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McSame_as_Bush
09/15/23 1:12:40 PM
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https://www.metacritic.com/game/starfield/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x&sort-by=Recently%20Added

Looks like Bethesda's plan to selectively provide review codes to initially inflate the score was mildly successful.

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creativerealms
09/15/23 1:13:34 PM
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Good. We should no longer accept buggy unfinished games.

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Ratchetrockon
09/15/23 1:15:15 PM
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well it is still above average on metacritic (average for games is around 73-75).

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Cephalopods
09/15/23 1:15:35 PM
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Shrug, 83 is still a good score lol, and I've been enjoying it. Experienced a couple Besthesda physics glitches & one where my Robo pal Vasco was hovering in a sort of T-Pose for a bit, but nothing that's detracted from the game. I'm having a blast exploring & tackling random side quests
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Irony
09/15/23 1:16:36 PM
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SwayM
09/15/23 1:16:44 PM
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creativerealms posted...
Good. We should no longer accept buggy unfinished games.

This statement is horseshit and doesnt describe Starfield.

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ExistentialFear
09/15/23 1:16:56 PM
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The game is literally No Man's Sky with less features and more load screens. I don't know why people think this game is something revolutionary.
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NoxObscuras
09/15/23 1:17:25 PM
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So the score goes down a few points and suddenly it's a conspiracy that Bethesda was trying to artificially raise the score? Lol.

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hockeybub89
09/15/23 1:18:46 PM
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Literally 60 positive reviews, 8 mixed, 1 negative

Weird cope

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creativerealms
09/15/23 1:19:13 PM
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SwayM posted...
This statement is horseshit and doesnt describe Starfield.
That describes the creation engine. Starfeild runs in the creation engine.

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SwayM
09/15/23 1:19:39 PM
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creativerealms posted...
That describes the creation engine. Starfeild runs in the creation engine.

So you havent played Starfield I take it

Also what engine it uses says nothing about it being unfinished

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Error1355
09/15/23 1:19:52 PM
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I can't believe how fucking over the top people get over review scores of a video game.

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garan
09/15/23 3:22:10 PM
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creativerealms posted...
Good. We should no longer accept buggy unfinished games.
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solosnake
09/15/23 3:25:13 PM
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Its pretty transparent what going on here. Gamespot and IGN gave Outer Worlds 9 and 8.5.

Starfield is probably Bethesda's best work, and its definitely better than Outer Worlds

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SwayM
09/15/23 3:28:23 PM
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Starfield embarrasses Outer Worlds. Like its not even close.

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drclaeys
09/15/23 3:29:38 PM
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Friends,

I bought it, and a new xbox series x to play it on. so I guess buying beth worked for my money. its very slow and like MEH.

I had nothing else new, so I had to get it. But its not like cyberpunk. that was just more FUN. People are sexy in cyberpunk.. this has everyone in spacesuits... nothing sexy about that. ( so far ).

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itcheyness
09/15/23 3:32:57 PM
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creativerealms posted...
Good. We should no longer accept buggy unfinished games.
So you haven't played the game then?

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I4NRulez
09/15/23 3:34:14 PM
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ExistentialFear posted...
The game is literally No Man's Sky with less features and more load screens. I don't know why people think this game is something revolutionary.

I've played them both since launch and they arent really that alike other than being in space.

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Ratchetrockon
09/15/23 3:34:56 PM
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solosnake posted...
Its pretty transparent what going on here. Gamespot and IGN gave Outer Worlds 9 and 8.5.

Starfield is probably Bethesda's best work, and its definitely better than Outer Worlds

Post baldur gate 3 era

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NoxObscuras
09/15/23 3:37:09 PM
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ExistentialFear posted...
The game is literally No Man's Sky with less features and more load screens. I don't know why people think this game is something revolutionary.
I haven't heard anyone call it revolutionary. It's just a fun Bethesda RPG. I would love it if traveling from planet to planet wasn't just cutscenes, but that doesn't take away from the other aspects of the game that I enjoy.

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Vyrulisse
09/15/23 3:38:19 PM
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It's just okay.
They took out what makes their games so enthralling and that's exploration and went way too heavily on the use of fast travel.
Instead of 1000 procedurally generated planets, most of which are barren, I feel like a few carefully crafted planets to explore would've been much better.

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Archgoat
09/15/23 3:39:55 PM
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I think it is amazing, I love it. Elder Scrolls in space, exactly what I was hoping for.
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R_Jackal
09/15/23 3:42:25 PM
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creativerealms posted...
Good. We should no longer accept buggy unfinished games.
Other devs have completely ruined Bethesdas entire business model they've basically worked off of forever lmao
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KiwiTerraRizing
09/15/23 3:44:32 PM
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No Bethesda game is worth above a 7

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Cocytus
09/15/23 3:47:27 PM
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GranolaPanic posted...
and the people complaining are a vocal minority
Not really

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Vyrulisse
09/15/23 3:47:52 PM
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It'll still get nominated but Baldur's Gate 3 really cast a large shadow. Compare dialogue in BG3 to Starfield and Starfield just looks so old and outdated in animations alone.

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CADE_FOSTER
09/15/23 3:48:05 PM
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Error1355 posted...
I can't believe how fucking over the top people get over review scores of a video game.
This my goodness if you enjoy the game that's all that matters
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EmbraceOfDeath
09/15/23 3:50:36 PM
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Good, Bethesda RPGs are boring.

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Hayame_Zero
09/15/23 3:52:34 PM
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creativerealms posted...
Good. We should no longer accept buggy unfinished games.
It has a shit UI and isn't user friendly with explaining mechanics, but it isn't buggy or unfinished at all.

