Starfield - Before You Buy

[@StephanoB415]

I appreciate the fact that Jake is always giving us not only straight up gameplay, but also gives us his first impressions of the latest games releasing

[@Armadous]

Or so we've been told 😂

[@BigNickTx]

Lol

[@cRazySam2121]

And he also gives some prooos, some cooons and some personal opinions

[@zeroomens9438]

buffoon

[@Hawk7886]

I appreciate a well-made grilled cheese sandwich.

[@jesseM138]

I appreciate Jake giving his overall thoughts on the game right in the beginning of the video, for those of us who don't want to get too in depth and would rather go in relatively blind.

[@pempelomoyo8055]

Seems a bit biased tho

[@fedbia2003]

@@pempelomoyo8055 Biased in what capacity?

[@fedbia2003]

I agree. Enough to temper my expectations without ruining the experience of doing it myself.

[@Crusina]

As someone who is hyped for the gsme but was realistic im kinda shocked its at 91 on metacritic rn lol In paticular I like the Polygon review because it's so honest about how their own views left them both sold on and sometimes left them disapo8nted.

[@pempelomoyo8055]

​@@fedbia2003from the get go he just seems disinterested...

[@bambam4343]

Most people who were super stoked for Starfield to be released were mostly just excited that it meant Bethesda would finally start working on the next Elder Scrolls

[@fringeminority7746]

😂 Bingo! Maybe theyll finally get back to it

[@ktge5050]

Ok Todd you have your silly space game, now go make the one your customers actually want and have been asking for for a decade plus

[@wolfstorm5394]

No, people were just excited for something new

[@daizenmarcurio]

Big facts, hopefully we start seeing trailers next year or the next

[@fringeminority7746]

@@ktge5050 "Okay, okay. We hear you. We're in the works of re-releasing skyrim for the 18th fucking time."

[@kingoffailsz]

always love the before you buys because you guys are so real about each game, ive never seen a “7/10 too much water review” (or space in this case)

[@jenoyt1337]

Imagine if IGN puts a “7/10 Too much space” or starts on a planet with too much water and just not leave the planet complaining about too much water

[@NirodimosNeedAKing]

​@@jenoyt1337nah it's 7/10 too many empty planets

[@btm96]

Did anyone else notice that you can FINALLY climb over ledges now? Honestly, given it's a Bethesda game, that kind of shocked me.

[@youcantakemygoogleaccount2359]

That's what creation engine 2 does probably😂 Enables ladder climbing

[@darkdog42]

Probably took inspiration from a popular mod that adds animated traversal to Skyrim

[@paihobbes8680]

But you will still get stuck in them during combat....that's what I've experienced so far

[@umziwoxolodlodlo285]

The took a page out of Far Cry's ledge gameplay book

[@Trikipum]

yeah, they added new features.. 10 or 15 fps each...

[@doublebrewski1855]

For everyone who was getting overhyped, this is a good video to level out expectations.

[@boldone66]

It baffles me that the same people that have played every single game from Bethesda still manage to overhype their games. I don't see how they haven't learned how to manage their expectations.

[@HieronymousLex]

@@boldone66drones basically. Get hyped for next product, defend shit product, repeat. They believe everything these studios tell them

[@doublebrewski1855]

@@boldone66 Right? Don't get me wrong, I've been a fan of Bethesda games since The Elder Scrolls III, but I know what I am getting into.

[@LyricClock-fo8he]

I pre installed with gamepass so it won’t cost me a penny

[@ActNasty5]

Bethesda pioneered it back in the day so it was easy to overlook things but its sad that they couldnt perfect their formula by now. With that said I definitely didnt expect this to come out as a masterpiece 😂

[@iLLiCiT_XL]

I knew the exploration was going to be a hang up the minute they said you couldn't just land on a planet or launch directly into space without a loading screen. That was one of the BIGGEST selling points of No Man's Sky. Missing that is a big deal. Also, that bug you showed where one character basically rushed the screen mid conversation and then the camera panned to see the other character all up in your face... was terrifying LOL. It became a horror game for a quick sec.

[@LuxLoser]

Why should the selling point of No Man's Sky matter to this game?

[@iLLiCiT_XL]

@@LuxLoser well this game was purported by many gamers as a “No Man’s Sky killer”, even many NMS players thought the same. It’s mechanics draw more than obvious comparisons, all the way back from the first gameplay footage they released. It clearly draws inspiration from it. I’d call it a blend of NMS and Mass Effect with a Bethesda twist.

[@zenipoo9960]

@@iLLiCiT_XLplay it for yourself and you’ll quickly see it’s nothing like no man’s sky

[@LuxLoser]

@@iLLiCiT_XL And the marketing should have dispelled that. But again, remove that NMS expectation and the game stabds strong on its own merits.

[@lincolnv9261]

That’s what I love about Elite Dangerous. There are essentially no loading screens and the entire Milky Way galaxy to explore. You jump from system to system, pull up the full spectrum scanner and track the signals each celestial body puts out, then you fly around the star and fly all the way to that glorious 2 biological rocky/icy planet, shoot out your surface scanning probes, locate the fungoida, fly down through the atmosphere and pick your landing spot while hovering over the surface, gently set down your ship and hop into the rover, drive to the mushroom, and get out to scan it. But once you get there, it’s so boring, you scan the mushrooms and leave, only flora, no fauna. No fights, hardly any space pirates outside the bubble. Which makes sense; no one’s hauling cargo out there. But that’s buy and large the best way to make money. I was hoping starfield was going to be a story version of Elite in a sense. Because Elite is a space-sim not a story. It’s just fallout but in space. God damn Bethesda.

[@TimeBucks]

Cool to see them expand on what they made with FO4 with crafting and stuff

[@Like_Umii]

Good

[@mahaburalam7641]

Good

[@dengerapp8250]

Very nice I like it

[@Aseal223]

Good

[@Aseal223]

Good

[@Mephilis78]

To be honest, Gameranx are basically the only people who I actually trust to give an honest review.

[@gatorarman12]

Check out skillup if you haven't. He does very honest reviews as well with a lot more detail. He essentially will always give a disclaimer if he's biased about a game or try to look at the positives of even bad games. My favorite game review channel on KZbin by far.

[@AA53057]

ACG is another consistently objective reviewer as well

[@rutgergullan4595]

You can literally find this kind of comment on every reviewer channel ever…

[@AA53057]

@@rutgergullan4595 you can literally find at least one person who makes a pointless counter statement to someone else’s benign praise in every single comment section.

[@mauri1400]

@@rutgergullan4595👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@robmcgahan8664]

As always. Thanks for putting in the early work for everyone to get an idea of what they are getting into

[@DirEnGay]

The ship building as mentioned was one of the better features for me too. I went from pretty much using generic starter ships and one I stole that I upgraded slightly, I jumped from that to investing 4 points into piloting and 4 more points into ship building and transitioned from a beginner ship to one that has over 20,000kg cargo space and still great speed, defense and weapons lol. I made an absolute behemoth. It did however cost me 690,000 and that's basically why I went from basic to best immediately, as I figured if I just keep upgrading incrementally it would cost a lot more overall and probably closer to a million if I did it step by step, and well... I haven't earned a million credits yet, I spent every credit I had on the ship lol.

[@SinfulContent]

shame that apart from storage ship means nothing unless you want to try find dog fights. space itself means nothing just use your map to travel

[@juice4160]

The randomly generated planets would be great for mods in the future. It gives space for modders to whatever they like

[@radagast7200]

Thats a good point. I wonder if there is a way for mods to just focus on one planet, so you can download a whole mission set with aesetic mods that only affect one planet.

[@avetimedia]

@@radagast7200It actually would be possible, what would suck is if modders choose the same planet to make their creation so we’d have to choose which one to pick lol

[@gamerforever4837]

you have heard about the out of bounds on the planets already, right?

[@Ambilition]

My guess is that their entire existence came from Bethesda desire to give more space to modders.

[@jonr5638]

​@@Ambilitionthat was my guess as well

[@ajalonso9910]

Never clicked so fast in my life, one of the only if not the only channel I trust before buying a game. Thank you to your whole team for always staying true love you guys always :)

[@arkhamknight6371]

Wait for a sale...its bad

[@DrMario_666]

Next time I wanna be the one to say “never clicked so fast” :(

[@ohgodimnervous]

Absolutely agreed

[@steveo0127]

@@arkhamknight6371agreed

[@chadwebb2762]

Same here

[@Lorentless]

Gameranx will forever be the best channel to get some instant, straight-up review opinions. Your videos are always great!

