Starfield

 Xbox Series X
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6.4

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  1. AsimSiddiqui
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped. So boring and over hyped.
  2. NexusMc
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Haters aside. This game is next-gen and game if the decade! People will be playing this for many years to come. And the fun will never cease… Expand
  3. thisgamesucks25
    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.
  4. Taxmen
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Its so bland, It gets boring really fast. Not worth the money.
    Character expressions are just terrible lol
    Planets are lifeless and the aliens???
  5. Matheuscarva007
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Boa história, boa jogabilidade e ótima construção de universo, com toda certeza o jogo mais polido da Bethesda
  6. Elep
    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.
  7. BalkanYugo
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    It feels weird saying you need to get through the first 15 hours or so to really get into the meet of this game but that is simply the case.

    This game was a 7/8 in the beginning but a solid 9.5 afterwards. GOTY contender for sure!
  8. Sheyrion2
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Realmente, desilucionado.
    Mula exploracion espacial. movilidad y jugabilidad compleja a niver de un MMO par aun single player.
    La verdad, fracasaron. Ni si quiera puedieron hacerlo mejor que no man's sky
  9. SalazarGOAT
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    A Promising Odyssey Marred by Technical Hurdles

    Starfield for Xbox Series X brings an epic space adventure to life, with a captivating story, rich details, and immersive world interaction. The universe crafted in this game is nothing short of breathtaking, promising hours of exploration and intrigue. The narrative is a standout feature, weaving a compelling tale that keeps players    A Promising Odyssey Marred by Technical Hurdles

    Starfield for Xbox Series X brings an epic space adventure to life, with a captivating story, rich details, and immersive world interaction. The universe crafted in this game is nothing short of breathtaking, promising hours of exploration and intrigue.

    The narrative is a standout feature, weaving a compelling tale that keeps players engaged from start to finish. The attention to detail in the game world is commendable, creating an environment that feels both vast and lived-in. Every nook and cranny holds a secret, waiting to be discovered.

    However, the experience is dampened by the frustratingly long loading times, sometimes stretching to a tedious 10 seconds. This occasional lag disrupts the flow of the game, pulling players out of the immersive world.

    Regrettably, technical issues prove to be the Achilles' heel of Starfield. The game is plagued by an abundance of bugs that mar the gameplay experience. A particularly severe bug forced me to restart the game after investing 50 hours, as a main questline became irreversibly glitched. This hiccup was only the tip of the iceberg, as subsequent missions were also riddled with bugs, rendering them impossible to complete. Sound issues added to the frustration, occasionally necessitating a full Xbox reboot.

    Furthermore, sporadic crashes proved to be a recurring issue. The game's instability became a constant source of concern, interrupting what should have been an otherwise immersive experience.

    In spite of its lofty ambitions, Starfield's technical shortcomings hold it back from greatness. With some much-needed patches and updates, this game has the potential to ascend to the stars it so ambitiously aims for. For now, it remains a journey marked by equal parts wonder and frustration.    … Expand
  10. NarGusz
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Excelente juego de rol y exploración con muchas pantallas de carga por eso no le doy 10, por lo menos en Xbox series x no he tenido ni gun bug a la hora de estar jugando
  11. propulsion
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This game was ruined for me by the AI. It is terrible, some of the worst AI I have ever seen. There was not much immersion in the game for me due to the main story and lame space travel, and the AI killed the remaining bit. You can shoot a 1000 bullets at the security guards as long as you don’t hit them and they don’t care. Just like I don’t care about this game.
  12. Naiw
    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.    … Expand
  13. Bluvadr
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    This game truly is a lot of fun. Beware, if you don't enjoy games with long main plots, long sub plots and even long sub side quests... this isn't for you. There are obviously things about the game that is annoying. The lack of a real map to view, lack of lust for buying/selling items like ship parts, and a lack of lists to know where your bases you create are at.

    I love the ship    This game truly is a lot of fun. Beware, if you don't enjoy games with long main plots, long sub plots and even long sub side quests... this isn't for you. There are obviously things about the game that is annoying. The lack of a real map to view, lack of lust for buying/selling items like ship parts, and a lack of lists to know where your bases you create are at.

