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Baldur's Gate 3 has ruined Starfield for me (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[+] -10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hol' up. It's another games mistake that the author does not like Starfield as much as expected?

Or do I mixing something up here?

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The author's arguing that BG3 makes Starfield look like a shallow RPG by comparison. Their broader point is that Starfield is behind the times compared to most RPGs released in the last couple decades, even compared to something like Fallout 3.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    It's even better when Bethesda themselves describes Starfield as the "next-generation of RPGs". It's the same type of Bethesda game that I've been playing for 15+ years just with a new coat of paint. If this is the next-generation, then the future has no ambition whatsoever.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    That's just marketing fluff.

    The game seems (to me) to essentially be FPS, Sci-Fi Skyrim, with some space fight minigames. There's a lot of stuff you can do, but the main storyline is pretty short, the AI sucks, and most of the appeal is side content and looks.

    That's what I expect from Bethesda, and that's what they delivered. It's only really "next gen" in the procedural generation department, so it's basically a regular Bethesda game, with a little bit of experimentation thrown in. That's what Bethesda delivers, and they deliver pretty consistently.

    I'm guessing there will be a ton of cool mods in the next few years for a deeper story, interesting space combat, etc.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Got you. To me it's the style it gets communicated. Why not writing it like "Starfield needs to pace up to a higher standard" or similar?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The author didn't say it was a mistake. Where did you get that from?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Pretty much the title already.

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