It is the ultimate days of Starfield’s run-up to launch, and Bethesda has arrived at Gamescom in full drive to advertise. Sport director Todd Howard teased unannounced Starfield surprises at Opening Evening Dwell, head of publishing Pete Hines advised gamers to not skip Starfield’s “actions,” and now Hines is speaking hour counts.
In an interview with IGN on the Gamescom present flooring, Hines mentioned that there is merely a lot stuff in Starfield that he is uncomfortable assigning it a quantity.
“If I am being sincere, there’s actually not an period of time that I am snug sufficient [to say], ‘Now you have performed sufficient to get what this recreation is,'” Hines mentioned. “I am at 150-160 hours on my present playthrough and I have not even come shut. There may be a lot stuff that I’ve deliberately not completed.”
So, you possibly can a minimum of play Starfield for 160 hours. I believe any seasoned Bethesda RPG enjoyer is aware of what Hines is getting at right here: The Elder Scrolls and Fallout video games can technically be “completed” in 20 hours or so in the event you stick simply to the principle quest, however they’re greatest recognized for the standard and density of sidequests. I could not let you know what the principle story of Skyrim is about anymore, however I can nonetheless keep in mind quite a lot of the faction quests, Daedric Artifacts, and quirky weirdos I met alongside the best way.
My 100 hours of Skyrim glided by in a flash, and by the best way Bethesda’s been speaking about Starfield as its largest recreation to this point, Hines’ 160 hours does begin to sound conservative. I am going to in all probability lose just a few of these hours simply within the ship customizer. When you do find yourself blazing by way of Starfield’s primary quest, some excellent news: there is a New Sport+ mode.