    I love the ship building, base building, the large cities, numerous side quests that are almost too much and the various character upgrades. This game is meant for the long run and should not be rushed.    … Expand
  14. Victikur
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Decepción.
    Muchas caídas. Exploración inexistente… aburrido a más no poder.
  15. TheBigen
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    6 hours in and it feels like I'm still in the tutorial. It seems like it has somewhat good foundations but the rest feels really half-assed. You have loading screens constantly interrupting you. Even entering your house requires a loading screen. No Mans Sky has planet to planet travel down. You don't need to fast travel to the other side of the system your in to get there. You can fly to6 hours in and it feels like I'm still in the tutorial. It seems like it has somewhat good foundations but the rest feels really half-assed. You have loading screens constantly interrupting you. Even entering your house requires a loading screen. No Mans Sky has planet to planet travel down. You don't need to fast travel to the other side of the system your in to get there. You can fly to a planet, land, explore, get back in your ship and go to another planet with zero loading screens. In Starfield, your also meant to explore but you can just fast travel everywhere and entering and leaving the planet requires a loading screen and just uses a cutscene. Being able to customize your ship was one of the selling points for me but I've found no reason to engage with it because I can just fast travel everywhere and dont need to actually use the ship 95% of the time. It feels like a game that was meant to be mission based but they made it open world because that's more appealing to alot of people.… Expand
  16. Luiz99
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Simplesmente maravilhoso, parabéns a Bethesda e Xbox por esse jogo incrível. Uma ótima exploração, gameplay muito boa...
  17. Mestill
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    The story telling, the immersion, the sound design, the gameplay itself, the dialogue especially. It’s incredible
  18. Darkxen117
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing! The best space open world rpg ever! Gameplay really good, an open world like no other.… Expand
  19. Thwomp
    Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Holy crap this is one of the most boring games ever. It's not terrible, but pretty mediocre. A LOT of ....empty nothingness. Just watch streamer vids and you'll see for yourself. This game will put you to sleep.

    Bethesda blows.
  20. Damo226
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    I've been waiting for this game for what seems like decades, Now if you like Bethesda gamed (which I do) this game could be for you, but it fails to grab your attention in the beginning as the likes of skyrim or it's predecessors before it. It takes until new game plus to actually become worth a playthrough and the side missions are more entertaining then the main story. 4/10 is about theI've been waiting for this game for what seems like decades, Now if you like Bethesda gamed (which I do) this game could be for you, but it fails to grab your attention in the beginning as the likes of skyrim or it's predecessors before it. It takes until new game plus to actually become worth a playthrough and the side missions are more entertaining then the main story. 4/10 is about the best I can give this sadly.… Expand
  21. Diegoccas
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    One of the most bad optimized games, lot of bugs waiting for user to fix it, most of the open world content is boring and a lost of time, the main line story is poor without good plot the game is not the best release from bethesda.
  22. Pixel256
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Needs 10 more years of development with the most recent game engine. In its current state, Starfield has barely no optimizations and needs a 2030 computer setup to run properly. Bethesda also needs to kick her CEO out. At least I got my refund.
  23. SpyKicksIn
    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
  24. Woldy
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Es muy pero muy lento pero al agarrarle un poco el royo lo disfrutas mucho, no llevo mucho jugando, diría unas 20 horas y no he encontrado muchos errores, es un juego muy disfrutable pero se necesita invertir algo de tiempo extra.
  25. 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.
  26. Knoxxin
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    If you like Bethesda games, you'll love starfield. Gameplay systems and writing are a step above fallout 4, with Bethesda going back to a voiceless protagonist to further your role playing experience. Additionally the game is far less glitchy compared to the typical Bethesda game, with any that you might encounter being minor and uncommon, being easily fixable with a save and reload. AtIf you like Bethesda games, you'll love starfield. Gameplay systems and writing are a step above fallout 4, with Bethesda going back to a voiceless protagonist to further your role playing experience. Additionally the game is far less glitchy compared to the typical Bethesda game, with any that you might encounter being minor and uncommon, being easily fixable with a save and reload. At the end of the day, it's a Bethesda game, you will know if you'll like it before you get it, and for the Bethesda fans, while this may be the most technically good Bethesda game, your own preferences in setting will decide if you like fallout or the elder scrolls more than starfield or if you'll like starfield more than them.… Expand
  27. NinjaRyuRose
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    Xbox fanboy here and this is a huge step back from Skyrim and even Fallout 4 loading non stop outdated gameplay/graphics less freedom restricted areas how disappointing this is the flagship Xbox exclusive we get after all these years.
  28. ODT
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    The best thing for me persinally about Starfield is I'm no longer dying to play the next Elder Scrolls. This game really just has very little charm and feels just....pointless. I'm 15 hours in. Maybe I'll get into it more.
  29. leonfjf
    Sep 10, 2023
    5
    It's not fun. It puts me to sleep every time.

