Starfield

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  1. LyleUgleman
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    A trite and often bland experience that I had a hard time bringing myself to keep playing. So much of what you do in Starfield gives you major "been there, done that" vibes and for good reason. So little of the game is an improvement on FO4, and unfortunately there's even some steps backwards in terms of the quality of the writing and the interest of exploring the unknown.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    4/10.    … Expand
  4. Rioyee101
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Disappointingly, eight years have passed and Todd could have done better instead of giving another sweet little lie.
  5. DonWick
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    I purchased this for $100 so I could play it early. What a mistake! I was only able to play for almost 7 hours before my save files stopped loading and would crash the game. During those 7 hours it was immediately apparent to me that this game lacked any innovation at all. You can't fly your ship off the surface, instead it's all done by loading screens. Want to enter your ship? LoadingI purchased this for $100 so I could play it early. What a mistake! I was only able to play for almost 7 hours before my save files stopped loading and would crash the game. During those 7 hours it was immediately apparent to me that this game lacked any innovation at all. You can't fly your ship off the surface, instead it's all done by loading screens. Want to enter your ship? Loading screen. Want to take off into space? Loading screen. Want to warp to another planet? Loading screen. Everything is boring and bland. Uninteresting characters. Uninteresting story. The combat is lazy. I can't believe it took them 8 years to put this out. This was the kind of game I'd play back before 2010, not what I'd expect in 2023. Bethesda has existed by riding the coat tails of their consumers' goodwill and depending on modders to fix their incomplete games. I'd pass on this trash and try No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous or Star Citizen if you're looking for a REAL space adventure.… Expand
  6. carta_red
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Porfavor Bethesda arregla el juego. Es injugable por el momento, esa IA pobre, los graficos con esas caras de los NPC y lo lento que es al empezar...
  7. McLovinYoMuffin
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    starfield review

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

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

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

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

    Overall the game is disappointing, "waiting for mods" should not excuse any failures of the game. My expectations at a base level I am immersed and the systems in the game are enjoyable. Unfortunately there are too many jarring elements that just hurt the experience.    … Expand
  8. guncooper
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    It's the same boring mess as the latest games Bethesda made. The last game they did actually well was TES IV Oblivion. All the other games they did after that were just a copy-paste of their own ideas. I won't say there was absolutely nothing new; however, these changes were quite small.
    They keep using this outdated Creation engine they've made for Morrowind (It just has a different    It's the same boring mess as the latest games Bethesda made. The last game they did actually well was TES IV Oblivion. All the other games they did after that were just a copy-paste of their own ideas. I won't say there was absolutely nothing new; however, these changes were quite small.
    They keep using this outdated Creation engine they've made for Morrowind (It just has a different name). The gameplay mechanics are quite dull. Shooting looks outdated, lockpicking is boring and looks outdated, and the oxygen/stamina system is a piece of garbage.
    The game is not open-world anymore. The faction system looks artificial and exists just to add a standard for the series quest lines. Randomly generated stuff is just a copypaste.
    I'd say a lot more, but I want to make it short:
    - "Early access," which is just a scam and an attempt to force people to pay an extra 30$ bucks for the air.
    - Bad visual style (colors and palette). Everything looks grey-ish
    - Absolutely worst optimization (PC/Consoles)
    - Your companions are worthless except for keeping the trash you are collecting
    - The main story is a piece of garbage
    - Tons of empty dialogues
    - Animations from mid-2000s
    - Absolutely horrible shooting, melee, and stealth mechanics
    - Absolutely worst AI
    - Enemies are just sponges for bullets
    - No actual space exploration
    - No vehicles
    - Ship customization is useless
    - Stupid "NASA punk" (in reality, it is "IDFK-punk") style. You say it is 2300, and most of the human-technology looks like in the 1990s?    … Expand
  9. BlakeChaos
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Just, meh. Nothing innovative. Does a lot of things but none of they very well. This game was way over-hyped and not even close to the game of the year as they lead on. Would have rated it higher if it wasn't for them making the game feel like more than it was. It's just a run-of-the-mill Bethesda game and the story is unbearably boring.
  10. IMRVN_ZA
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    This is "not another hit".

