Comment on Oh, now that's just wrong!
docclox@lemmy.world 11 months agoI’m not bashing anyone else’s feelings on this topic
Well you say that …
pushed off so they could work on their “masterpiece”
But you have to admit, the sarcastic tone does come across as a little belligerent.
I mean you rushed the main story, and decided the game wasn’t for you, and that’s fair enough. But there’s a huge amount of stuff that no-one is going to be able to come to grips with in 20 hours, and I say based on having ten times that amount and still finding new things. So entitled as you are to give your opinion, I hope you’ll forgive me if offer my own by way of contrast.
stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Of course I’m cool with your opinion, it’s what makes convos more interesting
To clarify “masterpiece” was in quotes to signify them having used that sort of verbiage and not as a mocking mechanism
docclox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Clarification accepted.
Didn’t say it to me. All I got was “$70. 20-30 hours. Play NMS instead”. Did sound a little on the mocking side, if I’m entirely honest.
All of which is subjective, of course. I’ve found very little that is broken or which strikes me as “insanely mundane or formulaic”. As for widely disliked. it’s difficult to evaluate the truth of than when may of those same dislikers were trying to talk the game down before it was even released.
Come back in a year and we’ll pick this up then. People will either being playing it or not, and either way we’ll have our answer. Until then, all you’re doing here is slinging mud.
I honestly don’t believe I do. I guess it’s like HiFi systems - beyond a certain point I’m not sure I can tell the difference. So long as it doesn’t impinge on my enjoyment (and it hasn’t so far), why should I care?
stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You’re absolutely right on that second bit, my bad.
“Play nms instead” was also genuine, I have hundreds of hours in that game and they deserve attention for how much of a comeback they did, but I understand where you’re coming from.
However, that 3rd point I gotta push back on. Bugs are not subjective, neither is incomplete functionality.
Im gonna pass on the slinging mud comment, I think that was just an attempt to downplay my argument.
Lastly, you mean to tell me you’ve never walked into your ship and the crew mates are all standing on top of their seats glitched into the roof? You’ve never seen one npc or companion doing the stationary ghost walking animation?
If you honestly think the facial expressions are indiscernible from real facial expressions I think we can probably just stop this convo here as you’re very obviously not being honest or truthful with yourself, but maybe I’m wrong.
Thanks for having a civil convo with me btw. I appreciate it more than you probably realize.
docclox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes, there are bugs. I mean there are going to be bugs in any software project of this size and complexity, but OK - that doesn’t mean the bugs don’t exist. I’ll grant that. And yes, there are what appear to be incomplete systems. The code for fuel economy and environmental hazards appears to have been ripped out at a comparatively late stage, and you can see where they’ve papered over the cracks.
And while no-one is saying either of these are good things, per se, there is a question of magnitude to consider. Forgive the minor paraphrasing, but “not finished, broken or widely disliked” rather suggests that the villagers have assembled with pitchforks and torches and are in the process of storming the castle - and that doesn’t seem to be the case. Certainly I don’t think that the game’s failings are storming-the-castle bad, and if you believe otherwise, then here we have indisputable subjectivity.
As for misplaced actors - have you played a lot of Bethesda games before this one? In Skyrim, it’s not uncommon to see someone asleep, floating on the air, three feet to the side of their bed. Positioning glitches happen, and I guess long time Bethesda players tend to take it in their stride. Granted, if everyone I talk to has their head embedded in the ceiling that would be problematic, but I can honestly say I’ve only seen it once or twice in Starfield. It’s not a game-breaker, at least not at level I’ve seen.
Facial expressions? I’ve played Morrowind. I’m not expecting Uncanny Valley realism here. These are characters in a computer game and all expressions are going to be approximations of real life. Tell me that your favorite game does it better and I’ll probably take your word for it, but I’m still not seeing anything that would incite me to burn the Baron’s castle to the ground.
I try. Since you gave me a pass on mud slinging, I’ll cut you a break for “you’re very obviously not being honest or truthful with yourself” :)