As is with all the X titles, Egosoft keeps this franchise ticking, and quite well might I add. But it ALWAYS falls short on launch. One of the reasons this game is not uber successful is horrible release builds on launch. Ultra buggy and at times unplayable and unbalanced. X Rebirth came out of the gate a bit better than its predecessors, however as is with all X games you need patches. Lots of them. If you have never played an X game you're in for a ride. Great space combat. the strategic aspect of ship building, establishing trade routes, and buying and flying CAPITAL SHIPS should be enough to have a space sim fans heart skipping beats from joy. You can outfit capital ships with flyers too to cover you while flying so it makes it feel realistic. Graphics wise it improved on X3 by quite a bit. Musical score wise... I don't recall it making an impact on me like DA: Inquisition did (Oh the Dark Solas theme... <3). Controls: takes getting used to. You're going to use your entire keyboard. Print out the layout. Difficulty for those new to the X franchise: on a scale of 1-5 i would say 3. I recommend watching a few videos of gameplay to get accustomed and view tactics. Every action has consequences. Story: huh? System requirements: You don't need the newest rig to run this. Your 5 year old PC with a decent graphics card over 1GB, and 8-16 gb of memory will run this like a champ. As always check system reqs on this page to make sure you meet the requirements. Overall review: I give this 4/5 stars because of the fact that this game is going to require extensive patching before it's running smooth and with minimal to no glitches. Good difficulty and learning curve. Vast universe, different races, huge ship selection with varying classes. No forced requirements on your path as a pilot. I recommend buying this, but i also recommend the other titles int he X franchise too. Hope this helps!
