Starfield Reveals Its First Companion Character

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Bethesda games have a long history of allowing players to recruit companions to bring with them on their adventures. In fact, it's hard to imagine a single-player Bethesda RPG without companions in them, and so it's no surprise that Starfield will have some companions of its own. While Bethesda still has yet to fully pull the curtain back on Starfield, it has now confirmed the first companion character that will be featured in the game.

Bethesda recently released a new Starfield video where Todd Howard and other developers discussed various aspects of the game. The video included some fresh Starfield concept art and images with the developers touching on how companions will work in the game. According to Bethesda, Starfield will focus more on the relationship between companions and the player character.

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It seems that in Starfield, companions will be more vocal with their opinion of the player character and will feel more present in the story. Companions in previous Bethesda games often felt like they were just along for the ride, following the player character around the world and helping in fights, but not really reacting in a way that made them feel real. Starfield companions will apparently comment on what's currently going on in the game and what the player character is doing, which should go a long way in improving the game's immersion.

In any case, the Starfield companion shown in the video is a robot named VASCO. In the clip, VASCO says, «Hello, captain. How may I be of assistance?» Players don't get to learn much about VASCO beyond that brief line of dialogue, but this does clue everyone in that Starfield companions will not be limited to humans.

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