Playing Starfield - First Impressions of the game

Testing.

Is it working?

My fan sounded so loud.

Uh, how do I share my stream?

Oh my God, it's working!

I have to do display capture instead of

game capture.

Yeah, I have the audio coming from the

speakers. It probably sounds bad.

Wait, how do I share others? Copy link.

Oh wait, I need to get my headphones.

Everyone's streaming now.

Paste.

Oh my god. Go steady,

go safe, go home with a pocketful of

credits at the end of the day. Yeah,

totally. It's just like, um, yeah, I work

in the Stardock except with more cave-ins,

lasers, and accidental dismemberment.

Very helpful, thank you. Hey, you're gonna

be fine. Your first outing was solid, and

you know, let's be honest, it ain't

exactly astrophysics. That's why I keep

him around— good pep talks. Yeah, and the

fact that I can pinpoint a helium deposit

from 300 meters. Uh, hold on,

if I enable the desktop audio It

might echo. I need to

get my headphones.

He's just a big baby. There are worse

lives. You know, most of us thought we

could make it this far. I have a good

feeling about you. One of these days,

hello, I am going

to leave you behind.

Promises,

promises. Is my laptop fan really loud?

I can't move. Oh, I can move now.

It feels good already.

It feels good.

I don't really— there's nothing I can do

about the fan. If I turn off the fan,

then my computer's gonna melt.

He looks like he's pissing. This game cost

me $189.

For the premium version and the premium

upgrade.

Wait, is there even desktop sound?

Oops.

This one over here. Albert, no!

Ah, no, no, no, it's a laser, not a

sledgehammer. Ease up, Benny. If you

got paid for breaks, you'd be a

millionaire. Let go. Yeah, yeah,

okay. What do we say, Dusties?

You make your cut, you get your cut. No

exceptions. Come on, pick it up. Troy,

What's the yield? Minimal at this point.

Occasional glimmer, but it's weak. What do

you think, stay the course? No, ma'am.

Juice ain't worth the squeeze. Well, okay

then. Let's call this one tapped. Why

don't you move over to that big vein you

looked at? Running through these veins

pretty quick. Yes, ma'am.

Yes, an RPG like Fallout.

I don't want to play keyboard and mouse.

My laptop's so hot, it hurts my

left hand to rest my hand on the front

bit of it.

Even my

keys on the keyboard are so hard to touch.

I want to play with controller.

Let's make controller.

Stupid laptop's so hot I can't touch it.

Wow, this is great gameplay. Mining rocks.

This is like No Man's Sky.

Feels just

like No Man's

Sky.

This game better be worth nearly $200.

Come on, it's time. You're with me.

I think I'll play a few hours, then I'll

do my review. All the reviews out already?

I just woke up an hour ago.

Do I die if I jump in there?

Oh wait, I'm stuck.

Oh, I I thought I nearly got stuck.

Ella, get the readings. Yeah, about that.

Okay, now you're starting to freak me out.

What did you pay, 200? I paid for premium

upgrade. Which was £30, I think,

but it wouldn't let me play it. It said

you're too early. And then I bought

the digital premium version, which was

£100, and then it let me play it.

I thought I could play it for free because

I got Xbox Gaming Pass.

That's a good thing. Keep going. Do you

see anything?

Is the stream video quality good?

Because I put the bitrate to like 5,000.

I want to use this as footage for my

review. This game's so

boring. In the beginning, you mine rocks.

What do I do? I need to

get gloves. My hand's getting burned.

Oh, the laptop.

Dying hearts.

Dusty, snap out of

Hey, come on, come on. Okay, I think I can

design my character now. You were out

cold. Uh, no Physical damage. Mentally,

the jury's still out. You know

who you are? New recruit for Argos

Extractors. Ring any bells?

Any of this look familiar?

Okay, now I get to create my character

finally. Okay, should I make a hot woman

or should I make myself? There better

not be nudity in this. There's no nudity,

is there? Like on Cyberpunk.

Should I make a woman?

Oh my god, you can make them really fat.

Hot woman, the fat Asian woman.

This looks like my teacher.

Walk style,

it looks exactly the same.

How's that different? Walk style 1, walk

style 2.

Skin tone,

black.

Hmm, so we can make her attractive.

Oh my God, so many things to toggle.

