X Rebirth

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1310 Ratings

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  1. gamiseta
    Dec 27, 2013
    2
    This game is a nice shoot 'em up or a nice arcade game, you know with sticks and buttons and everything. If you are looking for a game in which you can pilot a giant spaceship with all those functions, technical gibberish and stuff you have to try another game. The space simulator you are looking for is at another castle. Nice graphics though but I think that's it.
  2. knightal
    Dec 27, 2013
    1
    The worst game for FPS every graphic setting turned off and still runs like a dog. (Sorry dogs), bugs too numerous to mention.

    As one person said in the forum "If you got this game for Xmas then you must have been real naughty"
  3. AdrianChiru
    Dec 23, 2013
    4
    What should have been a revolution turned into a devolution. Egosoft promises of a living world that moves and changes with you still remain promises under a million of bugs. The game has received a lot of patches and will receive a lot more but I fear this will not fix the bad design decisions already made.
  4. bosh-tet
    Dec 21, 2013
    1
    Graphics are shockingly poor, ships and stations are all one copy-pasted location, the NPC characters are hideous (see Gamespot review for piccies) and the game is STILL impossible to complete in a legitimate way despite 20 patches to date. Fought for a refund from Steam for this one. Avoid. 1 point for the ship vistas in space.
  5. Pannon
    Dec 20, 2013
    4
    I reserved my review, until a throrough play-through of the game, trying to understand all the underlying mechanics and trying to understand how to play this game. I have finished the campaign (with the aid of mods) as well as I free-played for over 40hours to see how far I can take it and waited for the patches to fix the most crucial game-breaking bugs, that crippled the entire game andI reserved my review, until a throrough play-through of the game, trying to understand all the underlying mechanics and trying to understand how to play this game. I have finished the campaign (with the aid of mods) as well as I free-played for over 40hours to see how far I can take it and waited for the patches to fix the most crucial game-breaking bugs, that crippled the entire game and the plot.
    Unfortunately, even with my hardest of trying, I still can't give more than 4 out of 10, because it's not just the bugs. It's the design and features. I don't have to mention the taking up 1/3 of the entire screen with no display of useful info, beside my little HUD in the right corner, 80% of the time saying "no signal".
    There is no useful map of any sort, just sometimes the little HUD shows the zone map for a few seconds, when I click on a highway symbol or space station. Probably another feature, but bugged still. I'm no version 1.21, and while the performance improved and a bunch of bugs killed, the game is still a chore to play as well as the economy of the game dies off and ships will get stuck doing nothing if you let the game run for several hours. The core feature of the game supposed to be the economy, and yet it's dysfunctional to a point, that you soon will realize, that all the empire and space building you were planning all along (after the campaign or free play) may not going to work and you won't be able to pull it off, unless you constantly cheat with a save game editor. Regardless which sector or faction you are dealing with, you will run into a problem of the producing space stations starving of resources and refuse to sell their products, or perhaps their freighters will be stuck with a full load of products, that cannot be sold and they will be idling in space.
    Other times you come back to a favorite station to buy a product, only to realize, that the loading dock or whatever attached to the space station is halfway destroyed. Not by enemy vessels, but possibly just a ship getting stuck inside the station model and it desperately keeps ramming the station from the inside (of the 3D model) and the game registers the bumps as weapon hits. Another major crippling "design feature" is, when you visit stations and scan the space factory, the information regarding this factory and prices disappear after a few hours, while you are in another system. How am I supposed to play a trading game, if my contacts and product locations keep disappearing?
    See, I'm not even gonna get into the bugs and the performance problems and the highway nuisances. I'm just mentioning the "design choices", how they are alone making the game unplayable.
    I just can't play this like that. It's like playing a first person shooter game, where your allies shoot you dead before you begin the campaign. Or your gun fires backwards or you stuck in crouch mode in a place, where you supposed to be running. Or your top-view strategy game won't let you use a mouse.
    Whoever designed this game should really quit designing anything. His or her vision of what a playable game is just not sustainable and not desired by 99% of the people.    … Expand
  6. rohannon_cl10
    Dec 19, 2013
    0
    X-Rebirth try again! More like X-Afterbirth as this is the bloody mangled remains after the best part has been removed. I have spent years playing the X series and this is a travesty of the greatest kind. About the only thing in common with the other games is the names of the various factions.

    Autopilot non-existent Maps non-existent M.S.C.I. (The single most unique aspect of the X    X-Rebirth try again! More like X-Afterbirth as this is the bloody mangled remains after the best part has been removed. I have spent years playing the X series and this is a travesty of the greatest kind. About the only thing in common with the other games is the names of the various factions.

    Autopilot non-existent
    Maps non-existent
    M.S.C.I. (The single most unique aspect of the X games) non-existent
    Plot non-existent
    Fleets of player ships non-existent
    Enjoyment non-existent

    Bugs Overabundant
    Cookie cutter stations Overabundant
    motion sickness inducing cut scenes Overabundant and unable to be skipped
    useless fluff ships that fly in an endless circle and kill your frame rate well to keep with the space theme there are less stars in existence.

    All in all this game is a useless waste of computer space.    … Expand
  7. fluffa
    Dec 19, 2013
    0
    here is the lesson on how to not make a game for somebody with a brain, its aim at the mass market of none thinkers. A money grab at its very best. Egosoft just blow away a hard earned fan base. commercial suicide
  8. steelgrey75
    Dec 16, 2013
    4
    Well I personally have been massively disappointed with this game. I can accept that they wanted to make the game a little more action orientated, and that they thought streamlining it would make the game playable to more users, but I can't accept the end product.
    I have played for 60 hours, free play, I stopped campaign after about 2 hours of play due to bugs and the storyline is boring    Well I personally have been massively disappointed with this game. I can accept that they wanted to make the game a little more action orientated, and that they thought streamlining it would make the game playable to more users, but I can't accept the end product.
    I have played for 60 hours, free play, I stopped campaign after about 2 hours of play due to bugs and the storyline is boring and uninspiring. In those 60 hours I tried to establish a trade empire, just as I used to in the other X games, and build up a fleet. The trading is tedious, having to constantly fly around looking for offers that expire after an hour or so and need to be done again. The money earned from trading is insignificant to boarding and selling captured ships, even long range scanning earns you more money than trading does, so whats the point in it?
    Fleets are useless, with no offensive commands or navigational orders. The ships just follow you along through enemy sectors getting blow up by fighters.
    Boarding has been made easier to the point that is no challenge. There is not an enemy in the game that makes me afraid, not one. Boarding used to be about careful planning and detail, gathering ships together, massing the ships at as et point and then executing your boarding. It was hard, it was dangerous, but it was fantastic when you pulled off a good one. I don't get any feeling of satisfaction from boarding in Rebirth, its mindlessly simplistic.
    The UI is horrific, even with a 360 pad, with multiple layers in radial menus. They said they made it this way because the old UI was bad, it was a hundred times better than what it is in this game, it couldnt have been done any worse.
    Station interiors. Well the idea sounds good, and done right it could be amazing. What we ended up with was a load of cut and paste nasty looking station interiors, populated by static NPC's that look like they come from the PS1. Conversation mini games, crawling through air ducts to open red boxes, pointlessly silly things that simply do not belong in a space sim.
    Space. Well its pretty enough, its not amazing but it is certainly good. The stations look good. Combat seems great at first, more like an ace combat style. Soon though it becomes apparent that your never going to have to face that many enemies at once, just small groups, mostly single fighters spaced far apart. They also are very easy and you kill them with no harm to yourself. Not having any control over targeting is bad too as you frequently lose the lock on the target you want and often then lose track of it completely. If you attacked from anywhere other than directly in front of you you'll never know its coming until you are hit.
    The skunk. One ship need not be that bad if done properly, with a large array of upgrades and weapons to choose from it can be very good actually. Yet we ended up with hardly none of that. The choice of upgrades and weapons is pathetic. The is welcome back, but in doing so all other views have been dumped and you can only look straight ahead which kills the immersion and makes awareness impossible, you dont even know whats behind you. Of course I have to mention the "copilot" whose only piloting abilities are to dock the ship. Mindless lines of drivel spouting out of her mouth, an irritating and pointless distraction.
    Exploration is made all that much harder with the new map that is very difficult to read and is not interactive, not even allowing you to select a target which in busy systems is sorely missed as finding some ships can be a nightmare.
    There are those that say in months to come it will be better, and a lot of bugs ironed out and improvements made. However I'm reviewing the game today, not in the future, and today I think its worth no more than 4/10.    … Expand
  9. killswitcher88
    Dec 15, 2013
    10
    With all the new patches this game surely is showing all its potential what it will become! Give Egosoft some time and we'll have ourselves a nice space sim!

    Great job with the patches ego! I'm having a blast!
  10. larzslayer
    Dec 12, 2013
    1
    I have played x2/x3 countless hours, I played this game for around 40 hours and I was thinking its an interesting beta except its not.
    Visually its nice 8/10
    controls for flight solid 7/10 drones kinda a cool new way to use them 6/10 until your ship is destroyed because your in a drone lack of everything else user interface controls for commands for ships 0/10 there are really none    I have played x2/x3 countless hours, I played this game for around 40 hours and I was thinking its an interesting beta except its not.
    Visually its nice 8/10
    controls for flight solid 7/10
    drones kinda a cool new way to use them 6/10 until your ship is destroyed because your in a drone

    lack of everything else
    user interface controls for commands for ships 0/10 there are really none and the one thats there only half works add to squad however remove from squad and they still follow you and tell you there do not have fuel and still follow you glitchy
    missions 2/10 glitchy at best the pay and the difficulty have no bearing on anything there is no real briefing of what to do
    weapons 5 weapons total with no upgrade ability 1/10
    number of ships i can fly 1... 0/10
    how many times did i lose all controls and have to restart in 40 hours about 8 GLITCHY 0/10
    how many times did the game crash for no reason in 40 hours 5 0/10 UNSTABLE
    oh my combat targeting issues 0/10 for targeting why, you lock a target and then all ships blink and all locks gone and theres no hot key to lock targets or cycle them and with all them as red triangles whos closest?
    and killing drones and losing standing with everyone around even groups that hate the owner of said dead drones. 0/10
    but a show stopper is the stations it was removed after x2 because it slows the game down and players lose interest try looking for a single dealer selling 1 upgrade item in a random system random station on a random floor no maps and 10 other people selling things that are close but not the right one big upset there 0/10
    As a hard core X player if i remember i have this in 1-3 years i might try to update it and play it again and probably mod the heck out of it
    Overall
    no choices, slow play, glitchy, crashy, non x style game.
    DO NOT BUY IT YET SAVE YOUR MONEY TILL LATER
    1/10 overall due to cool graphics    … Expand
  11. WingedAnomaly
    Dec 12, 2013
    2
    Hey, it's more accessible than earlier X titles!
    ...which would be nice if it ran at more than ten frames per second on high end systems.
    The performance is a bloody atrocity. A machine that can giggle its way through Assassin's Creed IV should NOT be showstopped by this game. It's pretty, but it's not THAT pretty, particularly at minimum bloody settings.
  12. jjalison
    Dec 12, 2013
    2
    Most games release with a few bugs. In the bug range from simple ants to gigantic roaches. This game has a swarm of roaches. The flying kind that lay eggs. The bugs even have bugs....
  13. Squarebasher
    Dec 12, 2013
    1
    Don't buy this game, I watched the pre-release videos, claiming that the game would be easier to use, it is not. The interface is completely frustrating, X terran conflict was far better, I really wish i had not wasted £40.00. The interactions with the NPCs are just irritating and really serve no function that a menu could not. Show me your skills please, is not only repetitive but tooDon't buy this game, I watched the pre-release videos, claiming that the game would be easier to use, it is not. The interface is completely frustrating, X terran conflict was far better, I really wish i had not wasted £40.00. The interactions with the NPCs are just irritating and really serve no function that a menu could not. Show me your skills please, is not only repetitive but too loud in comparison to the rest of the sounds. After the 1.19 update I thought I would give it another go, but have been stressed and frustrated for 30 minutes and cannot take anymore, I have never reviewed a game before, but I am so annoyed, that I have for this game just to make sure players are warned about it.

