Intro
X4 Foundations is more than just a game. It is the game for those who like getting the absolute **** kicked out of you from the start. And fighting your way from bottom feeder to proper space empire legend.

This spacegame has everything you'd want if you enjoy a cross-breed of space shooter, empire sim (Optional), Space station management (Optional) and most importantly, the ability to just conquer entire sectors or do naughty stuff like robbing people.

But let's get into the reviewing part.

Space Combat wise this game has it nailed down.
Although the A.I is incredibly easy to dogfight in a 1v1 battle (Including destroyers v peashooter) the game really gets hard when fighting entire waves on your own.

Empire sim wise the game is well optimised, A.I traders will come to the station or your own ones will be able to pawn overflow if you get the right people in the right places but overall the A.I does a great job keeping supply chain going.
Commanding troops is easy and straight forward once you get used to the controls.

Space Station building wise it has improved a lot since the days of X3 reunion. I mention X3 because I played about three hours of rebirth and got so frustrated I uninstalled that crap so I am going to pretend that never happened and it doesn't exist.

The best way to play X4 is to and I quote "ROLEPLAY THE **** OUT OF IT".

Experimental multiplayer is interesting where you can send fleets to help your friends or attack the **** out of them.
Pretty funny to me. Not so funny if one of them is a cheater and just hacks himself a limiteless armada and keeps attacking you.

Scoring wise:

• Graphics: 10/10
  
• Gameplay: 6.5/10 (26/40)
  -Combat: 7/10 (Dumb AI,Formations are not upheld correctly,ships do not co-ordinate with the convoy you assign them)
  -Station Building: 8/10 (Only complain is that blueprints are expensive and hard to get.)
  -Empire Management: 8/10 (Will give those points back when AI staff have any banter, personality or atleast I can find 1 pilot in the galaxy with enough rating to be useful)
  
• Story: 3/10 (Start is pretty cool but I researched all things and nothing else ever happend so... What story?)
  
• Music/Sound: 10/10 (It's just beautiful and serene, you know when you're in a fight too.)
  
• Controls: 7/10 (Decent set up; sadly some keybinds are just not very straight forward and menu is confusing.)

Total Score: 36.5 / 50 (7.3 / 10)

In conclusion: I love this game. If you like all the above you will probably also overlook it's flaws and play it to death.

[b] Intro [/b] X4 Foundations is more than just a game. It is the game for those who like getting the absolute **** kicked out of you from the start. And fighting your way from bottom feeder to proper space empire legend. This spacegame has everything you'd want if you enjoy a cross-breed of space shooter, empire sim (Optional), Space station management (Optional) and most importantly, the ability to just conquer entire sectors or do naughty stuff like robbing people. But let's get into the reviewing part. Space Combat wise this game has it nailed down. Although the A.I is incredibly easy to dogfight in a 1v1 battle (Including destroyers v peashooter) the game really gets hard when fighting entire waves on your own. Empire sim wise the game is well optimised, A.I traders will come to the station or your own ones will be able to pawn overflow if you get the right people in the right places but overall the A.I does a great job keeping supply chain going. Commanding troops is easy and straight forward once you get used to the controls. Space Station building wise it has improved a lot since the days of X3 reunion. I mention X3 because I played about three hours of rebirth and got so frustrated I uninstalled that crap so I am going to pretend that never happened and it doesn't exist. The best way to play X4 is to and I quote "ROLEPLAY THE **** OUT OF IT". Experimental multiplayer is interesting where you can send fleets to help your friends or attack the **** out of them. Pretty funny to me. Not so funny if one of them is a cheater and just hacks himself a limiteless armada and keeps attacking you. [b]Scoring wise:[/b] [list] [*]Graphics: 10/10 [*]Gameplay: 6.5/10 (26/40) -Combat: 7/10 (Dumb AI,Formations are not upheld correctly,ships do not co-ordinate with the convoy you assign them) -Station Building: 8/10 (Only complain is that blueprints are expensive and hard to get.) -Empire Management: 8/10 (Will give those points back when AI staff have any banter, personality or atleast I can find 1 pilot in the galaxy with enough rating to be useful) [*]Story: 3/10 (Start is pretty cool but I researched all things and nothing else ever happend so... What story?) [*]Music/Sound: 10/10 (It's just beautiful and serene, you know when you're in a fight too.) [*]Controls: 7/10 (Decent set up; sadly some keybinds are just not very straight forward and menu is confusing.) [/list] Total Score: 36.5 / 50 (7.3 / 10) In conclusion: I love this game. If you like all the above you will probably also overlook it's flaws and play it to death.