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00:00:00 – 00:19:43
The video critiques Starfield's lack of depth in its main story and proposes reimagining the Constellation organization to enhance player engagement through meaningful discovery. It suggests recruiting diverse crew members for exploration but criticizes the game's lack of true discoveries and novelty, as every planet already has human settlements. The speaker emphasizes the importance of incorporating diverse alien species to create a compelling narrative and questions the oversight of intriguing alien artifacts. Additionally, the video criticizes the game's uninspired narrative, repetitive tasks, and lack of meaningful choices. It discusses the easy attainment of artifacts and critiques the new game plus mode that contradicts impactful decision-making. The speaker proposes introducing encounters with player-built characters from other universes to add variety and social engagement to gameplay.
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In this part of the video, the speaker criticizes Starfield’s main story as lacking depth and purpose. They focus on the organization Constellation, stating it serves the player rather than having a meaningful impact in the game world. The speaker suggests reimagining Constellation as a new organization that recruits players to embark on a meaningful discovery journey. They highlight inconsistencies in the game’s plot and propose a more engaging narrative where players are approached by a character named Barrett to uncover mysterious artifacts. The speaker emphasizes the need for a more compelling storyline that encourages player agency and exploration rather than a linear, unengaging plot.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the storyline of a game centered around the player being part of an organization called Constellation exploring unknown aspects of the universe. The speaker suggests revamping the organization to be new instead of old, recruiting a diverse team with unique skills to aid in discovery. By the end of act one, the player has recruited various crew members, including a navigator, scientist, and others, ready to embark on the journey. However, the speaker criticizes the lack of true discoveries in the game universe, as every planet already has existing human settlements or outposts, limiting the sense of exploration and novelty.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker talks about exploring various planets and encountering glacial rocks that may not be new discoveries, but rather just new to the player. They mention finding alien artifacts that have been mostly ignored by others, leading to a quest to uncover the mysteries behind ancient temples on populated planets. The speaker questions why these findings have been overlooked by the inhabitants and why more attention isn’t given to these intriguing structures.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the importance of incorporating different alien species in the game Starfield to make the storyline more compelling. They suggest that having diverse alien civilizations with unique architectures and cultures would make it more plausible for humans in the game to ignore mysterious alien structures. The speaker emphasizes the need for an engaging narrative with background lore that provides satisfying answers or interpretations by the end of the game. They stress that leaving unanswered questions without intriguing lore diminishes the overall experience, despite the inclusion of features like a new game plus mode.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker criticizes a video game for lacking interesting narrative choices and meaningful gameplay. They mention repetitive tasks of finding artifacts in a mine, laboratory, and temple, and highlight the uninspired lore surrounding the “starborn” characters. The lack of clear goals and motivations for the antagonists is criticized, with interactions between characters seeming indifferent and lacking depth. The narrator points out the limited morality choices in the game, with a common option being to reject both sides. The speaker conveys a sense of apathy towards the game’s storyline and character development.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses how the main storyline in the game lacks meaningful impact and choice. Players can easily obtain artifacts without much effort or engagement from the characters. The main quest ends with a choice to restart in a new game plus mode, losing all possessions but gaining a fancy ship. However, this new game plus mode contradicts the typical Bethesda RPG experience of making meaningful choices and impacting the game world. The speaker also critiques the handling of the Starborn concept and suggests a different approach involving a pseudo-online component similar to Dark Souls.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses an idea for a game where players encounter characters from other universes who are actually player builds. These encounters could add variety by introducing different weapons, armor, and play styles into the game. The concept blends elements of Dark Souls and Shadow Of War, creating potentially tough battles with good rewards. Players could also receive notifications when their character is defeated by another player, adding an innovative and social aspect to the gameplay.