    Poor combat experience, enemy AI retarded. The plot is too flat to be fun. And why can it be transmitted wherever it is? To cover up a vast but barren world?
  30. Ridah
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    We need Arabic language!! And fix a many problem and mistakes i that all thx for the good game ^_^
  31. JTDST
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Absolutely fantastic game. Starfield is everything I expected and more. I find myself constantly wanting to be playing it and I’ll be honest I haven’t felt that way about a title since perhaps even Skyrim. This is the tried and tested Bethesda formula and it is still yet to let me down. The game gets a lot of hate, and of course a lot of reviews are also review bombing it on purpose due toAbsolutely fantastic game. Starfield is everything I expected and more. I find myself constantly wanting to be playing it and I’ll be honest I haven’t felt that way about a title since perhaps even Skyrim. This is the tried and tested Bethesda formula and it is still yet to let me down. The game gets a lot of hate, and of course a lot of reviews are also review bombing it on purpose due to idiotic fanboyism. But fools will be fools and it happens on both sides. Regardless of scores anywhere, this is going to be my personal game of the generation. It’s been a long time since a game made me feel the way this does. Kudos BGS on another phenomenal IP. Into the Starfield!… Expand
  32. plu_To
    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
  33. arm7114
    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.    … Expand
  34. aln666
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    One of the best new IPs that i've seen in years, a masterpiece of Bethesda.
    Im really happy to be a xbox and PC owner in this generation
  35. Notsogoodreview
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    This is not as good as any elder scrolls game and I would put it just above fallout 4 in terms of my opinion of it, but many aspects of depth were sacrificed for other features such as quantity. The character depth of this game is much more shallow than usual and the side quest lines are much more linear than expected. For all my complaints its still a pretty good game, just a lot ofThis is not as good as any elder scrolls game and I would put it just above fallout 4 in terms of my opinion of it, but many aspects of depth were sacrificed for other features such as quantity. The character depth of this game is much more shallow than usual and the side quest lines are much more linear than expected. For all my complaints its still a pretty good game, just a lot of missed opportunity. Solid game with a medium lack of character and quest depth expected of a Bethesda game.… Expand
  36. Milktray08
    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
  37. gabbieledo2022
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Jogo fantástico! Não curti muito Fallout e Skyrim, mas gostei muuito de Starfield! Gráficos impecáveis, ambientação, jogabilidade, gameplay, história, universo... Tudo!! Parabéns para a Bethesda! Não vão na onda desses youtubers "gamers" como Alanzoka, Brksedu, Zangado, Davy Jones etc. Eles querem é dinheiro. Starfield é um exemplo de que o jogo pode ser o bom que for, que se falar bemJogo fantástico! Não curti muito Fallout e Skyrim, mas gostei muuito de Starfield! Gráficos impecáveis, ambientação, jogabilidade, gameplay, história, universo... Tudo!! Parabéns para a Bethesda! Não vão na onda desses youtubers "gamers" como Alanzoka, Brksedu, Zangado, Davy Jones etc. Eles querem é dinheiro. Starfield é um exemplo de que o jogo pode ser o bom que for, que se falar bem dele n der dinheiro, esses merdas vão criticá-lo, e pior, muita gente acaba sendo influenciada, principalmente crianças e adolescentes... Enfim, recomendo o jogo!… Expand
  38. 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
  39. StarGibbon
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Pros:
    - Amazing lore - Great graphics
    - Great sound and music
    - Detailed and vibrant towns, locations and cities
    - Lots of customization opportunities - Misc and clutter items
  40. lukasefe
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    hermosos e increible juego muy satisfecho con lo que ofrece, nunca habia jugado un juego de bethesda la verdad muy buena experiencia.
  41. RelicCastle
    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
  42. Danteyro29
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Es un juego que simplemente me dejo sin palabras superando por mucho las espectativas que tenia de él a parte de todo el tiempo que llevo jugando no e visto bugs y eso en los tiempos de la actualidad ya es bastante bueno, sin duda supera recomendado si te gustan los juegos de aventura y exploración.
  43. Cass23
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Love this game. Enormous is an understatement. I'm playing this for years. Don't understand the hate
  44. JPereira79
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Uma obra grandiosa no padrão de qualidade Bethesda. Quem não gostou do jogo que monte um estúdio e desenvolva um jogo melhor que esse.
  45. The_husk
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Very good game. Much fun. Having a ball playing the game. Tons of stuff to do. Some bugs in it but nothing game breaking.
  46. Wachimberry
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    It is an amazing video game. I like everything, things to improve and sure will come, but as it is a vice, it is impossible to stop playing and in your day to day you can not stop thinking about re-entering the Starfield
  47. AmericanMack
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    Game is horrible..there deleting negative reviews of the game which should be against the law for trying to manipulate the score & therefore customers
  48. Exiledgolem
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    Imagine… a game about the vastness of space, and exploring all the intricacies of what life would be like on other planets. Some peaceful, some having you fight for your life. Utilizing cutting edge technology to zip across space and gaze upon the stars, not safely from earth through a telescope, but through the glass of your space cruiser.

