Starfield is great for Bethesda. It's a step to the right direction, RPG wise. It has RPG system that can satisfy most of casual/tourist and tolerable for some RPG elitist. <- personal opinion btw.
But I think people expect Uber Mega success 11/10 game, but what they get is an 8 game. I wouldn't bother to see user reviews on Metacritic, I read some, and 99% of 0 score giver are just dumb reviewer.
On top of that those who dislike Bethesda already raring their daggers especially since after Fallout 76 flopped.
BG3 is obviously a winner for this year. Starfield is good. Good year for RPG both for casual and hardcore.