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submitted 5 months ago by winety@lemmy.zip to c/games@lemmy.world

So, Starfield was a disappointment (in my opinion). The story isn't interesting. The lore and world-building do not make sense. The game mechanics do not mesh together. (And it doesn't run well on the Steam Deck.)

But the promise of Starfield? The big space game? The big space RPG where you can play as Captain Reynolds type character? That's something I can get behind. I want to traverse space, visit different planets, get lost, meet interesting characters, solve their problems, and shoot some stuff. Two games come to my mind when I think of this:

  • No Man's Sky
  • Mass Effect

I've only played a few hours of No Man's Sky, but I think it does space traversal well. To put it bluntly, flying from planet to planet without interruption is better than fast travel. But the gameplay loop did not

Mass Effect nails the space adventure side of things. You visit multiple interesting places, you meet different people with curious problems, and you solve these problems (mainly by shooting). But it's a typical Bioware game: The places you visit are small and confined, and there are (comparatively) few of them. The space traversal is done by clicking a few buttons in a menu.

My question is: Are there any “big space games”? Are there any games that deliver on the promise of Starfield? What are your favourite sci-fi RPGs?

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[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Star Citizen will get a story mode called Squadron 42 witch should be feature complete and it has a star studded Hollywood cast. It looks worthwile but it won't be here for at least a year.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah the prologue level they showed looked incredible. I really hope they can give the game all the polish it needs, after so long in development they absolutely need to release something with quality to match.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Star citizen right now is great if you have a group of friends to play with. You can divide up work, do your space cowboy stuff. You and your friends just need a high tolerance for jinky systems

[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'll just assume you didn't mean to respond to me. In any event, Squadron 42 is completely separate from the main game so I'll wonder how jinky it might be.

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[-] Linktank@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago

I vote for Elite Dangerous...

It's 10,000 miles wide and an inch deep, but that's still a lot of water.

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[-] PushButton@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Elite Dangerous

[-] NerfHerder@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

SpaceBourne 2

SpaceBourne 2 is a single-player, open-universe RPG and third-person shooter game with an abundance of features, including role-playing, mining, trading, piracy, crafting, and deep exploration. The story picks up where it left off in SpaceBourne, but now the player's goal is to build a new empire in the galaxy, with the methods of doing so being completely up to the player.

[-] TotalFat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Duskers. A game that seems to be inspired heavily by the aesthetics of the first Alien movie. Instead of one terrifying xenomorph, there are four (?) different kinds all working independently to exterminate humanity. You're at the point in the story where they've basically succeeded, and you're trying to figure out what the heck happened. You get to do some basic scripting as well!

[-] korendian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I know there has been some controversy around it, but Star Wars Outlaws might be worth a look.

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[-] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Still in early access, and not very pleasant to looking at first glance, but Ostronauts is a start from scratch go anywhere and solve problems space game. On my first play I was pulled over but the cops for salvaging without a license only for the cop to write me a ticket and then start flirting with me. I got his number. Make sure you can cover the cost of the ticket and docking fees before you dock or they won't let you undock. Flight mechanics are very real and you quickly feel like your piloting a space jalopy. RPG system is great too. You unlock skills that level as you use them and need to repair components as they can break down. Slow development by I think one guy, but a work of love for sure.

[-] winety@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Ostranauts looks cool as heck! I've added it to my wishlist.

[-] 9bananas@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

so for something completely different and focusing solely on the "size" aspect:

the biggest, that i am aware of, game in terms of sheer SIZE involved, is Stellaris:

it's a paradox grand strategy game, not first person at all, so completely different from the other recommendations and probably nothing to do with what you asked for...but if you want something truly MASSIVE...well...can't go much larger than galaxy spanning all out war involving gigantic fleets and armies!

so if power fantasies is something you're interested in, maybe take a look! it's pretty easy to get into, but has a lot of depth (but no requirement) to master later on! and it has a lot of settings regarding game speed and difficulty to tailor it to your tastes.

and mods, god help me, the mods; play a couple hours to get to know the game, then definitely get Gigastructural Engineering from the workshop. short list of ridiculous engineering:

  • Attack Moons
  • Behemoth Planetcraft
  • Neutronstar Gigaforge
  • Matryoshka Brain
  • and a bunch, even more ridiculously huge projects!

(sidenote: the new DLC subscription on steam is...kinda worth it honestly. not the worst idea, especially to just try it out for a couple hours. i was extremely skeptical, but it's kinda, surprisingly, less predatory than the previous "we'll release 2 20$ DLCs, and 1 30/40$ DLC per year" model...)

[-] lath@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Not really what is looked for here in most ways, but there's Parkan.

I have little to say other than it exists.

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