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[–] li10@lemmy.ml 63 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Throwback to the hard cope when this game released, the fanboy dismissal of any criticism was insane. https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/2eeb6a5d-008c-4223-9ac5-40b9dda115f5.jpeg

[–] highenergyphysics@lemmy.world 69 points 11 months ago

You should have seen the fucking starfield subreddit before release lmao. One guy on there was genuinely convinced this was “something special” and would revolutionize the gaming industry.

The basis for that claim? The way Todd fucking Howard was acting, and the marketing material for the game.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 30 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The game is a solid 7 and still holds immense potential. The lack of updates combined with a lot of quest & progression breaking bugs and dismissal of such criticism is a 0 and why I wrote a negative review.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think Fallout 4 was a solid 7. Starfield seems to have been aiming for F4 in space but it falls short in just about every arena. I remember the settlement feature being really cool but unfortunately not very well integrated into the game, and a little half baked. I was so hype to see Starfield would be bringing it back, but instead it was entirely pointless and a total waste of time, as well as being far more restrictive.

The main quest in F4 was at least relatable and interesting enough with some very nice side quests. Starfield has the most boring narrative of every game I’ve ever played, the mind brainless go-hum fetch quest side quests, and no interesting characters in sight. It was literally the 7/10 Fallout 4 but somehow worse.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fallout 4 but somehow worse.

Fallout 4 was very mid compared to FO3 and Skyrim.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Fallout 4 was much better than Fallout 3. Only New Vegas on the other hand would be hard to beat.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

A solid 7? I'd give it a 4-5. I very stupidly preordered and I very much regret it. The one and only time I ever did so as well. The game shows a shocking lack of care. It definitely has some systems which ought to be interesting but they're rendered pointless by the game and the main plot is utterly appalling.

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Because people can't have different opinions?

I still think the game is fine. I still think it did some very interesting things. I got over 100 hours of playtime from it. I played on gamepass too. So I definitely got my monies worth.

Does it have problems? Sure. Quite a few, but it's still enjoyable enough of you don't expect the too much. It also had tons of potential of they actually release the creation kit.

I don't think it's the worst game ever. It's not even their worst game.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's the worst Bethesda RPG game I've ever played. What did you think was worse? I suppose the MMOs?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Brink, Rogue Warrior and Fallout 74 come to mind.

Bethesda doesn't only make RPGs

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

OK, fair. I was just thinking of the rpgs. Would you agree that it's their worst RPG?