10 Brutally Honest Confessions Of A Bethesda Fan
6. Is Starfield Going To Be More Of The Same?
All I have to say to justify this question is that Starfield, Bethesda Softworks' first new series in 25 years and their next-gen IP will be running on the same, albeit updated, engine they’ve been using since Morrowind.
Some people will take this as an exaggeration; a cheap shot, and they’ll choose to focus on the fact it’s labelled as updated, but it's true.
Bethesda have used the same engine since Morrowind, but back then it was known as Gamebryo. From Skyrim onwards they used the Creation Engine, which is more or less the same but with bits tacked on.
For example, the fact that Fallout 76's multiplayer ran so poorly makes a lot of sense when you think about how the engine was originally meant for an immersive, solo RPG experience, not dozens of real players and nuclear launches.
As with The Elder Scrolls VI, we’ve heard almost nothing about Starfield since its announcement at E3 2018. We’ve got a nice, atmospheric trailer with a beautiful score, but no actual knowledge of what the game will be about, besides a next-gen space experience.
It's worrying, considering most would assume "next-gen" meant a new engine, not the same thing they build Elder Scrolls III on.