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Dan Stapleton (@danstapleton.bsky.social)

Aw dang, I'm told no Starfield: Shattered Space review copies are going out ahead of launch. We'll have something up on it ASAP but I imagine that's gonna be a few days at least.

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[N0S]

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Gaming media is not relevant at all.

N0S great minds think alike lol

 

[Magic Carpet]

I thought this was released a few months ago. I'm too far out of the Starfield loop.

 

[Kacho]

Oh no! I was going to check it out regardless but now I'm not so sure.

 

[Mercador]

I would be surprised if anyone bought it, unless you have it because of the initial launch.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Gaming media is not relevant at all.

Nor is Starfield.

 

[Kacho]

FYI -
To start playing the Shattered Space expansion, players must complete the introductory mission of the main quest, One Small Step. After you’ve completed One Small Step, the first time players grav-jump to an orbit that is not used by a mission or encounter, they will receive a distress call and discover a large star station, The Oracle.

Any player can take on the challenge in Shattered Space, but reaching level 35 is recommended for the best experience.

 

[Topher]

Gaming media is not relevant at all.

N0S great minds think alike lol

Well you say that but then I see review threads still getting a ton of attention.

 

[peter42O]

Reviews haven't meant shit to me since the old magazine days when reviews back then seemed to be a lot more legitimate. Now, it's nothing but clicks and ad revenue. As someone who loves Starfield and has it as his current game of the generation, im super hyped and ready for Shattered Space. A few more days to go!! Let's go!!

 

[don-mika]

 

[Topher]

FYI -
To start playing the Shattered Space expansion, players must complete the introductory mission of the main quest, One Small Step. After you’ve completed One Small Step, the first time players grav-jump to an orbit that is not used by a mission or encounter, they will receive a distress call and discover a large star station, The Oracle.

Any player can take on the challenge in Shattered Space, but reaching level 35 is recommended for the best experience.

I have the game loaded up with my last save. Going to jump in and play a bit this weekend to re-familiarize myself a bit. Looking forward to the expansion. Hopefully it is a good story at least.

 

[R6Rider]

I don't need reviews to know that I'm never playing Starfield again.

 

[clarky]

Stuck in Africa for the next few weeks so can't play for a while anyways.

 

[Z O N E]

Well, seeing what Game Journalism has come to, I don't blame them.

PC Gamer and IGN are too busy figuring out how to make this Starfield DLC review somehow become a negative article about Wukongs developer.

 

[soulbait]

I don't know if this means anything bad or not. It is DLC afterall, and there could be some limitations on releasing codes out for it? It could also be Bethesda going back to their old ways where they do not give our review codes. Do they have a history of giving out review codes on large DLCs?

I believe this DLC is the game's last chance to change the gaming public's overall opinion on this game. I for one enjoyed Star Field. Not the best game ever, but I still had a lot of fun in it. But I also understand the complaints others have on it.

 

[Kacho]

Reviews haven't meant shit to me since the old magazine days when reviews back then seemed to be a lot more legitimate. Now, it's nothing but clicks and ad revenue. As someone who loves Starfield and has it as his current game of the generation, im super hyped and ready for Shattered Space. A few more days to go!! Let's go!!

Here's a free spoiler for Shattered Space reviews:

+ Fun, self-contained adventure
+ Feels more like a the classic Bethesda experience
+ Cosmic horror
+ New weapons/armor/ships/etc are nice

- Doesn't fix the core issues
- Still a flawed experience

FIN

 

[SJRB]

No pre-release reviews is always a sign of confidence and quality.

 

[Kacho]

No pre-release reviews is always a sign of confidence and quality.

Yep, never forget Doom 2016. Total disaster.

 

[Punished Miku]

Should be a fun OT. Just people that liked Starfield playing, and everyone just making up their own mind without a narrative.

 

[Topher]

Here's a free spoiler for Shattered Space reviews:

+ Fun, self-contained adventure
+ Feels more like a the classic Bethesda experience
+ Cosmic horror
+ New weapons/armor/ships/etc are nice

- Doesn't fix the core issues
- Still a flawed experience

FIN

Have ChatGPT turn that into an article for you and slap 7/10 at the end and you are qualified to write for IGN

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[winjer]

Bethesda must be confident on the quality of this expansion...

