Starfield

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5711 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,464 out of 5711
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  1. Honir
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    The game is a load screen simulator
    enter your ship - > loading screen -> sit at console and "take off" -> loading screen -> choose new planet -> loading screen -> select landing site on planet -> loading screen -> exit ship -> loading screen -> "explore" most planets i've encountered where empty rocky snowy templates with 1 structure every 1k km and the story was mid
  2. dazvolt
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    This is a game about space without space. Lazy loadings everywhere, this game belongs to 2013, not 2023. Outrageous how can a big company do such dumb moves. Moreover - poor optimization and recommendations? Upgrade your PC! Cmon Todd, Red Dead Redemption 2 graphically much more better and works much more smooth even on low end systems, this is lazy talk about "upgrade your system". ThisThis is a game about space without space. Lazy loadings everywhere, this game belongs to 2013, not 2023. Outrageous how can a big company do such dumb moves. Moreover - poor optimization and recommendations? Upgrade your PC! Cmon Todd, Red Dead Redemption 2 graphically much more better and works much more smooth even on low end systems, this is lazy talk about "upgrade your system". This is not a next gen. This is past gen. And what high-management tells about this game is clearly tells us that Bethesda tries to do lazy things, and don't even have guts to state it.… Expand
  3. chemson
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    What a complete joke
    1. Insane pop-in/badly handled asset lod
    2. Everything is gated behind loading screens, even entering or exiting your ship 3. No screen space reflections, still relying on cube maps 4. No screen space shadows 5. No ray traced anything 6. Low quality hair meshes and textures 7. Low quality character meshes and animations 8. Foliage that doesn't react when walked    What a complete joke
    1. Insane pop-in/badly handled asset lod
    2. Everything is gated behind loading screens, even entering or exiting your ship
    3. No screen space reflections, still relying on cube maps
    4. No screen space shadows
    5. No ray traced anything
    6. Low quality hair meshes and textures
    7. Low quality character meshes and animations
    8. Foliage that doesn't react when walked through
    9. No underwater swimming (only surface)
    10. No NPC reaction to you dragging dead bodies infront of them
    11. Space being almost entirely fast-travel
    12. No splash animation in water
    13. No FOV slider
    14. Terrible optimisation
    15. UI designed specifically for consoles not for Pc    … Expand
  4. SenseiStobe
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    you can't even go around the whole planet. bad space immersion. Todd speaks ****
  5. Warrior327xx
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Bugs and technical problems: Starfield was released in a buggy state, with many players reporting crashes, graphical glitches, and other technical problems. This made the game unplayable for some people, and it also diminished the overall experience for those who were able to get it working, Starfield still feels unfinished and unpolished. The facial animations are stiff and unnatural, theBugs and technical problems: Starfield was released in a buggy state, with many players reporting crashes, graphical glitches, and other technical problems. This made the game unplayable for some people, and it also diminished the overall experience for those who were able to get it working, Starfield still feels unfinished and unpolished. The facial animations are stiff and unnatural, the AI of the non-player characters is rudimentary, and the game world is often empty and lifeless.
    Repetitive quests: The quests in Starfield are mostly repetitive and uninspired. They often boil down to fetching items, killing enemies, or exploring the same few locations over and over again. This makes the game feel tedious and boring after a while.
    Lack of innovation: Starfield is a derivative game that doesn't do anything new or groundbreaking. It feels like a rehash of other Bethesda games, such as Skyrim and Fallout 4. This lack of innovation makes Starfield feel stale and outdated.
    Overall, Starfield is a disappointing game that falls short of its potential. It is buggy, unpolished, repetitive, and unoriginal. If you are looking for a good space RPG, then there are better options available.    … Expand
  6. Bocaseca
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Como fan de los juegos de Bethesda me siento engañado. Starfield es sin duda el menos mundo abierto creado por Bethesda. La inteligencia artificial brilla por su ausencia, de las peores que he visto jamás. Por no hablar de las mecánicas ancladas en los años 2000-2007, ya es hora de que cambien de motor gráfico. Muy decepcionado.
  7. Pocadodo69
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash dude don't spend your money on this crap, xbox please bring the classics back
  8. kalastro
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    No italian dubbing, backstab after years of support especially now that they have Microsoft money there is no excuse.
  9. Ellie8
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Worst game of the year and it surely will. Don't play it. Long live sony fanboys.
  10. Morfi
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    "It's running great. It is a next gen PC game, we really do push the technology, so you may need to upgrade your PC for this game, but it's got a lot of great stuff going on in it and the fans are responding awesome."

    its a load of bugs , empty space, automatically generated rocks and shallow content. bad dialogue, no RPG elements besides a skilltree thats just there to slow your    "It's running great. It is a next gen PC game, we really do push the technology, so you may need to upgrade your PC for this game, but it's got a lot of great stuff going on in it and the fans are responding awesome."

