Starfield

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  1. MoD302
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Good work bathesda!! the game is very good and enjoyable, loved the game play and exploration system
  2. kingLear107
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Che dire, per un gioco che millantava una componente esplorativa profondissima e predominante, questa é una presa in giro. "Avrete a disposizione un sacco di pianeti da esplorare", certo, peccato che tranne che per un punto siamo vuoti e si venga bloccati da muri invisibili ancora nel 2023. Poi, l'esplorazione nello spazio non esiste, non puoi decollare, viaggiare e attraccare, devi fareChe dire, per un gioco che millantava una componente esplorativa profondissima e predominante, questa é una presa in giro. "Avrete a disposizione un sacco di pianeti da esplorare", certo, peccato che tranne che per un punto siamo vuoti e si venga bloccati da muri invisibili ancora nel 2023. Poi, l'esplorazione nello spazio non esiste, non puoi decollare, viaggiare e attraccare, devi fare tutto con i viaggi rapidi. Che razza di esplorazione sarebbe? L'unica cosa che esploro é la strada da casa mia fino al negozio per restituire il gioco.… Expand
  3. cadusakaguchi
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Game without story, boring and repetitive. There aren’t many bugs, but fast travel is a lot annoying.
  4. xcava86x
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    It's just another Bethesda RPG set in space, this time with inexplicable horrible performances, an upscaling technology supported by 20% of the GPUs on the market at best, all topped up with wokism and a 70 bucks price tag.

    Thanks, but no thanks. Funny review: https://steamcommunity.com/id/76561197989240599/recommended/1716740/ (It's longer than 5000 characters and so it won't fit    It's just another Bethesda RPG set in space, this time with inexplicable horrible performances, an upscaling technology supported by 20% of the GPUs on the market at best, all topped up with wokism and a 70 bucks price tag.

    Thanks, but no thanks.

    Funny review: https://steamcommunity.com/id/76561197989240599/recommended/1716740/

    (It's longer than 5000 characters and so it won't fit here...)    … Expand
  5. PixeledCanuck
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Been playing since august 31st 8 pm est and this game blew me away. I came in expecting a bethesda rpg and thats exactly what i got. Best one since daggerfall. Playing on both PC and XBSX
  6. ZDjKilla
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Buggy / not optimized/ full of T posing AI and stormtrooper type aiming enemies Imo they shouldve hired some people from the Doom franchise to optimize their game lets not talk about the fact planets are 2d google images with some shading and so on

    Game Cinematography aswell as Conversation with NPC is straight **** Even Gal Gadot's "KHAL EL" was more impressive quick update : im playing    Buggy / not optimized/ full of T posing AI and stormtrooper type aiming enemies Imo they shouldve hired some people from the Doom franchise to optimize their game lets not talk about the fact planets are 2d google images with some shading and so on

    Game Cinematography aswell as Conversation with NPC is straight **** Even Gal Gadot's "KHAL EL" was more impressive quick update : im playing this on a 3070 and youre trynna tell me u can run games like doom with RTX on 4k Ultra on over 100fps but i cant get 70 fps on 1080p staying AFK in a empty planet with barely anything infront of me to load up aka stress my gpu... game is ass its not gonna get GOTY although they should make an award for the most bs excuses to release an UNFINISHED GAME     … Expand
  7. Mthor
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Jogo que faz todo sonysta chorar a noite por não poder jogá-lo, da uma surra em. Todos os ex-executivo da Sonia, que vem enganado os pobres players com falsos jogos remake se ps2 até hoje e acham que é novo rs,
  8. reaperdyrt
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    The game is called Starfield and you have to pass 3 loading screens to land at a random point on the planet (of the 10% that is populated) that you cannot choose and enjoy a 20m exploration Which is practically the same in each of them. Then the AI ​​of the characters is the same as 12 years ago in Skyrim, so you will see a lot of strange behaviors and glitches... quite disappointing forThe game is called Starfield and you have to pass 3 loading screens to land at a random point on the planet (of the 10% that is populated) that you cannot choose and enjoy a 20m exploration Which is practically the same in each of them. Then the AI ​​of the characters is the same as 12 years ago in Skyrim, so you will see a lot of strange behaviors and glitches... quite disappointing for what we expected… Expand
  9. Skylanicus
    Sep 9, 2023
    9
    Absurdly large game with vastly improved visuals, stability, writing and design from Bethesda's last two entries.

    When looking at what Starfield has marketed itself as, it has accomplished all it set out to do. After 70 hours I find myself more engaged and intrigued than on release. Again, the writing, particularly for faction quests, really shines. Why not a 10? Cumbersome    Absurdly large game with vastly improved visuals, stability, writing and design from Bethesda's last two entries.

