Starfield

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  1. ItsHobogoblin
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    I literally had to reset my password and log back into metacritic on this ancient account just to describe my utter disappointment in the game and its first impressions. I kid you not have tried playing this game 5 different times trying to get into it and I just can't. Im one of the biggest xbox and Microsoft fan boys but not even I can defend this utter boring and soulless feeling game.I literally had to reset my password and log back into metacritic on this ancient account just to describe my utter disappointment in the game and its first impressions. I kid you not have tried playing this game 5 different times trying to get into it and I just can't. Im one of the biggest xbox and Microsoft fan boys but not even I can defend this utter boring and soulless feeling game. The first impressions you get from this game are terrible my god everything just feels in a words I can't even properly describe. I literally wanted to stop playing after a terrible ship combat tutorial and landing on the first new planet. Also it doesn't help the character creator and the models look absolutely terrible and how can I get invested into my character when he looks like a mentally handicapped freak. My personal Ethos with video games has and always will be is that if I can't be pulled into the world and its immersion within a hour it's just not for me. Also don't let us ignore the sneakily added identity politics and pronouns in the character creator stage that just makes my **** eyes roll. Escapism in gaming is dead and has been for awhile sure we will get one or two gems but besides that its all garbage. So to end it off don't buy this garbage steal it from your dumbass friend who probably bought it and hide it from him so he will not have to suffer the same fate.… Expand
  2. RealestReview
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Finished the game just to have all my progress removed (credits, ship, relationships with character). Ridiculously bad game design and sad excuse for ng+. You have to f5 quicksave every 2 minutes to avoid gamebreaking bugs. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.
  3. filmfantv
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    What a mess. I‘m glad I could play this for free with Gamepass. What I like is the combat, but that only reminded me to get the new DLC for Cyberpunk. Besides combat, it‘s just fast travelling from area to area.

    Many awkward details and glitches destroy the immersion. In the tutorial, you can even shoot at your sidekicks and no one reacts. The plot is ludicrous, the actions of    What a mess. I‘m glad I could play this for free with Gamepass. What I like is the combat, but that only reminded me to get the new DLC for Cyberpunk. Besides combat, it‘s just fast travelling from area to area.

    Many awkward details and glitches destroy the immersion. In the tutorial, you can even shoot at your sidekicks and no one reacts.

    The plot is ludicrous, the actions of everyone feel forced and don’t make sense. Especially compared with Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield’s storytelling appears ridiculously bland. Dialogues tend to be silly.

    Space exploration is non-existent - the game tells you unmistakably and even forces you to use fast travel. No exploration like in Skyrim. Load screens en masse.

    Besides combat, my highlight are the staring NPCs. My tip is to try this game via cloud gaming so you don‘t have to waste electricity for the huge download.    … Expand
  4. Leelareso
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Let's start with the fact that starfield doesn't do anything well/better than older Bethesda games. Apart from the models of some suits, the game offers nothing, facial animations are like from Morrowind, the game of lights is practically non-existent, exploration does not exist as well as in space and planets (where it comes down to running between abc points after 1000m to kill 3-4Let's start with the fact that starfield doesn't do anything well/better than older Bethesda games. Apart from the models of some suits, the game offers nothing, facial animations are like from Morrowind, the game of lights is practically non-existent, exploration does not exist as well as in space and planets (where it comes down to running between abc points after 1000m to kill 3-4 enemies and that's the whole location, the building is always one and the same with the same distribution of items and opponents, the story background is the worst of all Bethesda games, the main campaign takes 15 hours to complete, the ship we are on becomes useless after 5 hours of gameplay. This game would have been good 10 years ago + the price of the cap is completely inadequate for the quality of the product. Such Daggerfall has more fun with exploration and rpg system than this abomination. Fallout 3 / NV are better in terms of diversifying the gameplay of exploration and character creation. Starfield can be described as everything and nothing, as if making a cake with the addition of salami and brawn, you can, but who will eat it.… Expand
  5. YUSKERS
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    It is proposed as a long-awaited great game, 10 years in development, a truly innovative and exciting game idea. Then I come up with this abortion!
    A fake open world (the planets divided into zones and invisible walls everywhere, to pass between the various zones there are thousands of loadings).
    Graphics that go well we're back in 2010 (if not worse). But above all, ridiculous    It is proposed as a long-awaited great game, 10 years in development, a truly innovative and exciting game idea. Then I come up with this abortion!
    A fake open world (the planets divided into zones and invisible walls everywhere, to pass between the various zones there are thousands of loadings).
    Graphics that go well we're back in 2010 (if not worse).
    But above all, ridiculous performance at every resolution, useless and poorly managed CPU load, and they say "upgrade your PC"...
    Useless company!
    If you have played Fallout 4 and Skyrim you will immediately notice that they have the exact same movements and actions, they used the same engine as these games without even optimizing the game properly.
    If you ask for all this money for gambling and propose an abortion like that, I would feel scammed    … Expand
  6. Mustapha_Mond
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This is a very boring game with terrible optimization. empty planets and poor characters have already said it all.
    I would like to add that Starfield is not Fallout 4 in space, it is a poor space mod for Fallout 4.
    Thanks to Gabe for allowing me to get my money back for such misery.
  7. goliat33
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    There is NOTHING groundbreaking in this game there are few good things in it but nothing that was not already done before and it was done so much better even in games that are 10+ years old....Loading screens are everywhere and sure they are short but they are still very annoying ,space flight feels very arcadish and atmospheric flight is non-existent so game is basically souless FPS &There is NOTHING groundbreaking in this game there are few good things in it but nothing that was not already done before and it was done so much better even in games that are 10+ years old....Loading screens are everywhere and sure they are short but they are still very annoying ,space flight feels very arcadish and atmospheric flight is non-existent so game is basically souless FPS & Loot collector with the very weak story line that could not be less immersive....… Expand
  8. VortexQueen
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Starfield, despite its name, lacks a soul. It fails to offer a compelling vision that makes your journey truly worthwhile. The absence of a profound perspective that could provide an existential experience within this setting reduces it to a series of mundane tasks and generic necessities. This dismantles the potential for vastness and depth, relegating it to a regressive and antiquatedStarfield, despite its name, lacks a soul. It fails to offer a compelling vision that makes your journey truly worthwhile. The absence of a profound perspective that could provide an existential experience within this setting reduces it to a series of mundane tasks and generic necessities. This dismantles the potential for vastness and depth, relegating it to a regressive and antiquated system devoid of grandeur and ambition.… Expand
  9. Gefamao
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    after 3 hours I experienced everything the game had to offer, I went to around 15 planets, I played the main quest for awhile and did a few sidequests and that's unironically it
    bad enemy variety
    gunplay is mid at best but gets old very fast aliens are boring sidequests are boring, main quest is even more boring world is literally ai generated with some points of "interest" that offer    after 3 hours I experienced everything the game had to offer, I went to around 15 planets, I played the main quest for awhile and did a few sidequests and that's unironically it
    bad enemy variety
    gunplay is mid at best but gets old very fast
    aliens are boring
    sidequests are boring, main quest is even more boring
    world is literally ai generated with some points of "interest" that offer nothing interesting    … Expand
  10. Ateriking666
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    played the game for almost 2 hours and I closed the game and deleted it. The optimization of the game is a disgrace. The spaceship has no meaning, you can go everywhere with fast travel. The graphics are bad. There is a stupid filter and it tires your eyes. In short, this game did not meet my expectations and disappointed me.
  11. PrimaOfficional
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Game runs terribly on my relatively power system. Performance is terrible and the game looks bad for the awful performance. Also loading screens everywhere. Mouse acceleration is on and there doesn’t seem to be a way to turn it off. There is also no FOV slider as well so be prepared for a nauseating FOV. Also doesn’t support DLSS so be prepared for inferior FSR for Nvidia GPUs. BethesdaGame runs terribly on my relatively power system. Performance is terrible and the game looks bad for the awful performance. Also loading screens everywhere. Mouse acceleration is on and there doesn’t seem to be a way to turn it off. There is also no FOV slider as well so be prepared for a nauseating FOV. Also doesn’t support DLSS so be prepared for inferior FSR for Nvidia GPUs. Bethesda implied that planets would be explorable but there is an invisible wall if you travel too far on a planet. Overall extremely disappointing and Bethesda should be ashamed of the performance.… Expand
  12. lalala3000
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    -Todd says this is a "next gen" game but I thought next gen games would not have so many loading screens?
    -The game like most Bethesda games are buggy but for some reason Todd "it just works" Howard always seems to get a pass.
    -The story is bland so are the missions, If you want to do anything, you have to go through a loading screen. -AI is poor (you can point a gun at someone and they    -Todd says this is a "next gen" game but I thought next gen games would not have so many loading screens?
    -The game like most Bethesda games are buggy but for some reason Todd "it just works" Howard always seems to get a pass.
    -The story is bland so are the missions, If you want to do anything, you have to go through a loading screen.
    -AI is poor (you can point a gun at someone and they don't respond).
    -Graphics look outdated for a "next gen game"
    -A lot of fetch quest missions.
    - a lot of the procedurally generated planets have the same abandoned mine, pirate hide out, etc.    … Expand
  13. F3GR
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This game is not just one of the worst games Bethesda produced , but one of the worst big games ever produced. This game is a lot worse than Fallout 4, and this is not a high bar at all.

