List taken from Resetera: - Earth is called the "Old Neighborhood" and there are quests that take you back. - There are "areas/settlements" that can be on any planet with mini-storylines and quests. - You can join any faction at any time and joining one doesn't lock you out of others similar to Skyrim, unlike Fallout. - You can control the politics of factions. - The main storyline will give you bits of story about each faction so you can see what they're all up to. - Player decides fate for some major character who live/die into the end and NPCs that stay in/leave factions. - NPCs will react differently to you depending on actions taken. - Companions can negotiate for you and it can go good or bad depending on what they say to NPCs. Example given was an NPC blocking the MC from passing and the companion can talk to the NPC.
So their moved their Radiant encounters to Radiant Settlements...lol.
While I do support being able to influence the ultimate direction of any given faction (i.e., knights in shining armor or punch clock joes or jack booted mafia), I don't know if I like them being all independent storywise. I mean, aren't one of the joinable factions space pirates? Even if you make them Robin Hood types, shouldn't they still be at odds with local governments and corporations?
List taken from Resetera: - Earth is called the "Old Neighborhood" and there are quests that take you back. - There are "areas/settlements" that can be on any planet with mini-storylines and quests. - You can join any faction at any time and joining one doesn't lock you out of others similar to Skyrim, unlike Fallout. - You can control the politics of factions. - The main storyline will give you bits of story about each faction so you can see what they're all up to. - Player decides fate for some major character who live/die into the end and NPCs that stay in/leave factions. - NPCs will react differently to you depending on actions taken. - Companions can negotiate for you and it can go good or bad depending on what they say to NPCs. Example given was an NPC blocking the MC from passing and the companion can talk to the NPC.
So their moved their Radiant encounters to Radiant Settlements...lol.
While I do support being able to influence the ultimate direction of any given faction (i.e., knights in shining armor or punch clock joes or jack booted mafia), I don't know if I like them being all independent storywise. I mean, aren't one of the joinable factions space pirates? Even if you make them Robin Hood types, shouldn't they still be at odds with local governments and corporations?
Agreed. There should be a really good story reason why you should be able to join two faction with opposite ideologies. Maybe one sends you to infiltrate the other under cover and you can be some sort of double agent or something. That would be cool but honestly, I doubt Bethesda will take the storytelling that far.
While I do support being able to influence the ultimate direction of any given faction (i.e., knights in shining armor or punch clock joes or jack booted mafia), I don't know if I like them being all independent storywise. I mean, aren't one of the joinable factions space pirates? Even if you make them Robin Hood types, shouldn't they still be at odds with local governments and corporations?
Agreed. There should be a really good story reason why you should be able to join two faction with opposite ideologies. Maybe one sends you to infiltrate the other under cover and you can be some sort of double agent or something. That would be cool but honestly, I doubt Bethesda will take the storytelling that far.
They did in Morrowind with the Fighters and Thieves Guild and Bethesda apparently mentioned playing a double agent in Starfield if you wanted (but I don't remember where).
Note that with the ability to impact faction's politics, the main difference with Fallout 4 might actually be that instead of destroying the opposing faction(s), you actually get to corrupt them from the inside and tus can finish each faction storyline (which is what they actually mean by being able to play each one on a single character).
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I don't expect much before Microsoft's not "E3" Xbox Summer thing, despite them announcing a "First Half of 2023" release after the initial delay.
part of it, may be production woes, however I think it also has to do with Microsoft's Acitivision/Blizzard takeover deal. While I don't agree with Sony and Co's argument - Microsoft having such an anticipated "exclusive tenth pole" game isn't helpful.
I don't expect much before Microsoft's not "E3" Xbox Summer thing, despite them announcing a "First Half of 2023" release after the initial delay.
part of it, may be production woes, however I think it also has to do with Microsoft's Acitivision/Blizzard takeover deal. While I don't agree with Sony and Co's argument - Microsoft having such an anticipated "exclusive tenth pole" game isn't helpful.
Starfield is supposed to gets its own showcase separated from any other Microsoft games/Xbox product. It was revealed by community managers when they announced Starfield wasn't at the Xbox Developer Direct event in January.
Insiders said we would have the date this week, but there was none released.
