X Rebirth

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1310 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 924 out of 1310
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  1. Spitfyre
    Nov 17, 2013
    10
    The game has been release really buggy and damage, but all previous X-series game were like that. X Rebirth has great potential ahead and I'm already enjoying it as it currently. V1.12 fixed an FPS bug that affected a fair amount of people which is really great.

    I love seeing how games develop, so I can't wait to see what unfolds in the coming months
  2. UndeadRufus
    Nov 18, 2013
    6
    While it is easily the most beautiful and "alive" galaxy in an X game (or any similar title), shortcomings like hideous character design and low-res cut-and-paste interiors really wear on you after a little while. The lack of basic features like detailed fleet commands is a baffling change, and would be even if the wonky ship AI always worked as intended. The map is nearly useless in itsWhile it is easily the most beautiful and "alive" galaxy in an X game (or any similar title), shortcomings like hideous character design and low-res cut-and-paste interiors really wear on you after a little while. The lack of basic features like detailed fleet commands is a baffling change, and would be even if the wonky ship AI always worked as intended. The map is nearly useless in its current state, and target tracking in combat leaves a lot to be desired. (Combat itself, however, is quite good.)

    The campaign isn't terrible, but bad voice-acting holds it back. Myriad small bugs litter the game from beginning to end, though most of these are par for the course with Egosoft and will be fixed.

    I liked the older X games, but I always found them sterile, clunky and unintuitive. As such, I can appreciate what the developer attempted to accomplish with a more accessible title, but the execution is off. Many old fans are put off by the streamlining, and would-be new fans are put off by the bugs. Rebirth needs a lot of work to even have any hope of enduring like its predecessors. Fortunately, Egosoft's history of post-release support is good, but only time will tell what becomes of this troubled entry in the X franchise.

    All that said, I am still enjoying the game quite a bit (sitting at 19 hours as I write this), but I must reluctantly suggest to any prospective buyers that waiting is your best choice right now.    … Expand
  3. xwolfi
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    I love the game, the controls are amazing on an X360 gamepad, it feels like space and it's a lot faster than X3 !

    I just feel like there isn't much of a scenario yet, but there is a HUGE potential. The game is really a sandbox
  4. fzzywarbles
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    Personally haven't gotten a chance to try this game out yet, but am looking forward to it. I just came here to help level the review field here from all of these 0 scores I've been reading through.

    Do you guys even know what a 0 score means?!?! Seriously it is a shame that so many of you fail to realize the negative impact you cause developers with such garbage reviews. I see plenty of    Personally haven't gotten a chance to try this game out yet, but am looking forward to it. I just came here to help level the review field here from all of these 0 scores I've been reading through.

    Do you guys even know what a 0 score means?!?! Seriously it is a shame that so many of you fail to realize the negative impact you cause developers with such garbage reviews. I see plenty of helpful responses to the 0's 1's and 2's as well sadly. I personally used to love metacritic for its user review feedback, but in the past couple years it has become a pathetic board of whiny brats. If you gave a 0, 1 or 2 to this game shame on you as a gamer. Shame on you for poisoning a game on launch day 1 with such biased and uninformative reviews. Learn a little about how a 10 point review system actually works. If you have issues with a game feel free to post but a 0 is unplayable and sorry but I have been watching plenty of day one coverage on twitch and youtube today and this game is far from a 0.

    If you are a X3 fan and do not like the massive changes to the game that's perfectly fine voice your opinion. However when you do so be a little more constructive in your assessment. We've all seen what a 0-2 score resembles, if you don't look up a game called Big Rigs Over The Road Racing, or more recently AngryJoe reviewed a game called Ride To Hell. Please just think about it.    … Expand
  5. Koltorokh
    Nov 16, 2013
    9
    The Score is based upon less than 20 hours expierence after release.

    i think it is a good baseline...from the devs, now let the community of modders take care of the rest! first of all i want to state that the new graphic-engine is (even if still under dx9) very impressive and give a very good debute the style of graphical display is not "to comic" as much people feared. the    The Score is based upon less than 20 hours expierence after release.

    i think it is a good baseline...from the devs, now let the community of modders take care of the rest!

    first of all i want to state that the new graphic-engine is (even if still under dx9) very impressive and give a very good debute the style of graphical display is not "to comic" as much people feared. the surroundings of stations are quite busy and a lot of things to see around here. many things are like in older x games, some are not of course: in an rebirth.

    the features we are now seeing currently are just a start of what we all hope is coming in the near future!
    the bugs we are now seeing on the start. some very drastic, and some are more cosmetic problems are hopefully fixed within the next 2 weeks.

    i got what i expected, a great structure to build a new state of the art X-Game with the help of the Modding Community. What is basically needed is the full support of Egosoft and Deepsilver to get this working. The potential is given with the current release...

