Starfield

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  1. thesonycs1903
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    That's not a AAA game,
    If that game was from different developer than Bethasda it's metacritic would be around 75
    It's not a modern game, it have worst combat, UI sucks. not optimized They don't even have leaning system in a shooting game I'm avoiding combat all the time because it's not funny, there is no felling of impact, shooting I cannot understand that am I shooting or    That's not a AAA game,
    If that game was from different developer than Bethasda it's metacritic would be around 75

    It's not a modern game, it have worst combat, UI sucks. not optimized

    They don't even have leaning system in a shooting game

    I'm avoiding combat all the time because it's not funny, there is no felling of impact, shooting

    I cannot understand that am I shooting or am I getting shot

    Is it Skyrim in Space? no that would be insult to skyrim    … Expand
  2. Large
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Fallout 4 but somehow with less exploration, worse performance, worse main story pacing and worse skills/perks. This game is like have a really nice but old Porsche that doesn't start but looks great, the AC and all of the stuff inside looks and works really well, what's the point?

    Underwhelming and underexplained skills and perks which have a MASSIVE impact on your early-mid game    Fallout 4 but somehow with less exploration, worse performance, worse main story pacing and worse skills/perks. This game is like have a really nice but old Porsche that doesn't start but looks great, the AC and all of the stuff inside looks and works really well, what's the point?

    Underwhelming and underexplained skills and perks which have a MASSIVE impact on your early-mid game experience.

    Gunplay varies from okay to good but all the different pistols feel the same regardless of what damage they do, the .43 magnum that does 129 damage sounds like a pea shooter, the .27 that does 14 damage sounds like a handcannon, go figure, also not to be confused with the other .27 which does 12 damage that also sounds like a pea shooter.    … Expand
  3. Admer
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Disgusting optimization.
    Visually, the game is 5 years behind.
    The gameplay and mechanics in the game are 10 years behind.
    The feeling is that most of the dialogues in the game were written by AI.
    Terrible animations of NPC faces.
    Disgusting gray-brown filter in the game.
    A very well-written main plot and a lot of monotonous secondary quests.
  4. 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
  5. Autoatlas
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Bethesda shows what they can do best with 7 years of development time. Another half baked rpg with the same core game design elements found in mostly every other bethesda rpg.

    Empty promises through the roof as always nowadays.
  6. Zakis1991
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Культ хомячков убил Starfield

    За Cyberpunk 2077 извинились и более-менее исправили игру. За No Man’s Sky извинились и исправили. Исходя из того, что сказал Тодд «это не оптимизация плохая, а ваше железо старое», игрой, которая похожа на ранний доступ, заниматься не будут. А всё из-за культа Тодда, которые приняли игру со всеми её недостатками и радостно согласились доделать игру модами.    Культ хомячков убил Starfield

    За Cyberpunk 2077 извинились и более-менее исправили игру. За No Man’s Sky извинились и исправили. Исходя из того, что сказал Тодд «это не оптимизация плохая, а ваше железо старое», игрой, которая похожа на ранний доступ, заниматься не будут. А всё из-за культа Тодда, которые приняли игру со всеми её недостатками и радостно согласились доделать игру модами. Сдаётся мне, что игра изначально разрабатывалась для таких людей. Так зачем стараться и делать it’s revolution, если фанаты всё исправят сами?    … Expand
  7. diamonddaze
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This is a truly mediocre video game that will only be fixed by mods in a year or two. More Fallout 76 than Skyrim.
  8. brettjhamilton
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Pros-
    -Great Visuals
    -Great Soundtrack -Great at capturing space travel Cons- -Travel is boring, cutscene after cutscene (or travel manually in nothing, doing nothing - after all, what is in space...) -Convoluted systems, from piloting your ship to accessing items in menus etc. you're going to have to spend hours figuring out what the f*ck you need to do - basically extremely    Pros-
    -Great Visuals
    -Great Soundtrack
    -Great at capturing space travel

    Cons-
    -Travel is boring, cutscene after cutscene (or travel manually in nothing, doing nothing - after all, what is in space...)
    -Convoluted systems, from piloting your ship to accessing items in menus etc. you're going to have to spend hours figuring out what the f*ck you need to do - basically extremely boring and tedious. Diverting power from Grav to shield to weapon 1-2 etc. sounds great but it's not, it's not pleasant to have to faff about whilst trying to fly.
    -Vast empty spaces of nothing. Most planets are just textures of nothingness.

    In summary, unless you are a die-hard Bethesda fan with low expectations (this goes hand in hand) then I can't see how people are so hyped about this game.... There's a story (which is probably good) but it's locked behind tedious gameplay, UI and travel cutscenes in such a vast world that it's impossible to avoid all the aforementioned.
    Looking beyond the visuals and soundtrack which are admittedly fantastic, and this just feels like a sci-fi fallout in an entire (vast, empty and boring) universe.
    ALL the positive reviews are only focusing on visuals and story, voicelines, vastness etc. instead of looking at all the CORE parts of the game which frankly whilst typical of Bethesda, feel outdated and will do nothing to bring in new fans to the studio or game IMO.

    As a fan of all genres of games and sci-fi (and not a die-hard fan of any studio) I can honestly say I am 100% disappointed in the game and find it tedious and impossible to get into. I've tried twice having uninstalled twice now and will not be attempting again.

    If it wasn't installed via games pass I would be asking for a refund.    … Expand
  9. xxxpirataxxx
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This game should be a open World Space exploration RPG....

    but its nothing of it... i mean yeah its an bad written RPG okay... but in space... no exploration... no space ship flying... no open world... its just as i like to call it a "Box to Box" loading screen game... exploration is so useless here and dont feels like u ever left the last system or planet... 10 loading    This game should be a open World Space exploration RPG....

    but its nothing of it... i mean yeah its an bad written RPG okay... but
    in space... no exploration... no space ship flying... no open world...

    its just as i like to call it a "Box to Box" loading screen game...

    exploration is so useless here and dont feels like u ever left the last system or planet...

    10 loading screens to come to the next system from 1 city to another... and they are all meaningless steps...

    i mean u could also have a rick and morty portal gun and thats it... 1 loading screen and bye fake "space exploration" wich does not exist at all... and we would at least got not a loading screen simulation...

    i am sorry bethesda but nobody of you played ever an exploration game like no mans sky... this feels immersive... this even has a story... this even has no walls and 100 restrictions like your "open world"... in NMS i can actually explore and have a progress with my ships and weapons and upgrades and then u can quest too... and have a interesting deep story!!! Collapse    … Expand
  10. XabiMetralla
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Mienten diciendo 8 años de desarrollo, descarao que es mentira, el juego está lleno de pantallas de carga, no hay exploración, en el espacio la nave no se mueve, no hay vehículos, no tiene cooperativo ni rejugabilidad alguna, IA inexistente... malísima, un motor gráfico que a dao muchísimos problemas y siguen en sus 13. El juego aburre , no hay magia alguna, no puedes meterte en el juegoMienten diciendo 8 años de desarrollo, descarao que es mentira, el juego está lleno de pantallas de carga, no hay exploración, en el espacio la nave no se mueve, no hay vehículos, no tiene cooperativo ni rejugabilidad alguna, IA inexistente... malísima, un motor gráfico que a dao muchísimos problemas y siguen en sus 13. El juego aburre , no hay magia alguna, no puedes meterte en el juego porque es muy ortopédico, le falta trabajo pero para que vamos hacer un buen juego si podemos mentir en marketing y vender mucho a menor coste... Y sin ya mencionar la ausencia de DLSS como fastidiar al 75% de usuarios con Nvidia y ATI a dejao claro que a sido decisión de Bethesla, alguno de los 2 miente pero que más da si es legal hacerlo… Expand
  11. RedHour_
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Game filled with half hand crafted content and a the other half feels ai generated. New Atlantis and the main story feels uninspired and lazy. The optimization of the game is one of the worst things I've seen from any AAA game.
  12. panamaniacs2011
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    starfield with maxed out graphics look like a 5 year old game that unironically cannot run properly even on current top of the line gaming pc , there are games that look much better and requiere less to run properly , bethesda dropped the ball
  13. Odin-Son94
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This game is so boring The planets are 90% empty alot of loading screens Space Battles is bad and limited
  14. Denisking12
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    This game is so bad there is no explenation if i could describe this game with one word it would be trash can and watchin a garbage man empty the trash is a 100% more entertaining than playing this dumb game
  15. dr_soul
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Full of bugs, fps drop and lacks of quality, too much difference between trailers and full game, weak game design and not perfect in gameplay
  16. Possemister
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    No, just no. Unoptimised. Lied and promised features that do not exists. Barren gameplay. Very old engine, dated graphics. Bad PC port. Abysmal controls. Terrible.
  17. 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
  18. wildwillrs
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    LOADFIELD is a terrible game, is longer than others good rpgs, a crap, a junk bugged game, run from this
  19. s0tizo
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This is the first time my review has been removed on a platform (including Steam), so I'm writing this again.
    10 of 10 "Cage mem" NPC eyebrows imitate
    10 of 10 load screen minigun 10 of 10 stolen optimization 10 of 10 design UI 10 of 10 free space in space game 10 of 10 body-FREEgen*er-bombs mass 10 of 10 sloppy work of the testing department 10 of 10 confidence that modders MUST    This is the first time my review has been removed on a platform (including Steam), so I'm writing this again.
    10 of 10 "Cage mem" NPC eyebrows imitate
    10 of 10 load screen minigun
    10 of 10 stolen optimization
    10 of 10 design UI
    10 of 10 free space in space game
    10 of 10 body-FREEgen*er-bombs mass
    10 of 10 sloppy work of the testing department
    10 of 10 confidence that modders MUST fix this game without receiving money
    and other...
    10 of 10...    … Expand
  20. Vladomyr
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This game is a complete disappointment. I can't believe this thing is released in 2023 and by such a giant company with the insane financial power and expertise of Microsoft. Yes, it would be ok if it was the first game by an indie developer but you just can't expect people to like this messs!

    Interface: a lot of unnecessary clicks and complete disaster of usability for your inventory    This game is a complete disappointment. I can't believe this thing is released in 2023 and by such a giant company with the insane financial power and expertise of Microsoft. Yes, it would be ok if it was the first game by an indie developer but you just can't expect people to like this messs!

    Interface: a lot of unnecessary clicks and complete disaster of usability for your inventory management
    Gameplay progress: It's insane how slow skills are being learnt and how miniscule the benefits are for some of the progression you invest your levels into. It will take you literally months until you get all the skills that might be useful. I am not talking here about locking of the content behind a skill wall!
    Dialogue: You just have this feeling that you always succeed. At some point, there is no need to read whatever characters are saying, it's just going to be whatever way story writers decided. Yes, you can sometimes do things your way, but it might have no impact. If a character is critical – no way to kill him or her. No alternative exists.
    Animation of characters: Are we in the early 2000s? Look at character faces and the way they speak, it's feels like moving plastic.

    Pick any aspect of the game, and it just reads – OUTDATED.    … Expand
  21. EDTAkiller42
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Very disappointed with all the yeah Bethesda has been pumping out. I really wish they would stop.
  22. brutforc3
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Horrible UI/UX, boring game, and super stupid plot. game looks ugly and still we have low fps
  23. DuckTape9
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    The framerate dips extremely low for a game that actually requires a ssd, a 40 series card and equal cpu shouldn't struggle with this game this much and the biggest part of a space game (traveling the universe) is the worst part of the game. Disappointing as this was the game I was excited for the most.
  24. GIGACRITICAL
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    This game is EXTREMELY MID - Why? Trash storyline, broken AI, also has a lot of immersion stuff like bugs and souless NPCs. Overall its a boring experience. DO NOT BUY
  25. 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.
  26. Oscarion2024
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Es un juego malo, básicamente bethesda reciclo lo que ya tenía de sus juegos anteriores y lo metió a este, no es acordé al año en el que sale, tenía muy altas espectativas de este juego pero en fin pasará sin pena ni gloria.
  27. killerkid489
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    this game is overrated... graphics are bad. no exploration & story is bad....
  28. Dede01
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Malheureusement trop de hype, trop d'attente, starfield a 10 ans de retard avec des discutions à dormir debout, des environnement qui ce ressenble tous, il fait rien de super bien vu le budget vu le nombre de personnes concentré sur le devellopement c'est une honte des promesses non tenu et les influenceur qui on bien fait leur job.
  29. HarrisonT
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This is a triple A game from a 7.5 billion dollar company that is not worth the money, frustration, or time sink.
    More to come, but i wanted to get this vote out to help people make an educated choice for spending their money and more importantly time.
  30. Ateriking666
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    played the game for almost 2 hours and I closed the game and deleted it. The optimization of the game is a disgrace. The spaceship has no meaning, you can go everywhere with fast travel. The graphics are bad. There is a stupid filter and it tires your eyes. In short, this game did not meet my expectations and disappointed me.
  31. Elvistete
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Como que um jogo que fica 10 anos em desenvolvimento sai todo cágado dessa forma
  32. Hirokono490
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    O jogo esta completamente bugado caso voce fique ao lado de um npc ele virara a cabeça para traz (360 grau)até ele ver você alem das texturas de rosto completamente mal feitas o jogo em si tambem não ajuda não te ajuda a fazer nada é tipo vai la e se vira quando você chega no primeiro planeta com sua nave ele não te fala oque voce tem que fazer falando inclusive que voce tem que voltar aO jogo esta completamente bugado caso voce fique ao lado de um npc ele virara a cabeça para traz (360 grau)até ele ver você alem das texturas de rosto completamente mal feitas o jogo em si tambem não ajuda não te ajuda a fazer nada é tipo vai la e se vira quando você chega no primeiro planeta com sua nave ele não te fala oque voce tem que fazer falando inclusive que voce tem que voltar a nave soque voce tem que destruír uma base eu demorei cerca de 30 minutos para descobrir como a nave funcionava tive que ver um tutorial no YouTube porque é muito complicado e o jogo não se importa em te ensinar joguei no xbox series s e quando estava em uma tela de carregamento o jogo crashou e olha que meu console não tem 1 mês de uso não era pra isso ter acontecido o salvamento automático dele também é horrível ele so salva em pontos específicos do game não é a cada 5 minutos como exemplo ja aconteu de ocorrer bugs de aponto de eu atravessar paredes Agora a jogabilidade com a nave tambem é horrível a decolagem é basicamente voce segura un botao e ele abre uma tela de carregamento até o espaço depois disso voce não faz mais nada com a nave a não ser atacar outras naves que sinceramente é a parte mais legal do jogo para ir outros planetas é através de telas de carregamento por mim tinha que ser tudo manual porque é divertido voce ir la pega sua nave decola viajar pelas estrelas nao se teletransportar!!!… Expand
  33. viajerodelastra
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    It is not what they advertised it is not an exploration game, it is not an open world, the ships only has 2 weapons
  34. KyraaN
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    The Engine is outdated, not even support for 3840x1600. Even most Indi games support that today.
    Most time loading new map when entering something, since the engine can still not handle such stuff. No realtime travel between planets, all time need to use Waypoints, same for landing/takeoff on Planets. Feels like a game made 1990 but not 2023 with all that limitations and restrictions.    The Engine is outdated, not even support for 3840x1600. Even most Indi games support that today.
    Most time loading new map when entering something, since the engine can still not handle such stuff. No realtime travel between planets, all time need to use Waypoints, same for landing/takeoff on Planets. Feels like a game made 1990 but not 2023 with all that limitations and restrictions.
    Characters are looking also as if they would be made in 2000. Character-creation part is one of the worst i can remember in the last decates.
    Dialogs are made like it exist just one script for camera and that one is used all time. No camera movements etc, feels very static.
    Dialogs on the story telling part fells boring and flat.
    Exploring Planets is on most time pointless, but that discussion about startet months ago that this could be as boring and pointless like in No Man´s Sky, there was the hope Bathesta would make it better since they have been warned and...they failed :P (why listen to costumers as long they give the money)
    My score is also based on the price of the game. For a game in pricerange 70/100€ i can not give a better score with a outdated engine, loveles made characters, pointless number of Planets, bad inventory system, ugly character creator, flat dialogs etc. The game got the feel its made of Developers that got payed for being in office 8 hours/day, but not made by enthusiast that wanna make a great or at least good game. (Giving even the feeling like they are that kind of developers that dont even play games at all)

    Funny also the reaction given by Todd Howard that people need a better hardware for running the game smooth. Got a 13900K + 4090, with that setting and the average till low made graphic that the game offers, it should run with +200fps. Proof of the outdated engine and loveles made development.    … Expand
  35. fattelica
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Starfield VOTE: 0
    System requirements and graphics rendering: for what it offers visually is in no way justifiable VOTE: 4
    UI: sucks you can't tell if you're selling and what in what amount how much the seller is paying you (because the price you sell at is always lower than the actual price...) VOTE: 3 -AI: Or better say artificial deficiency is NOT allowable of 2023 such crap in any    Starfield VOTE: 0
    System requirements and graphics rendering: for what it offers visually is in no way justifiable VOTE: 4
    UI: sucks you can't tell if you're selling and what in what amount how much the seller is paying you (because the price you sell at is always lower than the actual price...) VOTE: 3
    -AI: Or better say artificial deficiency is NOT allowable of 2023 such crap in any game!!! VOTE: 0
    Character creation: Putting names instead of numbers was difficult?!? who cares to me about eyes color 1-2-3 ect instead of black, brown ect and anyway unsatisfactory too few options VOTE: 2
    Spaceships: But are they of any use? never used so much there is quick travel much more efficient without all the loading than taking the ship. Consequently what do I do with the BAD and HORRIBLE ship builder? VOTE: 1
    NPCS AND ANIMATIONS: Welcome back to 2013!!! VOTE: 0
    Outposts: Same as the ships VOTE: 0
    Crafting: Same as above VOTE: 0
    Environmental and physical interaction (trees, grass etc): NON-EXISTENT VOTE: 0
    LOADS: Welcome back to 2008!!! You enter a building and take an elevator? LOADING!!! in a very long dungeon you open a door? LOADING! do you take the ship and exit planet? LOADING!!! VOTE: 0 please tell bethesda we have direct storage!!!
    RAY TRACING and upscaling: DOES NOT EXIST the fsr2 implemented sucks the worst ever seen in a game VOTE: 0
    HISTORY AND DIALOGUE: I finished the game and already I have forgotten everything VOTE: 0
    COMPANIONS: Compliments to bethesda more stupid and anonymous than fallout/skyrim!!!
    ROMANCE: Some stupid quest with no emotional/story impact.... VOTE: 0
    SHOOTING: It sucks to shoot a gun or a grenade launcher and it's the same!! VOTE:0
    PLANET EXPLORATION: only a small portion can be visited if you go too far there is an invisible wall and a message to return to the ship!! Thanks bethesda for this crap!! VOTE 0
    and much more that I don't remember in a few words there is nothing decent and I still have nothing to play!! Better skyrim/fallout with mods instead of this garbage!
    I thank bethesda for having succeeded in the impossible feat of making this crap in 2023 (I emphasize in case they ever use a different calendar that WE ARE IN 2023!!!!! not in 2013)
    This is a SCAM not a video game I WILL NOT BUY your products anymore!!    … Expand
  36. Kitiri
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I was looking forward to this but sadly one of the blandest most uninspired games I've played in a while.

    The space side is odd, most of the action is FPS based ground / outpost based, almost nothing in actual space. You don't really have free-form flight, there is no sense of travel, you just fast travel everywhere. I love exploring, when playing games like Skyrim I rarely if ever    I was looking forward to this but sadly one of the blandest most uninspired games I've played in a while.

    The space side is odd, most of the action is FPS based ground / outpost based, almost nothing in actual space. You don't really have free-form flight, there is no sense of travel, you just fast travel everywhere.

    I love exploring, when playing games like Skyrim I rarely if ever use fast travel, I love just walking through the world exploring, feeling like I'm part of it. With Starfield you have to fast travel everywhere, exploring planets feels boring, you just pick a random spot to fast travel to and then walk around empty areas to the nearest procedurally generated waypoint to explore the same basic cut and pasted generated content. Nothing feels particularly epic or even interesting.

    The RPG aspects seem pretty much boiled down to an on-rails story and a bland skill tree. There are no really choices or ramifications for anything you say or do. Bar the main story side missions have no real affect on anything, dialogue choices affect almost nothing and the NPCs are wooden and uninteresting.

    Graphically the game looks very dated, the ships flying around in orbit look like they've just been pasted in and are being pulled around on string like cardboard cutouts, New Atlantis looks particularly bad. Neon looks better but not by much.

    NPCs are just pathing around, they look like copy / paste clones, there are no schedules or life to them.

    Loading screens abound, almost everything has a loading screen, entering a building..loading, taking off..loading, landing..loading, using an elevator..loading, you get the idea.

    The UI is truly awful, each screen seems to have it's own shortcuts using the same keys for different actions, there is no consistency. On one screen it might be Q and T to scroll through tabs, on another it might be Z and C. One screen might using Tab to exit, another uses Esc.

    The controls in the ship builder and output builder are especially bad, placing components on your ship should be quite easy, but trying to drag a component from one level of the ship to another horrible. The output builder is even worse, the overhead camera view has some of the weirdest controls I've come across with mouse-X rotating and mouse-Y zooming, mouse-wheel changing item, left and right buttons rotating the item. And rotate isn't snapped at all, it's almost impossible to align anything with each other or the outpost walls. Games like Satisfactory, Space Engineers and pretty much anything do a much better job.

    The game might improve, I've only played for 20 hours, but I don't feel like sinking any more time into it. I've more than enough other games to play, RPGs with great RPG mechanics, space games with actual space flight and story driven games with far more compelling stories.

    TLDR;

    Space game without real space travel
    RPG without any ability to actually play a role and have any impact
    Ship and outpost builder with awful UI
    Living world with lifeless NPCs
    Next-gen with 5-10 with aged gfx    … Expand
  37. Sensemilla
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    No Russian localization, no optimization, no good story, no space. There's nothing! The game you **** with Todd Howard.
  38. PatrikSKX
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    To sum it up, I gave up on the game after 10 to 15 hours, and basically regretted even spending that much time downloading the game. Before going deeper, I have a very good pc, with game installed on M2 SSD.

    To start with the good stuff, -There are so many planets you can explore, within the limits of course, and some of them look very interesting. It really gives you the vibes of    To sum it up, I gave up on the game after 10 to 15 hours, and basically regretted even spending that much time downloading the game. Before going deeper, I have a very good pc, with game installed on M2 SSD.

    To start with the good stuff,
    -There are so many planets you can explore, within the limits of course, and some of them look very interesting. It really gives you the vibes of being somewhere completely else to earth.
    -There is a lot of stuff you can steal, interact with and so on, if feels like the whole "planet" is your playground.
    -The character creation is a huge playground as well, so many options, perks, traits and so on. It really allows you to create a perfect character for toy.
    -The story begins with a really cool premise, that makes u really interested, in whats to come. To be fair, it might be because of me liking sci-fi and space stuff.
    -The spaceships make a "big" part of the game, so its really cool seeing an option to create your own one with the builder. Yes there are some limitations to it, but most of those make sense, like having a need for powerful enough reactor, or enough thrusters. On the other hand, the game limits you to only 3 different types of weapons.
    -With weapons comes space combat, which iI really like. The use of different weapons against shields and ship hulls, as well as balancing generator power distribution.
    -For a Bethesda game, it released in quite a polished state, with me encountering no bugs, and after some fixes, the game runs quite well and loadings are quick.

    Now for the bad stuff,
    -I will start with the mentioned performance, where for some reason, Bethesda devs didnt implement dlss to a game with very high requirements. Yes you can get a mod that fixes this, but that shouldnt be needed. In no way you should be required to install a 3rd party mod, to make a 3A game playable.
    -The loadings, yet short, are extremely annoying and for me break a lot of immersion in the game. There are 2 problems with the loadings.
    --First one being, that most of the time loading is just a boring black screen, that just pushes you out of the enjoyment. It wouldnt be that big of a problem if the game didnt have
    --So many loading screens. Yes they are short, but every time u do something, there is few of them, which bunches up. I dont remember last time, when i had to go through a loading screen to get into a house. Mainly with games like EldenRing basically being playable through whole map with almost none. The funniest thing is, that at some point you need to go through 4 loading screens just to get into some spacestation, first is loading while traveling near it, then loading for docking, loading for exiting your ship (if u dont exit directly out of ship, but instead just out of pilot seat, thats extra loading), and finally u load into the other ship from some kind of connecting place) this should be doable with just the travel loading, and docking, where new map for connected ships loads.
    -The on foot combat just feels like 2 bullet sponges beating each other with a spoon. Basically, you dont take damage, but nor do you enemies. I ended up just running into their faces with starting "weapon" and killing them that way.
    -All the NPCs apear emotionless, if feels like there is nothing behind them, yes they can have some interesting dialog, stuff to say, but when its coming from a plank of food, it all feels not important, boring. I also have seen some weird NPC faces and expresions in clips and photos, but i didnt encounter anything like that.
    -To talk a bit about the story i mentioned, that grabs you right at the start, there is a problem it lets you go instantly. Everyone says, that it really gets good in a time, the problem is, that by that time you just get bored, and even the promise of interesting story becomes just a distant dream. I wanted to force myself into getting to the point where it gets good, only to give up.

    -My final problem comes from the main idea of the game. This game should be a SPACE EXPLORATION game.
    --The problem is, that SPACE feels just like a fast travel medium, that just slows down you loading into the main content which are the planets. For something that had the space advertised so much, it ends up being almost pointless, where most of the time u will just fast travel from planet to planet, without even seeing the space. Also the space feels very uninteractive, where the vast and endless space is just a place, where u can travel a bit, dogfight, and fast travel somewhere else. There is no YOU traveling, where u want to go, just fast travels.
    --Same goes for EXPLORATION part, where you can only explore the premade parts of the planet, which most of them have same placements of everything. You are basically put into sandbox, thats a 1x1km cube you cant leave. Most of the planets have it this way. There is no freedom, there is no open space, there are just small sandboxes to teleport to.    … Expand
  39. DolceMirroring
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I can't find any of the awesomeness I felt when I played Elder Scrolls 5 and Fallout 4 back in the day. The poor optimization makes it even more of a disappointment.
  40. LostFractal
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I cannot stress this enough, Bethesda is so lazy as to not properly code a better way to make the game's engine utilize a much better loading system. I cannot play this game on an HDD, i am not upgrading my pc for a boring game that i cannot even play. The game stutters, lags, always freezes every ten seconds, audio cuts! Like what is this travesty!?
    Everyone stay away from this game, it    I cannot stress this enough, Bethesda is so lazy as to not properly code a better way to make the game's engine utilize a much better loading system. I cannot play this game on an HDD, i am not upgrading my pc for a boring game that i cannot even play. The game stutters, lags, always freezes every ten seconds, audio cuts! Like what is this travesty!?
    Everyone stay away from this game, it seems that this company just took our money and ran, leaving us with a broken game with broken promises.
    On top of that, they purposely go the route of brute forcing the hardware on their games and tells us to upgrade, don't trust these greedy people.    … Expand
  41. JonL77
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Starfield - The talking and inventory management sim. 90% of your play time will be split doing these two things. The other 10% will be doing you know, the fun stuff. Good if you like games heavy on the dialogue and shuffling inventory items about every few minutes.. The very liberal fast travel and many, many loading screens take away any immersion.
  42. AngelusMortis
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Paid $100 for early access, 7 hours in I was thoroughly done. Game is absolute trash. Dated graphics, boring combat, boring base building, NPC dialogue is nonsensical. It's a freaking boring game. Total snoozefest.
  43. Cesar797
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Shame shame shame
    I spent 100 usd and I feel robbed, only 10 hours and it’s soulless, the AI is terrible, the engine old, skill tree makes no sense at all, dialogues outta sync. Worst I read that the first 30 hours are the good ones >.< Again, the big corpo kills a very interesting proposal, it’s sad to watch the CEO in the videos blatantly lying, I can’t just imagine how hard must be for    Shame shame shame
    I spent 100 usd and I feel robbed, only 10 hours and it’s soulless, the AI is terrible, the engine old, skill tree makes no sense at all, dialogues outta sync. Worst I read that the first 30 hours are the good ones >.< Again, the big corpo kills a very interesting proposal, it’s sad to watch the CEO in the videos blatantly lying, I can’t just imagine how hard must be for devs to work in that environment, with obviously paid good reviews, omg it feels so cheap b***

    Far worse than cyberpunk at launch, I don’t see how they can fix this game, after D4 failure plus this one Microsoft needs to really think how they will go next, while we truly angry and disappointed gamers go back to No Mans Sky and the incoming cyberpunk DLC

    Don’t buy it now, do yourself a favor    … Expand
  44. nyas1234
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Vengo a advertir a la gente que ve esto NO COMPRES ESTE JUEGO no vale la pena
    -Mundo vacio
    -Historia nada interesante -no hay gore -mecanicas peores o no interesantes que Fallout 4 -Mapas instanciados -No es mundo abierto -no se puede viajar directamente a planetas -todo es Viaje rapido con un mapa estelar cutre -Lleno de tematica LGTB+SDSASD y no se que mas -Bugs por todas    Vengo a advertir a la gente que ve esto NO COMPRES ESTE JUEGO no vale la pena
    -Mundo vacio
    -Historia nada interesante
    -no hay gore
    -mecanicas peores o no interesantes que Fallout 4
    -Mapas instanciados
    -No es mundo abierto
    -no se puede viajar directamente a planetas
    -todo es Viaje rapido con un mapa estelar cutre
    -Lleno de tematica LGTB+SDSASD y no se que mas
    -Bugs por todas partes
    -Una pesima optimizacion en consolas y PC    … Expand
  45. SzymiSnake
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    There are simply better bethesda games out there.
    Better in terms of: optimization. perks. lvl progress, unity of the world. performance. audio. dungeons. things to do in open map. Ai.
    there is nothing in this game better than in other bethesda games. and other bethesda games don't cost 500zł You get 10% of quality for 1000% the price. Simply ridiculous to call it more than 1/10 If u    There are simply better bethesda games out there.
    Better in terms of: optimization. perks. lvl progress, unity of the world. performance. audio. dungeons. things to do in open map. Ai.
    there is nothing in this game better than in other bethesda games. and other bethesda games don't cost 500zł
    You get 10% of quality for 1000% the price. Simply ridiculous to call it more than 1/10
    If u look for open world space game, and you think starfield is for you, your better of with No man's sky from 2016. Since 2016 till now 11.09.2023 the game only got free updates that made No man's sky a lot better than Starfield. and i don't see a ray of hope that developers of Starfield will be willing to update the game for next 7/8 years to make it good. Bethesda never did it.    … Expand
  46. OldGuyMK1
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Very poor in my opinion. Glitchy, boring, poor character acting. Difficult controls. Terrible inventory. Thankfully I only downloaded from Game Pass. I've tried to like it but after 10 hours play its just not doing it for me and so I'm uninstalling it. Just glad I didn't buy it based on the hype. There are many better games out there that really are AAA titles.
  47. fyrrenn
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    I was looking forward to this release, and insofar i've played, Bethesda doesn't really kick it up when it comes to writing and it shows. But, the gameplay and worldbuilding is good and i actually quite enjoy it.

    At least, i WOULD have enjoyed it if it weren't for the absolute cascade of bugs. I've had about a dozen crash to dekstop's amongst other minor and major bugs. I meet the    I was looking forward to this release, and insofar i've played, Bethesda doesn't really kick it up when it comes to writing and it shows. But, the gameplay and worldbuilding is good and i actually quite enjoy it.

    At least, i WOULD have enjoyed it if it weren't for the absolute cascade of bugs. I've had about a dozen crash to dekstop's amongst other minor and major bugs. I meet the recommended system requirements for the game as well, installed the latest drivers, and my framerate bounces continiously between 20-40fps. But what really pushed me over the edge is that starting today - the game refuses to save my game. Pressing 'save' in the menu leads me to an error message saying "could not create save file" essentially meaning that ANY game progress i make from here on out is not going to matter. Troubleshooting leads me to that the culprit for many seems to be Microsoft OneDrive, but i don't have it enabled. Ergo, i can't even fix this myself.

    I don't think i've ever had such a poor experience with a new release, and especially from a dev as renowed as Bethesda. Hence this poor review score. Stop releasing games that are a broken, buggy mess. Period.    … Expand
  48. elperrofeo
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    starfield is a game to play in menu game no more , battles are 2 click and is all blaster missil , second weapon
  49. Cloudbourne
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    Overrated hype of a load screen simulator. This game feels old and dated, I cannot recommend this game to anyone. It's only redeeming quality is the lore and ship builder. Everything else is just Skyrim in space.
  50. tokamakpl
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    The game would be awesome a few years ago. It's basically Fallout 4 with better textures which itself is not a bad thing but considering quality of other RPG games released recently makes the game feel very dated. The loading screens should not be a thing in 2023. The role-play aspect feels shallow and not very engaging. One would expect Bethesda would deliver something better consideringThe game would be awesome a few years ago. It's basically Fallout 4 with better textures which itself is not a bad thing but considering quality of other RPG games released recently makes the game feel very dated. The loading screens should not be a thing in 2023. The role-play aspect feels shallow and not very engaging. One would expect Bethesda would deliver something better considering all the money made with Skyrim AND partnership with Microsoft. The quality control is good and there are few bugs. If you have Game Pass then give it a try.… Expand
  51. HeyPruneDog
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Even if there weren't loading screens every five seconds, even if there weren't procedurally-generated stretches of barren wasteland, even if it ran at a rock-solid 120fps, it doesn't matter. The writing is boring. The characters are boring. The quests are boring. The powers are boring. The items are boring. The combat is sometimes alright but quickly gets boring. I cannot possibly expressEven if there weren't loading screens every five seconds, even if there weren't procedurally-generated stretches of barren wasteland, even if it ran at a rock-solid 120fps, it doesn't matter. The writing is boring. The characters are boring. The quests are boring. The powers are boring. The items are boring. The combat is sometimes alright but quickly gets boring. I cannot possibly express to you how boring this game is. I tried my best to enjoy it, for several days. Couldn't. Played it via Game Pass, still felt ripped off.… Expand
  52. LMarks44
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Incredibly overrated, by no means GOTY material, cannot understand all of these 10/10 reviews
    I expected so much more for how long we waited.
    Let me start by saying that I love Bethesda games. Fallout 3 is one of my all time favorites, as is Skyrim. I liked Fallout 4 and I even like and defend Fallout 76, so I am definitely not anti Bethesda. I've played for around 40 hours now and    Incredibly overrated, by no means GOTY material, cannot understand all of these 10/10 reviews
    I expected so much more for how long we waited.

    Let me start by saying that I love Bethesda games. Fallout 3 is one of my all time favorites, as is Skyrim. I liked Fallout 4 and I even like and defend Fallout 76, so I am definitely not anti Bethesda.

    I've played for around 40 hours now and finished the main quest, so I believe I am at a point where I can say I'm well acquainted with the game.
    * The fast travel is needlessly complicated, so many loading screens, so much to do, just to get from point A to point B.

    * There are plenty of bugs. People online saying it doesn't have bugs are lying. This game has been far more buggy to me than Skyrim.

    * The graphics are nothing special and I am playing on a year old Alienware PC. My settings are ultra high def.
    The graphics are inferior compared to Cyberpunk or Witcher 3.

    * The quests and NPCs so far have all been completely non memorable. Nothing has tugged at my emotions. No moral dilemmas. Go fetch this, go get that. I am so incredibly underwhelmed by the quests and NPCs.

    * The NPCs all have bulging eyes. Like all of them. It really ruins immersion because how weird they all look.

    * There is no atmospheric story telling in this game and I think that is what is truly bothering me most. You know how in the Fallouts you constantly find scenes or skeletons or unmarked locations that tell you a story without telling you a story? I have seen none of that in this game, anywhere, like not even one instance. So many abandoned buildings you cannot access. Nothing on the roofs. They didn't even write books for this game, like in the Elder Scrolls. Every book you find is public domain like Moby Dck etc. I have yet to find any notes or computer entries that offer lore or just atmosphere, everything you find is quest essential. The planets really are truly barren. Like on Earth, you can find the remains of the St. Louis Arch and a few other landmarks but literally everything else is sand. Really? Really???No roads or anything left of New York or.....nothing? But the arch is still standing.

    * It has been clear since Fallout 4 that Bethesda is trying to tone down mature content to make their games playable to a more wide age range. While mature content is NOT mandatory for a good game, they need to understand that their target audience for games like this is still, and always will be, adults. You don't have to make it rated R, but PG13 is a good balance. There is so little violence, gore, adult themes, language in this game, that I could easily let my 6 year old play it, but he'd be bored out of his mind with all the loading screens. What they captured in Fallout 3, in terms of maturity, was PERFECT. You didn't have nudity. The cursing wasn't excessive. It was very well balanced. I implore them to return to making adult games for adults.

    ***My next complaint, I think Bethesda was really trying to do a good thing, I do, but this is not how to do it. I think they had the best intentions and were trying to be more inclusive.
    I do not understand why female bodies and female faces and female haircuts are pretty much non existent in this game. As someone who identifies as female, I feel this is a bit misogynistic. I do not feel this is inclusive regarding my gender identity. My character is flat chested with no curves and cannot be given female features, and this applies to all other female characters in the game. I wish I could attach pictures of my character, it's sad. I think they were going for non binary or androgynous, which it's wonderful they are trying to include our LGTBQ+ friends in your games. Our non binary friends deserve to be included! But consider our loved ones who are trans and going through transition from M to F. They already have body dysmorphia and this game is a great opportunity for them to role play in the body they want----a female body---only to see that they cannot have breasts or curves. I URGE Bethesda to consider going back to the body types used in Fallout 4/Skyrim, and to be inclusive for all body types and genders. Allow players to be more masculine or more feminine. I am currently waiting for mods so that I can make a character body that identifies with my gender identity.

    I know you cannot please everyone. I know that programming and creating a game is incredibly hard work and that their team put in countless hours, sweat, tears, and lost sleep.

    I encourage Bethesda to please read through these reviews and try to address what you can. The game is still new and there is plenty of time to win over the community.    … Expand
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. Demonio
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    After the creation of the character, the first minutes of game are tedious and useless ... there is no life around you ... people ignore you, and the world not react to you, i'm waiting a game beautiful also in the details and i find a game really boring.
  56. Eliitti
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I mean it sure as heck feels like a Bethesda game take that however you want.
  57. Yeti91
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    U.I. is the worst in any Bethesda game. Even more essential NPCs than in Skyrim or FO4. Sarah is super annoying.
  58. carlanstark
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    The game was good however the pacing feels slow ay first, and it became too boring next.
  59. gingersnap225
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    The buggy game studio thought they had a free pass to continue releasing buggy games. It's not cute.
  60. susel37
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    It would have been the typical, default Game Pass game about 5 out of 10, but techinical condition ruins it to 1 out of 10.
    The game feels like it was released in 2015, not 2023. Compared to Fallout 4, only the textures have changed. Also, graphics look slightly better, compared to 2015 game lol. No other changes.
    Pros Gameplay sometimes enjoyable if you like Bethesda games, but it's    It would have been the typical, default Game Pass game about 5 out of 10, but techinical condition ruins it to 1 out of 10.
    The game feels like it was released in 2015, not 2023. Compared to Fallout 4, only the textures have changed. Also, graphics look slightly better, compared to 2015 game lol. No other changes.
    Pros
    Gameplay sometimes enjoyable if you like Bethesda games, but it's still gameplay from Oblivion, nothing really new added, gameplay core is still the same as in 2006.
    Few interesting quests
    Cons
    No optimization
    No DLSS
    No mods in xbox game pass PC version. Lol really Bethesda?
    Default plot about The Chosen One
    Tons of bugs
    Animations directly from Oblivion
    Non-interactive residents of the cities, they don't care about what happens around them
    Almost every action requires a loading screen, this was acceptable in Fallout 4 in 2015, but not in 2023 Bethesda. I think the game should be called Loadfield.
    Todd Howard's lies, as usual
    Most problems because of outdated engine, outdated level design, outdated Bethesda.
    I'm waiting for the same engine without changes, same animations, same bugs and bad optimization in TES 6. Oh, and waiting for 30 fps on the next Xbox and RTX 7090.    … Expand
  61. AsimSiddiqui
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped.
  62. VdGG
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This game is vast as an ocean, but just in appearences. In fact, it's deep as a puddle.
  63. PixelQuebrado
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Jogo Horrivel. Estou tentando jogar com toda a calma possivel. Mas está impossivel.
    Jogo feio, lento, personagens horriveis, sem vida , sem realismo. Missoes confusas, tudo no jogo é consugo. Nada é intuitivo.
    Planetas mal desenhados. É como se tivessem feito cópia no Paint e colocado. Não tiveram capricho em nada neste jogo. Mais um jogo porco da Bathesda. Nennhum jogo desta empresa    Jogo Horrivel. Estou tentando jogar com toda a calma possivel. Mas está impossivel.
    Jogo feio, lento, personagens horriveis, sem vida , sem realismo. Missoes confusas, tudo no jogo é consugo. Nada é intuitivo.
    Planetas mal desenhados. É como se tivessem feito cópia no Paint e colocado. Não tiveram capricho em nada neste jogo.
    Mais um jogo porco da Bathesda. Nennhum jogo desta empresa presta.    … Expand
  64. Attilio87
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    GRAPHICS ARE A JOKE ! BAD IA AND BAD ANIMATIONS , cant land ! Cant takeoff, cant explore . Bad optímezed
  65. JohnCartman
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    I came here and thought that everyone will just love this game. I thought that i will be the only one to downvote it. The game was extremely boring with all the loading screens, fast traveling, loading screen again, no real freedom, then loading again and again. The dialogs, the boring planets. Oh man, was this a disappointment. But then I opened this page and holy..... Didn't think that,I came here and thought that everyone will just love this game. I thought that i will be the only one to downvote it. The game was extremely boring with all the loading screens, fast traveling, loading screen again, no real freedom, then loading again and again. The dialogs, the boring planets. Oh man, was this a disappointment. But then I opened this page and holy..... Didn't think that, so many dislike the game.… Expand
  66. RandallPL
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    It's below average.
    All people said. It's fallout 4 but in SF setup.
    Optimisation is dreadful. Characters, faces, acting, dialogue, story - all full retard. Poor AF. Do not count on story to hook you in. Gameplay is utterly boring and flat, it does not offer a fraction of loops available in NMS, except NMS was a creation of tiny indie developer, not a 7+B USD 1st party studio. WTF Space    It's below average.
    All people said. It's fallout 4 but in SF setup.
    Optimisation is dreadful.

    Characters, faces, acting, dialogue, story - all full retard. Poor AF. Do not count on story to hook you in.

    Gameplay is utterly boring and flat, it does not offer a fraction of loops available in NMS, except NMS was a creation of tiny indie developer, not a 7+B USD 1st party studio. WTF

    Space RPG, without space.
    Dated engine
    Infinite loadings
    No vehicles, no flying. Invisible walls on planets.

    Boring quests, not giving any sense of accomplishment or purpose

    Frankly speaking on game pass play it, check it. Any other scenario - do not buy/ refund    … Expand
  67. Brzytwa
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Just another lazy Bethesda game that has been using the same shi#ty engine for over 10 years. shi#y graphics, shi#y story, bugs and lags everywhere, shi#y music... what more could you want...
  68. Balugasnap
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    20 hour game has 13 hours of cutscenes, plus most of the game is loading screens.
  69. chakotay001
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    You are a company incapable of adding simple language support. Even though you were asked questions about this issue many times, you did not take it into consideration. There are currently people who write this language pack and sell it for a fee. If you are unable to do so, please send us your contact information and we will forward the necessary files to you.
  70. Peachboiii
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    My god this was boring and bland. Seeing the critics reviews, you have to wonder if they're paid or if they're scared to give a triple A game low rating. Or if they actually played it at all. Biggest let down this decade.
  71. SlayerTrev
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    There is a great RPG here, however its hidden behind a game with terrible on boarding, countless glitches, console crashes (I have never had soo many console crashes while playing any game, on any console), and visuals & npc's from a decade or more ago. I wanted this game to be a 10, its just not. Overall I found myself disappointed with this Bethesda game, especially after a 2 year delay.There is a great RPG here, however its hidden behind a game with terrible on boarding, countless glitches, console crashes (I have never had soo many console crashes while playing any game, on any console), and visuals & npc's from a decade or more ago. I wanted this game to be a 10, its just not. Overall I found myself disappointed with this Bethesda game, especially after a 2 year delay. I realize this game is huge, and pushing some boundaries, but It costed too much in the technical, and visual aspects of Starfield.… Expand
  72. ggscv
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Extremely buggy, dull and not very fun at all. Unfortunately Starfield fails to capture the magic that Skyrim and other Bethesda releases had. Stay away at all costs.
  73. Lazyboy4320
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    boring crap everyone move on nothing to see here constantly going into loading screens to move even slightly away from your ship space is pointless seems like you can’t move have to go into loading screens constantly
  74. Senqai
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    this game is a complete joke. everything is so outdated and you can clearly see it. Also so many performance issues
  75. N3cron
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Outdated bland mess of a loading screen simulator disguised as a game, if you value your money, time, experience, don't play that boring garbage that would've been mid 15 years ago.
  76. DHarland
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    Played for 6 hours but the game is so tedious, dialogue so rote and the loading screens so offensive I stopped playing, I expected so much more from Bethesda in 2023 but it feels like the game is stuck in 2013.
  77. Steelz
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    The copy and paste dungeons was the final nail in the coffin for me. I would recommend against purchasing this Bethesda installment as the experience feels entirely lesser compared to past titles made by Bethesda. Oh, and the loading screens... don't get me started on that one. Save yourself the pain.
  78. Franton
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
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  79. Mario9767
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    Esta de weba está vaina lo vendieron como una maravilla cuando es un juego de cagada
  80. Cognipop
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    I fell for the marketing company and advertising spin dominating social media :(
  81. kotafrakt
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    unoptimized piece of empty gameplay
    maybe for nextgen games you need to change Toda
  82. Charleslsf
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Jogo extremamente caro que nao entrega nem de longe o que era esperado dele.
    Dica: nao compre o jogo agora, espere alguma promoção.
  83. Luckyblade13
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Hardly playable, this games launch was worse than fallout 76 and and cyberpunk 2077. Why did I pay for a game that wasn't finished??
  84. Orndstein
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Worst ""modern" Bethesda single player game, (and actually may be worse than fallout76 - it at least had solid exploration). i've played for about 15 hours (not one sitting) and i got so bored i uninstalled.

    There is NO exploration, of either planets or space. You can walk around a planet only if there is already something there, and that something is generally maximally a 20 minute    Worst ""modern" Bethesda single player game, (and actually may be worse than fallout76 - it at least had solid exploration). i've played for about 15 hours (not one sitting) and i got so bored i uninstalled.

    There is NO exploration, of either planets or space. You can walk around a planet only if there is already something there, and that something is generally maximally a 20 minute dungen, but expect shorter or even just a singular cardbord npc with his little garbage quest. There can be """"locations""" around where you landed and all you need to do to get to them is walk in a straight line without any challenges or enemies for 3-5 minutes (no vehicles, not even a skyrim horse reskinned as a bike} and when you get there it turns out the location is an empty **** crater or an empty **** cave. In all of my gameplay i found only one planet that wasnt some flavor of washed out wasteland, and it was the first city hub planet the main plot wants you to go... and of course it did keep up with bethesda tradition to make any city painfully small.

    Only time when you can fly your ship is in a planets orbit, which will be generally empty but if youre especially lucky you will get some boring ass space combat or maybe youll get to dock in a space station (thats a one button press and like 2 loading screens - one for docking and one to get out of the ship, the reverse i also true for leaving the station). Everything else concerning space travel? thats a button press or going into map menu and a **** of loading screens.
    Want to go to a different landing zone on a planet? thats a loadin
    Want to go to a different planet or moon in the system? thats a loadin
    Want to go to a different solar system? thats a loadin
    The strongest thing from previous bethesda games - freedom to manually explore huge interesting open world - yea that aint here.

    Gunplay is boring but servicable - not much to write about here, just a less impactfull version of fallout 4's, and less freedom when it comes to weapon customization.

    There is a base building thing, didnt touch it, didnt really want a base on a rocky wasteland.

    Npcs and companions are still very much cardboard, dialogues are still mainly inconsequential. And yes all the characters do look like alien meatpuppets pretending to be human, did you expect anything else?(the did trigger an uncany valley feeling a lot for me)

    Leveling system - yea, its just ripoff from fallout 4 with even more boring perks - its either straight numerical upgrades or unlocking basic abilities that you probably shouldve had from begining. No wait, there more exctining perks - unlocking new food to cook...

    Graphics, definitely are there, game looks alright when it wants to, but optimisation on PC is a **** joke, you cant even change basic settings like texture quality or antyaliasing, you need to manually go into the gamefiles with a notepad to make the game run comfortably. and also Tod's "God's" Howard's response to apparent lack of optimisation is also a **** joke. Especially when you can mod skyrim to look better and run better at the same time.

    Artstyle is one of two things this game did well, weapon models, ships suits all have great design, but that will not compell you to play this boringh ****
    Second thing is actally very small but it is there - new and fresh lockpicking system that actually uses your brain instead of your patience and lockpick supply.

    All in all, you'd do far better just playing skyrim again, or fallout, of no mans sky. There is no space in this game or in the gaming world for this game, especially since company that made it already made superior games with the same formula.    … Expand
  85. xDedongo
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Oh, I didn't know that Metroid Other M had a graphics update.

    Well, still Other M tho
  86. Falmust
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Worst Bethesda game ever. Worst engine (hello from 2002), worst loadings, worst space, worst animation, just worst
  87. spokengg
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    It's Fallout 4 with spaceships and forced fast travel. The game is not good.

    -The writing is awful, the characters are all incredibly dull and uninteresting. I couldnt even force myself to suffer through the main storyline and I refuse to use any of the main companions because of how boring they all are. All of the actual companions have the same cookie cutter personalities and not even    It's Fallout 4 with spaceships and forced fast travel. The game is not good.

    -The writing is awful, the characters are all incredibly dull and uninteresting. I couldnt even force myself to suffer through the main storyline and I refuse to use any of the main companions because of how boring they all are. All of the actual companions have the same cookie cutter personalities and not even a single one of them is down to clown with evil players. Bethesda is OKAY at writing questlines and npcs that arent meant to be taken too seriously but they seem to have forgotten that they cant write a serious story for **** with this game.

    -The world feels completely sanitized and edge-less. You can really tell that Bethesda went out of their way to purposefully sand down the sharp corners here, everything just feels so safe and PG-13. They were clearly terrified of accidentally offending anyone with even slightly edgy dialogue or content.

    -Space and your spaceship is a glorified fast travel menu, it feels completely tacked on. If it weren't for the fact that the game forces you to pilot your ship, you would have no actual gameplay reason to do so outside of the extremely boring and shallow space combat. You cant actually fly anywhere in your ship, you just teleport around while watching a bunch of cutscenes of your ship flying. Encounters in space feel completely artificial too, you just occasionally run into people waiting around for no reason whenever you jump somewhere.

    -The AI is HORRENDOUS, somehow even worse than previous BGS games. Ive NEVER seen a single human enemy advance on me in combat, ive never even seen them move through a doorway, let alone open one. Not to mention the enemy variety is completely nonexistent. 90% of enemies youll face are just copy pasted humans with like 1 of 3 different guns.

    -The RPG mechanics are somehow even more basic and simplified from Fallout 4. Bethesda has literally regressed with every single game they've made when it comes to the actually RPG part of their RPGs.

    -Player Freedom is basically nonexistent. These arent even sandbox games anymore, theyre curated theme parks where your only decision is the choice of which ride to go on next. Except you only have access to Snoopy-Land with all the bumper cars, merry-go-rounds and ground level swingsets.

    -And finally, the Exploration is simply the worst its ever been. The feature they advertised the most is also the worst aspect the game. It doesn't feel like youre exploring a world, it feels like you're teleporting between a dozen different small areas. There is zero sense of being in an interconnected world, it just feels like a bunch of separate levels, no doubt because of how Bethesda seems to have designed the entire game around teleporting between planets with fast travel. Exploring the randomly generated planets is tedious and meaningless, they have nothing of value except some randomly placed points of interest that have nothing of interest. You also will spend the majority of your time on these planets sprinting and walking when your stamina runs out because Bethesda made the BAFFLING decision to not make ground vehicles of any kind. If you liked running around release day No Man's Sky planets then this might even be a small upgrade for you, if you have actual taste and value your free time though then this game is just going to be a huge disappointment.

    The only things I can definitively say that I liked are the location designs. Cities and dungeons all look great, the interiors are vibrant and very well made, probably because Elianora from the Skyrim modding scene worked on this part of the game. Dungeon areas are all multi-layered with different pathways and rooms, a huge upgrade from the single hallway designs of the last few BGS games.
    Also the art design itself is pretty good looking, the ships, weapons and spacesuits all look great.
    Spaceship building is cool but held back by the fact that its nearly pointless because of how worthless the actual space aspect of this game is.
    That's about it.

    Maybe mods will save it in a couple years but until then this is the most disappointing experience ive ever had in a Bethesda game, though I cant say im surprised given this has been the trajectory ever since Skyrim. If you REALLY like the standard, non-modded Bethesda fake RPG experience then you might enjoy this game despite it being the single worst fake RPG theyve every created.    … Expand
  88. Jarod007
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    La honte !!!
    Jeu qui crash toutes les deux secondes sur un pc avec un bon i5 (4670 k => 4 X 3.4 Gh/z ) et une bonne carte graphique (rx550 Pule edition 4GB)
    Tous mes autres jeux passent même les watch dogs qui sont codés avec le c*l !
    Starfield est codé avec les culs de tous les animaux de la rue tellement il rame / plante / crash / etc .
  89. adweex
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    It has it's pros and cons. The game is basically Mass Effect in Bethesda Style. Is it bad? No. But to me the overall experience is awfull.

    - No space flight (not even close to NMS) - Unoptimized - Game crashing all the time - The game is not even openworld - And i don't like the look of the characters Of course the game looks good, has some nice art. But overall a very boring    It has it's pros and cons. The game is basically Mass Effect in Bethesda Style. Is it bad? No. But to me the overall experience is awfull.

    - No space flight (not even close to NMS)
    - Unoptimized
    - Game crashing all the time
    - The game is not even openworld
    - And i don't like the look of the characters

    Of course the game looks good, has some nice art. But overall a very boring experience for me.    … Expand
  90. YouSayinBold
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    No exploration. Boring as hell. Too many loading screens. Fast travel is mandatroy.
    I don't know what happened to gaming over the last 20 years.
    I'm burning my copy of this game, maybe the gods of gaming will wake the (cuss word that is censored because of american sensibilities) up.
  91. MobiusRex
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Sadly it’s been very uninspired. Bethesda has a history of reinventing itself and setting new standards. This game has so much potencial, but it feels like fallout3 in space instead of the next amazing thing
  92. Elderlylamp
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. GOTY if released in 2014. Congrats Bethesda. Overhyped game and Political! Nice … Expand
  93. MightyBanana
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Played for 2 hours. There isn't any freedom nowhere near skyrim or fallout 3-4. Story isn't as interesting. And this game has all the space... 3/10.
  94. khoris1138
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    I more then meet the "Recommended" requirements for this trash let alone the minimum requirements and then Todd wants to sit there and say they did optimize it!? If i set everything to ultra i get 20fps, if i set everything the low i get 20fps.. this makes total sense.. tried all the performance tweaks and mods nothing. This was Bethesda's last chance from me.. oh well i guess
  95. Raruno
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Tenía muchas ganas de que saliera el juego, he esperado hasta su estreno en Game Pass para jugarlo desde mi Series S. Le he dedicado algo más de 10 horas al juego, esperando que en algún momento me diera algo de buena acción y diversión, pero no me ha conseguido atrapar.

    Lo primero que me parece imperdonable es su apartado gráfico y rendimiento. No consiento esos 30fps y que haciendo este    Tenía muchas ganas de que saliera el juego, he esperado hasta su estreno en Game Pass para jugarlo desde mi Series S. Le he dedicado algo más de 10 horas al juego, esperando que en algún momento me diera algo de buena acción y diversión, pero no me ha conseguido atrapar.

    Lo primero que me parece imperdonable es su apartado gráfico y rendimiento. No consiento esos 30fps y que haciendo este sacrificio las texturas, iluminaciones, npcs y "cinemáticas" sean tan pobres.

    Cansa muchísimo las pantallas de carga. Ya no sólo para ir de un planeta a otro, si no hasta para entrar en un edificio o parte del mismo. Luego el tema de, sube a lave, despega (cinemática), una vez en orbita, selecciona planeta, viajas, pantalla de carga, selecciona aterrizaje, pantalla de carga... Cansa y te saca de la inmersión.

    Llegas a una ciudad, los npcs parecen sacados de The walking dead. Horribles! Todo está lleno de objetos que puedes recoger, pero que mejor ni lo hagas porque terminas con el inventario lleno y la mayoría no vale nada... Platos, vasos, bolígrafos, cuadernos, bandejas, pisapapeles... Cosas que al vender te van a dar 5 créditos por ellas! Para qué?

    Cuando exploras el planeta es una auténtica perdida de tiempo. Pocas veces vas a encontrar algo relevante, valioso o emocionante. Algún recurso, ningún enemigo y nada de loot satisfactorio que te haga querer explorar. Ah, y todo esto sin un vehículo o montura de que facilite la exploración. La IA de los enemigos parece de broma! Estás a 40 metros, mirando para otro lado, y te ven! Pero si estás a su lado, empiezan a correr sin sentido y ni te disparan! Algunos los matas y se quedan ahí de pie con los ojos cerrados. Te disparan a través de cristales que no se rompen. Muy ridículo.

    El tema de la mochila propulsora, ni te explican como funciona, ni que tienes que obtener una habilidad para poder usarla. Las peleas de naves son horribles! El control en el espacio no puede ser peor. Podrían haber aprendido aquí de No Man's Sky. Lo único destacable para mí es la personalización de tu personaje, que está muy cuidada y te da muchas opciones. Muy decepcionado de un juego que llevaba mucho esperando. Creo que en PC con mods la experiencia debe ser mucho mejor. Ojalá Bethesda vaya mejorando en el futuro el juego, y entonces le daré otra oportunidad.    … Expand
  96. romanbaxter
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    This game is a big joke, like everything Bethesda has been doing for a few years now, optimization sucks, lags and the game comes out with bugs. Another unfinished game coming out at €70
  97. god_particle
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Starfield is boring. After putting few hours into it I just lost interest entirely. What a waste of time, considering they could be working on the new TES game instead.
  98. Shajenna
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    So bald ich nur den Rechner anmache bombt mich Windows mit dem Spiel zu es nervt.
  99. Darkfelix
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    A game to be lanched 4 yars foward from now.

    Bethesda promissed exploration and a next gen game but they lied to us (as always )
  100. Marloren
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Начнем по порядку, игра выглядит шикарно тут нет смысла спорить, графически она сделана красиво, но вот что меня выбивает из погружения в игру
    НПС
    1) Исчезают перед дверьми, обливион, передает плотный привет 2) Застревают в воде/траве/кустах/текстурах 3) Боевой искусственный интеллект с тобой не воюет. Интерфейс 1) Интуитивно непонятно(что за цифры на этих пушках), тебя не погружают    Начнем по порядку, игра выглядит шикарно тут нет смысла спорить, графически она сделана красиво, но вот что меня выбивает из погружения в игру
    НПС
    1) Исчезают перед дверьми, обливион, передает плотный привет
    2) Застревают в воде/траве/кустах/текстурах
    3) Боевой искусственный интеллект с тобой не воюет.
    Интерфейс
    1) Интуитивно непонятно(что за цифры на этих пушках), тебя не погружают игру, не объясняют как ей пользоваться, просто говорят, на держи учись.
    2) На все разные кнопки, и без шуток их реально много, на земле одна и та же кнопка открыть планетарную карту и бросить гранату, ну это блять шутка.
    3) Ещё одна шутка которую стоит оценить по достоинству это худ корабля, опять таки что ты на техническом столе изучать хрен его знает.
    4) Выполнить квесты для прокачки навыков, реально?
    Геймплей
    1) Отсутствующая регистрация попаданий.
    2) Нет импакта от оружия.
    3) Нет ощущения сложности, ты на первом уровне херачишь 5-12. Вопрос какой смысл в этих хелфбарах если они ни о чем не говорят, как и уровни в целом.
    4) Отсутствующая экономика в игре, чтобы вы понимали когда я первый раз прибыл на землю и при продаже инвентаря(Первые 15-20 минут геймплея) у меня было 13 тысяч кредитов. Нет это не девальвация, достаточно неплохой крейсер там стоит 240 тысяч.
    Сюжет
    1) Ты красивый, самый сексуальный, самый сильный и особенный, в очередной раз так интересно смотреть как Bethesda идет по одному и тому же шаблону.
    2) Многие говорят перетерпи 10-15 часов чтобы тебе начала нравится эта игра. Предлагаю следующее может купите сейчас, а когда-нибудь потом через несколько лет выйдет игра от Bethesda, которая реально будет хороша и вот тогда ваше ожидание будет напрасно. Я к чему веду. Если игру реально нужно терпеть, чтобы получать от неё удовольствие, то может с игрой что-то не так?
    3) Высадился на неизвестной планете, увидел неизведанную точку, есть два варианта: Идти пешком несколько километров, или ещё минимум три загрузочных экрана. Чувствуете бесшовность
    4) Душно, иди поговори там, постреляй их, вернись туда. 24 век на дворе люди изобрели гипердвигатели но не изобрели межгалактическую связь, а нет, изобрели, но в чем тогда проблема, я ведь дистанционно не могу связаться с нужным человеком и сказать что миссия выполнена, мне надо лететь через НЕСКОЛЬКО ЕБАНЫХ СИСТЕМ, чтобы банально сдать квест. Вы совсем охуели?

    0 желания развиваться. Я смотрю на этот "Шедевр" и вижу как всем было просто банально похуй, потому что за 12 лет игра не переросла потолок движка демонстрируемый скайримом, те же ошибки, те же баги, те же проблемы. Навели марафет с красивой графической составляющей, круто, только в очередной раз с оптимизацией обосрались. Бездари, с большой ебать буквы.    … Expand
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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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