NMS VS Starfield

[xanyga]

I'm thinking about what to choose to plunge into the infinite space

[Nostromo]

You are in luck if you're here looking for talk about that.

There's about 18 Quintilian threads on that topic here now. Should not take much effort to find any of them...

GL!

[Froot Loop Lux]

This comparison still feels like apples to oranges for me. Like yes both of these games involve surviving an adventure in outer space but outside of that their similarities are few and far between. Starfield is a story driven rpg game at its core whilst NMS is an adventure story-generator exploration game.

Personal opinion? If you want a game for storytelling, Role Playing and modern visuals, Starfield. If you want a game for exploration, community and a wild variety of worlds, No Man's Sky.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

I just found out I can play Starfield for free using Gamepass. That would be one way to try out an otherwise budget breaking game. I also found my rig will run Starfield, just not very well.

Both games are really different from each other. Kind of like asking Fallout 4 or Minecraft.

[Hoho]

NMS much better than Wokefield

[-🗲 Archie 🗲-]

Starfield is a action RPG set in space, No Man's Sky is a space and survival simulator, and you will have very different experiences with both.

I'd recommend Starfield if you're looking for a RPG experience light on starship management with a focus on action and story.

I'd recommend No Man's Sky if you're looking for a lighthearted survival and exploration experience with moderate starship management.

Alternatively, buck the debate altogether and get X4 Foundations and experience complex starship, fleet, space station and empire management.

[Finaryman]

come on, r there not enough starfield this and that threads

[Raven]

Originally posted by smok1ng:

I'm thinking about what to choose to plunge into the infinite space

Ohhhh, I get to copy/paste again.

Originally posted by SumGumption:

"If you need us to tell you what to do... Then...

God, no.... Just move on to something else. We're worn out by people that can't think or make a decisions for themselves. They still have preschool stacking pans, 10 piece wooden puzzles, the cow says what, the Little People's play sets and my favorite, Hotwheels. Please... No.

(This post is not affiliated with HG or NMS in anyway. This is not a paid for response and the poster did pay for it's own game and enjoyment to which, gives this poster full approval to feel how If you need us to tell you what to do... Then...
it wants to feel about what ever.)"

[XD001]

Free updates, dude. And no microtransactions.

[Carnatux]

Completely differnt game types that just happen to be space themed. Do you want a skyrim type game or a sandbox type game

[DiFtz]

No. Enough comparing these two games.

[Dr.Abscondus]

Todd Howard's greasy fingerprints are all over Starfield and that's all you really need to know. The game engine used is a development of the Gamebryo engine used to make Elder Scrolls III Morrowind which was released in 2002. The game engine is probably older than a lot of the people posting on here. NMS is mercifully free of any references to today's political or social landscape so you can just relax and enjoy exploring the Universe without worrying about what's underneath your space suit.

[Carnatux]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

Todd Howard's greasy fingerprints are all over Starfield and that's all you really need to know. The game engine used is a development of the Gamebryo engine used to make Elder Scrolls III Morrowind which was released in 2002. The game engine is probably older than a lot of the people posting on here. NMS is mercifully free of any references to today's political or social landscape so you can just relax and enjoy exploring the Universe without worrying about what's underneath your space suit.

I sir am a robot and wear no spacesuit.....(which I found out was an option recently with autophage I literally have no armor section equipped)

[Araanim]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

Todd Howard's greasy fingerprints are all over Starfield and that's all you really need to know. The game engine used is a development of the Gamebryo engine used to make Elder Scrolls III Morrowind which was released in 2002. The game engine is probably older than a lot of the people posting on here. NMS is mercifully free of any references to today's political or social landscape so you can just relax and enjoy exploring the Universe without worrying about what's underneath your space suit.

Can we put this argument to rest? That's not how game engines work, that's not how development works. The Creation Engine isn't the same one from Morrowind any more than Unreal 5 is the same engine from 1998.

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by -🗲 Archie 🗲-:

Starfield is a action RPG set in space, No Man's Sky is a space and survival simulator, and you will have very different experiences with both.

I'd recommend Starfield if you're looking for a RPG experience light on starship management with a focus on action and story.

I'd recommend No Man's Sky if you're looking for a lighthearted survival and exploration experience with moderate starship management.

Alternatively, buck the debate altogether and get X4 Foundations and experience complex starship, fleet, space station and empire management.

^^^^^^^^^
This is your answer.

Starfield is a story driven game with a side of exploration and survival.

NMS is an exploration game with some survival elements and a minimalist story line that severs as an extended tutorial.

[John]

Played 156 hours in Starfield and that's it. All the quests are done. Some quests were very good, of course. But now, nothing more to do except repeating old and known stuff. NG+ is repeating the whole game from the start. You can do that 10 times or so. Wow. Played 280 hours in NMS and yes, it's still interesting, although there is only a very minimalistic story. At the end, play both. They are different games. Then go on to Star Citizen.