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[adamsapple]

Interesting tweet.






What do you guys think will be the games lore justification of leaving earth. Is Starfield a way-way-post Fallout galaxy ?

 

[Punished Miku]

Interesting tweet.






What do you guys think will be the games lore justification of leaving earth. Is Starfield a way-way-post Fallout galaxy ?

Climate change, pollution, overpopulation, economic opportunity, genuine scientific interest in exploration. Could be some political elements people are trying to leave in search of freedom as well on the outer planets. I think it will be all of the above. The 1 hr showcase showed lots of different groups that would have totally different motivations for leaving. Whatever that dark brotherhood group is could have left for religious reasons.

 

[Raven77]

I'm most excited to compare this to elder scrolls which is my favorite series of all time.

That being said where is the hype for this game? Hello MS! ANYONE HOME? Like, can we get maybe a single new screenshot? Or like, some new bit if info we didn't have already? MS Xbox division just seems to be a ship without a Captain.

As for the tweet about what happened to Earth, it's obviously whatever catastrophe allowed them most easily re-create the planet. So, whatever wipes away the cities and leaves only a couple landmarks for players to find. Throw in a few settlements and interesting lore. Easiest option for them is most likely.

 

[adamsapple]

Starfield marketing and adverts have started popping up in places, stores, etc.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Interesting tweet.






What do you guys think will be the games lore justification of leaving earth. Is Starfield a way-way-post Fallout galaxy ?

Nuclear fallout

Then we realize that Starfield is in the Fallout universe.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Nuclear fallout

Then we realize that Starfield is in the Fallout universe.

Yup. And one of the planets just outside of the 1000 planets that’s teased to be in the next game is the planet of Tamriel.

 

[adamsapple]

The gun play looks

Impressive to see BGS make a huge turnaround on combat like this (without ID's involvement).

 

[MarkMe2525]

I'll always buy my games, I'm just not a fan of where it'll eventually go. I'm buying and owning them for as long as I can.

Paying $35 on top of the $17 a month to still not own a game isn't the future I want

I mean, I would imagine that only a small minority of individuals are going to subscribe to a game service for a single game.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Impressive to see BGS make a huge turnaround on combat like this (without ID's involvement).

I thought ID helped with things like motion blur, animations etc? Or not?

What's a good 'gunplay'? It's visual and audio tricks that make you believe that shooting is better than it actually is.

But yeah, combat in Starfield looks legit. A big step up from Fallout 4 and that was already good enough for me.

 

[adamsapple]

I thought ID helped with things like motion blur, animations etc? Or not?

Yeah, they helped with graphical aspect, but not game play.

What's a good 'gunplay'? It's visual and audio tricks that make you believe that shooting is better than it actually is.

Anything better than Fallout 4 lol. The gun play we've seen in the clips looks like it could be out of a CoD game.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Yeah, they helped with graphical aspect, but not game play.

That's exactly what I mean. The way it feels to play (shoot) is deeply linked to how it looks and sounds. Beefy sound design, motion blur, muzzle flash, reload animations, enemies reacting to getting shot. That's what matters.

Behind the scenes you either have a hit scan weapon or projectile weapon.

 

[WhamBamThankYouMaam]

The 60 fps on next generation of consoles.

 

[Fredrik]

Exploration 3rd, combat 1st get the best of both worlds.

For me pesonally 1st person is the way to go with Bethesda’s RPGs, the immersion is so much better, perfect for roleplaying.

 

[Antwix]

Hoping for lizard people I can befriend

 

[Negotiator101]

The gun play looks

Impressive to see BGS make a huge turnaround on combat like this (without ID's involvement).

Yeah it really does look great! This game is coming for GOTY, haven't been this excited for a game since RDR2, if it's close to being as good as that I'll be blown away.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

If you're excited for the crafting part of the game, this video is very interesting:

 

[peish]

sticking with just the free gamepass edition. it is lame we cannot play it 5 days earlier, day 1 my boo!

 

[peish]

Nuclear fallout

Then we realize that Starfield is in the Fallout universe.

100% this. was not expecting this but the tweet confirms it. fallout cinematic universe.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

sticking with just the free gamepass edition. it is lame we cannot play it 5 days earlier, day 1 my boo!

So what’s the deal? You pay $35 for premium version if you have GP?

 

[AJBungah]

So what’s the deal? You pay $35 for premium version if you have GP?

Yes, then you can play 5 days early and have the premium edition content.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

100% this. was not expecting this but the tweet confirms it. fallout cinematic universe.

100% no.

 

[Astray]

Honestly, I'm excited to see the lore they constructed, I'm a big, big fan of The Expanse, and I'm hoping to see something similar here.

