Starfield Review

[@VidaAnimada]

IGN gave it THAT score. You know the one I'm talking about!

[@Away.Aweigh.A.Way.]

A 7? Lol

[@virtualvoyage111]

@@Away.Aweigh.A.Way. Yes

[@R3endevous]

Time to harass the reviewer let's go gamers! Opinion is not aligned with ours :D !

[@huklo6331]

​@@R3endevousthey are bias

[@Onyyyxx]

Where are all the dorks saying this would be game of the year ???

[@ftghb]

IGN got absolutely flamed for this, turns out....they were right all along

[@HairWeaveKILLA813]

Cap

[@OldHoagie]

Yea came back to this video just to look at the comments

[@Astrotamtv]

@@HairWeaveKILLA813loading screen inventory management simulator 2023… after sinking 58 hours in this game i’m ready to uninstall it and never play it again

[@Mile2357]

They were too generous with 7

[@througheverything]

7 is generous

[@jaytatumforreal]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Mr. Krabs sold SpongeBob to the Flying Dutchman for 62 cents.

[@gamejoy3307]

The “Mr. Krabs!!!” Shriek always kills me

[@vicentepalma999]

never forget

[@IrregularHunterDash]

NEXT UP, DAVY JONES’S LOCKER!!! HAHAHAHAHA

[@Chinesetakeout382]

I’ll never forget

[@ddfurrymann]

Sure, but this doesn’t change the fact that in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay, each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos.

[@cantu7214]

People hated on this review, but as time goes on, it’s the most fair review of the game by a major publication.

[@MaticTheProto]

Too high actually

[@GeorgeDroyd1998]

Game deserves a 2. This game isn’t finished *still*

[@Dimez757]

It’s a 4/10 at best. Mid game and Bethesda still has us staring at loading screens 🙄

[@TheParagonIsDead]

@@GeorgeDroyd1998it deserves a 8

[@GeorgeDroyd1998]

@@TheParagonIsDead 8 handymen to fix it maybe.

[@TimeBucks]

These games are all about sandbox roleplaying.

[@SathyaK-pr6cr]

👍

[@MaishaAkter-ef7sw]

Nice

[@Network8-B]

Hello 👋🤗

[@vickythakurps]

nice

[@selectionn]

sure, but recent bethesda games dont offer much choice in the way of roleplaying, this one included

[@UBFM277]

They hated him because he spoke the truth

[@MauricioGonzalezFilms]

After finally getting through it this week, avoiding all spoilers & reviews. IGN is correct. 😢I hope the support continues to make it better.

[@thegreat7878]

Bro, I'm SOOOOOO happy the hype for this game has died down so people can stop fanboying and be honest

[@Gems56]

​@@thegreat7878Biomutant is better but gets 6/10

[@based-ys9um]

​@@thegreat7878we need the same for balduars gate 3 . Most people didn't even finish act 1 and call it the goat

[@sebastianhaas5863]

"Modders, please help" is probably Bethesda's in-house mission statement

[@0IIIIII]

Modders are not comparable to professional game developers and it’s arrogant to think they are anything close

[@EnlightMC]

​@@0IIIIIIThey do a better job though. Professional but far from competent

[@chief3796]

​@@0IIIIIIthen why can they fix what bethesda cant? How many versions of skyrim did they sell with the same bugs?

[@beccacunliffe]

Dude. They literally had modders help work on the game. So yeah, you're right, but in a really smart marketing tool.

[@Kagetora-]

@@0IIIIII Do you not fail to see how better the modders are at fixing the game?

[@edward3190]

Resident evil 2, an 1998 game, has a opening door animation to try to cover up level loading. Starfield 2023, use black screen to load levels.

[@SolidSL510]

Lmao

[@Sparrows1121]

In defense of Starfield. The load times isnt all that long. It takes 2 seconds at best.

[@thetraveler2224]

​@@Sparrows1121On console it can tame over a minute worth of loading.

[@darknight10000]

Hell, Resident Evil 1 did that back in '96 too. They even had a "loading screen" using stairs and ladders too.

[@edward3190]

If you can't fly around a planet, fly through atmosphere, and you warp and land through loading screen, then what's the point of having space ships? Just make fantasy teleportation device to jump between places.

[@BBQ-King-s6j]

There is zero flying in this game. There is a mini game where you can float in space and shoot at things.

[@ramage7646]

​@@BBQ-King-s6jfacts. This isnt a space game. It's trying to be one lol. Biggest complaint is time spent in space is very minimal. It's like filler... You cant play as a space cargo delivery guy because you can just fast travel from point a to point b

[@greenerdayz5527]

Member when Todd said “you literally can fly anywhere” another lie

[@donnyyasu2764]

That's the real killer for me. Don't sell me "space exploration" when it's all menu travel.

[@insertnamehere4921]

@@donnyyasu2764menu travel 😂 like that

[@brachialplexus100]

No maps is actually insane.

[@fordgtguy]

It's a game about exploration and it has a navigation system. Why do you need a map?

