Summary
- Bethesda's highly anticipated game Starfield has received positive reviews from the majority of players, with a Very Positive rating on Steam and over 1 million concurrent players.
- However, the game has also faced review bombing on Metacritic, with users giving it extremely low scores of 0/10 and 1/10, partly due to it being an Xbox console exclusive, though some have legitimate gripes.
- The overall user score for Starfield currently stands at 5.4, with a mix of positive, mixed, and negative reviews, and the review bombing efforts are still ongoing.
Bethesda's newest game, Starfield, is currently being review bombed by users on Metacritic. As the first single-player Bethesda game since Fallout 4 launched in 2015, Starfield has enjoyed a great deal of hype. For some, Starfield lived up to the hype and met their expectations. Others are less enthusiastic about the game, feeling that Starfield falls short of great Bethesda games of the past like Skyrim.
While the game certainly has its critics, most Starfield reviews have been positive and the game has also been met with enthusiasm by the community. Starfield has a Very Positive rating on Steam and has had over 1 million concurrent players across all platforms, making it one of the biggest launches of the year. Starfield has been record-breaking for Bethesda, but that hasn't saved it from a review bombing effort.
Starfield's Metacritic page has been flooded with 0/10 and 1/10 review scores from users who are not happy with the game. There are undoubtedly some individuals who are doing this because Starfield is an Xbox console exclusive, but there are others who express legitimate gripes alongside their extremely low scores. There are some who aren't a fan of Starfield's planets and exploration, and there are others who have experienced some technical problems with the game. But even those that aren't impressed by Starfield would likely agree that 0/10 and 1/10 scores are a little harsh.
At one point, Starfield's overall user scores dipped into the red, but a reverse-review bombing effort has seen it climb back up a bit. The Starfield user review score has now settled in the middle with a 5.4 overall rating. It's had 1,425 positive reviews, 304 mixed reviews, and 1,4249 negative reviews counted for the PC version so far. It's possible that the score will fluctuate, especially as it seems the Starfield review bombing efforts are still well underway.
When it comes to Starfield, the good news is fans can try it out for themselves and come to their own conclusions without even having to pay full price for it. Starfield is part of Xbox Game Pass, having been added to the service as one of its biggest day one games of 2023. All one needs to play Starfield in its entirety is an Xbox Game Pass subscription and suitable PC or Xbox Series X console, though it's also playable on older hardware like the Xbox One through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's cloud gaming feature.
Starfield is out now for PC and Xbox Series X.
Source: Metacritic