Starfield

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  1. LyleUgleman
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    A trite and often bland experience that I had a hard time bringing myself to keep playing. So much of what you do in Starfield gives you major "been there, done that" vibes and for good reason. So little of the game is an improvement on FO4, and unfortunately there's even some steps backwards in terms of the quality of the writing and the interest of exploring the unknown.

    My main    A trite and often bland experience that I had a hard time bringing myself to keep playing. So much of what you do in Starfield gives you major "been there, done that" vibes and for good reason. So little of the game is an improvement on FO4, and unfortunately there's even some steps backwards in terms of the quality of the writing and the interest of exploring the unknown.

    My main gripes:
    Lack of weaponry, especially melee weapons. New Vegas had power fists/claws, ripper swords, shiskebab, super sledge, and many other interesting weapons. You'd think a game set 300 years in the future would have even more interesting options, but sadly, that's not the case. Just a very paltry amount of mundane weaponry that already exists, with the best melee weapon being a small cestus looking dagger. Bland and boring.

    The main quest writing and pacing is pretty abysmal. It makes an awful first impression by quickly throwing you from mining on a planet, to forced into space with a plot that makes little sense narratively. While some side content has better writing, the main quest instantly puts a bad taste in your mouth.

    Exploration is kneecapped by overuse of fast travel. There's usually very little reason to want to explore anywhere. A thousand planets with so few feeling unique in any way. Once you've cleared the exact same complex three times, you'll get so sick of the monotony of it you'll never want to explore again. Which is a shame, since some actual good hand-made content is hidden in the morass of mediocrity. They somehow make a game that takes place in a massive galaxy feel even smaller and less interesting than their games that are just one planet or continent.

    Starfield isn't a terrible game, and I'd score it higher if it didn't feel like a regression in many ways of the traditional Bethesda rpg formula. Unforutnately, it just feels very dated now. The Creation Engine 2 feels like a creaky, old, relic that still can't deliver action that's not clunky, AI that's not shockingly braindead, or expressive character models that don't look gawky and ugly.

    Just a painfully average game, and that doesn't cut it.    … Expand
  2. Ah0ra
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This game is worth than Skyrim, released 2011. Starfield looks like pretty bad mmorpg, with quests like - take that paper and deliver it across the galaxy. Kill 20 pirates, take 30 pieces of papers from them, and deliver it back.
    Poor user with gpu lower than 4090, you've been bamboozled by Todd
    Sad thing, that there are people, who actually enjoy that kind of "gaming". It only means,    This game is worth than Skyrim, released 2011. Starfield looks like pretty bad mmorpg, with quests like - take that paper and deliver it across the galaxy. Kill 20 pirates, take 30 pieces of papers from them, and deliver it back.
    Poor user with gpu lower than 4090, you've been bamboozled by Todd
    Sad thing, that there are people, who actually enjoy that kind of "gaming". It only means, that nothing will change, and tes6 will be disaster as well    … Expand
  3. temple117
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Experience: 25 hours of play

    Story - You are the SPACEBORN (yes, they actually call you this) and you get magic powers that are literally copy/pasted Skyrim dragon shouts. The entire story revolves around you going to copy/pasted temples, fighting copy/pasted enemies, and collecting copy/pasted loot. Yes, the loot is literally in the exact same spot in every single temple with the exact    Experience: 25 hours of play

    Story - You are the SPACEBORN (yes, they actually call you this) and you get magic powers that are literally copy/pasted Skyrim dragon shouts. The entire story revolves around you going to copy/pasted temples, fighting copy/pasted enemies, and collecting copy/pasted loot. Yes, the loot is literally in the exact same spot in every single temple with the exact same layout and enemy placement. It is that lazy. There is nothing science-fiction about this story.

    Exploration - Doesn't exist. You do not explore space, you teleport from planet to planet. Flying around in space is pointless outside of combat. Planets are all barren landscapes with a few mines/factories/caves for you to go kill copy/pasted enemies in. There is no environmental storytelling and after maybe 6 planets you will start seeing repeated layouts. Due to procedural generation, you will get nonsensical dungeons where your robot tells you there is no life at all on the planet, only for you to walk into a cave to find tree roots and generic spacemen with guns that only want to kill you.

    Role Playing - Almost non-existent. You are a good boy and if you did something bad it's just by accident. I picked the snake cult to start and then when I found snake cultists I had no unique options with them, they are just hostile on sight. The game handwaves this by saying they all went crazy and attack anyone on sight, but then why isn't my character also crazy and why don't the cultists fight one another? Makes no sense. The unique dialogue choices don't change how things play out in 90% of cases. I also picked Wanted as my background, but I didn't have an actual bounty on me in any system, yet bounty hunters would still occasionally attack me in orbit. It makes no sense for me to be Wanted and have bounty hunters on my ass but not actually have a bounty on my head.

    Gunplay - It is decent. Passable. The bigger issue is that enemies are bullet sponges, which always makes gunplay feel bad. The game randomly dropped a white pistol with enough raw damage to 2 shot enemies 10 times my level (i was level 2 and destroying level 20 enemies within an hour). Yet if the game does not accidentally drop you higher level loot early, you will be dumping entire magazines into each enemy because of how spongey they are.

    Graphics - When the lighting is absolutely perfect the game looks gorgeous. It just isn't perfect 90% of the time and when that happens it looks like baked **** Some of the ugliest character models I have seen in a modern game. When the lighting isn't working it looks like a 360 or PS3 game.

    Performance - Nvidia doesn't have real drivers for the game yet so if you have an Nvidia card, you're just **** until that gets fixed. No, even with the DLSS mod you won't get good performance. Currently you need to run an AMD 7800 XT or better to get decent performance. I have a 7900 XTX and I would get dips below 60 in major cities. I am not sure why this game is so demanding since it looks ugly and doesn't even support any modern graphical features.

    Space - This deserved its own section. The space part of this game is actually the worst part. You only fly around when in combat and ship combat consists purely of charging the enemy and firing all of your guns, then turning back around and doing it again until they die. There is no depth or interesting maneuvers you can do. You cannot seamlessly go to a planet as they are not physically represented in the game. What I mean by this, is that you can spend hours flying to one and when you get there you will fly through it because it's a 2D picture they didn't expect you to fly into. The ship building is pointless since you cannot field more than one ship at a time. Outpost building is a pointless vanity exercise. Even if you enjoy these features and invest time into them, the game actually wants you to go to NG+ as fast as possible and when you do everything but your perks and levels gets deleted. This means that by not rushing the main story, you are playing the game wrong.

    Side Content - Passable at best. The biggest issue is that the main story invalidates everything you do on the side. There is no reason to touch the side content until you are deep into NG+ loops because the game penalizes you for daring not to go to the same temples over and over again, but it will also immediately flood your quest log with 15 side quests within minutes of arriving at the first major city. Yes, the game encourages you to play it incorrectly and then punishes you severely for listening to it.

    I do not understand how someone could give this mess higher than a 6/10. Even a 6/10 is being generous. The game is so schizophrenic, just hopping from one abstract idea to the next with no thought to how they connect. Absolutely nobody that made this play tested for playability. The nicest thing I can say about Starfield is that it functions on a very basic level.

    4/10.    … Expand
  4. Rioyee101
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Disappointingly, eight years have passed and Todd could have done better instead of giving another sweet little lie.
  5. DonWick
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    I purchased this for $100 so I could play it early. What a mistake! I was only able to play for almost 7 hours before my save files stopped loading and would crash the game. During those 7 hours it was immediately apparent to me that this game lacked any innovation at all. You can't fly your ship off the surface, instead it's all done by loading screens. Want to enter your ship? LoadingI purchased this for $100 so I could play it early. What a mistake! I was only able to play for almost 7 hours before my save files stopped loading and would crash the game. During those 7 hours it was immediately apparent to me that this game lacked any innovation at all. You can't fly your ship off the surface, instead it's all done by loading screens. Want to enter your ship? Loading screen. Want to take off into space? Loading screen. Want to warp to another planet? Loading screen. Everything is boring and bland. Uninteresting characters. Uninteresting story. The combat is lazy. I can't believe it took them 8 years to put this out. This was the kind of game I'd play back before 2010, not what I'd expect in 2023. Bethesda has existed by riding the coat tails of their consumers' goodwill and depending on modders to fix their incomplete games. I'd pass on this trash and try No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous or Star Citizen if you're looking for a REAL space adventure.… Expand
  6. carta_red
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Porfavor Bethesda arregla el juego. Es injugable por el momento, esa IA pobre, los graficos con esas caras de los NPC y lo lento que es al empezar...
  7. McLovinYoMuffin
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    starfield review

    I think the game is a solid 5.5/10. Sadly for me the game is a disappointment. - Continuously having the warp via multiple menu hops is incredibly immersion-breaking. - Menu/map system is very jarring. I want to play the game but I can’t stand having to use the menus as they are now. - Too many planets/moons that are simply bland. I wonder when the final tally is    starfield review

    I think the game is a solid 5.5/10.
    Sadly for me the game is a disappointment.

