Starfield

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  1. SEELE-O1
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    A game with lazy development, which uses outdated programming techniques from 20 years ago, horrible graphics that look like an Xbox 360, extremely boring and poorly designed. Todd Howard should be held accountable as project lead for the false promises and lies about this game. The entire marketing campaign was a complete lie to consumers. It is unacceptable for a developer like BethesdaA game with lazy development, which uses outdated programming techniques from 20 years ago, horrible graphics that look like an Xbox 360, extremely boring and poorly designed. Todd Howard should be held accountable as project lead for the false promises and lies about this game. The entire marketing campaign was a complete lie to consumers. It is unacceptable for a developer like Bethesda to operate in today's gaming industry, without evolving even a single premise since Elder Scroll Oblivion. It's shameful and pathetic. Developers like this should be eradicated from the gaming market. Consumers should request a refund and never purchase any other game from this developer.… Expand
  2. TheLoudFellow
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Wow, where do I even begin with this dumpster fire of a game? It's like the developers took everything that makes a good open-world space exploration game and threw it out the airlock. The graphics look like they were created on a potato, and the planets? They're about as interesting as watching paint dry in slow motion.
  3. Eliezer83
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo muito fraco , gráficos ruim inteligência artificial ruim ...tudo é tem que carregar jogo ruim ....… Expand
  4. bigdeal
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    This game is very weak, I'm not talking about loading scenes, and loadings are not a problem, there are many more problems, there's just nothing to do in this game, the main mission doesn't require anything extra, you just need fast travel, choose planet, land, run, some shot, done, repeat until the main mission is over. It's just a very boring gameplay, weak dialogues, there isThis game is very weak, I'm not talking about loading scenes, and loadings are not a problem, there are many more problems, there's just nothing to do in this game, the main mission doesn't require anything extra, you just need fast travel, choose planet, land, run, some shot, done, repeat until the main mission is over. It's just a very boring gameplay, weak dialogues, there is practically no exploration of the planets, people's facial mimics are unpolished, similar to F3, the graphics are also bad (but the old graphics engine is probably to blame). Flying in space and ships combat also offer nothing, there are a few options, but nothing more, the UI is tragic. There is no point in building an outpost or doing side missions, because the game itself is empty anyway. Only the sound effects are not bad, but nothing more, this game does not have the feeling that you are among the stars, a big disappointment. Right now, this game seems to be in its very early stage.… Expand
  5. AskepticGamer
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Starfield, a game that fell short of the promises made like many before it. Bethesda shows us again that marketing means more than development. Sweat off the hype surrounding space exploration, take a giant leap back, and observe what has really been provided to us here. Starfield is about exploring space, or at least that was what it was supposed to be about. You will often find yourselfStarfield, a game that fell short of the promises made like many before it. Bethesda shows us again that marketing means more than development. Sweat off the hype surrounding space exploration, take a giant leap back, and observe what has really been provided to us here. Starfield is about exploring space, or at least that was what it was supposed to be about. You will often find yourself repeating the same fetch quests over and over once you complete the mind numbing overly long tutorial. Once you get in to the groove though, you quickly find out that the game contains much repetition broken up by the same loading screens, and that you are not as free as you thought you would be. Quests will be to teleport (quick travel) to a location that resembles the same as before it, walk a short distance, shoot the bodies in front of you, loot and return. You are unable to freely fly your ship anywhere you want, nor can you land anywhere on a planet that you want. In fact, if you land the same place twice, the planet will look different. The game procedurally generates a "random" tile to which you can walk, just don't walk to far because there are invisible walls. You can not even see the towns in the background. Gunplay is nice and tight, however quickly becomes underwhelming when you realize most weapons feel the same, but some with a zoom option. The enemies will not run for cover or show any signs of intelligence as you blast their faces off. Jumping and moving super slow .. because you know, gravity? .. This only adds to the frustratingly boring slow paced gameplay and story. Designing your own base or ship you would think would be fun, but it is not. The clunky system and process is tedious and is not rewarding. The level-up / reward / skill system seems interesting, but plagued by bugs and glitches as is the entire game quickly becomes the same... more annoying than rewarding. Overall, this half baked experience seems like it was pulled out of the oven way too soon. Gamers alike want to love it, as it is a popular release and set in space, what is there not to love? Unfortunately, this game falls flat on its face and feels more like multiple mini games stuck together with extremely long loading screens. Each as equally bad as the other. Don't even get me started on the graphics or inventory system, yikes!… Expand
  6. unfinished2
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    A total disaster of a game (if you can even call this early alpha a game), empty planets, bugs all over the place, royalroad fanfic levels of writing quality, uninspired enemy design, ugly npc designs, outdated quest design, outdated graphics, floaty gunplay, bullet sponges, your choices don't matter, hilariously plain spaceship combat (why should i care if i can "customize" my ship if theA total disaster of a game (if you can even call this early alpha a game), empty planets, bugs all over the place, royalroad fanfic levels of writing quality, uninspired enemy design, ugly npc designs, outdated quest design, outdated graphics, floaty gunplay, bullet sponges, your choices don't matter, hilariously plain spaceship combat (why should i care if i can "customize" my ship if the combat is garbage?), load screen spam, the bosses are literally generic enemies with different skins and more hp, teleport simulator
    The disappointment of the year and a serious candidate to fight for worst game of the year with Gollum and Redfall, anyone giving this game a rating higher than 5 is either trolling or was paid to do so.    … Expand
  7. Cleobae
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    And it's worth $200 million? Have you been doing this for 7 years? This game is directly from 2013(2003). This is another Skyrim, but now not only with guns, but also in space. True, there is no space here, the plot is boring, the gameplay is boring, the graphics are at the level of 2015, there is no optimization, and Intel ARC cards have not even been heard of. Shame.
    Cyberpunk 2077 and    And it's worth $200 million? Have you been doing this for 7 years? This game is directly from 2013(2003). This is another Skyrim, but now not only with guns, but also in space. True, there is no space here, the plot is boring, the gameplay is boring, the graphics are at the level of 2015, there is no optimization, and Intel ARC cards have not even been heard of. Shame.
    Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 are much better! It's better to play Sea of Stars if you haven't played Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 yet.    … Expand
  8. Defury
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Theres less spaceflight in this game than most non space games. Everything is a loading screen, seriously, one mission can have up to 15-20 loading screens. Dialogue and quests don't impact the world at all. gunplay is worse than fallout 4, enemies are basically fallout 4 npcs in space suits. the planets are empty and filled with invisible walls so exploration isnt seamless. Every missionTheres less spaceflight in this game than most non space games. Everything is a loading screen, seriously, one mission can have up to 15-20 loading screens. Dialogue and quests don't impact the world at all. gunplay is worse than fallout 4, enemies are basically fallout 4 npcs in space suits. the planets are empty and filled with invisible walls so exploration isnt seamless. Every mission is go to X planet, there will be either spacers or pirates at a mining station. The story is so incredibly bad.… Expand
  9. Zalioth
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Literally unplayable in PC.
    Not only they didn't optimize it, but also now Todd Howard has the gall to say publicly that they did and we should buy a new PC.
    Refunded it, of course. Will update this review if and when it gets optimized.
    Also, I'm all for freedom, but keep identity politics out of games, it's getting very annoying.
  10. DreamACH2
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Starfield dose nothing special. For a game that is about the future, the tech side is in the past. If you enjoy messy games from bethesda then this will probably be the game for you. For everyone else i HIGHLY suggest staying away from this title.
  11. johnl475
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Played the game for 26 hours on PC and deleted. My PC specs were above the system requirements and my GPU was heavily taxed. AI on the companion's is horrible they do everything you need them not to do such as standing on tables, running backwards while in battle. Ton's of load sequences that Bethesda tried to hide but its noticeable. Talking to some NPC's causes the game to stop then loadPlayed the game for 26 hours on PC and deleted. My PC specs were above the system requirements and my GPU was heavily taxed. AI on the companion's is horrible they do everything you need them not to do such as standing on tables, running backwards while in battle. Ton's of load sequences that Bethesda tried to hide but its noticeable. Talking to some NPC's causes the game to stop then load in with NPC voices going off but lips are not moving. Mind you I have the game installed on a M.2 990 Samsung SSD. You cannot just land your ship anywhere on a planet and exploration does have boundary areas and you have to get and your ship to change or reach different areas which is super annoying. Inventory screen is god awful and needs to be reworked.
    They said this game had hardly any bugs... (lies) Npc's melt through floors and walls, Ben Armistead Surgical Strike Quest is bugged. Seen some clipping issues when jumping around certain areas. Game feels incomplete and barren in certain areas. Not worth the $110 price tag I paid on Steam. I did get my refund back which is was the best part. (DON'T FEED INTO THE HYPE) I did and regretted it.    … Expand
  12. Genkleman
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un mal juego. Gráficos desfasados que parecen del 2013, malas expresiones faciales, diálogos pesimos, historia mediocre, IA mala, un combate regulero nula exploración espacial, está lleno de pantallas de carga y es políticamente correcto. No cumple con los estándares de un juego que ha estado en desarrollo por 6 o más años, y con un presupuesto millonario. Este juego es un meme.… Expand
  13. Crownshot
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    boring game, it was promised as the best game of the generation and it only delivered disappointment, apart from the 30fps on the console
  14. ender666
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    huge disappointment, the ui is bad, the graphics are average, the optimization is bad, the artificial intelligence is funny, it's the year 2023 and they couldn't even figure out how to land the ship on the planet.. the cockpit of the ship is really a blurry mess. Still only loading screens.. the fights are weird, the animations are weird .. let Bethesda look at the older mass effect orhuge disappointment, the ui is bad, the graphics are average, the optimization is bad, the artificial intelligence is funny, it's the year 2023 and they couldn't even figure out how to land the ship on the planet.. the cockpit of the ship is really a blurry mess. Still only loading screens.. the fights are weird, the animations are weird .. let Bethesda look at the older mass effect or halo infinite - I haven't played a more boring game in a long time.. The whole thing is created on an outdated engine, it reminds me of 10 years old Skyrim :( Just come to room full of people and start shooting there - not only that it doesn't even work with anyone but I can't even shoot plates off the shelves, I can't break almost anything, I can laser npc in the face and it doesn't do anything to them.. then I turned it off and deleted it. This is mockery.… Expand
  15. imthepoo2
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Absolute trash. Rocks galore and dumb combat. There is no pull to playing the game at all. Utter failure for years of development
  16. just_a_gamer69
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Biggest disappointment in games i had in recent years. The world is not immersive at all, npc AI behaviour is really bad, space flight is an illusion. For that price, just no. It feels like an indie game that you can get for 30-40$.
  17. EvilRaz
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Incredibly awful PC performance. I am able to run games like Elden Ring, Lies of P, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2 at high settings but unable to play this at the lowest setting without low frame rate and lag spikes every 30 seconds of so. Sad.
  18. 99thhand
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Graphics is decent but some are not policed, Story is generic, AI is bad it's from other game.
    you go. played 25 hours + and feels like a waste of time. you do the same thing over and over and it's not rewarding. there's no reason to have strong equipment because AI is dumb. I had fun on fallout 4 more. I respect those people who love this game but personally this game is bad.
  19. Anth00
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Too much Ads for a Skyrim in Space, they lie.
    They sell us a gaming révolution, we got an outdated game
  20. Cheetka
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Trash optimization. 3060ti r5 5600 med-high graphics 50fps :D (not in city) when i go city barely 30fps. Old graphics, old mechanics, old gen game.
  21. Ubersnacks
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    First of all, i find it completely insane that some Review critics can actually get themselves to give this game a 100 review, gotta be a paid review.
    I see 100 reviews as "perfect games" with no major bugs, not even BG3 have managed that honestly, even though it is close to a 100 "for me"
    As for Starfield, it was a complete miss for me, Ai that was worse than their 12yr old skyrim    First of all, i find it completely insane that some Review critics can actually get themselves to give this game a 100 review, gotta be a paid review.
    I see 100 reviews as "perfect games" with no major bugs, not even BG3 have managed that honestly, even though it is close to a 100 "for me"
    As for Starfield, it was a complete miss for me,
    Ai that was worse than their 12yr old skyrim game, horrible inventory, lackluster story, tons of loading screens, universe that feels completely dead, lack of space exploration, it is mostly just "load to the next planet" type gameplay, planets in most circumstances feels the same.
    I had such high hopes for Starfield, kinda hoped for an epic space exploration type RPG, that would scratch my freelancer itch, but it was nothing like that.
    And the Ai just felt insanely emotionless, no situational awareness with the story, buggy companions.
    Just overall doesn't feel like a 2023 type of game.. it would maybe have been a success for me if it was released in 2005-2010.    … Expand
  22. Derwin666
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    Far too many major performance issues on the pc. I have a problem with lag/stutter when un-scoping a weapon. It also lags /stutters when switching to the scanner. It didnt start till approx 20hrs of play.

    I wish i hadn't spent the money.
  23. Leelareso
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Let's start with the fact that starfield doesn't do anything well/better than older Bethesda games. Apart from the models of some suits, the game offers nothing, facial animations are like from Morrowind, the game of lights is practically non-existent, exploration does not exist as well as in space and planets (where it comes down to running between abc points after 1000m to kill 3-4Let's start with the fact that starfield doesn't do anything well/better than older Bethesda games. Apart from the models of some suits, the game offers nothing, facial animations are like from Morrowind, the game of lights is practically non-existent, exploration does not exist as well as in space and planets (where it comes down to running between abc points after 1000m to kill 3-4 enemies and that's the whole location, the building is always one and the same with the same distribution of items and opponents, the story background is the worst of all Bethesda games, the main campaign takes 15 hours to complete, the ship we are on becomes useless after 5 hours of gameplay. This game would have been good 10 years ago + the price of the cap is completely inadequate for the quality of the product. Such Daggerfall has more fun with exploration and rpg system than this abomination. Fallout 3 / NV are better in terms of diversifying the gameplay of exploration and character creation. Starfield can be described as everything and nothing, as if making a cake with the addition of salami and brawn, you can, but who will eat it.… Expand
  24. Oscarion2024
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Es un juego malo, básicamente bethesda reciclo lo que ya tenía de sus juegos anteriores y lo metió a este, no es acordé al año en el que sale, tenía muy altas espectativas de este juego pero en fin pasará sin pena ni gloria.
  25. robbaldwin420
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    At least with the suckers paying for playing 5 days early i could gauge it properly and get a refund before 2 hours.
  26. ymoymoymo
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    This game is one big disappointment, as always with this studio. It's amazing that people just now opened their eyes and saw not a game for more than 200 million dollars, but a piece of unfinished code with deceived expectations, Skyrim-level activities, loadings every 2 minutes, crooked animations, disgustingly written quests, cheesy main quest, empty planets, and other bad stuff
  27. artsolt
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Extremamente mal otimizado, menu trava constantemente, audio com bugs constantes. Impossivel jogar.
  28. JUICE__
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    The only good thing I have to say about Starfield is that it's definitely the best Bethesda game in a while. But, no matter how you look at it, at the end of the day Starfield is just a No Mans Sky reskin, which depending on how you look at it, could be good or bad. If you like No Mans Sky, then I recommend Starfield, but if you don't I obviously don't recommend this game. To put itThe only good thing I have to say about Starfield is that it's definitely the best Bethesda game in a while. But, no matter how you look at it, at the end of the day Starfield is just a No Mans Sky reskin, which depending on how you look at it, could be good or bad. If you like No Mans Sky, then I recommend Starfield, but if you don't I obviously don't recommend this game. To put it simply, I would describe Starfield as a dull No Mans Sky reskin. That's why I rate it as a 1. This game does have things that NMS doesn't, but it's not enough for Starfield to be considered truly unique.… Expand
  29. fritangaplayed
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Boring, repetitive and a filled with game breaking bugs. The game only gets interesting when you complete ng+5, i was hoping this would be the PS killerr, but its only gonna kill the xbox. Thank you Phil Spencer for ruining the xbox and bethesda. The only redeemable thing is that I can re-create my real life crush dreamcastguy as my in-game player
  30. Makz89
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Optimization is really bad. My goddamn 4090 can barley run 90+ fps on fsr same whit DLSS mod.

    Feel so bad for people with lower cards or even last gen can't even hit 60fps natively on 1080p. And tell me a game last 5 years or more you can run natively without upscale that devs rely so much on they do not have to optimize the games. This is so tiring to and how to break immersion 101:    Optimization is really bad. My goddamn 4090 can barley run 90+ fps on fsr same whit DLSS mod.

    Feel so bad for people with lower cards or even last gen can't even hit 60fps natively on 1080p. And tell me a game last 5 years or more you can run natively without upscale that devs rely so much on they do not have to optimize the games.

    This is so tiring to and how to break immersion 101: everything is fast ravel and loading screen...

    I loved skyrim and fallout (76 never bought since it was **** ) series but this game is not even close to those games, and has so many problems. And please do not start me on all the goddamn loading screens and fast travel for everything that everyone else is blaming on "limitations" Games have been doing texture, map streaming and so on with no loading screens or barley any for a decade.

    It's not like its "new technology" It's been here for ages. We all know what the reason is and that is Bethesda will never let go of their old and outdated engine.

    I hope the game gets better for the others players that enjoy it, but i refunded it since this is no excuse to be like this on release and i am tired of Bethesda now and this was the last straw for me.    … 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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