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[Pop]

No FOV slider in first person...why Todd why

 

[Robb]

The meltdowns over some arbitrary scores are hilarious.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

86 OC with 50 reviews in.

This is hard to digest. On its own, a great score but for this studio I was expecting Elden Ring/TOTK scores.

Everyone who kept saying "2023 is the greatest year for games of all time" and putting Starfield at the top of the list were really setting themselves up for a fall.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Funny thing is that Ubisoft is promising a very authentic and hand-crafted collection of planets for Star Wars Outlaws.

"Clear this different colored outpost on 10 planets!"

 

[Dr_Ifto]

My pick of 75-80 might still hit. Long shot, but fingers crossed!

 

[Montauk]

Some reviews are saying that this game exploration is a waste of time and there's barely anything outside of main planets

Mashable headline:

“'Starfield' has everything you could want, except a reason to keep playing”

 

[Dcr1d3r]

Damn...where does Xbox go from here then? Unless MS have some serious AAA bangers underwraps, releasing soon, I just can't see anyway they can claw back any of the market share this gen...really disappointing. What the hell are MS playing at?

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Not surprised at the line “Bethesda's latest open-world adventure falls victim to its own hype”

As soon as MS bought Bethesda fanboys decided Starfield was the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Sure, but by the same token the even larger group of players that no longer could play Starfield on their preferred platform *cough* PS5 *cough* started downplaying this game like there was no tomorrow.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Still 10/10 hyped!

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Lmao

So in that moment I guess instead of identifying as a son he identifies as a angry gamer and she mis-gendered him?

 

[Tomeru]

This is a criticism by IGN, and it’s purely POV, but this is exactly what I want from a game focusing on exploration. I don’t want to follow map markers and way points on a map screen. Following in game signs and directions from speaking to NPCs is exactly how I want to go about finding areas of interest. That’s what I consider immersive.

Dude. Waze and Google Maps are a thing.

 

[Thirty7ven]

When I'm getting "copium" responses before the first review is even out......yeah, that's when I knew.

Overhyped doesn’t mean that it’s bad, but clearly the game was overhyped? It’s not like we couldn’t see it coming, the level of expectations set by the Xbox fans was just absolutely insane.

They will just move on to X million people played quickly though so it’s not like anybody will be hurting for long.

 

[kaizenkko]

Thats why Sony hike up the PSN prices yesterday, the Starfield reception embrace all the gaming comunnity attention. And people will still think things like: "yeah, playstation is more expensive, but at least they make the best games".

Jim Ryan is really smart. lol

 

[Damageinc103]

I cant wait to play this game when i get home tonight.

 

[yamaci17]

My pick of 75-80 might still hit. Long shot, but fingers crossed!

ms bought some 100 scores but surely this will drop to 85s or even below that

it is clear that the game is mid, something near 7.5-8.

 

[Mercador]

ACG review sold me on it for sure.

Me too! I'll just check this review, that's enough. The rest I'll find out myself.

 

[Montauk]

Funny thing is that Ubisoft is promising a very authentic and hand-crafted collection of planets for Star Wars Outlaws.

Wow! Well if a company is claiming something then it must be true.

 

[ABnormal]

More like starting gun backfired and now its a self inflicted wound

MS has all the money in the world yet there is one thing it cant buy, TALENT!!

Imagine if MS would be interested in producing new games instead of seizing already existing IPs. 70 Billions for Activision would allow to develop FIVE 500 million budget games like GTA5 each year, for FOUR generations (around 20 years). Just saying.

 

[Dr_Ifto]

This is a criticism by IGN, and it’s purely POV, but this is exactly what I want from a game focusing on exploration. I don’t want to follow map markers and way points on a map screen. Following in game signs and directions from speaking to NPCs is exactly how I want to go about finding areas of interest. That’s what I consider immersive.

Shit gets old fast, though

 

[solidus12]

So it’s not the game of the generation that Colt, Jez and co promised.

 

[adamsapple]

70 - 95

 

[Melee Attack]

Game of the year my ass

 

[iorek21]

"Clear this different colored outpost on 10 planets!"

Yeah, who knows how it might end up releasing, but at least it seems they're aiming for a different direction than the usual "Look! A whole universe!".

 

[Represent.]

Lmao

 

[Thirty7ven]

Sure, but by the same token the even larger group of players that no longer could play Starfield on their preferred platform *cough* PS5 *cough* started downplaying this game like there was no tomorrow.

Well I guess…

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Luke Stephens " It's probably best to ignore the main story quest and focus on the side quests"

Oh ffs.

Shit thats not good, and I trust Luke's opinions. He has always been on point for me

 

[GHG]

The problem is that Steam users will just be so far to either end of the scale.

They even have Hello Neighbor as "very positive"... I mean come on lol.

