Starfield

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. titovictima
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Tras 80 horas de juego desde el early access, Starfield no es un mal juego. Tampoco es excelente; dicho de otra manera, es un juego entretenido, a ratos, pero del montón.

    Como rpg, cumple. Variedad de interacciones, conversaciones, contenidos, ... Y si, 1000 planetas, como lo lees. La mayoría planetas genéricos y vacíos de mimo, cuya exploración termina resultando monótona. Respecto a    Tras 80 horas de juego desde el early access, Starfield no es un mal juego. Tampoco es excelente; dicho de otra manera, es un juego entretenido, a ratos, pero del montón.

    Como rpg, cumple. Variedad de interacciones, conversaciones, contenidos, ... Y si, 1000 planetas, como lo lees. La mayoría planetas genéricos y vacíos de mimo, cuya exploración termina resultando monótona. Respecto a la exploración espacial, cuasi inexistente. No esperes una exploración como la que aportó Skyrim o Fallout 3. Los planetas son escenarios reducidos, no un mundo abierto; llamalo si quieres semiabierto.

    La IA es de las peores que se ha visto quizás en los últimos 10 años. El rendimiento en PC brilla por su ausencia si es que han intentado optimizar aunque sea un poco. La decisión de no poner DLSS 3 y FG se puede considerar tanto objetivamente como subjetivamente un flaco favor de la compañia hacia no solo hacía una parte de la comunidad de PC si no hacia su propio título. Y qué decir de los bugs y crasheos; algunos graciosos (bugs) pero otros no tantos. Eso sí, comparado a Skyrim de salida, pocos me parecen. Respesto a las físicas, más de lo mismo. LLevan estancados hace dos generaciones. Los gráficas tienen sus luces y sombras; es decir, no están mal, pero no son nada espectalures.

    Hay que empezar a darse cuenta que quizás algunos estudios ya no son lo que fueron en su momento. Quizás espabilen y den un salto técnico que pueda estar a la altura de esta época. Es una pena por lo que pudisese haber sido este título.

    ¿Es este la obra magna de Bethesda? Bajo mi humilde opinión, ni se acerca. En resumen, juego entretenido que ha pecado de ambicioso, de seguir sujeto a un motor que se cae a pedazos y malas decisiones. En PC cabe destacar la nula optimización del título.

    Si te gusta el género, lo puedes encontrar atractivo. Eso si, no recomiendo su precio completo. Espera a una buena rebaja o gamepass.    … Expand
  5. Ababykangaroo
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    This game is not nearly as bad as/ as good as console war warriors are claiming it to be.
    Xbox players wanted it to be there consoles saving grace to have their first new gen exclusive that is a critical success and ps fanboys wanted to **** on it to prove their console is gonna stay on top for this gen.
    In reality this game is average it does some stuff right, does some stuff horribly    This game is not nearly as bad as/ as good as console war warriors are claiming it to be.
    Xbox players wanted it to be there consoles saving grace to have their first new gen exclusive that is a critical success and ps fanboys wanted to **** on it to prove their console is gonna stay on top for this gen.

    In reality this game is average it does some stuff right, does some stuff horribly and the rest is mediocre filler content. If you really want to know whats good/bad from someone who is indifferent, here it is.

    The Good:
    Combat is cool/ varied weapons and boosting through shooting is fun
    Different equipment/stats makes for some cool builds
    Alot of missions/side mission to sink your time in
    Art style is cool
    Ship building is fun if you can digest the ui

    The bad:
    Horrible UI all over the game
    You spend about 30% of your gameplay time in menus (maybe 50% if u engage with crafting/ outpost building mechanics)
    Exploration is Instanced loading screen galore (and a lot of menus)
    Stupid encumbrance system
    Outdated graphics
    Bad Optimization

    The Average:
    Meh main story
    Many missions are either fetch quests or go kill someone
    Choices are either meaningless or has no real effect on story progress
    AI is just A without the I
    less bugs than Bethesda's history but still there    … Expand
  6. DARKSIDERS03
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    "Starfield" generó bastante hype en la comunidad de xbox. Dejando Starfield con expectativas altas, en lo personal a mi no me llamo mucho la atención de lo que se mostró hace 2 meses.

    Starfield : Es una aventura de ciencia ficción en la que el ser humano a llevando su vida a otros planetas a lo largo y ancho del universo. Comienza en una excavación remota en la que descubrimos un    "Starfield" generó bastante hype en la comunidad de xbox. Dejando Starfield con expectativas altas, en lo personal a mi no me llamo mucho la atención de lo que se mostró hace 2 meses.

    Starfield : Es una aventura de ciencia ficción en la que el ser humano a llevando su vida a otros planetas a lo largo y ancho del universo. Comienza en una excavación remota en la que descubrimos un artefacto con el único objetivo de explorar el universo e investigar mas acerca del artefacto.

    1.- No se puede recorrer con total libertad, hay limites establecidos.
    2.- Hay planetas sin contenido, es decir con algunos puntos de interés (Se generan de manera automática) se siente como si no hubiera exploración.
    3.- Las primeras horas se desarrolla bien, aunque se vuelve simple y olvida-ble (Se disfruta no es tan malo).
    4.- Algunas misiones secundarias están bien trabajadas, aun que son muy pocas.
    5.- Algún “NPC” que se encuentra explorando te mandan a ir de un punto A a un punto B, ir a realizar mazmorras (por a si decirlo) a por un determinado botín, se puede eliminar a todo el mundo o puedes terminarlo de manera pacifica, tomas el objeto o lo que te pidieron realizar y vuelves a entregar el objeto en cuestión para cobrar la recompensa.
    6.- El apartado grafico a mejorado bastante (Aunque sigue siendo el mismo motor viejo).
    7.- No tiene nada innovador en cuanto a mecánicas de juego, honestamente ya se han visto en otros juegos.
    8.-Hay vistas maravillosas.
    9.- Crear tu nave esta genial, aunque es muy costoso.
    10.-Hay BUGS …. algunos crasheos no frecuentes.
    11.- La inteligencia artificial es HORRIBLE… Los anteriores juegos de Bethesda Game Studios tenían una buena IA.
    12.- Mejoraron el progreso de subir de nivel y otros aspectos (Ya visto en fallout 76).
    13.- Por lo visto los medios (no todos) mencionan maravillas la cual es todo lo contrario.

    Como jugador de varias plataformas, hay que ser honestos el juego tiene una calificación muy alta 86 (PARA LO QUE NOS OFRECE). Debido a los medios que tiene xbox y que (Solamente se dedican a hacer reportajes de dicha plataforma “ESTÁN COMPRADOS ES DECIR, QUE DEBEN DAR BUENA PUNTUACIÓN SI O SI”).

    EN CONCLUSIÓN ES UN BUEN JUEGO (SE DISFRUTA POR ALGUNAS HORAS) MENCIONADO ANTERIORMENTE SE VUELVE REPETITIVO Y OLVIDABLE.

    NO CUMPLE CON LAS EXPECTATIVAS QUE NOS VENDIÓ BETHESDA (LO PUDE JUGAR 5 DÍAS ANTES PORQUE COMPRE LA EDICIÓN PREMIUM).

