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[amigastar]

I'm sure i will still have a good time with the game from what i've seen on the game.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Scores look fine to me. Better than F4

So what are the complaints?

 

[Madflavor]

 

[Markio128]

I was well off with my 95 prediction. Still, most of my favourite games this gen have been sub 90 mc, so not something to be too bothered about.

 

[yamaci17]

$7.5 Billion well spend Microsoft

yup 7.5 billion

and they couldn't keep ori developers in house

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

The little spirit Ori is no stranger to peril, but when a fateful flight puts the owlet Ku in harm’s way, it will take more than bravery to bring a family back together, heal a broken land, and discover Ori’s true destiny. From the creators of the acclaimed action-platformer Ori and the Blind...

www.metacritic.com

that scored a solid 90+ for them

a short summary of how well Xbox game studios are being managed

I wouldn't be this much disappointed if this was a regular multiplat bethesda release like fallout 4 / eso / fallout 76.

but now? now it is a disappointment.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

That depends if Edge / EG gives it 6/10 or 7/10. If both give the game 10/10, it could still end up us 87 or 88.

Yeah, I don't see that happening.

 

[Lokaum D+]

i may have missing this info, but wasnt take off and landing real time ?

 

[LordNerevar76]

immagine that much planets and 1% has life on it... geez

I mean, more than what we've discovered IRL, thus far...

 

[JokerMM]

Eurogamer and Edge are gonna fuck this game in the ass, ESPECIALLY after the whole review code controversy
this shit is dropping to 85

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

This is an industry problem more than a MSFT problem. What "unique content" has any major publisher rolled out this gen?

No this is a MS problem and if you think it is you must be the reincarnation of Ray fuckn Charles because even making a studio from the ground up with a legacy IP and they cant even get that right and have to bring in Crystal Dynamics to clean up the mess, this is a MS problem through in and through-out

 

[clarky]

Lmao

That cant be real. lol.

 

[TheMan]

Gives an idea of what space exploration is like. Much more limited than I thought…

 

[calistan]

Lol, fucking called it

"I never fancied her anyway"

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I'm sure i will still have a good time with the game from what i've seen on the game.

Enjoy sir

 

[demigod]

Oof I was wrong about the score. At least i got it right the shill Gene Park would give it a 10.

 

[HoofHearted]

Compared to Cyberpunk's release - this is a huge win..

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Gives an idea of what space exploration is like. Much more limited than I thought…

If it was more expansive they would of demonstrated it pre release

 

[AtomicStarving]

I was close lol

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Is this how the game is supposed to look? The environments look a lot uglier than I was expecting, like a cross-gen game.

 

[Red5]

yup 7.5 billion

and they couldn't keep ori developers in house

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

The little spirit Ori is no stranger to peril, but when a fateful flight puts the owlet Ku in harm’s way, it will take more than bravery to bring a family back together, heal a broken land, and discover Ori’s true destiny. From the creators of the acclaimed action-platformer Ori and the Blind...

www.metacritic.com

that scored a solid 90+ for them

a short summary of how well Xbox game studios are being managed

I wouldn't be this much disappointed if this was a regular multiplat bethesda release like fallout 4 / eso / fallout 76.

but now? now it is a disappointment.

Ori is great but Ori doesn't do Bethesda games numbers, Ori doesn't move hardware and subs.

You sell more hardware and GP subs when you stick Skyrim, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom exclusivity to it than Ori.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Lmao

 

[Deanington]

So far this thread: overall good scores

People who litterly can not play it and is shitting on it:

 

[fallingdove]

So mid to high 80s.

Still pretty solid but not as ground breaking as people were expecting especially given the $400M+ price tag.

 

[GrayChild]

Gives an idea of what space exploration is like. Much more limited than I thought…

One of my biggest "wait... is that it?! Is that everything there is to it!?" moments I've ever had.

 

[JTCx]

like a cross-gen game.

Because it is.

 

[killatopak]

How do the space pirate stuff and pillaging other ships go? I still remember it was made a point by the cheese lady in the presentation. Is it good?

 

[Bkdk]

Business wise it's certainly not looking good. If they really spent 400 million then no way MS will be happy with that at all. Big outlets not liking will dampen pre orders, there will certainly be big restructuring within the bethesda game studios. Many there will be fired and MS will be taking a much more hands on approach to all their acquired game studios.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Is this how the game is supposed to look? The environments look a lot uglier than I was expecting, like a cross-gen game.

it may look better on person, twich/youtube bitrate kill image quality 100% of time.

 

[twilo99]

IGN Netherlands 8.5.

Does every country has their own IGN? Do we take the average score?

 

[SomeGit]

Does every country has their own IGN? Do we take the average score?

Can't wait for the IGN Botswana review.

 

[Red5]

Business wise it's certainly not looking good. If they really spent 400 million then no way MS will be happy with that at all. Big outlets not liking will dampen pre orders, there will certainly be big restructuring within the bethesda game studios. Many there will be fired and MS will be taking a much more hands on approach to all their acquired game studios.

