Starfield

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  1. Anb
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Despite being developed for whopping 7 years, somehow this new title fails to improve almost anything over previous Bethesda game - Fallout 4. You'd think that from 2015 to 2023 gaming tech and scope made a huge leap, but when you play Starfield, it feels like the game has been stuck in 2015 (and not a in a good way!). Added to that, the whole performance and hardware demand this game hasDespite being developed for whopping 7 years, somehow this new title fails to improve almost anything over previous Bethesda game - Fallout 4. You'd think that from 2015 to 2023 gaming tech and scope made a huge leap, but when you play Starfield, it feels like the game has been stuck in 2015 (and not a in a good way!). Added to that, the whole performance and hardware demand this game has while in the same time looking worse visually than Fallout 4. A huge disappointment.… Expand
  2. Deadheadbill
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    .I after watching the Digital Foundry review of the optimization in this game and seeing the Bethesda actually optimized the game for AMD but not Nvidia/Intel I am changing my review to not recommended. There is no excuse for this Todd Howard.
  3. dmdcsm
    Sep 9, 2023
    9
    Like so many I was looking forward to this game. Then the early reviews started hitting the web and I was worried the game was another bust. However, learning what the game isn’t (i.e. space simulator like Elite) I tempered my expectations. I about 50 hrs into the game and I love it. The combat on foot and in space is engaging. Plenty of freedom to do basically whatever you want. Lots ofLike so many I was looking forward to this game. Then the early reviews started hitting the web and I was worried the game was another bust. However, learning what the game isn’t (i.e. space simulator like Elite) I tempered my expectations. I about 50 hrs into the game and I love it. The combat on foot and in space is engaging. Plenty of freedom to do basically whatever you want. Lots of memorable moments to be found and enjoyed.… Expand
  4. lewell
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    No Dlss. No 32:9 support. No way to change field of view. The story seemed really boring. The first person shooting in blocky square buildings is dull. I was really disappointed with this game. Shame it didn’t live up to the hype.
  5. jcpshd
    Sep 11, 2023
    7
    - All the negative and positive points that have been mentioned by other people are true. Read them and decide if they're important for you.

    - I think it's unfair giving a ZERO to this game, but it's not a masterpiece either to give it a TEN. This game is a solid 7. More good than bad, but not as awesome and groundbreaking as we thought it would be. - I'm playing it for $10 on XBOX    - All the negative and positive points that have been mentioned by other people are true. Read them and decide if they're important for you.

    - I think it's unfair giving a ZERO to this game, but it's not a masterpiece either to give it a TEN.
    This game is a solid 7. More good than bad, but not as awesome and groundbreaking as we thought it would be.

    - I'm playing it for $10 on XBOX pass (PC), so it's a good bargain for so much content. That said, it's not worth $120 IMO.    … Expand
  6. pdh115
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    Too boring combat and weapon modification, Why food has bad stats? +5 health? wtf?? Why did you give me food perk? +50%?
  7. JudasJack
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Low tier effort from BSG. Replacing handcrafted world with procedurally generated generic zones. More of an empty theme park than a sand box. Combat consists of guns and a clone of the Shouts system vs guys with guns and the occasional big bug. Real spaceflight is non-existent, just loading screens, ship combat that is worse than arcade games from the 1990s. No exploration of any value inLow tier effort from BSG. Replacing handcrafted world with procedurally generated generic zones. More of an empty theme park than a sand box. Combat consists of guns and a clone of the Shouts system vs guys with guns and the occasional big bug. Real spaceflight is non-existent, just loading screens, ship combat that is worse than arcade games from the 1990s. No exploration of any value in either the generic city zones, or the "planets" which are just zones with mostly procedurally generated POIs separated by vast stretches of featureless rock. Weak overall entry for BSG.… Expand
  8. woopz
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    below average, can't wait for the moders to get some good mods out..........
  9. El_Flaco
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    overrated as hell a space game where you cannot actually exploring the space, what the hell??? if it wasn't a Bethesda game nobody would have been interested on this game
  10. FlameHaze10
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    Pros:
    - Graphics.
    - World
    - Gameplay
    - Story
    - Physics
    - Ship creation
    - Exploration
    Cons:
    - Unoptimized in some hardware.
    - Must be installed in SSD

    Neutral:
    - Losing hours of my life.