    EN STEAM PUEDEN ENTRAR Y VER QUE EL JUEGO NO CUMPLE (PARA QUE NO DIGAN A ESQUE ERES DE PLAYSTATION XD).

    MI PUNTUACIÓN FINAL ES DE 65.    … Expand
  7. FellowCrusader
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    As some one who is not a 'PlayStation fanboy', This game is straight up mediocre and at its best its fine. It is nice having a game that me and friend are playing at the same time but experiencing it differently so we're able to help each other and just talk about it but that doesn't save the basic game design at play so just go play Hi-Fi Rush as it is WAY better.
  8. finthehuman
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    It looks pretty but it is boring. 1000 planets with copied and pasted locations. The opening is slow and other that a visual awe, the only reason this game will have longevity is if modders provide it.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. ChiIIaoi
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro jogo:
    Jogo ruizinho, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  12. playaz87
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    If this game was released llike 7-10 years ago then 8-9/10. But now... From the very first moment you will feel and see that it is a technical archaism. It's a pity, because the idea and the whole environment are masterpieces, that's why 5/10.
  13. DeathGigas
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    We need to re-establish the truth about this game that was pumped by many biased xbox media and other sites that didn't want to do an injustice
    All with the Bethesda free pass
    The graphics to say that fluctuating is an understatement. In many places it is also unpresentable in 2023 for a production of this magnitude and who is behind it in terms of studio and budget. It has fps drops    We need to re-establish the truth about this game that was pumped by many biased xbox media and other sites that didn't want to do an injustice
    All with the Bethesda free pass

    The graphics to say that fluctuating is an understatement. In many places it is also unpresentable in 2023 for a production of this magnitude and who is behind it in terms of studio and budget. It has fps drops and stuttering.
    The story is nothing special.
    Let's move on to the gameplay
    Bad gunplay, where there is no hit feedback. Unpresentable stealth and melee. The enemy AI is the ugliest ever seen in a videogame
    Cities are never alive but they have NPCs that are dummies. They don't run away when you aim a weapon, or when you shoot. And so did a game like Cyberpunk that had a disastrous exit. This thing does not lead you to immerse yourself in the game world
    The animations and faces you can't turn a blind eye to
    How does the many loads it has not lead you to immerse yourself in the game. Another sore point. Everything is a load that accumulated brings problems to the player.
    Anyone who says it's a bug-free game is lying to you shamelessly. There are and they are many.
    Another sore part is the section in space. Everything summarized you are not free to move that there are artificial barriers that the game puts on you
    It's great to be able to make the spacecraft however you want even if it's quite cumbersome and not very simple. The question of questions.. But since you can't navigate through space like in No man's Sky so to speak with docking and take-off etc. What's the point of making a spacecraft if in the end you can only use it for cargo or for those sections where there is space combat? Answer to nothing. A nice bait and switch
    Another sore point the 1000 planets. All or almost empty. Wasn't it enough to make less and more cared for? No, the fanboys' justification is that in real life the planets are empty. Let's repeat the **** Ashley Cheng said that it doesn't have to be a playground.
    They basically gave us quantity for quality.

    The good things about this game?
    First of all the wonderful music. The world building isn't bad either and some of the sidequest are very nice.    … Expand
  14. Dfrassi
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Good graphic, but nothing more behind it. Better says: good wallpapers from NASA.
    Not many bugs, it's a good thing, just people who talks with other that aren't near or dead corpse who get on feet and fall again.
    The RPG part is a joke. At level 1 killing a level 5 enemy give 10 EXP, open a door give 20 EXP! The spacial journey is simply turn around the 3 axes staying still in front of a    Good graphic, but nothing more behind it. Better says: good wallpapers from NASA.
    Not many bugs, it's a good thing, just people who talks with other that aren't near or dead corpse who get on feet and fall again.
    The RPG part is a joke. At level 1 killing a level 5 enemy give 10 EXP, open a door give 20 EXP!
    The spacial journey is simply turn around the 3 axes staying still in front of a JPEG wallpaper. To travel you can't use the ship, but only the fast travel, in this way you just load another scenery. Story is boring and without a cause you just have to start a journey e kill some pirates. Persuasion minigame is as awful as try to get out from pit with ET! No explanation, no helps, just try 3 or 4 phrases and hope.
    The hype is not motivated, a good game sold as an experience, but perhaps the experience isn't a good one.    … Expand
  15. nicu_ck
    Sep 11, 2023
    6
    El juego no es malo pero tampoco llega a ser increible que es lo que todo el mundo esperaba. Es un juego mal optimizado con una pantalla de carga cada 2 min. La base esta ahi y tiene mucho contenido que es divertido de hacer pero no todo. Es el mismo juego que skyrim que salio hace 12 años. Te espera que hayan evolucionado en algo pero la verda es que no . Es un juego disfrutable queEl juego no es malo pero tampoco llega a ser increible que es lo que todo el mundo esperaba. Es un juego mal optimizado con una pantalla de carga cada 2 min. La base esta ahi y tiene mucho contenido que es divertido de hacer pero no todo. Es el mismo juego que skyrim que salio hace 12 años. Te espera que hayan evolucionado en algo pero la verda es que no . Es un juego disfrutable que podria haber sido increible bien hecho lo cual ya se encargara los moders de arreglar ya que ellos no creo que hagan nada… Expand
  16. JG447688
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Im reviewing Starfield mainly in comparison to previous Bethesda titles and other open world games. I also have zero interest in the foolish console wars or arguing about pronouns. Starfield in many ways is a great step forward for Bethesda Game Studios. The environments are beautifully rendered, the particle effects are good, and the voice acting is better(though still not great). ItsIm reviewing Starfield mainly in comparison to previous Bethesda titles and other open world games. I also have zero interest in the foolish console wars or arguing about pronouns. Starfield in many ways is a great step forward for Bethesda Game Studios. The environments are beautifully rendered, the particle effects are good, and the voice acting is better(though still not great). Its also been remarkably stable with few game breaking bugs.

    That said, Starfield is just not exciting to play. Gone is the sense of freeform exploration from previous titles. In order to go anywhere of note, you simply have to fast travel and endure some of the least inspired space combat I have seen in a very long time. There's only so many times I can fly in a straight line against braindead ai, deplete shields with lasers and then switch to missiles before I just avoid space combat altogether.

    When you actually get your destination(via fast travel of course), you are shown exactly on the planet where you should land. Mining site here, abandoned mech lab there, etc... After landing, enemies nearby will inexplicably have zero awareness that a huge spaceship just landed, and will wait for you to kill them. The same goes if you dock with another ship or starstation...

    After you kill all of the enemies with typical Bethesda AI at the closest point of interest, you are treated to roughly a 2km by 2km area to walk around in before you hit an invisible wall. Contained in this area is almost entirely nothing. There are usually 3-4 very recycled things you can find, and they all feel jist as soulless as any of the radiant stuff that was in Skyrim or FO4. Very little feels hand placed or interesting. Whats worse, these huge areas can only be explored ON FOOT. Three hundred years in the future, and we dont have moon rovers or some other wheeled vehicle? Also, we dont have a god damned map that shows anything beyond just preordained points of interest? The first couple of planets were bearable, but this cycle gets old very quickly.

