Starfield Could Have Had Gore System But It Was Removed

In a recent interview with KIWI TALKZ, a former Senior Character Artist on Skyrim, Fallout 4, 76, and Starfield Dennis Mejillones shared why gore was removed from the space RPG.

The developer explained that there were multiple reasons behind this decision. One of them is the necessity to visualize not only physical details but also space suits: "That has a lot of implications with the different suits. From a technical perspective, there's a lot that has to go with it."

The designer also compared adding the gore system to Starfield and Fallout, pointing out the differences in the style of the games: "Fallout is very stylized in that regard. It's part of the tongue-in-cheek humor. You know that perk where you can make a mess out of something and blow up?" He said that Starfield's style is more realistic and it didn't fit the gore system that much: "I think for Starfield it was definitely meant to be more lo-fi and realistic."

Mejillones also discussed the overall theme and inspiration of the game: "We were inspired a lot by things like The Expanse, Star Trek." "I think it just didn't fit thematically also." The designer added: "On top of that, you have the the the cost the technical overhead cost to get that to work."

Recently, another developer of Fallout and Starfield, Quest Designer Will Shen shared his opinion that part of the audience is getting tired of lengthy games that require dozens of hours to complete. 

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