    - Continuously having the warp via multiple menu hops is incredibly immersion-breaking.
    - Menu/map system is very jarring. I want to play the game but I can’t stand having to use the menus as they are now.
    - Too many planets/moons that are simply bland. I wonder when the final tally is done, how many worlds actually had content via a quest or something interesting vs being a barren procedural generated landscape with random events.
    - Combat is bland, I think this is mainly due to how poor enemy/companion AI is. Some enemies are just damage sponges.
    - Ground level map is a complete failure.
    - The game actually feels like a lobby game, where you scroll up/down a column and select where you want to go. In fact if they got rid of all the star maps and had vertical columns that you scroll thru (with name + mob lvl) of the system. I would take that over what they have now.
    - None of the characters are really memorable too. They just feel soulless.
    - I can't emphasize enough just how much the "chores" take you out of the game, I almost wish the game came with a ipad app where I can manage my map/inventory thru that instead of the continuous map/menu hopping.

    Some pros...
    - I did enjoy the last 5 hours of the main story.
    - I'm sure other storylines are enjoyable, I tried to pursue them but gave up and just went for main story (due to fatigue from menu hopping)
    - Ship building is fun (combat is not)

    Overall the game is disappointing, "waiting for mods" should not excuse any failures of the game. My expectations at a base level I am immersed and the systems in the game are enjoyable. Unfortunately there are too many jarring elements that just hurt the experience.    … Expand
  8. guncooper
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    It's the same boring mess as the latest games Bethesda made. The last game they did actually well was TES IV Oblivion. All the other games they did after that were just a copy-paste of their own ideas. I won't say there was absolutely nothing new; however, these changes were quite small.
    They keep using this outdated Creation engine they've made for Morrowind (It just has a different    It's the same boring mess as the latest games Bethesda made. The last game they did actually well was TES IV Oblivion. All the other games they did after that were just a copy-paste of their own ideas. I won't say there was absolutely nothing new; however, these changes were quite small.
    They keep using this outdated Creation engine they've made for Morrowind (It just has a different name). The gameplay mechanics are quite dull. Shooting looks outdated, lockpicking is boring and looks outdated, and the oxygen/stamina system is a piece of garbage.
    The game is not open-world anymore. The faction system looks artificial and exists just to add a standard for the series quest lines. Randomly generated stuff is just a copypaste.
    I'd say a lot more, but I want to make it short:
    - "Early access," which is just a scam and an attempt to force people to pay an extra 30$ bucks for the air.
    - Bad visual style (colors and palette). Everything looks grey-ish
    - Absolutely worst optimization (PC/Consoles)
    - Your companions are worthless except for keeping the trash you are collecting
    - The main story is a piece of garbage
    - Tons of empty dialogues
    - Animations from mid-2000s
    - Absolutely horrible shooting, melee, and stealth mechanics
    - Absolutely worst AI
    - Enemies are just sponges for bullets
    - No actual space exploration
    - No vehicles
    - Ship customization is useless
    - Stupid "NASA punk" (in reality, it is "IDFK-punk") style. You say it is 2300, and most of the human-technology looks like in the 1990s?    … Expand
  9. BlakeChaos
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Just, meh. Nothing innovative. Does a lot of things but none of they very well. This game was way over-hyped and not even close to the game of the year as they lead on. Would have rated it higher if it wasn't for them making the game feel like more than it was. It's just a run-of-the-mill Bethesda game and the story is unbearably boring.
  10. IMRVN_ZA
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    This is "not another hit".

    It is a low budget No Mans Sky. 1.) The game has numerous bugs - some have been game-breaking, but most definitely ruin the immersion. 2.) The game has performance issues, with multiple frame rate drops, and parts which lag greatly. 3.) The graphics are not on par with some of the latest releases - fidelity is not the biggest issue, the character models,    This is "not another hit".

    It is a low budget No Mans Sky.

    1.) The game has numerous bugs - some have been game-breaking, but most definitely ruin the immersion.
    2.) The game has performance issues, with multiple frame rate drops, and parts which lag greatly.
    3.) The graphics are not on par with some of the latest releases - fidelity is not the biggest issue, the character models, as well as animations are poor (and people had the audacity to complain about Armored Cores graphics)
    4.) On the character animations, its not much better than Fallout 4. The lack of expression breaks the immersion - it is nowhere near as good as CyberPunk 2077 is now.
    5.) The exploration is boring.
    6.) On the exploration - for a space game that tries to emulate "Space exploration". It really sucks that you cant fly from space onto any point of a planet, go anywhere on the planet, and then get into your space craft and fly from the planet back into space, and then to another planet. Bethesda should take some notes from No Mans Sky, once again. People saying "this is not a big deal", miss the point of it being a space exploration/adventure game.
    7.) On the exploration again, most worlds are empty, with a few wildlife scattered around in little groups - random world events are pretty much non-existent so as mentioned, the exploration seems boring.
    8.) Main Story Quest - No spoilers, but it is not inspired at all. Bland.

    If not for the bugs/performance, I would give it a 5, but that's about it for current content and how poor the character animations are in dialogue screens. Its 2023 - Surely they could have done better with more time.

    Maybe in a few years this game will grow into the masterpiece it should have been now, the same as No Mans Sky and CyberPunk 2077 did. Both released in poor states, but have become great games in their own regards.

    Give Bethesda some more time.    … Expand
  11. DEH1
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Hell, even a mod for Galacticcraft in minecraft will be better than this ****
  12. Leandroborges
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Jogo sim é cara da Bethesda mais um ótimo RPG detalhes impressionante resumindo vale muito a pena
  13. Gioele16
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Mi aspettavo molto di Più dall' esclusiva di punta di Microsoft. È un gioco buono ma nulla di che
  14. alexsilvasss
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    O jogo é incrível, o gráficos são deslumbrantes e a história envolvente, a trilha sonora te deixa imerso dentro do universo de Starfield, o jogo do ano.
  15. couriersix12
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    awful optimization, questionable visuals, horrendous ui, unenjoyable space fights, forgetable characters and plot
    yeah, nice city map
  16. thecasualgameri
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Such a disappointment from a legendary software house that has not been able to innovate. This game, considered it's 2023, is just a clunky big agglomerate of old game mechanics and old game design. The game itself feels boring to play and I am a huge lover of Skyrim and Fallout... As always the official press is over generous, thanks to the Videogames God there is metacritic. Shame onSuch a disappointment from a legendary software house that has not been able to innovate. This game, considered it's 2023, is just a clunky big agglomerate of old game mechanics and old game design. The game itself feels boring to play and I am a huge lover of Skyrim and Fallout... As always the official press is over generous, thanks to the Videogames God there is metacritic. Shame on Bethesda for the empty promises.… Expand
  17. pitbldr
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    I owed the premium version but refunded it before the official release. Played about 50 hours and while I liked some aspects, was just boring. Ship building looked extremely good but with ships seemed to be a very small part of game to me. Never felt like I was flying in space, just teleporting from location to location. Could not even get out of the seat while in space. Outpost alsoI owed the premium version but refunded it before the official release. Played about 50 hours and while I liked some aspects, was just boring. Ship building looked extremely good but with ships seemed to be a very small part of game to me. Never felt like I was flying in space, just teleporting from location to location. Could not even get out of the seat while in space. Outpost also seemed useless as I was able to buy or craft items at workbenches scattered around everywhere. Maybe outposts play a bigger role further in the game?? I did like the combat. Overall, very disappointed with the game on several levels.… Expand
  18. Lilbro123
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    All planets are copy pastes of each other there, is no choice in the game, It's very bland and empty...
  19. Emin_4584
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    The game has shortcomings, for example, its optimization is bad, but the game is new and its problems and deficiencies will be fixed. I liked this game very much.
  20. 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
  21. cadusakaguchi
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Game without story, boring and repetitive. There aren’t many bugs, but fast travel is a lot annoying.
  22. 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
  23. soselak
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Starfield isn’t a perfect game. No game is. That said, for a game to have this much ambition and actually pull off almost everything it set out to accomplish is a remarkable achievement. I haven’t even talked about some of the game’s most interesting elements, such as how it approaches New Game+, which I can’t wait for more players to see. Starfield is a triumph that I’m confident playersStarfield isn’t a perfect game. No game is. That said, for a game to have this much ambition and actually pull off almost everything it set out to accomplish is a remarkable achievement. I haven’t even talked about some of the game’s most interesting elements, such as how it approaches New Game+, which I can’t wait for more players to see. Starfield is a triumph that I’m confident players will be exploring for years to come, not only because it will remain incredibly compelling but because it will take that long to see anywhere near everything it has to offer.… Expand
  24. Rauy7782
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Best game ever
    I love every piece of this games, since principal Quest and Second quest
  25. Azurika
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    it's ALMOST exactly like any poor to average bethesda game, you know exactly what to expect with NPC's and the way inventories and quests and such work.

    the killer blow to this game however is that they have, essentially "removed" the overworld, imagine skyrim, but with nothing but the dungeons, caves and town interiors. that is what this game is. you CAN fly between planets, but why    it's ALMOST exactly like any poor to average bethesda game, you know exactly what to expect with NPC's and the way inventories and quests and such work.

    the killer blow to this game however is that they have, essentially "removed" the overworld, imagine skyrim, but with nothing but the dungeons, caves and town interiors. that is what this game is.

    you CAN fly between planets, but why you ever would i don't know. there are no points of interest in space, it takes like 7 irl hours minimum to do so, this means the game is essentially "go to ship>go to seat in ship>press space to launch cutscene to take off and "teleport" to space>open map> find destination planet> fast travel to it, land via cutscene.

    i'm so disappointed that there are no points of interest in space, that i can't reasonably explore without just teleporting to a spot on the map, and that i can't fly down to a planets surface or manually take off and fly into space.    … Expand
  26. Cagallone
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Have to be short cause it's not worth it to spend so much time writing a review for this game:

    - performance is really bad, the worst optimized game of 2023, had to go through multiple tweaks just to make it playable, go look up the benchmarks. - UI is straight garbage and confusing, had to install some like 5/6 mods to not get a headache everytime i open a tab. -The game is    Have to be short cause it's not worth it to spend so much time writing a review for this game:

    - performance is really bad, the worst optimized game of 2023, had to go through multiple tweaks just to make it playable, go look up the benchmarks.

    - UI is straight garbage and confusing, had to install some like 5/6 mods to not get a headache everytime i open a tab.

    -The game is missing basic features that are considered standard in every **** rpg and some videogames, like FOV, Gamma and Texture settings; no local map, so looking for whatever shop you need is a **** nightmare. let's not forget that you can't change the piss yellow tint, so unless you install mods, you're stuck with bad color grading and washed out blacks .

    -No tutorials, like, wtf? the ship builder tutorial is basically " yo this the ship builder, have fun".

    -Main quest is easily the worst one bethesda has ever put out, you get shoehorned into the story with no nuance and it doesn't get any better as you progress, it's basically get artifact, report back to npc, go get another artifact, until you have all of them and you can start the most unsatisfying and unrewarding NG+ to ever exist; the writing is trash, unimaginative and lacks depth, it's just so funny that some secondary quests are leagues above the main one when it comes to all these factors

    -Facial animations are dated and so jarring that they can't even make an attempt at helping the, most the times, poor VA, and it doesn't help that many times you can't skip dialogues cause you're not part of the conversation so you just stand there watching basically animatronics talking bout **** that you don't even care about. BG3 facial animations, while not perfect, are miles ahead.

    -Some Features are just straight up useless, for example, do you want to sell a ship you just stole? Cool, you sell the ship for 11k credits, but first you have to register it for 80% the original value, so you get like 2K and maybe you can get a couple med packs with those. Oh, you want to cannibalize the stolen ship and remove maybe the weapons so you can install them on your ship? too bad, you can't do that.
    Fuel is Aesthetic and just a number that represents how far you can get with your Grav drive, there's no actual fuel mechanic; subjective? maybe, but for me it's a wasted opportunity and it breaks immersion

    -Talking bout immersion, loading screens and fast travelling for every **** thing that you do is easily the worst design choice of the entire game, it's immersion breaking in the worst way possible; you want to travel to another solar system? brief cutscene of the grav drive engaging and then loading screen. you want to land on that planet? you get the last 5 seconds of the landing and then a loading screen; space is just another instance where you have ship combat and that's it, and the worst part is that they didn't even try to hide or mask it.

    The perk system is a **** joke and locks basic mechanics that previous BSG games had already at the start; you want the stealth meter or the ability to use your jetpack, which you get from the beginning? spend a point. you want to combat slide? spend a point. the worst part is that to level up perks you have to beat challenges that get more unfair the further you get with the ranks, to get to the "more settlements" perk rank 4 you have to go to 10 different planets and place a beacon and an airlock, if it sounds fun to you, cheers. you want decorations to cost 50% less to build? better get ready to fill your outpost with 50 tables and waste your precious materials. Weight feeds into the perk system, as the base weight is very low and just 5 minutes of looting makes you cumbersome, so even more perk points lost.

    -XP gets crazy low after completing the main quest which gets you to just around level 20 or some. apart from like 4/5 secondary quests which are actually good and the best content of the entire game, the rest of them is item fetching garbage that barely gives you any xp, so good luck leveling basically anything after a while.

    -There's no land vehicle, which according to mr Howard, is a design choice. so cool to walk 1km across empty, barren wastelands just to get to a POI that I will probably see again on the next planet that I land on, with exactly the same layout and loot.

    So, the only standouts of the game is It's aesthetics and the ship builder, and even that has its flaws. Anyway, im reaching the character limit.

    Just get it on gamepass if you want to play it, otherwise go play other SCI-FI games which are way more fun and immersive, like no man's sky, mass effect or outer worlds. Better yet, go play BG3 which came out last month and it's worth playing

    I fear for TES 6 And this **** company that refuses to grow and seems to be stuck in 2008.    … Expand
  27. AnotherConsumer
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    Character Limit does not fit full review: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1716740/discussions/0/3824174193422061897/
  28. Ethi
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    The one of the recent best game i am loving it so much. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH IT SOON
  29. gamefan80s
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Lazy story writting, lazy on almost the game tries. **** off Bethesda. **** off Todd, **** off procedural time loading piece of garbage
  30. STEVExKONG
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    My first review on MetaCritic..and I really don't like this game that much. My expectation was, maybe they can combine what No Man's Sky and Star Citizen could offer, and with 7 years of development from Bethesda, it should be pretty darn awesome. It's not.
    The good thing is, this game is free thru Game Pass, but it's really lacking on many crucial aspects, like there's no "actual" space    My first review on MetaCritic..and I really don't like this game that much. My expectation was, maybe they can combine what No Man's Sky and Star Citizen could offer, and with 7 years of development from Bethesda, it should be pretty darn awesome. It's not.
    The good thing is, this game is free thru Game Pass, but it's really lacking on many crucial aspects, like there's no "actual" space traveling, graphics looks really not that good, and the optimization isn't that good either. No native DLSS (but works surprisingly well thru mods) due to the AMD deal, and FSR doesn't even works that well. The graphics looked greyed out for most areas.
    Went back to the Xbox app and give No Man's Sky a try, and it was really fun. Guess I will try Star Citizen after that. Really disappointed.    … Expand
  31. hunterouk0
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    the worst thing I have ever seen
  32. salvador312
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    de verdad que horrible juego en todo aspecto, mal optimizado, bugs, planetas vacios, parece que fue hecho sin amor, juego aburrido y horrible en todo aspecto, vuamossssony
  33. Oso_Guapo
    Sep 11, 2023
    5
    Part of me wants to say that the only thing holding Starfield back from GOTY is the fact that it was released in 2023, instead of 2015. The other part of me says that even if it was released in 2015, that Fallout 4 would still be my personal choice for GOTY. There is some real ambition here, but the game is so hit or miss some times that it is difficult for me fully give it my support. IfPart of me wants to say that the only thing holding Starfield back from GOTY is the fact that it was released in 2023, instead of 2015. The other part of me says that even if it was released in 2015, that Fallout 4 would still be my personal choice for GOTY. There is some real ambition here, but the game is so hit or miss some times that it is difficult for me fully give it my support. If you like space+BGS, it might be the game for you, but it is extremely middling for a 2023 release.… Expand
  34. Odelay5
    Sep 11, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, a must play for space fans! Loved it and still playing 60 hours in.
  35. executor404
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    I've never seen a game hated so much by people who don't even play it in my entire life. I have played 30 hours so far since early access.

