Star Citizen, really?

[The92Ghost]

So, after reading so many comments about Star Citizen being so much better than Starfield, and the space exploration of Starfield being compared to Star Citizen, as well and the questlines and everything, I decided to give it a go. They had an open Alpha last weekend, I believe it is still on going and I have to admit... the experience was... well find out below:

So the first thing that I did after successfully launching the game was to create a character, the tool was quite abstruse. Literally. Anyway, I managed to create the character after wondering for 10 minutes from where to start and how the tool actually works. Once more, unclear, complex even. However, I have to point out that they do have an interesting and unique character creator tool, just I wish it was a lot more intuitive.

Moving on, I finally managed to create my character after 40+ minutes and it wasn't because I was trying to make him look good but because I was trying to make him look... let's say something acceptable as a character that I usually play. Regretfully, the tool had very limited scope but I am not criticizing that, the game is still in Alpha state after all.

Finally, I managed to start the game, the performance was terrible, like really terrible so I am not sure why so many people claimed that the game performs better than Starfield, when in reality it isn't but I swallowed and moved on, dropped the settings even to High from Very High, I said myself, okay, not optimized that is okay it is an Alpha after all. You DO NOT criticize game's performance based on Alpha.

Finally, I got down to the main lobby where the game starts, I have to add here that I needed at least 30 or so minutes to get out from the first room in which you spawn until you figure out the controls, some are intuitive others are very confusing, some are even baffling. I also checked interactive objects and other things within the room but let's say that the controls for getting an object and then using that object were completely opposite of intuitive but I have to applaud the system they created here like grabbing an object and clipping it on the surface, it was snappy, interesting to be honest but I still think that they could have done it more intuitive to the average player.

Finally, I start my adventure in Star Citizen and my first mission is to get to the Spaceport to get my ship, part of the tutorial, therefore, I did and well, the rest you can follow in the video you can get, my first hand experience with Star Citizen and then you can even check my Starfield gameplay through that are 10 times better. All three recordings were done in the very same day within a short spasm of time just to make sure that I make proper comparison:

https://youtu.be/5xutMyMjpnM

I do apologize in advance for the bad audio recording in Star Citizen, I honestly didn't realize that I was recording with my laptop mic throughout the entire time and I did not want to make a second video with false first-impression of Star Citizen, plus it does catch how I truly felt and how terrible the experience was.

[Diernayr]

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[Low Standards]

Publicado originalmente por GrandTickler:

why not compare it with elite dangerous? that also has everything star field has and better

That is silly.

[Groogo]

Publicado originalmente por CrEaToXx:

I was hyped when I saw Star Citizen first time. That was like 10 years ago, nothing changed???

Same, same, here.

[Hughie]

40 MINUTES TO CREATE YOUR CHARACTER? Yeah, SC may be a bit above your skill level.

[GrandTickler]

Publicado originalmente por The92Ghost:

Publicado originalmente por GrandTickler:

why not compare it with elite dangerous? that also has everything star field has and better

I will do that. I will check any game that is compared to Starfield, starting with Elite Dangerous and even No Man's Sky. I just need time, since I don't have time. Maybe tonight I will test Elite Dangerous.

its an amazing game imo, i played it for the first time right after star field

[Dr. Sinister]

Imagine comparing dough to a fully baked loaf of bread and saying, see how much better this bread is over this dough

[Silamon]

Publicado originalmente por Dr. Sinister:

Imagine comparing dough to a fully baked loaf of bread and saying, see how much better this bread is over this dough

Calling starfield fully baked is a bit of a stretch... I'd agree with the analogy if you called it half baked bread vs dough though.

[Dr. Sinister]

Publicado originalmente por Silamon:

Publicado originalmente por Dr. Sinister:

Imagine comparing dough to a fully baked loaf of bread and saying, see how much better this bread is over this dough

Calling starfield fully baked is a bit of a stretch... I'd agree with the analogy if you called it half baked bread vs dough though.

Heh, fair point. Hell, you'd half to be half baked yourself to pay the ridiculous price of the game

[Faceroller]

they're both trash, get real kid.

