Hey, I see a couple folks don't agree with me in a couple areas, or maybe heard another reviewer disagree with a take I had. Honestly, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this from either playing a bit yourself, or just from your opinion based on other reviews! I do like hearing your perspective
Honestly im enjoying it. Got the game for free with a Laptop purchase, went in blind with no idea what the game was actually about or watching any promo...ever... . Expected fallout in space. Got fallout in space. Happy chappy.
@Kevduit How does the game perform for you? Because the main complaint I have noticed and from tech youtubers mainly is the game's optimization. Almost all of them have reported low performance on cards like 3060s, 1060s and AMD/Intel equivalent (even the Starfield RX6700XT variant that comes with the games has a bit of a struggle). Because performance is quite an issue with the game when most people can't or don't want to get an high end card just to get a stable framerate.
Starfield took long cause it was something new and they had to start from scratch. Bethesda knows what elder scrolls already is so I don’t think it will take as long to make
Hey Kev, I know this is pretty different from your normal style of videos, and it obviously took a long time to write and edit, but if you wanna do this again for more games, I'd be really down to see more. Old games, new stuff, whatever, I really like the way you articulate and you obviously know your stuff with all the comparisons and examples to similar games.
We all know before we get horror mods, anime waifu character mods are going to show up first, lol. Second would be furry mods. Horror is going to be late to the party.
After 50 hours I can tell you now with honesty I’m bored, it’s good but it’s boring after a while, it’s go here fast travel here! Go to this planet…. Walk 1000 meters talk….. walk back or fast travel back to ship, fast travel to another planet… rinse repeat. It really isn’t that great
@@kye4216 no mate lol Skyrim you enjoy the walk as there is so much to see, this game is go talk to this guy walk 20 mins to then open the map screen and fast travel back because you can’t be assed walking to your ship to then fast travel out and repeat the same thing
@@madhouse2594 yeah and morrowind actually makes travel a challenge at the beginning of the game. Combat is unforgiving and magicka doesn’t regenerate meaning you have to plan more when going to a city that is far away. You feel like you’re actually going on a journey to a far away place.
Meanwhile the console gamers get shafted and will never get qol updates or anything they don't pay for added to the game, all Bethesda does is patch their games never adds new stuff unless it's part of paid DLC.
It actualy is. It's a bunch of hand-crafted donjons and point of interest put on procedural planets. It's all good and all until after a while you realize that they can't keep up with the number of planets available. Empty ? Nha. 1000 different biomes with unique story/assets, absolutly not. You gonna run into system that look like Sol, with the same donjon, a lot.
Kev, I have been an avid viewer of your content for years, and I have taken a lot of inspiration from what you produce. You are highly entertaining but informative, and your voiceover work is second to none. With this video, as always, very well done. Thanks to Starfield's ship builder, I have started a channel of my own that has received (for me) an unprecedented amount of attention. And, believe it or not, the vast majority of the feedback I've received has been very positive. I do not have the experience that you do, nor have I reached the same level of production quality, but for some reason, (most) people who watch my content seem to enjoy it. I have over 500 hours in the game now, with the majority of that time spent building and flying my own ships. I've gotten quite good at building ships, and have a lot of experience tuning ships for different roles. If you're still enjoying Starfield, and you need a ship that can get you through any space encounter on Very Hard difficulty, basically any of the ships that I have published build guides for would suit your needs perfectly. I would be more than honored for you to follow any of my builds and use them in your playthrough. Cheers Kev, and thank you, as always, for your excellent commentary and content!
Copium for $100 is thru the roof ~ tbh as legendary as BG3 is as unlimited as Monster hunter world + iceborne is as "All in one" entertainment as Witcher 3 is none of these games deserve or demand freaking $100.. yet this bitch deserves it ? this game is about space and yet does everything worse than EVERSPACE 2 i played recently,.. how ? or why do ppl love to get cheated on and behave like a Cucking is best thing they got out of it and say they're happy ?!__ I guess ppl who can spend on onlyfans can easily make money for this game too.
Starfield is more like The Outer Worlds than No Man's Sky. It's more about talking to people around the world than space flight. Limiting the world or zones you get into allows for much better details and depth.
now if only Starfield adapted the RPG elements of outer worlds, then it'd be cooking. and yeah, if more planets meant less detail in the main ones, that is upsetting
This is what I've been saying. If they just ditched the obvious buzzword that is "1000 planets" and just did a solar system with actual planet to planet space flight and 4 or 5 handcrafted skyrim sized areas to play in the game would be 10000% better and probably actually been a 10/10 game. As it sits now it is a very 7 or 8 type game.
Well said, couldn’t have said it better. We’re all moderately enjoying the game in early access stage, imagine once this games got a few updates/patches under its belt. Don’t forget about future DLC packs as well…….
I normally don't care for reviews for games like this, but your genuine enthusiasm and analysis of the game, it's pros and cons, its comparison to other titles of the same genre and of game made by the same publisher mad me wanna try this game out for myself.
10:20 love the two comparisons here to the distracted and focused and honestly I think I’m both. Been playing Skyrim on and off since 2013 and I think I’ve completed the story a maximum of 5-10 times. Either because I want to make a new character, or I managed to somehow break my save with mods
2:43 Did he really just show a clip of Cyberpunks npcs aimlessly wandering around, then show a clip of Starfields npcs aimlessly wandering around and voice over "these people are actually doing stuff" No there not lol
I think he’s just assuming they do stuff since Bethesda have done that for their previous games. For Starfield they went for simpler but more numerous citizens. Personally I don’t care I always found it annoying when the guy I had to talk to for a quest was hiding in some bedroom.
Haha, yeah, that was a bad example. I wish I could've just shown the Starfield people over the course of a day, going around, grabbing coffee, shopping, etc. Cyberpunk NPC's just walk forever in circles... but they DO react to you being crazy, so there's that
The cyberpunk levels of hype and the fact it was announced as an exclusive immediately put me off of this man and I'm glad to see I was right on it not at all living up to expectations. I mean it doesn't look bad don't get me wrong but it's just the same Bethesda formula but in space. Apparently this was in development for 8 years and the dialogue is on par with Skyrim and older fallout games that came out I believe more than a decade ago at this point. And I get that it's part of the charm I guess but I find it difficult to care about a story when the voice actors aren't really into the script or the writing isn't the best. And when you have games like red dead redemption 2 that were in development for similar times with brilliant dialogue and some of the best writing I've ever seen in a game it kinda makes you wonder what they were doing in that time. I know that's not the most fair seeing how starfield does have a massive map so I bet a lot a time and money was dedicated to that but even so one of the biggest issues with Skyrim and fallout (for me at least I don't know if anyone else feels this way) is that their stories aren't really fun to get involved with they don't really have that depth or value to them that other games have.(fallout new vegas was alright but thats just because you can be an evil bastard lol) The lackluster stories along with the combat that gets old around the 20th quest just makes these games such a drag to play. Who knows maybe mods and future updates will bring more to the game but it definitely isn't worth buying a console for lol. But hey I mean if people enjoy it they enjoy it to each their own I just don't see the appeal lol
@@kye4216 my man the game was in development for 8 years and is basically just fallout in space. Not even I was expecting them to be that lazy and I have a very poor image of Bethesda already. It's just the same lackluster writing and story with a just okay game. Bethesda combat basically just boils down to pointing and clicking until an enemy is dead popping into a menu healing 4 times then moving on to the next enemy. Its serviceable yeah and if the story for any of their games was even half way interesting to me I could look past the combat but they always suck so I'm stuck with hours into a game I have no desire to finish. If that's your style of game then that's alright but you have to admit this is terribly mediocre for how long it was in development. The games alright but it's got so much holding it back for me on top of the fact I'm not gonna buy another fucking console to play a game that's essentially fallout 4 and the outer worlds if they had a big baby. Edit: no hate or anything just feel the game was lazy
@@zgama6511 Thats the type of game they make. If you dont want a Bethesda RPG then yea you're not going to like it. But you cant say that makes the game bad and lazy. I dont even really understand the fallout comparison. What is similar to fallout? just because there are guns? its a completely different universe, completely different factions, dialogue system, locations, skill tree, enemies, weapons. the only similarity is the settlement building system, but i dont see why that is something that should be exclusive for fallout.
