Starfield

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  3. Negative: 2,464 out of 5711
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  1. Voldemordred
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    This game is the pinnacle of open world gaming. So many fleshed out factions. The game economy is engrossing and well thought out as well. The lore is worthy of having a Netflix CGI series for the backstory. The ship building is a game all by it's self. I have to say the improvements made to the game engine are very much appreciated as well. I remember 3rd person basically being immersionThis game is the pinnacle of open world gaming. So many fleshed out factions. The game economy is engrossing and well thought out as well. The lore is worthy of having a Netflix CGI series for the backstory. The ship building is a game all by it's self. I have to say the improvements made to the game engine are very much appreciated as well. I remember 3rd person basically being immersion breaking in Morrowind. Because your character looked like it was moonwalking. LOL. In Starfield The Lipsyncing is great and in 3rd person your character is firmly planted to the ground and perfectly positioned. To finally make 1st and 3rd person options equally viable ways to play. From the first mission on Kreet I was hooked absorbing all the environmental storytelling about the Terrormorph. And then joining the Vanguard and getting an Aliens 3 styled Quest right from the start. The game is incredible. Todd Howard and his fantastic team really made the game of a generation. And I thank them for it.… Expand
  2. V1N1
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Bão d+, a cara da bethesda! melhor RPG espacial já feito. Compre e seja feliz.
  3. ferdinandqueen
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Starfield is one of the few games that immerses you in a unique environment. Comparing it to Starcitizen or No mans Sky is unfair, starfield has a different atmosphere and mechanics. It is an excellent game. I've been playing it for 83 hours and it's very addictive.
  4. C1B3R3
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    tiene un increible menu de personalizacion te da horas y horas de exploracion aun con alguno que otro bug la verdad si te envuelve, me encanto el detalle que si es posible viajar de planeta en planeta pero tardaria mucho por eso se implementa el viaje rapido, el arbol de habilidades, las armas y combates se sienten variados y fluidos tiene la marca de calidad de bethesda game studios ytiene un increible menu de personalizacion te da horas y horas de exploracion aun con alguno que otro bug la verdad si te envuelve, me encanto el detalle que si es posible viajar de planeta en planeta pero tardaria mucho por eso se implementa el viaje rapido, el arbol de habilidades, las armas y combates se sienten variados y fluidos tiene la marca de calidad de bethesda game studios y puedo decir que es increible, y el tema de que la tierra pueda ser visitable asi como el crafteo de objetos y personalizacion de naves me enamoro de esta joya, decir que este juego no ira nominado a los GOTY seria un absurdo, 10/10… Expand
  5. kozzy420
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Best Bethesda game since Oblivion!

    Combat is improved, graphics are improved, animations are improved, the faction missions are brilliant, the side missions are way better than I expected and its just overall super fun to play. Bethesda is back to what they do best, making wonderful game worlds for people to do there thing in. I wanted to be slick talking space cowboy and I have been    Best Bethesda game since Oblivion!

    Combat is improved, graphics are improved, animations are improved, the faction missions are brilliant, the side missions are way better than I expected and its just overall super fun to play.

    Bethesda is back to what they do best, making wonderful game worlds for people to do there thing in. I wanted to be slick talking space cowboy and I have been able to do that more than I was expecting!

    The game does have issues, such as the map and UI being trash and performance needing improvement, but everything else is top notch. This is my second favorite game of the year for 2023, behind Baldurs Gate 3.

    Have played 52 hours of Starfield so far and LOVE IT! Bethesda is back baby!    … Expand
  6. jojimbo
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Starfield is a great game
  7. GryffinDarkBred
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Ignore 0s They're just pissy Sony fanboys trying to ruin the game's rating.
  8. Caralhao
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Bethesda makes a game, Microsoft buys Bethesda, morons with a Playstation get sad and plan on twitter to review bomb the game, because they can't accept people, especially Xbox Users, are playing a videogame that isn't either an Ubisoft open world clone with more money spent (Horizon, SpiderMan) or an over the shoulder linear action adventure game (God of War, Last of Us, Uncharted etc).Bethesda makes a game, Microsoft buys Bethesda, morons with a Playstation get sad and plan on twitter to review bomb the game, because they can't accept people, especially Xbox Users, are playing a videogame that isn't either an Ubisoft open world clone with more money spent (Horizon, SpiderMan) or an over the shoulder linear action adventure game (God of War, Last of Us, Uncharted etc).