    I wish I could say that was the case with this    Imagine… a game about the vastness of space, and exploring all the intricacies of what life would be like on other planets. Some peaceful, some having you fight for your life. Utilizing cutting edge technology to zip across space and gaze upon the stars, not safely from earth through a telescope, but through the glass of your space cruiser.

    I wish I could say that was the case with this game. Instead, all exploration aspects are abruptly interrupted by loading screen after loading screen, and again after loading screen. You can’t even enter your own ship while docked without a loading screen. There’s no wonder to be had exploring the final frontier here, but rather fast traveling to a planet to explore an empty landscape that has nothing to offer.

    There is combat, if you like stiff, slow, uninspiring gunplay with lackluster selection of arsenal. Theres collecting loot, like that of former titles made by Bethesda, but the combat is boring, both in space and on the ground.

    The story is slow, haphazard, and uneventful. For a game with so much hype behind it, you would expect to feel drawn to play it, I personally was not. TLDR: This was not a space adventure title with combat sewn in, it was Skyrim in space with less to do and less scenery. Thank the good Lord that I didn’t pay for it and it was on Gamepass…

    but hey, at least they didn’t make a 10-year saga build up only to re-use assets to create a “new” world, but that’s a story for another day…    … Expand
  49. Creepierleaf
    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.    … Expand
  50. JVR223
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    It really is skyrim in space... great exploration, great story, and overall fun. The only downside are the graphics.
  51. ThierryH
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Très bon jeu et jolis graphismes, je le débute mais ça donne envie d'aller plus loin
  52. tyros98
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    It's just sad. After all those promises and hyping the game it is a major let down
  53. Admer
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Disgusting 30fps.
    Visually, the game is 5 years behind.
    The gameplay and mechanics in the game are 10 years behind.
    The feeling is that most of the dialogues in the game were written by AI.
    Terrible animations of NPC faces.
    Disgusting gray-brown filter in the game.
    A very well-written main plot and a lot of monotonous secondary quests.
  54. Trikalinos_4
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Great game guys well done...bethesda keep up the good work and making these types of games.. masterpieces!!
  55. Kovac_Mldn
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    The game has a lot of issues from performance to technical details. Was not excpecting anything about this game so far though, i like the Bethesda games formula and to be fair, this game has something special really....
  56. Smw88
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Great addition to the Bethesda family. Enjoying it on both pc and xbox. A couple crashes so far but over so many hours it's not bad.
  57. Criscros14
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Honestly this game is amazing, probably the thing that made people angry was the loading screens or maybe that thousands of people thought that each planet would be the map from Zelda, but listen guys this game is huge and enjoyable, I recommend this game a lot, besides it’s on gamepass what else do you guys want?
  58. subcontracting
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Full zero! Insanely boring! Graphics are from pastgen, dialogues are stupid and nothing new!
  59. KazeGamer30
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    This game is solid. I’ve never really liked the older Bethesda’s games because I’m more of a sci-fi person and Starfield scratched that itch for me. This game has me captivated and I’m about 54 hours in and I still have a lot to do. Don’t mind all these people trying to review bomb it they hating because they hopping on a hate-bandwagon.
  60. Orisa
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Starfield is the kind of game you can play for hours and hours without getting bored.
  61. Mikireq
    Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Es un juego entretenido pero gráficamente muy desfasado. Es inaceptable que en Xbox series x el rendimiento sea a 30fps y no darte opción a modo rendimiento a 60 fps. La exploración de planetas a base de menús de cargas cortan la inmersión. Aún así es entretenido. Bethesda ha de cambiar ese motor gráfico ya
  62. Cacam
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    It's a very bad game, I thought you could travel in space, I paid 70 dollars for this crap!!! Do not buy this game! I can't get a refund because MS policy says I had it too long. I'm so sad...
  63. RAMIN2077
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked this game and got the experience I was waiting for for years. I am sure that Bethesda has fulfilled all the promises it made and did not lack anything for its fans. If you really love the Bethesda series of games and also enjoy the style of RPG games, Dare is one of the purest experiences you can have. There is no reason for random hits. Do not beat the game unnecessarily and just try to enjoy playing it.… Expand
  64. Kaizer56
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Après 85h de jeu je peut dire que c'est une pépite ce jeu je n'ai rencontré qu'un seul crash mais aujourd'hui aucun jeu n'est parfait a prendre exemple de cyberpunk avec un lancement catastrophique pour moi ce sera 10 malgré les notes rageuse de certain qui n'ont pas accès (PS5)
  65. ironmadruga
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Promessas grandes, porém o jogo passou longe delas. Muitas partes é monótono. Janelas de loading infinitas. NPC genéricos, e missões genéricas.
  66. RedNose
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Masterpiece... THE Best experience since RDR2.
    Play and certainly you"ll be speechless.    … Expand
  67. BushMonkey6
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Played around 5 hours, love it, only done the first main quest and been doing side quests most of the time, having tons of fun, brings back great memories of playing fallout 3 and 4 back in the day! Cheers bethesda
  68. astrofaycel
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Incredible experience, this is the best bethesda game ever. we love youuuu todd
  69. tinodante
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Me too, doubt invaded me with the negative feedback.

