Starfield, the 2023 action RPG from Bethesda Game Studios that remains exclusive to Windows PCs and Xbox Series X|S consoles, is the best game that Bethesda has ever made since its founding in 2001, toppling the likes of critically acclaimed titles that include Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, according to the latest thoughts from Emil Pagliarulo, design director for Starfield. Pagliarulo’s praise for the game comes on the same day that Shattered Space, Starfield’s first expansion, fell to a Mostly Negative rating on Steam, with critics slamming the content for various reasons, including what some say is “$30 for one planet” and a “face-palming story.” A launch trailer for the expansion can be found below.
“I think in a lot of ways, Starfield is the hardest thing Bethesda has ever done,” Pagliarulo said. “We pushed ourselves to make something totally different. To just jam into an Xbox the biggest, richest space simulation RPG anyone could imagine. That we pulled it off makes Starfield something of a technical marvel. It’s also, in a lot of ways, the best game we’ve ever made. But for us, most importantly, Starfield has its own unique personality, and now sits right next to Fallout and Elder Scrolls.”