    For all which are expected an ready to fly, full scale, space-opera are sure a bit dissappointed but do not give up and wait a couple of weeks...modding has already begun and egosoft is worth to put some trust in this product...    … Expand
  6. Danpapua
    Nov 22, 2013
    9
    Compared to X3: Albion Prelude the graphics are significantly better. Still is pretty buggy BUT the gameplay stays true to the X universe style. The DEV'S just released a new patch which has really helped cut down on the amount of crashes I am having.
  7. Pat1711
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    I have not played previous X games but I was drawn to this one because I love space games. I've noticed that the game has some bugs like FPS issues and other things but have since fixed them by looking for solutions online, and I saw that the creators are looking into the bugs to fix. As for gameplay, the controls for the ship interface is smooth, especially with a controller plugged in,I have not played previous X games but I was drawn to this one because I love space games. I've noticed that the game has some bugs like FPS issues and other things but have since fixed them by looking for solutions online, and I saw that the creators are looking into the bugs to fix. As for gameplay, the controls for the ship interface is smooth, especially with a controller plugged in, combat is fantastic as I go out of my way just to kill some badies here and there. I can't wait to start with gaining ships to expand my trading empire and other such things. Overall it's a fun game and worth a buy.… Expand
  8. jfindow
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    This game is definitely going to trigger some strong emotions for fans of the series. On the one hand, X Rebirth is an excellent space game in its own right. On the other hand, it definitely is a departure from the X series. That could either be a bad thing (if you preferred the complexity of the previous X series games) or it could be a good thing particularly if you're just looking forThis game is definitely going to trigger some strong emotions for fans of the series. On the one hand, X Rebirth is an excellent space game in its own right. On the other hand, it definitely is a departure from the X series. That could either be a bad thing (if you preferred the complexity of the previous X series games) or it could be a good thing particularly if you're just looking for an excellent space game.

    Don't be fooled by the negative reviews: Some fans just can't handle the change. If you're looking for an excellent space sim, you've found it. X Rebirth is easier for new players to pick up and learn, the story is more engaging (if you're into that sort of thing), and the controls have been simplified for those of you who actually enjoy flying through space, not just navigating the maze of menus that the previous X games were infamous for.    … Expand
  9. Viso
    Nov 16, 2013
    9
    The game has much potential. Actually it's a bit buggy, but it runs on my 2,5 year old machine very well. Apart from some soundbugs my game runs super and I feel like I'm playing an X game for the first time, although I have played each game. I know that many people feel disappointed by the game, because the X3 games got "so good", but I remember the first hours with X3. These were as hardThe game has much potential. Actually it's a bit buggy, but it runs on my 2,5 year old machine very well. Apart from some soundbugs my game runs super and I feel like I'm playing an X game for the first time, although I have played each game. I know that many people feel disappointed by the game, because the X3 games got "so good", but I remember the first hours with X3. These were as hard like the ones with X Rebirth, so most people should wait a little time. X games are like good wine, they need time to patch äh age. But then they will be great … Expand
  10. pirikuras
    Nov 16, 2013
    3
    Good game for plenty of content and what to do,normal graphics. All very negative coments is from that kind of people who say heroes of might and magic 3 is beter then any other version ,but look into whose people who play homm 3 in 2013 :D their opinion just doesnt matter for normal people :D
  11. Aherys
    Nov 21, 2013
    10
    A good game, send 10/10 to counter "angry red kid".
    Like EVERY X, bugged on the out date, need to be patch and after, he willa awesome.

    It's just a question of time, never forget this it's not a game you can test in one hours.
  12. Rhesyk
    Nov 15, 2013
    8
    This game is great, and does run well contrary to what others have said. I have an I5 2500 with Radeon 6870 and 16 GB of RAM and the graphics look great with smooth frames-per-second. I imagine some people either just like to complain or they have so much spyware/bloatware on the system that that is the cause of any slowdown.