    It's not a perfect games, but due to review bombing I have to give it a 10, because that's how much fun I have with it. If you like immersive first person action role-playing experiences, then Starfield is for you. If I was a journalist and wanted to    I've never seen a game hated so much by people who don't even play it in my entire life. I have played 30 hours so far since early access.

    It's not a perfect games, but due to review bombing I have to give it a 10, because that's how much fun I have with it. If you like immersive first person action role-playing experiences, then Starfield is for you. If I was a journalist and wanted to be as objective as possible, I would probably give it anything from 90 to 95.    … Expand
  36. tarkin75
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    this game marked me as a generation, it is one of the best RPG of all time and for me
  37. paradoxf4
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The engine of this game is outdated and should be thrown into the trash. In 2023, we still see Fallout 4 level graphics, clumsy animations, poor lighting and shadows, stupid AI. You will say that we love games from Bethesda not for technology, you are right. We love them for the beautiful and large-scale world, interesting quests, and the spirit of exploration. There is none of that here.The engine of this game is outdated and should be thrown into the trash. In 2023, we still see Fallout 4 level graphics, clumsy animations, poor lighting and shadows, stupid AI. You will say that we love games from Bethesda not for technology, you are right. We love them for the beautiful and large-scale world, interesting quests, and the spirit of exploration. There is none of that here. You will encounter procedural generated gray deserts with rocks and repeating identical outposts. Literally, everything has become much worse than in previous games of the studio. The game is a total disaster and disappointment.… Expand
  38. Zerberr
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Game is not entirely horrible. It's just not space exploration game because everything is already explored, including final game goal. You see buildings and structures and ships everywhere, no exceptions. It's like exploring someone's basement, a premise that FO4 was built for.

    it's also poor rpg game. The story is some third-grade spiderman-level trash-fiction. It's tedious and    Game is not entirely horrible. It's just not space exploration game because everything is already explored, including final game goal. You see buildings and structures and ships everywhere, no exceptions. It's like exploring someone's basement, a premise that FO4 was built for.

    it's also poor rpg game. The story is some third-grade spiderman-level trash-fiction. It's tedious and uninteresting, and generally boring.

    Give it time. 2-3 years, so community can fix another bethesda game.    … Expand
  39. victorsilvergun
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    I don't understand why there's so much review bombing on this game. I've played both the PC version and the Series X version, and they are magnificent. I'm simply amazed by the beauty of the scenery, the engaging NPC dialogues, and the combat system that is very similar to Cyberpunk. I recommend it to anyone; what the Bethesda studio, along with Microsoft, has managed to achieve is simplyI don't understand why there's so much review bombing on this game. I've played both the PC version and the Series X version, and they are magnificent. I'm simply amazed by the beauty of the scenery, the engaging NPC dialogues, and the combat system that is very similar to Cyberpunk. I recommend it to anyone; what the Bethesda studio, along with Microsoft, has managed to achieve is simply fantastic.… Expand
  40. Dlolg
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    If you like Fallout, and space lore this game is candy for your hands. I love all of details textures,dialogues,misions,enviaments and scenarios that the game show . in few words it's a uneverse for discover
  41. sontopo98
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    The game is simply amazing, from the beginning to the end. I don't give it a 10 because of the amount of loading screen and that you can't actually travel to the planets by yourself or land into the planets, you always have to use the console for it... but the rest of it is amazing. I don't think I can't get boring of it. And no, I'm not fanboying Xbox, I don't even like Fallout games,The game is simply amazing, from the beginning to the end. I don't give it a 10 because of the amount of loading screen and that you can't actually travel to the planets by yourself or land into the planets, you always have to use the console for it... but the rest of it is amazing. I don't think I can't get boring of it. And no, I'm not fanboying Xbox, I don't even like Fallout games, but Starfield really got me.… Expand
  42. srosebrace
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    starfield is the latest game made by bethesda
    a new attempt at creating a new world out of this world in the last 25 years in the making
    but the game falls flat and feels like another generic bethesda game but in space its world felt like they pushed a super realistc take on the space world which felt weak especialy towards something like the elder scrolls and fallout which took a    starfield is the latest game made by bethesda
    a new attempt at creating a new world out of this world in the last 25 years in the making

    but the game falls flat and feels like another generic bethesda game but in space
    its world felt like they pushed a super realistc take on the space world which felt weak especialy towards something like the elder scrolls and fallout which took a more fantasy approach to its world

    the game lacked something like the star wars world setting
    more space or alien like people you can talk or even be
    it feels too realistc compard to other games they made

    while combat is improved i felt the AI has not been improved
    ai still is braindead and easy to cheese and now you are able to kill enemies 10-15 lvl above what you are

    traveling the planets also feels mid
    the invisable wall drama only made it worse as lead devs from bethesda promised it diffrently then what we got

    the ship combat feels weak also and something you will get annoyed by
    the story felt weak as well with you being forced to play 12 hours of slop boring stuff to even get to the "good stuff"

    lets not begin about the loading screens and how that is more of the game then a real game

    this release was something many say is goty or game of the century which its not
    and rpg of the year it lost by a mile away against bg3

    pro
    -combat is improved from fo4
    -it looks at times pretty good

    cons
    -30 fps is noticable
    -weak story
    -ship combat annoying
    -dumb ai
    -loading screens the game
    -false promises

    6/10    … Expand
  43. Spaghetti228
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of Bethesda's greatest strengths has always been its storytelling, and Starfield is no exception. The game's rich lore and intricate narrative draw players into a captivating tale of interstellar exploration, political intrigue, and ancient mysteries waiting to be unraveled. The depth of the lore and the attention to detail in world-building make Starfield's universe feel alive and genuinely immersive.… Expand
  44. Eclipse_UK
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    The game is great when you can get the game running smoothly with DLSS mods and other stuff to change the performance. I'm enjoying the game a lot I'm 50+ hours in and I'm still exploring and finding new things to do. In my time playing I've experienced 1 major bug stopping me from doing a quest but apart from that and the performance on PC I've not had any other issues.
  45. Jhdudhduxudgxuy
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    I played for ten hours and didn't even notice the time passing. Be sure to purchase from Game Pass
  46. Yoiga
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    Después de mas de 50 horas de juego puedo decir que estoy ante un videojuego puro marca Bethesda. El juego en si se merece horas y horas de juego para escudriñar en su interior y descubrir autenticas historias marca Bethesda. Todo su gameplay se siente perfecto y bien algunas cosas parecen que no funcionan bien la mayoría lo hace destacando por lo demás. Tiene buenos gráficos y si bien noDespués de mas de 50 horas de juego puedo decir que estoy ante un videojuego puro marca Bethesda. El juego en si se merece horas y horas de juego para escudriñar en su interior y descubrir autenticas historias marca Bethesda. Todo su gameplay se siente perfecto y bien algunas cosas parecen que no funcionan bien la mayoría lo hace destacando por lo demás. Tiene buenos gráficos y si bien no es lo mas puntero del mundo, en algunos biomas se aprecia belleza. La unica pega es la optimización. EL juego es grandioso, y es verdad que algunas veces el juego impresiona de lo bien que se ve, pero tienen un problema, no haber metido las tecnologías de nvidia desde el principio. Lo estoy corriendo entre 70-90 FPS con un mod DLSS, y puedo decir que si no llega ser por esto no se que hubiera hecho, FSR2 funciona como el culo y no mejora ni añade nada. Por eso digo que podrían haber metido estas técnicas que son un equipo grande y el modder que hizo el mods le costo 2 horas. Y nada que voy a seguir jugándolo porque me encanta y espero que en el futuro le metan algunos parchecitos de mejora de rendimiento.… Expand
  47. Karnidge84
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Starfield is not a bad game. It is however, not super exciting. The visual esthetic is amazing, especially while out in space, but the actual functionality of it all is lacking. The piloting controls of your spacecraft are wonky and not intuitive. The traveling from planet to planet feels insignificant because there is no real navigating or piloting outside of picking a point on a map andStarfield is not a bad game. It is however, not super exciting. The visual esthetic is amazing, especially while out in space, but the actual functionality of it all is lacking. The piloting controls of your spacecraft are wonky and not intuitive. The traveling from planet to planet feels insignificant because there is no real navigating or piloting outside of picking a point on a map and clicking Travel. While I was walking around on the surface of a planet, I kept getting stuck in divots that my character couldn't get out of. The combat is familiar in that it feels like a Bethesda game, moreso Fallout than ES. The hook for why we are progressing through the main campaign doesn't really land, and I found myself having to stay motivated to see what happens next. The Constellation group got me excited about exploration...before i actually started "exploring." I am about 5 hours into it, which isn't a LOT, I confess, but it is enough that I should feel engaged with the worlds around me, or care about the direction of the plot, not wondering when it will get exciting. I am gonna keep going because I need to make sure I am not missing something.… Expand
  48. ShaneDiesel
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    5/10 optimization
    6/10 story
    3/10 exploration. I don’t care if you can’t fly your ship into space or can’t fly to a planet. The problem is there’s nothing to do on the planets. It’s boring 5/10 AI is god awful and the gun fights are mediocre. 3/10 inventory management is awful 1/10 shouldn’t have to wait for mods to fix the game 2/10 innovation. Feels like I’m playing fallout 4 again. Omg    5/10 optimization
    6/10 story
    3/10 exploration. I don’t care if you can’t fly your ship into space or can’t fly to a planet. The problem is there’s nothing to do on the planets. It’s boring
    5/10 AI is god awful and the gun fights are mediocre. 3/10 inventory management is awful
    1/10 shouldn’t have to wait for mods to fix the game
    2/10 innovation. Feels like I’m playing fallout 4 again. Omg they changed the lock picking mechanism woooooow!!!! Who cares?!? Overall I’m not impressed. It’s playable. It’s just another fallout 4 in space. If that’s your thing then you’ll love this game.    … Expand
  49. rythorn
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It may be an okay game in 5 years but this game is awful right now.