    Well in the end, I'm having fun and that's right from the start
  70. elchpah
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Realy good good its top level i ever seen since witcher 3.. realy good and i looking forward for part 2
  71. Lucas1000grauu
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    One of the worst games ever made by Bethesda.

    Empty, repetitive planets, combat without AI, several bugs, extremely poorly made NPCs, boring and repetitive, I got tired after just 6 hours of playing. Where have you ever seen a space ship game where we can't fly the ship into the atmosphere of the planets like in "NO MANS SKY", or even fly the ship or hover inside the planets?!!!?? ?    One of the worst games ever made by Bethesda.

    Empty, repetitive planets, combat without AI, several bugs, extremely poorly made NPCs, boring and repetitive, I got tired after just 6 hours of playing.

    Where have you ever seen a space ship game where we can't fly the ship into the atmosphere of the planets like in "NO MANS SKY", or even fly the ship or hover inside the planets?!!!?? ? At Mans Sky I already did this 7 years ago.

    Once again Microsoft is proving that everything it gets its hands on, it ruins.    … Expand
  72. legion077x
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Empty game same engine as 10 years ago. repetitive game, without innovation monotonous exploration there is no real space exploration in the game
  73. CavexNero1
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Jogo medíocre com gráficos de ps3 na verdade tem jogos de ps3 com gráficos melhores uma bugação fora do normal história chata o marketing desse jogo foi um dos mais mentirosos da história tela de loading em tudo na moral q vergonha é esse jogo as notas de crítica especializada foi com certeza manipulada comprada pela Microsoft e isso e ridícula até pq se formos analisar esse jogo está piorJogo medíocre com gráficos de ps3 na verdade tem jogos de ps3 com gráficos melhores uma bugação fora do normal história chata o marketing desse jogo foi um dos mais mentirosos da história tela de loading em tudo na moral q vergonha é esse jogo as notas de crítica especializada foi com certeza manipulada comprada pela Microsoft e isso e ridícula até pq se formos analisar esse jogo está pior q o Siberpunk no lançamento q também era muito bugado mais pelo menos graficamente é muito superior a essa bosta e foi massacrado pele crítica com rasão e inaceitável um jogo sai bugado desse jeito mais aí o starfild saí muito mais feio e até mais bugado d q ele e tem essa média alta ae lógico q foi comprada sem falar q o jogo foi avaliado por pessoas escolhidas a dedo pela Microsoft cara na moral q vergonha por isso q o Xbox é e sempre será o lanterna de gerações… Expand
  74. Jjb985
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    10 best game I ever played, single best RPG ever, god tier level perfection, beat it 5 times already and still going
  75. CIPKO_IBAH
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Nice game. Pretty decent graphics. I have a modern computer. 12600k and 6800 no freezes and glitches. I am not a fan of such games, but I played it with pleasure on Gamepass PC. Thanks Microsoft and Bethesda.
  76. CABELUDO894
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Lixo de jogo todo bugado grafico feio ridiculo tudo de ruim nesse jogo foi prometido muitas coisas como um mundo enorme onde poderiamos viajar para qualquer lugar que seria mundo aberto pois nao é bem assim tem uma parede invisivel que é um limite do jogo tambem foi prometido 60 fps e entregaram 30fps com a desculpa de ser artistico entao dou 0 para esse lixo nao recomendo esse lixo deLixo de jogo todo bugado grafico feio ridiculo tudo de ruim nesse jogo foi prometido muitas coisas como um mundo enorme onde poderiamos viajar para qualquer lugar que seria mundo aberto pois nao é bem assim tem uma parede invisivel que é um limite do jogo tambem foi prometido 60 fps e entregaram 30fps com a desculpa de ser artistico entao dou 0 para esse lixo nao recomendo esse lixo de jogo a ninguem… Expand
  77. Luis__lima31
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    O jogo crashou 4x no meu séries X e ainda por cima está todo bugado e caindo o desempenho abaixo dos 30 fps. Um absurdo para um jogo exclusivo uma piada a Microsoft lançar esse lixo!!!!