[@NowKissMyChucks]

Lol not really

[@bernardomartins4033]

your drunk sush@@NowKissMyChucks

[@happygofishing]

Worth a buy is great

[@MetalMe55iah]

lol they are biased as fuck gmanlives gives a more fair review

[@ironwolf56]

Gameranx and ACG are about the only two major ones I trust any longer.

[@Dnizzle25]

I always check the reviews from those who make that sacrifice of buying the game and taking the time to explore it and go through many aspects of the game and show visuals and explaining the games mechanics and NPC's etc.... This takes time I know and gameranx your team is very important and needed and we thank you guys for going above and beyond to make this video and content for "Before You Buy". That's why I never get into the hype of any game that is being hyped up before its release date and or buying the vault edition or the day 1 or preserving game. Another thing I just don't seem to understand and that is why would anyone need to reserve a game when these games are almost 100% digital?

[@Pipes7472]

It’s because they get your money early and for some reason people feel like preordering is some ego / culture thing. I really don’t get it. Most people agree preordering is useless in todays time yet stats show more and more do it every year despite the benefits becoming more and more lackluster. No one’s really sure. Most of the defense for pre orders are just “because I wanted to”. I know this isn’t an answer but I’ve seen a lot of discussions about preordering and it’s usually always the same people saying they’ll never do it and then boom, half of them end up preordering. That and most people who preorder games also aren’t terminally online or discussing with other gamers. They see a game online, or in an ad, and then they preorder and wait the countdown.

[@Dnizzle25]

@@Pipes7472 yea thats the mental institution that is going on! They forgot you barely get a game that is tangible anymore everything is full digital and they have forgotten that due to the fact that technology has caused soooo many to be blind not use better judgment.

[@ADISTOD3MUS]

Because there are no standards left in gaming communities anymore. The majority are just a bunch of spoiled low standards jimmies who preorder everything just because like the guy above said boost their fragile "ego"and make them feel somehow relevant at something. People have lost their minds bro.

[@ItsMaddenBarss]

I only buy physical copies of games, so if someone is like me, and also wants to guarantee to play the game day 1, pre orders are needed for more popular games.

[@Dnizzle25]

@@ItsMaddenBarss only if its possible to obtain that tangible copy and now days everything is going digital so good luck with that and that kills off pre-ordering

[@stringB]

thank you gameranx as usual. The only place I trust now for an honest review from a company who understand their viewers.

[@kiwik3313]

You guys are so genuine it makes me believe in a better world.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@newsciencestuff5540]

​@@gameranxTVyou're such a happy dude love how you can even have fun in shitty games. A positive attitude is infectious and makes your viewers happy too

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Extremely rare in this age, we shouldn't take them for granted .

[@SphynxEgo]

Give them few mounths !! Will start yapping more than a stallion hahaha !! Now all are on white checks !

[@bionicle2122]

Yes!! I might find some takes a little shallow but that's not what they're here for.. These are the guys that cover everything and give us the low-down. This was a great review

[@supaPowuh]

I watched this 2 weeks ago and it just occurred to me to comment that, as a long time subscriber, im glad this OG channel is still doing what It started out to do. I always thought that I needed a channel like this and Im glad its here for exactly the before you buy vids. It's like the extra virgin olive oil of game reviews. Thanks Jake B.

[@justyouraverage2dsimps278]

Honestly, just a simple first person grav jump animation where it looks like you're traveling through a worm hole to mask the loading when you're travelling through planet instead of whatever they did would make the game much much more immersive.

[@skeithG3C]

Fortunately, give or take 2 weeks a mod will probably do that lol

[@justyouraverage2dsimps278]

@@skeithG3C shit, knowing the BGS modding community, I wouldn't be surprised if they actually made seamless space travel possible in the near future.

[@Ferreira2001]

i use first person grav jump, just open the analyisis sensor and aim at your objective

[@obi-wankenobi5411]

"mods will do that", why? I am sure they will but why is it an excuse? Devs should add this period. Or mods should get paid

[@skeithG3C]

@@obi-wankenobi5411 you're not wrong, but this is just a minor QOL. I'd rather they actually do a better planet exploration system than ever implementing this themselves.

[@romxxii]

"It's a Bethesda game" is probably the most realistic outcome I was expecting, and frankly the one I was hoping for.

[@justarkzy]

Can't wait to see how compact people make their ships. I love seeing how minimal people can get while still being resourceful and having all the good modules.

[@bestgirlchie534]

Good luck. There are going to be 10,000 dick ships a day after launch

[@DaBesst88]

I'm more of a dreadnought type myself, so bigger is better😅

[@willm.9687]

I want to make my own take on either the YT 2000 from Star Wars or the Raptor from Battlestar Galactica since that ship bundles a few different roles into around 30-something meters long lmao

[@spaceli0n]

settlement building but in space, gets boring.

[@Sad_Kitty_]

I'm making the kitty ship or Ballsack ship or the massive dildoship

[@sorglob6544]

I love how you can just search for any game before you buy and get a perfect review on it.

[@D71219ONE]

Remember how interesting and exciting every location was in Mass Effect 2? In any sci-if universe, space is mostly empty and boring. That’s why devs should focus on density and showing us what’s good. Not just showing us a lot.

[@KhalidAbuQaddum-xl8ru]

That problem started with alien isolation i Mind you

[@denisaljic]

Tiered of the Mass Effect 2 people. That game was literally OK at best. The characters, combat and story felt AVERAGE at best. Nothing Special... You must have been a preteen when you played it?

[@windplays2093]

Everyone wants to use the point of “they wanted to go realistic” when nobody wants to play starfield or any Bethesda game for realism. That’s just silly

[@denisaljic]

BTW New Vegas was a perfect RPG in case you need an example of perfect all around...

[@lordhumongous4272]

Assassins Creed went that route too. Valhalla was a good game, but the open aspect of it just was "meh". Traveling the world was dull and not interesting. I'd prefer less open world and more linear and do a really good job with that more directional focus.

[@r0beh280]

I really do love your ‘before you buy’ videos, it’s my go to for honest reviews. I’ve been hyped for Starfield but had concerns, this has me excited still but it’s tempered my expectations. I’ll be playing on PC at launch 🙌

[@ivbqwljrf234]

you gotta start having higher standards for studios, these guys are totally capable of creating bangers - blank check unlimited talent pool, but do stuff like this to be safe and consistently profitable.

[@arlofarigan3251]

@@ivbqwljrf234 🧢 they worked on this game for 8 years they absolutely did not go the "safe route" as they made a BRAND NEW IP, sure they have plenty of talent but this is all part of a learning curve to make the best games possible.

[@W4rKnight]

Always love your "before you buy" videos because you guys actually go in depth and let the viewers know what your personal opinions about the game. This is why I always check your reviews out compared to others. Keep up the amazing job!

[@Derpsman2021]

Guess what. I'm not watching video just buying 👍👍👍😂😂😂

[@purpose6276]

They go in debt? That’s not very good😂

[@aiodensghost8645]

​@@Derpsman2021your loss

[@W4rKnight]

read it again@@purpose6276

[@jamesmonorow574]

@@Derpsman2021do what you want with your money it’s your money not mine if you enjoy it good for you if you don’t enjoy it oh well

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the review Jake! I'll definitely pick it up at some point. Hopefully it gets patched, and they keep improving it! It's a bummer that so many games are having huge worlds that are all too often empty outside the main hubs. Smaller, more full worlds are much better.

[@tdr4099]

shitfield haha

[@thitran6105]

ok

[@JackStacks_1]

Witcher 3, botw, metro exodus are all good examples of great smaller maps with huge detail

[@kylesturgeon1272]

stupid pricetag lol

[@kylesturgeon1272]

especially for a singleplayer game

[@muffinman5741]

Just watching the gameplay gives me nostalgia. Just walking through a city, the NPCs staring at you, the loading screen and random door noise as you're entering a dungeon, It just feels like home. Can't believe it's been so long since we had a Bethesda single player game.

