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  1. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Fallout 4 but without the open expanse to explore. Non stop loading screens break up what could be a great exploration game. Outerworlds with a larger budget and polish.
  2. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Bethesda Has A Major Problem With There Game Engine, the Creation Engine, Anyone Who Has Played Starfield Will See That Major Problem With the Game Engine, Creation Engine Is Outdated By At Least 10 Years, Because the Creation Engine Is An Iteneration Of A Game Engine That Is 25 Years Old and the Only Reason Why Bethesda Uses This Game Engine Is Because It Has Mod Support, So Bethesda AtBethesda Has A Major Problem With There Game Engine, the Creation Engine, Anyone Who Has Played Starfield Will See That Major Problem With the Game Engine, Creation Engine Is Outdated By At Least 10 Years, Because the Creation Engine Is An Iteneration Of A Game Engine That Is 25 Years Old and the Only Reason Why Bethesda Uses This Game Engine Is Because It Has Mod Support, So Bethesda At the Expense Of Using A Buggy, Glitchy, Outdated, Missing Basic Game Engine Tech Of 2023, They Would Rather Cater To the Mod Scene To Fix the Game Instead Of Making A Brand New 2023 Game Engine ESPECIALLY FOR ELDER SCROLLS VI, OR FALLOUT 5, OR STARFIELD 2, With Starfield In Particular, Thare Are Lots and Lots Of Loading Screens and the Reason Is Obviously Because the Creation Engine Is Using Source Code From An Iteneration From A Game Engine Thats 25 Years Old, It Was Like the Most Basic Of Basic Building Blocks 25 Years Ago When Making A Game Is To Have Loading Screens, The Reason Why Starfield Has No Seamless Transitioning, Which Is the Ability To Fly From Space To the Surface Of A Planet WITHOUT CUT SCENES Is Because The Creation Engine Was Never Programmed To Deal With Flight In General, The Reason Why Starfield Has No Atmospheric Flight, Which Is the Ability To Fly In the Atmosphere Of the Planet, WITHOUT CUT SCENES Is Once Again the Creation Engine Was Never Properly Programmed With Flight Mechanics In the First Place!!! To Me This Is So Obviously To Know If You Think About It and To Know What Has Been Reported Of the Game Engine By the Press, I Have Been Calling On Bethesda To Create A Brand New Game Engine For the Last 10 Years Because I Could See the Mess Of the Engine Really Since Morrowind, Back In 2003 On the Original Xbox.....To Me, For the Fact That Bethesda Is Using This Game Engine Should Be An Embarrassment!!!! It Is the Game Engine That Is the First Building Block That Is the Determination Of How Great A Game Will Be Produced In A Great Game To Be Developed By the Game Engine!!! The Story I Have Gathered ONLY LASTS ON AVERAGE 20 HOURS, IM SORRY BUT AFTER 7 YEARS OF PRODUCTION AND YOU CAN ONLY MANAGE TO MAKE A STORY LAST FOR 20 HOURS IS EMBARRASSING WHOLLFULLY MISMANAGEMENT!!!! The Story Should Have Lasted At Least 100 Hours!!! I Never Understood In Game Development How You Can Create A Location and Yet That Location Would Not Be Part Of the Story,??? The Locations In A Game World Has To Be Made For the Story In Of Itself Not For the Sake Of Just To Be Made!!!! Why In the World Did Starfield Get Produced With 1000 Planets When Those 1000 Planets Do Not Have Any Purpose To Explore Them For There Is No Quests On Them To Do, I Would Have Rather Had Lets Say 200 Planets Handcrafted To Make As Part Of A Cohesive Story Not 1000 Planets With Nothing To Do On Them!!!! Expand
  3. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    It’s pretty meh. Loading screens rather than actual flying to and from planets.
  4. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    At most this game is a 7 but it’s because at the time of writing this review and over 3 days worth of play time I can say it’s not really a complete game, it’s not worth the $70 price tag. Honestly if you get it, just go ahead and play it via gamepass or ask a friend to game share with you. It has bugs, texture fails, the trees in certain planets look like they were copy and pasted from anAt most this game is a 7 but it’s because at the time of writing this review and over 3 days worth of play time I can say it’s not really a complete game, it’s not worth the $70 price tag. Honestly if you get it, just go ahead and play it via gamepass or ask a friend to game share with you. It has bugs, texture fails, the trees in certain planets look like they were copy and pasted from an N64 game… also the water has no splash effects and doors seem to be floating away from the wall… Honestly I can’t stress this enough don’t waste $70 on this title only buy it via gamepass or for $30. Now I will say the game is better via PC so if you do get it PC is the way !!! Expand
  5. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    I'm a old fan of Bethesda games, and have been playing them since Daggerfall.
    So, it really pains me to tell how poor this game feels when compared to the previous greats of Bethesda.
    First, the visuals really are XboxOne era, and level desing on the various habitats is painfully bland and uninspiring. And the planets are very barren and monotonous affairs indeed. Combat, enemy AI and
    I'm a old fan of Bethesda games, and have been playing them since Daggerfall.
    So, it really pains me to tell how poor this game feels when compared to the previous greats of Bethesda.
    First, the visuals really are XboxOne era, and level desing on the various habitats is painfully bland and uninspiring. And the planets are very barren and monotonous affairs indeed.
    Combat, enemy AI and various other elements feel like a step backwards from Fallout 4.
    But for me, the worst part are the stories.
    Now in previous Bethesda games, the unique and original stories were what made me love them. Such fascinating stuff. But in Starfield, the stories feel very bland in comparison, and in many places, feel like they were ripped from Mass Effect and other scifi sources. So, not very original or unique.
    Any good stuff? Well, character creator is very good, and there are plenty of interesting skills to choose from. Unfortunately not all of those skills have that much use in the game proper! So, this means that you are given a promise of a deep RPG with all those skills, but then you will actually be playing a very shallow looter-shooter.
    Bugs? Sure. Lots of them. But what game does not have them at launch. But I can already see, even when patched up, the game will not be nearly as good as other Bethesda games. 6/10, and that because I like Bethesda.
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  6. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Game is better on XSX then PC and I have a 4070Ti, this game is just unoptimised on there, cross save works when it wants too. The NPc's are mainly boring the dialogue is a snooze fest I skip majority of it they just aren't interesting, the gameplay is decent definitely not anything special though and I hope you like loading screens because this has them worse than most ps3 games
  7. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Game is full of action and fun. Interesting approach to space opera in game.
  8. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    I did not get spoiled by anything, did not read any hype review, I just wanted to play a good new Bethesda game - since they are so proud of the fact it's the first truly new IP in 25 years, I hoped they'd really deliver on it... since I started playing their games with Morrowind, I had some hopes they'd make it. Sadly they did not.

    TL;DR: They did a Fallout 76 on their "Space Skyrim"
    I did not get spoiled by anything, did not read any hype review, I just wanted to play a good new Bethesda game - since they are so proud of the fact it's the first truly new IP in 25 years, I hoped they'd really deliver on it... since I started playing their games with Morrowind, I had some hopes they'd make it. Sadly they did not.

    TL;DR:
    They did a Fallout 76 on their "Space Skyrim" - OR: The Space Skyrim that never was. If you are a fan of Sci-Fi and "Open World" - which works in the strongest sense of the word in this game since the vastness the game simulates is humongous... however it feels almost like an empty shell when you get to explore. Much like No Man's Sky, it only gives the impression of being big and exciting, with great variations. The systems are a chore - even worse than Oblivions "use a Skill 100 times to advance in level" system, this game makes you work for even being able to Sneak, Lockpick and steer bigger space ships. It would all be acceptable if the grind wasn't that downright dull, if the Characters you meet in your first stretch of the journey weren't that kind of empty and one-dimensional-feeling and the Ship / Space mechanics weren't that "Elite Dangerous" kind of level.

    This way, you get the worst out of 3 genres and all mashed into one humongous - albeit good-looking on Xbox X, game - on PC better prepare to have a huge graphics card budet that'd buy you two Xbox Series X likely and a year of Game Pass. Maybe that's what Microsoft/Beth wanted? Sell those Xboxes... it might work initially but boy, when the people get to playing this they just might be regretting that decision.

    Bethesda seem to really love their "random number generator" engine - it drove many of their Elder Scrolls and the new Fallouts to new heights - but back then these games had a Soul infused in form of a major storyline, exciting characters to meet all across the Wastes or the vast action-filled mysterious world of Tamriel.

