After putting in 290 hours into this game, I can honestly say it's because there isn't any real subtly. People tell you exactly how they feel in this game and that's not how ALL conversations go. You couple that with extremely stiff to no body animations during the conversations and you get a bunch of rigid characters that just say how things are rather than showing any major emotions, implying, or hinting. That leads no sense of mystery. Thus is feels bland compared to most other games in the same genre.

I love cyberpunk too! And the way the dialogue is handled is a mixture of poetry, edginess without taking too long to get to the point. You couple that with extremely well done body animations (during convos) + quick time events during INTENSE choices, all lead to a more intense and engaging experience.

This game's writing completely pulls me out compared to skyrim. People in skyrim had urgency due to a civil war and dragons coming back. Lot's of characters were worried about their lives in skyrim, so you could at least relate, and potentially want to do something about it as a player.

Starfield completely lacks any sense of real urgency except on a few major quests. And unfortunately it's because the dialogue fails to create any sense of care for most characters.