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Astray
Gold Member
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
graywolf323
Member
wow, I’m surprised Metacritic actually tweeted that out
the replies are as bad as you would expect, this person claims to be a journalist…
edit: I got curious so here’s the 3 places that gave it a 5 according to OpenCritic (the only other score below a 6 was Sterling’s 4) none of which seem to be ‘PlayStation’ outlets trying to torpedo Starfield
Bazimag
EIP Gaming
Paste Magazine (the only one of the three that’s a top critic and so influences the avg)
meanwhile there were 25 (!) outlets that gave it a perfect score (15 of which are top critics so they influence the avg)
Xbox fanboys really seem to be among the worst when it comes to clearly not living in reality… for a ‘journalist’ to throw a claim like that out there which there’s not a shred of evidence of being it remotely true is just sad
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Ouch! Did it just now drop to 83? I haven't been keeping up. I know shame on me. haha
Gudji
Member
Negotiator101
Member
Just to say I finished the game earlier today and it's a brilliant game IMO, 70+ hours (last singleplayer game I played more was Witcher 3 many years ago).
XXL
Member
Redfall and Microsoft:
graywolf323
Member
honestly I don’t think they care, they know they got more sales at launch thanks to it (heck I ended up biting on the Premium Edition which I rather regret)Microsoft when the very UK publications they shafted come back to haunt them:
This will always be hilarious to me.
besides you have ‘journalists’ like this providing cover on social media
I bet most of their evangelists/useful idiots truly believe this too, that the British media that gave less glowing reviews later are just “PlayStation fanboys”
this is why Xbox will never improve either, their fans don’t hold them responsible for a single damn thing, it’s always someone else’s fault and look at where that’s gotten them in the ~10 years of Phil’s leadership
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
DeaDPo0L84
Member
The game is objectively mediocre, for those saying it's their favorite game ever or deserving of a 10/10 I genuinely feel bad for you, so many great games you are missing out on if the bar is this low for you.
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Gudji
Member
Topher
Gold Member
Just your opinion my man. Nothing objective about that at all.
lefty1117
Gold Member
Agreed
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
One more milestone may also be coming soon. ~69% user reviews on Steam.
No way it hits 69% there. What did Redfall and Fallout 76 receive from the Steam audience?
graywolf323
Member
Redfall is way down at like 30%
Sleepwalker
Member
Still waiting on DLSS support to start my playthrough.
Might honestly not bother though with all the games coming out soon and no news of when the patch is dropping.
Might honestly not bother though with all the games coming out soon and no news of when the patch is dropping.
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I was waiting for this review, and Shelby didn't disappoint!
skit_data
Member
Haven't watched him in a very long time but I gotta watch this based solely on how long it seem to have taken him to do the review
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Lokaum D+
Member
at least Alex was playing a good game.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Word of mouth is brutal.
The drop in the number of players over time has to be one of the steepest in the last 10 years
The drop in the number of players over time has to be one of the steepest in the last 10 years
Freelance Yakuza
Member
Topher
Gold Member
Not even close
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Game Pass
Topher
Gold Member
God of War dropped faster. Game Pass be damned.
Same for Spider-man
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
Were those games day one one steam and free?
and of course we have the debacle of Starfield not hitting those CCU people were expecting.
but i am coming from the pov that if already the majority of people who BUYS games don't finish them, now imagine a game that has a slow start and not having the most positive word of mouth.
Just watched this. 6/10 from him. A disappointment game. Just a bit or at least better than fallout 76. The only praise was the ship and base base building. You can't share your ships creations with community.
Topher
Gold Member
Were those games day one one steam and free?
and of course we have the debacle of Starfield not hitting those CCU people were expecting.
but i am coming from the pov that if already the majority of people who BUYS games don't finish them, now imagine a game that has a slow start and not having the most positive word of mouth.
“The drop in the number of players over time has to be one of the steepest in the last 10 years”
I’m just showing you the data we have and it doesn’t support your claim.
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he did say one of the steepest...
not THE steepest
not to be pedantic, but, since you seem to be another "Adoring Fan"
GooseMan69
Member
Is Skill Up doing a review?
Topher
Gold Member
The game is still in the top 30 most played games on Steam. It is the top 10 for Xbox. That's on the opposite end of the spectrum from "the steepest" no matter how you try to mischaracterize it.
And yeah, I thought the game was great, but that doesn't make me wrong here.
Steam Charts · Most Played Games on Steam
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starboard? or starbored?
(i actually think the game is fine, a 7/10 game)
problem is with the "adoring fanbase" that spends more time
praising it and defending it and lashing out at people
who aren't allowed to rightfully tease the game for the bugs and obvious flaws.
i love goofing on stuff, it's a curse
(i actually think the game is fine, a 7/10 game)
problem is with the "adoring fanbase" that spends more time
praising it and defending it and lashing out at people
who aren't allowed to rightfully tease the game for the bugs and obvious flaws.
i love goofing on stuff, it's a curse
Topher
Gold Member
starboard? or starbored?
(i actually think the game is fine, a 7/10 game)
problem is with the "adoring fanbase" that spends more time
praising it and defending it and lashing out at people
who aren't allowed to rightfully tease the game for the bugs and obvious flaws.
i love goofing on stuff, it's a curse
Some of us "adoring fans" have been quite vocal from the beginning about the game's flaws. The problem here is that you are the one "lashing out" at "adoring fans" even when they are making factual statements. Tease the game all you want. I've done my fair share of that as well.
SEGAvangelist
Gold Member
3 of the 13 posts in your GAF career. Keep trying. One of them is bound to stick.
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Daneel Elijah
Gold Member
I got afraid forba second that the review score was down. No it was just about the number of players. With the games being free with the Playstation Collection I suppose that people got them on console if they could. Thanks for the info it is true that player count dropped fast for both.
Topher
Gold Member
Not the best comparison really. Just a couple of games that came to mind late in the day. If we compare Starfield to Baldur's Gate 3 aligned from release date, we see that the rate of drop off in player count isn't that different although obviously BG3 started out with a much larger number.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
That's one inspiring story, thanks for sharing and have a blessed day.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Angry Joe’s bits in the review were funny. I haven’t played the game yet so I don’t know if I’ll relate to them when I do, but found them funny nonetheless.
I think what it comes down to is you’re either tolerant of Bethesda’s jank and game structure or you aren’t. Some people just love the freedom of their games and look past all that stuff and some have grown tired of it and can’t.
I think what it comes down to is you’re either tolerant of Bethesda’s jank and game structure or you aren’t. Some people just love the freedom of their games and look past all that stuff and some have grown tired of it and can’t.
MidGenRefresh
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100% this. There's a TON OF BULLSHIT in this game. Seriously, a truck load. But It's still my most played game this year, nothing comes even close.
amigastar
Member
It's just a polite way of saying "fuck you" to me but ok... it was a kinda irrelevant story from me.
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Topher
Gold Member
Most play time for me as well although Cyberpunk is starting to creep up there since 2.0. I've stopped playing until Bethesda gets some more patches. Post-launch support has sucked and yeah, lots of bullshit to wade through. But it is a fun game despite it all and still has that Bethesda charm, warts and all. I'll definitely be jumping in again when Bethesda gets off their ass. Oh......and still have that DLC to look forward to.
MidGenRefresh
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It was a cryptic way of saying 'what does this has to do with Starfield review thread?'.