Starfield

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  1. Scwabzz
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Great fun game. No where near the best Bethesda game in my opinion, but I’m glad they ventured out from Fallout and the Elder Scrolls to create a new IP in Starfield. Only complaints I would have is how confusing the UI is at times and no local maps for planets/cities. Another complaint and probably the biggest one to me is the planets and their life forms, it gets pretty repetitive seeingGreat fun game. No where near the best Bethesda game in my opinion, but I’m glad they ventured out from Fallout and the Elder Scrolls to create a new IP in Starfield. Only complaints I would have is how confusing the UI is at times and no local maps for planets/cities. Another complaint and probably the biggest one to me is the planets and their life forms, it gets pretty repetitive seeing the same 2 life forms on each planet with life and wish they scaled down from the 1000 planets and really just went all out on 100 or so planets. I get the technology isn’t quite there yet but I think the bit off a bit more than they could’ve chewed in that aspect. Nothing really game breaking for me as I have 20+ hours into the game and am gonna put in plenty of more time regardless. Definitely recommend checking it out if you’re a huge Bethesda fan as myself.… Expand
  2. Oakyngw
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    I like the game, I love exploring the planets, its a big game, not alot of bugs, would love some optimizing.
  3. LeMiraud
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    There are lot of things to comment on this game.

    But I give it 8/10 because I enjoy playing it since 40 hours and hope to have more hours to come.
  4. Combatking42
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    I dont find the game bad, but I don't like the oxygen runouts because its very annoying. But I do love the space exploring.
  5. dl1ght
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    The side and faction questing is amazing. It carries so much of the rest of the game. The sheer amount and quality of content alone is responsible for most of this score.

    The space aspect of the game is poor. Despite BSGs attempts to be ambitious, the ambition boiled-down to them improving on all the parts that they were already good at. Loading is excessive even compared to previous    The side and faction questing is amazing. It carries so much of the rest of the game. The sheer amount and quality of content alone is responsible for most of this score.

    The space aspect of the game is poor. Despite BSGs attempts to be ambitious, the ambition boiled-down to them improving on all the parts that they were already good at. Loading is excessive even compared to previous titles, and you can feel the smoke and mirrors of space flight - to the extent that space feels like a mini game tacked on to Bethesda’s bread and butter.

    And this pattern repeats. Every part of the game that BSG is not typically good at is either mediocre or barely improved on. Outposts, flight, trading, UI, AI, etc, all have you yearning to play other games that do these things better.

    If all parts of the game were of equal quality to the good bits it may even have been a 10, but the smaller parts let down the whole. Ambitiousness is doing something others aren't, and making the same game for 20y 'but Space', then doing the bare minimum for all other parts is not ambitious.

    The game is good and worth playing if you like their previous titles.

    Current progress: NG+ completed most faction quest lines, have close to fully upgraded outposts linked up.    … Expand
  6. DeadBryam
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    A great game with technical problems, In a couple of years Starfield could be an amazing game I think.
  7. Kronosyo
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Starfield is no masterpiece, but has some really good side quest and stories which make the game a really good time, sadly the main story is kinda boring which is why YOU SHOULDNT RUSH it, its NG+ is not better, go through the game slow and try to do as much as possible, becouse thats how you get the best side of Starfield
  8. Gr8B8M8
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    The trolls can eat poop. The game is fine and pretty much on par for a game from Bethesda. The pronoun whiners need to be deleted.
  9. aidler
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    This is a Bethesda game with the fewest gamebreaking bugs for a long time. Solid game with a lot of potential for the future. I enjoy playing it.
  10. vi70
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    il solito gioco bethesda ottimizzato malissimo su pc, si voleva altro, ma vabbè! è un buon gioco ma non un capolavoro come molti vogliono farci credere
  11. DeadlyShadow401
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    About 50+ hours in I'm having a fun time with the game I haven't had any major bugs just classic Bethesda bugs, No real frame issues I'm running at some recommended and over recommended specs. The only complaint I have is that the persuasion system seems broken and never wants to work properly and with not being able to quick-save in dialogue anymore its a bit of a hassle if you actuallyAbout 50+ hours in I'm having a fun time with the game I haven't had any major bugs just classic Bethesda bugs, No real frame issues I'm running at some recommended and over recommended specs. The only complaint I have is that the persuasion system seems broken and never wants to work properly and with not being able to quick-save in dialogue anymore its a bit of a hassle if you actually want to upgrade that skill at all, it's like 80% of the time one option that should be a no brainer for success fails.… Expand
  12. BluCosmic
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    I have hope for this game, enjoying my time so far. Brings me back! Not as bad as people here say lol this game doesn't deserve all these 1s a d 0s. Anything under a 7 is ridiculous. This is a good game, not outstanding tho.
  13. Breakinger
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    TLDR; Starfield is definitely a big step up since the last games Bethesda have put out. It's not technological marvel or anything revolutionary, but it is very good space RPG experience (not a simulator). Though, I must point out that since release of Baldur's Gate 3, the bar for great RPG experience or even game experience have been upped significantly. Starfield is not perfect and ITLDR; Starfield is definitely a big step up since the last games Bethesda have put out. It's not technological marvel or anything revolutionary, but it is very good space RPG experience (not a simulator). Though, I must point out that since release of Baldur's Gate 3, the bar for great RPG experience or even game experience have been upped significantly. Starfield is not perfect and I can't justify more than 8 as at the end, it's same old BGS experience, for better or worse.