Everybody put so much faith and hope in the modders and they've pretty much given up on Starfield. Even the official updates from Bethesda are lackluster lol
At least bethesda tried to sell dlc to us... No clue what it brings, since I didn't want to shill another 20 usd for it lol. That stuff will break so many mods.
one of the best breakdowns that ive seen on this game. its true that it might not be for everyone but for those who are just fascinated by the little things, those are the ones who will love it
theres so much loading screens like wth even when taking off , landing and just entering the ship 🤦♂️. there should'nt be that much loading screens even after being built 6+yrs or longer. id choose no mans sky over this copy cat
@@denizseyhan1053 yeah? a complete ripoff no mans sky was built less time then starfield was being built 7+yrs in the making for failfield oh well i guess bugthesda actually tried
The funny thing is that Bethesda fanatics have swallowed this garbage, and now justify it by saying that there is a filled world there that is interesting to explore. While the main problem of Starfield is just that this world is not interesting to explore, the integrity of the world is not felt due to constant screen downloads, empty planets, there is no need to do anything at all, because the main storyline can simply be run in 18 hours. Thanks to Bethesda for the fact that I can safely go through Fallout 4 and Skyrim (which are much better made initially with their spirit of exploration and discovery) with their thousands of modifications.
Imagine if someone made a mod where 1 planet is just the Elder Scrolls universe.. Then when you land it immediately boots up Skyrim, Oblivion, etc.. Or one planet is the Fallout universe etc...
You're landing your ship on some strange planet you picked up on long range sensors when suddenly a portal opens and you feel yourself being pulled away from your ship before everything goes black. As you come back to your senses you open your eyes and find yourself in a wooden cart while those sweet words fill your ears: "Hey you, you're finally awake."
I love starfiled take on space travel. No wasting time for gathering fuel or Waiting minutes to fly to next location. Full with action and actually doing stuff.
After 30 hours, I really love this game. I accepted the package and it's one of the best RPG out there. Your review is so good dude, and I hate TH-cam reviewers mostly because they just invent negative narratives for a weird public. Have fun with the game you all, I barely scratched the surface in 30 hours, the content is huge, exploration rewarding. Not perfect, as said in the video, but a hell of a good purchase when it clicks.
Technically the game is only instanced by worldspace borders because the coordinates are based on your ship, no clue why Bethesda tied the map loading to the ship and not the player, but yeah. Once the ship unloads, the game crashes. Hence why the worldspaces when you land are 8km by 8km with the ship in the middle. They are also connected despite what initial people tried to spread based on testing from an xbox lol. So technically, Pete Hines is right, you can walk on.
He probably just assumed because previous Bethesda games had more complex NPCs. In starfield they went for simple but more and it’s better imo. Idc if an NPC goes to bed somewhere.
Just started watching your videos within the year & you’re easily becoming one of my favorite TH-camrs! You’re hilarious & you’re brutally honest, I love it. Amazing video!
I think that's what people are ultimately getting fed up with Bethesda about. The constant need to have mods to improve the baseline. I enjoy playing all of the elder scrolls titles as well as fallout, but it sucks that they just can't make something that doesn't require an unofficial patch or quality of life fixes after all this time.
So, this is my first video of yours that I watched (I've been watching your vids for the past month or two) that wasn't clips of you playing a silly game and clowning. So I was surprised with the very smart take on the game and well thought out and said opinions. Only think I have to add is that remember that there are different types of nerds, just sometimes some are louder than others. I personally loved base No Mans Sky. I loved chilling at 4am wandering empty beautiful planets.
I think backgrounds are very prominent depending on what you pick. Industrialist gave me a ton of dialogue for every single corporate character I encountered
Yea can remember in Skyrim accidentally dropping my bow then getting a warning for doing so while i was in the cities, so not really an issue but do wish they'd had that same thing like if you were wanted, they would attack until you put your weapon up or you died lol
One thing I somewhat disagree with - I think the skill system is much more intuitive and consequential compared to Skyrim. Skyrim has great presentation with the perk chart and how it directs progression, but other than that, it's functionally not limiting you in any way (in terms of skill-based actions) - meaning, less tradeoffs. So far, I feel like leveling up in Starfield means you can give your character either some new flavor or abilities that can tweak gameplay depending on your playstyle. It further reinforces itself as you can't get into the nitty gritty unless you focus on what you want to invest in first. Challenges are much more explicit about what you have to do, giving you direction on how you might want to roleplay efficiently to unlock further ranks, while I feel Skyrim is absolutely the pinnacle of a spam fest. Perks being flexible and fun, but not always having a real long-term impact. Like, sure, you can be gun guy really quick but that's just an early game benefit with specialization. You have to figure out which unlocks complement your gameplay and play into those strengths over time purposefully. Eventually, just shooting a handgun all the time is going to cap off once you max one of those skills out, so you'll have to branch out and find ways to open up that gunslinger build further with your own combinations. In Starfield, it's much more valuable to choose a background that actually gives you certain skills right off the bat, because the skills themselves give you key abilities early in the game. Such as: pickpocketing not really being a feature until your character knows how to do it by having that skill, having a stealth meter that gives you better tactile information about your positioning, or even using certain types of equipment like boost packs, mods, etc. And they're all contextualized in the universe too, in my first ten hours had a few cases where my traits, background, and even a skill came into play with random encounters that thematically fit the archetype I was playing (Bounty Hunter). I don't know, I think I prefer the hybrid system over simply doing the skill, because it requires some planning to optimize how you feed into those trees / tune your playstyle at much larger level. It's a similar mixture of unlocks to Skyrim, but I think it's more focused overall, a lot more systems that gradually reveal themselves.
Love at the moment you're describing the consequences and people not reacting to what you do until you pull out the grav power and everyone starts shooting. In Skyrim, not only do guards and people react to you open carrying a weapon, a harmless attack like a shout doesn't aggro them besides voice lines.
I can't wait to see the results of modders creating their own settlements, planets, moons, etc. The things I was disappointed about were: no land vehicles, no seamless space to planet travel like in No Man's Sky, no ship flying around in planets and moons, and no mechs or mech-like suit similar to Power Armor in Fallout. I really hope Bethesda will add these things in updates or DLC.
A couple of things. I agree that Bethesda upped their story writing game during the main quest. But completing the main quest is just the beginning. Start new game plus. See what happens. They've invented a whole new level. I can't say why because of Spoilers. But you'll know when you see it. And see it. And see it. And see it. Ship Combat. You are supposed to suck at it, but that just means you have no place to go but up. It takes time to get your piloting skills up and I'm 100 hours in on my 4th Main quest playthrough (same character) and I finally feel like I am a threat. Some tips: Keep your speed at the center of the white reticle on the left to max turn speed. Get "Starfield VATS" asap to start leveling it and target shields. Boosting breaks Lock Ons. So wait until they have lock on, boost, then immediately cut back on power to save for more boosts. The Skill system. I agree with your points. However, you can't cheese this system like you can in Oblivion or Skyrim. You can't whack on Shadowere for 3 hours to max 1-hand. You have to use the skills to rank up but more than that, it creates a leveling loop that I want 5 things every single time I level up, and I'm level 60. Great review. But we are all just getting started. Do New Game Plus. Can't wait to see what you find because it is next level on every level.
i 100% agree starfield doesn't need to be no man's sky. Its starfield. And even players who play NMS know they will never walk 30 mins or even 10 mins to reach locations. So whole controversy about not being open no walls is for the sake of it even if it has no practical use. People just the like idea of it, I'm sure no one is willing to walk 30 mins into ur destinations in games especially not in RPGs.
25 hours in, I've not touched half the game systems (weapon/suit modding, ship building/upgrading, outposts, etc.) and I've visited maybe 15 star systems including a couple where I've jumped to only to jump to another system. Loving the game so far!