    When looking at what Starfield has marketed itself as, it has accomplished all it set out to do.

    After 70 hours I find myself more engaged and intrigued than on release. Again, the writing, particularly for faction quests, really shines.

    Why not a 10? Cumbersome inventory, not enough moral diversity between companions (that I have thus far discovered).

    Otherwise, for people who were expecting a standard Bethesda game ala Fallout 4 - you will be pleasantly surprised by the improvements across the board. In my opinion, this game surpasses Skyrim and reaches the same level as Oblivion. A return to form, if you will :)    … Expand
  10. Lonewiso
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    I have been playing Starfield since day one of early access and I have not stopped. I will often find myself losing track of time and been up till the sun raised. I swear trying to do all the quests in one planet would often feel like it's own stand alone single player campaign. Realizing there is more planets and the possibility that they all have side quests blows my mind in so manyI have been playing Starfield since day one of early access and I have not stopped. I will often find myself losing track of time and been up till the sun raised. I swear trying to do all the quests in one planet would often feel like it's own stand alone single player campaign. Realizing there is more planets and the possibility that they all have side quests blows my mind in so many levels. So I am taking my time with this one. I am still on my first ship, so I have not try to buy or build my own ship yet. Yes I have upgraded my ship and gave it a new paint job too. The different types of suits and outfits you and your companions can wear is amazing. Yes you can equip your companions with weapons of your liking just like Fallout 3 and dress them in any way you like too. I have been working only on Sam's quests for about a day now. I am blown away so far and Sam's daught is a genius plain and simple … Expand
  11. MarcosAlmeida
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Esse jogo é uma verdadeira obra-prima!
    Quanto mais você joga, melhor o jogo fica, é sensacional! Parabéns Bethesda!
  12. dogenzenji
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Signed up to review this. Does not make me a "bot" or PS5 fanboy. I was disappointed. I really wanted that feeling I got from Skyrim and the Fallout series (not 76). Honestly think I am on drugs when I compare my experience to the acclaim lauded on this by the reviewers. It is boring, bland, terrible story, terrible NPC animation. Combat has no weight, there is no exploration just fastSigned up to review this. Does not make me a "bot" or PS5 fanboy. I was disappointed. I really wanted that feeling I got from Skyrim and the Fallout series (not 76). Honestly think I am on drugs when I compare my experience to the acclaim lauded on this by the reviewers. It is boring, bland, terrible story, terrible NPC animation. Combat has no weight, there is no exploration just fast travel to carbon copy planets, colours are washed out and graphics are average at best. But it is not a "0" I did not encounter any bugs but I did get a refund on my XBOX-X pre purchase. More alarming for me than just another "meh" game is the disparity between the reviews and my experience. So maybe the game is just not for me, I am willing to believe I am wrong and a hundred paid reviewers are correct.… Expand
  13. Roigar
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    Very poorly optimized on PC. I didn't expect it to run well on my dated hardware but from what other people have been saying it doesn't run well on decent specs either.
  14. Paskuda
    Sep 9, 2023
    9
    very nice game. beautiful graphics and good story. huge jump after all fallout games. i'm in love
  15. 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.
  16. NelchaelSS
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    It’s exactly what I expected from Bethesda, Space Fallout. Really fun game if you abandon the mediocre main quest and do all the side stuff (where all the fun stuff resides).

    For me it would be a SOLID 8/10 game if Todd didn’t gaslight us, telling us that the game is properly optimised (it isn’t, it runs like ass on top spec PC’s) and the fact that Bethesda is completely silent regarding    It’s exactly what I expected from Bethesda, Space Fallout. Really fun game if you abandon the mediocre main quest and do all the side stuff (where all the fun stuff resides).

