Starfield

 Xbox Series X
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  1. ARBO2k9
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    So sad to wait this many years for a lifeless game. The load screens ruin everything. The planets are just boring majority of the time.
  2. ExTrapolation
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Жаль, что далеко не все поиграют в это. Нейросеть действительно сделала всё тонко. Не так уж много модов на TES II:Daggerfall в наше время. Потребовалось 20 лет чтобы получилось интересно и необычно
  3. Fariax
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    WASTE OF MONEY.

    Que merda de jogo, prometeram um mundo aberto com exploração dos planetas sem merdas de paredes invisíveis. Super Buggy super boring. Pela vossa saude não joguem essa merda de jogo.
    Ahhh.... sem contar com os milhoes de loading screens. Que merda de empresa.
  4. Misterx16
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful, terribile and boring game it's perfect for sleep when you are tired.… Expand
  5. HMSBeardsley
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Starfield is Bethesda firing on all cylinders. It takes everything I personally love about their games, cranks it to eleven and wraps it in awesome scifi trappings. It's everything I've ever wanted out of a scifi RPG, full stop. I've spent well over 100 hours with the game so far and completed all core faction quest lines, yet it still feels like there is a mountain of content for me toStarfield is Bethesda firing on all cylinders. It takes everything I personally love about their games, cranks it to eleven and wraps it in awesome scifi trappings. It's everything I've ever wanted out of a scifi RPG, full stop. I've spent well over 100 hours with the game so far and completed all core faction quest lines, yet it still feels like there is a mountain of content for me to experience. The combat is the best it's ever been in a BGS game, and the space combat is excellent. Managing your systems to maximize your damage and maneuverability is so addicting.… Expand
  6. GH0STMERC
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    best bethesda game ive played in quite some time. really enjoying the gun play and side quests along with ship building.
  7. Stan_a
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Amazing Bethesda rpg. The scale and scope of this game is unbelievable, it’s a bit overwhelming to be honest. Probably be playing for 1000+ hours, and when mods are released it will be insane.
  8. Spacemerune28
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    This has to be the best sci-fi RPG I have ever played. Similar to games like KoToR, Mass Effect, and more recently The Outer Workds. And while similar , easly out does them in every way. Stay is better and keaves more choice, combat is better , even more dynamic, world building is far better and factions and towns feel very different and unique. Then you have the Xtra new things you can'tThis has to be the best sci-fi RPG I have ever played. Similar to games like KoToR, Mass Effect, and more recently The Outer Workds. And while similar , easly out does them in every way. Stay is better and keaves more choice, combat is better , even more dynamic, world building is far better and factions and towns feel very different and unique. Then you have the Xtra new things you can't do in those, like base building/colony management and ship building and combat, athat are completely optionall. While these things care Similar to games like No mans sky and elite dangerous, again this game does it better. Ship piloting and combat is better, can do more things like, flying stealth or boarding other craft, and running my own space colony across many planets complete with my own created space trucking lanes makes me feel like I'm a space tycoon!!. I'll be playing this for ages!!!… Expand
  9. micke87
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    All the loadingscreens and lack of RPG elements compared to BG3 ruins the game. There is nothing special about the gameplay and the quests are boring.
  10. Equatis
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Incredible game. I have never been a Bethesda guy. Tried two of their bigger titles to include Skyrim and Oblivion. I thought they were cool but not in my personal interest. With Starfield, I gave it a shot because I love space themed games such as Deliver Us the Moon. I have been hooked since and I can't get enough of it. Looking forward to this franchise.
  11. Eudys
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Excelente juego desde el momento cero!! Me ha enganchado y el series S va muy bien!!
  12. Naznar12
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amaaazzing game but we need arabic to 10000100000010000000000000%
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  13. Corchaump1010
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Another great game from Bethesda but what better graphics details better NPCs better quests and a bigger scale you won't be disappointed if you love Bethesda games!! 10 out of 10 highly recommend!!
  14. Jedaqui78
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    El juego de Rol más masivo, grandioso y adictivo al que he jugado los últimos 20 años.

    El nivel de detalle de localizaciones, interiorismo, paisajes y tratamiento de físicas es sencillamente impresionante.

    El doblaje de audio al castellano es perfecto, aunque por poner una pega ,falta acompasar la sincronización labial.

