Sometimes, these mods make Skyrim act more like Dark Souls, and other times they make New Vegas' combat resemble more contemporary FPS titles. Some of the most common mods that appear across Bethesda's classic titles are combat remasters. RELATED: Starfield Needs to Embrace Weird Lore Like The Elder Scrolls Some are relatively simple graphical remasters, whereas others are full-blown remixes of the games’ basic mechanics and systems. This becomes more obvious when the most popular mods are examined. On one hand this shows how passionate Bethesda’s fans are, but it also undeniably shows that there are things fans wished the games did more. Fallout 3, New Vegas, and 4 all feature in the top five most-modded games on Nexus. While the most modded games on platforms like Nexus Mods are Skyrim and its 2016 remaster (each boasting over one billion mod downloads), the Fallout series is not far behind. It was downloaded millions of times by fans who adored both its unique take on time travel and how it revolutionized the way Skyrim could be played. In its original mod format, the game won an Australian Writer’s Guild award. Sometimes fans make entirely new creations that get catapulted to huge mainstream success, like time-looping title The Forgotten City. Bethesda’s titles are among the most modded games of all time, with everything from Skyrim horror mods to entire fan-made game remasters. If there’s one way to find out what a Bethesda property might need at launch, it would be looking at what fans have added. Why Starfield Needs to Switch Up Its Formula There are many things the game can do to prove itself worthy of these high expectations, and looking toward Bethesda's modding community could be a good indication of what needs to be totally different in Starfield. With the promise of an entirely new set of building blocks for Starfield's vast universe also comes an implication that the game will be different enough from its predecessors to need the new engine.
RELATED: Starfield's The Elder Scrolls 6 Teaser Might Hint at a Huge Cataclysm Solely by nature of its development, it has to be - the new Creation Engine developed especially for the game is a landmark for a Bethesda.
Thankfully, it looks like Starfield should be Bethesda's most ambitious game yet. Fallout comparisons are also incredibly likely, as that is Bethesda's most prominent sci-fi property set in the dark wastes of the future, and has featured both aliens and space travel. Starfield will need to do quite a lot to separate itself from Bethesda's two dominant IPs. While it makes perfect sense for the studio to compare new projects to its greatest success stories, the constant callbacks to Skyrim's achievements in Starfield's marketing doesn't do the upcoming title any favors. Bethesda's design philosophy will need to be radically altered if Starfield has any hopes of standing out as its own IP.
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