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[Sir Vilhelm]

yes please

 

[clarky]

yes please

No Thanks??

 

[FullMetalx117]

So far I’m a bit underwhelmed. This game really needs a VATs system - did Fallout 4 not have it (I only played 3). The pirates running at you just looks off and not exactly fun - the gunplay is clunky. The vats system really helped get rid of the clunk and had cool animations.

Space flying also not that great in my experience so far. I’m hoping the story is good, it’s what’ll keep me playing. I do see the Mass Effecf parallel. Maybe I should’ve held off on the premium upgrade…

 

[BlackProdigy]

This game has exceeded my expectations! I have been running around New Atlantis doing quests for about 2 hours. This game is massive man

 

[niilokin]

I think it's adorable how every every npc does that brow raise when they talk, like it's their new big thing

 

[twilo99]

Not sure if this image sharing site degrades the quality but thus from my xss



Click on it and then show full res.

Besides the 30 FPS everything else seems sharp and the game looks surprisingly well. I have it hooked to a 65inch 4k TV.

The game synced from my PC without any issues, very nice.

 

[ArtHands]

The amount of side quests is crazy.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

First 5 hours and first 5 levels are behind me. Game is everything I've hoped it to be and more. It was worth waking up at 2AM after all.

 

[TrueGrime]

I need more of a break or I'm going to wear myself out going on hour four. One of the highlights of my night is Vasco saying my character's last name. <3

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

Made my character pretty quick but really stuck on the pronouns part

 

[Barakov]

Put in about 3 hours into and I'm totally enthralled. The only bugs I've had was tutorial prompt staying on screen for too long and some npcs looking pretty dodgy while going through a door. Those ten months were well spent, I'd say.

30fps is a bummer but definitely tolerable in this game. Looking forward to playing more.

 

[DonJorginho]

Well it's 7am so I guess I should get some sleep now, fuck me what a game!

The immersion, the sound design, the locations, the characters, the voice acting, the combat! I'm just loving it all

For 30fps on the Series X it feels as smooth as 30fps can possibly be, felt great after half hour acclimatising.

 

[naguanatak]

First 5 hours and first 5 levels are behind me. Game is everything I've hoped it to be and more. It was worth waking up at 2AM after all.

So you made it
Same here. Some things - mostly due to the engine and overall game design - are disappointing, but the atmosphere and possibilities after 'only' 6 hours make up for it.
These 6 hours went by in a flash, felt like 1 hour at work, honestly
Worlds upon worlds, flora/fauna to discover and serene exploration just taking in the sights. I love this loop in NMS, but here you have the rpg elements, dialogues and quests en masse on top of it
I can look past the blemishes and just enjoy it for what it is, a damn good game it seems

 

[Desless1]

Can't wait to get back from work today and start the game. Ahhh

 

[THE DUCK]

Had a hard time with 30fps on series X. (Looked decent though)
Sure would be nice if they would at least do a 40fps mode for those of use 120hz tvs.

Fired it up on pc (4070), I feel like it's playing a different game. It's so much more fluid.

Overall I wasn't sure at first, but I think the scope of the game is growing on me.

One problem tho, the message came up saying go into missions to quick travel and I didn't do that, now that message is stuck in the middle top......might have to go back to a save before that........

 

[BlackProdigy]

Had a hard time with 30fps on series X. (Looked decent though)
Sure would be nice if they would at least do a 40fps mode for those of use 120hz tvs.

Fired it up on pc (4070), I feel like it's playing a different game. It's so much more fluid.

Overall I wasn't sure at first, but I think the scope of the game is growing on me.

One problem tho, the message came up saying go into missions to quick travel and I didn't do that, now that message is stuck in the middle top......might have to go back to a save before that........

Force Quit

 

[March Climber]

My friend has told me that not only is this in Starfield, but it has an upgrade tree.

Chance of Elder Scrolls 6 bringing hand-to-hand back officially? Maybe? Hopefully?

 

[clarky]

Played a couple of hours more instead of going to bed.

Started a what seemed to be a fairly quick quest involving some mining parts now im way down the rabbit hole lol. Great stuff so far, not sure where the slow burn complaints are coming from this has grabbed me by the balls from the off.

 

[Panajev2001a]

For 30fps on the Series X it feels as smooth as 30fps can possibly be, felt great after half hour acclimatising

30 FPS can be smooth and decent on OLED’s too with good motion blur . Hopefully this makes it to more threads where 30 FPS is deemed unplayable crap that destroys TV’s or something .

 

[Revolutionary]

Another small complaint: the number keys don't correspond to conversation choices, so I have to actually use the mouse or movement keys to select choices. I seem to remember using number keys in Fallout 76? Or maybe it was a mod I was using... either way, I guess Baldur's Gate has me spoiled in that regard!

Anyway, I'm finally done with the tutorial and I gotta say the combat portions kinda sucked as a stealthy melee player. The stupid robot was following me around and stomping so loudly it made stealth virtually impossible (on Very Hard, at least). I managed but it was quite annoying lol. Looking forward to leaving the dumb robot companion behind in the future.

 

[RPS37]

Played about an hour or so and I’m having a goooood time. Finding myself going to the pause menu an awful lot tho.

