Starfield

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  1. Zerberr
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Game is not entirely horrible. It's just not space exploration game because everything is already explored, including final game goal. You see buildings and structures and ships everywhere, no exceptions. It's like exploring someone's basement, a premise that FO4 was built for.

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

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

    Give it time. 2-3 years, so community can fix another bethesda game.    … Expand
  2. KanekoChan
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Ho messo 3 (teoricamente e' un 6.5) per bilanciare i voti,visto che persone mettono 10 come se niente fosse o 0 .

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

    Da dove iniziare?
    - Partiamo sui questi meravigliosi 1000 pianeti! Inutili,Vuoti e fini a se stessi. E parliamoci chiaro non e' per il realismo si chiama presa in giro.
    - Storia confronto i i suoi precendenti titoli di bethesda dove la storia e' sempre stata una dei cavalli di battaglia, possiamo immaginare che in starfield non e' assolutamente cosi',possiede una storia banale,gia' vista e da giocare,ripetitiva e sempre uguale.
    - Livello di scrittura a me personalmente rispetto sempre ai loro precendenti titoli non funziona,faticavo a mantenere l'attenzione e spesso propenso nel costrigermi e nello sforzarmi di leggerli e cercare di allontanere quel senso di noia che da quando giochi questo titolo.
    - la nave.... bellissimo combattimento,costruzione deella nave e altro tutto molto bello, ma...... rimane praticamente inutilizzabile e non userete quasi mai la tostra nave. Se non per sportarti ,da un pianetta all altro con Cutscene e Loadscreen frustranti o rapide sparatorie spaziali.
    - Problema principale troppi caricamenti!. Per ogni cosa che fai,ogni cosa, ti ritrovi ad affrontare un caricamento. inconcepibile una cosa del genere nel 2023.
    - I lavori ben fatti son fatti per meta' e non finiti, Armi e zaini che senza la tuta spaziale compagliono e scompaglioni cosi dal nulla, le pistole le tiri fuori magicamente dalle gambe. mentre invece i fucili solamente con la tutaspaziale sono visibili. ecc.. questi lavori fatti a meta'.
    - Troppo grande inutilmente, le quest funzionano cosi', vai punto a su un pianeta e poi cambia pianeta vai al punto b. Con di mezzo caricamenti e caricamenti. per spesso starci 2 secondi... su un itero pianeta...
    - le strutture e luoghi si ripeteno di continuo bruttisimo tra un pianeta e l altro,spesso anche solo da una zona all altra brutto level design.
    - Le citta esteticamente e' stato fatto un bel lavoro, ma siamo come in cyberpunk, 800 npc tutti morti o finti,tutto privi di vita.
    -Le scelte decisionali non influenzano il mondo nulla,il mondo rimane cosi' come' a prescindere di quello che scegli.
    Molte volte ti costringe a dire Si o se devi dire No solo quanto il gioco ti concede di farlo. Se no se il gioco non e' pronto preparati a rompere il gioco.
    - AI ancora piu' stupidi di quelle dei titoli precendenti stiamo andando oltre al limite di deficenza artifaciale. ridicola.
    -Formala di fallout 4 copiata e spostata e non rinnovata,anzi presso regressa. Siamo nel 2023 dai...
    - Graficalmente a me personalmente e' piaciuto,son Felice del lavoro svolto sul comparto grafico e visibili miglioramenti almeno su questo rispetto ai vecchi titoli.
    Pero' non ci siamo bethesda,dovreste appassionarvi di piu' in quello che fate. qua la passione non l ho vista.
    - HUD bello pulito mi piace ma la gestione dell inventario in tutti gli aspetti crea confuzsione e disagio continuo.
    - Parti di armi e armature, siamo retrocessi,scordatevi di avere varie parte di acessori,vestiti e armature, ora avete tutto un pezzo unico... casco tuta spaziale vestito capello ( tra cui gli ultimi due citati non sono integrati bene e non trovo alcuna utilita' di essi,praticamente ti conviene stare sempre con la tuta equipaggiata.. triste come cosa. )
    Non ci siamo.    … Expand
  3. boysboys
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Worse open world design. Very restrictive compared to older Beth titles. Having to go through the menus a lot to fast travel since you cannot take off from planets or land manually. Story is very uninspired and dialogue and writing are very timid and boring.

    The only good part is the gun-play which is why i gave it 3. But you can play Fallout 4 for that and enjoy the superior open    Worse open world design. Very restrictive compared to older Beth titles. Having to go through the menus a lot to fast travel since you cannot take off from planets or land manually. Story is very uninspired and dialogue and writing are very timid and boring.

    The only good part is the gun-play which is why i gave it 3. But you can play Fallout 4 for that and enjoy the superior open world, with rewarding and fun exploration.

    And finally we will not tolerate having woke ideology shoved down our throats. We will push back and you will listen.    … Expand
  4. czko
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Menu driven, almost zero discovery, very few opportunities to explore areas beyond scanning plants and minerals.
    Story is good but menu travel makes it feel like streaming an average tv show.
  5. Game_Guy_90
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    1) Hideous NPC Models, and non immersive interactions with them and the cities. NPCS are very uncanny valley and if you shoot your gun in the city they don't even flee in terror. They disappear in an elevator instead of actually riding it, even Golden Eye on 64 had working elevators.

    2) No Space Travel, 20 year old Space RPGs like Freelancer had space travel. Your ship could warp drive    1) Hideous NPC Models, and non immersive interactions with them and the cities. NPCS are very uncanny valley and if you shoot your gun in the city they don't even flee in terror. They disappear in an elevator instead of actually riding it, even Golden Eye on 64 had working elevators.

    2) No Space Travel, 20 year old Space RPGs like Freelancer had space travel. Your ship could warp drive though space, you witnessed and controlled it doing so, no cutscene.

    3) Planets are boring. Magnificent desolation Todd says, well its more of the latter. Even the ones with life have only or or two reskinned boring animals. No ecosystems, food chains, or interesting biology. Terrain generation leaves a lot to be desire, Minecraft did it better. The points of interest are of few types and will start to repeat early on. Caves are small holes with some minor loot. Minecraft cave system much better.

    4) Horrible performance, that isn't justified by the visuals. Even in doors the game performs poorly on up to date hardware.

    5) Bugs galore, same janky engine since Skyrim.    … Expand
  6. paradisev5
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    I wish you had valued the game and graphics instead of allocating a budget for advertising. I'm having a hard time playing with my RTX3060 (12 GB VRAM) graphics card.
  7. InferusIcornix
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    I have very poor English, so i'll be brief. I played for 7 hours. Every second before the raid with Vasco (the cool robot) was boring. Every second during the raid with the robot was fun, mainly due to the new weapons i was getting (although the AI was incredibly stupid, but i was just testing combat stuff on those moving dummies, so it didn't bother me). of the game was a dreadfulI have very poor English, so i'll be brief. I played for 7 hours. Every second before the raid with Vasco (the cool robot) was boring. Every second during the raid with the robot was fun, mainly due to the new weapons i was getting (although the AI was incredibly stupid, but i was just testing combat stuff on those moving dummies, so it didn't bother me). of the game was a dreadful mixture of boredom and emotionally painful torture.
    I had zero expectations for the game, but my experience surprised me a lot. It was, literally, the worst gaming experience i've ever had in a single-player game. I would never recommend paying 100 euros for this game. Instead, play it on Gamepass, try it out with Steam's library sharing feature, or get it through other, very "jolly roger" means. This game is not worth 70 or 100 euros, not even close.    … Expand
  8. Violaoo
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This Game is 2/10 sometimes and 10/10 other times. The Textures in game of the game in the ship or closed instances are amazing, but go outside look at rocks and trees or faces for npc and its xbox360 graphic...
    Second thing is that they said in intervies before release that its Open World game, that you can land on planet and explore it all - Now that is a big lie.
    This Game is not    This Game is 2/10 sometimes and 10/10 other times. The Textures in game of the game in the ship or closed instances are amazing, but go outside look at rocks and trees or faces for npc and its xbox360 graphic...
    Second thing is that they said in intervies before release that its Open World game, that you can land on planet and explore it all - Now that is a big lie.
    This Game is not space game, its loading screen game, where you teleport everywhere. to go from base to quest mission on another planet / or solar system you need to have from 2 to 6 loading screens, depends if you click on map for fast travel or you want to go to ship> to orbit >to another solar system > to planet > to land on a planet... + whenever you want to enter building (most of them) its LOADING SCREEN.

    1000 Planets? More like 500.. the rest you cant land on or game gives you random generated building to explore or other atraction - the problem is that after few hours of traveling you seen all of the random buildings and small quests..

    There are lots of bugs with companions as well, sometimes they stand on chairs insted of sitting, sometimes they fly from your space throug ship, they stand in wierd positions in dors or shelves or tables.

    The last thing (there is more but i dont want to write that much) is bad Optimalization on PC. its 2023, cyberpunk has better graphic and 3070ti can run it on 1440p+FULL RT + Hight details on 60fps easy.

    Starfield? oh boy... Mid/High setting + 1440p + fsr2 = 40-50fps in building to 30fps in cities.
    And what Todd Howard said about this optimalization problem?
    ''MAYBE YOU SHOULD UPGRADE YOU PC...'' - Todd Howard 09.07.23.

    But its not 1/10 and no one should give lower mark then 3.
    There are bright stuff as well. Its Fallout 4 in space!! Lots of looting, lots of quests, alot of items like armor and guns. Story is fine+. The combat is good even if AI from enemies is bad.

    The mod community is amazing as well, in just a day they fixed ui and wierd green color, added dlss that gave me +10more fps, And gave HDR and FOV that was not in game!

