The Starfield Skeptic

[@pebegou]

Everything you feared became reality.

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

Nothing like Bethesda. Why make a game when you could have an experience and why have fun when you could just have the illusion of fun! And why create anything when everyone else is already creating, apparently.

[@SuperSucc69]

​@@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz creation engine lol

[@maciej2c]

17:00 hi could not know how right hi was

[@Luc_B63]

​@@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartzstop

[@isaacfrancis5721]

@@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz "the illusion of fun" doesn't exist, either you're having fun or you're not.

[@Roguewarrior073]

This has aged like fine wine.

[@gjh29wr8]

"the guy responsible for making companions might be a companion himself" actually had me rolling

[@chriswhinery925]

"You're definitely going to be able to run from the east side of the planet to the west side of the planet." Yeah... so... about that...

[@itisfenton]

My fear is that the less u handcraft the world and make it bigger, the more quests u need to fill it. So get ready for those “spacebase is under attack” or cave 1643 that looks like cave 534 with a random item

[@Orinslayer]

The way starfield is described is basically 1000 of those mass effect 1 mako rover levels (a few points of interest on a small segment of a planet) and a few hub cities. That sounds so boring to me, and realistically that's the only way this game can be.

[@mehemynxm6974]

@@Orinslayer Yeah, part of what made me love ME2 was that it ditched those for the most part. Yeah exploring a planet is cool, but when every planet is just some flavour text and a glorified dungeon, the luster wears off pretty quick.

[@dmywololowol]

@@Orinslayer Commenting just to see how your take will age, if it will age like wine or milk.

[@Orinslayer]

@@dmywololowol that's fine by me. 👍

[@dmywololowol]

@@Orinslayer I'm not saying that you're wrong tho. I haven't seen much about Starfield on purpose to avoid being hyped up. I'm just curious to see if your opinion will be accurate because i wouldn't call any of Bethesda's maps to this day boring, but who knows, Starfield is something that they've never done before.

[@PGMT22]

"Fallout76 was about getting mad at bethesda" is absolute gold

[@streettrout855]

🎉

[@contrastychian]

it was about getting a refund. truly a unique experiance

[@martymcyourflysdown6872]

FO76 was garbage at first but I just played it again and it felt like a different game. It’s actually not bad from a survival/shooter/lore perspective. Some of the quests like “That sunken feeling” were super cool and memorable. Also some features like the scrap system and Legendary effect mods greatly improved on FO4 imo. They just butchered the RPG elements and charging to store unlimited scrap is ridiculous. My biggest complaint is having to pay for live just to pay for Fallout 1st so I don’t have to play with people on live. Was worth it tho cuz I got to experience the whole story solo and that made it better until I got to a higher level and started doing events. So the game is fun as long as you don’t expect it to be like FO3 or FONV.

[@TattleDelta]

@@martymcyourflysdown6872 At least it has actual dialogue choices that depend on your special build. That alone elevates it above FO4 for me. 4 has better mods tho.

[@itzzackovia]

Brother they permanently banned me from fo76 and won’t tell me what I did wrong the support people are just ducking robots and it’s annoying

[@fewfriesshort5593]

Okay…. The cut to Anikan saying “I don’t like sand” really got me. Well done Jack… well done.

[@spiegeltn]

Mirrors are made from sand... I get it. 🙃

[@0Ryon0]

Just stopped the video at that part to see if someone commented about it. Well done! xD

[@ktgame2640]

Anakin*

[@The_Superdwarf]

This

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

@@ktgame2640 Ani-Chan

[@EyeofValor]

This is a really good Skeptic video. All the worries are solid and they aren't exactly enough to solidify that it'd be terrible or the best thing to ever exist.

[@Izzmonster]

I'm 13 minutes in and he hasn't actually stated anything he's worried about.

[@victorcharles27]

​@@IzzmonsterI swear He talked the whole video And never actually said a damn thing😅

[@skorpion7132]

I've watched about a good dozen video's now about Starfield and with exception of some video that literally just explain what we're looking at, this video is the next worst one. Comparisons being made that are extremely subjective at best, completely irrelevant at worst. The only true concern that was briefly talked about was the procedurally generated loop and what that means for exploring planets while not having vehicles or other crafts for traversing the terrain. But outside of that... relatively worthless commentary.

[@moonasha]

​@@skorpion7132 what in god's name are you talking about? he said a bunch of things, like procedural generation is usually soulless and bad, and surprise, that's exactly what happened. He called it a month ago. Get your brain checked, try reading a book for the first time in your life that might help too

[@adonysmunoz4786]

the replies to this comment have the attention span of a goldfish

[@xthewated]

I think it would be absolute hilarious if just like our solar system, half of Starfield’s planets were gas giants, effectively making them giant JPGs in the sky.

