X Rebirth was the one game in the current glut of space adventures that I was certain would work. After all, Egosoft has spent the last decade making the most visible and complex space games on the PC. They know how to do this. They also know that the X series has been built for people with an innate understanding of how to play their open-world adventures. X Rebirth was supposed to be a game as complex and as malleable as their previous games, but one that was accessible to everyone. It’s neither of those, and in trying to figure out how to make it work for everyone, it’s gone horribly, completely, utterly wrong. Everything I wrote in my Impressions piece still stands, so if you haven’t read it I’d take a look at it. I’ve spent 30 hours trying to find something functional in what they’ve released, and now I really need a hug. (more…)