    Completely uninspired, broken UI, bugs everywhere. You can't even rebind movement keys without breaking the entire game. The UI was designed by a toddler. How a company can be worth billions and put out a product this bad is awful. They delayed it a year for what? Just how god awful was it 12 months ago? It would    It may be an okay game in 5 years but this game is awful right now.

    Completely uninspired, broken UI, bugs everywhere. You can't even rebind movement keys without breaking the entire game. The UI was designed by a toddler.

    How a company can be worth billions and put out a product this bad is awful. They delayed it a year for what? Just how god awful was it 12 months ago? It would seem no one at Bethesda has the balls to speak up about bugs or game direction for fear of Todd Howard, so they sit by idle and watch the disaster unfold. There's no chance people working there didn't know this game was garbage before it released.    … Expand
  50. xvvolf
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    It's a game that released in 2023 but feels and looks like it comes from 2016. At best, it's mediocre otherwise it's an uninspired bore.

    The Good: -Finally a Bethesda game that supports ultra wide settings without messing with ini files. Something they still couldn't be bothered to update with Skyrim and the millionth release. -Player character isn't voiced. Please never do what you    It's a game that released in 2023 but feels and looks like it comes from 2016. At best, it's mediocre otherwise it's an uninspired bore.

    The Good:
    -Finally a Bethesda game that supports ultra wide settings without messing with ini files. Something they still couldn't be bothered to update with Skyrim and the millionth release.
    -Player character isn't voiced. Please never do what you did with FO4 ever again.
    -Many newer AAA games put far too much focus on controllers nowadays, ignoring kb/m, but kb/m plays quite nicely

    The In between:
    -Ran okay on my PC. I cap my fps to 60, and despite having a 3080 and Ryzen 7 5800x, i was having drops to the 50's. Needs heavy optimization on PC

    The Bad:
    -Combat is horrible. I'm fairly casual and like simple games nowadays...but jfc combat is painfully dumb. First "boss" which you can talk your way out of just stood in the open and opened fire hardly hitting me, robot dude killed him as I stood there. So far all enemies I encountered you just stand in the open and fire at them. Might be the dumbest enemy AI I've seen, not to mention I just casually walked into areas and they didn't react until I was next to them (without crouching). Even then most of the time they wouldn't do anything.

    -Ship combat is clunky and unenjoyable. NMS had the same issue but I thought a AAA 2023 title would have improved this. Also it's pretty pointless to partake in outside of the beginning tutorial for it.

    -Character creation. Kinda mediocre. Hair looks as bad as always for a Bethesda game, and yet another game that thinks blond hair is yellow, white or light brown. Seriously ask Larian for their colour pallet.

    -Inventory. Clunky and a massive mess to navigate through.

    -No FOV slider, again.

    -Voice Acting. It's typical generic and bland v/a from a Bethesda title, but how can a company worth this much spend so little. Maybe I just got spoiled with another recent release that had amazing v/a.

    -The beginning is dull. People keep saying play for 15-20 hours and then it gets good. That is beyond terrible game design. Who wants to slog through 15+ hours of bad game play?

    -It's just lazy. A game this long in the making it adds absolutely nothing to the RPG genre. I can't think of any other studio that can make such lazy and uninspired games and get the "well it's a Bethesda game uwu" as if that excuses things. I don't see any way that modders can even fix this game at this point (other than performance/bug fixes, like Skyrim still needs to this day).    … Expand
  51. dietcoke
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    It's not fantastic. It's not bad. It's about exactly what you would expect for a Bethesda game released in 2023. In any case there is a huge wealth of content to be discovered that makes up for its minor shortcomings that makes it worth the standard edition price tag.
  52. Jaggid
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Starfield delivers what is essentially a pretty Standard BGS rpg experience, set in space. Those who were calling it Skyrim-in-Space or Fallout-in-Space hit the nail quite square on the head. Starfield just does it on a significantly more massive scale than any of their previous games.

    To me, this is a positive thing. No other sub-genre has given me more hours of entertainment value per    Starfield delivers what is essentially a pretty Standard BGS rpg experience, set in space. Those who were calling it Skyrim-in-Space or Fallout-in-Space hit the nail quite square on the head. Starfield just does it on a significantly more massive scale than any of their previous games.

    To me, this is a positive thing. No other sub-genre has given me more hours of entertainment value per title than the Bethesda RPG's. And, in the case of Starfield, they deliver this on a much grander scale than any of their previous titles. The attention to detail in the environments is phenomenal, if you take the time to visit and really explore the locals.

    Outpost (base) building and ship customization, managing your crew, crafting and upgrading your suits and weapons, gathering resources, exploring and surveying planets, running cargo missions, fighting off pirates, and more are all available to keep you entertained. There's so much to do that the biggest challenge I've found is in deciding what to do next. Yes, "Choice overload" is the biggest downside of this game, imo.

    Performance is, I would say, the game's second biggest downside. On my rig, I locked fps to 45 and have experienced smooth, stutter free gameplay. 45 is obviously not a very ideal fps, but it does work and it's not particularly a problem. Regardless though, I would definitely subtract points from the game for not performing better.

    Overall, I would highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a BGS rpg. If you liked Skyrim or Fallout 3 or 4, you will probably very much like Starfield. But if you didn't, you probably will not. And honestly, I don't see how anyone would have expected it to be any different than that.    … Expand
  53. ProDaylos
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Looking back at the Baldur's Gate 3 game Starfield is just boring, outdated, blend and not worth the money game. Im so dissapointed.
  54. Tinkeron
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    The game is not about:
    1) Space - skyboxes of planets are not space.
    2) Exploring - you always know all the points of interest. The points of interest are always the same. 3) Open world - it doesn't react to the character. 4) Filled world - 90% of planets are empty both in terms of points of interest and visually. 5) Plot - you are the chosen miner. 6) RPG wagering - you are the    The game is not about:
    1) Space - skyboxes of planets are not space.
    2) Exploring - you always know all the points of interest. The points of interest are always the same.
    3) Open world - it doesn't react to the character.
    4) Filled world - 90% of planets are empty both in terms of points of interest and visually.
    5) Plot - you are the chosen miner.
    6) RPG wagering - you are the chosen miner, even if a smuggler.
    About bugs, optimization, animations, eternal downloads every 3 minutes, even talk no sense. 3/10.
    Todd, what is this game about?    … Expand
  55. Eliel2023
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Amando cada segundo do gamer, sabia que o jogo iria sofrer Review bomb assim como The Last of Us 2, mas não ligue e tenha sua própria experiência com o game, eu mesmo estou gostando muito e é minha primeira experiência com jogo da Bethesda.
  56. 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.
  57. justalittlegame
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    me fascino el sistema de combate, de crafteo de armas y muchisimas cosas los que dan 1/10 no saben de lo que se pierden o son fanaticos de sony que quieren tumbar las criticas, este juego es maravilloso su extenso mundo y la variedad de cosas por hacer es simplemente increible, uno de los mejores RPG que he jugado y sin duda uno de mis juegos favoritos, grande bethesda
  58. GeeksOnHugs
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Enormous game with so much to see and do as you live your space sci-fi fantasy!