[@skunch]

nfts in space lol

[@tomasa-m5643]

Still want to make or find a Gas Giant Upper Atmosphere Gas Mine, and name it Threshold. Let's hope there's no Parasites or Heretics though

[@thomyt6159]

Gas giants are actually solid, the pressure will compress the gas the closer you get to the planets core, so you have several layers of normal gas that get denser and at one point solid but the pressure would be so hight that a no living creature could survive. That could mean that we can fly in the layer that isnt solid of the planet but not land on it. It propably wont be in the game but Bethesda plans to create so many dlcs that we could get that later on

[@tomasa-m5643]

@@thomyt6159 We don't know if the core of Gas Giants are solid or ultra-compressed gaseous-liquids like pressurised soup, it's all theory until we can delve deeper with scans.

[@globaladdict]

@@tomasa-m5643 heresey sold seperately lol

[@Firetailisafk]

wow you described my feelings towards starfield to a capital T, I really wasn't interested in starfield at first but the recent gameplay was blowing me away and I'm skeptically excited

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Maybe just watch todds last interview

[@Xyler94]

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti Which one?

[@wheezymac]

Jack makes some of the best, most personal, and intricate video game reviews/essays on youtube, and then gets surprised when people love them smh.. of course we do buddy. This shit is gas

[@JackSather]

😂 ty

[@lokbdasmf7866]

@wheezymac You’re spittin fax

[@penguiin12]

@@JackSather the bit about the wacky zany sandwich lady was hilarious

[@Fazal12d]

Very well put together, exactly my taught, I know a video is good when I don't half way open 4 more tabs and watch other videos

[@Toy1er]

You do be spitting fax doe my home slice. Ya huurd? For sheezy my neezy on gawd. Fr fr doe 💯 💯 💯 (I am a 35 year old white man, this is just gow I talk. Stop calling me weird)

[@DoktahDoktah]

I like how the second gunplay demo looks like it went from a guy who played shooters sometimes to a guy who has played Doom for 200+ hours.

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

Yeah and anyone I see who's half decent at being good at an FPS runs through this thing like John Wick did DMT and then jumped in an Exo Suit

[@YoutuberiBarelyKnowHer]

This is the only balanced starfield video I’ve seen in the past month that isn’t 1000% over-hyping everything. Fair takes that temper expectations while giving credit where it’s due. Nice job!

[@chazdean201]

H but

[@malazan6004]

Gamers never learn

[@nononoohfuck]

How ? Absolutely nothing he said went unsaid in other videos.

[@YoutuberiBarelyKnowHer]

List the creators that you're referring to and I'll go watch their Starfield content and compare. @@nononoohfuck

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Hype coming from a rendition of a creation engine, guessing they're already set their expectations.

[@Shabanezloth]

First video of yours, and man I'm impressed, that was a great watch. The editing is just right and you are very charismatic.

[@kimberkan]

+1 charisma!

[@Cranndaddy]

His irresistible charm?

[@owenrthornton]

Aree same, amazing editing

[@Nerdboy81]

I was about to say the exact same thing!

[@Jakobsh2]

I think Starfield will need a Mass Effect-esque stake in the Galaxy if they plan on going big. Otherwise they need to write an extremely compelling "down-to-Earth" character story.

[@kylio95]

Yeah I agree, I just have a feeling the main questline is going to be very bland.

[@CyroTheSpider]

I have no faith in Bethesda. They tried writing something nice and decent, but realistically haven't made a good game since Skyrim.

[@maeton-gaming]

@@kylio95 I was literally feeling the same way but I'm really hoping the main quest line has....... has something to do with the alien artifacts and that serptend thing the serpent faction leader says he saw during a jump ;) Finding out about these two details today reeled me all the back way in, annoyingly!

[@baileywatson6974]

Extremely compelling and story will not be found together in a Bethesda game. They are allergic to writing a good comprehensive narrative.

[@CyroTheSpider]

@@Maximilian-Schmidt Realistically, this is a modern perspective. Modded Skyrim for 2011 I think was amazing, but to each its own. My problem with Bethesda is not wanting to learn anything from better companies, like FromSoft and keep making the same games. If they released Skyrim today, it would of course be laughable.

[@mxskmg4]

can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that they teased ES6 12 years before it will be released.

[@mr.bright5712]

Cyberpunk 2077: I'm a joke to you ?

[@poolaidman1121]

Jack you’re the first content creator I’ve actually donated to via Patreon and videos like these make me realize it’s a worthy investment

[@JackSather]

Thank you soo much!!

[@gregorwachter6804]

haha me too. so worth it

[@ascendantMethEnjoyer]

​@@ChaoticSixXxomg I know. He needs to be better. Can he reevaluate and be a decent human being? Like has he tried to not be freaking jerk bag and just act like a heckin decent person and never say anything that's not perfectly inoffensive??

[@SRTyler392]

One thing I will say is your interpretation of a futuristic spaceship sound was dope 😂 9:15

[@johanhedenskog2459]

HAHAHHA I thought the same thing =D

[@Nordraw]

It's what losers do. There is more clicks to going negative then positive. When he is wrong it's "oh well" and if he's right then he really "smart" yeah well no he's not either way.

