Starfield

[h1]Starfield Review[/h1] [hr] [h1]Overview[/h1] I have never been a massive Bethesda fan. I like their games, but sometimes it feels like they expect the Bethesda formula to carry a game simply because it worked so well before. I bought Starfield when it released in 2023 and barely stuck with it. Coming back in 2026 and playing it properly from start to finish, including both DLCs and every achievement, was a completely different experience. The easiest way I can describe Starfield is Skyrim in space. It is huge, full of quests, factions, companions, planets, ship building, crafting, space combat, and things to grind. After roughly 110 hours, I genuinely like Starfield. I can also completely understand why it disappointed so many people. [hr] [h1]Story and Characters[/h1] The characters were one of my favorite parts of the game. Companions have different personalities, opinions, and reactions to what you do. Some will agree with your decisions, others absolutely will not, especially when you start building relationships with them. The voice acting is also really good. Characters rarely sounded robotic or unbelievable, and I was much more immersed in conversations than I expected. The main story itself is much weaker. The premise is interesting enough to keep you moving, but I never found it particularly exciting. The faction questlines were honestly more interesting to me. I also barely used the powers unless an achievement or quest required them. There are plenty with different uses, but collecting them gets repetitive fast. Find a temple, do the same floating minigame, get a power, repeat. [hr] [h1]World and Exploration[/h1] Starfield has over 100 star systems and more than 1,000 planets, which sounds insane on paper. The major locations can be really immersive. New Atlantis, Akila City, Neon, and other settlements have their own look and personality. The problem is that exploration itself is one of Starfield's biggest weaknesses. You can land on completely different planets, enter a structure, and realize you have already seen the exact same layout somewhere else. Same rooms, same enemies, same bodies, sometimes even the same placements. That completely destroys the illusion of exploring a massive universe. Planets are also often huge but empty. You can find caves, facilities, landmarks, creatures, and other points of interest, but once you notice how often everything repeats, the motivation to explore starts disappearing. That is where Starfield really fails compared to Skyrim. In Skyrim, wandering somewhere could unexpectedly lead to a new cave, character, quest, or story. In Starfield, exploration often led me back into content I had already seen. The menus do not help either. You spend way too much time navigating maps, inventories, planets, systems, and fast travel screens. [hr] [h1]Combat[/h1] Combat is fine, but very basic. There is a good selection of weapons and you can modify them, improve skills, use powers, or try stealth. But most fights played the same for me. I entered a room and started shooting everyone. Enemy variety is not particularly impressive, and harder enemies often just felt like they could absorb more bullets instead of forcing me to change how I played. Stealth was especially disappointing. Every time I tried to properly use it, it felt unreliable and frustrating. Combat never became terrible, though. Shooting and looting stayed satisfying enough that I did not mind doing it for over 100 hours. It is just nowhere near as deep as I hoped. [hr] [h1]Progression and Ships[/h1] I really liked the skill system. Skills have multiple ranks, and progressing them requires small challenges related to that skill. Most happen naturally while playing, and I liked having to actually use something before fully improving it. Ship building is also cool. I did not go crazy with it, but upgrading weapons, shields, cargo, and grav drive was fun. Looting kept me going too. Even when exploration became repetitive, I still enjoyed opening containers, picking locks, finding credits, and looking for better equipment. [hr] [h1]DLC[/h1] The two story expansions are Shattered Space and Terran Armada. Shattered Space was probably the stronger one for me. It feels more focused and handcrafted than a lot of the base game's exploration, with a concentrated area, story, and atmosphere. Terran Armada was decent too. Delta was a fun addition, and it gives you more combat and progression to work through. Neither expansion blew me away. They are not bad, but I do not think either changes how you feel about Starfield. If you already enjoy the base game, they give you more Starfield. If you hate the core loop, I doubt they will change your mind. [hr] [h1]Performance and Bugs[/h1] My 2026 experience was massively better than launch. When I first played in 2023, performance was one of the reasons I stopped. Coming back now, I had no real FPS problems and the game ran very well overall. It is still buggy, though. I had conversations break, interactions stop working, and moments where I had to reload a save. Nothing destroyed my playthrough, but the game still does not feel as polished as I would like. Bethesda has clearly improved it a lot since release, and the current version is in a much better place. [hr] [h1]100% Completion[/h1] Getting every achievement took me roughly 110 hours. Most are honestly pretty chill. The biggest grind for me was reaching level 100, along with some exploration and resource-related achievements. The game currently has 82 Steam achievements. It is not a particularly difficult 100%, just a long one. [hr] [h1]What Works[/h1] [list] [*]Great companions and voice acting [*]Enjoyable faction questlines [*]Huge amount of content [*]Distinct cities and settlements [*]Satisfying shooting and looting [*]Good skill progression [*]Deep ship building [*]Much better performance than at launch [/list] [hr] [h1]What Falls Short[/h1] [list] [*]Main story is pretty average [*]Exploration becomes extremely repetitive [*]Too many reused locations and layouts [*]Many planets feel huge but empty [*]Far too much menu navigation [*]Combat lacks depth and enemy variety [*]Stealth feels weak [*]Power temples get repetitive fast [*]Bugs are still present [/list] [hr] [h1]Verdict[/h1] Starfield is not a bad game. I actually had a lot of fun with it. It has serious problems with repetition, exploration, menus, combat depth, and a main story that never really grabbed me. But it also has memorable companions, enjoyable faction questlines, satisfying progression, tons of content, and that Bethesda charm that can keep you playing much longer than expected. After buying it at launch, putting it down, and returning years later to complete everything, I am happy I gave Starfield another chance. If you want a huge single-player space RPG where you can explore, build ships, complete factions, collect loot, and disappear for 100 hours, it is absolutely worth trying. Just do not expect every one of those 1,000 planets to have something worth finding.