And on the other hand, they will bomb some games because of a feature or something they don't like. I've seen a lot of games get reviews within moments of it being released, with one word and trying to be "funny".

When millions of people have access to a game there is no "they".

Games that get destroyed in steam reviews always deserve it, there have been no exceptions.

If you only want to see opinions from people who have played a certain amount of time etc then you can filter reviews accordingly.

It's a review system where there's nowhere to hide. If there are significant problems in any way then it will be made to be known.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Yeah, who knows how it might end up releasing, but at least it seems they're aiming for a different direction than the usual "Look! A whole universe!".

Yeah will see.

 

[Solidus_T]

BG3 clears. There can be only one

Will have a good time with this though.

I never doubted Baldur's Gate 3 for one second. I thought Elden Ring would be GOTG but BG3 takes it.

 

[Joshmyersbv]

I have not been a huge fan of Bethesda's latest RPG offerings (FO4 and 76). Everything Emil Pagliarulo touches from a design perspective ends up being shallow (FO4 dialog options) or gets over emphasized (the settlement building). The moment I read that he was the lead designer for Starfield I wasn't expecting much.

 

[rofif]

IGN France gave a 9/10, IGN Brazil a 9.5/10, IGN Japan a 10/10, IGN Spain a 10/10

I hate this shit. How many igns are there. Their score means nothing if there are 10 of their scores

 

[ByWatterson]

Baldino:

Game takes a while to get going.
Has bugs as to be expected.
Main quest where he enjoyed the game most.
Gun play feels good.
Ship building works great, loved spending time with it.
Exploration wasn't as good as hoped. Very menu-y, loading screens, feels like there's too many barriers and doesn't feel seamless.
Many planets were bland and boring. Most planet dungeons didn't feel worth exploring.

I was assured I didn't need any of this to get the feeling of exploration.

 

[Lokaum D+]

This is a criticism by IGN, and it’s purely POV, but this is exactly what I want from a game focusing on exploration. I don’t want to follow map markers and way points on a map screen. Following in game signs and directions from speaking to NPCs is exactly how I want to go about finding areas of interest. That’s what I consider immersive.

my god, even elden ring has a map to somehow guide you, having a map ll not break immersion, its a basic feature ffs.

 

[Solidus_T]

lmao damn those bugs. He's also talking about a bunch of copy-paste locations. Other reviewers aren't mentioning this.

This vid makes the early reviews seem suspect IMO

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Lmao

This is some "Square just shot themselves in the foot"-tier copy pasta. Obviously fake, but still.

 

[mckmas8808]

That's the worst sentence a reviewer could write about Starfield. And he doesn't even realize it.

 

[GooseMan69]

Lmao

This is a copypasta from the 2016 election.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

This is some "Square just shot themselves in the foot"-tier copy pasta. Obviously fake, but still.

Coming from resetera it's easy to believe

 

[mortal]

I think you underestimate how emotionally charged everything around this game really is because it is not on PlayStation...

I don't think it's that serious, considering these are objectively good average scores. If someone only cares about something as it is compared to PlayStation, do they even care about the game?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Lmao

Tell me they're joking.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Imagine if MS would be interested in producing new games instead of seizin already existing IPs. 70 Billions for Activision would allow to develop FIVE 500 million budget games like GTA5 each year, for FOUR generations (around 20 years). Just saying.

Problem is they cant even create their own unique content anymore. Evert here of The Initiative? Neither have I (jokes aside) this was supposed to be their grass roots studio built from the ground up. Money poured into it, working on the new perfect dark and what happens? They bring in Crystal Dynamics a third party player to come in, take over, and take charge of the project which I assume and been restarted or vastly changed

 

[bender]

Some of the planet/navigation complaints are giving me vibes...

 

[AlexxKidd]

Thats why Sony hike up the PSN prices yesterday, the Starfield reception embrace all the gaming comunnity attention. And people will still think things like: "yeah, playstation is more expensive, but at least they make the best games".

Jim Ryan is really smart. lol

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Imagine what kind of game library people have when they let IGN dictate their purchases.

I'm convinced a big reason Alien: Isolation (the best Alien game ever made) sold below expectations and will never receive a sequel is due in big part due to IGNs 5/10 score.

 

[Kacho]

Tell me they're joking.

Pasta

 

[sinnergy]

I hate this shit. How many igns are there. Their score means nothing if there are 10 of their scores

IGN Netherlands 8.5.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Coming from resetera it's easy to believe

Oh, that's where it's from? lol, never mind then.

 

[Nankatsu]

The media specialists will carry this over 92+.

I would expect something like 85 though.

 

[analog_future]

Score's are a bit lower than I was hoping, but 87 is still great.

Can't wait to get my hands on this tonight!

 

[killatopak]

I really need to see a Famitsu score if even IGN gave this a 7.