r/XboxSeriesX • u/Turbostrider27 • Dec 04 '23

Xbox wants Starfield to have the 12-year staying power of Skyrim Discussion

https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/popular-like-skyrim
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u/Algorhythm74 Dec 04 '23

There are some fundamental issues they likely can’t change.

  • The core characters are uninteresting, bordering on unlikeable.
  • There are no real stakes that drive the narrative, thus very little emotional motivation outside of living your space fantasy.
  • Living a “space fantasy” is wasted by being a load screens simulator.
  • No real choices, you can join any faction, and Sarah Morgan is going to dislike 90% of what you do no matter what.
  • The game and graphics are dated for a 12 year life cycle (sure some vistas a pretty, but the faces and eyes…)

More content can give you more to do in the gameplay loop, but it doesn’t solve for some fundamental design decisions they made early on - which I’m not sure can be changed or undone.

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u/SomewhereAtWork Dec 04 '23

I still can't fathom how Sarah Morgan is supposed to be your love interest. She's the most annoying and unlikable twat in the whole game.

I can't stand her for more than 2 minutes.

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u/Algorhythm74 Dec 04 '23

No joke, I went back and made my character as ugly and unholy as sin - then I romanced her just to punish her. I made her sleep with me, and my guy was f’d up. LOL

So I guess that’s a form of role playing.