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Doom_Art
09/15/23 3:57:35 PM
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What is it about Bethesda that makes people so negative and pissy lol

It's a fairly normal and unremarkable company but people have been frothing at the mouth over Starfield lol

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boomgetchopped3
09/15/23 3:59:40 PM
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Hayame_Zero posted...
It has a shit UI and isn't user friendly with explaining mechanics, but it isn't buggy or unfinished at all.

this is my take as well. I feel like they intentionally made the ui as basic as possible to avoid bugs and get it out the door: I have t encountered anything major either though Im not that far.
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Delirious_Beard
09/15/23 4:00:48 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
What is it about Bethesda that makes people so negative and pissy lol

It's a fairly normal and unremarkable company but people have been frothing at the mouth over Starfield lol

more like what is it about bethesda that somehow puts people under a spell to like everything they put out

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Doom_Art
09/15/23 4:02:59 PM
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Delirious_Beard posted...
more like what is it about bethesda that somehow puts people under a spell to like everything they put out
is a developer having fans really that novel of a concept?

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voldothegr8
09/15/23 4:03:49 PM
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Ratchetrockon posted...
well it is still above average on metacritic (average for games is around 73-75).
But still below average for a Bethesda title.

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Ratchetrockon
09/15/23 4:12:55 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
But still below average for a Bethesda title.

Well those other games would have scored worse in a post baldur gate 3 era

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Enclave
09/15/23 4:22:40 PM
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Starfield would have gotten a much better reception if it released before Baldur's Gate 3. The stark difference in quality between the two games is just too obvious. Starfield companions in comparison to BG3 are bland, uninteresting and pretty damn flat. The side quests are very cut and paste for the most part. Also the games dialogue and voice acting just also can't compete with BG3.

People would probably let this slide more too if Starfield didn't have such a long dev time with such a large budget with so many devs working on it. It had the same recipe as BG3 but just doesn't come close to matching the quality.

This doesn't mean that Starfield is bad it's just not BG3 quality and it rightfully is going to be compared.

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Irony
09/15/23 4:24:44 PM
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If it had been released beforehand everybody would have immediately forgotten about it when BG3 came out.

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Enclave
09/15/23 4:33:26 PM
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Irony posted...
If it had been released beforehand everybody would have immediately forgotten about it when BG3 came out.

I mean, that's true, however it would have reviewed better and people would have had a higher opinion of it before being largely forgotten. Instead people keep shitting on it and it's hard to defend the game with BG3 right there.

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SwayM
09/15/23 4:42:56 PM
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Enclave posted...
Starfield would have gotten a much better reception if it released before Baldur's Gate 3. The stark difference in quality between the two games is just too obvious. Starfield companions in comparison to BG3 are bland, uninteresting and pretty damn flat. The side quests are very cut and paste for the most part. Also the games dialogue and voice acting just also can't compete with BG3.

People would probably let this slide more too if Starfield didn't have such a long dev time with such a large budget with so many devs working on it. It had the same recipe as BG3 but just doesn't come close to matching the quality.

This doesn't mean that Starfield is bad it's just not BG3 quality and it rightfully is going to be compared.

I don't get this comparison shit at all.

I went right from playing BG3 to playing Starfield and enjoying both. There's no place in my mind to compare the two and think less of Starfield. They accomplish very different things.


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FurryPhilosifer
09/15/23 4:43:23 PM
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Starfield is the game I've wanted for 20 years. It's "stellar"!

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Sandalorn
09/15/23 4:44:29 PM
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The amount of people from a certain console would have made it their life to demean a game they noticeably haven't played is beyond pathetic.

Unreal their obsession with a game they literally hate because it is an exclusive.

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Enclave
09/15/23 4:44:49 PM
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SwayM posted...
I don't get this comparison shit at all.

I went right from playing BG3 to playing Starfield and enjoying both. There's no place in my mind to compare the two and think less of Starfield. They accomplish very different things.

I mean, I think it's very clear how you can make such comparisons and I laid out very real comparisons that can be made.

Perhaps you don't care about dialogue, voice acting, quests and characters in Starfield but I mean, plenty of people do.

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Vyrulisse
09/15/23 4:45:19 PM
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SwayM posted...
I don't get this comparison shit at all.

I went right from playing BG3 to playing Starfield and enjoying both. There's no place in my mind to compare the two and think less of Starfield. They accomplish very different things.
A big part of Starfield is dialogue and your companions. BG3 absolutely smashes it in all facets when you compare these aspects.

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Westernwolf4
09/15/23 4:45:20 PM
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I really like Starfield, and I am having a blast with it. But I can see why some people would not like it. It takes a while to get going, and it is a Bethesda formula that is not changed much. If you dont already like what Bethesda does, this game wont change your mind.

However, one thing I do not care at all about is Metacritic Score. For a variety of reasons. The reviewers I trust gave the game good scores, and so far they are right on the money for me.

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Turbam
09/15/23 4:46:52 PM
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I told you it would flop

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SwayM
09/15/23 4:49:03 PM
#48:


Enclave posted...
I mean, I think it's very clear how you can make such comparisons and I laid out very real comparisons that can be made.

Perhaps you don't care about dialogue, voice acting, quests and characters in Starfield but I mean, plenty of people do.

"I can't enjoy any RPG again because this one is better."

Is a ridiculous and silly attitude to have. But you're welcome to have it if you like.

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Enclave
09/15/23 4:49:11 PM
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Turbam posted...
I told you it would flop

Starfield is unlikely to flop.

SwayM posted...
"I can't enjoy any RPG again because this one is better."

Is a ridiculous and silly attitude to have. But you're welcome to have it if you like.

I mean you can take that idiotic fanboy approach if you want, I DID say that it's a good game but I know that's just not enough for fanboys.

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Irony
09/15/23 4:49:29 PM
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Turbam posted...
I told you it would flop
No I told you and then you went around telling everybody

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