    Verdict:
    If you like Bethesda games, you'll like this Starfield.
  11. Arkane7
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    This could have been a great game and something to play until Star Citizen arrives but instead its a mess of repetitive gameplay and poorly executed mechanics. They gone full force with the identity politics as well which really breaks game immersion. And that is the main reason a lot of us play videogames for, the immersion aspect and as an escape from the real world. Your're not going toThis could have been a great game and something to play until Star Citizen arrives but instead its a mess of repetitive gameplay and poorly executed mechanics. They gone full force with the identity politics as well which really breaks game immersion. And that is the main reason a lot of us play videogames for, the immersion aspect and as an escape from the real world. Your're not going to find that here.… Expand
  12. Sceaser
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    I've played starfield for 87 hours now. I'm enjoying it for what it is... I see the potential it can become with time and love of the modders alone because without modders this game would be terrible and wouldn't even get a 4 rating..

    Though the one IMPORTANT thing that I'll say that many people and streamers and journalists are too scared to say.. is the overrepresentation of women in    I've played starfield for 87 hours now. I'm enjoying it for what it is... I see the potential it can become with time and love of the modders alone because without modders this game would be terrible and wouldn't even get a 4 rating..

    Though the one IMPORTANT thing that I'll say that many people and streamers and journalists are too scared to say.. is the overrepresentation of women in all roles in the game. 87 hours and I've come across zero male bounty hunters they've ALL been women, 98% of security in the games cities, are women, you're lucky to see a male. It's a huge woke push for women to be represented putting men the in roles of the bad guys and push the good men to be side npc's to NPC's themselves.

    It's exactly the woke you expect. The only thing they got right is giving women proper hair styles and not short blue or green hair.

    Starfield is woke and until the modders can attempt to fix the woke ideology it's not worth playing.    … Expand
  13. shmitzles
    Sep 12, 2023
    6
    I've put 18 hours into Starfield and I think I've played enough to come to my conclusion. Sadly, for me Starfield is the worst Bethesda RPG I've played. The menu system and traveling really grinds my gears and the writing, face animation, and camera work really pull me out of the story. I constantly found my self zoning out and skipping dialogue.

    At times the game is gorgeous and at other    I've put 18 hours into Starfield and I think I've played enough to come to my conclusion. Sadly, for me Starfield is the worst Bethesda RPG I've played. The menu system and traveling really grinds my gears and the writing, face animation, and camera work really pull me out of the story. I constantly found my self zoning out and skipping dialogue.

    At times the game is gorgeous and at other times it looks very outdated. NPCs stare into your soul for no reason and over encumbrance is yet again and issue.

    I'm willing to give it a 6 because the gun play is okay and the ship building is kind of fun. Overall I was very excited to play Starfield but in the end I mostly felt disappointed and irritated by my 18 hour experience.    … Expand
  14. Linktrifuerza
    Sep 9, 2023
    9
    Una gran experiencia espacial con el toque maravilloso de Bethesda y todo lo bueno que ello implica, pero también todo lo malo.

    Puntos positivos: -Historia principal muy buena -Misiones secundarias muy profundas y llenas de cosas interesantes, tanto que en ocasiones hacen que te olvides de la historia principal -Personalización de la nave -Acompañantes -Gunplay satisfactorio    Una gran experiencia espacial con el toque maravilloso de Bethesda y todo lo bueno que ello implica, pero también todo lo malo.