    Un juego para prácticamente vivir en el.
  15. Antifeminancy
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    This game attempts many things and accomplishes very few, and the early game is an appallingly slow burn, forcing you to play many hours before you start to realize the fun parts will never arrive. Ground combat is Fallout 4 but slightly less clunky. Space combat feels like a series of unwieldy boxes whirling around above a planet, about as fast paced and exciting as helping an old ladyThis game attempts many things and accomplishes very few, and the early game is an appallingly slow burn, forcing you to play many hours before you start to realize the fun parts will never arrive. Ground combat is Fallout 4 but slightly less clunky. Space combat feels like a series of unwieldy boxes whirling around above a planet, about as fast paced and exciting as helping an old lady across the street. Any kind of space flight besides this is nonexistent, space exploration consists of loading screens and takeoff/landing cinematics. The other part of space exploration is running on foot thousands of meters across a fishbowl map on a generic planet or barren moon, to find the same copy/pasted outpost you discovered on the first moon you visited, with all the same items and npc's in the same exact places. Outpost building is an absolute joke. You would think it would be good, being the third iteration of Bethesda's building system, but in SPACE. It's not, it's 4 prefab structures, 2 landing pads (1 of which doesn't work) and a bunch of large stuff you have to build on the ground outside because there's no nice foundations to build and build on and they don't fit in the very generic premade hab shapes they give you. Followers are uninspired and forgettable and dialogue is limited to Good or Edgy. The only real effect of this dialogue is getting your boring pack animal companion to complain at you for not being enough of a Lawful Good Paladin type. The background and character building is vapid and thin, with my outlaw Professor being universally recognized for having briefly worked on a mining crew at the beginning of the game before getting railroaded into the main quest, or rather, the main series of identical fetch quests that lead you to the lazily written and plainly uninspired conclusion of the very forgettable main story. I paid a hundred bucks to get this in Early Access in spite of having Game Pass because I believed in the strength of the games Bethesda used to make, but the only memorable thing about this game is that I had to play well past the refund time to get the full scope of how bad this Triple-A blockbuster game turned out to be. I fear for the disaster that Elder Scrolls 6 is likely to be, and Bethesda has finally lost me entirely. After many games and thousands of cumulative hours, I won't day one or early access anything from them anymore because they can't be trusted.… Expand
  16. vitodevito
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Francamente, quem dá menos do que 8 pra esse jogo é maluco.
    Esse é, literalmente, o melhor jogo da bethesda, tanto em questão de otimização, bugs, mecânicas de jogo e história.
    Existem alguns pontos a melhorar, mas nada que justifique o hate que estão dando aqui.
  17. gamerrvio
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    un universo infinito pero vacio un motor grafico parecido al de skyrim y una de las peores inversiones que he echo
  18. Jonyboy
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    One of the worst game I ever played on my Xbox Series X. I played past the 12h mark hoping it would get better but It did not.
  19. Pyroraptor23
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    I wasn't very excited for this game because it looked bland and slow with the same old art style on the same buggy engine but in space, so now 40-50 hours, trying almost everything i could, shipbuilding/combat, melee, sneaky build (that just doest work) etc. It hurt trying to level what i want, needing a skill point and a high number of things done for a challange (ie 40sneak attacks) justI wasn't very excited for this game because it looked bland and slow with the same old art style on the same buggy engine but in space, so now 40-50 hours, trying almost everything i could, shipbuilding/combat, melee, sneaky build (that just doest work) etc. It hurt trying to level what i want, needing a skill point and a high number of things done for a challange (ie 40sneak attacks) just to play how i wanted slowed done the whole experience, i went to some random lvl 70 planet to farm exp and challenges just to try make the game fun but how is it my job to try and make it fun?

    I hope patches come out soon to refine or change some things, stealth, npc interaction, skills, lockpicking. Either to make them easier or just work as intended.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. StarFoolah
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Starfield was a good game. This statement would have been true 10 years ago. Is it still true in 2023? No. This game is nothing more than a 2.0 update of an aging Skyrim Vanilla. It is unacceptable to have a studio at this point in time resting on past glory by releasing equally mediocre versions of Skyrim one after the other. Skyrim Vanilla, Skyrim Legendary, Skyrim in space, SkyrimStarfield was a good game. This statement would have been true 10 years ago. Is it still true in 2023? No. This game is nothing more than a 2.0 update of an aging Skyrim Vanilla. It is unacceptable to have a studio at this point in time resting on past glory by releasing equally mediocre versions of Skyrim one after the other. Skyrim Vanilla, Skyrim Legendary, Skyrim in space, Skyrim underwater... I won't even mention the catastrophic optimization and the bugs that have become your studio's reputation. Modders, however, are not here to do all your work, and it's high time to release polished games instead of barely concealed open betas.
    Hoping for a true overhaul of your vision for TES VI, I hope this feedback serves as a lesson.    … Expand
  22. Goatboy69
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    The game that redefines ‘sandbox’. Bethesda games have a reputation for longevity; Skyrim, Fallout etc… still have loyal player bases. It’s hard to get bored in these worlds, and now we have multiple worlds, ship building, base building, trading, bounty hunting, and so it goes. And we have yet to see any mods. This is a ground breaking release and will be celebrated as a classic. Pay noThe game that redefines ‘sandbox’. Bethesda games have a reputation for longevity; Skyrim, Fallout etc… still have loyal player bases. It’s hard to get bored in these worlds, and now we have multiple worlds, ship building, base building, trading, bounty hunting, and so it goes. And we have yet to see any mods. This is a ground breaking release and will be celebrated as a classic. Pay no attention to the rants from the room temperature IQ crowd. They can’t help themselves; they were conceived with weak sperm.… Expand
  23. Bernardob7
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Best RPG I've Ever played. More than 50 hours of gameplay and counting. There is just too much to do. You could literally spend years in this game. Massive.
  24. gt50086
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game had so much potential and was hyped up for so long only to deliver the worst Bethesda experience so far. Fallout 3 or Skyrim are still more worth your time in 2023. The environments and worlds are empty and dull and full of copy and pasted structures that you will see over and over again as you play the game. The main storyline is also bad. Don’t waste your time with this garbage
  25. Iampotion
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Had horrible gameplay and buggy glitches. Made it impossible to play. Immediately refunded the game. Hard to have faith in Bethesda anymore.
  26. johnnydoe7
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    After 10 hours, i think Starfield is a little bit overhyped.
    Old Bethesda engine, poor facials animations and the game looks like nothing more than Skyrim in Space.
    poor scenarios and exploration.
    Good : Gunfights and relative clean game.
  27. Ghosty07
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    What bad game, they promise alot but dont didnt almost nothing from what they have promise, that game is already meme of the year
  28. danihelluber
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    A LOT OF HYPE FOR NOTHING.

    - It's not an exploration game at all (very disappointed for this... NMS is 10 times better)
    - It's not an FPS at all
    - It's not an RGP at all

    It is definitely a mix of things made very bad.
  29. NickosDi
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    NPCs/AI, graphics, main story feels outdated and not interested. Would bebetter if it had an online part like Death Stranding with its buildings, or a pvp to test our spaceships. All the grinding is not worth it.

