Starfield needs to accept it’s better space opera than hard sci-fi

It’s curious that Bethesda has chosen such a NASA-inspired aesthetic for Starfield, one of the most anticipated upcoming games of the year. Traditionally, Bethesda games have directed the imaginations of their players towards less grounded themes, with the high fantasy of The Elder Scrolls and the pulpy wackiness of post-apocalyptic Fallout encouraging all sorts of flights of fancy.Starfield, however, seeks to appear more rooted in our own reality than Bethesda’s previous offerings – at least judging by the preview

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