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The Starfield Direct showing really sold me on this. It looks like it comes the closest to my dream space game of anything released so far. Elite Dangerous nailed the feel of piloting your own spacecraft, but I didn’t get on with the actual structure of the game. No Man’s Sky continues to do amazing things, but its spaceflight feels a bit too stripped back for me and it still feels a little too aimless for my tastes.
This looks like a perfect middle ground, all backed up with a full blown Bethesda RPG too keep me engaged. :D
My only criticisms based on the Direct are that characters, and indeed character interactions still look a bit dated compared to more recent games, especially Cyberpunk 2077, and that the combat still looks a little janky. Don’t get me wrong, it looks a lot better than Bethesda’s older games, but still seems to be showcasing some rather basic AI and spongey enemies. Hopefully the RPG elements will make this side of the game feel more rewarding.
The characters seem to still being doing that Bethesda thing where they just stand in attention at you and stare you down lol.
Really curious to see how the combat actually feels and if there will be a V.A.T.S. like system, I know that’s something that a lot of people like and the combat is this game looks a lot faster than any combat in a Bethesda game before. So it could turn some people off who aren’t a big fan of fast paced combat but really enjoy Bethesda stories and worlds.
I think it’s very funny that everyone familiar with Bethesda games saw those NPC interactions and was like “oh yeah that’s a Bethesda rpg.”
Still, I’m cautiously optimistic. Wait for full release and reviews before purchasing, etc.
Out of a 3 minute trailer, I saw 15 seconds of gameplay. But let’s be real. This is Bethesda. We know what to expect. Tons of bugs and an already prepared statement to release after people realize their $70-$300 game isn’t released in a playable state. The best thing to do is wait for release. Check out reviews from your favorite source and also User reviews. Then wait a year for the community mod that fixes all the bugs that Bethesda was not able to fix. Then you might as well wait another year for DLC and for Starfield to be on sale.
There’s like a 50 minute gameplay walkthrough.
Out of a 3 minute trailer, I saw 15 seconds of gameplay.
Yeah, I was confused too. Then I found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMOPoAq5vIA - I haven’t watched it yet, but it seems to be a new video going through gameplay.
One thing I would love to see is a diversity of biomes within one planet.
A space exploration game with a “scan everything” mechanic, what a surprise… Really sick of this feature that replaces actual game design
Yeah, people are talking about the hesitation with the bugs, but I’m just hesitant on the gameplay. Procedural worlds, scanning, “barren but resource rich planets” don’t sound like riveting gameplay to me. The actual gameplay that was shown looked alright, but parts of it felt really weak. Worried they want the wrong way on Ambition vs. Fun
This looks fun. Happy it’s included with game pass. Gives a good chance to try it then buy the full game if it’s as good as I’m hoping.
I’m excited. It’s Bethesda so of course it’ll be full of bugs. In some ways it’s become part of the Bethesda charm. The on planet gameplay looks like a very polished No Man’s Sky and that’s a good thing.
I refuse to buy into the “bugs are part of the charm” narrative of Bethesda games. It was cute 15 years ago, but they should really be able to release a working game on release by now.
They should, but they won’t. It’s already a record selling game in steam. Why would they pay their Devs to iron out all the bugs when mod creators will do it for free?
After that 45 minute breakdown I’m very excited for No Man’s Skyrim. I can definitely understand the hesitation, it’s almost definitely gonna be riddled with bugs on release, but I’ve got gamepass, so I’ll happily beta test for y’all!
Are we gonna have 16 times the detail again?
actually 1000x the detail considering you get 1000 times the planets. I cant wait for the Todd Howard Lies compilation a few months from now haha