[zpc]

they're both kids, get real trash

[amperage]

Publicado originalmente por riles656:

Welcome to star citizen. I've been downloading and trying to play it once a year since it first came out. When it doesn't work good, i just delete and wait another year. Needless to say its been a disappointment for a while now.

^^This^^

I give it a go with each new system I build. Maybe someday.

[Dr. Sinister]

Publicado originalmente por amperage:

Publicado originalmente por riles656:

Welcome to star citizen. I've been downloading and trying to play it once a year since it first came out. When it doesn't work good, i just delete and wait another year. Needless to say its been a disappointment for a while now.

^^This^^

I give it a go with each new system I build. Maybe someday.

They are supposedly dropping a huge update sometime in December. However, I don't have my hopes up that server stability will be part of that update. Star Citizen is still in very early access pre alpha testing.

[Low Standards]

I would rather play Starfield with its scripted characters then an online game with a bunch of random players ANY DAY of the week.

[Uhuru N’Uru]

While I would not offer up Star Citizen, as a direct comparison, because it's a pre-aplha & multiplayer.
What is currently available, is a still in development test bed to solve all the technical issues involved in doing what every other Space game fakes.

I went in eyes wide open, knowing the project would take around a decade, we are talking the most ambitious Space MMO in history & the most ambitious Single Player RPG, at the same time, no publisher was going to back the project, but I was not either unless it was 100% Crowdfunded. Even then, I write my money off the day I back.

That only became a reality, after 26 Million was raised, when existing backers voted by 85% to scrap the fully funded original goal, & go for the project I would back with my cash.

That said, I don't give a damn about Star Citizen, but I still backed the project in Feb 2014.
By then the funding was @ $40 Million, and rising, I backed with $120.
I backed mostly for Squadron 42, but also for the extremely ambitious goals.

I have a perfect 6 games, 0 fails where crowdfunding is concerned.
Dreamfall: Chapters
Obduction
Wasteland 2
Divinity: Original Sin
Divinity: Original Sin !!
Baldur's Gate 3

The one game I had most confidence in was BG3, given the prior two successes.
That said I have never doubted that CIG would deliver, they are making the games.

It's just been announced that Squadron 42 is "Feature Complete".
In old school dev terms, it's now in ALPHA. I expect that to be another year.
BETA, is final polish, call that another year (Without Crunch).

So given the caveat that it's still two years out (In my estimation), and I set no time limit on getting it done right. I look forward to win 6.

However BGS Devs, have earned some shade with their "Loading Screens" nonsense.
The Future of Gaming: StarEngine (4K) - YouTube

Of more significance for Squadron 42, with the huge Still in Development caveat.
Squadron 42: I Held The Line - YouTube

Starfield was that bad, I have removed it from my account & I bought the expansion
I was map skipping space BY CHOICE, once I reached the "Oil Rig" world I was done.

I have over 600 hours in Skyrim & never fought Alduin, or much of the vanilla content.
I have spent more hours in Enderal (my 2015 GOTY Runner Up to Witcher 3) than Vanilla Skyriim. I loved the exploration, the only thing even F76 got right, is gone.

I only own 32 bit Skyrim here, I remove each game when they release on GOG.
F76, Had a cash shop, I had zero interest.
When F4 & SSE added a Cash shops in 2017, to a game I bought with none, my passion for BGS died. Those games got removed from my account that same day.

Also because I see others getting doubted, simply because they keep their account private, even though you can find all the evidence of my years of being the main User support for Mod Organizer when Tannin42 was still the dev, 2013-16, on Nexus Mods & STEP, here's the proofs of purchase. My account is private & games are removed anyway.

Proof of Purchase (Steam in past, still owned on GOG)[imgur.com]

If you like Starfield, great, play the game while you have fun.
I had 50 hours of fun in Forsaken, & that's also a bad game.
Starfield was not fun for me, Todd Procedurally obliterated my exploration fun.
Zenimax Media killed my passion for BGS RPGs in 2017, Starfield buried that corpse

[Gonzo850]

I look forward to Star Citizen but I won't care much for it until it is finished. I'm going to enjoy Starfield till then. I hope to be able to enjoy both games for what they are.