Games Inbox: Bethesda’s Starfield disappointment, Xbox showcase reaction, and The Last Of Us Part 1
The Monday letters page prepares to take out a mortgage on the new Elden Ring strategy guides, as one reader hopes for Gears Tactics 2.
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Star in the making I think Microsoft put on a pretty good show on Sunday, considering they didn’t really have that much to talk about. The way it was presented was definitely better than anything they’ve done before, even if it was basically identical to a Nintendo Direct. There were some cool indie games on show and once again Game Pass is shown to be amazing value for money and, as far as I’m concerned, reason to get the console no matter what.
I didn’t think much of Redfall though and have no interest in racing games, so the number of Microsoft exclusives that interested me was fairly limited. I do love sci-fi but I have to admit I was not very impressed by Starfield.
It was very obvious, as soon as they started the gameplay, that it was based on Fallout 4 – that bit with the lockpicking had me rolling my eyes like crazy. Maybe the combat is good but it looked super generic, the way they showed it, and so did all the stuff with upgrading the skills and weapons.
Like GC said, all the new stuff was good – like the ships and the exploration – but it almost made the game feel like a mod of Fallout, reskinning the stuff that already exists and then bolting the new stuff onto it. Knowing how Bethesda games have turned out before I fear this is probably pretty close to how it was made. I hope the game is good but for me that was not a particularly encouraging first look.Gasman
Maybe next year Interesting Xbox showcase.
As someone really looking for a compelling reason (to sell to others in my household) to buy an Xbox Series S
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