Put Starfield up against Baldur’s Gate 3 and Phantom Liberty. I know Bethesda games kinda fill their own niche but you can see how it’s not raising the bar for RPGs. The fast travel system means there’s no getting lost in the world like was the entire appeal of older Bethesda games, to me at least. And while I like the aesthetic and setting, it’s a pretty uninspired world with very little actually happening to it. The plot did nothing to actually interest me and I only really engaged with it to get answers that aren’t given, but the game clearly wants me to think it’s profound and deep thinking.
Put Starfield up against Baldur’s Gate 3 and Phantom Liberty. I know Bethesda games kinda fill their own niche but you can see how it’s not raising the bar for RPGs. The fast travel system means there’s no getting lost in the world like was the entire appeal of older Bethesda games, to me at least. And while I like the aesthetic and setting, it’s a pretty uninspired world with very little actually happening to it. The plot did nothing to actually interest me and I only really engaged with it to get answers that aren’t given, but the game clearly wants me to think it’s profound and deep thinking.