***The Official Starfield Thread*** (As endorsed by TNA)

Aegis said:
Not making excuses for anyone - just pointing out that there's a lot of factors considered when green-lighting games and I guarantee you, writing ain't one of them.

To an exec, good writing doesn't sell more games since it's impossible to quantify it - great visuals? Sure. Zeitgeist gameplay? You bet! Live service? Hell yeah!

Writing? Pfft. Who cares about writing? The audience are dummies that can barely read.

I see writing as an integrity thing - if you're a dedicated developer that wants to make the best game they can you'll hire the best damn writers you can afford and/or attract (and you're in competition with other devs and other media). But their contribution to the final product is only felt after the game has been launched and the reviews come in - that's why writers are IMHO, woefully undervalued by everyone except the teams they work in and the customers that buy their games. For management they're like a "remind me again what we're paying these guys for?"

I see Larian as a studio with integrity - I *used* to see CDPR as a studio with integrity. Has anyone ever been able to say the same about Bethesda? Todd Howard gets called out for lying every single time they launch a new game (doesn't mean the games they make aren't worth playing though).
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But both the most recent zelda games poop all over that theory surely?

The story was very good in both, and the way the story reveals itself is even better.

Perhaps you could argue the writing is thin as there isn't loads of story, but what is there is quality, and the reviews match that imo.
 
unwashed potato! said:
But both the most recent zelda games poop all over that theory surely?

The story was very good in both, and the way the story reveals itself is even better.

Perhaps you could argue the writing is thin as there isn't loads of story, but what is there is quality, and the reviews match that imo.
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You can't compare Nintendo to anyone else operating in video games though - they very much march to the beat of their own drum (and have been hugely successful doing so) - they spend longer finessing their games than many studios spend making their games. It's also hugely beneficial to them that they design their own hardware and tools. They've also done a really good job at retaining their staff.
 
lovelyhead said:
Lol.

I posted on the PC Gaming Reddit this morning talking about how Fallout 76 is now higher rated than Starfield and it has ended up on the "most popular" page of Reddit.

Seems a majority of people agree that Starfield is kind of bad.

Reddit - Dive into anything

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I actually think Fallout 76 is better.

140 hours in Starfield (don't ask lol) so I think I've properly "tested" it.

I played Fallout 76 a fair bit as well.

But you have to appreciate that's a fully polished, and updated premium edition with all DLC, vs an early vanilla version.

Ask me again in 2 years I may not say the same.
 
lovelyhead said:
Finally finished the main quest. The last boss fight...

Let's just say it was of the same quality as the rest of the main quest.
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I’m honestly not sure I’d still be playing the game if I hated it as much as you do lol.

I just finished the crimson fleet/UC one, quite good apart from the space battle, I really don’t like that part of the game at all, even with the narwhal I had to restart.

Crew wise I have 3/7 assigned on the ship but it says I can’t assign anyone else…eh?
 
BeeP said:
I’m honestly not sure I’d still be playing the game if I hated it as much as you do lol.

I just finished the crimson fleet/UC one, quite good apart from the space battle, I really don’t like that part of the game at all, even with the narwhal I had to restart.

Crew wise I have 3/7 assigned on the ship but it says I can’t assign anyone else…eh?
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Need to have the perks aswell as the ship capable of taking more crew.
 
I hope I can 'unjoin' the Crimson Fleet when I have finished spying on them, lots of places have them occupied outposts etc meaning there is nothing to kill.
 
lovelyhead said:
Lol.

I posted on the PC Gaming Reddit this morning talking about how Fallout 76 is now higher rated than Starfield and it has ended up on the "most popular" page of Reddit.

Seems a majority of people agree that Starfield is kind of bad.

Reddit - Dive into anything

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How is that a ‘majority of people’? The comments are pretty fair, you should read them.
 
Noxia said:
I hope I can 'unjoin' the Crimson Fleet when I have finished spying on them, lots of places have them occupied outposts etc meaning there is nothing to kill.
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I am doing this now myself. Finished the UC Vanguard quests. That was fun.

Once done here I will resume the main story and complete it. Though I do intend to continue playing after that doing activities etc. But it will stop being my main game and I will move over to Cyberpunk.


Noxia said:
Love how the most vocal 'hater' on here has completed it before those having more enjoyment. Beggars belief that one :D

"I just wanted to make sure it was really bad all the way through honest"
:rolleyes:
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I was even being nice and told him how he may go about actually having fun with the game by doing the ranger quests, UC Vanguard etc.

But it is obvious the dude has an agenda whether he knows it or not. Rather continue doing what isn't fun, which then can lead do doing what is A LOT of fun which is to whine about the game not being fun in here.

Been fun to observe :D
 
Noxia said:
Love how the most vocal 'hater' on here has completed it before those having more enjoyment. Beggars belief that one :D

"I just wanted to make sure it was really bad all the way through honest"
:rolleyes:
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I don’t rate CP 2077 or Elden Ring more than average but I completed both. But if I genuinely felt they were bad I would uninstall and move on. I do find it odd that some people seem to go out of their way to find nothing but negatives.
 
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