    If they have the "whole of eternity" to work with, it seems the previous ingenuity of Bethesda seems to get dulled and stretched too far. This game has an inkling of the brilliance that was the first 5 hours of most any Elder Scrolls Game or Fallouts 3, New Vegas and 4 - but once the vacuum of Space sucks at your brain when you realize the first 5 hours of this Megahyped Game do not reach the old heights but are a downright borefest it's a bit sad.
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  9. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    5/10 would be honest for this game or, more accurate to call this a load simulator. No open world, no epic storyline and just boring colours. I am glad gamepass exists, so I may not buy it
  10. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Not awful but it all just looks and feels very average, not to mention last gen. Considering the length of development time, Starfield feels rather incomplete and very unambitious considering all the pre release hype.
  11. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Lack of exploration, recycled locations and a weak story makes for a standard affair. Combat feels good however with plenty of weapons at your disposal, free to try on Gamepass is a bonus.
  12. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Deixou coisas simples e significativas de lado, ignorando totalmente o consumidor e se importando apenas com a opinião da mídia crítica. Um jogo de tiro, com comandos duros, iria destruir todo o projeto simplesmente adicionar suporte pra mouse e teclado e permitir o jogador desfrutar do produto como achar melhor ??? Iria falir a microsoft fazer esse pequeno investimento presente até mesmo em jogos indie? Outro ponto é a localização de áudio, há raras ocasiões onde eu realmente acho que uma localização de áudio estragaria a recepção cinematográfica, e starfield não é uma delas. Não há um único grande ator renomado ou extremamente talentoso fazendo as vozes dos npcs pra justificar a falta de uma localização (vide Elden Ring) , na verdade eu tenho a plena certeza de que os dubladores brasileiros teriam feito 1000x melhor e com mais emoção cada situação apresentada, mas quanto a isso eu entendo que seria sim uma diferença significativa no orçamento. Também não gostei do desempenho do jogo no xbox series S , com o jogo crashando e tendo apenas uma opção gráfica que deixa o jogo travando e tentando ser bonito sem conseguir, me senti novamente na época do "PC fraco" com a diferença que no PC fraco mesmo travando e com gráficos low eu jogava a 60 fps na maior parte do tempo. Tentei dar uma chance ao jogo joguei umas boas horas mas eu , como milhares de outros, e como é de nosso direito como consumidor, não consigo me adaptar a um jogo de tiro no controle, e a xbox criou um padrão nos últimos anos onde todos seus exclusivos vinham com suporte para mouse e teclado, o que me fez investir nos periféricos e agora não posso usar pois empresas bilionárias como activision blizzard e bethesda sabem que isso só é bom pro consumidor, já que a mídia crítica vai jogar no PC mesmo... Como podem sonhar com goty, the game awards? Não perceberam que até os jogos controversos que conquistaram o prêmio, eram de qualidade notável acima da média? Com opções inovadoras e acessibilidade respeitável, sempre pensando como tornar o jogo mais agradável possível para o consumidor, enquanto esse faz propositalmente decisões que tornam o jogo desagradável, ou que removem opções para os jogadores. Porquê no PC tem suporte a controle, e inclusive, NINGUÉM usa pois jogo de tiro no mouse é muito melhor, e no xbox somos obrigados a usar o que ninguém escolhe quando tem a opção? E porquê isso só passou a ser comum e ignorável após a vinda da bethesda? Pra mim quem gostou do jogo tem todo o direito de gostar, inclusive tenho certeza que com suporte a mouse e teclado eu conseguiria encarar o começo pífio do jogo e chegar aos momentos que todos exaltam, mas minha experiência foi péssima ao passar meia hora tentando ajustar sensibilidade pra conseguir jogar jogo de tiro no controle, e ainda assim ficar 60 segundos tomando tiro até conseguir colocar a mira em cima do inimigo pra acertar UM. Também entendo quem está criticando o jogo COM MOTIVOS e não apenas fanatismo, pois estamos vindo de longos anos sem um first-party de expressão e a promessa em cima de starfield era pra no mínimo TENTAR agradar o maior número de jogadores possível, o que é óbvio não aconteceria, mas o jogador mais exigente adoraria ver a empresa tentando fazer um jogo com capricho, e não ignorando coisas que não dariam tanto trabalho ao mesmo tempo que trariam melhorias significativas. Pra mim o erro do jogo foi dar liberdade demais pra bethesda, ao invés de exigir pelo menos a qualidade que já vinha sendo apresentada nos jogos first-party (qualidade geral, e não de enredo ou qualquer outra coisa, pois eu jamais questionaria a qualidade dos escritores da bethesda). Em suma, pra mim o pecado de starfield é exatamente o mesmo de Diablo IV, investir valores absurdos mas só se preocupar com a recepção crítica e não do consumidor, cortando qualidade de vida em prol de momentos específicos que chamam atenção pro marketing do jogo. Expand
  13. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Not bad as people say. Far from being good as Todd Howard said. The game doesn't make a good use of space theme and the story could be in a single planet (and it would be better without so many fast travels between planets). The story is also a litle cliche.
  14. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    I think bethesda told themselves, we lay down the ground work and the modding community will do the rest.
  15. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    L’immersion est top … mais entre les voix en français qui sont pas synchronisés, le jeu en 30fps et les temos de chargement… pfiou on est en 2023 !!!!
  16. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    This game has everything you would want in a space game and just when you think you know what this game is it adds another level. It does this over and over. More than worth your time and money.
  17. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Loving this new IP, a fresh new approach and can be played for years. Gone are the days of endless sequels, remakes and superhero games boring me. This is the what I was waiting for. Bravo
  18. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    In my humble opinion Starfield isn't a bad game. In my opinion it's just not that great either. Without spoiling anything the game just starts too slow in my opinion. When I heard that from some early reviewers I dismissed as, "eh they're probably just exagerrating." Sadly I couldn't agree more. Some of the facial animations look creepy for this gen tech, I know may sound knit picking butIn my humble opinion Starfield isn't a bad game. In my opinion it's just not that great either. Without spoiling anything the game just starts too slow in my opinion. When I heard that from some early reviewers I dismissed as, "eh they're probably just exagerrating." Sadly I couldn't agree more. Some of the facial animations look creepy for this gen tech, I know may sound knit picking but it took away from the immersion for me.

    It's not really a space exploration game, it's all fast travel. There are some really fun elements too the game but to me it was just too few and far between. The gun play and mechanics are decent.
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  19. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Hola, No soy ningún odioso ni tampoco alguien que no conozca los videojuegos, tengo 43 años y desde los 12 años que es mi pasión y a mi edad me debo comportar, no tengo nada que ocultar ni tampoco callar, starfield lo compre en steam y me ha parecido que su motor grafico está muy por debajo de lo que estamos acostumbrados, animaciones poco trabajadas del propio motor por cierto queHola, No soy ningún odioso ni tampoco alguien que no conozca los videojuegos, tengo 43 años y desde los 12 años que es mi pasión y a mi edad me debo comportar, no tengo nada que ocultar ni tampoco callar, starfield lo compre en steam y me ha parecido que su motor grafico está muy por debajo de lo que estamos acostumbrados, animaciones poco trabajadas del propio motor por cierto que bathesda no ha querido mejorar del todo, si bien sus gráficos son los mejores de la propia desarrolladora, no alcanza a impresionarme, en verdad estaba muy ilusionado por el juego pero a medida que fui jugando cada vez se me hacía menos atractivo y entretenido, y te lo explico, más allá de sus bugs que más que nada no dejan de ser chistosos lo que me preocupa es la IA deficiente que no me ha logrado meterme en el juego, debo decir que sus pantallas de carga continuas y cinemáticas una y otra vez no dejan de decirme en la cara que starfield no es un juego de mundo abierto, y esto me destrozo la inmersión completamente, sus personajes no tienen vida por lo que no tienen carisma y dejan de ser relevantes, me siento engañado aunque por lo menos solicite el reembolso.
    en verdad me da pena el juego porque considero que la realidad que quiere mostrar microsoft no es la verdadera, las reseñas reales las tengo yo y los usuarios de steam que han comprado e ilusionado para uego decepcionarse tanto de la prensa como también de bathesda.
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  20. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Over hyped. The xbox version at 30fps is jarring. The game itself is decent, but the world's and exploration are not as they described and hyped it up to be. It's literally fallout with space. It feels like it's been done before........No Man's Sky lol Except to be fair this has better graphics.
  21. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Good, but not great. Another over-hyped game. A lot of small flaws spoil the fun.
  22. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O game em si deixa a desejar em tanta coisa, que e até difícil descrever. Péssima qualidade em geral ,ambientes, npcs, física, textura, parece um game de 2016 (e olha que tem alguns de 2016 melhores). Árvores estáticas, ambiente dos planetas deixados todos iguais, fauna e flora extremamente cruas e sem vida, exploração no espaço parece uma piada pois vc não consegue voar livre para nenhum lugar, apenas com animações que são telas de load. A história é pouco chamativa, assim como a interação em geral com os npcs. O combate no espaço e as características das naves são a única coisa que deu pra divertir. Os combates em terra são muito sem vida, armas sem apelo nenhum, munição inexistente. Bugs até onde há horizonte (mas é Bethesda, seria estranho se não tivesse). Em geral, é um jogo bem meia boca, espero que com atualizações corrijam muito os gráficos e como se comportam, pois é desanimador esperar tanto tempo pra um jogo de baixa qualidade. Expand
  23. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    A game that has been made before, classic bethesda formula. It's by no means GOTY material, the ui, the gunplay, hell everything about the game looks like a fallout and skyrim game. It just works and that what bethesda is doing.
  24. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    For me Starfield was a good experience, I liked the game, I was hooked as hell, I barely saw time pass, the feeling of visiting other worlds, that space atmosphere is something I love, but I still feel like it could have been much more while being less, I'm happy to finally know what it was like to play it after so many years, but now I'm rooting for a sequel that achieves the potentialFor me Starfield was a good experience, I liked the game, I was hooked as hell, I barely saw time pass, the feeling of visiting other worlds, that space atmosphere is something I love, but I still feel like it could have been much more while being less, I'm happy to finally know what it was like to play it after so many years, but now I'm rooting for a sequel that achieves the potential that this game could have realized. Expand
  25. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Everything this game tries to do so many other games do better.
    They made a lot of promises and didn't deliver on any of them.
    Stealth doesn't work and there's 0 stealth animations. There's invisible walls between pillars and other area's there shouldn't be. You'll go to shoot an enemy between some pillars or shelves etc and it won't hit them. NPC's are bugging out everywhere or looking
    Everything this game tries to do so many other games do better.
    They made a lot of promises and didn't deliver on any of them.
    Stealth doesn't work and there's 0 stealth animations. There's invisible walls between pillars and other area's there shouldn't be. You'll go to shoot an enemy between some pillars or shelves etc and it won't hit them. NPC's are bugging out everywhere or looking at you some big ass scary eyes. Traveling through space feels bad like you're barely moving at all and you're in a tiny box and now flying through the vastness of spaces. This game is going to need a lot of updates to even be considered acceptable
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  26. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have spent 19 hours playing this game on my Series S. I have not engaged with the shipbuilding or base building mechanic. I spent most of my time completing the main quest and think I have reached the final mission.

