the form of the player being the only in-game thing operating on a 2D plane.

    Still; if it were just a HD retexture of Freelancer with the music produced for this game... I'd still say its at least a 7/10. The only complaint I have about the soundtrack of this game is that I want more of it, and I've left the game running in the background while I was writing this just to listen to the music.

    As it stands, its decent. Worth buying, especially since it's generally reasonable priced.    … Expand
  2. ZeroWaitState
    Oct 24, 2015
    7
    It's a 2D version of freelancer, essentially, and apparently designed to be played with a 360 controller. Several things impressed me about it:

    * The music. This is probably the first thing you'll notice. Bluegrass and rock and roll. This game has by far one of the better soundtracks I've experienced in a game. * The characters you interact with are fully animated and lip sync    It's a 2D version of freelancer, essentially, and apparently designed to be played with a 360 controller. Several things impressed me about it:

    * The music. This is probably the first thing you'll notice. Bluegrass and rock and roll. This game has by far one of the better soundtracks I've experienced in a game.

    * The characters you interact with are fully animated and lip sync the dialog.

    * The encounters and NPC activity are procedurally generated without feeling totally random. Events can occur which change the behavior of NPCs and introduce new random encounters. In my view the variety of the NPC activity is better than Freelancer's was.

    The downs:

    * The controls are weird. You can steer while in warp, so in order to prevent you from crashing into things, the game limits your cruise velocity when you are near an object, similar to what happens in Elite: Dangerous. It tells you when it's doing it, but unlike Elite, it's not always obvious why it's doing this or how to avoid it, leading to frustration when you're trying to maneuver in a fight, overtake a convoy, or transit to an outpost. Also, since the game is designed for a controller, it tends to reuse the same buttons for totally different things, like the acceleration button being used for scooping loot if you hold it down.

    * Although you only move in 2D, your enemies don't. Fighter class vessels fly above and below the plane
    of your movement, making it hard to track them even with turrents.

    * The map isn't available everywhere you would expect it to be, like when you're docked in a station.

    * Broadsides are a lot less useful than you would expect.    … Expand
  3. apaeth
    Aug 7, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too many random encounters and repetitive missions keep this from being a very good game. You can't go from A to B without running into pirates and the 2D combat just isn't that engaging. A great value once it hits the $10 price point....… Expand
  4. megabear
    Aug 8, 2016
    5
    Decent game, considering I got it for free on PS4.

    The game is OK, but right out of the gate it became MMO style repetitive quests where you go kill or deliver until you could afford upgrades. The game is largely uneventful interrupted by occasional pirates or SOS signals, but those barely do anything to fend off the repetitiveness. Story is not even worth mentioning. It's bad and    Decent game, considering I got it for free on PS4.

    The game is OK, but right out of the gate it became MMO style repetitive quests where you go kill or deliver until you could afford upgrades. The game is largely uneventful interrupted by occasional pirates or SOS signals, but those barely do anything to fend off the repetitiveness.

    Story is not even worth mentioning. It's bad and short.

    I'm not gonna base this game on my distaste for some cowboy music, but I really didn't like it. It would've been nice to be able to upload my own music. I hear you can on PC version though.

    Conclusion: Almost bought the game on PC before. Really glad I didn't.    … Expand
  5. Sepherim
    Jun 18, 2022
    6
    Rebel Galaxy es un juego que tiene buenas ideas pero le faltan recursos para cumplir lo que podría ofrecer. La base es un mundo abierto estilo los de la serie X o el clásico Freelancer donde ir haciendo misiones, minar asteroides, comerciar o combatir de cara a conseguir dinero para ir mejorando nuestra nave o cambiando a naves más potentes. Lo malo es que la historia que va contandoRebel Galaxy es un juego que tiene buenas ideas pero le faltan recursos para cumplir lo que podría ofrecer. La base es un mundo abierto estilo los de la serie X o el clásico Freelancer donde ir haciendo misiones, minar asteroides, comerciar o combatir de cara a conseguir dinero para ir mejorando nuestra nave o cambiando a naves más potentes. Lo malo es que la historia que va contando mientras haces esto es muy tópica, está muy mal desarrollada y es muy corta (creo que unas diez misiones en total), y se nota falta de pulido y desarrollo en todos sus aspectos, con tramas que apenas van a ningún sitio y personajes sin ninguna profundidad ni interés. Hay diversas facciones con las que podemos interactuar e incluso pertenecer pero, como todo en el juego, da la sensación de ser un sistema hecho a medias, pues carece de verdadero impacto en el juego. La jugabilidad, especialmente en combate, es bastante entretenida, con un combate basado en el combate naval de la saga Assassin's Creed, dando lugar a batallas sencillas pero bastante ágiles y entretenidas.

    Gráficamente el juego cumple pero sin ningún tipo de alarde. Y lo mismo se podría decir del sonido, aunque he de reconocer que la música escogida me parece muy acertada y le encaja muy bien al juego, harían falta eso sí que tuviese más canciones, porque se acaban repitiendo enormemente. Yo no me he encontrado con ningún bug como tal, pero si que hay que señalar que el sistema de guardado funciona bastante mal y algunas cosas (como los detalles de las misiones) no están del todo bien explicados.

    El resultado de todo ello es que Rebel Galaxy da unas cuantas horas de entretenimiento que, si bien no pasarán a la historia, sin duda puede servir para saciar el mono de aventuras espaciales si no tienes otra alternativa a mano. Un 6.    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 3, 2016
    78
    Rebel Galaxy is an open world Freelancer-like with capital ship combat and a universe that looks more alive than it really is. The gameplay was fun enough, visuals good enough, audio epic and the story interesting enough to keep me well entertained for the duration. [Jan 2016]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 4, 2016
    65
    Bland story, repetitive quests and overall lack of depth made me feel like I was wasting my time. [01/2016, p.55]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 3, 2015
    80
    The galaxy may be a bit empty, but there's still a lot to love about Rebel Galaxy. [Dec 2015, p.64]
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