[@bb-je1tt]

That’s why I came to the comments lol

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

The moment I subscribed 😂

[@dinggleberry9529]

Hope your channel continues to grow. Your videos are top tier and bring me actual joy and laughter (and probably do to many others as well)

[@JackSather]

thank you :)

[@ImplodingFish]

This was refreshing to know that other people have the exact same worries and hopes. I've seen so many people so hyped about the game and I am too but I'm really hoping all these things are addressed in a good way.

[@williamjoseph98]

The game releases in like 2 days. Im an optimist, but I hardly believe they will have enough time to fix these stiff, doll like, soulless, emotionless, shitty character models that look EXACTLY like they did back when fall out 4 was released EIGHT years ago. lol

[@paulw5039]

Aaaand they weren't. Damn.

[@williamjoseph98]

This comment aged well 😜

[@DWEGOON]

The main story for this game is directed by Will Shen, who did Far Harbor which was really good, so I hope the little information we've received is due to not wanting to spoil it, as opposed to it being very simple

[@jase276]

Honestly, Bethesda never really spells out the main story for any of their games leading up to release. Skyrim was the only one that I can remember that gave the clearest picture of what was going on. You're dovahkin, you're killing dragons, there's nords

[@raypalmer5125]

@@jase276 exactly

[@ValiantInstance]

Far Harbor was very good. It was the one questline in FO4 I actually finished.

[@Tate_THG]

I still can’t understand how people don’t see harbor as a reskin of the main story line. 3 factions, one is turning people into synths another hates the other 2 factions and lastly the more idle neutral faction unless persuaded to take the offense. Institute/railroad, BoS, minutemen. Though the side quest for far habor was amazing.

[@youarealwayscorrect]

​@@Tate_THGFallout games often rehash the previous storylines and various tropes, but add something new each time. This has been a staple since fallout 2.

[@Jupex]

Personally I don't mind the Creation Engine. Obviously it could look better and be less buggy, but for me it gets the job done. The amount of customizing/modding it allows is mindblowing, which is the reason I've kept playing Skyrim over the years.

[@abstr4cted496]

It really is a double edged sword.

[@sleepeasyfriends3149]

I miss watching videos like this. Some comedy, some smack talk but overall optimistic

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Same, for me since most channel I follow had divisive formats regards "today's gaming" for the sake of audience engagement and algorithm.

[@jokanicara4221]

Yeah right? Me too, and I am 29

[@niekboy67]

you are watching one

[@itsmenoname2247]

Yeah I agree. Greets from The Netherlands.

[@Reedg333]

8:40 He's gonna have to come back to this video where its in black and white with a ton of reverb :(

[@OJKthatsme]

Honestly this guy is always able completely capture my opinions on games as well as making all his videos really funny

[@chogobanilla]

@@slimedad3022 EPIC OWN by slime dad 3022 you sure showed him who's boss

[@JackSather]

@@chogobanilla lol he's the first person I've hid from the channel, dude commented heinous shit like 40 times on the most lovely comments 😂 I wish him well.

[@JackSather]

ty!

[@OJKthatsme]

@@chogobanilla Lmao

[@marcusaurelius4777]

I LOVE your humor and how down to earth you sound man. Like you are having a genuine convo with us. Love your energy dude you have serious skills.

[@smol...]

The base building and decorating is one of the things I'm most excited for. I have 100s of hours in Fallout 4 settlement building & countless hours in games like Valheim or Minecraft & I'm always the builder for my group in Rust, with 100s of hours in build servers perfecting my base. I think it's safe to say the outpost building is for people like me

[@JackSather]

respect.

[@amber9040]

Could never get into Fallout settlement building because well... anything I make just looks shit. I'd probably be a lot more excited if I can build things that don't look like tetanus town.

[@TjoaJunChoi]

Come back here after Starfield released. Man, I hope all that this guy feared will not come true, but instead everything become true

[@tylerdalton4369]

Already know this is gonna be an awesome video. Watching this guys production quality sky rocket has been amazing. Feel like I'm watching a damn movie.

[@JackSather]

haha thank you!

[@edmxero2029]

​@@slimedad3022average ign employee

[@johnpaulhaddad9807]

Thanks for saying everything we are all thinking. So well done! AAA games just haven’t been meeting expectations lately. If we aren’t talking about it, they won’t change the behavior.

[@wb2463]

Probably the best and most balanced video I've seen anyone do on Starfield, so, congrats! You may not drop a video very often Jack, but when you do it makes us all wish you made more.

[@MADMPRINTS]

Except the part where he roast a guy for having an accent

[@JackSather]

ty!!

[@samueldawkins]

@@MADMPRINTS don't be a snowflake

[@cosettapessa6417]

@@MADMPRINTS😂

[@yutro213]

@@MADMPRINTS Cope!!!

[@languidlandscapelad2239]

It's nice to see someone give such thoughtful, balanced analysis about an upcoming game, rather than blind hate or blind fanboying.

[@KatAdAstra]

This is my first experience with you, and as an optimist, I was worried. But man, this video was continuously entertaining, and you kept me excited alongside you even when you were describing your worries. Your critiques felt like genuine observations and not at all made me feel shameful for being excited about the game. This video is awesome. Thank you!