[@_Cetarial]

Gamers when a game doesn’t hold your hand to guide you to a ?:

[@AbdulMoiz-l5j]

@@fordgtguy They could have made it optional

[@dadjokesenpai]

@@fordgtguyit’s still a video game. There was nothing stopping them from adding a map and then adding an option to remove it if people wanted too. We can have both 😂

[@quebon2]

Lol every single game like this has maps dumbass.@@fordgtguy

[@RAS_Squints]

Just throwing this out, can you imagine how bad this game would have been if they released it last year and didn't have more time to work on it

[@Dubbs09]

Seriously, a solid 8ish/10 game that needed another entire year of just polish and bug squashing. Can't even imagine the shape it was in when they were originally going to release it

[@ZEFFYRooo]

Wasn't its initial release 2021? Imagine how terrible it would have been

[@WA-ow1fr]

here is xbox efficiency for ya❤

[@Rizingfz08]

But already looks really mid :/

[@TheJmann1892]

Don't base your opinion on this guy from ign he literally is one of the worse reviewers of gaming most are given out 8 or 9's I think it's a high 80's on meta criitic right now . They also expect more content and enhancements to be added throughout the games life cycle when it

[@fictitiousnightmares]

A game where you can travel throughout space by not actually traveling.

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

The loading screens to travel empty planets ON FOOT is just such a damn stupid+boring premise for a game.

[@sillyninja65]

"Players dont really care about that" an actual todd howard quote

[@atasukecetin90]

@@sillyninja65oh no you got to be kidding right ? He really said that 😮

[@PK-xj5ml]

Not going to lie I'd have dropped the game immediately if it was like NMS or elite dangerous. You have to change planets so much it would make it 95% travel. That would be the worst thing they could have done. The way it works is perfect. You have to ask yourself are you one of the very few players who committed to never using fast travel in TES or Fallout? (Also an option here). Everyone says they did. But in reality that makes for a boring game most of the time

[@Martin-qw8gy]

@@atasukecetin90..if you care so much. Go and play a flight sim like No Mans Sky! This is an RPG.

[@biohazardousbacon]

It's baffling to me that in this game of "unparalleled freedom" that was supposedly "made for wanderers", you have to fast travel everywhere. It's their most restrictive game yet in terms of exploration.

[@kipking511]

Exactly😂😂😂😂. I've been laughing at comments that are saying what I've been knowing was going to be the case for years LOL

[@ryanrizzajones]

Tbh it's for the best, it cuts out the hours of no content that's inherent with space games. The star map is fing huge

[@biohazardousbacon]

@@ryanrizzajones you could have content populate the space between that you would occasionally encounter, and do it in a way that feels natural to space by giving the player an FTL drive. It doesn't have to be hours of no content if they actually tried.

[@1invag]

​@@biohazardousbaconyeah elite has fast travel between systems in reality. But it's hidden behind the FTL animations

[@tommasoprevedello7593]

you playing it? bet not

[@kicka11]

Looks like a game to come back to in three years.

[@KizzMyAbs]

@Solar_rpggamespass it’s included for the monthly sub.

[@adingdingdiiing6740]

​@@optimaltt6070Sea of Stars probably.

[@gtPacheko]

​@@optimaltt6070Chained Echoes

[@Bsksh]

@Solar_rpgare you seriously saying a puzzle game is better than Starfield? You might just wanna stick with Roblox and puzzle games.

[@dkprophett9531]

Basic

[@Bigkeensam]

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes and IGN delivering 7/10 reviews.

[@jobforaspawn8381]

lolno IGN gives out 8s and 9s like it's candy

[@Seikengaming07]

in the past 16 game reviews done by IGN, Starfield is the only game with a 7/10 review score 😆

[@DiscRover]

Same reviewer gave Watch Dogs Legion an 8 lmao.

[@jlb4685]

Gamespot also 7/10 among other outlets. Seems to be the trend for this game :/

[@Burberrydalive]

@@Seikengaming07 BGS "fans" coping hard. The joke is ign rates games too highly now the damage controllers are saying ign always gives 7s??? Loooolno

[@tompadinho]

This review... aged very well! 2 weeks after the hype has died down... damn... this game...

[@Lemxne]

bethesda left the game up to modders thinking they would do all of their unfinished work as if it were skyrim.

[@noemad5391]

​@@LemxneI'd say Skyrim was a fine and completed game. It didn't NEED mods to make it fun. It just HAS mods to make it MORE fun after 15 playthroughs lol

[@Lightsaglowllc]

IGN gave Deathloop a perfect “10”. 😂

[@brianmac3903]

so that means they over inflate scores which makes Starfield a 3/10 lmao

[@Wonder7771]

Tbf everyone did

[@numpy5135]

it was a sony exclusive then....

[@Zer0nite]

Don't worry, I'm sure no one else will give Starfield a 7...

[@arcadeperfectreviews2653]

Ign scale 10/10 ISNT "Perfect" it's a "Masterpiece"

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

Im giving this a like just because its finally a truthful review from IGN

[@504Trey]

It wasn't truthful. This game is a 10 👌🏾

[@dawsynasay4841]

@@504TreyNo it isn’t

[@504Trey]

@dawsynasay4841 Yes it is now quit hating 👌🏾

[@den-ver7333]

@@504Trey Nah it really isn't, sorry

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

@@504Treynot even close

[@djbrax75]

The space hoarder work around literally made me lol.

[@MurCurieux]

As an OCD, it made me disturbed.

[@nathanbreakfast7424]

Explain why you added the word "literally" into your comment.

[@selectionn]

@@nathanbreakfast7424 literally no one cares, you will eventually have to grow up and realize "literally" is part of the common english language lexicon.

[@CosmicAeon]

@@nathanbreakfast7424 literally no longer means literally. You literally need to get over it. Like literally.

[@ConnorHammond]

@@nathanbreakfast7424 because lol is often used figuratively. Let a guy use the word correctly, for once. Just once.

[@jakechap1971]

The no map thing only really bugs me when I'm outside cities. It is frustrating in a city but actually having to explore the city to find things like vendors actually ended up being kind of a fun task for me. If still just that. A task.

[@cblack3470]

use your eyes dude every city has signs everywhere telling you what's what

[@gies5281]

INDEEED

[@andreas5384]

How? Why? There is nothing going on...

[@coyotewall2669]

@@cblack3470didn’t real the full comment.

[@kaydotcontent]

Nah dude this "problem" is because y'all are too used to the games taking you by the hand and pointing out everything for you.

[@akchaney3496]

Throwing loot on the floor of my ship like a space hoarder 😂😂😂

[@dadjokesenpai]

That part killed me 😂

[@TheUnknownD]

Next time on hoarders....

[@zodiack6.4]

🤣🤣🤣

[@donproduction6248]

That a nice starfield tip I’m gonna a have a part of my ship specifically built to store all my mess

[@terriblemaze]

Most Bethesda moment in the whole review.

[@MCastleberry1980]

Seems like a really fun game with the bizarre decision to not have a map

[@RuTube981]

It's literally called "Field of stars" how the hell did they not include a map

[@Diaryofaninja]

Stop crying kid u dont need a map kid.

[@Moon920]

deadlines.

[@MVPMTKING]

​@RuTube981 it's a design choice, games with maps often lack what feels like natural exploration BGS games don't have this problem as much, and if we look at Skyrim the one thing it did best was the sense of immersion with exploring Big reason why it has that legendary reputation When games have maps, it just feels like the map is guiding you to what you want to find Rather than the own players curiosity, or just stumbling on something and being surprised by your discovery. It's way more dynamic this way

[@kattiv2668]

It’s Xbox what did you except 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@alexlight4413]

Building a transport ship and trying to fill it with every space cabbage in the game, THATS THE REAL ENDGAME

[@TheNostorian]

This man games!

[@morecowbell69]

Is it steeenky?

[@kiritsakis1]

So that's the new cheese wheel thing then?

[@TheMilkMan-1995]

Definitely the best feature I've seen, can't wait to build my own shop, the visuals remind me of elite dangerous

[@NinjaMaster23145]

My cabbages!

[@Tjelsee]

It's the lack of map for ease of navigation around habited cities so you can find the right vendor easier is the most infuriating thing.

[@nicolasb7795]

that honestly ur problem, plenty of signs and banners around any city, even neon, letting you know where yo uare and where to go

[@GoodBoy-ed9mu]

if you press LB there's guide arrows and shows the benders but only when you have visited them once.

[@andreas5384]

@@nicolasb7795 Yes, this is exactly how the average player expects a game mechanic to work... lol.

[@davidfitzgerald281]

Explore!, hello, thats the whole point of the game is to explore, alot of people out here crying about a map 🤣🤣🤣

[@kaydotcontent]

Another guy who can't play a game without a map pointing out everything and map-markers.

[@DoctorMobius]

5:49 Is that the "map" they give you? Wow.

[@moriokki2972]

Cant wait to spend 18 hours modding this then proceed to play it for 30 minutes

[@GetLikePrincee]

me and skyrim 😂😂😂😂

[@xTGRxREAPER]

Same

[@johnlion-qy8uq]

I'm dead

[@ScibbieGames]

In a galaxy far far away, there's a planet called Nirn...

[@Drakonus_]

This might be a hot take, but people should stop treating a game's worth based on the mods it has or might have. Seriously, if the main focus of a game is on its mods, then it just means that the base game is lacking.

[@garretthorton163]

10:41 that's not a clipping issue, that's a feature! He hit so hard his head got stuck!

[@andersonrobles2933]

Is it?😂 i didn’t notice

[@2freeIvX]

Try that was a fully animated death.

[@jayoliver3568]

Ta ta Turbo Man

[@Capper_Bra]

That bug is not a problem. There are other problems than that xD. This bug is awesome imo

[@nathandavis9341]

@@jayoliver3568 We hate you booster!

[@woahblow4127]

Yall owe IGN an apology. Whole internet cried about the 7 and now that your favorite streamers agree everyone has flipped

[@michaelbreton7998]

Don’t owe any one shit. Sorry I like the game

[@WhatzHappeningNow9]

IGN: When in doubt give it a 7 to keep the AAA publishers moderately happy and gamers moderately pissed.

[@BReWeDKnOwLeDGe]

Keep crying 😢 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@theobell2002]

Based IGN.

[@joesmith3590]

7 for a fanboy series means 5 at best.

[@mordor1779]

7 doesn't make publishers happy at all. A lot of studios have bonuses for the devs if their game get 90 or more on metacritic, which is 9/10

[@groovydespairgod5190]

bro thinks this a conspiracy its called different opinions loser

[@chrisreid5745]

Once somebody mods new Vegas into it. It's gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MrJbedo]

Not before someone mods starfield into new vegas. - uno reverse card

[@chrisreid5745]

@@MrJbedo oof 😂😂

[@outlawedTV88]

THis game is disappointing. Not even close to space saga we expected!!! Not even close to Fallout series.

[@chrisreid5745]

@@outlawedTV88 never was supposed to be

[@Kl0zi9999]

The game is already amazing.

[@Manuel-gt9jf]

Probably a game I’ll play in a couple of years when modders have made it the game it should be

[@remyd8767]

like it turn it in Skyrim?

