Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase kicked off with a brand-new live action trailer for Starfield and an appearance by game director Todd Howard, who said that despite everything we’ve been shown so far, there are still “a lot of surprises” in store.

“We have dreamt of a game where we look at the skies and we can blast off into space and explore,” Howard said. “We love to make games where you can explore these worlds. 

“We’ve done The Elder Scrolls and the Fallout series, but we wanted to do something brand new where you could explore with complete freedom in the galaxy. It’s a game we’ve always wanted to play, that we think a lot of people want to play as well. It’s kind of that ‘dream game.'”

Howard touched on Starfield’s opening, which sees players embark up…