Starfield, Bethesda’s ambitious new role-playing game, appears to be an amalgam of The Elder Scrolls and ambitious space games such as Elite Dangerous and the Star Citizen project. In a live broadcast on Sunday, game director Todd Howard lifted the cover of the long-awaited game to reveal flying, custom starships, as well as 100 star systems and more than 1,000 different worlds to explore.
The long trailer, shown during a joint presentation with other Xbox Game Studios projects and scheduled to coincide with Summer Games Fest, also established the game’s storyline. In 2330, Starfield players allied with the Constellation, described as the “last group of space explorers,” seeking to restore lost artifacts of extraterrestrial origin. The cast includes a multi-generational, multicultural team, and the story may also reflect or try to prove the existence of true divinity.
Nevertheless, there will be spaceships, sunsets and useful robot satellites, along with what promises to be another masterful soundtrack by Inon Zur. In the tradition of other Bethesda role-playing games, Starfield will involve creating characters with many customization options, weapons and weapon modifications that can be made, as well as player bases. However, the highlight of Sunday’s presentation was the ship’s customization system, which includes options for multiple components from multiple manufacturers. Players will even be able to fly and fight in their ships from a first or third person perspective.
Announced in 2018 alongside The Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield was originally set to launch on November 11, 2022. Last month, that date was moved back to the first half of 2023. The delay sparked an apology from Xbox CEO Phil Spencer.
“These decisions are difficult for the teams that make the games and our fans,” Spencer wrote on social media at the time. “Although I fully support giving teams time to play these great games when they are ready, we hear feedback. By providing quality and consistency, we will continue to work to better meet these expectations. “
Starfield will launch for Windows and Xbox Series X PCs and will be playable on Xbox Game Pass.
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