    Gameplay wise there is a length tutorial to the campaign    This game is great, and does run well contrary to what others have said. I have an I5 2500 with Radeon 6870 and 16 GB of RAM and the graphics look great with smooth frames-per-second. I imagine some people either just like to complain or they have so much spyware/bloatware on the system that that is the cause of any slowdown.

    Gameplay wise there is a length tutorial to the campaign which does mean you follow a linear path for a while but this is a good thing as it teaches you the mechanics of the game. The developers stated they wanted a complex game but not a complicated one. They have delivered on that, the interface is much easier to use but there is a lot of depth still. You may only directly pilot one ship, but you can command massive fleets still.

    Die hard fans who are actually aware of the gamelore can see good reason to sticking to the one ship "Albion Skunk" which was originally the "Pride of Albion" a one of a kind ship that any military would have loved to mass produce. Other ships of a similar size would be a DOWNGRADE. There is plenty of room to upgrade it, and as mentioned you can still buy/build massive flights.

    The graphics in space are amazing, but I will be honest the in station and character graphics are not as good as the rest which is why I give this game an 8/10 not or 9 or 10. That said being able to walk on stations is a welcome addition, you can explore ventilation shafts and fine hidden items (usually illegal contraband goods) which is great if you love the smuggling side of the game.

    Very happy with my purchase.    … Expand
  13. RobotNinja
    Nov 21, 2013
    10
    I do NOT work for Egosoft and never had the patience for previous X games. But this looked so good in the trailer resistance was futile. Four days after release I bought it despite the terrible initial user reviews. I have an i5 intel 4 core CPU, NVidia 670 GPU, 8 gigs RAM, and Windows 7 64 bit PC. I've played about 3 hours First off no lockups or crashes what so ever. Min frame- rate 30I do NOT work for Egosoft and never had the patience for previous X games. But this looked so good in the trailer resistance was futile. Four days after release I bought it despite the terrible initial user reviews. I have an i5 intel 4 core CPU, NVidia 670 GPU, 8 gigs RAM, and Windows 7 64 bit PC. I've played about 3 hours First off no lockups or crashes what so ever. Min frame- rate 30 around elaborate stations. Up to 60fps most of the time. Space never looked so good! Story/tutorial works great so far (not Shakespeare I Know). Mouse keyboard control quite intuitive. Constant updating should give most the positive experience I've enjoyed. IF you want a modern space sim then this is your best bet.… Expand
  14. 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
  15. MadMaxinton
    Nov 21, 2013
    10
    The game is but I'm feeling generous today.

    The Lord told us to turn the other cheek and so we shall.

    When there is love, there is hope. And when there is hope, there is gold to be earned.
  16. neng
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    I have been playing the X series games since the year 2000. I love them and I love this game. Beautiful job. Works like a charm. I heartily recommend this game to everyone and anyone. I have nothing negative to say about it. After playing it a solid 10 hours, I salute the devs for some great and dedicated work. I know my rating like any rating is entirely subjective and ratings shouldn'tI have been playing the X series games since the year 2000. I love them and I love this game. Beautiful job. Works like a charm. I heartily recommend this game to everyone and anyone. I have nothing negative to say about it. After playing it a solid 10 hours, I salute the devs for some great and dedicated work. I know my rating like any rating is entirely subjective and ratings shouldn't trusted anyway. Its up to the individual to be disappointed or ecstatic as I am). No collective rating is a fair estimation of the game. Gamers are not a hive mind so throw out the very low scores and very high scores and get closer to the truth of the matter with the middling scores. Personally, I love this game. It is everything I hoped for.… Expand
  17. Boomer048
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    I'm new to the X series, so for all you die-hard fans who say it's not good enough to be an X game or a disgrace to the series, I can't argue with you there, as I've never played any of the other games. However, X-Rebirth was quite a delightful surprise for me. It's incredibly immersive, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous, and the possibilities are endless with such a massive and diverseI'm new to the X series, so for all you die-hard fans who say it's not good enough to be an X game or a disgrace to the series, I can't argue with you there, as I've never played any of the other games. However, X-Rebirth was quite a delightful surprise for me. It's incredibly immersive, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous, and the possibilities are endless with such a massive and diverse sandbox. I have encountered a single error that resulted in a sudden shut down of the game, but that's the only major crash issue I've experiences. It's a very demanding game as well, and you'll need a decent computer to run it. However I think the content is excellent and it's a very fun and immersive game for me to play. I trust that the bugs will be patched shortly and hopefully the graphical demands optimized for lower end PCs. All in all a very nice game in my book.… Expand
  18. Tarax
    Nov 20, 2013
    10
    I will not lie, at the launch it was sadly surprisingly "buggy" and un-optimized. With low framerates around 13-30FPs (average 18fps for me), crashes and game breaking bugs. But with a few tweaks you could easily boost it to an average of 24 fps. Sure that is pretty low but It was still Very playable.
    Its only been five days since it was released and they already released 3 patches atm    I will not lie, at the launch it was sadly surprisingly "buggy" and un-optimized. With low framerates around 13-30FPs (average 18fps for me), crashes and game breaking bugs. But with a few tweaks you could easily boost it to an average of 24 fps. Sure that is pretty low but It was still Very playable.
    Its only been five days since it was released and they already released 3 patches atm version 1.15). And these fixed the game breaking bugs (like not being able to board capital ships to some crashes.).

