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Starfield 3 years after release, why it didn't meet expectations?Bethesda's ambitious Starfield has reached its 3rd anniversary. However, all that was revealed for the 3rd anniversary were fan art and a photo mode event, with no new content or roadmap announced. Will Starfield live up to expectations?
1. 🎮 Starfield's 3rd Anniversary: The Gap Between Expectations and Reality
· Starfield, Bethesda's new title released in September 2023, has reached its 3rd anniversary.
· However, all that was revealed for the 3rd anniversary were fan art and a photo mode event, with no announcements regarding new content or future plans.
· This has led to significant disappointment, as the content players expected at launch was not included in the base game.
· Questions arise about whether Starfield is a good game, whether the past 3 years have been disappointing, and whether it's a game that deserves the support Bethesda envisioned.
· However, all that was revealed for the 3rd anniversary were fan art and a photo mode event, with no announcements regarding new content or future plans.
· This has led to significant disappointment, as the content players expected at launch was not included in the base game.
· Questions arise about whether Starfield is a good game, whether the past 3 years have been disappointing, and whether it's a game that deserves the support Bethesda envisioned.
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1. 🎮 Starfield's 3rd Anniversary: The Gap Between Expectations and Reality
· Starfield, Bethesda's new title released in September 2023, has reached its 3rd anniversary.
· However, all that was revealed for the 3rd anniversary were fan art and a photo mode event, with no announcements regarding new content or future plans.
· This has led to significant disappointment, as the content players expected at launch was not included in the base game.
· Questions arise about whether Starfield is a good game, whether the past 3 years have been disappointing, and whether it's a game that deserves the support Bethesda envisioned.
· However, all that was revealed for the 3rd anniversary were fan art and a photo mode event, with no announcements regarding new content or future plans.
· This has led to significant disappointment, as the content players expected at launch was not included in the base game.
· Questions arise about whether Starfield is a good game, whether the past 3 years have been disappointing, and whether it's a game that deserves the support Bethesda envisioned.
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2. 🌟 Is Starfield a Good Game? Pros and Cons
· Starfield is undoubtedly a good game, and players can enjoy it.
· However, it's not a groundbreaking game on the level of Skyrim or Fallout, and it feels somewhat cluttered.
· The game features an interesting story and elements worth exploring, and the experience of building outposts on desolate planets is appealing.
· Nevertheless, these elements have already been showcased in games like No Man's Sky, leaving a sense of regret that Bethesda hasn't perfectly implemented them.
· However, it's not a groundbreaking game on the level of Skyrim or Fallout, and it feels somewhat cluttered.
· The game features an interesting story and elements worth exploring, and the experience of building outposts on desolate planets is appealing.
· Nevertheless, these elements have already been showcased in games like No Man's Sky, leaving a sense of regret that Bethesda hasn't perfectly implemented them.
01:26 - 02:38
3. 🛠️ Post-Launch Updates Over 3 Years: Filling the Gaps
· Starfield's biggest issue is that features lacking at launch were added through updates over 3 years.
· For example, features like cruise mode, allowing free travel within the system without menu navigation, were only added two and a half years after launch.
· In addition, ship customization, improved inventory systems, enhanced photo mode, difficulty adjustments, bounty hunting systems, ammo crafting, various POIs, and quality-of-life features have been updated.
· These updates were features that should have been included from the start of the game's release, and it's a regrettable reality that players are filling the gaps Bethesda should have addressed with 'Creations'.
· For example, features like cruise mode, allowing free travel within the system without menu navigation, were only added two and a half years after launch.
· In addition, ship customization, improved inventory systems, enhanced photo mode, difficulty adjustments, bounty hunting systems, ammo crafting, various POIs, and quality-of-life features have been updated.
· These updates were features that should have been included from the start of the game's release, and it's a regrettable reality that players are filling the gaps Bethesda should have addressed with 'Creations'.
02:39 - 03:45
4. 📉 The Evolution of Bethesda RPGs: Is the Meaning of Open World Fading?
· In the past, Bethesda RPGs offered a vast, complete open world from day one.
