A Definitive Starfield Review (Spoiler Free)

[@Morphologis]

I was asked by Bethesda not to cover spoilers, so the only information I reveal are my feelings or things seen in the already released trailer and gameplay from a few months back. Don't worry, there's SOOOOO much I'm leaving out of this review in terms of story elements.

[@AsthmaQueen]

what PC specs do you have and what resolution were you running, you didn't specify either in performance/bugs section it would be helpful to draw some comparisons thanks.

[@abramharder3787]

some small bugs are expected almost, great video i pre ordered, fingers crossed we don't have another cyberpunk 2077 and by the looks of it, its not but by the looks of cyberpunk it was not going to be either so we will see.

[@hanskulke3621]

Video convinced me to buy👍 ty!

[@kmortensen9312]

@@AsthmaQueen 7950x3D @ 5.5ghz and a 4090

[@TristanCaley]

Thanks for this video! Any chance you'll do a compare/contrast video with Star Citizen now that Starfield is released? I know they're essentially completely different games in a lot of ways, but I think those differences are worth pointing out along with their similarities because I'm certain the Venn diagram of people who would enjoy each game has a lot more overlap than people might think.

[@Tob1t]

Can't wait for architecht reviews in starfield!! :) They are so fun to watch.

[@momsspaghetti9571]

Same!

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

Cant you build your own ships? its gonna be so fun making the ships I want to see and change something I don't like.

[@ST0RMTROOP3R]

Stoked you are following this game. Your style of reviews and editing are second to none. Keep up the great content.

[@demonicsquid7217]

Pity the game is absolute crap.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Naw. 50+ hours in, and loving it. Having a total blast. I agree with Morphologis, it’s special. I think it’s divisive because BGS wasn’t trying to appeal to everyone with this game. They made a game for those who really enjoy BGS games. Not for fans of shooters, or space sims, or GTA. Sure there are a few bugs (nothing game breaking), but overall it’s fantastic and I haven’t enjoyed a game this much since… Baldurs Gate 3! 😂

[@ST0RMTROOP3R]

@@demonicsquid7217 good part is you don’t have to play it 😉

[@buster7618]

​@@demonicsquid7217wrong

[@resresres1]

Fair warning for anyone watching this "review", it isn't much of a review. This video just praises almost everything about the game without mentioning the downsides to the game AT ALL. Here are the downsides: - Load Screen - Limited "Tile" area boundary on planets, you see that mountain in the distance, you can NEVER explore it. Each time you load onto a new area on a planet, it is essentially an entirely new planet. - Load Screen - No vehicles, no atmospheric flight because of limited boundaries - Load Screen - Seeing the same outpost assets OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!!! - Load Screen - No windows on ships.... literally the only windows are on the bridge. This is because the interior of ships have no actual physicality because.... you guessed it... LOAD SCREEN, so you can't see the interior of your ship through windows from the outside. - Don't expect functionality of moving ship parts similar Star Citizen.... because of this and the reason above, you cannot do something like go out of your airlock in space and EVA around - Load Screen - Space has limited physicality as well. You cannot fly to say a planet and it's moon in real time... because as you guessed it..... it goes to LOAD SCREEN - Game Breaking bugs such as important NPCs flying out of walls and into space - A lot of times, terrible NPC FPS AI - Jankyiness with NPC pathing, getting stuck or clipping through walls - Biomes of planets not really that diverse. You see oceans in space... you never seen them on the ground because the developers never figured out how to get water on the terrain. - Did I mention LOAD SCREENS?!?! Without giving the warning in this "review" that everything that Starfield does gives the ***ILLUSION*** that the space or planets is big is going to leave a lot of people disappointed because of your review.

[@greenblazes]

You can place items by dropping them, looking at them, then holding E. You can rotate them with Right-click and tap SHIFT to change the axis 🙂

[@the_omg3242]

I guess he must have missed that. It really helps you set up your places to look lived in.

[@Areanyusernamesleft]

​@@the_omg3242I don't think Morph is that familiar with Bethesda RPGs, as this has been a feature since at least Oblivion...

[@DeathFuryos]

In skyrim after leaving an area and going back all the itmes would be in the kinda same place... Under, next, or just lying on the table insted of standing on it. Is it better in starfield?