I really wanted a space Skyrim from Bethesda—spaceships instead of dragons, quests, a great story, and all the little details that make Bethesda games special. I tried to play Starfield twice, but both times I ended up with the same result: it's just boring. When you see the same facility for the third time on the third planet, with the boss hiding in the exact same spot, you'll just uninstall it too.

Slopfield is what happens when nobody bothers to tell Todd Howard his AI generated "art" stinks. 8 years and x4 the dev team to make a game that regressed in nearly every area except graphics compared to Skyrim. I'm thrilled to hear that Bethesda just had the Fallout IP taken away by Daddy Microsoft, maybe we'll get a new Fallout game before 2038 now

[b]tl;dr[/b]Great amount of meh content with very little story but tons of replayability. It's buggy af however. Well it's just another Bethesda game. [b]Who is this for[/b] This is important and why I put "Recommend" on this! It's purely for people who like exploring and don't mind (or actually like) grinding. Don't expect good story here or great combat or innovative gaming. If you enjoy modding your games - this has a huge potential for modding, however I am not big on mods myself. Everyone else should avoid it. [b]The good[/b] Good amount of content and hidden things. A ton of replayability. You have romance options with some characters. Extensive skill tree and no hard limit level, so you can try all the build if you are dedicated enough. Best gear is not necessarily locked behind difficult RNG - you can build your best gear. Decent faction stories. Well animated NPCs, when they don't bug out. Really nice feeling system to build ships, guns, armor and the like. You can spend hours building the ship your want. Plays great with controllers. [b]The dealbreakers[/b] Notably buggy. No crashes but many progression stopping bugs, buggy animations, buggy AI etc. The main story and most side-stories are extremely meh. Even when voiced, I found it hard to care about it at all. Characters in game are a bit hard to actually connect with and to care about - same as the main story essentially. There is an immense amount of randomly generated stuff that's uninspiring and boring to do and yet you can very quickly lose yourself in it when trying to explore the main content. The game feels primed for survival mechanics, yet they are not implemented there for those that would want them. Stealth gameplay is clunky and not well thought out. Worldbuilding just feels inconsistent. The universe does not follow actual set of rules and that absolutely ruins the worldbuilding. There is a lot of missing things for quality of life things. It builds up with time and at times feels really frustrating. Building outposts feels like a waste of time, till you learn the one and only useful thing - powerleveling. Overall the game is a huge time-sink and has little respect for your time. [b]Is the price right?[/b] If this is a game for you - yes. With the amount of content you can enjoy and replayability and modding potential keeping the game alive for years - it's worth the money. It's not for everyone however and, if it sounds like you would not enjoy it, then it's not worth even your time, let alone your money.

Está muy entretenido el juego, es como Minecraft así todo cuadrado ⬜ (cuadrado con bordes redondeados), pero mucho más entretenido que esa mierd@ de niños rata, lo recomiendo mucho... Los NPC's se parecen a gente de la vida real que conozco... :V

Honestly cant recommend the game, for how long it was in development and been released its almost criminal on how many times it will crash.

i was very hyped to play this game. first thing i disliked was the UI, very odd. way too many unnecessary loading screens where most of them are just to try to "woah" you but after a while you are getting annoyed. The idea of the story is cool. But the whole game is very uneventful. I can not remember much about any of the quests. I dont even think i enjoyed this game after 20 hours in. The base building felt very forces, so did the planet exporation. After a while you see most planets are empty except for the same building over and over again. The weapons are all boring. And there is no good named weapons you could aim to get each play through. Just have to look at each and see if it is good. A lot of fetch quests with no deep meaning. I regret buying the premium edition since i have zero clue what i got. And the DLC is so boring i stopped playing within an hour 1.