    If you chose to land on an unmarked area of a planet, you will find almost nothing. The same rocks, plants and occasional aliens will be strewn about with little purpose other than to be easily farmed for materials.

    Cities are also boring and uninspired. Most of the NPCs walking around are essentially filler, usually just named "citizen" and tossed into a random appearance generator. Most of them just walk around aimlessly, not interacting with their environment at all. Again, compare this to previous titles, where NPCs had a schedule they would adhere to. Even though it was simple, it brought some life to settled areas. Seeing named people chop wood, or go to an inn felt good.

    I find myself missing the moment you leave the vault in fallouts 3 and 4, or leaving custody in Morrowind, Oblvion and Skyrim. That immediate sense of being able to just wander. Its really the thing thay kept me interested in those games well after the usually mediocre main quests were done. The exploration and ability to just get lost was the main pull. Starfield doesnt let you get lost, unless you are trying to find a shop in a city(again, no useful surface map).

    Honestly Im not disappointed that Bethesda released "another Bethesda game", Im upset they didnt. I put hundreds of hours into their previous titles, and frankly after playing starfield for less than 50, I would rather go back to any of them and get lost again.    … Expand
  17. morbihan
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Not even close the BGS promises.

    So Starfield, frankly I did not have particularly big expectations but even I got disappointed. While the production design and ground combat is fine ( the former I quite like, the later being an improved version of Fallout 4), everything else in the game feels dated, clunky or really barebones. To star off, the cities in Starfield don't really    Not even close the BGS promises.

    So Starfield, frankly I did not have particularly big expectations but even I got disappointed.

    While the production design and ground combat is fine ( the former I quite like, the later being an improved version of Fallout 4), everything else in the game feels dated, clunky or really barebones.

    To star off, the cities in Starfield don't really feel lived in. Whatever cities in Skyrim or Fallout were, they were believable. What BGS did is simply transport that system into the future and it doesn't really feel it fits. You sell most of the loot on a automated kiosk. Stores are far apart and difficult to find, combined with the fact there is no proper map of the cities. New Atlantis in particular feels like a weird sci fi set rather than an actual city. Akilla city on the other hand seem like a proper Fallout settlement that isn't made out of crap.

    Anyway, the big ad for the game was exploration. Honestly, all the exploration in Starfield is just a worse version of NMS. You run around a quite big map on which 99% looks exactly the same field with the same assets. It is fine the first couple of times, but after you do it twice, it is the exact same thing over and over. It is fine for a tertiary side activity but it cannot be considered anything significant in the main game.

    Biggest gripe is the bare bones of the whole space component. It is one big fast travel system disguised with animation sequence loading screens. In fact, you don't have to see space at all (apart from a few quests). You can simply fast travel everywhere. Space combat is pretty bland. Weapons are very similar apart from flavour text. Ballistics are exactly the same as lasers, except they do more hull instead of shield damage. There is no ammo, ballistic and missile systems rely on reactor power. Essentially everything is just a different type of lasers.

    Ship customization is cool, but once you play around with it, apart from making cool ships, it is actually quite simplistic mechanically. Wide, but quite shallow. Combined with not having any actual space flight (apart from an instance next to the planets), and the whole thing feels like Mass Effect, except characters, dialogues and cut scenes were miles better in that 15 years old game.

    Most of the activities in game are locked behind a skill, which means that you can't really have (until really late game) interesting custom ships, big outposts and/or custom weapons/armor. You can't customize your weapons at all until you put a skill point in it, even basic mods are behind the skill wall.

    The dialogues system/presentation is back to 2011 Skyrim style. Dead on, flat angle head talking to you. Quest are not particularly interesting and from what I've seen in my 25hrs, no particularly creative or with numerous possible outcome, although I am sure there will be some like it. Main quest is pretty bland, as usual for BGS, as are the characters with a few exception which only shine because everyone else is so much worse. Frankly, the robot Vasco is one of the better ones.

    A lot more can be said, but frankly, the game is 'just' an iteration of Fallout4. And in 2023 it feels dated and clunky, but I expected BGS would have improved over time. Alas, they have not.

    The game also suffers from myriad of tech issues. From poor performance to bugs, it is all there. Not as bad as previous BGS releases, but still unacceptably bad.

    If it had no glaring tech issues and bugs, the game is a good 7, may even reach 7.5 with DLC and mods (that will try to fix horrible designs). With its deceiving marketing and overall bland and shallow gameplay, I give it 6/10 .

    An ok game and huge wasted opportunity to make a game to last years.

    Free advice, wait a few years and buy the complete edition with all DLCs after 2-3 years.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. Cyberstrike07
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    StarField should be called StarTrucker as Bethesda decide to thought it will be a good idea to mimic the life of a truck stop in game. The sad thing is people who work at the truck stop, both truckers and prostitutes are more beautiful than the NPCs in game. Some of those people may look hideous but at least their eyes don't start popping out at you.
  20. Prezident
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    it's a nice game, but it's not a step forward for the company. Bad intro, lack of HDR, lack of dlls and missing plans for fsr 3. Graphics are normal, but with terrible optimization. The plot and characters are boring. The main disadvantage is the constant downloads and the inability to fly freely from the planet as it is done in no man's sky. I'd rather have 30 very well-designed planetsit's a nice game, but it's not a step forward for the company. Bad intro, lack of HDR, lack of dlls and missing plans for fsr 3. Graphics are normal, but with terrible optimization. The plot and characters are boring. The main disadvantage is the constant downloads and the inability to fly freely from the planet as it is done in no man's sky. I'd rather have 30 very well-designed planets than 1000 empty ones… Expand
  21. 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
  22. Sabrewulf1
    Sep 11, 2023
    5
    Honestly in sitting here not wanting to write this. I have loved every release since daggerfall. This is Bethesda worst game. The issues are inherent to the engine. Its just not capable of producing current generation games. It all stems from this. The community tried to tell Bethesda in 2015 with fallout 4. We tried desperately to let them know in 2018 and fallout 76. It's now 2023, andHonestly in sitting here not wanting to write this. I have loved every release since daggerfall. This is Bethesda worst game. The issues are inherent to the engine. Its just not capable of producing current generation games. It all stems from this. The community tried to tell Bethesda in 2015 with fallout 4. We tried desperately to let them know in 2018 and fallout 76. It's now 2023, and they are still on this engine. What doesn't help is that they lean heavy on the mod community to save it, saves them having to do it. But even then, the game will always have these loading screens and issues, just different graphics but same quality of graphics, same terrible talk animations, same bad ai.