    Why when you have a small studio such as this with a relatively active community did egosoft not release this as a cheap alpha and get feedback and bug finding for free, if they paid there testers then i would ask for your money back.

    There are 2 good new things, the highways and the being able to target individual items on large ships and stations, and thats it.    … Expand
  14. Vergeh
    Dec 11, 2013
    3
    Oh, Egosoft.

    I really, really wanted to like this game. I am a big fan of the X series, and I've been looking forward to this title... but really, Egosoft. This game is a perfect example of good intentions with bad execution. They set out to make the space trader sim more immersive and less... flowcharty. Where do I begin? I guess I'll cover the things that CAN'T be fixed with a patch.    Oh, Egosoft.

    I really, really wanted to like this game. I am a big fan of the X series, and I've been looking forward to this title... but really, Egosoft. This game is a perfect example of good intentions with bad execution. They set out to make the space trader sim more immersive and less... flowcharty. Where do I begin? I guess I'll cover the things that CAN'T be fixed with a patch.

    - The space stations are really, really samey. Like, I think that there are three station maps total for the hundreds of ingame stations. Should have been procedurally generated, or cut entirely. I think the idea of disembarking your ship to do station/planet missions is a brilliant idea for a space sim, but this is truly terrible execution. Going on the SAME stations every twenty minutes to do basic maintenance and resupply is grindy and terrible. Also enjoy the "where the hell is the vendor type I want" mambo.

    - They claim to have made the interface easier, but have made so many confusing unexplained oversights that I can't call the interface anything but regressive. If there hadn't been a mission to guide you exactly through freighter trading, I never would have figured it out. And I still don't know if there's even an inventory screen for the items you pick up while wandering around stations.

    - The station design is truly baffling. Was it really necessary to have six docking points on the same station, each with a different array of vendors? How about one docking point, with a menu of items for sale, with the option, not the necessity, of leaving your ship? I find it hard to believe that an advanced spacefaring culture doesn't have online storefronts.

    - Finding and equipping weapons in X was always a huge pain, but they've gone and oversimplified it the other way. I really don't mind stock layout in paid 'tiers' of upgrades for the ships I'm never gonna fly, but really, five weapons for the main ship?

    The sound is gorgeous, the universe feels a lot more colourful, diverse and expansive, and the ship models are attractive, but that is not enough to save this game. I cannot recommend this game to anyone, and it really bothers me because I know one truly bad game can sink a company, and a franchise.

    So everyone go buy X3. Much better game, and maybe it'll convince Egosoft to take smaller, less ambitious steps in the future.    … Expand
  15. Mindstar48
    Dec 11, 2013
    1
    There is a very good reason this has a bad rating, it's because its BAD, I pre ordered this junk and sorely wish I hadn't numerous bugs, glitches a boring campaign ridiculous system requirements for it to run well a boring and stupid story and bad controls make it a chore to play, not fun at all and i would rather be working than playing this junk. The only good thing? It works whichThere is a very good reason this has a bad rating, it's because its BAD, I pre ordered this junk and sorely wish I hadn't numerous bugs, glitches a boring campaign ridiculous system requirements for it to run well a boring and stupid story and bad controls make it a chore to play, not fun at all and i would rather be working than playing this junk. The only good thing? It works which actually is a bad thing because of how bad this game is.… Expand
  16. ixion76
    Dec 11, 2013
    0
    das spiel ist das letzte es ist einfach kein x spiel mehr alles was spaß gemacht hat wurde aus dem spiel entfernt ich frage mich was egosoft in den letzten 7 jahren gemacht hat oder auch nicht
  17. Syrusbrian
    Dec 10, 2013
    8
    Launch was buggy, patch 1.13 was hell, patch1.17 semi playable, patch1.19 next to fully playable as this is my first try at the X Series its become a good game with lots of opportunity's, trade as main course, combat, piracy, and much more as they add needed additional content i get more excited, once this game is fully patched i see lots of potentials within the game as you can mod it toLaunch was buggy, patch 1.13 was hell, patch1.17 semi playable, patch1.19 next to fully playable as this is my first try at the X Series its become a good game with lots of opportunity's, trade as main course, combat, piracy, and much more as they add needed additional content i get more excited, once this game is fully patched i see lots of potentials within the game as you can mod it to do next to anything, its a very time consuming game but if you know what you're doing well you wont have enough time you would be wanting to have more… Expand
  18. MechMK1
    Dec 10, 2013
    0
    This is simply the most horrible part of the X series ever. It's like they thought "What are the good things about the X series? Why do our customers love our games?" and changed exactly that.

    My bad score does not take all the bugs, flaws or technical difficulties into account. Those could all be patched out (someday). Rather, this game is defective by design. There are so many things    This is simply the most horrible part of the X series ever. It's like they thought "What are the good things about the X series? Why do our customers love our games?" and changed exactly that.

    My bad score does not take all the bugs, flaws or technical difficulties into account. Those could all be patched out (someday). Rather, this game is defective by design. There are so many things that just make this game a horrible experience to play, not just for X-veterans.

    A big part of my experience consisted of walking through copy-pasted levels to find a person that may or may not be there to buy something they may or may not have. Imagining walking through the same level of Super Mario over and over just to see if a certain enemy may spawn and drop a start or mushroom or whatever. That's entertaining by comparison to X: Rebirth.

    All in all, I can not even discribe how disappointed I was of all the things I had hoped for. I was jumping up and down like a crazy kid when I heard of a new X title and got it as soon as it was on steam. Now I wish I wouldn't.    … Expand
  19. Greyfox452
    Dec 9, 2013
    1
    Tried really hard to get into this game and was terribly dissapointed. Take everything that was good about the previous X games and throw it out the window, add in a lot of bugs, broken or outright missing game components, and an agonizingly repetitive dialog minigame and you have X-Rebirth. I have some small hope that when the bugs are fixed and user feedback is addressed it will becomeTried really hard to get into this game and was terribly dissapointed. Take everything that was good about the previous X games and throw it out the window, add in a lot of bugs, broken or outright missing game components, and an agonizingly repetitive dialog minigame and you have X-Rebirth. I have some small hope that when the bugs are fixed and user feedback is addressed it will become an OK game, but probably never a great one. It feels like a failed console game ported to PC with chewing gum and twine. It never should have been released in this condition, and I hope Egosoft realizes the enormous harm this has on their reputation isn't worth the little bit of money they made. If you want a good experience in this genre try playing X3, wait for Star Citizen (which will hopefully be good,) or even go all the way back to Freelancer. As old as Freelancer is now, it is a much better game.… Expand
  20. derchinese
    Dec 9, 2013
    2
    absolute i bought a full priced game and i get a beta finished game f**k you ego-soft. it is dissappointing to see a cpmpany who made false promisses and sells as most innovativ space game. sad very sad
  21. Zhorick
    Dec 9, 2013
    4
    I'm not an X series fan. I like it, played almost every game, but I don't have much time to dive deep in the universe. But I liked them. X series was a solid space sim. I think best in the genre. Until X Rebirth.
    I've waited it. They released it full of bugs. Ok, I can wait. I never blame any game for launch-time bugs. It happens, no big deal. So they fixed the majority of game-killing    I'm not an X series fan. I like it, played almost every game, but I don't have much time to dive deep in the universe. But I liked them. X series was a solid space sim. I think best in the genre. Until X Rebirth.
    I've waited it. They released it full of bugs. Ok, I can wait. I never blame any game for launch-time bugs. It happens, no big deal. So they fixed the majority of game-killing bugs and I started to play.
    And I got to say it's rather enjoyable. Beautiful space. Very detailed, nice graphics. Everything ends up in the first station. All interiors are awful. Very low detail, poor textures, character models from early 2000s. Why did they do that? Why they add this piece of ugliness in such a beautiful game? For what reason? And it would be ok if station walks were optional. But you have to dock to station to find job applicant or items trader. I guess in X Rebirth universe they forgot what internet is. Station walks is number one that makes this game bad. Looting the lockers? Is it a bad joke? I have my own spaceship and I need to run the station and crawl the vents to steal some credits or a space suit? Talking with people? Hmm, that makes sense. Until they repeat the same dialogue ten times.
    The second thing that kills the game is it's console origin. Every second you will realize that it's a badly ported console game. Controls, menus, interface, everything is for gamepad, not keyboard. I have more than a hundred keys and I still need to go to menu to switch HUD mode. And no free look. Of course, how can you implement free look on a gamepad? So you sit in your chair with lots of controls and screens in your spaceship and you can only look in front of you.
    Anyways, the game is fun if you will never visit stations. But you can't.
    I still think they can improve the game. If they only make station walks optional and make separate interface for console and PC versions the game will become playable and rather fun. Even with other minor issues like primitive combat or lack of interaction options with NPCs. I hope they make station walks optional and remake the interface. But I doubt they will. But until then it's a waste of money. Don't buy it.    … Expand
  22. orindoomhammer
    Dec 9, 2013
    1
    I have put 49 hours into this game. Why? because I wanted to give it a fair chance, 49 hrs and many patches later i still wish it was better. You can argue and fuss all you want about the game but its mini game hell strung together with a pretty background and some interesting sounds and music. But even that doesn't help, its buggy sure but that is not the problem, They tried to make theI have put 49 hours into this game. Why? because I wanted to give it a fair chance, 49 hrs and many patches later i still wish it was better. You can argue and fuss all you want about the game but its mini game hell strung together with a pretty background and some interesting sounds and music. But even that doesn't help, its buggy sure but that is not the problem, They tried to make the game more engaging but they devastated it by adding way way too many features that shouldn't have been in there in the first place.

    Let me explain, as an avid X3 fan I enjoyed the space sim sure it was a bit hard to get the hang of and fighting in that game was ridiculously hard and pointless but i played it for the trading and what not anyway. This game feels like it is trying to follow Freelancer but failed because it tried to toss in a Mario party level of mini games that were mostly broken. Sure running around in stations sounds fun until you realise you have to do it for just about everything from upgrading your ship to buying drones and repairing your other ships, you have to put ships into your personal wing in order to do anything. thats right every ship you own goes into your wing and follows you around the universe as you explore fight and trade, the mini game for finding wrecks are more profitable than large scale trading as the goods you find are generally worth way way more and only take a few min to hunt down a couple million worth.

    The game is rough for a finished game and that doesn't bother me as thats what they do now days take your money give you a busted product and fix it over the next 6 months in most cases and i suspect thats what is going to happen here with X:R they are working on it and it has received tons of patches but honestly the game needs more work than patches as its horribly designed with the mini games and combat taking the foreground to anything else in the game, when it was released combat was the only thing that actually worked well, and I like it they brought back the freelancer feel with the games combat mechanics the ships even behave mostly the same so its not overly challenging for me as a vet of freelancer, not like the combat system in x3 anyway.