[@ZimtikiBar]

I don’t like loading screens tho

[@oliver-04]

@@ZimtikiBar talk when you make it out of fantasy land where there never is loading screens

[@lovelylemonfactory]

​@@ZimtikiBar Cool. Then don't play video games, I guess.

[@wra7h]

looks boring af

[@jkeebla]

​@@wra7hbethesda rpgs aren't for everyone, but for anyone who has tried in the past and couldnt get into one i recommend just going for it. cause it can turn out one of your favorite games ever

[@Moukula]

I guess some people were expecting a real single instance universe where you can just walk/fly anywhere without pauses or loading screens. Instead you got a new Fallout where every building is its own instance and you get a loading screen in the elevator.

[@alejandrohayling8381]

that sounds horrible :(

[@Horrormane]

I don't understand how anyone thought it wasn't going to be Fallout in space with randomly generated dungeons (which is cool imo)

[@StrugeLabs]

are you using a high rated m2 ssd like they said would be needed?

[@deckardp.i.4088]

​@Horrormane they're not even randomly generated dungeons, they're literally exactly copy pasted.

[@careerwelder84]

​@@Horrormanefallout has a massive map, this is instance jumping while being forced to select the instance every time. This is not fallout at all

[@AWDTH1111]

Gameranx coming through with honesty and opinions once again. One of the most reliable channels on KZbin. Edited: I took out unbiased since it was ruining everyone’s day apparently

[@tyler3201]

Don’t say unbiased. It wasn’t totally unbiased because it’s impossible to be totally unbiased.

[@captaincodfish164]

@@tyler3201you can be mostly unbiased though. What about them was biased in this review?

[@Clipahoy]

Kiss ass

[@bread3613]

​@@tyler3201doesn't matter if you're clear on what's subjective and objectivw

[@bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb_]

It is biased and that's fine, he says at 0:38 "personal opinion I like it". A game review doesn't have to be completely unbiased, I like hearing people's opinions on it.

[@sunstream4]

played a few hours and disappointed so far in the immersion/storytelling aspect. spoilers for the first couple missions: i picked the dream house and kid stuff traits and imagined my character as picking up this dangerous mining gig to be able to support their family and finance their house. then 20 minutes in my boss is telling me i dont have a job anymore and my only option is to be like yeah okay! bro i got a mortgage to pay i dont care about getting to the bottom of some weird acid trip i had cause i touched a rock. i wish the stakes were higher so i could at least feel like continuing with the main story is something that my character would do. just thought it was weird that they offered these cool traits to shape your character and then immediately put your character in a situation where you have to roleplay against that shaping. eventually got to the museum and got a run-down of the worldbuilding and i realize it probably feels shallow because i got it told to me through a series of images and voiceovers instead of experiencing it myself, but the game does kind of encourage you to interact with the museum and learn the story through that first as opposed to learning naturally. also - i haven't met all the companions yet or interacted enough to form a full opinion but so far they feel pretty bland. especially in forms of physical design. i mean, sarah's arguably the main companion and she looks like any other npc in the city. edit: played some more and some of the dialogue is really unnatural. one of the first sarah dialogue options is asking her if she believes in any of the religions. it would make sense if it was tied to you having one of the religion traits or a location or even if you were just asking her about constellations creed - but youre literally just like hi i met you 5 minutes ago do you believe in divine atheism or snake god? :D probably seems like a silly thing to ruin my experience but a good story and being able to immerse myself in the world and the roleplay of my character is my main priority in single-player games. that being said, the combat has been fun so far and the world environments are beautiful so im not giving up yet in finding the enjoyment in the game, but it's definitely gotten bumped to the backlog.

[@darknessprince6]

I’m not too far in yet but my biggest problem with it has definitely been the space traversal. In No Man’s Sky you could fly right up to a planet and pick literally anywhere you wanted to land. Here you select it with a menu and pick from maybe 3 or 4 spots you can fast travel to :/

[@poeticpursuits1332]

You can click on the planet and land on random spots. You click anywhere on land and it makes a spot for you to fast travel to. I hate all the fast travel.

[@wyattbanzul5510]

So then this fuckin game is wack then and all y’all are telling yourself it’s good lmao

[@matguimond92]

@@poeticpursuits1332 play survival difficulty. no fast travel. not fallout or tes though.

[@Mr.DalekLK]

This is nit survival shit like no mans sky

[@Catdancer4]

For now.

[@kangke57]

You folks were the first people I wanted to hear from. Thanks for your service!

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@reddishf0x237]

I have learned my lesson and wait for your videos before I buy. Thanks Jake and the crew!

[@Vostro-]

Always appreciate the authenticity of a Jake Baldino review

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

“Review”

[@bones6896]

@@johnnytimestamp8224 That's literally what it is.

[@Nooblunch]

Still waiting for my pizza Jake

[@gringoamigo8146]

"Authenticity" lol

[@quentinh3140]

@@gringoamigo8146 "lol"

[@shesawitch3581]

Whenever I think about getting a new game I always check out the "Before You Buy" video. The best, most honest reviews.

[@Damnitgary]

Well what did you decide?

[@LaZd-]

Honest my ass, lol.

[@able.3566]

This has got to be one of your better videos. Sets up expectations in a balanced manner. Couldn't have asked for a better review from you.

[@oliverhopkins8074]

The game looks like a hard pass to me

[@able.3566]

@@oliverhopkins8074 I'm personally going to at least try it. I don't really lose anything since it's free on GP.

[@ericbrownlee6274]

Only got about seven hours or so into the game so far with early access, but I have to say it is absolutely a Bethesda game. If you like Skyrim, and like fall out, it plays like them, it has its quirks just like those games but it is a lot of fun.

[@kony12356]

does the game also have somthing like in fallout that you learn the storry of a company ore a vault just by hacking in computers just to get some background from that place

[@colespinjetsumaster]

how would you say the story compares to other titles? I think the playing experience seems nice but is the story interesting?

[@iwasbanned8875]

I played and liked Oblivion and Skyrim but this game looks like shit. That running animation kek

[@tywolf4077]

​@iwasbanned8875 your just mad its not es6..... me too😭

[@szysi3k]

Thats not an endorsment.

[@bigbarrettbob]

I think upgrading the ship and weapons is what would keep me going in the game. Building the ship seems to be the coolest thing you touched on.

[@John-mf6ky]

Definitely ship building and base/Outpost building for md

[@bohannon2692]

But can't take off in it and enter space seamlessly

[@runek100]

​@@bohannon2692yeah, I thought that would definitely be basic function. But I don't really know anything about game. I wasn't hyped in the first place for bethesda game.

[@oompurgh]

⁠@@bohannon2692thats mad that you expect consoles to load entire worlds without a loading sequence 😂 that just isnt possible unless you have a very high end PC, which most people dont have

[@Yorubatroublemaker]

He literally said “the bigger thrills are on the ground @10:34”……. 👀

[@pHixiq]

The side quest absolutely have been reeling me in. Man the little side quest with saving the farmers and basically leading a whole task force against the spacers was crazy cool

[@Morra5472]

Nothing new from Fallout 4 which was the standard repetitive never ending to build up the "Minute Men". Get real now and stop simping for likes.

[@pHixiq]

@@Morra5472 idk what’s with you people who never liked Bethesda games and never even played STARFIELD going out of y’all’s way to bitch and moan and try and ruin it for others. How was this anything like the MM quest in fallout 4 ? This was a one off unique side quest ? Like Gtfo on with that. You saying I’m farming for likes when that’s literally all y’all are doing ? 🤣. Trying to join the bandwagon of hating on a game you’ve never even played. I like it ?? Now what ? Tf

[@Morra5472]

I am 43 years old and remember the first Fallout games 1 and 2 back in the late 1990's when i was a teen! I was there for the release of Oblivion back in the day. I bought both on PC and on Xbox360 because i loved it that much. I loved Fallout 3 as well and i thought having Liam Neeson as the voice over for the father was perfect. And it was a new kind of gaming experience back then. BACK THEN! ... I loved Skyrim as well and the music score was phenomenal. I also paid to be apart of the Elder Scrolls online for many years as well as Fallout76! With saying all of this.... Perhaps you can realize that what some are commenting are fans that has been there from day one and seen how this once great company is now just putting out turds for a money grab. It is not just baseless comments. @@pHixiq

[@Morra5472]

And for the record I bought Starfield the premium pack. And been playing it since early release. You can have it though. @@pHixiq

[@scammer7640]

​@@Morra5472oh shut up and let the man have haven't their fun nothing wrong with enjoying the side content

[@MrDanzano]

Integrity in the gaming world we appreciate people like you that refuse to sell out and continue to make awesome content thank you!!!

