The May 2024 update for adds a good selection of new and improved features, and there's one in particular that has the potential to make it feel like a different experience entirely. promised a lot as a take on RPG space exploration from the acclaimed developer Bethesda Game Studios, but the version of the game that hit store shelves at launch ended up being a disappointment for many. While it might have already been the perfect experience for some, the potential for exploration to feel bland and repetitive could definitely be a problem.
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2023's release of was, in a way, Bethesda Game Studios' long-awaited return to single-player RPGs following 2015's . is certainly more ambitious than its predecessor – it's immense scale is almost unrivaled – but it's not uniformly iterative, even if 's May 2024 update makes significant strides. makes some welcome reversions, like abandoning the much maligned voiced protagonist that tanks 's roleplaying potential, but despite the long wait for, it still feels like a step backward regarding certain features.
's latest update is by far the game's most significant. Surface maps have been reworked to show a player's surroundings and mark more locations within cities, addressing one of the most common criticisms the game's interface received. A variety of new settings let players fine-tune difficulty, select frame rate targets on Xbox Series X, and more. New interior decoration tools for the ship builder will go a long way in personalizing the experience. Some of the improvements, however, ultimately feel like a half-measure compared to their counterparts.
Starfield has plenty of captivating tales and dynamic mechanics that make it an epic science fiction adventure — and an instant classic.
While 's post-nuclear wastelands are especially suited for an extra-difficult survival mode, Bethesda's games in general have always felt only a step or two away from bona fide survival games. Looting is always prevalent, with a variety of in-universe foods and drinks, and the emergent exploration meshes well with the typical survival loop. For specifically, its Survival mode also helps add significance to its otherwise unnecessary settlement building mechanics.
's May update added a Sustenance option to the settings menu, but it hardly qualifies as a full-fledged survival mode, even when coupled with the new Extreme difficulty. When positive and negative Sustenance effects are turned on, all it does is provide buffs when food and drink are consumed, and debuffs when they wear off. It's a step in the right direction, but isn't really robust enough to give the same appeal as 's Survival mode, much to the dismay of players like Reddit user Dejected_Cyberpsycho and other commenters who hoped for the update to bring a survival mode.
Sustenance Status
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Malnourished
Aside from the increased damage and hunger/thirst management, a key component to 's Survival mode makes saving the game from the pause menu impossible; Survival mode players must find and sleep in a bed to save their game. Combined with no fast travel, this completely transforms 's gameplay loop, often turning a single quest into a series of high-risk encounters as players work their way from one safe zone to the next. may
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