    Good thing i have GP for a couple of games that I;m interested in. This is surely not worth the 70 or 100 euros
  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. GroveSt4Eva
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Exploración y paisajes perfectamente detallados, misiones entretenidas y bien estructuradas, buen rendimiento en Series x, y una jugabilidad buena, acompañada de cientos de horas de diversión.
    100% recomendable.
  32. Trish_Zetsumei
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, a lot of hours spent so far. Heard the story is basically a long tutorial and it doesn't really open up till you beat the game. Can't wait!… Expand
  33. diofigg
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I've been waiting for a game like this for a long time, it's still not perfect in some technical aspects, but the most important thing is the story and game mechanics, with engaging and charismatic characters.
    Honestly, I hope that there will be many expansions for this game and that it will continue to add more and more content over the next few years.
  34. Vomitpoop
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Possibly the worst game ever made. It’s not just the bugs and the PS2 graphics, it’s the game itself. Bethesda falsely advertised a lot of things and the final product is an absolutely embarrassment.
  35. NUREMBERG88
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is duck poison, what a scam. Most of the planets are empty, not to mention game crashed 3 times in 2 hours ....
  36. Wolf317
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Starfield is a disappointing game that does not meet the expectations created by Bethesda and Microsoft. The game promised to be an epic and exciting space adventure, but it remains in a repetitive and limited exploration of generic planets and abandoned stations. The game suffers from numerous bugs that affect gameplay, narrative and immersion. The characters are flat and boring, theStarfield is a disappointing game that does not meet the expectations created by Bethesda and Microsoft. The game promised to be an epic and exciting space adventure, but it remains in a repetitive and limited exploration of generic planets and abandoned stations. The game suffers from numerous bugs that affect gameplay, narrative and immersion. The characters are flat and boring, the missions are simple and predictable, and the combat is clumsy and boring.

    The game has poor performance on Xbox Series X, with only 30 inexcusable fps[^1^]

    [2]. The collector's edition is a scam that includes low-quality objects and a shot glass to forget the disaster that is

    Starfield[^1^][2]. I don't recommend this game to anyone looking for a true science fiction experience.    … Expand
  37. 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.
  38. So8
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Bon, mon avis prend en compte le budget colossal de 200M d'euros alloué au projet, ainsi que les 7-8 ans de développement.

    Voici une liste des forces et faiblesses : Forces : - L'écriture, les dialogues, le scénario m'ont plus, les personnages sont crédibles et c'est ce qui m'a fait tenir. C'est clairement le haut du panier dans ce domaine et c'est un savoir-faire Bethesda typique,    Bon, mon avis prend en compte le budget colossal de 200M d'euros alloué au projet, ainsi que les 7-8 ans de développement.

    Voici une liste des forces et faiblesses :

    Forces :
    - L'écriture, les dialogues, le scénario m'ont plus, les personnages sont crédibles et c'est ce qui m'a fait tenir. C'est clairement le haut du panier dans ce domaine et c'est un savoir-faire Bethesda typique, avec notamment les excellents fallout 3 et NV.

    - L'ost, assez inégale mais généralement de bonne facture et excellente de temps en temps, elle m'a mis dans une bonne atmosphère.

    - Certains panoramas jolies et très agréables à contempler.

    - L'arbre de compétence c'est selon chacun et moi ce genre me plaît.

    Par contre, trop de points négatifs :

    - Depuis des années, la communication tourne autour du gigantisme, de l'espace incroyable, des fameuses 1000 planètes et j'en passe. Et là c'est la douche froide. Pas d'exploration spatiale, et en plus des temps de chargements. Je croyais que la XBX était censée révolutionner cela ? Toujours des paroles. Et ce n'est pas la seule entreprise à se foutre de nous, loin de là.

    - Donc pas d'exploration, à quoi bon passer du temps à personnaliser le vaisseau ? Et sur la planète, pourquoi ne pas avoir un véhicule ? C'est l'enfer de vouloir tout visiter à pieds ou en jet-pack.

    - Des temps de chargement pour entrer dans des bâtiments ? Bienvenue en 2010. De plus chaque temps de chargement dur environ 10 secondes à l'heure où les ssd nous habitue à mieux.

    - Les voix françaises inégales, et cette synchronisation labiale inexistante, c'est quoi encore ça ? De la fainéantise. J'ai dû le mettre en VO car je n'ai pas pu m'y faire ça devenait insupportable. Je rappelle : 200M de budget, le doublage français a été fait, la synchronisation labiale aurait Dû être une formalité.

    - Vu qu'à la sortie de la Xbox où nous vantait la console la plus puissante, pourquoi ne pas avoir le 60 fps ? Ça devrait être une base. Le 30 FPS rend les jeux saccadés quand on s'habitue au 60.
    Le 28fps oui, mais au cinéma. Pas en bej6, soyons sérieux.

    - 3 crashes en 40 heures.

    - Des bugs mais on est habitué avec ce studio.

    À l'heure où l'artistique se lisse de plus en plus (dans le jv, le cinéma, la musique...), il va falloir sérieusement se poser la question côté consommateur et publicitaires/influenceurs qui vendent ce jeu comme étant un chef d'œuvre, de revoir ses jugements. C'est en louant ce genre de jeu (rempli de choses qui, de façon objective, ne vont pas !) que l'industrie va encore plus se lisser et proposer le minimum.

    J'ai pas abordé le point de l'accessibilité mais c'est une honte aussi. Je vois de la flemme de la part du studio.
    Et là où va le JV me fait bien peur pour la suite. Avec des influenceurs vendus qui n'aideront pas.
    Soyez exigeants, car là c'est inquiétant.

    L'autre problème c'est la communication. Chaque AAA sont vendus comme des jeux qui vont tout révolutionner, et manette en mains, la douche froide. Le pognon est roi malheureusement.    … Expand
  39. Fumacarrao
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Nada que foi falado foi entregue. Experiência normal como qualquer outra coisa e nada demais. Gráficos da geração passada e cenários feios.
  40. Priem12
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Failed, failed, failed, failed, failed, failed, failed, failed Failed failed failed… Expand
  41. Pantsu_Hunter
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Bethesda... Jesus Christ, it's 2023 and you guys can't make a descent game, bad graphics, bad facial expressions
  42. Fintech90
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I played past the 10h mark hoping it would get better but It did not, I just couldn't stand another minuted of this game. To me that has to be the definition of a 0/10 and I hope I can get a refund.

