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Bethesda published three animated shorts revealing new lore details aboutStarfield. This is the first occasion on which the company shared information on its upcoming game since theJune 11 Starfield Direct.
That event offered plenty of new gameplay footage, revealingdetails aboutStarfieldcompanions, skills, and PC hardware requirements, among other things. However, some fans were also expecting that the mid-June showcase will mark the start of a months-long marketing campaign leading up to the RPG’s early September release. While that hasn’t come to pass, it would appear that Bethesda is now finally ramping up itsStarfieldmarketing efforts.
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Namely, the company today released a trio of animated shorts with a combined runtime of just over eight minutes. Each promo features a different protagonist and is seemingly looking to provide the fandom with a glimpse at a small slice of life from some ofStarfield’s1000+ planets. One of them is set in Akila City, the capital of the Freestar Collective that hasn’t yet been prominently featured inStarfieldpromos. That short, titledWhere Hope is Built, suggests that the largest city on the planet of Akila is a fairly dangerous place, as underlined by the fact that its idyllic atmosphere is often interrupted by raider attacks.
Meanwhile,The Hand that Feedspromo takes place in Neon, also known as Ocean Planet’s “pleasure city.” The short confirms that this particular location will be primarily inspired by the cyberpunk genre, which Bethesda already hinted at when itreleased the first description of thisStarfieldcityback in 2021. The same video also reveals that Neon hosts a strong presence of Ryujin Industries, a shady corporation that seems to be up to no good. Despite its clear cyberpunk influences, Neon still appears to be a fairly unique setting, not least because the city is built on a giant fishing platform, with the end result being somewhat reminiscent of an afloat version of Rapture fromBioShock.
The finalStarfieldpromo released today by Bethesda is calledSupra Et Ultra, which is Latin for “above and beyond.” True to its name, the short details the story of an United Colonies courier pilot seeking the thrill of intergalactic adventures beyond New Atlantis. This particular video doesn’t yield much new information about the game’s lore, but its description does reveal one interesting tidbit, stating that the capital of the United Colonies is widely considered to be “the most desirable part of the settled systems” within the game’s world.
Starfieldlaunches September 6 on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
