Starfield

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  1. coltsr2
    Sep 12, 2023
    7
    Starfield has some great moments BUT... has some major and glaring issues that often spoil the game.. First off...How is this supposed to be a space based adventure with your own spaceship, when you cant even fly the spaceships properly? We are unable to fly on and off, or even over the surface of the planets? Hell even the far lower budget indie developers 'No mans Sky' at least lets youStarfield has some great moments BUT... has some major and glaring issues that often spoil the game.. First off...How is this supposed to be a space based adventure with your own spaceship, when you cant even fly the spaceships properly? We are unable to fly on and off, or even over the surface of the planets? Hell even the far lower budget indie developers 'No mans Sky' at least lets you land and take off from planets and fly around them! But Starfield's space exploration is a bit of a scam, a gimmick, a fake, a charade, a thin veneer, its pure snake oil sold to us by Todd Howard the snake oil salesman.
    Starfield has no real space exploration at all, just one base/mine/space station per planet, with fast travel cutscenes and loading scenes masquerading as space travel, the whole space exploration element is all a giant let-down!. instead we get the same irritating repetitive over and over cutscenes of the landings and take-offs..and that's it! Awful!
    Why even bother with the planets anyway if that's the best they could do with all the money they had and giant dev team? Its a joke, an insult to our intelligence and betrayal of what Todd Howard promised! They should of just kept it all on one planet, with different biomes and simply called it Planetfield! Whilst i enjoyed some of the planets in starfield, most are barren and continued nothing much to the game.

    And why so many Cutscenes? they are everywhere, Take off your ship = animated cutscene,...land your ship = animated cutscene, Fly to the nearest planet = animated cutscene, get out of your space ship chair = animated cutscene, get out of your spaceship = black screen cutscene, get back in your ship = black screen cutscene, get back into your chair = animated cutscene cutscene, Walk through a door black screen cutscene, Everything is cutscenes! I half expected a nice trip on the monorail/metro, looking out of the windows as I travelled between districts, but no...all i got was..you guessed it another fast travel black screen Cutscene! Compare that to the awesome real monorail in Star citizen!
    As for the planets, they may as well be non existent like ive said.., often just empty barren and nothing to do, with simplistic graphics, its a pointless waste of time even wanting to explore them!..there is nothing to explore! They are ultimately as fake as the games title. Fast travel to a planet you are presented with a few options, land on the designated area with the base, city, mine etc, or land on the planet somewhere miles away and be presented with zero options other than to mine pointless materials. So in effect each planet is just a staging post/backdrop for the missions. No exploration at all.
    Procedurally generated worlds can be boring and repetitive, even when done well. They need Procedurally generated bases, cities, missions etc. Now that would of been cool.
    No HDR options or even basic gamma or brightness options, so for me at least many of the interiors ended up looking very bright, foggy and often felt like I was in a smoke filled night club in most of the interior spaces! But thankfully the modding community was soon able to offer fixes for this on day one of official release! BUT Why should it be left up to the modders to sort these blaring issues out on day one of release?
    I've also added a custom ini to increase the field of view to 90, instead of the restrictive default of 70. As for the cities in the game, they are cartoon looking, low textured, like New Atlantis, which is a very basic, cartoon looking, small city with a scattering of useless NPC's walking or sitting around, and whats with the odd looking fake trees, and rubbish pools of fake looking water with cartoon water lily's in? As for all the cafe's, and shops, they are just empty facades with no real life in them.
    Missions are often ridiculous and boring.
    ive given it a 7..due to the effort put into some of the bases and ideas. It could of been a 10 if they kept to their promises. Its a real shame because you can see a lot of effort HAS gone into certain parts of the game.
    If Todd Howard was a used car salesman, he would walk you around an amazing Ferrari at his car showroom, waffle off all the great specs to get your interest level up, then quickly get you to sign the paper work for the expensive purchase, then when you are walked to the handover room, you would be given an old clapped out pickup truck with a Ferrari badge 'sticky taped' to the bonnet!    … Expand
  2. Melopahn
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    I am sure if you are a bethesda loving person this game will scratch the itch. It is the ultimate example of going for quantity over quality. Also weirdly upset with the lack of Jank, it added so much heart to the bethesda game and without it something is definitely missing.

    Generally just another Bethesda game but bigger and more chopped up with loading screens.
  3. wiski
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    55 hours played at the time of this review. Basically, the main reason I am still playing the game is because the loot hunt and upgrading the weapons/gear/ships is fun, but this feels like a game designed in 2011 and released in 2023. It's honestly kind of embarrassing Bethesda has not tried to improve their formula considering the games that have come out in more recent years.

    As is,    55 hours played at the time of this review. Basically, the main reason I am still playing the game is because the loot hunt and upgrading the weapons/gear/ships is fun, but this feels like a game designed in 2011 and released in 2023. It's honestly kind of embarrassing Bethesda has not tried to improve their formula considering the games that have come out in more recent years.

    As is, this game is a 7 out of 10 at most, with a chance for improvement from either mods or Bethesda themselves (already using various interface and QoL mods that improve the game, but Bethesda doesn't get credit for work they didn't do, but that modders could do in less than a week). I can't believe anyone rating it a 9 or 10 out of 10 is being honest about the game, and may just be willfully ignoring all the faults that it has. It has so many issues when compared to modern games from the past 5 or so years, which is fine, I think it's a 6.5 and I'm still mostly enjoying it, but that doesn't mean I can't be honest about the technical shortcomings of the game.

    Pros
    - Combat is fun. Not as good as a dedicated shooter, but compared to previous Bethesda RPG's it's excellent.
    - Weapon and gear customization is fun
    - Exploring around the world dungeons and buildings is fun, although there are plenty of times where there is a large distance between waypoints and traveling on foot (jetpack is the same speed) gets old
    - Ship upgrades and building are pretty fun
    - Being able to hijack ships seems neat, but so far seems not worth it since you barely make any money on them, unless you somehow find an awesome ship

    Cons
    - The inventory system is TERRIBLE.
    - Very poorly optimized.
    - Lots of loading screens, even to small rooms with little inside them.
    - Bethesda style dialogue, which means usually mediocre writing while staring at an NPC talking at you.
    - The game doesn't really feel like you're exploring space, more like you're exploring zones.
    - Dated character models and animations. This game does not look up to quality for a AAA 2023 title.
    - Limited graphical options on PC.
    - The explorable areas don't generally feel 'alive'. In general the open world does not feel 'real' or 'lived in'.
    - The amount of different types of ammo is kind of annoying, less so that there are so many, and more so that some ammo seems MUCH harder to find than others.
    - Most of the sidequests are just fetch or kill quests (some forcing you to go back and forth between planets or systems), with a few good ones sprinkled in.
    - No Ultrawide Menu support. Many games don't have it, but it's still a con. Hell, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has UW menu support. Also no UW cutscenes.
    - Often companions and NPC's talk over each other, and at times companions talk over themselves, like when they are talking to each other but then a second dialogue happens with one of them talking to me at the same time.
    - No on planet transportation options. After a while travelling on foot everywhere gets old when there are large distances to cover (the boost pack doesn't seem any faster than on foot)
    - When coming out of a load, when on keyboard at least, if you try to move too soon it will not register, and you need to release and re-press the key before you can move.
    - You can wait 24 hours for vendor resets to sell more things, but each hour you wait take 3-4 seconds. You have to sit there for over a minute waiting for something that there is no reason to wait that long for.
    - On the ship there are times when the companions block passageways and it is difficult to get them to move.
    - The game has been mostly bug free for me so far, but there have been plenty of glitches, stuff like doors not be where they're supposed to be, teleporting NPC's, having dialogue with shipping containers as the NPC is on the other side, etc....
    - 30 fps menus and UI elements

    I am enjoying the game overall, but there are a lot of issues, the largest one being performance. There are times I struggle to get over 60 FPS in areas with a mix of Medium and High settings AND FSR2 on. (5800X3d, RX 6800, 32gb 3600, PCIe 4.0 m.2, 3440x1440). That is the main reason that for now, even though I enjoy the game overall, and because of all the issues I listed, I can't recommend others get the game until AT LEAST the performance is improved in patches.

    That said, Todd just had an interview where he said the game IS optimized, and anyone having problems just needs to get better hardware, so...    … Expand
  4. ultraviper
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    It's ok. It's a betesda RPG. But it's less "skyrim in space" and more "skyrim in a bunch of different maps you can only get to through fast travel menus." The whole "space" concept seems to be an afterthought. You can't actually fly your ship in any meaningful way, other than the space combat which is basically just a minigame. ALL flying is done through quick travel menus. There's noIt's ok. It's a betesda RPG. But it's less "skyrim in space" and more "skyrim in a bunch of different maps you can only get to through fast travel menus." The whole "space" concept seems to be an afterthought. You can't actually fly your ship in any meaningful way, other than the space combat which is basically just a minigame. ALL flying is done through quick travel menus. There's no flying on planet surfaces. Taking off is a cutscene. Landing is a cutscene. Flying between planets in the same system is a cutscene. Flying to a different system is a cutscene.… Expand
  5. Hack
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    And done, after 60 hours.

    Overall I'd say that I enjoyed it for the most part, but it wasn't the masterpiece I was hoping it would be. For me the biggest problem was the performance, I had a ton of stuttering and like everybody else a lower than ideal level of performance. Technical problems always kill games for me and Starfield was no different. I found the game actually started to    And done, after 60 hours.

    Overall I'd say that I enjoyed it for the most part, but it wasn't the masterpiece I was hoping it would be. For me the biggest problem was the performance, I had a ton of stuttering and like everybody else a lower than ideal level of performance. Technical problems always kill games for me and Starfield was no different. I found the game actually started to perform worse the further I got, the frequency of stutters definitely increased. I really hope that both Nvidia and Bethesda can improve the situation, and if they do I'd be tempted to play NG+.

    My other major issue was the story, it just wasn't very interesting and I honestly didn't care about the characters, apart from one. And the big reveal at the end literally made me groan, let's just say it wasn't very original. I played Baldur's Gate III before Starfield and I was so invested into that world and the characters, it's what made that game so incredible and Starfield just never comes close to that level of storytelling or character building. I really tried to not compare it to BG3 going in, but with it so fresh in my mind it was hard not to.

    Other smaller gripes include the sheer amount of loading screens, how irrelevant mining and gathering is, how the majority of the planets feel completely empty as they often have no life on them, and the landmarks become familiar very fast. The UI is another sore spot, for so many reasons, why can't I eat food instead of having to loot it, open multiple menus and then eat it? The game is filled with stuff like that, little QoL features that are missing which makes for a poor experience.

    On the more positive side I really enjoyed the combat, it's by far the best combat Bethesda have ever pulled off. The variety of weapons was incredible and they all felt different and punchy, with solid sound effects. It was nice to see that enemies react to being shot, although there was definitely some Bethesda jank with enemies standing still behind corners or instantly running away, the AI definitely brought the gameplay down a notch, but I still enjoyed it. The overall feel to the movement was also a high point, and again a big step up from what Bethesda usually manages. I also enjoyed the voice acting, I found it to be very high quality throughout, and I had no issue with the lip syncing or facial animations, they were more than fine IMO.

    I could see myself playing NG+ in the future, but the game needs a lot of patching before I do that.    … Expand
  6. Ryskim
    Sep 11, 2023
    7
    I want to be clear about something. I own the Digital Premium Edition (Steam) and I think this is a good game. But it has so many design flaws that it makes Cyberpunk 2077 look really good beside it.

    Starting with the incessant loading screens. not being able to see your own feet in first person, or the total absence of minimaps for large cities and interiors. It all shows dev laziness    I want to be clear about something. I own the Digital Premium Edition (Steam) and I think this is a good game. But it has so many design flaws that it makes Cyberpunk 2077 look really good beside it.

    Starting with the incessant loading screens. not being able to see your own feet in first person, or the total absence of minimaps for large cities and interiors. It all shows dev laziness everywhere, masked with excuses of all kinds from Tood Howard.

    There are no land vehicles. You can't use the mechs that you see in-game. You can't fly your ship in the atmosphere of a planet. It's just a quick travel simulator after some time.

    The scanner should be one of the strongest points of the game and it's so incredibly boring to use. The only notable upgrade you get is some sort of zoom and little else.

    You do not get any database of creatures, planets, locations, etc. A game that it's all about exploration does not let you store all of that. A game with 1,000 planets that invites you to explore all, does not keep track of anything anywhere outside the star map. No Man's Sky does this fantastically. Again, it feels like the devs were simply too lazy to do it.

    I have not gotten to the performance part yet. The game does not have DualSense button UI for Steam, it does not perform well, and it does not include DLSS all because some sort of shady deal between Bethesda, Microsoft, and AMD.

    Before you get this game, know that this is literally a copy-paste of Fallout 4 with an evolved engine and with a space skin. Some people will say the formula is nice. And I think the game is fun. But to mark this title as GOTY material is simply out of boundaries. By all accounts Baldur's Gate 3 is simply better. Even Cybepunk 2077 with the upcoming 2.0 release is better.

    Again, this is a good game. I like it, but it's not the legendary game that it was set out to be. And the fact that Bethesda acknowledges ZERO of the criticism from the players is what bothers me the most.

    No land vehicles? : "you're supposed to walk!"
    Poor performance? : "you should upgrade your rig!"

    And the list of excuses goes on and on. This is not what a developer should do. Relying on mods to make the game good is not a very good strategy (and let's pray they don't decide to "curate" the mods and sell them to you).

    Anyway, game is not the masterpiece some Bethesda fans make it out to be. And that is totally okay.