    Puntos positivos:
    -Historia principal muy buena
    -Misiones secundarias muy profundas y llenas de cosas interesantes, tanto que en ocasiones hacen que te olvides de la historia principal
    -Personalización de la nave
    -Acompañantes
    -Gunplay satisfactorio
    -Libertad de acción y diálogos
    -Exploración y creación de bases
    -Sistema de habilidades
    -Realismo en los planetas y efectos como la gravedad, clima, ciclo día y noche, balas etc
    -Texturas e iluminación de muy alta calidad

    Puntos mejorables:
    -Combate espacial decente pero pudo ser mejor
    -Sincronización labial con doblajes fuera del ingles muy mejorable
    -IA mejorable, tanto aliada como enemiga

    Puntos Malos:
    -Algunos bugs
    -Rendimiento en pc
    -Motor grafico algo anticuado para las expresiónes faciales y la carga de escenarios

    En conclusión puedo decir que es un gran titulo que tiene todo lo necesario para convertirse en uno de los mejores juegos del año, si eres un fan de Bethesda encontraras en el todos los elementos que tanto amamos del estudio pero a una escala como nunca antes habíamos visto, si no eres tan fan del estudio puedo decirte que encontraras un juego muy diferente a lo que habitualmente estamos acostumbrados en la industria, Bethesda nunca se ha caracterizado por tener unos gráficos realistas ya que la experiencia se centra en otras cosas mas importantes, por lo que si le das una oportunidad estoy seguro que te enamoraras del juego.

    CALIFICACIÓN FINAL: 9.5    … Expand
  15. FarEastPlayer
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    pronoun is for woke libtard losers, no normal human being will push this evil anti-human propaganda in a video game
  16. rosk3r
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    Starfield is the one game that suffered from player expectations, for unknown reasons many people were waiting for Star Citizen even though it was clear that it was not going to be a space simulator. Overall Starfield is Fallout 4 mixed with The Outer Worlds. Compared to the previous Bethesda games, the level of shooting has increased, but the artificial intelligence of opponents is veryStarfield is the one game that suffered from player expectations, for unknown reasons many people were waiting for Star Citizen even though it was clear that it was not going to be a space simulator. Overall Starfield is Fallout 4 mixed with The Outer Worlds. Compared to the previous Bethesda games, the level of shooting has increased, but the artificial intelligence of opponents is very disappointing. So the game turned out to be though not unambiguous, but very exciting.… Expand
  17. lnobad
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    + it's good that I didn't buy this game, thanks Gamepass.
    - Graphics from the past decade on RTX3080.
    - Extremally low fps (40 without FSR).
    - Constant downloads of locations
  18. mtav48
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    im stuck in "into the unknown" mission. i cant continue the game and i have to play it from start game but there is a better way, i'll remove the game. this game is so boring. so buggy. just a bit beautiful. the gameplay is empty. its not fun not at all. Ai is weak. shooter action is not as good as Fallout.
  19. MauroPeixoto23
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Estou dando essa nota, só pra não magoar meu amigo Bison que é caixista, gosta de paçoca e bolo molhadinho.
  20. josedriver
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Soy fanático de los videojuegos de exploración y este juego cumple para mí con todos los requisitos para ser un buen juego sobre el espacio… Expand
  21. ItsmeDavinci
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    This game is a solid 8-8.5 / 10

