I agree with this most of the time, and depending on which aspect of the game you're criticizing. If you wanna talk about basic mechanics, the gameplay loop, customization, etc you can talk about that whenever. But some games it's important to finish the entire thing before discussing the overall quality, especially if it's a narrative heavy game. Or a game like Elden Ring, which has an end game that really falls off compared to the first sections, and people were saying it was the greatest game of all time without finishing it and seeing the flaws.
That is fine and reasonable, but it's not a basis for dismissing all criticism. The problem with treating some games (like Bethesda games) this way is that it's a floating goal post what is considered "enough" narrative or content to have experienced, since it's more of a flat space in terms of content you can access. I'd say the core gameplay is a very good aspect to look at in order to evaluate their games. If it bores you then it's going to be a rough ride.
Yes that’s 100% fair. It’s like a TV show where “it gets really good in season 3”. Like I’m all for a slow burn but there’s limits.
it is the opposite of dumb to take appropriate time to measure things.
No Man's Sky is a completely different genre of game. People got the impression Starfield would be a space exploration game like it, but that was never the case. It was always an RPG proper, set in space.
Which frankly is for the better.
No one's stopping anyone from doing that. You completely missed my point. I don't wish to derail the thread though, so I'll say I'm glad you enjoy the game.
Someone actually made a video about this funnily enough. About No Man’s Sky vs Starfield and essentially how much No Man’s Sky has changed.
valuing an informed opinion over a less informed one has nothing to do with a forcing a bubble on anyone, but reality. thats not just concerning video games, but also way more existential topics. you can dislike the game for whatever reason, maybe for not having mitsubishi skyline and master chief in it, but please don't act as if "i don't like it" is equal to a thorough assessment of the devs intentions and the degree of success of their realization in a game. the former is a private opinion you are entitled to, the latter is what a "review" should be.
I've never played it, but I do know it was vastly improved over it's poor launch.
the corpo branch is pretty traditionally evil in a Burke from Aliens kinda way. Mix that in with a corrupt ranger (Space Cowboy Cop) and you have a pretty good lawful evil character.
feel free to do so
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If I was flying through space and landing on planets just to smash people with Shao Kahn, Starfield would be game of the year.