    Lastly I want to talk about companions. All of them are "good people" that will incessantly complay when you perform evil actions (in case you choose to be a villain). Join the Crimson Fleet with Sarah at your side and you'll see what I mean.

    There are literally zero evil-aligned companions in the game.

    Join the Crimson Fleet and you get zero pirate companions. And so on. Companions are simply forgettable. And funnily enough, only the robot, Vasco, is the one that will give you some little memorable moments.

    Maybe in the future with powerful mods and additional content released by Bethesda the game will get better.

    I say if you like the idea of Fallout with 70's NASA or Alien's Nostromo vibes, get it. You'll enjoy it. But:

    1. You better have a good machine.
    2. Do not expect a legendary masterpiece.    … Expand
  7. jcpshd
    Sep 11, 2023
    7
    - All the negative and positive points that have been mentioned by other people are true. Read them and decide if they're important for you.

    - I think it's unfair giving a ZERO to this game, but it's not a masterpiece either to give it a TEN. This game is a solid 7. More good than bad, but not as awesome and groundbreaking as we thought it would be. - I'm playing it for $10 on XBOX    - All the negative and positive points that have been mentioned by other people are true. Read them and decide if they're important for you.

    - I think it's unfair giving a ZERO to this game, but it's not a masterpiece either to give it a TEN.
    This game is a solid 7. More good than bad, but not as awesome and groundbreaking as we thought it would be.

    - I'm playing it for $10 on XBOX pass (PC), so it's a good bargain for so much content. That said, it's not worth $120 IMO.    … Expand
  8. Kiwigalaxy
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Let me start by saying: that I'm a Bethesda fan. I've had countless hours of fun with Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 & 4. My rant here is not based on hate, but pure passion. I played Baldur's Gate 3 just before Starfield, which is probably the best game I have played in my 35-year life. So I can't help it, I'm probably being more of a critic now if I had not played BG3.Let me start by saying: that I'm a Bethesda fan. I've had countless hours of fun with Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 & 4. My rant here is not based on hate, but pure passion. I played Baldur's Gate 3 just before Starfield, which is probably the best game I have played in my 35-year life. So I can't help it, I'm probably being more of a critic now if I had not played BG3.

    Negative:
    * Story feels weak. Suddenly people just tell me to do stuff and join their community.
    * Uninteresting talent tree. A lot of % increase. Do 10% more damage with shotguns or do 10% more damage with pistols? Or "Unlock this feature that we have locked so you can unlock it". Just very uninteresting and low effort.
    * Exploring barren planets is not fun. It takes minutes to walk to a landmark. And when you arrive at an "Unexplored Cave", something I hoped would be a dungeon or something, was just a small cave with some rocks in it, I suppose that you should be able to mine, but after shooting with my mining laser on it for 30 seconds, I assumed I can't mine this material. It doesn't even say you can't mine it. Oh, and the cave was just a dead end after 20 meters.
    * UI is unintuitive and is hard to read sometimes.
    * Research UI is very confusing and hard to understand at first glance.
    * What should I do with all of the loot I pick up? Is there no stash for all my materials? I asked my companions to carry it, but it was confusing. I later found out about the cargo on my spaceship, but it wasn't clear at all for a new player.
    * Your companion says "Bye" if you're ending the conversation even though he or she is following you.
    * There are too many weapons right from the start. I got legendary weapons (yes, plural) when exploring a random building on one of the first moons/planets I went to. And I killed level 15-20's when I was level 5 on normal difficulty.
    * Enemies turning on the alarm without having seen you. I just made some sound not even in their room. I was just jumping. How did they know it was me (an enemy to them). I would have assumed they would explore what the sound was first.
    * Melee weapons don't have a slow attack. Press and hold the mouse button to charge up like in Skyrim for example. Makes the combat feel floaty and unresponsive. Sometimes the slashing animation doesn't even trigger.
    * No maps of interiors and towns... like wtf?
    * Subtitles of enemies in the distance you can't even hear - Not even a little bit.
    * Companions complaining every 5 minutes I loot stuff.
    * You can't unbind keybindings.
    * Bad level design in towns. Thinking about New Atlantis. No signs, no map, dead ends. Not fun when you are encumbered and just want to find a vendor to sell to.
    * You get side quests from random people that talk that you walk past, but you didn't pay attention to what they said and now you have a random quest to do something and you don't know why.
    * Bad explanation in quest descriptions. A lot of the time I'm asking why I should do this quest. I could have completed some parts of a quest, but it only tells me about the part I am on currently in a very undescriptive way. "Go do this thing". Why?!
    * I miss being able to read through current conversations at hand like you can do in Baldur's Gate 3. My mind often wanders away, or the story doesn't grasp me enough and then it's nice being able to read what was just said. I often end up having a lot of conversation options and then don't know what to choose because I didn't pay attention and I have to press Esc and restart the whole conversation.
    * Starfield is mostly a beautiful game, but some places look like graphics from 2007...
    * Citizens in cities are extremely boring. They really feel like NPCs. No purpose else than just being still, walking, and saying they don't have time to talk.
    * You have to go inside a menu to see your active buffs...
    * Played for 16 hours and didn't get achievements. Had to Google what was wrong. It said I had to restart my computer. Now achievements appeared in Steam but I had 0/50 unlocked...
    * When doing a quest, the NPC I had to follow got stuck and I couldn't finish the quest.
    * Should be illegal to release a game with mouse acceleration, mouse ratio and field of view only edited in .ini files
    * The lockpicking mini-game is more annoying than interesting/fun
    * I expected some innovations and more polish from Bethesda, but it really feels like the same quality of a game as Fallout 4.
    * The music reminds you of Fallout 4. I was hoping for something else to make the games feel more unique to each other.

    Positive:
    * If you have played Fallout 4 and Skyrim, you know what to expect. I loved those games, but it's 2023 now and Bethesda has to step up their game.
    * Ship building seems fun. I haven't tried out base building yet, but I expect it to be fun as well.
    * Space theme is cool.
    * Physics engine.
    * Lots of exploration.
    * Modders will save us? I hate saying this, but Bethesda should feel a bit of shame.    … Expand
  9. nofunaloud
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    While there is an interesting foundation of a game developed by Bethesda game studios, ultimately it falls short in a myriad of ways. What sticks out in this falling short is UI and quest design. You could fly to a planet and the only quest on it is following around a dude giving a museum tour. No need to make an entire planet for just that.

    You can fly to a planet to drop off medical    While there is an interesting foundation of a game developed by Bethesda game studios, ultimately it falls short in a myriad of ways. What sticks out in this falling short is UI and quest design. You could fly to a planet and the only quest on it is following around a dude giving a museum tour. No need to make an entire planet for just that.

    You can fly to a planet to drop off medical supplies, and then the ceo of a resort wants you to turn settlers into slaves or to kill them completely, and promises you money in return, but you don't get the option to give the CEO a taste of his own medicine. You have to get rid of the settlers one way or another, in a very bland yet long quest. And the CEO doesn't even give you a reward. You realize you shouldn't have explored this planet, you should have dropped off your cargo and peaced it.

    As far as the UI goes, this is the worst UI bethesda made to date. and that's saying something. the pipboy at least made logical sense when you used it. Starfield has menus in menus in menus in menus and when you try to back out and start over, you are sent to another menu you didn't even open. It is so bad. And it's all ugly with poorly used space. UI is something I can usually ignore. Whatever, just play with what the devs give me. But I've gotten frustrated so many times trying to navigate a laggy menu system that isn't intuitive at all starfield presents the user.

    a minor issue is weight of resources and their necessity. There are so many items you actually need to improve your gear and such, but they all weigh a ton, and you don't have much space to keep it. always my least favorite part of the newer bethesda games. And it's getting worse, not better.

    I don't want to take away completely from this game, as when you are free to do what you want, instead of navigating the menu, or being stuck with the one option for solving a quest, it is actually quite fun. The illusion of freedom is nice, until the game hits you in the face with the reality of being incredibly boxed in, even with 1000 planets.

    Can't say I regret spending 10 dollars to rent this game for a month. But let's just say it is a good thing there is more than one game on game pass.

    This sad part is; this is probably going to be Bethesda's best game moving forward. Like they'll never match oblivion, or new vegas ever again, they won't even reach starfield quality ever again. it's all downhill, it seems.    … Expand
  10. Tirecex
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Fallout 4 in space.
    If you really like Fallout 4 like I do this might be a game for you. If not, don't play it because you will be disappointed. The only thing that really stands out in this game is Inon Zur's phenomenal soundtrack. The rest of the experience I would rate between 5-9. Sometimes its really good and other times its mediocre at best.
    When the Mod community saves yet    Fallout 4 in space.
    If you really like Fallout 4 like I do this might be a game for you. If not, don't play it because you will be disappointed. The only thing that really stands out in this game is Inon Zur's phenomenal soundtrack. The rest of the experience I would rate between 5-9. Sometimes its really good and other times its mediocre at best.

    When the Mod community saves yet another Bethesda game I will come back for a second playthrough.    … Expand
  11. KamenGamerRetro
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Bethesda, a certain amount of "quality" is expected from them, and you get that with Starfield. Game looks good, plays well and ran buttery smooth on my system. Character creation was decent, and gameplay fun. I can see this game is getting review bombed, pretty sad, but expected from fanboys.
  12. Daermon
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Music is awesome! But! The gameplay and the graphic just very very midcore. This is not a bad game, just not too good.
  13. Wunpleum
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Been playing for 4-5 hours of the game so far. The game started really slow. There is nothing exciting in the beginning 4-5 hours of the game. I think you must take a long time to enjoy it. But since I don't have that much of time, I shall drop this game for awhile and will be back again when I play it full.
  14. Nimmer
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Pretty good game. Overall you will like it if you enjoy Bethesda games. A lot of complaints I feel the opposite of others on. There are weird facial animation moments, but generally speaking they're good. The voice acting I actually think is a strong suit for the game. The biggest improvement is combat which feels very fluid and smooth. The guns are fun to use with interesting modificationPretty good game. Overall you will like it if you enjoy Bethesda games. A lot of complaints I feel the opposite of others on. There are weird facial animation moments, but generally speaking they're good. The voice acting I actually think is a strong suit for the game. The biggest improvement is combat which feels very fluid and smooth. The guns are fun to use with interesting modification options. Story-wise the game is good and the companions are a much appreciated improvement over Bethesda's previous companions, although after playing Baldur's Gate 3 for 150 hours in August, I feel there's still a lot to be desired here. The actual space combat, spaceships, and spaceship designer are really cool. However, they tie directly to the biggest issue with this game that quite simply can't be fixed.

    The biggest reason this game isn't actually great is because of the switch from an open world to what can only be described as a fast travel simulator. The procedurally generated, hand-crafted content hybrid system works great for what it is. But I feel like this system should have been supplementary, not the core focus of the game. If there were a few planets with huge zones that were as big as Skyrim with their own sets of lore and, more importantly, much better content density, then this procedural tile system would feel like a massive improvement over traditional Bethesda filler quests from previous titles, i.e. respawning bandit bounties from a Hold in Skyrim. But that's not the purpose it serves, it's supposed to totally replace the hand-crafted, content-rich, open world aspect of Bethesda games and it simply falls way short.

    The engine feels great, the graphics are good, the voice acting and writing is good, I have little to complain about with the game, but the direction away from an open world in favor of this tile generation system was simply a bad one, despite that system functioning well. It's just not a good design direction. This game will likely be made great by mods, but as it stands, it's just pretty good. If you're a Bethesda fan, pick it up now. If not, buy it on sale, it's worth like $40.    … Expand
  15. Boomahly
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Title: A Promising Start: First Impressions of Bethesda's Latest Xbox Title

    Score: 7 out of 10 After playing it for little over 44 hours, I've delved deep into the world of Bethesda's latest Xbox release. With over 30 side quests, a handful of main story missions, and a good chunk of exploration, I'm ready to deliver my initial verdict. Performance Woes (-1 pt) While the game    Title: A Promising Start: First Impressions of Bethesda's Latest Xbox Title

    Score: 7 out of 10

    After playing it for little over 44 hours, I've delved deep into the world of Bethesda's latest Xbox release. With over 30 side quests, a handful of main story missions, and a good chunk of exploration, I'm ready to deliver my initial verdict.

    Performance Woes (-1 pt)

    While the game offers an immersive experience, I couldn't help but knock off a few points due to performance issues. The absence of DLSS support is a glaring oversight, making the game's performance on my high-end rig, equipped with a 5900x processor, a 3080 graphics card, and an M.2 SSD, less than optimal.

    Promising but Deceptive Advertising (-2 pts)

    One gripe I have is with the misleading advertising that promised limitless planetary exploration. The reality, though immersive, does have its fair share of limitations and barriers. While it doesn't affect the core gameplay, it's worth noting.

    Exceptional Side Quests and Characters

    Where this game truly shines is in its side quests and characters. The portrayal of characters and the narratives surrounding them are nothing short of exceptional. I've encountered a variety of companions, each with captivating backstories. Vladmir, I have yet to engage with, but the existing companions have already left a lasting impression.

    A Solid Addition to Bethesda's Lineup

    Overall, this game is shaping up to be one of the top titles in Bethesda's Xbox library. The delay in its release has clearly paid off in terms of refinement and polishing. In my playtime, I've encountered only three minor bugs, a testament to the developers' dedication.