Not surprised the game got pushed back further, although I thought the Starfield Direct would be sooner than June.
I hope they are waiting to announce Dreadwolf's release date until they are really confident because I'd hate to go through multiple delays with that like Starfield and Hogwarts Legacy.
Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 8, 2023 17:49:47 GMT
Anyone know if the game is available from MS Store or only steam for PC?
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I'll eagerly await the Developer direct and will be on the lookout for announcements to collectors edition and artwork.
If I'm unsure after all, I'll just get it via GamePass Otherwise I'll buy the game on launch or if it has any cool items (like say the N7 helmet, Space Ship or such that I like the look of) I'll even order one of those.
I'm being practical about it. BGIII doesn't even have an Xbox launch date (which is my preferred platform given a choice).
So I don't want to get it for PS5 and cram it in over a week before Starfield, that doesn't do the game justice. I'd rather put it off to a future date for proper enjoyment (and my preferred console).
As for Starfield, that's my September right there.
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Baldurs Gate 3 and Starfield releasing at the same time is so offensive to me lmao like how can I possibly save the world and marry my companion boyfriend in two different worlds at the same time, impossibruuuuu I will prob gonna play BG3 first though, I havent touched the game since first day just to mess with the cc lol
Finally a release date!!! YES! And I don't mind the delay because I'll have plenty of time to build a new PC and hunt for parts on sale. And I won't be wasting the summer being glued to my screen not leaving the house. Perfect!
...but then I checked the BG3 release date and DAMN. That's really unfortunate, lol.
The only 2 games I care about this year. Plus the Horizon DLC.
I'm the type of person who cannot get properly immersed in more than one thing at a time. I HAVE to obsessively play a game start to finish before starting a new one. So I guess this means BG3 first and then Starfield in October. Which is fine, I guess. I expect a lot of patching even after such a long delay.
Gah, everything looks so GOOD though. Dinosaurs?! Wasn't expecting that but gave me serious No Man's Sky vibes. I've wanted a realistic exploration game but with a proper engaging story ever since and Starfield is hopefully all of that and more. My hype is through the roof, somebody throw a bucket of ice water at me, please!
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somebody throw a bucket of ice water at me, please!
Lets see.
- You won't be done with BG3 by October. - One of shots from the release date trailer was straight out of Mass Effect Andromeda. - The dinosaurs are actually food. - The spinning artifacts are actually angels*
- One of shots from the release date trailer was straight out of Mass Effect Andromeda.
That's savage, lol. It's funny, I didn't think of Andromeda until somebody on reddit said it. Desert and jetpacks, duh. Funny how I didn't see it before. I actually hate jetpacks because of that game now, lol.
But OK, I liked the idea of Andromeda. So if Starfield ends up a proper morally gray colonization and first contact game that isn't a watered down boy scouts meet the teletubbies narrative, this is a good thing.
There are so many superficial similarities to Mass Effect, both the trilogy and Andromeda with the artifacts. Then again that's all generic sci-fi tropes. I'm actually one of the few people a bit sceptical of the alien ruins because that has been done so many times. The art style of it doesn't look too creative either. But we'll have to see.
For the longest time I thought Starfield wouldn't have aliens. Still undecided whether or not I like that. Probably going to be like the Protheans or Jardaan and we don't actually get to meet them because they're long gone. *indignant Javik noises in the background*
Did Larian say anything about the scope of BG3 compared to DOS2? That game took about 100h co-op. I consider that long. Yeah a month could be a challenge...
I'll cook me some dinosaur steak! Can feed my colony for months! I'm still dreaming of building a ranch where I can breed my favorite animals. Not gonna happen, I know. But maybe at least there might be space cows?
Angels? Yeah, why not. I'm down for religious themes! Let me find God in the game. Could be interesting.
Ugh, expectations are still too high. More cold water!
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- One of shots from the release date trailer was straight out of Mass Effect Andromeda.
That's savage, lol. It's funny, I didn't think of Andromeda until somebody on reddit said it. Desert and jetpacks, duh. Funny how I didn't see it before. I actually hate jetpacks because of that game now, lol.
But OK, I liked the idea of Andromeda. So if Starfield ends up a proper morally gray colonization and first contact game that isn't a watered down boy scouts meet the teletubbies narrative, this is a good thing.
