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starfield is no worse than fallout 4 or skyrim but it doesnt have a big franchise name to trick people into thinking it’s good
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Dec 12, 2023 18:28
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Nanomashoes posted:starfield is no worse than fallout 4 or skyrim but it doesnt have a big franchise name to trick people into thinking it’s good People hated him because he told the truth
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Dec 12, 2023 18:28
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(I think fallout is charming but still)
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Dec 12, 2023 18:29
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Nanomashoes posted:starfield is no worse than fallout 4 or skyrim but it doesnt have a big franchise name to trick people into thinking it’s good it specifically doesn't have a big franchise name because Todd Howard wanted to prove he could make one of his own and he made the exact same bland sci-fi gruel that space games have been making GBS threads out for a decade now
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Dec 12, 2023 18:30
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I feel like the tone of the Starfield conversation would be totally different if they had put in a moon rover vehicle so you’re not spending a lot of your time hoofing it across mostly empty terrain or, like, made the jet packs good for faster horizontal traversal
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Dec 12, 2023 18:31
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Ben Nerevarine posted:I feel like the tone of the Starfield conversation would be totally different if they had put in a moon rover vehicle so you’re not spending a lot of your time hoofing it across mostly empty terrain
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Dec 12, 2023 18:33
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Ben Nerevarine posted:I feel like the tone of the Starfield conversation would be totally different if they had put in a moon rover vehicle so you’re not spending a lot of your time hoofing it across mostly empty terrain i feel like all that would happen there is people will have realized the pois are picked from like three maps faster
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Dec 12, 2023 18:36
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Visiting the dumbass star temples is exactly like closing Oblivion gates except less interesting because at least the Oblivion gate had about four different variants and enemies to fight. Instead of being literally taunted like a dog, in precisely the same way, over thousand times.
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Dec 12, 2023 18:39
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If your engine means a game developed by 250 people is embarrassed in scope and functionality by a game developed by 20 people half a decade ago, you maybe should consider using a different engine
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Dec 12, 2023 18:42
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what I'm saying is give Sean Murray all of Todd Howard's staff and let's see what he does
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Dec 12, 2023 18:42
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maybe this avoidable faceplant will finally force them to move to a better engine, I assure myself for the fourth game in a row
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Dec 12, 2023 18:44
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:If your engine means a game developed by 250 people is embarrassed in scope and functionality by a game developed by 20 people half a decade ago, you maybe should consider using a different engine no
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Dec 12, 2023 18:44
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:what I'm saying is give Sean Murray all of Todd Howard's staff and let's see what he does
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Dec 12, 2023 18:47
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Apparently a big part of the issue is that starfield literally did not have a design document so there was no real communication or consensus on things across the three studios
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Dec 12, 2023 18:49
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Nanomashoes posted:starfield is no worse than fallout 4 or skyrim but it doesnt have a big franchise name to trick people into thinking it’s good i wish starfield was as good as skyrim or fallout 4, thatd be a massive improvement
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Dec 12, 2023 18:51
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Grapplejack posted:Apparently a big part of the issue is that starfield literally did not have a design document so there was no real communication or consensus on things across the three studios so the reason it feels like a bunch of generic space assets stapled together is because Todd said "hey go make me a bunch of space stuff, we don't have a space game... this is gonna be a space game we'll figure it out later"?
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Dec 12, 2023 18:53
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ScootsMcSkirt posted:i wish starfield was as good as skyrim or fallout 4, thatd be a massive improvement
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Dec 12, 2023 18:54
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Grapplejack posted:Apparently a big part of the issue is that starfield literally did not have a design document so there was no real communication or consensus on things across the three studios lol do you have a source for this?
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Dec 12, 2023 18:54
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its definitely better than fallout 4
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Dec 12, 2023 18:55
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there are a lot of parts to starfield i really like which is why i dont like that theres no content and no way to make more at this time
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Dec 12, 2023 18:56
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despite hating the characters and story and aesthetic i would probably still be eating starfield slop if the game world felt worth exploring, but the procedural poo poo means in the entire universe theres like three cities with a combined population of five hundred and then a bunch of cloned points of interest that dont mean anything and arent connected to anything it got me realizing how much of my fun time in other bgs slop is just wandering around kicking rocks and finding little hand-crafted adventures, which in starfield is replaced with menu navigation and photocopied outposts and bleh :-/
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Dec 12, 2023 18:56
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hell im still playing fallout 4 (in vr but still)
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Dec 12, 2023 18:57
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Yeah, I would be more into Starfield as slop if the maps were any good. But they're not and they're a huge step back from the previous games. "See that mountain? You can go climb it" is dead and they exchanged it for having a poo poo load of similar but different maps that are totally empty.