    It's does not have an interesting world/characters, combat gameplay is way bellow average, spaceship combat is even worse
  43. Danifl85
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Nos vendían un juego de última generación y resulta que va con un motor gráfico de hace 10 años de innovador. No tiene nada parece un Fallou4 en el espacio con un montón de bugs
    Juego, más bien pocho
  44. ElXocas
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Totally disapointing, almost all NPC's are inmortal unless they are random enemies, you have no real freedom but few choices in certain moments. Space exploration is a joke, they lied about it would be like No man's sky but actually there is not similar at all, even Mass Effect 1 has more space exploration. Main story is too simple.
  45. 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
  46. xboxbrx
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Starfield é um grande jogo com oportunidades desperdiçadas pelo seu motor grafico pifio.

    bethesda fica mt na zona de conforto com essa porcaria de motor grafico. eu esperava um grande jogo com grandes possibilidades. que na verdade foi entregue um jogo mediano para ruim. com quase nda de "novo" e nem exploravel. que com 5 planetas visitados vc já ta exausto e só faz fast travels.    Starfield é um grande jogo com oportunidades desperdiçadas pelo seu motor grafico pifio.

    bethesda fica mt na zona de conforto com essa porcaria de motor grafico.
    eu esperava um grande jogo com grandes possibilidades.
    que na verdade foi entregue um jogo mediano para ruim.
    com quase nda de "novo" e nem exploravel. que com 5 planetas visitados vc já ta exausto e só faz fast travels.

    sem contar os loadings infinitos até para abrir porta.
    parece que o jogo ta rodando em um CD-ROM dos anos 90.
    uma vergonha uma coisa destas.
    dona bethesda bora mudar essa merda de motor ultrapassado e fazer os jogos brilharem aos olhos.
    rpg vcs sabem fazer, mas fazer a mesma coisa o tempo todo é foda.
    ta na hora de sair da zona de conforto.    … Expand
  47. Pasdepanix
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I'm really disappointed, I've been waiting for this match for a long time and now it's a cold shower.

    Let me explain: I was expecting an innovative game. This is what Bethesda was selling us as an argument. They also sold the game to us by telling us "The planets will be explorable in their entirety". But that's not the case, we're on Fallout 4, in space, with a procedural    I'm really disappointed, I've been waiting for this match for a long time and now it's a cold shower.

    Let me explain:

    I was expecting an innovative game. This is what Bethesda was selling us as an argument. They also sold the game to us by telling us "The planets will be explorable in their entirety".

    But that's not the case, we're on Fallout 4, in space, with a procedural generation similar to that of No Man's Sky, AND THE BIG BLACK POINT (for me anyway): we can't land freely on a planet, nor take atmospheric flight or travel in a vehicle on the surface of a planet. WHICH MEANS THAT EXPLORATION (which they sold us!) ONLY EXISTS DURING LOADING TIMES!!

    The game is completely empty (well no, it's filled with "space pirates" everywhere outside of cities), and if you've ever played Fallout 4 you'll understand that the game is exactly a carbon copy, but in space with procedural generation (and less well)...

    The story is sloppy as possible, we find ourselves propelled into the adventure with a simple snap of the fingers (and it's called "RPG"), I'm not going to spoiler but it's really not a credible story. And apart from the story, most of the NPCs you come across will have a small side quest to allow you to negotiate with a particular person, or look for an object,... in short, Fallout 4 (procedural) and no surprises.

    Moreover, the "negotiations" are generally totally false and this inevitably leads to a fight.

    Procedural generation obviously only serves to make us stay on GamePass with a myriad of bogus quests and pirates in every corner of the map.

    Bethesda, you made a terrible mistake in getting bought by Microsoft.    … Expand
  48. AndrewPichinini
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    It’s simply not a great game. The story is boring, and it’s just a repeat of every other Bethesda game ever made. The worst part is having loading screens every couple minutes just to get to a place that has no entertaining content. There are a few occasions where the landscapes line up, and it looks beautiful, but way more often than not it looks like a game made in 2015. The shipIt’s simply not a great game. The story is boring, and it’s just a repeat of every other Bethesda game ever made. The worst part is having loading screens every couple minutes just to get to a place that has no entertaining content. There are a few occasions where the landscapes line up, and it looks beautiful, but way more often than not it looks like a game made in 2015. The ship building is clunky, but it’s the only part of the game I’ve really enjoyed. The gun play is okay, but the NPCs are absolutely awful. Turning up the difficulty doesn’t help. It just makes you waste more time spraying bullets. The facial animations are not acceptable for 2023. Overall I’m hugely disappointed as I had high hopes.… Expand
  49. Otter89
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Got a free premium code with a GPU purchase. So no monetary investment.

    As many many others have stated, the game soon loses its magic once you see the same POI for the 3rd time in a day, the main story lacks any wow factor at all. The loading screens soon grated on my patience after having to watch my ship boost into outer space rather than let me do it, Companions lack any    Got a free premium code with a GPU purchase. So no monetary investment.

    As many many others have stated, the game soon loses its magic once you see the same POI for the 3rd time in a day, the main story lacks any wow factor at all.
    The loading screens soon grated on my patience after having to watch my ship boost into outer space rather than let me do it,

    Companions lack any interesting qualities to make me bother taking them with me.
    The graphics look good for what we expect in 2023 but I have read reviewers speak gospel on these textures, and to be frank I have got the game cranked to the max and it's not breathtaking, It's just nice, the lip sync on dialogue can be spot on, or resemble a dubbed anime with the lips failing to match.

