Starfield’s very good bot companion Vasco may be a breakout character

Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios’ upcoming open-world, sci-fi role-playing game, will have all the hallmarks of character-driven, choice-filled RPGs — and that includes some lovable companions. You need robot companions for science fiction games set in vast space.

A new video from Bethesda introduces Vasco, the expedition robot working with the player’s crew of explorers. Vasco is both utilitarian and industrial but also adorable. Take a look at the cute waddle!

The upcoming space exploration game is designed to harken back to the days of “older, hardcore RPGs.” This means character backgrounds and traits that inform the gameplay, along with interlocking choices and factions that affect the greater story. Starfield will follow a group of space explorers known as Constellation — the last such group in the game’s setting.

“Starfield is about hope, our shared humanity, and searching for the answers to life’s greatest mystery,” said Bethesda’s Todd Howard, who serves as director of the game.

StarfieldIt was announced for the first time in 2018 alongside The Elder Scrolls 6. The new Bethesda franchise will be their first in over 25 years. Meet Vasco in person — and all the other companions too — when the Xbox Series X and Windows PC game comes out this November.