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

    It is a low budget No Mans Sky.

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

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

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

    Give Bethesda some more time.    … Expand
  11. DEH1
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Hell, even a mod for Galacticcraft in minecraft will be better than this ****
  12. Leandroborges
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Jogo sim é cara da Bethesda mais um ótimo RPG detalhes impressionante resumindo vale muito a pena
  13. Gioele16
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Mi aspettavo molto di Più dall' esclusiva di punta di Microsoft. È un gioco buono ma nulla di che
  14. alexsilvasss
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    O jogo é incrível, o gráficos são deslumbrantes e a história envolvente, a trilha sonora te deixa imerso dentro do universo de Starfield, o jogo do ano.
  15. couriersix12
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    awful optimization, questionable visuals, horrendous ui, unenjoyable space fights, forgetable characters and plot
    yeah, nice city map
  16. thecasualgameri
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Such a disappointment from a legendary software house that has not been able to innovate. This game, considered it's 2023, is just a clunky big agglomerate of old game mechanics and old game design. The game itself feels boring to play and I am a huge lover of Skyrim and Fallout... As always the official press is over generous, thanks to the Videogames God there is metacritic. Shame onSuch a disappointment from a legendary software house that has not been able to innovate. This game, considered it's 2023, is just a clunky big agglomerate of old game mechanics and old game design. The game itself feels boring to play and I am a huge lover of Skyrim and Fallout... As always the official press is over generous, thanks to the Videogames God there is metacritic. Shame on Bethesda for the empty promises.… Expand
  17. pitbldr
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    I owed the premium version but refunded it before the official release. Played about 50 hours and while I liked some aspects, was just boring. Ship building looked extremely good but with ships seemed to be a very small part of game to me. Never felt like I was flying in space, just teleporting from location to location. Could not even get out of the seat while in space. Outpost alsoI owed the premium version but refunded it before the official release. Played about 50 hours and while I liked some aspects, was just boring. Ship building looked extremely good but with ships seemed to be a very small part of game to me. Never felt like I was flying in space, just teleporting from location to location. Could not even get out of the seat while in space. Outpost also seemed useless as I was able to buy or craft items at workbenches scattered around everywhere. Maybe outposts play a bigger role further in the game?? I did like the combat. Overall, very disappointed with the game on several levels.… Expand
  18. Lilbro123
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    All planets are copy pastes of each other there, is no choice in the game, It's very bland and empty...
  19. Emin_4584
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    The game has shortcomings, for example, its optimization is bad, but the game is new and its problems and deficiencies will be fixed. I liked this game very much.
  20. Lonewiso
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    I have been playing Starfield since day one of early access and I have not stopped. I will often find myself losing track of time and been up till the sun raised. I swear trying to do all the quests in one planet would often feel like it's own stand alone single player campaign. Realizing there is more planets and the possibility that they all have side quests blows my mind in so manyI have been playing Starfield since day one of early access and I have not stopped. I will often find myself losing track of time and been up till the sun raised. I swear trying to do all the quests in one planet would often feel like it's own stand alone single player campaign. Realizing there is more planets and the possibility that they all have side quests blows my mind in so many levels. So I am taking my time with this one. I am still on my first ship, so I have not try to buy or build my own ship yet. Yes I have upgraded my ship and gave it a new paint job too. The different types of suits and outfits you and your companions can wear is amazing. Yes you can equip your companions with weapons of your liking just like Fallout 3 and dress them in any way you like too. I have been working only on Sam's quests for about a day now. I am blown away so far and Sam's daught is a genius plain and simple … Expand
  21. cadusakaguchi
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Game without story, boring and repetitive. There aren’t many bugs, but fast travel is a lot annoying.
  22. kingLear107
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Che dire, per un gioco che millantava una componente esplorativa profondissima e predominante, questa é una presa in giro. "Avrete a disposizione un sacco di pianeti da esplorare", certo, peccato che tranne che per un punto siamo vuoti e si venga bloccati da muri invisibili ancora nel 2023. Poi, l'esplorazione nello spazio non esiste, non puoi decollare, viaggiare e attraccare, devi fareChe dire, per un gioco che millantava una componente esplorativa profondissima e predominante, questa é una presa in giro. "Avrete a disposizione un sacco di pianeti da esplorare", certo, peccato che tranne che per un punto siamo vuoti e si venga bloccati da muri invisibili ancora nel 2023. Poi, l'esplorazione nello spazio non esiste, non puoi decollare, viaggiare e attraccare, devi fare tutto con i viaggi rapidi. Che razza di esplorazione sarebbe? L'unica cosa che esploro é la strada da casa mia fino al negozio per restituire il gioco.… Expand
  23. soselak
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Starfield isn’t a perfect game. No game is. That said, for a game to have this much ambition and actually pull off almost everything it set out to accomplish is a remarkable achievement. I haven’t even talked about some of the game’s most interesting elements, such as how it approaches New Game+, which I can’t wait for more players to see. Starfield is a triumph that I’m confident playersStarfield isn’t a perfect game. No game is. That said, for a game to have this much ambition and actually pull off almost everything it set out to accomplish is a remarkable achievement. I haven’t even talked about some of the game’s most interesting elements, such as how it approaches New Game+, which I can’t wait for more players to see. Starfield is a triumph that I’m confident players will be exploring for years to come, not only because it will remain incredibly compelling but because it will take that long to see anywhere near everything it has to offer.… Expand
  24. Rauy7782
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Best game ever
    I love every piece of this games, since principal Quest and Second quest
  25. Azurika
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    it's ALMOST exactly like any poor to average bethesda game, you know exactly what to expect with NPC's and the way inventories and quests and such work.

