[ivirshup]

That was my impression trying it this year

[GaggiX]

Well if you think that the universe is dull then I suggest Starfield (I'm joking).

[dottjt]

Although Starfield has more issues than one could possibly describe, it's the most fun I've had with a game this year.

The gameplay loop is fun and the combat is incredible.

[ajross]

That's my sense too. Starfield is clearly the worst of the Bethesda RPGs. But it's the first Bethesda RPG in 8 years, and nothing else scratches that itch. I loved it. Hopefully DLCs clean up the Outpost-building subgame, which is a mess.

[dottjt]

The thing that was a huge let down was the fact that 95% of planets were just barren and procedural generated with the same outposts and the same layouts. It provided no incentive to explore, because there simply wasn't anything unique out there.

[protocolture]

Yeah I love it.

My starfield experience has been great. The metagame with newgame+ doesnt interest me at all however.

It seems like crafting has gone downhill in terms of UX since Fallout4, but that would be easy for them to fix.

[dottjt]

The fact that you can't scrap items like you could in Fallout 4 makes no sense to me. It just makes so many items useless.

[huytersd]

Starfield is fun but it has no gravitas because they’ve taken anything with edge out of it (sex, nudity, drugs/junkies, extreme violence etc.) it feels like one of those bleh G rated Disney “horror” movies.

[drexlspivey]

These two short videos compare two similar scenes in Starfield and Cyberpunk, the difference is astounding.

https://youtu.be/ws0ufhrgWJw

https://youtu.be/K4ADco41g9s

[GaggiX]

Does sex, nudity, drugs/junkies, extreme violence make a game better? Anyway I think there are more fundamental problems with the game.

[wkat4242]

Absolutely, it's more realistic.

Unless you like playing hello kitty :)

[GaggiX]

Yeah no, I think I can easily play a game without.

[huytersd]

Definitely not every game but a space rpg? It’s basically cutting out anything that humans genuinely find interesting on a primal level.

[wkat4242]

Compare the videos linked elsewhere in this thread, the CP scenes are just so much richer. The starfield ones feel really fake imo.

[huytersd]

I think so, especially when you’re trying to represent a sizable part of the known universe. It also severely restricts the stories you can tell.