    Looking past the launch issues and the clear performance issues. Its indeed a very enjoyable game. It looks great, better than any other X-Series game (and FINALLY they fixed the explosions, the previous games explosions looked like a 2d animation). I am amazed how real it actually is and feels.

    Only having the ability to personally pilot one ship dose not really feel like a bad thing to me. Its actually a pretty good ship and customization (with the ability to buy upgrades with different abilities like stronger shield or faster recharge or just have it balanced all together). It really feels like you are the captain of your own "Firefly" vessel :P. Just wow, i love it :P

    Besides, considering you still can hire NPCs for capital ships, build amazing stations working for you. Im really happy with this game. At the time of this review im getting around 30-70FPS depending on where i am on the star map (only the starting area gives me a constant 18-30 fps, other than that its very up and down)... So i honestly don't know why people are acting space happy atm (in the bad way firefly reference :P)

    And Knowing Egosoft from the past the WILL continue fixing the game up for a very long time into the future. Just as they still are with their previous games from x3 Reunion to Albion Prelude. All "recently patched by the developers

    If you love space simulators Get this game! Don't hesitate!
    If you do find uneven FPS and a few game disturbing (not breaking) bugs annoying though wait a week or two and get it after a few more patches, so around mid December or so (or get it now and wait to play after that :P).
    In either case This is a really cool game     … Expand
  19. gigertron
    Nov 18, 2013
    10
    This is the third time I've gambled on an X game: I struggled with X2 and X3, longing for that Freelancer Earth and Beyond Independence War 2 EVE feel and never quite getting it. It was always too cold, too empty, too inscrutable. This version finally made everything click. I don't care a bit that it crashes every few hours I grew up with Wing Commander bailing out and Sierra gamesThis is the third time I've gambled on an X game: I struggled with X2 and X3, longing for that Freelancer Earth and Beyond Independence War 2 EVE feel and never quite getting it. It was always too cold, too empty, too inscrutable. This version finally made everything click. I don't care a bit that it crashes every few hours I grew up with Wing Commander bailing out and Sierra games murdering me. I can handle hitting the quick save button every so often. 95% of the complaints that I've heard about this game are patently false clearly the result of people who are butthurt about change. The new in-ship UI is a GOOD thing, grognards. The face and body models are no worse than Morrowind which played Just Fine. Combat feels natural and effortless and _obvious_. The stations seem alive and organic. It's a delight flying around and exploring them. The so-called 'game breaking tutorial bugs' have simple workarounds, usually in-game workarounds, discoverable with 5 seconds' googling. The framerate drops when I swing the camera around a station. This does not break the game: it doesn't even affect gameplay. If this were a 2000-person team like Diablo 3 I'd be shocked, but at around twenty? Yeah, I can deal with a framerate judder. On my 2-year old _laptop_, no less.

