Starfield

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5.6

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  1. coldwaterlover
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    I can't recommend this game.
    Terrible optimization, doesn't even have a good graphics. Refund! 3060 ti doesn't deserve this.
    Once again thank you Starfield, you taught me "again" No Pre-order
  2. uncaged1
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    This took Bethesda 7+ years to make? It seems like in those 10 years they failed to get get new modelers or talent. They dialog is ATROCIOUS, the animation is terrible, the enemy AI are like Stormtroopers, everything has a cut scene or load screen. Then to top it off the missions are boring, I constantly have to waste time worrying about encumbrance, my companions are constantly in my way,This took Bethesda 7+ years to make? It seems like in those 10 years they failed to get get new modelers or talent. They dialog is ATROCIOUS, the animation is terrible, the enemy AI are like Stormtroopers, everything has a cut scene or load screen. Then to top it off the missions are boring, I constantly have to waste time worrying about encumbrance, my companions are constantly in my way, most side missions have been me over hearing some stranger who is okay asking a stranger to handle their problem. The only thing I have liked so far is the lock picking mini game and how persuasion is handled. Other than that I can't believe this is what we waited a 7+ years for and cost 200m+ to make.… Expand
  3. Franksense13
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    How can a game that extols the virtues of space exploration, not have the capacity to allow players to take off and land their spacecraft at will, without the use of a cutscene. This is something that No Man's Sky allows and IMO is fundamentally a superior space exploration game as a result. There are many design decisions about the game that cannot be fixed because they are fundamentallyHow can a game that extols the virtues of space exploration, not have the capacity to allow players to take off and land their spacecraft at will, without the use of a cutscene. This is something that No Man's Sky allows and IMO is fundamentally a superior space exploration game as a result. There are many design decisions about the game that cannot be fixed because they are fundamentally baked into the experience. Starfield commits the cardinal sin of making space exploration boring.

    If you want a game about space/planetary exploration, then go play The Outer Wilds. If you want a game with space exploration that focuses on lore and base building, then go play No Man's Sky. And if you were just hankering for a great rpg regardless of the setting then, Baldur's Gate 3 is fantastic.    … Expand
  4. LightYagami23
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Un titolo Bethesda.
    Tralasciando quelle che sono le variabili di un titolo bethesda in piena regola che nel 2023 risultano ostiche e obsolete, quello che lascia davvero a desiderare è il comparto tecnico.
    Inverosimile che con una XT (ricordiamo che questo è un titolo partner AMD) io mi debba ritrovare costretto a giocare in FHD con FSR (che non brilla certo per la sua resa) per avere un    Un titolo Bethesda.
    Tralasciando quelle che sono le variabili di un titolo bethesda in piena regola che nel 2023 risultano ostiche e obsolete, quello che lascia davvero a desiderare è il comparto tecnico.
    Inverosimile che con una XT (ricordiamo che questo è un titolo partner AMD) io mi debba ritrovare costretto a giocare in FHD con FSR (che non brilla certo per la sua resa) per avere un framerate decente.
    A condire la ridicola situazione con una ciliegina sulla torta c'è Todd Howard che ci suggerisce di fare un upgrade hardware se il titolo gira male.
    Il problema caro Todd è che il titolo gira male con le stesse schede con la quale avete realizzato una collaborazione con tanto di versioni a tema.
    1 è il voto adatto perché per fare tale affermazioni significa che non siete a conoscenza nemmeno del lavoro che avete svolto.    … Expand
  5. Xeno_Xer0
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Empty planets repetitive npcs and 20 years in the making wow no man’s sky blew this out the water.
  6. Luzydark
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Grosse déception. Promesse non tenue, gameplay daté, beaucoup d'approximation, des temps de chargements partout, une finition bancale. Jeu survendu pour un résultat final très moyen
  7. lolo03
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    l'espace, est un désastre intergalactique à bien des égards. Depuis des années, les fans de jeux de science-fiction attendaient avec impatience le prochain grand titre de Bethesda, mais ce qu'ils ont obtenu est une déception monumentale.

    Tout d'abord, les graphismes de Starfield sont à des années-lumière derrière les normes actuelles. Les environnements manquent cruellement de détails,    l'espace, est un désastre intergalactique à bien des égards. Depuis des années, les fans de jeux de science-fiction attendaient avec impatience le prochain grand titre de Bethesda, mais ce qu'ils ont obtenu est une déception monumentale.

    Tout d'abord, les graphismes de Starfield sont à des années-lumière derrière les normes actuelles. Les environnements manquent cruellement de détails, les textures sont floues et la modélisation des personnages est tout simplement dépassée. On dirait que le jeu aurait pu sortir il y a une décennie, ce qui est inexcusable dans un marché du jeu vidéo aussi compétitif.

    En ce qui concerne l'histoire, Starfield offre une trame narrative insipide et clichée. Vous incarnez un explorateur de l'espace sans personnalité, lancé dans un voyage sans but apparent. Les quêtes se résument généralement à "aller là-bas, tuer ça" ou "ramener ça". Aucune profondeur, aucun enjeu émotionnel, rien pour vous attacher à ce monde insignifiant.

    Le gameplay est une autre déception majeure. Les combats sont lourds, mal équilibrés et manquent de dynamisme. Les mécanismes de tir sont archaïques, donnant l'impression de jouer à un jeu des années 90 plutôt qu'à un titre de nouvelle génération. Les bugs et les problèmes de performance sont également fréquents, ce qui nuit encore plus à l'expérience.

