Starbound is an American action-science fiction video game. It is developed by Respawn and published by Electronic Arts, being released for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on July 12th, 2023.
Synopsis[]
Set in the year 3560, Earth has explored the cosmos and mixed with numerous alien creatures as an explorer has been attacked by the vile space pirate armada known as the Black Heart and left for dead as they got found by the Intergalactic Peace Corps (IPC) and recruited to join them as a small commander, piloting the ship known as the Demeter as they head to hunt down the Black Heart while expanding their ship, recruiting crewmates/companions and getting involved in separate conflicts on multiple planets.
Characters[]
Main[]
- The Explorer - a silent wanderer who has been attacked by a group of vicious space pirates and left for dead as they are recruited by the Intergalactic Peace Corps to travel the galaxy to hunt down the leader of the space pirates, getting involved in new conflicts throughout the planets while gaining a crew.
Crewmates[]
- Brittney Krusozki (voiced by TBD) - an energetic and eager and surprisingly capable intern at the IPC who is assigned by her superiors to be the first companion to the Explorer as she quite loves being in on the action although she is sometimes biased to other races thanks to all of the teachings of the IPC.
Faction Characters[]
- The Intergalactic Peace Corps, an elite group of peacemakers who recruit the Explorer to join them as an agent, only caring about the peace of the galaxy. Consisting of:
- Commander Piotr Marin (voiced by TBD) - a somewhat gruff yet caring commander of the IPC who is the one who saved the Explorer from Vrekron Maladis and the Black Hearts as he recruits them to an agent of the IPC and keeps tabs on them, seeing them as having potential to change the game as they know it.
- TBD
- The Black Hearts, a group of anarchist space pirates who just want to cause chaos and discord, being the main antagonists of the game. Consisting of:
- Vrekron Maladis (voiced by Tony Todd) - a terrifying armored bug-like alien known as a Kyroian who leads the Black Hearts as he attacked the Explorer's ship and left them for dead, stealing their tech and Terrocoins. He wants to cause chaos and havoc all over the galaxy, never standing in the same place and being the game's primary antagonist.
Enemies[]
Ground[]
- Black Heart Scavengers - pirates working for the Black Hearts who wield small laser blasters and are numerous throughout the planets, being quite easy to kill.
- TBD
Ships[]
- Comets - small spaceships piloted by Black Heart pirates which are small and easily destroyable but can cause a problem if swarmed by them.
- TBD
Missions[]
See Missions
Gameplay[]
The game is a first person shooter-roleplaying game as you play as the Explorer who has at first ten points you can put in the attributes: bravery (damage you can give and take), vitality (how much health you have), charisma (useful for dialogues and recruiting) and ingenuity (which can be helpful for upgrading weapons and your ship the Demeter.) After the opening missions, you are allowed to explore at first three planets to follow leads there, gaining more leads and missions the more you explore the planets. You also have companions with you with a max of two companions capable to join you on missions as they have their own powers and abilities. The game also has choices matter as in certain missions, you have to make a certain choice and that would cause some factions and groups to hate you while others to love you, with the only faction incapable of having a positive opinion is the Black Hearts while the only faction incapable of hating you is the ICP. You can do both story missions which some involve faction feuds as well as certain missions for factions including raiding bases and stopping convoys. The game allows you to upgrade both your weapons and your ship to allow you to be more powerful and take more dangerous threats. There are a few characters not tied to a faction but they are far too few.
Planets[]
- TBD
Weapons[]
- E670 Laser Pistol - a small laser pistol which is quite useful when it comes to combat as it is the first weapon you have.
Ship attachments[]
- Rocket Turbines - small turbines that can be attached to the Demeter to increase its speed, at least a little bit.
- Silver Wings - silver ship wings which can be attached to the Demeter to improve its handling.
- TBD
DLC[]
See TBD.