Starfield Opinions

I just downloaded it a few days ago. Spent maybe about 4-5 hours. Just got to New Atlantis.

So far I’m kind of enjoying it. I do feel a bit robbed with space travel at this moment. Guess I’m used to it was expecting No Man’s Sky.

Everything else has been okay. I’ll play more and see how long it will hold my interest and form an actual opinion.

I think I made it like 10-15 hours before giving up. It didn't hold my attention. It was a pretty big let down, imo.

While I haven't played it, the general consensus is that while Fallout 4 (not that you asked) is a good game in which Bethesda forgot what a Fallout game should be, Starfield is a mediocre game in which Bethesda forgot what a Bethesda game should be.

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Starfield is a mediocre game in which Bethesda forgot what a Bethesda game should be.

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Well put. The companions are super meh, and although there are various factions (including 1 that's "supposed" to be bad) you can join, the game basically forces you to be a super duper good guy.

There were parts I really enjoyed like ship building, but other things like the story and colony building are really lacking.

I'm a huge fan of it (I know I'm in the minority) because I love Bethesda games and modding

It doesn't have the same exploration loop as Elder Scrolls and Fallout because of the space aspect but the additions and expansion dropping the day it releases on playstation are aiming to improve that.

The reveal they did a week or so ago looks great.

i havent played since the PC release so take this with that in consideration.

A completely mediocre game. Not very pretty, innovative, or inspired. It performs competently, does what you expect.

an ok play through that is not very memorable afterwards.

I get why people find it boring or "meh", I have issues with it as well, but I have close to 200 hours in it. Being a big Bethesda fan, it makes sense, but it's been a lot of "trying to find the Bethesda fun" for me, which is frustrating with so much procedural content to sift through.

They just announced a big update coming out next week, a Terran Armada DLC and a new mechanic called Free Lanes which allows you to free fly between planets in a system, which will add new destinations and content. A lot of people who did a behind the scenes preview of this content have been raving about it. They also recently released new bounties through the Tracker Alliance. Fans were loving the new quests so I've jumped on that recently and they've been a blast.

A constant tip I hear to help find the hand made content is to pay close attention to the Activities. Most of it has been really good and I feel it's designed to help you make the rounds in their universe.

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There were parts I really enjoyed like ship building,

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This was far and away the best part of the game. The only other thing I found really enjoyable was the "Sure Bet" side quest where you had to deal with gravity turning on and off.

This is coming from someone who unlocked all achievements, 100% scanned every planet/moon except two because the fauna was bugged, completed the story and put far too many hours in base/ship building.

It was a game with over 1000 planets but should have only had ten.

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I do wish that they had of cut down on the number of systems/planets

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100% this. One of the endearing things about Bethesda and their game design is kind of Starfield's downfall. They are all about player freedom, if you want to do something, we will let you do it, be it filling your home in Skyrim with cabbages or making a decision that will literally break your game. Space games are about exploration, but that loses it's luster fast if all you can find is cookie cutter points of interest. I think you cut it down to 20 systems to explore, it's a way more accessible game.

Looks like a lot of good stuff in that update. Maybe I'll jump back in after Crimson Desert