    Enfin, parlons de l'exploration spatiale, qui devrait être le point fort du jeu. Malheureusement, elle est gâchée par une galaxie vide et sans âme. Les planètes se ressemblent toutes, et il n'y a pratiquement aucune activité intéressante à découvrir. L'univers de Starfield est d'une banalité consternante.    … Expand
  8. MrSprene
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Если судить объективно, то в принципе эту игру можно назвать "прорывной" в рамках изданных игр студии, она даже работает (иногда), и вроде даже местами интересна (нет).
    А так, это просто калл, который едят причмокивая фанаты Скайрима.    Если судить объективно, то в принципе эту игру можно назвать "прорывной" в рамках изданных игр студии, она даже работает (иногда), и вроде даже местами интересна (нет).
    А так, это просто калл, который едят причмокивая фанаты Скайрима.
  9. HenryF
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Really terrible game. The worst Bethesda game ever. Too many loading screens, too much woke stuff, runs at 30 fps in current year.
  10. kowaiwashere
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Game runs like **** and the gameplay mid, generic looter shooter. exploration, ship and the planets are visual or cosmetic instead off fleshed out content. next gen marketing and pricing applied but last gen content deliverd.
  11. Wirus22
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    For this price I expected something better. The inability to take off and land your ship is something that deserves a red flag. The plot was boring and at times I really wanted to leave and just not finish it. 1000 planets to which there is no access, and if there are any, these planets are empty. I don't recommend it and I don't understand these positive reviews, I hope the ratings willFor this price I expected something better. The inability to take off and land your ship is something that deserves a red flag. The plot was boring and at times I really wanted to leave and just not finish it. 1000 planets to which there is no access, and if there are any, these planets are empty. I don't recommend it and I don't understand these positive reviews, I hope the ratings will drop and publishers will come to their senses because their approach to players is also embarrassing… Expand
  12. old-craig
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Its a game, thats about it. Unoptimized, buggy and lied about what it offers. Also look at the User score. proof that you shouldnt beliefe the game media companies about a review. Stop pre ordering these broken AAA company's games.
  13. FungusInflction
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Bland main quest with a few intermittent decent side quests. Absolutely soulless inorganic exploration. How do you make a game about exploring the cosmos feel so lifeless and devoid of any intrigue? An absolute nightmare on my laptop(RTX 3060, on SSD with average 20-28 fps at low preset, 50% resolution scale :|)
  14. Vurgaon
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Una grande delusione.... Nessuna novità... Rispetto a Fallout sembra un gioco scopiazzato male.
    Noioso, ridondante... Privo di tutorial...
    Quasi impossibile modificare la nave... Nemici sempre uguali... Mappe dei luoghi assenti...
    Sistema di shooting tutt'altro che innovativo.
    Tanti, tanti, tanti errori..... Un fallimento.
  15. p051x
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    This game developed for X-Box, so nothing revolutional for PC gamers, what a disappointment.. Todd Govard selling this game for 100$ and it’s worth of 30-35$.. For now - it’s a big empty sandbox, not an exiting world what you want to explore like TES:Oblivion or TES:Skyrim
  16. Joker61282
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately, they promised too much again and didn't keep it.
    After 40 hours I was through the story and it was just okay.
    Discovering planets and flying in space was just copypaste and irrelevant, unfortunately.
  17. Suromiru
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    **** performance, **** generated repeated map assets, "discover and explore" what? the empty wasteland of rocks, NPCs dont care at all about anything You do, "ePiC sTOry" is simply boring af mostly. Don't get me wrong, there are some good things as well. Most of the game is simply just a trash Fallout though. Dev's don't even care. "tHE gAMe is AmAZIng" "NexT gEn" for sure man :DDD
  18. raptor88
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    For the price and promotion made huge disappointment...

    Selling a game at full price with repeated bugs, completely messed-up faces and disastrous lip-sync is not normal.

    Big disappointment, the planets are beautiful, but the fedex quests are not very interesting.

    A feeling of emptiness and filler.
  19. sametbugra1
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    The optimization is very bad. With a 3060 graphics card, I can't even get a stable 30 fps on low settings. Todd Howard also said to upgrade your computer. As if red dead redemption 2 has quality graphics and they want me to upgrade computer parts.
  20. Luckyblade13
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Hardly playable, this games launch was worse than fallout 76 and and cyberpunk 2077. Why did I pay for a game that wasn't finished??
  21. viajerodelastra
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    It is not what they advertised it is not an exploration game, it is not an open world, the ships only has 2 weapons
  22. SKLiF
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    You were supposed to FIGHT evil, not join them!
    :~( They literally have taken OUT everything good from all the games that they resemble.
    It is a Skyrim - without open world. It is Fallout - without VATS. It is No Mans Sky - without free flight from planets. Feels like somebody intentionally was searching for best mechanics that could suddenly slip to the game and cleaned    You were supposed to FIGHT evil, not join them!
    :~( They literally have taken OUT everything good from all the games that they resemble.

    It is a Skyrim - without open world.
    It is Fallout - without VATS.
    It is No Mans Sky - without free flight from planets.

    Feels like somebody intentionally was searching for best mechanics that could suddenly slip to the game and cleaned diligently everything.

