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X: Rebirth

Egosoft · Nov 15, 2013

PC

Teen

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In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power. Enter a young adventurer and his unlikely female ally traveling in an old, battered ship with a glorious past - two people alone against the galaxy, playing a key part in the events to come. The fate of the universe rests in the hands of the player...

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Critic 4.0 (11 critics) · Gamer 3.9

4.9

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  • PC Gamer

    Andy Kelly · Feb 21, 2014

    3.9
    Some severe patching is needed. There are more bugs and broken missions than I have space to list here, and save-file editing is almost always the go-to solution, which is just absurd when you realise they're charging £40 for the pleasure. It feels like an early access game. But even if they iron out the flaws, X: Rebirth is just so innately unlikable, and so deathly boring, that I think it may be beyond help.
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  • GameSpot

    Kevin VanOrd · Dec 20, 2013

    2.0
    You might assume a bright future for the game, given Egosoft's solid history of supporting its games after release--and given the community's dedication to crafting fixes and modifications that further improve these starry treks. X Rebirth's failings are rooted too deeply to simply be patched away, however. No matter what your level of enthusiasm for the X series is, do your best to escape the pull of Rebirth's gravity. It's only bound to cause a fatal crash.
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  • Destructoid

    Joshua Derocher · Dec 12, 2013

    2.5
    As it is right now at launch, X Rebirth is simply a broken, flawed, and almost unplayable mess. It's a shell that has potential, but it's not a working game on its own. Stay far away from it for now, and maybe in a few years it could be worth the time of dedicated fans.
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  • IGN

    Rob Zacny · Dec 02, 2013

    4.3
    No matter what happens with stability and bug-fixing patches, its poor controls, awful interface, and dull pacing ensure that X Rebirth will remain unpleasant for all but the most forgiving, die-hard space jockeys. X Rebirth doesn’t give players the power to navigate the inherent complexities of the genre, and instead forces them to crawl at a snail's pace around the galaxy, hunting for vendors and grinding out fetch-quests.
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  • Game Watcher

    Joe Robinson · Dec 04, 2013

    4.0
    X: Rebirth will get better over time, and anyone who’s open-minded enough to look past the ‘X’ branding and see the ‘game’, may even find many hours of entertainment. That’s not to say those of us who wanted a newer, better Albion Prelude or whatever are in the wrong, but Egosoft made the game they wanted to make. The fact that it’s not the game we wanted is more on us then on them, but considering Egosoft were making such a radical departure they could have at least made sure it all worked properly.
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  • 3D Juegos

    Alberto Pastor · Nov 25, 2013

    3.5
    Por desgracia, todos estos años de espera no han tenido su justa recompensa. X Rebirth es un título mediocre. Un mal simulador espacial que ha simplificado en exceso e innecesariamente ciertos parámetros jugables, a la vez que ha complicado otros tantos sin sentido alguno. No divierte. Le falta la chispa de sus antecesores. Y para más inri, está plagado de errores y bugs que no hacen más que demostrarnos que es un título indigno de la marca X.
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