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[ZehDon]

They only added that to the game because the momentous walking between locations was something people complained about

I don't think people care enough about the game to even complain about things any more, so I'm not sure Bethesda actually care enough about the game to carry on fixing things any more either

Cool, except everything they’ve shown is that they intend to continue.

If the reception is this bad, why would they continue? Who is going to buy the next expansion? Poor reviews for this one is going to sour anyone on the fence. Add to that the increased interest in Fallout and it seems like pouring resources into this game is going to be a tough sell to the MS execs.

Same was said about No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk. But hey - no one has to play it right now. I’m certainly not buying their overpriced DLC given how little it adds. If it’s not doing it for you, step away. Until they confirm they’ve stopped supporting it, I’m happy to see what improvements they makes on a case by case basis. The wheeled vehicle, for example, was terrific!

 

[captainnapalm]

All I can say about Starfield is we didn't know how good we had it with the older Bethesda games. Turns out a Bethesda game made for "modern audiences" is more than I can handle.

 

[Quezacolt]

i won't even bother with this dlc. There's no way they could make it a better experience from the base game.
The first 2 or 3 hours of the base game still had that Bethesda magic, but then, it all went downhill. Honestly, i would rather replay Fallout 4 than to ever touch Starfield again.

 

[Heisenberg007]

I think it is understandable as this was the next goalpost when core problems of Starfield were mentioned before: first deny they are problems then admit them only to hipe the next “thing” (“years of DLC’s, you will see it with the real one like Shattered Space”), then blame a conspiracy against the Microsoft fanbase, then either go back to deny the problems or hype the next DLC, and then at some point you can start hyping up ES and complain that people are stuck thinking about Starfield and should move on.

Some people will do exactly this.

The funny thing is that Shattered Space is pretty much what Skyrim will be.

Their entire defense was that Starfield became too ambitious. If only they focused more on a single planet with curated stories, like Skyrim, Starfield could have been much better - because that's Bethesda real strength is.

Now Shatterd Space, which does exactly that with the focus on a single planet, is reviewing even worse than Starfield (and even Concord!).

I wonder how they will hype up Skyrim now and spin how exactly it will share a different fate than Shattered Space.

 

[Jaybe]

When Paul Tassi is giving it less than 7 you know it must be bad. His checks must have stopped

Xbox is Shutting Down Its Ambassador Program

After a little over a decade of support, Microsoft will be phasing out and shutting down its Xbox Ambassadors program later this year.

gamerant.com

 

[JackMcGunns]

No one is allowed to like the DLC.

Love the base game, especially now, love the DLC. Horror tale for Gaf

 

[GHG]

No one is allowed to like the DLC.

Love the base game, especially now, love the DLC. Horror tale for Gaf

Quite the horror indeed.

 

[Sybrix]

No one is allowed to like the DLC.

Love the base game, especially now, love the DLC. Horror tale for Gaf

Great if you love it, but you cannot deny the major issues with this game & the reasons why others dont like it.

Starfield is the weakest Bethesda game to date.

 

[graywolf323]

Outlets were not given review codes prior to the game's launch so reviews are late coming in.

which is why Xbox Era’s 9/10 is so suspect, even if the DLC is ~10 hours (which it sounds like that’d be on the short end of the actual estimate) they got their review out way too quickly to have played through it

 

[Tg89]

Honestly, Bethesda is a shit studio these days, haven’t made a good game in a long time. So I’m not surprised this is bad.

That said, I am shocked it’s somehow worse than the base game lol. Must be a real pile of shit.

 

[Warnen]

 

[Mephisto40]

which is why Xbox Era’s 9/10 is so suspect, even if the DLC is ~10 hours (which it sounds like that’d be on the short end of the actual estimate) they got their review out way too quickly to have played through it

The same web site that gave halo : infinite a perfect 10/10

 

[Astray]

I think it's kinda telling that judging by the number of pages on each thread, this DLC review thread is getting less than %3 of the main game's review thread (3 pages vs 131).

Whatever went on with the original game has thoroughly bummed out a lot of the fanbase and they're completely tuned out. I think it's kinda pointless to put any more resources into this game, I'd certainly be questioning the value of a PS5 port too. The brand is just too contaminated imo.

The same web site that gave halo : infinite a perfect 10/10

I can let that pass. They gave Redfall an 8.5!

 

[Topher]

which is why Xbox Era’s 9/10 is so suspect, even if the DLC is ~10 hours (which it sounds like that’d be on the short end of the actual estimate) they got their review out way too quickly to have played through it

Xbox Era is run of the mill shill at this point. I mean....look at how they scored redfall....

edit: Astray already point this out

 

[Astray]

Xbox Era is run of the mill shill at this point. I mean....look at how they scored redfall....

edit: Astray already point this out

I don't even mind if they liked the gameplay, there are people out there who like things I don't find appealing.

