Bethesda gives new information about Starfield, details factions and companions
A new developer diary from Bethesda gives us a new glimpse at how their latest RPG, Starfield, is coming along. The 5-minute long video doesn't show off anything in terms of actual gameplay, but it does offer a look at concept art and has Bethesda's team of developers explain what kind of experience they want to create with Starfield. Lead quest designer Will Shen, who has worked on Skyrim, Fallout 4, and its DLC, Far Harbor, along with design director Emil Pagliarulo, lead writer of Fallout 3, sat down with Todd Howard to discuss how Starfield takes aspects of their past RPGs and builds upon them in new ways.
In the video, we learn that Starfield will have four major factions: Freestar Collective which is described as a "space western fantasy", Ryujin Industries who is very corporate, the Crimson Fleet who are a group of pirates that are referred to as the bad guys, and the United Colonies, who oppose them. You'll be able to side with both of the latter factions that hate each other without losing out on quests.
Also mentioned was the return of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's persuasion minigame, in a new form. Companions are also going to be a major part of the game, as they have been in other Bethesda titles.
Starfield will be out as an Xbox console exclusive on the Series X|S, and on PC on November 11, 2022.