    In conclusion, while there are performance issues and some deceptive advertising, Bethesda's latest title shows great promise, especially in its characters and side quests. With a few more patches, this could easily become a must-play for Xbox gamers. Stay tuned for the full review as I continue my journey through this captivating world.    … Expand
  16. Drejoe
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's okay, but I really don't like the RPG elements. Your choices don't have any real impact. I hoped Bethesda would up their game this time. My wife died and no companions had any reaction. I got married again after. The best thing is that even though you can marry someone, you never even kiss. Great immersion.
    The best series of quests i experienced was on Neon with the stealth quests for the tech company (forgot the name of the company).
    The space part is tedious and boring, more like a hub for fast travel to the more interesting parts of the game. They could have left space out entitely and we would do with one less loading screen.
    The graphics is also subpar, but the worst is the facial animations and flat characters. I just don't enjoy people not reacting to anything and they don't really have strong interesting personalities.

    All that said, it's still some what interesting and I really enjoyed some moments. Also the lockpicking is a great minigame. I could probably spend alot of hours in the game when I'm bored, but I definitely won't get addicted and forget to sleep.

    Not worth the 100$ i payed but an ok game.    … Expand
  17. BloodyEmperor
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    DO NOT EXPECT TREAT THIS AS A SPACE SIM!

    And get rid of the false advertisement, marketing that Bethesda sold you like "unprecedented freedom" to explore a thousand planets, that "We are putting you in the cockpit of your very own spaceship and telling you that you can do pretty much anything." (Actually just loading screens when we are traveling unless you gonna spend hours flying),    DO NOT EXPECT TREAT THIS AS A SPACE SIM!

    And get rid of the false advertisement, marketing that Bethesda sold you like "unprecedented freedom" to explore a thousand planets, that "We are putting you in the cockpit of your very own spaceship and telling you that you can do pretty much anything." (Actually just loading screens when we are traveling unless you gonna spend hours flying), that "Space flight should be EXCITING and dangerous, and you should feel like you're in COMPLETE CONTROL EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. " (Couple of loading screens per travel between planets shows that I am FULLY in control.) and that you could visit any area of a planet and so on. The game is a good game for sure, but Bethesda is at fault for marketing and overhyping it.

    I do agree it's frustrating with the way they marketed it and they should not have worded it that way. If you are a fellow lover of No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous, or any other space sim games, you will be disappointed. Instead, treat this as a RPG set in Space faring/exploration era with limited open world capabilities (like a bigger Fallout 4 open world map being dissected and separated into different planets with a limited space for you to explore) and the core focus on individual rpg elements, dialogues and story.

    Starfield is a fun game when you slowly get into it no doubt, but being a Bethesda game, as with most of their games, there are bugs and glitches, not as much as previous fallout games, but definitely still there. My first 5 hours or so was bug free, but I started seeing NPCs spasming and clipping through the assets like walls/floors or floating up into unreachable heights once I got into the Constellation first main mission...Maybe that's how the human body works when you stay in space too long. Trust Bethesda on this, they studied it. So as a Bethesda game, forget other non-vanilla in game contents like modders created costumes, etc, you got to use performance/ optimization mods to optimize and make you game work much more smoothly, have better fps and look better.

    All in all, the game is fun if you are someone who love RPGs and the thing is with Bethesda games, they are selling a foundation, a 70-80% polished game for modders and for players to apply mods to on top of it. It's a 7/10 for the vanilla game by Bethesda, but you will use mods to make it into a 10/10 by modders hand.    … Expand
  18. MrN
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    The game is fun to play, but that's it.
    Its probably the best Bethesda game, but compared to other AAA games its already outdated in every way. Graphics are fine, but not the best. Face animations are just mouths and eyebrows going op and down. There is just zero optimization, no difference in fps when playing on low or ultra for me.
    Exploration is just **** you have to fast travel to    The game is fun to play, but that's it.
    Its probably the best Bethesda game, but compared to other AAA games its already outdated in every way. Graphics are fine, but not the best. Face animations are just mouths and eyebrows going op and down. There is just zero optimization, no difference in fps when playing on low or ultra for me.
    Exploration is just **** you have to fast travel to every location. That's understandable when traveling to other galaxies, but now there is just zero space travel.

    Basically it's just fallout in space with a LOT of load-screens and nothing new to offer..
    But its Bethesda! So we shouldn't care because this is their formula..! Yeah!    … Expand
  19. ENSeventea
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    The children who don't have a basic understanding of the English language baby raging cause mommy and daddy didn't love them as a kid is phenomenal. The game is fine. I know guys its difficult to understand what a woman's touch is like. But maybe one day you will find someone that isn't repulsed by the the axe body spray "cologne" and actually want to hug you.

    Games fine. Anyone whining    The children who don't have a basic understanding of the English language baby raging cause mommy and daddy didn't love them as a kid is phenomenal. The game is fine. I know guys its difficult to understand what a woman's touch is like. But maybe one day you will find someone that isn't repulsed by the the axe body spray "cologne" and actually want to hug you.

    Games fine. Anyone whining needs their harddrive checked cause there's definitely going to be **** on there the FBI will want to question them about.    … Expand
  20. Biohazard-3vil
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Starfield look good in graphic designs, storylines and cool beginning experiences. But Starfield is a ok to me, I give it a score 7. My PC rig are Intel processor and Nvidia gpu, there’s no better graphic options for my pc spec. As for me, Fallout 76 is still my #1 best game in Bethesda games history and a masterpiece over Starfield. I played Fallout 76 for overall 4000 hours in 3Starfield look good in graphic designs, storylines and cool beginning experiences. But Starfield is a ok to me, I give it a score 7. My PC rig are Intel processor and Nvidia gpu, there’s no better graphic options for my pc spec. As for me, Fallout 76 is still my #1 best game in Bethesda games history and a masterpiece over Starfield. I played Fallout 76 for overall 4000 hours in 3 platforms together. How I play that long hours? Because Bethesda developed Fallout 76 the perfect game I ever play. Live service is even more fun to play with online players team together, game is PvE I like the most, non-stop events, scoreboards, amazing atomic shop items, affordable micro transactions than compare to ESO, CAMP are awesome, longer game life, fun-matic, never ending. The single player games such as Fallout 4, Skyrim, Starfield are good, but a little boring to me when there’s no players around and feeling lonely, after completing the storylines and that’s it, end of the game then play start all over again, that’ll be short life game. I played Fallout 4 for few hundred hours and that’s it compare to Fallout 76 for several thousand hours. I consider Fallout 76 is the best game in Bethesda games history and masterpiece. I know a lot of gamers are against Fallout 76 just because it’s a “live service” and “about money” but to me Fallout 76 is the best game I ever play.… Expand
  21. sonofasher
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Honestly, the controls are frustrating and unintuitive.

    I spent 15 minutes trying to figure out how to rotate a component of a spaceship, only to figure out that no, it's not possible.

    The 'game opening' cinematic is annoyingly long.

    It's frustrating to shoot someone in the head with four shotgun shells and them not dying.
  22. GirlGoneGamer
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    * copied my review from my Xbox review but made the adjustments to the review due to better performance and experience via pc*

    On PC it was a better experience as I stated, instead of the 30fps you get via console I hit max 78 fps in certain places with lows around a dreadful 28fps at other times. The load screens were still the issue, now these could be due to the Gamepass version of    * copied my review from my Xbox review but made the adjustments to the review due to better performance and experience via pc*

    On PC it was a better experience as I stated, instead of the 30fps you get via console I hit max 78 fps in certain places with lows around a dreadful 28fps at other times. The load screens were still the issue, now these could be due to the Gamepass version of the game is what I tested with so your experience may very. There were still stuttering in places and the fact I also had the game crash on the Xbox Series X a couple of times and even on PC with a Ryzen 5800 X3D, Nvidia 3060 OC, and 32GBs of Ram… on an NVMe SSD there was a lot of stutter in the game. Now these can be potentially patched out but we shall see. As of now I can not rate this game higher than a 7 unlike certain X users who call people delusional and bash them who rate this game honestly. Don’t buy into the hype yet, wait a few months before buying in.

    At most this game is a 7 but it’s because at the time of writing this review and over 3 days worth of play time I can say it’s not really a complete game, it’s not worth the $70 price tag. Honestly if you get it, just go ahead and play it via gamepass or ask a friend to game share with you. It has bugs, texture fails, the trees in certain planets look like they were copy and pasted from an N64 game… also the water has no splash effects and doors seem to be floating away from the wall… Honestly I can’t stress this enough don’t waste $70 on this title only buy it via gamepass or for $30.    … Expand
  23. HypeN
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    After playing for the last couple of days I must say, this game has so many mechanics and small details that it deserves praise for it. However, I don't think I've ever seen these mechanics and details vary so much depending on where you look. This game can both look astonishingly beautiful when you're standing on a hill and look around you, then for you to stumble into a canteen where theAfter playing for the last couple of days I must say, this game has so many mechanics and small details that it deserves praise for it. However, I don't think I've ever seen these mechanics and details vary so much depending on where you look. This game can both look astonishingly beautiful when you're standing on a hill and look around you, then for you to stumble into a canteen where the textures look copied from the Fallout New Vegas era.
    The open world does not seem that open to me, I don't know If It's just me, but I don't feel like I am a part of something bigger out there when I'm traveling through the emptiness of most planets in the game, with the occasional spotting of a wild creature that I have seen on 10 different planets some hours ago.

    Overall I would say that this game is a good one, definitely would recommend to try it out in GamePass. I would not however recommend to buy it for the 100$ or 80$ price range simply because I do not believe that it is worth as much.    … Expand
  24. maka12
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Loading, loading, and more loading. Wooden dialogues. Loading the game every few minutes of play. Poor optimization. Graphics once nice once not. Not very interesting quests. Stupid NPCs. NPCs appear in your face in cities. Surprisingly good shooting feel. Camera from 3rd person looks bad. Cool that you can build a base. The plot, at times fascinating, at times stiff. I will definitelyLoading, loading, and more loading. Wooden dialogues. Loading the game every few minutes of play. Poor optimization. Graphics once nice once not. Not very interesting quests. Stupid NPCs. NPCs appear in your face in cities. Surprisingly good shooting feel. Camera from 3rd person looks bad. Cool that you can build a base. The plot, at times fascinating, at times stiff. I will definitely finish the game and edit the reviews. That's it for now.
    EDIT:
    After finishing the game, I have to give Starfield 1 extra point, others may not like the ending, I liked it very much. If they work on optimization and NPCs, I will even put the rating even higher. I didn't add in my earlier review about ship building, which is another great thing. Overall, I recommend everyone to pass, but rather on better computers, at least for now.    … Expand
  25. Korma
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Starfield is a boring, soulless and outdated game. It may have been good if it was released in the early 2010's. There isn't any new idea or innovations. Exploration in space is non-existent, you can't manually land on planets, you can't manually take off from planets. Can't explore planets because you'll get hit with a invisible wall. All exploring has to be done on foot, no vehicles haveStarfield is a boring, soulless and outdated game. It may have been good if it was released in the early 2010's. There isn't any new idea or innovations. Exploration in space is non-existent, you can't manually land on planets, you can't manually take off from planets. Can't explore planets because you'll get hit with a invisible wall. All exploring has to be done on foot, no vehicles have been introduced, you will become bored within 5 minutes with the amount of running you have to do Everything is behind a loading screen, if you fast travel to a building, you will be placed outside of the building because you have to go through another loading screen. Using an engine The storyline cliché, the quests are lacking variety. All caves and building interiors have the same layout.

    The performance on PC is an absolute joke, especially if you're using a Nidia GPU. People with low spec systems have trouble running the game. People with high spec systems have trouble running the game. It's a disgrace that the modding community had to make custom patches and manually introduce DLSS because the developers of the game has failed to do this themselves. The developers keeps getting away with this because of the Bethesda fanbase is too forgiving.

    The game is not worth the hype, don't believe a word from Todd Howard when he starts flogging Elder Scrolls 6.    … Expand
  26. Leesan
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    This game is NOT a 0/10 but it also not a 9/10.
    Is literally Fall Out in Space but with lots of friction and loading screens.
    The good: -The shooting is better than older games. -The Ship modding is fun. -Talents are well designed. -It has good quest, although not the main one. -Lockpicking minigame is good. Persuasion is fun. The bad: -Space combat is borring and almost unnecessary -AI is    This game is NOT a 0/10 but it also not a 9/10.
    Is literally Fall Out in Space but with lots of friction and loading screens.
    The good:
    -The shooting is better than older games.
    -The Ship modding is fun.
    -Talents are well designed.
    -It has good quest, although not the main one.
    -Lockpicking minigame is good.
    Persuasion is fun.
    The bad:
    -Space combat is borring and almost unnecessary
    -AI is braindead even for Bethesta standards.
    -The least buggy Bethesta game still full of bugs.
    -Very few roleplaying and crazy/funny stuff to do even compared with older Bethesta games.
    -If you don't play 12h of the main story you are not really prepared to go explore around, the game starts to slow.    … Expand
  27. affus
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Not bad as people say. Far from being good as Todd Howard said. The game doesn't make a good use of space theme and the story could be in a single planet (and it would be better without so many fast travels between planets). The story is also a little cliche.
  28. knetis
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Great game with a ton of things to explore but poorly optimized even for high end hardware.
  29. Agliareth
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Lamentablemente, el viaje espacial en Starfield no cumplió con mis expectativas. Las mecánicas de vuelo y exploración espacial son limitadas y carecen de profundidad, lo que resulta en una experiencia decepcionante. Además, la variedad de armas en el juego es escasa, lo que limita las opciones de combate y puede hacer que se vuelva monótono a largo plazo. Por otro lado, los NPC en el juegoLamentablemente, el viaje espacial en Starfield no cumplió con mis expectativas. Las mecánicas de vuelo y exploración espacial son limitadas y carecen de profundidad, lo que resulta en una experiencia decepcionante. Además, la variedad de armas en el juego es escasa, lo que limita las opciones de combate y puede hacer que se vuelva monótono a largo plazo. Por otro lado, los NPC en el juego tienen una inteligencia artificial bastante básica y carecen de interacciones significativas, lo que les resta realismo y profundidad. Aunque Starfield tiene sus puntos fuertes, como sus visuales impresionantes e historia, estos aspectos negativos impactan en la experiencia general del juego. Con algunas mejoras y actualizaciones, Starfield podría convertirse en un juego de culto. Por ahora, le doy una nota de 7/10.… Expand
  30. Alexkhan85
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The game is just good, nothing revolutionary. Yes, it has some new mechanics like flying into space, but the realization of space travel and space battles leaves much to be desired. And everything else looks the same: here and hanging around NPCs with grimaces on their faces, the old engine with its frequent downloads makes itself felt. Optimization as I think could be better, graphicsThe game is just good, nothing revolutionary. Yes, it has some new mechanics like flying into space, but the realization of space travel and space battles leaves much to be desired. And everything else looks the same: here and hanging around NPCs with grimaces on their faces, the old engine with its frequent downloads makes itself felt. Optimization as I think could be better, graphics sometimes gives beautiful landscapes, but not so much to squeeze out of the top graphics cards all the power. From the good except that more or less pleasant shooting and some quests are not bad, well and in the end the game is monumental, I think in the game you can spend a lot of time.… Expand
  31. Solidsnake69
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    It's very mid. I'll just the issues. Boring story, no land vehicles, so much loading, pointless base building.