[@b3at2]

Im playing the game in early access... its not a 7. IGN is comminting a crime because now a lot of people will skip the game when its WAAAAY BETTER than just a 7. oh well.

[@NavAK_86]

Gamespot also gave it a 7.@@b3at2

[@Cespar997]

You mean a couple months

[@bory7420]

​@@b3at2I don't think they did. A lot of people watch multiple videos to get more of an understanding of what to expect, and if it seems underwhelming they will skip it. IGN rarely has any impact on gamers choices.

[@kondal91]

Its definitely a "7" game. IGN was pretty fair on the review with this one.

[@anshitgupta1294]

Nah it deserves a 9

[@Milo-l4g]

@@anshitgupta1294 It really doesn't. It's incredibly outdated and not even a proper RPG. It's just another mediocre Bethesda game.

[@stormfall1130]

​@@Milo-l4gdeserves a 5

[@Astrotamtv]

@@anshitgupta1294deserves a 6.5

[@anshitgupta1294]

@@Milo-l4g sounds like you don't like bgs rpgs. No point in even playing the gane for you

[@joshrogers6669]

I'm excited to play it eventually but it doesn't look like its strong enough to pull me away from BG3

[@pascalfilion3518]

Exactly, anyway let it have a couple patches.

[@ThereWasNoFreeName]

Do you have 4090 lying around? No? Go back to BG3. Unless you want to play Starfield with potato graphics at 24FPS max.

[@seaweedbanana4663]

@@pascalfilion3518unless they remove the cutscenes which they will never cause there’s no space exploration in this game

[@nicholaspennesi4973]

@@ThereWasNoFreeName Playing on a 4070 with a mixed High-Ultra settings in 3440x1440, and i'm getting always above 60 FPS even in New Atlantis

[@rubenruben-ruben6039]

​@nicholaspennesi4973 maybe hes an fps snob who thinks anything less then 120fps is a slideshow

[@francescofioroni70]

Guys remember: this is the guy that gave Prey a 4 and then made an apology video by giving a 8. He's among the worst reviewer at Ign

[@ultraviper1884]

He also gave duke nukem forever, one of the worst games ever, an 8/10 😂

[@saiyanspartan2625]

This post deserves more likes so people can see it

[@Eliiika]

He increased the score because they fixed the game it wasn't an apology video...

[@johnlion-qy8uq]

The harrassment begins. Pathetic.

[@Tremuoso]

so the main gimmick of the whole thing just equates to a fast travel menu. other than that, not much more sophistacted than Skyrim and in some regard lacking series QOL features. awesome, a genuine bethesda experience.

[@tayo_95]

this is my favourite game of 2015

[@CheekiTiki]

💀

[@TheDaidai05]

Witcher 3 came out in 2015 though

[@CheekiTiki]

@@TheDaidai05 It has fewer loading screens too

[@charlyb.9406]

in 2015 Fallout4 was published (as a mess of a game). in the meantime it outperforms even starfield.

[@TheParagonIsDead]

Being outdated doesn’t make it bad lol.

[@Zemorg]

2023 celebrates the 15th anniversay of Bethesda being stuck in 2008. Congrats Bethesda. 🤘

[@Kaizan27]

So true, they are not the innovators they once were

[@dusermiginte4647]

Play Starfield...

[@smartrk2599]

​@@dusermiginte4647I have meet the min system req but cannot play the game even on 20 fps

[@UT_Alx]

@@smartrk2599 Bro, that ain't a Bethesda issue, they game is very poorly optimized but not even 20? Yeah upgrade.

[@johnnyk617]

Guaranteed Bethesda will updates this with a 6gb mini map and inventory management update. FO 4 and fo76 also had inventory issues at launch that were rectified. Might need a little more time in the oven after release which is kind of a shame

[@TROUGH20]

No offense but every single game the past 3 years has been that way not a shocker

[@naruto67845]

​@@TROUGH20not Elden Ring

[@aaronwilliams7669]

@@naruto67845facts other than op weapons

[@byronicmaren2709]

"Little more time in the oven".... it has been over 8 years man.

[@jeveritt8398]

Inventory management is still bad in those games

[@Spyro5500]

Seems like the best time to give the score their famous 7/10. Looks decent, but had a lot to improve upon

[@dusermiginte4647]

What is there to improve?

[@nolifenerd2750]

@@dusermiginte4647from what i’ve heard, mainly Quality of life.

[@chscelebrity8325]

@@dusermiginte4647a map for starters

[@oscarcarter9981]

@@dusermiginte4647 just about everything about the whole game

[@dusermiginte4647]

@@oscarcarter9981 how many hours you played it?

[@j0nnyism]

People were complaining about this score when the game came out now everyone agrees. What happened?

[@ytubeanon]

Final Verdict: this game really exists

[@Sayleverette]

definitely one of the games of all time

[@AutisticAl]

Truly a moment of time

[@PMTcommenter]

This game looks like a game

[@alchemi8085]

This is the exact moment.

[@InnerRise]

This game was definitely created to be made.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

Ahh yes a Bethesda game…in about four years of modding it will be worth playing.

[@JayTac1]

The most over-rated RPGs.

[@henriqueferreira5165]

@@Idkkkkkkk604 no no no, there is everything wrong with that. it shouldn't need mods to be worth playing

[@JayTac1]

@@Idkkkkkkk604 They make millions, while other people fix their game for free.. Yeah, there's something wrong with that. Plus, mods can only do but so much and will never have the same production quality.

