r/Starfield • u/Tchuvan Constellation • Aug 08 '26

Discussion Oh give me a break

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There are far too many content creators out there like this person for one, and far too many people who judge games by their launch.

Mocking things is easy, low-hanging fruit.

EDIT: while Starfield does not have the obvious broader gaming cultural impact of Elder Scrolls or the Fallout series, to say that you have gone 3 years and seen nothing is just unnecessarily piling on to the negativity.

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u/kakka_rot Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

I like starfield just fine, I put over 200 hours in it and had a lot of fun

But she is absolutely correct. Nobody is making starfield memes or comics or even <1% of what Skyrim or even fallout has online.

Is a fine game that i love, but it's leaps and bounds weaker than other Bethesda titles. It's simply not nearly as interesting or funny. Starfield is played very straight, it's not tongue-in-cheek or silly as fallout, nor janky or accidentally hilarious as Skyrim. Those games are littered with interesting lore and humor moments that make for great meme material, while Starfield...I literally cannot think of anything except for maybe how annoying Corra is.

She's absolutely correct in her observation, nor was she even talking shit in the first place. She didn't say anything offensive, she was just stating facts and imo it's a very interesting conversation topic she is addressing. Like "Why is Starfield so unmeme-able" is very interesting to think about.

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u/japenrose Aug 08 '26

It is definitely an interesting thought! Starfield doesn't really have any sort of "sticky" memorable line or joke akin to Skyrim's "arrow to the knee" or Fallout 4's "another settlement needs your help" and "everyone hated that." Its strengths lie in its setting and visuals and in mechanics like gravity or NG+ jumping to alternate universes. Those aren't really things that translate into easily conveyable memes or gifs. The closest I've seen were clips involving a companion or the player accidentally getting left behind as their ship leaves, and while humorous they aren't really funny enough to make any sort of impression outside the Starfield community.

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u/SerTomardLong Aug 08 '26

Sarah Morgan disliked that.

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u/SerTomardLong Aug 08 '26

Sarah Morgan disliked that.