"A mile wide and an inch deep" has been the go to design philosophy for Bethesda for a long time now, and nothing changes with Starfield. This is the most I've been able to enjoy one of their games outside of Skyrim, but all the cool features are clogged up by thoughtless, antiquated design decisions and inconsequential writing. I still had a lot more fun than I thought I would, and I probably would have loved this game more had it come out in 2016.