I really am happy you're calling it as it is with starfield instead of mindlessly residing in one camp or the other. One thing that really turned me off to listening to reviews about this game was just how many people mindlessly praised it or bashed it for the same issues their preferred games had, or for needless things that don't matter. The mindless praise is just sad, but the unfair bashing is just as sad. I remember all the arguments and rallying cries about how graphics don't mean anything, effort and style does, but since starfield isn't flawlessly pretty and realistic it sucks, even though the games other people compare it to usually sacrificed something on the way just to have pretty graphics. God of War Ragnarok was pretty af but it's entire second half was painfully lackluster. Cyberpunk was pretty but then they also couldn't make even the most basic of things work without a crap ton of massive updates. Stuttering or a somewhat bad launch is something people visciously mock but if their favorite game happens to be Cyberpunk, No Man's Sky or New Vegas or something, then stuttering, breaking, and disastrous launches (New Vegas wasn't that bad but it is known for some bad bugs, at least in the beginning) is perfectly fine. Starfield has less than stellar npc and companion interactions but games like Cyberpunk speedrunning your emotional connection to your character's bestfriend (who we're also shown the death of in a trailer of all things) in a single cutscene is perfectly fine. Starfield's factions get critiqued but other factions in other games, if they even have any (another let down by Cyberpunk, not even having a faction system), get passes because those games had more time to cook after release or something. I can go on and on. It really is just tiring that every major flaw this game has can be forgiven in other games, or outright ignored. You get one decent game like Baldur's Gate and suddenly you're not allowed to enjoy anything that isn't it.
76 was sub par to me. But other than that, I love Bethesda's games, they've gotten me through brutal times in life, alongside filled thousands of hours with gaming I don't regret. However, as a reviewer I won't just ignore the things I didn't like, therefore, I state those clearly. If I'm called a shill cause I think people would have fun with it, fine by me
If anyone wants a easy way to check surroundings during missions you can crouch then look up above your character then open the free camera and you should be under the map. I found this glitch when looking for enemies using the camera.
Was everyone who got a review copy contractually obligated to name their video "100 hours of Starfield" because I swear your's is the like 4th one I've seen
Theres alot of people saying its just empty because not every planet is lively but that wouldnt be realistic plus considering how many random events and how much content is already loaded in the game its pretty impressive and already over the top bethesda can only do so much
As for base building i kinda ignored it for a bit then i filled my cargo hold for the first time and i took that personally. I proceeded to dump about 4 hours into building my base on a cold planet just off the beaten path where i put my contraband to prepare for smuggling.
Hey, I appreciate that, I try to go in with an open mind on all games (and I never read a single review before posting my own). Some folks either want it to be "PERFECT" or "TERRIBLE", no middle ground
My main issue with Starfield is really a small and very personal one which I can avoid by just playing the game as the looter shooter it was designed to be, which is something I enjoy anyway. The small annoyance that will sit in my brain forever is that there's a space trucker background, a couple of articles of clothing with "space trucker" in their name but the hauling missions are pretty simple drop offs with no special conditions besides a deadline to meet and no additional risk of pirates showing up to add some excitement. Just kind of a bummer that the flavor of "Spacer Trucker" kinda falls apart when you actually haul cargo but it's not really a deal breaker for me and I'm sure a mod will expand that playstyle. Hey, after the update I saw a special job board in Deimos that has jobs for the spaceport itself, including resource gathering for the station, so it seems like there's more space trucking stuff being added!
I think this is the first time i have to disagree with what you say about a game, the exploration is definitely not as good as you make it out to be, heck most of the planet are barren with no life and anything interesting are randomly generated, heck i remember thinking i gone back to a planet i been on before but it turn that wasn't the case. the fact that spaceship is only good for space combat and force fast traveling and making you go through dozen of loading screen, not to mention there is a fuel limit for how far you go even though the fuel itself is unlimited so it make you go through even more loading screen, the main questline in my 12 hour experience is pretty much go fetch this piece of a artifacts and quite possibly the worst part of all of to be time at the crimson fleet where your companion for the quest suggest betraying the leader and i agree to it, he ask me again to make sure i still want to go with it and even told me that the leader will replace with two other important character and when i thoughts i can through with the decisions, the companion call it off and these were what i can response with. 1)all forgotten 2)i'll think about it 3)fine but you owe me a big favor None of which were what i wanted to answer and it pretty much a force agreement, i wanted to ask why he suddenly change his mind or even say he got cold feet and that made me uninstall the game a SECOND time, and that because i really want to give the game a chance to possibly redeem itself to me but instead made it worse as now i don't feel like my choice matter, and i wasn’t expecting it to be a big deal, just a change in leader and dialog, that it. And for anyone who say "you should play longer to get to the good stuff" i will not do that, if a game take that long to get good than it not worth it
So if the first few hours of BG3 was bad it automaticcly becomes a bad game? Look the exploration is whack and the main story is just avrage but so did Skyrim had those issuesm the things that carried Skyrim however were the atmosphere and the side quests and the random encounters which are really good. Anyways If you are not going to play it you wasted 100 dollars good job.
@@denizseyhan1053 you say that as if I didn't play this through the game pass and unlike skyrim I have to stay in populated planet instead of going out to explored planet and from my experience most of them are barren and have randomly generated content that have no story for boring because if I wanted gun play I'll play doom instead, and even if skyrim exploration isn't that special I'm at least exploring something, plus you can come magical creature and random event
No mans sky now is one of the best games I’ve played. I’m glued to it. May be hard for me to disconnect myself with how much freedom NMS let’s you do in the galaxies compared to starfield
It's strange, the first half of the review is a weird jerk-off sesh with the game, then the second half is mor eactual focused analysis? Like the amount of times Kevduit called someone a "nerd" cause they weren't excited about a Bethesda game is crazy. But even then, the praise feels so unearned? Like congrats, they made the base-building on the level of Subnautica? Calling Starfield "stylised" when it's visually bland and generic, and doesn't stand out at all in comparison to Prey, The Outer Worlds, No Man's Sky, basically any game where they'd provide genuine competition. I mean, what's with the comparisons to Fallout 4 and 76 too? Of course a 6 out of 10 is gonna look better than a 5 and 3 out of 10 (respectively), that's such an absurd viewing point. The Outer Worlds would've been the best choice if you genuinely wanted some kinda level playing field in comparisons, or just keep talking about No Man's Sky and it's mechanics. Saying it looks better than Fallout 76 is like me saying DOOM looks better than Doom 3. Like wow, how shocking!
Honestly I was expecting all that Starfield is, with coop or multiplayer and with Star Citizen levels of exploration. But I'm sure modders will pick up the Bethesda slack as per usual.
Honestly, what really made me like Starfield was 1 quest in particular. The side quest where you help the r&d department design their new ship and you have to sit in on their meeting and talk to them. I have never empathized more with a group of NPCs in my entire life.
Creeping up on 100 hours myself and I agree 100%. I run over 600 mods in my skyrim. Combat like elden ring, characters like fan service anime, and atmosphere like vanilla cranked up to 4k. Over 3k hours in Skyrim and I plan on getting there in Starfield. May the mods forever be in your favor!
It's nice to hear someone pick up on the positives of the game and speak fair mindedly about the negatives. The toxicity of people on the steam forums bashing the game like it's objectively the worst thing ever developed was starting to wear me down. Then there's the people that played the game for 30+ hours and are getting a refund because it's technically in early access is purely disgusting.
I like how when you barely go over the limit of carrying items, your oxygen goes slowly down. But the more and more you carry the faster it drops, little details like that is fun
@@Kevduit it’s not even that bad. There’s a medical item that lets you traverse farther in the hair and if you time it with the booster it doesn’t slow you down when overemcumbered. I rarely felt slowed down
I agree with everything, except for space exploration. Random generation whenever you jump to a planet to random encounters to derelict ships. Seizing enemy ships to sell or add to my fleet. Its there. And I do feel the RP is there. The choices of what you what you want to do and be is available.
