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Starlink: Battle for Atlas Review thread
- Thread starter Kiraly
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Yes, I'd like to play the game at a decent resolution and framerate.
People buying this as though it's the next Star Fox game are going to be in for a rude awakening, IMO. It's not that, and it's never claimed to be that. It's like buying Soulcalibur 6 thinking it's a new Witcher game. There's a common thread but they didn't set out to make a Star Fox game.
It's a game where you never leave the ship, it's not motion controlled, and you can play as Fox the entire time. Good enough for me.
Points well taken, and I agree, but once people get their hands on it I think there will be a lot of complaints about how it "doesn't feel like Star Fox."
I always wanted an open world, free roaming Star Fox game. This will scratch that itch rather well. I never buy the on rails Star Fox games, either.
Yes I guess to you the Switch version doesn't even have "decent" resolution or framerate. Come on now...
Do we know resolution/frame rate differences yet? I'm curious to try the Star Fox content, but not curious enough if it will be a massive step down in quality
EZA review was weird, it spent a LOT of time on the Star Fox content, at times the writing was like they almost framed the opinion around it.
EZA review was weird, it spent a LOT of time on the Star Fox content, at times the writing was like they almost framed the opinion around it.
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Is there going to be an OT for this? Or will this be a game where the review thread just morphs into that eventually? :P
what is starfox? there was adventure, assault, command, 64 remake and zero and all of those games were radically different but none of them really good (except adventure maybe)
this one is a good game so ill take it.
So the difference between the digital starter and digital deluxe is 1 ship, 3 pilots, and 3 weapons. Not as huge of a jump for $20 as i initially thought. Glad i went with the digital starter edition at the last minute.
Quite a few reviews didn't really cover what's in-depth in the game. The GameExplain video began looking a bit deeper but the universe-state stuff and moddable-stuff wasn't laid out in so much detail. It's nice to know the StarFox stuff is "legit" (even though the ship doesn't completely control like an arwing on the planet surfaces), but I still don't have a great sense of how much of the systems-type stuff can turn the game from super-repetitive into combo mixing.
I'm curious about this too, I'm preloaded and ready to go. But it'll probably end up being in the morning.
Colleague of mine got the PS4 version delivered to work today and we checked it out for an hour. Really like what I've seen so far. Planets, flora and fauna remind me a lot of No Man's Sky and the transition between space and planetary sections, hyperdrive etc. look even more impressive here, overall visuals are downright stunning at times (giant structures, lighting, flew through some Mad Max-like sandstorm...). Main complaints so far are the menus (which are a bit cumbersome) and gameplay, controls, sense of speed work far better when "grounded" than in space. Feels somewhat sluggish there, but from what I've seen space combat plays a very minor role anyway, so it's definitely not a StarFox game in disguise.
Gameplay session convinced me once and for all that I need this game on my Switch, but ran into the same problem like some others here, that it costs at least 80 € in the German eShop for some inexplicable reason. Just added some funds to my US account...
Gameplay session convinced me once and for all that I need this game on my Switch, but ran into the same problem like some others here, that it costs at least 80 € in the German eShop for some inexplicable reason. Just added some funds to my US account...
This is like suggesting some people bought Smash Bros for Ryu and complained "this doesn't feel like Street Fighter"
People aren't idiots. The game isn't called "Starfox"
Yeah, that's my current impression as well. Seems like a decent action/adventure/resource management game, but a bit lacking in the dogfight twitch action I'd prefer. I can wait.
I'm in the same boat -- Ubisoft's games have always impressed me with a cool idea, but after a while it wears out its welcome a bit too soon. Not sure why that is.
This does feel closer to a Star Fox game than the rumored Star Fox Grand Prix.
I said it was chaotic, not disorienting. I probably could have found a better clip to showcase that though!
