Starfield is fast-approaching. The Bethesda-made Sci-fi game has been steadily developing, keeping players hoping for a futuristic IP from the RPG giant since the announcement in 2018. Here’s what we know about the Starfield dialogue and traits systems.
Starfield Dialogue & Traits Provide More Options
The recent interview with Todd Howard covered 2 specific systems: Dialogue and Character Traits. The Game Director at Bethesda Games cited SunDog and Traveller, very-old entries in the genre, as inspirations for the upcoming title.
The dialogue system sounds like a refined version of Oblivion’s, with Todd Howard describing it as “Classic Bethesda style,” emphasizing character emotions and having multiple choices in a conversation. This, and the revelation that Starfield currently has double the number of lines as Fallout 4 (and 4x as many as Skyrim), suggests they’ve moved away from the simplified system for which Fallout 4 was criticized.
Howard stressed that the Traits available in their system would have drawbacks and bonuses. He also mentioned an in-game method to remove the drawbacks that Traits have had in earlier entries.
The internet is making a big fuss over Oblivion’s Adoring Fan’s return, glimpsed briefly in the Trait section. We’re slightly more concerned about what that “removal” might mean for the Kid Stuff Trait. Will Players set up a nest egg for their financially dependent parents, or does Bethesda have something a little darker in mind? Knowing their previous work, either is a possibility.
The fact that Players are trying to convince NPCs with dialogue relevant to the current conversation is a massive step forward from the older Oblivion system.
What is Starfield?
Starfield is an action-RPG set in a futuristic universe. 20 years after a war between the United Colonies and Freestar Collective, the player takes control of a member of Constellation, a space-explorer organization.
Watch the full interview with Todd Howard here:
Here’s hoping the effort pays off with Starfield’s release, currently slated for the first half of 2023.
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