    If you'd like to play a videogame where you have fun, playing a Bethesda game is one of best bets, and Starfield is now the best Bethesda game (although Oblivion will always have a special place in my heart). If you prefer to have Sony spend millions in motion capture to hide the fact that the gameplay in most of their games, the only thing that should actually matter, is just not fun... fine, go play that, just leave the reviews alone.    … Expand
  9. Atyzer
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    This is the deepest sandbox exploration game since Fallout 2. It is a legit space exploration that helps you to understand which star system is located where and which planets surround it. A lot of great fun exploring, shooting on the ground, and shooting in space. It has an amazing starship builder tool to build your unique spaceship.

    Pros: • The game is huge, I'm typically finishing    This is the deepest sandbox exploration game since Fallout 2. It is a legit space exploration that helps you to understand which star system is located where and which planets surround it. A lot of great fun exploring, shooting on the ground, and shooting in space. It has an amazing starship builder tool to build your unique spaceship.

    Pros:
    • The game is huge, I'm typically finishing games within 100 hours, but I'm 120 hours in and still barely explored the game.
    • Great side quests that feel like main quests.
    • Great selection of weapons.
    • Impactful skills that help me to focus on exploration rather than shooting everything.
    • Powerful custom spaceship builder.
    • Amazing sound and music, I mean it's so good I keep music in the background for my work.
    • Interesting sci-fi story with space explorers, space pirates, political struggle, aliens, and artifacts.

    Cons:
    • Graphics look dated on the console, like 4 years dated.
    • Characters don't have depth to them.
    • A lot of recycled content in different locations.
    • Too many loading screens and loading is slow even on fast SSD.    … Expand
  10. LorenzoP3
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Uno dei miei giochi preferiti di sempre per ora ho collezionato 50 ore e chissà cosa ci aspetta il futuro
  11. l0rdz0rk
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    That classic Bethesda feel that I was greatly missing! Simply put, if you like TES and Fallout you'll 100% feel at home and love this amazing game. Can't stop playing it.
  12. Xylus
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Currently 30 hours into the game. This is the most premium, well made Bethesda game of all time. It is now my favourite bgs game ever made. I lose track of hours. When I'm not playing, I'm thinking about what to do next in game, or talking to friends about it, or watching streams of it.

    I love this game.
  13. Tinman19
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Bethesda has finally landed another hit. Starfield is the space RPG epic we’ve been wanting for so long. It has the incredible expansiveness and variance in design of No Man’s Sky mixed with the dialogue depth and creative quests of Fallout or even Mass Effect. The only thing that might bother some people is the heavy reliance on fast travel and that many planets only make sense when youBethesda has finally landed another hit. Starfield is the space RPG epic we’ve been wanting for so long. It has the incredible expansiveness and variance in design of No Man’s Sky mixed with the dialogue depth and creative quests of Fallout or even Mass Effect. The only thing that might bother some people is the heavy reliance on fast travel and that many planets only make sense when you build bases and production facilities there...Bethesda took its time, and rightly so: Starfield is currently the hottest Game of the Year candidate in 2023."… Expand
  14. Seet
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Pros:
    Ship building and customization is extensive and pretty fun
    Interiors and certain environments are visually pleasing Lots of variation in fauna Relatively few bugs Some of the cons: No vehicles on planet surfaces Spaceship can only be flown in orbits Bad performance even with high end pc NPCs for the most part look terrible UI is a pain in the ass and you have to use the    Pros:
    Ship building and customization is extensive and pretty fun
    Interiors and certain environments are visually pleasing
    Lots of variation in fauna
    Relatively few bugs

