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Sterling Gives Harsh 4/10 Review of Starfield, Calling It a Shallow Ocean of Repetition and Missed Potential

  • Jim Sterling gives Starfield a scathing review, rating it 4/10 and calling it a "shallow ocean" that is repetitive and uninspired.

  • Sterling criticizes the copy-pasted terrain, limited NPC interactions, fetch quests, and repetitive caves that fail to make the universe feel alive.

  • This is the harshest review yet for Starfield, with the lowest score by far on Metacritic.

  • The author has mixed feelings, enjoying parts but also frustrated by the many issues.

  • The author wonders if Sterling is right that the game fails to deliver, or if others are correct in calling it a masterpiece.

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