Is Starfield hit or flop?
The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S on September 6, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for its open world, setting, and soundtrack, though its story and exploration were divisive. The game is expected to be released for Windows and Xbox consoles in 2026 or later. The project is led by game director Todd Howard, reprising his duties from previous games in the series, as well as other games developed by Bethesda Game Studios.
Why did Starfield fail?
One of Starfield’s most fundamental design failures is its inability to make the player matter. In theory, a role-playing game, especially one as vast as Starfield, should make the player feel like their choices, actions, and victories shape the world around them. In an interview with FRVR, former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith said that while he thinks it’s a good game, Starfield failed to live up to its potential because its reliance on procedurally generated content didn’t align with what players expected from a Bethesda RPG.The game features an open world in the form of an area within the Milky Way galaxy, containing both fictional and non-fictional planetary systems. Starfield takes place in a space-themed setting, and is the first new intellectual property developed by Bethesda in 25 years.
What are critics saying about Starfield?
Starfield is the uninspired work of a worn out artistic vision. It doesn’t push technology in the way daggerfall did. It doesn’t push your imagination the way that morrowind did. It doesn’t handle inventory and combat as well as fallout. The budget for this Game was over 200$ Million dollars and it took over 7+ Years to make, yet the number of people playing it is less than that of Skyrim. Starfield was Bethesda’s most ambitious Game ever, yet people don’t seem to enjoy it.
Is Starfield longer than Skyrim?
Starfield’s main quest is about 20% bigger than previous Bethesda games such as Skyrim and Fallout 4, with Todd Howard saying that means it should take around 30 to 40 hours to complete – without stepping away to do side content. When focusing on the main objectives, Starfield is about 23½ Hours in length. If you’re a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 148 Hours to obtain 100% completion.