    This is a delightful, fun, and incredibly deep and complex game that no longer requires a Dwarf Fortress level of determination to get into. It's all just right there, and it's fun. Buy this immediately.    … Expand
  20. Droa
    Nov 19, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Been playing the Campain of the game, sadly due to alot of bugs, it kinda was hard to play trough, however i enjoyed it alot.
    i just started playing free-mode, however the learning curve for this game (even for a X3 Veteran) is kinda steap.
    Been trying to figure out for hour, how to get capital ships to work proberly, how they can defend themself, and how to command them proberly. alot of thouse features are getting unlocked by the new "Crew-System" replacing most of the old Software system from X3.

    I have been playing all weekend, and already passed 40 hours.
    a quick mentioning.. Quick Save Alot     … Expand
  21. Lucianhalo
    Nov 18, 2013
    9
    This game is a lot of fun. I've spent a good 20+ hours on it already, and I -think- I'm pretty far in the story. The music is great while flying through space, however the music while'st flying through the 'space highways' sounds odd and cheesey.. Space fighting is fun, though the Skunk seems a bit overpowered.

    I'll give this a 10/10 once they fix the bugs such as: computer not showing    This game is a lot of fun. I've spent a good 20+ hours on it already, and I -think- I'm pretty far in the story. The music is great while flying through space, however the music while'st flying through the 'space highways' sounds odd and cheesey.. Space fighting is fun, though the Skunk seems a bit overpowered.

    I'll give this a 10/10 once they fix the bugs such as: computer not showing up and AI flying through things
    Also, would be nice if there was a function to cancel trade routes once you've made it.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. Vahull
    Nov 20, 2013
    10
    Many people would say that the game failed simply because it has a few bugs well what game doesn't, as somebody who doesn't normally take time out to review games i decided to embrace X Rebirth i have now logged 81 hours since release playing the game and also started to blog about my experience via Vahull.com i have enjoyed the story of the campaign it is engaging and the game has aMany people would say that the game failed simply because it has a few bugs well what game doesn't, as somebody who doesn't normally take time out to review games i decided to embrace X Rebirth i have now logged 81 hours since release playing the game and also started to blog about my experience via Vahull.com i have enjoyed the story of the campaign it is engaging and the game has a lot to do and accomplish, best yet Egosoft have quickly listened to players and fixed many of the problems effecting game play now they can add or change features as required or requested to keep the player base playing this amazing game 10/10 from me cheers Vahull… Expand
  24. Shadow4869
    Nov 19, 2013
    9
    Hello. I have played the game for 20+ hours already and here is my review.

    The game was launched with a lot of bugs. But within 2 days they had a patch witch solved most of the crashing issues! The game looks awesome and plays decently. There is a TON of content in the game when you start to play it longer. There is automated trading after you build a station, and buying trading    Hello. I have played the game for 20+ hours already and here is my review.

    The game was launched with a lot of bugs. But within 2 days they had a patch witch solved most of the crashing issues!
    The game looks awesome and plays decently. There is a TON of content in the game when you start to play it longer. There is automated trading after you build a station, and buying trading software.
    The one thing that people seem to forget about this game is that it is called X-Rebirth for a reason!
    It is not intended to be like the older games!
    They are using a new game engine for this game. Also it is intended to be played on consoles as well.
    At launch there has been a lot of bugs, but within 2 days crash issues were solved. They are working very hard on fixing bugs as well.
    To rate the game on gameplay alone.. Here we go.
    I'll start with graphics. The game looks absolutely fantastic! Every sector and system has a different look. And they all look great! All stations and ships are extremely detailed. In fact It is rare to see this level in detail in other games. Just start taking a closer look at stations. There are internal windows where you can watch products being made. Also each station has moving elevators, and trains and far as I can see.
    The menu system takes a good while to get used to, especially for people who played previous X games. But when you get used to it, it works ok. I will admit it is optimized for controller use. In the future the devs may offer options, if not modders will. Hell in games past modders have created such good mods that Egosoft has instituted them in later games!
    Ok on to content!
    There is no lack of content in the game, compared to previous games. The difference is that you have to look around a little more, and they are set up very differently. Automated trade comes after buying trade software and building a station! Plus hiring crew for the station.
    I rate this game as 9/10 because even with the very buggy launch I am confident that in 3/6 months with Egosoft and the community pulling together it will be a truly fantastic game and a 10/10.    … Expand
  25. wfaerie
    Nov 18, 2013
    10
    Great game. Some said there are lot of bugs while I don't meet with. You should first make it clear it's a bug or a problem caused by you hardware. And, have you indeed learned how to play?
  26. Mourkaii
    Nov 19, 2013
    10
    I'm here to give my honest opinion on this game, amid a lot of hate being thrown at it from some of the player reviews here. In a nutshell, this is an engrossing experience that you can get lost in and find yourself in love with, should you be willing to exercise a little patience and faith in the game that Egosoft has built here.

