Get Starfield for 35$? Pffft, I know where you can get it for free.
Jokes aside I'll say this, winning GOTY/being popular/selling well was and will never be (on its own) an indicator of quality. There are a lot of things that sold well or were popular but are utter and complete you know what. Transformer movies being a prime example of it.
When it comes to Starfield, I've honestly enjoyed some parts of the game (Ship building and SysDef questline comes to mind) but I don't think its good. Just your usual Bethesda game that will probably be enjoyable in few years when all the DLCs and mods come out for it.
