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[โ€“] UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

npcs repeat the same path and barks every few minutes.

Man you really haven't played a Bethesda game since Skyrim

[โ€“] MostlyHarmless@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have played them all. Although I only played the first 10 hours of starfield.

Stand in one place in the middle of Baldur's Gate and listen to the same barks repeat every minute.

Larian do not have the tools and experience to build a Skyrim game. Bethesda do not have the tools or experience to build a Baldur's Gate game.

A cyberpunk developer made the exact same point when people were comparing them to Starfield, two games with far more in common than Baldur's gate.

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-developer-defends-starfield-against-fan-criticism-664007-20231005

It is fine to criticise starfield for it's faults. It's rediculous to imply they should have built a Larian game instead. They can't