So, I played around with the free demo.
I have to say, not being a pew, pew type and wanting a little more rewarding trading/exploring space sim like experience, then this looks like a good game. That side of things look much deeper than ED, or any others I can think of.
The space they're in is populated and feels, even in the demo, like your in a busy place. I can imagine there is a learning curve, but the rewards at the end of that look good, game-play wise.
I'll buy the game plus the newer dlc, see how it goes. I like the idea that you can build yourself up or stay small and just trade/explore. NPC hiring is something that looks to be done well here. Walking around the stations talking to various NPC's is good, makes it feel like there are others living in the 'world'. Not sure about the simple things like going into air vents to find bits and pieces, doesn't seem to fit the game really, but its similar to many games I suppose.
Also, coming into this series late, as I will be doing, has a benefit, thats the interesting mod side, gives an extra interest in the game, for me at least.
From the demo, I'd say it looks deeper than most space games trading/exploring wise, albeit probably smaller than others. Pew, pew wise, which doesn't really interest me much, would be better served up in other space games. I can see that.
But if it turns out to be simple pew, pew, that sort of suits me, I'd rather that side of the game be a slight distraction, than a feature.
I'll give it a go, just another to add to the few space games I've got. I must say the game does look very good graphically, ship seems quite detailed, although an onscreen menu in the game would have been a nice added feature, seeing as the screen in the ship is quite large and readable, rather than pulling it up out of game, so as to speak. But there again, there is that much info in there, would probably have been a nightmare to do it any other way.
I must say I like the look of X-Rebirth plus the dlc's, I'm supprised I've never really thought about it more than I have, so I'll correct that a little.
Just mix these, what a mod, NMS planets, ED for the space accuracy, SC for the fps side, Rouge System for the ship mechanics, Space Engineers for the running side of the ship/anything else, plus a little from a few others and you'd have a game that would be.. completely un-playable.. I know..
But it would be nice to mix these games up a little.
Edit: oh must add, the demo is running @60fps with v-sync enabled, not sure how the game itself will run, but it looks lovely and smooth. Always helps, I feel.
I have to say, not being a pew, pew type and wanting a little more rewarding trading/exploring space sim like experience, then this looks like a good game. That side of things look much deeper than ED, or any others I can think of.
The space they're in is populated and feels, even in the demo, like your in a busy place. I can imagine there is a learning curve, but the rewards at the end of that look good, game-play wise.
I'll buy the game plus the newer dlc, see how it goes. I like the idea that you can build yourself up or stay small and just trade/explore. NPC hiring is something that looks to be done well here. Walking around the stations talking to various NPC's is good, makes it feel like there are others living in the 'world'. Not sure about the simple things like going into air vents to find bits and pieces, doesn't seem to fit the game really, but its similar to many games I suppose.
Also, coming into this series late, as I will be doing, has a benefit, thats the interesting mod side, gives an extra interest in the game, for me at least.
From the demo, I'd say it looks deeper than most space games trading/exploring wise, albeit probably smaller than others. Pew, pew wise, which doesn't really interest me much, would be better served up in other space games. I can see that.
But if it turns out to be simple pew, pew, that sort of suits me, I'd rather that side of the game be a slight distraction, than a feature.
I'll give it a go, just another to add to the few space games I've got. I must say the game does look very good graphically, ship seems quite detailed, although an onscreen menu in the game would have been a nice added feature, seeing as the screen in the ship is quite large and readable, rather than pulling it up out of game, so as to speak. But there again, there is that much info in there, would probably have been a nightmare to do it any other way.
I must say I like the look of X-Rebirth plus the dlc's, I'm supprised I've never really thought about it more than I have, so I'll correct that a little.
Just mix these, what a mod, NMS planets, ED for the space accuracy, SC for the fps side, Rouge System for the ship mechanics, Space Engineers for the running side of the ship/anything else, plus a little from a few others and you'd have a game that would be.. completely un-playable.. I know..
But it would be nice to mix these games up a little.
Edit: oh must add, the demo is running @60fps with v-sync enabled, not sure how the game itself will run, but it looks lovely and smooth. Always helps, I feel.
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