    Some of the cons:
    No vehicles on planet surfaces
    Spaceship can only be flown in orbits
    Bad performance even with high end pc
    NPCs for the most part look terrible
    UI is a pain in the ass and you have to use the starmap and inventory quite often
    Main story is mediocre
    Dialogue system jumping from one face to another is jarring and bad facial animations dont help
    Small unskippable cutscenes when boarding the train, docking to a ship, entering a surface etc. get old really fast
    Loading screens way too often
    AI is extremely dumb
    Weapons are really bland
    Combat is tedious as its you emptying zillion bullets into enemies whom offer no challenge
    Most enemies act exactly the same way    … Expand
  15. PlickMyFenis
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    You can tell by the reviews who has and hasn’t played this game.
    This is a Bethesda game through and through. If you liked fallout and Skyrim, you will like this game.
    If you like exploration and astronomy, you will LOVE this game. All quests are well written and vary just enough. Scanning and learning about the planets is enough to keep you occupied for years. For all the dads and moms    You can tell by the reviews who has and hasn’t played this game.
    This is a Bethesda game through and through. If you liked fallout and Skyrim, you will like this game.
    If you like exploration and astronomy, you will LOVE this game.
    All quests are well written and vary just enough. Scanning and learning about the planets is enough to keep you occupied for years.
    For all the dads and moms out there, this is a single player experience that you can pause at anytime. Don’t listen to the negativity as most of it is extremely exaggerated and mostly from people that haven’t played this game or don’t have access to it.

    Enjoy. It is well worth the download on gamepass.

    Sincerely,
    An early release player with 100+ hours.    … Expand
  16. evilforest
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Прекрасная игра. Изначально был скептически настроен к ней, думал что после последних игр Bethesda не зайдет, но пробыв в игре пару часов уже не смог оторваться. Это лучшая научно фантастическая игра за последние лет 6. Не понимаю какие у некоторых людей могут быть претензии к игре учитывая что ничего лучше в радиусе нескольких лет нет. Может лучше тогда просто не играть в игры если вас вПрекрасная игра. Изначально был скептически настроен к ней, думал что после последних игр Bethesda не зайдет, но пробыв в игре пару часов уже не смог оторваться. Это лучшая научно фантастическая игра за последние лет 6. Не понимаю какие у некоторых людей могут быть претензии к игре учитывая что ничего лучше в радиусе нескольких лет нет. Может лучше тогда просто не играть в игры если вас в последнее время не чего не радует а предраться я могу к любой игре даже к самой облюбованной в последнее время baldurs gate 3 которая вышла в гораздо худшем состоянии.… Expand
  17. Chris1503
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Really fun game bethesda did a good job. I love how massiv this game is the more you play the better it gets.
  18. Nikushka25
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    You need to buy Skyrim. You need to buy Skyrim. You need to buy Skyrim. You need to buy Skyrim. You need to buy Skyrim. You need to buy Skyrim. You need to buy Skyrim and Starfield.
  19. anubisttk
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    The game has certain problems but the story holds you from beginning to end, bethesda knows how to create an rpg, and I believe that TES will be even better
  20. anton_ego
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    If you like Bethesda games this is a dream. It's clunky and has some issues but the side quests, detailed world, and overall experience is ny far the beat Bethesda has ever done. Ignore the moronic haters who haven't even played the game giving it 0s.
  21. czko
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Menu driven, almost zero discovery, very few opportunities to explore areas beyond scanning plants and minerals.
    Story is good but menu travel makes it feel like streaming an average tv show.
  22. Alfaman
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    um 10 só pra combater os haters
    o metacrit deveria fazer um limpa em todos review com 1 ou menos ou até mais 3 ou menos.
  23. LitwaAtakuje
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Starfield oh

    Gaminimo procesas: Didelėje puodoje įkaitinkite alyvuogių aliejų. Įdėkite smulkiai pjaustytą svogūną ir kepkite 3-4 minutes, kol jis suminkštės ir taps skaidrus. Įdėkite smulkiai pjaustytus česnakus ir kepkite dar minutę, kol išsiskirs jų aromatas. Į puodą įmeskite supjaustytas bulves, morką, salierą ir "Starfield" gundymus. Kepkite kelias minutes, nuolat maišydami,    Starfield oh

    Gaminimo procesas:

    Didelėje puodoje įkaitinkite alyvuogių aliejų. Įdėkite smulkiai pjaustytą svogūną ir kepkite 3-4 minutes, kol jis suminkštės ir taps skaidrus.
    Įdėkite smulkiai pjaustytus česnakus ir kepkite dar minutę, kol išsiskirs jų aromatas.
    Į puodą įmeskite supjaustytas bulves, morką, salierą ir "Starfield" gundymus. Kepkite kelias minutes, nuolat maišydami, kol daržovės šiek tiek apskrus.
    Įpilkite daržovių sultinio, kurkumos, druskos ir pipirų pagal skonį. Virkite vidutiniu ugnies intensyvumu apie 20-25 minutes, kol daržovės tampa minkštos.

