Topic: Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Seems like the physical starter bundle already received its first price cut (EU). Interesting for people who want to go physical with this. I'm waiting for a price drop of the digital deluxe. That's still €99 here in the Netherlands.

So now that the hype died down: is this game worth it?

@Trajan If you live in the states and get it half price on Black Friday (already confirmed), definitely. If you get it full price in the states maybe. If you are in Europe and it's full price, probably not.

@Trajan
It absolutely is. It took me 34 hours to complete it but since I didn't bought the yellow weapon from the Neptune ship pack I couldn't open some chests and towers. But that would be completely optional. Just make sure to buy an additional ship pack to have one more life.

I enjoyed my time in the Starlink universe and this is one of the rare games where I wish it would get some DLC.

@Trajan I loved it, and would still be playing if it weren’t for Pokémon. There’s a skill tree, upgrade, and crafting element that had me hooked on trying to make souped up builds.
I wouldn’t say no to an expansion on the story down the line.

According to Nintendo Everything, Ubisoft has said that "this is just the beginning for Starlink" and that the company is "planning to reveal more next month, so stay tuned"
Could this be an expansion or some new ships or weapons?

@Matthew010 All the toys/downloads have a description of Wave 1, so I’m guessing toys. Buuuut, I’m hoping for story. I like the game

Welp add me to the new starlink family. Got it for 25 (since I forgot to get free shipping) when it was the deal of the day on Amazon. For the physical version do you have to have the ship at all times to use it or will it scan and download into the game? I'm just going to play as Fox.

@Ryu_Niiyama For the physical, you can just scan in to activate the digital version of an item. It will require a 7 day check in though, so don’t go putting that Arwing in a glass case just yet.
Hope you enjoy the game! I certainly have.

^ Haha! good to know. That is a nice way to balance a toys to life game, I think. I'll get started on it tonight at my night job.

(Puts on "Actually" hat...)

You don't have to reload the base ships. They are a one-time link. Only add-ons need to be relinked after a week.

@JasmineDragon oh! Thanks for that. I feel like I’ve been told this but forgot.

It’s Levi-oh-sa, not Levio-sah 😂

@HobbitGamer Yeah, I feel like it makes a big difference. I can live with having to relink my add-ons because they are kind of optional (although I love my Neptune, my main ship now!)

But I would not want to have to relink every ship once a week.

I hope you guys like it, it's been a blast for me so far.

After a bit of thinking and having someone else chip in, I finally bought the game (Digital Deluxe Edition)! Downloading and going to play it once I have finished with Pokemon, but I feel like it'll be fun as long as I can get the hang of the control for combat XD

(I never played much shooter kind of game)

I purchased the physical on the Black Friday markdown. I had just finished Manticore, which I grew to really enjoy. At first, I was a little frustrated with the Starlink ship controls (Manticore's were so TIGHT) and the story scenes, but I'm about 5 hours in and it really gets rolling. I love the ship power ups and flying around helping the mining stations. Also: Fox is fully playable...it really does feel like a SF installment.

I play digitally and was able to by another weapon DLC pack, which worked flawlessly. I might buy the Neptune Ship DLC too since that one seems to be a different maker. But I like the challenge of having only a few ships. If you die, there is a consequence. Not a huge one, but you do have to start a fight over for instance.

I saw that the eShop has all (or nearly all) DLCs available in a discounted bundle ($50), but didn't bite. I have yet to appreciate the difference between the pilots (each has some sort of special ability), but I'd really rather just roll with Fox.

This is minor question but it's one that has been bugging me. So how come at the menu screen when you press the X button, it doesn't register when you want to learn more about the game?

Ok, now the game is acting weirder in which it locked off the use of my Y button.

Now this is a game I'd say is, "swimming in 7s". The production levels are high, but that gameplay loop is kind of meh. Basically a third person looter-shooter. I paid $35, and after playing for a few hours that price point feels like a bargain. Good game, borderline great.

For anyone on the fence the starter pack is down to $30 on Amazon! Game must've tanked hard, unfortunate days is actual quite good!!

Still liking this game. I haven't played it too much but it's just so zen exploring the planets. Still, I wonder how you play without all the weapon add-ons.....it really helps a lot to have the right weapons for the right tasks. And I still can't take out an outlaw base....I churn through my best 3 ships and get spat out alive.