    For me it would be a SOLID 8/10 game if Todd didn’t gaslight us, telling us that the game is properly optimised (it isn’t, it runs like ass on top spec PC’s) and the fact that Bethesda is completely silent regarding future bug fixes (because the game has quite a lot of bugs).    … Expand
  17. Raust
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Great game. works very well with an rtx 3070 and a ryzen 7 5800x. it's beautiful, it's big. looking forward to continuing the adventure.
  18. Blue2hark05
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    j'ai plus de 80h de jeu, le jeu au début c'est mou plus tu avance et mieux tu l'apprécies et vraiment je découvre tellement de nouvelle choses après 80H de jeu, l'histoire du jeu n'est pas compliqué a comprendre si ta un cerveau qui fonctionne, ta énormément de quette et ça cool, la fabrication du SHIP un peu compliqué a comprendre au début comme l'avant poste c'est flou a comprendre auj'ai plus de 80h de jeu, le jeu au début c'est mou plus tu avance et mieux tu l'apprécies et vraiment je découvre tellement de nouvelle choses après 80H de jeu, l'histoire du jeu n'est pas compliqué a comprendre si ta un cerveau qui fonctionne, ta énormément de quette et ça cool, la fabrication du SHIP un peu compliqué a comprendre au début comme l'avant poste c'est flou a comprendre au début, très peut de bug, par contre l'optimisation peut mieux faire 4080 Ryzen 7700x 32 ramDDR5 je suis a 60FPS max dans les ville en 2k ultra… Expand
  19. oumarpoulo
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Exploration, quests, soundtrack and story are amazing. I can’t stop playing since early access.
  20. Siferos
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Jogo simplesmente perfeito gostei bastante recomendo se você gosta do estilo de jogo de RPG
  21. Italia5239
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Awful awful awful. The game might not be the worst, but once again Bethesda fails to do any proper testing before release. My PC 9700/3070TI can not run this game, audio/visual do not sink and the game stutters every couple seconds. It's absolutely unbearable and to know that this is because they didn't optimize a diverse array of hardware is disheartening. This is probably one of thoseAwful awful awful. The game might not be the worst, but once again Bethesda fails to do any proper testing before release. My PC 9700/3070TI can not run this game, audio/visual do not sink and the game stutters every couple seconds. It's absolutely unbearable and to know that this is because they didn't optimize a diverse array of hardware is disheartening. This is probably one of those games to come back and try in a few years, because Bethesda never launches anything worth a **** on day one.… Expand
  22. Skypvplol
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Over 40hrs So far it has offered a good experience (feels like only play 5% of the game)

    Experience: For the fun, adventure, and immersion it offers, I give it a 10/10. AI Concern: If I were to nitpick, the game's AI could use some improvements. Adjusting for this, a more critical rating might be a 9/10 but is 10 for me overall long time ago have so much freedom on the game (alive).    Over 40hrs So far it has offered a good experience (feels like only play 5% of the game)

    Experience: For the fun, adventure, and immersion it offers, I give it a 10/10.

    AI Concern: If I were to nitpick, the game's AI could use some improvements. Adjusting for this, a more critical rating might be a 9/10 but is 10 for me overall long time ago have so much freedom on the game (alive).

    Bug: Kudos to Bethesda! Starfield is arguably one of their cleanest releases with the fewest bugs. AINTNOWAY

    Content: The game is rich in content, offering players an array of choices and paths. The freedom to choose and craft one's journey is a standout feature. Whether you are doing missions, trading, exploring, building, or engaging in battles, there is no shortage of activities.
    Space

    Travel Mechanics: While Starfield prominently utilizes fast travel (Someone might hate this, understandable). In contrast, games like Star Citizen may offer intricate ship control, but I find such mechanics can sometimes detract from the overall experience. If Starfield were to adopt these detailed mechanics, it could risk extending the game's duration unnecessarily, potentially taking over 600 hours just to space travel to beat the games (Trust Me).    … Expand
  23. Amorelius
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    Technical the worst AAA game i have seen in the last 10 years and this with an enormous high price. Not recommended before you have a NVidia RTX 6090 and a quantum SSD in your PC in some years.
  24. Suromiru
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    **** performance, **** generated repeated map assets, "discover and explore" what? the empty wasteland of rocks, NPCs dont care at all about anything You do, "ePiC sTOry" is simply boring af mostly. Don't get me wrong, there are some good things as well. Most of the game is simply just a trash Fallout though. Dev's don't even care. "tHE gAMe is AmAZIng" "NexT gEn" for sure man :DDD
  25. frkmrkfasfasfa
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Another Bethesda reskin. I enjoyed the sister games, but this one is just not good for 2023. Baldur´s Gate is miles ahead in everything
  26. DionysiaLiu
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Wtf is that NPC AI? All the flaws mean we players are spoiling these developers OMG.
  27. MSzat888
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    This game is everything I ever wanted from single player space game. 70 hours in and having a lot of fun. Please ignore scores that are 0 or close to it as those are haters trying to bomb review this game (And PS trolls). It does not deserve that score and it is solid 8 and above. I gave it 10 because I love space, FPS combat, piloting and exploration, and this game has more than enough of those
  28. kingoftheking
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    TRASH,
    Worst game ever! The fans of this game are sick people - they cannot accept criticism. But this game is truly terrible. Befesda have not changed their approach to development for 15 years. We've been playing Fallout 3 for 15 years. This is definitely the worst game of the year.
  29. Tubey
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    Disclaimer: I've wrote 170 game reviews on here for fun, being as honest as I can be. I think I've scored two games 10 and two games 0 in that time. So when I give Starfield this score and review, it is not 'review bombing' - it's embarrassing to see media outlets time and time again dismiss user generated reviews because they're generally actually more reliable than their scores.