    This is 1 from 10. No mercy. No excuses. You had it all and you screwed everything up.    … Expand
  23. BentoBoxer5099
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Game is bugged. I cannot progress the main quest. Steam won't refund. I own almost every other Bethesda title on Steam and other platforms. This game is buggy and boring.
  24. Mkdeadpool
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    The game would be fun, if it didn't crash every other minute. I put in a ticket with bethesda and they said basically they can't do anything go to xbox support. I went to xbox support and they kept just giving me a list of fixes that didn't work. This is the only game that crashes on my console. And my console is only a year old.
  25. Axetheguy
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Starfield is an uninspired mess. The story is bland and uninteresting. In the first hour i was not invested at all in this "universe" and that continued on for a few more hours. The game play is utterly non existent I.E the AI shouldn't be called AI as it can't seem to compute what it wants to do more then half the time, almost every pirate is a Tiger Tank on steroids and requires so muchStarfield is an uninspired mess. The story is bland and uninteresting. In the first hour i was not invested at all in this "universe" and that continued on for a few more hours. The game play is utterly non existent I.E the AI shouldn't be called AI as it can't seem to compute what it wants to do more then half the time, almost every pirate is a Tiger Tank on steroids and requires so much ammo to just down them, oh and there seems to be very little enemy types, NPC's clipping through walls basically anything enviromental. It feels like this game was finished in 2019 and then sat on for a few years with a few things added over time. If someone has to invest more then 20+hrs into a game as other gamers have been "preaching" sorry but if a game can't hook you in the first hour either it be story or game play well the game has failed. There is nothing good to say about this game. Over priced for what you get. I paid for the early access played it for 3 Hours and was bored through whole ordeal. Best choice I made was getting it refunded. As for "current day" insertions seemed unnecessary. Don't waste your time or your money. Multi billion dollar company like Bethesda who got burnt by there last few installments should have learned not to do the bare minimum and release a faulty product and expect full price.… Expand
  26. Nananhu
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Usually Starfields Setting would be right up my alley. But my anticipation evaporated at record pace. The Story is super boring, your decisions don't matter. I'm around 60 hours in and never has there been a moment i was captured by the games story, characters or maps. Im kind of angry that it took me so many hours to realize that this game is generic and has a horrible engine. Sadly iUsually Starfields Setting would be right up my alley. But my anticipation evaporated at record pace. The Story is super boring, your decisions don't matter. I'm around 60 hours in and never has there been a moment i was captured by the games story, characters or maps. Im kind of angry that it took me so many hours to realize that this game is generic and has a horrible engine. Sadly i can't refund the game because i thought maybe it gets good after the next 10-20 hours. The 1 point i gave is for the modding support. Maybe a great Mod someday will make the wasted 70 bucks hurt a little less.… Expand
  27. Augustus_
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Nothing to say, it's a bad game
    I feel nauseous every time his name is mentioned
  28. hunterouk0
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    the worst thing I have ever seen
  29. Brandly
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    the graphics is more than bad for a game on 2023. i find nothing positive about the game. maximum overhyped. Never seen such a boring game. i have played 10 hour becouse i heared it is getting better. it does not.
  30. adweex
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    It has it's pros and cons. The game is basically Mass Effect in Bethesda Style. Is it bad? No. But to me the overall experience is awfull.

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

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

    Of course the game looks good, has some nice art. But overall a very boring experience for me.    … Expand
  31. Pixel256
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Needs 10 more years of development with the most recent game engine. In its current state, Starfield has barely no optimizations and needs a 2030 computer setup to run properly. Bethesda also needs to kick her CEO out. At least I got my refund.
  32. AngelusMortis
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Paid $100 for early access, 7 hours in I was thoroughly done. Game is absolute trash. Dated graphics, boring combat, boring base building, NPC dialogue is nonsensical. It's a freaking boring game. Total snoozefest.
  33. Cesar797
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Shame shame shame
    I spent 100 usd and I feel robbed, only 10 hours and it’s soulless, the AI is terrible, the engine old, skill tree makes no sense at all, dialogues outta sync. Worst I read that the first 30 hours are the good ones >.< Again, the big corpo kills a very interesting proposal, it’s sad to watch the CEO in the videos blatantly lying, I can’t just imagine how hard must be for    Shame shame shame
    I spent 100 usd and I feel robbed, only 10 hours and it’s soulless, the AI is terrible, the engine old, skill tree makes no sense at all, dialogues outta sync. Worst I read that the first 30 hours are the good ones >.< Again, the big corpo kills a very interesting proposal, it’s sad to watch the CEO in the videos blatantly lying, I can’t just imagine how hard must be for devs to work in that environment, with obviously paid good reviews, omg it feels so cheap b***

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

    Don’t buy it now, do yourself a favor    … Expand
  34. Manquele
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Le pongo un 1 porque un estupido con nick OSKAR73, le puso a este juego un 10 y al FF16 un 1, hay que equilibrar la balanza en esta porqueria de pagina, metacritic no eres referencia de nada.
  35. HeyPruneDog
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Even if there weren't loading screens every five seconds, even if there weren't procedurally-generated stretches of barren wasteland, even if it ran at a rock-solid 120fps, it doesn't matter. The writing is boring. The characters are boring. The quests are boring. The powers are boring. The items are boring. The combat is sometimes alright but quickly gets boring. I cannot possibly expressEven if there weren't loading screens every five seconds, even if there weren't procedurally-generated stretches of barren wasteland, even if it ran at a rock-solid 120fps, it doesn't matter. The writing is boring. The characters are boring. The quests are boring. The powers are boring. The items are boring. The combat is sometimes alright but quickly gets boring. I cannot possibly express to you how boring this game is. I tried my best to enjoy it, for several days. Couldn't. Played it via Game Pass, still felt ripped off.… Expand
  36. Nottacritic
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    I was so excited about this game. I have played a combined 1000 hours of Skyrim and Fallout 4. But wow. How does this game look older than Fallout 4? Why is the writing so painfully bad?

    It’s the biggest, opennest, emptiest game yet… from Bethesda, at least. For better ships and graphics, play No Man’s Sky. For better plot and setting, play Fallout 4. For creepy rubber faces with awful    I was so excited about this game. I have played a combined 1000 hours of Skyrim and Fallout 4. But wow. How does this game look older than Fallout 4? Why is the writing so painfully bad?

    It’s the biggest, opennest, emptiest game yet… from Bethesda, at least. For better ships and graphics, play No Man’s Sky. For better plot and setting, play Fallout 4. For creepy rubber faces with awful lighting, go ahead and play Starfield.

    The best part of this game is it launched on Game Pass where you can sign up, try Starfield, and still have time to get the full Game Pass refund.    … Expand
  37. guracco
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    I'm a fan of TES 4, 5, and Fallout 3, 4, and this is the first time I got stuck in the middle of a main quest with the glitch and was completely unplayable.

    I cannot believe they are releasing the game like this. I want to write a lot of complaints about this, but I'm too sad right now, so I'll just leave this comment. I give up playing Starfield. bye Bethesda Softworks, from your    I'm a fan of TES 4, 5, and Fallout 3, 4, and this is the first time I got stuck in the middle of a main quest with the glitch and was completely unplayable.