    Overall i enjoy playing this game and hope it will do comeback in ''No Man Sky'' style.    … Expand
  9. Nopaz
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Custom designed storyline, buildings and outpost for faction sidequests.
    Downside - Not much of faction SQs exist. 3~4 at most as of moment.
    Above average graphics vs. other bethesda games. Downside - still hot mess (esp. NPC details/models) compared to other games. Lots of walking - can be immersive at first. Downside - lack of transportation at surface means that you spend vast    Custom designed storyline, buildings and outpost for faction sidequests.
    Downside - Not much of faction SQs exist. 3~4 at most as of moment.

    Above average graphics vs. other bethesda games.
    Downside - still hot mess (esp. NPC details/models) compared to other games.

    Lots of walking - can be immersive at first.
    Downside - lack of transportation at surface means that you spend vast majority of time walking arouind. This will apply to all planets that you travel for, most likely, suveying for outpost and missions.

    Shipbuilding - Slight depth to it, customizability.
    Downside - lack of accessible parts (level-locked and skill-locked, and system-locked until outposts are built) means that customizing ships are hard. There is a size limitation which means bigger ships are curently impossible to build without mods, and there are egregious limitations on what you can actually build & with exterior ship features/details in mind.

    Space travel - Random encounters everywhere (usually copypasta of same ones, especially pirate). space stations feel very copy-pasta. you'll notice similarities of layouts quite a bit. Fuel is automatically replenished. no sense of danger in getting lost.

    Outpost/crafting (the most insulting part of this game) -
    You can only craft outpost buildings, part that goes into it, medical consumables and weapon upgrades.
    What you cannot make, as of moment:
    - Ship parts/structures (only purchasable, or by taking over ships)

    - Weapons/spacesuits/apparels (only purchasable or through loots)

    - Ammos. Higher difficulty or even lower diff, with minimal points into combat will make you use bullets a lot and spend considerable amount of money on just buying ammos, or forcing you to scavenge for ammo.

    -Contraband items. making this and selling to npcs, along with everything above, would completely change the depth of gameplay with outpost mechanic with added depth, without sacrificing difficulty/complexity, as this would be completely optional.

    bugs. Ranging from purely cosmetic bugs (there are lots of it, this is a bugthesda game after all), minor bugs (requiring reloads) to softlocks (game refresh mandatory).

    map design.
    Planet survey is pointless. resource locations (on surface) is completely randomized.
    in-game local maps are not present. surface map does not give good detail - THERE IS NO SETTLEMENT MAP

    System search is not present. you'd think, with 500 systems on the map, you'd think bethesda would have favorite bar/search functionality to the map. Nope - you're forced to use a third party interactive map and search system using those.

    Considering all this, The more hours you spend the game, your experience will become good to bad.
    Therefore, I cannot recommend people to play this game, as this game has replayability being its heavy focus, a common bethesda game trait.

    Space orchestra intro/casuals might enjoy the current level of depth it has. but it's definitely not going to be enough if you want to dive deeper into mechanics, because there aren't any present.    … Expand
  10. Qswyk
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    If it weren't a Bethesda game, it would be the biggest disappointment of the year, but people are judging it in comparison to the company and Skyrim.

    The graphics are appalling; it looks worse than games that came out over a decade ago. Sometimes the textures look good, but other times they pixelate, making it look worse than Far Cry from 2004. The optimization is tragic; I've never    If it weren't a Bethesda game, it would be the biggest disappointment of the year, but people are judging it in comparison to the company and Skyrim.

    The graphics are appalling; it looks worse than games that came out over a decade ago. Sometimes the textures look good, but other times they pixelate, making it look worse than Far Cry from 2004.

    The optimization is tragic; I've never seen a game perform so poorly. Sometimes I get 10 fps, sometimes 40, it's random. It doesn't matter whether it's in the city or the wilderness.

    Loading screens are everywhere:

    Enter a building / loading screen
    Board a ship / loading screen
    Change floors in a building or ship / loading screen
    Travel to another planet / 3 loading screens
    There's no space exploration; discovering other planets and star systems involves teleporting by clicking the 'x' button and watching a loading screen. The space itself is only used for short battles.

    The AI of enemies is terrible, and the combat isn't challenging. The Witcher 2, which came out in 2011, has better facial animations and character looks and costs only 2 euros.

    I won't even get into the list of bugs and glitches, texture loading issues, etc.    … Expand
  11. EntropyAsunder
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Horrible performance unbeffiting the level of fidelity. Frames per second dropping as low as 40 @1440p Native Ultra Custom on R9 5900x, RTX 4070ti, 32 GB 3600mhz, 4.0 nvme.
  12. Thatcrazedfox
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    I was expecting so much more considering the time and money that was put into making it. I'm so tried of buying games that are basically unfinished. (I say this because of how buggy the game is.) When it's working, the story is boring. NPCs are so lifeless. Level design is nothing great. The planets are repetitive and empty. Bethesda definitely didn't deliver on their promises made.I was expecting so much more considering the time and money that was put into making it. I'm so tried of buying games that are basically unfinished. (I say this because of how buggy the game is.) When it's working, the story is boring. NPCs are so lifeless. Level design is nothing great. The planets are repetitive and empty. Bethesda definitely didn't deliver on their promises made. Doesn't feel like anything new or exciting. The only thing I really enjoyed was the ship building.… Expand
  13. nilith
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The gunfight is outdated, it's like been back to 2010.

    Space exploration non-existent, planetary barely usefull, you just have to follow the interest points, to see the exact same caves/laboratorys again and again. The quest are good but the staging is a awkward, hard to play this game after BG3. Overall it's not a bad game, but it's like bethesda never evolve since Skyrim, if i    The gunfight is outdated, it's like been back to 2010.

    Space exploration non-existent, planetary barely usefull, you just have to follow the interest points, to see the exact same caves/laboratorys again and again.

    The quest are good but the staging is a awkward, hard to play this game after BG3.

    Overall it's not a bad game, but it's like bethesda never evolve since Skyrim, if i would want to play a game with 2010 mechanics i've better to play new vegas or skyrim than starfield.    … Expand
  14. GH0stJT
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    bethesda lost their pass with Fallout 76 and some of you said THE thing who changed game reviews as of now...Holy Baldur's Gate 3 came! now people asked other than passable games, jesus we are paying nearly hundreds $$ for these games we are in our rights to ask a multi billion compagny to make a GOOD games!!! larian did nearly perfection and they didnt had a mighty compagny like Microsoftbethesda lost their pass with Fallout 76 and some of you said THE thing who changed game reviews as of now...Holy Baldur's Gate 3 came! now people asked other than passable games, jesus we are paying nearly hundreds $$ for these games we are in our rights to ask a multi billion compagny to make a GOOD games!!! larian did nearly perfection and they didnt had a mighty compagny like Microsoft behind them!! It is hard to see were their 200 millions $ budget games with 8 years of making went!!!

    I am a bethesda fanboy to the heart but I have to see the truth....this game is not a revolution... I like it but it is not a wonder! in my second encounter of the game i finally passed it because I was able to find the last ennemy glitched in a wall because i saw his arm loll and you have the audacity to tell people that your game is polished? Come on 5/10 at the time im writing this it is pretty fair

    update im at 30 hrs and, despite the ship customization and couple of good event and situation....I stand to my 12-15 ish hours review above

    So sad a game with so much potential... I will probably keep playing it until the new update of cyberpunk 2077 and after wait for a huge overhaul...    … Expand
  15. Vrzd
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Bethesda doesn't care about their customers! It's a very poorly optimized game and Todd Howard says the problem is my PC? Come on, stop, you're only lying to yourself.
  16. acebox
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    I wanted to LOVE this game. I pre-ordered it and was excited to drop in a new Bethesda world, become immersed and dive into a space adventure of a life time.

    After 30 Hours of gameplay what I got was an illusion of an open world, with instance based, linear story telling, talking simulator, while being in the "Largest world" and feeling the most boxed in I ever have felt in a game.    I wanted to LOVE this game. I pre-ordered it and was excited to drop in a new Bethesda world, become immersed and dive into a space adventure of a life time.

    After 30 Hours of gameplay what I got was an illusion of an open world, with instance based, linear story telling, talking simulator, while being in the "Largest world" and feeling the most boxed in I ever have felt in a game.