Business wise it depends on how well it sells and how many GP subs and hardware units it moves regardless of scores.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

People working overtime here trying to convince themselves and others that this game is a major disappointment.

What do you expect, they can't play Starfield even if they wanted to

 

[tmlDan]

Gives an idea of what space exploration is like. Much more limited than I thought…

This is horrible, and people were telling me the NMS comparison was offensive.....they actually did it better with a team of 9 - at least the aspect seamlessly flying, landing, and exploring an entire planet

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

i may have missing this info, but wasnt take off and landing real time ?

Hate this about the flying, really disappointing honestly

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Business wise it's certainly not looking good. If they really spent 400 million then no way MS will be happy with that at all. Big outlets not liking will dampen pre orders, there will certainly be big restructuring within the bethesda game studios. Many there will be fired and MS will be taking a much more hands on approach to all their acquired game studios.

I wonder where all the money went. I'm not seeing anything revolutionary about it. And it looks like some of the things it tries to do (like space travel) were already done better by NMS years ago.

 

[kebaldo]

You know these people are just trying to poke because they even hate its getting an 88 or so

Most were terrified it would be 95ish and in my world 88 is still a damn good game

Absolutely... the problem is the narrative MS & co was pushing: Starfield = the most important game for MS in a long long time. With that as a the base of the discussion the view on the game changes. FF XVI is a great game with a pretty good meta (87 like Starfield) but it wasn't caring a premis of that magnitude on his shoulders so the perception and the way one goes in the game is different.

 

[Madflavor]

Business wise it's certainly not looking good. If they really spent 400 million then no way MS will be happy with that at all. Big outlets not liking will dampen pre orders, there will certainly be big restructuring within the bethesda game studios. Many there will be fired and MS will be taking a much more hands on approach to all their acquired game studios.

I was on the fence about buying it on launch, but after watching Alanah Pearce's recent video, fucking oof. 2023 has been the most expensive year of gaming for me in a very long time. Bethesday were going to have to really have to sell me on Starfield to spend $70 on launch, and right now I don't think they have.

 

[DryvBy]

Has anyone been e-murdered yet by the arguing? I just got off my lunch and I'm hoping to see melt downs from ANYONE!

 

[BrunoCoel]

i may have missing this info, but wasnt take off and landing real time ?

Not landing real time. Loading real time.

 

[Represent.]

Why you want the votes to be public? It's not a fucking avatar bet.

That said, 90-95.

Edit. Wow, Represent. is one pathetic individual. He went back in the thread and gave this post a 'lol' reaction after 10+ hours.

Game is currently 88 on Metacritic for PC.

Starfield

Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an...

www.metacritic.com

What an absolute loser.

Chill lmao

Someone just gave me a "triggered" reaction 3 minutes ago and I went to check what my post was. It just happened to be your post was right below mine, so I laughed.

Don't think I actually went back and scrolled a million pages just to laugh at your post. You are not special lmao.

 

[ByWatterson]

i may have missing this info, but wasnt take off and landing real time ?

Animated loading screens.

Sorry, people, this straight-up blows and breaks the illusion.

 

[ComputerBlue]

These are some great scores, pretty much what I expected. I can’t wait to play this game eventually, sucks to miss out because Bethesda releases in my opinion are such a huge event since they’re so rare, but it’ll have to wait until I eventually have a place to play.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Absolutely... the problem is the narrative MS & co was pushing: Starfield = the most important game for MS in a long long time. With that as a the base of the discussion the view on the game changes. FF XVI is a great game with a pretty good meta (87 like Starfield) but it wasn't caring a premis of that magnitude on his shoulders so the perception and the way one goes in the game is different.

Yeah, I'm sure it's a good game, but that $400M was supposed to be an investment in a killer app, and this ain't it.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Chill lmao

Someone just gave me a "triggered" reaction 3 minutes ago and I went to check what my post was. It just happened to be your post was right below mine, so I laughed.

Don't think I actually went back and scrolled just to laugh at your post. You are not special lmao.

I'm not, but you certainly are a 'special' boy.

 

[Banjo64]

i may have missing this info, but wasnt take off and landing real time ?

 

[AtomicStarving]

Still gonna play the game for sure but oof

 

[Topher]

Hate this about the flying, really disappointing honestly

Yeah, that isn't what I envisioned. I expected to actually be traveling in space.

 

[yamaci17]

Animated loading screens.

Sorry, people, this straight-up blows and breaks the illusion.

so much for "diReCt StORAge" "VelOCitY aRChitEcturE"

 

[Heisenberg007]

This 3-minute video by NXG perfectly summarizes my feelings and disappointments with Starfield.



To me, Starfield is a story of wasted potential. This game could have been super special, a 95+ must-play.

 

[Gudji]