Starfield continues the Bethesda game trend of item hoarding

If there’s one thing you can expect people playing Bethesda games to do, it’s hoard stuff. I’m the sort of player who picks up every resource I stumble upon, regardless of need — thank the stars ammo has no weight value. The weight of ammo is not important. Skyrim is the fifth Elder Scrolls game.Potions, armour, and food of all types were the order of the day. It was potions, armor and all sorts of food. Starfield, I’ve taken to stealing pens and other writing tools off corporate office desks and science research stations, alongside the usual suspects like food and health items.

It’s a problem at the beginning of these games, when players lack storage for all this junk. And so it goes onto the floor of the spaceship, creating the sort of mess that’s become iconic in Bethesda games. Players may focus on hoarding one or more items. For example, cheese wheels and slaw are two popular collectibles. Skyrim. Sometimes they’re in one big ol’ pile — like the mess on my Starfield ship — or in a dark, aesthetic-minded basement where cheese wheels are artfully stacked or laid out across the floor. You can find out more about In Fallout 76Players hoarded toilet tissue to stack neatly in display cases. This coincided with the beginning of the pandemic caused by the coronavirus.

What makes Bethesda’s games perfect for collecting items is their sheer quantity. It feels like there are thousands of different item models used to fill out the games’ worlds. StarfieldThe ambiance that they create is more prevalent than before. Fallout 4, you can’t break down items in Starfield Resources are available. There’s so much stuff — beautiful, beautiful stuff — that’s just there for the vibe. Pick up. This is a very Bethesda-like feeling, to completely loot a room just to get things and then to take them back home or to the ship to throw everything on the floor.

What’s even more impressive is that all this junk is rendered so lovingly; the unique designs, lighting, and physics of them all are basically asking you to collect and hoard things. Then there’s the way the piles move as you trudge through them, succulents and potatoes alike. I think a ship like this might stress some players out, but for me — and likely others — it’s just what to expect when playing a Bethesda role-playing game.

Junk is basically a calling card for Bethesda games, and that’s beautiful.