    I will try to judge the game based on what it is, rather than what I wanted it to be.

    **Spoilers ahead** Here are my thoughts:

    Story/main quest:
    The game starts off as poorly as everyone says. You touch a spooky piece of metal and, immediately, someone shows up and gives you a ship. The robot on board is supposed to keep you from stealing the ship or heading off course. You fight a bunch of 'space pirates' and then you blast off. This introduction didn't bother me too much because it gets you into the game very quickly. It still isn't very good, though.

    You join a group called Constellation which is seeking out these strange metal objects and associated 'xenostructures'. Most of the main missions follow one of two formulas after this:

    1: Talk to guy on space station (which means watching the docking sequence and walking through the station) -> Fast travel to planet -> Look around until your scanner starts flickering -> Walk towards the 'interference (many times I did not need to use the scanner because the temple was clearly visible from my ship) -> Find a temple and enter it (they all look the same/similar) -> Float around the interior, floating into clusters of light until you power up the structure in the middle of the room -> absorb power- > Go back to your ship.

    This essentially grants you the shouts from Skyrim and each temple follows this formula. That's it. No challenge or puzzle. Literally just walking from your ship to a temple (following your scanner if you can't see it already) and floating into clusters of light. It's repetitive and not engaging.

    2: Go to a base somewhere, fight pirates, robots, or another human faction and find the 'Artefact'. There are variations of this, with later versions having a light puzzle element, but all are fundamentally the same. This quest design makes up a majority of the main quest and is, quite frankly, insipid.

    The story itself did become more interesting abut halfway through when the 'Starborn' reveal themselves. The spooky pieces of metal that you have been collecting turn out to be a way to access 'Unity', something that grants people incredible power and the ability to hop between dimensions. The more times a 'Starborn' completes this journey, by collecting the artefacts, the more powerful they become.

    Overall, the main quest and search for powers has been uninteresting and very repetitive. People say the side quests are better. But shouldn't the main quest be one of the most compelling parts of the game? It doesn't make me want to continue with the game.

    General gameplay:
    The gameplay is very repetitive. I spent most of my time either running between objectives, talking to npcs, fast traveling, or shooting.

    The shooting is ok. most enemies are bullet sponges and don't have any unique powers. The harder enemies usually just have more shields or health, higher numbers. Most of the time, I would unload a clip into an enemy and just run up to them and punch them to finish them off. It was actually quicker to do that most of the time.

    That brings me onto the enemy AI. It is terrible, absolutely awful. One mission made me kill a bunch of space pirates, each with their own marker, and one of them ran in the opposite direction. They weren't fleeing; the AI is just broken. Similarly, the enemies never tried to flank me or do any interesting manoeuvres.

    Ship combat is equally as bad and seems to just rely on your numbers being higher than the enemy's, which is not inherently bad. But there is no skill involved. A boss in Elden Ring can be defeated if you are at a low level if you have skill. Levelling makes the fight easier. This is not how it works in Starfield.

    Bugs and performance:
    A few times characters would not appear during dialogue or would be facing the wrong way. The game crashed once when the menu failed to load, and I had to reload when my character got stuck talking to the floor and couldn't move (dialogue was triggered with a character below me). Sometimes my weapons became unresponsive. Switching to a different one fixed that. Also, sometimes the reticle flashes red like there is an enemy when there is nothing.

    Overall, the game is perfectly mediocre. There are no high highs or low lows that make the game feel uneven and boring at times. The game is relatively consistent, probably because the loop for every main mission is almost exactly the same. I wouldn't say anything in this is ambitious or even new. It's full of mechanics and systems that we have seen before and seen done better.

    I would also like to say that people should not be relying on mods to make this game better. It's literally a company benefitting from unpaid labour to make their own product better.
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  27. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Realmente eu não entendo as críticas desse jogo.
    De um lado temos haters de xbox tentando desmerecer o jogo, sem ao menos terem jogado, de outro temos fãn boys de xbox defendendo um jogo medíocre como se fosse uma obra prima. Eu jogo ambas as plataformas, inclusive estou jogando Starfield, talvez eu possa dar minha opinião sem fanatismo.
    E na minha sincera opinião, esse jogo é algo
    Realmente eu não entendo as críticas desse jogo.
    De um lado temos haters de xbox tentando desmerecer o jogo, sem ao menos terem jogado, de outro temos fãn boys de xbox defendendo um jogo medíocre como se fosse uma obra prima. Eu jogo ambas as plataformas, inclusive estou jogando Starfield, talvez eu possa dar minha opinião sem fanatismo.
    E na minha sincera opinião, esse jogo é algo "normal".
    Não encontrei nada demais, nada de novo. Pra falar a verdade muito parado, sem nada que me empolgue...
    Não é um jogo péssimo, mas nada de maravilhoso tbm.
    Se vc tem game pass, com certeza vale a pena testar, porém não é um jogo que eu pagaria full price.
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  28. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn’t bad, it sure starts off slow, like boringly slow to the point where i was considering closing the game. But then it picked up and writhing like a mission it went from being too boring and bleak to be actually really fun. I have to admit, starfield fails to keep me at the edge of my seat but at the times where i am, it’s actually amazing. The first mission for the UC (space police) literally threw me into a horror film that I genuinely loved. Having that said the game play is good. It’s not amazing but it’s something i like playing. On the other hand. Starfield does have a few faults. For example the lack of vehicles to move is atrocious. I could literally be walking for a full 5 minutes to reach an area just to decide i want to go back. I don't understand why this wasn't added in, it defiantly should be in a later patch or dlc. As for the guns and ammo drops it’s kind of annoying but still ok. Overall this a good game and i definitely recommend it for players with game pass. While others that don’t have game pass, i recommend waiting. Because the game at times make me feel it’s worth it, and times i feel like it’s not. That’s why in my opinion id give it a 7-8 because although it’s good it doesn’t compete with other first party games from other studios or companies. Because at the end of the day you have to weigh the different options out it’s not the same but it is good. I’m still not done with the game. Once I’m done with the game ill be sure to add another post game review. Expand
  29. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Em pleno 2023, não trás jogo dublado para pt-br. O Brasil tem 95 milhões de gamers, o que leva o país para a terceira colocação no consumo de jogos eletrônicos, perdendo apenas para a China e Estados Unidos, países com números maiores de habitantes e de renda.
    Starfield tem Gráficos horríveis, starfield dá para rodar no Xbox 360, Ac Black Flag tem gráficos melhores.
    A única coisa boa e o
    Em pleno 2023, não trás jogo dublado para pt-br. O Brasil tem 95 milhões de gamers, o que leva o país para a terceira colocação no consumo de jogos eletrônicos, perdendo apenas para a China e Estados Unidos, países com números maiores de habitantes e de renda.
    Starfield tem Gráficos horríveis, starfield dá para rodar no Xbox 360, Ac Black Flag tem gráficos melhores.
    A única coisa boa e o xcloud, a Microsoft e o Xbox estão de parabéns, xcloud é incrível, game pass ultimate é perfeito, mas, starfield é péssimo.
    Deathloop e o Ghostwire: Tokyo são jogos excelente da bgs, mas, starfield é um LIXO.
    LIXO
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  30. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    To be honest, this is more of a step back for Bethesda. Generated planets with the same type of activities, invisible walls and non-existent space, stupid companions and opponents, dead cities with unresponsive NPCs, eternal loading due to the peculiarities of the engine, a ridiculous 30 fps on the most powerful console. Skyrim had more next-gen than Starfield. But it’s still hard to tearTo be honest, this is more of a step back for Bethesda. Generated planets with the same type of activities, invisible walls and non-existent space, stupid companions and opponents, dead cities with unresponsive NPCs, eternal loading due to the peculiarities of the engine, a ridiculous 30 fps on the most powerful console. Skyrim had more next-gen than Starfield. But it’s still hard to tear yourself away from the game, because Bethesda’s magic works :) Expand
  31. Sep 10, 2023
    7
    I feel very mixed about this game. On one hand, I love it. On the other, I feel so disappointed. I had 0 expectations towards this game, however, a few things really bug me out. 1. What is the point of my spaceship? It is just a tool to make fast travel immersive. You can't actually fly around. 2. Exploration is a mess. While there are hand crafted areas and towns, that are great, most ofI feel very mixed about this game. On one hand, I love it. On the other, I feel so disappointed. I had 0 expectations towards this game, however, a few things really bug me out. 1. What is the point of my spaceship? It is just a tool to make fast travel immersive. You can't actually fly around. 2. Exploration is a mess. While there are hand crafted areas and towns, that are great, most of the planet is just a wasteland. 3. Performance is really, really bad. Otherwise, the quests are really fun, the game would be great. Expand
  32. Sep 12, 2023
    6
    It's a decent Bethesda game with the usual Bethesda jank. It's basically fallout 4 in space. There are some truly odd choices. In all honesty this game could be a 9 out of 10 in around 6 months to a year. Once the modding community has fixed it. It's a really good game. It's just going to take time to get there. For instance, the game is optimised to run smoothly on a RTX4080 and that'sIt's a decent Bethesda game with the usual Bethesda jank. It's basically fallout 4 in space. There are some truly odd choices. In all honesty this game could be a 9 out of 10 in around 6 months to a year. Once the modding community has fixed it. It's a really good game. It's just going to take time to get there. For instance, the game is optimised to run smoothly on a RTX4080 and that's from the horse's mouth. That card accounts for like 0.53% of users on steam. So, for the vast majority of players the game looks and feels terrible to play.

    There is this huge gap between those that have the hardware to run the game and those that don't and as a game development company. Bethesda should be aware of this. The completely out of touch comment of, this is a next gen title when for most people the game looks and feels like a PS3 title. Is sadly going to mean lower scores on meta critic.

