YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED to Compare Starfield & Baldur’s Gate 3

☆☆ Support More Content Like This ☆☆ Are we allowed to compare Starfield and Baldur’s Gate 3? They’re totally different games after all... OF COURSE WE that’s exactly what I’m doing here; comparing how different games incorporate various elements of game design to different levels of effect, and because these elements transcend genre, art style, mechanics, platform, etc., it’s perfectly fair and actually quite fruitful to have discussions comparing how well, or poorly, they each go about accomplishing their game design goals. Including mentions/examples from other games including Outer Wilds, Cyberpunk, Skyrim, No Man’s Sky, and more. 0:00 Why we can and should compare different games 4:16 Attention to Detail & Environmental Storytelling 12:28 Rewarding Creativity, Curiosity & Exploration 15:36 Wasting Time w/ Pointless & Boring Dialogue 17:27 Contrived Plots & Omniscient Companions 21:05 Roleplaying & Meaningful Choice 31:49 Hand Holding, Player Agency & Interesting Outcomes 44:18 Voice Acting & Dialogue 49:41 More Dialogue… 52:43 The worst quest in Starfield 1:00:26 Cyberpunk Makes Starfield Look BAD 1:03:35 Is Starfield Really an Open World Game? 1:07:58 Starfield refuses to shut up 1:10:09 Mars made me hate the game single handedly 1:21:57 Bethesda forgot how to make quests 1:25:21 The best quest in Starfield 1:27:18 Starfield’s complete and utter inability to elicit a single emotion 1:34:02 Baldur’s Gate 3 makes me feel all the things constantly 1:37:48 Bethesda isn’t even trying at this point 1:40:39 You don’t need incredible voice acting, music, or graphics to tell a story 1:42:18 How does Starfield tell the story of the biggest tragedy in the universe? 1:49:20 How does Starfield handle the final epic boss showdown? 1:50:13 Final Thoughts ☆ Come Say Hello While I’m Live Streaming on Twitch ☆ ☆ Check out my music on Spotify! ☆ ☆ My DMCA-free streamer-safe playlist ☆ ☆ Other Links ☆ Discord: Twitter: Music Channel: Instagram: