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  1. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Great game with a ton of things to explore but poorly optimized even for high end hardware.
  2. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Lamentablemente, el viaje espacial en Starfield no cumplió con mis expectativas. Las mecánicas de vuelo y exploración espacial son limitadas y carecen de profundidad, lo que resulta en una experiencia decepcionante. Además, la variedad de armas en el juego es escasa, lo que limita las opciones de combate y puede hacer que se vuelva monótono a largo plazo. Por otro lado, los NPC en el juegoLamentablemente, el viaje espacial en Starfield no cumplió con mis expectativas. Las mecánicas de vuelo y exploración espacial son limitadas y carecen de profundidad, lo que resulta en una experiencia decepcionante. Además, la variedad de armas en el juego es escasa, lo que limita las opciones de combate y puede hacer que se vuelva monótono a largo plazo. Por otro lado, los NPC en el juego tienen una inteligencia artificial bastante básica y carecen de interacciones significativas, lo que les resta realismo y profundidad. Aunque Starfield tiene sus puntos fuertes, como sus visuales impresionantes e historia, estos aspectos negativos impactan en la experiencia general del juego. Con algunas mejoras y actualizaciones, Starfield podría convertirse en un juego de culto. Por ahora, le doy una nota de 7/10. Expand
  3. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The game is just good, nothing revolutionary. Yes, it has some new mechanics like flying into space, but the realization of space travel and space battles leaves much to be desired. And everything else looks the same: here and hanging around NPCs with grimaces on their faces, the old engine with its frequent downloads makes itself felt. Optimization as I think could be better, graphicsThe game is just good, nothing revolutionary. Yes, it has some new mechanics like flying into space, but the realization of space travel and space battles leaves much to be desired. And everything else looks the same: here and hanging around NPCs with grimaces on their faces, the old engine with its frequent downloads makes itself felt. Optimization as I think could be better, graphics sometimes gives beautiful landscapes, but not so much to squeeze out of the top graphics cards all the power. From the good except that more or less pleasant shooting and some quests are not bad, well and in the end the game is monumental, I think in the game you can spend a lot of time. Expand
  4. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    It's very mid. I'll just the issues. Boring story, no land vehicles, so much loading, pointless base building.

    Lots of good moments as well though.
  5. Sep 11, 2023
    7
    This is a good game but could have been much better with different imagination and management. As it is, this is a new gen version of Skyrim or Fallout. In fact it even comes across as less exciting than those games because by now we're familiar with the Skyrim/Fallout experience.

    In my opinion they should have focused on aiming higher than Skyrim/Fallout 4 instead of trying to emulate
    This is a good game but could have been much better with different imagination and management. As it is, this is a new gen version of Skyrim or Fallout. In fact it even comes across as less exciting than those games because by now we're familiar with the Skyrim/Fallout experience.

    In my opinion they should have focused on aiming higher than Skyrim/Fallout 4 instead of trying to emulate those experiences exactly. The whole thing is a little too familiar and definitely a letdown when you consider the years and years of hype. If anything this game feels old fashioned in 2023.

    If you're okay playing a new version of Skyrim or Fallout then this is exactly that! Definitely big and expansive just like those games were. You can put a lot of hours into Starfield if you don't get bored and bounce off first.

    Don't buy a Series X just for this! If you already have GamePass then of course you've already downloaded it and played it for yourself.

    7/10
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  6. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Worst perfomance even on Nvidia 3k series. This game forced me to buy a new RX 7800 XT to have some fun but now I have to wait when the card will come.
    No russian language! "Thank you"
    Ru community must do own translation because Bethesda and Microsoft show their faces. Not all russian live in Russia and not all stay with its political decesioins. The game is boring and loading screens
    Worst perfomance even on Nvidia 3k series. This game forced me to buy a new RX 7800 XT to have some fun but now I have to wait when the card will come.
    No russian language! "Thank you"
    Ru community must do own translation because Bethesda and Microsoft show their faces. Not all russian live in Russia and not all stay with its political decesioins.
    The game is boring and loading screens made me sad so game was deleted before it will be playable by community.
    I do not recommend to buy the game in its current state.
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  7. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The first 10 or so hours are boring af, the graphics are “good”, but for a $70 game, and for when it was made, pretty bad, also, the optimization is terrible, games made 5 years prior look at about the same, but play way better.

    Gameplay wise, as I mentioned before, the start is VERY boring, and combat is pretty bad as well, the ai of most enemies is non-existent, and difficulty seemingly
    The first 10 or so hours are boring af, the graphics are “good”, but for a $70 game, and for when it was made, pretty bad, also, the optimization is terrible, games made 5 years prior look at about the same, but play way better.

    Gameplay wise, as I mentioned before, the start is VERY boring, and combat is pretty bad as well, the ai of most enemies is non-existent, and difficulty seemingly only increases enemy health, making them incredibly spongy, sometimes requiring more than 5 mags, just to kill one enemy, this makes the ammo economy absolutely terrible, I often have to just melee everyone because I run out of ammo.

    One more notable, thing, is the inability to fast travel directly from a planet’s atmosphere, to a position on it, without going through a few menu. (You can fast travel from planet to planet, and solar system to solar system without menus though).
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  8. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Good game, nothing innovative or revolutionnary:
    It really is Skyrim in space.
    Gameplay looks and feels better than what we saw during gameplay trailers/teasers, lots of possiblities. Story is not fantastic or bad, it's mid. Quest design, HUD, game engine, RPG aspects of the game look outdated. Optimization wise, it's bad.. can't even hold 60fps on a 3070 w/ ryzen 7 5800X on
    Good game, nothing innovative or revolutionnary:
    It really is Skyrim in space.

    Gameplay looks and feels better than what we saw during gameplay trailers/teasers, lots of possiblities.
    Story is not fantastic or bad, it's mid.

    Quest design, HUD, game engine, RPG aspects of the game look outdated.
    Optimization wise, it's bad.. can't even hold 60fps on a 3070 w/ ryzen 7 5800X on 1440p, had to install optimized settings mods to get them.

    That's what the game feels like.. a Starfield game template for modders to cleanse the game from bugs, crashes and all kind of problem.

    Would not recommend buying at full price, just get gamepass for a month..
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  9. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Ambitious and impressive game. Sadly quite boring most of the time. Gameplay is mostly absent throughout. Story and characters are also missing. It's a fantastic world more than a game proper.
  10. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Starts very slow and takes quite a bit of time to be fully immersed. The Good
    -Once the story gets going it’s good
    -The side missions are great -Exploration is good The Bad -The menu and UI are trash -No map -Buggy -Graphics look dated, nothing looks next gen, ugly character models -So many loading screens -30fps sucks IMO, this should’ve been a next gen game The Average -Gunplay is an
    Starts very slow and takes quite a bit of time to be fully immersed. The Good
    -Once the story gets going it’s good
    -The side missions are great -Exploration is good

    The Bad -The menu and UI are trash -No map
    -Buggy
    -Graphics look dated, nothing looks next gen, ugly character models -So many loading screens -30fps sucks IMO, this should’ve been a next gen game

    The Average -Gunplay is an improvement over Fallout but still feels clunky -Having no land vehicles isn’t terrible because you can fast travel but it would’ve been a nice feature -Ship combat is mediocre Ultimately, it’s a prototypical BGS game. They tell great stories and offer great exploration but they’re never well polished games. It’s good and will eventually be great because modders will once again bail it out.
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  11. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    I like it, kinda disappointed cause they tell us this would be the best game in the history and it's not even close, but still a very good game, a lot of hours of content, recommended
  12. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Bethesda had the chance to craft a masterpiece, but...

    -Game Engine: Just another patch. Same bugs, same emotionless faces, same camera angles... A part of me feels like I'm replaying Fallout 4/Skyrim but with spaceships. -AI: An "artificial intelligence" where the "intelligence" part is notably missing. -Difficulty: When you ramp up the game's difficulty, all you get is enemies
    Bethesda had the chance to craft a masterpiece, but...

    -Game Engine: Just another patch. Same bugs, same emotionless faces, same camera angles... A part of me feels like I'm replaying Fallout 4/Skyrim but with spaceships.

    -AI: An "artificial intelligence" where the "intelligence" part is notably missing.

    -Difficulty: When you ramp up the game's difficulty, all you get is enemies with more health that turn into bullet sponges.

    -Spaceships: Extremely simplistic spaceship combat, plus you can't travel freely. This makes spaceship customization wholly irrelevant and merely cosmetic.

    -Content: Many entirely empty planets, and yes, I understand it's a game set in space, which is mostly void... but above all, it's a game. And a game with so much empty content is a mediocre game. Period.

    -Narrative: Nothing standout. Characters lack charisma.

    - Technical Aspects: Poor optimization. No native HDR support. No native DLSS support. No Ray Tracing. Technically, it's like a 2010 Indie game.

    Despite everything, the game is enjoyable, and I'm having a good time playing it. However, I can't turn a blind eye to Bethesda's laziness and complacency.
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  13. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    In my opinion, Starfield is a good game, but one of the biggest problems of this game is the creation engine 2, which I think Bethesda should have worked on because the character animations are not interesting. On the other hand, the game world is empty, according to Bethesda, who says that out of 1000 planets, only 100 of them have life and those 100 do not have that many details. IIn my opinion, Starfield is a good game, but one of the biggest problems of this game is the creation engine 2, which I think Bethesda should have worked on because the character animations are not interesting. On the other hand, the game world is empty, according to Bethesda, who says that out of 1000 planets, only 100 of them have life and those 100 do not have that many details. I wish he made the game with unreal engine 5, in my opinion, it would have improved a lot, it would have affected the NPCs and the game environment. But in general, Starfield is not a bad game, but it cannot be called a very good or great game either. Expand
  14. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Starfield isn’t a bad game, it’s good, not great or exceptional, just good. Why it is disappointing to many is due to several reasons.. first being lied to in marketing and secondly because it basically feels like a 15 year old game. There is nothing next gen about it, there is no innovation. No, it even lacks the things that always made Bethesda RPGs so special, as the exploration andStarfield isn’t a bad game, it’s good, not great or exceptional, just good. Why it is disappointing to many is due to several reasons.. first being lied to in marketing and secondly because it basically feels like a 15 year old game. There is nothing next gen about it, there is no innovation. No, it even lacks the things that always made Bethesda RPGs so special, as the exploration and secret wonders to discover are greatly reduced in comparison to older Bethesda titles. It can absolutely be fun and addictive but has so many flaws and unfulfilled potential, that it essentially becomes both, fun and disappointing in equal measures, when it’s fun it’s an 8 and when it’s clunky and boring it’s a 5 so I can sadly only give it a 7, especially since performance even on my PC is really bad for a last gen looking title. It would even be bad if it looked like a next gen title, which it never does. Expand
  15. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Juego con mucha paja sin sustancia... demasiadas pantallas de carga para todo, "viajes" espaciales hechos sin ganas, varias misiones no hay por donde cogerlas de lo simples que son, narrativa y expresiones de los npc muy cuestionables.

    ¿1000 planetas para qué? menos cantidad y mas calidad. La historia no está mal, los diseños de las naves molan, el gunplay está muy bien. Experiencia
    Juego con mucha paja sin sustancia... demasiadas pantallas de carga para todo, "viajes" espaciales hechos sin ganas, varias misiones no hay por donde cogerlas de lo simples que son, narrativa y expresiones de los npc muy cuestionables.

    ¿1000 planetas para qué? menos cantidad y mas calidad.

    La historia no está mal, los diseños de las naves molan, el gunplay está muy bien. Experiencia bethesda.
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  16. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    People are giving this game a (10 - Game of the Year) rating and a (0 - Horrible) rating, but this game is neither of those. It offers a descent Bethesda-style experience.

    If you're looking for an RPG with a compelling story and numerous independent side stories, this game is for you. However, if you're seeking an exploration-driven game, don't bother because it's not that type of game,
    People are giving this game a (10 - Game of the Year) rating and a (0 - Horrible) rating, but this game is neither of those. It offers a descent Bethesda-style experience.

    If you're looking for an RPG with a compelling story and numerous independent side stories, this game is for you. However, if you're seeking an exploration-driven game, don't bother because it's not that type of game, despite what someone may have suggested before its release.

    Yes, it has bugs, but they're not significant enough to ruin the experience. Initially, I was going to give it an 8 out of 10, but the facial expressions really bothered me, especially since I had just come from playing another RPG that handled them so well. Therefore, a 7/10 rating feels more appropriate to me.

    In conclusion, it has its flaws, but if you like or love Bethesda games, you'll definitely enjoy it, making it worth the full price on PC. If you can play it with a pass, even better.
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  17. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    No hay duda de que no es un mal juego. pero tampoco hay duda de que no es lo que prometieron. Y es que falla en sus mecánicas más prometedoras y se queda en un juego de rol del montón ambientado en el espacio. Puede ser divertido y aburrido al mismo tiempo. Puede ser grande y muy pequeño a la vez. El rendimiento en pc es caótico. Puede ir de maravilla en un mapa abierto de superficie,No hay duda de que no es un mal juego. pero tampoco hay duda de que no es lo que prometieron. Y es que falla en sus mecánicas más prometedoras y se queda en un juego de rol del montón ambientado en el espacio. Puede ser divertido y aburrido al mismo tiempo. Puede ser grande y muy pequeño a la vez. El rendimiento en pc es caótico. Puede ir de maravilla en un mapa abierto de superficie, puede ir a tirones en un espacio cerrado con 4 npcs o puede bajar misteriosamente de fps en los menús. No es el peor juego de Bethesda pero tampoco es el mejor. Expand
  18. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Let's take a serious analysis since many sites out there prefer to earn a few bucks before sending a decent review.

    The game has a very good premise and is fun to play, the ship modifications are really cool... The graphics don't even mention it, more for the objects themselves, the world around them... That's really cool. However, many things in the game seem to be delayed in time,
    Let's take a serious analysis since many sites out there prefer to earn a few bucks before sending a decent review.

    The game has a very good premise and is fun to play, the ship modifications are really cool... The graphics don't even mention it, more for the objects themselves, the world around them... That's really cool.

    However, many things in the game seem to be delayed in time, such as the characters' speeches, the enemies' AI, and the players' movement through the "open world".

    It's unbelievable that a 2023 game has a loading screen all the time, as well as robotic models of the characters when they talk to the player.
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  19. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    It's a great game that suffers from outdated engine and terrible optimization on PC, with the CEO of the Bethesda just saiyng "upgrade your hardware" instead of fixing the problem. It feels like a beta version.
  20. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    old engine graphics like 2014 and still performance problems with current GPUs.
  21. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    This is not skyrim in space, it is oblivion in space. Once you understand that your expectations will be set. This game is very inconsistent. To start several aspects of the game are 10/10, including the art direction, textures, absolute depth of content, sound (and voices), music and atmosphere. The music is superb and the artists did a phenomenal job creating a NASAPunk art style.This is not skyrim in space, it is oblivion in space. Once you understand that your expectations will be set. This game is very inconsistent. To start several aspects of the game are 10/10, including the art direction, textures, absolute depth of content, sound (and voices), music and atmosphere. The music is superb and the artists did a phenomenal job creating a NASAPunk art style.
    However, the game is extremely lazy and incompetent when it comes to other aspects, close to 3/10. This includes the story which is in my opinion 0/10 and the world building and level design. There IS SO MUCH that can be done in space, but the combat is barely different from fallout 4/76. Every conversation with NPCs results in a fetch quest. I s*it you not, in 1 hour in new atlantis I stumbled upon 5 different fetch quests including getting a coffee for a Janitor. What in the actual crap is this? The writers of this game are absolutely incompetent, it feels like a clone of the previous games writing-wise. And the role-playing aspects aren't improved upon since Fallout 3. In fact in FO3 you could role-play more effectively. The quest designers and writers need to be FIRED. The UI design IS ATROCIOUS. It gives me anxiety.
    Finally as always, this game will be endless with mods. Mods will find creativity that bethesda writers and game designers don't have
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  22. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    After several hours in Starfiled I can give my opinion about this rpg. Starting with its technical section, I really expected more with very bad graphics and textures and in other places very well done, with almost no space exploration, which was what excited me the most, the character editor is very well done, I think Starfield He tried to do many things at once, leaving many shortcomingsAfter several hours in Starfiled I can give my opinion about this rpg. Starting with its technical section, I really expected more with very bad graphics and textures and in other places very well done, with almost no space exploration, which was what excited me the most, the character editor is very well done, I think Starfield He tried to do many things at once, leaving many shortcomings in all the areas , the null AI of the enemies, the points of interest that in reality only translate into minimal skirmishes with little sense and their procedural worlds that are only fillers that do not I recommend that you make an effort on it because you are going to be disappointed, it would be better to focus on the main missions if they have more meaning and are more entertaining, I think it is a title that we were all in the clouds of expectation but in my case it did not reach my expectations. This game could perfectly be called Fallout 5. It's as if they had copied things from Skirim, Fallout and other games, with the same sense of missions and mechanics with their procedural worlds that I don't like at all. But not everything is bad, the main missions are entertaining, the creation of the ships, which is their strong point, and the "linearity" that you can have in this game. I emphasize the worst thing is its AI, the truth is that it is the part that most disappointed me, no, being an rpg it must have some difficulty it doesn't matter if you increase the difficulty the nocs don't change their water they are just like a sponge from which they absorb a great amount of bullets haha ​​.. Bethesda should leave this graphics engine and look to the future with other technologies, moders can save this game in a year, maybe it will be in condition. I wish. Expand
  23. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Not a perfect game by a long shot but what it does offer is hours of fun and entertainment, as with Bethesda games it does have a few bugs but nothing that will ruin the enjoyment of the game.
    It takes awhile to get going so just bear with it.
  24. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Requerimientos exagerados y problemas de optimizacion. El juego no es malo, pero no se puede esperar un buen producto con un motor que ya tiene tanta antiguedad.
  25. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Not truly a sense of space exploration when the game is designed to make the player go between menus and travel points but other than that the sci-fi atmosphere and world building is very good, the gunplay is serviceable but could be better imo.
  26. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Poor PC Optimization, slow start, very mediocre story, and delivering nothing new are some of gripes.
    Combat is fluid and it strikes home with skyrim feels. It's overall a good game, but it's important to keep in mind how much development into this game and the hype around it.
    My gripes really aren't justifiable. 7/10 may seem harsh, but maybe I'd go 8/10 on xbox assuming it's optimized
    Poor PC Optimization, slow start, very mediocre story, and delivering nothing new are some of gripes.
    Combat is fluid and it strikes home with skyrim feels. It's overall a good game, but it's important to keep in mind how much development into this game and the hype around it.
    My gripes really aren't justifiable. 7/10 may seem harsh, but maybe I'd go 8/10 on xbox assuming it's optimized better. FYI, I have a top end PC.
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  27. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    It's not a bad game but it has some rough edges.
    i don't like the Inventory, the map especcially in cities and the travelling system.
    Graphics are good but has some weird bugged faces and the performance is not really great in outdoor areas.

