You\u00a0settle into the front seat of your rocket ship. Above you, a universe of infinite stars and possibilities. A course is set, a new planet. The ship starts to thrum with life. 5\u2026 4\u2026 3\u2026 2\u2026 1\u2026 and then?<\/p>\n
Loading screen. Now you\u2019re in space, but not where you want to be, so you\u2019ve got to click around some maps.\u00a0Loading screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now you\u2019re above the new planet, but yet to make groundfall. Menu. Loading screen.<\/p>\n
Oh, you get the point. There\u2019s more to Starfield than menu choices and loading screens. A lot more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is one of the most ambitious and, in many respects, impressive games ever made. A game of discovery, adventure, combat, foraging, friendship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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This is one of the most ambitious and, in many respects, impressive games ever made. A game of discovery, adventure, combat, foraging, friendship, writes PETER HOSKIN<\/p>\n
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And the further you get into Starfield and the further you stray from its beaten paths, the more its qualities \u2014 confidently written quests, extensive personalisation \u2014 stand out.<\/p>\n
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Some of its locations \u2014 such as the packed spaceport of Neon \u2014 are breathtaking.<\/p>\n
Some of its locations \u2014 such as the packed spaceport of Neon \u2014 are breathtaking.<\/p>\n
And the further you get into Starfield and the further you stray from its beaten paths, the more its qualities \u2014 confidently written quests, extensive personalisation \u2014 stand out.<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s with a renewed sense of purpose that I set out, once again, into the great, wide . . . ah, loading screen.<\/p>\n