    Narrative wise, it is far superior to it's recent predecessors and gameplay wise, slightly on par with Fallout 4, better with gunplay but relatively worse than Skyrim in exploration. Quests narratives I find very subjective. Some might like Starfield quests more than Skyrim's or Fallout 4's. I find myself enjoying some quests more, some less, but overall, they're pretty enjoyable, but definitely not S tier type of writing or plots. Bethesda did put lot more work in companions which is very noticeable compared to almost one dimensional followers in Skyrim or Fallout 4 with only exception of Serana from Skyrim's Dawnguard DLC. It's might be fair to say, they did learn their lesson with Serana and improved it. Though, they still struggle with face animations with all NPCs which is very noticeable when you spend most of the time talking. Compared to other recent releases, Bethesda is still stuck in old gen. Graphically, It's pretties game they made (which shouldn't be a surprise) and generally a good looking game graphically and artistically. BGS never disappoints with their hand crafted locations, which then brings us to now procedural stuff. In short - it's underwhelming. There is almost no reason to justify to stray of course of any quest to land on random, procedurally generated planet tile when there's almost nothing to do. Most planets are empty which shouldn't be a surprise as space is well... empty. But content wise, there is almost nothing to do besides running to one point of interest to another which are all randomly placed. They often repeat and provide only resources which is fine but gets boring very fast. Also what villain in Bethesda decided to cut vehicles from game? The only times I found myself landing on planets is to gather lacking resources or to build outpost, other than that, it's boring and sometimes tedious experience. Another flaw can be seen with spaceships - there's not much stuff do with them except having random encounters, few dog fights and fast travel. It's really underwhelming when you can't do much with Spaceships when game offers such a great spaceship building system which easily can become addictive and huge time sink. I found myself enjoying Starfield when playing as I've played any other BGS game - doing quests and just doing whatever I want in general. You're not pressured to do spaceship stuff if you don't want to, you're not obliged to explore all 1000 planets and you're not forced to finish main quest or any quest if you don't like them or want to switch to other. Hell, I'd say Starfield offers much more freedom in this regard then any previous titles. Overall game is solid experience and should be played at least once if you're RPG fan or BGS games fan, though I'd warn against picking this game up if you expect space sim, which will leave you terribly disappointed. It's Narrative explorative RPG through and through with it's short comings but with very big strengths.    … Expand
  14. rbarton1990
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    I have played over 40 hours. I think the game is wonderful and wonderfully flawed. I think those that give it less than a 5 did not temper their expectations. Everyone is expecting a masterpiece with every game, I expected this game to get reviewed bombed because the average consumer's level of satisfaction is impossible to obtain. Its not perfect, but there are gems to be found in thisI have played over 40 hours. I think the game is wonderful and wonderfully flawed. I think those that give it less than a 5 did not temper their expectations. Everyone is expecting a masterpiece with every game, I expected this game to get reviewed bombed because the average consumer's level of satisfaction is impossible to obtain. Its not perfect, but there are gems to be found in this game. I will try to give a level-headed review of the game:

    Bad: It is buggy at times, you will be in loading screens A LOT, planet exploration is repetitive, inventory management and other UI leaves something to be desired, you are in pockets of worlds and space that make the universe seem small. Also the Main story is uninspired in my opinion.