    The only positives: big 'open' world (just a ton of locations with invisible walls), variety of weapons/ship builds and infinite(?) replayability. And these factors are arguable don't mean much, because    This game is not just one of the worst games Bethesda produced , but one of the worst big games ever produced. This game is a lot worse than Fallout 4, and this is not a high bar at all.

    The only positives: big 'open' world (just a ton of locations with invisible walls), variety of weapons/ship builds and infinite(?) replayability. And these factors are arguable don't mean much, because the quality of the content of the game is beyond low.

    Everything else about this game is a complete disaster:
    - the loading screens, overall terrible user experience (UX) design;
    - the amount of bugs and glitches are astounding (not surprising considering its Bethesda);
    - 'the space travel' is a joke, its just a non-convincing, uninspiring, boring emulation of the potential experience, nothing actually happens in space itself except of repetitive boring ship fights;
    - almost all planets are empty and feel generated by AI, major cities and planets are almost as dull;
    - Lore, NPCs, dialogues, factions and quests are dull and and feel generated by AI;
    - AI of the NPCs is one of the worst I've seen in my life (on par with Cyberpunk 2077 vanilla);
    - weapons and perks are boring and don't provide any interesting and unique mechanics to the game role-playing wise;
    - enemies are repetitive and quickly become tiresome to fight with, the fights are just a shooting gallery.

    Don't even think about buying the game, and I strongly advise you to not even try to play it with the Game Pass, any RPG player and/or space enthusiast (astrophile) would get disgusted by what he would experience.    … Expand
  14. Sebcain2023
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    It's basically Fallout in Space. The 20-year old engine is done and it's showing its colors. The combat sucks terribly and its overall just a giant running game. Boooooring. I get it that we now live in a clown world of 2023, especially with the last 3 years of crap, but it's also lame having to pick your pronoun, doing away with male and females (instead is body 1 and body 2 lol) and IIt's basically Fallout in Space. The 20-year old engine is done and it's showing its colors. The combat sucks terribly and its overall just a giant running game. Boooooring. I get it that we now live in a clown world of 2023, especially with the last 3 years of crap, but it's also lame having to pick your pronoun, doing away with male and females (instead is body 1 and body 2 lol) and I won't get into the other ideology their throwing into the game. Faces on NPC's look like crap and I'll wait 5+ years for the modders to make their game good..... which sucks.… Expand
  15. Witnss
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    I liked exploring this game until 2 majors bugs stopped me in the main quest and 1 faction quest without any solution to pass them. I'm stuck and can't do nothing. The game should be called "How to ruin a gamer experience". Very disappointed
  16. Rising-phoenix7
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The amount of bugs is simply annoying. This could not be possible in a game with so many years of development. Hope gets fixed.… Expand
  17. Atlas99
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Enganação total! Diz q pode explorar planetas, mas tudo é limitado, vc só vê praticamente q foto do planeta e nada mais, IA burra q pode estragar a experiência ao jogar no lançamento… Expand
  18. Shadowsiito
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Antes de empezar, el juego tiene cosas buenas te mete mucho en su mundo, la personalización de la nave es muy buena, me gusta que tenga en cuenta las características de cada planeta. Tiene su cosas buenas evidentemente

    AHORA LO IMPORTANTE LO MALO. El principal aspecto negativo de este juego no es sólo el juego en si es culpa de las Mentiras del equipo de Microsoft. Y medias verdades. "El    Antes de empezar, el juego tiene cosas buenas te mete mucho en su mundo, la personalización de la nave es muy buena, me gusta que tenga en cuenta las características de cada planeta. Tiene su cosas buenas evidentemente

    AHORA LO IMPORTANTE LO MALO.
    El principal aspecto negativo de este juego no es sólo el juego en si es culpa de las Mentiras del equipo de Microsoft.
    Y medias verdades. "El juego más grande, el juego más ambicioso y el que revolucionará el mundo de los videojuegos con más de mil planetas"
    Para empezar Starfield no revoluciona en nada, estamos delante de un videojuego que no innova en nada. Que tiene muchos aspectos de muchos videojuegos y no destaca en ninguno, cada juego del que come cosas es mejor en ese aspecto, regular en todo y bueno en nada.

    Gráficamente hablaban de portento, y estamos viendo cómo las caras de los NPCs dan pena.
    Donde hay detalles que hemos visto mejores en juegos primerizos de la generación anterior con INFAMOUS second sonda d PS4. O peor que el RYSE de Microsoft. La IA no representa ningún reto (que es un videojuego que no afronte ningún reto?) Nada!

    La IA es estúpidamente penosa no hace falta compararla, es que es desastroza. Nos vendían revolución ACORDAROS.
    hemos visto mil juegos con Ia muy superiores.
    Es que es absurdo que se hable de juegazo si no cumple con estándares.

    Y luego está la gente que los defiende.
    La retracción de estas personas para mí está en este ejemplo mio.

    Hace unos 6 Años salió Assassins creed Unity al mercado.
    El juego que mataron por los Bugs, donde yo que personalmente lo jugué y le heche 100h. Tenía Bugs visuales. Y bajones de frames. Y para nada llegan al nivel de los Bugs de STARFIELD O CYBERPUNK, que son continuos molestos absurdos y a veces te impiden avanzar muchisimo peores a mil niveles, hay juegos que no paran de matar y ahora sale un juego que esperaron y que les han vendido todo el hype del mundo y tienen esto y lo defienden a capa y espada.
    STARFIELD Y GRAN PARTE QUE LA APOYA, son los hipócritas que critican otros juegos y luego no aceptan la realidad. Dicho esto se que quedan muchas cosas malas que tiene el juego, pero ya caerán por su cuenta.
    Yo no recomendaría este juego inacabado a nadie.
    También recuerdo que la prensa es aquella que dicen que no hay que apoyar esos juegos que salen inacabados y con Bugs a punta pala y luego le ponen estás notas, nada tiene sentido el mundo alreves cuando les interesa.

