MeinMMO editor Maik seems very calm on the outside. However, the hype for Starfield is bubbling inside him. As a big fan of the Bethesda series Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, he wishes for an old feature for the new Starfield that still gives him earworms to this day – and the Starfield chief has already commented on it.
Good sound effects can make a real difference. Just look at shooters like Call of Duty or Battlefield. In CoD I hear the footsteps of other players, which influences my gameplay. In Battlefield, explosions roar, bullets whiz past my ears, and create immersion.
In a role-playing game like Starfield, however, the acoustic effects are not that important to me. Sure, they contribute to the atmosphere. But Fallout has shown me that it’s not the explosions I need for a large-scale adventure. I need a good beat.
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Which Fallout feature is meant? I’m talking about the radio.
I still remember how I accidentally bought Fallout 3 in real life because I thought it was Killzone for PlayStation 3. The best mistaken purchase of my life.
The radio was my constant companion from the start. The first big adventure I experienced in Fallout was the search for the Galaxy News Radio station with its friendly DJ Three Dog.
It took countless hours, cost many deaths, and to this day I carry a trauma closely related to the “Fatboy” rocket launcher. But the quest only truly began when I was finally able to shake hands with Three Dog. That was a truly great experience that I still think about today.
Aside from that, the music was a good distraction for me. I sometimes have my problems in action RPGs like Fallout because I am a wimp in single-player games and always expect the worst. Most nights I just skip.
With the sounds of the radio in my ears, my pulse is at least only slightly elevated.
Furthermore, many songs have been etched into my brain. After Fallout 3, I was also in New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76. As soon as a song from the Fallout radio plays somewhere, I sing along and want to turn it up on the Pip-Boy.
The positive effects that radios or constant game music with real songs can have on the gaming experience are repeatedly proven to me by GTA Online and Rocket League.
What do we know about the radio in Starfield? Unfortunately, it doesn’t look very good for radio fans. Starfield chief Todd Howard has already commented on radio stations in Starfield:
There is one [radio station], but it is quite local to a specific place. It’s not something to expect unless you’re nearby. But I would say there is a little [radio].
via videogameschronicle.com
It sounds like there will at least be some sort of “Galaxy News Radio” quest. You fly through the vastness of space and randomly receive a radio signal that leads to an interesting story.
Fortunately, developer Bethesda wants to make Starfield a “paradise for modders.” I already know what I will be keeping an eye out for after release.
More details about Starfield can be found here: 10 interesting details you probably didn’t know about Starfield