  78. OGSlaxl
    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.
  79. neomoonsevin
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Awesome game I like it has some occasional studders but nothing to really send home about the faces could have had more work done after 25yrs in the kitchen anyway this is a great game abit hard to understand but you get it it eventually great game Bethesda Microsoft I'm on the Xbox series s
  80. Law2120
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This game is very good game. Best Bethesda game I've ever played in a long time! The game is pretty revolutionary from everything that's thing came out this year!!
  81. Mexikaner
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    One big loadinggate. want to leave an plantet? loadinggate! wanna fly to an planet? loadinggate! wanna land on an planet just to talk to an npc for 40 secconds? Loadinggate!
  82. Thomas_117
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Gran juego la verdad no hay nada más que decir, puro ardido le da baja calificación y seguramente ni lo ha jugado
  83. chinogts2
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    De momento no le doy un 10, por que no lo es. Los que le ponen 10 mienten o son fanboys igual que los que le ponen 0. Es un buen juego, y como todos los de Bethesda mejorará con el tiempo.
  84. WAGNERX10x
    Sep 10, 2023
    6
    Jogo muito abaixo do que foi prometido uma decepção, Promessas não cumpridas e muita propaganda enganosa.
  85. XATAK10
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    After having triumphed over wastelands and fantasy realms, Bethesda has now set its sights on conquering the cosmos. With Starfield, they present their most ambitious RPG to date, seamlessly blending captivating storytelling, thrilling action, and boundless exploration. While the Creation Engine continues to deliver breathtaking landscapes, it also reveals its constraints when it comes toAfter having triumphed over wastelands and fantasy realms, Bethesda has now set its sights on conquering the cosmos. With Starfield, they present their most ambitious RPG to date, seamlessly blending captivating storytelling, thrilling action, and boundless exploration. While the Creation Engine continues to deliver breathtaking landscapes, it also reveals its constraints when it comes to map size, reminding us of both its strengths and limitations.… Expand
  86. Rileyqk
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Fantastic game. It is a beautiful world that has its highs and lows but always keeps giving more. Interesting and deep side characters lots of background. The combat both on the ground and in space is great. The soundtrack is one of the best in all of video games. The stories told here are some of Bethesda's most interesting. It's not a perfect game, if you go too far off the beaten pathFantastic game. It is a beautiful world that has its highs and lows but always keeps giving more. Interesting and deep side characters lots of background. The combat both on the ground and in space is great. The soundtrack is one of the best in all of video games. The stories told here are some of Bethesda's most interesting. It's not a perfect game, if you go too far off the beaten path things will get a bit repetitive, The performance is good but not amazing, you will need a decent PC to really enjoy this, and the local planet map is awful yet mostly not used. Overall an amazing experience and a game ill most likely be playing for years.… Expand
  87. andreasus
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Skyrim in Space basically. Story and gameplay is alright, typical Bethesda. Unfortunately there is nothing innovative in the game. At least cross save works.
  88. VEGETACABULOSO
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este jogo está fantástico, mas pra quem está
    desconfiado vai uma dica: como é um jogo q vai
    durar anos, logo o starfield vai melhorando muito
    com o tempo. Abraços !!    … Expand
  89. ckennedy
