Hey folks! This episode is all about Starfield. The Kappa and I discuss the highs, the lows, and of course, the chunks. Because we recorded this episode back in September, we also chat about then-recent presentations from Nintendo and Sony, as well as the Unity runtime fee debacle.

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Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
9:05 – Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play
18:20 – Unity’s Fee Restructuring
47:05 – Starfield: Intro and General Discussion
1:00:45 – Starfield: Characters
1:10:55 – Starfield: Combat, Part 1
1:18:30 – Starfield: Some Criticisms, Part 1
1:34:35 – Starfield: Exploration and Setting
1:41:25 – Starfield: Some Criticisms, Part 2
1:47:05 – Starfield: Mixing Genres and Aesthetics
1:57:30 – Starfield: The Main Quest
2:04:40 – Starfield: The Discourse
2:17:45 – Starfield: Exploration and Setting
2:25:20 – Starfield: Tone, Writing, and Quality
2:34:55 – Starfield: Combat, Part 2
2:39:55 – Starfield: Food
2:45:35 – Starfield: Ships
2:50:15 – Starfield: Quest Flexibility
2:53:10 – Starfield: Inclusion and Its Controversies
2:58:30 – Starfield: Amount and Depth of Content
3:00:45 – The Rest of the Year
3:03:25 – Starfield: Final Thoughts
3:05:05 – Conclusion

Major story spoilers for Starfield (main quest up till end of “Into the Unknown” and early missions of each faction quest) from 1:47:05 to 2:34:55 and 2:50:15 to 2:53:10.