    They made us pay £80 ($100) for early access and I honestly we have been seen off. It's not the worst game but it is guilty of the worst game offence an expensive title can do...its boring, average, tries to be too many things and fails at them all. Each planet does not feel like anything more than a 'level' loaded in. There is no sense of immersion. However, if all you care about in games is the story rather than a story and excellent gameplay, then you might hold it in more prestige. Oh and pronouns are a thing and personally I hate all that woke rubbish. It's just a middling, average, none exciting, yawn of a game with no immersion, terrible ai in the 3rd person shooting bits. Its more a shooter than rpg, but nearly every jrpg has better combat. Its a looters game in which your just picking up weapon after weapon. Oh, and the game is not being review bombed. Many of the critique posts are 5 or 6's, these are genuine. Review bombs is straight up zero's. Do yourself a favour and get to a mates house to see gameplay before purchase. You may love it. But don't shell out all that money until your sure.    … Expand
  23. D45T4N
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    From animations to underground chests below vendors, this game already feels 20 years old.
    P.S. I get it that the main plot was never a strong side of Bethesda games, but gosh, here it is really awful.
  24. Rincemac
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    I did not get spoiled by anything, did not read any hype review, I just wanted to play a good new Bethesda game - since they are so proud of the fact it's the first truly new IP in 25 years, I hoped they'd really deliver on it... since I started playing their games with Morrowind, I had some hopes they'd make it. Sadly they did not.

    TL;DR: They did a Fallout 76 on their "Space Skyrim"    I did not get spoiled by anything, did not read any hype review, I just wanted to play a good new Bethesda game - since they are so proud of the fact it's the first truly new IP in 25 years, I hoped they'd really deliver on it... since I started playing their games with Morrowind, I had some hopes they'd make it. Sadly they did not.

    TL;DR:
    They did a Fallout 76 on their "Space Skyrim" - OR: The Space Skyrim that never was. If you are a fan of Sci-Fi and "Open World" - which works in the strongest sense of the word in this game since the vastness the game simulates is humongous... however it feels almost like an empty shell when you get to explore. Much like No Man's Sky, it only gives the impression of being big and exciting, with great variations. The systems are a chore - even worse than Oblivions "use a Skill 100 times to advance in level" system, this game makes you work for even being able to Sneak, Lockpick and steer bigger space ships. It would all be acceptable if the grind wasn't that downright dull, if the Characters you meet in your first stretch of the journey weren't that kind of empty and one-dimensional-feeling and the Ship / Space mechanics weren't that "Elite Dangerous" kind of level.

    This way, you get the worst out of 3 genres and all mashed into one humongous - albeit good-looking on Xbox X, game - on PC better prepare to have a huge graphics card budet that'd buy you two Xbox Series X likely and a year of Game Pass. Maybe that's what Microsoft/Beth wanted? Sell those Xboxes... it might work initially but boy, when the people get to playing this they just might be regretting that decision.

    Bethesda seem to really love their "random number generator" engine - it drove many of their Elder Scrolls and the new Fallouts to new heights - but back then these games had a Soul infused in form of a major storyline, exciting characters to meet all across the Wastes or the vast action-filled mysterious world of Tamriel.

    If they have the "whole of eternity" to work with, it seems the previous ingenuity of Bethesda seems to get dulled and stretched too far. This game has an inkling of the brilliance that was the first 5 hours of most any Elder Scrolls Game or Fallouts 3, New Vegas and 4 - but once the vacuum of Space sucks at your brain when you realize the first 5 hours of this Megahyped Game do not reach the old heights but are a downright borefest it's a bit sad.    … Expand
  25. Nekos
    Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Nothing too crazy, just a mix of several games but not as good. Not a bad game, but not a great one either, and as usual, misleading advertising.
    If you want to play a mix between Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous, Skyrim and No Man Sky, it's a good game, but forget the freedom of those games.
  26. Endymion_Var
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Vaya engaño, que nos vendieron.
    Lo mas emocionante del juego que era explorar y viajar en el espacio; se reduce a hacer un salto rapido; escojes planeta y sale animacion y llegas. El juego es de mucho Loteo.
    Y sin otienes un buen PC se ve feo y y con caidas de FPS
  27. d_mouse
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Unfortunately the Starfield we got is underwhelming and not what was promised by Bethesda.

    It runs like crap, even on high end hardware and the copy / paste of game elements across planets means it gets boring very fast. It's not worth the $120 AUD they're asking for the base version, let alone the $170 AUD they're asking for the premium edition. Give them 12 - 18 months to fix    Unfortunately the Starfield we got is underwhelming and not what was promised by Bethesda.

    It runs like crap, even on high end hardware and the copy / paste of game elements across planets means it gets boring very fast.

    It's not worth the $120 AUD they're asking for the base version, let alone the $170 AUD they're asking for the premium edition.

    Give them 12 - 18 months to fix the bugs and modders to fix the rest of the game and it might be worth picking up for $20 on sale by that point    … Expand
  28. McLovinYoMuffin
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    starfield review

    I think the game is a solid 5.5/10. Sadly for me the game is a disappointment. - Continuously having the warp via multiple menu hops is incredibly immersion-breaking. - Menu/map system is very jarring. I want to play the game but I can’t stand having to use the menus as they are now. - Too many planets/moons that are simply bland. I wonder when the final tally is    starfield review

    I think the game is a solid 5.5/10.
    Sadly for me the game is a disappointment.

    - Continuously having the warp via multiple menu hops is incredibly immersion-breaking.
    - Menu/map system is very jarring. I want to play the game but I can’t stand having to use the menus as they are now.
    - Too many planets/moons that are simply bland. I wonder when the final tally is done, how many worlds actually had content via a quest or something interesting vs being a barren procedural generated landscape with random events.
    - Combat is bland, I think this is mainly due to how poor enemy/companion AI is. Some enemies are just damage sponges.
    - Ground level map is a complete failure.
    - The game actually feels like a lobby game, where you scroll up/down a column and select where you want to go. In fact if they got rid of all the star maps and had vertical columns that you scroll thru (with name + mob lvl) of the system. I would take that over what they have now.
    - None of the characters are really memorable too. They just feel soulless.
    - I can't emphasize enough just how much the "chores" take you out of the game, I almost wish the game came with a ipad app where I can manage my map/inventory thru that instead of the continuous map/menu hopping.

    Some pros...
    - I did enjoy the last 5 hours of the main story.
    - I'm sure other storylines are enjoyable, I tried to pursue them but gave up and just went for main story (due to fatigue from menu hopping)
    - Ship building is fun (combat is not)

    Overall the game is disappointing, "waiting for mods" should not excuse any failures of the game. My expectations at a base level I am immersed and the systems in the game are enjoyable. Unfortunately there are too many jarring elements that just hurt the experience.    … Expand
  29. Leandroborges
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Jogo sim é cara da Bethesda mais um ótimo RPG detalhes impressionante resumindo vale muito a pena
  30. Gioele16
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Mi aspettavo molto di Più dall' esclusiva di punta di Microsoft. È un gioco buono ma nulla di che
  31. alexsilvasss
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    O jogo é incrível, o gráficos são deslumbrantes e a história envolvente, a trilha sonora te deixa imerso dentro do universo de Starfield, o jogo do ano.
  32. thecasualgameri
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Such a disappointment from a legendary software house that has not been able to innovate. This game, considered it's 2023, is just a clunky big agglomerate of old game mechanics and old game design. The game itself feels boring to play and I am a huge lover of Skyrim and Fallout... As always the official press is over generous, thanks to the Videogames God there is metacritic. Shame onSuch a disappointment from a legendary software house that has not been able to innovate. This game, considered it's 2023, is just a clunky big agglomerate of old game mechanics and old game design. The game itself feels boring to play and I am a huge lover of Skyrim and Fallout... As always the official press is over generous, thanks to the Videogames God there is metacritic. Shame on Bethesda for the empty promises.… Expand
  33. Cagallone
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Have to be short cause it's not worth it to spend so much time writing a review for this game:

    - performance is really bad, the worst optimized game of 2023, had to go through multiple tweaks just to make it playable, go look up the benchmarks. - UI is straight garbage and confusing, had to install some like 5/6 mods to not get a headache everytime i open a tab. -The game is    Have to be short cause it's not worth it to spend so much time writing a review for this game:

    - performance is really bad, the worst optimized game of 2023, had to go through multiple tweaks just to make it playable, go look up the benchmarks.