    Counter point: However this isn't a space sim, exploration isn't really the focus of the game for better or for worse. I say this because if you just explore the game may seem empty, but if you focus on quests, which there are SO SO SO Many, then it brings life to the dead backdrop. Also some of these flaws like bugs are just Bethesda-esque and did not surprise me at all.

    The good: The planets, the cities, the unique encounters and quests are so fun that they bring the universe to life. The ship building, outpost building, the boarding of ships and space combat really do scratch that itch everyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the stars has had. The skill system and combat I think are great. The side and faction quests are some of the best they have ever made. I can't put it down. Despite its flaws, I think there is a lot of good in this game that I fully expect to play for a long long time.

    Neutral: I am playing on Xbox Series X, I do not care that is 30fps, and that its bethesda graphics. It works for me. I acknowledge some people hate this. I don't think this should matter to anyone.

    It is truly a Bethesda game that has not strayed far from its forbearers, if you expect a similar game to its predecessors with improved mechanics in some areas but lacking some Quality of Life improvements and fluidity, I think you will enjoy this game.    … Expand
  15. Eclipse_UK
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    The game is great when you can get the game running smoothly with DLSS mods and other stuff to change the performance. I'm enjoying the game a lot I'm 50+ hours in and I'm still exploring and finding new things to do. In my time playing I've experienced 1 major bug stopping me from doing a quest but apart from that and the performance on PC I've not had any other issues.
  16. Naixul
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Bethesda gives some good crack.
    Under 7 reviews must be from TikTok generation & PS players.
  17. creatorandsourc
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    It is not lie that this game is probably one of the worst Space Adventure Experiences of the past decades, with a disappointing menu based exploration and empty planets, which is kind of realistic but for a game experience ends up being underwhelming.

    And the looks, dear god, the looks are Skyrim but worse in some times, the main city looks straight outta a PS3 game, even **** GTAVI FOR    It is not lie that this game is probably one of the worst Space Adventure Experiences of the past decades, with a disappointing menu based exploration and empty planets, which is kind of realistic but for a game experience ends up being underwhelming.

    And the looks, dear god, the looks are Skyrim but worse in some times, the main city looks straight outta a PS3 game, even **** GTAVI FOR THE XBOX looks better than that city.

    Then why the 8? If this is a flop and one of the worst games of all time.

    Starfield is a beautiful world, probably the best they've ever made, full of life when you decide to go where the map tells you, beautifully crafted cities (except New Atlantis) with lots of interesting stories, NPCs and things to do.

    It is been a long time since a story made me feel I was really doing anything because I decided to do it, if you want to screw the Constellation story, you can get lost in hours and hours of high quality content with the seal of Bethesda. This is no different to how I felt when I played Fallout 3 and Morrowind for the first time, and I am glad this seal has not disappeared over time.

    Gunfight is pure cream, the enemies might be annoying because the map is separated in levels, but firing weapons feels satisfying, but i gotta say that the mechanics related to modifications of Weapons and armor feels useless, not so different from the Fallout 4 experience.

    Characters are alright, every person feels real and has a lot of interesting pieces of dialog, from the characters in Constellation, to that ma'am in the Trade Authority, and the kid that asks you to buy a book about Dragons.

    And It's been my first 10 hours of gameplay, and I have a lot to do for the next days.

    The RPG experience feels out of a classic bethesda game, haven't felt so Free since Morrowind, it is no Baldur's Gate, but the amount of options and things you can do is overhwelming, it makes you feel like the character you're roleplaying with, which was one of the things I was more skeptical, but ended up being amazing.

    And don't make me get started in the potential of mods, just a week after release there's almost 200 mods available for the game, making the experience better and doing what bethesda can't do, and also the power of expansions (which i hope are free thanks to the Microsoft partnership, it's ok to dream).

    This game is eternal, it might not be what everyone expected, it is flawed to the core of exploration, but it features a beautiful UNIVERSE and a beautiful experience when it comes to roleplaying, a game that took me back in time to the good old days of Gaming, maybe we are living a new good era of gaming.    … Expand
  18. J_Marston
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Si te sacas de la cabeza las altas expectativas (si, vendieron un poco de humo) y dejas de poner el foco en sus puntos flojos, se convierte en un juego muy disfrutable. Hay que dejarse llevar por su universo sin exigirle mas de lo que es o pretende ser.

