After what looks like a really lengthy interval of hush round updates, enhancements, and extra DLC for Starfield, Bethesda veteran Tim Lamb has simply given followers of the sport one thing to get enthusiastic about. The underwhelming house RPG seems to have some massive modifications and new techniques on the way in which due to some free updates, together with ones that’ll make house journey and exploration “extra rewarding.” And sure, that second DLC continues to be within the works, regardless of the radio silence.
I loved Starfield. There, I mentioned it. Nonetheless, did it reside as much as the expectations I might set for it, given Bethesda’s observe file making among the finest RPGs of all time? Completely not. The most important gaps in its space-faring fantasy, akin to a galaxy full of barren planets and a quite predictable primary storyline, have been nicely documented by now, however I nonetheless discovered moments of enjoyable, shock, and marvel in Starfield. Whereas I perceive the angle of those who need Bethesda to easily ditch it within the hopes of getting The Elder Scrolls 6 or Fallout 5 quicker, I am personally eager to see enhancements and one thing of a redemption arc in order that when the time does come to maneuver on, Starfield is not the disappointing outcast it at present is.
One other main drawback that I’ve lengthy hoped to see addressed is house gameplay. In actual fact, I might say it irks me much more than the handfuls of wasted planets. Exploring ships and house stations on foot, usually in low gravity, is fairly first rate, however sadly there’s subsequent to no cause to truly fly my spaceship round. Except for a couple of pressured moments in some quest traces, there’s additionally not an enormous incentive for me to interact in spaceship battles both. Properly, it seems that will change within the close to future.
“I am actually excited for gamers to see what the group’s been engaged on,” Lamb says on the tail finish of a brand new Bethesda Developer Highlight video. “Now we have some cool stuff coming, together with free updates and options the gamers have been asking for, in addition to a brand new DLC story. I am unable to go into all the small print simply but, however I’ll say a part of the group has been centered on house gameplay to make [your] travels there extra rewarding. We’re additionally including some new sport techniques, and some different smaller delights.”
Music to my ears. It has been a very long time since we obtained some vital upgrades and updates to Starfield, however it appears like a flurry of recent techniques and enhancements may very well be arriving quickly.
As for a way Bethesda is altering house journey and house gameplay extra usually, who is aware of what the group has cooked up, however it’ll hopefully encourage gamers to spend extra time behind the controls of their ship, quite than exploring on foot. If there is a extra participating strategy to traverse between totally different planets and techniques, quite than merely quick touring from the map or aiming at a marker and immediately leaping there, that’d be a extremely massive deal. However we’ll have to attend and see.
As for the brand new DLC, I actually hoped to see it arrive this 12 months, however given it wasn’t introduced and proven off as a part of Xbox’s presence at Gamescom, I reckon it will be 2026 earlier than we get to expertise this new story growth. Rumors are already suggesting that’ll be the case, with the DLC apparently launching alongside Starfield’s inevitable PS5 port.
Till we get some agency particulars on these main modifications, take a look at our information to one of the best Starfield mods should you’re pondering of heading again into Bethesda’s sprawling galaxy. For those who’re satisfied that Starfield is not for you, there are loads extra nice house video games to attempt.
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