Bethesda lastly pulled the curtain again on Starfield at in the present day’s Microsoft and Bethesda Video games Showcase, and new gameplay footage of the upcoming area epic is reminding avid gamers of one other sci-fi exploration sport: No Man’s Sky.
No Man’s Sky is the procedurally generated area exploration sport developed by Howdy Video games that initially launched in 2016. Whereas early reception of the sport was not so optimistic, constant content material updates have managed to show the sport round. Earlier this yr, No Man’s Sky creator Sean Murray mentioned the sport is not near being completed, even after 19 main updates.
There are actually grounds for comparability between the 2 titles, as Starfield’s first gameplay video confirmed a personality in a spacesuit exploring an unknown planet whereas mining sources with a laser — gameplay parts which are integral to No Man’s Sky’s loop.
We additionally noticed area flight and fight, a great deal of customization choices, and loads of dinosaurs, that are additionally harking back to Howdy Video games’ title. Shortly after Starfield’s gameplay premiere, No Man’s Sky started trending on Twitter, with some avid gamers enthusiastic about Starfield’s resemblance to No Man’s Sky, and others saying the sport seems to be only a bit too related.
No Man’s Sky 2 seems to be good. pic.twitter.com/TNNYdy9RJr
— Shirrako (@ShirrakoGaming) June 12, 2022
So I am actually hoping Starfield is sweet however man does it appear to be No Man’s Sky + weapons
— Kyle J (@CameraColossus) June 12, 2022
Starfield seems to be like AAA no man’s sky and I formally am planning to get an Xbox as of such
— Central Scrutinizer (@CentralScruty) June 12, 2022
I gotta admit, ending the Showcase with No Man’s Sky operating at 24fps was a fairly daring transfer.
— Nicola (@Nick_Marseil) June 12, 2022
Its like Bethesda noticed No Man’s Sky and mentioned “we are able to do this however solely about 15% higher”
— RJ Palmer (@arvalis) June 12, 2022
No Man’s Sky made by the creators of Fallout 76 has actual potential to be probably the most damaged sport ever made
— GuyFoxDay (@GuyFoxDay) June 12, 2022
Whereas there are actually similarities within the two video games’ look and gameplay, they’re positively going for very various things. No Man’s Sky options quintillions of procedurally generated open world planets, whereas we simply discovered in the present day that Starfield could have round 1,000 absolutely explorable planets. Starfield additionally seems to have a heavier give attention to fight, which falls extra consistent with different Bethesda video games like Fallout and Skyrim.
Even past the variety of explorable vegetation, Starfield is shaping as much as be an infinite expertise. At present’s presentation additionally gave us a peek at all the customization choices inside Starfield, the place we discovered that gamers will have the ability to design characters, spaceships, and outposts to their liking.
For extra, try the whole lot introduced within the Xbox and Bethesda video games showcase.
Logan Plant is a contract author for IGN. You could find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