    If reviewers were honest about the game, they would review the game on a 3060. Which is the top ish part of the bell curve for gpu performance on steam. If your game does not look and feel fantastic to play on a 3060. Ur going to have a bad day in the user review section of Metacritic.
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  33. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Aside from the forced participation in special pronouns at the beginning, which initially squashed my excitement for the game, the woke political agenda isn't as bad as I thought it would be...

    The game is hindered by too many loading screens which breaks the flow of freedom, which is integral to a Bethesda game. I cannot help but feel it would have benefitted from being less ambitious.
    Aside from the forced participation in special pronouns at the beginning, which initially squashed my excitement for the game, the woke political agenda isn't as bad as I thought it would be...

    The game is hindered by too many loading screens which breaks the flow of freedom, which is integral to a Bethesda game. I cannot help but feel it would have benefitted from being less ambitious. Nobody needs a "1000" planets, they could have populated far few and the experience would be better. With the way the game is designed there is alot of stopping and starting due to this. Most planets will appear the same and lack diversity, no cultural significance is gained from venturing to different solar systems, the universe is universal. What you experience is quite bland and the environments appear sterile without any significant character. The game looks great and is optimised well for the xbox series x where I've only had a couple of crashes in my 30 hour play through. The bland fallout in space, fast travel simulator isn't what I was expecting.
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  34. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Starfield is Ok, its not really good but also not really bad, its Bethesda. Sadly it has lots of bugs and the NPC Faces are horrible. Exploring and Sidequests are Fun and the Gunplay is Ok.
  35. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Incredibly mid game. Sure it's the best looking Bethesda game launched with fewer bugs but they had over a year to try and polish it. This isn't about space. It's about menus and fast travel and empty worlds that are recycled.
  36. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Honestly, the game is just a very “okay” video game. It doesn’t feel like it is doing anything different than Fallout 4 did, and I don’t really think it should have been hyped up the way that it was. There were some decent moments and quests in the game but it all occurred way too far into the game for it to be a selling point, NPC and character models look wonky, and the controls felt aHonestly, the game is just a very “okay” video game. It doesn’t feel like it is doing anything different than Fallout 4 did, and I don’t really think it should have been hyped up the way that it was. There were some decent moments and quests in the game but it all occurred way too far into the game for it to be a selling point, NPC and character models look wonky, and the controls felt a little stiff. I don’t think I would be so disappointed if they wouldn’t have marketed it like it wasn’t going to just be a fallout clone. Planet variation is only slightly more interesting than dungeon variations in Skyrim lol. Overall, I’d say if you are into Bethesda games, this is going to be good for you. If you are burnt out by the soulless open-world style games I’d recommend skipping this one. Expand
  37. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Tiene un extensisimo modo de juego algo que ya se había visto en otros juegos, la inmersión técnica es asombrosa pero peca con su motor grafico, IA irregular y falla al pulir todos los aspectos qué toma. Buen juego pero con fallos evidentes.
  38. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Disappointed, this game is boring, slow and repetitive.

    If I spent money on this I would have been furious, but fortunately I waited until it was released to gamepass. Stopped playing after about 6 hours, everything feels like a repetitive chore, I've seen some claim the game gets better after 12-14 hours but I have no intentions what so ever to force myself to play this game in hope of
    Disappointed, this game is boring, slow and repetitive.

    If I spent money on this I would have been furious, but fortunately I waited until it was released to gamepass. Stopped playing after about 6 hours, everything feels like a repetitive chore, I've seen some claim the game gets better after 12-14 hours but I have no intentions what so ever to force myself to play this game in hope of it getting better.

    Too bad that one of the most anticipated games of the year turns out to be so lack luster.
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  39. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Starfield is a game i originally downloaded via pc gamepass, but decided to buy on steam for early access.. and i'm not going to lie, its not what we were promised. its a bethesda game through n through, so if thats enough for you, youll love this. however, the constant emphasis on the 'immersion" "unparrelled freedom", and yet i dont see either. all the exploring is done mostly throughStarfield is a game i originally downloaded via pc gamepass, but decided to buy on steam for early access.. and i'm not going to lie, its not what we were promised. its a bethesda game through n through, so if thats enough for you, youll love this. however, the constant emphasis on the 'immersion" "unparrelled freedom", and yet i dont see either. all the exploring is done mostly through load screens and menus, you dont actually do most of the flying yourself, except in orbit between load times, and in fights. besides that, everything is done for you. theres very little faith in the players capabilities to do it themselves, and it takes you straight out of the game and its world, by taking control.. like as an optional feature, sure i can see it being useful and great.. but as the main and only means to transporting yourself round the world, it gets boring.

    the main quest line has to be the most uninspiring dull, tedious and horrendously written story i've played yet.. its mostly go here, talk to them, go there, load load load, use menu to travel, load, shoot, talk, sneak, shoot, talk, load, fetch. most of the main story line is talking to people, and then delving into copy and pasted caves and dungeons etc to get the artificats. now.. there are a few great quests thrown in the main story, but by the time it picks up, its over.. theres no expert delivery, leaving you feel impacted by its story, world, characters or events.. theres minimal impact. the dialogue gets so tediously boring, you end up skipping alot of the filler content.. and the main story for 90% of it bored the living life out of me, with how tediously boring it was, paired with the insanely uninspiring and tediously annoying "exploration" system they have.. so even if one quest immersed you into its world, you're then taken straight back out of it, when your only means to travel is through menus and load screens. it doesnt exactly sound like unparrelled freedom and exploration, and is an insane set back in many ways in comparison to their other games. WOW is over 20 years old and you can seemlessly travel its map. this has no excuse. i had hoped the story would pick up and deliver a blow that made the tedious journey worth my time, but by the time i started to feel the build up, it was over with an anti climatic ending.. and a over hyped new game plus that had plenty of promise and potential to its jaw dropping plot twists, but ultimately fell flat as it leads nowhere at all to make any significant difference to your story, other than a few dialogue changes, but plopping you back into its dull world, and terrible story.. at first you have a chance to skip the story in NG+, and at first the new lines of dialogue is fresh.. but it leads nowhere. will i be able to find my old companions in this new world? nah. its a novelty.

    the combat is nothing to shout home about, though its not the worst. its very much fallout 4 on steroids, a lil bit smoother than FO4, and a lil more fluent. the choice of weapons have an abundance of choices to choose from, to suit your gameplay style. although their melee system is horribly bad and out dated, with no improvements from their previous games at all.

    the sidequest is where this game shines, and unfortunately so, as if your side content over shadows your main.. something is wrong.. however, the side content very much out shined the main story, and engages you in quests that very much feel quality wise, 10 folds better than the 7th grade written main plots. i will keep this part short, as i dont want to spoil anything. but get arrested, that quest is one of theee best, regardless on where you choose to branch.

    summary: this game couldve been a genre defining GOTY exclusive, but has ultimately been laid flat,with the countless words being sprung out of petes mouth, that ultimately mis communicated somewhere along the way of what to expect with this game. is this game bad? no.. depends. if youre looking for an immersive flight exploration game, AVOID THIS. if you're looking for fallout in space without much ship exploration manually done.. and you can bare loading screen after loading screen, then this is for you. ive played over 50 hours to form this opinion, and it just aint what we were told it would be. too much promises, and very little delivery, its a beautiful game, and one of the smoother BGS's experiences to date, however with a uninspiring main story, and tedious exploration system that makes starfield fall flat on its face. once youve finished the game once, after 50 hours i feel very little urge to jump back on, instead im going back to star citizen and elite dangerous.. i hope with updates, mods, and the expansion, alot of these issues are resolved. but rn, id say wait for a sale.
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  40. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    For me the game is just alright. It’s been rough just starting. People say this is a slow burn. That doesn’t work when you have a controller in your hands for a interactive experience. The beginning of this game isn’t compelling. It’s going to take a few hours of play to get things really going. This also is not No Man’s Sky. This needs to be stressed because exploration is not what thisFor me the game is just alright. It’s been rough just starting. People say this is a slow burn. That doesn’t work when you have a controller in your hands for a interactive experience. The beginning of this game isn’t compelling. It’s going to take a few hours of play to get things really going. This also is not No Man’s Sky. This needs to be stressed because exploration is not what this game is about. There’s a lot of walking and no vehicles to get around when you go off the beaten path. This is a Bethesda game. So you’re getting a decent story here. The dialogue isn’t the best. Conversations are meh. That’s not saying anything bad about the voice actors. But I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate 3, and going through Cyberpunk 2077 again. The difference I feel is that out of these three, two of these games were trying to prove something. One of them rested on their laurels because they’re Bethesda and they got it like that. It’s a story you will like. It has characters you will like. But you’ve experienced better. Graphics and visuals are nice. Not next gen nice though. Maybe it’s because I’m streaming on Xcloud on my MacBook Pro, but walking and running feels like my character is out training, and my companion is behind them adding resistance with a resistance band. Maybe it’s a streaming and bandwidth thing. Visually this game looks like it could have come out 7 to 10 years ago. Again maybe that’s because I’m streaming. If I’m being honest, if someone said this was a Fallout 4 DLC expansion, set even further in the future, I would believe it. This doesn’t look that much better than Fallout 4. Characters look stiff in the traditional Bethesda way. Which is fine, but I thought Bethesda would approach the way they presented they stories in a new way. At least some different camera angels when you’re in conversation. They’re just stiff. It kills the immersion for me 100 times more than any frame rate issues. Being a pirate is so much fun. I’ve killed so many people, pillaged the hell out of them and stolen their ships. If you want to have fun, be bad. Ship building and customizing them is also fun. This is what I have the least to say about because it’s where I’m enjoying my experience with this game the most. That does bring me to flying the ship. Maybe I’m crazy, but the ship is where it feels like they were trying to make a space sim RPG. Because the way you can adjust various power levels is unique. It just doesn’t really fit with the rest of the game for me. It’s like that’s where the innovation ran into a bottleneck. I also have to mention loading screens. The loading screens. OMG the loading screens. Walk into a building. Loading screen. Walk into a cave. Loading screen. Walk up the ramp of your ship. Loading screen. The game is not seamless. The loading screens are an annoyance. It feels like someone said, “Look, we aren’t Star Citizen that’s in open beta for 10 years. This game has to come out and this is the time limit you have.” And with that this doesn’t feel like something that has been in development for 20 years. This could have come out when Fallout 4 did, because there’s nothing that makes this better or worse than any Mass Effect or Star Wars the Old Republic. Wait. Mass Effect has ground transportation so you’re not walking endlessly. Which is why I consider this just a good basic RPG. One that is especially great for gamers who are new to the genre, or you want a good casual RPG experience. I really wish I could give this more than a 7. Even though I’m having a good enough time, I’m also soldiering through it. I also can’t call this a next gen game. I want to be a Bethesda cheerleader. I really wanted to love this game. I wanted this to be the game that makes me want to buy an Xbox, instead of being content streaming this and churning my Game Pass subscription. I do have to say this should definitely be streamed first and consider that a demo before you pay full price. Expand
  41. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Cons:
    1) Low, medium, high, ultra settings all look very similar.
    2) Excessive amount of loadings.
    3) Feel like a 10 years old game.