    There is a significant learning curve but as you climb it your enjoyment goes up exponentially. You're in for a real treat.

    See you in the Starfield!
  59. KalethRumancek
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    I love the physic! the bullets, the items/objects how items and bullets react to each gravity of each game/satellite.

    The orbits and the rotation of the planets are really amazing too. I cant say too much about the story because I still playing it but Ill update it soon once:)
  60. pumpkinman04
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    good idea for a game and they made it one of the most boring modern games out there I got on pc game pass, glad I did not waste 70 dollars on this piece of **** don't get caught in the hype, this game, this is the worst game I have played in a long time giving it a 2 is generous.
  61. OwyesFa
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Game is perfect for me in any way you can see
    Many games inside one Immersive environment
    Improved gameplay Masterpiece story Just keep on making games like this Bethesda
    Love it
  62. Navysandsquid
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is a mining simulator. It’s 2023 and it’s unacceptable this lazy of a game. Morning planets terrible fast travel. Terrible NPC models. Avoid at all cost
  63. Selina_Jade
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Space game without space.
    A game about research without research, just huge empty spaces
    Graphics of 2013, what are the system requirements for? In Fallout 4, they were able to fully voice the protagonist with cutscenes, but in this game in 2023, he again speaks in text like in Skyrim 2011. I just dreamed of playing a silent character in 2023 Microsoft should be wondering where the    Space game without space.
    A game about research without research, just huge empty spaces
    Graphics of 2013, what are the system requirements for?

    In Fallout 4, they were able to fully voice the protagonist with cutscenes, but in this game in 2023, he again speaks in text like in Skyrim 2011. I just dreamed of playing a silent character in 2023

    Microsoft should be wondering where the huge money allocated for this game went.    … Expand
  64. Standl
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It's ridiculous to wait more than 10 hours for the game to start getting interesting, a disappointment in addition to the poor performance even with an rtx 3070
  65. rekindo
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very underwhelming for me, some good points but overall a lot of contradictions in the project. I expected a skyrim in space but despite some noticeable improvements here and there the game clearly lack the substance that made its predecessor so great.

    narration: probably the best part of the game, dialogue trees were interesting but the tone of the adventure is very inconsistent, you can go from over the top space demigod savior of the galaxy to job interview simulator in the blink of an eye. Being at the center of everything in a region of Tamriel is a thing, being at center of everything in the whole galaxy is another, especially since the game tries an more down to earth approach compared to mass effect or destiny for example.

    Graphics: The props models and the skyboxes are more than good, everything else is completely outdated, the animations, the textures ( the trees wtf?), the npcs, the particles, the lightning. Nothing to explain the amount of loading screeens in the cities. I also dislike the art style that i found really bland but that's a more personnal issue.

    Combat: Bare minimun, despite a certain amount of offensive tools, the lack of depth in the gameplay, the absolutly TERRIBLE ai and the lack of enemy variety ( more than 90% of the enemies you encounter are space pirates or color swaps with the same behaviour) make the combats extremely repetitive and broken.

    Exploration: worst part of the game for me, a very big downgrade from other bethesda games, the ships become rapidly useless, you end up with a barren planet generator with no care to be found, generic and repetitive assets, checklists to make the game artificially longer, no lore or environmental narration ( the best part of skyrim and fallout 4), way too long walking distance, no vehicles, boring random missions , no sense of discovery, no details, no soul, no care. The 1000 planets is impressive as a marketing tool but it's absolutely useless in the current game design as you can encounter most the available assets with a fraction of those planets.

    conclusion: the game feels outdated, the direction of the game seems more interested in reaching marketing sell points than making a consistent, solid and modern game design, by trying to be everything the game manage to be mediocre at everything.    … Expand
  66. rathashira
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    fallout in space/10. but in all seriousness, it has consistent performance, it isn't buggy, and the combat is actually good. The writing could stand to be better, and the first 10 or so hours is very slow. But I got a dense, slow burn of a space rpg that has a legitimately enormous amount of content. The faction quests and some side quests in particular have been extremely strong. Slowlyfallout in space/10. but in all seriousness, it has consistent performance, it isn't buggy, and the combat is actually good. The writing could stand to be better, and the first 10 or so hours is very slow. But I got a dense, slow burn of a space rpg that has a legitimately enormous amount of content. The faction quests and some side quests in particular have been extremely strong. Slowly unlocking and tinkering with weapons through the modification system has also been very satisfying, same with the suit and pack system. Ship customization, while I haven't dove as deep into, is also well thought out and allows for a huge variety of different builds. its not my GOTY, BG3 already locked that up. but fills a particular niche that isn't found elsewhere, and I keep wanting to come back and play more.… Expand
  67. broklesner
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Well worth the wait, a game I actually look forward to playing after a day of graft.

    Fallout in space is only semi-accurate.
  68. EDUARDOMR33
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Lo mejor de Bethesda en muchos años, un producto de alta calidad, hay muchos usuarios colocando malas reseñas debido a que no salio en cierta consola, espero que recapaciten y jueguen este hermoso juego.
  69. Arrain
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Skyrim was my all time favourite game, so I really wanted to love this but uff, I just can't. A space exploration game where you don't feel like you can actually explore. Outdated engine and graphics. McGuffin quests that are 20 years out of date. Weird visual filters. The worst UI ever (which is saying something). No widescreen monitor support, no DLSS. I got the game refunded fromSkyrim was my all time favourite game, so I really wanted to love this but uff, I just can't. A space exploration game where you don't feel like you can actually explore. Outdated engine and graphics. McGuffin quests that are 20 years out of date. Weird visual filters. The worst UI ever (which is saying something). No widescreen monitor support, no DLSS. I got the game refunded from Steam, so should you or just don't buy it until 2 years time when modders have fixed this broken mess.… Expand
  70. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Wrongly marketed game which didn't live up to expectations. Even though this game has been in development for many years it still feels like a half baked product. It feels like you are playing Bethesda's old games because they haven't really changed an engine but also it feels weird as their older games felt way better. While the game is marketed as "explore anywhere, any time" you haveWrongly marketed game which didn't live up to expectations. Even though this game has been in development for many years it still feels like a half baked product. It feels like you are playing Bethesda's old games because they haven't really changed an engine but also it feels weird as their older games felt way better. While the game is marketed as "explore anywhere, any time" you have limitations and unfortunately there isn't really that much to explore other than empty planets and characters with lifeless face expressions and bugs.… Expand
  71. Johnex
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Boring, empty, uninspiring For the promise of the genre-breaking game you got pile of repetitive boring actions, loading screens and other **** typical for a total lack of imagination.

    This especially disgusting that critics rated this game so high, there is just no fun in the game at all and if they don’t see it, why do we need them for?
  72. Biosma
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    It's absolutely baffling to me how this game got all these 10/10 scores. It's a cluster of procedurally generated zones with randomly thrown together points of interests which repeat to a ridiculous degree. Everything in between is a never ending loading screen. Combat would be fun if the enemy AI actually posed any challenge but nope.
    Graphics are incredibly inconsistent and character    It's absolutely baffling to me how this game got all these 10/10 scores. It's a cluster of procedurally generated zones with randomly thrown together points of interests which repeat to a ridiculous degree. Everything in between is a never ending loading screen. Combat would be fun if the enemy AI actually posed any challenge but nope.
    Graphics are incredibly inconsistent and character models look absolutely ancient. The best thing about this game honestly is its soundtrack.
    I'm wishing everyone who gets something out of this dated style of open world game design the absolute best - enjoy it. For me personally, BGS would've to reinvent their MO on a lot to recapture my interest on their future games.    … Expand
  73. Startrash
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Boring main quest, repetitive side quests and objectives to do, mediocre graphics, bad AI/NPCs. There isn;t any reason that this game should perform that bad on PCs. I play Cyberpunk with RT and better settings + dlss with higher fps. Another Game Pass worthy title
  74. Smigolpro
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    A play this game for a long time, and so many things do not work..... i'm tired.... don't wana play this game anymore.
  75. Ratasell
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Este es el peor juego que he visto en mi vida. Y mira que he visto juegos de mierda en xbox...
  76. Osm5
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    G.O.T.Y
    I want to hear fan boy screaming about the game because they are out of exclusive since bloodborne came out.
  77. romanticored
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Russian localization was removed from the game for political reasons. Therefore, only 1/10. But actually the game is good.
  78. Aeula
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Easily Bethesda's worst game. I've been huge fan of this Studio since DAGGERFALL. To see what made the series so great with the Elder Scrolls devolve into this soulless, barren wasteland of a setting (Quite literally thanks to all the procgen) breaks my heart. You guys legit have a game that does procgen better from the 90's.