    No todo lo que propone el juego es destacable, pero en su conjunto funciona muy bien y es una gran experiencia. Tal vez le hubiese    Si te sacas de la cabeza las altas expectativas (si, vendieron un poco de humo) y dejas de poner el foco en sus puntos flojos, se convierte en un juego muy disfrutable. Hay que dejarse llevar por su universo sin exigirle mas de lo que es o pretende ser.

    No todo lo que propone el juego es destacable, pero en su conjunto funciona muy bien y es una gran experiencia.

    Tal vez le hubiese sentado mejor que fuera menos ambicioso, por ejemplo reducirlo a unos pocos sistemas solares, pero que sea todo mas "artesanal", cuidado y variado.

    Le doy un 8 por ahora. No tengo dudas que con el tiempo lo van a pulir, mejorar, agregar contenido, mods, etc. y podría superar el 9.

    Para los que no lo jugaron, les dejo algunos puntos que van a tener que aceptar o asumir rápido para pasar a disfrutar de este gran juego:

    - Probablemente la exploración y viajes no sea lo que esperabas, o te resulte mas limitada de lo que dieron a entender previamente.

    - IA mediocre.

    - El gunplay y el combate no es gran cosa, pero es bastante bueno para ser de Bethesda y entretenido.

    - Hay muchas pantallas de cargas, aunque son rápidas puede molestar un poco hasta que te acostumbras.

    - Algunas animaciones sobre todo las faciales son anticuadas. Además la sincronización labial es pésima.
    (Estamos en 2023, hay detalles que Bethesda o un AAA de este calibre tendría que cuidar a esta altura.)

    - En cuanto a diálogos, guion, personajes, tramas/subtramas, etc. Es irregular pero en general esta bien en esos aspectos. Hay misiones secundarias que me han gustado mas que las principales.

    - Si, lógicamente tiene bugs... Pero en mi experiencia, en una cantidad totalmente aceptable.
    Nada que arruine la experiencia como paso Ciberpunk 2077 (salvo que seas obsesivo)

    - Hay situaciones o lugares que parecen un copia y pega, no se si debe al contenido aleatorio o procedural    … Expand
  19. skyrimgoat
    Sep 11, 2023
    8
    Decent game much like other bethesdas with the gameplay loop, crafting, etc etc. Seems very moddable and will probably be an amazing game with mods. Otherwise it does feel kinda empty and I miss the fallout world so
  20. TUFcookie
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Game is pretty solid only thing that I find wrong with it is the PC performance but I can still play it aight on my machine. Easily deserves the 8/10 rating everyone who gives it super low score just hates bethesda games or is just coping
  21. ASTR0_J0HN
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    The game is pretty good, the story might be a little bland and simple, but the side missions are just incredible and fun. The game mechanics may not be perfect, but I think that the notion that they are straight up terrible i think is false.I think the game mechanics do the job, and the customization is pretty cool. Exploring planets is pretty cool, there are some planets that can beThe game is pretty good, the story might be a little bland and simple, but the side missions are just incredible and fun. The game mechanics may not be perfect, but I think that the notion that they are straight up terrible i think is false.I think the game mechanics do the job, and the customization is pretty cool. Exploring planets is pretty cool, there are some planets that can be empty, saying that you cannot go into a gas giant planet as a complaint is pretty stupid, same with going into stars. The space travel is not as important to me, I think that the ship customization however, is amazing. Overall, I think the game is good, and is a good Xbox exclusive.… Expand
  22. ienjoystarfield
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Played for 7 hours. Hated it. Refunded it.

    Spent the whole next day rethinking my decision. Rebought it, played non-stop and now I'm on new game +.