    Espero que si alguien lee esto que abra los ojos y exija un producto de calidad acabado o que almenos no te creen expectativas para venderte el juego, que eso es inmoral y casi que debería ser ilegal. GRACIAS POR LA ATENCION    … Expand
  19. TheSquirrelLink
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I actually created an account so i can leave a review.
    First: i've played the game for about an hour so i've not seen much but the things i have seen was enough for me.
    Graphics: Overall looks nice but the characters look dull. The coloring in this game is very boring.
    i have an rtx 3070 and my pc should be running games like these at least on high without performance issues. It doesn't. My highest FPS were 60 when i'm lucky. Also everything is grey or red. I don't think they put much thought in the visuals of the game. Synchronization: the voices and mouth animations look nice
    Story:
    Uninteresting story. I've lost interest in it almost immediately since it was just talking and talking about stuff i didn't understand. I somehow got a ship but i didn't understand the reasoning.
    Gameplay: Unintuitive. I had to look up most lf the stuff i wanted to do (talking mostly about ship movement and settings)
    Npc interaction:
    Doesn't matter as far as i've played. I selected every answer that could deny me the progress of the story but they didn't care and gave it anyway. Maybe it would make a difference later but i doubt it.
    Difficulty:
    Idk man. I played on normal and i could just walk up to the pirates and they still missed their shots. Felt like stormtroopers. Yes i needed to take a med pack but i wasn't in a rush to do so.
    Open world:
    In no way interesting. Go from A to B, kill a few dudes come back repeat. Quick travel is the most important function here and thus boring as hell.
    Ship movement:
    I've realized to late that the robot was giving a tutorial in what the energy does in each section and there was no way in letting him repeat that so... i just winged it. The destroyed ships had loot which i magically teleported to my inventory... no animation no leaving the ship or anything. Just go near and teleport it in your inventory. Seen better in star citicen. Bugs:
    It's sad to say but "luckily" i only had one. After the first pirate fight the robot which follows you on the ship was making constant irritating banging noises like he is constantly hit with anything. After i've entered the ship it was over.
    Sad to say but bethesda should stick to fantasy rpg (elder scrolls) or post apocalyptic rpg (fallout). Those games were fun.    … Expand
  20. Zefirny
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Boring, outdated, poorly optimized, primitive ai, frequent loading screens, quests are just shameful, fake space flights... looks like a game from an indie studio.
  21. Marni0
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    The most overhyped and overpromised game of the decade. They sang songs of glory and delivered the most basic and generic space fps of all time. Absolutely nothing makes this game stand out and nothing makes it worth its price tag, The only way people should purchase this game is through Game Pass.
  22. FFVIIR_exclusiv
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    The game seems half done. He has good ideas but is very weak in exploration. The gunplay is from Ps3. The NPCs seem inert. I do not like the driving un the space. I think it should have been one more year in development.
  23. Banan212
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Starfield is same another Bethesda game.... but worse. Firstly this is the same old engine since Morrowind (2002) with the same problems and bugs. The game is terribly empty and boring compared to older Bethesda games like Skyrim or Fallout NV. The graphics are poor and look like a game from 10 years ago. Maybe the game sometimes looks nice in the foreground, but the backgrounds are aStarfield is same another Bethesda game.... but worse. Firstly this is the same old engine since Morrowind (2002) with the same problems and bugs. The game is terribly empty and boring compared to older Bethesda games like Skyrim or Fallout NV. The graphics are poor and look like a game from 10 years ago. Maybe the game sometimes looks nice in the foreground, but the backgrounds are a disaster. Most of the characters faces look like they come from a children's plasticine competition and their animations look like they were made by a very cheap AI. The enemy AI is the worst in recent Bethesda games. Enemies movements are completely random. Sometimes they may try to hide somewhere, but sometimes they will look straight at you waiting for you to shoot them, and other times they will just start running in random directions. Optimization on PC is terrible if you don't have the most powerful components. Exploration in this game is tragic and boring. If someone wants to play a game about cool space exploration, play No Man's Sky. It will be
    better spent money .
    To sum up, the game looks like a preliminary foundation, not a finished game. Well, modders will fix it and fill it in, but then the game shouldn't cost $70    … Expand
  24. KChito
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Where is the game that was going to revolutionize the world of entertainment? I only see a game with countless loading screens, empty, with NPCs that move robotically, glitches at every step.
    Combat is another joke, weapons that don't have recoil, spending money on them in shops is silly when you can steal them by pushing them with an item. A complete disaster of a game.
    As usual, a    Where is the game that was going to revolutionize the world of entertainment? I only see a game with countless loading screens, empty, with NPCs that move robotically, glitches at every step.
    Combat is another joke, weapons that don't have recoil, spending money on them in shops is silly when you can steal them by pushing them with an item. A complete disaster of a game.
    As usual, a gamepass quality game.    … Expand
  25. Tomybway
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    The game is really boring, no immersion whatsoever. Never played an rpg where I didn't care about about any of the factions or characters or finding conclusion to any storyline. Space flight is horrible and only used for combat no exploration. Menufield...
  26. Kazymierz
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    I wanted to love this game, I love space exploration as a concept, I love RPGs and the kind of "firm" Science Fiction tone this game uses (similar to Mass Effect). Problem is this game experience is frustrating to say the least.

    Exploration is tedious because Starfield's universe is largely empty, especially when you deviate "off the beaten path." This was really surprising given    I wanted to love this game, I love space exploration as a concept, I love RPGs and the kind of "firm" Science Fiction tone this game uses (similar to Mass Effect). Problem is this game experience is frustrating to say the least.

    Exploration is tedious because Starfield's universe is largely empty, especially when you deviate "off the beaten path." This was really surprising given Betheda's history and their famous touting of their worlds, I was expecting a game where venturing off the paths of quests would be like FO4 or Skyrim, where I stumble onto some side content that pulls me in and I look back two hours later and say: "Wait, I was doing a quest!" To be very clear: Starfield DOES NOT give you this experience in the least. Many of the worlds in Starfield are largely empty and offer few NPCs or locations to interact with.

    The gameplay feels dated as well, not outright bad, more like they just took FO4, stapled on some 2016 No Man's Sky, and applied a new coat of paint. Ground combat is very stale, largely due to a combination of bad AI, bullet-sponge enemies, and that most guns have really toned down sounds... Then there is space combat. The ship and base-building mechanics are much improved from their FO4 roots, clearly this is where Bethesda spent A LOT of time, and it shows. I can say I was very pleased with what I could do with my ship after awhile and there are many options in regards to constructing your base/home. That being said, combat in space is just very poorly balanced because you have the same "bullet sponge" issues from ground combat, but the added difficulty of lacking cover. This places a lot of onus on the player making sure you are upgrading your ship, particularly on higher difficulties, and causes this heavy emphasis on resource gathering, hence the NMS comparison.

    Then there are the bugs. I expected them given its a Bethesda game, but this... It isn't as bad as FO76, but it also feels like Bethesda just haven't learned anything in the last 15 years. I can't tell you how many times I had companions or enemies stuck on level geometry that would either impede my progress, and more than a few times it required me to re-load and hope I didn't end up with an enemy shooting me from behind a wall or above the ceiling where I couldn't shoot back or end up with a companion preventing me from moving into a room with the quest objective. I had crashes, I had physics and texture bugs, I had objectives fail to properly complete requiring reloads.

    I compared this game to 2016 No Man's Sky earlier, and I really think that is what Starfield is: 2016 No Man's Sky with a Bethesda RPG skin. It has the same lifeless universe NMS did in 2016, the same mechanical issues with the world, which I assume are driven by lazy use of procedural generation, and many of the same problems with the gameplay loop. If you're willing to grind it out for the sake of the RPG mechanics and ship-building, the two lone bright spots of this title, then more power to you. Personally, I found this game tedious to play and unrewarding to explore.    … Expand
  27. LucasLhc
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This game is already the great disappointment of this generation loadings, 30fps, bugs, crashes,IA , dead worlds, low quality characters, graphic textures from 2013. Worlds like Gta 5 and Uncharted, Bethesta's own Skyrim and Fallout in the ps3 generation were superior.Rdr2, Forbiden West showed a great evolution in the Ps4/Xbox One generation, something that Starfield does not do in thisThis game is already the great disappointment of this generation loadings, 30fps, bugs, crashes,IA , dead worlds, low quality characters, graphic textures from 2013. Worlds like Gta 5 and Uncharted, Bethesta's own Skyrim and Fallout in the ps3 generation were superior.Rdr2, Forbiden West showed a great evolution in the Ps4/Xbox One generation, something that Starfield does not do in this one with all the power of the Series X with all the promise and Hype created, not even FPS 30/60 options were made available on the Xbox, a fact that shows the error in maintaining the Series S as a must for the studios. If it had 5 well-crafted worlds with space exploration, combat, seasons, mysteries, secret locations, landing without the need for constant Loadings. Free positive points for GamePass subscribers. Bethesda can't overcome its old titles like Fallout 4 and Skyrim . A big disappointment for the promises made and for what was delivered.… Expand
  28. j47
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Massively let down with this. The worlds feel hollow and empty, most of the characters are uninteresting, the combat is jarring and has no charm, the dialogue by (Bethesda's standards) is abysmal, there is no space travel or exploration; just more and more fast travel screens. I am genuinely shocked this is what they chose to release. Big no from me.
  29. falcorn
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Starfield is a massive open-world space RPG that has been in development for over 10 years. However, it is a disappointment. While it has a lot to offer in terms of exploration, its technical flaws and lack of polish hold it back.

    The game's biggest strength is its exploration. There are over 100 star systems to explore, each with its own planets, moons, and space stations. However, the    Starfield is a massive open-world space RPG that has been in development for over 10 years. However, it is a disappointment. While it has a lot to offer in terms of exploration, its technical flaws and lack of polish hold it back.

    The game's biggest strength is its exploration. There are over 100 star systems to explore, each with its own planets, moons, and space stations. However, the planets are all procedurally generated, which can make them feel samey and repetitive. There is also a lack of variety in the wildlife and the environment.

    The game's combat is also underwhelming. It is serviceable, but it is not very engaging. The weapons feel weak and the enemies are not very challenging.

    The game's story is also a letdown. It is predictable and uninspired. The characters are also one-dimensional and forgettable.