    Lots of good moments as well though.
  32. Gipsojo
    Sep 11, 2023
    7
    This is a good game but could have been much better with different imagination and management. As it is, this is a new gen version of Skyrim or Fallout. In fact it even comes across as less exciting than those games because by now we're familiar with the Skyrim/Fallout experience.

    In my opinion they should have focused on aiming higher than Skyrim/Fallout 4 instead of trying to emulate    This is a good game but could have been much better with different imagination and management. As it is, this is a new gen version of Skyrim or Fallout. In fact it even comes across as less exciting than those games because by now we're familiar with the Skyrim/Fallout experience.

    In my opinion they should have focused on aiming higher than Skyrim/Fallout 4 instead of trying to emulate those experiences exactly. The whole thing is a little too familiar and definitely a letdown when you consider the years and years of hype. If anything this game feels old fashioned in 2023.

    If you're okay playing a new version of Skyrim or Fallout then this is exactly that! Definitely big and expansive just like those games were. You can put a lot of hours into Starfield if you don't get bored and bounce off first.

    Don't buy a Series X just for this! If you already have GamePass then of course you've already downloaded it and played it for yourself.

    7/10    … Expand
  33. iSokolov
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Worst perfomance even on Nvidia 3k series. This game forced me to buy a new RX 7800 XT to have some fun but now I have to wait when the card will come.
    No russian language! "Thank you"
    Ru community must do own translation because Bethesda and Microsoft show their faces. Not all russian live in Russia and not all stay with its political decesioins. The game is boring and loading screens    Worst perfomance even on Nvidia 3k series. This game forced me to buy a new RX 7800 XT to have some fun but now I have to wait when the card will come.
    No russian language! "Thank you"
    Ru community must do own translation because Bethesda and Microsoft show their faces. Not all russian live in Russia and not all stay with its political decesioins.
    The game is boring and loading screens made me sad so game was deleted before it will be playable by community.
    I do not recommend to buy the game in its current state.    … Expand
  34. TheEndOfNether
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The first 10 or so hours are boring af, the graphics are “good”, but for a $70 game, and for when it was made, pretty bad, also, the optimization is terrible, games made 5 years prior look at about the same, but play way better.

    Gameplay wise, as I mentioned before, the start is VERY boring, and combat is pretty bad as well, the ai of most enemies is non-existent, and difficulty seemingly    The first 10 or so hours are boring af, the graphics are “good”, but for a $70 game, and for when it was made, pretty bad, also, the optimization is terrible, games made 5 years prior look at about the same, but play way better.

    Gameplay wise, as I mentioned before, the start is VERY boring, and combat is pretty bad as well, the ai of most enemies is non-existent, and difficulty seemingly only increases enemy health, making them incredibly spongy, sometimes requiring more than 5 mags, just to kill one enemy, this makes the ammo economy absolutely terrible, I often have to just melee everyone because I run out of ammo.

    One more notable, thing, is the inability to fast travel directly from a planet’s atmosphere, to a position on it, without going through a few menu. (You can fast travel from planet to planet, and solar system to solar system without menus though).    … Expand
  35. mac1appula
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Good game, nothing innovative or revolutionnary:
    It really is Skyrim in space.
    Gameplay looks and feels better than what we saw during gameplay trailers/teasers, lots of possiblities. Story is not fantastic or bad, it's mid. Quest design, HUD, game engine, RPG aspects of the game look outdated. Optimization wise, it's bad.. can't even hold 60fps on a 3070 w/ ryzen 7 5800X on    Good game, nothing innovative or revolutionnary:
    It really is Skyrim in space.

    Gameplay looks and feels better than what we saw during gameplay trailers/teasers, lots of possiblities.
    Story is not fantastic or bad, it's mid.

    Quest design, HUD, game engine, RPG aspects of the game look outdated.
    Optimization wise, it's bad.. can't even hold 60fps on a 3070 w/ ryzen 7 5800X on 1440p, had to install optimized settings mods to get them.

    That's what the game feels like.. a Starfield game template for modders to cleanse the game from bugs, crashes and all kind of problem.

    Would not recommend buying at full price, just get gamepass for a month..    … Expand
  36. Svarcadusk
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Ambitious and impressive game. Sadly quite boring most of the time. Gameplay is mostly absent throughout. Story and characters are also missing. It's a fantastic world more than a game proper.
  37. VitaminCx3
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Starts very slow and takes quite a bit of time to be fully immersed. The Good
    -Once the story gets going it’s good
    -The side missions are great -Exploration is good The Bad -The menu and UI are trash -No map -Buggy -Graphics look dated, nothing looks next gen, ugly character models -So many loading screens -30fps sucks IMO, this should’ve been a next gen game The Average -Gunplay is an    Starts very slow and takes quite a bit of time to be fully immersed. The Good
    -Once the story gets going it’s good
    -The side missions are great -Exploration is good

    The Bad -The menu and UI are trash -No map
    -Buggy
    -Graphics look dated, nothing looks next gen, ugly character models -So many loading screens -30fps sucks IMO, this should’ve been a next gen game

    The Average -Gunplay is an improvement over Fallout but still feels clunky -Having no land vehicles isn’t terrible because you can fast travel but it would’ve been a nice feature -Ship combat is mediocre Ultimately, it’s a prototypical BGS game. They tell great stories and offer great exploration but they’re never well polished games. It’s good and will eventually be great because modders will once again bail it out.    … Expand
  38. AGCR
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    I like it, kinda disappointed cause they tell us this would be the best game in the history and it's not even close, but still a very good game, a lot of hours of content, recommended
  39. xanosta
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Bethesda had the chance to craft a masterpiece, but...

    -Game Engine: Just another patch. Same bugs, same emotionless faces, same camera angles... A part of me feels like I'm replaying Fallout 4/Skyrim but with spaceships. -AI: An "artificial intelligence" where the "intelligence" part is notably missing. -Difficulty: When you ramp up the game's difficulty, all you get is enemies    Bethesda had the chance to craft a masterpiece, but...

    -Game Engine: Just another patch. Same bugs, same emotionless faces, same camera angles... A part of me feels like I'm replaying Fallout 4/Skyrim but with spaceships.

    -AI: An "artificial intelligence" where the "intelligence" part is notably missing.

    -Difficulty: When you ramp up the game's difficulty, all you get is enemies with more health that turn into bullet sponges.

    -Spaceships: Extremely simplistic spaceship combat, plus you can't travel freely. This makes spaceship customization wholly irrelevant and merely cosmetic.

    -Content: Many entirely empty planets, and yes, I understand it's a game set in space, which is mostly void... but above all, it's a game. And a game with so much empty content is a mediocre game. Period.

    -Narrative: Nothing standout. Characters lack charisma.

    - Technical Aspects: Poor optimization. No native HDR support. No native DLSS support. No Ray Tracing. Technically, it's like a 2010 Indie game.

    Despite everything, the game is enjoyable, and I'm having a good time playing it. However, I can't turn a blind eye to Bethesda's laziness and complacency.    … Expand
  40. Erfancafbr
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    In my opinion, Starfield is a good game, but one of the biggest problems of this game is the creation engine 2, which I think Bethesda should have worked on because the character animations are not interesting. On the other hand, the game world is empty, according to Bethesda, who says that out of 1000 planets, only 100 of them have life and those 100 do not have that many details. IIn my opinion, Starfield is a good game, but one of the biggest problems of this game is the creation engine 2, which I think Bethesda should have worked on because the character animations are not interesting. On the other hand, the game world is empty, according to Bethesda, who says that out of 1000 planets, only 100 of them have life and those 100 do not have that many details. I wish he made the game with unreal engine 5, in my opinion, it would have improved a lot, it would have affected the NPCs and the game environment. But in general, Starfield is not a bad game, but it cannot be called a very good or great game either.… Expand
  41. Lachmund
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Starfield isn’t a bad game, it’s good, not great or exceptional, just good. Why it is disappointing to many is due to several reasons.. first being lied to in marketing and secondly because it basically feels like a 15 year old game. There is nothing next gen about it, there is no innovation. No, it even lacks the things that always made Bethesda RPGs so special, as the exploration andStarfield isn’t a bad game, it’s good, not great or exceptional, just good. Why it is disappointing to many is due to several reasons.. first being lied to in marketing and secondly because it basically feels like a 15 year old game. There is nothing next gen about it, there is no innovation. No, it even lacks the things that always made Bethesda RPGs so special, as the exploration and secret wonders to discover are greatly reduced in comparison to older Bethesda titles. It can absolutely be fun and addictive but has so many flaws and unfulfilled potential, that it essentially becomes both, fun and disappointing in equal measures, when it’s fun it’s an 8 and when it’s clunky and boring it’s a 5 so I can sadly only give it a 7, especially since performance even on my PC is really bad for a last gen looking title. It would even be bad if it looked like a next gen title, which it never does.… Expand
  42. Soulcast
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Juego con mucha paja sin sustancia... demasiadas pantallas de carga para todo, "viajes" espaciales hechos sin ganas, varias misiones no hay por donde cogerlas de lo simples que son, narrativa y expresiones de los npc muy cuestionables.

    ¿1000 planetas para qué? menos cantidad y mas calidad. La historia no está mal, los diseños de las naves molan, el gunplay está muy bien. Experiencia    Juego con mucha paja sin sustancia... demasiadas pantallas de carga para todo, "viajes" espaciales hechos sin ganas, varias misiones no hay por donde cogerlas de lo simples que son, narrativa y expresiones de los npc muy cuestionables.

    ¿1000 planetas para qué? menos cantidad y mas calidad.

    La historia no está mal, los diseños de las naves molan, el gunplay está muy bien. Experiencia bethesda.    … Expand
  43. Tiradentes
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    People are giving this game a (10 - Game of the Year) rating and a (0 - Horrible) rating, but this game is neither of those. It offers a descent Bethesda-style experience.

    If you're looking for an RPG with a compelling story and numerous independent side stories, this game is for you. However, if you're seeking an exploration-driven game, don't bother because it's not that type of game,    People are giving this game a (10 - Game of the Year) rating and a (0 - Horrible) rating, but this game is neither of those. It offers a descent Bethesda-style experience.

    If you're looking for an RPG with a compelling story and numerous independent side stories, this game is for you. However, if you're seeking an exploration-driven game, don't bother because it's not that type of game, despite what someone may have suggested before its release.

    Yes, it has bugs, but they're not significant enough to ruin the experience. Initially, I was going to give it an 8 out of 10, but the facial expressions really bothered me, especially since I had just come from playing another RPG that handled them so well. Therefore, a 7/10 rating feels more appropriate to me.

    In conclusion, it has its flaws, but if you like or love Bethesda games, you'll definitely enjoy it, making it worth the full price on PC. If you can play it with a pass, even better.    … Expand
  44. Kludo
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    No hay duda de que no es un mal juego. pero tampoco hay duda de que no es lo que prometieron. Y es que falla en sus mecánicas más prometedoras y se queda en un juego de rol del montón ambientado en el espacio. Puede ser divertido y aburrido al mismo tiempo. Puede ser grande y muy pequeño a la vez. El rendimiento en pc es caótico. Puede ir de maravilla en un mapa abierto de superficie,No hay duda de que no es un mal juego. pero tampoco hay duda de que no es lo que prometieron. Y es que falla en sus mecánicas más prometedoras y se queda en un juego de rol del montón ambientado en el espacio. Puede ser divertido y aburrido al mismo tiempo. Puede ser grande y muy pequeño a la vez. El rendimiento en pc es caótico. Puede ir de maravilla en un mapa abierto de superficie, puede ir a tirones en un espacio cerrado con 4 npcs o puede bajar misteriosamente de fps en los menús. No es el peor juego de Bethesda pero tampoco es el mejor.… Expand
  45. sherekmate
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Let's take a serious analysis since many sites out there prefer to earn a few bucks before sending a decent review.

