We've Now Seen Starfield, But A Key Gameplay Feature Remains A Mystery

When it comes to traversing the game’s 1,000+ planets, players are still flying blind.

We already know that Starfield’s ships cannot fly low over a planet’s atmosphere.

From what we’ve seen, planetside exploration takes place entirely on foot.

Starfield’s environments are beautiful, but on-foot exploration could prove problematic.

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(It was also vastly improved in the games’sLegendary Edition.)

Bethesda says players can reach any POI they can see, but there’s no word on how long it will take to get there.

First, Skyrim’s entire map isroughly the same sizeas just one of Starfield’s hundreds of planets.

Overall, Starfield looks quite impressive and has seemingly endless options for players to customize their gameplay experience.

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