Stovetop , 10 months ago

It dips its toe into a lot of things but doesn’t go deep enough to make any of them feel meaningful.

• Sure, Starfield has space combat, but if that’s what you’re looking for, why not play Elite Dangerous?
• You can build an outpost in Starfield to harvest materials and make items/upgrades with, but I could also just play Satisfactory.
• Starfield allows you to explore a variety of randomly generated planets, but so does No Man’s Sky, and it’s not like it’s significantly better compared to how NMS launched.
• You can enjoy rich worldbuilding, investigate political intrigue, and party up in the cyberpunk station of Neon…but Cyberpunk 2077 just had its 2.0 update and I could do that instead.
• You can enjoy a barebones RPG story with a crew of forgettable companions in Starfield, or you can enjoy the best RPG in recent memory with a solid cast of companions to adventure with in Baldur’s Gate 3.

It really is the epitome of “jack of all trades, master of none”. Especially in its skill system, which feels the most restrictive of any Bethesda RPG yet.