Every tiny bit of information regarding Starfield is valuable due to the overall scarcity of details present. With that in mind, the latest few revelations by Howard will likely ramp up the anticipation to a whole new level for Bethesda faithful. Considering the involvement of procedural generation, the game’s world is likely to consist of several massive areas across it's in-game galaxy/universe, complete with unique planets, which sounds revolutionary for Bethesda’s games' traditionally singular, hand-crafted locations. On top of that, the absence of any multiplayer components will no doubt be a huge relief to those disappointed by online-oriented Fallout

In fact, Howard claims that Starfield’s map will be the biggest they’ve ever created — larger than Fallout 76 and at least four times the size of Skyrim. This landmass is static insofar as the size and dimensions will not change between games, but there is procedural generation at p

The game's engine will be a huge leap forward in terms of visual quality and available features from past Bethesda games, as Howard claims that the upgrade will mark a more visible jump ahead in quality than even the huge technological gap between The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Oblivion . Apart from procedural generation, this engine will supposedly also improved animations, rendering, AI, and more. Speaking of AI, Howard specifically highlighted that NPCs will play bigger roles in future games, namely Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI . Addressing Bethesda's newly established partnership with Microsoft, Howard promised that both next-gen titles will be available on Xbox Game Pass at lau

If Bethesda Game Studios wishes to remain as relevant as they are in the western role-playing space at the moment, they'll need to rethink their approach to the genre with their two upcoming titles, Starfield Weapons|Https://Starfieldgalaxy.Com/ and The Elder Scrolls VI , if they want to continue setting the standard that they're known

We also saw some slight political elements thrown into Skyrim that added a lot of character to that land and perhaps with a mechanic like building, they could take that even further with something players have never seen before in a fantasy RPG that's likely going to be larger than anything we’ve played in the past. Of course, this would be my ideal way of changing things, and I'm no game developer. I can't say for sure how Bethesda Game Studios would make this mechanic better and more meaningful so that players would enjoy it more, but I think it's something worthy of attention that would add to the game's sense of immers

While Starfield is still likely years from the release, players recently were treated to a few leaked screenshots allegedly taken from a 2018 build. Although rather spare, these images showed third-person gameplay of an player-controlled astronaut and a piece of concept art depicting a futuristic, hyper-detailed ship render with color. A neat part of the leak were the HUD icons in the gameplay screenshot, one of which showed the remaining amount of O2 in the player character’s oxygen tank, pointing to a major survival element that could make it into the final game. Interestingly, it may be this leak and the huge interest it generated that's obligated Bethesda to share some new official information about the ti

In addition to a larger world filled with procedurally generated content, Starfield's aesthetic will see a major improvement compared to previous games. A number of changes have been made to animation and rendering systems, according to Howard. Admittedly this could result in some pros and cons compared to Skyrim. For instance, Oblivion had better special effects and a more colorful world compared to Morrowind, but facial animations seemed more of a liability than an improvem

Despite having Fallout 76 launch in less than a month and a ton of other games in the pipeline, perhaps the biggest moment for publisher Bethesda in all of 2018 was when it revealed both Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI at E3 , the next two titles that Bethesda Game Studios will be creating in the coming years. It was a drastic departure for Bethesda who instead tends to sit on their game announcements until they are closer to actually releas

Jumping from Fallout 3 to Fallout 4, we also saw huge improvements to the shooting and combat. But when looking at melee combat in those games alongside The Elder Scrolls series, most players will tend to avoid close-up combat at all costs. There are modern RPGs aplenty that have done sword and hand-to-hand combat extremely well, and Bethesda only needs to look at what those games have done and then apply it to the next Elder Scrolls g

That being said, Howard warns that it is still going to be a while until Starfield is finally treated to a proper public (or even private) demonstration. Moreover, the game doesn’t have a solid release date (as it's subject to change), so the team will only show off the space-bound RPG once Bethesda feels confident enough in it. This goes in line with a previous statement by Pete Hines, who said that the community would have to wait a while for a detailed reveal. Hines mentioned that Starfield would be worth the exhausting wait , though, which isn’t hard to believe considering the amount of work reportedly being put into the development of the ti