    I will admit right off that my 10/10 scoring is to help    I'm here to give my honest opinion on this game, amid a lot of hate being thrown at it from some of the player reviews here. In a nutshell, this is an engrossing experience that you can get lost in and find yourself in love with, should you be willing to exercise a little patience and faith in the game that Egosoft has built here.

    I will admit right off that my 10/10 scoring is to help counter-balance many completely unfair 0/10 reviews by others here. That's crazy, as nearly no game deserves a "0" review, only games truly broken and unplayable. This game is FAR from that, and I want to state that again: This game is FAR better than the negative reviews here will mention. Please remember that although there are 500 or so negative reviews here, with the positive and mixed reviews growing after release, many thousands of people are busy playing and enjoying the deep, complex, fascinating game that is X Rebirth.

    Too often do we, as players and critics alike, bow down to the standards and expectations of the mainstream gaming community. I expect that this game may not break a "50" here on Metacritic in the weeks following it's release, but that in months and especially years down the road will be seen as a triumph for those whom played it. Unfortunately there are bugs and issues in this game, and it is by no means polished yet. Far from it. That being said, again, it deserves a far more in-depth glance from you as a potential buyer, far more especially than reading a few ignorant "0" reviews and dismissing this game.

    For full disclosure, I'm not very familiar with nor have I played any of the other X Series games in the past. I only learned about this game a few weeks ago while looking into alternatives to a few of the space combat and explorations games on the market now. For some time now I've been wanting a sandbox space exploration game, with a mix of space combat and ground/station exploration and interaction. Coming from the angle of being a huge Morrowing/Skyrim/Fallout 3 buff, as well as a SWG: Jump to Lightspeed fan, I have spent a long time looking for the perfect combination of gameplay mechanics from those handful of games and genres. This is it, right here. If you give it the chance.

    First off, from the moment I first launched a Campaign (see: extended tutorial) mode game, the game crashed to desktop. It did that a few more times over a few hours, and I also had an issue at first getting the game to recognize my gaming laptop's dedicated video card (rather than the other one also available, a high-efficiency Intel GPU). I overcame those issues, tweaked some sound and graphics settings, and troubleshooted it, where it sounds like other negative review users here just gave up.

    Aside from the Campaign, you can choose to start a "Free Play" game where the game will thrust you into a bit of a character creation and free-form "here's the universe" while nudging you over the precipice of "go explore it." The game is incredibly involving and engrossing, as mentioned before, but can be broken by a few immersion-killing glitches and dialog from time to time.

    The NPC voice acting, particularly your female co-pilot, is fairly bad. Oddly enough, there are a limited set of responses that in the future could be re-acted by modders and replaced. I'll hold out hope for that in the future, but yes, as others have mentioned, the voice acting can be quite bad. However, you shouldn't allow that to break the entire experience. Coming from an angle of loving Morrowind, a game FULL of glitches, I didn't allow NPC or (text) dialog glitches to stop me from enjoying the incredible experience that was that. I've given up on believing that the co-pilot is a human, and have decided she is an android, to save my sanity more than anything else. So yes, it's bad voice acting, but not worth disregarding the game completely, much less giving it a "0" review. Given the supportive community and modding opportunities, I see plenty of promise in re-acted character voices, expanded station interiors and variety, and many other possibilities. From a positive mindset, this game has the most promise of any game I have seen in years, should you choose to give it the chance.

    If you subscribe to the mainstream "If it's not a polished AAA title that critics love, I'm not going to play it or enjoy it!" then you won't enjoy it. Sometimes, games fall beyond the bounds of what the mainstream enjoys, or what the critics will award good reviews to. X Rebirth is one of these games. It is not entirely revolutionary by itself so much as it is revolutionary in the fact that it's taken the mechanics and aspects of numerous genres and put them into the huge scope and sprawling sandbox environment that it has.

    Any game, and this game in particular, is just as much what YOU make it as a player, as it is what the developers have created it to be.