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Dec 12, 2023 18:58
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"See these rich fucks? They're essential npcs you can't harm them."
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Dec 12, 2023 19:01
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I feel like CDProjekt has actually learned pretty well how to make games that have modern gameplay mechanics(you know, combat doesn't suck rear end) while also having an open world with believable scale and interesting exploration. You don't have every NPC in Night City having their own "detailed" schedule, but the overall illusion of the world is much more solid than recent Bethesda games. They're really stuck in the early 2000's.
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Dec 12, 2023 19:10
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I'm going to play more Fortnite rocket racing this evening. It's great and I'm liking the track changes going from bronze to silver so far.
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Dec 12, 2023 19:10
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CaptainBeefart posted:I'm going to play more Fortnite rocket racing this evening. It's great and I'm liking the track changes going from bronze to silver so far. this is the one mode I haven't done much with yet, might check it out more this week
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Dec 12, 2023 19:12
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:this is the one mode I haven't done much with yet, might check it out more this week Out of the new modes I'm enjoying it the most playing solo. It's fun to finish a race and spectate others as they finish, it looks like for a lot of players they've never played a racing game before.
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Dec 12, 2023 19:18
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CaptainBeefart posted:Out of the new modes I'm enjoying it the most playing solo. It's fun to finish a race and spectate others as they finish, it looks like for a lot of players they've never played a racing game before. The rhythm game mode is funny because almost every group i'm in has one guy playing on expert hitting 100% of notes and then two people on Easy getting two stars
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Dec 12, 2023 19:19
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SirSamVimes posted:I cannot get over the complete mastery Alan Wake 2 has over its tone and vibes. Even its title screen instantly pulls you into its world, and the whole opening up to the title card is pitch perfect. I love it but hate the combat.
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Dec 12, 2023 19:20
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Halser posted:I feel like CDProjekt has actually learned pretty well how to make games that have modern gameplay mechanics(you know, combat doesn't suck rear end) while also having an open world with believable scale and interesting exploration. i do remember posts from people who followed cyberpunk npcs around and got mad that they just kind of wandered around aimlessly
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Dec 12, 2023 19:47
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one thing i did like about starfield is the music and the way it looks to watch the sun appear over the horizon as the music swells
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Dec 12, 2023 19:49
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still addicted to The Finals. game is just too drat fun its crazy that there are still amazing games being released this close to the end of the year. 2023 wont quit
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Dec 12, 2023 19:52
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does the finals have vr support????
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Dec 12, 2023 19:53
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Al! posted:does the finals have vr support???? no
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Dec 12, 2023 19:56
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Hey boss I realized we just spent like two years working on making an infinite number of very empty planets You make a good point here, we'll have to do something about that! Get me OpenAi on the line!
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Dec 12, 2023 19:56
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ScootsMcSkirt posted:still addicted to The Finals. game is just too drat fun Quick Cash is a ton of fun with a premade of 3, but I've really been enjoying Bank It when I'm solo queuing. it's common to have a braindead teammate (or a bot, which are strangely common given the large number of concurrent players) but you can really do work in Bank It on an individual level
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Dec 12, 2023 19:58
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oscarthewilde posted:https://x.com/E3/status/1734583493592498437?s=20 didn't they do this once already
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Dec 12, 2023 19:59
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Al! posted:i do remember posts from people who followed cyberpunk npcs around and got mad that they just kind of wandered around aimlessly I did that once(while incredibly high to have the patience to do so) and it's kinda lame, but it's easy to fix, I guess. Just make them go into a random building and disappear if it matters that much. The point for me is to make an effective illusion, and for 90% of cases, an NPC is just a random person you'll see while driving around and what they do afterwards doesn't matter.
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Dec 12, 2023 19:59
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Nanomashoes posted:starfield is no worse than fallout 4 or skyrim but it doesnt have a big franchise name to trick people into thinking it’s good yup, they got me twice by putting the name fallout on a game but i learned eventually
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