[@darugdawg2453]

they used to. i hated this channel during the release of no mans sky. im glad they changed for the better

[@blitzcomet]

Ehhhhh he still selling you on this game which is free with xbox game pass. this game looking like a major flop with false promises. Lots of updates to come like no man sky.

[@lukepent9990]

​@blitzcomet Literally every review has recommended this game. It has an 88 on Metacritic

[@x0Fang0x]

@@blitzcomet I don't think there was false promises. They said there would be a LOT of planets, but they didn't say it was all lifeless and boring which is misleading. I hate Marketing gimmicks man.

[@blitzcomet]

i wanted to be space pirate so bad and steal other players cargo but might aswell wait for star citizen or play no mans sky. not a fan of roleplaying solo @@x0Fang0x 100% streamers and early access ruined 1st impressions. I wonder how many ppl dont try games because of all the early access guides out before launch spoiling the horrible game XD

[@joelavery3235]

Thanks everyone at Gameranx for all the hard work put into these videos. This is my #1 place for gaming news

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@Anothernerdyloser314]

I never felt that strongly about it until now. I was looking at Starfield reviews, and none of them seemed to really tell me what I wanted to know, but as soon as I saw the Gameranx thumbnail, I knew I'd actually get a good idea of what the game is like.

[@PaulRaiiin15]

This is by far the straightest and most honest take on this game that I've seen so far!

[@beanlegion8529]

Yup that’s why usually whenever a game releases that I’m interested in, I always hop over here to see that they think.

[@tgamer1510]

It's also straight up wrong. 90% of what he said we incorrect or misleading lmao

[@z14key]

@@tgamer1510what did he get wrong/mislead on, genuinely curious?

[@jajasking9652]

​@@tgamer1510i love when people say most of the stuff said is false, yet you don't give some of the most important examples of why, please, explain further

[@thehibernatortv1136]

@@jajasking9652 he won’t be back

[@azamatt848]

Big thanks as always for the informative video. Planet exploration aside, it seems to be exactly what i wanted from the game. Can't wait to play it on game pass tomorrow. ❤

[@abraxis59]

This was pretty helpful. I usually go out and explore ignoring a lot of the main story and quests, but I think I will focus more on letting the game guide my exploration through the narrative because that is where the best curated content will be. So, I think you just helped me have a better experience than I may have otherwise.

[@KG-wb7cb]

Same, when F04 came out, I had it at launch and didn’t complete the main story for like 2 months. I ran around exploring and building lol

[@freebirdcanfly2827]

You get a point 😜👍 Gonna to the same 🤠👊

[@AoiSeirei]

I actually like how Bethesda tackled overencumbered here. Instead of locking your move speed to walking only they still gave you the option to sprint in exchange for a faster O2 decrease rate. Which, makes sense imho. since carrying a lot of stuff tire you out faster when exerting more effort

[@Pandara-up5lw]

There’s a perk in fallout for that basically did the Same thing made it so you used ap to walk when you were overencombered I always liked it thought it was smart

[@Floxxoror]

But it comes fast and the inventory system sucks so hard, looting isn't that fun in this imo.

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

I mean carry 40 guns (for example) would over-encumber you. At a certain weight you ain't moving. Makes more sense to me. Game play wise it feels the new system is a better system.

[@monstyn]

Fires of rubicon >

[@ScreaminSeahawk]

Even though it is better, I’m still waiting for a mod to let me carry as much as I want.

[@super-duperdude2858]

As notorious as Bethesda is, I've always had the most fun playing their games. Really looking forward to this

[@darcflame37]

Hate to disappoint

[@DKOIsoul]

I think one thing I love is that with skyrim for example, it is a buggy mess with or without mods but most of the time it is fun still because the bugs are usually hilarious and entertaining. A lot of modern open world games fail that though and the bugs are frustrating instead. I just hope that the bugs here stay on skyrim level and not cyberpunk 2077 day one level.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

​@@DKOIsoulactually the least buggy Bethesda release so far

[@jovonn8303]

​@@DKOIsoulyou sound like an abuse victim

[@jirengray6188]

@@darcflame37Sony fan

[@megabyte5726]

its nice seeing a review that's not just focused on the negatives

[@craeshendo]

I never have huge expectations anymore. That was definitely shattered with Cyberpunk. I was excited for this one with a healthy bit on skepticism and knowing Bethesda, this seems all par for the course with flaws and all. Appreciate the critical eye. I'll be playing Sea of Stars until early access later today. Great video.

[@chrisp9824]

This game seems to be in worst state than Cyberpunk was on release... I wonder if people will react as strongly. I'm not buying this full price for sure, looks like ps3 game in many places.

[@simplysmiley4670]

I have absolute sub-zero expectations when it comes to anything triple A And I still doubt Starfield is good at all, I don't trust pre-release reviews

[@seancouger007]

wait for it on gamepass..then its 20 bucks...watching this video changed my mind form getting the prenium version to just getting it on gamepass and calling it a day.... already knew they were overhyping this game waaaay too much for what we got

[@pradbitt7815]

huh I love Cyberpunk. Even after it bricked my PS4 hahahah.

[@OddysChannel]

@@seancouger007 This is definitely worth more than 20 bucks. Consumers these days can't give a like without the game being able to wipe your ass and feed you it seems.

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

It's weird to see Starfield is finally out.

[@THESALTYGAMER-oz3lk]

But it's not

[@THESALTYGAMER-oz3lk]

6 hours and some change my friend

[@ilikecinema1234]

​@@THESALTYGAMER-oz3lk It's out lol

[@ilikecinema1234]

​@@THESALTYGAMER-oz3lk Can't put it back in the box

[@THESALTYGAMER-oz3lk]

@@ilikecinema1234 prove it by streaming it

[@wallengene]

Between Jake, GmanLives, and ACG. I get everything I need to feel comfortable buying or passing on a game. Thanks for all these videos Jake and team!!!

[@grandam.]

ACG will tell it as it is, he’s the best reviewer out there

[@wallengene]

@@grandam. amen brother!

[@blitzcomet]

gamepass is the best option always. 1 month un sub lots of games to try and you should try single player games through the cloud streaming

[@xJayhawkFANx]

Force gaming is up there for me too

[@MAAK980]

You should add Luke Stephens to your list

[@Dark_Tacos]

If you like sci-fi and Fallout/Skyrim you’ll love this game. The intro is pretty bland, but just do a few story missions, then go explore. Iv been enjoying it since early release. Unless you’re expectations were unrealistic, I think most Bethesda fans will enjoy this a lot. A few points: - shooting is like improved Fallout 4. Felt good to me - Surprisingly the 3rd person looks/moves great. - The main quest is MY favorite from Bethesda this far - You can land on planets even if there isn’t a marker there. You can also dock onto other ships and space stations (thought that was cool) - plenty clothes and suit options. You can looks like a bounty hunter to looking like a alien stripper. - you have to unlock mechanics like stealth bar, pickpocketing, combat slide, etc - planets tend to look mostly barren but you never know with Bethesda

[@archibaldgregory1348]

thanks

[@SinfulContent]

no. I loved most bethesda games since morrowind. even ones like fallout 4 and fallout 76 i still could have fun with. this one was a chore. i did the quests up to mars including all side quests along the way. took my time explored 10 planets between. the storyline is boring. the exploration is horrible everything is the same or similiar copy pasted elements. buildings only have a few types and you run into ones that are exact copies of some previous ones. alot of threads on steam detailed how other players felt and many seemed to feel the same during the early access period. many of us refunded mine was at 20 hours. before the game completely released and we no longer could. so no if you like fallout skyrim sci fi that does not mean you will love this game.

[@murtaugh1761]

As always, the best “before you buy” reviews ever, no one else is even close

[@desfefe]

It definitely is one of the "before you buy" reviews of all time

[@iHateGenZweebs]

Tf? ACG? Luke Stephans? MortismalGaming? Plenty of reviewers who are just as good? Have you ever even clicked on another review lmfao

[@jarvis911]

KZbin comments these days are just full of these types of guys piping off of the video creator.