    - UI is straight garbage and confusing, had to install some like 5/6 mods to not get a headache everytime i open a tab.

    -The game is missing basic features that are considered standard in every **** rpg and some videogames, like FOV, Gamma and Texture settings; no local map, so looking for whatever shop you need is a **** nightmare. let's not forget that you can't change the piss yellow tint, so unless you install mods, you're stuck with bad color grading and washed out blacks .

    -No tutorials, like, wtf? the ship builder tutorial is basically " yo this the ship builder, have fun".

    -Main quest is easily the worst one bethesda has ever put out, you get shoehorned into the story with no nuance and it doesn't get any better as you progress, it's basically get artifact, report back to npc, go get another artifact, until you have all of them and you can start the most unsatisfying and unrewarding NG+ to ever exist; the writing is trash, unimaginative and lacks depth, it's just so funny that some secondary quests are leagues above the main one when it comes to all these factors

    -Facial animations are dated and so jarring that they can't even make an attempt at helping the, most the times, poor VA, and it doesn't help that many times you can't skip dialogues cause you're not part of the conversation so you just stand there watching basically animatronics talking bout **** that you don't even care about. BG3 facial animations, while not perfect, are miles ahead.

    -Some Features are just straight up useless, for example, do you want to sell a ship you just stole? Cool, you sell the ship for 11k credits, but first you have to register it for 80% the original value, so you get like 2K and maybe you can get a couple med packs with those. Oh, you want to cannibalize the stolen ship and remove maybe the weapons so you can install them on your ship? too bad, you can't do that.
    Fuel is Aesthetic and just a number that represents how far you can get with your Grav drive, there's no actual fuel mechanic; subjective? maybe, but for me it's a wasted opportunity and it breaks immersion

    -Talking bout immersion, loading screens and fast travelling for every **** thing that you do is easily the worst design choice of the entire game, it's immersion breaking in the worst way possible; you want to travel to another solar system? brief cutscene of the grav drive engaging and then loading screen. you want to land on that planet? you get the last 5 seconds of the landing and then a loading screen; space is just another instance where you have ship combat and that's it, and the worst part is that they didn't even try to hide or mask it.

    The perk system is a **** joke and locks basic mechanics that previous BSG games had already at the start; you want the stealth meter or the ability to use your jetpack, which you get from the beginning? spend a point. you want to combat slide? spend a point. the worst part is that to level up perks you have to beat challenges that get more unfair the further you get with the ranks, to get to the "more settlements" perk rank 4 you have to go to 10 different planets and place a beacon and an airlock, if it sounds fun to you, cheers. you want decorations to cost 50% less to build? better get ready to fill your outpost with 50 tables and waste your precious materials. Weight feeds into the perk system, as the base weight is very low and just 5 minutes of looting makes you cumbersome, so even more perk points lost.

    -XP gets crazy low after completing the main quest which gets you to just around level 20 or some. apart from like 4/5 secondary quests which are actually good and the best content of the entire game, the rest of them is item fetching garbage that barely gives you any xp, so good luck leveling basically anything after a while.

    -There's no land vehicle, which according to mr Howard, is a design choice. so cool to walk 1km across empty, barren wastelands just to get to a POI that I will probably see again on the next planet that I land on, with exactly the same layout and loot.

    So, the only standouts of the game is It's aesthetics and the ship builder, and even that has its flaws. Anyway, im reaching the character limit.

    Just get it on gamepass if you want to play it, otherwise go play other SCI-FI games which are way more fun and immersive, like no man's sky, mass effect or outer worlds. Better yet, go play BG3 which came out last month and it's worth playing

    I fear for TES 6 And this **** company that refuses to grow and seems to be stuck in 2008.    … Expand
  34. Oso_Guapo
    Sep 11, 2023
    5
    Part of me wants to say that the only thing holding Starfield back from GOTY is the fact that it was released in 2023, instead of 2015. The other part of me says that even if it was released in 2015, that Fallout 4 would still be my personal choice for GOTY. There is some real ambition here, but the game is so hit or miss some times that it is difficult for me fully give it my support. IfPart of me wants to say that the only thing holding Starfield back from GOTY is the fact that it was released in 2023, instead of 2015. The other part of me says that even if it was released in 2015, that Fallout 4 would still be my personal choice for GOTY. There is some real ambition here, but the game is so hit or miss some times that it is difficult for me fully give it my support. If you like space+BGS, it might be the game for you, but it is extremely middling for a 2023 release.… Expand
  35. srosebrace
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    starfield is the latest game made by bethesda
    a new attempt at creating a new world out of this world in the last 25 years in the making
    but the game falls flat and feels like another generic bethesda game but in space its world felt like they pushed a super realistc take on the space world which felt weak especialy towards something like the elder scrolls and fallout which took a    starfield is the latest game made by bethesda
    a new attempt at creating a new world out of this world in the last 25 years in the making

    but the game falls flat and feels like another generic bethesda game but in space
    its world felt like they pushed a super realistc take on the space world which felt weak especialy towards something like the elder scrolls and fallout which took a more fantasy approach to its world

    the game lacked something like the star wars world setting
    more space or alien like people you can talk or even be
    it feels too realistc compard to other games they made

    while combat is improved i felt the AI has not been improved
    ai still is braindead and easy to cheese and now you are able to kill enemies 10-15 lvl above what you are

    traveling the planets also feels mid
    the invisable wall drama only made it worse as lead devs from bethesda promised it diffrently then what we got

    the ship combat feels weak also and something you will get annoyed by
    the story felt weak as well with you being forced to play 12 hours of slop boring stuff to even get to the "good stuff"

    lets not begin about the loading screens and how that is more of the game then a real game

    this release was something many say is goty or game of the century which its not
    and rpg of the year it lost by a mile away against bg3

    pro
    -combat is improved from fo4
    -it looks at times pretty good

    cons
    -30 fps is noticable
    -weak story
    -ship combat annoying
    -dumb ai
    -loading screens the game
    -false promises

