Former Starfield Designer Explains Why Gore And Dismemberment Were Scrapped

"There's a lot that has to go with it. You have to cut the helmet in a certain way, and it's got to come off; you have meat caps to the bottom where the flesh is. We had systems for all of that, and it turned into a big rat's nest of all these things you have to count for."

"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? It's part of the fun."

"Starfield was meant to be more realistic, so gore and dismemberment didn't fit in thematically. With the technical costs factored in, it was decided that gore would be scrapped from the game."

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