Summary
- Starfield offers players the opportunity to shape their playthroughs with many choices, which is reflected in odd encounters and quirky dialogue.
- Wearing the Monster Costume in specific locations in Starfield leads to hilarious interactions and unique dialogue with NPCs.
- Such encounters also demonstrate the ingenuity of Starfield‘s New Game Plus, where player knowledge of quest events is likely to lead to more unique interactions.
One of the funniest interactions in Starfield is pretty easy to miss. With a game so expansive, many of the tiny details are bound to fly under the radar of the majority of players. These events are made even rarer when they involve unique combinations of items and quests that few players would have thought to experiment with, but they can sometimes lead to hilarious results.
One of the benefits of having such a massive, interactive world is that it offers players many opportunities to make choices to shape their playthroughs; it’s a great feeling when such choices are reflected in the game. In the case of Bethesda games, this feeling is particularly enjoyable in the form of odd encounters with quirky dialogue. This is precisely what happens in Starfield if players wear the Monster Costume – obtained from the “Tourists Go Home” quest on New Homestead – in specific locations.
Players Can Wear Starfield’s Monster Costume To Hilarious Effect
Reddit user Bombtree discovered hilarious interaction when wearing the Monster Costume while first boarding the ECS Constant during the “First Contact” quest. The crew, who feared alien life may be coming aboard the ship, first reacts with disgusted curiosity, then quickly deduces that the player is wearing a silly costume. Unique dialogue like this is always a delight to discover, and Bethesda has a knack for this.
Similar interactions in Starfield can be experienced when players use the gear acquired from the “Mantis” side quest. It also feels reminiscent of the Silver Shroud attire in Fallout 4. This outfit changed how the player character spoke and opened alternate interactions with some NPCs. It’s a clever and fun way to reflect player agency in the game world, even with the most minor choices like apparel.
Starfield’s Monster Costume Interaction Shows How Effective NG+ Can Be
This unique interaction demonstrates the exciting possibilities that can happen in Starfield’s New Game Plus. The whole purpose of the New Game Plus dialogue options is to be a meta commentary on how players experience replaying games, already knowing what will happen. While this interaction can occur in a first playthrough since the interaction doesn’t require the use of Starborn dialogue, Bombtree’s video reveals that this particular instance happened in an NG+ playthrough. For first-time players, it’s improbable to have known that the ECS Constant would harbor humans. It’s even more unlikely for a first-time player to have been wearing the Monster Costume when doing this quest.
It’s more likely for an experienced player to wonder what could happen if they did one very particular thing in a certain area or at a specific time in the story. This is the kind of curiosity that leads to discovering moments such as this in Starfield, and there’s no telling how many more are waiting to be found. New Game Plus is a clever way to create moments such as this, and it would be interesting if even more were secretly patched into the game in future content updates.
Source: Bombtree/Reddit
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Starfield
- Platform(s):
- PC, Xbox Series X/S
- Released:
- 2023-09-06
- Developer(s):
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher(s):
- Bethesda Softworks
- Genre(s):
- Open-World, RPG, Sci-Fi
- ESRB:
- M
- Summary:
- Bethesda Game Studios presents Starfield – the first original IP from the studio in twenty-five-plus years. Set in the year 2310, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective are observing a shaky truce after a war set 20 years prior. The player will customize their character as a member of a space exploration team called Constellation while navigating The Settled Systems and the conflicts between the warring factions. According to Bethesda, players can explore over 100 systems and 1000 planets to find resources and build their ships, living out their own sci-fi journeys.