[@andrejtadic3088]

@@JayTac1 Nothing overrated about there games ... you're probably too young to see how masterful the elder scrolls series truly where during there time.

[@eeejah]

ill be playin baulders gate 3

[@Traxazas]

Maybe if y'all watched the video instead of skipping to the 7/10 score, you'd understand where he's coming from?

[@Cosmic_Helios]

Yeah ok buddy how about playing it instead listening to this pony fan

[@JAIMEGARCIA-gw9re]

When all the smoke was set and cleared IGN review was one of the true honest ones.

[@crimsonrose]

Despite the drawbacks the comparison to the Expanse has me intrigued.

[@puffpuffpass3214]

It's what got me hyped for this game in the first place. The Expanse is such a cool universe

[@masteroneal]

Yes!

[@borissand3891]

Don't expect the same writing quality

[@lewis0705]

@@borissand3891actually do

[@FazeParticles]

no excuse.@@borissand3891

[@swedishZ0mBi3]

This old engine makes Starfield feel like a mod. 6/10 game honestly, everything is so mid and lazy. They have not improved since Skyrim in 2011.

[@aek426]

Xbox players really hyped this up didn’t they

[@cokelife5831]

Only for it to turn out mid 😂

[@Samtino20]

@@cokelife5831damn you played it already thats wild coke life

[@jimb4549]

Seethe

[@chrisjamesies]

Fair review IMO. None of it is a deal breaker if you're still enjoying it and don't mind sinking the time.

[@Katie-hb8iq]

A 7 out of 10 is saying that Starfield is worse than more than half of the releases this year as the average score for a game in 2023 is 7.2 Do you really think it's fair now? Do you really think it's worse than more than 50% of all game releases this year? Get off it. You clearly never played the game, and the reviewer has obvious biases and messed up standards because he hates the acquisitions.

[@MaticTheProto]

Nah, it’s bugged unimpressive and worse than its predecessors. It’s a 5/10 at most, but since it’s AAA they have to avoid death threats so they artificially bump up the score

[@charlyb.9406]

@@Katie-hb8iq yes it is and it is for what this game can not deliver: a believable, immersive worldspace with a reasonable depth and lore like existing in skyrim or fo4.

[@kristoffer3000]

@@Katie-hb8iq Really shows how inflated review scores are. This game is a 3/10, a game so overhyped and underdelivered that there's now an entire youtube industry growing from video essays breaking down why it's so bad lol

[@TheParagonIsDead]

@@MaticTheProto the only thing worse from past games is the exploration, everything else is better. How did you expect them to have a full world in space?

[@vinrpworld]

IGN gave it a 7

[@ahrlj24]

Deserved looks like a barren open wolrd. Have seen many of these.

[@KKris-h]

@@ahrlj24my dude you’re exploring uninhabited worlds there’s gonna be barren ones

[@2010vintagesandwichenjoyer]

based and fully deserved looks like literally fallout 4 reskin

[@charlieparklaws]

@@KKris-hthen they could have invented a universe with interesting planets, they’re not bound by “space is boring”

[@interlinkedMedia]

It looks like a 7

[@hbibbekir]

this game so far for me: open journal to choose mission -> open map to teleport -> fetch the item or kill the target -> go back to map and teleport again, more loading screens than bullets got out of my gun

[@maccybear8093]

It's called a loading simulator.

[@gthakur17]

pretty mediocre game at best it is 6. why nobody is calling out terrible AI. the enemies dont even react when 90% health is damaged by your sniper

[@dusermiginte4647]

Uhm, the npc enemies reacts to snipers..

[@DaFunkz]

The fast travel and space flight has dampened most of my enthusiasm for this game.

[@rubbingisracing6951]

best part about it for me

[@rocketsocks3116]

​@@rubbingisracing6951your favorite part of the game is the menu fast traveling and loading screens? It sounds like your gas lighting your self into liking the game.

[@DatCheeseCake]

​@@rocketsocks3116to be fair it's infinitely better than sitting in a spaceship for 4 hours flying in one direction

[@donaldedison3593]

​@rocketsocks3116 your favorite part is traveling for hours in 1 direction....... give me a 15 wecond load out any day

[@rainless3468]

@@DatCheeseCake which game to let you "sitting in a spaceship for 4 hours flying in one direction"?

[@garybettes]

Imagine if this weren’t Bethesda. Everyone would bash the graphics and frame rate like they did Redfall

[@NoBodysGamer]

graphics is fine and framerate is fine too, its locked 30 on consoles and PC, it depends on your hardware

[@thetruth7466]

It's over for you bro

[@dimeen]

Locked on 30? That's a dealbreaker for me and many others. 60fps is the new minimum

[@Sindamsc]

​@@dimeennew? NEW?! How tf you even play action game below 144. Seems like consoles raised a new generation of laying on sofa gamers

[@johnlion-qy8uq]

Exactly. Because its Bethesda, it gets a pass. This game is overrated, look at the character design and faces and compare it to Baldur's Gate. One has some detailed and immersive facial expressions, while Starfield is just stiff, stiff, stiff plastic.

[@t-rexreximus359]

They promised the stars, and gave us a loading screen.

[@WarwolfGames]

Can’t wait for the “another planet needs your help” loop

[@DV-ou1yu]

*sweats profusely in corner* "NOT AGAIN...NOOOOOOO"

[@Yu7Zi]

“Character x needs this one thing for this one reason. Kill x amount of enemies just because.”

[@chilldude30]

"infinite quests!"

[@jimmythegamer2231]

There's not even anything close to that in this game.