    I promise you: If you give it the chance, you will love this game.    … Expand
  27. Palathas
    Nov 20, 2013
    6
    In it's current state I'd have to mark it down due to the number of bugs and questionable design decisions such as lack of command management on capital ships. The game has a great deal of potential though and will probably be worthy of a higher score after fixes and a greater number of command options are added.
  28. FrostNads
    Nov 19, 2013
    8
    I have been waiting awhile for this title, and while it may be in need of some patching, I've been having fun with it. Sure I miss the assortment of flyable ships, but X Rebirth is less boring than previous X-Series games. Glad to have a PC Space Sim to pass the time, while waiting for Star Citizen. This will do just fine.
  29. 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
  30. P0rnflakes
    Nov 19, 2013
    7
    Patches and mods are coming think and fast making what was a terrible release and increasingly addictive game.
    The game is as stated in the title a "Rebirth" and you realize this as soon as you start a game.
    Although many see this as a regression in game mechanics, i believe it to be a firm foundation for a reboot of the series. I'm rating 7 for v1.4 and im sure my opinion on the game    Patches and mods are coming think and fast making what was a terrible release and increasingly addictive game.
    The game is as stated in the title a "Rebirth" and you realize this as soon as you start a game.
    Although many see this as a regression in game mechanics, i believe it to be a firm foundation for a reboot of the series.

    I'm rating 7 for v1.4 and im sure my opinion on the game will only get better as time goes by.    … Expand
  31. DaddyMonster
    Nov 20, 2013
    8
    The problem with this game is not really a problem with the game per se. That's a convoluted way of saying that people are cross because it was released with bugs but we're already three patches in, there's more to do, but the game in infinitely playable to the vast majority (there are still frame rate problems on high end systems). Added to that is the fact that it has alienated many ofThe problem with this game is not really a problem with the game per se. That's a convoluted way of saying that people are cross because it was released with bugs but we're already three patches in, there's more to do, but the game in infinitely playable to the vast majority (there are still frame rate problems on high end systems). Added to that is the fact that it has alienated many of the existing X fans, being a departure from the series. So the complaints are coming from two directions.

    And behind the bugs there are some real failing, the UI is far from great, npcs are ugly, the maps are pretty useless and you can't give the detailed instructions to your fleet of ships that you could before. Ego have promised to fix these things by December.

    But many things are greatly improved. In space it is one of the most gorgeous games ever, it is huge, vast and sand box, space cities are enormous and wonderfully detailed, your ship handles a treat, weapons and missiles are awesome and you can trade, destroy and pillage to your heart's content. Boarding capital ships is simply awesome and the entire universe is devoid of a single load screen.

    Sadly yes, Ego release unfinished games and then proceed to fix bugs for weeks but also improve functionality for years. Even if you have to put up with a few frustrations, this game is an unbelievably vast and ambitious project which takes you to a beautiful organic universe. This is a 1000hr game, one you'll keep coming back to and one that will keep getting better.    … Expand
  32. Jestor00
    Nov 20, 2013
    8
    X-Rebirth is a great start to a reboot of an amazing space sim series. The space graphics are amazing and the foundation is there for modders to make this game even better than x3. Capital ships now have destroyable turrets and shield points. The game was released with a few game stopping bugs but the devs are hard at work squashing them. A new patch is being released daily, also theX-Rebirth is a great start to a reboot of an amazing space sim series. The space graphics are amazing and the foundation is there for modders to make this game even better than x3. Capital ships now have destroyable turrets and shield points. The game was released with a few game stopping bugs but the devs are hard at work squashing them. A new patch is being released daily, also the mod community is hard at work already adding more options for deeper gameplay and changing the In a few months time I have no doubt this game will be superior to x3 and any other space fighting/ trading sim on the market. Once the bugs are squashed and the modders have added extra ships and commands this game will be an easy 10… Expand
  33. Frankiepeters22
    Nov 22, 2013
    7
    Fun game, have played for a bunch of hours. However the reason I'm giving this a 7 is because I can't seem to pirate anything. The in-game chatting is a really fluid and cool feature. You figure out the buttons after a while too. A lot of people said they had bugs, I haven't run into any graphical bugs other than ships driving through space stations. The meta game is there, I don't evenFun game, have played for a bunch of hours. However the reason I'm giving this a 7 is because I can't seem to pirate anything. The in-game chatting is a really fluid and cool feature. You figure out the buttons after a while too. A lot of people said they had bugs, I haven't run into any graphical bugs other than ships driving through space stations. The meta game is there, I don't even have a ship yet and I've spent a lot of time getting a crew together. Fun game.… Expand
  34. Spx
    Feb 27, 2016
    5
    Now it has become a better game, thanks to constant updates and patches of the developers. Sadly the game will never be as good as the previous chapters which share only the name. Player can pilot a single ship for all the game!!! This is unbelievable for people as me which bought and played the real X games. Don't buy this if it isn't on a (big) sale!
  35. Weltall_of_Id
    Nov 29, 2015
    5
    Lol.. I am writing this review not to say how I feel for this game. I am one of the X Universe fans, so obviously my review would be negative. I just want to tell to people that indeed this game is not bad. Here is how it goes;