[@winonesoon9771]

this is the first dude i see point out how these are billion dollar companies....... same with rockstar they should be able to remake all there old games with new hightech graphics easy....... but they dont.... its a dam shame......

[@seraphitella2466]

What stands out about your videos EVERY. DAMN.TIME is the way you introduce them - i can watch any video of yours without feeling lost even if it's about a game or topic I'm not particularly interested in, simply because you start your videos in a fun, fast paced way that manages to give me all the context and information I need to be on the same page as everyone else!

[@UnitedAirlines4Life]

Your comedic timing is on point. Every moment was entertaining. Thank you.

[@JackSather]

thanks so much!

[@ZukoTRD]

Couldn't agree more. Jack has quickly become one my favorite content creators.

[@havenprice]

For exploration and finding a certain spot in the universe, outer wilds is AMAZING

[@ChubbsterBrown]

It's always a hoot watching your videos, Jack. Bit of humour, bit of seriousness, bit of education. All delivered in a genuine way. You're not condescending or speak dogmatically or with superiority. Not speaking like your opinion is gospel. And a lot of the suggestions and remarks you give on what modern gaming has become and where it should go have thoroughly resonated with me. Keep up the outstanding work, sir, and I'll keep coming back to enjoy it.

[@Joov]

Loved the breakdown, Jack! I'm honestly surprised about the things you're concerned on, but pleasantly surprised to see a bit of a different take than I'm used to hearing.

[@Riskystache]

Was catching up on your videos yesterday and thought about how the two of you would make such a great collab together

[@JackSather]

thanks man!!

[@PandaBearJelly]

What about the concerns do you find surprising?

[@tonylance8303]

I really like how you kept the momentum of the topic going even with comedic moments. Most creators try to force the jokes onto you but this was spot on

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

Hindsight's 20/20, but putting your faith in Bethesda after F76 is absolutely moronic. TES VI is also going to suck.

[@OriginalHuman]

This video is what I want all gaming videos to be like. What a great channel!

[@barrymadison0000]

Your channel growth is actually super deserved, you can tell how much effort goes into these videos and they are all so in depth and entertaining. Keep up the good work!

[@JackSather]

Thanks so much!

[@ScientiaFilms]

I just "rediscovered" the channel(subscribed b4 and forgot) and totally surprised to see "only" 300k. It's still a lot, but was expecting 1mil+. better than most in this KZbin genre.

[@kevinwilliams3449]

You make content that genuinely surprises me that you’re not huge yet. Keep it up! Also I didn’t even think about the graphics disparity with this title, thank you for illuminating me

[@JunkBondTrader]

207k ain't nothin' to sneeze at!

[@supahdupahplayahmacknumbah1]

Oh trust me, he's huge. I've seen.

[@TheDantheman12121]

why did the "business man with the briefcase full of business" make me laugh so much? well done Jack!!!

[@Thepunisher90thGaming]

I laughed at that too, I was caught off guard by that joke. 😂

[@donnyfischer6276]

This is obviously pretty wishful thinking but I am pretty hopeful about starfield. The direct showcase was so transparent that I think that they truly do want to release a finished game. Also I think that starfield is Bethesda's last opportunity to reestablish themselves as one of if not the best developer game studio. Their last few games haven't done very well so starfield is a prime opportunity to make a comeback.

[@jazzysoggy12]

Then again..... Cyberpunk had a showcase....

[@Sandborn_]

If Bethesda is trying to establish itself as the best video game studio then it's a guarantee that they will fall short, people liked their previous games because they are easy to play and can be fun to explore when you first play them. In my opinion, don't expect Bethesda to reinvent anything, they have shown that they are consistant in their game design and Starfield will probably be a lot like their previous games.

[@creolekolbytv]

I might as well be the future when I tell you newsflash it won’t

[@jase276]

Idk about one of the best. Bethesda games have always been pretty meh. What makes Bethesda kings in the market is their modding community, imo. They let their users do whatever they want and it really extends the shelf lives of their games. I have a feeling that Starfield is going to be worth the hype. If anything, Bethesda knows how to make an addicting game

[@harrasika]

​​@@jase276Bethesda games are as meh as you make them. The reason their games are so popular is because they let you do basically anything you want. Saying their games are onky popular because of mods is a huge overstatement and a disservice to the developers. Skyrim sold 3.8 million PHYSICAL copies in 48 hours. There were zero mods back then. Also, how have Bethesda games sold on Playstation at all if people only play them for the mods? You can't mod them on PS. And modding isn't that much better on Xbox either; the mods that you can get on xbox don't make the game better, they only add content

[@joeymulkey16]

as long as we can wear todd's leather jacket in game its a 10/10

[@howitzerlance3529]

Jack man....I love that you're not afraid to use some humor and point out the obvious absurdities of situations. 19:17 made me laugh SO hard. And when you made fun of the guy that could barely speak english I couldn't hold it in.