    Exploration, this is just a boring walk across a ProcGen planet outside of the main hub planets, once you've been to one, you've pretty much seen it all.

    Weapons and combat, this lacks any real "meat" to it, enemies are utterly braindead and will stand in the open letting you slot them over and over, when they're not glitching on boxes and loose terrain objects.

    Space Combat is a complete farce, not so much dogfighting as it is either instakilled by higher leveled AI ships or it's a slaughter once you unlock Class C ships.

    I frankly cannot recommend this game, even if you love Fallout or Skyrims offerings, because this offers nothing new.    … Expand
  50. Cyberpunk88
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    How is it that shenmue 1 and 2 which came out on the dreamcast offers a better experience than starfield ! Now keep in mind Shenmue is a game that came out in 1998/1999 on a console with 16mb of ram!!!! While starfield is supposed to be nextgen in 2023 … Shenmue offered a full dynamic ai , real life replica of Japan and reall weather of the exact dates in Japan in the 80s , ai thatHow is it that shenmue 1 and 2 which came out on the dreamcast offers a better experience than starfield ! Now keep in mind Shenmue is a game that came out in 1998/1999 on a console with 16mb of ram!!!! While starfield is supposed to be nextgen in 2023 … Shenmue offered a full dynamic ai , real life replica of Japan and reall weather of the exact dates in Japan in the 80s , ai that had daily schedules and lives , they had hobbies , shops had different hours. when ai wasn’t working they would go do things hobbies and chores . Shenmue offered a living breathing world , where Starfield is just. Straight garbage!! Ai is the dumbest I ever seen in Starfield… Expand
  51. 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
  52. Markos
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    It feels like they're still using the same tech that they were using with Elder Scrolls Oblivion back on the Xbox 360 days, terrible facial animations, poor quality dialogs and voice acting, mediocre everything else. It might have been tolerable back in the day but in 2023 it's just bad.
  53. 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.
  54. Peaceduke
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    Starfield in a nutshell. Landed somewhere near a distant star on a random planet dozens of light-years away from Earth, found human-made science outpost where some guy without a space suit told me that nearest settlement has bandit problem and needs help
  55. GodOfPs
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Terrible game in every way , buggy game bad graphics funny animation bad textures, absolutely bad combat system & gunplay. AI is like a 6th gen game . 0/10 disappointing
  56. Cacarjdbd
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    La verdad es que no se ni por donde empezar, mala optimisacion para la consola, a pesar de llevar 1 mes con ella, anuncios engañosos prometiendo exploración sin límites, siendo dicho limitante una pared imaginaria que no puedes atravesar, los mundos son escazos hablando de creativos, materiales y vida.
    Un juego muy limitante para lo que ofreció la bethesda que un día fue.
    El juego fue    La verdad es que no se ni por donde empezar, mala optimisacion para la consola, a pesar de llevar 1 mes con ella, anuncios engañosos prometiendo exploración sin límites, siendo dicho limitante una pared imaginaria que no puedes atravesar, los mundos son escazos hablando de creativos, materiales y vida.
    Un juego muy limitante para lo que ofreció la bethesda que un día fue.
    El juego fue comprado y jugado el día 5 de septiembre y la historia fue completada. Así que se de lo que estoy hablando    … Expand
  57. AlienXenomorph
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Tanto tiempo aumentando el hype pra que sea un morrowind del espacio, Bethesda siempre hace los mismos juegos cambiando la temática y lo peor es que con los mismos problemas y motor gráfico pésimo. La gente está harta que saquen un juego a medio hacer con el pretexto que la comunidad modder lo terminará
  58. Jhonnata
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    The game has a lot of bugs, horrible NPCs and a boring story. Once again Phil promised, but didn't buy it.
  59. Osman5678
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    No me asustado el juego, poco para 8 años de desarrollo y tanta espera desde que se anunció
  60. Djmercer
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Bethesda hasn’t evolved in the past decades, it is still the same junk/mechanics, it really sad because i really wanted to love this game, i tried i really tried but everything feels so old.
  61. Sac1993
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Omg! This game is sooo trash, not optimize at all. The character models are horrible and so many bugs, this game should have been delayed till next year or more!!! I’m 12 hours in and…it’s now looking good at all! Im not impress at all….4/10!
  62. H-ALMARRI63
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics is not that good and AI in the game have some issues so think they wasted their time making it… Expand
  63. AndrePanza
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Starfield is the disappointment of the year. 10 hours into the game and I don't quite understand what the ship is for, apart from the fact that its combat is terrible. The shooting system sucks, and the exploration is extremely massive. Apart from Fallout 76 I don't know if Bethesda has ever made a worse game.
  64. WooPeR68
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    What a horrible game, a scam, the bugs in the game take me out of the game at all times, lousy performance, the FPS drops to 7fps, modeled on 2002, Creation 2 is just the same graphics engine that they used in Morrowind, The game even with a 170gb patch is the worst you can see, graphically disgusting, I paid 100 dollars for the stellar edition, the worst investment I ever made, don't buyWhat a horrible game, a scam, the bugs in the game take me out of the game at all times, lousy performance, the FPS drops to 7fps, modeled on 2002, Creation 2 is just the same graphics engine that they used in Morrowind, The game even with a 170gb patch is the worst you can see, graphically disgusting, I paid 100 dollars for the stellar edition, the worst investment I ever made, don't buy it, it's this one scam.… Expand
  65. aquerr
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    After playing the game for 20 hours i can safely say that this game is the worst Bethesda game. Lots of preformance issues and the loading times are so long on the Series X. Do better bethesda
  66. Kingneekio225
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Game is nothing short of amazing it has it flaws but nothing game changing even the start up people are talking about I love it I’m big fan of build in movies and games they Bethesda strikes gold once again congratulations
  67. Fallenlords
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    It has possibilities, I imagine with six to twelve months of patches and quality of life improvements it will be a reasonable game. But at the moment it is dull. And certain things don't make much sense. Like in the future we lost the ability to utilise any maps within civilisation centres that tell us where vendors are located etc. The spaceship is nothing but an extended inventory,It has possibilities, I imagine with six to twelve months of patches and quality of life improvements it will be a reasonable game. But at the moment it is dull. And certain things don't make much sense. Like in the future we lost the ability to utilise any maps within civilisation centres that tell us where vendors are located etc. The spaceship is nothing but an extended inventory, you don't really fly it ... you just move it from point A to point B on a starmap. There is the illusion of flying, by moving it around the atmosphere of a planet, with a smattering of chanky space combat.

