Summary
- Starfield quickly became Microsoft's best-selling game in September in the US, proving to be a hit with players even after a month of being released. Since launch, players have been sharing their most interesting discoveries.
- A player on Reddit discovered a tragic scene of two skeletons locked in an eternal embrace in a random outpost, possibly inspired by the famous "Embracing Skeletons" from Pompeii.
- While Starfield has received praise, some players have voiced concerns and the game's Steam reviews now have a "mixed" score, with comparisons to Bethesda's other popular franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
A Starfield player finds a tragic scene involving two skeletons while exploring a random outpost. Since releasing on September 6, players have been exploring hundreds of planets within Starfield as they make their way through Bethesda’s sprawling space game.
When the game was released for PC and Xbox Series X/S consoles, Starfield quickly became the biggest-selling game for Microsoft in September in the US. The open-world RPG proved a hit with the players, and even after a month of being on the shelves, gamers are still making unique discoveries and finding hidden Easter Eggs on planets all across the galaxy.
Starfield Player Uses Last Digipick and Makes Heartbreaking Discovery
A Starfield player uses their last digipick to open a chest with an expert-level lock, but makes a heartbreaking discovery.
Posting on the r/Starfield Reddit page, the user fidelamos shared a heartbreaking discovery while scavenging a random outpost. The somber image shows two skeletons surrounded by ice and locked in an embrace, seemingly for all eternity. Replies to the original post theorize that the developers at Bethesda could have taken inspiration from the “Embracing Skeletons”, two souls found in the ruins of Pompeii who were preserved in a similar pose.
It wouldn’t be the first time that video game developers have included pieces of real-world history within video games. Locations of real places have been well established through the Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty franchises for years now and even grotesque enemies like the Rat King boss found within The Last of Us Part 2 are based on history dating back to the 1500s.
Starfield may have gotten off to a flying start, but as more players are picking up the game, a growing number of them are voicing their concerns. The user reviews for Starfield are dropping on Steam with it currently sitting at a “mixed” score. This is down to some users expecting the game to deliver more, especially compared to Bethesda’s more established franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. It remains to be seen what improvements Bethesda will make to Starfield in the coming months, but fans will hope that the developers will listen to their feedback to smooth over some of the cracks causing frustration.
While the skeletons found within Starfield are a hidden touch, it does raise questions on what other Easter Eggs Bethesda has slipped into the game for players to find. It could be a while until everything has been uncovered; after all, players are still making discoveries in Skyrim, which is over a decade old at this point. With Bethesda’s open-world RPG spanning hundreds of planets, most of which are randomly generated, it is possible that players may never find every detail hidden in Starfield.
Starfield is available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S.