Starfield

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  1. requiem835453
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    **** of bethesda. It's only a space sci-fi themed Fallout, but everything that made Bethesda's previous games great, Starfield makes it worse, with Exploration Inexistence, bland planets, and a super-heavy introduction...
  2. Eleftherios
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    Played my first 10 hours and even though it's not the revolution one might have hoped for, it's a pretty good game. The graphics aren't completey "never seen before", but still the game is beautiful. I love the cities, each is unique and has it's own flair. It really feels like a modern Skyrim in space, and that's not a bad thing.
  3. Kaineo
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Some things arnt want I expected but overall amazing game performance is a big problem for me.
  4. Mlstk
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Starfield is a true video game masterpiece that transports us into a world of exceptional richness.

    One of Starfield's greatest strengths is its generosity. The game is full of well-written quests, each more captivating than the last. Each mission offers total immersion in this interstellar universe, allowing us to discover endearing characters and thrilling stories. The richness of    Starfield is a true video game masterpiece that transports us into a world of exceptional richness.

    One of Starfield's greatest strengths is its generosity. The game is full of well-written quests, each more captivating than the last. Each mission offers total immersion in this interstellar universe, allowing us to discover endearing characters and thrilling stories.

    The richness of the Starfield universe is simply breathtaking. We often find ourselves contemplating breathtaking landscapes and admiring spectacular views from our spaceship. Exploration becomes endless pleasure, with every corner of space an invitation to adventure.

    The game is not visually perfect. Some parts of the game may seem uneven in terms of graphical quality, but that doesn't detract from the overall experience. Despite its visual flaws, the game is mostly beautiful, thanks to its design and attention to detail at every level of the game.

    In summary, Starfield is a video game masterpiece that takes us on an epic journey through the stars. Its richness, its generosity in well-written quests, its capacity to surprise, and its sense of exploration make it an essential game for any fan of science fiction and adventure. Despite some major imperfections, Starfield shines with its ability to captivate and amaze, reminding us why video games are an extraordinary way to experience incredible adventures. The game will undoubtedly last for many years.    … Expand
  5. Jlarbi
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Again a good hit from Bethesda. Funny after Microsoft released with Bioware the first Mass Effect, they now release the first Starfield being Mass Effect++ with probably a less appealing narration but still quite interesting for a first shot from Bethesda.
  6. Katzena
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    For a game people been waiting for since 2018. Its medicore at best. Funny enough I think that NMS did the space game type thing better. For the amount of time this took, and the games that got neglected by bethesda cause this game was priority is funny. This game isn't even optimized the best on pcs running a ryzen 9 and 4090. This is sad.
  7. disdoesntexsist
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    "Starfield vs. No Man's Sky: A Galactic Fiasco"

    When it comes to space exploration games, the bar was set pretty low with the infamous launch of No Man's Sky. However, Starfield somehow manages to plummet even further into the abyss of disappointment. Comparing Starfield to No Man's Sky is like trying to decide which spaceship has more holes in it – they're both disastrous in their own    "Starfield vs. No Man's Sky: A Galactic Fiasco"

    When it comes to space exploration games, the bar was set pretty low with the infamous launch of No Man's Sky. However, Starfield somehow manages to plummet even further into the abyss of disappointment. Comparing Starfield to No Man's Sky is like trying to decide which spaceship has more holes in it – they're both disastrous in their own right. Here's how Starfield manages to outdo No Man's Sky in the realm of galactic failure:

    Graphics Downgrade: While No Man's Sky was criticized for its initial graphical promises, Starfield manages to pull off a downgrade of epic proportions. The visuals are shockingly outdated, with textures that make No Man's Sky's planets look like a work of art. Even with its rocky start, No Man's Sky eventually improved its graphics, whereas Starfield takes a step backward.

    Content Void: No Man's Sky was initially lambasted for its lack of content, but over the years, Hello Games worked tirelessly to add substantial updates and features. In contrast, Starfield launches with an embarrassingly limited amount of content. It feels like an empty void, with little to see, do, or explore. No Man's Sky may have started as a barren landscape, but it evolved; Starfield, on the other hand, feels stagnant.

    Glitch-Infested Space: Both games have their share of bugs, but Starfield takes it to a whole new level. It's as if Bethesda saw No Man's Sky's launch issues and decided to double down. From game-breaking crashes to hilarious physics mishaps, Starfield is a veritable smorgasbord of glitches.

    Stale Gameplay: No Man's Sky faced criticism for repetitive gameplay, but Starfield somehow manages to make it even more boring. The endless scanning, resource gathering, and menial tasks feel like a punishment rather than gameplay. No Man's Sky may have had a rocky start, but it's since added depth and variety to its gameplay.

    Lack of Innovation: No Man's Sky at least attempted to innovate the space exploration genre with its procedurally generated universe and ambitious concepts. Starfield, on the other hand, feels like a carbon copy of old space games with little to distinguish itself from its predecessors.

    Microtransactions and DLC: No Man's Sky eventually introduced free updates that significantly improved the game, earning back some goodwill. Starfield, however, opts for the path of microtransactions and paid DLC, further frustrating players who expected a complete experience from the start.

    In summary, Starfield's launch is a disheartening reminder of how a game can fail to learn from the mistakes of its predecessors. It manages to underperform in every aspect when compared to the comeback story of No Man's Sky. Bethesda's attempt at entering the space exploration genre feels uninspired, unfinished, and a disservice to gamers who were hoping for something truly stellar. Save your interstellar adventures for No Man's Sky – it's the lesser of two galactic disappointments.    … Expand
  8. PROtone
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    На самой мощной консоли поколения 30ФПС? Серьёзно??? На самых мощных графических ускорителях - 40-50!? Да вы, товарищ Говард, шутите??? Экраны подгрузки на самых быстрых SSD?
  9. Plaguecube
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    Bethesda Support claims that the Intel Arc A770 does not meet the minimum requirements of an AMD Radeon RX 5700XT or an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070Ti. This is clearly propaganda and a disgusting attempt by AMD to remove their true competitors (Intel Arc) from the GPU market. Instant Refund.
  10. djorba
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Très bon jeu , personnage bien écrit, mission annexe bien écrite aussi variée et intéressante,roleplay immersif, le jeu jeu est très immersif,sound-disign super , combat sympa
  11. Middl3Fin93r
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    One of the best single player games out there. Great story missions and sides. Thanks Bethesda and xbox.
  12. JackPlack
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Its not perfect game, but its good continuation of F4. Probably this title has greatest mod potential. If u dont like F4 dont buy it.

    Mostly you can complain about optimization, and not much settings below ultra. Only ultra is acceptable for today's standards. If u cant get minimum 40fps with ultra and not much resolution scaling u could try. Otherelse wait few years or maybe FSR3.0    Its not perfect game, but its good continuation of F4. Probably this title has greatest mod potential. If u dont like F4 dont buy it.

    Mostly you can complain about optimization, and not much settings below ultra. Only ultra is acceptable for today's standards. If u cant get minimum 40fps with ultra and not much resolution scaling u could try. Otherelse wait few years or maybe FSR3.0 would be an option.

    If u're looking for boring game like Elite or repetetive docking places, settlements like NMS - its not same kind of exploration. This game is rather FPS game its more Mass Effect than procedural generated. I prefer more Starfield than NMS or Elite mix.

    But as for now there is a lot to do for Bethesda to get game better. Its not best time for mods. If u like base building - there is a lot of map/management problems.    … Expand
  13. JackFrostyG
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    8/10, I gave it a 10 because the review bombing is a joke.

    Pros: - Graphics are great and the game ran fine on ultra with 60 fps. - There're plenty of quests - The loading screens are quick, had few ignorable bugs and 1 crash in 25 hours - Mod support - Plenty of customization - Can choose how your character plays, can be a trader, a scavenger, a pirate, e.t.c.    8/10, I gave it a 10 because the review bombing is a joke.

    Pros:

    - Graphics are great and the game ran fine on ultra with 60 fps.

    - There're plenty of quests

    - The loading screens are quick, had few ignorable bugs and 1 crash in 25 hours

    - Mod support

    - Plenty of customization

    - Can choose how your character plays, can be a trader, a scavenger, a pirate, e.t.c.

    Cons:

    - Character eyes are poorly animated.

    - The space combat is bad.

    - After completing the story, it's fairly mediocre.    … Expand
  14. Hellbound73
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    This is among the best I've ever seen. I was just the other day out flying around. And landing on an distant planet. OMG There was a tropical climate and the resort Paradisio. I couldn't dream about something in the closest to this. Just love the game
  15. 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.
  16. VectorTheGreat
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    The Best Space Roleplay game ever. Do not care about the comments of PS users who cannot play the game and the hater audience because it is not a space simulation game.
  17. NotPaidReview
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    This is a good game that I think everyone should try. Dont let people that dont have a pc or xbox tell you otherwise.
  18. dannydans
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Boring, bland, soulless and devoid of any fun. Truly a game to not waste ones money on. I reached breaking point after 5 hours and uninstalled. What a joke, all these years and you get a fake space backdrop exploration aka loading screen fast travel nonsense.
  19. Two-socks
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    EL mejor juego de los últimos años, le pese a quien le pese. Si fuera de Sony, los medios estarían vendiendo que es "review bombing", pero como todas las notas negativas las han puesto piperos que no han jugado el juego... No hay más que decir.
    Lástima que metacritic no sea como Amazon, no puedes postear reviews sin haber comprado el juego.
  20. KillerPinguCat
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    Kein Meisterwerk aber ein tolles RPG. Und wer sich über "zuviele" karge Planeten/Monde beschwert sollte mal bitte in unser Sonnensystem schauen, da ist es nicht anders.. einer von 8/9 ist nicht karg. Wer sich auf das Game einlässt und sich genau umschaut findet sehr schöne Planeten mit Flora und Fauna, aber es gibt auch eher karge Planeten die mit ihrer Aussicht auf einen Gas oderKein Meisterwerk aber ein tolles RPG. Und wer sich über "zuviele" karge Planeten/Monde beschwert sollte mal bitte in unser Sonnensystem schauen, da ist es nicht anders.. einer von 8/9 ist nicht karg. Wer sich auf das Game einlässt und sich genau umschaut findet sehr schöne Planeten mit Flora und Fauna, aber es gibt auch eher karge Planeten die mit ihrer Aussicht auf einen Gas oder Eisriesen doch auch schon etwas spezielles feeling haben.… Expand
  21. Hiader98
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Master pice
    I play without feeling the time. The game deserves a full mark because of the story and gameplay. Thank you, thank you, Bethesda for this masterpiece. We hope to see games of this quality on Game Pass in abundance.
  22. rkam456wow
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Extremely outdated game, gunplay is not enjoyable at all. AI doesn't exist, facial animations are bugged out. Exploration is scarce outside of the main hub cities. Points of interests on planets are picked from a small set and they eventually repeat, even to the point of the items and enemies being in the same exact place. Space travel is just loading screen simulator, there's no reasonExtremely outdated game, gunplay is not enjoyable at all. AI doesn't exist, facial animations are bugged out. Exploration is scarce outside of the main hub cities. Points of interests on planets are picked from a small set and they eventually repeat, even to the point of the items and enemies being in the same exact place. Space travel is just loading screen simulator, there's no reason for building a ship. Main story is completely bland, side storylines are often praised but the truth is they're just better than the main story -- and that's a low bar already. It feels like the game was falsely advertised.… Expand
  23. jamessony
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    8 YEARS, ONE SH*T!

    -How to tell if a game is sh*t

    -See if it joins XGP on the first day

    good work Microsoft, it just work.
  24. Skyblade799
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    60 hours in, and it may be the first Bethesda game I don't finish. It's... unfortunately just average. So average I'd call it often boring.

    Exploration is disjoint, and all of the planets require you to walk 300-1000 meters (minutes of walking) with absolutely nothing to do but hold move, press jump, and occasionally scan or use a random tree. Most of the areas you find are empty caves    60 hours in, and it may be the first Bethesda game I don't finish. It's... unfortunately just average. So average I'd call it often boring.