[@greenblazes]

@DeathFuryos I know exactly what you are talking about. That DOES seem better (havnt witnessed it happen at all) but what sucks is that any placed items in your ship get moved to the cargo whenever you modify your ship. 😔

[@TheSnaveeelPlaysGames]

@@greenblazesWell that makes sense, if I decorate my house, all my furniture and ornaments go into storage before I have to manually take them out again… 😂

[@Farrister]

Great job! Loved the cinematic footage and voiceover

[@EXRAY479]

hello farrister

[@TheAlienpope]

Reply to introduction. I can probably speak for all of us by saying, no. Thank YOU! You're a rare creator. Every video you make is a piece of art. It's not just entertaining. It's beautifully narrated and/or written, beautifully shot and edited. There's so much care and attention to detail in every second of your videos! There's a lot of good creators. But you are one of the greats! I'm surprised you weren't invited to do something like this way waaaay sooner.

[@Libertas_P77]

Here we go.. happy to kick off my first Starfield review via Morph.

[@_Azulite_]

So hyped to jump in. I have been waiting for a new great space RPG for so long. Star Citizen and NMS are great space sims, but a space RPG is something I have been wanting for so long.

[@d4079925]

I second that. No other person I'd want to review Starfield than Morphologis, cuz he has a respectful sort of reverence. Like, he doesn't yuck other people's yum for clicks. Instead, he sees the beauty in things. In turn, that makes him just as beautiful. He is my favorite content creator.

[@Fearls1]

Keep looking, the rpg elements here are a joke.

[@DerDrecksack87]

​@@Fearls1 sure buddy😂

[@sebastianblake6119]

@@Fearls1 how many hours you log?

[@Dvasia32404]

@@Fearls1have you actually played? I’ve been playing since yesterday, and the rpg mechanics are solid.

[@FlesHBoX]

It sits as proof that you just cannot please everyone. If you take the time to do everything, people complain that your game is taking too long, if you compromise on things so you can ship a completed game within a decade (Bethesda registered "starfield" in 2013, and serious development started in 2015, so starfield is really only a couple years behind SC in dev time, and they started out with an engine that already did a large portion of what they needed it to). I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the people complaining about what is missing from Starfield also complain that SC is taking too long, lol.

[@FlesHBoX]

Also, I feel like MS did the modders dirty here, by forcing bethesda to release their first game that's playable on day 1... There's nothing for the modders to fix to make the game playable now! lol

[@unclemikeyplays]

The modularity of ship spaceframes reminds me strongly of the Eagle transporters from _Space: 1999_.

[@justamanofculture12]

You bet the developers loved this game to some extent. I can see the classic Space opera vibes from certain elements. Beautiful game.....

[@VanethReaper]

Definitely love getting to see some 21:9 footage, ive been wondering if they supported ultrawides for this go around and i was struggling to find an answer all day. So thank you! now, as for your review and opinions, ive been making the rounds of reviews throughout the day as i was working and im so glad to see the general praise for the game, im so excited to hop in for myself this evening!

[@CMDRaudaxius]

So glad you have this content to showcase as Star Citizen continues to dig its own grave. Looking forward to this being my favorite Starfield channel after CIG eventually implodes.

[@artemshenev7422]

This trash game after 13h playing 😅 very very casualy simple and empty😢 fallout in nospace😂

[@tobytoxd]

Thank you so much for this amazing review without spoilers! It's the first (and maybe the only one) i will watch, but i can easily say, this is by far the best Starfield review out there!

[@delosny]

I really hope they add a survival mode. The actual need for food and not just potions made Skyrim so much more immersive. It made it feel like the small things really mattered.

[@puncakewiz]

it’ll 100% get added in an update later or by a mod for sure

[@thefloorhasgone]

but its already so hard to not die lol... adding hunger would make it doubly hard. Ive been on this planet for days with these running spider things.. which run surprisingly fast and are hard to kill.... wishing the game had a call ship fuction like no mans sky.... kinda a few km from my ship and a 100s of these snow sipiders.. --

[@zanethixton9713]

Yes my thoughts exactly

[@voodooogaming]

The amount of architect reviews for the ships in the game would be crazy given how people can create their own ships. Can't wait to see what you'll create too.