    I cannot believe they are releasing the game like this.

    I want to write a lot of complaints about this, but I'm too sad right now, so I'll just leave this comment. I give up playing Starfield. bye Bethesda Softworks, from your former fan from jpn    … Expand
  38. lilkillpappy
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Todd Howard lied to everyone about PC optimization. This game is in no way shape or form optimized for PC. I know this because I can turn all the graphics and the resolution down to as low as possible and the game still runs like garbage, and I have pc specs much better than their recommended specs. unable to break 60FPS even in small confined spaces is not a well optimized game, this is aTodd Howard lied to everyone about PC optimization. This game is in no way shape or form optimized for PC. I know this because I can turn all the graphics and the resolution down to as low as possible and the game still runs like garbage, and I have pc specs much better than their recommended specs. unable to break 60FPS even in small confined spaces is not a well optimized game, this is a broken game. Don't let Todd gas light you. Just look at Cyberpunk 2077 graphics and performance, and then tell me Starfield is optimized. **** liar!… Expand
  39. Barny
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Update: I don't own any console from microsoft or sony, and am just a PC player with several hundred hours of Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallount NV and Fallout 4. Loved these games, lived without problem with the bugs but I can't live in a glorified maze of multiple rooms filled with minimaps, which this game is.

    For instance, there is no minimap and only fast-travel for a good    Update: I don't own any console from microsoft or sony, and am just a PC player with several hundred hours of Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallount NV and Fallout 4. Loved these games, lived without problem with the bugs but I can't live in a glorified maze of multiple rooms filled with minimaps, which this game is.

    For instance, there is no minimap and only fast-travel for a good reason: the core design of the game cannot allow it.
    As the Creation Engine 2 is going to be used for TES6, I'll pass from now on on all Bethesda games and I doubt that mods will fix anything (I play the vanilla versions anyway).

    Not only the developers and more precisely Todd Howard, are outdated and live in the shadow of their former glory, but their main working tool is working on outdated paradigms, concepts and algorithms.

    The reason why this game has such high hardware requirements exceeding those of CP2077 to run barely decently is that at its core, it's pushing the antiquated algorithms of an antiquated game engine to a level it was not designed to handle.

    I am glad that some are happy enjoying this game, but in the same time, I think they are quite foolish trying to convince the world his is the 8th wonder of the world of gaming. It is simply not that.
    End of Update.

    I'm glad I got a refund for this product. It's using the update of an antiquated game engine, which results in severe limitations breaking immersion. The game is simply not fun, not as advertised and it doesn't even meet basic standards for the underlying concepts like O2/CO2 to measure exertion.

    It's like a rehash of previous failures, but magnified.

    The reason why insane hardware requirements are necessary to achieve decent performance (and I didn't have any issue with my rig) is the outdated game engine. This game engine is designed exclusively to function as an update of the previous one used in 2006 products, so everything is built around its limitations: that's why we have loading screens for the pseudo open world which is in fact a series of minimaps, etc.

    Again, thanks to Steam for honoring the refund policy and Shame on Bethesda for their broken promises. As for the corporate shills reviewing the game, I'll believe them when they release the gameplay session they use to build their review as it's literally impossible to explain rationally the disconnect between customer reviews and the journalists.

    I have bought the game, gave it a fair chance but it's real garbage, it' worth 0. Even if the score is decent and the aesthetics are better than previous productions, and to date there is no microtransactions.    … Expand
  40. xtrmx
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Same outdated engine. I could already tell from the trailers this was going to feel like a 2007 game with that clunky mess that is the creation engine. It's even worse than I thought: unimaginative writing. At least Morrowind was creative for it's time, and Oblivion felt like a fresh expansion upon the setting.

    This however.....space filled with boring hillbillies we've seen way too    Same outdated engine. I could already tell from the trailers this was going to feel like a 2007 game with that clunky mess that is the creation engine. It's even worse than I thought: unimaginative writing. At least Morrowind was creative for it's time, and Oblivion felt like a fresh expansion upon the setting.

    This however.....space filled with boring hillbillies we've seen way too much already. A game doesn't have to be innovative to be good, but it has to be creative, original or have a good atmosphere. This game has neither of these 3.

    Why are all these terrible writers infesting modern game studio's with their boring unimaginative crappy writing. Almost all NPCs are soulless. Andromeda, WoW, D4, and now this. You can barely call these people writers.

    BG3 I guess showed even more clearly how a game like Starfield is just outdated. Talking to random NPCs in starfield is excruciatingly boring after almost every NPC being worthwhile to talk to in BG3.

    Inventory looks bland, world looks bland, devoid of atmosphere. It's like they tried to make a Mass Effect epic grand universe and only filled it with boring humans.

    Unimaginative is the word for this game.    … Expand
  41. Hun73rdk
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Worst game ever forced to use pronounce no thanks. Clones that are trans person no thanks, take your politics an be gone. Game refunded not gonna buy any more woke crap
  42. iamthewizard2
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    -no DLSS
    -no Intel XeSS
    -no FOV adjustment
    -no brightness or gamma adjustment
    -no 32:9 support
    -no HDR support.
    -no specific texture quality settings
    -no AA options at native other than forced temporal

    NO THANK YOU.
  43. Caparzo
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Pathetic..
    Boring, empty with stupid mechanics game about nothing.
    0 is a too high rate for this game.
  44. Riot
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Bugfesda strikes again, this time with a poorly executed wannabe mashup of No Man's Sky and The Outer Worlds. Todd "The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth Of All Time" Howard's arrogant boasting of spending a $200 million budget on a 500 people team for 25 years of development is yet another blatant lie considering the game doesn't have the sandbox infinite universe that NMS provides, nor theBugfesda strikes again, this time with a poorly executed wannabe mashup of No Man's Sky and The Outer Worlds. Todd "The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth Of All Time" Howard's arrogant boasting of spending a $200 million budget on a 500 people team for 25 years of development is yet another blatant lie considering the game doesn't have the sandbox infinite universe that NMS provides, nor the excellent storytelling, character development and narrative content that TOW managed to deliver, not to mention the humor. Hell, Starfield doesn't even have a proper ship-flying mechanic built into the game, considering it's a damn space FPS/RPG.