[@idontlikethis980]

Same, I laughed so hard at the sarcastic. "Omg, she's so quirky"

[@mbg4681]

He spoke better English than most Americans.

[@Donnie_Oculus]

Huh its almost like English isnt the only language to exist :o lol, cant imagine having such a low quality sense of humor to think that's funny. Bet you still laugh at peekaboo and stereotypical Asian accents like a 12yo too.

[@apkhbmbgamlkbh1531]

Yeah same. Makes his personality come more through

[@oliverjurd]

21:46 motion blur is actually really hard to do well - and when it is done well I actually like using it. I'm glad that they worked on it.

[@michaelalexanders9966]

Yeah, it's probably per-object motion blur, which is blur added selectively to objects. One easy example is the barrels of the minigun in Eternal spinning up, there's a deliberate stylistic blur added to make it look more intense. So, them helping Bethsoft on blur isn't too crazy.

[@TravisHi_YT]

First thing I turn off in a game, never seen it done correctly.

[@WolfgangBrozart]

Why would anyone keep motion blur on though.

[@FatManJackson]

Being a skeptic always proves me right these days. Hyping something up always ends up the way Cyberpunk or Fallout 76 did.

[@donnydogpiss4533]

No, not _always_ ( for example, Baldur's Gate 3 lived up to the hype), but often times yes.

[@I_enjoy_some_things]

The difference is the hype behind Baldur’s Gate was not unfounded. People had already been playing early versions of that game for years. It didn’t just pop into existence like Starfield will when it releases.

[@FatManJackson]

@@donnydogpiss4533 what TJ said, plus I heard (I dont know, cause I dont play such games) that its full of woke stuff. Some people say its shoved down your throat even with things like pronouns in the character creation. Maybe for most that does not make the game worse, I would argue if something like that is a priority, it takes away from other aspects of a game. But thats just my opinion as like I said, I havent played any Baldur's Gate game.

[@sweetbabyrayso5262]

@@FatManJackson what an idiodic echo chamber opinion to adopt as your own. A female being called a she and a male being called a him doesnt make ANY game bad. People choose to get angry over the smallest things that ultimately dont matter. plus you can literally choose if you want to be called a him or a her, regardless of any physical features. i dont think there is any nonbinary pronouns in baldurs gate 3, but tbh it cant change now, the amount of money it would cost to add those pronouns in game would be too much

[@Remixersoloman]

@@FatManJackson Cringe ass take. You're free to use whatever pronouns you want in the game, so how is that "shoved down your throat"?

[@Quadnick]

9:17 this caught me so off guard lmfao. Hilarious but also accurate to what I imagine a fake/futuristic video game spaceship would sound like.

[@theknightjester]

I thought I knew how to play Fallout 4….then I got my gf into it. She spent hundreds of hours making bases, building settlement supply lines, and making her own vault look like the coolest Fallout vault youve ever seen! Over time Fallout 4 had so much more to offer beyond the surface and im excited to see how Starfield adds or twists on it.

[@jackvancekirkland]

I had the same experience. Fallout 4 is my wife's favorite game of all time and it's hilarious to see the crazy things she does with modding and settlements. I'll buy her Starfield just for that alone, hardly even care about playing it myself.

[@actually_well_]

9:16 made me audibly laugh. I can't believe I didn't know about your channel before. I'm excited to watch more!

[@ThatOneGuyWhoLostHisHandle]

It would actually be really amazing to find old exploration rovers that were sent out decades or even centuries ago. They could reveal what transpired among humanity before our split into separate hostile factions. Or maybe you could recover locations it has explored and find neat stuff.

[@alexderegt3925]

let me reveal to you what happened to humanity ... someone pushed a button somewhere because he disagreed with something ... we are humans ... we do that shit to ourselfs

[@ThatOneGuyWhoLostHisHandle]

@@alexderegt3925 Bro I never even said anything about what happened to earth either lmao. I said it could reveal why humanity split into these weird new space age factions

[@TinMan445]

I’m not even 2 minutes in but thank you for making Starfield content that doesn’t just repeat what Todd already said 10 different ways.

[@JackSather]

right? lol I probably still did in some ways, but i tried not to!

[@dylanhendley5003]

Hope you're ready to do A LOT of cutting back to these clips lol.

[@Dimebag_Darrell420]

Why? Oh yea because it’s even worse then he said haha

[@dylanhendley5003]

@@Dimebag_Darrell420 much, much worse

[@humanperson8363]

1. Cut the amount of planets down by three quarters 2. Merge multiple planets together and call them different biomes 3. Generate 3x more content per planet for like 250 planets = profit

[@dongrangis1109]

That sound effect you pulled for the spaceship taking off and the hand gestures that went with it were incredible lol

[@isgodreal1337]

*djooehjzzzzzzeee🚀*

[@stormiestcampfire]

Timestamp?