    Exploration is disjoint, and all of the planets require you to walk 300-1000 meters (minutes of walking) with absolutely nothing to do but hold move, press jump, and occasionally scan or use a random tree. Most of the areas you find are empty caves or abandoned buildings with no one in them, or random "nature" structures (which while neat, get old quick with nothing to do with them). This is just what you do in No Man's Sky, which isn't a good thing. You can't avoid this; all too many mainline quests, side quests, and all power/ability unlocks require you walk these barren planets. No longer will you go from point A to B and find C,D,E,and F in-between or as a branch from that... you'll go from A, find nothing for minutes except "random" ore plants and fauna (No Man's Sky style "random" — basically just copy pastes), and reach B, and that's it.

    Combat is decent, and the weapons are plentiful and entertaining, but unfortunately enemy variety is very poor. There are other types of enemy than bandit or regular human, but you will almost never see them. Even when you do, most enemies have awful AI. I rarely ever see the robots, and I've only seen alien enemies in dungeons a total of.... once so far. None of the human enemies have any special abilities or items; just skin and weapon damage type changes (you don't even get the variety spells provided skyrim mages/summoners). It's a huge drop in variety from Fallout or Elder Scrolls so far, and while there "may" be more, they are far too rare for no reason. The lack of variety makes it become stale.

    Tutorials are awful, and menu guidance is bad. Did you know you could switch which direction you rotate items you are dragging around with shift? I didn't. You know what I bet? I suspect that most people don't even realize that the cover aim system from fallout 4 still exists. It was not explained there either, and 99% of people online don't seem to know that either Fallout 4 or this even has cover shooting mechanics (hint: get right behind the flat cover... now aim at it). The tutorial story also last very long compared to Skyrim (it's over after the dragon) or fallout (out of the vault/intro shack? Feel free to leave). Here I'm multiple main story missions in and I don't have powers, and I'm only pushing it now just to unlock them at some point.

    Ship combat is not very good (and its issues show when playing on very hard). Effectively just a stat check if there are no asteroids for cover (do you have the piloting/thruster.lock-on skills in the passive tree required to make the ship combat actually work? Do you have a good enough ship?). With ground combat you can take enemies well above your level or area, but in ship combat that is not the case with many fights. A lot of limits here too: Got a ship crew? Want to assign them? Need more crew space. Got more space? Still need a higher level social perk. Want to have them in a second ship for a fleet? Not possible. Also costs the most credits for the part of the game with the least content so far, as though you can steal ships, you can't seemingly swap their parts to other ships like you can just equip new guns on the ground.

    See this massive skill tree? You're going to spend a lot of time taking basic requires game perks to even play, such as: security/lockpicking level, basic ability to use ship movement mechanic (required to use better ships too), basic ability to use ship aiming/vats mechanic, basic carry weight (you start with the least of any Bethesda game), the stealth meter (seriously, the stealth meter at all). Mix this in with boring or completely useless perks like without flavor like "scanner range, mine extra ore, environmental resistance, grav drive fuel so you have to go through less fast travel menus... etc, and it gets frustratingly boring. Basic upgrades to crew member cap or the ability to put outposts on most special planets is locked behind over 12 skills points in the social and science trees... I just don't understand how we got there. Any of the fallout games legitimately have better perks and don't take basic mechanics and pretend they are perks. The basic mechanic ones could be fine if there were a ton of new special mechanics to unlock later on, but no, it's primarily disabled or limited existing mechanics. At least half of the tree is nonsense.