    The game has a very good premise and is fun to play, the ship modifications are really cool... The graphics don't even mention it, more for the objects themselves, the world around them... That's really cool. However, many things in the game seem to be delayed in time,    Let's take a serious analysis since many sites out there prefer to earn a few bucks before sending a decent review.

    The game has a very good premise and is fun to play, the ship modifications are really cool... The graphics don't even mention it, more for the objects themselves, the world around them... That's really cool.

    However, many things in the game seem to be delayed in time, such as the characters' speeches, the enemies' AI, and the players' movement through the "open world".

    It's unbelievable that a 2023 game has a loading screen all the time, as well as robotic models of the characters when they talk to the player.    … Expand
  46. NightWalker693
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    It's a great game that suffers from outdated engine and terrible optimization on PC, with the CEO of the Bethesda just saiyng "upgrade your hardware" instead of fixing the problem. It feels like a beta version.
  47. berko0ne
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    old engine graphics like 2014 and still performance problems with current GPUs.
  48. EinarHarald
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    This is not skyrim in space, it is oblivion in space. Once you understand that your expectations will be set. This game is very inconsistent. To start several aspects of the game are 10/10, including the art direction, textures, absolute depth of content, sound (and voices), music and atmosphere. The music is superb and the artists did a phenomenal job creating a NASAPunk art style.This is not skyrim in space, it is oblivion in space. Once you understand that your expectations will be set. This game is very inconsistent. To start several aspects of the game are 10/10, including the art direction, textures, absolute depth of content, sound (and voices), music and atmosphere. The music is superb and the artists did a phenomenal job creating a NASAPunk art style.
    However, the game is extremely lazy and incompetent when it comes to other aspects, close to 3/10. This includes the story which is in my opinion 0/10 and the world building and level design. There IS SO MUCH that can be done in space, but the combat is barely different from fallout 4/76. Every conversation with NPCs results in a fetch quest. I s*it you not, in 1 hour in new atlantis I stumbled upon 5 different fetch quests including getting a coffee for a Janitor. What in the actual crap is this? The writers of this game are absolutely incompetent, it feels like a clone of the previous games writing-wise. And the role-playing aspects aren't improved upon since Fallout 3. In fact in FO3 you could role-play more effectively. The quest designers and writers need to be FIRED. The UI design IS ATROCIOUS. It gives me anxiety.
    Finally as always, this game will be endless with mods. Mods will find creativity that bethesda writers and game designers don't have    … Expand
  49. RTJ50
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    After several hours in Starfiled I can give my opinion about this rpg. Starting with its technical section, I really expected more with very bad graphics and textures and in other places very well done, with almost no space exploration, which was what excited me the most, the character editor is very well done, I think Starfield He tried to do many things at once, leaving many shortcomingsAfter several hours in Starfiled I can give my opinion about this rpg. Starting with its technical section, I really expected more with very bad graphics and textures and in other places very well done, with almost no space exploration, which was what excited me the most, the character editor is very well done, I think Starfield He tried to do many things at once, leaving many shortcomings in all the areas , the null AI of the enemies, the points of interest that in reality only translate into minimal skirmishes with little sense and their procedural worlds that are only fillers that do not I recommend that you make an effort on it because you are going to be disappointed, it would be better to focus on the main missions if they have more meaning and are more entertaining, I think it is a title that we were all in the clouds of expectation but in my case it did not reach my expectations. This game could perfectly be called Fallout 5. It's as if they had copied things from Skirim, Fallout and other games, with the same sense of missions and mechanics with their procedural worlds that I don't like at all. But not everything is bad, the main missions are entertaining, the creation of the ships, which is their strong point, and the "linearity" that you can have in this game. I emphasize the worst thing is its AI, the truth is that it is the part that most disappointed me, no, being an rpg it must have some difficulty it doesn't matter if you increase the difficulty the nocs don't change their water they are just like a sponge from which they absorb a great amount of bullets haha ​​.. Bethesda should leave this graphics engine and look to the future with other technologies, moders can save this game in a year, maybe it will be in condition. I wish.… Expand
  50. legendkiller2k
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Not a perfect game by a long shot but what it does offer is hours of fun and entertainment, as with Bethesda games it does have a few bugs but nothing that will ruin the enjoyment of the game.
    It takes awhile to get going so just bear with it.
  51. lunaroja
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Requerimientos exagerados y problemas de optimizacion. El juego no es malo, pero no se puede esperar un buen producto con un motor que ya tiene tanta antiguedad.
  52. SomeWeirdGuy
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Not truly a sense of space exploration when the game is designed to make the player go between menus and travel points but other than that the sci-fi atmosphere and world building is very good, the gunplay is serviceable but could be better imo.
  53. AlcoholicGamer
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Poor PC Optimization, slow start, very mediocre story, and delivering nothing new are some of gripes.
    Combat is fluid and it strikes home with skyrim feels. It's overall a good game, but it's important to keep in mind how much development into this game and the hype around it.
    My gripes really aren't justifiable. 7/10 may seem harsh, but maybe I'd go 8/10 on xbox assuming it's optimized    Poor PC Optimization, slow start, very mediocre story, and delivering nothing new are some of gripes.
    Combat is fluid and it strikes home with skyrim feels. It's overall a good game, but it's important to keep in mind how much development into this game and the hype around it.
    My gripes really aren't justifiable. 7/10 may seem harsh, but maybe I'd go 8/10 on xbox assuming it's optimized better. FYI, I have a top end PC.    … Expand
  54. corillian
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    It's not a bad game but it has some rough edges.
    i don't like the Inventory, the map especcially in cities and the travelling system.
    Graphics are good but has some weird bugged faces and the performance is not really great in outdoor areas.

    Story is ok, there are nice Quests but also some exeptions.

    7/10 for me
  55. Pouria47
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Good design, high variety A typical story
    The game is unnecessarily heavy(to much loading) my techincal rate is 6.8 but my feeling rate is 9.2 i enjoy the game
  56. Hopkihu
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Nothing innovative. Copied formulas from decades old games. The first day or two of this game is boring as hell. You start to realize there's nothing actually great about this game. Illusion of choice (yes or no) dialogue. BG3 is the game of our generation and that development team took the time to give us choices in how we play and talk. Speaking of, you can have dialogue with every NPC.Nothing innovative. Copied formulas from decades old games. The first day or two of this game is boring as hell. You start to realize there's nothing actually great about this game. Illusion of choice (yes or no) dialogue. BG3 is the game of our generation and that development team took the time to give us choices in how we play and talk. Speaking of, you can have dialogue with every NPC.

    I wanted to like this game. But it's MID. No amount of Xbots can change the course of history. Multiple high-budget game this year under the Bethesda banner leaving Microsoft holding the Bethesda bag.

    Todd Howard should be ashamed of himself and his career. They gave us nothing new. Old engine, old crafting style, old dialogue system, outdated ui, outdated inventory, outdated graphics, outdated as hell combat gameplay, typical outdated crappy Ai npc, and more loading screens than I have ever seen.

    They could have cared, I mean so many fkn years spent developing this game. Were they actually working on Starfield? Where did their budget actually go?
    Imagine being a Destiny player and fed up with the NeverChanging seasons. Mid after mid after mid.
    That's how it feels to pick up and play Starfield.

    Who develops a game where the first 15 hours are absolute **** boring, and tedious?

    The only thing I love about this game is that on PC I can toggle Command Mode and remove the self-destructive Weight Capacity mechanic.

    The saddest thing about this entire situation is this-
    Xbox owners have been getting spoonfed games that have been marketed as great for so long that they no longer recognize what makes a game great. So while the rest of the world got to play amazing games like BG3, God of War, Last of Us, (games that pushed the bar for story, graphics, and game design) they were too busy drooling over the likes of Redfall and Starflop.

    No amount of pop-up review sites being given advance copies and $50 can change the fact that this game is 20 years old in design with a half-assed paint job.

    Now I see why Microsoft gave this game away.    … Expand
  57. Dervrak
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The good:
    - Graphics are pretty good, except for some of the facial animations that look like they came from the 11-year-old Skyrim.
    - Music is great - Main story is fine, not revolutionary, but holds your interest. - Ship customization is fun - Actually, pretty bug free for a Bethesda game The bad: - Exploration outside of the main quest is virtually pointless. - Far too many    The good:
    - Graphics are pretty good, except for some of the facial animations that look like they came from the 11-year-old Skyrim.
    - Music is great
    - Main story is fine, not revolutionary, but holds your interest.
    - Ship customization is fun
    - Actually, pretty bug free for a Bethesda game

    The bad:
    - Exploration outside of the main quest is virtually pointless.
    - Far too many loading screens.
    - Enemy AI is as bad as Fallout 4

    Conclusion:
    Not the worst game ever, but not groundbreaking either. I personally would wait about a year until the modding community fixes and adds in all the missing features and makes exploration worthwhile. Then it might bump up to an 8/10 or 9/10 game    … Expand
  58. SavrySauce
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    It's just too boring at the beginning. Every planet feels the same, and enemies are bland and duplicated throughout the galaxy.

    As others have said, it does get significantly better after a dozen or so hours.
  59. Jimese
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    A solid Bethesda game, but still falls short. If you're expecting another Bethesda experience, you've got it. Just don't expect anything more. If you enjoy these games, it's a fun ride, but not without bumps.

    Firstly I'll be comparing the game to another Bethesda game, Skyrim. Compared to Skyrim, the cities in Starfield are just as good, if not better. However, this comes with a price.    A solid Bethesda game, but still falls short. If you're expecting another Bethesda experience, you've got it. Just don't expect anything more. If you enjoy these games, it's a fun ride, but not without bumps.

    Firstly I'll be comparing the game to another Bethesda game, Skyrim.

    Compared to Skyrim, the cities in Starfield are just as good, if not better. However, this comes with a price. There are too few handcrafted settlements to explore. It leaves the world's and galaxy feeling empty. This is supposed to be offset by the civilian outposts which are procedurally generated among planets you explore. In theory it's a cool idea, however it gets old fast. There are only so many types of outposts you can encounter, and they never have named NPC's. The quests they give will always be the "go kill this guy" type of quests with infinite variations. And the way they are randomly placed in the world and are devoid of meaningful characters reminds me of Minecraft villages. The worlds of Starfield don't feel immersive like Skyrim. There is a certain charm that's missing that comes with a handcrafted world. The way that the environment tells a story, the way the environment compels you to move to a point of interest, and the feeling of randomly stumbling onto some cool location, is missing in Starfield. Instead, points of interest (POI) are marked on you map and scanner, and you explore by just walking towards the POI on your compass. There is no stumbling onto some small scene that a dev lovingly put into a small corner of the map. Everything is procedurally generated outside of POIs. This is not the kind of exploration that's fun for me. The game suffers from a lack of weapon variety. For example for lasers, there's only 1 laser pistol, 3 rifles, and 1 heavy. It's really boring to have the same weapon model you had since the beginning of the game, with it just doing more damage. Skyrim had many different types of materials for weapons, and each had their own model. A greatsword had iron, steel, elven, orcish, and daedric variations. In Starfield I specced into lasers and pistols, and using one model for 28 levels was so disappointing. I'm disappointed because I thought Starfield would push Bethesda's boundaries, but it doesn't even match the level of Skyrim.

    Now, onto the good things.

    The game is roleplaying friendly. I enjoyed the game the most when I leaned into roleplaying a starship captain. Because let's be honest, Bethesda aren't known for their in depth combat systems. It's combat is serviceable. Lean into it's strength as an RPG and you'll have a good time.

    Building ships is great fun. The builder is a little clunky, but if you can get past it there's a lot of fun to be had. You can make ships of all shapes and sizes, and it just works. It's something you can sink your teeth into, and I appreciate that. A complaint I have is that you cannot buy a ship part, and store it to use later. You need to be physically present at the ship yard in order to use that part. This forces you to travel many times to many different shipyards, back and forth.

    In conclusion, Starfield is a solid Bethesda game with many flaws, but still fun in the end. 7/10.    … Expand
  60. Hikarrus
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Recomendaría la compra en el caso de que te gusten los juegos de rol del estilo de Fallout y Skyrim, pero si te esperas una experiencia totalmente inmersiva del espacio o un simulador espacial estilo Star Citizen, X4 Foundations o No Man's Sky, mejor que te mantengas alejado del juego.

    Definiría el juego como un juego con diferentes MÓDULOS, el módulo de la Nave, en Tierra, los    Recomendaría la compra en el caso de que te gusten los juegos de rol del estilo de Fallout y Skyrim, pero si te esperas una experiencia totalmente inmersiva del espacio o un simulador espacial estilo Star Citizen, X4 Foundations o No Man's Sky, mejor que te mantengas alejado del juego.

    Definiría el juego como un juego con diferentes MÓDULOS, el módulo de la Nave, en Tierra, los Asentamientos, la Tripulación y la Exploración, pero que realmente no acaban de cohesionar bien en el juego, debido a que puedes pasarte el juego sin necesidad de hacer uso de uno u otro, por ejemplo puedes explorar la galaxia sin necesidad de profundizar en la nave.

    Aun así, la experiencia es muy divertida y positiva, tú decides que aspectos tocar, el juego y sus planetas son preciosos y desconocidos que invitan a explorarse, tiene buen sistema de combate y de habilidades, extensa personalización del personaje, diversa construcción de asentamientos y una correcta personalización de las naves, aunque personalmente debería de actualizarse en una Update futura, ya que no es intuitiva y tampoco puedes rotar algunos módulos ni conectarlos de la forma que quieres.

    Sin embargo, la IA es un absoluto desastre que deberían mejorar, los diálogos con los personajes carecen de carisma y sientes que estás hablando con un Synth del Fallout4, exceso de pantallas de carga y cinemáticas para las mismas.