    In addition to the above criticisms, the game is also buggy and unstable. I encountered several bugs during my playthrough, including quests that would not progress and enemies that would not spawn. The game is also poorly optimized. The frame rate can be choppy, even on high-end PCs.

    The game's UI is also clunky and unintuitive. It can be difficult to find what you are looking for. The game's dialogue is wooden and unnatural. The characters often say things that do not make sense.

    Overall, Starfield is a flawed game that does not live up to its potential. It is a derivative game that borrows heavily from other space RPGs. There is nothing in Starfield that feels truly new or groundbreaking.

    I hope that Bethesda will address the game's shortcomings in future updates, but I am not holding my breath.    … Expand
  30. vistaplayer1009
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    After waiting so long for this game, I am truly disappointed. The overhype was what destroyed this for me. After playing over 20 hours I will never get that time of my life back. The players that have glorified this are truly not telling the truth, they are truly trying to make something great that is mid. I gave this game a 3-10 because of the stale gameplay and copy and paste thisAfter waiting so long for this game, I am truly disappointed. The overhype was what destroyed this for me. After playing over 20 hours I will never get that time of my life back. The players that have glorified this are truly not telling the truth, they are truly trying to make something great that is mid. I gave this game a 3-10 because of the stale gameplay and copy and paste this developer did. There is no true new IP. Basically Skyrim in space and Skyrim was an amazing game. But this game does not define a game of the generation and this company needs to do better.… Expand
  31. Conde_MF
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Not the worst game i' ve ever played, but far away from be a good game. Its full of loadings for everything you have to do, the combat is worst of the most indie games, and the promises they made of being a game with liberty to explore the space, its just a lie, you can't just take your ship and explore, you have to use menu to travel whatever you wanna go.

    03/10 its my most generous    Not the worst game i' ve ever played, but far away from be a good game. Its full of loadings for everything you have to do, the combat is worst of the most indie games, and the promises they made of being a game with liberty to explore the space, its just a lie, you can't just take your ship and explore, you have to use menu to travel whatever you wanna go.

    03/10 its my most generous note for this game.    … Expand
  32. stare-field
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    You should update your PC? What a bullsht game Bethesda made, boring and suck.
  33. Coxymc7
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Plays like a typical Bethesda but without the magic of a Bethesda game. The story is quite bland and playing the game I had many times just feeling bored. There’s no fun in travelling and no real space exploration. Travelling is just menu and fast travel to load ore generated baron wastelands. Then fun of Bethesda open worlds has always been exploring, the journey of making your wayPlays like a typical Bethesda but without the magic of a Bethesda game. The story is quite bland and playing the game I had many times just feeling bored. There’s no fun in travelling and no real space exploration. Travelling is just menu and fast travel to load ore generated baron wastelands. Then fun of Bethesda open worlds has always been exploring, the journey of making your way somewhere to something you see on the horizon. This game lacks all of that. It really is missing the no man’s sky element of exploration. Big step backwards for Bethesda unfortunately. Hopefully elder scrolls doesn’t lose its magic too when that releases Story - boring
    Combat - decent
    Ai - dumb
    Exploration - the biggest disappointment of the game
    Graphics - nice enough    … Expand
  34. Radientshadow
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    I’ve been a fan of Bethesda games since Morrowind (2002), I love Oblivion, Skyrim and Fallout 4.
    Starfield has a boring introduction. You are a miner and walk around for 15 minutes, there’s no tension, no cinematic entrance and no pull to the universe. You do pass out because of a mysterious technology, but I was so bored with walking around it didn’t shock me. Because of this I laughed    I’ve been a fan of Bethesda games since Morrowind (2002), I love Oblivion, Skyrim and Fallout 4.
    Starfield has a boring introduction. You are a miner and walk around for 15 minutes, there’s no tension, no cinematic entrance and no pull to the universe. You do pass out because of a mysterious technology, but I was so bored with walking around it didn’t shock me. Because of this I laughed when Barrett just gives you a ship, after knowing you for 30 seconds. The ship is unfortunately a glorified tent simulation. You can’t fly planet to planet, but you need to go into quite a few menus to fast travel. You can’t even take off into space, that is also a fast travel screen. From all this, I feel like half the game is just loading screens and fast travel. The combat is a regression from Fallout 4, it appears the gun combat is purposely held back so that your skill tree makes it fun. But I’m not giving a dozen hours just to play a gun fight to an acceptable level. I can’t recommend this game, the gun play is boring, the introduction is atrociously boring, the universe never grabs my attention. I can’t get into a game that is just loading screens. Bethesda have followed up with a mediocre game. It shouldn’t have been surprising seeing that they released Redfall this year too. I’ll give it 3 stars because I never ran into any bugs in 3 hours of playing, the graphics are good (facial animations are outdated), and there is quite a lot of work done with the cities and factions. However the procedural generation and fast travel means that I never felt like the universe was joined, unlike the other Bethesda games.    … Expand
  35. TheKaizenKing
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Falls far short of titles such as FO3/4, Oblivion and Skyrim… in fact it might be in a different Universe.

    To cut a long story short the landscapes and sometimes the music is pretty great, but that’s where the compliments end. The story is flat and wooden. Out of the gates I fail to find any kind of immersion, the voice acting is flat and while the story arc is a fantastic concept it    Falls far short of titles such as FO3/4, Oblivion and Skyrim… in fact it might be in a different Universe.

    To cut a long story short the landscapes and sometimes the music is pretty great, but that’s where the compliments end.

    The story is flat and wooden. Out of the gates I fail to find any kind of immersion, the voice acting is flat and while the story arc is a fantastic concept it just doesn’t deliver. It tries to do a lot; none of which very well.

    With the exception of my interactions with the Crimson fleet missions were little more than fetch this for loosely related purposes and get that because ‘reasons’. Nothing really ties together very well. Loot is horrendous, nothing seems to be that unique or related to a mission set, items are quite similar; none descript, grey, common.

    Each planet or area feels empty and certain devoid of purpose. You land basically on the same planet each time where the surface, minerals and the animals are slightly different with a view habs containing random gear. It also misses some of the slightly more goofy sides of previous titles; you don’t build a giant robot, or meet a robotic space captain gone rogue or becomes besties with the undead.

    This is a £30 title at best, if you can play it free on game pass do it; except for Baldur’s Gate 3 (which is exceptional) there’s little else going on, but I’d think twice about paying £50-60 for it. Even the free version will leave you disappointed. I’ll leave on a positive note and that is the game does a great job with the way they introduce NG+, sadly I doubt I’ll be taking advantage of it.    … Expand
  36. Lasogath
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Horrible optimization
    I3 8100 16 gb ram radeon rx 580 8gb And i get only 24 fps Just a waste of time and money
  37. deBorge
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Personalização de personagem pobre, otimização precisa de refino e telas de carregamento lentas.
    O jogo não é ruim, mas falta o carinho na elaboração que vimos em Skyrim ou em Elden Ring, os comandos são excelentes e as mecânicas parecem muito eficientes, mas falta alma, falta personalidade, fazendo o jogo não agradar totalmente porque fica no extremo oposto de um Cyberpunk 2077, que tem    Personalização de personagem pobre, otimização precisa de refino e telas de carregamento lentas.
    O jogo não é ruim, mas falta o carinho na elaboração que vimos em Skyrim ou em Elden Ring, os comandos são excelentes e as mecânicas parecem muito eficientes, mas falta alma, falta personalidade, fazendo o jogo não agradar totalmente porque fica no extremo oposto de um Cyberpunk 2077, que tem muita personalidade, mas pouco cuidado com mecânicas.
    Acredito que atualizações façam o jogo ficar muito melhor num futuro não muito distante (o que não justifica a condição atual dele, já que pode chegar a custar quase R$500 paus).    … Expand
  38. Rasorynn
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    That's all I can give to the game, there's bugs, the game crash. It's quite boring after 5h, there's nothing new except the fact that it is a Elite Dangerous : Odyssey (2021 and is sold 8$ on instant gaming) with the bethesda logo on it. Even worst, in Elite, you can have a vehicule wich is not possible on starfield letting us do all the walk witch is a little boring even if i must say theThat's all I can give to the game, there's bugs, the game crash. It's quite boring after 5h, there's nothing new except the fact that it is a Elite Dangerous : Odyssey (2021 and is sold 8$ on instant gaming) with the bethesda logo on it. Even worst, in Elite, you can have a vehicule wich is not possible on starfield letting us do all the walk witch is a little boring even if i must say the world is beautiful.

