Are you more hyped for Starfield or Spider Man 2?

What are you more hyped for ?

  • Starfield

  • Spider man 2

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Another uninspired money grab sony sequel? Or a game that is like no other in terms of scale and immersion.

Even if you are team blue, you have to realize starfield is a huge fucking deal.
 
Gaiff said:
Starfield and it's not close. Spider-Man is boring as hell. Not sure why it scored close to 90 on Metacritic when it does absolutely nothing as an open-world. Huge, boring, and empty. The Batman Arkham series royally shits on it in near every metric and these games were released almost 10 years before.
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I was playing Spider-Man remastered on PC last week (what a bad idea before BG3) and it's so boring. Couldn't believe either how well it was received.
 
Starfield by a long shot. More excited by a new IP by BGS vs more of the same.
Also, when I can watch a starfield video that's 4 hours with ease, I know it's pure hype running through my veins.
 
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Spider-Man 2.

But that's only because I'm being pessimistic and think it's going to be hard for Starfield to match my expectations.
 
I'm intrigued by Starfield. But, after trying No Man's Sky and Skyrim and being "caught" by neither (yet having bought both), I'm going to tread carefully to not get carried away by the hype sorrounding this game.

On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoyed boith latest entries of the Spider-Man games. So I expect to enjoy the next entry too. I'm particularly hyped for the traversal improvements (gliding and the massive increased in speed).

I will wait for reviews and more in depth info for Starfield. But for now, I choose Spider-Man 2.
 
Of course this poll is going to be slanted in favor of Starfield. Its the biggest game to release on an Xbox platform in years because its exclusive, and is also availible on PC. Where as Spiderman is exclusive to PS5 and wont be on PC for 1-3 years. Cant wait to see how many copies both sell...
 
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PixelatedBeast said:
Of course this poll is going to be slanted in favor of Starfield. Its the biggest game to release on an Xbox platform in years because its exclusive, and is also availible on PC. Where as Spiderman is exclusive to PS5 and wont be on PC for 1-3 years. Cant wait to see how many copies both sell...
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Starfield is a top seller on Steam currently even with Gamepass there's a $30 upgrade to play Starfield early, So they are making bank regardless of copies sold but same here, I want to see if Gamepass has a big enough impact on copies sold.
 
Neither really. Spider-Man hype is basically zero, super hero stuff sucks.

Starfield I'll probably pick up eventually. So I guess it wins.
 
Starfield easily, Bethesda makes games like no one else. Sometimes it blows up in their face, and sometimes it turns out to be some of the best games ever. I'm hopeful for Starfield.
 
Gobjuduck said:
Another uninspired money grab sony sequel? Or a game that is like no other in terms of scale and immersion.

Even if you are team blue, you have to realize starfield is a huge fucking deal.
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Money grab please. I'm team good games and while Starfield might be a big deal for the industry, it's incredibly insignificant to me personally because it's just fundamentally the opposite of what I want in a video game. Give me a shorter, tighter experience. I'm so tired of open worlds with systems upon systems upon systems. I don't want my games to last hundreds of hours (hell, I don't want them to last half that).

"Scale and Immersion" is irrelevant if I just fundamentally don't find that style of game to be fun. Spider-Man and Miles Morales, on the other hand, gave me plenty of joy.
 
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James Sawyer Ford said:
I don't really include most Bethesda titles into some deep game. They haven't had a following like that since Skyrim. Maybe Starfield is that game. But it looks just as "forgettable" as any other AAA game these days. I'll play it for the single player, probably be disappointed by many of the superficial systems present in the game, then move on. It will have a lot of "stuff" to do, but I am very skeptical it will be deep or meaningful enough for many people to stick around. Some will. But I never got that sense from any of their previous games honestly
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If you really think about it pretty much all 'big' games are just like that. Spiderman even more than the usual. They're designed so you dont ever have to think hard or spend time learning the mechanics. Their rpg systems give you the illusion of choice. At least Starfield might have a little bit of complexity tho i doubt much. Games keep getting more and more streamlined.
 
Starfield. I know what I'm getting with SM2 but Stafield has that Mass Effect vibe. Vast world and lots of exploring (from the little what I've seen to not spoil myself)
 
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And thing happening with Me, I dont think it is due to us getting older, or maybe combination of this + the fact that Sony is milking very simialr game design across most of their titles and now are releasing more sequels, prequels, remasters etc. Even GoW ragnarok didn't impressed and original GoW on Ps4 was probably one of my most played PlayStation games last gen. Where games like the order, driveclub, Detroit etc. Which all were new `IPs and some actually very interesting eg. Detroit.
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I feel the same way about Sony this gen abd i think its taking PS5 owners an especially long time to figure out just how much Sony's cashing it in. They've been coasting on their reputation plus not having a strong competitor in MS in terms of top notch games.