    its a load of bugs , empty space, automatically generated rocks and shallow content.
    bad dialogue, no RPG elements besides a skilltree thats just there to slow your progress and keep you playing, etc    … Expand
  11. Barretox1
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Completely horrible on the PC, I'm stuck in the mission for two days talk to Vladimir the ship doesn't dock on the PC, another main mission here is gone, besides the horrible performance on the pc and graphically it's not all that. What a pity I liked the game and I just can't play the ship doesn't dock in the missions, before that I don't know how to get through the horrible experience on the pc!
  12. Xeno_Xer0
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Empty planets repetitive npcs and 20 years in the making wow no man’s sky blew this out the water.
  13. lolo03
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    l'espace, est un désastre intergalactique à bien des égards. Depuis des années, les fans de jeux de science-fiction attendaient avec impatience le prochain grand titre de Bethesda, mais ce qu'ils ont obtenu est une déception monumentale.

    Tout d'abord, les graphismes de Starfield sont à des années-lumière derrière les normes actuelles. Les environnements manquent cruellement de détails,    l'espace, est un désastre intergalactique à bien des égards. Depuis des années, les fans de jeux de science-fiction attendaient avec impatience le prochain grand titre de Bethesda, mais ce qu'ils ont obtenu est une déception monumentale.

    Tout d'abord, les graphismes de Starfield sont à des années-lumière derrière les normes actuelles. Les environnements manquent cruellement de détails, les textures sont floues et la modélisation des personnages est tout simplement dépassée. On dirait que le jeu aurait pu sortir il y a une décennie, ce qui est inexcusable dans un marché du jeu vidéo aussi compétitif.

    En ce qui concerne l'histoire, Starfield offre une trame narrative insipide et clichée. Vous incarnez un explorateur de l'espace sans personnalité, lancé dans un voyage sans but apparent. Les quêtes se résument généralement à "aller là-bas, tuer ça" ou "ramener ça". Aucune profondeur, aucun enjeu émotionnel, rien pour vous attacher à ce monde insignifiant.

    Le gameplay est une autre déception majeure. Les combats sont lourds, mal équilibrés et manquent de dynamisme. Les mécanismes de tir sont archaïques, donnant l'impression de jouer à un jeu des années 90 plutôt qu'à un titre de nouvelle génération. Les bugs et les problèmes de performance sont également fréquents, ce qui nuit encore plus à l'expérience.

    Enfin, parlons de l'exploration spatiale, qui devrait être le point fort du jeu. Malheureusement, elle est gâchée par une galaxie vide et sans âme. Les planètes se ressemblent toutes, et il n'y a pratiquement aucune activité intéressante à découvrir. L'univers de Starfield est d'une banalité consternante.    … Expand
  14. dfshjhgjhgjhg
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was terrible. The graphics were outdated and glitchy, the controls were clunky and unresponsive, and the gameplay was repetitive and boring. It felt like a waste of time and money. The storyline was also weak and uninteresting. Overall, I would not recommend this game to anyone and wish I had never played it.… Expand
  15. Shelltox
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    the gameplay is authentically messed up with no edge to take. horrible. It would be unthinkable in 2023 to present a game like this.
  16. Baki1992
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    The game can forgive a lot, but not boredom. Disgusting gameplay, empty planets, playing in space is completely absent. Quests are extremely boring. Please, bethesda, change the engine and hire a good game designer for fallout 5 and tes 6
  17. DaemonEnaros
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Wtf? There are people that say that all the negative reviews are from PS fanboys....on a Starfield for PC page, I don't know people can't read or they really are that S.P.E.C.I.A.L. The game is a mess I don't care on what platform is, story is really bad, graphics look like a Fallout mod, gameplay is monotonous, they could have added a few interesting planets and not many that areWtf? There are people that say that all the negative reviews are from PS fanboys....on a Starfield for PC page, I don't know people can't read or they really are that S.P.E.C.I.A.L. The game is a mess I don't care on what platform is, story is really bad, graphics look like a Fallout mod, gameplay is monotonous, they could have added a few interesting planets and not many that are literally just there for advertising like oOoOO "1000 planets" yeah right maybe 1000 rocks, immersion is really bad, nothing is manual it's like a menu simulator, you can shoot guns in hubs and no one cares. The dialogue is really really weak and cringe most of the time. The water is the worst in the most recent games, there is almost no ripple when you swim or shoot, cyberpunk blows this game out of the water :^).
    Ohh and the bugs, hooooly you can get stuck on starting planet, enemies don't spawn, you can fall out the map when you pick up new weapons, enemies teleport around you when they spawn like police in Cyberpunk. Maybe the modders will be making the game decent over the years...    … Expand
  18. aaron_stark
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    What an absolute dumbster fire of a game after all the hype and the promises this is what we get , an unimaginative striped down version of no man's sky , horrendous facial animation, empty planets, generic story
    This gotta be the most boring game I've ever played, nice work Todd
  19. DRAVBER
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Optimization, what's that? You just have a pc potato