    Big skip for 100$ it's not worth it, more worth 30$ at most    … Expand
  39. SliceofLife1
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Boring! Space is big and exploration is is one of the wonders but instead we have cutscene after cutscene as you move from box to box (on foot might I add with no vehicles). I’m bored after a few hours and given up. Thank god I bought it on game pass and didn’t pay full price.
  40. YouSayinBold
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    I never felt such a disconnect with what people like and my thoughts on this game.
    This game is plain trash. Too many loading scenes, NO exploration, every character is essential. Can't even pickpocket important NPCs.
    The gameplay loop is so boring I started to question my entire existence. I expected people would dislike this game just as much as me and went to gaming forums and reddit    I never felt such a disconnect with what people like and my thoughts on this game.
    This game is plain trash. Too many loading scenes, NO exploration, every character is essential. Can't even pickpocket important NPCs.
    The gameplay loop is so boring I started to question my entire existence.
    I expected people would dislike this game just as much as me and went to gaming forums and reddit expecting people to hate it. But they love it. They slurp that **** up.
    Maybe it's a marketing campaign and Bethesda is paying poor people in some thrid world country to say good things about it, or maybe they use chatGPT. But schizoposting aside, I dont get how the sentiment on metacritic is so different to reddit.

    Dont even care about the they/them controversy or whatever rightoids and leftoids are fighting over.
    I guess I'm getting old of millenials and zoomers love this kind of game now.    … Expand
  41. Faesis
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Exploration de l'espace inexistante, nombreux bug, crash, freezer, chute de FPS, modèle 3D des personnage souvent très moche pour un jeu de 2023..

    Les rencontres spatial sont toute les même, ah bout de 4h de jeux j'ai commencer à sentir cette redondance dans les rencontres ... Aucun véhicule terrestres alors que les distances sont très longue à parcourir... Ce jeu passerait un peu mieux    Exploration de l'espace inexistante, nombreux bug, crash, freezer, chute de FPS, modèle 3D des personnage souvent très moche pour un jeu de 2023..

    Les rencontres spatial sont toute les même, ah bout de 4h de jeux j'ai commencer à sentir cette redondance dans les rencontres ...

    Aucun véhicule terrestres alors que les distances sont très longue à parcourir...

    Ce jeu passerait un peu mieux en jeux Multi qu'en jeux solo mais bon..    … Expand
  42. Leavenotrace
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Mediocre at its best of times, unplayable, boring, uninspiring, bug infested, poor-performing, and shallow for the other 99% of the time. It gets a 3 because the ship building is cool and the 5 seconds you spend in space are pretty.
  43. Gamemonster
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    30fps in 2023???? This has to be the dumbest design choice ever, it completely ruins the game experience and feels like an old game.
  44. kain1306
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра про космос без космоса. Вообще непонятно как можно съедать столько загрузок в одной игре.… Expand
  45. criggie
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This is a crash fest game worked fine in pre release after full release game crashes over and over..and what does todd say "stop being poor"So how do you give it a proper review..You can't
  46. Kraks
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    What the heck? No communication device for a game set 300+ years into our own universe's future? You know all the complaining people are doing about loading screens? A ton of that could be solved if Bethesda had 1 employee, just 1 that had ever owned an iPhone, Blackberry, or Galaxy. Alas, we get to run back and forth for every single quest update, sometimes across many light years,What the heck? No communication device for a game set 300+ years into our own universe's future? You know all the complaining people are doing about loading screens? A ton of that could be solved if Bethesda had 1 employee, just 1 that had ever owned an iPhone, Blackberry, or Galaxy. Alas, we get to run back and forth for every single quest update, sometimes across many light years, because nobody at BGS said "Hey, maybe we should let them call some of this in."

    Terrible. That alone takes 4 points off of the game. The loading screens, terrible animation, horrible story, and broken AI should take off another 3 or 4 points, but I'm going to say this is a 5...because that's about what it is when you compare it to the other garbage that AAA studios have been releasing lately.

    Finished. Wait until you finish this game. If you thought it was bad before, holy jeez does it find a way to get much worse. I had given it a 5, but after finishing I'm giving it a 2. Absolutely terrible writing, buggy mess, lackluster "innovation", disjointed and jumbled universe (really just a series of boxes), and I could go on, but I'm just glad to be done with it. Play it for the ship building, which is neat. The rest is a slog at best, and painful at times. BGS doesn't deserve your money ever again. FO76 really was enough for that, imo, but we all fell for Todd's lies.

    One more thing…. Let me remind you of some of Todd’s own words: “unparalleled exploration”and “exploration without limits.” It was neither of these things. Not even close. It was a trash game developed to sell GamePass subscriptions to kids whose parents didn’t know why an Xbox Series S is not the same as an Xbox Series X. The game time was padded after data mining by analysts who figured out how many months before someone forgets to cancel a sub and how many hours a month the average Xbox Series S player puts into a game.

    3 months for them to forget about their sub? They average about 20 hours a month? Make the game take about 75 hours. This is today’s Microsoft. Wait until they get ahold of Blizzard and Activision.    … Expand
  47. Tehemai
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    The game looks just awful regardless of settings and has incredibly dated mechanics with load screens everywhere.

    It's not like this game has a story or characters that compensate. Calling the writing mediocre would be more than a little charitable. You're surely gonna be rolling your eyes more than just a few times at some of the characters and dialogue.
  48. raiden5
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Nothing special, many bugs, mediocore graphics, and bad facial animation, the classic over hype from bethesda.
  49. ROK1992
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Skyrim with guns now in space !

    Bethesda, really I enjoyed skyrim when it came out in 2011.

    But its time to move on from that formula. It is simply outdated and no longer fulfills the expectations of a RPG open world adventure epic.

    I am not kidding remastering (not remake) oblivion or morrowind just might be the road to set you guys in the right path again
  50. Anb
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    This game is seriously over hyped and under delivered. 7 years of development was not enough for Bethesda to bring their vision into life. It feels like empty space with cardboard figures, there is no sense of life in characters you interact with because of terrible facial animations and lack of response to user's actions.
  51. Asglarek
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    The limitations of the Creation 2 engine is abundantly evident early on with the map overlay 1990 dot matrix system either the limits of the engine or the developers talent or both but the vast emptiness of the game world one can only conclude that the world was left empty for modders to finish the game at this point I can only give this 2/10 its just that bad from lazy combat both landThe limitations of the Creation 2 engine is abundantly evident early on with the map overlay 1990 dot matrix system either the limits of the engine or the developers talent or both but the vast emptiness of the game world one can only conclude that the world was left empty for modders to finish the game at this point I can only give this 2/10 its just that bad from lazy combat both land and space and woeful customization.… Expand
  52. Razrback16
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Nice graphics, mediocre gameplay, but I ultimately refunded it due to the woke agenda in the game. Never buying a game that includes pronouns, alphabet stuff, modern feminism, or race-swapping.
  53. Kazuma-Kiryu
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    im a big Fallout NV and Fallout 3 fan but his game is Boring af. boring world ! animations from 2002 just not improved graphics .
  54. Deadheadbill
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    I after watching the Digital Foundry review of the optimization in this game and seeing the Bethesda actually optimized the game for AMD but not Nvidia/Intel I am changing my review to not recommended. There is no excuse for this Todd Howard.
  55. Ren_55
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Wird dem Hype überhaupt nicht gerecht !!!
    Ziemlich langweilige Open World und die Großen Versprechen wurden gebrochen !!!
  56. xSilverback87
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    To be 100% honest Starfield is an rpg that happens on planet surfaces. There is no space travel (It’s all done by menus). No real landing, no space flying… you just looking a jpeg (You never get closer to the planet in space. Everything is a lie… It’s like a 2006 game, everything is beyond loading screens. Down the planet? Loading screen. Enter a cave? Loading screen… Menus are confusing,To be 100% honest Starfield is an rpg that happens on planet surfaces. There is no space travel (It’s all done by menus). No real landing, no space flying… you just looking a jpeg (You never get closer to the planet in space. Everything is a lie… It’s like a 2006 game, everything is beyond loading screens. Down the planet? Loading screen. Enter a cave? Loading screen… Menus are confusing, and to be honest I explored some sites but… It was boring and I don’t wanted to finish it, just leave and end the agony. Best was been on Pluto surface at -222° with a jacket, no helmet. Nice way to feel it there. Game is so bad it doesnt worth the gamepass… Expand
  57. zackeroni
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    boring game. outdated mechanics. loading screen extravaganza. false marketing from bethesda and co and Todd Howard. Next Gen consoles but loading screen galore no seamless fast travel, dead and barren planets which literally are copy and pastes, terrible and outdated AI, NPC look lifeless and cartoony. Where is the innovation. Where are all the things that were promised? another bland andboring game. outdated mechanics. loading screen extravaganza. false marketing from bethesda and co and Todd Howard. Next Gen consoles but loading screen galore no seamless fast travel, dead and barren planets which literally are copy and pastes, terrible and outdated AI, NPC look lifeless and cartoony. Where is the innovation. Where are all the things that were promised? another bland and uninspired game from Microsoft and bethesda but i'm not surprised this is the state of gaming these days. disappointing… Expand
  58. unum8822
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    A game about space WITHOUT space. Looks like 2015, zero optimization and it's BORING.
  59. Frank22222
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Bugged trash, loading simulator or ugly NPC simulator? Not sure yet. You realy can see the absolut lack of interest from the developers.
  60. Shoikan
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Wide as an ocean - shallow as a puddle.