    Pros:
    1) It's free with Game Pass.
  42. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    I'm not here to talk thrash about the game, it has his own good moments, but with the actual standards of videogame industry, after all these years, claiming Goty etc, game came out with no settings, not even brightness control, 30 fps unstable, graphic is simply broken in some part,the city have tree without the slightest animation, npc with eye popping, global inexistent lighting. ButI'm not here to talk thrash about the game, it has his own good moments, but with the actual standards of videogame industry, after all these years, claiming Goty etc, game came out with no settings, not even brightness control, 30 fps unstable, graphic is simply broken in some part,the city have tree without the slightest animation, npc with eye popping, global inexistent lighting. But the thing that is the most annoying is that space travel or the joy of moving in space is nonexistent, was better on mass effect or even in freelancer, and they claim 30 fps is because the in game graphic.is awesome, ok graphic is not everything. In fact the game lack in so mant different ways that I would rate it a 7 BUT, then why sometimes it's good and sometimes is bad? There are litterally part of the game that lack love and cure from the developers, we are in the age of incredible visuals like Horizon, we have tears of the kingdom running on a switch, bg3 state of the art... and they come out after years and years with a game that looks so old,bad optimized and lacking of content.
    I mean real content
    Is that the killer app after all this year? Simply unacceptable
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  43. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    buen juego a secas, pero no supero espectativas y recae en las mismas cadencias que tienen la mayoria de los juegos de xbox, sin alma y no atendiendo detalles pequeños pero importantes para un exclusivo.

    tal vez en unos años pueda ser mejor, algo parecido a lo que paso con ciberpunk
  44. Sep 7, 2023
    6
    游戏看样子做的很宏大,但是贴图宇宙成为了一个无法避免的问题(已有UP用时间证明,人工驾驶飞船飞向星球后,当距离成为0后,继续向前,就瞬间穿越了贴图),与其这样,干脆做成各种传送门算了。
  45. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo incrível, história envolvente, passei horas jogando sem nem me dar conta do tempo. Há algumas coisas que são negativas mas no geral eu me agradei muito do jogo. Expand
  46. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    To put it short, this is very much Skyrim in space. That is, what Skyrim was back when it was launched, before the modding community made it the game it is now.
    That said, it is not a bad game, even if it is extremely bare bones at the moment. You can go pretty much everywhere you see - which is nice - but sadly, there isn't that much to "see" on the way - in space, which is a big part of
    To put it short, this is very much Skyrim in space. That is, what Skyrim was back when it was launched, before the modding community made it the game it is now.
    That said, it is not a bad game, even if it is extremely bare bones at the moment. You can go pretty much everywhere you see - which is nice - but sadly, there isn't that much to "see" on the way - in space, which is a big part of space travel, yes? - as every time you hop aboard your ship to switch planets/moons/systems, you're treated to a loading screen. You spend very little time on your ship considered how much that is a part of star-faring.
    There is a veritable ton of quests and little events, ranging from your usual go-there-and-find-this to surveying to bounty hunting, nothing earthshaking but the variety is there. The main quest moves on tracks, though, so if you're expecting the sort of freedom you may have found thrilling in a game that starts with the letter "B" and ends in the numeral "3", cast away that hope. You, the player, in terms of the main questline, are a hound the npcs point in a direction. You are, of course, free to ignore the main quest entirely - which you can't do in that other game - so... yeah.
    Long story short, this is a Bethesda game, at launch. As we all know, these games become great, both in looks and in in-depth content, after the players make them great. Bethesda just creates the framework, and they've done so relatively bug free for a Bethesda game, here. (Although my game crashed the moment i launched it for the first time, which made me laugh, it hasn't crashed again or encountered any game-breaking bugs after that during the c. 40 hours I've clocked in now.)
    I don't really see why people are so up in arms about Starfield being the best or the worst Bethesda title, as, in its current blank state, it sits quite comfortably in the middle, waiting to see how far the modding community will take it. And there is much, much more room here than in Skyrim.
    That being said, the price tag for what is technically a beautiful frame with the outlines of a painting is a bit steep. The time spent in development is no excuse, seeing how much of it has been outsourced.
    Hopefully, this one goes the way Skyrim did, which depends largely on the community, now. Is that good company policy for a gargantuan studio? Go figure.
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  47. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Another overhyped game without delivering. In its core, starfield could easily count as a fallout 4 dlc, sold at full price. I was quite shocked that the average graphics only run at 30 fps, which enhances the nostalgic fallout 4 feeling, I was hoping that lies behind us and for me that stuttering has really become a problem since I am used to at least 60 fps, considering the overallAnother overhyped game without delivering. In its core, starfield could easily count as a fallout 4 dlc, sold at full price. I was quite shocked that the average graphics only run at 30 fps, which enhances the nostalgic fallout 4 feeling, I was hoping that lies behind us and for me that stuttering has really become a problem since I am used to at least 60 fps, considering the overall appearance, this seem sluggish optimised. Further, the inventory and item System has still the same flaw as fallout, quickly you are a walking dumpster and a lot of time is spend throwing stuff away. Also, if you are used to the colourful environment from NMS, the planets are dull. I loved Oblivion an Fallout 3, I liked playing Skyrim and Fallout 4, but more of the same again is not worth my time. It came with game pass for free and it lasted half a day on my hard drive. For me simply not fun to play. Expand
  48. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Pros:
    giant open world, a few citys are pretty cool
    multiple quests spaceship building/ settlement building Cons: -open world is largely empty and the procedural generated worlds often reuse dungeons. (came across the same layout of a cave multiple times in only a few hours of exploring) -quests are very on rails with limited impact to the wider world. nothing on par with the
    Pros:
    giant open world, a few citys are pretty cool
    multiple quests
    spaceship building/ settlement building

    Cons:
    -open world is largely empty and the procedural generated worlds often reuse dungeons. (came across the same layout of a cave multiple times in only a few hours of exploring)
    -quests are very on rails with limited impact to the wider world. nothing on par with the megaton bomb from what i've seen.
    - the characters seem all very dull, and the npcs are not very reactive.

    I have never seen a game look so bad yet so good at the same time. Some locations like spaceships and rooms look amazing with incredible detail. Other areas look very low pixel and from prev gen. Overall it can give you a somewhat good questing experience with some of the faction quests, but the wider exploration is lacking in depth. In previous games like fallout i would explore a building and find notes and visual aids (skeletons in certain positions, broken items etc) that would tell a story about what happened in the location. In starfield i have yet to come across something similar that provides a world build experience. Bugs are still quite common even if they are not crashing the game, and AI is non existant.

    Not impressive
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  49. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    El juego no es perfecto y me sentí algo decepcionado más que nada por las espectativas tan altas que tenía, realmente pudo ser mejor en mi opinión pero tampoco está tan mal,si te gustan los juegos de Bethesda seguro este también te guste
  50. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    Amazing, simple as that. Starfield is massive and so many things to do and stories that unfold in unexpected situations.
  51. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    It's ok, it's a Bethesda game so you've seen it all before. Same old engine that is way past it's best, dated visuals, no memorble npcs, wooden with no personality. Lots of side busy work to do. The main quest hasn't gripped me at all. Just doesn't compare to BG3 or Cyber Punk in terms of quality.
  52. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    I really wanted to love this game. When it's good - oh boy - it's good. Unfortunately there's a lot of not so good that makes Starfield hard to recommend. Too much time is spent in clunky travel mechanics, unnecessary loading screens, and vague objectives and not nearly enough time spent in the meat of what makes this game good.

    This would be great game for the mid 00s in the 2020s -
    I really wanted to love this game. When it's good - oh boy - it's good. Unfortunately there's a lot of not so good that makes Starfield hard to recommend. Too much time is spent in clunky travel mechanics, unnecessary loading screens, and vague objectives and not nearly enough time spent in the meat of what makes this game good.

    This would be great game for the mid 00s in the 2020s - where creature comforts like constant loading screens are finally becoming a thing of the past. If I went straight from Oblivion or Morrowind to this - I would be blown away.