[@dongrangis1109]

@@stormiestcampfire 9:15

[@RobbieB2606]

Fallout 76 was the game that killed my ability to get excited for games, and Cyberpunk broke my heart when it launched...but I'm praying that Starfield is the game that can let me trust again

[@Esauofisaac]

My friends and I have discussed this extensively. After Spore in '08 I've gained a sixth sense in knowing when a game is going to disappoint. I call it the Wee-Woo Meter, it's a logarithmic scale. This one registers as a 6.2 on the Wee-Woo Meter, it's going to be disappointing but still enjoyable. It's going to sell like hotcakes and then a month later everyone is going to complain that it's really not that great.

[@KnockOut101inc]

MY wee-woo meter was the opposite. I feel the first month people will bag on it and complain, and the second month is when the game takes off

[@Hayden_M_Kearney]

This comment made me laugh more than it should have lmfao.

[@nvcn86]

@@KnockOut101inc that's when mods stop dropping and fixing obvious and stupid design decisions.

[@moldyshishkabob]

You might need to add more batteries to your meter after this year's games... I totally understand that sixth sense feeling, though. No idea where the intuition came from how how to explain it.

[@KnockOut101inc]

@@nvcn86 in my experience, thats when the mods start becoming good... you don't get good mods first month lol just not logistically possible

[@trollingisasport]

The Lead Companions Designer sounds like a full-on NPC from a Bethesda game LOL I would love a vlog of this guy interact in various common life situations.

[@SwearDie96]

You deserve all the attention you're getting, man. You put out seriously good content with lots of love and time poured into it and it shows. I know in the future this channel is going to be gigantic. even compared to what it is now. Just don't lose yourself on the way to the top!

[@JackSather]

ty!! I'll try to stay on the path!

[@G2H_HellBringer]

Finally, an honest take on Starfield without all the fanboy hype train. I'm excited, yes, but I also remember this is Bathesda we're talking about with a proven track record of releasing games with a supersized serving of bugs.

[@Pikilloification]

No matter how much do they update the engines, it keeps feeling like you're still playing Morrowind...

[@MisterK-YT]

@@Pikilloificationcuz they need a new engine

[@miguellopez3392]

​@MisterK-YT you can do a lot with an old engine, problem is bathesda has always lacked capable programmers to upgrade it properly.

[@MisterK-YT]

@@miguellopez3392 mind boggling that such a big studio is lacking on that front. Like, you should be able to pull some of the best talent in the world at that level. I feel similarly about FromSoftware. Like, how can a studio THAT successful not be able to get a couple skilled guys that can make sure their frame rate and frame pacing isn’t so terrible?! ESPECIALLY now after Elden Ring’s success. If their next big game STILL has performance issues, that’ll be super disappointing. With all the money from Elden, there’s NO WAY they can’t hire a few experts to sort their performance issues. ESPECIALLY given that FromSoftware games are not very graphically intensive. They’re certainly not known for their graphics.

[@adriank8792]

You're saying it like those bugs ever stopped people from enjoying the shit out of their games

[@jasondotg]

You've touched on everything that popped into my head as I watched the deep dive and just like you, despite these glaring flaws and doubts I'm still looking more forward to Starfield than I have any other game in a long time. First time at your channel, great video. Subbed. PS: Leave sandwich girl alone, she's does seem sweet.

[@surslaughter3524]

The hands close up was the best. Way to have a sense of humor and not being afraid to make fun of yourself. Just earned a sub

[@dalecooper2232]

cringe

[@Kebabsvarvaren_]

This guy came out of nowhere and has the best youtube videos i have watched in a very long time.

[@BoomBamSmash]

Bradley Cooper gaming

[@hawkbirdtree3660]

7:59 Wow, you must've travelled to the future, then went back in time to make the video, LOL

[@SarahSnow99]

The graphics complaint is legit. The character cutscenes from Baldur's Gate 3 has completely raised the bar for me for what character models can both look like and ACT like. It's the natural, dynamic body movements that makes the characters feel real, and it's so sad to see the Bethesda cutscenes where they just... stand there. And i knowwww the voice acting for starfield won't be anywhere close in quality to BG3. I know they're not the same type of RPGs but for the amount of time Bethesda has worked on this game, i would hope for more emotion in the characters

[@TITANpwn]

Yep, animations, character faces and voices as well as PC performance are my main worries about the game.

[@fixo5132]

They use a completely different engine. Different engine = Pro's and con. Its better in some ways (gameplay (possibility to do fps) / modification (mods)...) and worse in others (Character animation / graphics...). The Divinity engine is newer than the Creation engine so logically better. A bit unfair to compare the two.

[@Dimebag_Darrell420]

The standards were raised for a few months with bg3 but then they crashed hard after this game, the devs were right when they said we shouldn’t expect this to be a new standard, just a anomaly, starfield is more like the new standards, bland boring slop with countless bugs they are too lazy and incompetent to fix

[@ericlondon2663]

Well...now that Starfield out we find out ALL spacetravel is FAST TRAVEL.....no need for a ship really for it has no purpose but the fact you need one in a space game. Starfield is a true Bethesda JOKE

[@Dimebag_Darrell420]

While I fly around having space battles and landing on plants seamingless on no mans sky

[@seabreacher389]

Seeing someone from my hometown make quality content like this really gives me motivation to do my own thing

[@JackSather]

hell ya!