    If you design your game to consist of cells within cells and on top of that, divide everything within with loading screens, it kills the flow of the gameplay and immersion pretty effectively. Towns and procedural sandboxes created upon landing on planets, should be at very least dynamic and seamless for the player to explore. It's tedious, that    Wide as an ocean - shallow as a puddle.

    If you design your game to consist of cells within cells and on top of that, divide everything within with loading screens, it kills the flow of the gameplay and immersion pretty effectively. Towns and procedural sandboxes created upon landing on planets, should be at very least dynamic and seamless for the player to explore. It's tedious, that you have somewhat limited sandbox to play in any given time and yet, you still need loading screen for every single shop, office, hatch, alley, cave, ship and whatever there is.

    This kind of game design is not a standard anymore, maybe it was 15 years ago when Fallout 3 came out, but not anymore. There's a lot of games, that do this pretty seamlessly or unnoticeably and let player just walk into places, without loading into a new instance every couple of minutes.

    Let's say you wanna do a simple task, go sell your junk after a simple fetch quest and go talk to NPC on another planet, you have 15 loading screens coming.

    "
    Exit planet loading screen
    Enter orbit loading screen
    Land planet loading screen
    Exit ship loading screen
    Enter shop loading screen
    Exit shop loading screen
    Enter ship loading screen
    Exit planet loading screen
    Enter orbit loading screen
    Land planet loading screen
    Exit ship loading screen
    Enter building loading screen

    Talk to NPC!

    Exit building loading screen
    Enter ship loading screen
    Exit planet loading screen
    Enter orbit loading screen
    Land planet loading screen
    "

    It's atrocious design.

    All this is managed via relatively unintuitive and slow UI. By slow I mean that you need multiple key inputs to do anything and almost all inputs require HOLD instead of TAP. This combined with transition-animations makes UI feels sluggish. If I hit my map open while fighting, I need 3 inputs or one long hold to get back to shooting. If I open my inventory, I can't use hotkey to immediately open my quest log, first I have to close inventory, then open quest log.    … Expand
  61. XeuRun
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    The graphics were underwhelming, and the storyline was virtually non-existent. I couldn't help but feel like I wasted my time playing it. Overall, a lackluster experience that left me craving a more engaging and immersive space adventure.
  62. HarisBIH9
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Eine schon vor 8 Jahren Veraltete Engine in Kombination mit keinem guten Writing, & keinem gutem Gameplay sagt alles aus.

    Überall Ladezeiten, egal wo mann hingeht, sogar nur fürs betreten des eigenen Schiffes! Es ist nichtmal möglich selber abzuheben oder zu landen mit ihrem Schiff, ALLES Cutscenes. Die Planeten im All sind eigentlich nur Karikaturen. Selber drauf gezielt zu fliegen und    Eine schon vor 8 Jahren Veraltete Engine in Kombination mit keinem guten Writing, & keinem gutem Gameplay sagt alles aus.

    Überall Ladezeiten, egal wo mann hingeht, sogar nur fürs betreten des eigenen Schiffes!
    Es ist nichtmal möglich selber abzuheben oder zu landen mit ihrem Schiff, ALLES Cutscenes.
    Die Planeten im All sind eigentlich nur Karikaturen. Selber drauf gezielt zu fliegen und zu landen ist wegen der typischen peinlichen Bethesda Engine garnicht möglich, alles wiegesagt nur Zwischensequenzen.

    Vom Writing her gibt es ebenfalls nicht viel zu sagen, es ist nicht gut, wie in allem Bethesda Titeln. Da gab es die Ambitionen ebenfalls nicht zu finden.

    8 Jahre war dieses Spiel in Entwicklung, für was?
    Als Vergleich: Red Dead 2 brauchte 8 Jahre.
    Das Spiel sieht und Spielt sich wie ein Fallout 4 Space - Add-On.

    Wie man so Kreativlos jahrelang an einem Spiel arbeiten kann ist mir ein Rätsel.    … Expand
  63. Fenjo26
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    This game is so boring. At first I thought I was the only one who felt that way, but my friends feel the same. This game only made me want to download No man's sky.
  64. Markfrancis
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Outdated Boring
    Long load times
    Pathetic main story
    Terrible companies Bugs
    Todd
  65. Meshac
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    This game is just BORING with a capital B. It just feels like a generic version of a next gen game. Everything just falls short of being good. Too many systems that never fully come together. It would have been better for them to have like 10 planets that were skyrim size than all these barron worlds. To say this game is amazing you would have to look past sooo many flaws that it is justThis game is just BORING with a capital B. It just feels like a generic version of a next gen game. Everything just falls short of being good. Too many systems that never fully come together. It would have been better for them to have like 10 planets that were skyrim size than all these barron worlds. To say this game is amazing you would have to look past sooo many flaws that it is just down right not accurate. It is truly hard to believe this came from the same developers that made one of the greatest games of all time, skyrim. Im starting to worry they have lost their ability to make innovated games. I can see why this went to game pass rather than try and rely on people dropping full price for this game… Expand
  66. AgentoftheBat
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    The main positive thing I can say about Starfield is that the gameplay is more than solid which is to be expected from a studio with the pedigree of Bethesda. They really seem to have RPG game mechanics down. And for a Bethesda game, it is free of any serious bugs, which is nice.

    Apart for that I found the game very soulless and generic. The graphics are fine, nothing special. Looks    The main positive thing I can say about Starfield is that the gameplay is more than solid which is to be expected from a studio with the pedigree of Bethesda. They really seem to have RPG game mechanics down. And for a Bethesda game, it is free of any serious bugs, which is nice.

    Apart for that I found the game very soulless and generic. The graphics are fine, nothing special. Looks like they are from the last generation. The planets are very dull and contents are often repeated so they never feel unique or special. The character dialogue is absolutely cringeworthy at points. The characters themselves aren't completely horrible but the designs are so bland, like people you'd see at an office. Nothing interesting about them at all. They lack spark. The story is, again, nothing special. Very forgettable. "Nothing special" seems to be the theme of the game.

    The main problem is that the game has current day written all over it. You literally have to choose your PRONOUNS at the beginning. Not kidding. I never remember any Bethesda game doing that. Also going back to the characters, the amount of forced diversity, badass, unattractive women and women who look like they work in a HR department are plentiful. For a game that is so bland to begin with, this breaks the immersiveness and reminds you are playing a game made in modern day California, not exploring on planets far away. It seems all AAA games these days are cursed with modern day woke identity politics which is a big deal-breaker for me and, I'm guessing, a lot of other people.

