Starfield: Deep Dive Into The Galaxy
Author and Reviewer: Eric Wang
Date: Oct 20, 2023
Introduction
Starfield is a classic Bethesda RPG that was released on September 6th, 2023. Its fans long awaited this triple-A game for nearly 7 years. It’s set to be the big game for Xbox in 9th Generation. After its release, the community has been in conflict. People who defend it, claim the charm of exploring space and the future of humanity is fascinating and life-experience. People who oppose it, claim the game to be boring, unpolished, and even outdated, “feeling like from the Xbox 360 era”.
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Genre: Action role-playing, shooter
How long to beat: 20h (main story), 60-70h (main+side), 150 (completionist)
Platform: Xbox Series, PC
The background of Constellation
Starfield is set in the 2330s when humanity has already extended outwards from the Solar system. There are 5 major factions in Starfield; the Constellation which our Main character has joined, pursuing to find the truth of the galaxy exploring planets, and solving myths. United Colonies are another faction, that aims to maintain peace and order in its main city The New Atlantis.
The 3rd faction is the Freestar collective, a libertarian confederation capital at Alkila city. The 4th faction is Crimson Fleets, also known as “the space pirates.” Its headquarters is The Key, a former United Colonies star station located in the Kryx system. The last faction is Ryujin Industries, a megacorporation that offers its products throughout the Settled Systems. Its headquarters is Ryujin Tower, located in the pleasure city.
Gameplay
The gameplay is like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. The Character can enjoy the endurance of side quests and interesting storylines. The atmosphere of Starfield is truly phenomenal. Gunplay, dialogue, and spaceship are the three main parts of the game, the true foundation of the game’s core theme and meanings.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
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Interesting Missions and dialogue
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Attractive Background and settings
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Allow players to modify ships
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Housing Assets can be bought and used
Cons:
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Badly polish Graphics and models
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Too much loading and black screens
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The game takes a while to get fun
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Opening is boring
Review and Comments
Starfield is a 7.5/10 game, it is a fantastic game for Bethesda RPG fans, people who are big fans of the Fallout series or Elder Scroll will find it to be a true masterpiece. But for the majority of players, it’s more of a disappointment over 7 years of waiting. Good enough for Game Pass, but not enough for a $70 triple-A budget game.
Reviewer Score
7.5
IGN
7
Steam
7/10
Metacritic
83