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Pemalite said:

The excuse they give to excuse the "Emptiness" of Starfield because it "reflects real life" kind of misses the point of being a video game.

We don't want a replica of real life.

We want entertainment. (That and we haven't colonized the stars yet anyway.)

If I can go to the movies and accept that there is a talking squirrel that wields guns... I am sure I can accept a heavily populated universe.

In saying that... Starfield is not actually a bad game.
More like an incomplete game.

Which was ironically the issue Fable 3 had.

Also this is kinda the "strong point" of bethesda games.
Like in fallout and elder scrolls games, there so many little hidden places with fun story elements and jokes, you can run into if you go exploreing.
The combat was never a strong point for their games, its the RPG elements and story/exploration that makes their games.
Its very odd, they did like a 180 turn, and just left that behinde in starfield.

Talking squirrel /w guns? do you mean Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy?

If your a fan of the older games bethesda made, I suspect most would be dissappointed atleast.
Might not be a bad game, but its a dissapointing one.

Cyberpunk2077 vs Starfield:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ADco41g9s



This video makes a very clear point.
The storytelling and animation, atmosphere and vibe.... theres a huge gap, in quality.

Starfield feels dated and lazy, if compaired to cyberpunk.

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should xbox end their generation early?

Maybe if they can launch a year or so before the Playstation 6, it could make a small differnce.
Might not even need to be a full year, do a Nintendo, and launch early in the year, so your first holiday sales, arnt canabalised by early adopters, that will buy reguardless.

The thing is, you need all aspect to go together hand in hand.
Is there a new proccess node avalible? new tech to use? can you have a launch lineup of games ready for that date? ect ect.
Doing a new gen, just for the sake of a new gen, without much to show for it, wont improve things.

However if they can get all the stars to align, just right, a year before playstation (who might want to milk, the PS5 if the gen goes well).... it could result in a better start for xbox, imo.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 31 December 2023