Anyone else having a hard time getting immersed?

[Empu]

Or is it just me?
I usually don't mind graphics all too much, but the game looks blurry for me at 4k resolution, also runs really poorly with bad fps.

I'm not very far into the game yet, but I already feel like I don't care at all for the story... I just landed on some planet after flying off with a space ship that was given to me.

I've been told the game gets better after 10 hours, but i'm really struggling too enjoy it so far.

Anyone else had the same feeling, and if so did it get better later on?

[ChubbiChibbai]

Originally posted by Mathias Giovanni:

As for immersion I'm not sure what you folks are talking about. The game systems do take a bit of time but man after you figure things out it really flows. Loving it. I can't ever finish a quest because I end up running off on some tangent or simply doing constellation exploration missions.

Completely agree.
I just have gone down such a rabbit hole while trying to follow the main quest. I've ended up on some remote planet where i did a really unexpected other side quest which was great and have now ran out of fuel.... so i need to figure out what to do next. I'm getting so lost in the game its wonderful.

[Gom]

Real talk, the first day, I quit the game exactly at the point you described. Optimization felt bad, graphics were just okay, story sequences felt too random and abrupt.

Then the next day I started exploring the planet, took out the pirate leader, got some decent haul. Alright, this is the usual Bethesda stuff I guess.

And then the first city opened up, tons of places, NPCs, side quests and jobs to do. So many systems and places to visit. It's when I got totally hooked, and realized how massive this game was.

[Empu]

Originally posted by Bad Brad:

Originally posted by Empu:

I was looking forward to this game, because of the setting and how much fun i've had exploring other previous titles by Bethesda. I don't think anyone is unaware of there being other RPG games out there, but if you're a fan of the genre you've probably already played most of them.

Have you played Kingdom Come Deliverance yet?

Yeah, I helped kickstart that game xD
I'm at the point where i'm struggling to find RPG's that I'm interested in and haven't already played. I got some comments here saying Starfield does get better later on, so i'll power through and hopefully end up in the same situation.

[Bad Brad]

Originally posted by dirtyCAT:

Originally posted by Mathias Giovanni:

As for immersion I'm not sure what you folks are talking about. The game systems do take a bit of time but man after you figure things out it really flows. Loving it. I can't ever finish a quest because I end up running off on some tangent or simply doing constellation exploration missions.

Completely agree.
I just have gone down such a rabbit hole while trying to follow the main quest. I've ended up on some remote planet where i did a really unexpected other side quest which was great and have now ran out of fuel.... so i need to figure out what to do next. I'm getting so lost in the game its wonderful.

Nice. I haven't bought it yet, but I'm hoping to do the same.

[ingosupercute]

I'm feeling pretty immersed. Any location offers the feeling I'd expect from it from desolation to small outpost to big city and their different flavors. Any profession you do feels the part. The only thing I really can't stand is how the NPCs do not have proper daily routines and just wait for me to honor them with a visit. I expected more than that.

[Empu]

Originally posted by Gom:

Real talk, the first day, I quit the game exactly at the point you described. Optimization felt bad, graphics were just okay, story sequences felt too random and abrupt.

Then the next day I started exploring the planet, took out the pirate leader, got some decent haul. Alright, this is the usual Bethesda stuff I guess.

And then the first city opened up, tons of places, NPCs, side quests and jobs to do. So many systems and places to visit. It's when I got totally hooked, and realized how massive this game was.

Sounds great, I'll keep chugging then :)

[Bad Brad]

Originally posted by Empu:

Originally posted by Bad Brad:

Have you played Kingdom Come Deliverance yet?

Yeah, I helped kickstart that game xD
I'm at the point where i'm struggling to find RPG's that I'm interested in and haven't already played. I got some comments here saying Starfield does get better later on, so i'll power through and hopefully end up in the same situation.

Awesome. I don't think I was ever more immersed in an RPG than KCD. Excellent game.

OK so how about Cyberpunk or Days Gone? Those are also great IMO. Cyberpunk has a huge update/expansion coming this month which I think will blow Starfield out of the water but we'll see.

[Empu]

Originally posted by Empu:

Originally posted by Gom:

Real talk, the first day, I quit the game exactly at the point you described. Optimization felt bad, graphics were just okay, story sequences felt too random and abrupt.

Then the next day I started exploring the planet, took out the pirate leader, got some decent haul. Alright, this is the usual Bethesda stuff I guess.