    The game is constantly cockblocking your immersive experience with loading screens in places where you would not expect to see one since Mass Effect 2 was released in 2010, a testament that Bugfesda doesn't care to update their gaming engine to modern standards and prefers to dump those resources in creating 100 variations of coffee mugs, books and cafeteria trays, or writing and incessant amount of completely pointless NPC dialog lines and an absurd amount of meaningless errands disguised as quests.

    Speaking of technology and its implementation, the game was released without Ray Tracing and DLSS, which took the community 1 day to create a mod for (go figure), with UI animations and interactions capped at 30 FPS on console and 60 FPS on PCs, which the community again took 1 day to increase to 120 FPS. On the UI part, the menus are convoluted and difficult to navigate with a 2-page list of shortcuts that change from one menu screen to the other. The main game UI, even though it is minimalistic and beautiful to look at, is badly designed with everything on the screen having the same white color and no animations. Clearly whoever worked on this, had no idea about color theory, visual perceptions such as depth and contrast detection, and generally how human vision and perception work. They tried to copy the UI of Elite: Dangerous, but again failed, hopefully, someone will create a mod to fix this in the near future.

    Last, but not least: the bugs. There are a lot of bugs: from NPCs flying in the air, to ships ejecting you in the middle of space, to NPCs talking with their back at you, to items disappearing from your inventory, this game has it all. I don't think any amount of additional development could have fixed it, the game could've been released in 2025 and still would've had the same issues. The problem is with internal resource allocation, feature prioritization, and technological innovation and implementation.

    In all honesty, Microsoft cannot save this company no matter how hard they try. The only way to bring Bugfesda on track is to completely reset and restructure them, starting with removing Toad Howard from any decision-making position. Every game he spearheaded in the last decade ended up a complete failure at launch and a blatant cash-grab during its roadmap, which sparked constant controversy and PR backlash.    … Expand
  45. mintlo
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    So many fps drops It's unplayable for me...they obviously didn't try to optimize the game.
  46. Lock
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Boring and dull game. With no space in a space game. Skyrim and f4 are 100 times better then this "masterpiece".
  47. Face
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Yikes, what a terrible experience. Bethesda with another banger of lag, bugs, and glitches. They tried to wrap it in a pretty space setting, but they even failed at that, as the game looks like something out of 2010.

    Dont waste your money on this garbage. We need to stop supporting Bethesda by buying their lazy, uninspired money grabs.
  48. xblackdemonx
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    This is a bloody **** The game is super buggy. The game is poorly optimized.
    It has so many bugs. This is definitely not worth your money (for now). Maybe in 6 months+
  49. notacarebear
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Right of nowhere, as a mining slave, i got a secondhand ship. And they didn't even give me a disinfectant.
    Boring shooter + no roleplaying = 10 minutes uninstall.
  50. GhettoRice
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Why the hell do fanbois keep buying this garbage from a studio that cannot make a working game engine. Let's just keep band-aid patching this terrible engine with fan mods and pump the devs up like they actually did something.
  51. Einherjar
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Overrated and overhyped. Contributes absolutely no new ideas, both looks like and plays like a game from 2011.
  52. GI_Biochip
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    I preordered this. I found it to have an empty borinig world, rubbish space combat, and the AI for enemies rubbish. The menus were not intuitive for me either, thank goodness for Steam refund.
  53. CriticoDubioso
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Absolute **** Morrowind and Oblivion are better than this. Graphics look like a Xbox 360 game and the characters are uninteresting.
  54. ktk0199
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Starfailed, There isn't a star field. simply loading displays.

    It is not yet a technological wonder. In actuality, it appears to be a brushed-up fallout.
  55. fabittar
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I'll be honest, the game is a 5, maybe even a 6 out of 10. But I'm giving it a ZERO on account of Bethesda's LONG history is messing things up.

    I'm done with giving them a free pass. This game feels old and is very, very bland.

    I can't remember being this bored in the first few hours of a videogame in a long time.
  56. Grifth
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It is an awful game. Full of bugs.
    I expected way more than this piece of crap.
    I refunded the game, it is waste of money and waste of time. I can't believe this game took 25 years to make and this what we get. Everyone who gives this a 10 or say it's goty, is absolutely deluded and in denial that this game that many people were waiting for ended up being a huge let down and a    It is an awful game. Full of bugs.
    I expected way more than this piece of crap.
    I refunded the game, it is waste of money and waste of time.
    I can't believe this game took 25 years to make and this what we get.
    Everyone who gives this a 10 or say it's goty, is absolutely deluded and in denial that this game that many people were waiting for ended up being a huge let down and a disappointment. The only reward that this game will get is the "disappointment of the year".    … Expand
  57. Overlord59
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Is this game perfect? Absolutely not. Will everyone like it? Again no. It's a fun game for what it is but what it is will be different for each person. For some it will have enough of what they want to be a good time. Others will be bored senseless because of what it is not. It is not a space exploration game, nor is it a BG3 style story epic. it is a Bethesda style RPG set in space. ForIs this game perfect? Absolutely not. Will everyone like it? Again no. It's a fun game for what it is but what it is will be different for each person. For some it will have enough of what they want to be a good time. Others will be bored senseless because of what it is not. It is not a space exploration game, nor is it a BG3 style story epic. it is a Bethesda style RPG set in space. For what it tries to be, it is good I enjoyed it a lot. For all it's flaws, you can say it definitely isn't perfect but if you like Bethesda's previous work, you will like this.

