Rebel Galaxy - Review @ VGBlogger

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VGBlogger have a positive review of Rebel Galaxy.

Rebel Galaxy is a visually stunning game. Flying at warp speed through star systems rich with junk and ice and asteroid belts is truly a sight to behold. Flying too close to a planet and having the gravitational friction heat and blur the screen is another wondrous touch. Volleys of missiles and streams of lasers aiming with deadly accuracy at your spacecraft is a feast for the eyes. Hell even the size and scope of ships is truly mesmerizing. The initial ship players begin with pales in comparison to the massive size of a Dreadnaught class ship. Underneath the gorgeous hood, every ship has different turret loadouts and carrying capacities, and the speed and handling for each craft feels markedly different (and that’s a good thing).

One final item that can’t be overlooked is the music. Rebel Galaxy has a fantastic rockabilly sentiment that is highly reminiscent of the TV show Firefly. It’s a sort of twangy trucker rock ‘n roll that adds a wonderful layer to the game’s atmosphere. However, for players who grow tired of the same tracks playing over again and again, the developers offer an option to load custom music when the game launches, which is a nice touch.

Currently Rebel Galaxy is available only on PC/Mac, but Double Damage has plans to launch the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at some point in the future, so console gamers have great things to look forward to. Players who enjoy a good story will not be disappointed. Players who love tactical combat will not be disappointed. Players who love visually stunning space battles and exploration will not be disappointed. In other words, Rebel Galaxy is a gem of game that should not be missed.
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It's good to see this one so positively received.

Looks like a holiday gift for my spouse...:)
 
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/* Nerd alert! */

You can't see lasers in space. Maybe they're relativistic plasma beams? :p
 
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Hello Aubrielle - haven't seen you for ages.

Did this place start to bum you out?
 
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Personally i always wondered why laser beams would make sound in space...

Or why anything would make sound in space,

Then again I love the wheezing sound of a Tie- fighter!!
 
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Ripper said:
Hello Aubrielle - haven't seen you for ages.

Did this place start to bum you out?
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Honest version? It did, a bit. :)

But I also had some really taxing things I had to deal with, and it took me a long time to get them resolved…

It's good to see you again, Ripper…:)
 
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Aubrielle said:
Honest version? It did, a bit. :)

But I also had some really taxing things I had to deal with, and it took me a long time to get them resolved…

It's good to see you again, Ripper…:)
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Nice to see you back, I get burned out sometimes as well.
 
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WB Aubrielle! You shouldn't let people on the internet get you down. For every bad person on the internet there's also a good person there. It's just the bad people feel compelled from lack of something in their lives to spread their own personal shit on the web. So you more often see the bad people then the good ones.
 
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Let's not overdramatise. Nobody here was unkind to Aubrielle and, from what she writes, I gather that she have decided that she has something more important to do with her time :)
 
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so, is this the new freelancer or what? anyone got it and can tell if its close enough?
 
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I'm not sure whether you can really compare it to Freelancer. It seems a little more... "shallow" than Freelancer, from what I read about it. Mind you, I haven't played it yet, so.
Someone who actually has might want to weigh in.

Alternatively, you might want to have a look at Starpoint Gemini 2 if you're looking for that Freelancer vibe.
 
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