AStarfieldfan compares the size of one of the game’s planets to that of the full world ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.Starfieldis one of the most highly-anticipated games of 2023, and it marks Bethesda Game Studios’ first AAA single-player release sinceFallout 4in 2015.
Starfieldtakes Bethesda Game Studio’s design philosophy to outer space and players will be able to explore all sorts of planets throughout their playthrough. Its size and scope seem massive, asStarfieldwill let players explore over 100 Solar Systemsand thousands of planets. This number includes both hand-crafted planets and procedurally-generated ones like inNo Man’s Sky. Now, oneStarfieldfan compares a planet’s size to another Bethesda developed game.
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A Reddit user named Koocai takes an image fromStarfieldand compares its size to theworld ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. As seen in the image, Koocai states that a location on the planet is 1.15 kilometers or 0.71 miles away from the player. They then claim thatSkyrim’s size was around 5 kilometers or 3 miles in length, prompting a discussion on howStarfield’s playable areas may be astoundingly large when compared toSkyrim.
One fan points out thatThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimwas packed with contentand scale doesn’t mean much when the world is empty. They take the example ofElite Dangerous, which seemingly has 400 billion stars with all of them being empty. The user mentions that the planets inStarfieldmay not be as dense as the regions found inSkyrim.
In one of the replies, the poster Koocai states that there is nothing wrong withStarfield’s locations being massive as long as players aren’t forced to walk the entire distance. Koocai then mentions that ground and air vehicles are mandatory for a game likeStarfieldin their opinion. This seems to be a popular sentiment among players as other users also talk about a possible transport system to help gamers traverse these giant planets.
It’ll be interesting to how Bethesda Game Studios approaches world design whenStarfieldcomes out next year. Microsoft had recently commented on the release schedule and confirmed thatRedfallwill launch beforeStarfieldin the first half of 2023. AfterStarfield,The Elder Scrolls 6will probably enter the full production phase at Bethesda Game Studios, and the studio has also confirmed thatFallout 5will launch afterTES 6.
Starfieldreleases in 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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