    I was optimistic that the stupid design decisions wouldn't get in the way of the game, when i was waiting eagerly for it and sadly they did from the beginning i found the mini games pretty annoying, if i wanted to play a game full of mini games id dig out my wii and play Mario party. I tried really really hard to like this game and i do somewhat for some of the things it got right like combat and pretty space backgrounds with decent sound and music to accompany it. but sadly i don't like it enough to continue to play it even if the game gets patched to the more stable state that its working towards.    … Expand
  23. Danceswithsheep
    Dec 9, 2013
    0
    Another nail in the coffin of Space Sims. If Elite dangerous and Star Citizen make the same stumbling mistakes as this achingly poorly implemented pos then that could kill the genre stone dead. Egosoft promised a lot and delivered little that was working or resembling their boasts, the trade system is broken, the combat is broken, the commands are broken..get my drift?
  24. Raven642
    Dec 9, 2013
    10
    I really quite like what has been done with this X game. Its bold and adds some new cool ideas to the franchise for gamers that don't just live on X-3. I understand that bugs have caused a lot of hate (fixes inbound a lot faster than ubisoft will ever release them) but lots of pc releases have many bugs. its a lot easier to say what has bugs on release than what does not. And I've noticedI really quite like what has been done with this X game. Its bold and adds some new cool ideas to the franchise for gamers that don't just live on X-3. I understand that bugs have caused a lot of hate (fixes inbound a lot faster than ubisoft will ever release them) but lots of pc releases have many bugs. its a lot easier to say what has bugs on release than what does not. And I've noticed that most of the haters are previous X fans that obviously did not read the title X-REBIRTH see if your carful you'll get that word REBIRTH meaning not the same as before!!!! I play MANY different games and now there is a cool space sim that won't consume my entire gaming life. The other thing I would like to make the fans aware of is that because of all the stupid haters Egosoft (a small company in the first place) could very well go under because of the reviews posted meaning that X-4 or what ever it could have been called will never be released for the Previous X fans. Hard luck.… Expand
  25. Xseries
    Dec 9, 2013
    1
    Just going to put ^ for all the complaints and then some for the about this atrocity.

    In fact, the total makeup of this game reminds me of Ubisoft, churning out rubbish linear, monotonus game-play games one after another and even then it didn't go all to "Better" graphics all go to waste in the absence of optimization, with a high end cpu i get choppy graphics. Last two releases were    Just going to put ^ for all the complaints and then some for the about this atrocity.

    In fact, the total makeup of this game reminds me of Ubisoft, churning out rubbish linear, monotonus game-play games one after another and even then it didn't go all to "Better" graphics all go to waste in the absence of optimization, with a high end cpu i get choppy graphics. Last two releases were wonderful, minus the terrible polygonal faces and lip movment.

    There is a major improvement in the humanoid department, maybe from virtua fighter days to 2000 (Current year is 2013 for the record). For heavens sake get someone who can actually make humanoids look like humanoids.

    Only thing i didn't experience from most of the other users, crashing.
    It's going to take a miracle to "fix" this game.
    Better start from scratch or just reuse the previous X-series formats, would still buy those. By the least i can CHOOSE a ship i want to use.

    1 point for the interior design of the Albion skunk. That's being generous.

    I'll only continue to support egosoft because of their history of good games and that this is a giant leap from the predescessors level of game design.    … Expand
  26. Dramadon
    Dec 8, 2013
    3
    I played this game for a few hours until I got to a quest that seemed to be broken. At least, I'd do the step, start to move to the next step only to have the quest flip back to the step I just finished. I tried resetting multiple times but it kept doing this. This, among the dozens of times in the few hours I played the game locked up or crashed made me feel like I'd been swindled by aI played this game for a few hours until I got to a quest that seemed to be broken. At least, I'd do the step, start to move to the next step only to have the quest flip back to the step I just finished. I tried resetting multiple times but it kept doing this. This, among the dozens of times in the few hours I played the game locked up or crashed made me feel like I'd been swindled by a snake oil salesman. The game is pretty and there is some potential, I guess, but honestly, crashes and this bug prevented me from getting far enough into the game to give an educated review about anything else. The game is simply broken.… Expand
  27. romaltya
    Dec 7, 2013
    1
    I'd like to stress that I've been a HUGE fan of the X-franchise ever since X: beyond the frontier. I was aware that this game would not be a "X4" but an entirely new look on the X franchise. Purpose was to make new gamers enjoy and get comfortable with the franchise and it's economys extreme complexity. A goal I thouroghly embraced.

    That being said this is perhaps the worst    I'd like to stress that I've been a HUGE fan of the X-franchise ever since X: beyond the frontier. I was aware that this game would not be a "X4" but an entirely new look on the X franchise. Purpose was to make new gamers enjoy and get comfortable with the franchise and it's economys extreme complexity. A goal I thouroghly embraced.

    That being said this is perhaps the worst spacesimulation of all times.. I can't recall a game that failed to deliver in this way. It's controls are bad to put it mildly.. When u're in the of the only ship u can fly u're pretty much locked in u'r seat with few to no options in regards to view, weaponry or other standardised informations ie. a radar. The fact u can only fly one ship makes the somewhat strange as u'd think they'd atleast make it a good one they haven't.. The fact that i lacks all the basics for a functionally makes u wonder what on earth they spend 7 years on.. Wasn't the complex economy that's for sure.. The economy is non-existent, ships fly with little purpose other than the graphical.. If that wasn't bad enough the only ship u can fly is a ugly bucket, which I didn't think was such a problem as they promised a lot of flexibility in the ships modules they failed to deliver though.. The game promised to make things less complex hardly achieved.. It promised a more gripping storyline hardly as all stations look the same and dialogue options is limited to nonexistent.. What it has done is take a franchise and put it's entire future in the twilight of a nebula.. I for one will not recommend this game to anyone, and I hope the developers in Egosoft are ashamed for releasing such an unfinished game.. Amazing after 7 years abscense..    … Expand
  28. MrVape
    Dec 7, 2013
    10
    Today have tested patch version 1.9 beta.
    Game run fast, no freeze times anymore.
    Trade work PERFECT now! All ships flying & do work

    Please give a little time for development team> they do work every day now.
  29. MaxGamer
    Dec 6, 2013
    9
    I have been a fan of the X series for years and gave this game a score of 9 because that is what it rates. My system is mid range for the high end systems category and the graphics are very smooth at max settings.

    The space station exteriors a very detailed and the zone back drops are graphically very appealing. I have had no problems in free play mode but haven't gotten very far with    I have been a fan of the X series for years and gave this game a score of 9 because that is what it rates. My system is mid range for the high end systems category and the graphics are very smooth at max settings.

    The space station exteriors a very detailed and the zone back drops are graphically very appealing. I have had no problems in free play mode but haven't gotten very far with over 50 hours of time on it.

    The station interiors are small, appear be rushed and the NPCs lack appealing qualities.

    The problem with this game that is cited by most people giving this game a low rating is the campaign. There are scripting issues that need repair. The developers are working very hard to fix those issues.
    With the scope and detail of the mechanics of this game look very complex from a software programming standpoint, which is the fixes are coming slowly.

    Many people have reported having to modify the software to get unlimited wealth and fix issues they have found. I personally don't recommend this because it can induce other problems that is not the fault of the developers.

    Although with the problems at release, this game is a very well done space simulation and trading game. I feel it is well worth the price and expect to spend 100s of hours of entertainment.    … Expand
  30. xReBirther
    Dec 6, 2013
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10 for the beautiful artwork and space environment, 0 for game play and interiors.
    Overall 3 from me. I just like to fly around the outside of the stations and enjoy the artwork but the rest has been neglected. I get the impression that the budget ran out on creating different stations with diversity. Has potential if opened to a mod creation kit.

    The navigation map GUI is poor, very disappointed. If they had done something like the EVE 3d star maps would have been awesome.

    All the stations are nearly identical, even when you travel to the area that has been isolated for a generation, the bars have the same horrible music loop that has to be muted, at that point the Sci fi story completely looses credibility.

    I bought the enhanced version with extra artwork and encyclopedia and is very good.
    But the "extra" music is a ripoff, cant tell the difference, kind of a scam IMO.    … Expand
  31. jmac7111
    Dec 6, 2013
    0
    After having 100+ hours on this game and with a previous experience on X3:Albion Prelude, this is my review:

    1. This game has nothing to do with previous X-series. It is a stripped down version with lots of important features missing, and it seems deliberately so left out. 2. Besides the fact that it is actually still a Beta version, the main plot does not work and the game (Ver.    After having 100+ hours on this game and with a previous experience on X3:Albion Prelude, this is my review:

    1. This game has nothing to do with previous X-series. It is a stripped down version with lots of important features missing, and it seems deliberately so left out.

    2. Besides the fact that it is actually still a Beta version, the main plot does not work and the game (Ver. 1.18) crashes very often.

    3. It is clearly designed as an Xbox and not a PC game (for example joystick support is missing) with an overall very bad PC UI. The overall performance is bad as well.

    4. Based on the above, I do not expect any further improvements, except existing bug fixes after maybe a few months, but not earlier (yes, it is that bad, considering also the 'promised' and the 'delivered', besides the deceiving done by Egosoft). And don't expect any serious modding, for I doubt if experienced modders will ever want to get 'dirty' with this stupid implementation.

    5. If you are around 10 years old and just want to make a trip around space, see some rather good graphics and do some primitive fighting, trading and station building, you can do it, but definitely NOT on this price tag and not now wait until it is fixed.
    Furthermore, if you are new to this, you will spend a lot of time learning and understanding it, because there is almost no comprehensive help. You will constantly be under the impression that it is your own fault if things don't work out, while it is really the dev's very bad and brain damaging concept and design, which is full of holes with hardly any info given. Prepare to spend more time searching through the forums seeking for help, than actually playing the game.

    6. Having said that, just to use the game's motto, you can completely forget about proper "Trade" and most importantly "Think" (which is totally absent from this game, if not the reverse).

    7. If you are an X-gamer DO NOT BUY it. It's really a big piece of garbage and you will be utterly and bitterly disappointed.

    8. And last but not least, please read the comments and see all reviews about this game on Steam and on other sites too

    i.e. http://steamcommunity.com/app/2870/discussions/0/648811852715079441/

    9. Final score 0--    … Expand
  32. smashpumpkin
    Dec 5, 2013
    0
    I gave it 0 because liars don't deserve one single point. And because my complete useless review has to be at least 150 characters, I'm now typing this extra phrase.
  33. PrinceThrakkath
    Dec 5, 2013
    6
    After submitting a fairly early positive score before running into several game breaking bugs, I think its only fair to lower the score. Beautiful space graphics at times (station NPC's are damn ugly tho), but frustrating highway crashes and trading bugs really take away from experience.

    Hopefully future patches will improve the game and I really believe in its potential and Egosoft    After submitting a fairly early positive score before running into several game breaking bugs, I think its only fair to lower the score. Beautiful space graphics at times (station NPC's are damn ugly tho), but frustrating highway crashes and trading bugs really take away from experience.

    Hopefully future patches will improve the game and I really believe in its potential and Egosoft are well known for their after-release support. I hope i can move this score towards an 8 or 9 in a few months time    … Expand
  34. xystron
    Dec 5, 2013
    0
    Do not purchase this game. Even if it goes on some holiday sale for 75% off, it will end up eating most of your time trying to work around things. The trading system and other elements in the game that are main features are bugged or not working properly. It was unplayable. On a high end rig, this game runs like doo-doo. After one of the most recent patches, it actually dropped my fps inDo not purchase this game. Even if it goes on some holiday sale for 75% off, it will end up eating most of your time trying to work around things. The trading system and other elements in the game that are main features are bugged or not working properly. It was unplayable. On a high end rig, this game runs like doo-doo. After one of the most recent patches, it actually dropped my fps in stations and made things even more unresponsive. Gave me a headache. Alt-f4.

