VolticArchangel
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Starting to think these Starfield threads are being procedurally generated.
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Starting to think these Starfield threads are being procedurally generated.
See that thread? You can click it. It just works.
Is this sarcasm? Yea, can’t find a Starfield discussion anywhere around here.Indeed.
The mods are treating Starfied like Hogwarts Legacy is treated on ResetEra.
Instead of simply allowing the majority of users to discuss different aspects of the game the mods shutdown and lock any Starfield related thread.
A vocal minority of users complain and it leads to the mods capitulating.
If these vocal users really don't care for these threads then they would simply stop posting in them.
Is this sarcasm? Yea, can’t find a Starfield discussion anywhere around here.
I think you missed the point of the article.Except that most of the criticisms are needlessly picky, mostly insipid, and the same general critiques applied to StarField’s sandbox wouldn’t be applied by these same reviewers to first party games from competing platforms.
no why?They cancelled the 2023 Forza Motorsport release? They kept that one quiet.
"This was a game in which people had enmeshed part of their personal identity, and it needed to be world-changing; it needed to be the game which would catapult Xbox’s game portfolio onto an even playing field with PlayStation’s studio output, the game whose very name would be the mic drop that would settle any fanboy argument about which platform had better software."
Far too many people worrying about bullshit like that. I didn't buy this game to catapult Xbox or even the playing field with PS. I just wanted a kickass game and that's what I got.
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Indeed.
The mods are treating Starfied like Hogwarts Legacy is treated on ResetEra.
Instead of simply allowing the majority of users to discuss different aspects of the game the mods shutdown and lock any Starfield related thread.
A vocal minority of users complain and it leads to the mods capitulating.
If these vocal users really don't care for these threads then they would simply stop posting in them.
Who is really sour here? The ones being accused or the ones throwing the accusations around with no evidence at all?The only things sour here are playstation fanboys, and the paid shills at gamesindustry site.
What is this man talking about? Skyrim is one of the most mainstream and best-selling games of all time, sitting at around 60M copies sold. Niche audience my ass.Bethesda RPGs are not and never will be all things to all gamers; they’re wonderful games beloved by a decent-sized niche audience.
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This is by far the best article I've read about Starfield.
It's been a minute since then, and while there’s still plenty of console war idiocy to go around – imagine me here waving a vague hand at pretty much everything that’s been said about Final Fantasy XVI’s commercial performance since launch, for example – most game launches have been spared the worst of the online vitriol.
One vociferous segment of the internet proceeded to lose what little was left of its collective mind – because it’s not enough for Starfield to be a good game. It’s not enough for it to be a pretty great example of Bethesda’s prowess in open-world RPGs. It’s not enough for it to deeply satisfy a niche audience. This was a game in which people had enmeshed part of their personal identity, and it needed to be world-changing; it needed to be the game which would catapult Xbox’s game portfolio onto an even playing field with PlayStation’s studio output, the game whose very name would be the mic drop that would settle any fanboy argument about which platform had better software.
In the minds of many consumers (especially those who are far too online), this isn’t just a game launch – it’s a pivotal battle in the console war. Consequently, any criticism of the game’s imperfections (which are many!) is interpreted as an attack on the Xbox platform; any praise for its achievements (also many!) is dismissed as fanboy raving. The degree of hype focused around Starfield has probably helped its early sales, but it may not serve the game well in the long run.
Both for Starfield’s sake, and for the sake of Xbox itself, I wish expectations had been managed a bit more realistically. It’s great that the Xbox platform has a major exclusive with a significant built-in fanbase – but Starfield would have really shone as a single part of a wider slate of games coming out this autumn, rather than a solo high-profile exclusive that’s expected to carry the platform through to the new year. Bethesda RPGs are not and never will be all things to all gamers; they’re wonderful games beloved by a decent-sized niche audience. Fill in enough decent-sized niches and you get a mainstream platform – this is how the console business has always worked, and for Xbox, Starfield is a good step on that path, but it is only one step.
I wish that Starfield was being given an opportunity to be assessed as a (great, flawed) game, not as a potential platform saviour that the internet’s angriest men are fanatically and personally invested in, and perhaps more broadly, that we could leave behind forever the daft idea that a platform can sink or swim on the strength of any single game.
What is this man talking about? Skyrim is one of the most mainstream and best-selling games of all time, sitting at around 60M copies sold. Niche audience my ass.
And if Fallout 4 did not sell as much, that's because it wasn't good enough in the eyes of the fans, but nonetheless it was still HUGE.
Because the article is predicated on Starfield having huge expectations because MS aren't releasing any other games this year.no why?
I doubt Forza is being pushed back. People on Twitter say they’re already playing the final version (and I don’t mean Jez Corden).Because the article is predicated on Starfield having huge expectations because MS aren't releasing any other games this year.
"Starfield would have really shone as a single part of a wider slate of games coming out this autumn, rather than a solo high-profile exclusive that’s expected to carry the platform through to the new year."
But we have Forza releasing next month so we have to assume this guy has insider knowledge that it was pushed back.
You've honestly never heard of Colt Eastwood?Just to catch up on all this madness. Is there articles or bits I can look at where Microsoft, PR, it's fans, journalists reported this game was going to be the second coming?
My biggest complaint is what happens when you NG+.
I've spent a large chunk of my time customizing my dream home. Gathered thousands upon thousands of weight in resources to eventually make outstanding outposts and hammer away at the harder research projects. I've sunken hundreds of thousands of credits into spaceship building. Trying to make a Megaman Legends Flutter ship at the moment. In my dream home I am trying to display one of every type of weapon, preferably the uniquely named ones like Gallow's Reach and Ashta Tamer, or gold legendary variants. Might try to do this with the space suits and mannequins as well...
But if I finish the main quest, and New game plus... all that disgustingly hard work is wiped away. Get some cool stuff and maybe some unique interesting moments in the story, but at the cost of all the progress I've made? That's my biggest complaint.
The NG+ thing feels like the antithesis of what is suppose to happen after you beat the main quest of a Bethesda game.
So, I probably won't NG+. I still love the game. And my hope is that I can just mod in the things I'd miss out on in NG+ without actually having to commit to NG+.
You've honestly never heard of Colt Eastwood?
My due diligence is seeing a game running on console independent of a press release/blog/interview/dev diary etc etc. I need hands on impressions outside of the influencer sphere.
The article is just click bait garbage. Media created controversy.I've heard of him and seen pictures and links to tweets on here. He's deffo a freak. I guess he was hyping it up then?
I just wish these journalists would actually back up their statements with receipts. Actually link to marketing footage or tweets from Phil Spencer or whatever instead of just claiming that Starfield was being marketed as this massive generation defining game. When all I saw was people asking where the marketing was, like literally two weeks before it came out.
It comes cross as disingenuous and also making claims that Bethesda games are niche, its like how out of touch are you?