Just look at how long Sony's been putting out cross gen trash. How weak the remake of LoU1 was, God of War Ragnarok cross gen 2 years after ps5 release Da fuck? Spiderman 2 should be blowing everyone away. People have been conditoned by marketing and youtube shills to accept mediocrity too
 
Man I hated Spider-Man. Got the remaster on PC. it got so boring and repetitive. Completely gave up on car chases after the third one.

Meanwhile I have played and loved almost every Bethesda game I have ever played. Spider-Man 2 isn't even on my radar.
 
Haven't ever played a game from the Starfield developer, but I'm looking forward to it with great anticipation. Spider-Man 2 is not so hot for me as I completed both Spider-Man 1 and MM recently and the trailers looked like more of the same with more polish.

But SF looks like garbage in some pictures so I hope the gameplay and story make up for it.
 
Neither.

I stopped caring about Bethesda games/RPGs after Fallout 3 (which I adored).
Bought Skyrim on the X360, dropped it after 20 hours due to it being the same ol' same ol' and copy-pasted dungeons.
Bought Fallout 4 , dropped after 7 hours, jank too stronK , didn't have any interest whatsoever in the building aspect.
I'd expect Starfield to be "more of the same" with some No man's sky sprinkled in (or shall I say, "showered in").
Still, gonna give it a try on my PC out of pure curiosity.

Spiderman 2 : didn't play the 1st one nor Miles Morales, never gave a shit about superheroes in general, plus, not interested in the Ubisoft-like formula whatsoever.

Just give me Armored Core 6 and Alan wake 2 and I'm set for 2023.
 
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Buggy Loop said:
I was playing Spider-Man remastered on PC last week (what a bad idea before BG3) and it's so boring. Couldn't believe either how well it was received.
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It is really just a Ubisoft game with a Spiderman skin. I enjoy ubisoft games tho as a guilty pleasure but yeah.
 
The Pleasure said:
You did not mention fallout 76 when Fallout 4 wasn't as good as Fallout New Vegas. Redfall was trash, and Deathloop was average. Haven't played ghostwire tokyo yet. Didn't care for Doom Eternal. Bethesda as a whole are above average at best.
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Fallout 76 and Redfall weren't BGS games. Deathloop, which is Arkane, published by Bethesda(not BGS) also won Game of the Year from many outlets. Redfall was trash. Even then, what I wrote wasn't even a commentary on quality, but that BGS games are some of the best selling in the world and that they are extremely popular. All that said, you didn't dispute a single thing I wrote....so...

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Hype level zero for both. They will both be corporate and soulless, unwilling to take risks or innovate. The NPCs and storylines will have anything risky or shocking removed. These big games are neutered to harmlessness. The studios that produce them are dry husks whose only hope of attaining glory are to outspend their competition.
 
Starfield PC version. With that said, Spiderman 2 isn't out until almost 2 months after Starfield releases. Plenty of time to play Starfield until i get sick of it.
 
I loved the first Spiderman but the formula began to stretch thin in Miles Morales and I think 2 will have to come out swinging to impress me.

Much more excited for the possibilities in Starfield but it could be a stinker too, who knows?
 
I'm pretty hyped for both but starfield is a once a gen game by the looks of it. Spider-Man will be just your typical great game. Whatever you want to make with that.
 
FeastYoEyes said:
I loved the first Spiderman but the formula began to stretch thin in Miles Morales and I think 2 will have to come out swinging to impress me.

Much more excited for the possibilities in Starfield but it could be a stinker too, who knows?
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I saw an apt description from some video essayist awhile back that I thought was pretty accurate

"They don't know what to have the player do when they're not fighting/doing combat"

The MJ/Miles missions are evidence of this. Rocksteady built out a really fleshed out stealth system + puzzles + traversal + detective stuff. Spider-Man's answers to these are lackluster
 
Starfield for sure, but that's purely based on my taste, not cause one is sure to be objectively "better" than the other. With that said I will probably just wait for SM2 to come to PC before playing it since that is where I mostly play now, hence why I'm more excited for Starfield.
 
