Starfield's Shattered Space expansion is finally out but has failed to make a big splash despite being anticipated by a lot of fans of the game.
Some players feel that the DLC seems to be Bethesda making something that the studio should have put in the base game in the first place. It looks to have ignored the majority of what players wanted to see upgraded and failed to fix a lot of long-running issues.
Starfield's Shattered Space DLC
The new area that was added with the Shattered Space expansion is known as Va'ruun'kai. This is one part that players praised as being well-made. It is a handcrafted region where every location that players find was not copy pasted but is unique to the story.
The new zone featured a variety of mini-quests and encouraged players to explore and uncover the secrets hidden across its expanse. The DLC's storyline also presented players with more interesting choices than the rest of the game, according to Forbes.
While the main quest in the expansion was relatively short, it felt like it was letting players be more "evil" compared to other storylines. It is also a little bit more involved than a normal faction quest in Starfield.
The other parts of the Shattered Space expansion seem to have failed to change many fans' minds about Starfield. This is because nothing new was added for bases, ships, or even space combat.
On Steam, many players have commented on the new DLC and left the game with a mixed review for its failure to deliver big changes. One review said that it was no surprise that Bethesda marketed the expansion the way it did, PCGamer said.
Lack of New Content
It noted that the studio focused only on the narrative and world space of the new Shattered Space expansion. Outside of that, it added nearly nothing new and they consider it worse value for your money when compared to Bethesda's other DLCs.
This particular sentiment seems to be shared by other users as negative reviews have poured in since the release of the expansion. Many players are comparing Shattered Space to the DLC of other Bethesda games, such as Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Starfield's Shattered Space expansion was hyped up by Bethesda to be adding a lot of new things for players to enjoy. These include 50 new locations to explore and various new enemies to encounter.
Bethesda also said that players will be able to craft new "organic" grenades from material that they find on the new planet Va'ruun'kai. The studio marketed the DLC as having a lot to offer players of the game, according to Game Spot.
