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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 30.0 hrs on record (29.0 hrs at review time)
Posted: Nov 7, 2023 @ 1:46am
Updated: Nov 9, 2023 @ 4:57pm

A game about space in which your ship is nothing more than set-dressing for storage containers and an optional, extremely simplistic, arcade style mini-game where fly your ship in a line while holding the trigger long enough for every AI to blow themselves up by flying directly into your path.

A game about exploration that delivers the thrill of opening your menu, selecting the fast travel option, clicking to fast travel to a star system, loading, then opening your menu, clicking to fast travel to a planet, loading, then answering the same NPC dialogue at every planet before you're treated to another loading screen to finally land on planet.

An immersive RPG in which every door in every colony is a loading screen and firing an infinite stream of bullets around citizens heads in the middle of the city is apparently just another Tuesday in America for the New Atlantians as they, completely unbothered by the frag grenades going off all around them, continue to partake in every colonists favorite activity -- walking aimlessly into walls.

A game which offers swashbuckling adventures in which successfully stealing a ship is as easy as killing 5 brainless NPCs. The payoff is possibly the most accurate Gamestop trade-in simulator ever made. It costs 20k to "register" the ship, the ship only sells for 22k and once you've collected your pittance, you'll see the exact same ship on the market with an asking price of 500k from the guy that gave you 2k for it.

A game bursting with content in which each outpost and mission are functionally the same as the first 10 you play and you'll be asked to do them all 100+ times with almost zero variation. Honestly, after the first 20 hours, Starfield practically begs you to save yourself 120GBs of storage space and forget it exists.

A gripping story-line in which every character is as exciting as the bread isle in the grocery store and none of your choices matter. Seriously, exactly which brand of white bread you take home with you from the grocery store has more serious consequences than literally any decision Starfield asks the player to make. "White or Wheat?" is a more thrilling dilemma than anything in Starfield's narrative.

A ground-breaking new IP that tries its hardest to be exactly like its sister IPs while utterly failing to deliver a fraction of their charm or greatness. This is easily the most disappointing Bethesda title ever made, including "Elder Scrolls Blades," because at least no one cared about, wanted, or had any expectations for a mobile title. It genuinely feels like, at some point in development, the list of "Good Ideas for Starfield," and "Bad Ideas for Starfield," got swapped and they made the worst possible version of Starfield that could be made.

The absolute best that can be said of this title is that it really is one of the games of all time.
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Developer response:
Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka  [developer] Posted: Nov 9, 2023 @ 6:31am
Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to provide your review and we are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with encountering many loading screens while playing.

While there may be loading screens in between fast travelling, just consider the amount of data for the expansive gameplay that is procedurally generated to load flawlessly in under 3 seconds. We believe that shortcoming will not hinder our players from getting lost in the world we created.

Starfield is an RPG with hundreds of hours of quests to complete and characters to meet. Most quests will also vary on your character’s skills and decisions, massively changing the outcome of your playthrough. Try creating different characters with backgrounds and characteristics that clash or are oppositive of your previous character. You will feel like you are playing a totally different game. Put points in different skills from a character you’ve previously created, and you are now faced with completely different decisions to make and difficulties to encounter. There are so many layers to Starfield, that you will find things you’ve never knew were possible after playing for hundreds of hours.
Even after completing the Main Story, your adventure doesn’t end! You can continue onto New Game+ to keep exploring Starfield and all that is out there!

You can send further feedback to development here: https://beth.games/46e5g8E

Never stop exploring!

Bethesda Customer Support
625 Comments
itus747 May 7 @ 1:10am 
Your review is the sad truth about this game. Award for you
Sage Mar 27 @ 5:58am 
Ya know i was like lemme check this out since a dev responded,
"ThE AmOunT DaTa" my ass; TAKE 5 SECONDS TO LOOK AT STAR CITIZEN.
Game is easily twice as big; yet no loading screens.
Thats exactly why i put the game down was because of the 6+ Loading screens it takes you to go anywhere.
mattingley Mar 10 @ 9:50pm 
I like how the developer popped in to tell you that your experience and resulting opinion of their product is wrong with a (probably) pre-written response.
Emperor Prussia Oct 23, 2024 @ 9:46am 
**** you Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka
highTestMale Jul 27, 2024 @ 12:45am 
worst 50 i ever spent, and i did spend money on some pretty dumb stuff!
LtGnar Jul 8, 2024 @ 6:42pm 
They should not be replying to these comments..
lolzemeister Jul 8, 2024 @ 1:48am 
“in 30h you barely have time to do anything” i’ve played 20h of cyberpunk 2077 and it’s already my favourite game
gravedigger Jun 20, 2024 @ 8:49am 
Thumbs down for the dev response its as bland as the gameplay
Brock Samson Jun 1, 2024 @ 6:14pm 
The copy and pasted dev response proves that they handle their PR the same way they make their games. Does anyone actually work at Bethesda or is it just a few robots and a wizard? The game and everything surrounding it has a striking lack of humanity, including the language of the marketing. Its so bizarre that it wouldnt surprise me if my joke turned out to be true. Maybe the entire company is a small room of Gen Z 'rs, an old man and the cheapest AI god they could purchase. AI's dont get wages so its cost effective long term.
Brock Samson Jun 1, 2024 @ 6:08pm 
"A gripping story-line in which every character is as exciting as the bread isle in the grocery store and none of your choices matter. Seriously, exactly which brand of white bread you take home with you from the grocery store has more serious consequences than literally any decision Starfield asks the player to make. "White or Wheat?" is a more thrilling dilemma than anything in Starfield's narrative"

- I spilled my coffee on myself I laughed so hard.