    Love it now.
  23. Seonoro91
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    Después de 55 horas de juego en steam opino:
    Soy un gran fanatico del espacio y todo lo relacionado, temas futuristicos y post apocalipticos; con Starfield despues de ver los videos y demas estos años Esperaba un fallout o un skyrim en el espacio, el juego es precisamente eso pero mejorado.
    Ir a hacer una mision principal y de camino encontrarte una base o nave y terminar en la otra    Después de 55 horas de juego en steam opino:
    Soy un gran fanatico del espacio y todo lo relacionado, temas futuristicos y post apocalipticos; con Starfield despues de ver los videos y demas estos años Esperaba un fallout o un skyrim en el espacio, el juego es precisamente eso pero mejorado.
    Ir a hacer una mision principal y de camino encontrarte una base o nave y terminar en la otra punta de la galaxia matando piratas, la diversidad de misiones diferentes y posibilidades es abrumadora, no llevaré ni un 20% de la historia en 55 horas de juego.
    La personalizacion de armas es una pasada con un arsenal totalmente customizable y modificable con mas de 15 timos de diferentes municiones.
    Los trajes mas de lo mismo, desde ropa comun a traje espacial con mucha posibilidades de mejoras.
    El editor de naves es impresionante las posibilidades de hacer lo que quieras son reales, desde construir un caza a una cuadrado gigantesco con 100k de capacidad de carga... la unica pega es que las naves son un añadido secundario y ese es un punto negativo, tendria que haber sido mas protagonista la nave, el pilotaje y los viajes no solo pantallas de carga, espero que los modders trabajen en esto para un futuro.
    La construcción de bases todavia ni la he tocado asi que imaginate la de posibilidades que tienes en el juego.
    No he tenido ningun bug en todo este tiempo ni visual ni problemas de scripts asi que no opino de las recopilaciones de tik tok.
    El rendimiento es algo flojito y sobre todo por el error de no incluir el DLSS que es una de las mejores herramientas para ayudar a la optimización, aun así a 1080p con una 2060, un R5 2600 y 32GB de RAM estoy jugando el alto a 50-60 fps muy fluido
    Starfield es todo lo que esperas de bethesda, un universo para perderse y crear tu propia historia por eso mi nota es un 8 y con muchas posibilidades de mejoprar mucho con los mods    … Expand
  24. SteinHermes
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Gostei muito do jogo StarField, pois ele cumpre com a proposta de oferecer uma experiência de RPG no espaço. No entanto, algumas áreas deixam a desejar, como os requisitos artísticos dos personagens, que poderiam ser mais elaborados. Além disso, encontrei alguns bugs durante minha jornada, e a IA dos personagens pode ser um pouco problemática em certos momentos. No geral, é uma experiênciaGostei muito do jogo StarField, pois ele cumpre com a proposta de oferecer uma experiência de RPG no espaço. No entanto, algumas áreas deixam a desejar, como os requisitos artísticos dos personagens, que poderiam ser mais elaborados. Além disso, encontrei alguns bugs durante minha jornada, e a IA dos personagens pode ser um pouco problemática em certos momentos. No geral, é uma experiência divertida, mas essas falhas podem atrapalhar a imersão… Expand
  25. FuronMothership
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    I'm about to be real. I'm sorry, but if you're so out of touch and privileged that seeing a pronoun choice in an RPG character creation screen is enough to make you cry rage for TWO AND A HALF MINUTES, you're fragile af and you deserve ridicule.

    Pick something and move on like a normal person. The only people who are getting upset at this are middle-aged white dudes who are having an    I'm about to be real. I'm sorry, but if you're so out of touch and privileged that seeing a pronoun choice in an RPG character creation screen is enough to make you cry rage for TWO AND A HALF MINUTES, you're fragile af and you deserve ridicule.

    Pick something and move on like a normal person. The only people who are getting upset at this are middle-aged white dudes who are having an existential crisis and are upset that the world has moved on around their tiny worldview bubble.

    Imagine if I, a gay man, threw this type of unhinged tantrum because the majority of video game protagonists are middle-aged white men. Nathan Drake, Kratos, Adam Jensen, Arthur Morga, John Marston, 90% of GTA protagonists (GTA V had TWO straight white male protagonists), CoD campaign protagonists, Master Chief, Mario, Starkiller, Vito Scaletta, Ezio Auditore, Desmond Miles, and the list goes on and on. Despite having zero options, I have enjoyed ALL of these games. imagine if I refused to play games if the protagonist was a straight white man. I would have a game library of like 20 games throughout my whole life.