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

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

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

    i'm so disappointed that there are no points of interest in space, that i can't reasonably explore without just teleporting to a spot on the map, and that i can't fly down to a planets surface or manually take off and fly into space.    … Expand
  26. Cagallone
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Have to be short cause it's not worth it to spend so much time writing a review for this game:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I fear for TES 6 And this **** company that refuses to grow and seems to be stuck in 2008.    … Expand
  27. AnotherConsumer
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    Character Limit does not fit full review: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1716740/discussions/0/3824174193422061897/
  28. Ethi
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    The one of the recent best game i am loving it so much. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH IT SOON
  29. gamefan80s
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Lazy story writting, lazy on almost the game tries. **** off Bethesda. **** off Todd, **** off procedural time loading piece of garbage
  30. STEVExKONG
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    My first review on MetaCritic..and I really don't like this game that much. My expectation was, maybe they can combine what No Man's Sky and Star Citizen could offer, and with 7 years of development from Bethesda, it should be pretty darn awesome. It's not.
    The good thing is, this game is free thru Game Pass, but it's really lacking on many crucial aspects, like there's no "actual" space    My first review on MetaCritic..and I really don't like this game that much. My expectation was, maybe they can combine what No Man's Sky and Star Citizen could offer, and with 7 years of development from Bethesda, it should be pretty darn awesome. It's not.
    The good thing is, this game is free thru Game Pass, but it's really lacking on many crucial aspects, like there's no "actual" space traveling, graphics looks really not that good, and the optimization isn't that good either. No native DLSS (but works surprisingly well thru mods) due to the AMD deal, and FSR doesn't even works that well. The graphics looked greyed out for most areas.
    Went back to the Xbox app and give No Man's Sky a try, and it was really fun. Guess I will try Star Citizen after that. Really disappointed.    … Expand
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#30 Best PC Game of 2023
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

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