X3: Terran Conflict (PC)

I hate to admit this review will be short and sweet but I consider my points valid. I was looking for sci fi games that would engage me as much as the online ones that require a subscription and many people suggested that X-3 was the most engaging sci fi game to date. I just could not get into the game. The graphics are OK, the sound is really good and the plot seems viable. The problem is the controls and viewpoint, you need to be a real space pilot to begin to understand them. The view is very inconvenient and confusing, the controls and interface seems un-necessarily complicated and by the end of it and after hours and hours (over 3 days) of manual reading ...  Read the complete review

The X series of games has been around for some time now and yet is still relatively unknown to many people. X games are as series of space combat/empire building games that are set in an open-ended universe much like Freelancer (see my review "Oldie but goody"). In X3: Terran Conflict, an stand-alone expansion of X3:Reunion, the story continues on from where x2: The Threat left off and yet works well as a standalone adventure. You play a member of one of the different races in the X universe (Boron, Split, Terran, Argon, Teladi) each with a different starting point in the universe and ship. From then on, it is up to you. You can take part in one of ...  Read the complete review