Starfield engine is pretty good: https://youtu.be/neO-Bl7g9-U

I would claim that’s the physics engine, more than the “game engine”. Physx did this sort of thing 15 years ago.

well, no one else is known for their "physics engine", so clearly Bethesda did something right, or cheaper than everyone else (doubtful).

If it were actually part of the gameplay, rather than the result of console commands, then I think this would hold more weight.

I've checked some gameplay footage and it's atrocious.

Bethesda is making the same game in a different package ever since Oblivion.

Which is Nintendo's whole business, to be fair.