The plot is pretty weak. I still can't get over the low likelihood that a miner would be like "ope I touched a metal magic space alien LSD tab and now I'm going to abandon my income and fly somewhere in someone else's ship to explore the universe with no promise of income or survival."
At least Skyrim, you immediately explore conflict your character is compelled to join. Fallout 4 you're chasing your baby. Compelling. Starfield remind me of a less well thought out Mass Effect Andromeda. That, for all of its quirks, had a compelling plot line.