· Games like Fallout added new areas through post-launch DLC, but Starfield was busy filling in missing features after its release.
· This makes it feel as though Starfield went through an 'early access' period rather than a full launch.
· The story DLC also didn't deliver the expected impact, and the first DLC released in September 2024, 'House Va'ruun, Dazra, and the Vortex Horror,' did not receive positive reviews from critics.
· Games like Fallout added new areas through post-launch DLC, but Starfield was busy filling in missing features after its release.
· This makes it feel as though Starfield went through an 'early access' period rather than a full launch.
· The story DLC also didn't deliver the expected impact, and the first DLC released in September 2024, 'House Va'ruun, Dazra, and the Vortex Horror,' did not receive positive reviews from critics.
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5. 💰 Paid DLC and Bethesda's Revenue Model
· The 'Tunnel Amada' DLC, released in 2026, included robot armies, new companions, and repeatable content, but the satisfaction for the price was not high.
· Todd Howard mentioned new DLCs every year, but the two most recent DLCs have been criticized for lacking content.
· While it's understandable that Bethesda is a company that needs to generate revenue, it's questionable to claim Starfield is still a crucial part of their core business three years later.
· 17 million players, nearly a billion hours of playtime, and the widespread use of 'Creations' are certainly positive metrics, but they don't mask the game's fundamental issues.
· Todd Howard mentioned new DLCs every year, but the two most recent DLCs have been criticized for lacking content.
· While it's understandable that Bethesda is a company that needs to generate revenue, it's questionable to claim Starfield is still a crucial part of their core business three years later.
· 17 million players, nearly a billion hours of playtime, and the widespread use of 'Creations' are certainly positive metrics, but they don't mask the game's fundamental issues.
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6. 🚀 Starfield's Future: Hopeful Prospects and Realistic Assessment
· While a PS5 release in 2026 and new 'Starborn' content in 2027 are planned, Starfield's future is uncertain with Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series taking priority.
· Bethesda is trying to show that the game is still alive through its 3rd-anniversary tweet, but there seems to be a lack of new content development or active communication.
· Starfield has undoubtedly improved since its launch, and its usability has increased. However, considering it's Bethesda's new title, prepared over 25 years, this is a low bar.
· Players expected a role-playing game where they could explore an entire system like in No Man's Sky, but that hasn't been the reality.
· Nevertheless, Starfield is still a recommendable game, and purchasing it during a sale is highly advised.
· Bethesda is trying to show that the game is still alive through its 3rd-anniversary tweet, but there seems to be a lack of new content development or active communication.
· Starfield has undoubtedly improved since its launch, and its usability has increased. However, considering it's Bethesda's new title, prepared over 25 years, this is a low bar.
· Players expected a role-playing game where they could explore an entire system like in No Man's Sky, but that hasn't been the reality.
· Nevertheless, Starfield is still a recommendable game, and purchasing it during a sale is highly advised.
06:45 - 08:41
7. 🤔 Three Years of Disappointment: Starfield's Future Path?
· The past three years can be seen not as Starfield's golden age, but as a period of 'early access.'
· If asked if there was disappointment over the last three years, the answer would be 'somewhat.' However, it's not a completely disappointing game.
· The game itself is good, having played over 100 hours and enjoyed more than 80 of them.
· The new DLC 'Starborn,' set to release in 2027, will be a crucial test that determines the game's future.
· Bethesda needs to communicate with the community and provide more content, otherwise, player interest will gradually wane.
· Currently, Bethesda's detachment from the Starfield community is regrettable, and we hope to see better in the future.
· If asked if there was disappointment over the last three years, the answer would be 'somewhat.' However, it's not a completely disappointing game.
· The game itself is good, having played over 100 hours and enjoyed more than 80 of them.
· The new DLC 'Starborn,' set to release in 2027, will be a crucial test that determines the game's future.
· Bethesda needs to communicate with the community and provide more content, otherwise, player interest will gradually wane.
· Currently, Bethesda's detachment from the Starfield community is regrettable, and we hope to see better in the future.