Forget Shattered Space, It Sounds Like Starfield 2 Will Have To Resolve Starfield's Biggest Problems

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Although it has historically taken Bethesda a long time to make sequels, there is already some noise being conjured up for , despite the recent release of the expansion. It has been over a year since the release of and although it did well initially with its player numbers, in large part due to it being on Xbox Game Pass day one, it has failed to capture the love and devotion that other Bethesda franchises have, such as and .

News does have a habit of circulating around would-be Bethesda titles early in their development, with there also being noise surrounding and. Bethesda itself has not helped matters in this regard, with it announcing with a CG trailer over six years ago, yet practically nothing has been seen of this potentially legendary sequel. could be what actually cements the franchise as a Bethesda staple, but it will be a while before it can attempt to do what was unable to.

The expansion was always fighting an uphill battle, since didn't quite meet the lofty expectations attributed to it prior to its release, and the hope was the expansion would bring the title to those heights. It was never going to do all the work that was needed alone, but the main problem that the expansion has is that it delivers more of the same that failed to inspire the majority of the player base. Those that already liked the base game have a lot here to love, but it doesn't do a lot to address many criticisms.

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didn't take many risks nor add a lot of new mechanics that could have made the base game a better experience. Very little is actually modified from the base game, and the base game does have some systemic issues, such as how lifeless many of the planets feel and the false choices it offers the player, ultimately making the game feel more linear than it should. It does add a new planet and handcrafted environments, though,