    6/10    … Expand
  36. Karnidge84
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Starfield is not a bad game. It is however, not super exciting. The visual esthetic is amazing, especially while out in space, but the actual functionality of it all is lacking. The piloting controls of your spacecraft are wonky and not intuitive. The traveling from planet to planet feels insignificant because there is no real navigating or piloting outside of picking a point on a map andStarfield is not a bad game. It is however, not super exciting. The visual esthetic is amazing, especially while out in space, but the actual functionality of it all is lacking. The piloting controls of your spacecraft are wonky and not intuitive. The traveling from planet to planet feels insignificant because there is no real navigating or piloting outside of picking a point on a map and clicking Travel. While I was walking around on the surface of a planet, I kept getting stuck in divots that my character couldn't get out of. The combat is familiar in that it feels like a Bethesda game, moreso Fallout than ES. The hook for why we are progressing through the main campaign doesn't really land, and I found myself having to stay motivated to see what happens next. The Constellation group got me excited about exploration...before i actually started "exploring." I am about 5 hours into it, which isn't a LOT, I confess, but it is enough that I should feel engaged with the worlds around me, or care about the direction of the plot, not wondering when it will get exciting. I am gonna keep going because I need to make sure I am not missing something.… Expand
  37. ShaneDiesel
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    5/10 optimization
    6/10 story
    3/10 exploration. I don’t care if you can’t fly your ship into space or can’t fly to a planet. The problem is there’s nothing to do on the planets. It’s boring 5/10 AI is god awful and the gun fights are mediocre. 3/10 inventory management is awful 1/10 shouldn’t have to wait for mods to fix the game 2/10 innovation. Feels like I’m playing fallout 4 again. Omg    5/10 optimization
    6/10 story
    3/10 exploration. I don’t care if you can’t fly your ship into space or can’t fly to a planet. The problem is there’s nothing to do on the planets. It’s boring
    5/10 AI is god awful and the gun fights are mediocre. 3/10 inventory management is awful
    1/10 shouldn’t have to wait for mods to fix the game
    2/10 innovation. Feels like I’m playing fallout 4 again. Omg they changed the lock picking mechanism woooooow!!!! Who cares?!? Overall I’m not impressed. It’s playable. It’s just another fallout 4 in space. If that’s your thing then you’ll love this game.    … Expand
  38. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Wrongly marketed game which didn't live up to expectations. Even though this game has been in development for many years it still feels like a half baked product. It feels like you are playing Bethesda's old games because they haven't really changed an engine but also it feels weird as their older games felt way better. While the game is marketed as "explore anywhere, any time" you haveWrongly marketed game which didn't live up to expectations. Even though this game has been in development for many years it still feels like a half baked product. It feels like you are playing Bethesda's old games because they haven't really changed an engine but also it feels weird as their older games felt way better. While the game is marketed as "explore anywhere, any time" you have limitations and unfortunately there isn't really that much to explore other than empty planets and characters with lifeless face expressions and bugs.… Expand
  39. Kfc69
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    I'm wondering if the honeymoon stage will pass and people will see the complete lack of innovation Bethesda constantly delivers. I wish that this company to improve to hit 90%+ user scores everywhere, but they continue to play it safe. I keep finding the same buildings, same loot placement (within 2 km for each other) and the little boxes you get placed into are annoying. Issues they'veI'm wondering if the honeymoon stage will pass and people will see the complete lack of innovation Bethesda constantly delivers. I wish that this company to improve to hit 90%+ user scores everywhere, but they continue to play it safe. I keep finding the same buildings, same loot placement (within 2 km for each other) and the little boxes you get placed into are annoying. Issues they've had for 15 years still plague this game. Bethesda desperately needs to put the gamebryo/creation engine into it's grave because it has to be holding them back for a revolutionary game for the last few releases. If no other engine has what you need, make a new one and stop pasting add ons to the old junker one you have. I loved TES and fallout 3 and was ok with fo4. This feels like another lazy release that the modding community is already fixing. I can't wrap my head around the fact that people who make $0 can fix their games.… Expand
  40. 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
  41. lake95
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    After investing approximately 10 hours into Starfield, I've reached a point where I can no longer continue playing the game. I had high expectations for it, even though I'm not very familiar with Bethesda games, having only played Skyrim in the past, which I found to be a fantastic experience.

    Unfortunately, Starfield has left me feeling bored to the extent that I can't muster the    After investing approximately 10 hours into Starfield, I've reached a point where I can no longer continue playing the game. I had high expectations for it, even though I'm not very familiar with Bethesda games, having only played Skyrim in the past, which I found to be a fantastic experience.

    Unfortunately, Starfield has left me feeling bored to the extent that I can't muster the enthusiasm to continue. The game lacks the sense of exploration I was hoping for, and the combat isn't enjoyable. Despite my gaming setup, which includes a Radeon 7900 XTX and an excellent CPU, I've found it to be poorly optimized.

    I'm genuinely perplexed by the praise some people have given this game, labeling it a masterpiece or an outstanding gaming experience. I'd be eager to learn about the other "awesome" games they've played to make such comparisons. I genuinely wish I could derive more enjoyment from this game, but I'm finding it difficult to do so because it falls far below what I consider an acceptable level. While it certainly has some nice details and scenic elements, these aspects alone are not enough for me to rate it any higher than 6/10. It falls short of the mark for what I expect from a game, and I believe it doesn't merit a 4/10 rating, but it still has room for improvement.    … Expand
  42. 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.
  43. ferryan
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    To put it short, this is very much Skyrim in space. That is, what Skyrim was back when it was launched, before the modding community made it the game it is now.
    That said, it is not a bad game, even if it is extremely bare bones at the moment. You can go pretty much everywhere you see - via a menu - but sadly, there isn't that much to "see" on the way - in space, that is, which is a big    To put it short, this is very much Skyrim in space. That is, what Skyrim was back when it was launched, before the modding community made it the game it is now.
    That said, it is not a bad game, even if it is extremely bare bones at the moment. You can go pretty much everywhere you see - via a menu - but sadly, there isn't that much to "see" on the way - in space, that is, which is a big part of space travel, yes? - as every time you hop aboard your ship to switch planets/moons/systems, you're treated to a quickly very repetitive cut-scene and loading screen. You spend very little time on your ship considering how much that is a part of star-faring.
    There is a veritable ton of quests and little events, ranging from your usual go-there-and-find-this to surveying to bounty hunting, nothing earthshaking but there is at least an attempt at variety there, even if the specific details for quests aren't that spectacular and, if you do quests of a similar type, they become a monotonous blur interspersed by loading screens. The main quest moves on tracks, though, so if you're expecting the sort of freedom you may have found thrilling in a game that starts with the letter "B" and ends in the numeral "3", cast away that hope. You, the player, in terms of the main questline, are a hound the npcs point in a direction. You are, of course, free to ignore the main quest entirely - which you can't do in that other game - so... yeah.
    Long story short, this is a Bethesda game, at launch. As we all know, these games become great, both in looks and in in-depth content, after the players make them great. Bethesda just creates the framework, and they've done so relatively bug free for a Bethesda game, here. (Although my game crashed the moment i launched it for the first time, which made me laugh, it hasn't crashed again or encountered any game-breaking bugs after that.)
    I don't really see why people are so up in arms about Starfield being the best or the worst Bethesda title, as, in its current blank-*loading*-state, it sits quite comfortably in the middle, waiting to see how far the modding community will take it. And there is much, much more room here than in Skyrim.
    That being said, the price tag for what is technically a beautiful frame with the bare outlines of a painting is steep. The time spent in development is no excuse, seeing how much of it has been outsourced to who knows where.
    Hopefully, this one goes the way Skyrim did, which depends largely on the community. Is that good company policy for a gargantuan studio? Perhaps not. Go figure.    … Expand
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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
  47. The_laggy_one
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    as my first bethesda game. its pretty good, if not a bit confusing. like you can do literally anything and there will also be consequences which turn into entire story lines. which is just awesome ( after just 5hrs in game. the amount of loading screens are insane. like man i just want to open a door, not get a 5second loading screen. so lowering from 8/10 to 5/10)
  48. 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
  49. BraidzMC
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    I'm at 16 hours game time and still waiting for it to get good as I've been told by so many that it doesn't get good until "Insert however many hours here"
    Pretty sure its a trap. It's never going to get good. They tried this same argument with FF16 earlier in the year.
    "Good for a bethesda game" sure, but that just means its a 10/10 compared to Fallout 76 and a 7/10 compared to good    I'm at 16 hours game time and still waiting for it to get good as I've been told by so many that it doesn't get good until "Insert however many hours here"
    Pretty sure its a trap. It's never going to get good. They tried this same argument with FF16 earlier in the year.
    "Good for a bethesda game" sure, but that just means its a 10/10 compared to Fallout 76 and a 7/10 compared to good RPG's from other developers.