Oh my god, you can do everything. The

teeth, you can make the teeth all black.

I want to make a kawaii Japanese girl.

She's so ugly right now.

Jewelry, facial forms.

This scrolling thing is weird. It doesn't

move. You've got to click and— no, you've

got to double-click on the bar.

There's too many things to fiddle with.

Can't you just randomize it?

There's 40 presets.

Looks worse than Tomoko.

No. No,

no,

no.

Hmm,

no,

no, maybe this

one looks like me. This one kind of looks

No, the profile looks weird. His nose kind

of looks like my nose.

I think this is the most attractive

preset, but it needs a lot of work.

Okay, the nose is too flat.

Where's the nose?

Nose.

No.

Maybe this one. Why is she ugly?

Her eyes are okay, I think. Her jaw is

kind of big.

Why does she look old?

Lipstick base. Uh, I don't know,

let's choose a different preset.

Maybe I'll get like a white girl.

This one looks way better.

She looks like a Mexican.

This one looks like that Muslim girl I met

in Manchester, kind of dopey-eyed.

I think that Mexican girl's maybe this

Her chin's too big.

Maybe that.

I don't like her eyes.

Dermesthetic, what's that?

Oh, her skin. Complexion blemishes.

Ugh, freckles.

Tattoos.

Jaw. That smile. His smile looks so

stupid. Mouth.

Well, it's a Bethesda game. I don't think

we can make an attractive woman. Bethesda

seems to hate attractive women.

Do you remember Skyrim? It was impossible

to make an attractive woman.

I— how do I change the eyes? Eyes.

I like 7.

She looks stupid. How do I change her

Ah,

why this one's balding?

Maybe this one.

Uh, maybe the blonde one.

I don't know,

they all

Make an attractive man. I don't

know if I want to be a man. Why? Look,

she looks so ugly.

It kind of looks like that Korean woman.

This one looks— I don't

know, her cheeks look weird.

Look how stupid

this guy looks.

It's just like that woman, Persephone,

that makes videos about me.

They have weird chins, like really fat

protruding chins.

I think I'm not gonna care, just pick

anything. They all look stupid.

Why does this guy look like He

looks like Hitler.

Maybe her. She looks okay.

Her chin's too big. Chin,

chin, chin.

Neck.

This game's rubbish. Can't even make a hot

6.2 out of 10.

Head shape.

Fat chin. Number 4 looks— isn't

it the same as number 1?

Well, maybe number 7.

Ugly,

ugly. Number 9.

No, number 1.

These hairstyles are so bad.

Maybe this one's the best. Uh, it looks

like an old woman's hair. Or gray.

Hairstyles look so bad.

Maybe this one's okay. Her forehead's

so big though. Forehead.

Hair, hairstyle.

Hmm,

I kind of like this one. The fringe is a

bit short though.

She's looking a bit better now. Yeah,

I could smash that and not feel shame.

Where's the nose? Her nose

sticks up a bit too much.

I can't get invested in the game unless I

feel attracted to my character.

The pink hair girl, I don't know, she

looked too much— she had like too many pig

features. Some people already look like

pigs, like the Miss Piggy look.

Oh my god, that smile!

This smile is so weird.

She looks not bad, but then she smiles and

it looks really ugly.

These lips are okay. Number 9.

Her face looks kind of long though.

It's like old woman's hair.

Why is he gray?

A head shape.

7. 7 or 1? I think 7 looks more

feminine than 1.

Don't like her cheeks.

Why has

she got an underbite?

I think she looks okay now. How else can

I make her better?

Maybe her eye color. Not sure about

blue. Oh, cheeks 1 and 2.

What's that do? Oh,

makeup.

Dirt.

The smile was so creepy.

It feels

so stupid. Uh,

ears, nose.

I think this one's a bit— No, yeah, this

one. The hairstyle

is really bad.

Maybe they cut their own hair since

they're in space.

I make her— oh, that's too skinny.

Why are her legs so wide? Her hips are so

wide.

Her legs look really short as well.

Yeah, whatever. Starting skills: fitness,

ballistics, or gastronomy.

What?

Oh, oh my God, there's so many different

classes. Beast Hunter, Bouncer,

Bounty Hunter, Chef— Chef Daniel—

Combat Medic, Cyber Runner,

Cyberneticist, Diplomat, Explorer,

Gangster, Pilgrim,

Professor, Ronin,

They all have different perks.

Oh, there's even more. Space Scoundrel,

Soldier, Sculptor.

No, you can't— I don't think you can

change the hips. You can edit the face,

but the body you can only choose thin,

heavy, or muscular.

So a chef can do gastronomy, access to

brand new worlds. Means access to brand

new ingredients.

Scavenging. I don't really

know what I want to do in the game. I

guess kill stuff.

Oh my god, so many. Explorer.

What would you pick?

Weightlifting, piloting ballistic weapon

systems,

persuasion, security, research methods,

geology, surveying, weightlifting,

theft. I do like theft.

I do like sneaking around and breaking

into places and stealing stuff.

So like a thief class.

Cyber Runner, stealth. Oh, this is

kind of like Cyberpunk. Is there hacking?

Space scoundrel has pistols,

piloting,

persuasion.

I don't know, soldier.

Oh, I don't know.

Professor. Advanced technology is one

thing, but it takes skill, patience.

Geology sounds really boring.

Industrialist.

It's for hacking, security,

commerce,

persuasion, wellness.

Kind of like Cyber Runner, you get

stealth. And so do the other ones not get

stealth or what? Yes, stealth and

theft and hacking.

I kind of like that.

Bounty hunter. No.

Bouncer. Boxing.

Beast hunter. Actually, I like cyber

runner. I want to steal stuff.

Or Ronin. Ronin has stealth as well,

but it doesn't have theft.

The mega corps stand as monuments to

power. This sounds like Cyberpunk.

Maybe I can

get Cyber Runner.

Yeah, I want Cyber Runner traits.

What?

What do these do? Dream Home.

You own a luxurious customizable house.

You volunteer for a controversial

experiment that combines alien-human DNA.

You start with increased health and

Extrovert: you are a people person.

Gain access to 3-star collective dialogue

options.

The Adoring Fan.

Introvert.

Kid Stuff.

I don't know which one to go for. You own

a luxurious house.

I gotta pay a mortgage.

I'll get the house and

Special chest of items in the Sanctum

Universum.

Maybe this one.

I don't know. Finish.

Name.

Stupid dumb bitch. I don't know.

Uh, Jessica. What should I call it?

Idiot to Hero.

Bimbo Baggins.

You were one of the weirdest hires I've

ever had. From hacking computers to

digging for minerals. You're lucky our

turnover rate is so high. Well, you got

the sample. Client's on his way, then we

all get paid. You remember anything that

happened?

Huh. Well, makes the paperwork easier,

and we got what we were looking for. All

this trouble for that stupid thing? Sure

don't look like much. Never mind what it

looks like. It's worth more than this mine

has pulled in all month. We'll be— speak

of the devil.

I need to get like a mouse to put on my

laptop, which is burning my hand. I mean,

I need to get like a pad. What'd I say, a

mouse? I mean, I need to get like a pad.

Contact is on approach. Wait,

the Explorers Group? I thought they were

kind of a joke. Anyone else have this

problem when they're playing on a laptop?

Well, hey, I'm just saying they got a

reputation. Hell, I bet half the crew—

when you rest your left hand on the, on

the laptop, it's really hot.

Yeah, come on, exploring space?

Who does that anymore? Ain't the space

we've already got complicated enough? Not

to them, apparently. Is it just me or the

game looks kind of flat? Like it doesn't

really look that amazing.

You all right? Need some coffee or

something? Got a packet. I can steal his

sandwich.

Hey, that was my sandwich!

Yeah, I'm glad

when we're off this rock.

Lynn sure seems to like you. Guess she

would know, being the boss and all.

It kind of feels like Fallout, like you

can tell it's a Bethesda game. Something

about it. Airlock. Put your helmet on.

How can

I make her naked?

Wow, it's so bland looking. It's all just

brown. This is like coming out of the

vault in Fallout.

Oh, you can go in third person.

Client is here. Let's go.

Wait, I want to

plug in my controller. It's burning my

hand. Been a long time.

Yes, it has.

That mine on Bendy, right? Kazal.

Hellhole like this place. Rare mineral

contract. Your tastes are a bit more

sophisticated now, huh? So you found—

ah, they spit on me. Right here. The new

girl found it. That right?

