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Machiavellian on 04 May 2023
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Shaunodon said:
Ryuu96 said:

Guess you didn't read anything I said.

Expecting the bare minimum to be a 10/10 and anything less is disappointing is totally setting fair expectations. Starfield being 10/10 doesn't even matter, it has to be transformative too. Some of the media is expecting "greatest game ever" as the bare minimum, Lmao.

I think Starfield will be amazing but amazing =/= perfect.

No game is perfect. Very few titles are "transformative". It's a Bethesda RPG though, so I expect that I'll fucking love it because NOBODY creates Bethesda RPGs like Bethesda does, why does it have to be transformative? Bethesda RPGs are already unique amongst WRPGs.

Did anyone here say it has to be transformative? You're spending a lot of time ranting about game media, online personalities and how we have to protect Xbox Games Studios and their devs from unfair criticism; meanwhile average Xbox owners and fans here just want a killer app to play every now and then.

Why the hell do we have to be concerned about all this noise, to the point of already making excuses and thinking it's ok to keep delaying games as long as Xbox and it's devs are protected. Do you not give half a damn for the consumers who've invested into their ecosystem, only wanting a modest return and still getting let down?

I do not believe you get where Ryuu is coming from.  Currently the media and especially Youtube media is setting expectations that will not be met by any game on any platform.  That means when Starfield releases its probably going to get a lot of BS negative reviews based on stratospheric expectations because Redfall did not deliver.  The thing about this industry is the bandwagoners.  I see it a lot with a lot of reviews that look for clicks more than they look to give an honest opinion.  Once negativity happens its like a snowstorm with these people and everyone rushes to hyperbole and jump on the bandwagon.

Its not about the current Xbox fans we must think about, its the future consumers who will not get a realistic view of any games coming out by MS based on these types of stupid talking heads.  While I see a difficult year for MS no matter if all the rest of their games are bangers, the thing is Redfall really needed to hit much harder than it did and because its a first part AAA game that looks AA and have a host of bugs and issues, it will be another hard climb for MS to overcome the current trend of negativity which this media is known for.