Anyone who's watched Bethesda over the past decade could tell you that this is a studio that has forgotten how to make a good game. They make content, they make AAA titles, but making it all cohere as something anyone would care about? They haven't done that since, what, Dawnguard?
Not sure that Bethesda’s “actually we did great and how dare you criticize us” attitude is really rebuilding trust www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/be...
"Just know that we’ve also been hearing from plenty of people who love it"
AAA is such a specific genre of game, and making one is incredibly difficult and incredibly in depth, but the question is, is that actually valuable, and does it make sense to model your game studio in that niche
Have you played Fallout76? Have you looked at the lore? It depends on what you consider "a good game", but it has a well written and cohesive lore, the quests are fun and in game too