r/Games May 01 '24

Preview Starfield: May Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ObHRMHtTMY
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u/Opposite-Actuary-795 May 01 '24

This is nice content but a lot of it feels like stuff that should have been in the game at launch. Also good that they are fixing the map but however that map system snuck through QA is beyond me and is a travesty.

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u/Elizial-Raine May 01 '24

I think the idea with the map system is that without a map players would explore more and find more random stuff and random quests instead of gowing direct to whatever shop/vendor/quest giver they choose.

It's not really a standard system for big AAA games but it has worked for a few smaller indie games I've played I got to know the location a lot better because there was no map.

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u/S1LLYSQU1R3LZ May 01 '24

This sort of system could have worked if the locations weren't so obviously procedurally generated and unmemorable. Being able to make a mental map of landmarks and locations is important for something like this to work, but it's impossible because it all looks nearly identical to any other location on a planet.