Xbox’s biggest release of 2023, Starfield certainly turned heads every time it was brought up. A game with the prospect of exploring space to a level never seen before in video games. Starfield was bound to succeed among players, especially with a premise so inviting.

However, some players only realized how good the game really was once they bought it. Before making the purchase, a lot of players found themselves rethinking their decision. It looks like it has been a consistent theme, as one Starfield player spoke about experiencing the same thing when it came to buying Starfield.

Starfield player reveals experience of being misled about the game

One Reddit user spoke about the way negative reviews created a very different image of Starfield in their head. When they actually played the game for a few hours. their perception of Starfield and the real thing were polar opposites! As the Redditor explains, negative reviews and Reddit posts created a negative image of the game in their head.

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In this instance, the major sources of information for the Redditor were YouTube videos and Reddit posts. Words such as “overrated” and “flawed” became quite prominent when it came to the title. As a result, a lot of people thought it was true, simply because of the number of people saying so. It only took playing the game for a few hours to turn these opinions upside down.

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It has been a major problem Starfield has faced, even before its launch. The whole idea of exclusives sees a lot of conflict among gamers, as they try to establish their console exclusives as the best ones. It resulted in Starfield being bombed with negative reviews before launch. While critics rated the game highly, opinions about the game, especially from the PlayStation side of things have been precarious.

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The crux of the matter lies in the idea of playing the game first and choosing which aspect of the review you agree with. It was evident with the way this Redditor’s opinion about Starfield changed. They were not the only ones. The forum saw many other people who felt the same way after giving the game a few hours.

Despite these negative reviews, Starfield had quite a successful launch. After going gold, the game was released five days early. It received praise from critics as well as players once they got their hands on it.

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