Cyberpunk 2077 has a horrible gameplay style, the action is constrained and clunky, the stories have too many rails. It doesn't feel free and open. It's basically just Grand Theft Auto with better stories.

No Man's Sky seems endlessly pointless (or pointlessly endless?). It's a cool idea but I enjoy Starfield a whole lot more.

[–] eochaid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree totally.

I don't get people stanning NMS over Starfield. I mean No Man's Sky is alright as a tech demo sandbox but even with the latest update, I get bored so quickly. Even the stations and civilization hubs feel dead, the plot is just so haphazard and slapdash. Starfield feels so much more cohesive and....has actual characters. But they're also just very different games. Starfield is heavier on story content and NMS is heavier on procedural generation.

I loved Cyberpunk's story but I've found very little reason to come back outside of the main plot. GTA5 was a technical achievement under sweatshop conditions and while I hated the story, the world felt alive and full of things to do and places to explore. Cyberpunk feels like GTA if it was made with half the team and with one less year of development (because it was).