[@Venomonomonom]

​@kamalaharry9514the game deserves a 6. Fuck Bethesda (mostly fuck the publishers)

[@fr0ck360]

@@jarvis911they be 🍆 riding these days

[@RoyLevan]

Glad i kept my expectations in check with this one. I didn't expect Starfield to be the next game changing space sim, but a classic Bethesda RPG with all the pro's and con's that come along with that, except this time it's a space setting, wich seems to be exactly what we're getting. Edit: been playing for 2 hours now, it’s literally Space Fallout. To me that’s a good thing but know what you’re signing up for

[@DoctorTron]

What?^

[@Wkumar07]

This is what I thought it would be. I'll still buy it.

[@charlierose1708]

I knew it was gonna be hot garbage 😂

[@demonluck999]

To me it fallout but in space so I not thinking this will be to different just u have the power to fly around where ever u like to go

[@alyasVictorio]

Yup! Just be optimistic

[@tiltedsnoopy9238]

Always look forward to "before you buy" videos. It really helps me make up my mind when looking into buying a new game.

[@drankFoD]

Might as well just play it on game pass

[@MegaShresth]

If you're planning to start playing Starfield after the June update, you're in for a treat. Most of the bugs I encountered during my initial 40 hours of gameplay at launch have been fixed, and there have been many improvements, including new modes and a vehicle system. The main story is great, but the side quests are where the game truly shines. The various faction missions and the side quests you encounter while exploring different planets are fantastic-it's classic Bethesda at its best. I’ve completed over 100 hours in Starfield and still can't wait to get home and unfold the next side quest, which usually take a decent 2-3 hours. Enjoy!

[@yourlocalhuman3526]

the story is not great, the story missions themselves are even worse. The NPC's are horrible too. They have no personality. the missions are repeated fetch quests that are never any different from each other. Check map for location of the shard, loading screen to the planet, traverse barren planet, enter the same building, do the same mechannic to activate the building and see the same 5 second cutscene. it doesn't even give you any information abotut why the powers work the way they do, any lore about them and nothing else other than "use the power" and that's it. The NPC's are not even different from eachother in personality and behavoiur. No emotion on their face at all. Planet exploration is pointless. the land is barren. No aliens other than some bugs and small dinosour looking herbivours. A couple of pointless recources. 3-4 locations that have no connection to eachother and are the exact same on each planet every single time with the only possible difference being if the enemy faction is one or the other. The caves are the eaxct same with nothing to discover in them. The same for outposts too. The towns that you come across are so barebones that there's no point in even going to them unless you want to get a boring "go here fetch that" quest that's the exact same as the main stories quests. There's no effort put anywhere into this game. The ship building is so boring and clunky too. WHy is it so complicated and tediuos to place no parts onto the ship? Why can I not customize the isnide of the ship? Oh wait maybe it's because you dont even need to be in the ship or spend time there because space travel is legit just loading screen after laoding screen and ship battles are the most horribly designed thing in the game with controls and UI so clunky that it could give RedFall a runf or its money. The only time I enjoyed myself was the one faction side mission where I had to infilitrate that 1 priate group. I spent 66$ on this man because of my friends hype and reviews that deceived me. i should have learnt from Fallout 4 that Bethesda don't know what theyr'e doing and that todd Howard doesn't care

[@chainsaw8507]

@@yourlocalhuman3526 Did you just copy and paste your comment as a reply? Starfield haters are so embarrassing to watch

[@yourlocalhuman3526]

@@chainsaw8507 man can't even reduce reuse and recycle no more. Let me save the environment in peace..... It was just twice bro stop acting like I pasted it 20 times. You have criticism here fym "haters"

[@MegaShresth]

@@chainsaw8507 🤣

[@gamer-san8923]

​@@chainsaw8507 Smoke that copium. The game ain't cheap.

[@Lycanris]

These episodes help me utilize my money better when it comes to figuring out what games are or are not up my alley. So thank you.

[@dynastyliam1]

It's free on game pass

[@SugoiAdam284]

@@dynastyliam1which costs money lol

[@dynastyliam1]

@@SugoiAdam284 if you can't afford gamepass then what are you doing with your life

[@ekopermana7150]

​@dynastyliam1 game pass cost money, and cheapest deal just removed by microsoft

[@dynastyliam1]

@@ekopermana7150 it's 10 dollars a month for standard version of gamepass. There are over 400 games on the game pass service and you guys buy a triple A game for 60 dollars for standard version but can't pay 10 dollars to get 400 games for free and new games on rotation

[@aJb530]

This is one of the only channels i will watch for game news. You guys are great at spoiler free yet detailed reviews. Amazing work. I cant wait to play this game when it comes out on the 5th.

[@originalityisdead.9513]

It's out on the 6th.

[@dodoice]

@@originalityisdead.9513 Did it get delayed? I swear I saw it say 5th on steam earlier today but now it says 6th

[@Light0486]

@@dodoice No, it's always been on the 6th unless you have early access

[@ernest6787]

@@Light0486how do you get early access??

[@Darklurkerlol]

Its out tonight if you have early access

[@jdisdetermined]

I’m excited for it two years from now, when the modders fix it and make it the game we wanted.

[@nicopinzel]

The first city just overwhelmed me. I’m used to speak to every soul I meet but like in the first city there were like hundreds of people …

[@trebor22031982]

I absolutely love the design of the ship you came up with, it gives me some ideas for my own when I get my copy

[@TheWasd1234]

As much as I wanted it to be Starfield, Baldurs Gate 3 is definitely grabbing game of the year for me no questions asked. Played a review copy of SF for 24 hrs, and ill be playing BG3 until the week 1 bugs are fixed by Bethesda.

[@MakamaFEET]

bg3 is good. They updated it today again. But bg3 was in early acess for like 2 years.

[@theaddictedgamer2222]

@@MakamaFEETand sf was in development for near a decade…

[@johnlion-qy8uq]

Baldurs Gate 3 is the better game. Persona 5 Royal is still the greatest RPG and the greatest game that was ever made to me.

[@DonQ0]

It's BD3 or Zelda

[@johnbarber3572]

​@@MakamaFEETbaldurs gate 3 doesn't have Bethesda money let's not compare even with their early access. Not to mention Bethesda would rather charge full price for an early access title and sell it as release ready product. Not specifically starfield, but other games at least

[@ApexEdition]

I might be one of the rare ones but this game for me was never about exploring the generated planets, i always thought it would be a boring experience. I was always about explore the main story and side quests.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

For me it's both

[@Spaceinvaderzim]

😂😂 okay boring ass gamer

[@yc_030]

I would have loved like a 10 planet solar system with much more detailed planets than 1000 generated ones

[@deadlyydude5522]

@@yc_030same, the second I heard there were that many planets it killed my hype. We already have no man’s sky, I wanted a Bethesda experience with hand crafted worlds

[@xbotnpc420]

@@deadlyydude5522well it’s on gamepass. See and try for yourself 😊

[@Welther47]

I just wanted Skyrim in space. But I'm not convinced this is for me.

[@2009heyhow]

i kinda have the idea that many adult gamers have already experienced so much that it takes more and more everytime to from the developers to amaze us, and surprise with something new. At some point that becomes an impossible task. But there is always a young generation that is going to pick up an open world game like this for the first time. If i was myself 15 years ago and played this game i would probably experience it as the best thing ever.

[@theodorejenkins6066]

All that us adult gamers want is an immersive interesting world with cool stories to interact with. The second I heard there were going to be lots of randomly generated planets I knew this game would be a let down and yeah it looks boring. I'm not intrested in doing 100 hours of randomly generated dungeons. I'd rather play vampire survivors if were just doing randomly generated combat.

[@zephyrdreamer]

Speak for yourself I guess, being 26 I feel like this is still going to be right up my alley!

[@804SKINY]

Pretty true because where one developers exceeds the rest need to catch up .. a lot of these games fall short , they miss things that other games got right

[@therealjb8253]

It's not that. Games have just not processed as they could have. I mean we had Dead Space in 2012 for example and nothing has come close to it in that genre, except for the remake ironically. Yhese developers just aren't trying anymore because they know they don't have to try hard to get people to buy crappy games. It's just sad really. PS2 days were rhe best in gaming history. Oh and Rockstar can we get GTA6 already?!?! GTA5 been out for a DECADE already!!

