This is my take too. I gave Starfield a chance and I should have just gotten Baldurs Gate 3 that weekend instead.
What's worse is how they dug down into qualifying why it sucked and their nightmare of a PR response. It fucking sucks though too. I want them to be good.
I couldn't finish Starfield, but had fun up until the point they added the fantasy mechanic to it. For a game I got for free, it was worth every cent. I might have been upset if I got it full price though.