    This game is perfect for; -New players with no expectations from X Universe games -Players that would not mind playing a sidestory that takes place after    Lol.. I am writing this review not to say how I feel for this game. I am one of the X Universe fans, so obviously my review would be negative. I just want to tell to people that indeed this game is not bad. Here is how it goes;

    This game is perfect for;
    -New players with no expectations from X Universe games
    -Players that would not mind playing a sidestory that takes place after Albion Prelude on a tiny part of the X universe and then go back playing X3.
    -Players that absolutely hate really complicated games.
    -Bored people that the best thing they have to do is watching paint dry. But since nowadays there are tons of games in the market, I doubt there are any of these.

    This game is not good for;
    -Anybody else.    … Expand
  36. Broyax
    Mar 27, 2017
    2
    Au bout d'un an de patches (!), le jeu est plutôt jouable, stable mais encore buggué quoique qu'on ne sache pas si c'est en raison des mécaniques de jeu périmenazes et absconses ou simplement de purs vrais bugs résultant de l'incompétence notoire d'Egosoft qui fait pourtant le même simulateur spatial pourri depuis des années. Les deux sans doute.

    L'interface au pad 360 est bizarre mais    Au bout d'un an de patches (!), le jeu est plutôt jouable, stable mais encore buggué quoique qu'on ne sache pas si c'est en raison des mécaniques de jeu périmenazes et absconses ou simplement de purs vrais bugs résultant de l'incompétence notoire d'Egosoft qui fait pourtant le même simulateur spatial pourri depuis des années. Les deux sans doute.

    L'interface au pad 360 est bizarre mais presque correcte tout comme les menus à la fois laids et peu pratiques. En vérité, rien n'est vraiment "pratique" dans un X, tout est pensé en dépit du bon sens. Le commerce est incroyablement lourd à gérer, même l'exploitation minière est un pensum. Les combats sont moyens, on est loin des vieux standards de référence (des années 90 !) en la matière !

    Techniquement parlant, c'est toujours aussi joli (mais diablement exigeant... l'optimisation est clairement absente) sauf les personnages horriblement modélisés, un massacre ! X Rebirth est tout en français avec un doublage plutôt correct. Dommage que ça n'aide pas vraiment à jouer ce jeu kafkaïen. Je n'ai pas le temps (à perdre) pour circonvenir les limitations bordéliques d'un jeu programmé par la même bande d'incapables depuis des décennies. Egosoft, vous êtes des clowns.    … Expand
  37. Morphine_Child
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    The game was released as unfinished half product, overly complicated, super demanding and buggy, it got forgotten as fast as it deserved. I would rather go all the way back and play X2 again.
  38. jseph1234
    Jul 30, 2019
    10
    Most of the reviews are about the new RPG elements that were added such as walking around space stations and being able to talk to NPC's. I dare you to play this game with the New Frontier and Lost Sector mods. Its freakin' amazing and you won't regret playing in this Dynamic, Living World Space game. There isn't another game on the market like it and X4 Foundation improves on this.
  39. RoqueNE
    Jul 22, 2023
    8
    That this game has still such a low rating is a tragedy. Yes it was buggy at the beginning and many of the design decisions are questionable. But they fixed a lot of the problems and with some mods this can be a very fine and interesting game. In some cases it even outclasses X4. Especially when it comes to sector-design.
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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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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