    Let other people feel included in this hobby. There are 8 billion people on planet Earth, and not all of them are straight white men. Let the rest of us have some representation. You'll live. Your precious escapism will be fine. And if pronouns, words that permeate the entirety of the language you speak every day, are enough to annoy or irritate you, you're perfectly free to die mad about it. The world and human society will continue to move on as it has always done.    … Expand
  26. Novalith
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    The game isn't perfect, and has a few faults that I consider pretty glaring. But even with this, the game is a LOT Of fun to play. Most of these glaring issues are things that I imagine will be patched out early in the games life. some of the MOST egregious issues include:

    -Poor PC Performance (FPS dips to ~30fps on my machine should not happen, but in Starfield it does sometimes.) -NPCs    The game isn't perfect, and has a few faults that I consider pretty glaring. But even with this, the game is a LOT Of fun to play. Most of these glaring issues are things that I imagine will be patched out early in the games life. some of the MOST egregious issues include:

    -Poor PC Performance (FPS dips to ~30fps on my machine should not happen, but in Starfield it does sometimes.)
    -NPCs do not react at all if you aim your gun at them, shoot around them without hitting them, etc.

    There are also a few design choices that I are not issues for me personally, but may impact other's decision to buy. Namely, the lack of a minimap (which I turn off in many games anyway) or in fact a functional land map of any kind. It doesn't end up being that bad outside of cities where a map would be nice to see the various building locations. For everywhere else, things are spread out and POIs are trackable via your scanner.

    But outside of these flaws, the game is well written with a great soundtrack, has cool lore and fun RPG Mechanics. I am fully enjoying the game and will see many, MANY more hours in the future (Especially when the modding scene takes off).

    If you were hoping for some deeply intricate space simulation game, if you were thinking of No Man's Sky with more content, if you were thinking Elite Dangerous as an RPG, this is not what you'll get and you will be disappointed. If you were hoping for a classic Bethesda RPG in the vein of Oblivion or Fallout 3, with a space theme thrown on top and some interesting new features, you'll be beyond thrilled.

    I think the story is well made, I think the exploration has good moments alongside moments of mysterious isolation. I will say this: the game isn't revolutionary. It isn't breaking new ground. It has elements that are dated. But I do not require a game to be the newest and best to enjoy it and rate it highly.

    As a final note: Many professional reviewers emphasized "Getting to New Game+ as quickly as possible". I understand why they say this, having done so at their request, but I think it was OVER sold. You do unlock a small amount of additional gameplay content when you get to NG+, and it definitely has Lore reasons to do it. Personally I think it's "the right way to play" (whatever that means), and I think the reason it's pushed so heavily is because many people, like my brother, didn't beat Skyrim's main quest until like 10 years after Skyrim's launch and in the case of Starfield it would be a huge loss to never experience NG+ in the game. BUT if the thought of playing strictly to the main story and moving briskly through the main story upsets you and would limit your enjoyment of the game, then it's definitely not something that should stand in the way of you enjoying the newest Bethesda IP and having a blast in Starfield.    … Expand
  27. throwaw
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Is Starfield Bethesda's best game? no. Is it their worse game? also, no, that title still goes to Fallout 76.

    Is the main story the best? no. But the side faction and non-main quests more than make up for it. If you didn't go into this game expecting Star citizen or No Man's Sky 2.0, you will find something to like, remember, never blindly trust anything Todd Howard ever says. The    Is Starfield Bethesda's best game? no. Is it their worse game? also, no, that title still goes to Fallout 76.

    Is the main story the best? no. But the side faction and non-main quests more than make up for it.

    If you didn't go into this game expecting Star citizen or No Man's Sky 2.0, you will find something to like, remember, never blindly trust anything Todd Howard ever says.

    The graphics are nothing to write home about, but are certainly not heavily outdated, I don't get other people having problems with facial animations and the like, everything looks fine for me.

    If anything people should be praising Bethesda, for the first time in recent memory, they've released a game without outright game-breaking bugs, from what I've seen. Plus, the modding potential is absolutely immense.    … Expand
  28. slimfood88
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Tiene un apartado artístico excelente los interiores muy mimados han hecho magia con este engine
  29. Spctate
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Starfield is a Bethesda game through and through and the experience is similar in a lot of ways to other BGS games. The big difference in Starfield is with scale, the scale of the game in locations is just absolutely massive! Even with 70+ hours in the game I cannot say I have even come close to exploring everything.

