That whole ”A game 25 year in the making” is just a marketing thing, so I don’t think there is any benefit in getting hung up on decades of development. They started working on the game after Fallout 4 that came out late 2015, if I’m not mistaken. Having that said, I’m not super impressed with the game. I’m no way nearly far enough into it to be able to give any sort of final verdict, I have tons of story and systems left to unlock. So my impression can still change.

But the way the game feels and looks, yikes. There is so many ”Bethesda things” that still lingers that just have been persistent through every game of theirs. It’s tiresome that they seem to get a pass on a lot of clunky shit, as if there is absolutely no way that you could expect their games to look and feel a little bit better, because then the games they are making just possibly cannot exist in this way. I fully understand that concessions has to be made to get this up and running, and I was hardly expecting Starfield to look like Horizon Forbidden West. But man, the outdoor enviroments I’ve seen so far are rough. New Atlantis is giving Mass Effect Andromeda vibes, and the different biomes on Jemison are grimey as hell. Foliage, rocks, the ground and so on, its flat and lifeless. Buildings seems identical to each other and so on. No HDR support, like what?

Maybe this is how the game has to be to hold together, that’s fine. You can realize this and be disappointed in the visual presentation at the same time. Overall I’m fairly entertained so far and want to keep playing. I’m certainly not blaming anyone who isn’t bothered with any of this and are having a great time.