A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft's Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit
Alright everybody, strap yourselves in. This is gonna be a bumpy ride. Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Review: Starfield is the ultimate Bethesda game Matt Miller / Game Informer : Starfield Review — Even in the increasingly crowded marketplace of big, expansive games, Starfield stands out. Darryn Bonthuys / GameSpot : Bethesda On Starfield's Big, Empty Planets: Not Every Location “Is Supposed To Be Disney World” Reid McCarter / Wired : Starfield Makes It Easy to Get Lost in Space The i Paper : How to get Starfield early access: Where to play before release date with premium editions and review round-up Steven Mills / Destructoid : Review: Starfield — Over the course of reviewing Starfield, I logged almost 100 hours. Christopher Livingston / PC Gamer : Starfield review — Here are a few memorable things I've done across the Milky Way over the past two weeks: Oliver Mackenzie / Eurogamer.net : Starfield launches as a polished, consistent experience on Xbox Series X and Series S Garrett Martin / Paste : Starfield Fails to Launch Paul Tassi / Forbes : ‘Starfield’ Review (PC): It Is What You Wanted It To Be Andrew Webster / The Verge : Starfield is a stellar sci-fi refresh of the Bethesda RPG formula Gene Park / Washington Post : ‘Starfield’ makes good on its galactic promises Mohsen Baqery / Game Rant : Are Starfield Planets Fully Explorable? Answered IGN : Starfield: What We Think of Bethesda's Long-Awaited RPG - Unlocked 610 Ben Sledge / TheGamer : Starfield Review: One Small Step For RPGs, One Giant Leap For Bethesda Jez Corden / Windows Central : Starfield review: An absolute triumph in gaming that reveals the continued brilliance of Bethesda's storytelling Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg : Microsoft's Hotly Awaited ‘Starfield’ Game Scores With Critics Donovan Erskine / Shacknews : Starfield review: One giant leap Mario Vasquez / BabelTechReviews : Starfield Review: A Stunning Bethesda RPG for the Ages Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Starfield review: Guns and ships galore, but a vacuum of wonder Jessica Conditt / Engadget : Starfield review: You will like some of it — But no one will enjoy all of it. — Patience. Jacob Siegal / BGR : Starfield is an amalgam of every Bethesda game, but not quite an evolution Adam Morgan / Esquire : Starfield Is a Miracle — A video game hasn't made me feel this way since I was 12 years old. Ethan Gach / Kotaku : Early Starfield Reviews Are Generally Positive, From Mild Disappointment To Glowing Praise Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : Starfield review round-up: ‘Raises the bar for sandbox games even higher’ Dave McQuilling / SlashGear : Starfield Review: Is Bethesda's Space Epic Ready For Launch? Matthew Gault / VICE : ‘Starfield’ Is Bethesda's Surprising Masterpiece Patrick O'Rourke / MobileSyrup : Starfield sets a new standard for action role-playing games X: Steve Saylor / @stevesaylor : I wanted to love #Starfield and I did have a blast with it. But its lack of accessibility is extremely disappointing. I didn't know when Todd Howard said on @KindaFunnyVids that they would have Big Font Mode that was all they would have. Full review: https://www.youtube.com/... [video] Robert Scoble / @scobleizer : When Microsoft Research first showed me the world-wide telescope I cried. I never imagined my kids would be able to see 30 different telescopes' worth of data. Now they are building video games from that. Smart. @NASAJPL gives all the data to the public for free. @gameonysus : I rolled credits on Starfield after 44 hours & to me it's just okay. A lot going on, a lot of systems, & yet none of it pays off. Everywhere I turned I found something frustrating with almost every single aspect of gameplay. It's the epitome of a just “something to do” game. Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Starfield is huge. I've completed it, but I feel like I'm only at the beginning of exploring its systems, planets, and characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the main story and side quests, but the game really only gets going the more hours you play. The combat and enemy AI feels... [image] Donovan Erskine / @donimals_ : Here's my review of #Starfield! I think it's the longest I've written? Loved this game, its story, and characters. The new universe is awesome, and it's one of Bethesda's most technically impressive games yet. https://www.shacknews.com/... Adam Morgan / @adamm0rgan : “I know this sounds like an exaggeration, but #Starfield is so good—so once-in-a-generation spectacular—I honestly believe it'll have a Jurassic Park effect on astronomy and aerospace engineering for decades.” For @esquire, I fell in love with Starfield. https://www.esquire.com/... Jonathan Ore / @jon_ore : Starfield has a sandwich called the “Haligonian” which strongly suggests it's a Nova Scotia donair wrap. But it clearly includes lettuce and cucumber, in violation of N.S. tradition. CBC asked Bethesda's PR team for comment; they have not responded. [image] Gene Park / @genepark : Here's how I played Starfield: I RUSHED the main quest in 20 hours, and then explored everything else after. The postgame is something I haven't seen in any game. It's the most interesting ending since Nier Automata. Yes I just made that comparison. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Cecilia D'Anastasio / @cecianasta : Nicole's review is my favorite one yet and echoes my experiences with Starfield. I found its opening hours boring and the writing flat, but people who value scale will definitely have a lot to chew on. @aarongreenberg : “5/5: Starfield is the ultimate Bethesda game. It takes what people loved about Fallout and Skyrim, and casts it across an enormous galaxy filled with captivating characters.” Gene Park / @genepark : Starfield is a triumphant return to form for Bethesda, easily the studio's best main quest ever. Something is lost in the sheer scale, but it makes the right sacrifices in its commitment to player agency. It has diverse questlines (many don't involve shooting). it only gets... @verge : Starfield has some very fun fake brands. As you wander around the various planets and cities across the galaxy in the game, you'll come across all kinds of goofy made-up businesses. Some of our favorites: [image] Benji-Sales / @benjisales : Starfield Reviews • Destructoid - 10 • GamingBolt - 10 • VGC - 5/5 • GamesRadar+ - 5/5 • XboxEra - 9.7 • Gaming Nexus - 9.5 • Windows Central - 4.5/5 • Shacknews - 9 • GamingTrend: 90/100 • Game Informer: 8.5 • PC Gamer: 75/100 • IGN: 7 • GameSpot: 7 OpenCritic: 87 [image] Daniel Ahmad / @zhugeex : What I find hilarious about the Starfield review discourse (or any new game), is that no one who is so extremely online to the point they post about metacritic scores the moment the embargo lifts, is ever changing their opinion on whether they're playing it or not @aarongreenberg : “10/10: Starfield is an experience of mind-boggling scale & boundless ambition, & yet, in spite of how expansive and sprawling it is, it achieves its vision with an immaculate focus & thoroughness, bringing its interstellar setting to life in a way that is rare to see in this... Nicole Carpenter / @sweetpotatoes : starfield is a fine game — i like it! there are parts that were really compelling, but too many parts that felt shallow. it plays like bethesda went for that vast scope spreading the game wide rather than deep. https://www.polygon.com/... Tae Kim / @firstadopter : Review scores for Starfield are all over the place but I expect the Metacritic to drift lower to low 80s as the sites that didn't get codes publish their reviews in the coming weeks. Not a GOTY contender, but a solid game. A 7 from a usually softer IGN says a lot. Forums: r/Starfield : Gameinformer Review 8.5/10