    This guy broke down the gameplay loop FLAWLESSLY:

    enter your ship - > loading screen -> sit at console and "take off" -> loading screen -> choose new planet -> loading screen -> select landing site on planet -> loading screen -> exit ship -> loading screen -> "explore" procedurally generated planet (kill a few bugs and scan some plants/rocks) -> fast travel back to ship -> loading screen -> go back to step one

    Morrowind, Skyrim, Oblivion.. hell even New Vegas and 76 had WAY more explorative feeling to them. I'm just bummed, I really was hoping this was going to be the next Oblivion or Skyrim for me. I give it a 3. 1 for all the voices and characters in the game. 1 for not being a overly buggy mess. 1 for the times you DO get to fly.    … Expand
  17. Blakeshown
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    26 hours in and the game is pretty boring. And the game has NO HDR support. It literally has the worst graphics I’ve every seen in a game before. They should have just made The Elder Scrolls 6 or Fallout 5!
  18. Nonex18
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The problem with Starfield is that it combines several game concepts that makes it feel like a shallow game as every concept is on a surface level. It tries to be an FPS game like MW, a flight simulator combat game like Starfox / Ace Combat, a space exploration game like No Man's Sky / Eve Online and a Sci Fi Narrative RPG like Knights of the Old Republic / Mass Effect. It could have beenThe problem with Starfield is that it combines several game concepts that makes it feel like a shallow game as every concept is on a surface level. It tries to be an FPS game like MW, a flight simulator combat game like Starfox / Ace Combat, a space exploration game like No Man's Sky / Eve Online and a Sci Fi Narrative RPG like Knights of the Old Republic / Mass Effect. It could have been a great game but they did not innovate enough and just used existing concepts on a surface level and mashed it into the game. This is not the next generation game that they claim to be unless next generation means mashing up existing concepts and calling it the next generation game.… Expand
  19. Zefirny
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Poorly optimized, outdated graphics, frequent loading screens, boring, primitive ai, fake space flights, quests are just shameful... looks like a game from an small indie studio.
  20. Memester
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    -Extremely weak main quest
    -Huge amount of bugs
    -Not optimized for PC -All companions are the same good boy archetype that talk down to you and chastise you one of literally tells you to 'trust the science' where have we heard this before? -Space is such a small part of the game its more of a loading screen before you land on the planet you're going to -Many many many load screens    -Extremely weak main quest
    -Huge amount of bugs
    -Not optimized for PC
    -All companions are the same good boy archetype that talk down to you and chastise you one of literally tells you to 'trust the science' where have we heard this before?
    -Space is such a small part of the game its more of a loading screen before you land on the planet you're going to
    -Many many many load screens that make it impossible to immerse yourself
    -The world is full of NPCs but somehow manages to feel dead and soulless
    -Lefty political overtones

    I cannot believe TES6 was delayed 8 years for this.

    Its not a bad game but delaying TES6 and an infinite budget constant delays make it necessary to judge this game on the highest standard. And it fails on every check absolutely disappointing it might be worth getting on sale in 2 years after modders and several DLC are pushed out.    … Expand
  21. burningFRT
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This game is the biggest disappointment of this year. The quintessence of boredom and incompetence and the degradation of Bethesda as a game studio
    Todd never learned to take responsibility for his lies.
    And the funny thing is that normies think that this game is only reviewed negatively by PS fans (to whom I have nothing to do with) - Terrible optimization - Disgusting characters -    This game is the biggest disappointment of this year. The quintessence of boredom and incompetence and the degradation of Bethesda as a game studio
    Todd never learned to take responsibility for his lies.
    And the funny thing is that normies think that this game is only reviewed negatively by PS fans (to whom I have nothing to do with)

    - Terrible optimization
    - Disgusting characters - looking at their crooked facial expressions from the Daggerfall era is simply unbearable
    -Have you seen scary faces on minor NPCs?
    - Cheap and empty procedurally generated locations with several factories and caves
    - Arrived on another planet - loading, entered another room - loading, flew away from the planet - loading
    - Teleports between planets in a space game? Are you seriously?
    - Poor ultra arcade shooting with zero impact and cheap animations. In a game on the Morrowind engine, it is impossible to EVEN look behind cover. Just think about this nonsense
    - AI of the PS2 era. They don't hit, do almost no damage, and absorb trillions of damage. The combat of this game is completely depressing.
    - Lack of immersion - there is nothing fun about spending 3 clips on one soldier, while seeing the effects of blood flying out when hit. The developers just don't care. Police completely ignore shootings in the city
    - Dull lockpicking. After a while, hacking them becomes about as boring as shooting with stupid NPCs
    - Absence of any stage direction, action, cut scenes.
    - Cheap and unimpressive OST    … Expand
  22. Majestic13
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Starfield leaves me with many questions. Why is the game opening so dull? Why do the majority of NPCs have creepy bug eyes? Are we all going to look semi-amphibian in the future? Why are there no FOV and HDR settings? Why are there still load screens to enter small buildings and shops in 2023? Why does Todd Howard refer to this as a next gen game? Why is FSR so bad? Why are textures soStarfield leaves me with many questions. Why is the game opening so dull? Why do the majority of NPCs have creepy bug eyes? Are we all going to look semi-amphibian in the future? Why are there no FOV and HDR settings? Why are there still load screens to enter small buildings and shops in 2023? Why does Todd Howard refer to this as a next gen game? Why is FSR so bad? Why are textures so bland and low res? Why is it hard to stay awake during the first 10 hours or so? Why are companions so generic? Why is combat worse than Fallout 4? Where's the blood and gore? Why is the skill-tree so much worse than Skyrim and FO4? Why are fetch quests still a thing? Why is the map and UI a pain to use? Why is exploration limited and dull? Why the poor optimisation for such an average looking game?

    If I was to answer my own questions I'd say Bethesda simply do not have the talent anymore for these kind of games. I actually preferred Outer Worlds to this game and I never loved that game that much. Letdown of the year and back to Baldurs Gate 3 I go.    … Expand
  23. Banan212
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Starfield is same another Bethesda game.... but worse. Firstly this is the same old engine since Morrowind (2002) with the same problems and bugs. The game is terribly empty and boring compared to older Bethesda games like Skyrim or Fallout NV. The graphics are poor and look like a game from 10 years ago. Maybe the game sometimes looks nice in the foreground, but the backgrounds are aStarfield is same another Bethesda game.... but worse. Firstly this is the same old engine since Morrowind (2002) with the same problems and bugs. The game is terribly empty and boring compared to older Bethesda games like Skyrim or Fallout NV. The graphics are poor and look like a game from 10 years ago. Maybe the game sometimes looks nice in the foreground, but the backgrounds are a disaster. Most of the characters faces look like they come from a children's plasticine competition and their animations look like they were made by a very cheap AI. The enemy AI is the worst in recent Bethesda games. Enemies movements are completely random. Sometimes they may try to hide somewhere, but sometimes they will look straight at you waiting for you to shoot them, and other times they will just start running in random directions. Optimization on PC is terrible if you don't have the most powerful components. Exploration in this game is tragic and boring. If someone wants to play a game about cool space exploration, play No Man's Sky. It will be
    better spent money .
    To sum up, the game looks like a preliminary foundation, not a finished game. Well, modders will fix it and fill it in, but then the game shouldn't cost $70    … Expand
  24. karlEgon
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Most overhyped game this year. Most reviewers got this game for free and based on that the reviews looked like and persuade me buy the game.

    The reality is different from what the reviewers said. This game is terribly boring and repetitive. Open world? NO endless loading screens and fast travel. Space exploring? Just fast travels.... Planet exploring? Running simulator with limited    Most overhyped game this year. Most reviewers got this game for free and based on that the reviews looked like and persuade me buy the game.

    The reality is different from what the reviewers said. This game is terribly boring and repetitive.
    Open world? NO endless loading screens and fast travel.
    Space exploring? Just fast travels....
    Planet exploring? Running simulator with limited time to run and invisible walls... no planet vehicles, no planet flying
    7 different buildings on every planet, with same loot, same loot position, same enemy position, same pattern, no randomness at all
    Cities are dull, too big with nothing and you will running... and running and waiting for oxygen... and running....

    Space combat ? Like Everspace from Wish, terrible controls on PC
    Shipbuilding ? It is nice and fun at first, but PC controls are terrible, and it does not matter. You can fly anything and kill anything what is on your level.
    Outpost building ? Boring, stupid, terrible controls and you do not need outpost at all, just waste of time. It does not give you anything.

    Inventory and weight management is terrible. You spend half of your gameplay in your inventory, or ship inventory or outpost inventory.

    Skyrim with mods has better graphics and better performance. This graphic is soo outdated... it looks like reskinned Fallout 4 (yes i know it is reskinned fallout)

    I have 60hours in this game and Every hour of gameplay has the same pattern:
    5min combat
    20 min in map, fast travel and loading screens and waiting for oxygen
    30 minutes in inventory and selling stuff,
    5 minutes in dialogs

    Would not buy again. Was hyped by paid reviewers.
    I played so long to milk my spend Euros to max, but after 60 hours i have tried everything, do multiple repetitive missions, all important skill, C class ship with so much cargo space it barely fly ( i can still wipe anything in combat) and outpost with so many LINKS that in builder View it looks like red sea!    … Expand
  25. dshultz810
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    It's just not fun. On top of the loading screens, the star map is vague with no way to set markers or helpful pop-ups and you just have to remember where things are. There are no city maps as well so you just have to memorize every single city and if you want to find something specific, you just have to go into every part of the map until you find it or try to look it up online and useIt's just not fun. On top of the loading screens, the star map is vague with no way to set markers or helpful pop-ups and you just have to remember where things are. There are no city maps as well so you just have to memorize every single city and if you want to find something specific, you just have to go into every part of the map until you find it or try to look it up online and use clues from the picture to find the location. There are no markers to help you remember where things are very few fast travel points within cities. Even those aren't useful because it's not really clear where they are in the context of the map unless you memorize it. So basically if you don't have a mission marker, it's almost not worth the trouble. For me, I was willing to deal with the loading screens but this made it just not fun. In a game like Skyrim, you never had to fast travel anywhere and you would encounter plenty of enemies and discover lots of and side quest along the way. Often, I didn't mind this as you were leveling up and gathering a lot of loot. The gameplay loop was quite fun.

    However, in Starfield you are always going directly from point A to point B so there isn't really much time to stumble into discoveries accidentally. Quest often will take you to 2 to 3 different planets which means 15 to 20 different menu screens to fast travel. You will also have to sometimes make multiple jumps to get to your location and then get stuck in some boring space battle.