[@HieronymousLex]

It’s fascinating seeing the variety of cope on here. Modders will finish the game, DLC and patches are going to sort the game out, if you were a kid you’d like it. When you were a kid, you were entertained by a plastic toy truck or a funny shaped stick. I mean come on dude, you can’t be this much of a drone

[@D35TR0YM4N]

I didn’t need it to revolutionize the industry, I honestly just needed a good fallout in space. So I’m excited to get into it.

[@tombosley3048]

Yup. Exactly. It doesnt need to be life changing, just want a new single player bethesda game I can lose myself in for a couple hundred hours.

[@Quake2815]

​@@tombosley3048Krizzle!

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

​@tombosley3048 you'll only get 120hrs roughly to 100% the game so

[@kyle032196]

Yeah i'm feeling the biggest complaint is the folks wanting more of a space sim. While the space aspect is disappointing, its now just going to feel more like Elder Scrolls and Fallout. With a ton of loading screens and game play clunk. Its a pre avg Bethesda release. The mods might make everything you could want though.

[@tanvirahmad5893]

A very poor copy of No Man's Sky!

[@kemoplays]

Can’t wait to see the mods for this, hope to see you guys cover a few of them.

[@BillThaPill]

It will be on sale by Christmas so there’s no need to worry. As far as the mods are concerned lol.

[@Fuzzycat16]

can't wait for all the Fix Mods.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Agree

[@DDD-xx4mg]

I hope owning the Microsoft App stored edition will not effect the mods 😬

[@The_Mad_King_Aerys]

​@georgexander7170who is you guys?

[@nightwraithmina7548]

My guy! This has always been my routine whenever theres a new game I always watch your videos. I really appreciate your work! Keep it up and Bless you!

[@dododede875]

From your review. It was what I was expecting. Not some Star Citizen level space sim. It's Bethesda RPG in Space. And I will love it. As always. You cover the good, bad and ugly. thanks.

[@luke_of_astora]

That pretty much sums it up. All these people expecting hyper-immersive space combat and disappointed that there are cutscenes instead of seamless transitions when taking off and landing should have paid more attention; Bethesda has been super clear the entire time about what we were getting, and so far I haven't seen anything that didn't match up.

[@mouserat31]

Seems like the type of game you’ll love if you’re a fan of giant, expansive adventuring, but it might not click fully if you prefer more depth or focus. Makes sense.

[@taylon5200]

Uhh, no. It's not giant expansive exploration. No man's sky does that. This game is too gated off in that aspect to reach that kind of height.

[@k--music]

It seemed the opposite for me, the exploration doesn’t seem that great and it seems like it’s more quest focused than other Beth games

[@thacoolest13]

@@taylon5200 No Mans Sky also doesn't have in interesting story with worthwhile gunplay and fun characters to meet and travel with so there's that. Not all exploration is about walking around looking at different kinds of rock.

[@vikzn1607]

@@taylon5200honestly I was imagining this game as a realistic graphics no man’s sky

[@Inebriated_Goat]

​@@thacoolest13the gunplay in starfield looks like something from the 360 era tf you talking about "worthwhile" gunplay

[@KarlRock]

“Before you download it from Game Pass” 😀

[@gabenewell4211]

Damn u're gamer , big fan 🇮🇳

[@iamrchaudhary]

Main b aapki tarah ek review se dusre review me kood ra hu starfield k, Saw your comment on digital foundry video 😂, I'll be playing starfield on my Xbox Series S all thanks to gamepass❤

[@geraldbouvy1222]

Some of us are dumb enough to pre order the 31 dollar upgrade to play it this evening, believe it or not, there are still the dumb and desperate (to justify owning an XBox)

[@DonSaly]

That's exactly what I will do. Still playing Baldur's Gate 3, so might start a day or 2 later, or not, depending if I finish my first playthrough after alpha play testing it. Still so deep into the game, that I can't decide if I will jump on day one pass release or wait for the first patch. The one thing for sure I can confirm, as long as the game is in playable state, it's on my 'playing next' list after BG3.

[@geraldbouvy1222]

@DonSaly you...are going to be greatly disappointed after playing BG3. It will be like going from the El Toro Rollercoaster at Six flags to riding the "tea cup" with your kids.

[@popuyl102053]

Picked it up on game pass so far really enjoying myself with it, love the stuff on the ground and the random gun fights in the ships only real complaint is the traversing space, the menu feels awkward to handle, hopefully they do a update to that part

[@bateseanderson2667]

I legit got it off of gamepass to but I ended up buying it because I really don't want to keep gamepass and its going to take me a couple months to beat sense I have a full time job

[@steveb7932]

@@bateseanderson2667gamepass is awesome, i find it hilarious how neckbeards hate value because you fanboy steam

[@wikz8480]

@@bateseanderson2667Nobody asked and we do not care

[@daythemilfslayer]

@@bateseanderson2667 what’s the point of not having game pass and saving an extra $8 a month😂😂u must be broke

[@sahillaskar2285]

​@@wikz8480nobody asked u too bozo

[@thedorito5434]

I like the whole challenge perk system, it makes it so it's something you really have to think and work towards, not just get a point and put it wherever... also it'll last longer for late playthroughs. Although i think it could be annoying when doing replay's etc...

[@naveepenniman8649]

It's been confirmed that after you beat the game you can play again with all the perks you unlocked. Called replay+ or something of the sorts

[@SpectorEuro4]

@@naveepenniman8649something Farcry 5 already has

[@nub-qq3nh]

I'm a big fan of this, imo it's one of the only logical ways to avoid the overly "grind-y" feeling of upgrading, like in Horizon. In those you literally have to beat the toughest enemy to then get a mod that allows you to... Beat the toughest enemy? Again? Always wanted there to be unique challenges associated to it, so sounds like this'll scratch that itch for me.

[@alanwashstuff216]

@@naveepenniman8649 Great, that's what was missing from previous games, It's a pain in the ass trying to get all the perks at full within the first missions of Skyrim and Fallout, you have to rely on glitches and the command screen where you can use God Mode or stuff like that. Best way in any game is to have all the experience and habilities done so you can feel real powerfull from start to finish.

[@tonybrown512]

I never expect a Bethesda game to be bug free but this looks awesome to me. I am looking forward to checking it out.

[@chyhart]

At this point i never expect any game to be bug free :D I'm looking forward to this one too, and have hopes and expectation for mid-good, and a good game is the best ingredient for modders to make it into a great game ^^

[@spiderjeranimo4992]

Me too...after modders fix the game.

[@makielcepeda9003]

Same

[@TeamAmericaWorldPolice]

What game is bug free In the modern Era of gaming?

[@YOUNGJBR]

@@TeamAmericaWorldPoliceElden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, hogwarts legacy, ect

[@brandtreppond2167]

The ship building reminds me of how they did it in kingdom hearts 2. It was really random, but I got surprisingly into it

[@thisizmattchew]

Lol I spent most of the time designing ships in KH

[@fredymendez855]

Lol 😂 idk if this means that it’s pointless or that it has depth lol 😂 because tbh building your gumi ship was pointless

[@AChunkyDog]

Banjo Kazooie Nuts n Bolt walked so others could run

[@ConnorHammond]

@@AChunkyDog bruh 🙌

[@AChunkyDog]

@@ConnorHammond rill recuhnie rill cuh

[@hannahevertson8306]

As a person who isn't very into si-fi I feel like the issues listed may actually pull me right out. With BG3 which I was super excited for (for a multitude of reasons more connected to a world I love and hoping to see that lore brought to life than anything) that I haven't managed to finish with my constant overtime at work yeah, I think I'll be sticking to BG3 especially with the coming PS release.

[@kevinbailey3239]

This is where I'm at. Pretty fully immersed in it and really needed to see some stellar reviews here to pull me from it.