[@mr.stargazer9835]

@Slomoshun09 You see this? This is what projection looks like.

[@Falconhawk3784]

where tf did a dog leaving with a fiance come from lmao

[@iCookCrystalMeth]

@Slomoshun09how did your dog walk to canada

[@bilelsicario]

I remember watching your "red dead online is ruined" a year ago, seeing this video about starfield recommended I thought "hmmm I definitely watch a video from this guy", and man am I not disappointed, I knew it was bout to be a masterpiece, I remembered how well your critique is structured, and how it comes all together so well. Definitely getting subbed and hope you get more videos like these that blow up. You definitely deserve it

[@madzangels]

Bro the level of information I can gather you when it comes to gaming is crazy, and it's because you entertain along the way and keep me interested. You have such a bright future in this KZbin world. Thanks for the many laughs, the knowledge, and I wish you and your family the very best.

[@XboxNL30180]

I always say the last 10 years then, words are not deeds, developer challenge has changed your words into deeds then we'll see for me than . Words and videos does not make deeds so that is a interested challenge for the developers to me , the deeds not the words .

[@madzangels]

@@XboxNL30180 If you divide deeds into words you get owl farts, I totally understand what you're saying

[@DustinBarlow8P]

I find it hard to have an Low-Fi aesthetic, in a game where Interstellar travel is possible.

[@cdurkinz]

14:38 I have to disagree it looks way better than any of their previous games to date.

[@Goji938]

yo this video was kinda prophetic in a few ways but i'm looking forward to ur perspective on this interesting game!!

[@BruhMoment-og4ek]

Oh my goodness you were right about the rovers

[@TubularToob]

This perfectly encapsulates why I love Bethesda games, the issues I have with space exploration games, and my concerns from what we’ve seen so far. Well done!

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

The funny thing is we have ALL the tools to build a REALLY good space explo but all those tools are in like five different games and no one seems to be able or willing to put them together. Todd couldn't even identify them so thats not a good start.

[@themememan2738]

cant believe I only just now found your channel, this is the kind of high quality in depth discussion I've been looking for. also you are actor Dan Stevens doppelganger lmao

[@JackSather]

haha wow i looked him up, that's actually pretty crazy!

[@Pakotugudugudugudugudugudugu]

He will cut back to that clip in black and white

[@strange_jason]

Can't wait to download 140GB worth of slide show

[@ionicsourkrout]

Looks like you'll be cutting back to that clip😢

[@thomasrial4444]

22:40 what you didn’t understand about them showing off her doing that was they were putting all those sandwiches down from multiple ship battles and during that whole time the sandwiches have stayed in place and not flung around the ship. Meaning you can do that with any item in your ship which you are constantly moving and interacting with while not needing to worry about the items if your decorating with actual items

[@KevinJDildonik]

Does it though? Or did they stage it? People keep giving this studio unlimited credit for headcanon, no matter how often we find out this stuff was faked or lies.

[@thomasrial4444]

@@KevinJDildonik lol you don’t know anything about Bethesdas open world single player games then. The world have been this way sense Morrowind. This is not new but the spaceship and vehicles in general are very new. The closet you can get is horses in Skyrim and oblivion which isn’t even remotely the same.

[@waterloo32594]

20:00 right, yeah, sorry. All the decorating was put in this game for people like me. Out of the 2,000 hours I have in FO4, a good 3-400 were spent in the settlement builder. So yeah, people like me is why there was such a focus on decorating in the direct. Sorry.

[@jimmieandersson5647]

I agree to most of this, however, the base building/decorating is kind of funny to me, i like that there atleast is the option to be as detailed as you want, even just for yourself and the npc's you banish to your barren wasteland moon where you mine moonrocks to buy extra cargo for your ships. But that's about it, i am carefully excited about it :)

[@corbindewaal7294]

i randomly found your channel this is the most entertaining video i found on starfield also i think you predicted the ending....

[@Nerbless]

Really enjoyed this video and your comedy style. Ended up watching a bunch of your videos and hope you continue to grow!

[@Clemm2893]

recently came across the channel and I must say I love your content, very informative and insightful, dynamic and entertaining, greetings from France man, keep it up !

[@JackSather]

Thank you!!

[@kevinnichols1624]

Started this video thinking “here comes the hate towards a game that isn’t even out with” and finished it thinking “wow this guy put all my subconscious concerns I didn’t realize I had about this game into words”. Well done. looking forward to this game even though feels like we know so much but so little about it.

[@franciscobutte]

Is crystal clear. You just have to watch the trailers.

[@t-rexreximus359]

“He’s a business man with a briefcase full of business” 😂

[@VanceWarren83]

“I don’t things are going to look better than this for a while”…. With Starfield “things have looked better than this, for a while” 😂 Never disappointed with your videos Jack.

[@Jumoana]

this made me burst out with laughter, honestly Skyrim didn't look mind blowing back when it was released, it looked good but people were rushing to mod visual improvements for a reason.