    Not to mention it's basically unplayable on a Nvidia/Intel rig without mods, And no Todd i don't think I have to upgrade from my 13700k/4080 ROG Strix rig. I think dev's need to stop supporting AMD's terrible solution to DLSS and then blaming the consumer when it doesn't work. This bumps it down from a 7 to a 6 at least for the PC port.

    Golden Raspberry of the year.    … Expand
  50. cazy15
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Starfield feels and plays just like any other Bethesda Game. Not being able to explore the Planets like it was promised is super dissapoiting.

    pros
    - Good voice acting
    - Pretty Skybox
    - good sidequest

    cons
    - boring exploration
    - Terrible looking Npc
    - Lack of Animals on each Planet
    - Terrible performance for those Graphics.
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. fxlj1t
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Уныло, душно и скучно, но некоторые квесты интересные. Пусть собачка макимы47 не дефает этот среднечок
  54. Ramoscello
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    starfield, bethesda's next gen game, the bethesda product with the longest years of development, let's start by talking about the graphics, the first thing that catches the eye, the environments are carefully constructed, with good design and good graphic quality, the character models are ok, not bad enough to bother but certainly far from being good, but now we come to one of the greatstarfield, bethesda's next gen game, the bethesda product with the longest years of development, let's start by talking about the graphics, the first thing that catches the eye, the environments are carefully constructed, with good design and good graphic quality, the character models are ok, not bad enough to bother but certainly far from being good, but now we come to one of the great sore points of the work, the facial animations, the characters are as expressive as a stone, sometimes they are so not very expressive that they become almost disturbing, this low quality ruins the experience, I wasn't able to get attached to anyone and scenes that could have been exciting were only boring or ridiculous, to this we add a complete lack of cutscenes and direction during the dialogues it doesn't improve the situation, the game lacks some graphic details that would serve to increase immersion, which is essential in games like this, the vegetation is poorly made, it doesn't interact with the player or with his actions and in general it's not very convincing , the physics of the water is identical to that of Skyrim and is truly unwatchable, the environmental destructibility is non-existent and the effects are old
    the ai, the enemies are not very reactive and are rarely a real threat and the companions sabotage you by only annoying you,
    shooting in a city will have no repercussions, no one will wonder what is happening and the police will stay still, but if you steal a bowl they will come and give you a fine,
    the shooting does its job, it's a step forward compared to the fallout,
    melee combat, on the other hand, is not satisfying and the spongy nature of the enemies is felt too much
    exploration, perhaps the most controversial thing in the game, the planets are separated by a loading, many are procedurally generated, others are not, the problem is that you find yourself changing planets too often, you spend more time in the menus than in the planets, and even the main planets, in addition to the cities, are essentially plains with some plants and animals but without anything truly unique, at most a few outposts which however reuse the same 2 assets in an almost ridiculous way, space exploration is useless and not very stimulating, you hardly find yourself exploring space and this also makes the creation of the ship superfluous, the game is a continuous rapid journey and loading between one city and another, even small things such as loading to enter internal areas are obsolete today,
    longevity, the strong point of the game, hundreds of planets, quests and a lot of things to do, the problem with Starfield is that it does a lot of things but doesn't do anything really well, I don't see how this game is next gen and I don't understand how Todd Howard can say this game is well optimized on pc, you need a 2080ti to play the game at stable 60 FPS at 1080p, it's ridicolous how such a old game need such a hardware, and the graphics option are terrible, no texture quality, no gamma, no FPS lock, this game is honestly disappointing in almost every way    … Expand
  55. 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
  56. RMonster0
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Scale 0/10
    The main story: 9,3/10
    Secundary missons: 8,3 Bugs(how much): 6/10 Gameplay general:5/10 Skill tree : 6/10 Perfomerce x quality: 6/10 Exploration: 4/10 Creation x itens : 7/10 QI of the enemys: 3/10 Art: 8,6/10 Feeling of reel in game: 7,1/10 Promissed of the game acomplished: 7,5/10 Bethesda support x information :3/10 I enjoyed the game but of what the Bethesda was promissed    Scale 0/10
    The main story: 9,3/10
    Secundary missons: 8,3
    Bugs(how much): 6/10
    Gameplay general:5/10
    Skill tree : 6/10
    Perfomerce x quality: 6/10
    Exploration: 4/10
    Creation x itens : 7/10
    QI of the enemys: 3/10
    Art: 8,6/10
    Feeling of reel in game: 7,1/10
    Promissed of the game acomplished: 7,5/10
    Bethesda support x information :3/10

    I enjoyed the game but of what the Bethesda was promissed and the support saying that they dont will resolve the bugs is just horrible. If they lauch the next game like this it will 100% flop. Not worth it now.    … Expand
  57. 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
  58. Edwardtheone
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    As a fan of bethesda, I give a rating of 3/10. As a player, I give a rating of 2/10.
    - very boring plot
    -30 fps is unplayable for a shooter -graphics as from 2013 even on 4090 -poor optimization. On the most powerful console on the market, we get 30 fps, it's ridiculous. Optimization is lame -very few languages and voice acting -loadings loadings loadings eternal endless - it's just    As a fan of bethesda, I give a rating of 3/10. As a player, I give a rating of 2/10.
    - very boring plot
    -30 fps is unplayable for a shooter
    -graphics as from 2013 even on 4090
    -poor optimization. On the most powerful console on the market, we get 30 fps, it's ridiculous. Optimization is lame
    -very few languages and voice acting
    -loadings loadings loadings eternal endless
    - it's just a fallout in space
    - the game is not about space at all
    - npc faces are just terrible
    - propaganda    … Expand
  59. 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.
  60. 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.
  61. WaraWana
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    This game feels stuck in the 2010s. I enjoy a lot of parts of this game but they are outweighed by frustrating things. I was hoping for Skyrim in space, because I love Skyrim. But it is more of a Fallout in space and I do not like fallout at all. The gunplay does not feel great at all to me. Freedom to explore is good though. Weird choices with the menu too.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.
  62. 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.
  63. P4cify
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    As usual with contentious titles the truth of its rating is probably somewhere between the extremes. The game is definitely not a 1-5 rating, nothing it does is absolutely awful, it's just the not much it does is particularly great and many people are disappointed with that and, as usual with the internet, this creates extreme reactions of either massively underrating the game or beingAs usual with contentious titles the truth of its rating is probably somewhere between the extremes. The game is definitely not a 1-5 rating, nothing it does is absolutely awful, it's just the not much it does is particularly great and many people are disappointed with that and, as usual with the internet, this creates extreme reactions of either massively underrating the game or being defensive and overrating it.