    Story is ok, there are nice Quests but also some exeptions.

    7/10 for me
  28. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Good design, high variety A typical story
    The game is unnecessarily heavy(to much loading) my techincal rate is 6.8 but my feeling rate is 9.2 i enjoy the game
  29. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Nothing innovative. Copied formulas from decades old games. The first day or two of this game is boring as hell. You start to realize there's nothing actually great about this game. Illusion of choice (yes or no) dialogue. BG3 is the game of our generation and that development team took the time to give us choices in how we play and talk. Speaking of, you can have dialogue with every NPC.Nothing innovative. Copied formulas from decades old games. The first day or two of this game is boring as hell. You start to realize there's nothing actually great about this game. Illusion of choice (yes or no) dialogue. BG3 is the game of our generation and that development team took the time to give us choices in how we play and talk. Speaking of, you can have dialogue with every NPC.

    I wanted to like this game. But it's MID. No amount of Xbots can change the course of history. Multiple high-budget game this year under the Bethesda banner leaving Microsoft holding the Bethesda bag.

    Todd Howard should be ashamed of himself and his career. They gave us nothing new. Old engine, old crafting style, old dialogue system, outdated ui, outdated inventory, outdated graphics, outdated as hell combat gameplay, typical outdated crappy Ai npc, and more loading screens than I have ever seen.

    They could have cared, I mean so many fkn years spent developing this game. Were they actually working on Starfield? Where did their budget actually go?
    Imagine being a Destiny player and fed up with the NeverChanging seasons. Mid after mid after mid.
    That's how it feels to pick up and play Starfield.

    Who develops a game where the first 15 hours are absolute **** boring, and tedious?

    The only thing I love about this game is that on PC I can toggle Command Mode and remove the self-destructive Weight Capacity mechanic.

    The saddest thing about this entire situation is this-
    Xbox owners have been getting spoonfed games that have been marketed as great for so long that they no longer recognize what makes a game great. So while the rest of the world got to play amazing games like BG3, God of War, Last of Us, (games that pushed the bar for story, graphics, and game design) they were too busy drooling over the likes of Redfall and Starflop.

    No amount of pop-up review sites being given advance copies and $50 can change the fact that this game is 20 years old in design with a half-assed paint job.

    Now I see why Microsoft gave this game away.
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  30. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The good:
    - Graphics are pretty good, except for some of the facial animations that look like they came from the 11-year-old Skyrim.
    - Music is great - Main story is fine, not revolutionary, but holds your interest. - Ship customization is fun - Actually, pretty bug free for a Bethesda game The bad: - Exploration outside of the main quest is virtually pointless. - Far too many
    The good:
    - Graphics are pretty good, except for some of the facial animations that look like they came from the 11-year-old Skyrim.
    - Music is great
    - Main story is fine, not revolutionary, but holds your interest.
    - Ship customization is fun
    - Actually, pretty bug free for a Bethesda game

    The bad:
    - Exploration outside of the main quest is virtually pointless.
    - Far too many loading screens.
    - Enemy AI is as bad as Fallout 4

    Conclusion:
    Not the worst game ever, but not groundbreaking either. I personally would wait about a year until the modding community fixes and adds in all the missing features and makes exploration worthwhile. Then it might bump up to an 8/10 or 9/10 game
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 75
  2. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. 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.
  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. 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.