Starfield: Shattered Space review – much Va’ruun for improvement | The Guardian

The Guardian says: "It isn’t all bad. The main story is engaging enough, and throws a few interesting choices your way, as the three ruling houses of the planet of Va’ruun’kai vie for power."

[MrDead]

"The problem is, very little of what you’re asked to do turns out to be any fun."

"It’s a Starfield planet map like any other, with only the odd cave or cookie-cutter facility to explore, and it rarely rewards inquisitiveness with anything other than wasted time and the urge to swear."

"Occasional, very brief sequences do threaten to conjure an atmosphere of foreboding, but this soon gives way to the same bullet-sponge gunfights through the same uninspired buildings in return for the same loot. The unreliable quest markers feel inexcusable"

This is the problem with 90% of Starfield. The lasting memory of this game is just how disappointing and boring it is.

[Armaggedon]

Thats preference. I can say the same about Breath of the wild, tears of the kingdom, black myth wukong, and more.

[MrDead]

Some people prefer to drink urine, that doesn't make it good. The consensus is that Shattered Space feels more like receiving Shattered Dreams from Dustin Rhodes.

[Armaggedon]

@MrDead Not the best analogy. Perhaps people see it as urine, but perhaps that is an issue of the observer, and not the game itself. People are not willing to see themselves as the cause of the “issue”.

[AndrewM]

Dude stop whatever your smoking. You can like it, but the vast majority do not. They are not confused when they're playing the game....they are bored. Also expectations were set by bethesda.

[Armaggedon]

@AndrewM

Thats where you are incorrect, people are confused. They have mistaken themselves not personally enjoying the game as a failure on Bethesdas part, as proof the game is objectively bad. These same people, that you are saying are not confused, claim that I have bad taste because I got bored of the Witcher 3 or Black Myth Wukong. They have mixed preference with the game being an objectively bad flop: That is the definition of confused. People always will set their own expectations, so we must stop trying to blame Bethesda. Anyone with a brain should know there is a possibility that the game would bot be satisfactory, especially with the yawning void of discontentment in people now and days, that grows every year. Attention spans shortening, patience lacking. These people set their own expectations, and they are paying the price for it.

[lukasmain]

Does not paint a good picture. Bethesda should never do a game in space ever again.

[Jin_Sakai]

Remember when Phil said Starfield was “THE” game.

[Armaggedon]

It is THE game. People just dont see it.

[IAMRealHooman]

It is "A" game.

[Armaggedon]

Had it right the first time. Outlaws came and went, outside of a few news outlets sharing objective information about the game, instead of saying its trash and continuing to harp on it a year later as if the game just came out. People cant keep their eyes off of starfield, they want it to fail. The fact that people havent quit trashing it yet means their wish hasnt come true yet….and it wont.

[InUrFoxHole]

I can agree it's A game but it's a solid game. I'll take that.

[Armaggedon]

@InURFoxHole

Indeed. Its solid. Its not the ultimate game, but it sure as heck isnt the colossal dumpster fire that naysayers have gaslit themselves into believing.

[IAMRealHooman]

A solid 7 out of 10

[Armaggedon]

Consumer discontentment and greed has caused people to see 7/10 as mediocre or bad. Last I checked, 7/10 was good

[jznrpg]

@Armageddon 7/10 isn’t bad but this dlc got a lot of scores that were lower than that and that is bad

[evirdtset]

I agree with latching on to any and all bad press they can find the smear campaign for this game is ridiculous. It's good, not as good as skyrim but still and great and interesting time and attempt at a new universe. The sum of a Bethesda games parts still offer more than most AAA titles have offered in quite some time both in terms of content and mechanics I am thoroughly convinced the only reason people still hate on this is the media and the casuals that bought the new wii in Sonys console are hating as they might not get Elder Scrolls 6 so let's trash Starfield even though it has mod support, tons of gameplay, repayable campaign and continued support, and still more content than TLOU2, God of war and spiderman 2 combined. It's a game not an interactive movie, maine problem games journalists that don't play games reviewing games and fulting them for gameplay, what were usually here for, getting in the way or cinematic presentation.

[Armaggedon]

People trash starfield because their perception has been skewed. They mistake a lack of interest for a particular game as the game being “bad”. This, alongside the commonality of seeing most comments being negative causes people to join the bandwagon. The same reason you hear the same song in every YouTube short, is the same reason why most if not all of the comments are negative.