    Others have already expanded on the poor design, interface, bugs, reasons for crashes, etc. Yes, it is really that bad.

    I own all the X3 games and played the heck out of AP especially. Aside from the crashing and bugs, this game is a huge disappointment for me when comparing to all of the features and gameplay aspects there were in the previous X3 titles. I do not really understand how or why they made the horrible decisions they have made, but at this point I really don't care. I've spent less than 3 hours trying to actually play the game, crashes/bugs included, which is overshadowed by the 16+ hours in the span of two weeks spent figuring out how to fix the crashing/bugs/other annoying problems. It has not been an enjoyable experience at all. First and last time pre-ordering. Fan of Egosoft games lost.

    Bottom line: Do not buy this game.     … Expand
  35. maxg
    Dec 4, 2013
    0
    This game is abysmal. Even after something like 8 patches the game is flawed to the point where you can't even finish the main campaign missions because of major bugs. It's really disgusting that you can release a game like this and not offer refunds.
  36. Lozsta
    Dec 4, 2013
    1
    Having played the X series a lot and really enjoyed them, this seems to have taken what was a really enjoyable game, chewed it up and crapped out a heap of awful. I have given the game about 5 hours, which may not be enough but from what I thought was going to be an amazing reimagining of a great franchise, but unfortunately not.

    The FPS part, completely not needed, the navigation    Having played the X series a lot and really enjoyed them, this seems to have taken what was a really enjoyable game, chewed it up and crapped out a heap of awful. I have given the game about 5 hours, which may not be enough but from what I thought was going to be an amazing reimagining of a great franchise, but unfortunately not.

    The FPS part, completely not needed, the navigation awful, and the drafting other vehicles in the space lanes.... FTW is this need for speed space?

    Back to the drawing board, play some Elite and then try again Deep Silver, this should never have left the brainstorming session let alone be a released game    … Expand
  37. Knurrli
    Dec 4, 2013
    0
    betatestng. I'm really quite through with testng these unfinished software. Just simply please test the software before selling it for crying out loud. Whats the point in selling this software in development.
  38. Zedro
    Dec 3, 2013
    0
    I was really looking forward to this when it came out... what a disappointment! On my M11xR3, fully speced out, it couldn't achieve higher then 15 FPS unless I was looking at blank space on ultra low settings. Bugs like broken quests, player owned ships not following or accepting commands, NPC that squat up and down when talking to them... It goes on and on. The interior environments?I was really looking forward to this when it came out... what a disappointment! On my M11xR3, fully speced out, it couldn't achieve higher then 15 FPS unless I was looking at blank space on ultra low settings. Bugs like broken quests, player owned ships not following or accepting commands, NPC that squat up and down when talking to them... It goes on and on. The interior environments? Reused over and over again, bland with generic bland NPC. Control was built with the xBox 360 in mind, while the mouse and keyboard are hard to use and unpleasant

    The game is garbage throughout. I went to a city area and took 45 minuets (I could have done it quicker; I took my time) to destroy a large transport ship. Other than repeated calls for help with bad, reused voice acting, only once, at the beginning, did two ships try to stop me. After that, the façade broken down to a lifeless universe while I pew pew this poor ship till it blew up. It didn't try to escape or move away. Just open up weak turrets to shoot at me from time to time. It also helped me out by putting away the turrets after I went out of it firing angle. Garbage, throughout.

    This game should be the poster child for a mandatory, no-question-asked 72 hour refund window for broken, unfinished, unplayable games. If developers and publishers really believed in their product and the quality, then they would have nothing to fear.

    This game has been called Stillborn or Miscarriage. Those are apt descriptions. DO NOT buy this game! Steam has many games that are far better on sale and if you're really desperate for some space action, then play Egosoft's older X3 games.    … Expand
  39. Praetorian75
    Dec 3, 2013
    1
    Having been a big fan of the X franchise since X2 i was really looking forward to X Rebirth.

    Like so many others i was horrified when the game was finally released. Egosoft have a reputation for releasing buggy games and they do. But this was a new low. The game was in fact so buggy that it felt like playing a beta. That you paid full price for. Well lets list the Pros and Cons.    Having been a big fan of the X franchise since X2 i was really looking forward to X Rebirth.

    Like so many others i was horrified when the game was finally released. Egosoft have a reputation for releasing buggy games and they do. But this was a new low.

    The game was in fact so buggy that it felt like playing a beta. That you paid full price for.

    Well lets list the Pros and Cons.

    Pros:

    - The game engine, even if it is slightly buggy and have issues with high end hardware, looks really great in space.
    - They introduced NPCs that you can hire to work for you. Like ship captains, pilots etc. Good idea.

    Cons:

    - Game breaking bugs. Trade in the universe doesnt work, the plot has several missions with issues. I could go on, but trust me when i say its buggy and it wont be easily fixed anytime soon. Maybe 3-6 months down the road. Maybe.
    - Time sinks have been introduced. You have no SETA (which was an option to speed up time greatly in the previous X games) anymore. So its manually flying around, taking "highways" with a pointless mini game to get your speed up. You have to land on stations and walk around to talk to NPCs that you need for the plot line as well as hiring new NPCs to work for you.
    - They removed the radar (gravidar)
    - The UI is even worse now than in previous X games
    - The way you have to order your ships around is mind numbingly broken and non existant.
    - You can only pilot 1 ship and this is the ship you start in.

    I could go on, but i think this will suffice for now.

    So in essence: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Egosoft have been making a fool of everyone that pre ordered. They are not to be trusted to actually fix this travesty of a game.    … Expand
  40. seevee
    Dec 3, 2013
    2
    The game has a tremendous amount of potential, and I can think of nothing like it other than other games in the X series. Unfortunately, it is profoundly broken, to an extent that makes it clear that egosoft was aware that they were releasing a broken product for full price. Basically, they were scamming their fans. There is real potential here, egosoft was trying something novel, whichThe game has a tremendous amount of potential, and I can think of nothing like it other than other games in the X series. Unfortunately, it is profoundly broken, to an extent that makes it clear that egosoft was aware that they were releasing a broken product for full price. Basically, they were scamming their fans. There is real potential here, egosoft was trying something novel, which is why they don't get a 0. The product is so fatally flawed, buggy, and misguided that I will never purchase another egosoft product and I demanded my money back. Avoid it, or pirate it if you're a die-hard, but don't give them a cent.… Expand
  41. Dethstar
    Dec 2, 2013
    0
    Musics nice. Some of the graphics are nice. Others have shocking textures and fidelity. The textures in space stations are like something out of an old duke nukem game.

    The concepts and ambition in terms of making populated space feel a bit more alive than in previous games were admirable. Sadly this game is not. The latest long term series sunk. What stands out about this game    Musics nice. Some of the graphics are nice. Others have shocking textures and fidelity. The textures in space stations are like something out of an old duke nukem game.

    The concepts and ambition in terms of making populated space feel a bit more alive than in previous games were admirable. Sadly this game is not. The latest long term series sunk.

    What stands out about this game is that is the first game and only other genuine title which feels more like a scam. A lot of promises were made but this isnt just failing to meet expectations it is actually shamelessly scamming people. The X series is now officially over.

    I wouldn't take a free Ferrari from this company right now. Just waiting for the CEO of Egosoft to send me an email asking me for 50 Dollars to help a random contact or relation on the basis he will send me a 50,000 dollar cheque in return. They making these in Nigeria now?    … Expand
  42. Rizendell
    Dec 2, 2013
    0
    After 100 hours of play time giving this game a fair chance, I give this game a 0. Weeks after release, and the basic functions such as trading, mining, and drones are still hopelessly broken. While I have tried and tried again to get through the campaign it is wrought with endless bugs and glitches that make it unenjoyable and unplayable. The performance droops, hitches, and bouncesAfter 100 hours of play time giving this game a fair chance, I give this game a 0. Weeks after release, and the basic functions such as trading, mining, and drones are still hopelessly broken. While I have tried and tried again to get through the campaign it is wrought with endless bugs and glitches that make it unenjoyable and unplayable. The performance droops, hitches, and bounces all over the place. Even with the graphics settings turned up, the textures all look like they were place holders. The modeling detail is poor.

    The development team has reverted the game into a "public beta" state in a failed attempt to fix the bugs, and has a lack of communication with the community about its plans, its progress, and when we can expect. They haven't even posted on the steam forums in over 2 weeks.

    I am extremely disappointed in Egosoft. After being a loyal X-Universe fan since the beginning, receiving a game that just plain doesn't work is a huge shock. I will never ever buy another game from Egosoft. They might as well liquidate the company and give themselves a slap in the face on the way out.

    If you care about your wallet, and about receiving quality software for your money, do not buy this game or support Egosoft by playing it.    … Expand
  43. x1xscarfacex1x
    Dec 2, 2013
    1
    The game is slowly getting patched up to compensate for the catastrophic launch. Whether you have ever played any of the X series or not stay away from this title. It does not deliver a fraction of the features it promised. Read the critic reviews. There is a reason why they are so low.
  44. eddiedm
    Dec 2, 2013
    0
    Launch day: Loaded the game up and first couple of minutes, doubt it was actually "tested." I work in IT Support and we regularly test products for bugs and user problems. This phase was obviously skipped. Couldn't even progress through the first few items in the campaign. Horrid performance. Obvious and clear problems!

    Two weeks later after initial patches. Patching that quickly?    Launch day: Loaded the game up and first couple of minutes, doubt it was actually "tested." I work in IT Support and we regularly test products for bugs and user problems. This phase was obviously skipped. Couldn't even progress through the first few items in the campaign. Horrid performance. Obvious and clear problems!

    Two weeks later after initial patches. Patching that quickly? Patches good. But they couldnt test it prior to release? All major problems still present.

    0 to bring a 10 to 5.    … Expand
  45. Nekronata
    Dec 1, 2013
    0
    It is the worst game, I have "played" in the last 10 years!!! It is also the most buggy game i have "played" in the last 10 years. This game is simply customer fraud and not more.
  46. danskmacabre
    Dec 1, 2013
    0
    For the love of god, don't buy this game.
    buggy, Stuttering FPS even I have a Gaming PC bought a few months ago and runs new new games I've thrown at it fine except this.
    So many terrible design decisions. Even if the bugs are fixed it'll still be a terrible game.
    I'll go back to X:AP etc

    AVOID!
  47. Scimajor
    Nov 30, 2013
    5
    After several days of tweaking settings I was able to play this game. That' says allot right there. I rated each section out of 3 1/3 and then added them up.

    Graphics(1): The graphics are a rather odd mix. The character models look like those from games made a decade ago. The ships, however, are lovely. The game's frame rate is horrible on my system which runs most other games at    After several days of tweaking settings I was able to play this game. That' says allot right there. I rated each section out of 3 1/3 and then added them up.

    Graphics(1):
    The graphics are a rather odd mix. The character models look like those from games made a decade ago. The ships, however, are lovely. The game's frame rate is horrible on my system which runs most other games at Ultra.

    Audio (2)
    The audio is fine but not spectacular. The voice acting is passable but almost seems like "developer voice acting" at times. It is, however, consistent with previous X versions.

    Gameplay (2)
    The gameplay is good but still lacks polish. Some of these issues may be due to the horrible frame rates.

    That gives X Rebirth a 5 out of 10     … Expand
  48. Fletcherea
    Nov 30, 2013
    2
    Bad UI, confusing game mechanics, terrible performance with random fps spikes and drops.
    I would like to take this a bit further, great NPC conversations and dialogue, NOT!

    Fun sandbox, EVE single player like concept, terrible execution.
  49. Xeon
    Nov 29, 2013
    8
    Sure, this game was released too soon. But the devs are working hard to fix it, and they just released 1.18 patch, in beta version. To install it, check the description in egosoft forums. The complete version of this patch will, most likely, be available very soon.

    Well, I don't know what they did, but everything works fine with this new version. Everything runs smoothly at max res (no    Sure, this game was released too soon. But the devs are working hard to fix it, and they just released 1.18 patch, in beta version. To install it, check the description in egosoft forums. The complete version of this patch will, most likely, be available very soon.

    Well, I don't know what they did, but everything works fine with this new version. Everything runs smoothly at max res (no more fps drops in Shady Vault, for instance), the trading system isn't "bugged" anymore, as it seems (freighters no longer stop for no particular reason), there are now plenty of drones in stock to equip your capitals in all shipyards (you just couldn't find any in freeplay mode in 1.17: trading was just impossible, you had to build your drone facility first), no more crashes... I can't believe it, but they actually did it: 1.18 is almost bug free in its beta state.

    Concerning the gameplay, well I don't understand all those angry rants... Maybe these raging guys just had no clue about what X games are all about and expected Freelancer or Elite... Maybe they expected an easy start, to understand all the game mechanics within the first hour of gameplay... I don't know. Why all this rage?

    Seriously:
    - Trading in X Rebirth is actually the same thing as in previous Xgames. The only difference is you need a crew instead of softwares to control your ships remotely. You need to give orders to your crew, but you can do it from anywhere, so I don't understand why people hate so much the new system. Maybe it's that because you need to dock in stations in order to find crew members, first; I must admit the inside of the stations are pretty dull, and npcs are indeed hideous, but that's it. But when you're in space... it's just breathtaking. And you're in space 98% of the time. Docking in station just adds a little more immersion. It isn't well done, but it's not important at all. Not to mention they already planned to add better textures and facial animations.
    - Combat is way better that previous X games; I don't get why people say it's "awkward". To navigate, mouse control is indeed horrible, but hey! It's a space sim, dammit! Just grab your stick :D Boarding big capital ships is intense. And explosions are gorgeous Yes, it's a show. But it's damn fun.
    - I've heard/read a LOT of about joystick compatibility: the game IS compatible with sticks! You just can't bind all keys for most sophisticated sticks, and may experience problems to navigate in menus but who cares, seriously? just switch to keyboard/mouse for your menus.
    - The new building system (station building) is really improved. But again, those who spit on a such a behemoth of a game after only 2-3 hours of gameplay don't have a clue about it. You guys are really ridiculous.
    - The UI is far from being perfect, but they already started to improve it in 1.18 version. Menus are sometimes unintuitive, but Egosoft already said the whole thing will be more readable, more intuitive very soon. And actually, I already got used to it; just make some efforts, put more time into it, and you will as well. Btw, gravidar is coming soon, as well.

    For now, I've almost finished my first station in freemode, my Fedhelms are mining automatically, and they're not bugging when I ask them to sell what they just gathered, my scaldis is responding and operationnal, I haven't any fps problems in Shady Vault, freighters seem to actually trade without any issue, cargo drones aren't buggy either... Great work and thanks for this 1.18 patch guys. Forget about all these dishonest and lazy reviews coming from guys who haven't put more that 2 hours in the game, a freaking X game, which needs at least 10 hours just to understand its mechanics. Forget about all that crap and keep up the good work. I know you gonna improve the game with new content, maybe new mission types, special missions given by smugglers in bars, bounty hunter market and famous pirates to find in hidden fortified station, deep space exploration, anomalies... idk. For now, 1.18 is stable, just needs a few details to fix and it will be great.

    For those who are hesitating, I just wanted to add this: it's an X game. The more you play it, the more complex and interesting it gets.    … Expand
  50. yoyolll
    Nov 29, 2013
    0
    Nearly at patch 1.18 and game still doesn't work. Forget about whether or not the game is "good", because sooner or later you will run into a game crippling bug and have to restart. Example: buying energy cells is the 6th or 7th step of the tutorial, and if it so happens that there is another ship at the only trading dock that you can use for this step, it's game over. Create a new gameNearly at patch 1.18 and game still doesn't work. Forget about whether or not the game is "good", because sooner or later you will run into a game crippling bug and have to restart. Example: buying energy cells is the 6th or 7th step of the tutorial, and if it so happens that there is another ship at the only trading dock that you can use for this step, it's game over. Create a new game and if you get lucky this time the dock will be empty. How can they charge people $50 for a game that straight up doesn't work?… Expand
  51. AidenVennis
    Nov 28, 2013
    5
    There are a lot of bugs that really need fixing; trading that doesn't work, ally's that don't help you when you need them etc. And yeah, it's not as great as the previous games. But somewhere underneath there is a good game that can be very fun to play with. The previous X games where to big for me, to much to know and to much to work with. X Rebirth could be just the right one for manyThere are a lot of bugs that really need fixing; trading that doesn't work, ally's that don't help you when you need them etc. And yeah, it's not as great as the previous games. But somewhere underneath there is a good game that can be very fun to play with. The previous X games where to big for me, to much to know and to much to work with. X Rebirth could be just the right one for many gamers, specially when the modders get to work with it.

    However, this game got released with so many bugs and so many problems, that it shouldn't be released at all. This is a real issue, this game can be great, but it got a lot of negative reviews now that won't go away that easily. A stupid mistake that should not have been made by Egosoft. Postpone the release of the game if it has so many bugs, this just isn't right...    … Expand
  52. Maxybo
    Nov 28, 2013
    8
    Looking past the unfinished game there are a lot of positives from it at its core, at its current state you cant ignore the many broken scripts and the UI is interesting to say the least. If your a X fan try and ignore the pessimists with all the refund and 0 scrores as these kids never played the previous ones at release point either. Patches are coming quickly from egosoft and theLooking past the unfinished game there are a lot of positives from it at its core, at its current state you cant ignore the many broken scripts and the UI is interesting to say the least. If your a X fan try and ignore the pessimists with all the refund and 0 scrores as these kids never played the previous ones at release point either. Patches are coming quickly from egosoft and the Modding community as allays with the X series are second to none and have improved and fixed lots of issues. My opinion this will like all the Xs before will turn into a great game.… Expand
  53. overthere2
    Nov 28, 2013
    1
    Just awful, buggy mess with broken animation broken missions, broken trading just did not work as advertised.
    The game mechanics have been grossly changed from previous games making it a slog.
    What did I get for my £40? The feeling I'm a complete idiot who's been taken for a ride. Got a 1 rather than 0 as some of the space scenes are quite pretty - Disappointed fan of the X series    Just awful, buggy mess with broken animation broken missions, broken trading just did not work as advertised.
    The game mechanics have been grossly changed from previous games making it a slog.
    What did I get for my £40? The feeling I'm a complete idiot who's been taken for a ride.
    Got a 1 rather than 0 as some of the space scenes are quite pretty

    - Disappointed fan of the X series
    With lots of other space genre games coming out know this is the last game I'll be buying from this studio    … Expand
  54. Warlord8
    Nov 27, 2013
    2
    The game is a mess. Full of bugs. After the initial patches the game has improved but it is not what I've paid 50 for. I wanted to play a single player game with trading and single player possibilities, but what I've find is a game full of problems.

    I just hope they are going to fix it, because the game is interesting... it's only messy, and buggy.
  55. Southerncross
    Nov 26, 2013
    2
    Do not buy this game. No amount of patching will be able to fix its inherent flaws. Wait for Elite: Dangerous or Star Citizen.

    Go back to X3TC AP if you have to.

    You have been warned.
  56. furfa
    Nov 26, 2013
    0
    This game is in alpha, the critical pieces that impact gameplay DO NOT WORK. The storyline especially is absolutely unworkable, the only recommended fixes are re-coding your save games. Really? I thought Star Wars TOR was not ready, this game makes that game look polished and patched for 3 years. I am irate I paid 60 dollars to play this game, it is not ready to be released.
  57. ddddddddddddddd
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    I was pretty hyped up for this game, and guess what I got?
    A bag of half-completed ****
    Frame rate, 0.
    Gameplay, about as good as Ride to Hell: Retribution.
    UI, just plain terrible.

    But the soundtrack ain't half bad.
  58. PeyoteCoyote
    Nov 26, 2013
    0
    Pretty sure you have the picture by now. Good ideas, poorly implemented. That being said, I agree with the critic review reminding folks that Egosoft has a good reputation for cleaning up messes, and I suspect there will be a lot of added content and fixes to the game over the coming year or so. But this is all speculation, and doesn't address that the game as-is can be close to unplayablePretty sure you have the picture by now. Good ideas, poorly implemented. That being said, I agree with the critic review reminding folks that Egosoft has a good reputation for cleaning up messes, and I suspect there will be a lot of added content and fixes to the game over the coming year or so. But this is all speculation, and doesn't address that the game as-is can be close to unplayable due to buggy everything. As of now, you'd basically be paying to Beta test their game. Hard to believe it took them this long to come up with what they presented. For now, save your money.… Expand
  59. rcapy
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    You know I have been looking forward to this release for some time and now I can't make my self play it anymore. I have been playing the X series for many years even before I started my steam account But this X Rebirth was so bad that I don't think it can even be patched up or fixed with DLC's it should be scraped and never let out again or rework the whole game. guess I'll go back to X3AP
  60. BioCyde
    Nov 26, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel cheated donkey. Why this sucks graphics so brakes? I understand bugs, errors, etc. they can be a quick fix. But oh, this aunt wants to break into pixels of which it is composed and rinse in this square toilet. Dismiss students, hire professionals.… Expand
  61. klunny
    Nov 26, 2013
    0
    Like the four horsemen of the apocalypse all we have come to know and love has been taken away by egosoft. The fact of the matter is that this is first and foremost an attempt at a console game. It is built for the console players mindset and the limits of a controller. This is a terrible game. I have found no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Save yourself and steer well clear of it!
  62. csblueboy
    Nov 26, 2013
    10
    As some of the comments have already said, this game has more bugs than roadkill. There are broken sections crashes issues with game play. So why rate it a 10, well I have played it for 28 hours and enjoyed 27 of them. The team behind this are working very hard to fix the issues and have made massive improvements already. This will be an amazing game when they have finished. This gameAs some of the comments have already said, this game has more bugs than roadkill. There are broken sections crashes issues with game play. So why rate it a 10, well I have played it for 28 hours and enjoyed 27 of them. The team behind this are working very hard to fix the issues and have made massive improvements already. This will be an amazing game when they have finished. This game was simply released too soon.… Expand
  63. KingGoliath
    Nov 26, 2013
    10
    When I first played this game I would have scored it below 5 for the appalling bugs in the tutorial campaign which stopped me playing, made me re-start several times. In-excusable!

    Now i have got 50+ Game hours I give this game a 10, because once you get passed that annoying buggy tutorial the game comes alive... its like a gold mine below what looks like a dirty mound... The bad    When I first played this game I would have scored it below 5 for the appalling bugs in the tutorial campaign which stopped me playing, made me re-start several times. In-excusable!

    Now i have got 50+ Game hours I give this game a 10, because once you get passed that annoying buggy tutorial the game comes alive...
    its like a gold mine below what looks like a dirty mound...

    The bad reviews I read "I have played for about 2 hours" isn't enough. This game is so huge and complex 2 hours is not enough. Fair enough like i say, some of the bugs are absolutely in-excusable!
    But my goodness the game gets epic as you go along!

    I am hooked    … Expand
  64. slagath0r
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    How could you kill the X series that easy???
  65. Spleens
    Nov 25, 2013
    1
    $50 AUD for a game of this quality is absolutely unacceptable. The released version feels like an Alpha test given that all the promised features are still under development, and the sheer amount of crashes and bugs that riddle this game.

    As a new comer to the X-series, I dearly want to like this game. I was sold to the concept of a space exploration game where you could build your own    $50 AUD for a game of this quality is absolutely unacceptable. The released version feels like an Alpha test given that all the promised features are still under development, and the sheer amount of crashes and bugs that riddle this game.

    As a new comer to the X-series, I dearly want to like this game. I was sold to the concept of a space exploration game where you could build your own empire. I will never buy another product from Egosoft, I have to vote with my wallet for this one.    … Expand
  66. Rucyn
    Nov 25, 2013
    3
    Played for around 7 hours, mainly playing the story. When I wasn't crashing or the AI being unresponsive it was mediocre. No where near what the other X games were. The 3 I give it is only for Graphics (Not Character Models) and Sound, they're okay. They should have stuck with what their fan-base wanted.
  67. Hexadecimale
    Nov 25, 2013
    7
    X Rebirth is a particular title,
    A game never intended to and will never pertain to broadest audience.
    But nonetheless X Rebirth as a continuum of the franchise is ever getting bigger, wider, more choices, and more freedom. Ok the game bugs can be frustrating and who knows, perhaps more optimized textures may come along too. My point is that an average of 3.3 is pretty harsh    X Rebirth is a particular title,
    A game never intended to and will never pertain to broadest audience.

    But nonetheless X Rebirth as a continuum of the franchise is ever getting bigger, wider, more choices, and more freedom.
    Ok the game bugs can be frustrating and who knows, perhaps more optimized textures may come along too.
    My point is that an average of 3.3 is pretty harsh considering the intention.
    I mean is Bf4 3.3? after it is still very buggy.
    Is Rome II 3.3? after all it is still AI ****
    The list can go on and on of worst to mild bugged up game, yet, because of load of PR and marketing the game never goes below 5, yet, X Rebirth appears like the vengeance of the gamers ready to knife it down at first frustration.
    So really gamers, do you always need to be lubed by a good PR to make you like a game whether with no, mild or frustrating bugs while knowing patch will come along?    … Expand
  68. Xels
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This plays like a pre-alpha technological build, not a retail game. Not even close. As a fan of the previous titles this is a huge disappointment. Publishing in this state is unforgivable.
  69. Howdoyoupurr
    Nov 25, 2013
    2
    My Personal Review of X-rebirth. Developers Check Ego_zac's list checking for working on fixing combat.
    I bought a brand new computer that cost me 750 bucks. Then the game plus the collectors edition.
    So I spent 800+ To play this. To give you an idea I own every x game except 1 and have logged hundreds of hours. Until this game came out I was running a single core because I did not need    My Personal Review of X-rebirth. Developers Check Ego_zac's list checking for working on fixing combat.
    I bought a brand new computer that cost me 750 bucks. Then the game plus the collectors edition.
    So I spent 800+ To play this. To give you an idea I own every x game except 1 and have logged hundreds of hours. Until this game came out I was running a single core because I did not need anything more powerful. Only reason I bought a new computer was to play x rebirth. So I am about as unbiased as you can get. So read my review.

    My System Specifications
    Operating System:
    Windows 2.6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
    CPU Type:
    Intel® Core™ i5-3550 CPU 3.30GHz
    CPU Speed:
    3.32 GHz
    System Memory:
    8.54 GB
    Video Card Model:
    ASUS HD7770 Series
    Video Card Memory:
    1.83 GB
    Video Card Driver:
    aticfx32.dll
    Desktop Resolution:
    1366x768
    Hard Disk Size:
    500 GB
    Hard Disk Free Space:
    123.22 GB (25%)
    Download Speed:
    487.25 kB/s (3.9 mbps)

    A very simple thing that Ego_zac on the game discussion forums for the game on steam has not even listed in the things that egosoft is working on fixing and until they do I WILL NEVER PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN. Read on to see what my problem is with this game. WHAT I NEEED fixed

    I put in 40 hours in the first 3 days. I had to CHEAT to get around the game stopping mission bugs.
    I hate cheating in games. It ruins it I wanted to get around the bugs. Finish the story so I had access to all sectors and then play x-rebirth sandbox.

    That was my plan.

    I have little doubt that you left those bugs in the game and every time you put in a patch you fix something and take someone else out. So every time You gain the time to add the features into the game in the story so that you can complete the game.

    You say that your priority is fixing the crashs. I DOUBT IT. Your game is not even complete.
    You know it. I know it. Forget the reviews on metacrawler.

    How do I know that the combat is not working. Simple I cheated to give myself money and I bought ships. I bought the carrier and the destroyer. The carrier should launch drones to defend itself. As well as use its turrets even if the drone combat has not been fixed at all.

    I have a strong feeling that egosoft purposely has the trading buggered so people can not get far enough to see that the combat is not complete.

    You get a hint of it when you get the mission to defend the heart of albions ship as they destroy a station. They just sit there. You own a trader. The turrets dont fire. I dont know maybe you have fixed it I have not played x rebirth since 2 patchs ago. Because i have asked in the general discussions and when asked them Are the turrets on your owned ships actually working.

    Awnser a disgrace.

    NO!!!!!!!!

    One of the big things for players is simple you want your own private army. You build a station you drop off a ship to defend it. AND THE THING WONT FIRE A SINGLE turret to defend itself. Come on EGOSOFT not having even basic combat working for your owned shipsis the WORST joke on an x game. How the hell you could release a game where the most basic gameplay. Which is ships that fight with you. Simply does not exist. You want people playing this game. People are not listing this because this is so basic that everyone seems to be assuming you are working on it already. WELL are you. Seriously. That is the BIGGEST joke not being able to actually have ships you buy to fight with you. I'm sorry if I needed a meat shield I would load my ships with shield drones. Not something that is actually supposed to be able to defend itself.    … Expand
  70. Sarovak
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This one was one of my most anticipated games for this year. Trading, equally deep as the other X games, if not more. Explore new universes, mining fields, ships and space stations to buy and destroy. Fight for your life in a fantastical graphical display of lasers and rail-guns with explosions that makes you go "wow!". And lastly, Think, do whatever you want to do.

    Sadly, no, too many    This one was one of my most anticipated games for this year. Trading, equally deep as the other X games, if not more. Explore new universes, mining fields, ships and space stations to buy and destroy. Fight for your life in a fantastical graphical display of lasers and rail-guns with explosions that makes you go "wow!". And lastly, Think, do whatever you want to do.

    Sadly, no, too many game breaking errors, too stupid AI to navigate and fight, countless bugs and savegame corruptions. The space stations all use the same levels, the npc's talks like idiots, none of them are worth mentioning. I've tried to play the game for a few tens of hours, and yet I still cant remember or care what the co-pilot gal is named.

    Awful, just awful... such a disappointment.    … Expand
  71. StrongHarm
    Nov 25, 2013
    7
    Revised my score to 3. No longer have confidence they can pull this one off.. even with patches and mods. The map system is unusable, the bugs are too numerous to count, and there's no easy way to manage my trade fleet. I gave it 3 points because the images of space are outstanding. It seems that there were some super competent people on space graphics and theory.. then they hiredRevised my score to 3. No longer have confidence they can pull this one off.. even with patches and mods. The map system is unusable, the bugs are too numerous to count, and there's no easy way to manage my trade fleet. I gave it 3 points because the images of space are outstanding. It seems that there were some super competent people on space graphics and theory.. then they hired someone off the street to code the behavior of ships and the UI. I want to love it.. I really do.. but I just can't.… Expand
  72. pirke
    Nov 25, 2013
    10
    This is a GREAT game. Really, don't believe the crap some people are telling about this game. It has a real economy, X3 never had that! Yes there are some bugs, but they will be fixed. The same happened with the X3 release: very buggy and everybody hated it and wanted to go play X2. Just saying. After 30 hours I just scratched the surface of what is possible and I'm finally beginning toThis is a GREAT game. Really, don't believe the crap some people are telling about this game. It has a real economy, X3 never had that! Yes there are some bugs, but they will be fixed. The same happened with the X3 release: very buggy and everybody hated it and wanted to go play X2. Just saying. After 30 hours I just scratched the surface of what is possible and I'm finally beginning to understand it. The campaign is a good story (especially compared to X3), and nothing more than a very long (50 to 100 hours) tutorial after which you can play the real game. Manage huge big empires!… Expand
  73. Cenzor
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This game isn't ready for release. This is not X
    It's a total disappointment. All features that make X Universe solid are cut out or oversimplified. When X3TC was true sandbox, where you could do whatever you want whenever you want, this is just scripted rail-straight stuff, just like singleplayer campaign in CoD.
    Horrible optimization and bunch of bugs. Needs some serious patching.
  74. T-1001
    Nov 25, 2013
    4
    Originally, I was going to write a lengthy review, but the best I can do without rambling is to give you 2 bullet-points and then summarize.

    1. Controls are too limited to make any sense. They seem to be designed for a console experience, but the game requires much more than what the control settings suggest, and besides, this is a PC exclusive. Why is this even a problem? 2. The UI    Originally, I was going to write a lengthy review, but the best I can do without rambling is to give you 2 bullet-points and then summarize.

    1. Controls are too limited to make any sense. They seem to be designed for a console experience, but the game requires much more than what the control settings suggest, and besides, this is a PC exclusive. Why is this even a problem?

    2. The UI is non-existent. None of the monitors have any necessary UI. How are you supposed to have a detailed space game without a comprehensive and intuitive UI? Well, Egosoft don't seem to know the answer either.

    So to summarize those 2 bullet-points: design.
    I'm guessing they wanted to make the game a bit friendlier to newcomers, which is a novel concept.
    In fact, I hate how un-friendly space games usually are, so this could have been my favorite of the whole genre.
    Of course, they f***ed up.

    So yeah, It's a VERY confused game. BIG disappointment.
    But I still have faith. I think they can retaliate with a massive patch. Or at the very least, with mods.
    Thankfully, there are several indie projects going on that might do a better job.    … Expand
  75. clone147
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    Most bugged game ever played by me, every patch restore something and broke something other. Now it's not playable at all (no trade ships are frozen, even if i started game once again and again)
  76. Cel1
    Nov 25, 2013
    8
    Up to this point and +30 hours of play, I have enjoyed this game. The atmosphere and space world graphics are very impressive. The highways are very well thought out, removing the need for SETA which actually was a good decision. I really enjoyed discovering new sectors than any other game of the X series.

    The fighting mechanics have improved maybe a bit too easy, but its hard to    Up to this point and +30 hours of play, I have enjoyed this game. The atmosphere and space world graphics are very impressive. The highways are very well thought out, removing the need for SETA which actually was a good decision. I really enjoyed discovering new sectors than any other game of the X series.

    The fighting mechanics have improved maybe a bit too easy, but its hard to balance such a complex game with little player feedback.

    Disappointed that the game is still far to buggy and still crashes, though frame rates are very good for quad core cpu 2.8.ghz. I am sure knowing what the developers did with previous releases this will be a great game.    … Expand
  77. Raresh
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This game is a MASSIVE failure. And to people saying "wait for patch" all i have to say is f**k you! A game released in this state shouldn't even be given out for free. From the interface, to the performance this game sucks at what it does. Also the flying to 100 different docking places on one station and walking through the couple of overused boring environment and the most UGLY NPC's iThis game is a MASSIVE failure. And to people saying "wait for patch" all i have to say is f**k you! A game released in this state shouldn't even be given out for free. From the interface, to the performance this game sucks at what it does. Also the flying to 100 different docking places on one station and walking through the couple of overused boring environment and the most UGLY NPC's i have EVER seen in 14 years of gaming. Seriously, how do you make NPC's so bloody ugly? You have to TRY to do so. Everyone looks like their 80 years old. If a NPC has something on his head, guess who turns first? The head, or the accessory he has on it's head? Also if i have to go to a station then come back to the previous station i have to go through the whole system to go back to it.