The combo stuff is pretty simple in general. You hit an enemy with one type of element, then hit him with a different type, creating a reaction. The reaction is usually some sort of explosion that does a burst of damage. There are some different reactions though, gravity weapons creats a vortex that does damage over time for example. You don't have to think too hard about it, because the game isn't too challenging even on the hardest setting. The only thing you want to make sure of is that you are using the right type of elements. You use some fire type reaction on an 'ice cyclops', for example. Usually the planets lean to a certain type of enemy, so you don't need to switch often.
Mods are neat, but don't have a dramatic impact. In simple terms they usually have the weapon do more damage, or it causes the weapon to use less energy so you can spam it more. Late in the game you do want to have a good mod on most slots just to increase your DPS against the tanky enemies, but you don't need to be that smart about putting the right mods in the right place. There are extra systems to fuse lesser mods into stronger ones or clone mods, but I found them to be unnecessary to get the plat on the hardest difficulty.
Because they stop introducing new things very early and repeat the same content one way or the other without any twist or variation.
Played a few hours on Xbox One X, I really like it, looks like it's using a dynamic resolution up to 1440p, or maybe 1080p, even the HUD and menus are a bit blurry, but it looks nice.
Framerate is quite stable and view distance is great.
I took a few screenshots : https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/xcell-miguel/screenshots or https://xboxclips.com/Xcell+Miguel/screenshots
Framerate is quite stable and view distance is great.
I took a few screenshots : https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/xcell-miguel/screenshots or https://xboxclips.com/Xcell+Miguel/screenshots
Played for 90 minutes. Really solid game. I'm impressed how natural Fox and the integration of Star Fox into the main narrative is. The Gameplay is entertaining and the graphics are good undocked and sometimes jaw dropping and sometimes ugly in docked. Seems a little bit uneven.
Also the options and Infos you get in your first hour are overwhelming. Will play more tomorrow morning. I'm pretty happy with my purchase.
Also the options and Infos you get in your first hour are overwhelming. Will play more tomorrow morning. I'm pretty happy with my purchase.
I think most people know full well what to expect, judging by reviews and videos.
It's a dogfighting game, you can use the airwing, you can play as Fox the whole game, his crew is there, he is part of the story in the in game dialogue (which is how most of the story is developed) and was integrated into the cutscenes, he has his own arc with Wolf, the artstyle fits, the controls fits, even the ground combat fits (since many games in the series have ground combat). Sure, the main story is not about him and the crew, but is that a big problem? Not like we care about story in Star Fox games.
It's not a Star Fox game of course, but it's pretty close to what I would expect out of an open world Star Fox game. It's not crazy to pretend it's an actual Star Fox game (which absolutely is the direction I hope the series take). I mean, we're all used to some suspension of disbelief.
If anyone wants to whip up some fancy graphics (title banner, maybe some character info) I can put all the wording and formatting together tomorrow morning.
I am a bit confused by this as I was told that you didn't need the toy to play the game.
Am I getting screwed over by sticking only with Star Fox and the Arwing figure?
Let's be blunt about it, the game is only interesting because of Star Fox. It would be forgotten and ignored without the character.
It might have something to do with Sony not allowing third party to use the wireless feature.
It's because Ubisoft game play is very paper thin and repetition starts to kick in very quickly. It was why I stopped playing Mario + Rabbids: Battle for Kingdom as while the game had charm, its game play left a lot to be desired and quickly fell into a pattern.
- Walk a liner path,
- encounter a battle field,
- fight
- walk a liner path, maybe there might a dead end branching path to unlock items,
- encounter a battle field
Glad to know that there has been a good feedback so far. Mind you I need to read the reviews and know how much of it is contributed to Star Fox, but I like to think that they were just Icing on the cake. Either way, kudos to the team and hope they have a good launch.
Are there any reviews that address performance across the platforms? Interested to know if this is worth picking up on my One X or if I should go digital on Switch for the StarFox integration.