[@brandonspencer7093]

I loved BG3. Great game. 8/10. It would be a 10/10 without its aggressive homosexuality. Starfield is irredeemable trash. 1/10

[@joeneal21]

What is BG3

[@brandonspencer7093]

@@joeneal21 Baldur's Gate 3, sweetheart

[@hannahevertson8306]

@joeneal21 Baldur's Gate 3. It has its fair share of glitches still, though the patches are still coming for those, and as a big fantasy fan, it's harder to pull me out of a fantasy setting. Even when the game glitches in ridiculous ways like the panther that was distorted in one of my cinamatics and was doing interesting things like trying to be bipedal and talking (it was Halsan, for some reason his wildshape didn't dismiss and I'd been sneaking around so panther was ideal)

[@xAnAsianx]

After watching this gameplay, Starfield really does just look like a space themed Fallout game, with the exception of ship building.

[@dddaaa6965]

even more soulless somehow as well, who is this game ever for, everything is sooo generic

[@gtmo55mack20]

@@dddaaa6965no it’s not

[@MrSupaah]

Aaaaaand it’s shit

[@lilrizq]

They said Starfield is a "Bethesda game through and through" in the Starfield Direct video so...

[@InnerCircleGateway]

It’s a space-themed Bethesda game. All Bethesda games are ridiculously similar. You play one, you’ve played them all

[@t-rexreximus359]

I REALLY hope they add the ability to fly between planets within a solar system. Perhaps with upgraded ships. At the moment it doesn’t feel like you’re actually flying anywhere (because you’re not)

[@LunarBloodRose27]

Like how Elite Dangerous does it?

[@dinrir8131]

@@LunarBloodRose27 Would of prefered an elite Dangerous type way of doing it. Or X4 foundation where you go into a "travel drive" and go through a ring. They could of made it better with actually getting in and out of the ship, Star citizen for example, you press a button and then a door opens. It feels like Bethesda played Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous as well as other games and decided to take it but no fully follow through with it. In turn we got a half cooked Loading simulator, space game. Don't get me wrong the game is good but just thinking what could of been a possibility, it's lame.

[@allenbro9900]

@@dinrir8131 would have. people often say would of because of the contraction would've, which is a contraction of would have

[@Aspencio]

So like No Mans Sky

[@brianbru]

Mate this honestly annoys me right, but know what's worse? Here in Scotland we have a football pundit named Michael Stewart and he ACTUALLY says COULD OF, SHOULD OF, WOULD OF with his voice and OMG it instantly triggers me every single time XD @@allenbro9900

[@javelinphotography]

I can't wait to know more about the settlement building. Not only would I get lost in fallout 4 but medieval dynasty has been my big hook lately, although I feel pretty certain it's not going to be THAT deep.

[@daltonberry2379]

My gf and I just started MD as well. It is so DEEP. We're both super excited for Starfield though.

[@javelinphotography]

@@daltonberry2379 the economy management of MD is honestly unmatched. I honestly can't think of any other examples that are even close, outside of actual isometric city builders.

[@feetyeet8538]

Jesus is the only way to heaven Being a good person won’t get you there. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV Repent from your sin(disobedience to God) and turn to God and follow Him so that you will be saved “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV:

[@revelation2-9]

@@feetyeet8538 Not necessarily the place for Scripture, but based regardless.

[@laithv]

is this game worth buying the XSX for? I'm debating between that and the PS5 atm.

[@DetroitEnki]

I just bought the Xbox series X, Got it for 349.99 at Target. Can't pass that up. Been playing Starfield for a few hours now and I think it looks great and gameplay is solid. I'm enjoying it. I've heard the first 4 hours or so can be a bit boring, than it really opens up. Every Bethesda game starts off slow. I think if u can find a series X for 350 bucks like I did, It's worth it to play Starfield.

[@Ruush_]

Keep up the good work jake and the gameranx team, really exciting to hop into this one!

[@jabzy44]

Cheers will do

[@barrettKiwi]

I've never been a huge fan of procedurally generated game worlds, and this does nothing to convince me that they're a good thing. I wish they would have just worked on a small handful of planets in different systems instead of having hundreds, or "a thousand" planets that are for the most part all procedurally generated. It just leads to so many copy and paste situations which is super immersion breaking if you're having to run through the exact same "abandoned laboratory" on different planets. I think the modding community is going to be doing a LOT of work on this one.

[@veximmortalis8622]

I'm 100% with you there. Procedurally generated is often just a codeword for mindless content driven by an algorithm. I'll take quality over soulless quantity any day.

[@Luna24816]

I remember hearing they wanted to have lots of places for the modding community so they can have their own spaces and not overlap projects

[@AutisticAl]

Someone's clearly never played Warframe and it shows

[@joendeo1890]

​@@veximmortalis8622I will say one thing. Which is; if humanity were to terraform and/or construct things on different planets modularity and standardization would be pretty common. Need to build a lab but wanna save time? Go to the prefab place and buy their pre-designed lab!

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

Something the size of our own solar system would've been PLENTY. 3-5 earth-ish sized planets of different types. We literally have a fire planet, gas planet, ocean planet and desert planet lol. Bunch of moons flying around gas giants of different "biomes" to explore, big asteroid belt to mess around with and a couple end-game planets way out. The fringe is probably the weakest from our own solar system but someone who thought up Tamriel could probably handle it creatively.

[@alien_planets_exist1359]

Everything that you mention was surprisingly exactly how I imagined it would be. Thanks for the honest review.

[@theunderdog9353]

Right? It's a Bethesda game, through and throughout. That means bugs, weird looking NPC's but a LOT of freedom, content and deep lore. It's completely what I was expecting and I have been telling people since the marketing started not to set their expectations too high. I'm going to get what I was expecting to get and therefor, I am not going to be disappointed

[@alien_planets_exist1359]

@@theunderdog9353 Exactly! It's funny how you can predict a companies product

[@theunderdog9353]

@@alien_planets_exist1359 Dude I am loving this game so far and I've only played like 2 hours. If it only gets better then I am all for it

[@moniquelegarda1842]

I'm still playing BG3, but I will definitely play Starfield when I'm done.

[@nerdock4747]

That was my FIRST thought at the trailer "why does everything look so gray?" and boy was I right. Strangely, the colors are SO toned down, it's bizarre why they'd do that, but that seems pretty par for the course for a Bethesda game.

[@Jmandude5]

Lot of opportunity for reshade presets to get the game looking exactly how you'd like then. Only available on PC though...

[@wilsonmpesha904]

Yeah. It looks so dull. I don't even want to imagine hours of it.

[@t-rexreximus359]

Really hope they add the option to do ‘space-walking’ outside your ship to make it feel more like you’re actually in space! Not instead feel like you’re just sitting in a rotating gun turret

[@rubythegodgaming]

Overlooked aspect

[@Smileeboy1]

yeah, I really wish you could get up and walk around the ship at least when you're in space instead of staying behind the wheel, fakely navigating to planets.

[@JaredAlmazan-m5v]

Yeah you can just tell where their attention was actually at when making this game it's like do they really know how a true gamers brain works or is that just for PR sake pretending they do also this review is basically like some guy telling you how his day went avgn lol

[@RyanKingGervin]

​@@Smileeboy1lol you can hold b or w.e get up is in your pc i do all the when i take a smoke break lol

[@Altmer353]

@@Smileeboy1 what? you can do that lol. Just hold E when you are behind the wheel.

[@juniorgoncalves4535]

For big games I almost never buy the game before the release of BYB. Keep the good work Jake (and gameranx) we appreciate it.

[@crooklyn74]

So what you're saying is that if I don't have ridiculous, unrealistic expectations, I'll enjoy this game.

[@q6906]

Nah, I don’t even know what the game was tried it, and was bored to tears. Not that great a game. Mods will make it amazing most likely. Wait 2 years lol

[@nick15684]

So it's exactly what I'd thought it would be and wanted it to be. Another BGS game along the lines of Fallout and Skyrim. I feel like that's what everyone who's been following this game since its announcement all those years ago expected. Basically Skyrim in space. I wasn't expecting anything that reinvented the wheel here. I just wanted something with those similar vibes but with a fresh spin on it. Seems like it delivers perfectly on that.

[@v.h.s.italia]

Big Fallout 4/Skyrim, my favourite "game genre"

[@franki_mermaid]

he said that's what it was but the open expanse of it hinders the feel of the old games. they attempted to make too many planets instead of providing solid, dense content

[@AndoMD]

Exactly.

[@conductorcammon]

Word!