    For every beautiful space station and city, there are literal miles of bland uninteresting space - that you are required to walk and awkwardly travel through to get anywhere. For every clever line of dialog - there's thousands of meters of running, walking, running, walking, and running again in an unpolished and ultimately boring landscape. For every shiver down my spine when something cool happens, there's an equal amount of me shouting "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME TODD?" when I fast travel to a door that treats me to yet another loading screen.
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  53. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Entretenido e inmersivo, a pesar de varios detalles es un gran juego donde he invertido más de 50 horas Expand
  54. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    客观地说,这是一款优缺点都很明显的游戏。优点自然不必说,还是传统经典的BRPG那一套:大量的叙事和错综复杂的人物关系,交织如网的任务触发形式。这套玩法有自己独特的魅力。
    但是既然我今天在这里发表评价,就不是把媒体那一套说辞照搬过来的。我的评判标准便是用户体验和开发商的态度。
    我可以打包票,这款游戏的用户体验,除了文本叙事,其他体验几乎没有,而且特别差!有的人说预告片里有的都做出来了。是吗?并不是,比如全局光照就没有。本作的出门冒险体验比在城里逛街要好不少,因为探险的交互远比和人打交道要简单。没有运镜加上贴脸镜头以及糟糕的表情控制外加没有中文配音,让我在对话中的沉浸感极差。有时再加上生硬的镜头运用和队友NPC奇怪的站位(桌子上,墙后面,天花板),让人出戏的情况时有发生。这些用户体验方面的缺点要我罗列下来,讲不了一天一夜也能讲一个下午。
    客观地说,这是一款优缺点都很明显的游戏。优点自然不必说,还是传统经典的BRPG那一套:大量的叙事和错综复杂的人物关系,交织如网的任务触发形式。这套玩法有自己独特的魅力。
    但是既然我今天在这里发表评价,就不是把媒体那一套说辞照搬过来的。我的评判标准便是用户体验和开发商的态度。
    我可以打包票,这款游戏的用户体验,除了文本叙事,其他体验几乎没有,而且特别差!有的人说预告片里有的都做出来了。是吗?并不是,比如全局光照就没有。本作的出门冒险体验比在城里逛街要好不少,因为探险的交互远比和人打交道要简单。没有运镜加上贴脸镜头以及糟糕的表情控制外加没有中文配音,让我在对话中的沉浸感极差。有时再加上生硬的镜头运用和队友NPC奇怪的站位(桌子上,墙后面,天花板),让人出戏的情况时有发生。这些用户体验方面的缺点要我罗列下来,讲不了一天一夜也能讲一个下午。
    总而言之,你以为贝塞斯达八年磨一剑,没想到它拿出了八年前的剑。其不思进取,故步自封的态度可见一斑。
    近年来,《遗忘之城》《天外世界》证明了BRPG不是只有你贝塞斯达可以做,而且可以比你更好!如果我要玩所谓的BETHASDA味道我可以回去玩辐射4和上古卷轴5,如果我要玩太空RPG我还可以去玩质量效应。
    陶德接受彭博社采访的视频你们看了吗?贝塞斯达的傲慢态度足以让我把它拉黑。
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  55. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    That 'magical' Bethesda feeling in this game is just not there. The freedom to go anywhere is just not there. The memorable moments and characters is just not there. I really wanted to love Starfield. But I can unfortunately just give it a mild recommendation
  56. Sep 8, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was very disappointed that Bethesda only delivered 60% of what it promised. The game's graphics are outdated, bethesda stopped in time, the game was made in a totally dirty and lazy way, totally dirty optimization, too many bugs, totally boring story, there's only conversation, totally ugly npcs, action parts have no emotion, very weak exploitation. And bethesda's most boring game! Expand
  57. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    I am 12 hours into this game. I had extremely low expectations for years all the way up until release date and wasn't even planning on getting it. I ended up getting a few months of game pass just to try it.
    Disclaimer: I am a HUGE Fallout fan and forgave all the bugs just for sheer entertainment value. I am not really even a fan of Skyrim and didn't finish it, but was a big fan of
    I am 12 hours into this game. I had extremely low expectations for years all the way up until release date and wasn't even planning on getting it. I ended up getting a few months of game pass just to try it.
    Disclaimer: I am a HUGE Fallout fan and forgave all the bugs just for sheer entertainment value. I am not really even a fan of Skyrim and didn't finish it, but was a big fan of Morrowind and Oblivion. All this being said, I knew the standard Bethesda had set for themselves.
    I can honestly say I was bored as hell for the first couple hours, then I started understanding the scope of the game and getting the hang of where stuff was. I couldn't help but feel like I was playing a Fallout sequel after a while so I started really getting into it. Obviously the biggest complaint people have is the true sense of exploration via space travel. Fortunately I couldn't care less about that aspect and would be turned off by flying around in space for hours. So that is probably what sets my opinion apart from some. I love completing quests and feeling like I'm roleplaying Firefly most of the time. Blasting enemies is endless fun for me. I personally am a fan of fast travelling everywhere on games in order to utilize my time in the most efficient way possible, so you won't hear me complaining about that whatsoever. The travel system is not a problem for me.

    Sure there are "Bethesda" bugs and glitches, but nowhere near as many as previous Bethesda games, at least what I've observed. Customization is top notch, in ship building and everything else.
    if you don't like Bethesda games to begin with you OBVIOUSLY aren't going to enjoy this one. For me, it is more than what I expected because I never invested in the hype of this game.

    If you've been waiting forever for Fallout 5... well here it is. And I'm loving it.
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  58. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Loading screens, no exploration, invisible walls. Nothing like traditional bethesda game. Trash
  59. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    The game is repetitive. Lots of loading screens. Story is not captivating. Character models are not good looking.
  60. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Yo fui con la idea desgraciada de que no me iba gustar y realmente no me gustó al principio porque el juego tiene muchas deficiencias y todas ellas por tener un motor grafico tan antiguo , pero quitando todos los problemas relacionados con eso está bastante entretenido, no le doy mas nota porque considero que no es un mal juego pero tampoco es un juego que este a la altura a los tiemposYo fui con la idea desgraciada de que no me iba gustar y realmente no me gustó al principio porque el juego tiene muchas deficiencias y todas ellas por tener un motor grafico tan antiguo , pero quitando todos los problemas relacionados con eso está bastante entretenido, no le doy mas nota porque considero que no es un mal juego pero tampoco es un juego que este a la altura a los tiempos que corren. La exploración no es muy buena ya que te pegas demaciado tiempo en los menus porque cada vez que quieres viajar tienes que hacer viaje rapido no tienes mucha libertad con la nave, el mundo se siente vacio ya que la inteligencia artificial no funciona correctamente y en algunos casos no tienen ni reacción , las animaciones de los personajes a la hora de hablar y interactuar es obsoleta , tiene algunos bugs pero nada que no se pueda solucionar . Quitando estos puntos negativos el juego no esta mal . Expand
  61. Sep 8, 2023
    7
    La verdad yo no vine esperando un juego de exploracion espacial, sin embargo no estaria mal que hubiera pulido ese aspecto lo que yo vine buscando fue un juego de rol ambientado en el espacio lo que encontre y me gusto pero debo seguir insistiendo en que los bugs y la inteligencia artificial sigue decepcionando desde hace algunos juegos el juego es bastante bueno pero por el precio le doy un 7
  62. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game it’s insane ! Thankfully I switch from Blue to the Grenn !! Xlove Expand
  63. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    VERY boring loading screen simulator, 2023s second flop after Redfall, hell even that game is 10x more fun than this mess completely lost my interest after 10 hours
  64. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Seriously, play Daggerfall instead. It's better than this in most aspects. Install Daggerfall Unity which can be integrated to Steam. I won't name obvious choices like Morrowind or Skyrim of course but even 27 year-old Daggerfall could eat this for breakfast with its 3 pixel graphics.

    I seriously can't believe Bethesda has failed their main fortes: Exploration , freedom, feeling alone,
    Seriously, play Daggerfall instead. It's better than this in most aspects. Install Daggerfall Unity which can be integrated to Steam. I won't name obvious choices like Morrowind or Skyrim of course but even 27 year-old Daggerfall could eat this for breakfast with its 3 pixel graphics.

    I seriously can't believe Bethesda has failed their main fortes: Exploration , freedom, feeling alone, getting lost in the world... These were the most consistent features of the Bethesda titles, even though they got streamlined in time. I don't care and mind loading screens, graphics, poor combat etc. I am not a big Fallout fan but I have played and am still playing from Daggerfall to Skyrim only with only bug patches and QoL & UI mods... I really wish this was "Skyrim but in space" "Fallout but in space"... It would be more than mediocre at best if that was correct.

    Starfield... Thousands of worlds within vast space... For a fish in an aquarium perhaps. I really hope TES VI will never come. Their EA way of selling early access and a "promised" upcoming DLC is pathetic as well.
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  65. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Este juego es mid no destaca en nada que no allá bethesda antes y lo que hace nuevo lo hace peor la exploración espacial y planetaria es malisima y es la peor exploración en general qué a tenido los juegos de bethesda
  66. Sep 8, 2023
    5
    I’m 2 days and 9 hours in and I just can’t stop!! I tell myself I’m only playing for an hour then the next time I check the clock it’s been 3!
  67. Sep 9, 2023
    6
    So at 53 years old and a gamer at that, it is safe to say that I have some experience. Games like fallout and skyrim are at the top of my list. So here is my humble take on the game 30 hours in. Story isn't bad. The characters are a little over chatty. The universe feels small because of the fast travel. The combat is where I feel the game falls a little flat and when you see the sameSo at 53 years old and a gamer at that, it is safe to say that I have some experience. Games like fallout and skyrim are at the top of my list. So here is my humble take on the game 30 hours in. Story isn't bad. The characters are a little over chatty. The universe feels small because of the fast travel. The combat is where I feel the game falls a little flat and when you see the same base design over and over even on the same planet, that was the deal breaker for me. I've stopped playing for now. Maybe mods can save it. Expand
  68. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Starfield is not a Bethesda game. It's a hybrid of Bethesda/No Mans Sky/Mass Effect. Trimming all that made those games good and leaving us with a drained and uninspired skeleton.

    Exploration is horrendously boring; you land on a barren patch of a world, with mundane points of interest (often space base or meteor landing site, etc), that you have to walk to (for minutes on end). Mass
    Starfield is not a Bethesda game. It's a hybrid of Bethesda/No Mans Sky/Mass Effect. Trimming all that made those games good and leaving us with a drained and uninspired skeleton.

