Starfield has no ending

[Ez Duzit]

So been playing for awhile and got to lvl 132 and NG+7 and starting to wind down my starfield playtime and I realized the game literally has no ending. You play until you're bored of it, and then you stop. It occurred to me how crazy that is for a single player game.
I had my fun with it, and will probably come back every now and then to kill some pirates, but yeah, no ending. Just weird.

[MethAtic]

lack of creativity, lack of development, poor game design its one or all of the three

Most great games have a Beginning a Middle and a End. Starfield has multiple Beginnings a Empty Middle and No End with 90% filler and 5% boredom and another 5% of what the actual.

[Varanus]

Yup, the ending is just a restart. I kept restarting until I got a universe without Constellation. At least that way theres noone pressuring me to go into the unity. So it doesnt feel like I need to finish the main storyline. Or do it at all. :D

[MethAtic]

Originally posted by Varanus:

Yup, the ending is just a restart. I kept restarting until I got a universe without Constellation. At least that way theres noone pressuring me to go into the unity. So it doesnt feel like I need to finish the main storyline. Or do it at all. :D

so you do nothing in a universe lacking less storyline? wow how boring could that be

[Macronomicus]

That's a metaphor of mankind adventuring into outer space frontier, its likely infinite & never ending, especially when you bring multiple lives & universes into the equation. There is no end, because there was no beginning, only places within the expanse, that is the nature of infinity.

[Ez Duzit]

Originally posted by MethAtic:

lack of creativity, lack of development, poor game design its one or all of the three

Most great games have a Beginning a Middle and a End. Starfield has multiple Beginnings a Empty Middle and No End with 90% filler and 5% boredom and another 5% of what the actual.

Nah it's not as bad as you guys say. But it's not near as good as others say either. But i had my fun with it. And some of the quests are exceptionally good but there just isn't enough of them.

[major tom]

i think this was intended by bethesda. not intended was the outcome in the steam reviews and the dowfall under 60% in the overall rating after over 80% during release time hype.

it seems not to matter how long a player hopes to get entertained by this game like in other games. just read the recent owner reviews...

[Zero McDol]

Originally posted by MethAtic:

Originally posted by Varanus:

Yup, the ending is just a restart. I kept restarting until I got a universe without Constellation. At least that way theres noone pressuring me to go into the unity. So it doesnt feel like I need to finish the main storyline. Or do it at all. :D

so you do nothing in a universe lacking less storyline? wow how boring could that be

While I see your, imo projection, how else do you think that people put thousands of hours into a singleplayer game? Including, but not limited to, Starfield.

Gotta make up your own fun, and how each player chooses to go about that, is completely up to them. Some use mods, some replay the story multiple times, some stick to the vanilla game and do things, or maybe a combination of that or more. You never really know, but one thing is for sure; if a player likes the world and its available content, then that player is going to want to stay in that world.

Heck, I'm still putting time into Skyrim and Cyberpunk, though currently taking a break to put time into Starfield. Games like these, I never get bored with.

[RL 101]

NG+ (which is not exactly that) has been a real stroke of genius on Bethesda's part, making it part of a “continuum” perfectly integrated with the game's background.

[major tom]

ng+ was necessary to keep the gameplay bugfree. if you do not use it you probably run into troubles. has this changed due to bug fixes?

[jobo3010]

What you're explaining is every EA sports game. You "NG+" every season and just play the same game over and over and over until you're bored. Congratulations, you bought into the EA Sports game design model.

[Varanus]

Originally posted by jobo3010:

What you're explaining is every EA sports game. You "NG+" every season and just play the same game over and over and over until you're bored. Congratulations, you bought into the EA Sports game design model.

Realistically, that is every game. Video or otherwise. Including real sports. XD

[jobo3010]

Originally posted by Varanus:

Originally posted by jobo3010:

What you're explaining is every EA sports game. You "NG+" every season and just play the same game over and over and over until you're bored. Congratulations, you bought into the EA Sports game design model.

Realistically, that is every game. Video or otherwise. Including real sports. XD

No, I can play any game that actually has a narrative and is well designed, and it ends, it has a conclusion. Starfield and anything by EA sports doesn't meet that criteria. They don't have an end game state and are designed to be played indefinitely, both for slightly different reasons, but ultimately to waste the consumer's time with an end result of corporate financial gain. EA wants you to play forever because you're more likely to buy into their Ultimate Team casino. BGS Microsoft wants you to stay subscribed to Gamepass and buy into their shameless in game mod market, that may or may not break your game or even work as advertised.

At least EA is actually profitable, Xbox can't buy a win right now, not even with all of Microsoft's money behind them.

[Varanus]

Originally posted by jobo3010:

Originally posted by Varanus:

Realistically, that is every game. Video or otherwise. Including real sports. XD

No, I can play any game that actually has a narrative and is well designed, and it ends, it has a conclusion. Starfield and anything by EA sports doesn't meet that criteria. They don't have an end game state and are designed to be played indefinitely, both for slightly different reasons, but ultimately to waste the consumer's time with an end result of corporate financial gain. EA wants you to play forever because you're more likely to buy into their Ultimate Team casino. BGS Microsoft wants you to stay subscribed to Gamepass and buy into their shameless in game mod market, that may or may not break your game or even work as advertised.

At least EA is actually profitable, Xbox can't buy a win right now, not even with all of Microsoft's money behind them.

Except you're wrong. It does end. The moment those credits come up, its over. The story is complete. Its your choice to play through it again. Much like any other game. The only thing SF does, is give you the option to do it without making a new character and level all over again.

[Tdante UA]

The end of the game is literally just to stop when you need it and live. And when you get tired of living and want adventures, then go on again. This ending is even written in the Starborn's diary when we first look for Unity.
The constellation is even happy when you jump to Unity and return to them in the same universe. I don't see any contradictions.

[kdodds]

Um... welcome to BGS RPGs?