[@udonwarrior9983]

It’s shit mate. Your first sentence is an Xbox fan boy cope

[@Darthburkie]

Best video game channel on KZbin. These guys love video games and give their honest opinions but never disrespect the player for liking features/games they may not.

[@tombosley3048]

I think this dropping on game pass will be a huge benefit to its long and short term success. It's relatively cheap to get in and play it. Can't wait for the 6th!

[@BBurban]

My first time trying to land on a planet i just flew at it full speed for like 10 minutes before i realized i was not getting any closer 😂

[@taron0]

Really appreciate your honest thoughts and review here man. I know it’s not always easy to go against the grain and be 100% honest. This game has a lot of hype and a rabid fan base. Thanks for keeping it real.

[@johnlion-qy8uq]

Yup, very rabid and toxic. For the longest time, they were abusing everyone, from PS fans, Sony fans, JRPG fans, gacha fans, Zelda fans, etc. Gamespot and IGn finally settled the score and gave the score it truly deserves. IMHO watching Alanah's video, I think it deserves a 5. Running around on a lifeless, empty, monotonous grey for 10 minutes aimlessly is no fun.

[@Eyefornow]

​@@johnlion-qy8uqyou seem just as toxic as them. You just want it to fail. They should be better but so should you

[@johnlion-qy8uq]

@@Eyefornow Well, if you've taken abuse from those p**** for the longest time, wouldn't you want to give it back. I don't know by maybe reminding them gacha hell Honkai Star Rail got a 9, while their great game got a 7 lmao

[@calidawg111]

@@Eyefornow Nah you’re coping

[@TheKillerham5ter]

@@Eyefornowlmao you’re one of them, someone critiques the game and you call them toxic. Unbelievable 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jovanniorcullo1686]

1:39 I thought they would get rid of loading screens when entering buildings. I was hoping this would be one of the improvements on the Creation Engine.

[@COOLWHIP23]

They really need to move on from that engine..it's legit over 20 years old and outdated..there's only so much updating you can do...would of loved if they used UE5 or the game engine that's used for forza horizon

[@charlierose1708]

Still looks and plays like fallout 3 dlc 😂

[@ge-8135]

Xbox S may be a limiting factor?

[@Jimbodawg]

​@@charlierose1708Fallout 3 had some of the best DLC of any game ever, though. Same goes for Borderlands.

[@jovanniorcullo1686]

@@ge-8135 not really. It's just the engine is made that way. Witcher 3 never had any loading screens except for when you move from different continents. That came out the same year as Fallout 4.

[@callsign_scooter9602]

Kind of upsetting that exploration doesn't look as fun as it was made out to be, but at least you touched on a point that I was hoping for, Daggrefall-like dungeon crawling delight, perhaps not as elaborate, but still. Also I had wondered if there were derelict ships in space to salvage or something, not a huge deal but I was hoping. I LOVED the idea of hitting some checkmarks before you can level up a skill, that's smart and I think helps focus skill building instead of endlessly jumping to max out a skill, you know? It also seems like the exploration is only fun when you do side quests or job boards which, maybe that'll be fun? Still going to pick this one up for ship building alone.

[@baldmenwin9591]

Still looks like the game is still on the OLD game engine, from FO76 and FO4.

[@Kfarm2711]

@baldmenwin9591 lol you haters are crazy stupid

[@lazysdigest]

​@@baldmenwin9591it is on that engine. They haven't changed the engine since Skyrim.

[@i.d.6492]

⁠that will get old fast

[@Dubbs09]

Did you see how long it took to load into that first building? Can't imagine how much time you spend in loading screen during all the fast traveling to planets. Yikes

[@TheWheatGoddess]

At least he’s honest. It took so long to make. This game is a great example that helps improve how fast games are made. It’d be cool to see more investments in games that actually take 10 years to make. My lord can the budget be hefty but if the gaming industry wants more realistic, yet inherent interactions within a game it would certainly be worth it. I wish they allowed more opportunities to make things from scratch. Especially with structures. It would be neat to be able to have the ability to customize really small details such as how something is wrapped, where you actually work with the elements of crafting items. Along with having actual opportunities to barter more precisely rather than just collecting mere elements with basic opportunities to sell. Yet in respects to the culture this game comes from its quite magnificent- its really neat how they further integrated previous objective and interface styles within this game- as it allows people who are familiar with Skyrim and Fallout the ability to easily adapt. It’s such a large and prestigious game- which further gives less rights to assume such menial tasks should be incorporated as it could easily cause issues for economic development if not studied through the prospects of sociological development.

[@lildeath9672]

my expectations were never super high to begin with. when the game was first announced i thought it was just gonna be another bethesda game that takes place in space and i was fine with that. i didn’t even expect to fly ships. i thought traversal from planet to planet was just gonna be a whole bunch of losing screens and i still was hyped. so after hearing all this i’m now super excited to play later today.

[@spencerthompson]

I assumed it would be a Bethesda game through and through. I’m fully prepared to immerse myself in this game. Given all its shortcomings, I’m still hyped as hell. I love Bethesda games. Great video.

[@arthurfleck629]

What’s a Bethesda game without its fair share of bugs, glitches, and other problems? Glad this game actually finally released lol, should be fun

[@toptiertech7291]

You just like space huh 😂😂

[@LongWalker730]

​@@arthurfleck629yet Bethesda manages to avoid game breaking glitches while other devs can't avoid it

[@gingersnapz5817]

100% agree I cant wait

[@fordgtguy]

​@@arthurfleck629Except most reviewers are saying it is very polished and runs great.

[@Bioshockaholic]

I really appreciate this honest review, and its helping to keep hype under control. It’s good to know that realistically, it’s not the undeniable “star citizen killer” that some proposed it to be, though ofc, it DID actually release. I’m now both interested in playing it (instead of “STOKED”), and weirdly now re-interested in the (hypothetical) success of Star Citizen. I think this has made me realize some things about Star citizen though: 1) it’s unique features like no loading screens, and persistent worlds (ie, leaving a cup on a moon), HAVE to be there and they HAVE to work basically flawlessly, and 2) when (if) it launches, it HAS to be basically completely bug-free. They already have the aesthetic/beauty of starfield, say, but they could still make waves if they released with those things. THATS what it would have to offer (that’s and maximal immersion), now that other devs are clearly capable of delivering on ~85% of the original promise of start citizen, imo

[@anthonykonieczny5716]

You guys rock! Honestly can never get enough of you and falcon. Always so true to yourselves and to the games!

[@koolerpure]

With my few hours in the game idk how I feel. Coming out of buldars gate I feel the missing elements and man all the bugs and audio glitches are everywhere. I am with you on the game being bad in the beginning, if you bare through it the game rewards you with something later on

[@graplockshamash317]

​@SonnySideSnakes early access if you buy the premium edition

[@zap7737]

​@SonnySideSnakeswith money

[@ThoraxtheDarkk]

Another Sony bot

[@cijotaro1509]

@@ThoraxtheDarkkyou’re funny

[@realCriminalLawyer]

Didn't they spend the whole last year fixing it 💀💀

[@TheCorpulent1]

I'm very glad to hear the protagonist won't be voiced this time, as that seemed to be the main reason conversation responses were so limited in Fallout 4. This looks a bit more open from a roleplaying perspective, which is always my favorite aspect of games like this--coming up with a new character idea and running them through the story to see how handling things differently turns out each time.

[@themightycrixus1131]

The problem wasn't that it had a voice actor.. Its that your character was already given a disposition, backstory, and motivation. That completely eliminates the immersion of an RPG.

[@brox443]

It just sucks that the landscape of gaming is now you got to expect the game is going to run like s*** or not work properly on day one. Don't buy it. Just going to encourage them to make another piece of s*** not going to be complete for 2 years after launch....

[@brox443]

My bad I was meaning to make a comment on the video not a reply to this comment

[@5SKGaming]

I loved fallout 4 for what it was, but I didn't like alot about it as a fallout game. The voiced protagonist was jarring for me.. if it wasn't fallout, just a new Bethesda IP it would have been okay. The retcon to a ton of the lore is what made me annoyed to be honest.

[@themightycrixus1131]

@notme9976 damn shame. Most of my faith in Bethesda is lost due to Fallout 76 and how many times they re-released Skyrim. It kinda makes me feel like they try to make the most money with minimal effort. Their games have definitely been falling off as of late.