No, the “why would you want to explore the planet anyway” comment is just a poor attempt of excusing Bethesda for their laziness and lack of creativity and it’s a disgusting anticonsumer practice. We gamers get hurt by that logic and should NOT advocate for that, ever. Bethesda would have created a much better and engaging world by shredding the number of explorable planets to perhaps 20 tops, and make them either fully explorable or at least the landing points connected, somewhat what Mass Effect Andromeda has done, with more hand created content and less procedural generation of places to explore and side quests. But that is just wishful thinking, the game has already been decided and not much can be done about it, there is only so much that modders can do to try to fix a finished product, and Bethesda is known to leave the game in hands of the modders anyway, not even bothering fixing their own game unlike what CDPR has done with Cyberpunk over the years. Honestly, fanboying Bethesda will only get us more of this, and less what we actually deserve. This game feels and looks like a 2010 remaster, more than a new gen 2023 game. Disappointed with Bethesda, hope TES6 will be a good change.
As someone who is 200 hours into this game, there's plenty to explore. You have to give to this game what you would give to Skyrim or Fallout- you have to suspend disbelif, buy into systems and immerse yourself in an imperfect experience. But, that said, if you can get off your high horse, there are some excellent sci-fi stories- I mean HOURS, hundreds of hours of exploration and replayability. Not every game is a 10/10, but some games are worth a Gamepass subscription or $60. Not to mention I can't believe you compared this game to Cyberpunk- Cyberpunk was HOT GARBAGE on release, and to even compare this to that is to say you didn't play one, or both, of them.
Idk what people are talking about this game is amazing... Ive been hooked since launch. The amount of stuff to do in the gamenis almost overwhelming but its beautiful
Many people hate the company of Bethesda which is the main reason why they hate on a game. I personally dislike what CDPR did to CP2077 and Naughty Dog with TLOU2 but I won’t act like these pussies and discredit the facts that there’s still good qualities inside the games. Anthem had a nice flight mechanic. Forspoken had the image of fantasy to modern day life. They hate it bc they wanna be right and their ego’s refuse disagreement.
Thank you, mate, for the great video! I literally yesterday had an argue with a "content creator", who's video was structured around why is NMS better ("At least you can land there"), I just asked him to flip the switch - what was he expecting and preferring? - huge, empty rocks with nothing to do or indie-style same thing on mor eor less same places, or thus approach... Well, as the poet once said - People are strange...
I may have been a bit harsh on the look of this game from your first video on it... this video helped clear up some issues I was having with what I saw in that video.
My problem is mostly with the writing. It’s hard to roleplay anything but a very by the book happy go lucky would be space adventurer most of the time. Same thing people freaked out about in FO4. It’s just as bad if not worse here, there’s just no voice to make you think about what’s being said. Also the story setup for the main character and companions is weak or borderline nonsensical. Like huge tracts of core gameplay don’t really fit with the cast we have.
Once modding tools release, I'm sure someone will create an alternate start mod like for Skyrim or Fallout 4. This would allow you to start literally anywhere, without having to be a part of Constellation.
I don't necessarily think the writing is bad, it's rather the exploration of dialogue options, cause you're right... you are just so one dimensional in this game, when you SHOULD have options. I wish they'd gone with far more choice and consequence
@@kye4216 it’s not just that there’s a good guy or bad guy section that are totally separate that I’m looking for. I mean multiple ways to play through the same content. There’s not multiple ways to play through most of the quests I’ve done. Either in actual outcomes or in the way it feels. It just feels like the player can be one way if they accept the quest. More or less, which is not how BG3 or TW3 or some other RPGs feel. Every game is different, but I wish Bethesda got better at that part of writing.
@@nbf-fb1xs maybe you have just been doing main story content. I have finished the Freestar Rangers and Neon factions and I felt like there were a lot of options.
I’m absolutely loving this game so far, the amount of people that are hating it for insanely stupid reasons are so toxic, half of the people crying haven’t even played the game lol.
@@buttermilk5364 I know that Sherlock. There’s ALOT of Bethesda haters out there that are hating the game purely based off that and it’s pathetic. Or they base it off of some stupid unrealistic expectations they had for the game. If you haven’t noticed that then you are the one that needs to “get a grip”
Hey, I see a couple folks don't agree with me in a couple areas, or maybe heard another reviewer disagree with a take I had. Honestly, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this from either playing a bit yourself, or just from your opinion based on other reviews! I do like hearing your perspective
Needs a kev dlc / sum big bootie Latinas
Honestly im enjoying it. Got the game for free with a Laptop purchase, went in blind with no idea what the game was actually about or watching any promo...ever... . Expected fallout in space. Got fallout in space. Happy chappy.
Hey kevduit, I’ve already played 20 hours (in the span of 2 days) and ive finished the game twice and about to finish it for the 3rd time
@Kevduit How does the game perform for you? Because the main complaint I have noticed and from tech youtubers mainly is the game's optimization. Almost all of them have reported low performance on cards like 3060s, 1060s and AMD/Intel equivalent (even the Starfield RX6700XT variant that comes with the games has a bit of a struggle). Because performance is quite an issue with the game when most people can't or don't want to get an high end card just to get a stable framerate.
farming for comments = activity to get more views. you literally would not change your mind, bethesda shill
Fallout 5 in 10 Years? That’s quite optimistic Kev, even for you
id say more like 20 years.
Yeah man, Iam expecting that when I go on pension I can play Fallout 5. I think TES6 is Todd's final game
Starfield took long cause it was something new and they had to start from scratch. Bethesda knows what elder scrolls already is so I don’t think it will take as long to make
Supposedly fallout 5 is coming in 2030.
Yeah, no shitty games for 10 years, that IS pretty optimistic
Hey Kev, I know this is pretty different from your normal style of videos, and it obviously took a long time to write and edit, but if you wanna do this again for more games, I'd be really down to see more. Old games, new stuff, whatever, I really like the way you articulate and you obviously know your stuff with all the comparisons and examples to similar games.
Quite a well put comment for someone named “Judgement Nutter”
This comment made me 😆 @@PastaSauce971
@@PastaSauce971incredible 😂
He actually took your advice. This is why kev is awesome
Just imagine the things that modders going to create with this game.
Can't wait to fly around on the Millennium Falcon 😂
Clone Commando with Droid replacers😊😊
Don’t tell me what to do bro
I cannot WAIT
perhaps a terraforming mod, or a mundus system or fallout-earth conversion.
This game seems amazing for the most part and I'm scared what the modding community will do I can already see a dead space esc horror mod coming out
Fighting necromorphs will be awesome!!
Warhammer 40K, Halo, Star Wars, Dead Space, etc. so much potential
@@hachelyd_i3232don't forget an xenomorph mod 💀
@@CosmicKnight_07and ofc s*x mods
We all know before we get horror mods, anime waifu character mods are going to show up first, lol. Second would be furry mods. Horror is going to be late to the party.
After 50 hours I can tell you now with honesty I’m bored, it’s good but it’s boring after a while, it’s go here fast travel here! Go to this planet…. Walk 1000 meters talk….. walk back or fast travel back to ship, fast travel to another planet… rinse repeat. It really isn’t that great
That’s literally every single Bethesda game
Welcome to Bethesda games! It’s been like this since Morrowind. Maybe even Arena and Daggerfall
@@kye4216you gonna comment on every thread little bro?
@@kye4216 no mate lol Skyrim you enjoy the walk as there is so much to see, this game is go talk to this guy walk 20 mins to then open the map screen and fast travel back because you can’t be assed walking to your ship to then fast travel out and repeat the same thing
@@madhouse2594 yeah and morrowind actually makes travel a challenge at the beginning of the game. Combat is unforgiving and magicka doesn’t regenerate meaning you have to plan more when going to a city that is far away. You feel like you’re actually going on a journey to a far away place.
Perfectly timed for just finishing your last starfield vid 😂 happy to see you’re enjoying it Kev!
100 hours? 10 of those on loading screens I guess...
Starfield psychopath run
If Fallout 4 is anything to go by, the modding community will eventually turn Starfield into a straight up **masterpiece**
this goes for all bethesda games lmao
I hope they add a mod page for console like skyrim.
But the thing is we shouldn't have to depend on the modding community to turn it into a masterpiece
Yeah, let the unpaid interns fix the million dollar games.
