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Bethesda says most of Starfield's 1000+ planets are dull on purpose because 'when the astronauts went to the moon, there was nothing there' but 'they certainly weren't bored' (www.pcgamer.com)
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Sure Todd, lol

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[–] 20 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (9 children)

Did this game focus on anything in particular and do that well? Exploring isn't it.

I'm tired of being negative gamer. This game looks fun even if it isn't mind blowing, but seeing as I've never played a Bethesda game I think I'm just as likely to play one of the older games because they look about as good.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    There does seem to be some people out there who are just radiating negativity about this game even more so than most.

    I played a good few hours last night and it's Skyrim in Space which is what I wanted.

    I don't know if it's the Xbox console exclusivity that's bringing fanboys out the woodwork or just that people like to attack a big, hyped up release like they did with Cyberpunk, but it's brought out the worst in people.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Wasn't Cyberpunk actually catastrophically bad at release, and then got fixed later?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Having tried a bit of it, this game is fun. It plays a bit like outer world but bigger and with a more mature tone.

    But i am really glad that after getting hyped in spring i actually forgot it was coming out. My gpu was not prepared.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Personally it feels like a lot of the promise of Mass Effect: Andromeda was channeled into Starfield and they took the launch version of the story in No Man’s Sky and ran with it. It definitely stands on the shoulders of other games but it is a reasonably solid iteration.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    It's a pretty entertaining crafting-shooter, but it's not an AMAZING one.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago

    counterpoint: there’s not a single “amazing” game of this genre. Elite Dangerous does the space sim perfectly, but it’s boring apart from that. No Man’s Sky has the wonder and exploration, but every planet is functionally the same. Starfield expands on No Man’s Sky with a comprehensible story and actual gameplay. Star Citizen will never come out. Did i miss anything?

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