    While many have seen bugs and technical issues, I have encountered 1 big non-game breaking bug, encountered 1 crash and had only very rarely had performance issues (I travelled very far into a procedurally generated map and got a bit of stutter while saving). And this is on an Nvidia and definitely not top of the range. Given personal experience as a result, I cannot dock points for that but I also cannot guarantee anyone else the same performance for the same reason.    … Expand
  58. sadzuki
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Нет русского языка. Я не могу нормально поиграть в игру в которой нет русского языка!

    There is no Russian language. I can't normally play a game that doesn't have Russian!
  59. staticnation
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Bethesda is regression, lots of systems tossed in a box expected to be a game.

    Game is absolutely boring Bethesda looked at other space games, implemented those systems, but did a mediocre job of it, everything feels incomplete, like they stripped the game during delay, and didnt make sure it was still fun. total waste of money. Bethesda, we want you to do better, and take    Bethesda is regression, lots of systems tossed in a box expected to be a game.

    Game is absolutely boring

    Bethesda looked at other space games, implemented those systems, but did a mediocre job of it, everything feels incomplete, like they stripped the game during delay, and didnt make sure it was still fun.

    total waste of money.

    Bethesda, we want you to do better, and take risks, not play it safe.

    your oceans are litterally as deep as a mud puddle.    … Expand
  60. dannydans
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Boring, bland, soulless and devoid of any fun. Truly a game to not waste ones money on. I reached breaking point after 5 hours and uninstalled. What a joke, all these years and you get a fake space backdrop exploration aka loading screen fast travel nonsense.
  61. Kryonix
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Games in 2023 from "AAA" studios come out for $100 and are in alpha state. This is disrespectful to the player base.
  62. Udaff
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    That Game is a Joke . When you played fallout or Skyrim don’t bother to even touch this boring piece of loadingsim . -Dialoge with no Impact . It doesent matter what you chose you will always get directed to the right answer - Engine from 2006. Ai is so dumb they never take cover or even try to avoid demage . Literally stand there to get shoot at like a sponge - NO SPACE EXPLORATION
  63. pavlada
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    did not deliver on the hype. It feels outdated, easy solutions used. Enemies don't feel exciting, and I feel the space is the backdrop, not the world. Incredible disappointed because I was looking forward to this game a lot
  64. TommyGrim77
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Outdated game. Would've been GOTY in 2005. Funny how the casual andys always believe the BS hype Todd creates.
  65. thesonycs1903
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    That's not a AAA game,
    If that game was from different developer than Bethasda it's metacritic would be around 75
    It's not a modern game, it have worst combat, UI sucks. not optimized They don't even have leaning system in a shooting game I'm avoiding combat all the time because it's not funny, there is no felling of impact, shooting I cannot understand that am I shooting or    That's not a AAA game,
    If that game was from different developer than Bethasda it's metacritic would be around 75

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

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

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

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

    Is it Skyrim in Space? no that would be insult to skyrim    … Expand
  66. pjh3000
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Only managed to play it for 56 minutes before I got bored and got a refund. This game is not optimized for PC. I got a headache trying to get it to stay in Fullscreen mode. The facial animation are cursed. The Combat AI is about infant level and I refused to shoot at children. Load screen after load screen after load screen!!! This is Battlecruiser 3000AD 2.0.
  67. kgiroifow
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    The core design of this game is surprisingly boring and repetitive. It's not worth wasting your time.
  68. rythorn
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It may be an okay game in 5 years but this game is awful right now.

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

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

    How a company can be worth billions and put out a product this bad is awful. They delayed it a year for what? Just how god awful was it 12 months ago? It would seem no one at Bethesda has the balls to speak up about bugs or game direction for fear of Todd Howard, so they sit by idle and watch the disaster unfold. There's no chance people working there didn't know this game was garbage before it released.    … Expand
  69. jeffkren
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Massive disappointment, I can't even see how modders can save it down the road
  70. Azeriel
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    All the 10 you see here are all from Bethesda drones which is the sole reason this studio can still release a sub-par game with a premium price in 2023. They'll keep kneeling with their mouth open for Todd Howard and Bethesda. Todd Howard is as always, a **** liar. Some of these drones excuse was a predictable "they haven't played the game" or "these must be Sony Fanboys" on validAll the 10 you see here are all from Bethesda drones which is the sole reason this studio can still release a sub-par game with a premium price in 2023. They'll keep kneeling with their mouth open for Todd Howard and Bethesda. Todd Howard is as always, a **** liar. Some of these drones excuse was a predictable "they haven't played the game" or "these must be Sony Fanboys" on valid criticism for the state of the game in 2023. Because tthat's the only way they can justify to keep kneeling down with their mouth open for whatever Todd Howard is giving them. Nothing made a game studio looks worst than it is than Bethesda's and XBOX's rabid fanbase that are so starved of exclusive game that they are willing to whore themselves for this trash.

    It's Bethesda's game, with all its jankiness, incomplete features, and design decision that made you scratch your head in a 2023 AAA game. No brightness and no FOV sliders in 2023? 30 FPS menu in 2023? Absolutely lazy game design with an outdated graphic engine. Not to mention unspired story, dead eyes NPCs, and random **** of bugs that it absolutely hilarious to see people still defend it.

    It's funny that Larian moved Baldur's Gate III release ahead of this fearing competition when Starfield still couldn't hold a candle to the epic masterpiece in term of concurent users, sheer review score, and amount of content. That was a passion project and it showed. Baldur's Gate III animals have a better personality, animations, and emotions than your main story companions in Starfield. If this is the best XBOX can muster for their exclusives, they deserve to be dead on the water for any future console wars. Pathetic garbage of a game.

