A former Bethesda developer has explained that Starfield may have fallen flat for some users because of a lack of freedom in development. Like any major studio, Bethesda is no stranger to critical responses from players, despite, or perhaps because of, building a devoted fanbase through a history of strong releases. While Starfield was largely a success and received plenty of praise, some felt that it was missing something the studio's previous efforts shared, and now an ex-dev has given some insight as to why.