    I often found myself spending more time in transit, inventory management, and not being sure where to go then I did actually playing in the game. I suggest waiting another year or two until they fix it.    … Expand
  26. LucasLhc
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This game is already the great disappointment of this generation loadings, 30fps, bugs, crashes,IA , dead worlds, low quality characters, graphic textures from 2013. Worlds like Gta 5 and Uncharted, Bethesta's own Skyrim and Fallout in the ps3 generation were superior.Rdr2, Forbiden West showed a great evolution in the Ps4/Xbox One generation, something that Starfield does not do in thisThis game is already the great disappointment of this generation loadings, 30fps, bugs, crashes,IA , dead worlds, low quality characters, graphic textures from 2013. Worlds like Gta 5 and Uncharted, Bethesta's own Skyrim and Fallout in the ps3 generation were superior.Rdr2, Forbiden West showed a great evolution in the Ps4/Xbox One generation, something that Starfield does not do in this one with all the power of the Series X with all the promise and Hype created, not even FPS 30/60 options were made available on the Xbox, a fact that shows the error in maintaining the Series S as a must for the studios. If it had 5 well-crafted worlds with space exploration, combat, seasons, mysteries, secret locations, landing without the need for constant Loadings. Free positive points for GamePass subscribers. Bethesda can't overcome its old titles like Fallout 4 and Skyrim . A big disappointment for the promises made and for what was delivered.… Expand
  27. AdaoSantos
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo mais ou menos. Não entregaram o que prometeram. Jogo sem graça.. muito vazio… Expand
  28. rogermax515
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Jogo muito abaixo das expectativas, nada empolgante, graficos fracos, 30 de fps.bugs etc,,,,
  29. blackwar
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Muito load, sem cinemática para uma melhor imersão no game, npc 100% artificial, sem expressão nenhuma, tudo muito do mesmo, quem for jogar pelo gamepass é até aceitável, mas pagar por esse game fica muito difícil.
  30. projectgameadd
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    AFTER 40hours the list of bad things in this game is so long to the moders make a fixes... It can take a decade to make the necessary repairs of this product
    1-The Lobby cities are boring,
    2-the narrative was lost on every moment, 3- same visions(Cinematics of big bang limbo) to all main scenario quests, 4- dialoques without life or felling, and poor optmization PC some time i get    AFTER 40hours the list of bad things in this game is so long to the moders make a fixes... It can take a decade to make the necessary repairs of this product
    1-The Lobby cities are boring,
    2-the narrative was lost on every moment,
    3- same visions(Cinematics of big bang limbo) to all main scenario quests,
    4- dialoques without life or felling, and poor optmization PC some time i get 100fps sometimes 40fps 5- some places had good texture some places have, some places had no applied physics on trees, and many things ..
    6- its like a fallout 4(could be see with same console does thegodmode TGM lol) in 2023...
    7- wrost soundtrack imersion on the weapons and detail to terrain we walk (again no immersion on sounds)
    8-NPC wrost making procedural..my god coul be a horor game sometimes with strange bug of moves.. the neck and eyes moving of npcs..SCARY ... and poor sidequest dialogues.
    Sory but this game have no soul in many aspects ... the mediocrity of this product manages to show that low quality products are above average.. CYBERPUNK is dimond in comparison to this.    … Expand
  31. Hermitsnail
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Bland and boring can't get over how bad the writing is and how shoehorned in the plot you are
  32. skelaw
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Graphic is decent; Dialogues sucks; Gameplay compared to other games in genre - boring; Quests and lore - generic; so much bugs. Compared to other games released in current year, Starfield looks very bad.
  33. Hirokono490
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    O jogo esta completamente bugado caso voce fique ao lado de um npc ele virara a cabeça para traz (360 grau)até ele ver você alem das texturas de rosto completamente mal feitas o jogo em si tambem não ajuda não te ajuda a fazer nada é tipo vai la e se vira quando você chega no primeiro planeta com sua nave ele não te fala oque voce tem que fazer falando inclusive que voce tem que voltar aO jogo esta completamente bugado caso voce fique ao lado de um npc ele virara a cabeça para traz (360 grau)até ele ver você alem das texturas de rosto completamente mal feitas o jogo em si tambem não ajuda não te ajuda a fazer nada é tipo vai la e se vira quando você chega no primeiro planeta com sua nave ele não te fala oque voce tem que fazer falando inclusive que voce tem que voltar a nave soque voce tem que destruír uma base eu demorei cerca de 30 minutos para descobrir como a nave funcionava tive que ver um tutorial no YouTube porque é muito complicado e o jogo não se importa em te ensinar joguei no xbox series s e quando estava em uma tela de carregamento o jogo crashou e olha que meu console não tem 1 mês de uso não era pra isso ter acontecido o salvamento automático dele também é horrível ele so salva em pontos específicos do game não é a cada 5 minutos como exemplo ja aconteu de ocorrer bugs de aponto de eu atravessar paredes Agora a jogabilidade com a nave tambem é horrível a decolagem é basicamente voce segura un botao e ele abre uma tela de carregamento até o espaço depois disso voce não faz mais nada com a nave a não ser atacar outras naves que sinceramente é a parte mais legal do jogo para ir outros planetas é através de telas de carregamento por mim tinha que ser tudo manual porque é divertido voce ir la pega sua nave decola viajar pelas estrelas nao se teletransportar!!!… Expand
  34. Drkoss
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Kinnda bad.
    Słaba grafika , Gra światłem , Masakryczne UI oraz AI , słaba fabuła oraz Sporo loading screenów.
    Nie da sie dać wiecej niz 3-4 na /10
  35. RyanDC
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    It's a decent game just it's definitely not what they hyped it up to be. Mods shouldn't be what makes the game good.
  36. xDedongo
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Oh, I didn't know that Metroid Other M had a graphics update.

    Well, still Other M tho
  37. dedcandance
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    It's the most boring game I've played for 20 hours, and I have no intention of returning to it.
  38. MaxBite
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Worst game of 2023. The Starfield looks like it was created in 2010. It's still amazing how technology giants can create such crooked code. The graphics are not attractive. Generation is boring.
  39. PatrikSKX
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    To sum it up, I gave up on the game after 10 to 15 hours, and basically regretted even spending that much time downloading the game. Before going deeper, I have a very good pc, with game installed on M2 SSD.

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

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

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

    -My final problem comes from the main idea of the game. This game should be a SPACE EXPLORATION game.
    --The problem is, that SPACE feels just like a fast travel medium, that just slows down you loading into the main content which are the planets. For something that had the space advertised so much, it ends up being almost pointless, where most of the time u will just fast travel from planet to planet, without even seeing the space. Also the space feels very uninteractive, where the vast and endless space is just a place, where u can travel a bit, dogfight, and fast travel somewhere else. There is no YOU traveling, where u want to go, just fast travels.
    --Same goes for EXPLORATION part, where you can only explore the premade parts of the planet, which most of them have same placements of everything. You are basically put into sandbox, thats a 1x1km cube you cant leave. Most of the planets have it this way. There is no freedom, there is no open space, there are just small sandboxes to teleport to.    … Expand
  40. YouSayinBold
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    No exploration. Boring as hell. Too many loading screens. Fast travel is mandatroy.
    I don't know what happened to gaming over the last 20 years.
    I'm burning my copy of this game, maybe the gods of gaming will wake the (cuss word that is censored because of american sensibilities) up.
  41. MobiusRex
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Sadly it’s been very uninspired. Bethesda has a history of reinventing itself and setting new standards. This game has so much potencial, but it feels like fallout3 in space instead of the next amazing thing
  42. Talrik
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    By far the worst Bethesda game I've ever played, and I've played all of them since Morrowind with the exception of Fallout 76.

    -Bad writing even by Bethesda standards -The segmented world sabotages Bethesda's usually excellent world design -Bad AI -Somehow worse combat than Fallout 4 (a nearly 8 year old title) -Extremely half baked exploration in a game marketed as if it was to be    By far the worst Bethesda game I've ever played, and I've played all of them since Morrowind with the exception of Fallout 76.

    -Bad writing even by Bethesda standards
    -The segmented world sabotages Bethesda's usually excellent world design
    -Bad AI
    -Somehow worse combat than Fallout 4 (a nearly 8 year old title)
    -Extremely half baked exploration in a game marketed as if it was to be a main feature
    -One of the worst perk/leveling systems I've ever seen in a game
    -The UI is horrible
    -Space combat is barebones
    -You might as well not even have a ship given that you're barely in it, due to fast travel being mandatory
    -Outpost building seems like a step back from Fallout 4 settlements in most respects

    I actually intended to maybe give this game a 5/10, but I honestly struggle to think of anything which this game does well, and I was bored out of my mind playing it. At least the spaceship design was cool, although it's rendered almost pointless in a game which barely lets you use your ship.    … Expand
  43. MightyBanana
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Played for 2 hours. There isn't any freedom nowhere near skyrim or fallout 3-4. Story isn't as interesting. And this game has all the space... 3/10.
  44. Raruno
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Tenía muchas ganas de que saliera el juego, he esperado hasta su estreno en Game Pass para jugarlo desde mi Series S. Le he dedicado algo más de 10 horas al juego, esperando que en algún momento me diera algo de buena acción y diversión, pero no me ha conseguido atrapar.