    Do I recommend it? not on a full price. Wait for a sale and wait till modders fix this game. As always.    … Expand
  71. ramwo
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Refunded on steam after testing the performance and mediocre looks, aintnoway this cost 400M$ so bad lmao
  72. PS4_PC_LIFE
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    What a garbage game, who's dumb idea was it put in a bunch of woke crap into the game, they must of hired what's her face, the one that's responsible for a lot of AAA games turning to crap, The name that should never be spoken, must be her doing. Had to refund it, couldn't stand the idiocy of it.
  73. sursaa
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Moders make this game maybe not great,but not so terrible.Bethesda dont give a...Bethesda... Bethesda never changes.
  74. Eliitti
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I mean it sure as heck feels like a Bethesda game take that however you want.
  75. trevor1981
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    All those negative reviews come from the users upset this is an Xbox exclusive, so just ignore them.
    I personally bought Xbox SX for Starfield alone and am very-very happy I did.
    This the best game so far I've played this year and having said that I've barely even scratched the surface.
    It's about time though that Xbox makes an analogy for a platinum trophy like PlayStation has
  76. WahjahEater
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Note: 57.4 hrs on record as of 9/7/23

    DONT FALL FOR THE AFTER (X)HRS IT GETS GOOD COPIUM, CAUSE IT NEVER COMES. What else could be said about this game... MORROWIND in Space, Oblivion in Space, Skyrim in Space, Fallout 3-76 in Space. Its the latest in a long line of Bethesda Game Studio titles same-ness. Easily a skip or grab it on a heavily discounted buy. I mean maybe come back for    Note: 57.4 hrs on record as of 9/7/23

    DONT FALL FOR THE AFTER (X)HRS IT GETS GOOD COPIUM, CAUSE IT NEVER COMES.

    What else could be said about this game... MORROWIND in Space, Oblivion in Space, Skyrim in Space, Fallout 3-76 in Space. Its the latest in a long line of Bethesda Game Studio titles same-ness. Easily a skip or grab it on a heavily discounted buy. I mean maybe come back for the modding shenanigans. Other than that it's nothing more than a massive tax write off for Microsoft at our expense.    … Expand
  77. Ragnash
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Segundo maior flop da história

    e é a vingança ao rage contra tlous 2...

    receba
  78. Samurasasamuras
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Jogo chato, mal otimizado, prometeram muito e entregaram tudo diferente, além de eu ter tido uma gameplay cheia de bugs.
  79. Mascalalox
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Broken game.
    rtx 3060 ti i7 11700f 16GB ram, cant even have 60 stable fps.
    But tom says that if you cant play, maybe you have to update your pc.
    Outdated game, outdated engine, outdated dev team, outdated CEO.
    PS: the most important thing, when today i went to play again, the game says that is damage, and i have to start again from 0 haha
  80. arostislavna
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Todd Howard says that the characters giving you "HOLY S!" eyes is because you're poor and you need to buy a PC.

    Fallout 76+Mass Effect: Andromeda syndrome.
    Although everyone is all about culture war, I will say this is a corporatism game first and foremost. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU OR THE LGBT PEOPLE THEY PREY ON!
  81. darkmemes
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Empty and soulless. Fallout 4 was bad, but this takes the cake.
    Loading screen simulator, unmitigated bugfest. pointless ship combat, pointless shipbuilding. Pointless walks between points of disinterests on empty planets. Floaty and bulletspongy combat with an AI so poor that you'll puke all over yourself. Terrible plot, with bad characters with even more dysgenic faces. What's not to love?
  82. Kaijikun
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    A summary of this game's issues:

    1. Offensively substandard performance for graphics that look at least 10 years out of date 2. Overt political agendas in a futuristic world that just happen to identically match political agendas currently being pushed in the modern day. This is not how you immerse players in a mysterious futuristic world. This is how you pull them back into reality    A summary of this game's issues:

    1. Offensively substandard performance for graphics that look at least 10 years out of date

    2. Overt political agendas in a futuristic world that just happen to identically match political agendas currently being pushed in the modern day. This is not how you immerse players in a mysterious futuristic world. This is how you pull them back into reality and break their immersion.

    3. Insultingly poorly implemented AI that doesn't react at all when you point a weapon or shoot near it.

    4. Clunky, intern-level dialog that seems like it was written to appeal to 11 year olds living in the early 90's.

    5. Boilerplate-level questing. It genuinely seems like the developers were given an strong directive to intentionally avoid entertaining the player.

    6. New game plus means playing the game 10 more times except without caring about drops because you already have the best stuff. Except you don't even have a compelling reason to play through the game even once.

    A lot of people have spent years deciding they're in love with this extremely mediocre, bland, soulless game and are currently in a state of severe cognitive dissonance.

    This game is completely and utterly devoid of the sense of magic and wonder that makes games like Baldur's Gate 3 overwhelmingly eclipse it in sales and review scores. Corporations need to start learning that real profitability comes from respecting their customers instead of intentionally misleading them.

    Catnip for shallow hype slaves. Kryptonite for self respecting gamers.    … Expand
  83. Demasteroc
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Todd nos vuelve a mentir y encima dice que el juego no tiene problemas de optimización que mejoremos el PC. ¿estamos tontos o que? entre otro muchos bug, IA de vergüenza. planetas vacíos, pantallas de cargas cada dos por tres para viajar de un lado a otro. Un juego que utiliza motor grafico mas antiguo que mi abuela. Bethesda se acabo. Le doy un cero por hacer ilusión de algo grandioso.Todd nos vuelve a mentir y encima dice que el juego no tiene problemas de optimización que mejoremos el PC. ¿estamos tontos o que? entre otro muchos bug, IA de vergüenza. planetas vacíos, pantallas de cargas cada dos por tres para viajar de un lado a otro. Un juego que utiliza motor grafico mas antiguo que mi abuela. Bethesda se acabo. Le doy un cero por hacer ilusión de algo grandioso. Resultando ser una absoluta mentira. Es una skin/mod de Fallouit 4 a 70 €. DE VERGUENZA… Expand
  84. mickrussom
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    starfield is a joke. not quite as empty as no mans sky but feels similar at time. like its a generated mess. if you like skyrim or fallout you will be sorely disappointed by this. all the conversations are vacuous and utterly meaningless and there is no real choice here to be good or evil, all choices lead to the same place. bad at fps, bad at being a space sim, bad story. this is a crisisstarfield is a joke. not quite as empty as no mans sky but feels similar at time. like its a generated mess. if you like skyrim or fallout you will be sorely disappointed by this. all the conversations are vacuous and utterly meaningless and there is no real choice here to be good or evil, all choices lead to the same place. bad at fps, bad at being a space sim, bad story. this is a crisis of competence - when people are hired not for their ability but for their identity this is the drivel you get.… Expand
  85. AmonRa
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I honestly do not want to go into the details why I dislike this game *cough cough* ENCUMBERED it's all been said
  86. Nyakuya
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    A game from 2023, that looks like it was made on 2014, and doesn't run well even on 2023 hardware.
    This is an instant NO. We as customers, should not settle with this sh*t. We should defend our money, and our rights to demand a game which performance doesn't suck.
    Gamer Nexus made 2 perfect reviews to exemplify how broken this piece of garbage is.    A game from 2023, that looks like it was made on 2014, and doesn't run well even on 2023 hardware.
    This is an instant NO. We as customers, should not settle with this sh*t. We should defend our money, and our rights to demand a game which performance doesn't suck.

