As much fun as I'm having with starfield(150 hours since September 1st, because yes I pre-ordered but it was also the first time I'd pre ordered a game in a very very long time ) that was my take on a lot of its issues. I won't say they did no QA playthrough but it certainly feels like they didn't do enough and that was after delaying the game even for like an additional 2 years. Supposedly they were all set to launch the game in late 2021 but Phil Spencer paid them to work on bug fixes for longer. Then nonsensical design choices like not having med pack counters where your grenade counter is or a "current equiped power" info area above your current equiped weapon info area on the HUD in 2021 or 2023 is laughably unthinkable. But the meat of the game has been worth the questionable sourced veggie "bugs" on the burger as a whole imo.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

The way I look at starfield is this.

You See advertisements for a big, thick, juicy black angus burger. Stacked with garden fresh tomato, lettuce, onion, with a side of the best onion rings man can make, for an ultra premium price (at least for those who actually paid money for it, Some of us got it free with a different purchase, and arent so heavily invested in it financially that we're more free to criticize it, and the ridiculous price for what you get)

So you buy it

and what you got was a thin patty with a texture and taste that doesnt match any of your expectations of meat, much less black angus. The greenery is small, disappointing, and utterly tasteless and completely missable if you didnt open bun to go hunt for it.. and instead of onion rings, you got some weird, oily, deep fried brussel sprouts instead.

and the Chef comes out and tells you "Of course the burgers mostly empy. We made it that way because the universe is mostly empty. Get used to it and upgrade your expectations"

Some people might be able to force themselves to enjoy that burger, by throwing salt and pepper and whatever else they can on the bland, tasteless, amorphus "meat", but that doesnt mean its a super premium burger. and it certainly doestnt mean that its what you were sold, and ordered.