    But what really ticks me off is that this unoptimised piece    Easily Bethesda's worst game. I've been huge fan of this Studio since DAGGERFALL. To see what made the series so great with the Elder Scrolls devolve into this soulless, barren wasteland of a setting (Quite literally thanks to all the procgen) breaks my heart. You guys legit have a game that does procgen better from the 90's.

    But what really ticks me off is that this unoptimised piece of garbage was released on PC as is, it runs like dog and Todd's response is just to 'get a better PC'. A 3090 SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN THIS IF A SERIES X CAN TODD.    … Expand
  79. caachef
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    there are so many issues with this game, everything from fast travel, to the whole map system, terrible menus, copy-pasted environments, lack of unique enemies and encounters (most creatures just walk towards you and melee attack) and some of the most important story content (temples, or the same rock structures with random artifact wedged in) are all the same thing, copy-pasted.
  80. CyberByber
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    outdated graphic, loading screen, outdated gameplay, loading screen, awful optimisation, loading screen, ugly brown-grey filter, loading screen, speaking heads, loading screen, non existed AI, loading screen.... loading screen....
  81. pikotara
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    к сожалению игра не оправдала ожиданий жуткая оптимизация на rtx 3060 просадки до 30 фпс а таже помойный сюжет и геймплей
  82. notzaidi
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished the game and had a very hard time being immersed and/or having fun in the game. For reference, I played other Bethesda RPG games (ESO, Fallout 3,4 and New vegas, Skyrim)

    I will start with the things I liked:

    Ship customisation
    Some of the premade cities are good (Neon)
    Lockpicking is fun
    Skill tree with the challenges can be fun
    Space combat and docking feels fresh at the start
    Some guns feel nice to shoot

    Cons:
    Combat is very bland and the AI is terrible
    Poor performance (FPS)
    UI is terrible and managing inventory doesn’t feel satisfying (I do like weight in games, but this does it all wrong)
    No city maps or a map in general ?????????
    Tons of bugs (most bug free Bethesda game apparently???)
    Keybinds feel very off, thankfully you can customise most of it
    Hit registration of weapons feels really bad, you can be point blank with a shotgun and miss.
    Lack of special mob types (bosses) SPOILERS there are Humans(with different colour stripes), Star Humans, and the critters. That’s it
    Loading Screen simulator, no real landing/docking. All I did is press L track quest and then clicked show on map then just kept tping.
    Very boring and predictable gameplay loop (There is one main story mission that is the exception to this rule)
    SPOILERS AHEAD Star powers are very boring, mostly around gravity and affecting time, and can only have one equipped. This feels very bland vs something like bioshock
    The plot had no weight and expected you to care about characters you met for 5 minutes.
    Planets feel very empty, desolate wastelands. And when you reach a point of interest, it's the same loop. Go into the dungeon, kill the same mob type and loot and leave. No special enemies, nothing. They are the terrible end of procedurally generated content.
    Companions feel annoying to have around and the voice acting feels off and the classic Bethesda face animations(This feels unforgivable after BG3)
    Music feels very uninspired and boring
    Managing guns feels very tedious.

    I can keep going, but you get the idea. If you’re curious about this game and have game pass try it out, but I do not recommend buying this game. I felt like I got robbed and lying Todd lied again.    … Expand
  83. Vellka
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    this game is more of the same, not original at all, bugs everywhere, zero immersion, robotic npc, it has too many bad points, and few good ones, the main story is boring, its a disappointment, a lot of hype for no reason.
  84. Rooach
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    5700xt. 5600x. 32GB 3200Ram. Doesnt even run on low. Unplayable **** game. Game is optimized according to godd howard we should just upgrade our PCs.

    Lifeless cashgrab. Was to be expected
  85. DocRedBull21
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Pretty much unplayable even with a top of the line system from just last year. Overclocked 3080 getting below 30fps. Unoptimized garbage.
  86. Kronan
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    - Incredibly poor optimization, can't get more than 30fps with my RTX 3060 at all
    - Loading screens everywhere every time. If you want to go from the surface of one planet to another you have to go through like 5 loading screens
    - NPCs all look weird like they are made out of plastic or something, animations are all deep in the uncanny valley as well - The Emil-written story is a joke    - Incredibly poor optimization, can't get more than 30fps with my RTX 3060 at all
    - Loading screens everywhere every time. If you want to go from the surface of one planet to another you have to go through like 5 loading screens
    - NPCs all look weird like they are made out of plastic or something, animations are all deep in the uncanny valley as well
    - The Emil-written story is a joke as usual
    - Bad dialog in general
    - Very little roleplaying and choice based gameplay. You are forced to join the constellation faction which I did not want to do because they are incredibly silly and unrealistic and the motivation for their existence just doesn't make any sense
    - Companions are super annoying and unlikable
    - Pretty much all of the factions are incredibly generic and uninteresting
    - Planets are barren copypasted nonsense (even Earth itself is just a single generic sand texture lazily spread over a sphere with nothing to explore)
    - Lots of resource gathering nonsense that is just bad and boring in general
    - Very grindy and annoying perk system which locks away basic functionality behind a bunch of silly "challenges" that you need to complete
    - Lack of quality side content in general
    - Lack of cool handcrafted locations to explore, there are only a few proper cities and even they feel very small and not very interesting or intricate
    - NPC schedules are gone and most NPCs in most towns are now just generic crowds that are constantly spawning in and out of existence
    - You can't pilot your ship inside a planet's atmosphere and there are no ground vehicles, it's 300 years into the future and all traveling has to be done on foot (very disappointing since mechs were shown on the trailers and they exist in the lore, but apparently were cut from the final game)
    - Combat is weak and has little impact. All enemies are bullet sponges who take way too many hits to die and never react to being shot or get staggered in any way
    - No gore, blood or violence like in previous Bethesda games    … Expand
  87. Tanphu
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Midfield.bland **** gameplay,not my space adventure because of fast travel,1000 lifeless planets,outdated engine overhyped so much it's backfire.Oh,and Ambassador,fan of xbox and Bethesda "Andrea pachinini" is a man catfished woman,posted a tweet mocked Sony's LGBT games while also complained about hate pronoun feature of Starfield by players.What a hypocrite.
  88. 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.
  89. Bartzab3L
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    I’m about 60 hours in and haven’t even scratched the surface of this game. It is absolutely enormous!! The planets that I’ve traveled to so far have been gorgeously presented, It probably has a lot to do with the lighting. Lighting in this game is next level! The graphics are gorgeous and gameplay overall is really fun. Looting can become an addiction because you can pick up practicallyI’m about 60 hours in and haven’t even scratched the surface of this game. It is absolutely enormous!! The planets that I’ve traveled to so far have been gorgeously presented, It probably has a lot to do with the lighting. Lighting in this game is next level! The graphics are gorgeous and gameplay overall is really fun. Looting can become an addiction because you can pick up practically anything from a pen … Expand
  90. leo_sdl
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    El mejor juego del año . Todasla críticas negativas son de sonyers . Como dirían sinno le bajan la calificación se matan jaja
  91. SpiceMarine
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Soulless, lackluster bland game. Even Fallout 76 was better. Looks like, feels like completely AI generated. So much dissapointing. Planets are boring. Game is actually boring. Quests are so generic. Music is mediocre. Nothing legendary here. There is No Epic Bethesda Game moments. Non exist. Art style is boring. I'm really upset. I played Skyrim like 1000 hours. This is non immersive hugeSoulless, lackluster bland game. Even Fallout 76 was better. Looks like, feels like completely AI generated. So much dissapointing. Planets are boring. Game is actually boring. Quests are so generic. Music is mediocre. Nothing legendary here. There is No Epic Bethesda Game moments. Non exist. Art style is boring. I'm really upset. I played Skyrim like 1000 hours. This is non immersive huge chank of dust. There is no life here. So sad. Scamfield.… Expand
  92. Kfc69
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    I'm wondering if the honeymoon stage will pass and people will see the complete lack of innovation Bethesda constantly delivers. I wish that this company to improve to hit 90%+ user scores everywhere, but they continue to play it safe. I keep finding the same buildings, same loot placement (within 2 km for each other) and the little boxes you get placed into are annoying. Issues they'veI'm wondering if the honeymoon stage will pass and people will see the complete lack of innovation Bethesda constantly delivers. I wish that this company to improve to hit 90%+ user scores everywhere, but they continue to play it safe. I keep finding the same buildings, same loot placement (within 2 km for each other) and the little boxes you get placed into are annoying. Issues they've had for 15 years still plague this game. Bethesda desperately needs to put the gamebryo/creation engine into it's grave because it has to be holding them back for a revolutionary game for the last few releases. If no other engine has what you need, make a new one and stop pasting add ons to the old junker one you have. I loved TES and fallout 3 and was ok with fo4. This feels like another lazy release that the modding community is already fixing. I can't wrap my head around the fact that people who make $0 can fix their games.… Expand
  93. KanekoChan
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Ho messo 3 (teoricamente e' un 6.5) per bilanciare i voti,visto che persone mettono 10 come se niente fosse o 0 .

