It really is. Starfield is just another entry in BGS' decades-long tradition of making every game they put out worse than the last. They're incapable of taking a step forwards without taking three steps back.

With Starfield, Bethesda discarded their greatest strength: environment and exploration. Instead of having a handmade open-world in an interesting setting to explore, you get an endless tapestry of bland rocks + copy-paste space dungeons. The whimsical exploration of Tamriel exists no more. Now there is only dust and loading screens.

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⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠊⢻⣿⣿⠻⢿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⠧⠄⠈⠙⠛⠁⠄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄
⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
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⢸⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠁⠙o⠙⠂⠄⠄⢸⣿⡛⠉⠘o⢟⣿⠿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟
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In other words, Todd Howard delivers again.

[h1]Bethesda's Worst Game Yet[/h1] It really is. Starfield is just another entry in BGS' decades-long tradition of making every game they put out worse than the last. They're incapable of taking a step forwards without taking three steps back. With Starfield, Bethesda discarded their greatest strength: environment and exploration. Instead of having a handmade open-world in an interesting setting to explore, you get an endless tapestry of bland rocks + copy-paste space dungeons. The whimsical exploration of Tamriel exists no more. Now there is only dust and loading screens. ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠄⠄ ⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠄ ⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠊⢻⣿⣿⠻⢿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⠧⠄⠈⠙⠛⠁⠄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄ ⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠙⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠄⣢⣶⣷⣶⣶⠄⠄⢠⣴⣶⣶⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇ ⢸⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠁⠙o⠙⠂⠄⠄⢸⣿⡛⠉⠘o⢟⣿⠿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟ ⠄⣿⠻⡇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⡷⠄⠄⠄⠉⠁⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃ ⠄⠙⠄⠻⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢺⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣺⡿⣿⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠘⠻⡿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠠⣺⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣀⣀⡀⣀⠄⢳⣤⡎⠄⠄⣠⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠙⠭⠛⠄⠄⢠⣿⣯⣽⣿⡿⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣰⠐⣿⣧⣾⡿⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣩⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣀⠄⣀⣀⣘⠶⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ In other words, Todd Howard delivers again.