    Where the game struggles I think is lore ... I have no feeling for it at all. Elder Scrolls/Fallout they crafted a world. Starfield - I don't get any world building sense. Yeah there are things that mark it as a Bethesda game, turrets, consoles, lock picking, inventory management, perks, bugs etc. But I don't care about the lore - everything is so generic. My initial feeling was it played like just any other space game, a lot of other space games have done it a lot better.

    Generally just don't believe the hype with this one, it is boring. There is no 'wow' factor to the game, that blows your socks off. It is just grind and while grind in itself is not too bad if you have a captivating story or interesting characters, this game lacks on both scores.

    Overall has some potential, imagine once PC modders get into it and start showing Bethesda what is actually possible. Then Bethesda take those ideas and filter them into the game over time. Starfield will end up a reasonable game. But at the minute it is seriously lacking something, and all I can think is there isn't much lore or anything.    … Expand
  68. Salt_AU
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    If you've played Fallout 4 then you can't help but think that Starfield is a heavily modded expansion to that game. The game engine hasn't changed as much as I expected, in places it looks great but overall it looks incredibly dated. Player, companion and NPC animations, many art assets, gun modding, and the overall combat are lifted straight out of Fallout 4 from 2015. The genericIf you've played Fallout 4 then you can't help but think that Starfield is a heavily modded expansion to that game. The game engine hasn't changed as much as I expected, in places it looks great but overall it looks incredibly dated. Player, companion and NPC animations, many art assets, gun modding, and the overall combat are lifted straight out of Fallout 4 from 2015. The generic civilian NPCs are quite literally some of the worst I have seen, and how that got a pass is beyond me. If you have never played Fallout 4 or a Bethesda Game Studios game then I would recommend Starfield for sure, and likely give it a 7 or 8. Unfortunately for me Starfield didn't live up to the hype which is a shame.… Expand
  69. DevilDjinn
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    Game lacks any real vision. Feels very bland and uninspired. Does nothing to change the formula up. Space exploration is boring and tedious, gun play is acceptable, graphics are quite dated for a 2023 game.
    Its by no means a bad game, it just isnt a good one. It might be time to look at updating the creation engine Bethesda.
    Very disappointed.
  70. Manson_fan25
    Sep 7, 2023
    5
    I don’t know why I keep playing… I love the fallout games, the exploration is addictive but starfields constant loading screens, poor weight management, no vehicles for the size and need to loot planets, nor shortcuts in space travel really takes away the magic. The cities feel overwhelming but again loading screens to enter a empty and pointless shop again show that this is a very limitedI don’t know why I keep playing… I love the fallout games, the exploration is addictive but starfields constant loading screens, poor weight management, no vehicles for the size and need to loot planets, nor shortcuts in space travel really takes away the magic. The cities feel overwhelming but again loading screens to enter a empty and pointless shop again show that this is a very limited and dated game. Gunplay and space combat is clumsy and not enjoyable. AI gun combat is so dumb. NPC conversations are as robotic as a game 2 generations over. Where the game shines is simply the quest crafted areas (outside of the bounty quests which are usually repeated locations). The critic reviews were deluded or paid.… Expand
  71. Lurkerman
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Starfield is biggest disappointment of the year. Just very bad game and bad story.
  72. Xenvik
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Todd lied again no space exploration, only loading screen for everything you do
  73. Aeula
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Starfield is a prime example of what happens when a well respected studio gets too arrogant.
    Gone is the true open world exploration of their prior games, the handcrafted open areas. Replaced instead by shallow, repetitive procedurally-generated landscapes with only the barest minimum of Human touch outside of designated city areas full of randomly generated and increasingly hideous    Starfield is a prime example of what happens when a well respected studio gets too arrogant.
    Gone is the true open world exploration of their prior games, the handcrafted open areas. Replaced instead by shallow, repetitive procedurally-generated landscapes with only the barest minimum of Human touch outside of designated city areas full of randomly generated and increasingly hideous NPC's.

    I've been a massive Bethesda fan since Daggerfall. The game that actually managed to somehow handle this better even with all it's issues. Where Daggerfall committed to the simulation Starfield stifles you at every turn, taking bad habits learned from Oblivion onwards with more unkillable NPC's then I've ever seen. Your freedom is stifled, replaced with false 'roleplaying' choices based on your background that never actually change much of anything beyond the tone of conversations. Your actions don't matter. You words barely matter.

    With Ken Rolston and Michael Kirkbride both gone Bethesda's worldbuilding backbone is completely broken and it shows in Starfield more than any other game. Even Elder Scrolls Online had Lawrence Schick to help guide the helm. Starfield DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A GAME DESIGN DOCUMENT to it's name, this is something Emile Pagliarulo himself admits and it SHOWS god damn. Not just in narrative and world building but in the inconsistent visuals, overly cluttered environments and quite frankly Schizophrenic (Todd's words) presentation.