    A lot of people out there are either rating the game as a 10 or as a    Starfield is a Bethesda game through and through and the experience is similar in a lot of ways to other BGS games. The big difference in Starfield is with scale, the scale of the game in locations is just absolutely massive! Even with 70+ hours in the game I cannot say I have even come close to exploring everything.

    A lot of people out there are either rating the game as a 10 or as a 0-3. None of these, I think, are truly honest reviews. Starfield is a game that has strengths and weaknesses. There are parts of the game that are really good and there are parts that are flawed.

    First the strengths:
    - Exploration in this game is something that truly feels like exploring. With the massive scale of the game, differences in the environments, and alien nature of those environments Starfield really does make you feel like you’re visiting another world. - Customization is something that exists in multiple areas of the game with you being able to customize your spacesuit, ship, weapons, outposts, and houses. The customization is non-trivial here! The shipbuilder especially gives you a lot of freedom in how you do things and you can build anything from a smaller fighter craft to a massive cargo hauler. Starfield also introduces research to the game which is interesting and makes you work to unlock powerful attachments.

    - Quests, I find that the story and quests in Starfield are more varied and interesting than in previous BGS games. There’s something for everyone with quests delving into stealth, horror-combat, investigation, and spying. - Weapons in Starfield are interesting and there are some cool weapon types that are very fun to use!

    - RPG systems in the game are an improvement. Your background, factions, and accomplishments all give you new dialogue and sometimes even ways around things! - Progression in Starfield is varied and you can to build your character how you want while still needing to actually fit the play style to progress with the perks you are choosing.

    - The world built here is interesting and it shows that BGS has not lost its chops for this kind of work!

    - The New Game+ mechanic is refreshing for a BGS game allowing you to start in a new game while keeping your characters progression (though not their items!)

    And now, flaws:

    - Quests. While overall I say the quests in Starfield are well written, the first part of the main quest line is a little boring and the very first quest doesn’t make much sense. After the first maybe 1/4 of the quest line it gets a lot better but that what’s really missing is a hook to grab your interest.

    - Exploration in Starfield can sometimes be frustrating! You land on a planet to go to a location or even decide to go exploring and everything is 500m+ away! I understand that this is realistic for a sparsely populated planet but you’d think there would be some gamification of this so that it wouldn’t be as frustrating.

    - Enemy AI is dumb! Enemies do not fire enough at you and they react poorly. This can make combat too easy and you don’t get to use all of the fun guns in interesting ways.

    - Bugs! Starfield has all the same types of bugs as every other BGS game. This can be funny sometimes, even charming, but it is something that loses its charm when you see it too often. Starfield isn’t bad for BGS but you’d expect better given the work that went into this game.

    - Nothing in Starfield is explained well! Starfield introduces massive scale and multiple new systems to gamers but it doesn’t explain most of it. This includes how the planets show up on the map, to ship part power requirements, to some of the UI functionality. Now that I have almost three days of play time I understand things but it was frustrating at first.

    - The economy in Starfield is unbalanced. You get huge amounts of credits for everything so that you can pay for starships and their mods but it makes everything else laughably cheap. I currently have over 400,000 credits on my character and the most expensive guns right now may cost 20k-40k. Resources are even cheaper costing only a few ~300CR per resource meaning that outposts, research, and equipment upgrades are easy to do and very cheap.


    Overall:

    Common complaints about Starfield are trivial in my own view, such as flying planet to planet (which you CAN do, it just takes hours). If Bethesda made flying planet to planet gamified where it takes no time at all people would complain about realism but BGS made them far apart and now people are complaining about warp loading screens. A lot of the complaints about Starfield are people being very harsh on the game and these complaints should not alter the overall perception of what is a solid game.

    Despite its flaws and because of its strengths, when I sit down to play Starfield I have a very good time and I see myself playing it for hundreds of hours. I think that some fixes are in order but I am confident when I say that Starfield is an 8/10    … Expand
  30. Rrusciguy
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Extremely captivating game, just can't stop playing it. Performs very well on my PC and haven't had a crash or major bug as of yet after 78 hours. Easy to get lost in a branching path of side missions and completely forget what you were doing before.
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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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Metascore
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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