[@MrPuddinJones]

this video sold me. i just bought the premium edition. about to get dirty in the starfield verse right now

[@electrospud9230]

very nice! how about a video or an architects review of the major cities of the game and vendors area that need a loading screen 😁

[@rhetor4mentor13]

1:30min in and I already have goosebumps. It's a torture that I have a deadline to work towards in the next few hours. So exciting!!!

[@Morphologis]

There will be several moments like that, turn up your volume or wear a good headset. The music is INCREDIBLE.

[@Landscape_]

NOW this is a review, most of the people just focused on what the game "should have been" instead of what it is. I just like the game how it is

[@jayroo71]

In space, you can flip and burn. If you hold space bar you go into Thruster mode which allows change of orientation separate from the flight path.

[@HEADLESSKROGAN]

You can flip and burn, sorta kinda. While flying hold RB/R1 and you can orient the ship independent of the direction of travel. When you release the button you will accelerate in whatever direction you are facing.

[@R13HXD]

Top tip you can place items you find in your ship or anywhere, just drop the item, look at it, it will say press E to pick up, dont do this, HOLD E and move your mouse to pick it up, now you can use left or right mouse click to rotate and press shift to change the direction, then press E to place. 👍🏻

[@khaar1898]

I've tried watching some reviews since I'll be playing this weekend, yours is really really good, the best. Thank you, now I can fall asleep with a smile and hope my workday passes by quick, cheers! ❤

[@Moth94]

You mentioned shipwrecks and canyons. I hope there is a healthy dose of diversity when it comes to planetary landmarks

[@nootgroof]

The early review thread on reddit is kinda sounding like a fair number of the planets are mediocre. But fingers crossed!

[@coyote-1312]

I've heard in a bit less rose tinted reviews that there's a lot of repeated ground locations

[@theeldestrelic]

I hate using mods to fix games. But this is a game that with time will be incredible. It's already very good now.

[@resresres1]

there are lots of re-used outpost assets, unfortunately. The diversity of planets, in terms of biomes... is not that great... none even have water. They show oceans if you look at them from space.. but you never see them on the ground, let alone lakes or rivers.

[@zizhdizzabagus456]

Many poi are copypasted. But many aren't. Anyway I'm sure modders will solve that problem real fast

[@TwitchENs_Industries]

Finally!! I have been waiting for this video for a week!

[@Michael_Shay]

Morph I just want to say that I really appreciate your cinematic B-Roll shots

[@AndrewFurmanczyk86]

I'm a 2014 SC backer and this game has given me 80% of what I wanted from SC, considering we might be waiting another 10 years or longer for a proper SC release, Starfield is an absolute god send. Is it perfect? No. Is it fun? HELL YES. At the end of the day a game needs to be fun, for me SC just isn't fun, I feel frustrated by all the bugs and time wasting things annoyances that I'm just too busy in my life to put that time in. I hope that this game shows SC management *cough* Chris Roberts *cough* how game development SHOULD go. SC needs to get into a fun playable stable state even if that means reducing scope at first, then they can slowly expand from there patch after patch. The thing that puts me at ease is that now that SF is out, I almost don't care if/when SC releases, I can just play Starfield. Great job Bethesda on a fantastic game which I hope you continue to expand on with more expansions that add atmospheric flight, more story lines, expanded base building etc. There's a ton of DLC milking that can be done here and I will gladly pay for it.

[@ChoomYokon]

Your content‘s quality is really ASTREIN! Thanks a lot Morph!

[@AcheliusDecimus]

I got in around 7:30pm, and once I started I started gathering and gathering. Made a couple thousand from the items. Then the robot was like your insistence on taking up all manner of random items has caused you to be in discomfort. Lmao! So I gave him everything and started taking up more stuff. The game is huge, and I realised this when I was doing a side quest and needed a digipick. I looked around and realised I needed more loot. Love it!!! I crashed once as I did not upgrade graphics drivers, so not the fault of the game. It was seamless after that, and I can't wait to go explore.

[@GeorgeNoX]

Its a good game for sure but IMO the exploration is just not there and that's a shame considering the scope of 1000 planets

[@lefunghi6151]

I don’t even need to watch any other reviews to know this one is the best looking and well put together one. Your stellar work always stands out and to see you get to review a new game is perfect!

