Benjamine Heath

I had high hopes and was really excited to get into this. But the more I played it, the less I liked it. Gameplay mechanics haven’t evolved with Bethesda, resulting in a world that looks beautiful but gameplay that feels 20 years dated. The story consists mainly of glorified fetch quests and, “go talk to this person then come back here.” (Because they don’t have long-range communication in the future.) The temples are boring and tedious. Enemy AI is stupid and unreactive. And despite “over 1000 planets” somehow there is no sense of wonder, scale, or exploration. Overall the game just feels safe and mid. Seems Bethesda’s bar has remained low, while other games have been raising the bar. The one shining gem is the ship builder, which I thoroughly enjoyed and spent hours customizing.

A classist, racist and transphobic film that relies on dated humor written for your conservative grandpa. The director call it a satire but it misses the mark on so many levels, the end result is a dreamily long and offensive film.