 Slow paced, but very addicting. |
| Review Date: April 3, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Christopher Hill, Pittsburgh, PA USA |
I have been playing this game for almost a month now, and i cant comment on the differences from X2 to X3 as i could never get X2 to run. I have read over other peoples comments on this game, and just about every negative point was either completly wrong, or has since been fixed. for example, just to nitpick, one person mentioned changing your players name in X3, sure you can, yeah everyone still calls you julian in the storyline and such. heck you can even change the name of any one of your ships, which is handy at later points in the game when you need to track 10, 20, 30, or more ships.
One true point to some peoples complaints, is the graphics in the game. they are absolutly beautiful, but at a high cost. in recent patches they have added more options for tweaking the graphics levels to help run on lower end machines. myself, i run it in med-high settings with a 6600gt gfx card. It looks great, sounds great, just great.
The storyline is a bit dry, but i dont feel that the storyline drives the game really. You have to kinda look at this game like a combo between a Sim City style game, a RPG, and a real time strategy. The space combat is not that much of a force in the game, you can of course choose to go this route to just fly around killing pirates or whatever all day. you may also choose to build a vast empire of trade ships, stations, complexes, and factories.
One of the interesting points to this game, is the scripts engine. there are scripts of all sorts, from cheats, to temp bug fixes, to tweaks of the current game. you can do quite a bit with the scripting engine if you have the ability to learn how to work it, or you can simply use the egosoft website to download other scripts for your use.
Myself, i rate this as one of my most favorite games for the last few years. For those people who enjoy a bit of a slower pace of things sometimes, this game could be for you. For those who like to jump in and go non stop action....go buy the latest first person shooter. I do enjoy both of those actually, and this game can really suck up my time. |
Ignore Pre-Patch reviews, this game is Awesome!
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| Review Date: February 6, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Dave, Seattle, WA |
This game is incredible!! The graphics are the best I have ever seen in a PC game (even at lower settings on my 128mb video card) and the gameplay is addicting (as an understatement). Be prepared for a steep learning curve, but after you spend a day or two with this game, you wont be able to put it down. It is the ultimate "sand-box", open ended space sim and I only hope they continue to make more games like it. Ignore the old pre-patch reviews and do the following:
1. Buy this game
2. Download the 1.3 patch (yes, its big)
3. Download the new manual
4. Be prepared for a new addiction
You can follow the 'missions' or pursue your own whims and build a trading empire (complete with your own custom built stations, etc), become a pirate hunter, become a pirate :), or do pretty much whatever you want while amassing a huge fortune and an armada of ships and stations.
Its bad when corporate execs force developers to ship a game before its complete, but this is definately one game I'll forgive them for. The 1.3 patch feels very complete, and the game is amazing. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone that enjoys a game that requires more than just "point and shoot" skills. Great sim, great gameplay, great game. I hope they make an X4, just a long time from now so I can get the most out of X3 :) |
Huge game, immersive, big learning curve
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| Review Date: March 17, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Homefries, Atlanta, GA |
A marvelous, ambitious game. The last patch, 1.4, has cleared up almost all off the game mechanics errors--I have had no crashes to the desktop or freezes since that patch. The game finally appears stable.
If you like empire building games, with a dose of heart pounding space combat action (plus some gorgeous visuals), then this may be what you are looking for. You'll need a decent graphics card, relatively recent, with a PC to match. This game is used by a number of online Gaming PC review sites because of the load it puts both on the CPU and on the graphics card.
Finally, if you are a newbie to the "X" games, as I was, make sure you spend some time browsing the forums whenever you start feeling overwhelmed or confused. They are very good about marking spoiler information so you need not worry about ruining your own discovery of the game. |
Fantastic Space Simulation in the Mold of Starflight
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| Review Date: March 23, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Travis Good, Cambridge, MA USA |
| If you are, like me, someone who has always hankered after a space role-playing game with the graphics of Freelancer and the depth of the Civilization series, you are looking at THE game. I purchased my copy in February. Yes, it was initially buggy -- but 98% of the bugs have been fixed. I routinely let the game trade for me all night and I have not had a crash recently. I don't understand why people are complaining about the interface. It is complicated, but if you are patient you will learn it and even appreciate how logical most of it is. Documentation has been substantially improved since release, and there are large FAQs available on any of the forums. The graphics are fantastic, the scope is amazing, and the gameplay is very very deep. A great buy for space traders and armchair warlords. |
Very Fun and Addicting
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| Review Date: May 13, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Nick W. Kester, woknick |
I am a huge fan of Freelancer and enjoy space sim style games. This game has excellent graphics and an improved configurable interface that allowed for a quick learning curve. This game is a little slow at times, but this slow pace adds to the realism of being in space. The open ended game play is a huge plus. I am not a fan of time based linear games that take a week to complete. I had no issues with the game play, nor had trouble with installing the program. I'm not sure what legacy systems these other reviewers are using, but my system had no problems. Overall a very fun game that I would definitely recommend to any space sim fan.
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