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

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

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

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

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

    El tema de la mochila propulsora, ni te explican como funciona, ni que tienes que obtener una habilidad para poder usarla. Las peleas de naves son horribles! El control en el espacio no puede ser peor. Podrían haber aprendido aquí de No Man's Sky. Lo único destacable para mí es la personalización de tu personaje, que está muy cuidada y te da muchas opciones. Muy decepcionado de un juego que llevaba mucho esperando. Creo que en PC con mods la experiencia debe ser mucho mejor. Ojalá Bethesda vaya mejorando en el futuro el juego, y entonces le daré otra oportunidad.    … Expand
  45. WilhelmN
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    This game has no space exploration, very bad UI/UX, poor optimization, blend characters, empty and lifeless planets that all look the same with generated/copy-pasted content and lots of damn loading screens, but what's more important is that the game is just so insanely boring.
    Bethesda never had an insanely interesting main story, but here, it is literally one of the worst main stories    This game has no space exploration, very bad UI/UX, poor optimization, blend characters, empty and lifeless planets that all look the same with generated/copy-pasted content and lots of damn loading screens, but what's more important is that the game is just so insanely boring.
    Bethesda never had an insanely interesting main story, but here, it is literally one of the worst main stories I've ever experienced in video games. People are saying that the game is getting good after 10 hours, well, it's not. I'd say that Bethesda is not evolving and staying on the same quality level, but somehow this game is worse than Fallout 4.    … Expand
  46. god_particle
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Starfield is boring. After putting few hours into it I just lost interest entirely. What a waste of time, considering they could be working on the new TES game instead.
  47. Divascaino
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Dinheiro jogado fora! Loadings sem fim, gráfico fraco, planetas limitados e repetidos, a jogabilidade não inova em nada.
  48. Kotikoira
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    This game is such a disappointment that I've registered to Metacritic to give it a 3. I managed to play up to 2 hours and it became unbearable. It's like playing a game that was developed 20 years ago, that old Freelancer game had almost better graphics if not x10 more fun to play even today.
  49. Harpokhrat
    Sep 12, 2023
    3
    It is not 2011 anymore.
    The game mechanics, the AI, the story and everything in the game is outdated.
  50. VoRLiN
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    I think everyone else has said enough already. Bland game, nothing that drives you to want to keep playing.
  51. SomberMitsuki
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Unplayable. The lip-synching is worse than an old kung fu movie. Stuttering and freezing make it borderline unplayable even on good pc systems. To many bugs to count. I know some will defend this as "it's a Bethesda game, what do you expect?" That's not an excuse, in fact it just makes it worse cause it shows that the studio every release just has no clue how to make a playable each andUnplayable. The lip-synching is worse than an old kung fu movie. Stuttering and freezing make it borderline unplayable even on good pc systems. To many bugs to count. I know some will defend this as "it's a Bethesda game, what do you expect?" That's not an excuse, in fact it just makes it worse cause it shows that the studio every release just has no clue how to make a playable each and every release and don't learn their lessons from past disasters.

    I have fallen through the world more than once, dealt with buggy cutscenes, clipping issues with enemies, crashes and terrible enemy ai. Learn to make a playable game for once Bethesda!    … Expand
  52. jamielikesyou
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An awful blend of Mass Effect, NMS/Elite, Destiny 2 and every Bethesda game you've already played. Swirled together in a toilet to water down every element that made those games special. They did add some game-breaking new {{features}} err, bugs along with pages on pages of unfilterable menus to wade through compressed in a UI that looks like an Alpha build mock up. Anything another game can do in 2 clicks, this one will make you page through to do nearly everything - travel, manage inventory, assign crew, etc. This is not a game that can be redeemed with mods - there are fundamental flaws in game design, balance, performance and QA testing that make this a burden to play.

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

    The worst Bethesda game since Redguard.    … Expand
  53. PaulGR
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    They managed to release a space game without spaceship exploration, planets, or an open world.

    Starfield is the embodiment of 'tried to do too much and ended up doing nothing right.' It's like they handed Skyrim space gear and said, 'Fly, my Dragonborn!' but forgot to give it wings or a functional jetpack. Open World: Starfield is a stale, soulless “world,” that feels    They managed to release a space game without spaceship exploration, planets, or an open world.

    Starfield is the embodiment of 'tried to do too much and ended up doing nothing right.'

    It's like they handed Skyrim space gear and said, 'Fly, my Dragonborn!' but forgot to give it wings or a functional jetpack.

    Open World:
    Starfield is a stale, soulless “world,” that feels disconnected.

    Everything is locked behind a loading screen and the game doesn't have an "open world" to navigate and experience. You jump from objective to objective via the UI like some sort of CoD Campaign. You are not in control of flying your ship between systems, landing your ship, departing from settlements, attempting risky docking to board other ships. Everything is a fast travel cut-scene initiated via a key-bind or through the confusing UI.

    You read that right. There is no traveling, landing, or exploring to do on your own. When you are “in orbit” around a “planet” you can’t go anywhere; no matter how long you fly for you are no closer to the planet you see ahead of you than before. That’s because being “in orbit” around a “planet” only serves as a “placeholder;” an enclosed waiting zone to open the UI and choose where to fast travel next. There is no open space to navigate. Everything is done via cutscenes which only make you hungry for more. Why can’t I fly my ship wherever I want to in a System? Why can’t I manually find a spot on a planet and land there myself? One click on the map and you suddenly teleport to Neon city. Where is the awe of discovering it by yourself through exploration?

    This makes Starfield feel more like a collection of maps/dungeons with no clear link between each other, rather than a connected and breathing world. It's like playing Skyrim, but you are only allowed to teleport between dungeons through the map interface - without the open world in-between.

    Cities:
    Like space, cities feel disconnected and non-immersive. New Atlantis, for instance, is not even a unified city. Instead, cities are split into various parts requiring you to fast travel between each district. Other than soulless “citizen” NPCs walking aimlessly around with no schedule, nothing of interest is going on to justify having so many loading screens.

    In addition, almost every single building or shop has a loading screen to access, which is very weird since 90% of buildings with interiors are basically just an empty lobby with one shopkeeper. This makes simple fetching quests a nightmare. You have to go through 5 different loading screens just to deliver a package from one part of the city to another.

    Spaceship:
    It feels like they wasted all these resources for the Spaceship builder, yet neglected adding gameplay that will make your spaceship meaningful. Space traveling, planet exploration, landing/docking mechanics, and fuel planning - just to name a few. As it stands right now, your spaceship is just a storage locker between your UI fast travels. It is so tedious to fast travel that you may end up not seeing your spaceship for hours during a playthrough, since you instantly teleport to the selected locations and spawn outside your ship. To see your ship and add “immersion,” you would need to add 3 more loading screens to your fast travels. Pointless, since you have no control over anything. You only get to watch the game do everything for you via cutscenes.

    Combat:
    It’s… working. Like in any basic first-person shooter game. There are no “classes” or anything else that will make you think “Damn, on my next playthrough I am gonna play as X and Y.” You can tell by the Skill Points you get to allocate that all Traits offer small bonuses to combat (e.g., deal 10% more damage with Pistols) that add no distinctive gameplay or new combat mechanics. They are just… flat bonuses to damage, health, persuasion, ship damage. Class-wise, the only option you have would be to either play a ranged build or a (hardly viable) melee build. That’s it.

    Outpost Building:
    Barebones and clunky. We will most probably see paid DLCs adding props and things to expand building, like they did with Fallout 4 (they released 3 paid workshop DLCs).

    Land Vehicles:
    Yep, they did it too. The only way of traversing is by foot – no land vehicles/rovers exist in the future. Fast Traveled to a planet in a super-ship? Now you need to jog like clown for 1200m in a barren and empty wasteland just to reach an enemy encampment. Be careful not to go too far or you’ll hit an invisible wall.

    Story:
    As soon as you launch the game, you are given a ship, a place to stay, and suddenly a full organization blindly trusts you – which is very off-putting. This feels like a big “roleplaying” part of the game is cutout.

    Graphics:
    Starfield feels like a texture-enhancement Fallout 4 mod. There is little improvement between Starfield and Fallout 4.    … Expand
  54. Ghost67
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Absolute mediocrity. Nothing about this game is special, nothing about it is fun. It feels like a step backwards from previous titles. It's so dull. I would give this a higher score, but the forced political social justice BS is the nail in the coffin. Bethesda is not the company it used to be, and hopefully people wise up to this fast. The sad thing is I can see the army of fanaticalAbsolute mediocrity. Nothing about this game is special, nothing about it is fun. It feels like a step backwards from previous titles. It's so dull. I would give this a higher score, but the forced political social justice BS is the nail in the coffin. Bethesda is not the company it used to be, and hopefully people wise up to this fast. The sad thing is I can see the army of fanatical Bethesda fanboys staunchly defending this because it's Bethesda. Bethesda does not deserve your defense. You're doing a disservice to fellow consumers by defending these hacks.… Expand
  55. Sethenan
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    More lies by Todd "The Liar" Howard. Boring game game that feels like it belongs in 2012. Antique engine, lackluster story, copy paste, copy paste, copy paste.
  56. voiders
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    - Fake space fly
    - No atmosphere fly
    - No vehicles
    - No water swimming/dive
    - Bad performance
    - Looks like an old decade game on higher resolution
    - Some problem from others bethesda games
    - Bethesda never evolve or learn. They don't know how to make a better game
    - False good steam review and false metacritic reviews
    - Bad gameplay
  57. occ86
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    It kinda pains me to say this, but I'm 12 hours in so far and not having a good time with Starfield.

    -It may be one of the most stable Bethesda games, but it's still buggy as hell. The crazy amount of NPC that bug out alone is just ... ugh. -The game looks okay, but runs really bad on my system and please don't tell me I need a better PC. I certainly don't. Also missing a lot of    It kinda pains me to say this, but I'm 12 hours in so far and not having a good time with Starfield.

    -It may be one of the most stable Bethesda games, but it's still buggy as hell. The crazy amount of NPC that bug out alone is just ... ugh.
    -The game looks okay, but runs really bad on my system and please don't tell me I need a better PC. I certainly don't. Also missing a lot of obvious features like an fov slider or DLSS. What the hell? I'm using an AMD GPU so I'm not even affected. That doesn't mean it isn't bad tho.
    -The story and gameplay loop (like I've said I've been playing for 12 hours so far) is just not good and pretty boring. Now I've heard people are saying things like "it gets better after 25 hours" and I do believe these people, but I don't think thats a good argument for a better score.
    We are not talking about "a few hours" here.
    -I just don't like Bethesda's writing, but normally I do like the gameplay and open world. The thing I completely hate about their newer games is that their approach regarding the writing feels like that the script / dialogues has to be 80% ""funny"" and only 20% serious. And even for a game like Fallout thats just bad.