 

[clarky]

So far I just dumped everthing on the floor of the ship. Have not figured out if we can place things or store them in a big chest or what.

Theres a cargo hold on the wall, back left of the ship? I think id have to double check as ive wrapped it for the night

 

[Little Chicken]

New Atlantis is really overwhelming, there's so much shit to do.

 

[Zathalus]

No HDR or in game brightness and gamma settings is fucking bizarre.

 

[Zuzu]

Not sure if this image sharing site degrades the quality but thus from my xss



Click on it and then show full res.

Besides the 30 FPS everything else seems sharp and the game looks surprisingly well. I have it hooked to a 65inch 4k TV.

The game synced from my PC without any issues, very nice.

That looks good. It's amazing how on one hand you have games on the Series S with atrocious image quality like Immortals of Aveum and then games like this with really good image quality. I know that Immortals is pushing more advanced tech with Lumen but still it's a big difference.

 

[balls of snow]

Made some Arab looking dude. Cant wait to see how his parents look lol. Failed industrialist from New Atlantis with a bounty on his head. Roleplaying at its finest.

 

[clarky]

New Atlantis is really overwhelming, there's so much shit to do.

I left pretty quickly, hoping to hit the main quest only to get massively side tracked on the very next planet i came to ffs. lol.

Looks like this game will consume me I think.

 

[Shtef]

I read that there is no HDR on xbox, is it true?

 

[DenchDeckard]

OK, I played up to the character designer. Now I gotta decide my character and background but first work.

It looks amazing and I can't wait.

 

[naguanatak]

So far I just dumped everthing on the floor of the ship. Have not figured out if we can place things or store them in a big chest or what.

You have a cargo safe as the captain right next to the pilot seat and from your inventory before going into a sub menu you can chose the cargo hold of your ship, take items from there or - if you change it back to your personal cargo - dump items into the ships cargo hold. If you're on controller click the left bumper when going into the inventory

 

[soulbait]

I read that there is no HDR on xbox, is it true?

My TV displays "HDR10" when the game booted.

 

[Denton]

Glad to read some positive impressions. Now to end the epic adventure in Baldur's Gate and be ready.

 

[PlayofSparta]

Only me having audio issues and stutterings?

 

[M1chl]

Man, the 30 FPS is jarring as fuck, with graphics not being any good.

 

[Tieno]

Some of the reviews kinda reduced my hype and excitement, but now I'm a 2-3 hours into it I like it. Just at the Constellation in Atlantic City. It's a Bethesda game, and I know that I love that shit.
I'm liking it so far, not loving it yet...but hearing some of the impressions from people who really like/love it, I'm pretty confident this will be a game for me.

 

[ArtHands]

Gonna take a break, eat something before heading back in

I guess I should ignore the side quests for now and go back to the main one

 

[sendit]

Disappointed the game has zero foliage interaction with the character.

 

[Revolutionary]

Saw a guy with cool armor in New Atlantis so I attacked him in an ill-conceived attempt to steal his armor, only for his nameplate to reveal he's actually level 30 and instantly murdered me

 

[SaiyanRaoh]

Oh yeah, this and BG3 are my games of the year so far. Hands down.
It’s a Bethesda game from head to toe and I’m loving the shit out of it.
I know I’m still early in the game but this is really resonating with me. It feels like old space sci-fi. While there are problems in my almost 6 hours with it, with one hour being played on the ROG Ally (the performance is…*chefs kiss*) I’m in love with the game. BG3 and this are a credit to “modern gaming”.

And the music, omg! Why is it that besides ACG, no reviewer has gushed over this game’s soundtrack? Inon Zur does it again!

I’m going to be playing this game for years thanks to future content and mods.
Now, back to it!

 

[GymWolf]

It always cracks me up how GAF gets so excited.

Yeah, so strange to see people excited for one of the biggest release of the past 5 years inside an enthusiast videogame forum

 

[bbeach123]

Pause while looting mod pls...

I dont need this new "looting in realtime" features...

 

[SRTtoZ]

I'm disappointed at how many load screens there are in this game.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Getting ready for an evening of Starfield binging … created my character this morning and been hankering all day at work!

 

[GymWolf]

From now on i'm gonna point out this topic when people ask me why i don't use gamepass pc and the xbox app

I have the game on steam but i have wait until tonight

 

[Negotiator101]

I'm disappointed at how many load screens there are in this game.

What we talking exactly? Annoying or immersion breaking?

 

[niilokin]

Question about the first combat place before New Atlantis:

Spoiler: spoiler

Did anyone find an actual terramorph enemy somewhere in the facility? I couldnt find anything and if there wasn't, would be pretty disappointing adding all that dialogue and storytelling there...rpgs need this kind of side content

 

[GymWolf]

2:20am. I’m getting too old for this shit.

I need some hype feedback, don't let me down.

 

[GymWolf]

Stopped playing. Can't get 1440p in fullscreen - it defaults to 4K...

If it work like halo infinite you have to change your desktop resolution.

I know, ridicolous in 2023.

 

[nightmare-slain]

About to start playing!

edit: or maybe not? it's not letting me. I just unpacked it all there.

 

[Gudji]

If it work like halo infinite ypu have to chamge your desktop resolution.

I know, ridicolous in 2023.

Damn I hated that in HI. So annoying.