Man this year is bonkers, Baldurs Gate 3 and now Starfield. I'm really in a mood for a good Bethesda RPG.
I still have to play Spider-Man 1 so i'm waiting more for Starfield than Spider-Man 2.
 
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I will wait for a sale on SM2 as BG3 and Starfield (unless it sucks) are both the kinds of games I'll still be playing in 10 years so two of them at roughly the same time means I'm eating well but leaves no room for any appetisers.
 
Starfield

Loved SP1 and Miles and platted both but even then the game got repetitive after a while and never had a reason to go back so ill just wait for a cheap preowned copy (will be a great game)
 
For me Starfield right now and Spiderman 2 later this year. Spiderman 2 will be a bigger gaming entertainment launch then Starfield.
 
Surprised at the poll slant here on GAF.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Spiderman game(s) on my PS5 - and I'm looking forward to seeing Insomniac delight me with the next one.. But Starfield scratches that Freelancer itch with copius amounts of Skyrim like gameplay as well. That is totally what I'm here for and what I want to succeed.

Here's hoping that there are no FO76 levels of jank and post launch monetization in this one.
 
James Sawyer Ford said:
This video greatly summarizes my thoughts right now on Starfield

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To be honest I don't understand that stance. We finally get a new AAA game in a new IP from the main team at Bethesda with Todd directing. I'm not concerned or sceptical. I'm excited! And I'm rather excited about the possibilities of getting some pure awesomeness, with a risk of being disappointed if they don't deliver, than never feeling any excitement at all.

🥳🚀🪐 24 days! (premium)
 
Moochi said:
Hype level zero for both. They will both be corporate and soulless, unwilling to take risks or innovate. The NPCs and storylines will have anything risky or shocking removed. These big games are neutered to harmlessness. The studios that produce them are dry husks whose only hope of attaining glory are to outspend their competition.
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Not sure if Bethesda games fall into that category of being safe.

They won't have anything shocking or risky, yeah, but that stuff too can be overbearing.

Starfield if it's like their previous games will likely not be casual friendly, though they also will get something out of it by taking in the scenery and music and doing a few quests by following the marker.

Though if you will get into creating builds and get most out of it, that's where it shines. It's not a casual game per se.
 
If we're talking upcoming AAA games this year then I'm equally hyped for Starfield and Mario Wonder. After that Alan Wake 2 and Phantom Liberty. No interest in Spider-Man.
 
spider-man 2 digital editon preorderd so paitently waiting just casue i love comic book games and enjoyed the previous 2. starfield never tried i may on the pc once it's been out for abit and i have more time since i'll be back studying time is not my friend :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 
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Definitely Starfield. Spiderman 1 was fucking awesome but after they ruined Peter's face if really turned me off. I played Miles Morales which was fun but I never even bought the remastered version of the base game because of it.

Starfield on the other hand is taking No Man's Sky and making it an actually enjoyable RPG game set in space. So I'm all about that.
 
Fredrik said:
To be honest I don't understand that stance. We finally get a new AAA game in a new IP from the main team at Bethesda with Todd directing. I'm not concerned or sceptical. I'm excited! And I'm rather excited about the possibilities of getting some pure awesomeness, with a risk of being disappointed if they don't deliver, than never feeling any excitement at all.

🥳🚀🪐 24 days! (premium)
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The video is mostly excitement, but with a few areas that could bring it down a bit

That's sort of where I'm at right now. Eager to play and enjoy but I'm not going to set expectations too high
 
The one which starts with S.

But for real, Starfield. Spider Man has had 2 full releases in the last 4~ years. We haven't had a proper BGS single player RPG in 8+ years. That is far more exciting of a prospect to me.
 
Fredrik said:
Todd called it Skyrim in space and a modders paradise and there is a fairly long deep dive going through most gameplay mechanics.
The PC version is unknown but I don't feel like I know too little about the game itself anymore, at this point I really just want to play it. 25 days left!

While waiting I started another playthrough of Skyrim and I'm kinda blown away by how great it still is. There is jank, buggy animations, sharp polygon edges, blurry textures, etc but what's behind all that is so good that I just don't care about the so-so things anymore and is yet again lost in that world again.
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That's fair, I just meant we don't really know how all those different ideas will actually be implemented.

Will it have all that stuff you mentioned, like buggy animations etc...and just how busy will the different settlements be?

I think at least with Spiderman we know exactly what we will get.
 
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