    I may change the score when they at least fix the bugs and bad performance.

    One thing I do really love is how you can create or modify ships, that is a lot of fun and really well implemented.    … Expand
  58. ELECTROVAMP
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Awful characters, weak story, boring quests.
    Horrible space flights, bad character progression, ugly NPCs, uninteresting locations
  59. Tehemai
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    The game looks just awful regardless of settings and has incredibly dated mechanics with load screens everywhere. And yet it somehow has requirements that will cost you a small fortune. With the absurd file size, it's quite frankly not even worth the install let alone the price tag.

    It's not like this game has a story or characters that compensate. Calling the writing mediocre would be    The game looks just awful regardless of settings and has incredibly dated mechanics with load screens everywhere. And yet it somehow has requirements that will cost you a small fortune. With the absurd file size, it's quite frankly not even worth the install let alone the price tag.

    It's not like this game has a story or characters that compensate. Calling the writing mediocre would be more than a little charitable. You're surely gonna be rolling your eyes more than just a few times at some of the characters and dialogue.

    There is of course an argument to be made that modders could improve things. But there's only so much those poor modders will be able to fix, especially when the game is already so resource intensive. Quite frankly, I think even they would be better served modding games with better foundations.    … Expand
  60. taboo_
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Middling to say the least.

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

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

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

    The optimisation is awful for a game that looks mid tier, or a few years dated graphically.    … Expand
  61. Hexus80
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Unplayable. Every 1-2 minutes It freezes for 3-5 seconds (it runs smoothly between the freezes though).
    It crashes, like, A LOT. In the first hour it crashed 3 times. Next day it crashed on launch, when I pressed the 'Continue' button. Restart helped, but then after 40 minutes of play it crashed again.
    I have a good PC - GTX3060, M2 solid drive, 32 Gb of RAM, Intel 10th Gen CPU. Hey    Unplayable. Every 1-2 minutes It freezes for 3-5 seconds (it runs smoothly between the freezes though).
    It crashes, like, A LOT. In the first hour it crashed 3 times. Next day it crashed on launch, when I pressed the 'Continue' button. Restart helped, but then after 40 minutes of play it crashed again.
    I have a good PC - GTX3060, M2 solid drive, 32 Gb of RAM, Intel 10th Gen CPU.
    Hey Todd, you may need to upgrade your game code!    … Expand
  62. DavidJS
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Overall: Below average, outdated, nothing unique. Has some Bethesda-like elements that hardcore fans will like. 2 points taken off for anti-consumer practices.

    I think people are too afraid to use half the rating scale. The game is below average. Graphically it looks about 10 years old. The gameplay is boring and not much we haven't seen before. I rate the game a 4/10, but I'm taking    Overall: Below average, outdated, nothing unique. Has some Bethesda-like elements that hardcore fans will like. 2 points taken off for anti-consumer practices.

    I think people are too afraid to use half the rating scale. The game is below average. Graphically it looks about 10 years old. The gameplay is boring and not much we haven't seen before.

    I rate the game a 4/10, but I'm taking off 2 points because Todd Howard and Pete Hines are compulsive liars, and have lied to the consumers. Their huge marketing campaign, and abusing access journalism is also very anti-consumer.    … Expand
  63. belikejunkie
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Despite the anticipation and promises from Bethesda, Starfield turned out to be a bitter disappointment. The game, unfortunately, falls victim to various major issues that could have been mitigated had proper time been devoted to development and testing.

    Firstly, the game is riddled with bugs and glitches that seriously affect the gameplay experience. While it's common for new    Despite the anticipation and promises from Bethesda, Starfield turned out to be a bitter disappointment. The game, unfortunately, falls victim to various major issues that could have been mitigated had proper time been devoted to development and testing.

    Firstly, the game is riddled with bugs and glitches that seriously affect the gameplay experience. While it's common for new large-scale games to have some minor issues, the sheer number present is staggering. Not only do characters and objects sporadically clip, but weapons and tools occasionally fail to work, leading to frustrating experiences.

    The vast, open-world design of Starfield seemed promising, but now it feels empty and lifeless. The explorative nature of the game is hampered by repetitive content and a limited number of meaningful interactions. Many planets appear to be mere copy-pastes of each other, with similar textures and layouts creating a monotonous experience.

    Moreover, the storyline is convoluted and underwhelming, leaving players frustrated as they struggle to follow the plot. The narrative is poorly paced and filled with underdeveloped characters that make it hard to feel invested in the story. The dialogues, a key part of any RPG, seem lacking and generic compared to previous Bethesda titles.    … Expand
  64. KNEiDER
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Nice RPG, nice story. Horrible performance, ship gameplay and loadscreens everywhere, even in a empty cave.
  65. Razrback16
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Nice graphics, mediocre gameplay, but I ultimately refunded it due to the woke agenda in the game. Never buying a game that includes pronouns, alphabet stuff, modern feminism, or race-swapping.
  66. Deadheadbill
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    .I after watching the Digital Foundry review of the optimization in this game and seeing the Bethesda actually optimized the game for AMD but not Nvidia/Intel I am changing my review to not recommended. There is no excuse for this Todd Howard.
  67. Irxy
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    The devs were so afraid to upset any of the special audiences, they made the game which is extremely bland, boring and unrealistic, also suited for children despite the M rating.
  68. lewell
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    No Dlss. No 32:9 support. No way to change field of view. The story seemed really boring. The first person shooting in blocky square buildings is dull. I was really disappointed with this game. Shame it didn’t live up to the hype.
  69. Ml3805
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Was excited for the game but is unstable and keeps crashing. I have an 1-5 13600 and a 3080 and it is unplayable right now. I'll try it again in a few months when its updated. Thankfully I only tried it on game pass and didn't buy this POS.
  70. atherean
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    The woke dog whistles, the censorship, and the sheer brain-dead design choices around space flight really put a big negative spell over the couple of good, and sometimes great elements this game has. If the developers could stop projecting their left wing ideals for a sec and work on NPC models, space flight, etc. This game could have been something great. But they instead choose to ruinThe woke dog whistles, the censorship, and the sheer brain-dead design choices around space flight really put a big negative spell over the couple of good, and sometimes great elements this game has. If the developers could stop projecting their left wing ideals for a sec and work on NPC models, space flight, etc. This game could have been something great. But they instead choose to ruin immersion by having this incredibly obvious feminist agenda, resulting in NPCs on a literal mining outpost on Mars (Cydonia) be a 50/50 split male and female. As if that's anywhere logical or realistic. Being this uncomfortable with biological reality surely classifies as a mental illness, no?… Expand
  71. stephanber
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    I was looking forward to this game. The hype was high. Videos of the game really were immersive. I installed the game and played it during the early access, ready to spend hours on it.
    Deception
    As everyone else is saying : It's not a space game. You go to your ship and then "fast travel" to another planet. You can't just go there by yourself. The "space" part is just for saying "look    I was looking forward to this game. The hype was high. Videos of the game really were immersive. I installed the game and played it during the early access, ready to spend hours on it.
    Deception
    As everyone else is saying : It's not a space game. You go to your ship and then "fast travel" to another planet. You can't just go there by yourself. The "space" part is just for saying "look it's a space game, you can control your ship without going anywhere ! But you can shoot on other ships !".

    Majority of the time you are in menu clicking on "go there", "take off", "leave the ship", "inventory", "missions".. Talk about "immersive"....
    I don't understand how a much smaller game like "Outer Wilds", without any "missions" can be more a LOT more immersive than this billion $ game...    … Expand
  72. Gravewax
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Really trying hard to like this after it got such rave reviews. But I can't, the game is slow, boring, graphics are extremely dated. The game starts off terribly and sadly it is a mark of what's to come, some guy you don't know hands you the keys to his starship without so much as a second thought, you get to choose through useless dialogue that all has the same outcome. The ship battlesReally trying hard to like this after it got such rave reviews. But I can't, the game is slow, boring, graphics are extremely dated. The game starts off terribly and sadly it is a mark of what's to come, some guy you don't know hands you the keys to his starship without so much as a second thought, you get to choose through useless dialogue that all has the same outcome. The ship battles are pretty basic and somewhat reminiscent of elite or wing commander but without the depth or fun. spent a couple of hours so far, will try a couple more to see if it improves. Very glad it came free with gamepass otherwise I would feel cheated.… Expand
  73. triogals
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    The game was hyped up to be something it was not. Starfield comes off as very bland, both in visuals and in gameplay. Very disappointed over how many loading screens there are in the game that successfully take one out of the immersion. The combat is hit or miss, it's not bad, but neither is it good. Also, all NPCs seem to be intentionally hideous for some reason as if attractive-lookingThe game was hyped up to be something it was not. Starfield comes off as very bland, both in visuals and in gameplay. Very disappointed over how many loading screens there are in the game that successfully take one out of the immersion. The combat is hit or miss, it's not bad, but neither is it good. Also, all NPCs seem to be intentionally hideous for some reason as if attractive-looking or even average-looking people don't exist in the future.… Expand
  74. JudasJack
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Low tier effort from BSG. Replacing handcrafted world with procedurally generated generic zones. More of an empty theme park than a sand box. Combat consists of guns and a clone of the Shouts system vs guys with guns and the occasional big bug. Real spaceflight is non-existent, just loading screens, ship combat that is worse than arcade games from the 1990s. No exploration of any value inLow tier effort from BSG. Replacing handcrafted world with procedurally generated generic zones. More of an empty theme park than a sand box. Combat consists of guns and a clone of the Shouts system vs guys with guns and the occasional big bug. Real spaceflight is non-existent, just loading screens, ship combat that is worse than arcade games from the 1990s. No exploration of any value in either the generic city zones, or the "planets" which are just zones with mostly procedurally generated POIs separated by vast stretches of featureless rock. Weak overall entry for BSG.… Expand
  75. ProDaylos
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Looking back at the Baldur's Gate 3 game Starfield is just boring, outdated, blend and not worth the money game. Im so dissapointed.
  76. ffp
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    uninspired, same ol recipe but cooked on a better pot.
    took me 14 hours for the game to actually get slightly better only to repeat same bs all over the world again.
    save your buckos
  77. R4bisco
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Is this really what Bethesda had to shown? Truly it fells like I am playing a heavily modded Fallout 4.
    The Third Person is still as clunky as it was on Fallout 4. There is still not Shoulder Swtich Cam. WTF Bethesda?
    You can't land your on ship? Why so many empty and boring planets? The amount of time and effort spent to create this game is unbelievable. Such a waste of time. They    Is this really what Bethesda had to shown? Truly it fells like I am playing a heavily modded Fallout 4.
    The Third Person is still as clunky as it was on Fallout 4. There is still not Shoulder Swtich Cam. WTF Bethesda?
    You can't land your on ship? Why so many empty and boring planets? The amount of time and effort spent to create this game is unbelievable. Such a waste of time. They should learn more from companies like Larian Studios.

