Veteran Bethesda Developer Says He Would Have Done Starfield’s Planets Differently

Veteran Bethesda developer Nate Purkeypile has stated he would have approached Starfield's planet creation differently, criticizing the studio's extensive use of procedural generation. He advocates for fewer, more hand-crafted planets, drawing parallels to Mass Effect's approach and suggesting Starfield should have leaned more into No Man's Sky's dynamic content generation if pursuing a thousand planets. Despite these criticisms, Starfield has achieved over 17 million players and Bethesda plans future updates and content.

• Entities
• Mass Effect 2
• No Man's Sky
• Bethesda
• Procedural Generation
• Nate Purkeypile
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X
• Game Design
• PC
• Starfield