How Starfield’s Skill Challenges Are a Natural Level Up from The Elder Scrolls’ Progression

Bethesda’s latest immersive RPG Starfield is proving to be a massive success, breaking more than its fair share of records for the company in terms of its player adoption at launch. While a significant portion of this success can be attributed to the pre-release hype surrounding the title, ultimately it’s the quality of Starfield that helps the game speak for itself. Despite being a brand-new IP, Starfield maintains all the expected characteristics that fans have come to love (and, in some cases, bemoan) of Bethesda-made RPGs while also slightly iterating on them. Of these, the tried-and-true skill-based progression mechanic from The Elder Scrolls games is perhaps the most evolved classic Bethesda staple.