    Would not recommend.    … Expand
  67. Mahdi12r
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Starfield is an average game full of bugs and frame drops, and Beck gave me a very low level experience.
  68. Arturoramos77
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    really i mean really bad technical work, i`m sorry Bethesda but is 2021 already.
  69. I-Marsh
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This game was way too overhyped. A no man's sky rip off and very boring. This Idea is old. The graphics are also outdated with awful character facial detail that took lifeless. It should be a Game pass free to play game.
  70. Farqualvx
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Lucho por no dormirme al jugarlo, la ambientación no se si es el motor, las texturas, los gráficos, los npcs pero no invita nada a jugar, es simplemente aburrido sin aliciente para explorar, menús super liosos, todo lleno de pantallas de cargas con mucha facilidad para perderse.. llevo 10horas y ya no lo aguanto más. Menos mal que no pagé por el 100€
    Aprended de Baldur Gate 3
  71. Ravagon20
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Muy mal,y que lo he jugado y otra vez mal muy mal aburrido y aburrido.
    No todo es malo...los espacios como edificios y interiores muy buenos.
    Las naves bien,ya con trucos eres millonario en una hora. Ya no da más el juego.
  72. Mn195
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    I was told it gets better the more you play, but it got to the point that I had to force myself to play. The interface, the spacecraft utilization, the graphics are also just so mediocre at best. The gameplay is extremely dated, it lacks any type of innovation. Space exploration is basically nonexistent. Inventory management is just confusing, it’s hard to see items of interest with theirI was told it gets better the more you play, but it got to the point that I had to force myself to play. The interface, the spacecraft utilization, the graphics are also just so mediocre at best. The gameplay is extremely dated, it lacks any type of innovation. Space exploration is basically nonexistent. Inventory management is just confusing, it’s hard to see items of interest with their new design. I loved all the fallout and elder scrolls game but I just could not stand playing this game.… Expand
  73. cbrown8
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    Not only is this game not the exploration game that was promised (mostly fast travel to designated set pieces) but it is straight up broken. I can not progress due to a character I am supposed to interact with not being present. Reloading saves has not fixed it. I truly can't finish the game unless I start completely over which I will not be doing.
  74. sliider36
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    well Bethesda over-promised and delivered a last-gen game here. there's some Bethesda rpg charm here in the storytelling and roleplaying. but at its core, its just a first-person shooter built on a very dated engine from 2011. completely lacks the immersion found in open worlds like Skyrim, Fallout, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima or even GTA. this is a bunch of segmented areas, disjointed bywell Bethesda over-promised and delivered a last-gen game here. there's some Bethesda rpg charm here in the storytelling and roleplaying. but at its core, its just a first-person shooter built on a very dated engine from 2011. completely lacks the immersion found in open worlds like Skyrim, Fallout, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima or even GTA. this is a bunch of segmented areas, disjointed by loading screens, littered with fps combat & Bethesda's signature rpg mechanics. which does lead to funny moments as always, but ultimately feels dated & stale now. core gameplay loop is: talk to npc, fast travel, 1st-person combat, fast travel, talk to npc. repeat. its just lacking soul.

    Larian's games like Divinity & Baldurs Gate have given us a fresh look at the brilliance of interconnected story threads & rpg mechanics. games like Horizon: FW showed us how phenomenal these worlds can be without loading (draw distance, fidelity, detail, physics). No Mans Sky showed us how space traversal can be immersive & realistic by flying to a planet, entering its atmosphere, landing & climbing out of your ship. what does Starfield show us? what screams "next-gen" about starfield? xbox cant even get it to run faster than 30fps on their series x. sorry, no performance mode in 2023 is a massive fail.

    Bethesda needs to move on & join current gen. we can only hope they leave their creation engine in the dustbin where it belongs for ES6. because this stuff isnt impressing anyone anymore.    … Expand
  75. German_sherman
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    the AI in this game is just terrible, seriously a game with such graphics running at 30fps it's unacceptable
  76. Orochi777
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    A game being developed for years so that when it reaches its release date the game is released with many bugs and fails to meet players' expectations.
  77. Kaijoshin
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    The game is okay, but not much more. It doesn't live up to the hype. Generic Bethesda quests, the most fragmented space I've ever seen, and inconsistent 30fps performance that regularly drops. It looks good, but it comes at the cost of countless loading times. You can't even go up a ladder without a loading screen. There aren't too many bugs, but they occur regularly.
  78. ChrisReyesYT
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es decepcionante en todos los sentidos, varias cosas que prometían las hemos malinterpretado, cada mundo es visitable pero con mapas bastante pequeños, vacíos y sin vida, cuando nos cometieron que cada mundo visitable tendría diferentes formas de vida, compré la edición premium para xbox series x y la diferencia de precio frente a la versión estándar o normal es ridícula, no ofrece nada "premium" puro relleno que si no lo tienes no pasa nada, el rendimiento es bastante deplorable considerando que el juego usa el mismo motor gráfico que ha usado bethesda en los últimos años, se supone que la xbox series x es la consola más poderosa del mercado y no puede correr un juego con motor gráfico obsoleto a 60 fps, eso sin mencionar los horribles bugs y el horrible timing para poder empezar a disfrutar bien este juego, las primeras 10 horas son aburridas y llenas de relleno que si lo quitamos no afecta en nada a lo demas… Expand
  79. DeeMc
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the loading screen simulator I've waited for.

    You don't fly your ship much. You open your menu, ooen another menu, select a location, and fast travel between planets. 6 loading screens to get from one planet's surface to another.

    The game is dated, boring, and lacks a lot of the elements that make Skyrim fun to play.

    Dead eyed faces on notable NPCs. Randoms look like potatoes with glued on eyes.

    I am sorry I bought it. I made it worse by getting the Xbox and PC versions. I wanted other family members to play too.

    To be fair it's not trash but its faults just outweigh anything good...or that could have been good.    … Expand
  80. Mike_Rotch
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Just over 20 hours. Hit level 40. Really started expanding my outposts when a huge bug and problem occurred. Either my incoming or out going materials got jammed or something. Nothing was coming to my main base. Had to delete a bunch of stuff on my outpost to get it working again. Wasted a good 2 hours just problem solving a broken game. Graphics are last gen looking. 3rd person view isJust over 20 hours. Hit level 40. Really started expanding my outposts when a huge bug and problem occurred. Either my incoming or out going materials got jammed or something. Nothing was coming to my main base. Had to delete a bunch of stuff on my outpost to get it working again. Wasted a good 2 hours just problem solving a broken game. Graphics are last gen looking. 3rd person view is horrible. He runs like an idiot. I do enjoy leveling up the skills. Getting into upgrading my ship and it seems pointless. Don’t really need to. I have the most expensive one. I’ve completed 3 campaign missions. Leaving that out of the review because of how short it is. Todd Howard really over sold this one. PCs are having problems running it do to poor coding. Todd Howard told them to get a more expensive PC. Dudes on a losing streak. About time to snip him and clown boy Phil Spencer. I’ve had enough of these wasted franchises and they want to charge premium prices for this last gen crap. Money talks people. I’m glad this cost me $0 to play. Would have been upset…..Updated rating 1 week later. Game crashes constantly. Phil Spencer is a liar on all the mediocre products and services he claims to provide. Should have been fired long ago… Expand
  81. N64Lizard
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This game had so much potential and unfortunately I feel like it didn’t live up to the hype. The game feels like a game that should have come out in 2015 not 2023, from loading screens more or less every place you go to the terrible performance with really bad frame drops on certain planets, also 30fps in 2023 on new consoles is totally unacceptable, going from 60fps to this is a eye soreThis game had so much potential and unfortunately I feel like it didn’t live up to the hype. The game feels like a game that should have come out in 2015 not 2023, from loading screens more or less every place you go to the terrible performance with really bad frame drops on certain planets, also 30fps in 2023 on new consoles is totally unacceptable, going from 60fps to this is a eye sore and causes a lot of motion sickness. If you want to play this game I suggest you play it on PC as it seems like the best place to play and sounds a lot more enjoyable and promising.… Expand
  82. Rjba
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To many loading time,bad texture and dialogue, empty planets, multiple bugs,this game need more time to finish..… Expand
  83. NitroCroco
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Standard Bethesda fare, warts and all. While I enjoyed Skyrim when it was released my tastes have evolved and changed, but this seems to be stuck in the 360 era. Constant loading screens doesn't help out either. Hopefully this will force Bethesda to evolve.
  84. ANikbaxt
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Loading Loading.... Lies lies.... Empty map... Unattractive story...shameless graphics... Boring gameplay
  85. DAVIDRB
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Une déception infinie comme l’espace !
    Les promesses n’ont pas été tenues, aucune exploration spatiale, gun fight complètement ratée, IA à la ramasse…. Techniquement le jeu n’est pas beau! Starfield est un jeu du passé, un jeu moyen de 2013 tout au plus ! Il faut changer de moteur de toute urgence monsieur bethesda ! Et todd Howard toujours égal à lui même : je vous félicite pour la    Une déception infinie comme l’espace !
    Les promesses n’ont pas été tenues, aucune exploration spatiale, gun fight complètement ratée, IA à la ramasse…. Techniquement le jeu n’est pas beau! Starfield est un jeu du passé, un jeu moyen de 2013 tout au plus ! Il faut changer de moteur de toute urgence monsieur bethesda ! Et todd Howard toujours égal à lui même : je vous félicite pour la communication gargantuesque mais pas pour vôtre jeu !!!!!!!    … Expand
  86. Zero_89
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Starfield is another Bethesda game that fails to revolutionize the formula of loot-shoot-return that the studio is infamously known for at this point.
    I was expecting more, but there's not one system that's at least flawed to a minor degree.
    -Ship building is fine, but the fun stuff is locked behind perks. -Space combat is mindless and boring, the only thing that determines if you win    Starfield is another Bethesda game that fails to revolutionize the formula of loot-shoot-return that the studio is infamously known for at this point.
    I was expecting more, but there's not one system that's at least flawed to a minor degree.