    Da dove iniziare? - Partiamo sui questi meravigliosi 1000 pianeti! Inutili,Vuoti e fini a se stessi. E parliamoci chiaro non e' per il realismo si chiama presa in giro. - Storia confronto i i suoi precendenti titoli di bethesda dove la storia e' sempre stata una dei    Ho messo 3 (teoricamente e' un 6.5) per bilanciare i voti,visto che persone mettono 10 come se niente fosse o 0 .

    Da dove iniziare?
    - Partiamo sui questi meravigliosi 1000 pianeti! Inutili,Vuoti e fini a se stessi. E parliamoci chiaro non e' per il realismo si chiama presa in giro.
    - Storia confronto i i suoi precendenti titoli di bethesda dove la storia e' sempre stata una dei cavalli di battaglia, possiamo immaginare che in starfield non e' assolutamente cosi',possiede una storia banale,gia' vista e da giocare,ripetitiva e sempre uguale.
    - Livello di scrittura a me personalmente rispetto sempre ai loro precendenti titoli non funziona,faticavo a mantenere l'attenzione e spesso propenso nel costrigermi e nello sforzarmi di leggerli e cercare di allontanere quel senso di noia che da quando giochi questo titolo.
    - la nave.... bellissimo combattimento,costruzione deella nave e altro tutto molto bello, ma...... rimane praticamente inutilizzabile e non userete quasi mai la tostra nave. Se non per sportarti ,da un pianetta all altro con Cutscene e Loadscreen frustranti o rapide sparatorie spaziali.
    - Problema principale troppi caricamenti!. Per ogni cosa che fai,ogni cosa, ti ritrovi ad affrontare un caricamento. inconcepibile una cosa del genere nel 2023.
    - I lavori ben fatti son fatti per meta' e non finiti, Armi e zaini che senza la tuta spaziale compagliono e scompaglioni cosi dal nulla, le pistole le tiri fuori magicamente dalle gambe. mentre invece i fucili solamente con la tutaspaziale sono visibili. ecc.. questi lavori fatti a meta'.
    - Troppo grande inutilmente, le quest funzionano cosi', vai punto a su un pianeta e poi cambia pianeta vai al punto b. Con di mezzo caricamenti e caricamenti. per spesso starci 2 secondi... su un itero pianeta...
    - le strutture e luoghi si ripeteno di continuo bruttisimo tra un pianeta e l altro,spesso anche solo da una zona all altra brutto level design.
    - Le citta esteticamente e' stato fatto un bel lavoro, ma siamo come in cyberpunk, 800 npc tutti morti o finti,tutto privi di vita.
    -Le scelte decisionali non influenzano il mondo nulla,il mondo rimane cosi' come' a prescindere di quello che scegli.
    Molte volte ti costringe a dire Si o se devi dire No solo quanto il gioco ti concede di farlo. Se no se il gioco non e' pronto preparati a rompere il gioco.
    - AI ancora piu' stupidi di quelle dei titoli precendenti stiamo andando oltre al limite di deficenza artifaciale. ridicola.
    -Formala di fallout 4 copiata e spostata e non rinnovata,anzi presso regressa. Siamo nel 2023 dai...
    - Graficalmente a me personalmente e' piaciuto,son Felice del lavoro svolto sul comparto grafico e visibili miglioramenti almeno su questo rispetto ai vecchi titoli.
    Pero' non ci siamo bethesda,dovreste appassionarvi di piu' in quello che fate. qua la passione non l ho vista.
    - HUD bello pulito mi piace ma la gestione dell inventario in tutti gli aspetti crea confuzsione e disagio continuo.
    - Parti di armi e armature, siamo retrocessi,scordatevi di avere varie parte di acessori,vestiti e armature, ora avete tutto un pezzo unico... casco tuta spaziale vestito capello ( tra cui gli ultimi due citati non sono integrati bene e non trovo alcuna utilita' di essi,praticamente ti conviene stare sempre con la tuta equipaggiata.. triste come cosa. )
    Non ci siamo.    … Expand
  94. Mikahel888
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Jogo lindo deu pra ver que foi feito com carinho, ótimas missões, paisagens e fizeram de um jeito de alguem que tem astrofobia não fica mal, excelente, minha unica reclamação é não ter um carro para explorar o planeta, fora isso o jogo é perfeito.
  95. 9-Ball
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    There is no sex or similar action in the game. Also no gore. Even the artificial intelligence and map of the enemies in Borderlands 3 are better. There is only one difference: the graphics of this game are more realistic.
  96. Nukeman4
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Piece of **** the game is bad as hell. Frame. Rate is. Bad. Lit of baga. Bad story. Bad Mechanics
  97. jsopko90
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Don’t listen to the pure garbage that’s being spouted off here,

    If you’ve grown to love what Bethesda produces, this game is like Skyrim in space. With all the creative sci fi dazzle to boot. Plenty of looting, persuading, bartering and world building everywhere you go. Yes it has some rough around the edges bugs but I’ve had moments of pure joy and have been grinning like a child in a    Don’t listen to the pure garbage that’s being spouted off here,

    If you’ve grown to love what Bethesda produces, this game is like Skyrim in space. With all the creative sci fi dazzle to boot.

    Plenty of looting, persuading, bartering and world building everywhere you go. Yes it has some rough around the edges bugs but I’ve had moments of pure joy and have been grinning like a child in a candy store.

    Do yourself a favour and get a gamepass sub for a month, try it for yourself.

    See you in the Starfield!    … Expand
  98. Kdriver
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Worst Bethesda game to date. When Microsoft bought this studio I knew they would change the focus from making good games to political activism. Trash.
  99. Sofon
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    The game has complex loading screens, an old engine and lack of Italian voice acting and Russian localization
  100. EmbeddedNextgen
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    I've played Starfield 65+ hours. Let me start talking about the great stuff. The game is massive, the cities alone (especially NEON) are worth buying the game. The game has some flaws but delivers in many area's such as the RPG elements and exploration. Starfield has some flaws like the lack of a city map and the usual Bethesda NPC bugs but the core gameplay is rock solid. I like theI've played Starfield 65+ hours. Let me start talking about the great stuff. The game is massive, the cities alone (especially NEON) are worth buying the game. The game has some flaws but delivers in many area's such as the RPG elements and exploration. Starfield has some flaws like the lack of a city map and the usual Bethesda NPC bugs but the core gameplay is rock solid. I like the NASAPunk art style of the game. In some area's the game feels like GTA in space, in some other like Fallout in space. Another cool thing is space combat and docking your ship, entering spaceships and killing pirates. I'm slightly disappointed in space travel, as the game doesn't seem to have seamless space exploration, but this isn't a major problem for me. I haven't experienced any problem with the tiles. The regions are massive, they feel as big as GTA4's Liberty City...in one of my play sessions it took me 40+ minutes to reach a space station on Mars...from the borders of Cydonia City....i expected the infamous boundary message but didn't. In all fairness, even seamless exploration is a topic of discussion, you can technically fly to planets if you want but it takes hours (there's an example of a Youtuber flying to Pluto, it kinda works..kinda doesn't..). Other things i love about the game, FPS/third Person shooting gameplay..ship building, base building, doing story missions & side-missions, exploring lifeless planets and taking photo's. The game has it all. I think Starfield is a great game but has some minor flaws..this is why i can't give the game a 10/10. My overall score for Starfield is 9/10.… Expand
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#30 Best PC Game of 2023
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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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