Worst Intro of any Bethesda game yet? (Spoilers for the first 10 minutes of the game ...)

[....]

Miner - obviously chosen one picking up an artefact - random dude and random pirates show up - hello i have no idea who you are but im going to gift you my ship - saying goodby to the coworker i met 2 minutes ago and hardly spoke to at all asking her if they can go on without me - instant space pirate attack obviously im a miner and a ship-commander that can do anything.
And as if it wasnt weird enough already the dialogue makes it even worse - and there also seem to be some issues with the lip-sync...

Im really sorry, but out of all the Bethesda games i played this has to be the most akward and generic intro ive played yet ...

Honestly - was there really someone at Bethesda that was like "yeah thats great storytelling"?

Or am i just missing the artistic virtue of the intro ...


I know its a Bethesda game - but at this point it feels as if they are actually regressing ...


I seriously hope it will get better.

[Infinite Pudding]

引用自 ....：

引用自 Infinite Pudding：

I didn't mind it so much but yeah it's on the silly side. I think they just wanted it to be short to get you right into the game. Remember how long the intro was to Skyrim? It set up the story really well, but after the 10th time riding that cart to the headsman it got a bit long in the tooth. That's my take anyway.

But honestly did anyone care - most people simply used mods for different starts anyways after some time and its not like they wouldnt be able to add a skip intro button themselves.

Fair point. I do agree, it's not the strongest intro. I still love the rest of the game so far though.

[Raven Ranks]

引用自 ☺：

The rushed intro is one of the reasons I refunded.

All that had to do was start is out in a prison cell.

[noelcondie]

引用自 Woke Or Not：

It would've been great if after this intro you just woke up on the cart to Helgen.

I was hoping the first thing she would say to you is "Hey, You. you're finally awake" That alone would have made it a better intro.

[Infinite Pudding]

Again, It's not a great intro. That is true. But have you played Redguard? Way worse intro lol.

[totallymojo]

lmao I thought the same.
"Did ChatGPT write this intro?"
Extremely cliché and shallow.

But yeah, the main story seems to be standard sci fi trope story as well.
It's basically the same main story as my own tabletop roleplaying campaign for Traveler that I wrote myself when I was 14. I just threw in all the tropes and clichés. No surprises.

[....]

But i really dont get that - i mean this is a AAA Studio and they pay their writers. Can they really not come up with a better intro with better dialogue?

And i honestly think Bethasda is getting worse.

Skyrim - meh but okay
Fallout 4 - actually interresting and immersive to some extent not a masterpiece but good
Fallout 76 - lets just pretend this game doesnt exist at all
Starfield - ...

I dont expect much from games - but with games like Witcher 3, BG3, even Cyberpunk shouldnt they at least try to improve their storytelling - it doesnt have to be a masterpiece but a bit more than this shouldnt be a problem.



To be honest - i dont even get the point of the intro at all - it adds absoutely nothing to the game - its just chaotic and seems to make no sense. Its almost like the Magicka Story - but its meant to be serious ...

Even the planets seem uninterresting and repetitive - it was okay with the first Mass Effect - a decade ago? But in 2023 where even an indie game creates interresting random planets - No Mans Sky?

Well i will see hopefully it gets better soon otherwise im not sure how long i can force my self to keep playing hopeing for something better.


Last but not least - when games are sold at a premium price now - even sold for more just to play the game on release - i expect way better quality.


Its also amazing how they never seem to fail to make an even worse Inventory system - i mean every single Bethesda game has UI mods as Top Downloads because how bad their UIs are - yet tehy seem to learn absolutely nothing.

[....]

引用自 Infinite Pudding：

Again, It's not a great intro. That is true. But have you played Redguard? Way worse intro lol.

No. But if a mod project can do it - why cant Bethesda - for example:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/


To be honest i was looking for that endless space, adventure, tech type of feeling - i really like space games etc. but i already have problems even motivating myself to play it at the moment.

[Mitch Bove]

引用自 ....：

引用自 Infinite Pudding：

Again, It's not a great intro. That is true. But have you played Redguard? Way worse intro lol.

No. But if a mod project can do it - why cant Bethesda - for example:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/


To be honest i was looking for that endless space, adventure, tech type of feeling - i really like space games etc. but i already have problems even motivating myself to play it at the moment.

To be fair that mod is better then Skyrim will ever be

[PIT_DEFENDER]

引用自 ....：

I honestly do wonder - is it because there are so many better games these days - is it rose colored glasses?

But i can still remember Skyrim - it wasnt a masterpiece at all - but it at least made some sense and wasnt too bad.

What? Skyrim was orgasmic at the time :O The dragon fights, open beautiful world, shouting magic. The opening was like the best I can remember.

[....]

引用自 PIT_DEFENDER：

引用自 ....：

I honestly do wonder - is it because there are so many better games these days - is it rose colored glasses?

But i can still remember Skyrim - it wasnt a masterpiece at all - but it at least made some sense and wasnt too bad.

What? Skyrim was orgasmic at the time :O The dragon fights, open beautiful world, shouting magic. The opening was like the best I can remember.

Okay i should have made that more clear. I am only talking about the story.

[Ysgramor]

I have to agree. I'm a big Bethesda fan...since Daggerfalll times.
The intro in this game is THE HORROR.

[PlebNC (UK)]

Mate, Skyrim began with you about to be executed then released immediately because dragon. I think your idea of "rushed" is skewed.
And that's before Fallout New Vegas' "you survived a headshot somehow, here's a pipboy now get out of my house" intro.

[....]

引用自 PlebNC (UK)：

Mate, Skyrim began with you about to be executed then released immediately because dragon. I think your idea of "rushed" is skewed.
And that's before Fallout New Vegas' "you survived a headshot somehow, here's a pipboy now get out of my house" intro.

It was still better than this - this feels like one of those medicore intros but thea put it in fast forward and removed any logic.

And as someone else said they also had nice Intros - i for example really enjoyed the Fallout 4 Intro.

[PIT_DEFENDER]

引用自 ....：

引用自 PIT_DEFENDER：

What? Skyrim was orgasmic at the time :O The dragon fights, open beautiful world, shouting magic. The opening was like the best I can remember.

Okay i should have made that more clear. I am only talking about the story.

Yes well me too ;p but world dragons etc I think it all adds up as an experience, I mean if I just red the script i would fall asleep but the whole thing coming together well I was blasted away by skyrims intro ;p Fallout 4 was cool too but I kinda knew what was going to happen so it wasnt as exciting ;p

Also do you remeber the boring intros from morrowind and oblivion xD?

[....]

引用自 PIT_DEFENDER：

引用自 ....：

Okay i should have made that more clear. I am only talking about the story.

Yes well me too ;p but world dragons etc I think it all adds up as an experience, I mean if I just red the script i would fall asleep but the whole thing coming together well I was blasted away by skyrims intro ;p Fallout 4 was cool too but I kinda knew what was going to happen so it wasnt as exciting ;p

Also do you remeber the boring intros from morrowind and oblivion xD?

To some extent yes - but also because the scope and detail was new at the time. I cant say that for Starfield at all - especially since the world doesnt really feel open - it feels more like fast-travel from small map to small map.

It feels as if they took a great theme but used nothing of its benefits and took every bad mechanic of other games of the last few years and made it into one big game instead of taking the good mechanics.