Starfield

[kalniel]

At the recent showcase they released a 45 minute deep dive video:



Nice to see it's coming along, though wasn't really anything new (just more of it). Seems like it's another Bethesda game, but in space Got more of a Fallout vibe but with a less cool setting and a lot more exploration - I'm looking forward to the ship building. Less so settlement building (always seems set up for controller so a bit of a pain on M+K - though I bet Cat will manage some masterpieces. )

[AGTDenton]

First game I've looked forward to in a long time.
It's been a while since I pre-ordered anything and this might just be worthy.

[AGTDenton]

According to Steam a release date of 6th September - definitely a Winter game.

And the specs as follows:

Minimum:
OS: Windows 10 version 22H2 (10.0.19045)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required

Recommended:
OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/STARFIELD/

[Ttaskmaster]

I've been following along since the initial announcement.
I hated Fallout, but played the heck out of Skyrim, so Spacerim will hopefully be good fun.

Not such a fan of the jetpack combat - This ain't The Mandalorian or Mass Effect Andromeda.

[Saracen999]

Looks interesting.

I only have one problem .... well, kind-of a two-part problem, but they're directly linked.

Part a) I don't like paying full price, or really anywhere near it, for games. I get why people do it if they're playing with others (especially online, but even local co-op), but I'm only really interested in single-player, and locally-based at that.

Part b), Given part a, I have a LONG list of games already in either GOG, or my pretty recent Steam account, I still haven't played.

As I'm playing single, if it's a choice of a game that was state of the art two, or even five years ago, at a couple of quid, or the latest craze at, well, Cyberpunk 2077-type prices, guess what I'm going to do?

TL - DR? I'm a tight git with a backlog of games I've yet to play.

[kalniel]

That SSD requirement is an odd one. I'm running out of SATA/pcie channels so don't have a lot of SSD capacity and prefer to save it for something it'll make a real difference in.

Not such a fan of the jetpack combat - This ain't The Mandalorian or Mass Effect Andromeda.

I'm hoping this is the game Andromeda should have been. So disappointed with that one.

Looks interesting.

I only have one problem .... well, kind-of a two-part problem, but they're directly linked.

Part a) I don't like paying full price, or really anywhere near it, for games. I get why people do it if they're playing with others (especially online, but even local co-op), but I'm only really interested in single-player, and locally-based at that.

Part b), Given part a, I have a LONG list of games already in either GOG, or my pretty recent Steam account, I still haven't played.

As I'm playing single, if it's a choice of a game that was state of the art two, or even five years ago, at a couple of quid, or the latest craze at, well, Cyberpunk 2077-type prices, guess what I'm going to do?

TL - DR? I'm a tight git with a backlog of games I've yet to play.

See you for the Anniversary edition in 10 years then

[DanceswithUnix]

That does look very pretty, but I've not gotten on with Basthesda games in the past so will also be waiting for a cheap version (or see how my eldest gets on with it as he's bound to buy it).

[Ttaskmaster]

but I'm only really interested in single-player, and locally-based at that.

I agree - But then, who doesn't like some time alone at home, just playing with themselves...!

[Rob_B]

/pans over games they've made
/abruptly cuts before you see the full Fallout 76 box

It looks beautiful, doubt I'll be able to play it well without a 'proper' desktop PC.
The score is very Bethesda!

[MrJim]

It looks fantastic, but being Bethesda, it'll probably be six months to a year post launch before it's relatively bug-free & playable

The deal-breaker for me (other than the price of new AAA games), is the lack of co-op. A shame, really.

[Saracen999]

I agree - But then, who doesn't like some time alone at home, just playing with themselves...!

I thought that was a different video, Tasky, but .... whatever floats your boat.

[Jonj1611]

On my wishlist

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The SSD requirement is not surprising if you look at Fallout 4 - it is one of the games where an SSD makes a big difference to loading times and Starfield has much larger maps so it is probably down to asset streaming IMHO.



Also if you build large settlements in Fallout 4,an SSD makes a noticeable difference compared to using an HDD,as it reduces stutter noticeably and Starfield has base building too. In an extreme example,my Fallout 4 install with a lot of settlement mods and large settlements was actually unplayable on an HDD and it was the first game I fully migrated over to an SSD.

But considering a 2TB higher end PCI-E 4.0 TLC SSD with NAND is now closer to £100,and QLC drives are even cheaper,I think it's too concerning you need an SSD. My bigger concern is going to be VRAM.

The score is very Bethesda!

Inon Zur performing his mastery again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_y3jmUfq80

The Fallout 76 soundtrack is probably the best part of the game.

[Rob_B]

It's getting closer... I really hope they put some work in for the steamdeck

[kalniel]

They've just published the background lore of historical events in the Starfield universe - towards the end of this page: https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield

Reminds me of the early Origin (Chris Roberts) games where we used to get similar timelines.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Remember AMD is giving away Starfield with its products
https://www.amd.com/en/promotions/starfield-bundle
https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/featur...ld.html#bundle

With participating retailers the RX6700XT comes with Starfield Premium.