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/bunch_of_hocus_pocus Dec 04 '23

Understandable, when your next game won't release for another 12 years.

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u/c_will Dec 04 '23

Honestly, I think Starfield is going to need a "Cyberpunk 2.0" style update (maybe two) if it really wants to be a 12 year game.

The Phantom Liberty expansion and 2.0 update for Cyberpunk dropped shortly after Starfield was released. I had played maybe 5 or so hours of Starfield, but then moved on to Cyberpunk and put in about 60 hours into the 2.0 update and expansion.

Since then I've tried to go back to Starfield and I just can't. The game has just so many problems. And I'm not talking about bugs or glitches (although those are still around). I'm talking about core design choices and foundational issues with the game's mechanics and systems.

The UI and inventory management feel completely outdated. The talent trees are completely boring and uninteresting. Space "travel", to me, feels completely pointless given that you can't actually fly anywhere in your ship. And although I've tried to move past it, the plethora of loading screens just really kill the flow of the game for me.

I'm a huge Bethesda fan and the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games are some of my favorites ever, but Starfield was a colossal disappointment for me. I now have a total of 17 hours in the game but I'm just done and have no interest in revisiting it at this point. As I mentioned, it would take a massive expansion or 2.0 style update that overhauls everything in order for me to give it another chance.

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u/Aenemia Founder Dec 05 '23

I made the mistake of pausing my Starfield playthrough to check out Phantom Liberty.

I don’t want it play Starfield now. It just feels so dated in comparison.