In just a few days, early access for Starfield, one of the most exciting role-playing games of 2023, will start. However, just before the release, Bethesda seems to be tempering expectations: people should not expect “exploration” like in Skyrim, warns Todd Howard. Instead of a large fantasy world, exploration is spread across many planets.
When does Starfield start and how can you play earlier?
- The official launch of Starfield is on September 6.
- But those who managed to snag early access to Starfield can start on September 1 at 2 AM.
- How exactly to obtain early access to Starfield will be explained here.
The director is unsure if everyone will like the change
This is what Todd Howard says now: In a new interview with GQ, the director of Starfield, Todd Howard, says he is unsure whether every fan will like the new rhythm of how Starfield approaches open world exploration:
It’s not like falling into a world like Skyrim. You wander completely differently.
Howard describes it as a special moment when you land with your spaceship on a new planet, leave your ship, and step into a new landscape. When you look around and a star sets, that’s the moment that works almost always in Starfield.
What is the new way? While Skyrim offers a single massive world, exploration in Starfield is spread across several planets, therefore the exploration will be “broader” and “more transient,” as it is said.
According to the author from GQ, this is also the biggest change in the DNA of the game.
Therefore, it seems logical that Howard is uncertain whether the open world spread across many planets conveys the same feeling as the “one big fantasy world” of Skyrim.
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