Meanwhile the console gamers get shafted and will never get qol updates or anything they don't pay for added to the game, all Bethesda does is patch their games never adds new stuff unless it's part of paid DLC.
Finally, Bethesda made a game that wasn't Elder Scrolls or Fallout.
And did a great job.
@@connieellerbe-maycock7115 they did
But it’s exactly like elder scrolls and fallout
@@ISGAMINGFORNERDSHow tf is Starfield like the elder scrolls?
@@ISGAMINGFORNERDS .. It's a Bethesda game..
I'm 20 hours in and I've barely touched the main quest. I'm stil ACTIVELY exploring Sol, and this tells you how freaking huge this game is.
It's actually a huge empty nothingness. Every solar system is like every other.
@@bangkokstallion no it's not. You just didn't play the game
Cry harder@@bangkokstallion
It actualy is. It's a bunch of hand-crafted donjons and point of interest put on procedural planets. It's all good and all until after a while you realize that they can't keep up with the number of planets available.
Empty ? Nha. 1000 different biomes with unique story/assets, absolutly not.
You gonna run into system that look like Sol, with the same donjon, a lot.
@@thewitcher8675wdym honestly curious as I tried to find some different shit boy could not in about 50ish hours, it’s all the fkn same
It's Fallout and Skyrim in space but with less features. This game could have been so much more.
Kev,
I have been an avid viewer of your content for years, and I have taken a lot of inspiration from what you produce. You are highly entertaining but informative, and your voiceover work is second to none. With this video, as always, very well done.
Thanks to Starfield's ship builder, I have started a channel of my own that has received (for me) an unprecedented amount of attention. And, believe it or not, the vast majority of the feedback I've received has been very positive. I do not have the experience that you do, nor have I reached the same level of production quality, but for some reason, (most) people who watch my content seem to enjoy it.
I have over 500 hours in the game now, with the majority of that time spent building and flying my own ships. I've gotten quite good at building ships, and have a lot of experience tuning ships for different roles. If you're still enjoying Starfield, and you need a ship that can get you through any space encounter on Very Hard difficulty, basically any of the ships that I have published build guides for would suit your needs perfectly. I would be more than honored for you to follow any of my builds and use them in your playthrough.
Cheers Kev, and thank you, as always, for your excellent commentary and content!
I gotta proclaim Kevduit as a God Gamer from now on
Copium for $100 is thru the roof ~ tbh as legendary as BG3 is as unlimited as Monster hunter world + iceborne is as "All in one" entertainment as Witcher 3 is none of these games deserve or demand freaking $100.. yet this bitch deserves it ? this game is about space and yet does everything worse than EVERSPACE 2 i played recently,.. how ? or why do ppl love to get cheated on and behave like a Cucking is best thing they got out of it and say they're happy ?!__ I guess ppl who can spend on onlyfans can easily make money for this game too.
Starfield is more like The Outer Worlds than No Man's Sky. It's more about talking to people around the world than space flight.
Limiting the world or zones you get into allows for much better details and depth.
now if only Starfield adapted the RPG elements of outer worlds, then it'd be cooking. and yeah, if more planets meant less detail in the main ones, that is upsetting
This is what I've been saying. If they just ditched the obvious buzzword that is "1000 planets" and just did a solar system with actual planet to planet space flight and 4 or 5 handcrafted skyrim sized areas to play in the game would be 10000% better and probably actually been a 10/10 game. As it sits now it is a very 7 or 8 type game.
Well said, couldn’t have said it better. We’re all moderately enjoying the game in early access stage, imagine once this games got a few updates/patches under its belt. Don’t forget about future DLC packs as well…….
I normally don't care for reviews for games like this, but your genuine enthusiasm and analysis of the game, it's pros and cons, its comparison to other titles of the same genre and of game made by the same publisher mad me wanna try this game out for myself.
10:20 love the two comparisons here to the distracted and focused and honestly I think I’m both. Been playing Skyrim on and off since 2013 and I think I’ve completed the story a maximum of 5-10 times. Either because I want to make a new character, or I managed to somehow break my save with mods
Noice once more, Kevduit - you spoke well on it all. 😁💯
This video is actually beautiful. Thanks Kev
Bent
@@bensmith5288 Bent
How are you feeling about it now Kev?
2:43 Did he really just show a clip of Cyberpunks npcs aimlessly wandering around, then show a clip of Starfields npcs aimlessly wandering around and voice over "these people are actually doing stuff" No there not lol
I think he’s just assuming they do stuff since Bethesda have done that for their previous games.
For Starfield they went for simpler but more numerous citizens.
Personally I don’t care I always found it annoying when the guy I had to talk to for a quest was hiding in some bedroom.
Haha, yeah, that was a bad example. I wish I could've just shown the Starfield people over the course of a day, going around, grabbing coffee, shopping, etc. Cyberpunk NPC's just walk forever in circles... but they DO react to you being crazy, so there's that
The cyberpunk levels of hype and the fact it was announced as an exclusive immediately put me off of this man and I'm glad to see I was right on it not at all living up to expectations. I mean it doesn't look bad don't get me wrong but it's just the same Bethesda formula but in space. Apparently this was in development for 8 years and the dialogue is on par with Skyrim and older fallout games that came out I believe more than a decade ago at this point. And I get that it's part of the charm I guess but I find it difficult to care about a story when the voice actors aren't really into the script or the writing isn't the best. And when you have games like red dead redemption 2 that were in development for similar times with brilliant dialogue and some of the best writing I've ever seen in a game it kinda makes you wonder what they were doing in that time. I know that's not the most fair seeing how starfield does have a massive map so I bet a lot a time and money was dedicated to that but even so one of the biggest issues with Skyrim and fallout (for me at least I don't know if anyone else feels this way) is that their stories aren't really fun to get involved with they don't really have that depth or value to them that other games have.(fallout new vegas was alright but thats just because you can be an evil bastard lol) The lackluster stories along with the combat that gets old around the 20th quest just makes these games such a drag to play. Who knows maybe mods and future updates will bring more to the game but it definitely isn't worth buying a console for lol. But hey I mean if people enjoy it they enjoy it to each their own I just don't see the appeal lol
That’s what happened when you have delusional expectations.
@@kye4216 I had the lowest of the low of expectations and they still managed to disappoint lol
@@zgama6511 How? its great on the RPG side of things. the only negative is the limited freedom with your ship, which we knew about months ago.
@@kye4216 my man the game was in development for 8 years and is basically just fallout in space. Not even I was expecting them to be that lazy and I have a very poor image of Bethesda already. It's just the same lackluster writing and story with a just okay game. Bethesda combat basically just boils down to pointing and clicking until an enemy is dead popping into a menu healing 4 times then moving on to the next enemy. Its serviceable yeah and if the story for any of their games was even half way interesting to me I could look past the combat but they always suck so I'm stuck with hours into a game I have no desire to finish. If that's your style of game then that's alright but you have to admit this is terribly mediocre for how long it was in development. The games alright but it's got so much holding it back for me on top of the fact I'm not gonna buy another fucking console to play a game that's essentially fallout 4 and the outer worlds if they had a big baby.
Edit: no hate or anything just feel the game was lazy
@@zgama6511 Thats the type of game they make. If you dont want a Bethesda RPG then yea you're not going to like it. But you cant say that makes the game bad and lazy.
I dont even really understand the fallout comparison. What is similar to fallout? just because there are guns?
its a completely different universe, completely different factions, dialogue system, locations, skill tree, enemies, weapons.
the only similarity is the settlement building system, but i dont see why that is something that should be exclusive for fallout.
Everybody put so much faith and hope in the modders and they've pretty much given up on Starfield. Even the official updates from Bethesda are lackluster lol
At least bethesda tried to sell dlc to us... No clue what it brings, since I didn't want to shill another 20 usd for it lol. That stuff will break so many mods.
one of the best breakdowns that ive seen on this game. its true that it might not be for everyone but for those who are just fascinated by the little things, those are the ones who will love it
you are the one who has sold me on this game after looking through so many reviews and reddit posts. thank you papa kev
Is that the Roach Dogs boy?