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    One of the best games of all time. BGS took their already excellent formula and improved upon multiple aspects of it, and had a very smooth launch to boot. Inflated my score a bit to counteract all the butthurt Sony Ponies review bombing. Haven’t finished the game yet but I’d say this game is at least a 9-9.5 out of 10. Maybe higher but at least a 9.
  90. reapersix6six
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    l'un des meilleur RPG que a qui j'ai jouer je félicite les développeur de Bethestda du travail effectuer
  91. JonnyC98
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Apart from a few bugs and some crashes, this is easily Bethesda’s most polished game to date. Main story is fun and New Game+ has an interesting concept. A true RPG experience!
  92. nemix3d
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    One of the best Bethesda games finally here for us to enjoy and play, all the haters lol, if you dont like it, dont play it
  93. ivapro
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Абсолютно невнятная игра, которую так все ждали. Игра про космос, без космоса. 30 фпс на самой мощной консоли в истории, без режима производительности. Игра, которую преподносили как непревзойденную вселенную, оказалась наполовину состоящей из загрузочных экранов. Неудивительно что в требованиях для ПК версии присутствует ссд.
    Нет русской локализации. Для Бетесды, по секрету, на русском    Абсолютно невнятная игра, которую так все ждали. Игра про космос, без космоса. 30 фпс на самой мощной консоли в истории, без режима производительности. Игра, которую преподносили как непревзойденную вселенную, оказалась наполовину состоящей из загрузочных экранов. Неудивительно что в требованиях для ПК версии присутствует ссд.
    Нет русской локализации. Для Бетесды, по секрету, на русском языке разговаривают не только в России, но и во многих других странах. К примеру, он входит в топ-5 самых распространенных языков и является самым распространенным языком в Европе.    … Expand
  94. Renatospada
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Starfield is a great game, where people are focusing and emphasizing flaws just because it's a Microsoft game and first Xbox exclusive.
  95. Abibboy83
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Juegazo, y solo llevo unas 10h jugadas, me encanta, una vez entras en la historia...te atrapaaaa!!!
  96. Gruzin
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    Gra jest mega nudna i powtarzalna. Całość rozgrywki to ogromy krok wstecz w stosunku do poprzednich produkcji studia Bethesda.
  97. geosousan
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Esse jogo é o bixo! Sensacional! Joguei em diferentes lugares, tanto no PC quanto no Console (XBSX) e até no Game Pass Ultimate. A imersão do jogo é incrível a medida que você vai avançando! Estou tendo que parar de jogar para poder trabalhar kkkk! Se não a pessoa não quer saber de mais nada, a não ser jogar, jogar e jogar! Parabéns, Bethesda! A única crítica que faço (que eu não gostei)Esse jogo é o bixo! Sensacional! Joguei em diferentes lugares, tanto no PC quanto no Console (XBSX) e até no Game Pass Ultimate. A imersão do jogo é incrível a medida que você vai avançando! Estou tendo que parar de jogar para poder trabalhar kkkk! Se não a pessoa não quer saber de mais nada, a não ser jogar, jogar e jogar! Parabéns, Bethesda! A única crítica que faço (que eu não gostei) foi que não teve dublagem em Português Brasileiro (PT BR), e isso é uma afronta, pois é tão maravilhoso poder jogar qualquer tipo de jogo ouvindo o seu próprio idioma local!… Expand
  98. Pommes
    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
  99. FranciscoMTZ
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Es un gran juego, muy divertido, sin embargo creo que aún deberían agregar más elementos en el entorno, flora y fauna para que se sientan vivos, así como más inteligencia a los npc, espero que mejore con las actualizaciones futuras.
  100. Krowniv
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Simplesmente o melhor jogo da Bethesda dos últimos anos! Capricharam em todos os detalhes
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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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