Before anyone asks yes while I did do some side content I did mostly focus on the main story... still played nearly 30 hours which is long enough to judge a game.. and Starfield is a very interesting case.

A massive universe to explore and an ambitious concept that is marred by outdated design, load times, gamebreaking glitches and mediocre gameplay.

Starfield may be vast but nothing you do interested me. Gunplay was fine just very basic, most areas you explore are randomly generated and therefore don't feel very detailed or thought out, the Ul is a total mess and ship combat couldn't be more bland.

But there is content that shines through, while the missions didn't grab me personally, the amount there is to do here is staggering.
If you wanna go out and do you own thing, ignore the story and become whatever you want, you can, and some of it felt really immersive, like becoming a space cowboy or infiltrating a criminal gang.

Problem is there's 0 flow to any of it, you don't need to fly anywhere you just fast travel so you spend all your time in menus.

If you do choose to follow the story, you'll find a decent plot with a few likeable characters and a genuinely interesting twist and ending.

But it still frustrated me going through the story when it felt like the game constantly gets in its own way.

There is absolutely something there if you can get past the flaws, but for me, I just can't, and won't be going back - 4.5/10