You took my interest from zero to 5000 bro I can't wait to play this!!!! It looks amazing af
Fun As Fuck lol.... This will cause my Divorce😂😂😂
theres so much loading screens like wth even when taking off , landing and just entering the ship 🤦♂️. there should'nt be that much loading screens even after being built 6+yrs or longer. id choose no mans sky over this copy cat
@@locuscuztheyfocuse4581they have vastly different gameplays. Not sure why you wouldn’t be able to play both.
@@locuscuztheyfocuse4581The loading screens are fair but no mans sky is a space exploratian game but Starfield is skyrim on space.
@@denizseyhan1053 yeah? a complete ripoff no mans sky was built less time then starfield was being built 7+yrs in the making for failfield oh well i guess bugthesda actually tried
On day 1 I gave it a 7.5
Day 2 - 8.5
Day 3 - 9.5
It just keeps getting better . Only gripe is there ain’t a local map 🗺️
Yes! Exactly
“The more you give to Starfield, the more it gives back.”
-Todd Howard
So it’s true? He didn’t like about it?
The funny thing is that Bethesda fanatics have swallowed this garbage, and now justify it by saying that there is a filled world there that is interesting to explore. While the main problem of Starfield is just that this world is not interesting to explore, the integrity of the world is not felt due to constant screen downloads, empty planets, there is no need to do anything at all, because the main storyline can simply be run in 18 hours. Thanks to Bethesda for the fact that I can safely go through Fallout 4 and Skyrim (which are much better made initially with their spirit of exploration and discovery) with their thousands of modifications.
Imagine if someone made a mod where 1 planet is just the Elder Scrolls universe..
Then when you land it immediately boots up Skyrim, Oblivion, etc..
Or one planet is the Fallout universe etc...
You're landing your ship on some strange planet you picked up on long range sensors when suddenly a portal opens and you feel yourself being pulled away from your ship before everything goes black. As you come back to your senses you open your eyes and find yourself in a wooden cart while those sweet words fill your ears: "Hey you, you're finally awake."
Great great review/commentary on the game 🙌🙌🙌🙌
"With things to do" he says about planets exploration LMFAO
Haven't even felt the need to explore or set up a base and it's still great.
I love starfiled take on space travel. No wasting time for gathering fuel or Waiting minutes to fly to next location. Full with action and actually doing stuff.
You mean that Map simulator of a traveling system?
@@little_lord_tam I think he meant that the flying mechanics most of the time only involves space combat and less about going to point B
After 30 hours, I really love this game. I accepted the package and it's one of the best RPG out there. Your review is so good dude, and I hate TH-cam reviewers mostly because they just invent negative narratives for a weird public. Have fun with the game you all, I barely scratched the surface in 30 hours, the content is huge, exploration rewarding. Not perfect, as said in the video, but a hell of a good purchase when it clicks.
This game is really surprising. I was expecting it to fall hard but here we are and it actually looks cool
Technically the game is only instanced by worldspace borders because the coordinates are based on your ship, no clue why Bethesda tied the map loading to the ship and not the player, but yeah. Once the ship unloads, the game crashes. Hence why the worldspaces when you land are 8km by 8km with the ship in the middle. They are also connected despite what initial people tried to spread based on testing from an xbox lol. So technically, Pete Hines is right, you can walk on.
Did they pay you or put a gun to your head to lie about the NPCs? They are exactly like cyberpunk.
He probably just assumed because previous Bethesda games had more complex NPCs.
In starfield they went for simple but more and it’s better imo. Idc if an NPC goes to bed somewhere.
Just started watching your videos within the year & you’re easily becoming one of my favorite TH-camrs! You’re hilarious & you’re brutally honest, I love it.
Amazing video!
Procedural generation use didn't start in Skyrim. It started waaaaay back in the first Elder Scrolls game, Arena.
I think that's what people are ultimately getting fed up with Bethesda about. The constant need to have mods to improve the baseline. I enjoy playing all of the elder scrolls titles as well as fallout, but it sucks that they just can't make something that doesn't require an unofficial patch or quality of life fixes after all this time.
even npc won't move or scream while u aiming at them, even have air wall even can't tear Enemies apart, it's a great thing for me...
It’s fallout 4 with advanced warfare paint trying to be no man’s sky
Why does No Mana Sky have a monopoly on space ?
Seeing Kevduit praising a Bethesda game is a rare sight to see.
So, this is my first video of yours that I watched (I've been watching your vids for the past month or two) that wasn't clips of you playing a silly game and clowning. So I was surprised with the very smart take on the game and well thought out and said opinions. Only think I have to add is that remember that there are different types of nerds, just sometimes some are louder than others. I personally loved base No Mans Sky. I loved chilling at 4am wandering empty beautiful planets.
I think backgrounds are very prominent depending on what you pick. Industrialist gave me a ton of dialogue for every single corporate character I encountered
That piece of tape that says “don’t use” on the helmet is not a bug holy shit
If anything it’s master-level detail
Yea can remember in Skyrim accidentally dropping my bow then getting a warning for doing so while i was in the cities, so not really an issue but do wish they'd had that same thing like if you were wanted, they would attack until you put your weapon up or you died lol
yeah, i just i just checked and guards in F4 also don't mind you shooting everywhere, kinda weird that Bethesda hasn't change that after so long
The game is amazing! I do hope they fix the crime aspect.
One thing I somewhat disagree with - I think the skill system is much more intuitive and consequential compared to Skyrim. Skyrim has great presentation with the perk chart and how it directs progression, but other than that, it's functionally not limiting you in any way (in terms of skill-based actions) - meaning, less tradeoffs. So far, I feel like leveling up in Starfield means you can give your character either some new flavor or abilities that can tweak gameplay depending on your playstyle. It further reinforces itself as you can't get into the nitty gritty unless you focus on what you want to invest in first. Challenges are much more explicit about what you have to do, giving you direction on how you might want to roleplay efficiently to unlock further ranks, while I feel Skyrim is absolutely the pinnacle of a spam fest. Perks being flexible and fun, but not always having a real long-term impact. Like, sure, you can be gun guy really quick but that's just an early game benefit with specialization. You have to figure out which unlocks complement your gameplay and play into those strengths over time purposefully. Eventually, just shooting a handgun all the time is going to cap off once you max one of those skills out, so you'll have to branch out and find ways to open up that gunslinger build further with your own combinations.
In Starfield, it's much more valuable to choose a background that actually gives you certain skills right off the bat, because the skills themselves give you key abilities early in the game. Such as: pickpocketing not really being a feature until your character knows how to do it by having that skill, having a stealth meter that gives you better tactile information about your positioning, or even using certain types of equipment like boost packs, mods, etc. And they're all contextualized in the universe too, in my first ten hours had a few cases where my traits, background, and even a skill came into play with random encounters that thematically fit the archetype I was playing (Bounty Hunter). I don't know, I think I prefer the hybrid system over simply doing the skill, because it requires some planning to optimize how you feed into those trees / tune your playstyle at much larger level. It's a similar mixture of unlocks to Skyrim, but I think it's more focused overall, a lot more systems that gradually reveal themselves.
I agree with some of this. Its still quite shallow.
Love at the moment you're describing the consequences and people not reacting to what you do until you pull out the grav power and everyone starts shooting. In Skyrim, not only do guards and people react to you open carrying a weapon, a harmless attack like a shout doesn't aggro them besides voice lines.
I can't wait to see the results of modders creating their own settlements, planets, moons, etc. The things I was disappointed about were: no land vehicles, no seamless space to planet travel like in No Man's Sky, no ship flying around in planets and moons, and no mechs or mech-like suit similar to Power Armor in Fallout. I really hope Bethesda will add these things in updates or DLC.
A couple of things. I agree that Bethesda upped their story writing game during the main quest.
But completing the main quest is just the beginning. Start new game plus. See what happens. They've invented a whole new level. I can't say why because of Spoilers. But you'll know when you see it. And see it. And see it. And see it.