    Sutrindinkite sriubą glotniu konsistencija, naudodami trintuvą ar maišytuvą.
    Įpilkite kokosų pieno ir gerai išmaišykite.
    Virkite dar keletą minučių mažesnėje ugnies intesyvumo, kad visos skonio niuansai susilietų.
    Patikrinkite ir pagardinkite druska ir pipirais, jei reikia.
    Patiekti karštą "Starfield" sriubą, puošiant šviežia petražole.
    Skanaus! Tikiuosi, kad "Starfield" sriuba bus puiki!    … Expand
  24. YatoYagami98
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    This game is really addictive I'm loving the game very deep and this Bethesta RPG is the best and most complete game I've ever played in my entire life. Goty without a doubt
  25. Samurasasamuras
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Jogo chato, mal otimizado, prometeram muito e entregaram tudo diferente, além de eu ter tido uma gameplay cheia de bugs.
  26. Kaijikun
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    A summary of this game's issues:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Catnip for shallow hype slaves. Kryptonite for self respecting gamers.    … Expand
  27. Cenogandia
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Starfield is possibly the most disappointing game of this generation. It doesn't know what it wants to be a space sim or an rpg, as a result what you get is a small version of superior titles. Not to mention the horrible facial animations, and empty worlds. The only redeeming factor is you can basically play it for $1 on Gamepass.
  28. zoomer666
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    the game isn't optimized, they've deliberately worsened NVIDIA's GPU performances because Microsoft has a deal with AMD so in turn my 4070TI (which can run other, much better looking games at Ultra everything with RT 4K) can't even break 100 FPS at 1080p, even with DLSS mods (which again they've cut out of the game because it is NVIDIA tech) i'm getting a mid experience fidelity wise.the game isn't optimized, they've deliberately worsened NVIDIA's GPU performances because Microsoft has a deal with AMD so in turn my 4070TI (which can run other, much better looking games at Ultra everything with RT 4K) can't even break 100 FPS at 1080p, even with DLSS mods (which again they've cut out of the game because it is NVIDIA tech) i'm getting a mid experience fidelity wise.

    as for the actual game, it is a Bethesda game, it is the same stagnant gameplay loops with some bells and whistles attached.

    as someone who admittedly likes Bethesda games i have to say that this space frontier setting doesn't lend itself well to the Bethesda gameplay loop because most of the world is instanced into hubs rather than a seamless open world experience.

    for instance in Skyrim we all know that "see that mountain? you can walk over there" trope, in Starfield that same mountain is behind an invisible wall and you need to fast travel there, there are no more landmarks that dot the horizon, all the handcrafted content are in fact copy pasted POI's that you'll find on every planet, all the magic is gone because they've went and procedurally generated everything.

    i give this a 0 just because of what it represents: complacency and laziness, "there are over 1000 planets for you to explore!" wow, 1000 planets filled with literally nothing, what a fun premise for a game, please make TES6 just one open world map filled with crafted content and leave the procedurally generated stuff to NMS, please and thank you.    … Expand
  29. bartekm777
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Far from nextgen, terrible ui, boring, too many loading screens, no feeling of exploration. I tried it in game pass and I'm really glad I did not spent more money on this...
  30. hyperreality-
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Exploration is procedurally generated trash, space "travel" is a joke, the writing and dialogue is Emil tier, the NPCs look psychotic, gunplay is like a poor man's cyberpunk, it's buggy as hell, the ending is as bad as no man's sky's, half the side quests and even most of the main quest are fetch quests, the combat AI is braindead, and the gameplay loop is essentially loading screens,Exploration is procedurally generated trash, space "travel" is a joke, the writing and dialogue is Emil tier, the NPCs look psychotic, gunplay is like a poor man's cyberpunk, it's buggy as hell, the ending is as bad as no man's sky's, half the side quests and even most of the main quest are fetch quests, the combat AI is braindead, and the gameplay loop is essentially loading screens, talking to poorly animated and badly written npcs that talk for way too long to deliver you a fetch quest, and shooting at rocks/bullet sponge enemies.

    most importantly, the game is just painfully boring; it has no soul. unless you have no standards, you probably won't enjoy this game    … Expand
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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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