Bethesda's new RPG, Starfield, utilizes procedural generation to create over a thousand explorable planets, but this approach leads to dull and repetitive gameplay, highlighting the need for a balance between AI-generated content and hand-crafted design.
Starfield, the highly anticipated space RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, is finally available on PC and Xbox Series consoles, offering players a vast and immersive space adventure with numerous activities and the potential to become a Game of the Year contender in 2023.
Bethesda Game Studios' next big focus will be on Starfield, a gigantic game that offers hundreds of hours of role-playing adventure and will be supported by Bethesda for years to come, while The Elder Scrolls 6 is likely to take several more years to develop.
Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has highlighted the advantages of Starfield being exclusive to Xbox, emphasizing the ability to focus on one console and deliver a better product, similar to the brand association Nintendo enjoys with its first-party games.
Starfield, the biggest Xbox game of the year, is now available on Game Pass, and players are faced with the task of making important choices during character creation, including selecting a background and traits that will impact their gameplay style.
Microsoft CEO of Gaming, Phil Spencer, states that there is "huge demand" for the new Starfield video game, which is expected to be accessible to hundreds of millions of players across various devices.
Bethesda's new game Starfield has received positive reviews but also criticism for bugs and visual detail, with a viral video comparing it to Cyberpunk 2077; however, Cyberpunk 2077's senior quest designer argues that the comparison is unfair and hypocritical.
Starfield development chief Todd Howard responded to why Bethesda hadn't optimized Starfield for PC, stating that the game is running great and is a next-gen PC game, suggesting that players may need to upgrade their PCs to fully enjoy the game.
Starfield, the new game from Bethesda, features an infinite credit glitch and a handy spacesuit glitch for players to exploit.
GeForce Now adds 16 new games to its library, including Atomic Heart and Hardspace: Shipbreaker, but Starfield, a highly anticipated game, is still missing, leaving gamers uncertain if and when it will be available on the platform.
Bethesda's latest RPG, Starfield, achieves a record-breaking launch with over 6 million players, surpassing previous Bethesda games like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.
Bethesda Softworks' upcoming game Starfield has faced criticism for its poor facial detailing and racial biases in character designs, highlighting the studio's lack of care and recklessness in creating a diverse world in the laziest way possible.
Bethesda's upcoming game Starfield is set to receive official mod support, including the highly anticipated Creation Kit 2, in 2024, allowing modders to easily add new weapons, customizations, and more into the game.
Starfield, the demanding PC game, is optimized for AMD GPUs and CPUs but not so much for Intel and Nvidia systems, leading to poorer performance on the latter platforms, according to experts at Digital Foundry.
Bethesda's Starfield has a poorly explained ship combat system, but players can improve their experience by getting a new ship, purchasing necessary upgrades, learning effective maneuvering techniques, buying weapons, obtaining a Class C license, and utilizing the ship builder feature.
Bethesda has announced upcoming quality-of-life improvements and expanded graphical options for Starfield, starting with a hotfix to address bugs and stability, and following with features such as support for Nvidia's DLSS tech, an FOV slider, HDR customisation, and mod support in early 2024.
Larian Studios defends Bethesda against criticism, saying it's not true to suggest the developers lacked passion for Starfield, following comparisons between Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield. Former Blizzard developer Mike Kern also attacked Bethesda, but Larian's director of publishing disagrees, calling it a disingenuous oversimplification of game development.
The writer expresses their disagreement with the implementation of New Game Plus in Starfield, as it forces players to lose all their progress and restart from scratch, which goes against the typical playstyle of Bethesda games.
Starfield, the latest sci-fi RPG from Bethesda, has excited Xbox fans with its immersive galactic gameplay, and it has also surprised fans by including the planet Reach from the popular Halo series.
Bethesda's Starfield has become the developer's biggest game ever, with 10 million players since its launch in September, surpassing the popularity of previous titles like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.
