Worth it?

[Forcesensitive4]

Hi, I just want to ask if the game worth getting at the sale price? Especially the premium edition. How long is the story excluding side missions? I like space theme games and I'm thinking on trying this game.

I'll appreciate any responses. Thanks in advance

[Neo]

Yes it's worth it in my opinion. The quests and story is a lot of fun.

But it's also on gamepass, so you could try there first.

The main story quest is quite long but the real magic is in the side missions and faction quests. The ship builder is a lot of fun too. As is the ship and outpost decorating.

[Varanus]

Originally posted by Neo:

But it's also on gamepass, so you could try there first.

This is probably your best option, if you its available to you. That, or watch some lets plays. Just enough to get the feel of the game. See if its something you'd like.

[sarcastic_godot]

The game combines the freedom of action and exploration from Skyrim (and also its shoot'n'loot and crafting, ofc) with the EconoSim and spacefight of the X-Universe series games. Toss in an ounce of decent enough shooter and a good helping of MassEffect, and you're almost there... ...just that it's also getting expanded thanks to the modders!

IMHO well worth it - but... ...it apparently isn|' everyone's taste.

The main storyline can take quite a while - or you can pull the difficulty sliders to low and just rush through it in maybe 50h, if the explore-y gameplay isn't your thing. There are several faction sidequest lines of similar length, too.

The DLC... ...well, it's well made, and rounds off the Starfield-Universe's lore, but I had actually hoped for a bit more content. Still worth the surcharge, but compared to the basegame it felt a bit short regarding the amount of new content.

[4Evor]

This is largely gonna be based off your tastes in games. Have you played TES Oblivion? Did you like/enjoy it? If so, you'll probably like/enjoy this. I myself enjoy it very much, I would suggest it yea, again its gonna depend on your taste in games. Great RPG mechanics, adjustable diff with survival elements tacked on, good gunplay with mild customization. Visuals are great as well. Try it on Gamepass and go from there if you can. GLHF if you get it.

[wyodinosaur]

My personal opinion is that the game is indeed worth it at the sale price. I have to state that I am not a typical player however. I tend to play WITH games more than just normal gameplay (Meaning that I like to mod, tweak, mess with the game's code, etc. more than just playing normally).

As to the length of the story: That depends on your playstyle. You can dawdle along and investigate everything, or you can rush through and quickly complete the various objectives. I tend to take my time the first time I do a quest. But I often rush through on subsequent plays.

I like space-themed games also. And you should keep in mind that this one is not perfect. It does have some flaws. Of course, no game is perfect for everyone. You might be wise to investigate some youtube gameplay videos to see if it appeals to you. And, of course, you can try the game on gamepass first to see if you like it.

[veer]

I have over 3700 hours in this game. It is my favorite game of all time. Check out my YT channel with over 80 starfield videos Veer Ash -M71

[kdodds]

550 hours, 80 of which were in the DLC, I'd say yes, for me, well worth it, even at the full price.

[󠀡󠀡]

Not really. If you were into modding Bethesda games, i would have said yes but even the modding scene is empty.

When I first got it, I got bored and ended up rushing to finish the story so I at least got my moneys worth.

It depends why you're buying it though, if it's for immersion and modding like Skyim, this isn't the game for you. If you want to repeat the same fetch quests hundreds of times with minimal lore, very basic combat and a tonne of pointless dialogue, then you might like it, although if that's what you like you might as well play one of those JRPG visual novels.

[Vlad 254]

3,000 hours and the first 2,000 were vanilla which says alot.

2,000 hours vanilla = game well done.

1,000 with mods = many great mods already available for this game and I don't even use Bethesda's Creations which is another very very large pool of mods to select from, many are Creations only type mods and the majority are free. Of course all mods on Nexus are free.

Story might be 30 hours long if you don't take your time and less if you breeze right through it. Side quests I'm not sure how long it takes to play them all, I hear 11+ hours.

I spend much more time exploring and surveying, building outposts and ships, as well as ship and ground battles.

Put it this way, knowing what I know now I'd buy the game again and at full price but that's me.

[veer]

Also OP, do yourself a favor and ignore any comment by someone with a steam level of 0. Odds are they are trolling and they will not be truthful,
There is a community here of trolls that hate Bethesda and are trying to disrupt these forums.

[Klaustreich]

Of course, I don’t even have thousands of hours of play, but I’m also happy to play the game, all the negativity around the game, my personal opinion, this is some kind of imposed negative trend, if you don’t like it, don’t play)))) I play and I like it

[IEATFETI]

id only get it if was on a really good sale, did not live up to exceptions i wouldnt pay more than 40 maybe 45 bucks for it

[RasaNova]

Originally posted by Forcesensitive4:

Hi, I just want to ask if the game worth getting at the sale price? Especially the premium edition. How long is the story excluding side missions? I like space theme games and I'm thinking on trying this game.

I'll appreciate any responses. Thanks in advance

It really varies from person to person, safest bet is to try it on game pass, or even find some non-mainstream non-clickbait reviews.

I paid $70, and enjoyed it but in my opinion a lot of the complaints are justified. (you might need to wade through a lot of garbage posts to really see those complaints, though... This forum can get cluttered quickly.) But it's still a Bethesda action/rpg. In space. Which is pretty cool, in spite of the missed opportunities and poorly implemented design features.

The game is definitely a slow starter and I don't think the 2 hour refund window is enough to really decide if you're gonna enjoy the ride.

[Machine123]

Its definitely worth it, its a good value considering the amount of hours you can put into the game

[jonnin]

if you get the expansion and base game for < 50 $USD and you have reviewed some gameplay videos and read some of the more thoughtful pros & cons reviews and it sounds like something you want.
in skyrim terms, its about half the size for quest chains and meaningful (not random generated or incomplete like TA) content.