And everything went cool,

just like grabbing those minerals

on Bendy?

Kazal, a low baron, not cool. She passed

out after he distraction. Doesn't even

remember what happened.

Is that right? Went on a trip, huh?

That fun, huh? Not the most gentle push

into the great mysteries of space, but

hey, been there. Look, just hand over

the credits and I'll be happy to never see

this thing or you ever again.

That's why I like you, Lynn. All business.

Barrett, the scanners on the frontier are

reporting a ship coming in hot from orbit.

I really thought I lost them.

Barrett,

everybody get

ready. Hold a Points.

Okay, how do I change weapon?

Let's do this! Things aren't

looking good for you. My eyes!

My eyes!

Keep your head down.

I'm trying.

That's a bad idea too. I'm going for it.

You're done.

Pirates, keep your head down! Did you see

Lynn? Ran straight at those pirates like

it was nothing.

Oh, I can shoot the bodies.

How do I crouch?

Can I make them naked, or can I drag them

around?

I like when you can drag the bodies

around. Can't believe the Crimson Fleet

hit us. I can pickpocket him.

You can't hear my audio? Good. What do you

mean, the game's too loud?

The combat was okay, I guess. It felt

smooth.

Why can't I steal the clothing?

Oh.

Do their legs come off?

Imagine the glass cracks if you shot their

face. That would be a good little detail.

Of course, Baron. That was some fine work

under pressure. You dug up the artifact,

right? You're coming with me to come.

Nothing wrong with honesty. Oh no. All

right, I guess I did just put you all on

the Crimson Fleet hit list. How about—

how's the game so far? As soon as

she touched them. Fine. It feels good,

like the movement and the shooting, it

feels pretty smooth. Just go before

I say something. Well, let's go.

Indigo again. Oh, and hey,

take— wow,

I got a watch.

Hey, look at that.

Should I ask him all these questions?

Come on, you're really not— because if you

didn't notice, the way I see it,

constantly— technically it's not even—

Vasco will keep you on course.

See, that's the problem. While everyone

else is busy playing without us.

Oh yeah, I'm not going to school today.

School starts in 10 minutes. Skipping

school to play Starfield.

That, my friend, they're just following

the loop. Blah blah blah, come on,

get that artifact to Constance.

This guy's just dying. What's he doing?

Can I kill them all?

The thing I don't like about Bethesda

games is you can just kill everyone and

then it ruins the game,

but it's so tempting to just kill everyone

and steal Just up

the ramp, Captain. I'll be in the external

robotics bay. It appears you are the new

captain of the Frontier. Okay,

Captain.

Frontier. Assume you know how to fly a

Class A starship. As Barrett likes to say,

it's as easy as learning to ride a bike.

Salami and cheese sandwich. Actually, I

really want a grilled cheese sandwich.

Kind of craving for toast— toasted

cheese sandwich.

Shields ready. The rest is up to you.

I hate how long it takes to get into the

main meat of games.

The intro part of games takes so long.

Now that we are in orbit, it might be wise

to turn Test all controls and systems to

ensure they are not on the verge of

catastrophic failure. I can step you

through the entire process, or if you're

already an experienced pilot, just power

up all the systems. It's like No Man's

Sky. What do I do?

Oh, it's like, uh, faster than light. You

manage the systems. On a ship requires

power. Allocating power is under your

direct control. Let's go over the engines.

Engines control our maximum speed. Try

increasing and decreasing our relative

velocity.

A ship's engine has a sweet spot for

better handling during turns. Draw your

attention to the HUD. You'll notice a

speed indicator in the lower left with a

gauge that goes up and down as you adjust

the throttle. Try to center the gauge so

that it lines up with the center of the

vertical bars to its right.

Oops. Can be engaged for temporary bursts

of speed.

Let's turn our attention to the shields.

Try adjusting power to the shields.

Notice more power increases their

strength. Shields protect the ship from

hull damage. Without a hull, I'll be

vaporized. Shield health is displayed in

the lower right. Hull damage is below it.

Worth 200? I don't know yet. This game

better give me some views. You've proven—

I need like 70-80k views. Oh my

God. Fleet ship bringing its weapons to

We will need to disable their shields.

Laser-based weaponry is particularly

effective.

If you can keep the enemy ship centered on

the HUD, we can lock in to fire a homing

Missile. The enemy shields are down,

Captain. Ballistic weaponry excelled. I

don't have any missiles. I used them.

Shields are offline.

Grav drive out.

Let's end

this.

How do I slow down?

Congratulations on

surviving. Oh,

oh, I heard you can board the enemy ships.

Fly close to it before we can access the

remains.

How do I loot it?

This is like No Man's Sky. You get metal

and stuff. 2 more Crimson Fleet

ships are jumping into our location,

Captain.

Ah, they keep

flying

past me.

You've already lost.

Space combat is kind of boring.

Oh, I have another gun on left trigger.

Just give up.

Never want peace.

I never really liked space combat.

At this rate, the odds of continual

assault from their ships are high enough

to jeopardize our mission. In short, they

are after the Frontier and will not stop.

We will need to deal with the local

Crimson Fleet captain. A recent scan

indicates an abandoned facility on the

nearby moon of Kreet. A perfect staging

area for pirates.

We have arrived in orbit. The abandoned

facility with our Crimson Fleet captain is

on the surface.

I'll follow

you, but you are now the captain.

I don't like all the loading screens.

In No Man's Sky, you just get in and take

off. Fly into space.

Not very good. Research facility is in

this direction. How come No Man's Sky can

do that but Bethesda can't?

Okay, what do I do?

Why does the game look bad? Are my

graphics low or something?

Graphics— oh, it's on low.

Put it on ultra.

Why was it on low?

It still looks kind of bland.

Bland, boring, uninspired,

lacking in luster. As an

avid fan of Fallout and Skyrim, which I

never played. I knew I just had to play

The frame rate seems really low.

Maybe that's why it was on low graphics.

Saying my computer's not good enough.

£2,000 MS— I mean, Razer Blade

Gaming Pro laptop. Be careful,

Captain. Alien creatures are often

unpredictable.

So laggy now.

Hey, maybe I'll put it back down to low.

Who's Tim

K? What does he do live?

I can't believe I can't play on ultra.

Oh yeah, it's way smoother now.

Turn off motion.

How?

Oh, motion blur off.

I like how there's gravity.

Oh my God, I can't believe I paid $189 for

Curious, these are United Colonies

markings, but we are in Freestar

Collective space. It then stands to reason

that this was once a secret museum. It's

like a bland, dull version of Cyberpunk.

It's like Cyberpunk without all the cool

It is a bland, boring, and dull imitation

of Cyberpunk. Imagine Cyberpunk but

without the music and the

style and the cybernetics.

Warning, enemy activity detected.

Oh, enemies.

Uh, where's my axe?

Another successful The Terror Morphine's

loose! I repeat, the Terror Morphine's

loose! Do not Engage!

If you can reach—

Oh man, that was the best!

Classic United Colonies— put something in

a cage until it kills you. One more

time!

Something else.

Stop! I'm being fired on! Here is

open area. I'm not sure why. It seems

the enemy has

vanished. Someone's trying to jump

off the wall. Hold them off here while

Broken sets up on the roof. I'm on it. No

one getting through. I doubt the enemy

will return.

Let's end this.

Wait, what was that? Let's get

out of here!

Where's my

health bar?

Only decreases one's life expectancy.

Please avoid getting shot.

You might die.

It's loose! The Terramorph is loose! We

can't stop it! When we tried to sync with

the neural control interface, it just

completely flipped out. Broke through its

containment chamber like it was made out

of paper. It killed Michelson, Cobb, and

Sumatri in all of 1 minute. I'm not

even sure where it is now. It took off

deeper into the facility. A security

detail went in after it, but good friggin'

luck. When I know it's safe, I'm going

to make a run for the comm relay. Try to—

Call in the cavalry. This is Hayden

Nguyen, lead xenobiologist, wishing he had

gone to dentist school like his parents

You're dead. We're all dead.

The comms relay has been trashed. The

whole room has been trashed. We can't call

for help. I can hear the Terramorph

roaring somewhere and more people

You gotta be kidding me. The Frontier has

a new captain? You working with Barrett,

or did you pry the ship keys out of his—

We don't have a problem with Barrett. We

want that ship, the Frontier. If you're

the captain of it now, that means we're

after you.