    On    Disclaimer: I've wrote 170 game reviews on here for fun, being as honest as I can be. I think I've scored two games 10 and two games 0 in that time. So when I give Starfield this score and review, it is not 'review bombing' - it's embarrassing to see media outlets time and time again dismiss user generated reviews because they're generally actually more reliable than their scores.

    On with the review...

    I was excited for Starfield. Not to the extent most were - I didn't expect Game of the Century - but I expected a really fun experience, Skyrim in space as people say.

    I even bought the special edition headset and controller because they're incredible. I have zero regrets doing so either.

    So yes, it's disappointing to say that Starfield is... mediocre. In many ways it is actually Skyrim in space, and if that was the aim they technically achieved it. But it's done with no heart, soul or innovation. It's a relic, a game from ten years ago, clumsily dressed up and disguised as a modern one. But it's like plastering over a wall that's falling apart; the cracks quickly begin to show. And boy does Starfield have cracks.

    NPCs look and act like robots. They don't feel part of the world. Even the voiced primary cast have a vague empty feel to them. The cities suffer from uninspired design - either painfully bland or cookie cutter. They get a bit better than the first one you'll bump into, which isn't hard as THAT one almost feels like a practical joke in how generic and beige it feels, but it never gets to the territory of 'good'. Indeed, The Outer Worlds - a game this borrows heavily from and is inferior to in look, story and character - smashes Starfield apart in this respect.

    Yes, the game is 'big'. But 90% of it is lifeless. Literally. Barren planets acting as resource deposits. Again, The Outer Worlds - smaller, more focussed and hand crafted - is leagues beyond what Starfield offers in terms of curated content, because it's a more even experience throughout.

    The writing and cast... no, actually, I won't criticise the voice actors too much. It's done well for their part. But the writing... it's Maguffin 101, you largely know what is going to happen throughout inside 15 minutes and there's very little turn of pace or direction. And to again compare to The Outer Worlds, nearly everything is so serious - yes, it occasionally 'lightens up', but it feels like a side-mission of levity to the main mission of deadly serious, boringly delivered lines. Without Skyrim's 'one voice actor voices like 200 people' novelty, this really, really starts to grate.

    Combat is, for the most part, good. Gunplay - a concern of mine ahead of launch - is surprisingly very decent. The levelling system, however, isn't. It's... not pointless as such, as the perks work, but it's all delivered at snail's pace and in terms of combat perks can mostly just be straight up nearly ignored.

    The UI is classic Bethesda - terrible. But I could have lived with that personally as it's par for the course. The lack of mapping, however, isn't. It's an almost gamebreaking design fault, absolutely shocking and I can't for the life of me understand why they went in this direction. It's supposed to be a sprawling open world RPG - how can you NOT give the player mapping?

    Speaking of RPG, this comes to the crux of my issues with Starfield. It's decidedly an average looter-shooter first, and an RPG second. Fresh off the back of Baldur's Gate III and Sea of Stars, Starfield REALLY feels limited in its role-playing aspects.

    Is it a 'bad' game? No. There's a lot of fun to be had, it does a lot right. But it's a disappointing one overall. From the makers of Skyrim and Fallout, over a decade after the latters release and with the company surely learning from the mistakes of Fallout 76, I simply expected a lot better. This is going to be a game that review sites will cringe when looking back on the 9s and 10s it's been rewarded out of sheer hype, because it's quite honestly not even close to that score. It's a 4/10 'Bethesda' game for me, but a 6/10 'actual game' - I expected so much more and got, what the kids call, a 'mid' experience. To this day, I can pick up and play Skyrim for a few hours and have a great time; whereas I pick up and play Starfield and I'm looking for reasons to carry on after 15 minutes. Therein is the difference.    … Expand
  30. Mhkaaaay
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    This game is beyond bad. Cutscene, Loadingscreen, Cutscene, Loadingscreen. No Map, no feeling for the world. Just quicktravel after quicktravel. So sad for all the devs and fans. If i want a looter shooter in space with mini maps id play Destiny 2. Thank god it was "free" in Gamepass.
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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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