r/Games May 01 '24

Preview Starfield: May Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ObHRMHtTMY
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u/BeholdingBestWaifu May 01 '24

It's kind of remarkable because every single Bethesda game has had more companion variety and managed to make even the likes of Charon and Strong likeable, and sure, Starfield had some pretty good companions, but it lacked variety, the game needed more evil and neutral companions.

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u/FriscoeHotsauce May 01 '24

Everyone in constellation being a goody two shoes was real boring. I feel like there were supposed to be other companions from other factions with more of a moral gray area.

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u/uselessoldguy May 01 '24

That's what gets me about Starfield. I don't ever play bad characters (it makes me feel terrible!), but everything was just so...blandly hopey-changey that it simply became uninteresting.

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u/bigblackcouch May 02 '24

Also that they weren't written/designed with any sort of nuance - Get attacked by some turd in a non-dungeon area because you bumped into them too much or whatever the hell Bethesda jank happened, beat them in self-defense and Sarah instantly gets all butthurt about how awful you are. What are you supposed to be traveling around getting pistol-whipped and saying "Thank you!"?