Aniscape

Aniscape

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Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think Of Starfield So Far

Aniscape

All of this is what I expected. Reviews are opinions after all. So one person negative can be another’s positive. For example in the IGN review 1 of the lower marks was in the fast travel function. How you could be on a planet open the star map pick a city and the you are there after a small load screen. To me that is a positive thinking of how much time i will spend in this game. Being able complete a quest option on another planet and then fast travel to location of quest giver without having to get in your ship, fly into space, etc.

Not to say that the latter is bad. I will be doing that but after a while those quality of life functions help reduce some redundancy.

Just a few more hours to go! So excited!

Re: Major Starfield Patch Arrives On Xbox Ahead Of This Week's Launch

Aniscape

@tallythwack I hear you. It would be great if we get all that and more but until the game comes out we won’t know.

This reminds me of when Fable came out on og xbox. I was hyped for all the promises pre launch and it ended up being a fraction of the promises. Was I disappointed, yes. But when i took away all the pre launch shenanigans and just started playing the game i ended up loving it for what it was not what it was supposed to be.

So who knows how much is out there. But if what is in there is fun and gives me an experience of being in space…then maybe the other stuff can be added in a sequel…in the year 2040 😜

Edited for spelling

Re: Major Starfield Patch Arrives On Xbox Ahead Of This Week's Launch

Aniscape

@tallythwack “fair points ,but in my view planetary exploration is compromised doin it this way…”

This is what i love about these discussions. What is immersive for one may not be for another. For a developer to find the balance to ensure a great experience must be daunting to say the least especially for a game of this size and everyone’s personal expectations!

For me it is more immersive breaking to be able to just keep walking and explore an entire planet (granted until release we do not fully know and may just be player choice). Thinking about resources of food or spacesuit limitations even if there were vehicles the fuel and wear and tear on the vehicle and just landscape crossing issues. Again for me it makes more sense to explore an area go back to ship pick up more supplies, drop of resources collected. Then decide where to ho next.

If the planets are truly open i would still play this way as it makes sense to me for my personal immersion.

That being said it would be great to allow for both play styles but if not then it will be up to the individual to determine if this is a buy or a pass.

Re: Major Starfield Patch Arrives On Xbox Ahead Of This Week's Launch

Aniscape

@tallythwack i see your point.

However, here is how i look at it. Skyrim has 1 big map with points of interest like Whiterun and Riften and along the way you discover a cave or amazing mountain view or someone on the road that wants your sweetroll.

In Starfield the galaxy is the skyrim map and as you travel from solar system A to solar system B you find a derelict ship or a moon with a distress signal or someone on another ship wants to steal your sandwiches. You still get that experience it is galaxy wide instead of 1 land map. Do you really just want to keep going on the same planet and go oh look there is a mountain, and look a river, and an ocean and another mountain but there aren’t any living settlements or peoples trying to steal your sandwiches?

I think we need to think of this in a much wider field of view. No?

Re: Major Starfield Patch Arrives On Xbox Ahead Of This Week's Launch

Aniscape

Related to the fully explorable planets.

Personally i prefer the chunks. Think about it this way. Star Trek, Star Wars and possibly others you get to a planet find where you need to go and then land do your thing and then move on. Want to explore another area of the planet…go into space pick another and explore. I mean do you really want to spend days, if not more, exploring just 1 planet? I don’t.

Also… Thursday seems like will never arrive 😵‍💫

Re: Talking Point: Have You Ever Bought An Xbox For One Specific Game?

Aniscape

When the xbox 360 came out I was not financially in a place i am today. However when i saw Elder Scrolls Oblivion that was it. I traded in a bunch of games and bought the 360 along with Oblivion Collectors Edition and never looked back. I own all the systems since the Atari 2600 but Oblivion is what prompted me to buy the 360 sooner rather than later.

Re: Starfield Xbox Game Pass Release Times Confirmed By Bethesda

Aniscape

Have game pass Ultimate and bought the expansion and now i wait for August 31st! Missed the collectors edition and hope they re stock like Death Stranding did so I can get that beautiful case and watch to go with the controller, headphones, xbox wrap. I even found a great poster hanging on my game room wall. My Buck Rodgers dreams are about to come true!