Ship Combat. You are supposed to suck at it, but that just means you have no place to go but up. It takes time to get your piloting skills up and I'm 100 hours in on my 4th Main quest playthrough (same character) and I finally feel like I am a threat. Some tips: Keep your speed at the center of the white reticle on the left to max turn speed. Get "Starfield VATS" asap to start leveling it and target shields. Boosting breaks Lock Ons. So wait until they have lock on, boost, then immediately cut back on power to save for more boosts.
The Skill system. I agree with your points. However, you can't cheese this system like you can in Oblivion or Skyrim. You can't whack on Shadowere for 3 hours to max 1-hand. You have to use the skills to rank up but more than that, it creates a leveling loop that I want 5 things every single time I level up, and I'm level 60.
Great review. But we are all just getting started.
Do New Game Plus. Can't wait to see what you find because it is next level on every level.
Kev is spitting facts.
i 100% agree starfield doesn't need to be no man's sky. Its starfield. And even players who play NMS know they will never walk 30 mins or even 10 mins to reach locations. So whole controversy about not being open no walls is for the sake of it even if it has no practical use. People just the like idea of it, I'm sure no one is willing to walk 30 mins into ur destinations in games especially not in RPGs.
25 hours in, I've not touched half the game systems (weapon/suit modding, ship building/upgrading, outposts, etc.) and I've visited maybe 15 star systems including a couple where I've jumped to only to jump to another system. Loving the game so far!
Its either a 100% or 0% depending on who you belive... personally I would give it a 6/10 and leave it alone for a few years. Like Fallout 76.
I really am happy you're calling it as it is with starfield instead of mindlessly residing in one camp or the other. One thing that really turned me off to listening to reviews about this game was just how many people mindlessly praised it or bashed it for the same issues their preferred games had, or for needless things that don't matter. The mindless praise is just sad, but the unfair bashing is just as sad.
I remember all the arguments and rallying cries about how graphics don't mean anything, effort and style does, but since starfield isn't flawlessly pretty and realistic it sucks, even though the games other people compare it to usually sacrificed something on the way just to have pretty graphics. God of War Ragnarok was pretty af but it's entire second half was painfully lackluster. Cyberpunk was pretty but then they also couldn't make even the most basic of things work without a crap ton of massive updates.
Stuttering or a somewhat bad launch is something people visciously mock but if their favorite game happens to be Cyberpunk, No Man's Sky or New Vegas or something, then stuttering, breaking, and disastrous launches (New Vegas wasn't that bad but it is known for some bad bugs, at least in the beginning) is perfectly fine.
Starfield has less than stellar npc and companion interactions but games like Cyberpunk speedrunning your emotional connection to your character's bestfriend (who we're also shown the death of in a trailer of all things) in a single cutscene is perfectly fine.
Starfield's factions get critiqued but other factions in other games, if they even have any (another let down by Cyberpunk, not even having a faction system), get passes because those games had more time to cook after release or something.
I can go on and on. It really is just tiring that every major flaw this game has can be forgiven in other games, or outright ignored. You get one decent game like Baldur's Gate and suddenly you're not allowed to enjoy anything that isn't it.
Have you ever disliked a Bethesda game? This comes off like a review from a whiteknight of the company
76 was sub par to me. But other than that, I love Bethesda's games, they've gotten me through brutal times in life, alongside filled thousands of hours with gaming I don't regret. However, as a reviewer I won't just ignore the things I didn't like, therefore, I state those clearly. If I'm called a shill cause I think people would have fun with it, fine by me
If anyone wants a easy way to check surroundings during missions you can crouch then look up above your character then open the free camera and you should be under the map. I found this glitch when looking for enemies using the camera.
Was everyone who got a review copy contractually obligated to name their video "100 hours of Starfield" because I swear your's is the like 4th one I've seen
Heh nice to see I'm not the only one who actually enjoys the hell out of starfield, despite it's issues.
Theres alot of people saying its just empty because not every planet is lively but that wouldnt be realistic plus considering how many random events and how much content is already loaded in the game its pretty impressive and already over the top bethesda can only do so much
As for base building i kinda ignored it for a bit then i filled my cargo hold for the first time and i took that personally. I proceeded to dump about 4 hours into building my base on a cold planet just off the beaten path where i put my contraband to prepare for smuggling.
Sounds like a sponsored review lmao you must’ve loved this game somehow
The game for me is a huge updated fallout 4 in space which is a good thing. I loved it and am still playing lol great video like always ty .
You make valid points, too bad some people just want to hate anything bethesda touches. they overlook all the pros and fixate on the cons.
Hey, I appreciate that, I try to go in with an open mind on all games (and I never read a single review before posting my own). Some folks either want it to be "PERFECT" or "TERRIBLE", no middle ground
I think most of what you said is fair, but the companions are not lively. The companions are awful.
Man if had MODS like fallout 4 this would be the Only game I would play for years. The fact I can play on a Xbox One is amazing as well
Still getting a series X soon
This was a great review, Kev and it honestly made me want to play it more. Thank you!
That plankton quote was perfect, I’m still laughing xD
My main issue with Starfield is really a small and very personal one which I can avoid by just playing the game as the looter shooter it was designed to be, which is something I enjoy anyway. The small annoyance that will sit in my brain forever is that there's a space trucker background, a couple of articles of clothing with "space trucker" in their name but the hauling missions are pretty simple drop offs with no special conditions besides a deadline to meet and no additional risk of pirates showing up to add some excitement. Just kind of a bummer that the flavor of "Spacer Trucker" kinda falls apart when you actually haul cargo but it's not really a deal breaker for me and I'm sure a mod will expand that playstyle.
Hey, after the update I saw a special job board in Deimos that has jobs for the spaceport itself, including resource gathering for the station, so it seems like there's more space trucking stuff being added!
00:15 well if Bethesda has shown me one thing, it's that war...
War never changes
I strive to be as unbothered as the citizens
I think this is the first time i have to disagree with what you say about a game, the exploration is definitely not as good as you make it out to be, heck most of the planet are barren with no life and anything interesting are randomly generated, heck i remember thinking i gone back to a planet i been on before but it turn that wasn't the case. the fact that spaceship is only good for space combat and force fast traveling and making you go through dozen of loading screen, not to mention there is a fuel limit for how far you go even though the fuel itself is unlimited so it make you go through even more loading screen, the main questline in my 12 hour experience is pretty much go fetch this piece of a artifacts and quite possibly the worst part of all of to be time at the crimson fleet where your companion for the quest suggest betraying the leader and i agree to it, he ask me again to make sure i still want to go with it and even told me that the leader will replace with two other important character and when i thoughts i can through with the decisions, the companion call it off and these were what i can response with.
1)all forgotten
2)i'll think about it
3)fine but you owe me a big favor
None of which were what i wanted to answer and it pretty much a force agreement, i wanted to ask why he suddenly change his mind or even say he got cold feet and that made me uninstall the game a SECOND time, and that because i really want to give the game a chance to possibly redeem itself to me but instead made it worse as now i don't feel like my choice matter, and i wasn’t expecting it to be a big deal, just a change in leader and dialog, that it.
And for anyone who say "you should play longer to get to the good stuff" i will not do that, if a game take that long to get good than it not worth it
So if the first few hours of BG3 was bad it automaticcly becomes a bad game? Look the exploration is whack and the main story is just avrage but so did Skyrim had those issuesm the things that carried Skyrim however were the atmosphere and the side quests and the random encounters which are really good. Anyways If you are not going to play it you wasted 100 dollars good job.
@@denizseyhan1053 you say that as if I didn't play this through the game pass and unlike skyrim I have to stay in populated planet instead of going out to explored planet and from my experience most of them are barren and have randomly generated content that have no story for boring because if I wanted gun play I'll play doom instead, and even if skyrim exploration isn't that special I'm at least exploring something, plus you can come magical creature and random event
You nailed it... "They build their games to last.".
well you can see who got paid for they review
Finished the main story. Honestly, this might be my favourite Bethesda game.
That was the best review of this game I have seen so far. Can’t wait to play myself soon. ^^
Hey thanks! Have fun, it's CRAZY
How bad was it
No mans sky now is one of the best games I’ve played. I’m glued to it. May be hard for me to disconnect myself with how much freedom NMS let’s you do in the galaxies compared to starfield
Because NMS is entirely about exploration.