[@Alex-se3uy]

I love Morphs videos, but Luke's review is worth a watch as he has more late game observations. Just my two cents.

[@lefunghi6151]

@@Alex-se3uy Thanks for the recommend!

[@JezebelIsHongry]

Just think. We all were primed to love Starfield because of the hell in Star citizen

[@OfficialNeonSky]

This game looks like something fun to play while Star Citizen is being worked on :)

[@positronikiss]

Lol

[@positronikiss]

Star citizen was a fun thing to play while Starfield was being developed.

[@DerDrecksack87]

​@@positronikiss with all the mods (xenomorph planet please) incoming on top of the already giant vanilla game, it will fill my gaming schedule for years, SC kinda fell off for me since 3.17 i don't really care that much about it, would be nice if it gets its act together until people are done playing Starfield, but i don't think that far ahead, Starfield is here NOW😊

[@sting_array8485]

Great review. Thanks Morph. Can't quite overcome my disappointment that it's not possible to land one's own ship - nor use atmospheric flying to explore.

[@etstudios]

What an awesome to the point but also in depth review. Thanks Morph, looking forward to playing this soon

[@brandongarrett2309]

Excellent thank you Morph, the widescreen is much appreciated also.

[@Hylanvahr]

Thank you for taking the time to review this. Brings back many memories playing Sundog on my old Atari PC way back in the day. Looking forward to seeing the Star Citizen mods for this. I want to fly a Constellation Aquila in this with full science labs and equipment on board.

[@ralph_bernhardt]

You got a review copy!!! There is nobody more qualified to talk about this game that you. So excited!

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

Cant wait for Morphologis to make architectual review for every ship

[@Daarken1st]

I waited specifically for your video due to the posts on X and how you intended to provide your content. It was the worth the wait. Thank you.

[@nathanmitchell7961]

I heard some other reviewer had seen alot of repeated outposts and caves but hoping its just rare enough

[@stamiejoker]

Likewise was hyped for your review and hope for more of your excellent cinematography and close ups on this game

[@plmccorkindale]

I get massive "The Expanse" vibes, very excited.

[@marsbound88]

I noticed that when it said: is that Amos? In the character creation screen

[@plmccorkindale]

that guy totally looks like Amos. I'm calling easter egg. @@marsbound88

[@DewmOnline]

Awesome review morph. You absolutely smashed it. I'm super excited for Starfield now!

[@ThrakazogZ]

Seamless transitions would require a whole new engine, which Bethesda certainly didn't want to do. Right now, only Star citizen allows seamless flight between planets and space. Elite and No Man's chose to cleverly hide the loading between space and planet, rather than rework their game engines.

[@ADMNtek]

Are we gonna get some architect reviews for some of the cities?

[@stuartthurstan]

Great review. The first one I watched left me feeling a little underwhelmed, but yours has reaffirmed my interest in the game.

[@ssmedja]

That truly special moment, only felt it in BioWare and Bethesda games. fallout 3, Dragon age, KOTOR 1-2, skyrim. And now Starfied

[@ahadwashere8580]

Great review mate. Clear, concise and very enjoyable to watch.

[@Morphologis]

Thanks man, I re-recorded it 3 times, and afterword added numerous things that I discovered closer to posting. I said 20 hours in the game in the video, but as of the last bits I added, I was 40 hours in.

[@a1pha_star]

@@Morphologis Hey man, your dedication has not gone unnoticed. We appreciate the effort!

[@disthingsuxyt8272]

@@Morphologis honestly im just going to run this video muted in the background for that - (I don't want to know anything about the game)

[@kasper_429]

This is possibly the best review of a game, period, let alone this game that I have seen so far. You have yourself a new sub, sir! Looking forward to more Starfield content!! Also, I'm definitely using your ship building videos as a guide when I get my hands on the game (I currently don't have a Series X, and my PC that I'm typing this comment on right now is a potato at modern games).

[@ironrussell1]

The use of cut senses also helps with the issue of how to find the landing location at night.

