Is it finally time to buy it or should i wait for 5 more years?
It is a good game. This update seems like missing pieces that should have been there from the start.
All parts of the game are however not great. There are a lot of concepts that are not sufficient finished or that doesn’t tie in well with the rest of the experience IMO. You have to pick the pieces that are good to have a good time. Especially the main side-questlines are good. Main story is OK. Other elements are hit and miss.
I’m waiting for the $5 usd sale, I might be waiting a very long time
It’s fine. It’s not going to get any better with age. Look people will say it’s crap, it’s shit, it’s horrible. It’s not. It’s just, fine. It’s not amazing, it’s not groundbreaking, it’s just plainly fine.
The real issue is that they obviously had a lot of really cool ideas that were all left half finished or cut it out for the sake of simplicity. We can’t have advanced mining, that’d be too complex. We can’t have too many story lines, it’d confuse people.
So, treat it as it is, it’s an okay game, it’s fun, it’s just not going to be RDR2 or Cyberpunk. I’d say it’s solidly worth 30-40 dollars. Pick it up if it’s on sale.
An ok game is worth 40$? You sound rich. Or maybe i just sound poor…
If I bought this game it would be for the Star Wars mod.
Not worth. Game is a snooze fest, imo.
OP, what do you find most appealing about Starfield? That might give me a better idea of how to provide a better answer.
I enjoy fo4 for the exploration part, and also kinda dig base building and the ship building intrigued me. I don’t think i need something super deep to hold me, but it should be fun enough. I’m most worried about the exploration part though, it seems to take the biggest hit because it doesn’t seems handcrafted anymore.
There are handcrafted locations scattered across the galaxy, they are worth a visit. Just touching down on a planet and mindlessly explore is pointless IMO. Especially since the POI on planets aren’t even persistent. If you land at the same location several times, there will be different POI showing on the radar. All random, except for the ones possible to scan from space.
Yeah, with your criteria I’d wait for a sale, but I’d still give it a shot, for sure.
That special Bethesda feeling was still there for me, but not as abundant.
I got it at launch, spent 80 hours in it, and had my fun. With that being said, Bethesda games have hooked me my entire life, starting with Morrowond at age 9.
I keep meaning to go back and finish the main storyline for Starfield. It’s not as engrossing of a world as Fallout or Skyrim, but it’s fun enough for what it is - it’s just not “great” the way Bethesda’s other games are.
Might be worth waiting for a sale price though, there’s always one around the corner.
I enjoyed it for what it was on release to be honest. I have a pretty high tolerance for imperfections in games though and grew up with the elder scrolls/fallout/Bethesda games so I’m more than used to loading screen, enter room, loading screen, exit room, loading screen, change area, loading screen, etc etc…
If you do play, without spoiling anything, there is a “mechanic” that is pretty much dependant on new game plus. Basically if you want to get stronger through this specific system then I wouldn’t waste time base building or whatever because those things will just be lost in the new game plus. Can just beat the story a few times, or just once to see what it’s all about, and then “settle down” in a playthrough to do all the base stuff.
loading screen, enter room, loading screen, exit room, loading screen, change area, loading screen, etc etc…
the problem for me was taking all of that (which I was fine with), and then adding multiple steps of monotonous space travel in the [change area] part.
It added too much tedium, and also removed one of the best parts of Bethesda RPGs - wandering and exploring between POIs. No enjoying the scenery, navigating the landscape, randomly happening upon easter eggs. Just A to B to C to Z in the most boring way possible.
How is the exploration part? I like Bethesda game for that part and i heard starfield doesn’t excel in that end.
Also i didn’t know there’s a ng+
I’ll wait for a complete version for like 75% off. It’s been almost 3 years of bad word of mouth. After the PS5 release, it shouldn’t be too long until that game falls to obscurity and stays relevant with deep discounts
I was “given” this game with a GPU purchase. I have launched it a handful of times. The game is just so pointless, I’m never engaged. I’m not excited about anything in the game. Story, gameplay, or setting (vibes) do not interest me in the slightest. And I’m a person who genuinely enjoys everything from the STALKER series. One of the most difficult and monotonous gameplay loops. And I cannot find it in me to like anything about Starfield. Don’t waste your money even if it’s at a discount. Find some cool Immersive Sim on Itch, you’ll be much more entertained. Buying this at anytime is giving Bethesda the wrong message, nobody wants this.
