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Game Discussions Bethesda Softworks Starfield Space RPG
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It's a nice demo... but... so far, that's all it is.
A very specific, highly curated sneak peak at cinematics and 'possible gameplay' for a game that's 9-12 months from release... talked over by a used car salesman (sorry, that's what Todd Howard reminds me of - I kept waiting for him to say TWENTY TIMES THE DETAIL! or some other nonsense).
I like what I see, but then I'm supposed to. Not getting excited or counting any chickens until the game is released.
A very specific, highly curated sneak peak at cinematics and 'possible gameplay' for a game that's 9-12 months from release... talked over by a used car salesman (sorry, that's what Todd Howard reminds me of - I kept waiting for him to say TWENTY TIMES THE DETAIL! or some other nonsense).
I like what I see, but then I'm supposed to. Not getting excited or counting any chickens until the game is released.
Yeah, Bethesda haven't picked up on the 'no, we can't do that' vibe. Crazy dudesI like what I see, but then I'm supposed to. Not getting excited or counting any chickens until the game is released.
ED will be there (I hope) for when I get the yen to really disappear into deep space.
Or a rocket to the power plant in StarfieldI heard it was because you took an arrow to the knee
Speaking of ship damage, everyone is looking at this in comparison to Elite (understandable in light of the forum we are on), but I keep comparing it to Space Engineers in my mind. The idea of customizable ships, detailed ship damage models and repairs, player bases, etc. are all very very enticing to me, and while I do enjoy the "design and build block-by-block" aspect of Space Engineers, sometimes I actually prefer a simpler modular approach to building and customization. As such, Starfield might be more of a Space Engineers killer for me personally than it would be an Elite Dangerous killer.
I think there will be a few developer meetings going on in various software houses in the near future.
Actually, based on the limited amount we saw, aside from the ship building which is 100% Space Engineers "inspired", the main vibe I got was "This is NMS but with less stylised graphics & more handcrafting".
Elite is its own dog, and I don't even think Frontier care what happens to it now. After May/June next year, development will basically stop. I'm 99.9% convinced of that at this point.
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Or for me, an Empyrion: Galactic Survival killer.Or a rocket to the power plant in Starfield
Speaking of ship damage, everyone is looking at this in comparison to Elite (understandable in light of the forum we are on), but I keep comparing it to Space Engineers in my mind. The idea of customizable ships, detailed ship damage models and repairs, player bases, etc. are all very very enticing to me, and while I do enjoy the "design and build block-by-block" aspect of Space Engineers, sometimes I actually prefer a simpler modular approach to building and customization. As such, Starfield might be more of a Space Engineers killer for me personally than it would be an Elite Dangerous killer.
NMS is a "jack of all trades, master at none" game IMO. For example, base building can be modular, but it can also be detailed to the point where it far surpasses Space Engineers in what you can do, architecturally speaking. I find NMS a bit TOO "much" for me, where it feels like some sort of chaotic flea market of features.
The game that popped into my mind when I saw the base-building in Starfield was Subnautica, which I think does a really good job at modular design coupled with some detailed interior customizations. It also provides a very nice mix of "function and form", where having a base has a purpose, but you can also enjoy it from an aesthetic "wow that's a nice view" perspective.
I'm hoping, at least when it comes to core systems, that Starfield is the exact opposite of NMS, in that it is a beautiful handcrafted world (at least regarding settlement placement, politics, lore, etc) rather than the procgen mess that NMS is. Some people don't want Skyrim in space, but that's exactly what I want, as I already have more than enough "blaze your own trail" and "make your own content" and "procgen everything" games in my library. Though obviously Skyrim is an amazing "blaze your own trail" game itself, but it's a trail blazed in a very detailed, hand-crafted, believable world.
If it's true with the systems and the planets therein, I expect they have procgenned places. Maybe they pulled off what BW failed at when concepting Mass Effect Andromeda. They tried for years to get some procgen running.
Be patient. If SF follows Skyrim, there will be a VR version, an ASCII art version, and an Alexa version.
Though sadly, thanks to Microsoft's buyout, there will never be a Playstation version..
Speaking of, am I going to need a Microsoft login to play this game? Will it be like MSFS where I download a small installer that SUCKS and takes 200 days to download the actual game? Damn! I hate Microsoft! If they screw this up the way they did flight simulator (personal opinion) and now Minecraft, that might change my optimism!
How many years have you been predicting this now?
Imo, NMS is the master of procgenned world and filling it with activity and events. It simply is a nice place to play in.
About the same number that you've been predicting the demise of Star Citizen
Starfield looks like it might be a good game to try. I prefer ship building the SE or Empyrion way, but modular is o.k. I suppose.
I'm looking forward to trying this.
I'm looking forward to trying this.
I’m not sure about Bethesda launches, but somehow I doubt microsoft would allow british space marketing levels of misrepresentation at their huge corporate show. They just bought their new toy anyway so anything more than tiny lies would be bad. /facepalm
Anyway I’m definitely preordering the collectors edition to reserve the physical junk. At least none of their releases have been abandoned regardless of launch issues so theyre egosoftish in that regard. Good enough for me. I don’t care about the second life online stuff.. that’s all you could ever want in a contemporary space game minus the network. Great. Dream list fully met.
Anyway I’m definitely preordering the collectors edition to reserve the physical junk. At least none of their releases have been abandoned regardless of launch issues so theyre egosoftish in that regard. Good enough for me. I don’t care about the second life online stuff.. that’s all you could ever want in a contemporary space game minus the network. Great. Dream list fully met.
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What I like about Starfield is it will give me something to actually do with my ship(s). Granted, Empyrion does as well, but if Starfield is "Skyrim in Space", I suspect it to be much more immersive, where my ship is a means to an end rather than the end.
Of course, such a game has an actual end, but I'm totally okay with that (in fact I find it kinda refreshing). It'll be nice to finish a game because the game is actually over, rather than "I'm bored now." Roll credits!
Those that would bet against likely never have seen or will they ever see that many MFI.I bet 10 Manufacturing Instructions against it
So bizarrely, on a 1Gb connection the installer borks completely and simply gets stuck. I encountered this when I upgraded my broadband to fibre recently and thought I'd test it by updating MSFS. I had to plug my old broadband back in for the updater to work.
There are reports of similar on various forums.I'm looking forward to Starfield. When they add VR, that is. Which while I don't expect at launch, I would be surprised if it isn't added later.
If Starfield is Skyrim in space then your ship is gonna be the horse and basically pointless gameplay-wise and just a way to get from A to B.