    The graphics are good, the light effects as well and it is a good space Fallout 4, but I didn't pay 69,99 dollars to play a space Fallout 4. Same physics bug from Fallout is still here.

    To finish it off, you thought of adding pronouns to a game? Is this really where you want to focus your effort? OMG!    … Expand
  78. Lokia987
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Space game without space exploration, or even planet exploration... Invisible walls, can't land on a planet in real time, bugs, boring, ai dumb af... Game of the generation lmao. Delusional bots
  79. RascalsBlade
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    While some aspects are very clean and thought out, the ui is unintuitive, the menu setup is a hassle, the inventory is far too small, objectives are a pain to find. Selling items shouldn't be that limited either. I get that this feels like fallout in space but it's also far too easy to walk around and steal someone's things right in front of them. The game itself is boring, there's nothingWhile some aspects are very clean and thought out, the ui is unintuitive, the menu setup is a hassle, the inventory is far too small, objectives are a pain to find. Selling items shouldn't be that limited either. I get that this feels like fallout in space but it's also far too easy to walk around and steal someone's things right in front of them. The game itself is boring, there's nothing engaging, combat is lazy and feels like an after thought. No matter how hard I try I can't stay focused on this game. It's not entertaining, it feels unpolished and far from ready for mainstream coming from a company that should know better. Hardly worth all the hype, and for all those obsessing that they're missing out on the exclusive, just because you can't get it doesn't mean your missing out, if anything you've saved some money.… Expand
  80. ZubriQ
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    What's going on? Dude, just stop releasing games if you have not ended developing them.
  81. bmorin2514
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    This game was hyped up to be something completely "next-gen". An open explorable galaxy with tons of possibilities, thousands of worlds to explore, exciting quests, etc.

    Instead we got a basic Bethesda experience. The quests are bland and boring with writing similar to a high school level. The NPC's stare straight at you with the most awkward facial expressions I've ever seen, the    This game was hyped up to be something completely "next-gen". An open explorable galaxy with tons of possibilities, thousands of worlds to explore, exciting quests, etc.

    Instead we got a basic Bethesda experience.

    The quests are bland and boring with writing similar to a high school level.

    The NPC's stare straight at you with the most awkward facial expressions I've ever seen, the same way they did way back in Bethesda's Xbox 360 days. After the incredible motion-capture facial animations we got with BG3, this is just laughable.

    There are loading screens for everything. Traveling between worlds, entering your ship, entering buildings... all loading screens. Even if you painstakingly travel to a planet in space manually, you pass through it like the PNG that it is.

    The PC version crashes constantly. On good hardware (7800X3D and 4090) it runs around 60-80 FPS at 1440p. Very poorly optimized.

    The game is "fine". I'm glad people are having fun with it but it is nothing special and certainly not worth the $70 price.    … Expand
  82. ChopkinW_N
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Мусор ещё тот. А клоунские слова Тодда "Это некст ген тайтл, вам просто нужно обновить свой ПК" просто смешат
  83. Polandplayer
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Another overrated Bethesda game. Poor graphic performance and performance. No vehicles and artificially extended gameplay. It's even worse than the old Skyrim.
  84. Spectro887
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Worst game from Bethestard.
    Also Todd saying that the game is optimized and that it's the fault of the hardware of the people who are playing it if it runs badly It's the straw that breaks the camel's back.
    Now Bethestard is on the **** list together with ubisoft and EA games.
  85. Farandr
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Empty game. Face animations and combat is from 2010. Worst face animations in a modern game, seems like Bethesda can't be bothered to update their ancient game engine for a new one.
    Worlds are empty barren sandboxes filled with repetitive and mindless procedurally generated content repeated a million times as a sad excuse for the devs actually doing their work and making content for the    Empty game. Face animations and combat is from 2010. Worst face animations in a modern game, seems like Bethesda can't be bothered to update their ancient game engine for a new one.
    Worlds are empty barren sandboxes filled with repetitive and mindless procedurally generated content repeated a million times as a sad excuse for the devs actually doing their work and making content for the game. But of course, it's a Bethesda game, so they hardly do anything and expect modders to actually fill their game with content.    … Expand
  86. fatalfoams
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    there's no way this was made by BGS, so many things wrong with this game, the main culprit being that there is not much immersion here. WHY IS THERE NO SPACE TRAVEL!! Lifeless cities and npcs that loop the same cycle over and over, glitchy animations, not reacting to gunfire, looking scary af occasionally due to glitchy eyes, just so many things that ultimately result in a game that isthere's no way this was made by BGS, so many things wrong with this game, the main culprit being that there is not much immersion here. WHY IS THERE NO SPACE TRAVEL!! Lifeless cities and npcs that loop the same cycle over and over, glitchy animations, not reacting to gunfire, looking scary af occasionally due to glitchy eyes, just so many things that ultimately result in a game that is near impossible to become immersed in. The pancake trees are laughable and the Story is very weak as well, most missions are fetch quests and don't result in much, definitely nothing satisfying. Just praying that this doesn't mean ES6 and F5 are ruined. also, in case you forgot, this game was made by the people who made Skyrim and Fallout!! What a joke.… Expand
  87. kretas
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    I embarked on my journey in "Starfield," eagerly anticipating a revolutionary sandbox RPG, a worthy successor to the likes of Skyrim. Yet, standing in the shadow of contemporaries like Baldur's Gate 3, the experience has felt considerably linear and lacking depth.

    My 15 hours of gameplay has been a mixed bag. Though I deliberately veered off the main quest to immerse myself in the    I embarked on my journey in "Starfield," eagerly anticipating a revolutionary sandbox RPG, a worthy successor to the likes of Skyrim. Yet, standing in the shadow of contemporaries like Baldur's Gate 3, the experience has felt considerably linear and lacking depth.

    My 15 hours of gameplay has been a mixed bag. Though I deliberately veered off the main quest to immerse myself in the game's world, the excitement waned rather quickly. A considerable number of quests felt more like chores, burdened by repetitive NPC interactions and monotonous mine clearances populated by the same enemy types.

    The character customization, touted to offer profound choices, left a lot to be desired. I was particularly disheartened with the "Dream House" option - a promising feature that culminated in a bland and uninspiring dwelling with repetitive layouts and a glaring lack of attention to detail, quite contrary to the cozy, unique havens I cherished in Skyrim.

    However, a game can redeem itself through compelling world-building, a feature I had set my hopes on, especially with the much-hyped City Neon. Unfortunately, it fell short, offering a rather superficial experience that failed to match the visual grandeur claimed by many. Despite running the game on a high-end setup, the visuals were not up to par. Moreover, the cities felt empty, devoid of the vibrant nightlife and bustling corners that usually bring a virtual metropolis to life. A lack of diverse amenities in New Atlantis, such as clubs or engaging recreational spots, added to the feeling of a shallow, underdeveloped world.

    I am willing to give "Starfield" another chance, in hopes that exploring new aspects like building outposts can reignite the initial excitement. As it stands, however, the game has not lived up to my expectations, which, considering the advancements in RPGs over the years, I believe were justified.    … Expand
  88. Spiritwolf213
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    I was hyped up by the trailer and numerous spoilers that have been posted online. Excited to play with their "least bugged BGS game" i went in expecting to not find many. I sadly enough found a lot, it took me an entire 10 minutes to encounter my first bug whilst switching weapons. A whooping 5 minutes later i found the second one when opening mannequin and my entire screen turned black.I was hyped up by the trailer and numerous spoilers that have been posted online. Excited to play with their "least bugged BGS game" i went in expecting to not find many. I sadly enough found a lot, it took me an entire 10 minutes to encounter my first bug whilst switching weapons. A whooping 5 minutes later i found the second one when opening mannequin and my entire screen turned black. This was an amazing beginning towards the least bugged BGS game. Which only became worse as I progressed with the story. I'm glad that they kept in the essentials, your followers just seem to lose you 24/7 like they did in Skyrim, which gladdens my heart, anyway. Upon reaching New Atlantis I suffered the worst drops in FPS, with a 4080 and 13900K you wouldn't expect it, but on 1440k ultra I maxxed out on around 50 FPS and I caved, i started to install the DLSS mod and the better optimization mod this improved my FPS by around 30. After about 3 hours I got extremely tired by using the menu, the bloated feeling and the game taking longer than i've hoped to get out of the menu was unexpected from a game in 2023, so added more mods. The StarUI mod made the inventory way better. You'd think after 4 games BGS would appear to have some knowledge of the type of menu/inventory players want, just check the mod page, FallUI and SkyUI are among the highest ranked. Yet they appear to have failed to implement a decent inventory for 4 games straight. Anyway it was time for more bugs, so after trying to complete the Heart of Mars quest, the quest was broken. The stone spawns under a rock and you can't mine it. So aside from the glaring technical issues, that they had +7 years to fix, the bugs weren't "the least" in any way. I haven't played Skyrim nor Fallout 4/Fallout 3 on release, so if they say these are the least amount of bugs. I'm quite appalled how bad it those were. I kinda gave up on this game, i'm sure the game will be fixed by the modders, like every BGS game does and still theyre asking top price for it. But at this point the game is quite unplayable for me and is breaking my immersion with every planet i reach. Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.