[@prodajie]

So nice to see this in a proper aspect ratio. Thanks M8

[@TheGlassSword]

I just want to offer my congratulations to you morph! I hope you continue to grow your brand! Wish you luck on a prosperous future! LETS GET YOu to 500k SUBS

[@TheTim09]

Excellent first impressions and so awesome you got early access! It's already been said but definitely looking forward to more on Starfield...including Architect Reviews? 🙂

[@Sidthesexiest]

There's only a handful of you KZbinrs who give actual honest reviews Morph. And you are definitely one of those

[@gremfive4246]

Are you able to buy ships from say $40 to a few thousand dollars in RL $$? How about buying armor and weapons for RL $$ as well? Good review of the game.

[@sirbofington]

I watched the important part. The end. To save some surprises for myself... You took the words out of my mouth. Let's just enjoy the entertainment the way it was made.

[@insulinman14]

My man got a review copy, congrats! Loved watching the channel grow.

[@heunam3593]

I have to say, the ost alone is amazing

[@EternalNewb]

Thanks for the review Morph. Between this and Shack's vid, I'm seriously looking forward to the game.

[@loco240]

Thanks, as typical, an excellently produced and presented video review; you're doing some of the best videos and it really shows. That's showing as 3840 x 1600 at 60 FPS on my screen; I don't know if that's a real ultrawide with extra width, or if it's a cropped 4K with the top and bottom cut off. That look is certainly trendy with videos, and it is cinematic for sure, but in cinema they use anamorphic lenses to capture the format, whereas the post production version of that is just cropping the frame to look similar. I haven't decided yet if that's OK or not.

[@DigitalDummies]

Hey Morph. If you drop an item from your inventory and hold E on it you can pick it up and place it in the world, including outposts and ships. It's not a great system because you can rotate a held item (which would make placing a buch easier) but you can finagle it if you try hard enough so you get something decent

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

Basically speaking, action, menu screen/loading screen then cut scene, with a bit of game play in between. Then action, menu/loading screen then cut scene, wit a bit of game play, rinse and repeat.

[@JC-xx5dm]

Ive watched dozens of reviews and this review was the most interesting

[@definedgameing734]

When morph reviews it i know i’m in for a treat. Great story teller, keep up the good work brother

[@Jasta85]

One question, how do companion skills factor into gameplay? Can you send a companion to pick a lock, stealth kill an enemy, or craft stuff? Or do you need to do everything skillwise that you want to do?

[@91891Terrell]

They ruin any and all stealth approaches. Bethesda didn’t really improve much from their earlier games.

[@legatusnavium7060]

This is not directed at Morphologis... I`ve been looking around at how youtubers are dealing with their early access to the game provided by Bethesda. I`ve been using 4 different accounts to verify that many streamers are shadow banning comments that do not support Starfield. I wasn`t hugely surprised, but it`s still sad. If you really enjoy Starfield that`s absolutely fine, but streamers that are preventing others with deviating opinions from sharing them, have truly missed the point. What I do like about Morphologis is that he`s taken a lot of flak in the comments over the years, but have always taken them to the chin and remained gracious about it. That`s character!. If you say the game gives you goosebumbs, I believe you.

[@HarperLylia]

Jesus, your reviews are out of this world (pun intended). I'd love to see you cover more games.

[@MikePhilbin1966]

You must have hammered through that to give such an in-depth appraisal. Wow!

[@Mor4me]

This game, makes appreciate what CIG is doing, every time I “get in my ship” reminds me of the 400i and how I can actually fly there.

[@anarchist5885]

I fully understand why the team decided to have cut scenes as transitions / loading points for stuff and is doesn't bother me as much as it seems to others. However, I do have a question. Do the load times and transitions ever get boring or feel long? In the past Bethesda games like Skyrim and Fallout also contained load points similar to this game, and these points would start out as being hardly noticeable since you were just doing basic things like entering a building or new zone. However, after playing for about 2 or 3 hours the loading screens, in my opinion, would get kind of annoying and repetitive. In your personal opinion does Starfield have a similar issue or are the transitions and cut scenes fresh enough to keep the player entertained and engaged?

[@Morphologis]

My feeling is that I spent a great deal more time in situe as opposed to traveling, plus the loading screens and travel time is extremely fast for me. Just a few seconds, maybe more, but then I'm playing on a high end PC. The reason is that the points of interest keep you there for a bit, looking about. That's me though, I'm interested in searching out what an area has to offer before moving on.