Oh, this will be fun. Protocol Indigo

dictates this.

I do

not think—

Terrible. Fire's over our heads! Go!

Let's get out of here!

Prioritizing our guests over your own

survival.

It's a shame exploration requires

so much lunch.

Speaking.

Come on.

You were trying to kill me, but I am not

technically alive.

Damage registered.

We should now be free to breathe.

Without Crimson Fleet interference.

We need to reach the Alpha Centauri

system, Captain. The planet of Jemison.

Carrying objects is one of my simplest and

most useful Captain,

to reach the lodge, we must jump to the

planet Jemison in the Alpha Centauri

system and then land in the city of New

Atlantis. Do not worry, this will all

become second nature before too long.

Oh, good morning.

My review so far,

don't know, kind of boring.

Wasted my money.

It's like No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk,

but worse than both of those games.

Starship Frontier, this is United Colonies

Security. Maintain course and prepare to

be scanned.

Scan complete. No contraband detected.

You are cleared for landing at New

Atlanta. 6.2 out of 10.

What? No Baron? Let me guess,

Protocol Indigo again.

And here's your new captain. My crew can

take a look at your ship, and you can stop

by to trade Authority Key. Okay,

sure, we'll take—

I would try to view You poor— everything

looks good here. I'll be at my booth if

you need me. How much money do I have?

1,700.

Why does the game look rubbish?

It's this kind of bland.

I can assure you this unprovoked attack on

the United Colonies research facility will

not go unanswered. We'll get you

settled into your new assignments as soon

as possible. For you, Bobby, that includes

meeting your new foster parent. My parents

aren't dead, they just took a different

shuttle. I'll see them when they get here.

Oh well, of course, that's sure possible.

Uh, we'll just, uh, we'll just— Helena

Chambers, ID SSCOM.

You will

be scanned as you enter the city.

The well's been having brownouts all the

Time. Mast finally sent someone down

there, but nothing's changed.

Everything's so stiff. I am— yeah,

it feels weird.

Well, hello. You hear about the job by any

chance? The office part-time security

officer. We've had some gaps in the

schedule, so really we just need— Well,

uh, oh yeah,

and I'm the CEO of Galbang. Look,

I can appreciate a wiseass. But if I catch

you lying for real, we're going to have a

problem. Well, I— Your first

assignment couldn't be— There was a

package left at a— Well,

just because you're bringing it here

doesn't— And

that's where it'll end up. As for why,

you can ask Aegis. As far as I'm

concerned, it's none of my business. Let

me know if you have any questions.

I'm really rather busy.

Yeah, been up there, huh?

Space must be cool. I never get to go

to space. I used— saw your ship come in.

Nice ride.

Another day.

I desire no company. Leave.

My shift— You don't need to wear your

helmet in here. You know that, right?

Evening,

ma'am.

Testing my paint.

Yes,

give it back!

Hey there.

Hello.

How's the investigation

going? Take care.

Boring.

Boring.

I can't believe this cost me $200.

Oishi! I have a feeling today's going to

be a great day, don't you agree?

No, it's going to be shit.

The water is quite aesthetically pleasing,

or so Barrett has told me. New Atlantis

relies on advanced hydroelectrics for most

of its power.

Welcome to Mast. If you have an

appointment, you may proceed inside.

Yes, what?

Mr. Q, the fewer people there are thinking

about— I'm the acting. I oversee all.

Ah, right. I shouldn't, but I always— In

any case, so I'd like someone from— Take

the package back to Sergeant Yu. Okay.

Oh, you really? Our main priority. We keep

an eye. You get used to it after

Think of it this way.

Of course, as I mentioned, pick up the

package. It's been

a pleasure.

Excuse me.

Howdy.

Hello.

Oh, a backlog of medical claims. It is

surprising how many people need— I really

do. No group has done more for humanity

keeping our citizens. It is my pleasure

to attempt to steer this lumbering

bureaucracy towards My background's in

med. Stay healthy.

She's so boring.

Oh my God, the Lion Medical needs those

samples. Never should have trusted that

shipping company.

The things we do here. We didn't get where

we are by sitting on our laurels. Our

laurels, in fact, became uninhabitable a

long time ago. Helps to remember that.

