travshred

PC Review: Starfield is certainly a game in 2023. I had some fun with it in the 30 something hours I put in, and for fans of the Bethesda formula, you will enjoy what it has to offer. Unfortunately, for everything I liked or, dare I say, loved, there are an equal amount of things that drive me nuts. The good: - There is SO much to do! Bethesda always nails it with the side quests. I enjoyed them far more than I enjoyed the main questline, and there are a ton of them to sink your teeth in. - The companions are great - Sam Coe was my absolute favorite and I wish I could take him with me to my other RPG's. - Combat is fun and responsive - I loved disabling enemy ships and boarding them to take all of their goodies! - The music/score is fantastic and really plays towards a greater sense of exploration The bad: - The performance is just all over the place and absolutely god awful at its worst. Until Bethesda adds DLSS support, people who don't have the money to buy the latest and greatest hardware will struggle to run this game at a consistent level. - The main story is just meh. Maybe it's just me, but I just couldn't find an emotional attachment to the journey I was apart of. The side quests are far more interesting. - The amount of loading screens is just absolutely asinine. Opening a door? Loading screen. Landing your ship? Loading screen. Traveling to a planet in the same system? Loading screen. I could go on and on. We all know No Man's Sky had its issues, but it is far superior in this category, and it was created by an indie developer. - Besides the main settlements, every planet is a barren wasteland with nothing to do. Yes, there is an occasional mine or abandoned base to explore, but at large, there is a whole lot of nothing. I guess I just expected more - after the charm of Skyrim and Fallout 4, the hype was real, and Starfield just doesn't come close to meeting that landmark. Worth your time? Certainly, but Starfield fails to stand up next to its predecessors and the other juggernaut games of 2023.