    HARD AVOID this game. If you're still curious for the love of god just play it on Gamepass.    … Expand
  74. kruci
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    looks bad works badly its ugly and its low quality i dont see any good ascpect
  75. Alyena
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Tout n'a été que mensonge avec ce jeu. On nous a vendu de l'exploration à gogo. Au final il n'y a rien que des temps de chargements avec un menuing des enfers. Pour le reste la quête principale est d'un ennui mortel, gunfights mous, IA des ennemis aux fraises, PNJ modelisés avec les pieds, aspect RPG négligé, aucun choix impactant, caméra fixe pour les dialogues qui cassent l'immersion,Tout n'a été que mensonge avec ce jeu. On nous a vendu de l'exploration à gogo. Au final il n'y a rien que des temps de chargements avec un menuing des enfers. Pour le reste la quête principale est d'un ennui mortel, gunfights mous, IA des ennemis aux fraises, PNJ modelisés avec les pieds, aspect RPG négligé, aucun choix impactant, caméra fixe pour les dialogues qui cassent l'immersion, combats spatiaux réellement rébarbatifs, système de tuiles pour cacher un OW vide, des milliers de planètes procédurales qui ne servent à rien, 30 fps sur SX. Bref n'achetez surtout pas ce jeu, voire même évitez de perdre votre temps sur le game pass avec ce scam des enfers.… Expand
  76. gamerdiary
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    One more game that does not survive the enormous hype with which has been promote it. As a sci-fi fan it has left me totally disappointed. Story without soul, graphics that don't justify the enormous power that their console promotes (the game can only be played at 30 fps), repetitive missions, horrendous NPC-'s, mediocre game play, empty and lifeless worlds, a huge amount of bugs that isOne more game that does not survive the enormous hype with which has been promote it. As a sci-fi fan it has left me totally disappointed. Story without soul, graphics that don't justify the enormous power that their console promotes (the game can only be played at 30 fps), repetitive missions, horrendous NPC-'s, mediocre game play, empty and lifeless worlds, a huge amount of bugs that is unreal how the hardcore fans from Bethesda justify saying that mods will fix it. Not recommendable… Expand
  77. 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.
  78. Drjones101101
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    30fps is unacceptable for a game release late 2023. poor quality facial models and lighting, game launched buggy, poor UI very hard to navigate. This game needs a lot of quality of life changes!
  79. RamXT4
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    lot of bugs, bad textures, npcs are bad, guns are powerful, and 2 much money, difinitly the worst game EVER, 4/10
  80. Luis1092
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    El juego es aburridisimo, lleno de bugs, tardas 2 horas para empezar a jugar! Es el mismo RPG de siempre pero en el espacio!
  81. OthoGx
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    El juego es entretenido pero deja mucho a deber almenos en mis 40Hrs Jugadas

    1. Mala IA sin vida y vacía, vaya juegos como GTA5, CIBERPUNK y rededeptions lo logro 2. Malas gráficas y texturas en terrenos, árboles, y efectos de agua 3.exceso de usos como neblinas 4. Mala interfaz de armas, vida o cansancio, muy simple para un juego de esta magnitud 5. Planetas repetitivos y con falta de    El juego es entretenido pero deja mucho a deber almenos en mis 40Hrs Jugadas

    1. Mala IA sin vida y vacía, vaya juegos como GTA5, CIBERPUNK y rededeptions lo logro
    2. Malas gráficas y texturas en terrenos, árboles, y efectos de agua
    3.exceso de usos como neblinas
    4. Mala interfaz de armas, vida o cansancio, muy simple para un juego de esta magnitud
    5. Planetas repetitivos y con falta de creatividad
    6. Mala calidad en los NPC en rostros, ropas y edificios

    Y así varias cosas mas    … Expand
  82. Kenosios
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    As Starfield getting review bombed and I'm a PS Player and hate Console Wars, I give this game a solid 8
  83. Xalapo
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Basura llena de bugs injugable para eso mejor no saquen nada.................
  84. MrCrtr0591
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Todd Howard and Phil Spencer lied about this game and hid all the loading screens and bugs behind clipped gameplay. They said you could travel to any place on the planet which you clearly can’t because of the procedurally generated tiles. Bethesda isn’t what they used to be. Them selling out to Microsoft was a huge mistake and the quality of their games is paying the price.
  85. Jonbongovi
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    I've been a huge Bethesda fan since the very beginning, but this game is the final straw.

    To have a game based on exploration, where the planets are empty apart from POIs which can literally repeat 3x on the same planet, is unforgiveable. What is the point of 1000 planets if you keep encountering the same outpost with the same map, with enemies in the same places, the same loot chest, in    I've been a huge Bethesda fan since the very beginning, but this game is the final straw.

    To have a game based on exploration, where the planets are empty apart from POIs which can literally repeat 3x on the same planet, is unforgiveable.

    What is the point of 1000 planets if you keep encountering the same outpost with the same map, with enemies in the same places, the same loot chest, in the same evening!

    The 30fps, staring lifeless npcs, soulless main quest and infinite loading screens are not something we as gamers should be accepting from AAA developers, especially Bethesda.    … Expand
  86. soomin
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Vedas has terrible technology. What have you been doing for eight years
    I can't get my head around the disappointment
    Xbox is ruined
  87. LiesofP
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is a downgrade in almost every way to Fallout 4, which itself was a massive downgrade compared to Fallout 3 / NV.