    Next gen loads on every action and 30 fps on low settings at 50% render scale because you have a potato pc and the optimization is good, just buy a rtx4090 and i9 13900k. What's the problem? Yes, Todd Howard?
  20. HowlaRed45
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Embarrassing husk of a game. AAA Money grab. Bethesda are illusionist scam artists.
  21. bahadk
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I just created the account for rating this game zero, not because I’m a ps fanboy or anything. Just because this game literally have zero optimization and also because they make explanations like “buy a better pc our game is ok” Make your game console exc next time and don’t let us deal with your bs.
  22. Belafonte
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    So disapointed...This is such a generic and shallow RPG full of reused assets, boring quests and randomized encounters and environments...Dialogues are very poor in comparison to many modern RPGs. There are some good moments with the excellent sound and music but i just don't want to launch this game anymore...Another game overestimated by mainstream media...
  23. Wong3
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Was really hyped for it but the stupid AI was really a downer. Also for more space exploration and better optimization of the game as performance can be only improved with mods... yeah and contentwise you also need mods as otherwise it gets boring way to fast...
  24. Nonex18
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The problem with Starfield is that it combines several game concepts that makes it feel like a shallow game as every concept is on a surface level. It tries to be an FPS game like MW, a flight simulator combat game like Starfox / Ace Combat, a space exploration game like No Man's Sky / Eve Online and a Sci Fi Narrative RPG like Knights of the Old Republic / Mass Effect. It could have beenThe problem with Starfield is that it combines several game concepts that makes it feel like a shallow game as every concept is on a surface level. It tries to be an FPS game like MW, a flight simulator combat game like Starfox / Ace Combat, a space exploration game like No Man's Sky / Eve Online and a Sci Fi Narrative RPG like Knights of the Old Republic / Mass Effect. It could have been a great game but they did not innovate enough and just used existing concepts on a surface level and mashed it into the game. This is not the next generation game that they claim to be unless next generation means mashing up existing concepts and calling it the next generation game.… Expand
  25. vurt
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Not that great. 400 more people did this in comparison to Skyrim and FO4, the game took a lot longer. If the 1000 planets were handcrafted, sure, but its mostly generated and copy/paste. also it seems to have fewer trees and other flora in total in comparison to Skyrim (you can extract the model files and check..) rather lame. Neither story or characters really grabbed me, its startsNot that great. 400 more people did this in comparison to Skyrim and FO4, the game took a lot longer. If the 1000 planets were handcrafted, sure, but its mostly generated and copy/paste. also it seems to have fewer trees and other flora in total in comparison to Skyrim (you can extract the model files and check..) rather lame. Neither story or characters really grabbed me, its starts extremely slow, unlike their previous games which gives you awe and wonder from the get-go almost.… Expand
  26. Deusakaren
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Ruim pq é repetitivo, muitos carregamentos, gráficos horríveis e personagens toscos
  27. PauloRobet
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Jogo com gráficos de xbox 360. Personagem mudo e muito tempo de carregamento.
  28. Hun73rdk
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Worst game ever forced to use pronounce no thanks. Clones that are trans person no thanks, take your politics an be gone. Game refunded not gonna buy any more woke crap
  29. Rhym3z
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Pro"s:

    - Very good music - Gun play feels slightly improved over previous Bethesda games - Lots of customisation Con's: - Loading screens are everywhere taking you out of the game. - The 1000's of planets are very cut/paste - No atmospheric flight or taking off/landing on planets - Horrible UI - Enemy and friendly AI that gets stuck in walls, stop moving, fall through the floor and    Pro"s:

    - Very good music
    - Gun play feels slightly improved over previous Bethesda games - Lots of customisation

    Con's:

    - Loading screens are everywhere taking you out of the game.
    - The 1000's of planets are very cut/paste
    - No atmospheric flight or taking off/landing on planets
    - Horrible UI - Enemy and friendly AI that gets stuck in walls, stop moving, fall through the floor and regularly bug out.
    - Extremely basic ship combat.
    - Absolutely terrible performance with nothing in the game to justify why that is, since it doesn't look that much better than fallout 4 that runs far, far better.
    - NPC faces look incredibly bad at times.
    - Claims to be a "next gen" game yet doesn't even have things like ray tracing.
    - The majority of the companions are annoying

    The main thing for me is the terrible performance for a game that looks outdated.
    Theres no big background simulation like in the X games that justifies CPU usage, not is there next level lighting, shadows or effects that justifying GPU usage.

    All in all, next to diablo 4 as the biggest disappointments of the year and from a guy that says "just upgrade your pc" honestly a joke.    … Expand
  30. hasatti
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    The game looks like it's from 2015 and has requirements from 2027. The game has no optimization and is not suitable for this purpose. With these requirements it should look like a movie
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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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