    Para situarlo en un ranking de juegos de rol de Bethesda, diría que está por debajo de Skyrim pero por encima de Fallout 4.

    Si has llegado hasta aquí, muchas gracias por tomarte el tiempo en leer la reseña, me gustaría profundizar más en muchos aspectos, pero es un juego tan extenso y abismal que no es posible en una caja de texto.    … Expand
  61. GenShakewell
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    I've been having a really good time with this game and in most situations, the graphics are gorgeous.

    There ARE a lot of issues with it if you went into it with certain expectations. The performance is not that great, and it really should have shipped with DLSS3 and Frame Generation. Using the mod that was put out, on my 4070ti at 3440x1440 I never dip below 75fps on Ultra at full    I've been having a really good time with this game and in most situations, the graphics are gorgeous.

    There ARE a lot of issues with it if you went into it with certain expectations. The performance is not that great, and it really should have shipped with DLSS3 and Frame Generation. Using the mod that was put out, on my 4070ti at 3440x1440 I never dip below 75fps on Ultra at full resolution scale.

    Yes, it's not as open as they lead you to believe, yes, the pronouns are stupid, but I personally didn't even notice it because they defaulted to the male character I made; hell, I didn't even realize I could change them at first.

    What the game desperately needs is a vehicle you can use on a planet's surface to make you want to go explore the structures off in the distance. I sure hope there is some sort of buggy or land-speeder DLC. Spending 5 - 10 minutes just walking through a baren wasteland to get to one of the structures off in the distance is pretty boring.

    The gunplay feels good, and the AI is leaps and bounds better than previous Bethesda titles.

    I do feel like there are a bit too many restrictions placed on ship building and it becomes tedious swapping out and removing parts constantly just to get the errors to go away.

    Being on PC, I am hoping most of my complaints will be solved with the help of mods, so it probably is getting an extra point as a result. I would say for the general public, a 6 is an accurate score and that's disappointing for a game that we all waited so long to play.

    In conclusion, I know the devs put their heart and soul into this game and it does show under the complaints. It's just such a massive game that unless we wanted to wait another 1-2 years, this was probably the best we could have gotten. Bethesda can and hopefully will still fix the performance issues on PC and hopefully release some sort of free vehicle DLC. I think those two points would go a long way in making a lot of people enjoy this game a lot more. Buy the game but don’t do it under the belief that it’s the second coming or going to change your life.    … Expand
  62. distru2003
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    not really bad, not really good, this game is really similar to fallout 4, enjoy it!
  63. shalmani
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    This is not skyrim in space, it is oblivion in space. Once you understand that your expectations will be set. This game is very inconsistent. To start several aspects of the game are 10/10, including the art direction, textures, absolute depth of content, sound (and voices), music and atmosphere. The music is superb and the artists did a phenomenal job creating a NASAPunk art style.This is not skyrim in space, it is oblivion in space. Once you understand that your expectations will be set. This game is very inconsistent. To start several aspects of the game are 10/10, including the art direction, textures, absolute depth of content, sound (and voices), music and atmosphere. The music is superb and the artists did a phenomenal job creating a NASAPunk art style.
    However, the game is extremely lazy and incompetent when it comes to other aspects, close to 3/10. This includes the story which is in my opinion 0/10 and the world building and level design. There IS SO MUCH that can be done in space, but the combat is barely different from fallout 4/76. Every conversation with NPCs results in a fetch quest. I s*it you not, in 1 hour in new atlantis I stumbled upon 5 different fetch quests including getting a coffee for a Janitor. What in the actual crap is this? The writers of this game are absolutely incompetent, it feels like a clone of the previous games writing-wise. And the role-playing aspects aren't improved upon since Fallout 3. In fact in FO3 you could role-play more effectively. The quest designers and writers need to be FIRED. The UI design IS ATROCIOUS. It gives me anxiety.
    Finally as always, this game will be endless with mods. Mods will find creativity that bethesda writers and game designers don't have.    … Expand
  64. Dr_cheetos
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es bueno solo que los mundo está vacíos en su mayoría y otra cosa que no me gustó es la "exploración espacial" que de exploración espacial no tienen nada solo puedes estar en las órbitas de los planetas pero fuera de eso el juego es bueno pero su inicio es lento pero si tienes paciencia podrás apreciar un buen juego no es nada espectacular pero tampoco es malo es bueno y ya está… Expand
  65. RizGoG
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Игра интересна не смотря на старый движок,ну конечно вечная загрузка тоже очень подбешивает в 2023 году,но играть всеровно интересно ,многие говорят поиграйте уж лучше в Скайрим или Фоллаут ,но как по мне эта игра кто хочет поиграть в нормальную RPG,поэтому играйте PS:Я вообще не умею писать обзоры так что не обращайте на мою туфталогиюИгра интересна не смотря на старый движок,ну конечно вечная загрузка тоже очень подбешивает в 2023 году,но играть всеровно интересно ,многие говорят поиграйте уж лучше в Скайрим или Фоллаут ,но как по мне эта игра кто хочет поиграть в нормальную RPG,поэтому играйте PS:Я вообще не умею писать обзоры так что не обращайте на мою туфталогию
  66. Samkurd
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
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  67. Gregoloko
    Sep 11, 2023
    7
    I have been able to play more than 50 hours of the game since early access and for me it is not the masterpiece that Bethesda promised, mediocre story, forgettable characters, fast travels everywhere and for everything, out of 50 hours you spend 20 hours in the menus, horrible AI, it's not because it's Microsoft,Its just because the game is not worth more than 7/10...
    We all know that    I have been able to play more than 50 hours of the game since early access and for me it is not the masterpiece that Bethesda promised, mediocre story, forgettable characters, fast travels everywhere and for everything, out of 50 hours you spend 20 hours in the menus, horrible AI, it's not because it's Microsoft,Its just because the game is not worth more than 7/10...
    We all know that Bethesda expects modders to do what they couldn't do, but how sad that they didn't put more effort into the game, especially when I see what no man Sky can do.

    He podido jugar mas de 50 horas al juego desde el acceso anticipado y para mi no es la obra maestra que prometio bethesda,Historia mediocre,personajes olvidables,viajes rapidos hasta para ir al baño, de las 50 horas te la pasas 20 horas en los menus,IA horrenda,No es porque sea Microsoft sino porque el juego no vale mas de 7/10...
    Sabemos todos que bethesda espera que los modders hagan lo que ellos no pudieron hacer pero que triste que no le pusieran mas empeño al juego mas cuando veo lo que puede hacer no man Sky.

    J'ai pu jouer plus de 50 heures au jeu depuis l'accès anticipé et pour moi ce n'est pas le chef d'oeuvre promis par Bethesda, histoire médiocre, personnages oubliables, déplacements rapides partout et pour tout, sur 50 heures on passe 20 heures dans les menus, IA horrible, ce n'est pas parce que c'est Microsoft mais parce que le jeu ne vaut pas plus de 7/10..
    Nous savons tous que Bethesda attend des moddeurs qu'ils fassent ce qu'ils ne pouvaient pas faire, mais comme c'est triste qu'ils n'aient pas mis plus d'efforts dans le jeu, surtout quand je vois ce que No man Sky peut faire...    … Expand
  68. psychobudgie
    Sep 12, 2023
    6
    Incredibly disappointing by Bethesda's standards. The space game where travelling in space is optional. You can quite literally fast travel between planets, and by planets I mean a small map that happens to be on a planet. This is not No Mans Sky so forget about exploration for anything other than mineral gathering. The missions are as generic as they come and after around 8 hours in it isIncredibly disappointing by Bethesda's standards. The space game where travelling in space is optional. You can quite literally fast travel between planets, and by planets I mean a small map that happens to be on a planet. This is not No Mans Sky so forget about exploration for anything other than mineral gathering. The missions are as generic as they come and after around 8 hours in it is incredibly boring. The combat is generic and underwhelming, graphically it's not exactly ground breaking but will batter your hardware like it is and it has its fair share of game breaking bugs and crashing to the desktop so you need to save often. I see many giving this 10/10 which is ridiculous given the issues it has. Amazed how Bethesda seems to get a pass for putting out poorly optimised, unfinished and bug ridden games when every other publisher, rightly, gets dragged over the coals for it. Simply not good enough considering the time it spent in development. It's an OK game but the negatives far outweigh any positives.… Expand
  69. Diaboliquin
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Bad performance no matter what HW you have, Bethesda doesn't fix this POS, it just says you have to update, cynics. It lacks HDR, raytracing and DLSS support, but these Bethesda mofos believe Starfield is "next generation.". Nice story bros, your ancient engine don't have to do with anything. This needs heavy patching/modding as always with Bethesda.
  70. Glic2003
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    A surprisingly bland, clunky shooter with a thin veneer of RPG elements which are mostly poorly-explained, in a generic sci-fi setting with unlikable characters.
  71. Tubey
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    Disclaimer: I've wrote 170 game reviews on here for fun, being as honest as I can be. I think I've scored two games 10 and two games 0 in that time. So when I give Starfield this score and review, it is not 'review bombing' - it's embarrassing to see media outlets time and time again dismiss user generated reviews because they're generally actually more reliable than their scores.

    On    Disclaimer: I've wrote 170 game reviews on here for fun, being as honest as I can be. I think I've scored two games 10 and two games 0 in that time. So when I give Starfield this score and review, it is not 'review bombing' - it's embarrassing to see media outlets time and time again dismiss user generated reviews because they're generally actually more reliable than their scores.

    On with the review...

    I was excited for Starfield. Not to the extent most were - I didn't expect Game of the Century - but I expected a really fun experience, Skyrim in space as people say.

    I even bought the special edition headset and controller because they're incredible. I have zero regrets doing so either.

    So yes, it's disappointing to say that Starfield is... mediocre. In many ways it is actually Skyrim in space, and if that was the aim they technically achieved it. But it's done with no heart, soul or innovation. It's a relic, a game from ten years ago, clumsily dressed up and disguised as a modern one. But it's like plastering over a wall that's falling apart; the cracks quickly begin to show. And boy does Starfield have cracks.

    NPCs look and act like robots. They don't feel part of the world. Even the voiced primary cast have a vague empty feel to them. The cities suffer from uninspired design - either painfully bland or cookie cutter. They get a bit better than the first one you'll bump into, which isn't hard as THAT one almost feels like a practical joke in how generic and beige it feels, but it never gets to the territory of 'good'. Indeed, The Outer Worlds - a game this borrows heavily from and is inferior to in look, story and character - smashes Starfield apart in this respect.

    Yes, the game is 'big'. But 90% of it is lifeless. Literally. Barren planets acting as resource deposits. Again, The Outer Worlds - smaller, more focussed and hand crafted - is leagues beyond what Starfield offers in terms of curated content, because it's a more even experience throughout.

    The writing and cast... no, actually, I won't criticise the voice actors too much. It's done well for their part. But the writing... it's Maguffin 101, you largely know what is going to happen throughout inside 15 minutes and there's very little turn of pace or direction. And to again compare to The Outer Worlds, nearly everything is so serious - yes, it occasionally 'lightens up', but it feels like a side-mission of levity to the main mission of deadly serious, boringly delivered lines. Without Skyrim's 'one voice actor voices like 200 people' novelty, this really, really starts to grate.

    Combat is, for the most part, good. Gunplay - a concern of mine ahead of launch - is surprisingly very decent. The levelling system, however, isn't. It's... not pointless as such, as the perks work, but it's all delivered at snail's pace and in terms of combat perks can mostly just be straight up nearly ignored.

    The UI is classic Bethesda - terrible. But I could have lived with that personally as it's par for the course. The lack of mapping, however, isn't. It's an almost gamebreaking design fault, absolutely shocking and I can't for the life of me understand why they went in this direction. It's supposed to be a sprawling open world RPG - how can you NOT give the player mapping?

    Speaking of RPG, this comes to the crux of my issues with Starfield. It's decidedly an average looter-shooter first, and an RPG second. Fresh off the back of Baldur's Gate III and Sea of Stars, Starfield REALLY feels limited in its role-playing aspects.

    Is it a 'bad' game? No. There's a lot of fun to be had, it does a lot right. But it's a disappointing one overall. From the makers of Skyrim and Fallout, over a decade after the latters release and with the company surely learning from the mistakes of Fallout 76, I simply expected a lot better. This is going to be a game that review sites will cringe when looking back on the 9s and 10s it's been rewarded out of sheer hype, because it's quite honestly not even close to that score. It's a 4/10 'Bethesda' game for me, but a 6/10 'actual game' - I expected so much more and got, what the kids call, a 'mid' experience. To this day, I can pick up and play Skyrim for a few hours and have a great time; whereas I pick up and play Starfield and I'm looking for reasons to carry on after 15 minutes. Therein is the difference.    … Expand
  72. Rudal
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    I am one of those poor bastards that decided to buy the early access version of the game instead of just waiting for cheap game pass access.

    I have close to 42 hours in the game (41,7h according to steam) and it is a typical Bethesda game. No improvements, no surprises, no excitements. Where it all falls apart for me is the lack of "WOW!" moment. I'm over 40 hours in and I'm still    I am one of those poor bastards that decided to buy the early access version of the game instead of just waiting for cheap game pass access.

    I have close to 42 hours in the game (41,7h according to steam) and it is a typical Bethesda game. No improvements, no surprises, no excitements. Where it all falls apart for me is the lack of "WOW!" moment. I'm over 40 hours in and I'm still waiting for it to happen.
    There are the same bugs as always, the same stiff faces and animations as always, even the idle lines of NPC's when you walk past are the same like in Skyrim and Oblivion or Morrowind. At some point I was even expecting one of the guards in New Atlantis to complain about his missing sweet-roll or tell me that he used to be an explorer as well...