[@brohvakiindova4452]

@@Jumoana Bethesda games were never graphical milestones and often quite behind. I honestly never minded and to this day try to leave the aesthetics as "vanilla" as possible. What people seem to forget is how the composition of graphics, the world/level design and lastly totally underrated: sound and music design impacts your experience in a game. Skyrims graphics are outdated but I physically cannot not enjoy wandering through skyrim at night with a crazy aurora borealis going and secunda playing mixed with ambient sounds.

[@Jumoana]

i guess? the game was bland grey and white mostly i thought it was horrible level design too, simple and lazy. anyone can skybox you a aurora borealis in any game.@@brohvakiindova4452

[@potatoeOnRooftop]

Glad you're critical. I feel the hype is through the roof with this one and I don't share the hype. Im really really REALLY sceptical and curious how this turns out because I don't believe a word Todd says ever after 76 😂 I hope everyone gets the game they looking forward to but I got a bad feeling about this one. Nice video, loved it!

[@Izzmonster]

There was nothing critical in this video

[@WalterHWhite-ri7pn]

The gunplay has been the same since Fallout 3. It’s been improved drastically with FO4. Enemies have always had no reactions to being shot. You can shoot guys with a 10mm pistol and if they’re melee, theyre gonna chase your ass down.

[@WalterHWhite-ri7pn]

Also, open-ended games exist. Kenshi has no main story and it’s a great game. Star Wars Galaxies was an open ended mmo where you could be anything from a moisture farmer to a bounty hunter. I’d be fine if this game was open ended as well. I wish there were more AAA open-ended games.

[@oliverhopkins8074]

I hate it Its going to be empty, storyless, soulless. There will be a lot of mugs that pre order and then get bored after a couple weeks of wandering empty rocks and shooting boring repeated space bandits for no reason.a

[@ravenxd235]

never fails to make me laugh and speaks his mind about different games really love your videos man also the video quality keeps goin up and up

[@Mechenzo440]

Starfield will be 2015 graphics with 2024 system requirements, business as usual i guess

[@complique]

Personally I never understood why people don’t like decoration systems being in the game. For me settlements was one of the most unique and fun parts of fallout 4. Even if you don’t think you’d use it, a lot of people have fun with it plus the modding goes crazy.

[@headache237]

It needs to optional and not storyline

[@En_Joshi-Godrez]

You have very low standards, thats why you like it. We want a competent RPG because we have high standards. Thats the difference.

[@Van-qp7eh]

The problem with the settlement system I found was that it felt like an entirely new game and system outside of the core shooting-looting-crafting loop. Sure, the crafting segment of the gameplay loop might be attached to the settlement system but you divert resources from crafting better equipment to making settlements that will hardly benefit you until mid-late into the game. On another point is that the settlement system is basically managing a group of npcs, while fun (as someone that enjoys that facet of gameplay) isn't everyone's cup of tea, especially when many people are drawn to bethesda titles not to manage a settlement, but to explore, shoot, and experience main and side stories. It could have been implemented better in ways that better serve the core gameplay loop if they had the talent behind their team. As it is, even for me as someone who enjoyed it, I felt it more tedious to approach the settlement system when I could just be playing a better designed management game like rimworld, dwarf fortress, etc.

[@Reece_Hart]

@@headache237 as someone who is also in the camp like the OP of enjoying the settlement building I also couldn't agree more with you. I think that initial tutorial to explain how it works with Sturges should really be the only quest related to the settlement building. There should have been an option in vanilla to just say "build a default settlement" and have it automatically build it like the mods that later came out that let you just select a settlement blueprint to build.

[@boywithcrackers3871]

As a FO4 base builder nuts, Settlement building is still so janky, with all the restriction and the ugliness of block base system also clipping issues and AI pathfinding problems. And thw goddamn build limit is so annoying.

[@ChadeGB]

Starfield seems to follow all the tropes of previous Bethesda games, average graphics, but stunning environments, mediocre character models but with great characterisation, massive play areas, made with a crappy engine. It's basically everything we've come to expect from a Bethesda title, how it all comes together within the main storyline is what will make or break it though. I just wish they'd move on from the frankenstein Embryo/Creation engine, it was probably too late to move to UE5, but even UE4 would have been an improvement.

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

We all wish they'd move on, but they've been beating fallout and elders' corpses for fifteen years so fat luck on that hope. Maybe they could move on from ruining everything they touch and stop making games entirely.

[@lime1509]

Great video man! love your humour and editing style

[@BubbaGreen2]

I hardly ever laugh at KZbin videos, and obviously wasn't expecting to laugh as hard as I did in yours, it being a random starfield video. You are a grade A creator my friend.

[@Akazainul]

where's the funny?

[@Riskystache]

Been intentionally keeping myself in the dark on this game, but had to watch your video on it. It was like watching a kid get excited about Skyrim, or maybe that's just how I feel now :)

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

This is going to be the Star Wars: Galaxys Edge of video games