[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.

[GaggiX]

I'm speaking more in general, not as a comparison between cyberpunk 2077 and starfield, there are plenty of games that do not have dark themes, and I don't think that any of that is required to make a good game.

[allarm]

None of games without these elements feel real. Not everybody prefer polished Disney-like worlds, thank you very much.

[junon]

I think you're intentionally missing the point being made.

[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.