    Another negative point is the "your journey" factor. Elder Scrolls or Fallout games have this sense of moving forward, this journey your characters takes. Even if you travelled back and forth between two locations it still seemed meaningful, still had a purpose. In Starfield there are loading screens...
    Whatever you do, there is a loading screen. You can travel to the far end of settled systems and it still doesn't feel like you're on an epic journey cause there are just loading screens. Hell, there even is a loading screen to get straight to your cockpit if you can't be bothered to walk across your own ship.

    I know that you don't have to use fast travel and just do it the "old fashioned way" but honestly, there are occasions where I don't even know that I will fast travel. Once you discovered a place then you will fast travel there. You have to go out of your way to travel to discovered places the "normal way".

    The game is not all that bad or a lie like some make it out to be, but it is less than what I would normally expect from Bethesda and definitely not worth the £60, hence 6/10.    … Expand
  73. jfrisby
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    The marketing for this was like they were actually going into space, a technical marvel. Bethesda's writing and attention to detail are weaker than I remember... I just see amazing scenarios with lacking options, choices, and consequences in the design and fine detail. On rails.
  74. akarnokd
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    It's a mess. Technical issues, stability problems, awkward design choices, glitches. Wait for patches, driver updates and possibly overhaul mods.

    The negatives: - Didn't run on Intel Arc on Premium Access release day. A bit better now. - Performance and stability issues. - Design choices, such as storage not connected to crafting. - Space combat is not that good with mouse and    It's a mess. Technical issues, stability problems, awkward design choices, glitches. Wait for patches, driver updates and possibly overhaul mods.

    The negatives:
    - Didn't run on Intel Arc on Premium Access release day. A bit better now.
    - Performance and stability issues.
    - Design choices, such as storage not connected to crafting.
    - Space combat is not that good with mouse and keyboard.
    - Small glitches.
    - Planetary traversal is tedious.
    - Low inventory capacities.
    - Repeating locations.

    The positives:
    - Exploration.
    - Planetary surveying.
    - Discovering new and unique locations.
    - Vasco's banter.
    - Environmental storytelling.
    - The smaller sidequests.    … Expand
  75. mosti
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    The space travel aspect in the game is merely a shallow feature that allows you to say, "Hey, you can travel in space," without much actual gameplay involved. Rather than accessing other planets through a physical menu, you access them through an interactive menu while onboard your ship.

    During my early gameplay, I had a ship battle, but there haven't been any significant encounters    The space travel aspect in the game is merely a shallow feature that allows you to say, "Hey, you can travel in space," without much actual gameplay involved. Rather than accessing other planets through a physical menu, you access them through an interactive menu while onboard your ship.

    During my early gameplay, I had a ship battle, but there haven't been any significant encounters since. However, it's possible that these mechanics become more prevalent later in the game. Overall, the game feels like Fallout 4 set in space, albeit without the VATS system. The gameplay, loot gathering, and usage of loot resemble Fallout 4, and it doesn't bring much novel to the table. Unfortunately, there are two major flaws that significantly detract from the game.

    Firstly, the absence of land vehicles other than walking is incredibly frustrating. Sprinting depletes your oxygen rapidly, and traveling from point A to point B takes a frustratingly long time due to the vast expanses of empty space between them.

    Secondly, unlike in Fallout, where you could spot distant landmarks and explore the areas in between, this game lacks that sense of discovery. Either the long-distance visuals don't appear until you're closer, or there genuinely isn't much of interest on each planet.

    Despite boasting a staggering number of 1000 planets to explore, it fails to capture the same sense of exploration found in Fallout or Skyrim. The issue might stem from the arduousness of traveling around, especially from point A to point B.

    On the positive side, the game mechanics are solid and offer a diverse range of activities. Crafting weapons, armor, ship upgrades, and mining minerals form an intricate system. However, it would have been more enjoyable if the developers had focused on improving the content of a smaller number of planets, rather than spreading themselves thin over 10000 planets.

    Additionally, the game suffers from technical issues. HDR is glitchy, the lack of an FOV slider and brightness adjustment is noticeable, and the lighting is subpar for a next-gen game. The PC optimization is questionable, although it's worth noting that some players forget that DLSS is not available in this game, causing performance struggles for those with lower-end GPUs.

    Overall, I would rate the game a 6/10. If they were to address some key issues by adding a land vehicle, fixing HDR, introducing an FOV slider, and implementing DLSS, the score could potentially reach a 7/10. To further improve, they should focus on creating more points of interest on fewer planets, as the current quantity feels gimmicky. With such changes, the game could potentially earn a 9/10 rating.    … Expand
  76. zjdog
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    The game is the most fun when you just ditch the main quest and go exploring and messing around. Shipbuilder is probably the best feature in the game.
  77. Bloubul1
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    The more I played the worse it got. I initially gave it an 8 out of 10, now I am down to 6 out of 10. It is just...empty. I think if they added more (intelligent) alien races to discover, vehicles like hover craft or dune buggies to explore planet surfaces, and flying in the atmosphere - the exploration part would have been much better. Also, why can't I swim under water? It is soThe more I played the worse it got. I initially gave it an 8 out of 10, now I am down to 6 out of 10. It is just...empty. I think if they added more (intelligent) alien races to discover, vehicles like hover craft or dune buggies to explore planet surfaces, and flying in the atmosphere - the exploration part would have been much better. Also, why can't I swim under water? It is so immersion breaking.… Expand
  78. Kahl
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Such a frustrating game. Amazing in some places, awful in others. The UI, map, inventory management are flat out awful for a 2023 game, its like Bethesda expects modders to fix its problems. The combat is merely ok, AI is stupid. The nonstop teleporting cuts into immersion. A mile wide and an inch deep is a good categorization. To be clear, I am ENJOYING this game 30 hours in, but there isSuch a frustrating game. Amazing in some places, awful in others. The UI, map, inventory management are flat out awful for a 2023 game, its like Bethesda expects modders to fix its problems. The combat is merely ok, AI is stupid. The nonstop teleporting cuts into immersion. A mile wide and an inch deep is a good categorization. To be clear, I am ENJOYING this game 30 hours in, but there is so much pain and lack of polish on managing the basics. You can't even mark items in your inventory to prevent selling them, making every trip to the shop take 3x longer than it should as you sift the grain from the chaff. The map is PAINFUL after lots of usage, no favorite waypoints, really?

    A game that is amazing in areas but fails at most of the basics.    … Expand
  79. peente
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    The game is good and interesting, but very outdated. A greedy producer should allocate some money to improve the technology, because it would be a shame to play a powerful idea in such an old shell. Frequent loadings in a game of this type are unacceptable.
  80. bonq
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Lvl 43. 30h in. Game is just meh at best. It's too expensive for what it can offer. The good: story and quests, gunplay. Some mechanics, like lockpicking, and assaulting other spaceships. The bad: Well game looks great in some places in others just... Only spaceship, no other vehicles. Outposts are useless, broken, or janky as hell. Leveling is too slow and blocked by achievements. SpaceLvl 43. 30h in. Game is just meh at best. It's too expensive for what it can offer. The good: story and quests, gunplay. Some mechanics, like lockpicking, and assaulting other spaceships. The bad: Well game looks great in some places in others just... Only spaceship, no other vehicles. Outposts are useless, broken, or janky as hell. Leveling is too slow and blocked by achievements. Space is okay, but planets are just big and empty sometimes with repeated locations. They could procedurally generate some locations not only enemies.

    Expect the story and some fun quests, there are better games. In my opinion is worse fallout 4 in space. Buy only on big discounts, or after millions of mods.    … Expand
  81. winzentween
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Starfield is not bad. Its not Starfail. But its not a great game either. I like to think of it as a AAA loading screen simulator. It's much more than that at times though at it's core Starfield really is a series of endless loading screens. The devs took the open world majesty of Skyrim and compartmentalized the excitement of space exploration into walled in mini games.

    Quick Summary: If    Starfield is not bad. Its not Starfail. But its not a great game either. I like to think of it as a AAA loading screen simulator. It's much more than that at times though at it's core Starfield really is a series of endless loading screens. The devs took the open world majesty of Skyrim and compartmentalized the excitement of space exploration into walled in mini games.

    Quick Summary: If it's free then definitely play it and decide for yourself. Or wait for a sale. Its average and a little boring at times.

    REVIEW: Starfield is an odd game. It looks last gen but with some fancy lighting. The same awful facial animation is back but this time the story sucks. As does the voice acting. Which is a shame as I presumed Bethesda would have ironed out the quirks and jank after so many many years and so much money.

    It runs fine though digital foundry will tell you not all cards run it equally. You'll get 60 ish fps on 1080p on a mid range card like a 2080. Its a little glitchy but one of the better launched for Bethesda. But this isn't a cheap game so we shouldn't act as unpaid PR teams for a AAA studio which has a habit of misleading fans and starfield is no different. Its not quite what they promised. After Redfail I had hoped MS would have insisted on only releasing games when they're ready. Starfield may have benefited from more time or even a redesign. As it lacks many basic options on all versions including FOV. So mods are once again freely fixing the many issues (cyberpunk style).

    The game world is like 970 empty procedurally generated planets and 20 decent ones and 10 good ones. Its like a poor mans mass effect merged with no man's sky though inferior to both. It tries so hard to be all these better games but fails to be any of them or even it's own thing. But I feel with a year of official hard work and free dlc and mods then it could become something better. It will never be Skyrim in space as it's not a seamlessly open world game. As said at it's core it's an elaborate loading screen sim but it's the best one ever made!    … Expand
  82. garayba
    Sep 12, 2023
    6
    What a disappointment it's really just a 6/10 i'm not just angry . look when you first start it you will be amazed by the graphics and the mystery but after sometime you'll realize that this game is so boring , it's just running around , talking to npcs , shooting enemies , repeat . i'm serious that's it , that's the most "exiting" part other stuff is below boring. planets are boring ,What a disappointment it's really just a 6/10 i'm not just angry . look when you first start it you will be amazed by the graphics and the mystery but after sometime you'll realize that this game is so boring , it's just running around , talking to npcs , shooting enemies , repeat . i'm serious that's it , that's the most "exiting" part other stuff is below boring. planets are boring , main quest is boring , they didn't even create animations for most of the things it's just a text like "hey you took that and activated that and an explosing happened" lol but no animations happens no effect nothing it's an empty game , don't believe the hype anymore.… Expand
  83. Tuskone
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    A standard typical Bethesda game with all the good and bad. Be it the abnormal amount of bugs, the cheese-ability of every encounter, or the good writing of quests, and physics sandbox where every item location is perma saved and the planets orbit around.

    Loading screens are insane, there's no vehicles because the boundaries are so small, gunplay is meh (though some ID software touch is    A standard typical Bethesda game with all the good and bad. Be it the abnormal amount of bugs, the cheese-ability of every encounter, or the good writing of quests, and physics sandbox where every item location is perma saved and the planets orbit around.

    Loading screens are insane, there's no vehicles because the boundaries are so small, gunplay is meh (though some ID software touch is there), AI is bad. Game is boring though, main story boring, NG+ idea is great. If you want space exploration NMS is the game. If you want a good story BG3 is the game. If you want good combat AC6 is your game. Starfield is just a mix of "meh", "good" things sprinkled in with some extremely bad design decisions, like the whole UI.    … Expand
  84. NelchaelSS
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    It’s exactly what I expected from Bethesda, Space Fallout. Really fun game if you abandon the mediocre main quest and do all the side stuff (where all the fun stuff resides).

    For me it would be a SOLID 8/10 game if Todd didn’t gaslight us, telling us that the game is properly optimised (it isn’t, it runs like ass on top spec PC’s) and the fact that Bethesda is completely silent regarding    It’s exactly what I expected from Bethesda, Space Fallout. Really fun game if you abandon the mediocre main quest and do all the side stuff (where all the fun stuff resides).

    For me it would be a SOLID 8/10 game if Todd didn’t gaslight us, telling us that the game is properly optimised (it isn’t, it runs like ass on top spec PC’s) and the fact that Bethesda is completely silent regarding future bug fixes (because the game has quite a lot of bugs).    … Expand
  85. Squall81
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Is Starfield a bad game? No, it's not a bad game.
    Is it a GOTY masterpiece? No, by a long shot.
    Starfield is... a Bethesda game. If you played Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout then you've played Starfield too. The PC version really needs some optimizations, but it's not the main problem here: Something didn't click for me, like "Ok, nice game, i will continue play it...", but there's no    Is Starfield a bad game? No, it's not a bad game.
    Is it a GOTY masterpiece? No, by a long shot.

    Starfield is... a Bethesda game. If you played Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout then you've played Starfield too.
    The PC version really needs some optimizations, but it's not the main problem here: Something didn't click for me, like "Ok, nice game, i will continue play it...", but there's no soul.

    Space exploration is dull, IA is atrocious.
    Certain aspects of Starfield are very good, like the improved gunplay and the overall space atmosphere but i don't think it's enough.

    Wait for a discount, don't buy it at full price or try it on gamepass.    … Expand
  86. vonfidde
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    A mediocre game that don't really do much, it's quantity over quality. It's Fallout 4 in space but with less immersion and more loadingscreens way more loadingscreens (a game released 2015). Worst inventorysystem in ages it's even worse then Fallout 4, horrible menysystems and maps.

