Worth it on sale or wait?

[Ronwaldo]

Been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind and have collected more hours on their titles overall than say Blizzard for example and I started with the original Battlenet Warcraft II. I tried to play this at launch (pre-ordered) but it kept crashing during launch so I refunded.

Now that I've seen all the criticism I'm a little hesitant as this isn't a huge price cut but at the same time have been replaying FO4 because I love Bethesda's open world RPGs. Is this worth a $46 price tag or should I wait for a deeper cut?

[Ankua]

If it were me at this time I would wait for the dlc's release and a deeper discount. I would try The First Descendant because it just released and is free. Since both games go there. Being more than Human.

[wyodinosaur]

Right now, it's priced at 47 USD. My personal opinion is that that price really isn't all that bad for the game. Keep in mind however, that this is MY OPINION, and that my criteria for a game is not the mainstream view. I like a game I can muck around with the innards and make my own content for...even more than for the gameplay.

[Joseph The Space Nord]

If you are a Bethesda fan I would recommend it now. It will give you enough time to play through the game, factions, companion quest, and side quest before the DLC Shattered space. And for 47 dollars it is pretty fair deal.

[Vlad 254]

2,000+ hours played and no stuttering, freezing or crashing issues.
i9-12900K, RTX3090, SSD (Required), Windows 11
I play on Ultra, 2560x1440

I'd ask what are your PC specs?
Easiest and best way is to use what Steam gives us.

The steps are as follows (very simple):

Go up top here in Steam and find "Help"
Next choose "System information"
Give it a second or 2 to populate
Then simply copy & paste the info here in this thread, all of it.

[Dexter in the Dark]

I just got it the other day so I am not to far in but the first 10 hr have been a blast for me, though it puts a strain on my poor system, i have a 9700k with a 3060ti and running it on a mix of high to mid settings

[Wrinkly]

Not worth it. I loved Bethesda games, recently playing Skyrim for a second time via the Anniversary Edition, but this just doesn't feel like the same quality.

YouTube suggested Anon Exposes Starfield & Bethesda which goes on to explain they outsource all the work these days which I feel explains the poor quality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGnfWRoOOE

Wait for the Starfield Anniversary Edition and look at the reviews before buying

[Dootslayer]

Originally posted by Ronwaldo:

Been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind and have collected more hours on their titles overall than say Blizzard for example and I started with the original Battlenet Warcraft II. I tried to play this at launch (pre-ordered) but it kept crashing during launch so I refunded.

Now that I've seen all the criticism I'm a little hesitant as this isn't a huge price cut but at the same time have been replaying FO4 because I love Bethesda's open world RPGs. Is this worth a $46 price tag or should I wait for a deeper cut?

Wait a few years, 46 bucks is a robbery.

The game does not have the Bethesda charm, or the bethesda open world feeling.

Save your money and free time and wait a few years friend

[Dootslayer]

Originally posted by Joseph The Space Nord:

If you are a Bethesda fan I would recommend it now. It will give you enough time to play through the game, factions, companion quest, and side quest before the DLC Shattered space. And for 47 dollars it is pretty fair deal.

If he is a bethesda games fan waiting is a wiser choice at this moment

[gurololi]

buy skyrim instead

[Punished Rusty Shackleford]

Originally posted by necrololi:

buy skyrim instead

We're not buying skyrim again Todd.

[patrick68794]

I'd say it's worth it, it's a fun game. Best moment to moment gameplay in any of BGS's games. It does have a different feel to it though, it's less about just wandering from location to location and more about spending time in the hub cities picking up quests before heading out to do those with some light exploration on the side. I haven't played all of the faction storylines yet but the two I've done have been really enjoyable and most of the handcrafted quests have ranged from decent to great.

People that haven't played it will say there's no content but there are more non-radiant quests than in Fallout 4 and almost as many different locations. The only difference is about 160 of those locations are procedurally placed and repeat and about 80 are hand placed and only show up once.

[EdgeOfTomorrow]

if you enjoy being bored and punishing yourself sure.
very overrated game enjoyed by ones who have no taste

I payed full price and its underwhelming, the content is lacking and its a step back from previous titles and the price does not reflect the game.

[Ankua]

I forgot to mention in The First Descendant girls look like girls. I play an attractive one by choice.

[kdodds]

I'd say you need to determine why it was crashing first. Nothing has substantially changed enough to expect that what you experienced before you won't experience again. What are your hardware specs?

[Psycho_Soyer]

Originally posted by Dootslayer:

Originally posted by Ronwaldo:

Been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind and have collected more hours on their titles overall than say Blizzard for example and I started with the original Battlenet Warcraft II. I tried to play this at launch (pre-ordered) but it kept crashing during launch so I refunded.

Now that I've seen all the criticism I'm a little hesitant as this isn't a huge price cut but at the same time have been replaying FO4 because I love Bethesda's open world RPGs. Is this worth a $46 price tag or should I wait for a deeper cut?

Wait a few years, 46 bucks is a robbery.

The game does not have the Bethesda charm, or the bethesda open world feeling.

Save your money and free time and wait a few years friend

Its only $46 dollars for hundreds if not thousands of hours of entertainment.

Most of these Negative Nancy's will spend more then that on pizza and a bad movie this weekend.

$46 is not much money.

Remember back in the 80's people were spending $40 dollars on Atari 1600 games and in the 90's and early 2000's $40 -$50 dollars was the norm.

Its 2024 for crying out loud. $46 dollar isn't going to break anyone.