There are so many superficial similarities to Mass Effect, both the trilogy and Andromeda with the artifacts. Then again that's all generic sci-fi tropes. I'm actually one of the few people a bit sceptical of the alien ruins because that has been done so many times. The art style of it doesn't look too creative either. But we'll have to see.
For the longest time I thought Starfield wouldn't have aliens. Still undecided whether or not I like that. Probably going to be like the Protheans or Jardaan and we don't actually get to meet them because they're long gone. *indignant Javik noises in the background*
Did Larian say anything about the scope of BG3 compared to DOS2? That game took about 100h co-op. I consider that long. Yeah a month could be a challenge...
I'll cook me some dinosaur steak! Can feed my colony for months! I'm still dreaming of building a ranch where I can breed my favorite animals. Not gonna happen, I know. But maybe at least there might be space cows?
Angels? Yeah, why not. I'm down for religious themes! Let me find God in the game. Could be interesting.
Ugh, expectations are still too high. More cold water!
There is one scene that looks so much like Eos. Also, the walking/running animations (which are upgrade from previous BSG games) feels like what MEA had. But it might just be the suits, since both games use somewhat "real" spacesuits (Starfield is more grounded).
The ruin looks a lot like an Oblivion Ayleid ruins model/layout. I actually don't think it's going to be ancient alien aliens. My gut feel is that they are going with Humans don't originate from Earth theory bingo aka Erich von Däniken's take on Summerians religion.
BG3 might take 100 hours just to do everything in act 1 at this point (depending how fast you manage encounters). There is a crazy amount of side/optional content and Act 2 is supposed to be bigger. I estimated about 300 hours of content in the final game based on Act 1 size a while ago based on DOS1/2 act size a while back. But if you mostly stick to the main story, it's going to be a lot more reasonable.
Space Cow? Only if it's a dino! There was a poster in the gameplay video on a wall inside of Nexus that was about one of the dino being cattle/food.
And more cold water: - There will be bugs, lots of bugs. Of all kind. Some probably edible. - Ryujin Industries will be the coolest faction. - no underwater outposts (no idea actually, but zero underwater content shown so far so...)
I actually don't think it's going to be ancient alien aliens. My gut feel is that they are going with Humans don't originate from Earth theory bingo aka Erich von Däniken's take on Summerians religion.
Ah yes. I can totally see this. If what we've seen is a wormhole, then bring on Farscape, I'm ready! I might actually like this a lot better than ancient abandoned rubber forehead alien ruins.
300h for BG3 is hopefully a joke. I just realized I might have another problem: the release date will probably conflict with my annual 2 weeks hiking trip. Haven't handed in my request yet but I'm hoping to get last week of August/first week of September. Hmmm crap.
Yeah I keep hearing the running animations remind people of Mass Effect. I dunno. Just looks to me liked improved FO4 animations. But it's OK, if MEA did one thing well enough it's animations and combat. Although I will always prefer ME3 combat to any other. Facial animations look decent from what we've seen. I don't expect too much in that department. Not going to be mocap. Doesn't have to look The Last Off Us Remake life-like.
The spacesuit totally reminds me of the Institute one Kellogg was wearing when he grabbed the baby. Colors and everything. I ran around in that one with my institute character, was awesome. LOVED the look of the thing. But yeah, semi realistic space suits are probably all going to look somewhat alike.
OK, no underwater bases would SUCK. NMS has them, Subnautica was amazing. Man, if we could have exploration of oceans, I'd be over the moon! But probably not. This game can't do EVERYTHING I loved in other games. "g*
Oh yeah, there's going to be bugs. I'm not particularly arachnophobic though. So I hope I'll be fine. I mean, at some point playing Subnautica I'd just knife even the big scary reapers. I know several people too scared to even finish the game. Nah, stab stab and everything leaves me alone. Lol.
I have a feeling though that the game will be less buggy than previous Bethesda games because of the insane backlash that FO76 got. I think a lot of the delay has to do with getting the game polished enough not to generate another shitstorm being downright unplayable. There have been so many hyped up games that released half broken, I think they really want to avoid this kind of first impression. Could be wrong, of course.
I will prob gonna play BG3 first though, I havent touched the game since first day just to mess with the cc lol