    The praise of this game comes from people that are stuck in the past or do not play many games, if you    A mediocre game that don't really do much, it's quantity over quality. It's Fallout 4 in space but with less immersion and more loadingscreens way more loadingscreens (a game released 2015). Worst inventorysystem in ages it's even worse then Fallout 4, horrible menysystems and maps.

    The praise of this game comes from people that are stuck in the past or do not play many games, if you are a gamer and enjoy good games then this is not the game for you.

    It's clear Bethesda do not evolve or improve at all, my hype for the next Elder Scrolls died with Starfield. Starfield also made it clear that Bethesda needs to take the creation engine 2 behind the barn and shoot it. Too many limitations and you will find the same bugs from previous titles in Starfield.

    Quick recap:
    Performance = Bad
    AI = Bad
    MainStory = Bad (booooring)
    Sidequests = 50/50 Ok/Bad
    Combat = Ok (but underwhelming)
    Sound = Ok (but underhwelming)
    Music = Good
    Immersion = Bad

    There is some ok to good parts in the game but overall very mediocre i would rate this 6/10. I wish modders wouldn't help Bethesda so they actually had to care about there own products in the future. Bethesda didn't even add FOV-slider or DLSS.    … Expand
  87. Andrudis
    Sep 12, 2023
    6
    It is not a bad game, and have some good ideas behind it, but outdated game engine, poor balance and very user-unfriendly UI ruin all immersion. Mods will be able to fix some of the issues, particularly with UI, but even mods will not be able to fix fundamental issue with outdated engine.
    Main problem of this game - it does not feel like a live open world, but instead feels like a set of    It is not a bad game, and have some good ideas behind it, but outdated game engine, poor balance and very user-unfriendly UI ruin all immersion. Mods will be able to fix some of the issues, particularly with UI, but even mods will not be able to fix fundamental issue with outdated engine.
    Main problem of this game - it does not feel like a live open world, but instead feels like a set of hundreds of very static small maps connected either by instant teleports or by vast emptiness.    … Expand
  88. joey2234
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    This game is not a 10/10… it is also not a 0/10.

    Starfield as it exists is a fully competent game that takes a LOT from Bethesda’s previous games. At times it really does feel like I’m playing Fallout 4 Spacers Choice. The NPCs that are main characters look amazing…. But 97% of them (random townies) look like ps3 models. The game is incredibly boring and follows very close to the    This game is not a 10/10… it is also not a 0/10.

    Starfield as it exists is a fully competent game that takes a LOT from Bethesda’s previous games. At times it really does feel like I’m playing Fallout 4 Spacers Choice. The NPCs that are main characters look amazing…. But 97% of them (random townies) look like ps3 models. The game is incredibly boring and follows very close to the “skyfall” formula ultimately resulting in a game that feels as old as its predecessors. If you haven’t played Skyrim or Fallout in the last 10 years sure knock yourself out. But for the OG’s this one feels stale and at times totally half baked. Don’t get me started on the atrocious enemy AI. I feel like I can stand in a wide open space with no cover and just shoot until everyone’s dead. Not to say everything here is just bad… it’s just seems even the things done right are just barely so. You know it’s bad when 10 hours in I thought to myself…”why aren’t I just playing heavily modded Skyrim?” 6/10    … Expand
  89. reloaded689
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Clunky, emotionless, and glitchy. Built on a decades old engine, no excuses Todd, it's basically Fallout 4 with a new coat of paint, and Redfalls Ai.
  90. malang
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    The whole game could have taken place on a single planet in a single map, the game is TINY only lasting about 40 hours to 100% EVERYTHING.
  91. Syrona7
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Bought the premium edition in order to play early access.
    I played the game for exactly 3 hours, and got bored out of my mind and refunded it.
    Putting aside the glaring wokeness of having preferred pronouns, the vast majority of humanity being multiracial for some reason, with white people, and especially white men, being extremely rare, and most positions of power being held by women,    Bought the premium edition in order to play early access.
    I played the game for exactly 3 hours, and got bored out of my mind and refunded it.

    Putting aside the glaring wokeness of having preferred pronouns, the vast majority of humanity being multiracial for some reason, with white people, and especially white men, being extremely rare, and most positions of power being held by women, the game has other issues as well.

    Such as the AI lacking the I, the character models being super ugly, reminding of Oblivion, the game being a chain of loading screens as the universe is not actually open, it's just a huge amount of cells, each with their own loading screen.

    But above all, the game is just...BORING! It's not Skyrim in space, it's Fallout 4 in space, except that unlike Fallout 4, it doesn't even have a popular franchise to stand on.

    Wokeness is always ignored by the players if the game is good. Hell, Baldur's Gate 3 is pretty woke and no one cares because the game is so damn good. But Starfield is not a good game, it's a mediocre game at best, so of course the wokeness sticks out like a sore thumb.

    It's...a game. It's nothing memorable nor interesting, it's a soulless corporate product made to squeeze money out of the sheep.
    And if anyone thinks it's a contender for the GOTY award, then they're just pathologically delusional.    … Expand
  92. LittleTerrapin
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Well it's an okay game, just nothing too special really. For some this is exactly what they wanted. For me not, because I have spent too much time with games in my life to want the same types too often I guess.

    Starfield is not a space game in the sense that you feel like space matters. It's more a sci fi themed game where space is part of the look and feel. Flight in space could just as    Well it's an okay game, just nothing too special really. For some this is exactly what they wanted. For me not, because I have spent too much time with games in my life to want the same types too often I guess.

    Starfield is not a space game in the sense that you feel like space matters. It's more a sci fi themed game where space is part of the look and feel. Flight in space could just as well have been flight in atmosphere. The entire game could have been realized on a single Planet with many biomes.

    The many "explorable" planet areas just feel like fluff or padding.

    The thing tjat infuriates me most is how another aaa game from a well known publisher gets such high ratings of "official tester pages". It's **** up that they give points bonus to games which have high probability to buy ad space on those pages but only if the rating is nice and high. Broken review system.    … Expand
  93. AlexHDYT
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Lo llevo jugando en PC desde su salida. El sistema de disparos es muy satisfactorio en comparación a Fallout 4 y anteriores. La personalización de naves es muy extensa y se agradece. El cambio de la gravedad entre planetas es interesante y hace que los combates sean algo mas entretenidos. Dejando esto de lado, los 27 teleports que hay que hacer para moverte me sacan totalmente de laLo llevo jugando en PC desde su salida. El sistema de disparos es muy satisfactorio en comparación a Fallout 4 y anteriores. La personalización de naves es muy extensa y se agradece. El cambio de la gravedad entre planetas es interesante y hace que los combates sean algo mas entretenidos. Dejando esto de lado, los 27 teleports que hay que hacer para moverte me sacan totalmente de la "exploración espacial", me hubiese gustado que los npc tuviesen un mínimo de IA, ya que si roleas el papel de un pirata espacial (que se puede) que menos que se asusten si les disparas a 1 centímetro de la cara. El rendimiento en pc es absurdo lo malo que es y no Todd, no me voy a comprar otro pc, los 20 años que tiene el motor gráfico se notan a la legua. Para mi no es el Goty que todos dicen que es. Es entretenido, pero ya, es olvidable. (No tengo play que ya os veo)… Expand
  94. Runwin
    Sep 11, 2023
    6
    This game is a lie. I enjoyed my 60 hours of gameplay, until I knew I were lied. Since that moment I understood this is just a generic space adventure without any memorable sense or emotion, for me.
  95. zqpb
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Starfield is a Bethesda game that I don't feel like going back to. I had some fun, lots of bugs and bad design decisions.

    It's a bad RPG, mediocre shooter, weak quests, inappropriate music, hideous interface and characters. The onions in the game are better made than the whole game combined. The managers and management should have prioritized it differently. The game could have been    Starfield is a Bethesda game that I don't feel like going back to. I had some fun, lots of bugs and bad design decisions.

    It's a bad RPG, mediocre shooter, weak quests, inappropriate music, hideous interface and characters. The onions in the game are better made than the whole game combined. The managers and management should have prioritized it differently.

    The game could have been better and I have faith that the modders will make the game better. But Bethesda should consider that it's time for them to change their game engine and make games that are within their capabilities.

    Alas, Starfield has proven to be beyond the company's capabilities. Many of the promises made by management turned out to be outright lies. I consider myself deceived, but I respect the good workers at Bethesda. Alas, they are run by incompetent people who have lost touch with the players and no longer understand what people like.

    I wish Bethesda to change their management and not repeat Starfield's mistakes. Don't listen to those who praise this game. It's a failure. You will most likely regret the money you spent.    … Expand
  96. fxlj1t
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Уныло, душно и скучно, но некоторые квесты интересные. Пусть собачка макимы47 не дефает этот среднечок
  97. MiguelD
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Starfield, a vast galaxy of boring nothingness and lost potential. . What a shame! I'm a Bethesda fan, but I need to stay objective here. The game is oke if you're just looking for a new RPG game to play. Is it a groundbreaking, innovative, fresh or bold RPG game? Absolutely not. Want exciting combat and/or real exploration? Then sorry, this is not your game. The critics who gave this gameStarfield, a vast galaxy of boring nothingness and lost potential. . What a shame! I'm a Bethesda fan, but I need to stay objective here. The game is oke if you're just looking for a new RPG game to play. Is it a groundbreaking, innovative, fresh or bold RPG game? Absolutely not. Want exciting combat and/or real exploration? Then sorry, this is not your game. The critics who gave this game a 9 or a 10 are not objective in my opinion or got payed for it.

    For me this is a game like Mass Effect, but without the great story, storytelling, cities, good combat and the amazing characters. I just expected much more from a project of this size and scope. It's been in development for 7 years by a developer that has all the budget, tools and manpower they need... . It's like they know that the modding community will add all the extra's and fix their game.

    My feedback:
    *Very good and sharp visuals for the most part, but some stuff just looks weird.

    * You get thrown into this game with little to no explanation. Good luck figuring it all out!

    * Building your own ship is really cool, but you don't use it for what it's intended to be. So it's a cool and fun gimmick.

    * Better get used to the bugs and glitches, it will happen often.

    * The weapons etc are nice, but the combat is dull and boring.

    * The enemy and team NPC AI are really bad. They are just plain stupid.

    * Plenty of NPC dialogue, but the characters look at you like a plastic zombie with little to no expression. The dialogue is not really engaging too.

    * Inventory space and management is just a joke. Do the devs actually play their game? How many huge money making RPG's does Bethesda have to make to get this right?

    * Looting 1001 carrots, apples, phials, ducktape, screwdrivers etc to sell at an NPC for credits is really not oké anymore. It just sucks. It's like Bethesda is stuck in the past. Same note: do they actually play the game and go "wow this is fantastic, we should keep this?"

    * NPC vendors don't have enough credits for all the crap that you want to sell.

    * No mini map! It can take you a looooong time to figure out where the vendors are.

    * Space combat is not really exciting. The same for the exploring.

    * Wanna explore the universe or planets with your ship? Nope! It's just press a button and teleport! 1000 'planets' of pretty much nothing.

    * Most of the main NPC characters are just dull. If feel no connection with them what so ever. The only one I kinda like is Sam Coe. he NPC characters are a bit too chatty. For some reason, they all what too talk to you for some reason... . Endlessly talking about their private life, loved ones, lost husband, daugther... . It's a nice attempt for creating a bond with the characters, but does anyone really care about conversations like that?

    * Do I regret my 100$ purchase? I should've probably just bought the standard version. Or try it out first on xbox game pass. It's a oke fill the gap game. But it's really not what I thought it would or could be.

    Let's just hope that the Elders scrolls 6 will be much better. Just plzzzzz stop doing the same stuff over and over again!!!    … Expand
  98. dandman90
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Based on my extensive experience playing this game, I'd like to share some thoughts. During the initial hours of gameplay, I was perplexed by the subpar optimization. Even on my Nvidia 3080 desktop, the frame rate wasn't stable, and it failed to reach the expected high levels. Meanwhile, the 3D modeling and texture quality resembled those of games released five years ago. The storylineBased on my extensive experience playing this game, I'd like to share some thoughts. During the initial hours of gameplay, I was perplexed by the subpar optimization. Even on my Nvidia 3080 desktop, the frame rate wasn't stable, and it failed to reach the expected high levels. Meanwhile, the 3D modeling and texture quality resembled those of games released five years ago. The storyline lacked depth, and the SPACE theme failed to resonate with me; I didn't feel like I was truly immersed in a space-themed game. I hope Bethesda can address these technical issues in future patches and improve performance. In summary, I am disappointed.… Expand
  99. casualty327
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    I really wanted to like this game but when I think about playing I think about all the load screens and fast traveling. I just don't want to constantly be dealing with loading screens.
  100. shmitzles
    Sep 12, 2023
    6
    I've put 18 hours into Starfield and I think I've played enough to come to my conclusion. Sadly, for me Starfield is the worst Bethesda RPG I've played. The menu system and traveling really grinds my gears and the writing, face animation, and camera work really pull me out of the story. I constantly found my self zoning out and skipping dialogue.

    At times the game is gorgeous and at other    I've put 18 hours into Starfield and I think I've played enough to come to my conclusion. Sadly, for me Starfield is the worst Bethesda RPG I've played. The menu system and traveling really grinds my gears and the writing, face animation, and camera work really pull me out of the story. I constantly found my self zoning out and skipping dialogue.

    At times the game is gorgeous and at other times it looks very outdated. NPCs stare into your soul for no reason and over encumbrance is yet again and issue.

    I'm willing to give it a 6 because the gun play is okay and the ship building is kind of fun. Overall I was very excited to play Starfield but in the end I mostly felt disappointed and irritated by my 18 hour experience.    … Expand
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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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