 

[jm89]

Game of the generation™ things

 

[Punished Miku]

Bethesda must be confident on the quality of this expansion...

Or confident on the lack of quality of the media. They've kind of hated games media for a while, and it's pretty clear they have actual enemies.

 

[peter42O]

Here's a free spoiler for Shattered Space reviews:

+ Fun, self-contained adventure
+ Feels more like a the classic Bethesda experience
+ Cosmic horror
+ New weapons/armor/ships/etc are nice

- Doesn't fix the core issues
- Still a flawed experience

Wouldn't even disagree with any of that. Only thing I expect to be "fixed" for the expansion is that everything is in the one planet and contained so I do think the exploration will be better but outside of the expansion, it goes back to what it was.

 

[xVodevil]

Already got the premium so not like I'm gonna preorder or anything.. I just need more space horror shit vibes like that hidden quest, game had so much more potential for this

 

[Stuart360]

Hopefully this is the last dlc for this game, and they move full on with ES6,
Starfield was just too ambitious, especially with this engine.
Get back to one big map with ES6, somethign they know how to do, and something this aging engine can do.

 

[Topher]

Hopefully this is the last dlc for this game, and they move full on with ES6,
Starfield was just too ambitious, especially with this engine.
Get back to one big map with ES6, somethign they know how to do, and something this aging engine can do.

Believe there is a second expansion in the works

 

[CliffBronger]

The only reviews i care about are user reviews, the legacy media can go rot as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Stuart360]

Believe there is a second expansion in the works

Well hopefully its a smaller team and most of the devs are on ES6.

 

[Punished Miku]

Believe there is a second expansion in the works

Starborn. Hell of a name for an expansion if you want new lore and answers. Looking forward to it.

 

[Kacho]

Hopefully this is the last dlc for this game, and they move full on with ES6,
Starfield was just too ambitious, especially with this engine.
Get back to one big map with ES6, somethign they know how to do, and something this aging engine can do.

Bethesda is committed to supporting this game for years. They're big enough now to support multiple projects and would have no impact on TESVI.

 

[Kacho]

Or confident on the lack of quality of the media. They've kind of hated games media for a while, and it's pretty clear they have actual enemies.

Yep, nothing new to anyone who follows Bethesda. I imagine Todd Howard has a picture of Jason Schreier in his office that he throws darts at for stress relief. He's still bitter about the F4 leak lmao.

 

[KiteGr]

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Review copies for dlc

 

[Complistic]

Unlike every other Bethesda game, I have no interest in ever booting this game up again.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

It looks awesome.

 

[Kacho]

You ready for the next space odyssey, baller?

James Sawyer Ford

 

[Topher]

Review copies for dlc

For expansions....yeah, it is very common

 

[HRK69]

Easiest skip of my life

Even if it get straight 10's across the board

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

For expansions....yeah, it is very common

It's silly, it's still the same game just more content; if you didn't like it before, you still won't like it now

 

[Topher]

It's silly, it's still the same game just more content; if you didn't like it before, you still won't like it now

Or if you did like it but are not sure if you want to buy the expansion then read a review to help you make the decision.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

No pre-release reviews is always a sign of confidence and quality.

I don't think it means anything. Helldivers 2 didn't have any pre-release review. Astrobot reviews were set to be just 1 day before release( even though Sony had historically done 1 week before release reviews), bloodborne( if I remember correctly, also had only it's review embargo set just one day before release). Cyberpunk 2077 on the other hand had it's review embargo before release and we all know how crap it was at release

 

[RavageX]

So as far as mods, I haven't seen any good ones. Nexus seems to have changed over the years, and the ones in the Creation menu seem...eh.

Any suggestions?

 

[Frwrd]

Nor is Starfield.

 

[adamsapple]

Review copies for dlc

 

[Jimmy_liv]

Bethesda have history with this. Did it with Doom too and a couple of other titles if I recall.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

You know who will say it's the greatest thing ever....

 

[Flabagast]

I always found that line so utterly stupid.