But a game this buggy at launch shouldn't be anywhere near 8.5.

 

[analog_future]

Quite the horror indeed.

Wow, these reviews are shockingly bad. Let's not forget that the Starfield base game is sitting at a respectable 83 on Metacritic. So this is an insane drop off.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Geez, already October, biggest publisher there is, and so far it's shitted space and hellblade 6 hour walking sim. smh

 

[Lokaum D+]

man, i m afraid for ES6

 

[Jaybe]

Anyone think this is the first and last DLC for Starfield and that Bethesda will move on from it?

 

[Draugoth]

man, i m afraid for ES6

The problem with Starfield is that they wanted to make a Space Sim with the Creation Engine. It would have never worked without a super computer.

 

[Thief1987]

Xbox Era is run of the mill shill at this point. I mean....look at how they scored redfall....

edit: Astray already point this out

So this DLC is only half-point better than Redfall? Savage.

 

[Topher]

Do this DLC is only half-point better than Redfall? Savage.

At launch, SS is much better than Redfall, imo. I think Redfall's metacritic is inflated a bit.

 

[Lokaum D+]

The problem is that Bethesda uses Creation Engine, it just dosnt work

fixed for you

 

[EDMIX]

The problem with Starfield is that they wanted to make a Space Sim

errrr not really.

Their comments and how the game is designed, I don't see anything that supports thats their intention.

https://www.pcgamer.com/todd-howard...f-fuel-in-starfield-because-its-a-fun-killer/

So, I don't get this idea of folks making it sound like it wants to be this or "wanted" to be that, they never state this, they never make any statement about seeking to create a simulation, in fact they make clear their intention is more fun then simulation. So I'm sure this is what they want cause Fallout has a survival mode, its not like the team doesn't get you can make some extreme concept with lots of limitations to add to some simulation type feel, but I don't see any evidence this was ever their intention

 

[Corian33]

Disappointing. I bought the deluxe edition on hype, thought the base game was okay but put off playing more until this expansion to see if it added a lot to the experience. Looks like it does not, but I’ll probably still go through the game at some point.

The worst thing that happened to Starfield was coming out right next to BG3 and Phantom Liberty. You can’t even pretend it’s half as interesting after playing those games.

 

[Nydius]

Good ol' IGN.
Predictable as ever.

 

[JayK47]

I am playing Shattered Space right now, after starting a new Starfield playthrough from scratch. I am actually impressed by it so far. I would like to think I am halfway through it or so. It starts you on a space station and eventually takes you to a planet with a new town to explore and hand crafted areas. The town is interesting and the surrounding area has really nice points of interest. In my opinion, it is more interesting and well thought out than any single location in the rest of Starfield. I feel like the reviews should be way better than the base game. Overall the quality of the DLC is better than the main game. I hope it stays that way throughout the DLC and doesn't run out of steam like the main story does.

EDIT: Looking at the Steam reviews is even worse. WTF? I am starting to think that no matter what, people think Starfield, and any added content, is pure shit.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

EDIT: Looking at the Steam reviews is even worse. WTF? I am starting to think that no matter what, people think Starfield, and any added content, is pure shit.

It feels like its become a meme at this point.

Looking forward to playing it.

 

[Topher]

I am playing Shattered Space right now, after starting a new Starfield playthrough from scratch. I am actually impressed by it so far. I would like to think I am halfway through it or so. It starts you on a space station and eventually takes you to a planet with a new town to explore and hand crafted areas. The town is interesting and the surrounding area has really nice points of interest. In my opinion, it is more interesting and well thought out than any single location in the rest of Starfield. I feel like the reviews should be way better than the base game. Overall the quality of the DLC is better than the main game. I hope it stays that way throughout the DLC and doesn't run out of steam like the main story does.

EDIT: Looking at the Steam reviews is even worse. WTF? I am starting to think that no matter what, people think Starfield, and any added content, is pure shit.

I liked SS at first as well, but not nearly as much by the time I finished. Was ok at best, imo. Was the weakest of the faction quest lines, imo.

 

[JayK47]

Having played the main game now 3 times, you really start to get bored of the same facilities at each planet. Cut and paste. I guess if you are mass producing stations that can be built quickly and deployed, it makes sense that they all look similar. So it was nice to see some fresh landscape and new facilities in Shattered Space. I brought Andreja along, which fit the DLC well. The side quests within the DLC are quite interesting. Just much better than I was expecting. Maybe the fact that my expectations were so low from the start, it seems so much better.