Starfield Should Focus More on Its Own Environmental Puzzles Than Updating Prior Systems

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The recent Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase gave gamers a sneak peek at what they can expect from Microsoft's first-party studios soon. A spotlight was shone on plenty of upcoming games including Forza Motorsport, Overwatch 2, and Asobo's A Plague Tale: Requiem which will serve as the sequel to the 2019 sleeper hit A Plague Tale: Innocence. Gamers also got a long look at Starfield, Bethesda's highly anticipated space RPG that the studio has been working on for over a decade.

In addition to receiving further confirmation that the game has been pushed back to early 2023, a gameplay trailer was also revealed which showed off a bit of the gunplay and puzzle mechanics. The trailer proved that fans of Bethesda will feel right at home with Starfield, as it builds on mechanics that the studio has used in other games. However, given that the studio has a new IP on its hands, it should use the opportunity to go beyond merely replicating what it has done before, and it should instead attempt to introduce some new environmental puzzles.

Everything Announced at the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase

As the 15-minute Starfield trailer revealed, Starfield will provide gamers with the opportunity to journey toward foreign star systems and alien planets inhabited by strange life forms. When out exploring new lands, players will not be limited to a first-person perspective, and they will be able to scan their environment for minerals to mine. Starfield will not just be peaceful spacewalking, however, as players will occasionally encounter hostile enemies. Fortunately, players can defend themselves with a wide range of guns, and they can expand their arsenal with more firearms that are obtained from weapons cases. To open the weapons