    Exploration is horrendously boring; you land on a barren patch of a world, with mundane points of interest (often space base or meteor landing site, etc), that you have to walk to (for minutes on end). Mass Effect released, what? a decade ago? And knew it required a vehicle. And although exploration in Mass Effect was there it wasn't the main draw of Mass Effect. Starfield pulled us in with dreams of exploration, a No Man's Sky on steroids, it is not.

    Combat is mind-numbingly bad. Almost all enemies are human bullet-sponges who require a full clip or thereabouts to bring down. It is the most tired, uninspired combat I've seen in a long time. People compare it to Fallout 4, but again it's like a trimmed down F04. You can't insta-kill enemies with head shots, or use vats. The guns are generic and limited, and most of the enemies are the exact same. FO4 had a wide variety of guns with deep customization and a huge variety of enemies. Starfield is Fallout 4, if FO4 only had: laserguns, rifles, pistols, shotguns (that all do the same damage) and the bandit enemy type. Sure if you venture into the woods you'll find the odd mutated crab, but that would be it. Comparing this game to Fallout 4 is a disservice to Fallout 4.

    One of the worst things however are the loading screens. You'll hit one every few minutes, unless you stick to fighting 50 space bandits on some space base, or explore an empty desert of a world.

    At one point I came to the realization that I was watching more cutscenes of my ship fly to different worlds than actually flying my ship.

    Space combat is ok, but I wouldn't call it the main draw. Since they ripped off No Mans Sky I think many of us expected the travel of No Mans Sky, I would have taken that over space combat any time.

    To the weird people creating accounts solely to defend this game, you are doing a disservice to Bethesda as a whole. They need to know how they **** up, they need to see that this game isn't good, and they need to start improving.
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  69. Sep 9, 2023
    6
    not my type of game. Most of the things you do are very repetetive, with some small highlights.
  70. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Es un juego divertido y entretenido pero no llega alas expectativas q se fumaban y las pantallas de carga son horribles y te pierdes de la inmersión totalmente,
  71. Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Starfield reminds us that space travel is... just not fun.

    There are a lot of things that Starfield does well, but the key marketed feature of "exploring the galaxy" and "discovering what's out there" is definitely not one of them. I know that games like this need to walk a fine line between realism and being enjoyable to play, but Starfield does neither particularly well. The
    Starfield reminds us that space travel is... just not fun.

    There are a lot of things that Starfield does well, but the key marketed feature of "exploring the galaxy" and "discovering what's out there" is definitely not one of them. I know that games like this need to walk a fine line between realism and being enjoyable to play, but Starfield does neither particularly well.

    The biggest issue is the space travel, or rather, almost complete lack of it. I knew that we would not be able to enter/exit orbit without a loading screen, which is understandable. However, you cannot even travel to the nearest planet/moon without having to open menus and selecting fast travel. One might say that this is the realism of planets being so far away - it would realistically take ages to travel to them. Fair enough, but the solar system map tosses this realism out the window with the scale it shows between planets and stars (just see the Sol system). Could Bethesda not have found a happy middle ground between seemingly stagnant flight speeds and immediate galaxy warp that would have allowed us to actually fly through solar systems? Starfield's space travel basically comes down to nothing but menu selections, fast traveling, and loading screens. It is not fun or enjoyable at all. When Todd Howard said, "You can go there," he literally meant, "You can load there."

    Another issue that people are bringing up is the lack of discovery on the planets/moons. This is in part due to the procedural generation being utilized and also probably the realism that Bethesda sought to convey. However, it makes the game feel lackluster and boring. I agree with the critiques along these lines.

    NPC's are what you would expect from Bethesda with their positive and negative elements. Voice acting is good and they look better than previous games (naturally), but they still have the Bethesda robotic feel to them. They turn unnaturally in conversations (torsos turning while feet remain planted forward) and their eyes still seem lifeless/off. They interrupt each other constantly making it hard to hear conversations and followers are almost always falling behind. Bethesda does have NPC citizens spawn from doorways to make cities feel more inhabited, which I appreciate, but the spawns don't always make sense (dozens continuously coming out of a building that is empty inside).

    A small nitpick, but when you leave orbit the game loads you facing the planet/moon you just left. This doesn't help the little space travel immersion that is left in the game. Why am I facing the planet that I just left?

    Starfield isn't a bad game, but it certainly is not great. I've been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind came out and I'm struggling to have fun with this one. It has all the elements of a Bethesda game (character creation, role playing, fetch quests, item interaction, etc.) without the same sense of discovery and exploration. Imagine playing Skyrim and instead of walking from town to town traveling the world, you could only traverse a small area outside of a town before having to load to another small area outside of another town - not as an option, but a requirement. That's Starfield - you can load to a lot of places and walk around on barren planets/moons, but not travel through space in any meaningful and fun way.
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  72. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Gran juego, un universo muy diferente para explorar en un solo juego, algo q llama la atención. En todos sus modos
  73. Sep 9, 2023
    6
    Terminé la campaña que me tomo casi 3 días saltándome las secundarias y hasta el momento no puedo darle más de un 6 el juego está tapado de tiempos de carga, el 95% de las misiones son todas iguales una que otra se salva como la de ir cambiando entre dimensiones, gráficamente en ciudades tampoco impresiona y me he topado con unos Bugs rompe partidas como la de quedar pegado dentro delTerminé la campaña que me tomo casi 3 días saltándome las secundarias y hasta el momento no puedo darle más de un 6 el juego está tapado de tiempos de carga, el 95% de las misiones son todas iguales una que otra se salva como la de ir cambiando entre dimensiones, gráficamente en ciudades tampoco impresiona y me he topado con unos Bugs rompe partidas como la de quedar pegado dentro del diálogo con un personaje. Expand
  74. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Pretty cool game. I like the flexibility allowing you to do pretty much anything. Especially when it comes to being a space pirate, taken cargo and ships etc
  75. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    It would have been a 7 if it was not full of crashes and game breaking bugs.

    Pro: - Good game to waste some time before something better comes along. Plenty of missions and activities, managing your outpost or customize your ship - Ok combat, not the best, not the worst Cons: - Unintuitive: This game is clearly not for a new player. Nothing is explain. I played over 20 hours and
    It would have been a 7 if it was not full of crashes and game breaking bugs.

    Pro:

    - Good game to waste some time before something better comes along. Plenty of missions and activities, managing your outpost or customize your ship
    - Ok combat, not the best, not the worst

    Cons:
    - Unintuitive: This game is clearly not for a new player. Nothing is explain. I played over 20 hours and I still don't understand most of the stuff. Tutorials and "hints" do not help at all
    - Too much is not something good: Too many things to take care of, give me the impression that things were thrown in there just so the game can be "huge".
    - Grinding: Crafting is awful - Spend 10 hours to get some skill points > Skill Up > Gather materials to research > Go research > Gather materials to craft > Get +1 bullet in your gun. This is just awful
    - NPC: Their faces... No expression, no nothing. Reminds me of the "My face is tired" incident in Mass Effect Andromeda
    - Repetitive: Activities and MISC mission in particular are boring and repetitive and gives you almost nothing. Planets, systems, starts - just a joke, copy paste assets just to give the sentiment of exploring a whole multiverse. Go to the stairs up and down > Take the elevator > wait for loading screen
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  76. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Jogo muito abaixo do que foi prometido uma decepção, Promessas não cumpridas e muita propaganda enganosa.
  77. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    I honestly would of gave this game a solid 8, not my favourite Bethesda game but still a very good adventure all the same. I was very happy until my game just kept crashing, several key missions on two of three different story lines just hammered the performance of my Xbox causing the game to crash. The main story line isn’t great but I have been enjoying these side missions but always atI honestly would of gave this game a solid 8, not my favourite Bethesda game but still a very good adventure all the same. I was very happy until my game just kept crashing, several key missions on two of three different story lines just hammered the performance of my Xbox causing the game to crash. The main story line isn’t great but I have been enjoying these side missions but always at a near end mission where they throw the kitchen sink at you, it cant handle it. I understand why other have scored higher but my personal has caused me to cancel gamepass and shelf the Xbox, such a frustrating situation especially after 30ish good hours before. Expand
  78. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    I keep trying to convince myself it will get better, but after 30 hours I am done. This game is exceptionally boring (uninspiring story telling and character development does not exist), tedious (excessive use of menu's), poor performance (at times it performs like Skyrim or Fallout 3 on a PS3, with so many framerate drops) and creatively a very lazy product (cut and paste the same layoutI keep trying to convince myself it will get better, but after 30 hours I am done. This game is exceptionally boring (uninspiring story telling and character development does not exist), tedious (excessive use of menu's), poor performance (at times it performs like Skyrim or Fallout 3 on a PS3, with so many framerate drops) and creatively a very lazy product (cut and paste the same layout on each planet for buildings, plants and animals). Massive fan of Fallout and Elder Scrolls, but Bethesda has lost me on this one. Expand
  79. Sep 10, 2023
    5
    I just made an account on metacritic to review this game. This feels like a new genre: Linear Open world. funny bethesda game but as a space game its very disappointing, outer wilds left the bar to high for this cold corpo people.
  80. Sep 10, 2023
    6
    MINUS: Outdated animations. Outdated engine. Too much Loading screen. Grinding. Typical Bethesda bugs. Boring exploring. Strange flight controls. PLUS: Solid optimization on X. Interesting characters. SHORT: Not in top 5 space games, even StarCitizen pre- alpha is 5x better and more interesting and fun. DISSAPOINTING
  81. Sep 11, 2023
    6
    Really disappointed with this.. wanted to like it so bad but the exploration is awful with completely barron worlds that contain basically one lifeform/animal and invisible walls everywhere. If you expecting skyrim or fallout in space you will be hugely disappointed with this. It fails massively in comparison with mass effect or even the outer world in my opinion.
  82. Sep 11, 2023
    6
    1. What strikes me at first? This game looks and feels old. It supposed be next gen and I didn't feel that for a moment playing XSX.
    Maybe changing or upgrading the game engine would help? I think you cannot change that feeling through game mods.
    Graphic mods sure it can be upgrade but the feeling sticks with you. 2. Space is empty and so does the planets in Starfield. It's repetitive,
    1. What strikes me at first? This game looks and feels old. It supposed be next gen and I didn't feel that for a moment playing XSX.
    Maybe changing or upgrading the game engine would help? I think you cannot change that feeling through game mods.
    Graphic mods sure it can be upgrade but the feeling sticks with you.
    2. Space is empty and so does the planets in Starfield. It's repetitive, feedex, loading screen etc not something I enjoyed the most. Less, more dense and diverse planets would be much more fun to play. Walking and walking, scanning, gathering materials is simply boring.
    3. Perk wall is the next thing, everything you can do in the game is behind perk wall so don't be suprised if you have to abandon mission because you don't have needed perk.
    4. There is no need for spaceship, you teleport from one place to another through loading screens and if there was no spaceship in the game I wouldn't even care. And it's behind perk wall aswell.
    5. The game for me is a bit souless and lacking of immersion. AI is mediocre at most with some exceptions of guns fights which sometimes are actually very good, guns are responsive and feels great and I think is the best part of the game.
    6. Main story is in my opinion boring. Years of development, basically unlimited budget and that's the main story?