    Seriously if you consider to get a good space sim, get X3 AP or TC. Save yourself some money and frustration. I also love these people that give the game 10-8 rating saying that "well it's not good but give it some time"...no just no. If you don't feel like saying something better than that, don't.    … Expand
  78. Gromek
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This game is a total disappointment for me. It is an unbelievable step back from X series which was until now a great game. Never will spend a dime on Egosoft product again
  79. martolives
    Nov 25, 2013
    1
    A tragedy of grand proportions, it gets 1 point for potential, and that's the tragedy of it, the potential this game has is through the roof, but it's been wasted by the game's terrible launch state.
  80. Dexyt
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This game is a scam. It's an early development version rushed out the door in which nothing works properly. To make matters worse, the game design itself is flawed in many areas, including but not limited to: any complexity, depth and difficulty has been stripped away to make the game playable with a game pad; there is no radar; the maps are useless; the player is limited to a single ship;This game is a scam. It's an early development version rushed out the door in which nothing works properly. To make matters worse, the game design itself is flawed in many areas, including but not limited to: any complexity, depth and difficulty has been stripped away to make the game playable with a game pad; there is no radar; the maps are useless; the player is limited to a single ship; the universe is tiny; the designers have made the deliberate decision to force the player to walk around stations even if this part adds nothing to the game. Finally, the game has massive performance problems even on top notch systems.… Expand
  81. Shedding
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    This game is absolute garbage. I wanted to like it. I would describe the problems it has, but there are just too many. I've asked steam for a refund, I got a canned response denial. I sent them a second message and I hope they issue that charge back (or steam credit)
  82. Verbias
    Nov 25, 2013
    3
    Gameplay Time: 2 days, 15 hours
    Version: 1.12-1.16
    Last played: 25-Nov-13 This game is both amazing and a complete disaster at the same time, if you're fortunate enough to have the game run at a decent FPS, it's an incredibly beautiful scene filled with an amazing buzz of life, lights and sounds. If you're like the other 90% of us well tough you get your 20fps and you live with it    Gameplay Time: 2 days, 15 hours
    Version: 1.12-1.16
    Last played: 25-Nov-13

    This game is both amazing and a complete disaster at the same time, if you're fortunate enough to have the game run at a decent FPS, it's an incredibly beautiful scene filled with an amazing buzz of life, lights and sounds. If you're like the other 90% of us well tough you get your 20fps and you live with it sadly.

    The gameplay itself feels like a Beta, the game is not nearly finished, the main story line has been for me more about bug fixing then actual gameplay. Using the save files as workarounds for a lot of the current bugs I find myself spending more time on Google looking for answers then I do in game, sadly with the amount of replies I find, I doubt im the only one facing the same issue.

    At every angle this game feels like something a university student would have made the night before, it's thrown together with bits that have been copy/paste-ed from around the universe within the game, all the station internals are identical, the character animations are bugged, and very robotic, the UI is rubbish and a complete disaster to use, most of the container graphics i swear have been copied from Borderlands 2, the drone system is slow and broken, and worst of all you can never, ever, ever fly another ship...There is no doubt this game needs a lot more work, and the premature release may in fact see what could have been a great game, simply pushed into the "DO NOT WANT" heap.

    Well what about getting around you ask, exploration has been a massive feature in the X series, and has always been a lot of fun, well may as well get on with it; the highway system is frankly rubbish and buggy, often ending up inside other ships that you're supposed to "slipstream" behind, graphics rendering of objects at a distance is horrendous, lighting and shaders of other ship models at Medium-High settings are straight out of the 90's, and to add insult to injury; trade is completely broken, not being able to control the actual ships doing the trades is incredibly frustrating as you watch them do nothing with your orders.

    So you may ask at this point; why buy it at all then? Well luckily there is a ray of light in this seemingly bleak and gloomy world, the game is a spectacular piece of action, art, story and euphoria when it works, when it all comes together after hours of troubleshooting, you get that glimmer of what this game could really be as you're instantly re-immersed into the game's world, with amazingly easy to use combat mechanics, beautiful visual effects and a backdrop that will render you awe struck the game really does deliver on the core stuff...eventually.

    The sad fact is its all there, everything that EGOSOFT need to make an amazing game, but sadly they've come up short.    … Expand
  83. BMBender
    Nov 24, 2013
    3
    dis-regarding bugs witch can be fixed there are "issues" with this game that's supposedly a space SIMULATOR
    no radar
    No freelook No targeting commands Poor JStick/HOTAS support no effective wingaman commands No effective fleet commands Most ships are placeholders flying in one big infinite loop interacting with nothing. No true player ship customization No true dynamic    dis-regarding bugs witch can be fixed there are "issues" with this game that's supposedly a space SIMULATOR
    no radar
    No freelook
    No targeting commands
    Poor JStick/HOTAS support
    no effective wingaman commands
    No effective fleet commands
    Most ships are placeholders flying in one big infinite loop interacting with nothing.
    No true player ship customization
    No true dynamic economy(contrary to what is stated in PR pieces)

    If your looking for a space sim or an X-game look elsewhere it aint here    … Expand
  84. vahadar
    Nov 24, 2013
    2
    All negative reviews sum it up. If they are so low it is to counter those fanboy 10/10 marks.

    The game is in beta or post alpha stage. I would advise people to wait at least 6 months before purchasing it. Egosoft has always put much love in fixing it games post release. But here the problem dont lie only with bugs, but with design features, that were sold to us many times but arent in    All negative reviews sum it up. If they are so low it is to counter those fanboy 10/10 marks.

    The game is in beta or post alpha stage. I would advise people to wait at least 6 months before purchasing it. Egosoft has always put much love in fixing it games post release. But here the problem dont lie only with bugs, but with design features, that were sold to us many times but arent in the game, instead we have poor design and loads of bugs.

    Plague by bugs.
    Trading not working.
    Capital ships owned by player not fighting.
    Quests stuck because of many bugs (i myself made an extensive thread sticked in the Workaround thread on official forum to give many hints on how to bypass them editing savegame so i know exactly what i'm talking about)
    UI very poor compared to previous titles (takes more actions with keyboard for similar commands)
    Not even a decent fleet command.
    Lacking fundamentals key binding, like target next ennemy, closest and so on.
    No radar.
    Very poor map, cant read it correctly.
    Walking in station was a good idea but it is very poorly done, you loose too much time in there.
    And many more that could be said (just check all other negative reviews for anidea).

    That said this game has huge potential, but i wont rate it on its potential but its current state. You probably wont be able to play it within the next month without huge issues forcing you to restart or edit your savegame, so for me its a 2/10 right now.

    Egosoft lied to us selling us awsomeness in all their interviews and trailers, even untill a week before release. When they knew their game was so badly tested, unfinished (missing small ships dealers and so on). In short they deceived the fans. And i was a very lonng term fan.

    Stay clear from this, and check official forum in 6 months or more to see how the game has evolved.    … Expand
  85. Nomade12
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    I'm a big fan of Egosoft and loved the X series games from X2: The Threat.

    X Rebirth is a broken mess. Broken gameplay with disastrous design decision, poor radial UI menus with deeply nested commands, dialogues are terrible and so the voice acting, animation are somewhat creepy and mechanical and this game is repetitive beyond any level of acceptance (stations, people, dialogues and    I'm a big fan of Egosoft and loved the X series games from X2: The Threat.

    X Rebirth is a broken mess.

    Broken gameplay with disastrous design decision, poor radial UI menus with deeply nested commands, dialogues are terrible and so the voice acting, animation are somewhat creepy and mechanical and this game is repetitive beyond any level of acceptance (stations, people, dialogues and landing platforms are a complete copy-paste).

    The SETA doesn't exist anymore, so you have to wait ages until your freighter/drones complete their jobs.

    The Autopilot and the Command console are missing and you can only manually issue to your pilot 2-3 basic commands like follow (Join squad) and the basic sell or buy wares from comm menu. (If you manage to get them working)

    Also the docking concept is completely changed; to dock, you have to manually scan the huge station for the right landing platform (there are plenty) and double click the "Dock" icon when you are on a 100mt range. Then a small cut-scene starts and you magically spawn at the landing platform.

    The game is still broken and cannot be completed because a series of bugs in the AI of the NPC ships.

    Maybe Egosoft can fix X Rebirth to make it playable, but I don't think that egosoft can raise this game to even look like a X series game was, because this will mean to completely scrap their work and start anew.

    I don't understand why people is giving this game reviews like 10/10 just because Egosoft is fixing it ATM.

    This game is broken deep inside the design and the engine (Xbox 360 port) and will never be what other X series game were.    … Expand
  86. jiiihaad
    Nov 24, 2013
    5
    This is my first X game and when I saw few videos on youtube about this game I got really excited. I preordered this.

    Things: -Framerate is low, not unplayable but low (i7 950,12 GB, GTX480). **** is nice and seeing things like trade routes from the screen what pops up in the ship is cool and gives nice immersion that I really am on that ship. -When I'm flying could have more little    This is my first X game and when I saw few videos on youtube about this game I got really excited. I preordered this.

    Things:
    -Framerate is low, not unplayable but low (i7 950,12 GB, GTX480).
    **** is nice and seeing things like trade routes from the screen what pops up in the ship is cool and gives nice immersion that I really am on that ship.
    -When I'm flying could have more little screens, like one for the target ship info, map, communication... There is unused space for that atm.
    -Interface on communication is bad. To be more precise its console game bad and its slow & hard to use. Why? If there is over 12 possibilities to choose from WHY. THE. F. I can see only 5 at the time?!! It could be just 12 rows and even game pad user could see all possibilities and choose from those, fast. Not by pressing "show more..." and wait for slow menu reappering. Very bad desing.
    -As a newb I could really use more info about everything. Oh its not a mechanic that repairs your ship, I wonder what it is (answer: engineer). I had and still have to google very much. Civilization 4 had excellent hyperlink system what showed Civilopedia about the thing player was wondering. There is Encylopedia on the game but it could be much better.
    -On campaing/tutorial people speak same time as info text shows on the screen so player doesnt remember either. There are no conversation logs or info text log. Good that missions have little briefing text to Missions screen.
    -Trading is hard. Or actually probably not, cause bugs just didnt let you trade. It might be better now, after trading patch. I havent tried cause new bugs came with that patch.
    -I like the thing that trade doesnt happen instantly and you have to wait ship to arrive, and actually transfer stuff with space station.
    -I like moving on the stations on first person camera, but stealing stuff feels little silly. Framerate on the stations is bad too and stations are all the same. I understand that and its not big problem.

