Starfield Is Better If You Play It In The Wrong Order

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is just more fun when played out of order. Of course, as an open-world, at times sandbox-like RPG, there's no one single, inevitable order in which everyone will experience its content. Most will take it in whatever way they like. Do a little of the main story, get embroiled in 's faction quests, see a pretty planet and get distracted, start an outpost there and forget everything else until it's up and running, so on and so forth. There are a million ways to play the game, and once the tutorial is completed, almost nothing to prevent anyone from going anywhere they want.

But of course, there's still a prescribed way to complete , even if it's only implicit. It's the same old open-world RPG formula Bethesda has been operating on for decades: encouraging players to take their time, explore, and do whatever side content they like, knowing the rest of it will still be there when they return. However, with 's unique approach to New Game Plus, that doesn't seem so appealing. There are arguments for both sides, and in the first weeks after release, it was hard to say whether players should rush into 's New Game Plus or take their time. Now, it's possible to give a more universal answer.

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The majority of is best experienced in NG+, so it's best to rush through the main story, at least on a first playthrough. As tempting as it may be to explore the wider galaxy, there's just so much more fun to be had on NG+. Players who try to complete everything the first time around may actually be missing out on a better experience. They're wasting more time on what will almost certainly be a less interesting playthrough, borrowing novel discoveries from their future selves. They're