Starfield 2 will be ‘a great game’, says former Bethesda designer
It’s safe to say that Starfield, Bethesda’s space RPG released in 2023, has been disappointing. While the expanded game has found many players, overall sentiment towards the game remains mixed. However, it seems like Bethesda could try to right the wrongs in a possible sequel. A former designer at the studio has said that Starfield 2 would be “a great game” and would build on the foundation laid in the first game.
Starfield 2 improves in first game
Speak with Video gamerBruce Nesmith, a designer who left Bethesda in 2021, said a Starfield sequel would address the issues players had with the first game.
“I’m looking forward to Starfield 2. I think it’s going to be a great game because it’s going to address a lot of the things that people say, ‘We’re all the way there.’ We’re missing a little bit.’ It’s going to be able to take what’s in there now and put a lot of new things in there and solve a lot of those problems,” Nesmith said in an article published Friday.
According to the developer, new IPs often have a rocky start despite their good ideas, and subsequent sequels expand the scope of the first game and bring marked improvements. “If you look at the first Dragon Age, the first Assassin’s Creed and the first game in a lot of IPs, they tend to show flashes of brilliance among a lot of other things that don’t really grab everyone’s attention,” Nesmith said . “No, they are not that popular and popular. Unfortunately, sometimes a second or third version of the game is needed to really enrich everything.”
The former Bethesda designer said that Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls franchise had also evolved through several iterations, with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion being an improvement over The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, before The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was a “great advantage” over Morrowind.
Bethesda hasn’t shared any plans for a Starfield sequel yet, but the studio will likely launch a sequel at some point. The developer is currently working on several projects, including The Elder Scrolls 6.
In September, Besthesda released Shattered Space, the first major expansion for Starfield. The expansion, which takes place on one planet and introduces new factions, weapons, armor and more features, was not well received, especially by players. While reviews for Starfield on Steam are set to “Mixed,” reviews for Shattered Space are currently “Mostly Negative” on the platform.