    After seeing a lot of people giving this game a 10/10 despite the amount of bugs and technical issue only the shove it on the "review bombing" from angry playstation fans. I lowered my score from a mediocre 4/10 to a 2/10. Just to shove it to those BGS stans.    … Expand
  89. bronn_43
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    What looks like a Fallout 4 mod, plays like F4 mod - is Fallout 4 mod. Mind you, there is a truly wonderful modding community, which mods Elder scrolls, Fallout series and other games - they are creative, talented people who create fantastic mods, so saying Starfield is a F4 mod in space you need to add: Bethesda mod. Made by company which should of stopped existing if not after F4, thenWhat looks like a Fallout 4 mod, plays like F4 mod - is Fallout 4 mod. Mind you, there is a truly wonderful modding community, which mods Elder scrolls, Fallout series and other games - they are creative, talented people who create fantastic mods, so saying Starfield is a F4 mod in space you need to add: Bethesda mod. Made by company which should of stopped existing if not after F4, then after F76 for sure, since being a company once producing actually good games, by F76 timeline they turned into lazy, sloppy, simply unprofessional something that truly despise their fans.
    Fault is on players who being spit into face by Todd, wipe and praise spit taste and keep giving Bethesda their money.
    So, comparing Starfield to F4 or F76 - and anyone who played those, you WILL have flashbacks and feeling of deja vu - with outdated animation, brain-dead dialogs, textures basically coping F4, just with removed Fallout spirit, and many more - at least in Fallout series was Fallout lore and Universe, maimed by Beth, but thank you God created by better people; in Starfield you got none. Only BORING, UNIMAGINATIVE, GENERIC story and playthru. Oh, and if you thought in Elder Scrolls was bad UI - wait for this one. Sure, if modders will get hold of it, certain things will get improved by them in time, but no thanks to Bethesda, as usual. So do gaming world a favour - stop giving them money they didn`t deserve, then, and only then, Bethesda might stop selling you refurbished old crap for $130.
    Ps: they must pay well to bots and bots masters to leave here those 10/10 "reviews" - that part is laughable really. if you are actually a living person with own brain - have a read those and have a chuckle - same copy-and-paste generic sentences, half of which doesn`t even make sense, guess AI still no match for the humans:))    … Expand
  90. Attilio87
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    GRAPHICS ARE A JOKE ! BAD IA AND BAD ANIMATIONS , cant land ! Cant takeoff, cant explore . Bad optímezed
  91. Philay92
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Constant crashes started in New Atlantis and prevented any progress and force me to refund. The game also seemed poorly optimized as I had to put graphical settings on low to achieve decent fps, on a decent PC that runs most of the recent games on high setting. The image on low settings was very blurry and made it hard to properly see enemies at a certain distance. This were the worstConstant crashes started in New Atlantis and prevented any progress and force me to refund. The game also seemed poorly optimized as I had to put graphical settings on low to achieve decent fps, on a decent PC that runs most of the recent games on high setting. The image on low settings was very blurry and made it hard to properly see enemies at a certain distance. This were the worst graphics I have experienced on a game to achieve 60fps so far on my current build.

    The positives for the 2 hours of gameplay I could get before having to refund are that the game is DRM free, and can be modded easily.    … Expand
  92. Selina_Jade
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Space game without space.
    A game about research without research, just huge empty spaces
    Graphics of 2013, what are the system requirements for? In Fallout 4, they were able to fully voice the protagonist with cutscenes, but in this game in 2023, he again speaks in text like in Skyrim 2011. I just dreamed of playing a silent character in 2023 Microsoft should be wondering where the    Space game without space.
    A game about research without research, just huge empty spaces
    Graphics of 2013, what are the system requirements for?

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

    Microsoft should be wondering where the huge money allocated for this game went.    … Expand
  93. DavidPA17
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    La optimización es muy mala, con un PC de 1500€ tengo que poner gráficos en medio y vas muy flojo de fps, en vez de decir que actualicemos nuestro PC mejor que actualicen su motor gráfico! Que está anticuado
  94. ho3ean
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    If you wanna compare it to rpg games like the Witcher 3 or baldur's gate or any other new RPGs
    It will disappoint you with it's low quality story missions or infinite loadings with no use of ssd All these things put together to bore you like sht
    I installed the game when it was early access and thought it will be fixed with day 1 patch But no It is damn bad Xbox 4k fsr2 30fps is laughable    If you wanna compare it to rpg games like the Witcher 3 or baldur's gate or any other new RPGs
    It will disappoint you with it's low quality story missions or infinite loadings with no use of ssd All these things put together to bore you like sht
    I installed the game when it was early access and thought it will be fixed with day 1 patch But no
    It is damn bad Xbox 4k fsr2 30fps is laughable
    And even on pc like mine it wont get more than 40 on 4k , ultra , fsr 2 , 80%
    And they laugh and say you can buy a new pc for this game

    It doesn't worth it
    Play cyberpunk phantom liberty instead
    2 is more than it deserves    … Expand
  95. northbest
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Ia muy deficiente por no decir inexistente, bugs gráficos por todos lados, insulso, desde fallout 4 bethesda no levanta cabeza
  96. kruci
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Low quality in every aspect. Graphic, Design, Gameplay - just cheap looking old game
  97. Smithsmc
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Boring gameplay.
    Empty world.
    Bad AI, bad shooting, bad graphics, no optimization.

    Disaster and a joke.
  98. Kaijoshin
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    The game is okay, but not much more. It doesn't live up to the hype. Generic Bethesda quests, the most fragmented space I've ever seen. It looks good, but it comes at the cost of countless loading times. You can't even go up a ladder without a loading screen. There aren't too many bugs, but they occur regularly.
  99. lio2679
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    meh.

    原料： 500 克 酸菜 500 克 新鮮捲心菜 250 克 卡巴諾香腸 250 克鄉村香腸（例如生香腸） 2個洋蔥 2 根胡蘿蔔 2 顆杜松子 2 片月桂葉 5粒五香粉 1茶匙胡椒 1 茶匙馬鬱蘭 1茶匙鹽 2湯匙豬油 2湯匙番茄醬 1/2 杯紅酒 1/2 杯水 指示： 準備捲心菜：將酸菜切成小塊，徹底沖洗以除去多餘的鹽。將新鮮捲心菜切碎。 在大鍋或平底鍋中加熱豬油，然後加入切碎的洋蔥，煎至金黃色。 加入切碎的卡巴諾香腸和鄉村香腸。煎幾分鐘，直到肉變成淺棕色。 加入胡蘿蔔片、五香粉、杜松子、月桂葉和香料：胡椒、馬鬱蘭和鹽。把所有東西一起炒幾分鐘。 然後加入切碎的酸菜和新鮮的捲心菜。將所有東西混合在一起幾分鐘。 倒入紅酒，煮約5分鐘，讓酒精蒸發。    meh.

    原料：

    500 克 酸菜
    500 克 新鮮捲心菜
    250 克 卡巴諾香腸
    250 克鄉村香腸（例如生香腸）
    2個洋蔥
    2 根胡蘿蔔
    2 顆杜松子
    2 片月桂葉
    5粒五香粉
    1茶匙胡椒
    1 茶匙馬鬱蘭
    1茶匙鹽
    2湯匙豬油
    2湯匙番茄醬
    1/2 杯紅酒
    1/2 杯水
    指示：

    準備捲心菜：將酸菜切成小塊，徹底沖洗以除去多餘的鹽。將新鮮捲心菜切碎。

    在大鍋或平底鍋中加熱豬油，然後加入切碎的洋蔥，煎至金黃色。

    加入切碎的卡巴諾香腸和鄉村香腸。煎幾分鐘，直到肉變成淺棕色。

    加入胡蘿蔔片、五香粉、杜松子、月桂葉和香料：胡椒、馬鬱蘭和鹽。把所有東西一起炒幾分鐘。

    然後加入切碎的酸菜和新鮮的捲心菜。將所有東西混合在一起幾分鐘。

    倒入紅酒，煮約5分鐘，讓酒精蒸發。

    加入番茄醬，攪拌直至整個比戈變成紅色。

    倒入水，小火煮約2-3小時。煮的過程中，時不時地攪拌一下，檢查一下bigos是否沒有燒到鍋底。如果bigos太稠，可以再加一點水。

    當捲心菜變軟、味道濃郁且平衡時，Bigos 就準備好了。您可以趁熱與土豆、醃李子或蘑菇一起食用。

    請享用！    … Expand
  100. Samuelthorvalds
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Laggy, robotic, boring, "GAME OF THE YEAR" MY ARSE … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

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