Summary
Hundreds ofStarfieldfans have recently taken to social media to speculate whether Bethesda forgot to add glasses to its latest game, or if that strange omission was somehow intentional. Their elaborate discussion emerged online shortly after another player put forward a convincing argument that the developercut an entire ship brand out ofStarfield.
Bethesda’s RPGs have historically offered extensive clothing options, not least because such content is a natural fit for the company’s brand of sandbox experiences that encourage gamers to role-play to their heart’s content. The developer reached the pinnacle of that apparel variety with theFalloutseries' immense selection of iconic outfits. And while Bethesda has long been open about the fact thatStarfieldwon’t be merelySkyrimorFalloutin space, many fans still assumed that its first new IP in nearly three decades will sustain the studio’s tradition of offering a vast assortment of attires in its RPGs.
That didn’t exactly come to pass, as underlined by the omission of any and all kinds of glasses fromStarfield. A vocal portion of the fandom has now taken to social media to bemoan this state of affairs, with the discourse starting when Reddit user Best_Adhesiveness_42 asked whether the developer simply forgot to include eyewear in its newest title. The question prompted hundreds of responses, but no clear consensus; some fans chiming in on the discussion appeared convinced that there’s a lore explanation as to why there are no glasses to be found across The Settled Systems, while others chalked up the omission to an oversight which could still be fixed.
Others still used the ensuing discourse as an opportunity to criticize the overall lack of clothing options inStarfield, arguing that the game’s limited assortment of apparel inhibits its role-playing potential. The most cynical among those opinions concluded that the absence of glasses is hardly the most glaring omission from the game, pointing toStarfield’s lack of diverse kid modelsas a much bigger immersion breaker.
The modding community is apparently yet to address this shortage of spectacles, as there’s currently just one mod that adds new eyewear to the PC version of the game. That modification, authored by Nexus Mods user SniperNamedG, achieves its purpose by swapping the model of the Neuroboost Mark 3 face implant with that of “G.I. commando” glasses.
This particular brand of criticism directed at Bethesda’s newest RPG shouldn’t take away from its historic success, whose full extent has yet to be ascertained because the game continues to reach new heights on a near-daily basis. Its monumental momentum was most recently reflected in an October 18 report that suggestedXbox Game Pass did not stopStarfieldfrom selling amazinglyacross the U.S.
Starfieldis available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
