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Starfield's new PC patch delivers the game we should have had at launch - Eurogamer (www.eurogamer.net)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 64 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Lack of graphics settings aren't why I stopped playing. It's the game mechanics. The game isn't that fun for two major immersion breaking reasons.

  • Loading screens. So many loading screens. Just reminds me I'm using software instead of being in a universe.
  • Over reliance on fast travel. Yeah, space is boring. But why have a space setting at all if we are going to skip through it? Why bother building custom ships if there are no real challenges to overcome with them because spending time in space is not necessary at all ? Worse, it's a bad experience because of the loading screens.
[โ€“] randomthin2332 2 points 11 months ago

You see this issue when one of your core game loop isn't enjoyable. It happens a lot in games, and you notice it if a game gives you and item or ability to play the game less.

This can be okay if this item comes in just as that loop gets boring (like you unlock special flash grab drives part way through the game). But if they let you fast travel from the beginning the likely case is that they found the whole space travel boring and they ended up providing a way around it.

Which leaves people asking "why'd you bother adding it in there"

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