killatopak
Gold Member
I hope he likes helping settlements just like our general.todd howard for president of The united galaxies
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Starfield New Trailer Revealed + Starfield Direct | Xbox Showcase 2023
delirium trigger
Member
Starfield is the first game that I've seen that looks like it's delivering something next gen. I was skeptical a few years ago but this really looks like a system seller. Reminds of the early Halo days.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
see that moon over there , you can be on it
Just upgrade your GPU on your PC it doesn't need to be super expensive to outperform the X.
Naked Lunch
Member
Looked impressive. Just the sheer exploration and sight seeing aspect is very appealing.
As is the core Event Horizon-like space mystery which seems to be the backbone of the plot.
But, for me, one major miss - is in the showing of the combat - there looked to be absolutely zero challenge.
The player never took damage in the entire presentation. Just ran thru everything like nothing.
Showing at least some aspect of difficulty would have went a long way - otherwise all the upgrading and weapon crafting seems for nothing.
As is the core Event Horizon-like space mystery which seems to be the backbone of the plot.
But, for me, one major miss - is in the showing of the combat - there looked to be absolutely zero challenge.
The player never took damage in the entire presentation. Just ran thru everything like nothing.
Showing at least some aspect of difficulty would have went a long way - otherwise all the upgrading and weapon crafting seems for nothing.
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Stuart360
Member
No you can land anywhere on the planets, watch the first deep dive.
They were just saying when you land on a planet, the game builds an area around the player, and inhabitits it with stuff to see, stuff to explore, etc.
killatopak
Gold Member
I plan on upgrading my PC for this but I think I'll be playing this on the console first barring game breaking bugs. PC parts prices are just ridiculous at this time. I think I'll wait a little while longer either for the next gen gpus or price drops. I think it works out so there will be enough interesting mods and bug fixes when I do so.
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
Only Game Pass has promised:
duh. this doesn't negate that "Day One" is meaningless when "Negative Day One" exist.
"Pay to Play Early"
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Just when I thought Zelda was a clear win for GotY, Bethesda tells me to hold their beer.
Solarstrike
Gold Member
Definitely some shady shit in the Bethesda store for the Constellation Edition. Got numerous errors about country of origin shipping even though I'm in the US. Payment plan through Paypal went through but I see nothing in my Bethesda orders. They charged me twice
Brigandier
Member
Ok I'll bite...
30fps in a game like this is an horrible experience especially on an OLED.
I'll accept it and adjust to it over time and so will many others but it's a jarring experience that takes a while to adjust to for a lot of people, We're not bitches for wanting or expecting pretty basic performance targets for 2023 on custom 10-12tf Zen2 CPU machines.
Snake29
RSI Employee of the Year
Definitely some shady shit in the Bethesda store for the Constellation Edition. Got numerous errors about country of origin shipping even though I'm in the US. Payment plan through Paypal went through but I see nothing in my Bethesda orders. They charged me twice
Constellation Edition US only??
Black_Mamba
Member
Looks really good. One of the few big AAA so far, if not the only one, that looks next-gen. Wish I had an Xbox or PC to play it.
Solarstrike
Gold Member
I live in the US. I'm trying to dispute it with Paypal. Maybe Bethesda DIDN'T charge me and they'll clear up? smh
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Yeah I've never bought a Collector's Edition before. I'm fucking buying this. Maybe. Lol.
Buggy Loop
Member
I don’t even own consoles but for all we know they have a VRR mode >40 fps. We don’t know.
Sybrix
Member
Dude… c’mon, I play on PC as well but it’ll be a god damn miracle if Starfield is in any sort of playable state at launch on PC.
LordOcidax
Member
This looks amazing… And i want the watch 
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
I still have doubts about certain aspects of this game and they basically soft-confirmed no 60 FPS support (if it were there, why not show it in the Direct?).
However, some of my other concerns were done away with, and I'm really liking the depth of the ship customization (for both interior & exterior), the space flight fights (among some of the best parts of what was shown), more options in how missions can progress, planet exploration among diverse biomes and wildlife, etc. The gunplay also looks better vs. the 2022 footage.
I don't think it's going to be the cultural movement Skyrim was in its day, but it doesn't have to be. The game looks fun, looks like it has scale and depth, and (mostly) has the exploration elements present. And there isn't another open-world space-themed WRPG coming anytime soon, so Starfield has a benefit there as well.