[@tornado7205]

@@jimmythegamer2231lol oh because you have played the game already? Go fanboy somewhere else kid

[@Starblendet]

Ive sunk 30 hours into this game and still have not found the fun. Exploration is so booring. It´s more about doing simple missions like "go kill that" or "go talk to that person" At least the story is decent. But don´t play this if want an open world experience is my recomendation. Althou if you spending time in menues and loading screens this is a great game.

[@spagdretti]

anyone else not suprised with the 7/10

[@josephmcwilliams2437]

Nothing surprises me anymore except for the review embargo being lifted before the game release... Things that make you go hummm?

[@NotMyJob44]

Not at all

[@greedtrilling731]

Nah Bethesda always mid until the mods hit

[@advanced8998]

Bethesda is far from their prime. Bioware too

[@oxxjenkinsoxx]

Delusion would’ve had you assume a higher score. 7 was an inevitable.

[@Jaezon]

After 60 hours, this is definitely a 7. 😮‍💨

[@ShadowOfDeath33]

Why?

[@Jaezon]

@@ShadowOfDeath33 There's a considerable lack of innovation in comparison to their previous titles and the space faring aspect Bethesda introduced is a pointless addition.

[@neptune6956]

The game is mediocre , the cult followers in these comments need to stop drinking cool aid

[@davo9129]

why do people always get so salty about ign ratings? who cares its just an opinion and usually they give out fair opinions. Just because it doesnt jive with your opinion doesnt mean they are wrong about things. They give pretty fair judgement. You just get butt hurt because they dont agree with everything you say which means you are closed minded.

[@brutalistdude301]

10/10 for Phantom Liberty...

[@TheAlexZorba]

Kudos to ign for their bravery for giving this game an average score when the vast majority of other outlets including their sister companies ign Spain and ign Brazil gave positive ones. You do have to applaud the courage knowing that the game is now out on gamepass and people will be able to judge for themselves. You go ign stay you.

[@criticalhit148]

Steam rating is 87% It's not "bravery".

[@pantherowow77]

7 is fair imo. 8 is too generous. 6 is too harsh. 9 or 10 is just flat out incomprehensible.

[@TheAlexZorba]

@pantherowow77 they did give FFXVI a 90 and that game was a 60 at best so that's a problem.

[@SENATORPAIN1]

Ign can't win can they

[@TheAlexZorba]

@SENATORPAIN1 no they can't. Not in today's world. Their reviews except for the purpose of internet let's call it discussion are pretty much irrelevant. This game is a perfect example. It's on gamepass so basically anyone with an Xbox and a functional brain is getting it on gamepass. They are trying it on gamepass and deciding for themselves.

[@chaseelwind1578]

im so happy this game flopped, imagine not being able to take off on your ship or landing without a loading screen! no mans sky is the best space sim

[@notsaying7018]

Aw a pony how dose it feel knowing crying ryan failed

[@SuperRamio64]

Flopped? 88% almost all positive scores and over 234k peak player count on steam during early access. Sounds like a big success already.

[@jrinredcar]

Wait, those ancient structures look strangely similar to oblivion gates. I'm just so burned out by the exact same game reskinned with slight variations every 7 years or so

[@originzz]

Bethesda combined universe be like

[@glopping1984]

For once, this IGN 7/10 was actually valid

[@abemickeygaming7742]

Was the AI running away while being shot in the back with no cover in sight? Im perplexed

[@Kaleidio]

I'm pretty sure it's because the ai knows the game's mechanics make it impossible for their in-hand weapon to kill the one shooting them before they can kill first?

[@positivelycurvedpikachu]

sometimes the enemies can flee when you kill a few of them

[@RavusNox-z5i]

Bethesda hasn’t evolved in 20 years

[@thechuck141]

Uhh so are they just supposed to stand there

[@VileImpin]

AI in a bethesda game lol

[@mv_airsoft]

My question, probably to all reviewers who had review codes and sunk those 60-70 hours in, ready for the embargo lift, is will you still continue to play once released or completed the main story? Despite the NG+, does it have that much life left?

[@DeityVengy]

Force Gaming said he will play the game for months/years as he didn't even scratch the surface after playing for 2 weeks. he's done 0 ship building/outposting/trading

[@974OMG]

@@DeityVengyhasn’t even scratched the surface and skipped a bunch of major features yet is able to definitely give a 7 review 💀

[@jtt99]

These people need to stop tryna rush to get review scores out when they haven’t even experienced most of what a game has to offer yet

[@PulseOfMe]

​@@jtt99most of these reviewers are playstation gamers, so they're used to doing a 15 hr story game and that's it

[@HalfpennyTerwilliger]

ACG specified in his review that he had already spent 30h in the game after completing the main quest.

[@покапедик]

You would think by Starfield being 140 GBs in memory size, It would have meaningful exploration and space travel but nope. Here's 900 Planets of identical structures and barren landscapes.

[@navigator8222]

storage size not memory lol

[@emotionallyinvested1396]

@@navigator8222 storage size is a form of memory. SSDs use flash based memory

[@scpedicini]

And sound doesn't travel in a vacuum, yet despite this we still get pew-pew lasers and "splody" ships. Games are not about realism. How do you get this far in life without understanding this?@@zahidulzahid7147

[@mcoeif]

125 GBs of those were spent on rocks and mountains

[@rapptimes226]

@@navigator8222LOL LOL LOL

[@striata6299]

"They hated IGN because they told them the truth" - Galatians 4:16 On steam, Starfield currently sits at 72% positive rating for all languages, which is only one percent higher than the rating of Fallout 76. (09/11/23)

[@amoineau]

Huge Cyberpunk vibe of "it will be worth playing in 2 years"

[@MurCurieux]

Agreed, once it gets fleshed out with DLC and patched it will be great.