    Todd as usual did a great job at manipulating gamers into hyping this up. Good thing my expectations were low as Bethesda does nothing but disappoint lately.
  88. AndreaPachini
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Yes I am the catfish on **** and yes I'm really a guy. Does starfield live up to being bethesdas best game or best game of this generation? No... only the **** want this game as a "win" and it's trash
  89. Deusakaren
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Ruim pq é repetitivo, gráficos horríveis, personagens toscos e muitos carregando!!!!!!!?
  90. DUduzE1
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo mal otimizado. Personagem porcelana e muitos bugs . Planetas feios . Viagens horriveis… Expand
  91. Maciel1988
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    O jogo é muito chato e muito bom para quem sofre de insônia! Com gráficos de Xbox 360, cheio de bugs e pouco intuitivo.
  92. Eslei
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Excelente jogo conta com uma história muito boa e tem um excelente combate dinâmico
  93. Nagant
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    No una maravilla, pero suficientemente bueno como para una buena calificación.
  94. ASMONGOLDLEGEND
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately a lot of bugs and glitches wasted my time with reload and save
  95. ABODTLOU
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    That is supposed to be XBOXS MOST IMPORTANT GAME IN THE HISTORY … it looks like a 360 game bro wtf
  96. overmorb
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    Its awfulest mix of all gamedesign features you can imagine
    lifeless, boring, rather unoptimized even on high end pc
    Pure degradation - F4 and skyrim were better on so many levels on the date of release Only one thing in all freaking game is ok - boarding ships in space - thats it - and its not like wonderful - its JUST OK . And yeah - no rover or hovercraft or flying above the planet    Its awfulest mix of all gamedesign features you can imagine
    lifeless, boring, rather unoptimized even on high end pc
    Pure degradation - F4 and skyrim were better on so many levels on the date of release
    Only one thing in all freaking game is ok - boarding ships in space - thats it - and its not like wonderful - its JUST OK . And yeah - no rover or hovercraft or flying above the planet or normal transfering around location - just teleport if you want faster - Todd failed to make most important thing for exploring game. Imagine this - starcitiezen and andromeda are better games. NMS better game, comparing this
    graphics - 6.6(6)/10 - meh - nothing special
    shooting on foot mechanics/fights - 5/10 - space fus ro da. Very dumb ai
    spacemechanics flight dogfights 1/10
    Ui/HUD-2/10 - its awful
    music - 2/10 - its just misplaced its not for this game
    plot/narrative - 2/10 - It was all the dog's dream.
    exploring/inventory/trading 3/10
    ship constructor - 5/10 - the only thing mods can fix i guess
    gameworld/content/location/maps - 3/10    … Expand
  97. 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
  98. Solsh
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    After having beaten the game and putting around a ton of hours into it so far, I have to say that while it's a fun game, I'm sorely disappointed overall.

    Starfield is extremely disappointing through the lens of Bethesda's past history, as it's massive regressions and streamlining of the Bethesda design philosophy makes it feel a lot more empty in a lot of regards. Stuff like the loss of    After having beaten the game and putting around a ton of hours into it so far, I have to say that while it's a fun game, I'm sorely disappointed overall.

    Starfield is extremely disappointing through the lens of Bethesda's past history, as it's massive regressions and streamlining of the Bethesda design philosophy makes it feel a lot more empty in a lot of regards. Stuff like the loss of AI Schedules, looting changes on both NPC's and general "clutter", a terrible map for the surrounding area/city, the overall reliance on fast travel due to the way traveling and the instances work, space being a buffer instance where there's a small chance of something happening, but it's just there to get a view of the planet before you land on it, sandwiched between 2 loading cutscenes. (Biggest gripe, world feels so broken up and even on planets extremely empty.). A ton of the Bethesda "staples" are cut down to such a degree that it's hard for that level of immersion to "click" in the same way their games have since Morrowind to around Fallout 4. The very basic looting and equipping (We have now fully regressed into having a grand total of 3 equipment slots for armor with 2 additional slots for clothing.) The armor models comes in 2 different sets repainted, and guns are a weird step in a different direction from Fallout 4's customization, as there is much less of a reliance on it here. It's a weird mix of what feels like a blend of laziness, streamlining, or even rushing that I can't quite put my finger on for a lot of these sorely implemented features.

    It's both little and big things that make me sad seeing one of my favorite developers streamline their games from tremendous RPG adventures, to instanced mindless looter shooters.

    The game is fun despite all this. It has a lot of strengths, keeping at least a large chunk of the Bethesda charm in the jank that stems from the engine. Combat is the best feeling it's ever been. The soundtrack is absolutely outstanding and captures the world completely. Spaceship building is a blast. The new persuasion system is a massive win. The story and side content has been fun, but suffers from the very basic writing Bethesda suffers from.

    Overall, It's in a weird place where I really can't recommend it unless you were a massive fan of Fallout 4 and want more of it, or just really enjoy the modern Bethesda design philosophy. It's a shame Bethesda gets the "mods will fix it" pass, Bethesda should be making better games. They've arguably gone downhill in most ways. Another reason is performance, at least on PC. There's no good way to recommend a game where even on a high end rig you're facing an unoptimized mess.

    Can't wait to see where the game goes in the future, but with it's overall disappointing and streamlined nature, I would find it hard to see myself coming back to this game over and over again in the future like I have with previous their games back to Morrowind. Who knows if things will be fixed or changed, or if my opinion will change. YMMV    … Expand
  99. Jimbob1506
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Do not buy!!
    Terrible game!! I never leave reviews for games but I felt I had to for this one. People have waited years to play this and it’s the biggest let down ever!!!
    Poor graphics and poor ai
    Poor and embarrassing gameplay Bad bugs Pointless boring story
  100. Peter_Porker
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    As a huge fallout 4 fan, I was expecting fallout in space. Boy, were we all wrong. After being lied to again by todd and his new boss Phil, what we got was a boring, bland world where planets are a drag to explore.
    People will defend this with, "Its realistic, most planets are empty in real life". Simply eat turds if you are one of these people. No mans sky puts this game to shame. Not    As a huge fallout 4 fan, I was expecting fallout in space. Boy, were we all wrong. After being lied to again by todd and his new boss Phil, what we got was a boring, bland world where planets are a drag to explore.
    People will defend this with, "Its realistic, most planets are empty in real life". Simply eat turds if you are one of these people. No mans sky puts this game to shame. Not to mention it's somehow prettier? Starfield has this grey bland filter on everything that just makes me depressed and bored.

    And for the Xbox fans defending this so rigorously, we get it. Youve not had a good AAA game in quite a while, but we need to demand better. After Redfall and Starfield, I am questioning whether I should join the other side of gaming. They seem to have it under control.    … 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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