The art style and direction looks insane as well. Very different to most sci-fi fare out there.

 

[MMaRsu]

I thought ID helped with things like motion blur, animations etc? Or not?

What's a good 'gunplay'? It's visual and audio tricks that make you believe that shooting is better than it actually is.

But yeah, combat in Starfield looks legit. A big step up from Fallout 4 and that was already good enough for me.

Id didnt help with animations

 

[Stafford]

So many....

It's the game Howard wanted to make since day one. Has been in development for a long ass time. It's Skyrim in space in all the best ways, as per Howard. I mean, let's go! The sense of exploration, not knowing where I am at and what I might encounter. And last but not least....

Bethesda loves them some creepy creatures and so do I. I can't wait to encounter these mother fuckers. I will never forget encountering my first mirelurk, fuck. The sound when they walk, damn, haha.

 

[Punished Miku]

I guess that pre-load wasn't yesterday after all.

Got all dressed up for nothing ...

 

[DaGwaphics]

Yes, then you can play 5 days early and have the premium edition content.

It's the certified FOMO edition.

Don't blame them for doing it one bit however. And if those users help to spot any bad bugs that need emergency fixes all the better for the folks not paying.

 

[DaGwaphics]

What do you guys think will be the games lore justification of leaving earth. Is Starfield a way-way-post Fallout galaxy ?

If they are going the scientific route I would assume a dying planet with all that that entails (over crowded, resource depletion, contamination, etc.).

 

[AJBungah]

It's the certified FOMO edition.

Don't blame them for doing it one bit however. And if those users help to spot any bad bugs that need emergency fixes all the better for the folks not paying.

Haha I got it because September 1st falls perfectly out of my working days whereas the main release date doesn't. I'll get my money worth then I plan to buy on Steam down the line when I want a second playthrough with mods.

 

[FoxMcChief]

If they are going the scientific route I would assume a dying planet with all that that entails (over crowded, resource depletion, contamination, etc.).

Ultimate nuclear fallout, I’m thinking. Maybe World War III was a planet killer.

 

[Dynasty8]

Being a Bethesda Open World game.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Ultimate nuclear fallout, I’m thinking. Maybe World War III was a planet killer.

Well, that's true. And they could connect it to the lore of the Fallout games, so that might make that scenario more likely.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

im making a qt3.14 spacewaif

 

[FoxMcChief]

Can we kill pirates while boarding them, we shoot out their windows and expose them to space?

im making a qt3.14 spacewaif

 

[Guerilla Munch]

Can we kill pirates while boarding them, we shoot out their windows and expose them to space?

oh my spacewaif will be boarding a few pirates, if you know what i mean

 

[Hudo]

what's the damage model of the space ships? Can I get a hull breach and people have to have space suits equiped and stuff starts to float around because gravity/atmosphere is gone etc? How deep does that go?

 

[Fredrik]

what's the damage model of the space ships? Can I get a hull breach and people have to have space suits equiped and stuff starts to float around because gravity/atmosphere is gone etc? How deep does that go?

Getting a hull breach in your own space ship and having all your stuff floating about sounds super annoying. Hopefully that can’t happen unless it’s a scripted scene in the story.
But they’ve shown a scene like that in the videos when exploring an old derelict spaceship.

 

[Hudo]

old derelict spaceship.

Ah, so I can have my Warhammer Space Hulk experience at home. That's cool.

 

[MMaRsu]

we shoot out their windows and expose them to space?

Nah

 

[Sethbacca]

Nuclear fallout

Then we realize that Starfield is in the Fallout universe.

Honestly, this would be the one way to get me on the hype train for this game.

 

[Vox Machina]

what's the damage model of the space ships? Can I get a hull breach and people have to have space suits equiped and stuff starts to float around because gravity/atmosphere is gone etc? How deep does that go?

I wouldn't count on that level of destruction/interaction just yet. We've seen no indication that spacewalking is a thing, so I'd wager that minor/moderate hull breaches probably aren't a thing also, short of blowing a ship completely up. Seems like something they would have shown off during the Direct if so.

I personally can't wait for the explosion of concept art, etc. of intelligent aliens if the story really is about making first contact. If so they're playing all of that very close to their chest at the moment and at some point will reveal it all.

 

[Vox Machina]

Scroll down after clicking the link to see a timeline of the Starfield universe. Some good lore there!

 

[Negotiator101]

This game has got me as hyped as I was for RDR2, going to be an amazing game I hope

 

[FoxMcChief]

I’ve been looking into the melee combat lately and I’m really interested to see how it pans out.

Here’s one of the skills: