Starfield

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  1. redkitties
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    My computer can run Cyberpunk, Elden Ring- any other game released this year. Starfield, bought on Game Pass, shutters and crashes. Background music lags in and out, Every start of a conversation with npc there's no audio- Enemies have to load in? Lag. Exploring an area? Crash. Along with little to none Art Direction in this game, enemies all look the same, hairstyles and makeup from MassMy computer can run Cyberpunk, Elden Ring- any other game released this year. Starfield, bought on Game Pass, shutters and crashes. Background music lags in and out, Every start of a conversation with npc there's no audio- Enemies have to load in? Lag. Exploring an area? Crash. Along with little to none Art Direction in this game, enemies all look the same, hairstyles and makeup from Mass Effect (2007), No registered shots on pc... It's going to be a disappointment for me.… Expand
  2. Luis__lima31
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    É ridícula a performance disso, eu pedi reembolso depois de jogar 2 horas. Perdi meu dinheiro nesse lixo
  3. Alex5482671
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Инди студия Bethesda перевела игру на 9 языков. Вырезали русский язык. 30fps.
    Даже игру на паузу нельзя поставить во время диалога что бы уловить суть происходящего на языке которым слабо владеешь. Подожду Spider man 2. Там и русский и 60 fps.    Инди студия Bethesda перевела игру на 9 языков. Вырезали русский язык. 30fps.
    Даже игру на паузу нельзя поставить во время диалога что бы уловить суть происходящего на языке которым слабо владеешь. Подожду Spider man 2. Там и русский и 60 fps.
  4. RaiderHL
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I love space so that why i am excited for this game but when i played i waste 10hours to this bad game
  5. PSRevil
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Pior experiência que já tive, muitas promessas e inúmeros bugs, Starfield é a definição de decepção.
  6. LoUpegger
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I swear to god, you'll need to have a godlike creative mind to fill out the blankness of this world and make it enjoyable to play. Almost every game has something you can call '' well they've worked on that at least'' but this game doesn't. Nothing that they did was you might call good, all mediocre at best. Tons of empty dialouges with no soul or point in it. Go read a book, at leastI swear to god, you'll need to have a godlike creative mind to fill out the blankness of this world and make it enjoyable to play. Almost every game has something you can call '' well they've worked on that at least'' but this game doesn't. Nothing that they did was you might call good, all mediocre at best. Tons of empty dialouges with no soul or point in it. Go read a book, at least it'll have subjebt or a purpose and a meaning. One of my worst experience in a long time. And remember folks about 5-6 months ago they were trying to just sell it and not put it on gamepass. I had a gamepass and i tried it. I can't imagine the disappoinment on the people who payed the full price. It's a fraud imo. What a joke!… Expand
  7. Jokma
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He terminado el juego, creo que el problema real de este sin lugar a dudas fue el hype, es un juego más del montón tomando en cuenta que nos hicieron sentir que sería una revolución, nada de eso. Un título el cual si bien medianamente cumple con lo prometido deja mucho que desear pues es todo lo que podrías ya encontrar en el mercado adquiriendo otro título del mismo género.… Expand
  8. Nono8768
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I've been a die-hard RPG gamer for years, eagerly awaiting the release of Starfield. What a colossal letdown it turned out to be! I can't emphasize enough just how much of a disaster this game is in every conceivable aspect.

    Exploration: Starfield promised a vast, open universe to explore, but what we got is a lifeless void. The planets are repetitive and uninspiring, offering nothing but    I've been a die-hard RPG gamer for years, eagerly awaiting the release of Starfield. What a colossal letdown it turned out to be! I can't emphasize enough just how much of a disaster this game is in every conceivable aspect.

    Exploration: Starfield promised a vast, open universe to explore, but what we got is a lifeless void. The planets are repetitive and uninspiring, offering nothing but barren landscapes and generic space stations.

    Storytelling: RPGs are known for their captivating narratives, but Starfield's story is about as exciting as watching paint dry. The characters lack depth, and the plot feels like it was cobbled together in a rush. It's impossible to become emotionally invested in this snoozefest.

    Gameplay: The gameplay is a nightmare. Tedious fetch quests, clunky combat mechanics, and a complete lack of innovation make Starfield a chore to play. It's a shame that a game with such potential ended up feeling like a poorly executed tech demo.

    Technical Nightmares: Starfield is plagued by a myriad of technical issues. From constant crashes to game-breaking bugs, it's clear that this was rushed out the door without proper testing. It's astonishing how a game can be so fundamentally broken.

    In short, Starfield is a colossal failure in the world of RPG gaming. It fails to live up to even the lowest of expectations and offers nothing of value to the genre. As a devoted RPG fan, I can confidently say that this is a game to avoid at all costs. It's a sad day when a highly anticipated title like this turns out to be a true 0/10 disappointment.    … Expand
  9. Ortana
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Another souless,cookie cutter fallout 4 copy paste by Bethe$da. So much for hyping this game into oblivion. Is this what really what 8 years of development looks like? This game wont be saving xbox from losing this generation lmao. Not all the money in the world can buy you quality experiences.
  10. Axel29
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Overhype very average game. Bethesda is stuck in the past with the same formula aging bad.
  11. Jlga
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    No mans sky queda como una joya frente a starfield me etsas diciendo que con solo 10 minutos caminando ya alcanze el limite y tengo que ir a otro lugar
  12. Diegovski93
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    -Outdated engine with crap optimization. Poor face mimic , with disgusting faces. Empty planets and fast travel simulator.
    + New lockpick system, nice objects like armors graphic. Nice perk system that you have to do something to unlock next level of a perk.
  13. Danteputasso
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo é um lixo, sem graça sem sentido, npc de filme de terror, uma grande decepção, o produtor desse jogo é tremendo mentiroso… Expand
  14. Eric1980
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is just waste of time wost game I ve ever had
    dont waste your money on it
  15. Overlord59
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Is this game perfect? Absolutely not. Will everyone like it? Again no. It's a fun game for what it is but what it is will be different for each person. For some it will have enough of what they want to be a good time. Others will be bored senseless because of what it is not. It is not a space exploration game, nor is it a BG3 style story epic. it is a Bethesda style RPG set in space. ForIs this game perfect? Absolutely not. Will everyone like it? Again no. It's a fun game for what it is but what it is will be different for each person. For some it will have enough of what they want to be a good time. Others will be bored senseless because of what it is not. It is not a space exploration game, nor is it a BG3 style story epic. it is a Bethesda style RPG set in space. For what it tries to be, it is good I enjoyed it a lot. For all it's flaws, you can say it definitely isn't perfect but if you like Bethesda's previous work, you will like this.

    While many have seen bugs and technical issues, I have encountered 1 big non-game breaking bug, encountered 1 crash and had only very rarely had performance issues (I travelled very far into a procedurally generated map and got a bit of stutter while saving). And this is on an Nvidia and definitely not top of the range. Given personal experience as a result, I cannot dock points for that but I also cannot guarantee anyone else the same performance for the same reason.    … Expand
  16. Ml3805
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Was excited for the game but is unstable and keeps crashing. I have an 1-5 13600 and a 3080 and it is unplayable right now. I'll try it again in a few months when its updated. Thankfully I only tried it on game pass and didn't buy this POS.
  17. RascalsBlade
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    While some aspects are very clean and thought out, the ui is unintuitive, the menu setup is a hassle, the inventory is far too small, objectives are a pain to find. Selling items shouldn't be that limited either. I get that this feels like fallout in space but it's also far too easy to walk around and steal someone's things right in front of them. The game itself is boring, there's nothingWhile some aspects are very clean and thought out, the ui is unintuitive, the menu setup is a hassle, the inventory is far too small, objectives are a pain to find. Selling items shouldn't be that limited either. I get that this feels like fallout in space but it's also far too easy to walk around and steal someone's things right in front of them. The game itself is boring, there's nothing engaging, combat is lazy and feels like an after thought. No matter how hard I try I can't stay focused on this game. It's not entertaining, it feels unpolished and far from ready for mainstream coming from a company that should know better. Hardly worth all the hype, and for all those obsessing that they're missing out on the exclusive, just because you can't get it doesn't mean your missing out, if anything you've saved some money.… Expand
  18. xXEchoXxAssault
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    The game is pretty fun, for example the combat, ship customization and exploration are all pretty cool! But overall gets a bit shallow pretty quickly. I was also going to give it a 5/10 bc it's not BAD per say, but then remembered there's also politics such as pronouns in here... This is a game meant to distract us from reality, not drown us in your stupid political opinions BETHESDA! IThe game is pretty fun, for example the combat, ship customization and exploration are all pretty cool! But overall gets a bit shallow pretty quickly. I was also going to give it a 5/10 bc it's not BAD per say, but then remembered there's also politics such as pronouns in here... This is a game meant to distract us from reality, not drown us in your stupid political opinions BETHESDA! I also played this on PC and it does NOT run well despite what Todd Howard says. It's an unoptimized mess which Gamer's Nexus and Hardware Unboxed have both done an amazing job testing the performance of this game. I would strongly suggest you check them out if you haven't seen them to get a better idea of how poor the performance is… Expand
  19. YukiRuu
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    The game is broken, boring, dull. Good thing I was able to return. I hope Bethesda falls apart. To hell with these developers.
  20. Phi_gg
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible optimization for an AAA game in 2023. The shills like Dalton Cooper, Mike Straw, Ben Kerry, etc. might call this review bombing, but just ignore those clowns.… Expand
  21. LewisDisease
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    This game is a waste of time, internet bandwith and hard disk space.

    Combat is ok, the rest is what a average 2013 game would have been. It also runs awfully, I am quite at awe that everybody seems to collectively disregard this fact and that Microsoft is laughing at their fanbase asking them to update their computer, even though the game doesn't run well even if you have the best    This game is a waste of time, internet bandwith and hard disk space.

    Combat is ok, the rest is what a average 2013 game would have been. It also runs awfully, I am quite at awe that everybody seems to collectively disregard this fact and that Microsoft is laughing at their fanbase asking them to update their computer, even though the game doesn't run well even if you have the best computers money can buy.

    Do better.    … Expand
  22. Koleck0LP
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    I don't like space, so when the game go announce my first reaction was "Who asked for this."

    When the game launcher on September first for the people who paid way too much to play early, I check if the game is pirated already and yes it was, but also Bratz Flaunt your Fashion got updated so I downloaded that instead. And turns out I had more fun playing that than my friends who played    I don't like space, so when the game go announce my first reaction was "Who asked for this."

    When the game launcher on September first for the people who paid way too much to play early, I check if the game is pirated already and yes it was, but also Bratz Flaunt your Fashion got updated so I downloaded that instead.
    And turns out I had more fun playing that than my friends who played Starfield.

    When i finally tried the game i saw it's gray and dull, the story is boring and didn't grab me,
    but what is improved from other Bethesda games is the gun play, and that is why I didn't gave the game a 0, but 6, the gunplay almost makes me want to play this poor game.

    Honestly I even missed that this game has pronoun selection, I mean I hate catering to the trannies so I'm lowering the score.

    And lastly the world exploration is worse than Fallout 4.

    Bethesda needs to retire their engine
    NetImmerse -> Gamebryo -> Creation Engine -> Creation Engine 2 (this engine is still based on Engine from 1997)

    The game runs kinda poorly even on hi-end rigs, but like that's all tripeA games now.

    Anyway Starfield was going to be bad, and it is.    … Expand
  23. SebasGod777
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    De los peores juegos de este año, demasiado aburrido y lento, basicamente lo mismo que red dead redemption, pero este ultimo si es buen juego.
  24. deceitfulninja
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Quantity over quality. Ever want to visit same looking rocky planet after slightly color swapped rocky planet? Ever wanted to play a space game where no NPCs are alien, instead all the most boring humans ever conceived to populate a galaxy? No one has an interesting personality. Did Bethesda not have a creative team involved? The space aspect of this game is basically a skin over quickQuantity over quality. Ever want to visit same looking rocky planet after slightly color swapped rocky planet? Ever wanted to play a space game where no NPCs are alien, instead all the most boring humans ever conceived to populate a galaxy? No one has an interesting personality. Did Bethesda not have a creative team involved? The space aspect of this game is basically a skin over quick travel menus. And I hope you like menus, because that's where you'll be half the time. Sure there's tons of quests and weapons. But none are interesting. Exploration amounts to running 10 miles between geological features or copy paste assets. I don't know what game people are playing when they give this a 10. It could have been a great game but it is so uninspired. I see now why Skyrim was milked for 12 years. Bethesda is out of ideas and continue milking a 21 game engine for every last drop.… Expand
  25. Edunavarro01
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Achei o jogo sem sal , não me empolgou nem um pouco , tudo é mediano para ruim .
    Planetas sem graça , fauna e flora bem pobre
    A maioria dos planetas é puro deserto e sem nada para fazer -( eu sei que na vida real é assim) mais custa fazer planetas com florestas e fauna rica, ao invés de fazer 1000 planetas. Eu faria 10 só que fauna e flora rica igual the witcher 3 ou skyrim. O jogo é sem    Achei o jogo sem sal , não me empolgou nem um pouco , tudo é mediano para ruim .
    Planetas sem graça , fauna e flora bem pobre
    A maioria dos planetas é puro deserto e sem nada para fazer -( eu sei que na vida real é assim) mais custa fazer planetas com florestas e fauna rica, ao invés de fazer 1000 planetas. Eu faria 10 só que fauna e flora rica igual the witcher 3 ou skyrim.
    O jogo é sem graça e fraco de conteúdo . Prometeu muito e entregou nada do que prometeu.
    E depender da comunidade lançar moda para um jogo ir bem , me poupe Decepcionado.    … Expand
  26. LyleUgleman
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    A trite and often bland experience that I had a hard time bringing myself to keep playing. So much of what you do in Starfield gives you major "been there, done that" vibes and for good reason. So little of the game is an improvement on FO4, and unfortunately there's even some steps backwards in terms of the quality of the writing and the interest of exploring the unknown.

    My main    A trite and often bland experience that I had a hard time bringing myself to keep playing. So much of what you do in Starfield gives you major "been there, done that" vibes and for good reason. So little of the game is an improvement on FO4, and unfortunately there's even some steps backwards in terms of the quality of the writing and the interest of exploring the unknown.

    My main gripes:
    Lack of weaponry, especially melee weapons. New Vegas had power fists/claws, ripper swords, shiskebab, super sledge, and many other interesting weapons. You'd think a game set 300 years in the future would have even more interesting options, but sadly, that's not the case. Just a very paltry amount of mundane weaponry that already exists, with the best melee weapon being a small cestus looking dagger. Bland and boring.

    The main quest writing and pacing is pretty abysmal. It makes an awful first impression by quickly throwing you from mining on a planet, to forced into space with a plot that makes little sense narratively. While some side content has better writing, the main quest instantly puts a bad taste in your mouth.

    Exploration is kneecapped by overuse of fast travel. There's usually very little reason to want to explore anywhere. A thousand planets with so few feeling unique in any way. Once you've cleared the exact same complex three times, you'll get so sick of the monotony of it you'll never want to explore again. Which is a shame, since some actual good hand-made content is hidden in the morass of mediocrity. They somehow make a game that takes place in a massive galaxy feel even smaller and less interesting than their games that are just one planet or continent.

    Starfield isn't a terrible game, and I'd score it higher if it didn't feel like a regression in many ways of the traditional Bethesda rpg formula. Unforutnately, it just feels very dated now. The Creation Engine 2 feels like a creaky, old, relic that still can't deliver action that's not clunky, AI that's not shockingly braindead, or expressive character models that don't look gawky and ugly.

    Just a painfully average game, and that doesn't cut it.    … Expand
  27. Ah0ra
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This game is worth than Skyrim, released 2011. Starfield looks like pretty bad mmorpg, with quests like - take that paper and deliver it across the galaxy. Kill 20 pirates, take 30 pieces of papers from them, and deliver it back.
    Poor user with gpu lower than 4090, you've been bamboozled by Todd
    Sad thing, that there are people, who actually enjoy that kind of "gaming". It only means,    This game is worth than Skyrim, released 2011. Starfield looks like pretty bad mmorpg, with quests like - take that paper and deliver it across the galaxy. Kill 20 pirates, take 30 pieces of papers from them, and deliver it back.
    Poor user with gpu lower than 4090, you've been bamboozled by Todd
    Sad thing, that there are people, who actually enjoy that kind of "gaming". It only means, that nothing will change, and tes6 will be disaster as well    … Expand
  28. temple117
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Experience: 25 hours of play

    Story - You are the SPACEBORN (yes, they actually call you this) and you get magic powers that are literally copy/pasted Skyrim dragon shouts. The entire story revolves around you going to copy/pasted temples, fighting copy/pasted enemies, and collecting copy/pasted loot. Yes, the loot is literally in the exact same spot in every single temple with the exact    Experience: 25 hours of play

    Story - You are the SPACEBORN (yes, they actually call you this) and you get magic powers that are literally copy/pasted Skyrim dragon shouts. The entire story revolves around you going to copy/pasted temples, fighting copy/pasted enemies, and collecting copy/pasted loot. Yes, the loot is literally in the exact same spot in every single temple with the exact same layout and enemy placement. It is that lazy. There is nothing science-fiction about this story.

    Exploration - Doesn't exist. You do not explore space, you teleport from planet to planet. Flying around in space is pointless outside of combat. Planets are all barren landscapes with a few mines/factories/caves for you to go kill copy/pasted enemies in. There is no environmental storytelling and after maybe 6 planets you will start seeing repeated layouts. Due to procedural generation, you will get nonsensical dungeons where your robot tells you there is no life at all on the planet, only for you to walk into a cave to find tree roots and generic spacemen with guns that only want to kill you.

    Role Playing - Almost non-existent. You are a good boy and if you did something bad it's just by accident. I picked the snake cult to start and then when I found snake cultists I had no unique options with them, they are just hostile on sight. The game handwaves this by saying they all went crazy and attack anyone on sight, but then why isn't my character also crazy and why don't the cultists fight one another? Makes no sense. The unique dialogue choices don't change how things play out in 90% of cases. I also picked Wanted as my background, but I didn't have an actual bounty on me in any system, yet bounty hunters would still occasionally attack me in orbit. It makes no sense for me to be Wanted and have bounty hunters on my ass but not actually have a bounty on my head.

    Gunplay - It is decent. Passable. The bigger issue is that enemies are bullet sponges, which always makes gunplay feel bad. The game randomly dropped a white pistol with enough raw damage to 2 shot enemies 10 times my level (i was level 2 and destroying level 20 enemies within an hour). Yet if the game does not accidentally drop you higher level loot early, you will be dumping entire magazines into each enemy because of how spongey they are.

    Graphics - When the lighting is absolutely perfect the game looks gorgeous. It just isn't perfect 90% of the time and when that happens it looks like baked **** Some of the ugliest character models I have seen in a modern game. When the lighting isn't working it looks like a 360 or PS3 game.

    Performance - Nvidia doesn't have real drivers for the game yet so if you have an Nvidia card, you're just **** until that gets fixed. No, even with the DLSS mod you won't get good performance. Currently you need to run an AMD 7800 XT or better to get decent performance. I have a 7900 XTX and I would get dips below 60 in major cities. I am not sure why this game is so demanding since it looks ugly and doesn't even support any modern graphical features.

    Space - This deserved its own section. The space part of this game is actually the worst part. You only fly around when in combat and ship combat consists purely of charging the enemy and firing all of your guns, then turning back around and doing it again until they die. There is no depth or interesting maneuvers you can do. You cannot seamlessly go to a planet as they are not physically represented in the game. What I mean by this, is that you can spend hours flying to one and when you get there you will fly through it because it's a 2D picture they didn't expect you to fly into. The ship building is pointless since you cannot field more than one ship at a time. Outpost building is a pointless vanity exercise. Even if you enjoy these features and invest time into them, the game actually wants you to go to NG+ as fast as possible and when you do everything but your perks and levels gets deleted. This means that by not rushing the main story, you are playing the game wrong.

    Side Content - Passable at best. The biggest issue is that the main story invalidates everything you do on the side. There is no reason to touch the side content until you are deep into NG+ loops because the game penalizes you for daring not to go to the same temples over and over again, but it will also immediately flood your quest log with 15 side quests within minutes of arriving at the first major city. Yes, the game encourages you to play it incorrectly and then punishes you severely for listening to it.

    I do not understand how someone could give this mess higher than a 6/10. Even a 6/10 is being generous. The game is so schizophrenic, just hopping from one abstract idea to the next with no thought to how they connect. Absolutely nobody that made this play tested for playability. The nicest thing I can say about Starfield is that it functions on a very basic level.

    4/10.    … Expand
  29. Rioyee101
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Disappointingly, eight years have passed and Todd could have done better instead of giving another sweet little lie.
  30. DonWick
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    I purchased this for $100 so I could play it early. What a mistake! I was only able to play for almost 7 hours before my save files stopped loading and would crash the game. During those 7 hours it was immediately apparent to me that this game lacked any innovation at all. You can't fly your ship off the surface, instead it's all done by loading screens. Want to enter your ship? LoadingI purchased this for $100 so I could play it early. What a mistake! I was only able to play for almost 7 hours before my save files stopped loading and would crash the game. During those 7 hours it was immediately apparent to me that this game lacked any innovation at all. You can't fly your ship off the surface, instead it's all done by loading screens. Want to enter your ship? Loading screen. Want to take off into space? Loading screen. Want to warp to another planet? Loading screen. Everything is boring and bland. Uninteresting characters. Uninteresting story. The combat is lazy. I can't believe it took them 8 years to put this out. This was the kind of game I'd play back before 2010, not what I'd expect in 2023. Bethesda has existed by riding the coat tails of their consumers' goodwill and depending on modders to fix their incomplete games. I'd pass on this trash and try No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous or Star Citizen if you're looking for a REAL space adventure.… Expand
  31. carta_red
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Porfavor Bethesda arregla el juego. Es injugable por el momento, esa IA pobre, los graficos con esas caras de los NPC y lo lento que es al empezar...
  32. guncooper
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    It's the same boring mess as the latest games Bethesda made. The last game they did actually well was TES IV Oblivion. All the other games they did after that were just a copy-paste of their own ideas. I won't say there was absolutely nothing new; however, these changes were quite small.
    They keep using this outdated Creation engine they've made for Morrowind (It just has a different    It's the same boring mess as the latest games Bethesda made. The last game they did actually well was TES IV Oblivion. All the other games they did after that were just a copy-paste of their own ideas. I won't say there was absolutely nothing new; however, these changes were quite small.
    They keep using this outdated Creation engine they've made for Morrowind (It just has a different name). The gameplay mechanics are quite dull. Shooting looks outdated, lockpicking is boring and looks outdated, and the oxygen/stamina system is a piece of garbage.
    The game is not open-world anymore. The faction system looks artificial and exists just to add a standard for the series quest lines. Randomly generated stuff is just a copypaste.
    I'd say a lot more, but I want to make it short:
    - "Early access," which is just a scam and an attempt to force people to pay an extra 30$ bucks for the air.
    - Bad visual style (colors and palette). Everything looks grey-ish
    - Absolutely worst optimization (PC/Consoles)
    - Your companions are worthless except for keeping the trash you are collecting
    - The main story is a piece of garbage
    - Tons of empty dialogues
    - Animations from mid-2000s
    - Absolutely horrible shooting, melee, and stealth mechanics
    - Absolutely worst AI
    - Enemies are just sponges for bullets
    - No actual space exploration
    - No vehicles
    - Ship customization is useless
    - Stupid "NASA punk" (in reality, it is "IDFK-punk") style. You say it is 2300, and most of the human-technology looks like in the 1990s?    … Expand
  33. BlakeChaos
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Just, meh. Nothing innovative. Does a lot of things but none of they very well. This game was way over-hyped and not even close to the game of the year as they lead on. Would have rated it higher if it wasn't for them making the game feel like more than it was. It's just a run-of-the-mill Bethesda game and the story is unbearably boring.
  34. IMRVN_ZA
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    This is "not another hit".

    It is a low budget No Mans Sky. 1.) The game has numerous bugs - some have been game-breaking, but most definitely ruin the immersion. 2.) The game has performance issues, with multiple frame rate drops, and parts which lag greatly. 3.) The graphics are not on par with some of the latest releases - fidelity is not the biggest issue, the character models,    This is "not another hit".

    It is a low budget No Mans Sky.

    1.) The game has numerous bugs - some have been game-breaking, but most definitely ruin the immersion.
    2.) The game has performance issues, with multiple frame rate drops, and parts which lag greatly.
    3.) The graphics are not on par with some of the latest releases - fidelity is not the biggest issue, the character models, as well as animations are poor (and people had the audacity to complain about Armored Cores graphics)
    4.) On the character animations, its not much better than Fallout 4. The lack of expression breaks the immersion - it is nowhere near as good as CyberPunk 2077 is now.
    5.) The exploration is boring.
    6.) On the exploration - for a space game that tries to emulate "Space exploration". It really sucks that you cant fly from space onto any point of a planet, go anywhere on the planet, and then get into your space craft and fly from the planet back into space, and then to another planet. Bethesda should take some notes from No Mans Sky, once again. People saying "this is not a big deal", miss the point of it being a space exploration/adventure game.
    7.) On the exploration again, most worlds are empty, with a few wildlife scattered around in little groups - random world events are pretty much non-existent so as mentioned, the exploration seems boring.
    8.) Main Story Quest - No spoilers, but it is not inspired at all. Bland.

    If not for the bugs/performance, I would give it a 5, but that's about it for current content and how poor the character animations are in dialogue screens. Its 2023 - Surely they could have done better with more time.

    Maybe in a few years this game will grow into the masterpiece it should have been now, the same as No Mans Sky and CyberPunk 2077 did. Both released in poor states, but have become great games in their own regards.

    Give Bethesda some more time.    … Expand
  35. DEH1
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Hell, even a mod for Galacticcraft in minecraft will be better than this ****
  36. couriersix12
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    awful optimization, questionable visuals, horrendous ui, unenjoyable space fights, forgetable characters and plot
    yeah, nice city map
  37. pitbldr
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    I owed the premium version but refunded it before the official release. Played about 50 hours and while I liked some aspects, was just boring. Ship building looked extremely good but with ships seemed to be a very small part of game to me. Never felt like I was flying in space, just teleporting from location to location. Could not even get out of the seat while in space. Outpost alsoI owed the premium version but refunded it before the official release. Played about 50 hours and while I liked some aspects, was just boring. Ship building looked extremely good but with ships seemed to be a very small part of game to me. Never felt like I was flying in space, just teleporting from location to location. Could not even get out of the seat while in space. Outpost also seemed useless as I was able to buy or craft items at workbenches scattered around everywhere. Maybe outposts play a bigger role further in the game?? I did like the combat. Overall, very disappointed with the game on several levels.… Expand
  38. Lilbro123
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    All planets are copy pastes of each other there, is no choice in the game, It's very bland and empty...
  39. cadusakaguchi
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Game without story, boring and repetitive. There aren’t many bugs, but fast travel is a lot annoying.
  40. kingLear107
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Che dire, per un gioco che millantava una componente esplorativa profondissima e predominante, questa é una presa in giro. "Avrete a disposizione un sacco di pianeti da esplorare", certo, peccato che tranne che per un punto siamo vuoti e si venga bloccati da muri invisibili ancora nel 2023. Poi, l'esplorazione nello spazio non esiste, non puoi decollare, viaggiare e attraccare, devi fareChe dire, per un gioco che millantava una componente esplorativa profondissima e predominante, questa é una presa in giro. "Avrete a disposizione un sacco di pianeti da esplorare", certo, peccato che tranne che per un punto siamo vuoti e si venga bloccati da muri invisibili ancora nel 2023. Poi, l'esplorazione nello spazio non esiste, non puoi decollare, viaggiare e attraccare, devi fare tutto con i viaggi rapidi. Che razza di esplorazione sarebbe? L'unica cosa che esploro é la strada da casa mia fino al negozio per restituire il gioco.… Expand
  41. soselak
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Starfield isn’t a perfect game. No game is. That said, for a game to have this much ambition and actually pull off almost everything it set out to accomplish is a remarkable achievement. I haven’t even talked about some of the game’s most interesting elements, such as how it approaches New Game+, which I can’t wait for more players to see. Starfield is a triumph that I’m confident playersStarfield isn’t a perfect game. No game is. That said, for a game to have this much ambition and actually pull off almost everything it set out to accomplish is a remarkable achievement. I haven’t even talked about some of the game’s most interesting elements, such as how it approaches New Game+, which I can’t wait for more players to see. Starfield is a triumph that I’m confident players will be exploring for years to come, not only because it will remain incredibly compelling but because it will take that long to see anywhere near everything it has to offer.… Expand
  42. Azurika
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    it's ALMOST exactly like any poor to average bethesda game, you know exactly what to expect with NPC's and the way inventories and quests and such work.

    the killer blow to this game however is that they have, essentially "removed" the overworld, imagine skyrim, but with nothing but the dungeons, caves and town interiors. that is what this game is. you CAN fly between planets, but why    it's ALMOST exactly like any poor to average bethesda game, you know exactly what to expect with NPC's and the way inventories and quests and such work.

    the killer blow to this game however is that they have, essentially "removed" the overworld, imagine skyrim, but with nothing but the dungeons, caves and town interiors. that is what this game is.

    you CAN fly between planets, but why you ever would i don't know. there are no points of interest in space, it takes like 7 irl hours minimum to do so, this means the game is essentially "go to ship>go to seat in ship>press space to launch cutscene to take off and "teleport" to space>open map> find destination planet> fast travel to it, land via cutscene.

    i'm so disappointed that there are no points of interest in space, that i can't reasonably explore without just teleporting to a spot on the map, and that i can't fly down to a planets surface or manually take off and fly into space.    … Expand
  43. AnotherConsumer
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    Character Limit does not fit full review: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1716740/discussions/0/3824174193422061897/
  44. gamefan80s
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Lazy story writting, lazy on almost the game tries. **** off Bethesda. **** off Todd, **** off procedural time loading piece of garbage
  45. STEVExKONG
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    My first review on MetaCritic..and I really don't like this game that much. My expectation was, maybe they can combine what No Man's Sky and Star Citizen could offer, and with 7 years of development from Bethesda, it should be pretty darn awesome. It's not.
    The good thing is, this game is free thru Game Pass, but it's really lacking on many crucial aspects, like there's no "actual" space    My first review on MetaCritic..and I really don't like this game that much. My expectation was, maybe they can combine what No Man's Sky and Star Citizen could offer, and with 7 years of development from Bethesda, it should be pretty darn awesome. It's not.
    The good thing is, this game is free thru Game Pass, but it's really lacking on many crucial aspects, like there's no "actual" space traveling, graphics looks really not that good, and the optimization isn't that good either. No native DLSS (but works surprisingly well thru mods) due to the AMD deal, and FSR doesn't even works that well. The graphics looked greyed out for most areas.
    Went back to the Xbox app and give No Man's Sky a try, and it was really fun. Guess I will try Star Citizen after that. Really disappointed.    … Expand
  46. hunterouk0
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    the worst thing I have ever seen
  47. salvador312
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    de verdad que horrible juego en todo aspecto, mal optimizado, bugs, planetas vacios, parece que fue hecho sin amor, juego aburrido y horrible en todo aspecto, vuamossssony
  48. paradoxf4
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The engine of this game is outdated and should be thrown into the trash. In 2023, we still see Fallout 4 level graphics, clumsy animations, poor lighting and shadows, stupid AI. You will say that we love games from Bethesda not for technology, you are right. We love them for the beautiful and large-scale world, interesting quests, and the spirit of exploration. There is none of that here.The engine of this game is outdated and should be thrown into the trash. In 2023, we still see Fallout 4 level graphics, clumsy animations, poor lighting and shadows, stupid AI. You will say that we love games from Bethesda not for technology, you are right. We love them for the beautiful and large-scale world, interesting quests, and the spirit of exploration. There is none of that here. You will encounter procedural generated gray deserts with rocks and repeating identical outposts. Literally, everything has become much worse than in previous games of the studio. The game is a total disaster and disappointment.… Expand
  49. Zerberr
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Game is not entirely horrible. It's just not space exploration game because everything is already explored, including final game goal. You see buildings and structures and ships everywhere, no exceptions. It's like exploring someone's basement, a premise that FO4 was built for.

    it's also poor rpg game. The story is some third-grade spiderman-level trash-fiction. It's tedious and    Game is not entirely horrible. It's just not space exploration game because everything is already explored, including final game goal. You see buildings and structures and ships everywhere, no exceptions. It's like exploring someone's basement, a premise that FO4 was built for.

    it's also poor rpg game. The story is some third-grade spiderman-level trash-fiction. It's tedious and uninteresting, and generally boring.

    Give it time. 2-3 years, so community can fix another bethesda game.    … Expand
  50. rythorn
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It may be an okay game in 5 years but this game is awful right now.

    Completely uninspired, broken UI, bugs everywhere. You can't even rebind movement keys without breaking the entire game. The UI was designed by a toddler. How a company can be worth billions and put out a product this bad is awful. They delayed it a year for what? Just how god awful was it 12 months ago? It would    It may be an okay game in 5 years but this game is awful right now.

    Completely uninspired, broken UI, bugs everywhere. You can't even rebind movement keys without breaking the entire game. The UI was designed by a toddler.

    How a company can be worth billions and put out a product this bad is awful. They delayed it a year for what? Just how god awful was it 12 months ago? It would seem no one at Bethesda has the balls to speak up about bugs or game direction for fear of Todd Howard, so they sit by idle and watch the disaster unfold. There's no chance people working there didn't know this game was garbage before it released.    … Expand
  51. xvvolf
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    It's a game that released in 2023 but feels and looks like it comes from 2016. At best, it's mediocre otherwise it's an uninspired bore.

    The Good: -Finally a Bethesda game that supports ultra wide settings without messing with ini files. Something they still couldn't be bothered to update with Skyrim and the millionth release. -Player character isn't voiced. Please never do what you    It's a game that released in 2023 but feels and looks like it comes from 2016. At best, it's mediocre otherwise it's an uninspired bore.

    The Good:
    -Finally a Bethesda game that supports ultra wide settings without messing with ini files. Something they still couldn't be bothered to update with Skyrim and the millionth release.
    -Player character isn't voiced. Please never do what you did with FO4 ever again.
    -Many newer AAA games put far too much focus on controllers nowadays, ignoring kb/m, but kb/m plays quite nicely

    The In between:
    -Ran okay on my PC. I cap my fps to 60, and despite having a 3080 and Ryzen 7 5800x, i was having drops to the 50's. Needs heavy optimization on PC

    The Bad:
    -Combat is horrible. I'm fairly casual and like simple games nowadays...but jfc combat is painfully dumb. First "boss" which you can talk your way out of just stood in the open and opened fire hardly hitting me, robot dude killed him as I stood there. So far all enemies I encountered you just stand in the open and fire at them. Might be the dumbest enemy AI I've seen, not to mention I just casually walked into areas and they didn't react until I was next to them (without crouching). Even then most of the time they wouldn't do anything.

    -Ship combat is clunky and unenjoyable. NMS had the same issue but I thought a AAA 2023 title would have improved this. Also it's pretty pointless to partake in outside of the beginning tutorial for it.

    -Character creation. Kinda mediocre. Hair looks as bad as always for a Bethesda game, and yet another game that thinks blond hair is yellow, white or light brown. Seriously ask Larian for their colour pallet.

    -Inventory. Clunky and a massive mess to navigate through.

    -No FOV slider, again.

    -Voice Acting. It's typical generic and bland v/a from a Bethesda title, but how can a company worth this much spend so little. Maybe I just got spoiled with another recent release that had amazing v/a.

    -The beginning is dull. People keep saying play for 15-20 hours and then it gets good. That is beyond terrible game design. Who wants to slog through 15+ hours of bad game play?

    -It's just lazy. A game this long in the making it adds absolutely nothing to the RPG genre. I can't think of any other studio that can make such lazy and uninspired games and get the "well it's a Bethesda game uwu" as if that excuses things. I don't see any way that modders can even fix this game at this point (other than performance/bug fixes, like Skyrim still needs to this day).    … Expand
  52. ProDaylos
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Looking back at the Baldur's Gate 3 game Starfield is just boring, outdated, blend and not worth the money game. Im so dissapointed.
  53. Tinkeron
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The game is not about:
    1) Space - skyboxes of planets are not space.
    2) Exploring - you always know all the points of interest. The points of interest are always the same. 3) Open world - it doesn't react to the character. 4) Filled world - 90% of planets are empty both in terms of points of interest and visually. 5) Plot - you are the chosen miner. 6) RPG wagering - you are the    The game is not about:
    1) Space - skyboxes of planets are not space.
    2) Exploring - you always know all the points of interest. The points of interest are always the same.
    3) Open world - it doesn't react to the character.
    4) Filled world - 90% of planets are empty both in terms of points of interest and visually.
    5) Plot - you are the chosen miner.
    6) RPG wagering - you are the chosen miner, even if a smuggler.
    About bugs, optimization, animations, eternal downloads every 3 minutes, even talk no sense. 3/10.
    Todd, what is this game about?    … Expand
  54. Cheetka
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Trash optimization. 3060ti r5 5600 med-high graphics 50fps :D (not in city) when i go city barely 30fps. Old graphics, old mechanics, old gen game.
  55. pumpkinman04
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    good idea for a game and they made it one of the most boring modern games out there I got on pc game pass, glad I did not waste 70 dollars on this piece of **** don't get caught in the hype, this game, this is the worst game I have played in a long time giving it a 2 is generous.
  56. Navysandsquid
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is a mining simulator. It’s 2023 and it’s unacceptable this lazy of a game. Morning planets terrible fast travel. Terrible NPC models. Avoid at all cost
  57. Selina_Jade
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Space game without space.
    A game about research without research, just huge empty spaces
    Graphics of 2013, what are the system requirements for? In Fallout 4, they were able to fully voice the protagonist with cutscenes, but in this game in 2023, he again speaks in text like in Skyrim 2011. I just dreamed of playing a silent character in 2023 Microsoft should be wondering where the    Space game without space.
    A game about research without research, just huge empty spaces
    Graphics of 2013, what are the system requirements for?

    In Fallout 4, they were able to fully voice the protagonist with cutscenes, but in this game in 2023, he again speaks in text like in Skyrim 2011. I just dreamed of playing a silent character in 2023

    Microsoft should be wondering where the huge money allocated for this game went.    … Expand
  58. Standl
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It's ridiculous to wait more than 10 hours for the game to start getting interesting, a disappointment in addition to the poor performance even with an rtx 3070
  59. rekindo
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very underwhelming for me, some good points but overall a lot of contradictions in the project. I expected a skyrim in space but despite some noticeable improvements here and there the game clearly lack the substance that made its predecessor so great.

    narration: probably the best part of the game, dialogue trees were interesting but the tone of the adventure is very inconsistent, you can go from over the top space demigod savior of the galaxy to job interview simulator in the blink of an eye. Being at the center of everything in a region of Tamriel is a thing, being at center of everything in the whole galaxy is another, especially since the game tries an more down to earth approach compared to mass effect or destiny for example.

    Graphics: The props models and the skyboxes are more than good, everything else is completely outdated, the animations, the textures ( the trees wtf?), the npcs, the particles, the lightning. Nothing to explain the amount of loading screeens in the cities. I also dislike the art style that i found really bland but that's a more personnal issue.

    Combat: Bare minimun, despite a certain amount of offensive tools, the lack of depth in the gameplay, the absolutly TERRIBLE ai and the lack of enemy variety ( more than 90% of the enemies you encounter are space pirates or color swaps with the same behaviour) make the combats extremely repetitive and broken.

    Exploration: worst part of the game for me, a very big downgrade from other bethesda games, the ships become rapidly useless, you end up with a barren planet generator with no care to be found, generic and repetitive assets, checklists to make the game artificially longer, no lore or environmental narration ( the best part of skyrim and fallout 4), way too long walking distance, no vehicles, boring random missions , no sense of discovery, no details, no soul, no care. The 1000 planets is impressive as a marketing tool but it's absolutely useless in the current game design as you can encounter most the available assets with a fraction of those planets.

    conclusion: the game feels outdated, the direction of the game seems more interested in reaching marketing sell points than making a consistent, solid and modern game design, by trying to be everything the game manage to be mediocre at everything.    … Expand
  60. Arrain
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Skyrim was my all time favourite game, so I really wanted to love this but uff, I just can't. A space exploration game where you don't feel like you can actually explore. Outdated engine and graphics. McGuffin quests that are 20 years out of date. Weird visual filters. The worst UI ever (which is saying something). No widescreen monitor support, no DLSS. I got the game refunded fromSkyrim was my all time favourite game, so I really wanted to love this but uff, I just can't. A space exploration game where you don't feel like you can actually explore. Outdated engine and graphics. McGuffin quests that are 20 years out of date. Weird visual filters. The worst UI ever (which is saying something). No widescreen monitor support, no DLSS. I got the game refunded from Steam, so should you or just don't buy it until 2 years time when modders have fixed this broken mess.… Expand
  61. Johnex
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Boring, empty, uninspiring For the promise of the genre-breaking game you got pile of repetitive boring actions, loading screens and other **** typical for a total lack of imagination.

    This especially disgusting that critics rated this game so high, there is just no fun in the game at all and if they don’t see it, why do we need them for?
  62. Biosma
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    It's absolutely baffling to me how this game got all these 10/10 scores. It's a cluster of procedurally generated zones with randomly thrown together points of interests which repeat to a ridiculous degree. Everything in between is a never ending loading screen. Combat would be fun if the enemy AI actually posed any challenge but nope.
    Graphics are incredibly inconsistent and character    It's absolutely baffling to me how this game got all these 10/10 scores. It's a cluster of procedurally generated zones with randomly thrown together points of interests which repeat to a ridiculous degree. Everything in between is a never ending loading screen. Combat would be fun if the enemy AI actually posed any challenge but nope.
    Graphics are incredibly inconsistent and character models look absolutely ancient. The best thing about this game honestly is its soundtrack.
    I'm wishing everyone who gets something out of this dated style of open world game design the absolute best - enjoy it. For me personally, BGS would've to reinvent their MO on a lot to recapture my interest on their future games.    … Expand
  63. Startrash
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Boring main quest, repetitive side quests and objectives to do, mediocre graphics, bad AI/NPCs. There isn;t any reason that this game should perform that bad on PCs. I play Cyberpunk with RT and better settings + dlss with higher fps. Another Game Pass worthy title
  64. Smigolpro
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    A play this game for a long time, and so many things do not work..... i'm tired.... don't wana play this game anymore.
  65. Ratasell
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Este es el peor juego que he visto en mi vida. Y mira que he visto juegos de mierda en xbox...
  66. romanticored
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Russian localization was removed from the game for political reasons. Therefore, only 1/10. But actually the game is good.
  67. Aeula
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Easily Bethesda's worst game. I've been huge fan of this Studio since DAGGERFALL. To see what made the series so great with the Elder Scrolls devolve into this soulless, barren wasteland of a setting (Quite literally thanks to all the procgen) breaks my heart. You guys legit have a game that does procgen better from the 90's.

    But what really ticks me off is that this unoptimised piece    Easily Bethesda's worst game. I've been huge fan of this Studio since DAGGERFALL. To see what made the series so great with the Elder Scrolls devolve into this soulless, barren wasteland of a setting (Quite literally thanks to all the procgen) breaks my heart. You guys legit have a game that does procgen better from the 90's.

    But what really ticks me off is that this unoptimised piece of garbage was released on PC as is, it runs like dog and Todd's response is just to 'get a better PC'. A 3090 SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN THIS IF A SERIES X CAN TODD.    … Expand
  68. caachef
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    there are so many issues with this game, everything from fast travel, to the whole map system, terrible menus, copy-pasted environments, lack of unique enemies and encounters (most creatures just walk towards you and melee attack) and some of the most important story content (temples, or the same rock structures with random artifact wedged in) are all the same thing, copy-pasted.
  69. CyberByber
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    outdated graphic, loading screen, outdated gameplay, loading screen, awful optimisation, loading screen, ugly brown-grey filter, loading screen, speaking heads, loading screen, non existed AI, loading screen.... loading screen....
  70. pikotara
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    к сожалению игра не оправдала ожиданий жуткая оптимизация на rtx 3060 просадки до 30 фпс а таже помойный сюжет и геймплей
  71. notzaidi
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished the game and had a very hard time being immersed and/or having fun in the game. For reference, I played other Bethesda RPG games (ESO, Fallout 3,4 and New vegas, Skyrim)

    I will start with the things I liked:

    Ship customisation
    Some of the premade cities are good (Neon)
    Lockpicking is fun
    Skill tree with the challenges can be fun
    Space combat and docking feels fresh at the start
    Some guns feel nice to shoot

    Cons:
    Combat is very bland and the AI is terrible
    Poor performance (FPS)
    UI is terrible and managing inventory doesn’t feel satisfying (I do like weight in games, but this does it all wrong)
    No city maps or a map in general ?????????
    Tons of bugs (most bug free Bethesda game apparently???)
    Keybinds feel very off, thankfully you can customise most of it
    Hit registration of weapons feels really bad, you can be point blank with a shotgun and miss.
    Lack of special mob types (bosses) SPOILERS there are Humans(with different colour stripes), Star Humans, and the critters. That’s it
    Loading Screen simulator, no real landing/docking. All I did is press L track quest and then clicked show on map then just kept tping.
    Very boring and predictable gameplay loop (There is one main story mission that is the exception to this rule)
    SPOILERS AHEAD Star powers are very boring, mostly around gravity and affecting time, and can only have one equipped. This feels very bland vs something like bioshock
    The plot had no weight and expected you to care about characters you met for 5 minutes.
    Planets feel very empty, desolate wastelands. And when you reach a point of interest, it's the same loop. Go into the dungeon, kill the same mob type and loot and leave. No special enemies, nothing. They are the terrible end of procedurally generated content.
    Companions feel annoying to have around and the voice acting feels off and the classic Bethesda face animations(This feels unforgivable after BG3)
    Music feels very uninspired and boring
    Managing guns feels very tedious.

    I can keep going, but you get the idea. If you’re curious about this game and have game pass try it out, but I do not recommend buying this game. I felt like I got robbed and lying Todd lied again.    … Expand
  72. Vellka
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    this game is more of the same, not original at all, bugs everywhere, zero immersion, robotic npc, it has too many bad points, and few good ones, the main story is boring, its a disappointment, a lot of hype for no reason.
  73. Rooach
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    5700xt. 5600x. 32GB 3200Ram. Doesnt even run on low. Unplayable **** game. Game is optimized according to godd howard we should just upgrade our PCs.

    Lifeless cashgrab. Was to be expected
  74. DocRedBull21
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Pretty much unplayable even with a top of the line system from just last year. Overclocked 3080 getting below 30fps. Unoptimized garbage.
  75. Kronan
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    - Incredibly poor optimization, can't get more than 30fps with my RTX 3060 at all
    - Loading screens everywhere every time. If you want to go from the surface of one planet to another you have to go through like 5 loading screens
    - NPCs all look weird like they are made out of plastic or something, animations are all deep in the uncanny valley as well - The Emil-written story is a joke    - Incredibly poor optimization, can't get more than 30fps with my RTX 3060 at all
    - Loading screens everywhere every time. If you want to go from the surface of one planet to another you have to go through like 5 loading screens
    - NPCs all look weird like they are made out of plastic or something, animations are all deep in the uncanny valley as well
    - The Emil-written story is a joke as usual
    - Bad dialog in general
    - Very little roleplaying and choice based gameplay. You are forced to join the constellation faction which I did not want to do because they are incredibly silly and unrealistic and the motivation for their existence just doesn't make any sense
    - Companions are super annoying and unlikable
    - Pretty much all of the factions are incredibly generic and uninteresting
    - Planets are barren copypasted nonsense (even Earth itself is just a single generic sand texture lazily spread over a sphere with nothing to explore)
    - Lots of resource gathering nonsense that is just bad and boring in general
    - Very grindy and annoying perk system which locks away basic functionality behind a bunch of silly "challenges" that you need to complete
    - Lack of quality side content in general
    - Lack of cool handcrafted locations to explore, there are only a few proper cities and even they feel very small and not very interesting or intricate
    - NPC schedules are gone and most NPCs in most towns are now just generic crowds that are constantly spawning in and out of existence
    - You can't pilot your ship inside a planet's atmosphere and there are no ground vehicles, it's 300 years into the future and all traveling has to be done on foot (very disappointing since mechs were shown on the trailers and they exist in the lore, but apparently were cut from the final game)
    - Combat is weak and has little impact. All enemies are bullet sponges who take way too many hits to die and never react to being shot or get staggered in any way
    - No gore, blood or violence like in previous Bethesda games    … Expand
  76. Tanphu
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Midfield.bland **** gameplay,not my space adventure because of fast travel,1000 lifeless planets,outdated engine overhyped so much it's backfire.Oh,and Ambassador,fan of xbox and Bethesda "Andrea pachinini" is a man catfished woman,posted a tweet mocked Sony's LGBT games while also complained about hate pronoun feature of Starfield by players.What a hypocrite.
  77. EvilRaz
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Incredibly awful PC performance. I am able to run games like Elden Ring, Lies of P, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2 at high settings but unable to play this at the lowest setting without low frame rate and lag spikes every 30 seconds of so. Sad.
  78. SpiceMarine
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Soulless, lackluster bland game. Even Fallout 76 was better. Looks like, feels like completely AI generated. So much dissapointing. Planets are boring. Game is actually boring. Quests are so generic. Music is mediocre. Nothing legendary here. There is No Epic Bethesda Game moments. Non exist. Art style is boring. I'm really upset. I played Skyrim like 1000 hours. This is non immersive hugeSoulless, lackluster bland game. Even Fallout 76 was better. Looks like, feels like completely AI generated. So much dissapointing. Planets are boring. Game is actually boring. Quests are so generic. Music is mediocre. Nothing legendary here. There is No Epic Bethesda Game moments. Non exist. Art style is boring. I'm really upset. I played Skyrim like 1000 hours. This is non immersive huge chank of dust. There is no life here. So sad. Scamfield.… Expand
  79. KanekoChan
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Ho messo 3 (teoricamente e' un 6.5) per bilanciare i voti,visto che persone mettono 10 come se niente fosse o 0 .

    Da dove iniziare? - Partiamo sui questi meravigliosi 1000 pianeti! Inutili,Vuoti e fini a se stessi. E parliamoci chiaro non e' per il realismo si chiama presa in giro. - Storia confronto i i suoi precendenti titoli di bethesda dove la storia e' sempre stata una dei    Ho messo 3 (teoricamente e' un 6.5) per bilanciare i voti,visto che persone mettono 10 come se niente fosse o 0 .

    Da dove iniziare?
    - Partiamo sui questi meravigliosi 1000 pianeti! Inutili,Vuoti e fini a se stessi. E parliamoci chiaro non e' per il realismo si chiama presa in giro.
    - Storia confronto i i suoi precendenti titoli di bethesda dove la storia e' sempre stata una dei cavalli di battaglia, possiamo immaginare che in starfield non e' assolutamente cosi',possiede una storia banale,gia' vista e da giocare,ripetitiva e sempre uguale.
    - Livello di scrittura a me personalmente rispetto sempre ai loro precendenti titoli non funziona,faticavo a mantenere l'attenzione e spesso propenso nel costrigermi e nello sforzarmi di leggerli e cercare di allontanere quel senso di noia che da quando giochi questo titolo.
    - la nave.... bellissimo combattimento,costruzione deella nave e altro tutto molto bello, ma...... rimane praticamente inutilizzabile e non userete quasi mai la tostra nave. Se non per sportarti ,da un pianetta all altro con Cutscene e Loadscreen frustranti o rapide sparatorie spaziali.
    - Problema principale troppi caricamenti!. Per ogni cosa che fai,ogni cosa, ti ritrovi ad affrontare un caricamento. inconcepibile una cosa del genere nel 2023.
    - I lavori ben fatti son fatti per meta' e non finiti, Armi e zaini che senza la tuta spaziale compagliono e scompaglioni cosi dal nulla, le pistole le tiri fuori magicamente dalle gambe. mentre invece i fucili solamente con la tutaspaziale sono visibili. ecc.. questi lavori fatti a meta'.
    - Troppo grande inutilmente, le quest funzionano cosi', vai punto a su un pianeta e poi cambia pianeta vai al punto b. Con di mezzo caricamenti e caricamenti. per spesso starci 2 secondi... su un itero pianeta...
    - le strutture e luoghi si ripeteno di continuo bruttisimo tra un pianeta e l altro,spesso anche solo da una zona all altra brutto level design.
    - Le citta esteticamente e' stato fatto un bel lavoro, ma siamo come in cyberpunk, 800 npc tutti morti o finti,tutto privi di vita.
    -Le scelte decisionali non influenzano il mondo nulla,il mondo rimane cosi' come' a prescindere di quello che scegli.
    Molte volte ti costringe a dire Si o se devi dire No solo quanto il gioco ti concede di farlo. Se no se il gioco non e' pronto preparati a rompere il gioco.
    - AI ancora piu' stupidi di quelle dei titoli precendenti stiamo andando oltre al limite di deficenza artifaciale. ridicola.
    -Formala di fallout 4 copiata e spostata e non rinnovata,anzi presso regressa. Siamo nel 2023 dai...
    - Graficalmente a me personalmente e' piaciuto,son Felice del lavoro svolto sul comparto grafico e visibili miglioramenti almeno su questo rispetto ai vecchi titoli.
    Pero' non ci siamo bethesda,dovreste appassionarvi di piu' in quello che fate. qua la passione non l ho vista.
    - HUD bello pulito mi piace ma la gestione dell inventario in tutti gli aspetti crea confuzsione e disagio continuo.
    - Parti di armi e armature, siamo retrocessi,scordatevi di avere varie parte di acessori,vestiti e armature, ora avete tutto un pezzo unico... casco tuta spaziale vestito capello ( tra cui gli ultimi due citati non sono integrati bene e non trovo alcuna utilita' di essi,praticamente ti conviene stare sempre con la tuta equipaggiata.. triste come cosa. )
    Non ci siamo.    … Expand
  80. 9-Ball
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    There is no sex or similar action in the game. Also no gore. Even the artificial intelligence and map of the enemies in Borderlands 3 are better. There is only one difference: the graphics of this game are more realistic.
  81. Nukeman4
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Piece of **** the game is bad as hell. Frame. Rate is. Bad. Lit of baga. Bad story. Bad Mechanics
  82. Kdriver
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Worst Bethesda game to date. When Microsoft bought this studio I knew they would change the focus from making good games to political activism. Trash.
  83. Sofon
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    The game has complex loading screens, an old engine and lack of Italian voice acting and Russian localization
  84. chellicklida
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    0 for your words Tod, for a stone-faced lie! No, SHE IS NOT OPTIMIZED, SHE IS TERRIBLE IN THIS PLAN
  85. vnetrebyak
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Main problems with Starfield for me:

    1. Planets are just small and limited generated maps. 2. Dialogue system is not interesting, just waste of time. 3. NPCs are moving very slow, you can do at least 40 circles around them when they walk to the next trigger of mission. 4. Characters look like they came from animated series. 5. Travel in space is just 2 layers - planet and space near    Main problems with Starfield for me:

    1. Planets are just small and limited generated maps.
    2. Dialogue system is not interesting, just waste of time.
    3. NPCs are moving very slow, you can do at least 40 circles around them when they walk to the next trigger of mission.
    4. Characters look like they came from animated series.
    5. Travel in space is just 2 layers - planet and space near planet. If you want to move to another planet - press map, select planet, watch cutscene and you will be in space near planet.
    6. Graphics are not looking like 2023 next gen game. You can compare it to Star Wars Battlefront(2015) and see how game studios are not moving forward.    … Expand
  86. pavlada
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    did not deliver on the hype. It feels outdated, easy solutions used. Enemies don't feel exciting, and I feel the space is the backdrop, not the world. Incredible disappointed because I was looking forward to this game a lot
  87. darkmemes
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Empty and soulless. Fallout 4 was bad, but this takes the cake.
    Loading screen simulator, unmitigated bugfest. pointless ship combat, pointless shipbuilding. Pointless walks between points of disinterests on empty planets. Floaty and bulletspongy combat with an AI so poor that you'll puke all over yourself. Terrible plot, with bad characters with even more dysgenic faces. What's not to love?
  88. Queruba
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Os fanboys passando pano para o jogo só porque é da Bethesda, a nota deveria ser entre 5 e 7, os cara tão dando 10, ninguém merece! Por causa disso, nota zero!
  89. Luis3487
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Más allá de que sea un soldado de Playstation, este juego se merece CERO, las exclusividades hacen mal.
  90. jh238800
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It's not a space game. It's not even open world. It's just **** I'm going to play No Man's sky.
  91. Hockeydef
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Save your money, if you have gamepass give it a go if you want something to put you to sleep. Basically what you are given is a half finished game with broken and false promises.
  92. JimmieD
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Save money, save time, don't play this fraud of a game. Not even worse the Game Pass sub. It's ridiculous. Boring quests, outdated graphics and nothing much to "explore", as proclaimed by Mr. Howards. How did this take seven years of development? I mean, HOW!!?!?
  93. Nadaenconcreto
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I bought it cause it was going to be the "definitive space exploration experience" but it turned out to be a bunch of empty maps joint together by a fast travel menu… Expand
  94. Elcalvomaldito
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Claramente el juego sufre de Bugs, las caras se ven terribles por el motor gráfico antiguo, no se cumplió la exploración libre que se prometió, la IA es un desastre, terrible este juego, un 3 es más que generoso.
  95. Harbridge
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    I had such high hope for this. As someone who grew up on Bethesda rpg’s I am utterly disappointed. Slow game, last gen graphics and countless loading screens. After putting in 12 hours, I can safely say that it’s not for me.
  96. Private_kcorpse
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Title: Starfield: A Galactic Disappointment

    Introduction: Starfield, the highly anticipated space exploration game, promised to take gamers on a journey through captivating worlds and thrilling adventures. Unfortunately, it falls comically short of those lofty promises. As a fan of the genre, I couldn't help but feel immensely disappointed by the lackluster execution and numerous flaws    Title: Starfield: A Galactic Disappointment

    Introduction:
    Starfield, the highly anticipated space exploration game, promised to take gamers on a journey through captivating worlds and thrilling adventures. Unfortunately, it falls comically short of those lofty promises. As a fan of the genre, I couldn't help but feel immensely disappointed by the lackluster execution and numerous flaws that plague this game.

    Lack of Innovation:
    From the moment I launched Starfield, I was struck by its underwhelming lack of innovation. The game fails to introduce any groundbreaking mechanics or unique elements that could make it stand out in an overcrowded genre. It feels like nothing more than a rehashed version of countless other space-themed games, lacking creativity and originality.

    Bland World Design:
    One of the most glaring weaknesses of Starfield lies in its bland and uninspiring world design. In a game that revolves around exploration, it is disheartening to find that the planets you encounter feel lifeless and devoid of any character or charm. The planets lack diversity, with repetitive landscapes and a limited range of creatures, making the exploration aspect feel monotonous and uninspired.

    Poor Character Development:
    Despite the potential for intriguing space-faring stories, Starfield falls short when it comes to character development. The main characters lack depth and fail to evoke any emotional connection, leaving the player feeling detached from their journey. The dialogue options are shallow and unengaging, making interactions with NPCs feel like nothing more than going through the motions.

    Technical Issues:
    Starfield's release was plagued by technical issues that hindered the gameplay experience. From frequent crashes and glitches to frame rate drops and clunky controls, the game seems like it was rushed out without proper optimization. These technical flaws further disrupt any attempt to immerse oneself in the game, leading to frustration and a sense of wasted potential.

    Tedious Gameplay Mechanics:
    The gameplay in Starfield is a repetitive cycle of completing tedious tasks and engaging in lackluster combat encounters. Whether it's hunting for resources or engaging in space battles, the mechanics feel shallow and lack any real challenge or excitement. The lack of variety and complexity in these gameplay elements ultimately makes Starfield a monotonous and unengaging experience.

    Conclusion:
    Starfield fails to live up to the vast expectations placed upon it as a highly anticipated space exploration game. With its lack of innovation, uninspired world design, poor character development, technical issues, and tedious gameplay mechanics, it falls far short of being an enjoyable and memorable gaming experience. It pains me to say that Starfield feels like a missed opportunity and a forgettable addition to the genre.    … Expand
  97. jelqcloaca
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have put plenty of time into this game, because that's what everyone giving glowing reviews to this game says is needed. "You get out what you put in." is what Todd Howard says about the game.

    Well, after close to 100 hours between the paid early access and retail release, I've realized that I don't want to put anything else in. In fact, it feels like I've put in thousands of hours into this game, because, essentially, I have. It's the 400+ hours in Morrowind and Skyrim. It's the 500+ hours in Fallout 3, 4, and New Vegas. The point is, this is just more of the same BSG formula with a different coat of paint.

    Starfield was 25 years in the making, and you can tell. The same features from 2002's Morrowind are there, except, strangely enough, a map. The same melee attack animations, complete with the lack of any feeling of impact. Skyrim is there in the form of your Starborn powers, aka: shouts. The gunplay feels like it was ripped straight from Fallout 4 and tightened up a bit while they removed VATS.
    The visuals in the game range from gorgeous to downright terrifying. For every beautiful space backdrop or amazing planet, there are ghoulish (and not the Fallout style) NPC faces and planets devoid of anything apart from the occasional drab building.
    That said, there is definitely plenty to do in the game. Trading, hauling, space battles, piracy, outpost building, the game lets you play it however you want to. The problem is, none of the options feel very fleshed out. The skill tree is vast and has options that theoretically help you in your endeavors, whatever they may be. However, none of the points I invested seemed to make much of a difference. I failed more contraband scans at higher levels of Deception than I did with a single point invested, which seems odd since the skill is supposed to decrease the effectiveness of the scans.

    Ship building started off fun, but once you encounter any errors, the fun disappears. Locking parts behind arbitrary skill requirements is fine for an MMO like EVE Online (which is also a two decade old game), but in a single player RPG it doesn't make as much sense. Especially when things like legendary weapons are able to be used at low levels and not get replaced 20+ levels later.

    This brings us to one of the main drivers of an RPG, even an open world one like BGS's. The story. It's uninspired. It's poorly written. The illusion of choice that conversations give is meaningless. The whole hook of a multiverse shows how long ago the story was conceived, because the idea is played out at this point. The ending feels like it was written by a fanfic.com writer in 2015, and really only serves as a reason for you to play NG+. This left me feeling unsatisfied, as all of my actions were immediately rendered meaningless, my time spent getting to know the flat, boring characters wasted. Much like my time playing this game.

    I expected more, given the hype around this game. I didn't expect simply more of the same. I probably would have loved this game had it come out around the same time Fallout 4 did, because it's on par with that. Unfortunately, Fallout 4 is probably my least favorite BGS game, for many of the same reasons.

    TL;DR - Starfield is a great game for 2014, or for people who want more of the same Bethesda Game Studio formula. For 2023, it's not up to par.    … Expand
  98. ElonTusk01
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    dead game, pirated the **** game, got bored 10minutes of playing the dead game.
  99. Demasteroc
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Todd nos vuelve a mentir y encima dice que el juego no tiene problemas de optimización que mejoremos el PC. ¿estamos tontos o que? entre otro muchos bug, IA de vergüenza. planetas vacíos, pantallas de cargas cada dos por tres para viajar de un lado a otro. Un juego que utiliza motor grafico mas antiguo que mi abuela. Bethesda se acabo. Le doy un cero por hacer ilusión de algo grandioso.Todd nos vuelve a mentir y encima dice que el juego no tiene problemas de optimización que mejoremos el PC. ¿estamos tontos o que? entre otro muchos bug, IA de vergüenza. planetas vacíos, pantallas de cargas cada dos por tres para viajar de un lado a otro. Un juego que utiliza motor grafico mas antiguo que mi abuela. Bethesda se acabo. Le doy un cero por hacer ilusión de algo grandioso. Resultando ser una absoluta mentira. Es una skin/mod de Fallouit 4 a 70 €. DE VERGUENZA… Expand
  100. soomin
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Vedas has terrible technology. What have you been doing for eight years
    I can't get my head around the disappointment
    Xbox is ruined
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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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