It looks like it'll be the start of (hopefully) genuinely great 1P AAA games from Microsoft going forward. The question is if they can maintain that consistency in quality (if not get better) and release cadence. Both are things Xbox has struggled with a lot over the past several years, time will tell if they're finally going to break out of it.
You can also stream it on your Xbox One via xCloud (most likely), or on your smartphone or tablet. FWIW.
However, some of my other concerns were done away with, and I'm really liking the depth of the ship customization (for both interior & exterior), the space flight fights (among some of the best parts of what was shown), more options in how missions can progress, planet exploration among diverse biomes and wildlife, etc. The gunplay also looks better vs. the 2022 footage.
I don't think it's going to be the cultural movement Skyrim was in its day, but it doesn't have to be. The game looks fun, looks like it has scale and depth, and (mostly) has the exploration elements present. And there isn't another open-world space-themed WRPG coming anytime soon, so Starfield has a benefit there as well.
It looks like it'll be the start of (hopefully) genuinely great 1P AAA games from Microsoft going forward. The question is if they can maintain that consistency in quality (if not get better) and release cadence. Both are things Xbox has struggled with a lot over the past several years, time will tell if they're finally going to break out of it.
You can also stream it on your Xbox One via xCloud (most likely), or on your smartphone or tablet. FWIW.
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Laptop1991
Member
Yeah, i'm really looking forward to Starfield.
TheRedRiders
Member
Looks dope. Todd said they're using real time GI, I'm curious if this is RT accelerated...regardless the lighting looks great.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
What I can "handle" versus what I choose which is objectively a much better experience are two different things. If I for some reason HAD to play it on consoles sure I'd suffer through it and play @ 30fps. But once you play games at a higher fps where it truly matters like in a game such as Starfield it's a really tough pill to swallow going back to 30fps, it simply feels terrible. But playing Starfield @ 120fps with max settings is not achievable for $500 so that's where people have to decide how important it is.
arkhamguy123
Member
Agree. Peak gamer whiney behavior.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Bethesda are the only ones right now who know how to make a next gen game. Money well spent by Microsoft.
eNT1TY
Member
I honestly thought it would look much better than what was shown which is serviceable given the scope, but like TOTK it's not solely the visuals that are going to make this game great (yet; mods will re-invent this game visually many times over in the course of its life) but the sheer amount of content at hand.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Starfield will be the first exclusive MS game I buy since Game Pass, only to play it 5 days early.
Sybrix
Member
I think your right, I can’t recall seeing a game in the last 5 years that is truly ‘Next Gen’
Brigandier
Member
That would certainly be better than nothing.
Stuart360
Member
I dont think there are alien races in the game, there are alien wildlife and monsters and stuff.
The whole plot of the game seems to be finding pieces of a alien artifact that together creates like a stargate, which at the end of the game you go through and i assume meat an alien race.
I'm sure if there is a Starfield 2, there will probably be alien races in the game.
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pasterpl
Member
I will play it on xbsx and my pc, thanks to saves syncing etc. will be playing on platform that I feel i want to at that specific moment. Got monster pc so will go max settings with 60+ fps and when I want to go big screen I will just jump to xbsx. I am not bothered with 30 fps at all. Bethesda games don’t need to be 60 fps. It is mostly exploration for me that always Get me in their games. Full immersion with the worlds they build.
MarkMe2525
Member
There are plenty of games smaller in scope, space games even. Many want space games to feel as expansive as our universe, this is who Starfield is for. You are 100% allowed to not like it, but its' size shouldn't be used as a point of criticism as that's the whole point.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
Preordered POW!
I was pissed when it didn't show up immediately after the Showcase.
I kept turning my Xbox on & off to "refresh" it
I was pissed when it didn't show up immediately after the Showcase.
I kept turning my Xbox on & off to "refresh" it
clarky
Banned
Normally i'd agree but Zelda plays just fine on my C2, which surprised me as my experience with 30fps on this TV has be fucking awful in general.
However ill be playing on PC, so 2 fucks not given.
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clarky
Banned
You could just upgrade for £30, as id imagine you'd be getting the expansion anyways.
Balducci30
Member
First Zelda then this… I need to live my life it’s too much
MarkMe2525
Member
I agree, we can only hope that the procedural aspect of the planets are up to the challenge of making each planet interesting. As this specific point was addressed directly during the showcase, I would like to believe that it is indeed going to be the case. As always, time will tell.
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MirageMew2
Member
The takeoff cut to flying in space is lame. Is there seriously not even going to be low-orbit flight?