    It's just... so aggressively flawed. It's not a terrible game and I do enjoy various parts of it, but this year is filled with so many excellent games it's absurd. There's no reason to pay so much for something that's this average (unless you are or are in dire need of an open world game I guess). Just get one of those other games and skip this for a steep sale.    … Expand
  25. angmarec
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    This game is bad. It looks like game from 2013 and i some places like from 2005, but has horrible optimization, and requires top hardware for such **** graphics. Also old engine has tons of loading screens almost everywhere. It is shame, that large studios with giant budget doing such crap in 2023. Fail of the year. And they say it is "next gen" game. This is mockery on players.
  26. STARFIELD_ISASS
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Absolute garbage to the core. Xbox fanboys were relishing at the fact that this may be Xbox’s biggest game since Halo 3 … Unfortunately, due to “BUG” Thesda’s archaic game design, the game itself is riddled with hilarious glitches, Atrocious Ai with graphics that are subpar for todays standards, and facial animations that are not handcrafted, and lazily put together by proceduralAbsolute garbage to the core. Xbox fanboys were relishing at the fact that this may be Xbox’s biggest game since Halo 3 … Unfortunately, due to “BUG” Thesda’s archaic game design, the game itself is riddled with hilarious glitches, Atrocious Ai with graphics that are subpar for todays standards, and facial animations that are not handcrafted, and lazily put together by procedural generation. Only corny mfs will play something this bad, and continue to defend it. Take the L Xbots.… Expand
  27. Sev07
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I played 5 hours the robot you get just broke and started floating on all maps the game had problems with my 3090 and just starts dying at some points and depending on the environment low graphics just break the game or Ultra breaks the game

    I got screen shots of the bug to make some jokes and people pointed out that some npcs in the background are just T posing Shaders don't work    I played 5 hours the robot you get just broke and started floating on all maps the game had problems with my 3090 and just starts dying at some points and depending on the environment low graphics just break the game or Ultra breaks the game

    I got screen shots of the bug to make some jokes and people pointed out that some npcs in the background are just T posing

    Shaders don't work correctly the AI does not exist I can make that AI by just googling basic game AI and It will give me a tutorial for a better more complicated AI then wath they have the space sections are basically a glorified loading screen with shiny bits

    Learned that I need to cap the FPS the hard way still has 90% of the game broken

    No map got wandered around for another shop because I I bankrupted the other vendors the most boarding map design ever in gaming it's all squares did interns make this map ? 1990s games had more details with just squares

    The first city is basically the rich part of California (not from the US but still know it because they shove this scenery in every failing I want to be relevant game ) I am not gonna comment about the Writing because it's Bethesda I don't care

    you need 250 mods to fix the game the mod plugin cap is 276 I believe you quite literally need to learn how to make plugins light or know what to merge to have any mod space

    There is no compression it takes a large chunk of your PC with none of the content of no man's sky ,Elite dangerous , (insert any owl cat RPG), even some scams like star citizen have more things to do

    The chocking and loading is because of the lack of compression and optimization no mater of graphic updates fixes that

    Cyberpunk on launch looks better from this yeah guys on wheel chairs started walking but at least they reacted    … Expand
  28. marcinek74
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Starfield is the type of game that some people will love it other will hate it.
    For me , where I dont like the open worlds very much, game is ok: NIce graphics, voice acting, story, very nice figting feeling, lore, crafting . Great filling of spece exploration. game has got meaningless bugs but comparing to GOWR on PC /ps5, TLOU on PS/ps5 , starfield is perfect game.
    I dont know if it    Starfield is the type of game that some people will love it other will hate it.
    For me , where I dont like the open worlds very much, game is ok: NIce graphics, voice acting, story, very nice figting feeling, lore, crafting . Great filling of spece exploration. game has got meaningless bugs but comparing to GOWR on PC /ps5, TLOU on PS/ps5 , starfield is perfect game.
    I dont know if it is a game of the decade but it is for sure something new from scratch and this year only BG3 can compete, but these are so different games that they should not run in the same race.

    At the end game is very good but not for me. BG3, also I never liked BG serie. and now turn based - bleeee.
    I encourage everyone to try Starfieldt on GP, on the PC or cloud if net is good enough.
    Revies, goty is not important but the fun during the game.    … Expand
  29. HJebbour
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    One of the best game I played, sure it is a demanding game but it is stunning and you have a lot of things to do in it, if you like exploring I strongly recommend this game!
  30. 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.
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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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