I kind of enjoyed fallout but it did feel very shallow for an RPG. I’m hoping this one does a bit better in that regard but I’m trying to temper my expectations.
Comment on Starfield - Review Thread (87/100 OpenCritic)
simple@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Pretty excited to get my hands on this game 5 days later! Reviews are surprisingly more split than I expected, with some calling it an easy 10/10 while others call it shallow. The general impressions are: If you like Fallout, you’ll love this game. I like Fallout, so I’m in.
By the way, IGN gave this game a 7/10, which is a new one for them because they hand out 9/10s like candy.
FMT99@lemmy.world 9 months ago
darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Fallout had a lot of clever environmental storytelling, vignettes in random buildings, drama happening via terminal logs throughout abandoned factories, etc.
I hope that Starfield hasn’t gotten rid of that aspect of their world building.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s what Bethesda does best so I’ll be astounded if it’s not still present
Ace0fBlades@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I think many ambitious games recently get divisive ratings. I remember many cyberpunk 2077 reviews rated it highly praising the (imo excellent) highs while minimizing the lows while many reviewers bashed it for the bugs and incomplete scope. When these reviews come out it almost feels like the reviewers are scared to be the first to open the “hey it’s bad” floodgates
rDrDr@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I feel the opposite. Everyone wants to be the first to dunk on a popular game. That gets you more clicks than just another 9/10.
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Yeah that ign number threw me off lol. Good for them!
_spiffy@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
This game is on my to buy list, but probably in a few years when they have ironed out all the issues and dropped the DLC in a GOTY or whatever edition they make later.
weeahnn@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ll probably wait to see what kind of performance people are getting before I make the jump.
thessnake03@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Part of me wants to drop coin over the weekend to upgrade my outdated system just to play ASAP. The other part of me knows waiting is better
donuts@kbin.social 9 months ago
Next year's value proposition on PC parts is almost always better than this year's. (Except for NVidia for some reason.)
Martorias@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Console is downscaled and 30fps and one guy on pc had 45-70fps 1440p high settings using a 3600x/2080ti. But yeah, more performance info should pop up soon :)
Ertebolle@kbin.social 9 months ago
I'm thinking Steam Deck. Or wait for the Switch 2 and expect a port to that (Microsoft seems to have no problem putting exclusives on Nintendo platforms, c.f. Ori)
_spiffy@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Yea I’m a linux gamer so waiting to see if it works for me is basically mandatory. Good way to stop pre-ordering lol.