    Game isnt very bad, just released too early with bugs. I'm sure bugs gets fixed but at the same time I want to get back to space to trade, fight, mine and all, but I cant cause the game doesnt work!
    With better UI and bug free I could give this 9/10. As high as 9 because this is first game like this that I play, veterans of X serie probably give less.    … Expand
  87. Dvorhagen
    Nov 24, 2013
    2
    I know Egosoft has a long history of releasing buggy, nigh-unplayable games and then fixing them within months, and I'm sure that will happen (to some extent) with X3-Rebirth. I could live with waiting for the game to be patched, if it weren't so fundamentally lobotomized. You only have one ship (named permanently "The Albion Skunk"...so have fun with that), upgrades and weapons haveI know Egosoft has a long history of releasing buggy, nigh-unplayable games and then fixing them within months, and I'm sure that will happen (to some extent) with X3-Rebirth. I could live with waiting for the game to be patched, if it weren't so fundamentally lobotomized. You only have one ship (named permanently "The Albion Skunk"...so have fun with that), upgrades and weapons have been slashed to a fraction of X3's, automated trading has apparently been removed, jumpdrives are (as far as I can tell) gone..the list goes on, and on, and on. And what did they trade all this stuff for? Nothing. There is nothing better about this game than any of its predecessors (alright, some of the visuals are nice too bad the framerate is terrible, even with my very-well-tricked-out machine). I was excited about being able to leave your ship, but they didn't even do that right all you do is wander around identical space stations collecting items (which you're inexplicably allowed to just steal from crates and lockers with impunity), and talking to static, badly modeled, thoroughly uninteresting NPCs. It's actually more tedious and certainly more time consuming than just being able to interact with people via menus, ala X3. I really wish I could get my money back (thanks, Steam!) I have honestly never regretted buying a game more. This, folks, is what you get when you purchase a game sight-unseen! Seriously, it was stupid of me I usually don't buy games without reading several reviews first. The best thing I can say about X-Rebirth: at least it taught me never to make that mistake again.… Expand
  88. Peeto
    Nov 24, 2013
    6
    I installed X-rebirth on fresh installation of Win7 64bit. No single crash so far, so I highly recommend to have "healthy" system. I like highways, graphics and altough I am facing some performance issue /15-40fps/ it is playable for me, there is some soul, music and feeling in universe is immersive. I am looking forward, when they will increase sight from your ship as well withI installed X-rebirth on fresh installation of Win7 64bit. No single crash so far, so I highly recommend to have "healthy" system. I like highways, graphics and altough I am facing some performance issue /15-40fps/ it is playable for me, there is some soul, music and feeling in universe is immersive. I am looking forward, when they will increase sight from your ship as well with performance update. New controls and ways of playing is, well... it is completely new interface and new game, you have to learn it, but I was surprised, it is not so bad as I read on forums. It is step forward, but egosoft will need to work on this game and already is hard working. I see bright future for this game. And excuse me now, I am going to play it again...… Expand
  89. malbosia
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    You don't review a game as how others often referred to as FANBOYs see the game in a year or 5. If they had wanted to sell me something in a year or two THEN asked for my money with a finished product it would be a quite different question. As it stands this is a very clear cut situation of STAY THE HELL clear of this. You literally can not finish the tutorial/campaign without editing, andYou don't review a game as how others often referred to as FANBOYs see the game in a year or 5. If they had wanted to sell me something in a year or two THEN asked for my money with a finished product it would be a quite different question. As it stands this is a very clear cut situation of STAY THE HELL clear of this. You literally can not finish the tutorial/campaign without editing, and hacking into your own game saves. This is of course, if you can actually get the game to save. Basic functionality aside it is almost terrible at every level. I REALLY wanted to like and support this title, honestly. I normally don't make reviews on sites like this and just go about recommending good games to coworkers,fellow gamers by word of mouth. However, this is a train wreck and as most people will buy this from steam and not be able to recoup their money(NO REFUNDS) I feel and overwhelming NEED to steer people clear of this title and its publishers/design house. Please see the steam forums if you doubt what I say here and see how well past unhappy to ENRAGED people are about this game ...you really don't need to take my word for it.… Expand
  90. BlackRenshai
    Nov 23, 2013
    5
    a week into this game and it still glitchy as hell...poor form developers
    terrible framerate, terrible voice acting, HORRID NPCs, crashes often, bugs galore! (can't, for instance, tell your ships to even "stop" or "go") NOT worth your
  91. daviddavidson
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    It's not hard to see that rebirth is a botched console port; though even disregarding that it's still a terrible game.
    First off, they have made it so you're stuck in one ship, which wouldn't be bad if you could customise it heavily, though in reality there are less than ten guns to equip it with. There are other ships in the game, though you can't fly them yourself, you have to rely on    It's not hard to see that rebirth is a botched console port; though even disregarding that it's still a terrible game.
    First off, they have made it so you're stuck in one ship, which wouldn't be bad if you could customise it heavily, though in reality there are less than ten guns to equip it with. There are other ships in the game, though you can't fly them yourself, you have to rely on that being done by AI, which once again wouldn't be a huge issue, but in this case the AI is heavily broken; ships rarely do what they tell you and even then it takes forever for them to do anything. Orders given to ships are managed through a radial menu optimised for consoles, so telling your ships what to do takes forever again.
    Trading has to be babysat by going to every system you want to sell in and placing your orders at the station, meaning that it is slow and tedious, there are even silly minigames involving you clicking on certain parts of the station to get discounts, once again dumbing down a tried and tested formula that has worked with X games for years.
    The interiors of just about everything look terrible, your single ship has only two rooms that are accessible other than the cargo hold, one is the which you have your view locked in the forward position and the other is a tiny little room with a table and chair, you can't sit at the chair. Station interiors have to be visited and are barren and lifeless, unless you count the talking tables in the bar, which, presumably were supposed to have people sitting at them, generating background noise. The stations are compulsory too, meaning that if you want to hire someone, you need to go into the station, then look around and find them. I need also mention that stations contain silly minigames too, consisting of crawling through the same two vents and opening crates.

    It should be called X-Miscarriage, not X-Rebirth    … Expand
  92. Nebulawolf
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    I am now convinced this game is a very very poor console port, made for the xbox 360 but never released (understandably even xbox/console fanboys have standards). What the devs need to do is stop releasing X-xbox-rebirth fixer-ups and start writing some REAL PC code, then release that as an update with an enormous apology to all who were the X Series fan base.
  93. sentorion
    Nov 23, 2013
    1
    This game is fun when it works, but the constant need to find a work around after each crash or game stopping bug is too much for me. I give up on this game offering any enjoyment in the near future.
    This game does not deserve a score based on what it could be, fact is without looking for work around you cannot finish it.
  94. davew277
    Nov 23, 2013
    2
    I am a long time X veteran. Rebirth is nothing like previous X games at this point in time. So if you didn't like the old X games you may like this one. But if you did like the old X games you may not like this one.

    I obviously do not like Rebirth as is conveyed through the score I give it. However, simply disliking the game is not the sole reason for such a low score on a game from a    I am a long time X veteran. Rebirth is nothing like previous X games at this point in time. So if you didn't like the old X games you may like this one. But if you did like the old X games you may not like this one.

    I obviously do not like Rebirth as is conveyed through the score I give it. However, simply disliking the game is not the sole reason for such a low score on a game from a company I have been a fan of for years. The bugs are also not the reason for such a low score, and there are a lot of them! No, the reason I give this game such a low score is because of the dishonesty and deception from Egosoft about this game.

    Several of the company's promises about the game either were not kept, or were just plain lies. The game isn't even in the same Genre as previous X games. Sure, it's in space and the lore is the same... but that is about where the similarities end. The creed of the game (trade, fight, build, think) appears to be missing 3 of the aspects. The fighting is there (easy-mode), everything else is either missing or it has been implemented so badly that it may as well be missing.

    There isn't much point in going too in-depth for this review. So I'll sum it up:

    If you are looking for an economic simulator with combat and fleet control that can rival the previous X games in the series, then you do NOT want this game.

    If you are looking for an arcade game or a FPS shooter style game that takes place in the of a spaceship, then this MIGHT be a game you will like. But with the amount of bugs in the game I would certainly wait for a few months before considering the purchase.    … Expand
  95. Qgal5kap
    Nov 23, 2013
    2
    This game isn't ready for release! It looks nice in trailers, but they are made to look great.
    I cannot use my flight-stick for this, the engine is poorly optimized, and the graphics are dated!
  96. Koreenium
    Nov 23, 2013
    4
    What can I say.... I am really disappointed in this game. :(
    Graphics are bad, the animations are bad, textures are made in a hurry or something because any beginner photoshop user could make textures like those or even better and the saddest part is that I am not kidding.
    Performance at the moment is terrible. I got like average 30 fps on med-high end PC. The story seems to be garbage.    What can I say.... I am really disappointed in this game. :(
    Graphics are bad, the animations are bad, textures are made in a hurry or something because any beginner photoshop user could make textures like those or even better and the saddest part is that I am not kidding.
    Performance at the moment is terrible. I got like average 30 fps on med-high end PC.
    The story seems to be garbage. Voice acting is not that great.
    I have not found anything positive worth mentioning     … Expand
  97. toomanygames
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    Simply put the worst title I've purchased in over 25 years of gaming.

    The whole release seems to have been very cloak and dagger, I can only assume they knew the kind of reception it would receive. Don't get me wrong this may end up being an excellent title after months of TLC but right now it's actual value is about a tenth of the asking price. The sad part is I think Egosoft have    Simply put the worst title I've purchased in over 25 years of gaming.

    The whole release seems to have been very cloak and dagger, I can only assume they knew the kind of reception it would receive.

    Don't get me wrong this may end up being an excellent title after months of TLC but right now it's actual value is about a tenth of the asking price. The sad part is I think Egosoft have inadvertently sold their integrity many of the hard core fans have purchased this title based on Egosofts reputation and the previous titles in the series. I honestly can't see them being afforded that level of trust with their next product.

    In summary if you buy this right now you're likely to be joining an ever growing group of people petitioning for a refund.    … Expand
  98. blackbird191
    Nov 23, 2013
    2
    Ive played all previous X versions. I hoped that x-rebirth is a "rebirth" with better graphics gameplay and so on. But im dissapointed. The whole game is a total mess. Its so badly unfinished, its an Alpha not even a beta.

    There are so many design mistakes and Bugs in this game, i cant even discribe how much went wrong.
  99. Walpurgisnacht
    Nov 23, 2013
    1
    So where to start? This is so bad i don´t know where to start.
    Here the only good point I found:
    Grafics in Space are awesome.
    Here are the bad points I found:
    Only one ship to steer directly
    Space Stations can only be build at given locations
    Aweful npc-grafics inside of stations
    Many bugs and crashes
    Trade not functioning.
    Ach it it´s
  100. Palizoid
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    Gave it benefit of the doubt. Now I've played more of it, literally the bugs and incredibly bad fps make it just painful and quite frankly terrible to play. Honestly was this even alpha tested? or for that matter did the developers even bother at all to test the game on any system? Seriously feel ripped off, and would not even consider looking at this game for another year or so until itGave it benefit of the doubt. Now I've played more of it, literally the bugs and incredibly bad fps make it just painful and quite frankly terrible to play. Honestly was this even alpha tested? or for that matter did the developers even bother at all to test the game on any system? Seriously feel ripped off, and would not even consider looking at this game for another year or so until it at least it finally reaches an alpha stage. Don't waste your money.… Expand
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  1. IGN Italia
    Feb 18, 2014
    40
    Rebirth lacks inspiration, purpose, good ideas. It's riddled with bugs and, even when it seems to work, it manages to be dull. There isn't any true reason to play it.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 10, 2014
    30
    Instead of giving the series a new life the developers buried it and the patches are a classic case of ‘too little, too late’. There’s a lot of things you can forgive this game but not the fact that it’s boring. [02/2014, p.58]
  3. PC Gamer
    Jan 31, 2014
    39
    X misses the spot. The occasional bit of spectacle can't save this boring, broken and charmless space simulation. [March 2014, p.60]
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