This is right up my alley. For years I've dreamed of a Star Fox or Metroid game that plays like Windwaker in space. This will scratch that itch for the most part.
I've also been dying for something with No Man Sky like traversal but with handcrafted planets, that's also more arcadey action game and less like a space sim like Elite, Star Citizen etc. This scratches that itch as well.
Solid 8+ reviews cinches it for me.
I've also been dying for something with No Man Sky like traversal but with handcrafted planets, that's also more arcadey action game and less like a space sim like Elite, Star Citizen etc. This scratches that itch as well.
Solid 8+ reviews cinches it for me.
I want to know this too. Every review I have seen so far has been very light on any kind of depth. (And most reviews have been Switch, to boot.) (I wanna know about PS4/Pro)
What I do know: all versions are 30fps. So the main differentiators here are going to be:
Resolution
Whether they maintain that frame rate. (I hear Switxh coop is like 20fps.)
And overall graphics/aliasing/level of detail/texture loading.
Never got an email, but apparently best buy Canada shipped my copy because it arrived today. The ship toy is neat and seems like good quality, but fox looks a little derpy lol. Looking forward to trying it out over the next couple of days!
Maybe the game's not the best thing ever (what game is, heh) but I think more reviewers should be able to acknowledge it as that Nintendo Life review does for what it tries to bring to the table, then talk about how, in their opinion, it fails. There are not exactly many polished open world sandbox space action games out there, even after their recent renaissance thanks to crowd funding with Elite and similar games (or long running staples like the X series, which sadly faltered even more than usual in the latest entries). Just reducing it to a middling toys to life effort or whatever that other review suggested doesn't seem fair at all.
Also, why do people say StarFox content is 1-2 hours? I thought you can play the whole game like that, doesn't that mean constant dialogue and scenes with this cast, or at least Fox? Or do you just use the ship but otherwise the game only acknowledges the default cast? Or can you play the whole game as Fox and have him acknowledged but people only acknowledge the extra missions not found in the other versions as StarFox content (so just the introduction missions and the stuff with Wolf I guess)?
As for it getting repetitive, yeah I kinda expected that, you basically seem to loop between 3 gameplay phases. Space flight/combat, ground hovering/combat when first landing in a corrupt planet, ground flight/combat when you first liberate said planet and get full engine power back. Then it's up to mission/encounter design and presenting new vistas and what not to add variety. Hopefully it's a nicely paced game that feels fulfilling and still lasts a while if you just skip the fluff and go for mostly primary/story objectives with the odd side exploration thrown in if it seems like an interesting one.
Also, why do people say StarFox content is 1-2 hours? I thought you can play the whole game like that, doesn't that mean constant dialogue and scenes with this cast, or at least Fox? Or do you just use the ship but otherwise the game only acknowledges the default cast? Or can you play the whole game as Fox and have him acknowledged but people only acknowledge the extra missions not found in the other versions as StarFox content (so just the introduction missions and the stuff with Wolf I guess)?
As for it getting repetitive, yeah I kinda expected that, you basically seem to loop between 3 gameplay phases. Space flight/combat, ground hovering/combat when first landing in a corrupt planet, ground flight/combat when you first liberate said planet and get full engine power back. Then it's up to mission/encounter design and presenting new vistas and what not to add variety. Hopefully it's a nicely paced game that feels fulfilling and still lasts a while if you just skip the fluff and go for mostly primary/story objectives with the odd side exploration thrown in if it seems like an interesting one.
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I looked up the prices for the toys vs digital and its kinda wild how much money you save.
Those tiny, frankly bad quality pilot figures are 8 dollars physical. Meanwhile theyre 4 dollars digital.
Those tiny, frankly bad quality pilot figures are 8 dollars physical. Meanwhile theyre 4 dollars digital.
From what i've seen it's going in a direction I wish Starfox would have went in a while ago.
I hope this is true. Have other Ubisoft games been midnight unlocks on switch?