    Many peoples defense of the game is that there is so much you can do, whilst this is definitely true the inevitable retort to that is that not much of it is particularly well done. Whilst a few things Stand out amongst the rest, such as ship building which does have flaws but you may find yourself spending a massive chunk of your time on, much of the game falls flat. Generic and underwhelming combat, uncomfortable uncanny valley NPC interactions making the average voice acting and pretty vanilla personalities feel even worse and a slow to start storyline that you can tell is aiming to make the game feel large but largely falls flat not helped by one of the most strangely implemented fast travel systems I've ever come across? For a game that sold itself partly on the idea of exploration and immersion the decision to give the ability at times to travel from the very deepest part of an enemy lair on an obscure planet in a far out solar system to sometimes the front door of the quest giver on a planet light years away at the touch of a button and one loading screen seems wildly at odds with the experience I thought the developers were trying to create. This leaves one of the key parts of the game, space exploration, navigation and combat feeling quite disjointed and half baked.

    In my 25 hours so far of trying to stick with the game after being repeatedly told it gets better, sometimes rather patronisingly by some more vehement defenders of the game that seem to think people not enjoying the first 12 hours is their problem and that they're somehow not entitled to an opinion until they enjoy the game, my overall experience can be best described as underwhelmed. Starfield feels like it got so lost on offering options that it forgot to make many of them memorable or Unique. Many people pinned some massive hopes on the game and the fact that's it playable and not a terrible experience seems enough for them to very strongly and rather arrogantly defend the game causing people who are dissatisfied or who were overhyped to strongly overreact and over critique the game. Whilst the game may gradually improve and become a better experience thanks to modders I don't feel this should really influence the rating of the game as it's sets a strange precedent for game designers and their decision making, therefore landing the game at 7.5 for me after a slow start that does get better with time and experience.

    Edit: I'm now at the 36 hour mark and I'm done. I tried to stick with it, I tried switching up what I was doing every time I got really bored but the game is just so poorly paced whenever you try following any of the quests and the writing genuinely seems to get worse. It did get a little better in the middle of my experience but then it dropped off even more, I just find myself bored and frustrated so no I know the game is not for me... Dropped my score by one point as I feel if the game were really a 7 I could at least bring myself to finish the main story.    … Expand
  64. 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
  65. 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.
  66. 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.
  67. berko0ne
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    old engine graphics like 2014 and still performance problems with current GPUs.
  68. keirakvlt
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    The game isn't bad because of pronouns, a natural part of most languages. It's bad because it's empty, with facial animations that stir up the uncanny valley response and voice acting that sounds as though it was generated by artificial intelligence.

    Bethesda can't keep feeding us the same safe story and outdated engine over and over and expect to actually end up with anything innovative.
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. distru2003
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    not really bad, not really good, this game is really similar to fallout 4, enjoy it!
  72. 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
  73. yettiepepper
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Ai sucks, bad exploration, missions feel like doing the same chores over and over (apart from a few that have semi interesting stories), I hate the idea of point of no return (biggest fault of Cyberpunk imo), bad bad optimization on pc. Cyberpunk looks 5 times better and runs much much better, cyberpunks world feel alive, the worlds in starfield feel like they are full of robots wearingAi sucks, bad exploration, missions feel like doing the same chores over and over (apart from a few that have semi interesting stories), I hate the idea of point of no return (biggest fault of Cyberpunk imo), bad bad optimization on pc. Cyberpunk looks 5 times better and runs much much better, cyberpunks world feel alive, the worlds in starfield feel like they are full of robots wearing human skin. I've enjoyed my 20 hours I've put in so far to a certain extent but I don't see a point in replaying the game, it's too boring,… Expand
  74. NeoAude
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Hate all the 10/10 and 1/10 reviews on this site. Here are some rational review points of Starfield's current state to help you decide if it's something for you:

    The good: - It's vast, and offers alot of different content - Alot of weapons/armors/items to choose from - Some of the quests are amazing - Custom Ship building The bad: - Balance issues (fx. merchant stock, item    Hate all the 10/10 and 1/10 reviews on this site. Here are some rational review points of Starfield's current state to help you decide if it's something for you:

    The good:
    - It's vast, and offers alot of different content
    - Alot of weapons/armors/items to choose from
    - Some of the quests are amazing
    - Custom Ship building

    The bad:
    - Balance issues (fx. merchant stock, item prices)
    - Bullet sponge enemies
    - Clunky AI
    - Instanced exploration (cant manually fly anywhere except around in small space area outside orbit)
    - Biome/planets are randomly generated with little variation.
    - Alot of the side quests are simple fetch quests
    - Skill tree have many "need to have" perks
    - Horrible UI all around
    - 70% of the in game systems (crafting, modding, outposts etc) are ported from earlier titles
    - Performance    … Expand
  75. Jay10
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
  76. 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
  77. Faraday59
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Bethesta artık yükleme ekranları kalmadı hatırlatayım ve donuk ruhsuz npcler en önemlisi animasyonlar biz rdr 2 gibi fizik motoruna sahip oyunlar oynadık artık etkileyici gelmiyor bunlar aksine rahatsız ediyor şu oyun motorun
  78. 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
  79. 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.
  80. 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
  81. 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
  82. 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
  83. Ymirein
    Sep 11, 2023
    6
    I played this game for more than 14 hours and I can tell this: This is not as bad as gamers says, BUT poorly done marketing that promised miracles. At first 5 hours i was like: "What is this? Starfield is trash" and then i realized... I had too many expectations, If you lower them, you will realize that you can have fun in this game. Ofc optimalization is very very poor, around 40 fps atI played this game for more than 14 hours and I can tell this: This is not as bad as gamers says, BUT poorly done marketing that promised miracles. At first 5 hours i was like: "What is this? Starfield is trash" and then i realized... I had too many expectations, If you lower them, you will realize that you can have fun in this game. Ofc optimalization is very very poor, around 40 fps at medium settings WQHD with fsr at 67% (RTX 3080 Ti and i5-12400f). To sum up- OK game, not amazing but just OK (the price is not ok).… Expand
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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.
  92. 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
  93. 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.
  94. 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
  95. 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
  96. 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.
  97. 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
  98. 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.
  99. 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
  100. 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.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

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