    Gamer Nexus made 2 perfect reviews to exemplify how broken this piece of garbage is.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JDbrWmlqMw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raf_Qo60Gi4    … Expand
  87. sonlinkin
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Game didn't live up to what it promised, lots of cut content and pitiful performance. One of the worst disappointments of 2023.
    So it can't be worse than halo infinite. Fails even to be the worst microsoft game.
  88. Darksorfez
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Mal rendimiento, port mal hecho, con mi 3070 tengo que irme a la páginas de mod a mejorar el juego en vez que ustedes lo arreglen
  89. Bodom
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is the definition of rehased, lazy, soulless content. It's nothing but a mashup of FPS with "pretty" graphics and empty promises. This is not an RPG. I fear the worst for the Elder Scrolls 6 if this is the new standard for Bethesda games.
  90. maaark1992
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    bad graphics...
    trash gameplay..
    not optimized..
    typical bethesda game...
  91. Gomrchik
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Я не понимаю. Когда делали эту игру? Лет 15 назад? Если да, то ее тогда и нужно было выпускать, потому что никого некстгена тут нет, самое страшное, что даже пастгена нет. Причём дело даже не в графике, геймплей отстал от других проектов, на лет так 15. Самая ужасная покупка... Не советую!Я не понимаю. Когда делали эту игру? Лет 15 назад? Если да, то ее тогда и нужно было выпускать, потому что никого некстгена тут нет, самое страшное, что даже пастгена нет. Причём дело даже не в графике, геймплей отстал от других проектов, на лет так 15. Самая ужасная покупка... Не советую!
  92. Endrance_sama
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Fallout/Elder Scrolls with a space theme slapped on it. Bad optimization, tons of bugs, bad AI, completely unfinished same old stale systems but somehow even worse (sense of exploration next to zero). Bethesda has been rehashing the same game for decades and the Todd bootlickers will gobble it up as long as the dudes alive to push out yet another turd and he knows it.

    Objectively speaking    Fallout/Elder Scrolls with a space theme slapped on it. Bad optimization, tons of bugs, bad AI, completely unfinished same old stale systems but somehow even worse (sense of exploration next to zero). Bethesda has been rehashing the same game for decades and the Todd bootlickers will gobble it up as long as the dudes alive to push out yet another turd and he knows it.

    Objectively speaking this game is maybe a 3 in a vacuum, but considering the budget, time and man power on this, but especially the philosophy of making the same game once again, it's inexcusable. This should be among the worst rated games for that reason alone.    … Expand
  93. DionysiaLiu
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Wtf is that NPC AI? All the flaws mean we players are spoiling these developers OMG.
  94. Isteffy
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Bland, empty planets. Uninspiring cities. Brain dead AI. Feels like a last gen console game.

    Your companion will be firing at a level 1 scrub for one minute and not hit him once.

    So sad seeing the Bethesda fanboys, the same ones who just loved Fallout 76, saying how amazing this game is. Either way, Starfield is a shining setup for the giant letdown that will be Elder Scrolls 6.
  95. rinks361
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not sure how this is getting 10/10 with all the performance issues, how terrible FSR 2 looks, the constant loading screens, the empty space gameplay, the rushed stories you're thrown neck deep into without getting to develop your character before being thrown into these major events (for example, the Vanguard after your first mission suddenly you're now a spy for the UC Navy going in deep cover against Crimson Fleet). The sound has issues as when other people start talking, everything overlaps and the conversation you're trying to hear becomes too quiet to hear. Subtitles get overridden when additional conversations are happening. Surround sound gets too low unless you're literally right up in the characters face. Ship building was way overhyped and very limited with only a handful of manufacturer parts and not all match if you try to intermix them to create something unique. Also experiencing constant game freezes and I have to force close the game, luckily it's in full screen windowed so I can alt-tab to the task manager but that's another issue is no exclusive full screen so other apps won't keep popping up over the game.… Expand
  96. m1c4d0
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is bad in every way - poor graphics and animations, boring storyline and side quests, no sense of space and terrible optimization. I don't recommend playing it even for free.
  97. darksideangel
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Leaving this 0 because the game’s unoptimised and millions of gamers can’t even play after they’ve bought it.
  98. EleaticStranger
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I'm having a blast with Starfield. Don't be misled by comparisons to Fallout or No Man's Sky. Expect to spend a few hours learning the game loop without preconceived notions. Once you get into it, the experience speaks for itself.
  99. jackinvestor
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    No HDR, raised black level, washed out colors (ugly color filters), low quality NPCs and main characters, low quality lighting and reflections. Boring story. Loading screens all the time. No space travel. You can only walk on planets (no other means of transportation) etc.
  100. Tornan
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Game is bad optimized and soulless. If you expect depth like No Mans Sky you won't find it here, if you lexpect a fantasy world like skyrim or a realistic space sim you won't find it. What you will find is lots of bugs and an empty story that you won't care about.
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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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