[@theduke7539]

Im excited to see what kind of ships our favorite architect builds

[@Jamie-ul6ww]

Great video, mate. Architect reviews on ships, structures, and cities would be huuuge for your channel - Plenty of content there.

[@everblight7493]

I have subbed to you for years. I was sceptical about this game but i decided to get it and try to have an open mind due to this video. thank you for being in depth and clear.

[@akaviral5476]

What are your thoughts on the game after 10 days?

[@Drelam]

You can actually employ newtonian flight physics by holding down the spacr bar while in flight or using the right bumper button on a controller. So you can flip and burn.

[@xeroeddie]

I can't wait to see what the modders will add in the years to come.

[@lexlexendary8621]

Dude you have to build ships in this game, want to see how an Architect would build them :D

[@Morphologis]

Coming soon! Working on that video now!

[@inferno1217]

I'm so glad you got this opportunity, especially during the down period for SC content. I can't wait to see more videos from you on starfield when the NDA ends!

[@s1eepyh34d]

14:20, regarding not being able to place loot items in the outpost: have you tried dropping the item first and then interacting with it in the build mode? That's how Fallout 4 was about placing loot items as decoration, if I'm remembering correctly.

[@I3ladefist]

Idd great review Morph! I really love to watch your videos. You narration is just great (not sucking up!), you jump from a subject to another one smoothly and interesting. No BS, rly nice to watch or even listen! great review, tho my specs are too low for Starfield (1050)... sot this time ..

[@Skylabz0rz]

Fantastic review! Thank you. I look forward to playing this.

[@ossian8009]

Looking forward to a ship upgrade/build video that also explains all the stats and the relationship between them

[@jefftaylor8321]

Love your content but I really didn't learn much more from this video from what we've already seen. I'm sure it's because this is a spoiler free video. What I did learn was performance and bugs are good. Keep up the good work people like you are great for the gaming community. Thanks.

[@ZRestriction]

i cannot overstate how much production quality oozes out of your videos. i'm almost to the point where i'll consome any video you make, lol. that being said, this is easily one of my favorite reviews for Starfield out there. can't wait to see what else you create around this game. your content is what is singlehandedly building this community so thank you for the privilege of letting us view your creations.

[@Ryecrash617]

Great review. I'm looking forward to playing this this weekend.

[@realFortyOne]

Great video, Morph!

[@SgtHack802]

Morph, thank you for the excellent review!! So ready for this!!!

[@inrevenant]

is it possible to turn off the "25/50/any exp gained" notification that is constantly in the way of shooting? edit: btw, congratulations on the your-1st-game-in-preview-reviewed milestone :) on that matter, it's a damned good one to boot! although, you already know that. it's thorough, and in your signature style: i love it!

[@Kleavers]

I appreciate categorizing the different parts of the review.

[@kevinj834]

I'm personally going in to this game not expecting it to be like Star Citizen and i think most people should. They've said time and time again that this isn't a space SIM its an RPG in space. and thats all im expecting. Super excited to jump in, in just a few hours

[@tgdelta]

Glad to hear about the lack of bugs. This will be my first Bethesda game and I’ve heard the stories

[@allthatishere]

You've never tried Skyrim or any of the Fallouts?

[@erb34]

I've preordered the game and get it next week.. i watched about 20 secs of your review and stopped after you said it was great. Will return to your channel for Starfield content once I've played for a bit. Have loved your SC content in the past... But I'm having an SC holiday while they do very little.

[@pxkqd]

Thanks for the review Morph! I'll probably give it some weeks for them to polish it.

[@redbloodcell4047]

As an aside - these long-form videos are good too. Especially here.

[@DomQuantum]

Great video, what are you using or doing to capture these photo-mode like cinematic camera pans without freezing the environment? Console commands?

[@DaddyKoolPop]

Nice work Morph. I am a true "star citizenian" and I will be up early with my eyes and energy pointed towards the "starfield" adventure.

[@MastaSquidge]

That orange Elite Dangerous crafting menu gave me ptsd flashbacks.

[@Krahazik]

I am likely going to spend so much time in the ship customization screens lol. Looking forward to playing and streaming.

[@BillyAngelTV]

I've avoided watching any content on starfield. I just really want to be surprised by everything. But I'll make an exception for you Morph 😊