    I think a lot of people downvoted this because it's not their cup of tea. If you love Bethesda games, you'll love this game. Simple as that.
  22. diocancaro
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    it has some decent roleplaying systems like quests, crafting and ships but the way you use them in the main gameplay loop is sooo aszzzz i can't give this a 6 even. the writing is asszzz, the combat is assszzzzz oblivion clears this all day, even skyrim is better.
  23. Matrix7621
    Sep 11, 2023
    10
    gostei do jogo lembra muito a atmosfera de skyrim
    a unica coisa ruim é que vc tem que descobrir as coisas sozinho
  24. GokouFG
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Sad 7years of nothingless, bugs, empty space and over 200mods to make game somehow interesting
  25. 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
  26. oLKblast
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Jogo incrível! Gráficos, historia excelente, Side Quests bem feitas e muito boas, Diálogos sem Enrolação e direto ao ponto, A ambientação do game é Fantástica cada planeta tem seu charme por
    Exemplo: Paradise que é um dos lugares mais bonitos do jogo, conclusão: é um jogaço! valeu a pena Esperar era oq eu já tinha em mente e não um No Man's Sky 2, não criei uma uma ideia errada como    Jogo incrível! Gráficos, historia excelente, Side Quests bem feitas e muito boas, Diálogos sem Enrolação e direto ao ponto, A ambientação do game é Fantástica cada planeta tem seu charme por
    Exemplo: Paradise que é um dos lugares mais bonitos do jogo, conclusão: é um jogaço! valeu a pena Esperar era oq eu já tinha em mente e não um No Man's Sky 2, não criei uma uma ideia errada como Muitos por ai, apenas soube entender a verdadeira proposta do game que é um RPG e não um Survive! Recomendo jogar o game antes de tirar conclusões e falar qualquer coisas na internet.    … Expand
  27. N1CKPROGAMER
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Miglior gioco della storia, capolavoro assoluto, grafica straordinaria, storia bellissima, gioco mastodontico, virtualmente infinito. Goty 2023.
  28. SanesteusFudker
    Sep 10, 2023
    5
    I have not felt this way about a game in my entire life. It's not bad, but I loaded it up on launch day extremely excited to go in blind and get lost in space and proceeded to play for four hours while my enthusiasm completely drained from me. I don't think this game is bad and I really hope that it improves and I'm willing to give it a chance, but I feel like I have to very activelyI have not felt this way about a game in my entire life. It's not bad, but I loaded it up on launch day extremely excited to go in blind and get lost in space and proceeded to play for four hours while my enthusiasm completely drained from me. I don't think this game is bad and I really hope that it improves and I'm willing to give it a chance, but I feel like I have to very actively consciously make that decision. At this point in the game (8 hours now) I'm just chugging into it desperately searching for something that grabs my attention but the more I play the more I desperately want to find and download mods to completely revamp my experience. So as it stands out of the box this game is disappointing me with its story and activities to do apart from other titles Bethesda have made that have wowed me right from the moment I picked them up. I'm hoping this becomes a better experience so I'm just going straight down the middle with a 5. It's beautifully done but just awkward and I have to actively try to like the game which I believe is a bad thing.… Expand
  29. Laros
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Prometió mucho y el resultado no fue el esperado, para ser un juego del 2023 sus mecánicas y físicas parecen del 2003… Expand
  30. slimepig
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    I'm not going to talk about writing or any of that stuff, because apparently people who regularly play BGS games don't care about that. I do want to WARN you, though - the opening missions force you to interact with the story for a few hours. You do have to do that before you get let off the leash (2-4 hours).

    So, lets just talk gameplay: Combat - stand directly in front of the enemy    I'm not going to talk about writing or any of that stuff, because apparently people who regularly play BGS games don't care about that. I do want to WARN you, though - the opening missions force you to interact with the story for a few hours. You do have to do that before you get let off the leash (2-4 hours).

    So, lets just talk gameplay:

    Combat - stand directly in front of the enemy and just keep shooting them (20 levels above you? eh whatever).
    Settlement Building - awkward
    Ship Building - extremely awkward
    Exploration - its a 20x20 cube of a forest, desert, or glacier copy-pasted about 500 times with 3 locations that are randomly generated. They're mostly caves.
    Space Exploration - non-existent, you're selecting what random grouping of landing zones (save for a handful, all procedurally generated) you want to see
    Companions - will absolutely not shut up to the point where I can't tell if its a bug

    It paints a really bleak picture of humanity, since 95% (edited from 90% now that I have more time in the game) of human encounters are just bandits who talk exactly like Fallout bandits - over-the-top 'chaotic evil' ****
    But *worse,* it just isn't even fun - this is the most boring game I've played in 20 years.

    Edit: I want to add now that I've put in 5 or 6 more hours into this, the procedurally generated locations are actually duplicated item for item. I've come across the same abandoned UC listening post on 4 different worlds.

    Based on my experience there's only 10 or so locations and they're just copy-pasted on worlds that themselves are randomly generated copy-paste messes. As is the flora and fauna. I've come across a wolf-like creature with a graboid head on every single world with life. It's usually called a "trapjaw" of some kind, they just change the colors and one of the adjectives to describe it (if you're lucky).    … 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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