78
Rebel Galaxy is an open world Freelancer-like with capital ship combat and a universe that looks more alive than it really is. The gameplay was fun enough, visuals good enough, audio epic and the story interesting enough to keep me well entertained for the duration. [Jan 2016]
65
Bland story, repetitive quests and overall lack of depth made me feel like I was wasting my time. [01/2016, p.55]
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What is a fair critique is that, ultimately, none of it matters very much. As I said, the state of your ship is what keeps you going. You fight more to earn more to buy more. In this way it is a very transparent game. But also a repetitive one, and overall, a mixed bag.
0
This game has the potential to be engaging and fun, but the mechanics are garbage. The missions are very buggy and once one screws up you are sol. I wouldn't waste my time with it.
6
Rebel Galaxy es un juego que tiene buenas ideas pero le faltan recursos para cumplir lo que podría ofrecer. La base es un mundo abierto estilo los de la serie X o el clásico Freelancer donde ir haciendo misiones, minar asteroides, comerciar o combatir de cara a conseguir dinero para ir mejorando nuestra nave o cambiando a naves más potentes. Lo malo es que la historia que va contando mientras haces esto es muy tópica, está muy mal desarrollada y es muy corta (creo que unas diez misiones en total), y se nota falta de pulido y desarrollo en todos sus aspectos, con tramas que apenas van a ningún sitio y personajes sin ninguna profundidad ni interés. Hay diversas facciones con las que podemos interactuar e incluso pertenecer pero, como todo en el juego, da la sensación de ser un sistema hecho a medias, pues carece de verdadero impacto en el juego. La jugabilidad, especialmente en combate, es bastante entretenida, con un combate basado en el combate naval de la saga Assassin's Creed, dando lugar a batallas sencillas pero bastante ágiles y entretenidas. Gráficamente el juego cumple pero sin ningún tipo de alarde. Y lo mismo se podría decir del sonido, aunque he de reconocer que la música escogida me parece muy acertada y le encaja muy bien al juego, harían falta eso sí que tuviese más canciones, porque se acaban repitiendo enormemente. Yo no me he encontrado con ningún bug como tal, pero si que hay que señalar que el sistema de guardado funciona bastante mal y algunas cosas (como los detalles de las misiones) no están del todo bien explicados. El resultado de todo ello es que Rebel Galaxy da unas cuantas horas de entretenimiento que, si bien no pasarán a la historia, sin duda puede servir para saciar el mono de aventuras espaciales si no tienes otra alternativa a mano. Un 6.
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Rebel Galaxy
Released On:
Oct 20, 2015
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Generally Favorable
75
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7.4
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Oct 19, 2015
90
Rebel Galaxy is clearly designed to appeal to those who played and loved Elite and Freelancer when they were popular but I suspect that the game also has the potential to attract classic RPG lovers who are looking for something more than classic fantasy.
Dec 3, 2015
80
The galaxy may be a bit empty, but there's still a lot to love about Rebel Galaxy. [Dec 2015, p.64]
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Oct 23, 2015
10
This game is absolutely brilliant, the storyline is hilarious, the missions are fun, the environment **** you into it. I love that everything is completely open world and its up to how you choose to play it, you can be whatever you want to be, e.g pirate, trader, a do-gooder, bounty hunter, etc. Your ship is totally upgradable in so many ways. I wasnt sure about the 2.5D plane because I am a bit of a space sim enthusiast (with my own HOTAS and everything) but it works so well, and I just take Rebel Galaxy for what it is which is a great action packed Space Arcade game. At $20 its a steal! 10/10
Dec 10, 2020
9
Excellent open world space shooter/exploration game. Easy controls, addictive upgrade system and good story line with a great rock soundtrack made this a very enjoyable 20 hrs of play.
Nov 3, 2015
80
Rebel Galaxy offers an exciting, if streamlined experience of commanding a large spaceship with a heavy focus on combat. It doesn't do much with the story beyond inviting you into its universe, but the gameplay, Western-inspired setting and procedurally generated nature will keep you playing for many hours.
Oct 15, 2015
80
Rebel Galaxy scratches the Freelancer itch that went untreated for over a decade.
Nov 5, 2015
75
Rebel Galaxy has a ton of style and an incredible atmosphere that captures the weird little subgenre of space western to wonderful effect. But its repetitive combat and focus on trucking across the galaxy means that it’s not as exciting as it could be. There’s a lot to like, but you’ve got to work for it.
Feb 4, 2016
65
Bland story, repetitive quests and overall lack of depth made me feel like I was wasting my time. [01/2016, p.55]
Oct 26, 2015
57
The basic structure of a space sim is there, but while you grind for hours to make your ship better and better, you'll feel that something is missing, and that's the originality of gameplay solutions that can make a game really stand out.
Oct 15, 2016
9
A Firefly in a video game, if Firefly was more space combat oriented. Excellent space simulator with RPG elements, vast variation in both spaceships and their weapons, can fit all play-styles from slow well-armed destroyers to versatile frigates. Has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard in a game - a combination of Classic Rock and Bluegrass. Only downside is players can move only in two dimensions while all the NPCs move in three.
Mar 15, 2016
7
In many ways this game heavily resembles a slightly dumbed-down version of Freelancer, with improved graphics. The gameplay works out very similarly, with preset jump-points to go between systems, afterburners, 'warp' drive instead of cruise; essentially, a modern-day rehash of an old but good game. Not really much in the way of improvements, and some serious drawbacks coming in the form of the player being the only in-game thing operating on a 2D plane. Still; if it were just a HD retexture of Freelancer with the music produced for this game... I'd still say its at least a 7/10. The only complaint I have about the soundtrack of this game is that I want more of it, and I've left the game running in the background while I was writing this just to listen to the music. As it stands, its decent. Worth buying, especially since it's generally reasonable priced.
Apr 2, 2019
2
A very hollow, janky, buggy game. Feels like it was made by people who read a description of games like Elite, Freelancer, Privateer, X and other games in the "space enterprise/action" genre and decided to make a game that could meet a checklist of features of said games, but with absolutely no depth or meat or, in all honesty, fun.
SummaryRebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Rated Tfor Teen