There are so many different groups across

the Settled Systems, it's hard to keep up

with all the work they're doing.

If I steal stuff, they'll get mad.

Can I steal this?

I'll save

No one saw.

Oh wow, thanks, Kami Gami.

Uh, yeah, I guess so. For $2,

I'll give you roll.

Uh, where do I go?

I hope you're not here to report

something. No, every agent who joined—

I have, of course. We'll be seeing you.

I could steal his money.

Oh, should I steal his money?

56% chance. It's got 800 credits.

Save it.

Oh wow, another $2.

Thanks.

Steal his credits. Hey, get that back!

Stop, in the name of

the law! You see

security, don't make any sudden moves.

Blow it.

I don't want to kill everyone, but I want

to steal their stuff.

Pickpocket, stop! Ah, he keeps seeing

me do it. For $5

more, can I get mod?

Maybe $100.

I'll give you green Green

membership. I'm afraid I'm not at liberty.

Keep your eyes open.

Oh, I did it! He didn't notice.

Idiot. I stole his money. Save it.

I steal his cartridge.

Oh, he didn't notice.

Am I liking the game? It seems okay.

It's not very exciting yet.

Not enough data. I can't file a report

just based— my laptop's not powerful

enough to play on good graphics.

What do I do?

You are of course welcome at any time here

at Mast, same as anyone. Just be aware

that you are being monitored.

Speak to Agent Plato.

I already spoke to him.

The fewer people there are thinking about

Aegis on a daily basis, the easier my job

is. Of course, as I mentioned before,

pick up the package. Oh, I gotta pick up

the package. We think non-UC affiliate.

Normally we just burn, so we're going to

need We'll be seeing you.

Where is it?

I don't understand.

Pardon? Is she trading stocks?

What happened to your old PC? I don't

remember. I think Chihiro sold it when I

was cheating on her, and then I bought a

second one, but I forgot what happened to

it. I hope you're not here to report

something, but those were less powerful

than the one I have now. You are, of

course, course welcome at any time. We're

the intelligence arm of the United

Colonies. Think of it this way.

Of course, as I mentioned before, pick up

the package, deliver. Where's the package?

Oh, take the Nat to the spaceport. There

should be a Galbank 80. The package is

taped up. Good luck with the mission.

I stole his money. Okay,

retrieve the package.

These outside areas look really bland

compared to Cyberpunk.

It just looks really bland.

Did I download latest NVIDIA drivers?

No,

the whole

place just looks so empty.

What's that? Oh, uh,

Hello.

Still have questions? Nicely done. That

being said, we've gotten a lot of new

personnel. Who knew all I had to do was

put— well,

Anyway.

I think even if you put the graphics to

ultra, it would still look kind of bland.

Look, I put it to ultra.

Oh my god, it's so laggy.

It looks the same, it's just laggy.

Oh my God, it's so laggy.

This is not playable.

Got like 10 FPS.

Here we are, the lodge. The front door

should unlock if you hold up the watch

that Barrett gave you. I have messaged the

other members of Constellation. They

Captain, everyone will be in the library

just inside. If Barrett were here— We

appear to have a visitor. Welcome to

Constellation. We have a lot— Would you

care to tell us what happened to our— I

see. Bosco, all statements made have been

factual. This is just typical.

Barrett hands over our ship and our room.

Walter, and if we hadn't insisted on it—

But that didn't happen. Thank you, but

what happened when— Interesting.

Similar to Are you hearing this?

Do you all believe me now? Whether it

happened or not wasn't in doubt. But

honestly, Godric, if you expect us to

believe in fairy tales— If this is the

greatest mystery in the universe, why

couldn't it be part of the ultimate

mystery? But gentlemen, can we please

focus? Noel, I think

it's time we tested your theory. Right,

let's see. We know the artifacts

react to each other. The pieces we already

have move when they're in close contact.

Now, if we add this new one to the two we

already have— the artifact, if you

could place it on the table here.

That's it, just like the others.

And to imagine, we thought there were only

two of them at first.

First. Oh my God, that's it! They're

reacting! Look at how it's coming

together. That energy that's arcing

between them— no manufactured material in

the Settled Systems can do that. None of

them. This proves that— Easy, girl.

Breathe. You'll have a heart attack.

She's not the only one. If they're coming

together, That means there's a set built

by an intelligence outside the settled

systems. Still 2,000 credits for our

little wager. You're on, Walter.

Well, what if we had all the answers? It

wouldn't be— camera's not on now, would

it? Not to take away from the moment, but

what are we going to do about our new

friend? So, are you

ready to get to work? It's not on. It's

on. Exploration is the life you want to

lead in this universe of ours. The

camera's not on.

Is the

game sound too loud?

Uh, is there something wrong?

Is the game sound too loud?

Oh no. Wow, there's like a 10-second

delay.

You should take some time to get settled.

Come find me when you're— and here. I

think you've earned something for bringing

the artifacts to us. In addition to

credits, why don't we set you up with a

backpack with some— I know everyone's

excited by you.

Okay, see what the leveling system's like.

Oh wow,

combat, science,

tech, hack advanced locks.

Maybe I get that.

Oh my God, there's loads of skills.

Dueling, ballistics, lasers, pistol,

shotgun,

social.

10% greater chance to pickpocket

successfully. I do like stealing.

Oh, I can get cooking.

I've got 3 skill points.

Physical.

Increase my stealth.

Boost pack training.

I need this to use boost packs.

Should I level up theft or get

something else?

Persuasion. I get rank 2 theft.

Oh, I can't.

What? Oh, I need to do

the challenge. Pickpocket 5 times.

But we need to be as objective

as possible and be aware of possible

negative— We're going to be doing— that

means people— I've been letting my

contact— felt the same way when

I started. But it's not just that. I'm

going to be sticking. We'll need to head

to Mast, check, and listen. Every member

of Constellation— so

long. I hope you—

what happened to him? With the quarters

available to you. Clip this.

Starfield, unfinished,

glitch-ridden piece of rubbish.

Why is he glitched?

This game is full of bugs and glitches. 2

out of 10. I am at your service, Captain.

What's he doing? I hope you are satisfied

with the quarters available to you.

My wife has therefore decided it is best

if I can get— Yeah, what is it? Ready to

head out then?

Okay then, we'll need to Head to mast and

listen. Every member of Const— those are

the rules. Now let's you and I get over to

mast. Why did she say mast? It's mast.

I am at your service, Captain.

Uh,

what do I

do here?

Sarah's contact.

I think it's

crashed.

Oh my god, it's frozen.

Oh, it's okay. I thought it crashed.

We have company.

Good day, ma'am. You too.

What? How'd you do this? There's only one

hole and 3 things to put

inside of it.

Oh.

Sarah, another space explorer.

All right, all right, it's a game. We—

here's what I got. The Sol system. He's

Martian. Word is he's got some

Soul system is a lot. You mean hitting the

bar? Hey, nothing wrong with a little.

I'm serious about that recruit.

Should I join the Vanguard?

Hey, Sarah. Well,

all right, take the elevator down to the

Vanguard Orientation Hall. You can get

started there, and if you've got any He's

so ugly. Uh, where do I go?

Registration accepted. You may now proceed

through the historical displays in the

orientation hall or continue on to the

examination. Ah, the end of Earth.

What happened to Earth?

Our nation, the United Colonies, strove to

provide all their citizens with

opportunity, security, and peace.

But there were those among the UC that

still wanted something more— independence.

So in 2161, the UC issued the Centaurus

Proclamation, granting UC citizens the

right to settle distant worlds and form

their own sovereign powers. It wasn't

long before the first new faction, the

Freestar Collective, was formally

organized into I can't believe when this

actually happens for real in like 100

years' time, that Elon Musk is gonna be

the guy who, who was like the main

driving force behind it.

It just seems kind of weird.

Wow, look, Wikipedia page. History of the

Nerion War.

Of the many conflicts between

the galaxy's factions, none was more

brutal than the recent colony war between

the U.S. How's this game on Steam Deck?

Uh, I don't have the Steam Deck anymore.

It was too big to put in my backpack.

Colonization of Vesta's Pride in 2308.

Probably pretty bad on Steam Deck.

I have to play on low settings and I've

got an RTX 3060. Oh look,

Armored Core.

Scales finally tipped. The Freestar

Collective, utilizing their civilian

fleet— do you think the future is going to

be like this? Successfully crippled the

superior United States Navy.