Starfield’s first 30 minutes really reminds me of the first Mass Effect

Starfield has been quite quiet on the narrative front – we’ve seen a lot of information about the game’s skills, planets, setting, and general aesthetic, but from the narrative side of things, Bethesda has been fairly tight-lipped. In a dedicated theatre tucked into the corner of Gamescom, though, Bethesda and Microsoft have started showing off more about the game. And rightly so, because we’re getting pretty close to launch. Here, Todd Howard took to the stage to thank the gathered media and influencer crowd for their support, before showing off about 30 minutes of footage from the start of the game. A bit of exposition, a whistlestop tour of the character creator, and a skirmish with some gnarly space pirates later, and you’re off on your first proper journey – all from the cockpit of your classic space-fairing ship. But as the stakes started to ramp up and everything started to take on that ‘first steps into a new world’ feeling, there’s one other game I couldn’t get out of my head: Mass Effect. Read more