[@elliottreed5283]

@@MurCurieux Pass me some of that copium bro lol.

[@ThoraxtheDarkk]

Such a bad pony take

[@donjon5442]

Like all Bethesda games modders will eventually fix it

[@ic3t3ap3ach]

true. after they released the full package and community fixed the buggs and development qol changes

[@CubeParrot1]

His points are really valid, even if you love this game, its far from a quality one in terms of how it delivers.

[@hildegarden6]

Most people are woefully incapable of having separate, conflicting subjective/emotional and objective opinions. Multiple of my favorite games are average (5/10) games.

[@bernardvantonder7291]

2015 game 2015 graphics Loading screens kills it. Loading screens every time when travelling, when lifting up ship - it's a cutscene, not fpv. When opening some doors - loading screen.

[@Tronjheimr]

Played 5 hours today. IGN got it spot on with a 7. It is a standard Bethesda game repainted in space. Seen it done it before. And it ain't a space game if you don't get to use your spaceship. More like fallout in space.

[@llollosxd7791]

Fallout it’s fun (new Vegas sure is) but this one is like loading screen simulator mixed with mining or botanic scientist simulator, boring as hell

[@enkrypt3d]

what about the fact that every quest has you doing the same things dozens of times?

[@toma.w1820]

Im losing faith in bethesda. The combat looks the same as falllout 4 despite a decade of time for them to change it. This is all xbox has to show for exclusives?

[@gpics900]

Have you even played the game?

[@toma.w1820]

@@gpics900 no cause they made it xbox exclusive

[@DavisonIncorp]

oh boy the bethesdrones are out in force. the fact is, it's another /bethesda/ game with all the bethesda problems, but without fallouts world to keep it interesting

[@coatesjoseph]

no one mentions that when you land on a planet you get a tiny square to explore and that is it....invisible walls greet you if you go "too far"....and you will see the EXACT same points of interest/caves/outposts on several different planets in different solar systems with literally zero changes several times in just your first 10-15 hours of gameplay, not even different skins on the enemies, it's THE EXACT SAME. This game is a lie....if any part of your gameplay was going to be "exploring" dont buy it. Oh and that doesn't even begin to describe the bugs. 3/10

[@doctorisjoe]

Why are people so pressed by IGNs score, just play the game for yourself then damnnn

[@Conner100]

Facts lmao

[@prestonmccoy7097]

I’ve seen a few reviews now and scoped out metacritic and the reviews are kind of wide-ranging. It is mostly reviewed fairly well with some 10s. Take that for what it’s worth. At the end of the day, a review is just a personal opinion. Can’t say that I’m surprised about the bad writing I’m reading about. Bethesda’s stories are never that strong.

[@HazeMatrix]

@@vivacristorey87this Bethesda story is being praised to high heavens though Lmfao. Along with the characters. The quests were one of the strongest things in all these reviews.

[@cryxbaby2250]

Listen to reviews to people who've actually played for hours or dive deep into the mechanics.

[@rayju9998]

Y’all forgot about how companions will walk outside the ship without their space suits, major pet peeve for me.

[@matfro9813]

In my experience so far, they've only done that on planets that have atmosphere that's livable ish 😂

[@nicolasb7795]

yea cuz theres breathable air and an atmosphere dumbass

[@rayju9998]

@@kingwick woah relax there guy, my companions don’t have suits on bare empty moon’s sometimes ✋😂🤚

[@optimaltt6070]

@@Generic_KZbin_Username_ GAMES LACKING REALISM!? WHAT A FOREIGN CONCEPT THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, EVER.

[@rayju9998]

@@optimaltt6070 yeaaaa almost like it’s not a game! 😂

[@reeceshugrue6167]

Everyone was dumping on this review before actually playing the game. Now it's one of the few reviews that actually comes close to the real mark of 5/10. A 6/10 when optimized and modders fix all the bugs. Honestly feels like a downgrade from Fallout 4, a game from 8 years ago. Atleast that had some charm to it's world, story and characters. Starfield's main plot is one of the laziest I've ever seen.

[@jtaylor5602]

Its very apparent you haven't played the game

[@whatzittooya98]

@@jtaylor5602 it's very apparent that you're coping

[@SomeMinion]

love how ign becomes a trusted game reviewer whenever it fits the narrative.

[@jaredjones1846]

Just cannon fodder for the weirdos arguing about consoles..... its pathetic

[@gabetheguy1]

Sad to see honestly. One of the few critics to rate the game less then stellar,and all of a sudden they're the ones in the right. Gaming as a wholes just gotten way too toxic.

[@nay909.]

💯

[@makaio0138]

Honestly the only problem they got is OVERrating games. Usually when it’s on the lower end, you know somethings wrong

[@Cratoz911]

​@@gabetheguy1I mean come on. What is that framing? The same goes for the opposite

[@thefuture9361]

No Mans Sky > Starfield

[@localgames1]

For space exploration, yes. Everything else, no.

[@ashtondillard6906]

@@localgames1this is way more addictive then no man’s sky tbh

[@thefuture9361]

The only thing StarField has done better is the voice acting, the questing, and some of the graphics. Everything else, NMS is better. @@localgames1

[@thefuture9361]

@@sayarimamani3605 invalid opinion.

