{"id":979120,"date":"2023-08-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/?p=979120"},"modified":"2023-08-31T01:23:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:23:22","slug":"starfield-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinfinite.net\/starfield\/starfield-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfield Review – A Star Is Born"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There’s the call to adventure, the introduction of supernatural elements, and the congregation of like-minded individuals and mentors who help shape our protagonist into who they need to be to complete their mission. There are the challenges and temptations, an incredible and unbelievable revelation, the gradual realization of what must be done, the redemption arc, before everything comes full circle and our protagonist is right back where they started \u2014 just older and wiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In many ways, Starfield doesn’t really do anything new. It’s an open-world game with a tried and true story structure that’s been overused across all forms of media. Truly, the hero’s journey might be the most tiresome and overused narrative formula in TV and movies \u2014 and make no mistake, Starfield leans into it pretty hard. This should come as no surprise, considering that the hero’s journey serves as the backbone of most other Bethesda open-world games. And yet, despite Starfield’s unapologetic reuse of narrative tropes and open-world trappings, Bethesda has somehow managed to create something genuinely special here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I guess I’ll start from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starfield opens its story by placing you in the shoes of a regular space miner. During a mining job, you come across a mysterious artifact that gives you weird visions and hallucinations when you touch it. You’re then tasked with reporting to the Constellation, an organization that’s dedicated itself to collecting and studying these artifacts, all in the hope of one day finding out what it all means. This is the call to adventure and you, of course, are the chosen one. The artifact’s never reacted that way to anyone before, and it’s on you to collect the remaining artifacts and see where it leads you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n