So after trying to find a decent X-Com clone and failing miserably, I had low expectations for a game that I was hoping might be like the old game "Elite".
What a pleasant surprise it turned out to be! X3 is just like the old Elite gameplay and significantly improved upon!
I'm just starting to get into exploring (what seems to be) a very large, highly active, beautifully rendered, and dangerous galaxy. The game seems quite deep and the controls are fantastic (I'm using my X52 FCS quite happily with this one
). Did I mention the graphics are breathtaking. Overall it has a very 2001-ish quality to it, serene and perhaps even slow moving at times. Love the way the planets are in-your-face large. Really gives you a feeling of being in orbit like no other game I've come across.
The slower pace, space trade route genre may turn off some. But if you liked Elite, I gotta think you'd really appreciate this one. I hope the next version might somehow allow you to enter the atmospheres of some of the amazing planets they've rendered.
I think I'll be spending a lot of time with this one in the coming months.
