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Starfield's Shattered Space DLC Launches to Mixed Reviews, Reportedly only 10+ Hours Long
LMAO, you must be talking about main quest only, as usual with CDPR the side quests are as well produced and interesting as main quest, and bring the total at leat to 25-30 hours
Cyberpunkd
Gold Member
It already started with Oblivion. Then again they gave us Morrowind, which is the GOAT.
Kacho
Gold Member
Such a great movie
I didn't expect the gunplay of a dedicated shooter but still. A fair comparison would be Cyberpunk and the gameplay there is significantly better. But yeah...the gameplay was the least of it's problems. The writing, world building and exploration on the other hand were atrocious.Watched a streamer yesterday. Gameplay was okay. Game looks also nice...but man these dialogues!!! Wow! Its just yapping of complete nonsense everywhere.
Sorry for my negativity. I'm still salty I wasted 100€ on the early access version of the game
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geary
Member
This is the case in DLC…Main quest is 10 hours, but with the sidequest, you get 20+ hours.
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
it could be that he's talking about the main quest length because that's what this topic is about.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Gonna guess it's the price more than anything. Heard this DLC was really good from fans of the game at least.
Topher
Identifies as young
Calling bullshit on that 10 hours long nonsense.
Took a screenshot when I started downloading the game yesterday...
I played 7 hours since then. No side quests. Just main story and I've only completed one of the three house quests so I'm not even at the midway point yet. Looking more like a 20 hour expansion to me.
Took a screenshot when I started downloading the game yesterday...
I played 7 hours since then. No side quests. Just main story and I've only completed one of the three house quests so I'm not even at the midway point yet. Looking more like a 20 hour expansion to me.
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ResilientBanana
Member
$30 for 10-15 hours of gameplay, not including side quests is pretty good considering there are a lot of other games sold at $70 that have less gameplay. I think everyone is hating just to hate. There isn't too much positivity in gaming these days and no one is ever happy.
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Thebonehead
Gold Member
Haven't started the Dlc yet as got caught up finishing some other quests.
Looking forward to it though. My favourite was the crimson fleet quest line in the main game.
If you didnt like the main game before I doubt this will sway you.
I never got into the ship modifications other than upgrades or resource building at all. That bit just seemed boring to me. Was I missing out?
Looking forward to it though. My favourite was the crimson fleet quest line in the main game.
If you didnt like the main game before I doubt this will sway you.
I never got into the ship modifications other than upgrades or resource building at all. That bit just seemed boring to me. Was I missing out?
ResilientBanana
Member
I don't think there was a drop in quality, I think the problem is that they may be too consistent. If you look at Oblivion, Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and now Starfield. It's just the same game with different stories and objectives. Creation engine needs to die.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
When it’s attached to Starfield.
Kacho
Gold Member
Pretty much. People turn on autopilot and look for every little thing to complain about.
balls of snow
Gold Member
30 dollars for 10 hour main story + 10 hour sides is about what I expect. Sounds pretty good with the horror vibes. Wish they let me bring another companion along to get that mass effect vibe.
JackMcGunns
Member
GinSama
Member
Doesn't say anything because the space Rover was release for free a couple of weeks ago.
mayham2199
Member
That does sound way better.
LordBlodgett
Member
10-15 hours is absolutely fine for DLC, most of the Skyrim DLC was shorter than that. The issue is that Skyrim didn't need much change to the core gameplay, so the DLC just needed to offer more of the same but with new and exciting stories. Starfield still feels unfinished though. They still need to be working on removing the billion loading screens when traveling, making base-building fun and consequential, and creating some kind of index (or journal, starlog, holodex, whatever the hell you want to call it) to keep information on planets, missions, resources, etc.......
Those changes are the minimum by the way...............I'm just not sure Bethesda understands what they need to do with this game anymore
Those changes are the minimum by the way...............I'm just not sure Bethesda understands what they need to do with this game anymore
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
10 hours long honestly isn't bad. I wont automatically consider that an L
Topher
Identifies as young
Have to say, it was refreshing to start playing this expansion without any reviews or such to muddy my perception. Just started playing and I was quickly hooked with the story. Now I'm reading some of the Steam reviews and it seems that the primary complaint is that it is "more of the same". Not really though. If this just added on missions to one of the factions we've already played through then yeah, but this is a lot more than that. Saw some claim there were no pivotal decisions, but I've already encountered one massive such decision in the first house quest I finished so not sure these folks have played very much at all. Unfortunately, Steam only includes the time played in the base game even if playing the expansion.
TheChumpNation
Member
I think the problem is that their games are consistently, slowly, declining. I think there's a clear drop off in quality when it comes to gameplay design from Morrowind, to Oblivion, to Fallout 3, to Skyrim, to Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and then Starfield.
Although the first four are all some level of great, each game kind of becomes a paler shadow of it's predecessor with less gameplay freedom and possibility (which was a huge part of what drew people to these games in the first place).
Krathoon
Gold Member
AH. It was a freebee. Ok.
Dr. Suchong
Gold Member
My favourite game to fall asleep to.
Number of times I've awoke to see the camera spinning around my character in third person perspective must be bordering on the hundreds.
Or at least it would be if I played it enough.
Which I don't.
There's something compelling about how drab and bureaucratic it all is.
Pissing off Sarah(?) is always fun too.
Self righteous bitch.
Number of times I've awoke to see the camera spinning around my character in third person perspective must be bordering on the hundreds.
Or at least it would be if I played it enough.
Which I don't.
There's something compelling about how drab and bureaucratic it all is.
Pissing off Sarah(?) is always fun too.
Self righteous bitch.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
There's nothing I hate more than someone enjoying something I don't like
Topher
Identifies as young
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Off-topic but yes - and getting close to the time of the year when you can watch it.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Seems like we're seeing some review bombing, I guess.
Topher
Identifies as young
Wouldn't go that far. Plenty of legit dislikes. Just a few that I thought were questionable. That's pretty normal I think.
BigLee74
Gold Member
Kind of confused as to what people were expecting from DLC? Obviously they aren’t going to alter the core gameplay in any way!
Maybe they should have held on to the 60fps/land vehicle and included them with the release of this DLC to bring something ‘new’ to the party for those that aren’t happy with just the new area/story/missions?
Maybe they should have held on to the 60fps/land vehicle and included them with the release of this DLC to bring something ‘new’ to the party for those that aren’t happy with just the new area/story/missions?
RetroGamingUK
Member
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
some kind of mass delusion where the game is completely rebuild to "fix" all of their complaints.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
I'm a moron and bought the expensive edition, so I have this on Steam, but no way I'm reinstalling. This was the most disappointing game of the past 5 years for me. Was so ready for an epic space Elder Scrolls. What I got was shittier than No Man's Sky.
Topher
Identifies as young
It is the Ass virus from the terrorist organization known as Can Whooping. See pic...
clarky
Gold Member
Thats kinda how things work.
BigLee74
Gold Member
$10 huh? Makes him seem like a tiddler. I’ll increase that bounty to $50.It is the Ass virus from the terrorist organization known as Can Whooping. See pic...