And then the first city opened up, tons of places, NPCs, side quests and jobs to do. So many systems and places to visit. It's when I got totally hooked, and realized how massive this game was.

Sounds great, I'll keep chugging then :)

Edit: I think the abruptness of everything and how random everything felt so far, just like you say, took me out of the game, so hearing it does get better is great!

[Habitat Non-Fabric Office Chair]

It looks good but also looks like i've coated my eyeballs in vaseline

[Empu]

Originally posted by Bad Brad:

Originally posted by Empu:

Yeah, I helped kickstart that game xD
I'm at the point where i'm struggling to find RPG's that I'm interested in and haven't already played. I got some comments here saying Starfield does get better later on, so i'll power through and hopefully end up in the same situation.

Awesome. I don't think I was ever more immersed in an RPG than KCD. Excellent game.

OK so how about Cyberpunk or Days Gone? Those are also great IMO. Cyberpunk has a huge update coming this month which I think will blow Starfield out of the water but we'll see.

Yes, I own CP2077 and bought the DLC yesterday, its one of my favorite games. I know my rpgs so that's not the issue! :)

[Mister Burkes]

Originally posted by Mathias Giovanni:

I personally love this game. I am running max settings at 1080p on my potato. My guess is you have FSR on. Turn it off.

As for immersion I'm not sure what you folks are talking about. The game systems do take a bit of time but man after you figure things out it really flows. Loving it. I can't ever finish a quest because I end up running off on some tangent or simply doing constellation exploration missions.

You don't have to fast travel. It's their for your "convenience". Maybe they have to much convenience. My loading screens on my old computer are also nearly instant or simply a transition. And I love seeing my ship take off and warping.

You don't have to exit from the cockpit to the ground. You can get up and walk it to the gang plank and do it normal. It's your choice to immerse or not.

I don't have any issues running the game. My lack of immersion comes from:

Every planet has the same 6-7 POIs with 4-5 noncombat resource harvests and 1-2 looter shooter dungeons. The dungeons are mostly subterranean cave complexes / labs / mining facilities filled with extremely bullet spongey enemies. For reference I'm playing on Hard difficulty. And the rewards are just random blue loot drops which might be good or might suck. I had the misfortune of 100%ing my first two planets and then encountering very similar underground dungeons for the Serpents faction with nearly identical loot drops.

Fast traveling in space is mandatory when jumping between systems. Real time space travel is only localized to the system you are currently in and is limited to engine speed. There's no in-between mode to speed up travel locally between POIs.

Where fast travel would actually be useful would be in the cities which have the most annoying layout possible, where location hubs are concentrated at ELEVATORS so you can load into new cells. And of course you can't fast travel to the elevators, only certain districts, while others can't be fast traveled to, such as The Wells where a ton of sidequests run through.

[kony]

Originally posted by mookymook:

yes
and it does get better
at least some of it

Yes, stockholm syndrome eventually settles in.

[Gom]

Originally posted by Empu:

Originally posted by Empu:

Sounds great, I'll keep chugging then :)

Edit: I think the abruptness of everything and how random everything felt so far, just like you say, took me out of the game, so hearing it does get better is great!

It is quite odd. You randomly get in contact with an artifact, and then some random guy shows up and "hey take my ship and join my group".

Getting your first ship and joining the "protagonist group" should've been more impactful, imo, like how you become a Spectre and the captain of Normandy in Mass Effect 1.

[Mister Burkes]

Originally posted by Gom:

Originally posted by Empu:

Edit: I think the abruptness of everything and how random everything felt so far, just like you say, took me out of the game, so hearing it does get better is great!

It is quite odd. You randomly get in contact with an artifact, and then some random guy shows up and "hey take my ship and join my group".

Getting your first ship and joining the "protagonist group" should've been more impactful, imo, like how you become a Spectre and the captain of Normandy in Mass Effect 1.

It's even funnier if you follow the gameplay path that I assume a lot of players like myself did, which is to get a free ship and robot, go to Kreesh, find the merchant NPC, steal her ship, now your home ship is a random ass unregistered ship that you stole without any consequences.

[Gom]

Originally posted by Mister Burkes:

It's even funnier if you follow the gameplay path that I assume a lot of players like myself did, which is to get a free ship and robot, go to Kreesh, find the merchant NPC, steal her ship, now your home ship is a random ass unregistered ship that you stole without any consequences.

Wait, there's a merchant NPC in the planet? I never encountered her.