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[Draugoth]

Starfield Review copies go out this week according to Tom Henderson and Jez Corden

Starfield Review codes will go out between August 14 - August 21

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Btw there are people playing it now, likely Jez is one

 

[Wooxsvan]

 

[graywolf323]

I wonder when the embargo date is up? I keep debating whether to pick it up for the Steam Deck or not

 

[Sleepwalker]

Jez Corden gaslighting people? Never thought i'd see the day.

 

[M.W.]

Metacritic prediction: 89/100

 

[IntentionalPun]

I wonder if that "Games Enquirer" site is actually not getting their codes until the 1st or something.

They seem pretty adamant about it, but apparently have deleted their tweets?

M.W. you from TeamXBox?

 

[M.W.]

I wonder if that "Games Enquirer" site is actually not getting their codes until the 1st or something.

They seem pretty adamant about it, but apparently have deleted their tweets?

M.W. you from TeamXBox?

You know it!

 

[Chuck Berry]

You know it!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Metacritic prediction: 89/100

I’m going with 93

 

[Magic Carpet]

11/11/22 Original Release date. 10 extra months of bug squashing, spit and polish.

 

[Negotiator101]

Giving plenty time to play tells me confidence is through the roof, prediction 95 MC.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Starfield hype intensifies

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

It's going to be really funny

 

[German Hops]

 

[Bkdk]

After playing baldur's gate 3 I'm looking to starfield even more now, despite bg3 being my goty so far, I really want some real time battle rpgs, much better city reaction AI and a game that is much more moddable. The release dates of bg3 and starfield is in perfect timing, as long as the starfield main game isn't broken and hit its promises, both games would help out each other in terms of sales. Players that finished either game will likely be tired of the formula a bit and need some change by playing the other.

 

[freefornow]

I’m going with 93

78 for me. 81 on PC

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

This is Todd's magnum opus, I'm going with 95 on metacritic.

 

[Mercador]

Perhaps they send the code at different times for different media outlets. Back in the days, I had Skyrim for almost 4 weeks prior to launch (and was quite happy about it).

 

[balls of snow]

91. Bring the space games of my dreams.

 

[German Hops]

91. Bring the space game of my dreams.

My friend, it's finally happened.

After all these years...

Thanks to the glorious Todd....


Now is our time.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Sanepar]

Metacritic prediction: 89/100

Yeah because of bugs i expect something between 86 and 89.

 

[Ribi]

cant wait for leaks to come out and previews that will destroy people's insane expectations

 

[Dane]

Pretty much the average BGS gone gold to official day release, they never announce it going gold before having copies already en route.

 

[DenchDeckard]

That's around two weeks from release date which is what I said it needs to be.

It's happening! It's really happening.

Give me my dream game!

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[RespawnX]

Many publishers have a two-class system. First category reviewers are the important media representatives and big influencers. They are usually among the most likely to receive the codes. The second class receives the codes closer to the release. This is not always the case, but especially for titles where you don't want to risk leaks. In other words, one of the two simply doesn't have enough reach to belong to category A. On the other hand, Microsoft has done some really wild things here in the past, so who knows.

 

[SenkiDala]

At the same time I'm excited and worried. It could be the perfect space opera journey like Mass Effect, but... Bethesda being Bethesda (and now supervised by Microsoft, the game studios destroyers) I'm a bit worried. I just want my 30fps 4K space adventure with mysterious places to explore, good enough combats, nice plot in the background, please don't fuck up.

 

[Fuz]

Imma gonna wait for all the disappointment.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

That's great, but when is the actual embargo?

 

[ManaByte]

Vacation time booked.

 

[Vox Machina]

91. Bring the space games of my dreams.

I'm going >90. Space game of my dreams will probably have to wait until Starfield 2 where hopefully we get seamless transitions from Space <-> Land. There's just something about it that seals the deal. Won't take away from my enjoyment of Starfield but I do hope they add it in the sequel.

 

[Ozriel]

Many publishers have a two-class system. First category reviewers are the important media representatives and big influencers. They are usually among the most likely to receive the codes. The second class receives the codes closer to the release. This is not always the case, but especially for titles where you don't want to risk leaks. In other words, one of the two simply doesn't have enough reach to belong to category A. On the other hand, Microsoft has done some really wild things here in the past, so who knows.

Looks like Games enquirer mistook the keys being provided for streamers, content creators etc (which has always been announced for same date/time as early access players) as the keys for reviewers.

Jez certainly didnt have to be an asshole about it.

 

[Banjo64]

I predict 89-91 Metacritic. Game is going to be fantastic.

 

[R6Rider]

I'm planning on taking off the 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Not buying until after early access is out though.

 

[Mozzarella]

Game needs at least 2 weeks for reviewers to figure it out, so it makes sense.

 

[LakeOf9]

Yeah because of bugs i expect something between 86 and 89.

BG3 is a 97, bugs obviously don't matter if you're ambitious enough

 

[El Pistolero]

Metacritic prediction: 89/100

I believe that the scope and possibilities alone will make it a 90+ game. But what do I know?

 

[coffinbirth]

 

[Raven77]

It would be neat if Microsoft seemed to care about this game coming out.

Maybe, new screenshots, a new trailer series expanding upon the topics of the Starfield Direct. Like... anything?

This is the first single player Bethesda RPG since Skyrim and it seems to be releasing with zero fanfare. Very confusing.

 

[rubhen925]

it's funny these guys are talking about when codes go out, when most companies explicitly ask reviewers not to mention embargo info and when codes are sent etc.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

it's funny these guys are talking about when codes go out, when most companies explicitly ask reviewers not to mention embargo info and when codes are sent etc.

Its likely Tom isn't getting a review code but just leaking the info and the fact Jez would not comment to me says he is under the NDA

 

[Pelta88]

Who wants to bet against Jez giving Starfield a 10/10?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Who wants to bet against Jez giving Starfield a 10/10?

He should give it an 11/10.

 

[Sleepwalker]

He should give it an 11/10.

Hes going to give it a 11/11 in honor of the original release date

 

[TrueGrime]

Predicting 90-95.

Expanse mods will make it a personal 99.

 

[GetInTheRobot]

Metacritic prediction: 89/100

92 if it hits all the right notes but with bathesda jank...94 if it hits all the right notes but with decent polish, it doesn't need to be top tier polish to get a pass if its better than their last few games.

 

[Ristifer]

I haven’t really been this excited for a game in a long time, bugs and all. Some of the bugs will be hilarious, so I’m even in for those. I don’t know. Outside of remakes, I haven’t felt confident about my interest in many games. But this one is getting me hyped. I’m sure I’ll get burned, but meh.

 

[Arsic]

Hodd Toward will deliver onto us a game so good, so pure, so next gen that BG3 will look like a flop.

Praise be to Hodd.