Starfield

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5711 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,464 out of 5711
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  1. guracco
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    I'm a fan of TES 4, 5, and Fallout 3, 4, and this is the first time I got stuck in the middle of a main quest with the glitch and was completely unplayable.

    I cannot believe they are releasing the game like this. I want to write a lot of complaints about this, but I'm too sad right now, so I'll just leave this comment. I give up playing Starfield. bye Bethesda Softworks, from your    I'm a fan of TES 4, 5, and Fallout 3, 4, and this is the first time I got stuck in the middle of a main quest with the glitch and was completely unplayable.

    I cannot believe they are releasing the game like this.

    I want to write a lot of complaints about this, but I'm too sad right now, so I'll just leave this comment. I give up playing Starfield. bye Bethesda Softworks, from your former fan from jpn    … Expand
  2. Mjh101
    Sep 12, 2023
    4
    I've tried everything to enjoy this game, based on lots of YouTube videos from content creators telling me, this game is great. It's not a great game and its not even a good game. Its average at best.
  3. Harpokhrat
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    It is not 2011 anymore.
    The game mechanics, the AI, the story and everything in the game is outdated.
  4. Sylvest3r
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    This has been disappointing. I knew i should have saved my spending on something else
  5. diocancaro
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    it has some decent roleplaying systems like quests, crafting and ships but the way you use them in the main gameplay loop is sooo aszzzz i can't give this a 6 even. the writing is asszzz, the combat is assszzzzz oblivion clears this all day, even skyrim is better.
  6. JudasJack
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Low tier effort from BSG. Replacing handcrafted world with procedurally generated generic zones. More of an empty theme park than a sand box. Combat consists of guns and a clone of the Shouts system vs guys with guns and the occasional big bug. Real spaceflight is non-existent, just loading screens, ship combat that is worse than arcade games from the 1990s. No exploration of any value inLow tier effort from BSG. Replacing handcrafted world with procedurally generated generic zones. More of an empty theme park than a sand box. Combat consists of guns and a clone of the Shouts system vs guys with guns and the occasional big bug. Real spaceflight is non-existent, just loading screens, ship combat that is worse than arcade games from the 1990s. No exploration of any value in either the generic city zones, or the "planets" which are just zones with mostly procedurally generated POIs separated by vast stretches of featureless rock. Weak overall entry for BSG.… Expand
  7. Kenarwars
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Positives: I can't find anything positive unfortunately
    Negatives: - poor performance on highend PC
    - Graphics are ancient, only a little bit improved - NPC are without depth, no emotions - Story is written like a child. e.g. You start as a miner and find an artifact and just get a spaceship from a stranger. - 1000 planets but 99% almost the same and pointless - Cities seem tiny,    Positives: I can't find anything positive unfortunately
    Negatives: - poor performance on highend PC
    - Graphics are ancient, only a little bit improved
    - NPC are without depth, no emotions
    - Story is written like a child. e.g. You start as a miner and find an artifact and just get a spaceship from a stranger.
    - 1000 planets but 99% almost the same and pointless
    - Cities seem tiny, it's 2023 there should be more than 10 houses per city.
    - Space in the game hardly exists, because you have to use only fast travel anyway. You can't even land yourself.
    - and so on

    For 20 years of development time of a company worth billions, which have as a goal to dominate the market, this is just an extremely bad joke. I can also in no way understand the 100 point ratings of some magazines. Since the game is already extremely bad. If Bethesda had rather put the money into the game than 90% into the PR, it could have been something.    … Expand
  8. gulgulglut
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    It's similar to fallout 4 but with no open world. The worst Bethesda game I ever seen.
  9. Nottacritic
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    I was so excited about this game. I have played a combined 1000 hours of Skyrim and Fallout 4. But wow. How does this game look older than Fallout 4? Why is the writing so painfully bad?

    It’s the biggest, opennest, emptiest game yet… from Bethesda, at least. For better ships and graphics, play No Man’s Sky. For better plot and setting, play Fallout 4. For creepy rubber faces with awful    I was so excited about this game. I have played a combined 1000 hours of Skyrim and Fallout 4. But wow. How does this game look older than Fallout 4? Why is the writing so painfully bad?

    It’s the biggest, opennest, emptiest game yet… from Bethesda, at least. For better ships and graphics, play No Man’s Sky. For better plot and setting, play Fallout 4. For creepy rubber faces with awful lighting, go ahead and play Starfield.

    The best part of this game is it launched on Game Pass where you can sign up, try Starfield, and still have time to get the full Game Pass refund.    … Expand
  10. kubus765
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    I just made an account here to rate it 0/10... Why? Well first of all I don't like game developers that straight up LIE. Secondly, the game is boring af, which is actually the main technical problem beside others. By others I mean that the engine is VERY outdated and not optimized for PC. Consoles too actually. I am really disappointed in Bethesda. I liked their games. I don't think I'llI just made an account here to rate it 0/10... Why? Well first of all I don't like game developers that straight up LIE. Secondly, the game is boring af, which is actually the main technical problem beside others. By others I mean that the engine is VERY outdated and not optimized for PC. Consoles too actually. I am really disappointed in Bethesda. I liked their games. I don't think I'll buy another game from them. I will refund my 100$. If Bethesda keeps doing this then they will lose all respect very soon. People who rate so high must be out of their minds...… Expand
  11. Smithsmc
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Boring gameplay.
    Empty world.
    Bad AI, bad shooting, bad graphics, no optimization.

    Disaster and a joke.
  12. Franton
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
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  13. LOSGAFES
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Mucho hipe que a caído a plomo la sensación de explotación espacial es ninguna , nada de lo prometido
  14. Cognipop
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    I fell for the marketing company and advertising spin dominating social media :(
  15. trevor1981
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    All those negative reviews come from the users upset this is an Xbox exclusive, so just ignore them.
    I personally bought Xbox SX for Starfield alone and am very-very happy I did.
    This the best game so far I've played this year and having said that I've barely even scratched the surface.
    It's about time though that Xbox makes an analogy for a platinum trophy like PlayStation has
  16. Derwin666
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    Far too many major performance issues on the pc. I have a problem with lag/stutter when un-scoping a weapon. It also lags /stutters when switching to the scanner. It didnt start till approx 20hrs of play.

    I wish i hadn't spent the money.
  17. Kotikoira
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    This game is such a disappointment that I've registered to Metacritic to give it a 3. I managed to play up to 2 hours and it became unbearable. It's like playing a game that was developed 20 years ago, that old Freelancer game had almost better graphics if not x10 more fun to play even today.
  18. Bluemoonjeon
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Sloppy details, space games where you can't travel in space, and freedom that you don't have. You can see completely degraded producers from previous works such as Skyrim and Fallout 4.
  19. blizzardbox
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    +nice retro futuristic sci fi setting
    +over all ncie graphics
    +gunplay

    -boring exploration
    -not open world
    -only fast travel through menus
    -combat way too easy, even on very hard + mods
    -cant even dive
    -horrible performance
    -horrible PC port
    -dum AI
    -tiny skilltree
    -half of the skilltree is +10% something
    --mainstreamfield
  20. corvusman
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Very disappointed with the game. Shallow, boring, uninspiring. Very lazy work from the company I used to respect a lot. Bethesda, you can't just slap a new wallpaper on Fallout 4 and claim you worked on that for 7 years.
  21. Elvistete
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Como que um jogo que fica 10 anos em desenvolvimento sai todo cágado dessa forma
  22. zkomp
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Bethesda being Bethesda, making the most disappointing game of the year. Full of jank and chores, no soul and no depth. Better avoid this one (look into No mans Sky for space exploration done right, or Baldurs Gate for an RPG done right).
  23. Haryono
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Someone would kill me if I don't give bad review for this game. So, Starfield is terrible game.
  24. Redsjo
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    I have to be honest here. I sailed the rough sea to play this game. I've played like 2 hours and all I had to do is fast travel to space then fast travel to a different system near an objective then fly to the space station to enter the space station. Everytime you see a loading screen. Whats even the point of going to space to immediately fast travel again we can all agree that's not goodI have to be honest here. I sailed the rough sea to play this game. I've played like 2 hours and all I had to do is fast travel to space then fast travel to a different system near an objective then fly to the space station to enter the space station. Everytime you see a loading screen. Whats even the point of going to space to immediately fast travel again we can all agree that's not good game design. Then the combat. Your companions are so dumb they are shooting the walls while shooting at the enemy. Then the graphics. The textures are good on characters imho but the lack of shading of shadows especially in the first planet it's just non existent it's really looking bad for a game that runs like a potato on an I7-13700k, Rtx3080, Ddr4 32gb 3200mhz. When you had your first meeting and go outside you see the grey concrete and the green vegentation it just looks like someone puked on the screen to be honest. The "ai" walking on the streets in the districts doesn't response on you shooting near them or aiming at them. It feels lifeless.… Expand
  25. TerrickLiu
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Is this a 2023 video games? And the producer call it the same experience as a 2018 video game which is?
  26. DiegoArmando
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    This is not 2023 year game, awful visual and animations, outdated physics. May be you hope on great story, adventure? This game exclusively boring.
  27. balnog
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    Setting aside the disappointment at how space travel is handled, and the constant loading screens (thankfully they're not too slow on an nvme drive), it's the bugs and rotten frame rate that tears the game down for me. I've had crashes selling items at the kiosk, inventory UI just stopping working, NPCs standing through chairs, NPCs not reacting to walking into forbidden areas, no DLSS,Setting aside the disappointment at how space travel is handled, and the constant loading screens (thankfully they're not too slow on an nvme drive), it's the bugs and rotten frame rate that tears the game down for me. I've had crashes selling items at the kiosk, inventory UI just stopping working, NPCs standing through chairs, NPCs not reacting to walking into forbidden areas, no DLSS, last gen graphics in places... its just all of that together that spoils the experience. That you encounter all of this within the first hour is the icing on the cake, it speaks to a lack of caring on the Bethesda side, they have to had seen these problems themselves yet they think it's good enough.

