Summary
OneStarfieldplayer managed to come up with a great recreation of the “always has been” meme in Bethesda’s latest title. Their humorous image later made the rounds online, adding to the pile ofhilariousStarfieldmediathat’s been growing since the game’s early September launch.
Bethesda has been keenly aware of the rising popularity ofvideo game photo modesin recent history, withFallout 76being its first in-house title to include such a feature.Starfieldhas now followed suit with a photo mode of its own, giving rise to a massive influx of creative imagery captured by the fandom.
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The newest example of that trend comes from Reddit user xaiel420, who managed to recreate the “always has been” meme inStarfield. Their setup for the photo consisted of equipping one of their companions with the Constellation Spacesuit—the game’s closest equivalent to a typical astronaut suit from the classic meme—and pointing the Novalight pistol at them. The resulting still amused thousands of fans who recently voted to send it to the front page of the r/Starfield subreddit. The photo also prompted a cheeky debate about the spelling of “aluminum” among the player base.
While the author of the image did not share many specifics about their creative process, it’s possible that capturing this photo required quite a bit of luck. Namely,Starfieldcompanions have a tendency to always look at the protagonist when they are near them, with that behavior persisting even if the player tells them to stay put. This conduct also extends to other characters, to the point that manyStarfieldNPCs have a serious staring problem. Given that state of affairs, anyone looking to recreate the “always has been” meme in the game might find that getting the composition just right is a fairly tricky business.
But that’s not how this particular image came to be, with its author revealing that they weren’t actually planning on doing a rendition of the classic meme in advance. On the contrary, they were merely tinkering with the photo mode until the idea dawned on them, making the resulting picture as spontaneous as they come.
Even players who typically ignore photo modes might want to consider making an exception for Bethesda’s latest title. That’s primarily becauseStarfieldscreenshots have a secret purposein that they double as custom loading screens which remind fans of their adventuring highlights every so often. The functionality itself is not unprecedented among the Bethesda Game Studios family, having originally been developed by the company’s Austin branch forFallout 76.
Starfieldis available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