Starfield does a lot other than just exploration
It's strange, the first half of the review is a weird jerk-off sesh with the game, then the second half is mor eactual focused analysis? Like the amount of times Kevduit called someone a "nerd" cause they weren't excited about a Bethesda game is crazy. But even then, the praise feels so unearned? Like congrats, they made the base-building on the level of Subnautica? Calling Starfield "stylised" when it's visually bland and generic, and doesn't stand out at all in comparison to Prey, The Outer Worlds, No Man's Sky, basically any game where they'd provide genuine competition.
I mean, what's with the comparisons to Fallout 4 and 76 too? Of course a 6 out of 10 is gonna look better than a 5 and 3 out of 10 (respectively), that's such an absurd viewing point. The Outer Worlds would've been the best choice if you genuinely wanted some kinda level playing field in comparisons, or just keep talking about No Man's Sky and it's mechanics. Saying it looks better than Fallout 76 is like me saying DOOM looks better than Doom 3. Like wow, how shocking!
Honestly I was expecting all that Starfield is, with coop or multiplayer and with Star Citizen levels of exploration. But I'm sure modders will pick up the Bethesda slack as per usual.
The game is solo? And was confirmed so early
I was on the fence about this game. You've sold me better than any commercial, gameplay reveal, or even streams of the game itself.
Deserves the paycheck Bethesda sent him then
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Game is great
Honestly, what really made me like Starfield was 1 quest in particular. The side quest where you help the r&d department design their new ship and you have to sit in on their meeting and talk to them. I have never empathized more with a group of NPCs in my entire life.
Creeping up on 100 hours myself and I agree 100%. I run over 600 mods in my skyrim. Combat like elden ring, characters like fan service anime, and atmosphere like vanilla cranked up to 4k. Over 3k hours in Skyrim and I plan on getting there in Starfield. May the mods forever be in your favor!
Im a fair way in right now, the best way i can explain it is, a huge ocean but only 1 foot deep.
I enjoy this game very much so, also you have some pretty solid takes on this game
It's nice to hear someone pick up on the positives of the game and speak fair mindedly about the negatives. The toxicity of people on the steam forums bashing the game like it's objectively the worst thing ever developed was starting to wear me down. Then there's the people that played the game for 30+ hours and are getting a refund because it's technically in early access is purely disgusting.
I like how when you barely go over the limit of carrying items, your oxygen goes slowly down. But the more and more you carry the faster it drops, little details like that is fun
That seems to be a controversial topic, haha. I've seen some people absolutely HATING it. I actually don't mind it too much
@@Kevduit it’s not even that bad. There’s a medical item that lets you traverse farther in the hair and if you time it with the booster it doesn’t slow you down when overemcumbered. I rarely felt slowed down
I agree with everything, except for space exploration. Random generation whenever you jump to a planet to random encounters to derelict ships. Seizing enemy ships to sell or add to my fleet. Its there. And I do feel the RP is there. The choices of what you what you want to do and be is available.
No, the “why would you want to explore the planet anyway” comment is just a poor attempt of excusing Bethesda for their laziness and lack of creativity and it’s a disgusting anticonsumer practice. We gamers get hurt by that logic and should NOT advocate for that, ever. Bethesda would have created a much better and engaging world by shredding the number of explorable planets to perhaps 20 tops, and make them either fully explorable or at least the landing points connected, somewhat what Mass Effect Andromeda has done, with more hand created content and less procedural generation of places to explore and side quests.
But that is just wishful thinking, the game has already been decided and not much can be done about it, there is only so much that modders can do to try to fix a finished product, and Bethesda is known to leave the game in hands of the modders anyway, not even bothering fixing their own game unlike what CDPR has done with Cyberpunk over the years.
Honestly, fanboying Bethesda will only get us more of this, and less what we actually deserve. This game feels and looks like a 2010 remaster, more than a new gen 2023 game. Disappointed with Bethesda, hope TES6 will be a good change.
As someone who is 200 hours into this game, there's plenty to explore. You have to give to this game what you would give to Skyrim or Fallout- you have to suspend disbelif, buy into systems and immerse yourself in an imperfect experience. But, that said, if you can get off your high horse, there are some excellent sci-fi stories- I mean HOURS, hundreds of hours of exploration and replayability. Not every game is a 10/10, but some games are worth a Gamepass subscription or $60. Not to mention I can't believe you compared this game to Cyberpunk- Cyberpunk was HOT GARBAGE on release, and to even compare this to that is to say you didn't play one, or both, of them.
Idk what people are talking about this game is amazing... Ive been hooked since launch. The amount of stuff to do in the gamenis almost overwhelming but its beautiful
Many people hate the company of Bethesda which is the main reason why they hate on a game. I personally dislike what CDPR did to CP2077 and Naughty Dog with TLOU2 but I won’t act like these pussies and discredit the facts that there’s still good qualities inside the games. Anthem had a nice flight mechanic. Forspoken had the image of fantasy to modern day life. They hate it bc they wanna be right and their ego’s refuse disagreement.
@@Cyril-Figgis1Cyberpunk is actually a game of all time now
Thank you, mate, for the great video!
I literally yesterday had an argue with a "content creator", who's video was structured around why is NMS better ("At least you can land there"), I just asked him to flip the switch - what was he expecting and preferring? - huge, empty rocks with nothing to do or indie-style same thing on mor eor less same places, or thus approach...
Well, as the poet once said - People are strange...
I may have been a bit harsh on the look of this game from your first video on it... this video helped clear up some issues I was having with what I saw in that video.
My problem is mostly with the writing. It’s hard to roleplay anything but a very by the book happy go lucky would be space adventurer most of the time. Same thing people freaked out about in FO4. It’s just as bad if not worse here, there’s just no voice to make you think about what’s being said.
Also the story setup for the main character and companions is weak or borderline nonsensical. Like huge tracts of core gameplay don’t really fit with the cast we have.
Once modding tools release, I'm sure someone will create an alternate start mod like for Skyrim or Fallout 4. This would allow you to start literally anywhere, without having to be a part of Constellation.
I don't necessarily think the writing is bad, it's rather the exploration of dialogue options, cause you're right... you are just so one dimensional in this game, when you SHOULD have options. I wish they'd gone with far more choice and consequence
Just get yourself arrested in UC space and you can join the Crimson fleet and be a meany pirate.
@@kye4216 it’s not just that there’s a good guy or bad guy section that are totally separate that I’m looking for. I mean multiple ways to play through the same content. There’s not multiple ways to play through most of the quests I’ve done. Either in actual outcomes or in the way it feels. It just feels like the player can be one way if they accept the quest. More or less, which is not how BG3 or TW3 or some other RPGs feel. Every game is different, but I wish Bethesda got better at that part of writing.
@@nbf-fb1xs maybe you have just been doing main story content.
I have finished the Freestar Rangers and Neon factions and I felt like there were a lot of options.
Watchdogs Slander NOT appreciated that game is PEAK
And 30fps on console 😂😂😂😂😂
Just buy Xbox and stop crying you really look mad and heart broken
@@hardsounds580 oh I have a PC with a RTX 4090. Why would I want a potato console 😂😂😂🤣😂
@@dabd8175 so stop complaining kid, and mind your own thing
@@SKEAPR 30 fps lmao
I’m absolutely loving this game so far, the amount of people that are hating it for insanely stupid reasons are so toxic, half of the people crying haven’t even played the game lol.
Hate and criticism arent the same get a grip. These are just video games. The fact people take this s5uff so personally is alarming.
@@buttermilk5364 I know that Sherlock. There’s ALOT of Bethesda haters out there that are hating the game purely based off that and it’s pathetic. Or they base it off of some stupid unrealistic expectations they had for the game. If you haven’t noticed that then you are the one that needs to “get a grip”
@@Cheddar_96 oh wah, you clearly are getting emotional about video games
@@buttermilk5364 ah yes because I replied to you replying to me means that im emotional 💀 smooth brain 🧠
@@Cheddar_96 unbridled incel energy ensues