    -Ship building is fine, but the fun stuff is locked behind perks.
    -Space combat is mindless and boring, the only thing that determines if you win or lose is level difference and perk investment.
    -The story feels generic and uninspired.
    -Gameplay is fine, but I wish there was a bit more, the powers are just another version of Skyrim's shouts but other than being a novelty they just fade in the background, and they eventually lose their appeal.
    -Perks lock you out of BASIC GAMEPLAY FEATURES, and sometimes they're required to complete quests, so you can get locked out of them.
    -The amount of loading screens in this game is astonishing, want to travel to another planet? Loading screen, wanna land on a planet? Loading screen, don't wanna travel half a mile through a barren wasteland of a planet? You guessed it, loading screen.
    -Speaking of planets, how about 950 of them with absolutely nothing to do other than walking around aimlessly for some resources you can't even carry?
    -NPC faces look creepy and lifeless, they just kinda stare at you blankly, it really makes you uneasy.
    -Inventory management is a nightmare.
    -Performance while not egregiously bad is just not acceptable, I was damn constantly dropping below 30 every time I loaded in a big city like New Atlantis.

    There's more, but I'll stop there, overall I'm disappointed by this so called 25 years in the making "space opera".    … Expand
  87. pouple2
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    i don't have much time for play each day, so i chose to play BG3 now, BG3 have a lot of story line too, and it does look like a"game of 2023".
    i can't recommend starfield now, his systeme need some update. I will wait some mods.
    it does work, but it is not 2011 now
  88. Grinchy90
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Very boring takes forever to get into game buggy the FPS is not the best n im playing on my XBSX very lack luster and repetitive load in screens this game should’ve been so much more but instead we get a buggy boring mess ppl giving this a 10/10 need to get there brains examined I’ll go back to halo and that’s not even great this time around but I rather play that Xbox better not mess upVery boring takes forever to get into game buggy the FPS is not the best n im playing on my XBSX very lack luster and repetitive load in screens this game should’ve been so much more but instead we get a buggy boring mess ppl giving this a 10/10 need to get there brains examined I’ll go back to halo and that’s not even great this time around but I rather play that Xbox better not mess up hellblade 2 and I need to hear about gears 6 let’s go Xbox what r you doing you got all that money get your sh## together… Expand
  89. Dustysi
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Pros

    Shooting is dialed in and feels good.other than no gore. Map,weapon and space suit design looks great. Story is okay. Cons Lifeless game is boring , lack of creativity, poorly designed and non fuctional npcs massive down grade from skyrim and obilvion. Infinite loading screens. Some dialogue is 75 percent of the time is boring and is easy skipped over. No local map in any city. The    Pros

    Shooting is dialed in and feels good.other than no gore.
    Map,weapon and space suit design looks great.
    Story is okay.

    Cons Lifeless game is boring , lack of creativity, poorly designed and non fuctional npcs massive down grade from skyrim and obilvion.
    Infinite loading screens.
    Some dialogue is 75 percent of the time is boring and is easy skipped over.
    No local map in any city. The list gos on and on.

    Overall is sorta fun and a good gamepass game. But is a down grade from pervious titles like fall out 4 , skyrim and others before it. 6 out of 10 because of gamepass. If i paid 100 dollars 2 out of 10.    … Expand
  90. ImIdaho
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Wanted to like it but it’s just so boring. Seems like BGS game design is just outdated at this point.
  91. Elex_Perto
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Juego lleno de bugs, el motor grafico ya debería de ser obseloto, las expresiones faciales de los NPC dan pena y las pantallas de carga de viaje rápido son horribles. Se nota que el juego lo hicieron a las prisas y no tuvo que salir este año. El peor juego de Bethesda
  92. Endikacarmona
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    Siempre he sido muy fan de los juegos de bethesda y fui corriendo al gamepass a descargarmelo, empiezo a jugar y se veia divertido, pero cual ha sido mi sorpresa? Que he tenido que empezar el juego 3 veces ...por culpa de los malditos bugs, espero que lo reparen, porque es injugable.
  93. AlQnaS_505
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    they shall name the game, fast, travel simulator , it’s boring , the main story it’s boring the side story it’s boring
  94. eliassj
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muito bug para tanto hype, esse jogo me fez gostar de Cyberpunk mesmo todo bugado. Um lixo completo.… Expand
  95. onehitta323
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    One of the worst games of all time. Boring, glitchy, braindead AI, character models looking like xbox 360, and empty planets. The game should not have been released in this condition.
  96. Xbox25479
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Un mundo grande pero vacio,el juego no me gusta nada,respeto a quien le guste,el problema no es el rendimiento ni los bugg es la historia lenta ,aburrida y llena de dialogos que carecen de interes
  97. HenriqueDLM
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    A Redfall From Space, Lies, loading screens, lies, They promised a lot of things and delivered almost nothing, many loading screens damaging the immersion, very weak level design of the story. Completely empty worlds and a copy and paste of bases for you to explore. The lack of land vehicles in the game borders on the absurd, the game's gunplay and terrible enemies do not react to bullets.A Redfall From Space, Lies, loading screens, lies, They promised a lot of things and delivered almost nothing, many loading screens damaging the immersion, very weak level design of the story. Completely empty worlds and a copy and paste of bases for you to explore. The lack of land vehicles in the game borders on the absurd, the game's gunplay and terrible enemies do not react to bullets. As long as Phill Spencer is in charge, I don't see any evolution in the XBOX division.… Expand
  98. makz78
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Based on approximately 20 hours, early access. The game is ok if you are looking to scratch a Space fantasy itch on the weekend, but it feels like an expensive Fall out mod or a poorly directed PG-13 Syfy show episode.

    Pros

    - Initial appeal
    - Music
    - Scenary
    - Character customization
    - Ship building/customization

    Cons

    - No memorable characters
    - Weak main story which culminates into no answers
    - All enemies are the same - combat reduced to massive bullets and grenades spam against the same enemies from start to end of the game
    - Low weapon variety and next to no creativity of how to do dmg
    - Load screens are acceptable to some extend, but overused
    - Hitboxes are absolutely awful even with weapons specialization
    - UI - basically missing, a few colors put together in paint as background, no elements, no visual explanations
    - Inventory management - mostly annoying, no search, no filter, no sorting, all jammed up together
    - Weak graphics for a 2023 AAA game, especially one focused on Space
    - No boss fight mechanics
    - While planets have several biomes combinations, exploration is reduced to landing on planets followed by 1. walking, 2. explore cave, 3. explore base, 4. kill the same enemy, 5. loot, repeat for every planet.
    - Space combat is scenery, but lacks identity - somewhere between EVE online and SWBF2
    - No immersion in cities - no reactions to player actions    … Expand
  99. Lexternon
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Juego decepcionante. No se puede pilotae la nave, un brillo que molesta bastante, bugs y crasheos...
  100. GensuiSakazuki
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    One of the most disappointing games I have ever played.

    Cons: -The AI feels outdated and from another era, NPCs don't even react if you hold a gun to their face or shoot the ground -The character models are ugly and the graphics in general feel outdated from 360 era -There is no exploration, 90% of the content is generated procedurally therefore the planets are barren with nothing to    One of the most disappointing games I have ever played.

    Cons:
    -The AI feels outdated and from another era, NPCs don't even react if you hold a gun to their face or shoot the ground
    -The character models are ugly and the graphics in general feel outdated from 360 era
    -There is no exploration, 90% of the content is generated procedurally therefore the planets are barren with nothing to do there
    -Space is useless, u can't do anything but some boring fights
    -Lot of visual bugs
    -Bad dialogues and boring characters

    Pros
    -Gunplay is decent, nothing too special sadly
    -Sometimes the games gifts you with beautiful scenery (requires stars/sun to be at the right place at the right time
    -Lot of ship customization (but sadly it is useless because you can't do much in space with it    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 81
  3. Negative: 1 out of 81
  1. Gamereactor Finland
    Nov 1, 2023
    70
    It's a big game, but starts way too slowly, and may never get interesting.
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  2. Gamereactor Spain
    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.
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  3. The Loadout
    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.
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