    So to my overall rating of 6/10 it is mediocre game with couple of good moments. If this was a PS4 game or Xbox One it would be 9/10 or goty but it's not it supposed to be next gen. I feel that this game came really to late. As I said the first thing that hits me is the outdated feel and looks of the game. It's not how AAA game from big studio with big money should look and feel like. Waiting for heavy mods and DLC as big as that in Witcher 3
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  83. Sep 12, 2023
    6
    Después de estar emocionado durante los últimos meses como aficionado a la astronomía, las primeras 10 horas del juego han destrozado todas mis expectativas. Desde repetir los mismos errores que en otros juegos teniendo que gastar horas en manejar el inventario hasta reducir los viajes con la nave a meras "cutscenes", que es lo que más me ha dolido. En definitiva, es el juego de siempre deDespués de estar emocionado durante los últimos meses como aficionado a la astronomía, las primeras 10 horas del juego han destrozado todas mis expectativas. Desde repetir los mismos errores que en otros juegos teniendo que gastar horas en manejar el inventario hasta reducir los viajes con la nave a meras "cutscenes", que es lo que más me ha dolido. En definitiva, es el juego de siempre de Bethesda (tanto con sus pros y sus contras) pero en el que el concepto de "aventura espacial" parece un añadido a última hora o tan sólo un rasgo superficial. La UI es aparatosa y poco intuitiva y creo que gasta demasiados recursos para lo regular que se ve. La historia no me ha enganchado en ningún momento, creo que los desarrolladores en general deberían intentar apartarse del protagonista "recadero", lo que menos me gusta de un juego es tener que trabajar en él, sobretodo cuando ese trabajo no es nada divertido y solo lo hago para conseguir una recompensa o progresar en la historia.

    Puntos positivos:
    - La música
    - La ambientación
    - La personalización (personaje, nave, base, etc)

    Puntos negativos:
    - La exploración (las pantallas de carga son abusivas)
    - El inventario (estoy cansado de recoger basura accidentalmente que luego tengo que vender o tirar)
    - Las misiones repetitivas
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  84. Sep 12, 2023
    7
    Starfield really is just Fallout 4 with some space thrown in. But I don’t think that’s a bad thing especially if you are a fan of Bethesda's games and its quasi-sense of freedom. While some of the main quest is uninteresting, the side quests are where the real stories are, much like previous games. The ship building is not overly deep but it still has enough to make it enjoyable. BaseStarfield really is just Fallout 4 with some space thrown in. But I don’t think that’s a bad thing especially if you are a fan of Bethesda's games and its quasi-sense of freedom. While some of the main quest is uninteresting, the side quests are where the real stories are, much like previous games. The ship building is not overly deep but it still has enough to make it enjoyable. Base building I could take or leave but it is a good source of resources to make money or expand your base if you really want to. Space combat is decent. It’s a welcome respite from “ground” missions though does not have any of that depth. It’s more like a palette cleanser between quests than anything else. Overall it’s a fun game. As a Bethesda fan it feels familiar and almost comforting. Is it game of the year? Probably not. Is it what Microsoft wants it to be, their Zelda to Nintendo’s Switch? I’m not sure. As someone who owns both consoles I’m glad when a game on either system turns out to be fun. I have no ill will towards either company. The better their games are, the more games we have to enjoy. And a bit of competition helps. Will it be the game that makes game pass and cloud gaming the big seller and the future? Probably not. Expand
  85. Sep 12, 2023
    5
    As this will be a less-than-flattering review, it will no doubt be relegated to the 'review bombing' category. Because, apparently, there can be no legitimate complaints that are not part of some right-wing conspiracy. And if you think that's hyperbole on my part, do yourself a favour and read any number of articles from gaming sites trying to gaslight you into believing that no rational,As this will be a less-than-flattering review, it will no doubt be relegated to the 'review bombing' category. Because, apparently, there can be no legitimate complaints that are not part of some right-wing conspiracy. And if you think that's hyperbole on my part, do yourself a favour and read any number of articles from gaming sites trying to gaslight you into believing that no rational, reasonable person would do anything less than worship at the altar of Todd Howard for what is, according to certain critic reviews, one of the greatest games ever.

    There have already been a number of comparisons made between Starfield and Mass Effect for mainly story-based reasons and the obvious challenges that come with creating an original sci-fi IP.
    But where Bioware gave a masterclass in writing and game design, Bethesda has created a vast universe of staid, lifeless characters and locations in service of a trite and forgettable story-line.

    To this day, I still love the first Mass Effect game. It's clunky as hell to play and, compared to modern games, a bit of an eye sore at times, but it nailed three important ingredients when it comes to forging a memorable space opera: plot, characters, and exploration. Even the barren, lifeless planets in Mass Effect were more rewarding to explore.
    Mass Effect gave us memorable antagonists like Saren and the reapers. Starfield? Not even worth mentioning.
    Mass Effect's companions are among the most loved of any gaming franchise. Starfield? Not one of them resonates in any way. I've seen K-Mart mannequins with more personality.
    As for the main story, I don't want to go into detail without giving away spoilers, but it's as clear as day that Starfield has taken inspiration from Mass Effect, which, in a way, is to be expected and is perfectly fine if executed correctly. But instead of using that inspiration to create something new and memorable, Starfield's main quest is a lazy MacGuffin adventure.

    And then ... and then there is "the message". This may well be the real reason why left-wing gaming outlets are so driven to write off any and all critiques of Starfield as being right-wing trolling; they are committed to defending "the message" at all costs.

    Bias in storytelling is unavoidable, and I wouldn’t have a real problem with a progressive narrative if it was done organically, subtly, and woven into the story. Instead, it is blatantly clear that an agenda was at play here. Quotas had to met and “the message” delivered. This was current-day social issues masquerading as how the future should be according to those pushing this agenda. Simply put, the story is secondary to “the message”.
    It is so utterly blatant with the characters you meet and their predictable dialogue.

    The following is a list compiled by a player on Steam:

    "First person you meet in a position of authority - Woman
    Leader of Constellation, the main quest faction - Woman
    President of the United Colonies, biggest faction - Woman
    Freestars Lead Ranger and quest giver - Woman
    CEO of Ryujin industries - Woman
    Ryujin Industries quest giver - Woman
    Shaw gang leader - Woman
    Owner of Red Mile - Woman
    Head of security for Red Mile - Woman

    Zealots from the dominant religions - White dudes
    Heads of Xenofresh, the corrupt drug-pedalling corpos - White dudes
    Corrupt and cruel administrator of Neon - White dude
    Corrupt governor of Mars - white dude
    Snobbish bankroller at Constellation - White dude"

    At one point, we’re told by a minor character multiple times just how awesome a particular captain of the marines is – that she’s the best damn marine ever. Get it? Women can not only be as good as men in any endeavour imaginable, but better! This may be a computer game set in a fictional universe, but when women are constantly being paraded as better warriors than men, we’ve suddenly lost all contact with reality and, as a result, immersion. We’ve seen this trend for years now with any number of movies, TV shows, and games, but it is so in-your-face with Starfield that you’re never able to truly lose yourself in this universe.

    And to any writer out there wanting to know how to write ‘strong’ female characters – watch Alien and T2. They’re strong not because they try to out-masculine men, but because of inner strength that helps them overcome their lack of physical strength, which in turn makes them more relatable. Shoving a conga line of masculine, unrelatable, unlikeable, sassy, Karen-esque heroines in our faces in an attempt to cure us of our misogyny only makes us want to call you out even more for pushing your agenda.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 81
  2. Negative: 1 out of 81
  1. 70
    It's a big game, but starts way too slowly, and may never get interesting.
  2. Oct 16, 2023
    90
    It is true that you'll find a good number of barren wastelands with little to do other than extracting some resources and take off to more interesting places, but again it really depends on how you want to play. There's so much to do, so many systems and abilities to explore, missions to complete, spaceships to loot, and species to catalogue, that I honestly don't think there's anybody who thinks that exploring every square meter of this universe is the better way to enjoy Starfield.
  3. Oct 15, 2023
    80
    While it has weak spots and doesn’t push many boundaries, Starfield is still an excellent RPG experience. Bethesda has once again mastered the things it built its reputation on – world building, quest design, and deep customization. However, it’s found new things to excel at too, with exciting combat and a novel implementation of New Game Plus.