Starfield Devs Discuss Game World, Story, and More
Starfield is coming out on November 11, exactly eleven years to the day Skyrim premiered to the gaming world. The expectations for Bethesda's new intellectual property are high, especially because it comes at a cost of the next Elder Scrolls title releasing a few years late. However, the developers of Starfield seem to have confidence in their project, as the game's marketing has slowly – yet steadily – started to kick into full gear.
Having been posting animated concept art of Starfield's locations, this time the developers sat down, filmed, and edited a five-minute video of Starfield's development process, highlighting their design scope and vision, as well as clarifying what players might expect from the game. This includes how it compares to earlier Bethesda titles such as Fallout 4 or Skyrim.
Starfield's First Real Showcase Should Focus on Character Creation
The message is loud and clear: Starfield is a hard roleplaying game. No, not in terms of difficulty – such as Elden Ring – but rather that it represents Bethesda's return to its roots. Design choices from their older titles like Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout 3 might find their way to Starfield after being omitted in Skyrim and Fallout 4. Character attributes, conversation checks, and complex dialogue branches are all a possibility.
In the second «Into the Starfield» video, the focus is all about the player character, and the two chief words are immersion and choice. Bethesda's goal for Starfield seems to be to offer an even greater sandbox than any of its past games could provide, and to allow the players to truly define what makes their character unique. A severely upgraded character creator, the inclusion of origin stories and backgrounds, and the return of
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