[@platinum2905]

​@@localgames1correct me if i'm wrong, but for a space game, isn't the space exploration actually the most important thing? 😢😅 otherwise is just fallout in space.. which it is.

[@SoulAL13]

Outerworld > This disappointment All that hype for nothing, gonna wait for patches and mods first.

[@alexjgilpin]

(Tears of the Kingdom comes out) "Tears of the Kingdom will be GOTY!" (Remnant 2 comes out) "Remnant 2 will be GOTY!" (Baldur's Gate 3 comes out) "Baldur's Gate 3 will be GOTY!" *(Starfield comes out) "...Baldur's Gate 3 will be GOTY!"*

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

LMAO

[@algo2957]

The facial animations are terrible lol. Freaking Half Life 2 from 2004 had better face animations, wtf is this?

[@sardarasadkhan2753]

dude FFX and MGS2 from 2001 have better character animations than this. But that can be forgiven if the game is fun to play.

[@tburrrg2502]

Now that I’ve played it for a couple of weeks, honestly it deserved a 5.

[@nwyk153]

Lies.

[@ducminh7568]

Lies, it deserve a 3

[@azb4221]

Is it really that bad?

[@wicked5999]

@@azb4221 5 isn't bad

[@kristoffer3000]

@@azb4221 It's more like a 3. I wouldn't say it's outright bad, it's just lacking in fun, innovation, reason to play it, soul and character. It's as dull as its procedurally generated lifeless grey planets

[@oeasy6171]

Xbox and Bethesda's pathetic attempt at copying No Man's Sky. Can't even fly your space ship without a loading screen bro. Come on Todd, y'all are better than this.

[@derpingdead]

this is surprisingly a genuine, fair review out of nowhere from the notorious IGN

[@roseberry24]

No. No it is not

[@mikekorean5687]

7???? this game is rubbish!

[@roseberry24]

Funny how everyone shits on IGN for their terrible reviews but when they give an an actually great game a biased review it fits the sony boys and people who haven’t played it’s narrative. 7 is a terrible hot take and player numbers across steam Xbox and PC overall don’t lie. You are truly a BOT if you think this game is a 7.

[@Danny-px4oi]

More like a 5.5. 6 at most

[@ragdollz2514]

Played 40 hours really is tbh rounded my score it would be a 7

[@SuperAvocadoo]

You know there is a problem in the game when the review is boring to watch

[@Eric808z]

people are hating on him for being slightly critical of a game they haven't even played yet lol

[@jiat_spacejams]

For real 😂

[@John-996]

Cyberpunk all over again.

[@sackchief]

Legit all of his points are totally valid

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

They go by his past reviews... and he has a terrible history.

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

average braindead gamer

[@Javier64691]

Is rare to see an IGN score that matches the general opinion

[@xboose2900]

LOL, that's not the general opinion! :-D

[@cantu7214]

@@xboose2900 It actually is. Starfield is now sitting at a terrible 69% on Steam. If anything, IGN was generous.

[@red1948]

It is. Game is mediocre

[@alexlara5326]

@@xboose2900it’s becoming the general opinion after people playing it for hours and hours

[@boyyo7741]

​@@xboose2900yeah dude, the general opinion is even lower.

[@BeardoBenjo]

The classic IGN 7 😂 the safest score around

[@konkoly5183]

Dan Stapleton did review duke nukem forever for pcgamer and gave it 80. Not one to take seriously.

[@romanpechorin4798]

That rare time when ign actually reviews the game with correct score

[@woahblow4127]

Twitter and reddit cried about the 7 when the game released

[@lateknight6851]

Not gonna lie just looking at footage this game doesnt deserve a 7 they give 7 so much like its a safe score

[@zihechen3111]

@@lateknight6851it’s a 5/10 game, ign give 7 so Xbox won’t hate them

[@SL1CEND1CEN]

Look! Its a bunch of people celebrating a score to a game they've never played

[@mrbigrig171]

@@SL1CEND1CENIdk listening to his review the general vibe seemed to be that it’s great, but with a decent amount of stuff holding it back. A 7 seems pretty on the mark.

[@rrhev]

This review aged so well!

[@ahmadbaihaqi1839]

Anything new?

[@FilthyCasualVR]

So safe to say the dialogue options are almost completely meaningless?

[@sneed915]

YES FUNNY YES ANGRY YES SAD YES

[@georgen5882]

But don't worry, people are still going to go on and on about how immersive this game is and how it helped cure their depression and anxiety.

[@gerardotejada2531]

Bethesda's take on Outer Worlds

[@EarlWolf]

No mans sky

[@dxcSOUL]

​@@EarlWolfyou can rob people in no man's sky?

[@chilbiyito]

​@@EarlWolfnope

[@EarlWolf]

@@dxcSOUL You can tell Bethesda got inspired by No Mans Sky

[@utopia9194]

​@@EarlWolfNo.But star citizens...

[@slaughterhome]

One of IGN's fairest reviews and Bethestards are in full cope mode.

[@ThisChannelIsAbandoned300]

Bethestards, that's a new one...

[@dice_fumbler]

You shouldn't have to "Power Through" the early hours of the game to uncover the fun. If a game isn't fun right off the bat, why continue with it? Blah. Like most Bethesda games, it's a polished turd.

[@stefankaliczak8641]

Looks a bit crap doesn't it?

[@archangeldamon9074]

the ign review? yeah totally