    I really hope I can come back to revise the score after a patch or two...    … Expand
  28. MrSupreme
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    It just feels so empty, along with graphics that looks 6years old and such bad optimization that not even a A770 Arc does not meet the minimum requirements but an 1070 ti does, somehow boggles my mind.
    Low framerate with such graphics and bad UI makes we wonder what the devs thought when releasing the game in such a state.
    Story seems eh at most, some ok side quests so far. Feels like    It just feels so empty, along with graphics that looks 6years old and such bad optimization that not even a A770 Arc does not meet the minimum requirements but an 1070 ti does, somehow boggles my mind.
    Low framerate with such graphics and bad UI makes we wonder what the devs thought when releasing the game in such a state.
    Story seems eh at most, some ok side quests so far.
    Feels like they tried doing a lot but there is no meat behind any of it, the only good thing is the ship builder honestly.
    At least Diablo 4 had a good graphics and story.
    Might up dropping starfield since Gamepass version apparently cant have SFSE to run most mods so not even mods can save the game for me.    … Expand
  29. taboo_
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Middling to say the least.

    It's such a dramatic step backward in sense of exploration and thrill of discovery compared to previous Bethesda games. It's so disjointed with all the loading screens. There's a lack of a map when exploring somewhere so you have no idea where anything else or if you've cleared a "dungeon". It's leaned too heavily into things Bethesda ISN'T known for (base    Middling to say the least.

    It's such a dramatic step backward in sense of exploration and thrill of discovery compared to previous Bethesda games.

    It's so disjointed with all the loading screens. There's a lack of a map when exploring somewhere so you have no idea where anything else or if you've cleared a "dungeon". It's leaned too heavily into things Bethesda ISN'T known for (base building/resource gathering) and forgotten the roots that Bethesda IS loved for. Exploration and a sense of an expansive world to get side tracked in while on another mission. The gunplay and weapon variety is a nice step forward, but even then nothing that other games don't do much better.

    The optimisation is awful for a game that looks mid tier, or a few years dated graphically.    … Expand
  30. jamielikesyou
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An awful blend of Mass Effect, NMS/Elite, Destiny 2 and every Bethesda game you've already played. Swirled together in a toilet to water down every element that made those games special. They did add some game-breaking new {{features}} err, bugs along with pages on pages of unfilterable menus to wade through compressed in a UI that looks like an Alpha build mock up. Anything another game can do in 2 clicks, this one will make you page through to do nearly everything - travel, manage inventory, assign crew, etc. This is not a game that can be redeemed with mods - there are fundamental flaws in game design, balance, performance and QA testing that make this a burden to play.

    They also managed to make a far worse ending than Mass Effect 3, taking away all player choice and agency. A boring, anti-climatic denouement that feels meaningless and devoid of meaning or substance.

    The worst Bethesda game since Redguard.    … Expand
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 75
  3. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jan 28, 2024
    76
    There's a lot of flaws in space in Starfield. But that does not prevent me from exploring our galaxy again and again.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    80
    I fell in love with Starfield. It's my cup of sci-fi and I can't wait to spend the next thirty, fifty, maybe seventy hours here. I enjoy the exploration, the shootouts, the art style, the ship building, and the diverse worlds. I gratefully acknowledge the good optimization and the absence of major bugs. But I can't overlook the flaws. There are bad animations, ugly faces and repetitive moments.[Issue#329]
  3. RPGamer
    Oct 23, 2023
    60
    In a year dominated by sequels to franchise favorites, there was a hope that Starfield would carve its own path to success. While the team at Bethesda should be commended for taking such a big swing, there’s no denying that the game doesn’t feel like a cohesive work. Maybe continued support and future sequels will make something more meaningful out of a work that is clearly deeply enamored with both science fiction and space exploration. Unforunately, this first launch has had far more mixed results than desired.
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