With more than 10 million players scavenging across the galaxies in Starfield, it may seem like everyone is done and dusted, with no more to explore. However, a Redditor shared their excitement over uncovering a location filled with structures, abandoned facilities, and more.
Unfortunately, the community has responded with an equally contrasting enthusiasm. Comments have shown close to no interest in the game’s pre-rendered map locations and challenged the user with bigger questions. Seems like Starfield’s community really needs to see something big to feel excited about the game going forward.
An abandoned POI excites a Starfield player
In a recent playthrough, Redditor Constellation_XI explored the many systems (over 70) in Starfield, only to come across a point of interest (POI) that they had never seen before. They went on to share screenshots in the post, in hopes of sharing their excitement about the newfound POI with the community.
However, the comments felt anything but excited about the user’s discovery. The first comment from Redditor WirtsLegs even explained why it’s not as exciting as it may seem:
That first pic POI was one of the first ones I ran into when I explored at a very low level
This statement shows that encounters in Starfield can be highly random, and planets aren’t usually as expansive as players may expect. Still, that’s not true with all planets; there are chances of coming across monumental works of engineering on distant planets.
Other comments embrace the art of cynicism by comparing Starfield to older games from Bethesda, and users also mention how every planet and system felt unique to them in their own way but lacked something special. A comment by user Mikedzines hits the mark:
These type of posts leave me conflicted. Mainly because 300+ of those hours actually consist of finding the same thing — vs in Skyrim or Fallout if you go to a part of the map you’ve never explored after that amount of time, you know you will find something new. But when you do find stuff — man is it ever great, wholesome, loveable Bethesda™ content!
The more one dives into Starfield’s deeper mechanics and how they explore the game; the more the reviews make sense. Some love the game, some hate it, and some have trouble deciding whether it’s even worth playing… after about 500 hours of gameplay.
Starfield’s universe tries to stay fresh
From the comments and the post itself, there seems to be a clear understanding in the community that part of what makes Starfield special lies in the open-ended nature of how players choose to explore it. Whether you’re visiting a planet for the first time, or the thousandth; there’s likely something that will catch your eye.
Regardless, on the flip side, we have players who have criticized the game for being too monotonous and empty, which is a criticism that changes through time with everything the game has to truly offer. Whether or not you choose to take your time with the game, Bethesda’s open universe tries to stay welcoming despite the harsh feedback in recent times.
We can only hope to see more content added to the game thanks to modders, and perhaps an expansion/DLC by Bethesda itself. Until then, having an open-minded approach to the game may be one’s best chance at enjoying the game fully.
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