Hoarders Rejoice: Junk Collecting Remains a Signature of Bethesda RPGs in Starfield

Bethesda games are known for enabling players to hoard items, with iconic examples being cheese wheels in Skyrim and toilet paper in Fallout 76.
In Starfield, the author has taken to hoarding pens and writing tools, food, and health items.
The huge number of item models and junk makes Bethesda worlds ripe for collecting and hoarding.
All the junk is beautifully rendered, with impressive designs, lighting, and physics, inviting collecting.
Piles of junk have become a calling card and signature of Bethesda RPGs.

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