I understand why people are a bit skeptical with the 1000 planets thing, but as long as there's a ton of handcrafted content in the game, the amount of planets will just be extra content and slates for modders to use, mod support is the thing that saves most bethesda titles and I don't see why starfield would be any exception.

The first pirate was being attacked while in the middle of an animation. Anyone who attacked an NPC while they were sleeping knows what I'm talking about.

I had the same feeling on some of those panning shots. It’s a cool feeling to consider that you can be tooling around on a planet, look up and see a massive planet with rings or a tiny moon, and sit there like many of us do in real life when we look up to the sky and wonder, what’s it like up there? And then you can climb in your space ship and find out. It’s a surreal feeling for sure.

Talking about storage and fuel got me thinking, what if we don't just mine/generate resources, what if we can sell them? Just fly out to further and further planets and set up a chain of outposts that be come manufacturing centers.

33:24 Serpent's Embrace specifies "Grav jumping", which appears to be the Starfield version of warp or hyperdrive. Apparently Great Serpent worshipers get a kick out of being in hyperspace :) While worshiping a "Great Serpent" may sound a bit sketch, I did a bit of research and found Ananta Shesha, a serpent god in Hinduism that contains the universe: "when Shesha uncoils, time moves forward and creation takes place; when he coils back, the universe ceases to exist". This dovetails nicely with the idea: jumping across the galaxy, through Shesha's celestial body, causes Shesha to "uncoil" and furthers advancement, while immobility and stagnation breaks the spirit. There's also the character at Constellation HQ in a vaguely "space Sikh" motif that hints at him possibly being a follower? One of the interviews mentioned being able to *steal* other ships, which got me wondering what happens to our old ship. My *guess* is that it either stays where you abandoned it, or you can send Constellation out to recover it. But if we can own multiple ships, maybe we can put them to work establishing trade routes between our settlements and/or faction hubs ala. FO4?

Also, I think the moment where the fleeing pirate who gets shot in the back was probably scripted to demonstrate that shooting enemies' jetpacks may or will cause that kind of scene where they will go flying up into the air and explode. Certainly something notable and worth watching out for if you're shooting someone in the back and want to get away with it without literal fireworks going off and causing enemies to swarm you. That's just my speculation though, I could be completely wrong given the pirate who didn't even flinch when getting shot in the back earlier.

I think you got the Skill System wrong. Here’s how I think it works: - You spend a Skill Point to acquire a new Skill. - Once you have a Skill you must complete it’s challenge to qualify for a Rank Up. - Then you must spend a Skill Point to upgrade the Skill to the next rank. This explains why the person completed the challenge but still had to spend a Skill Point to Rank Up.

So excited to watch this, thanks for the great content!!

I don’t think people realize bethesda has always done procedural generation, they practically pioneered the tech for it. Don’t know why it’s only a huge issue now…

You know? It's small, very minor detail, but i kinda wish that we could see our character's hands steering the ship when we are flying 1st person. That combined with the beautiful lights of the cockpit's monitors and the space atmosphere coming through the windows would be quite immersive and great to look at.

Regarding the backwards head NPC at Akila City, I believe she is doing the look behind whilst walking animation we can also see at the New Atlantis arrival area scene

My only hope is that the game is optimized before its launch.

Aside from frame drops I have no issues with how the combat looked. Not sure why so many are bitching about it.

10:27 I believe the pirates facing away was mid animation (looking through a set of drawers) and when the player shot at him it triggered his animation to stop but the npc was killed before it ended

Great video man! I like how you broke down each aspects of the gameplay reveal and drawing conclusion I didn't think about before. You're probably the only person on KZfaq I could watch this long of a video and be into it all(don't shy away from make these long video). Looking forward to more Starfield content from you over the next few years!

A one hour banger thank you juice!

Holy molly, this is some quality content, picking up on easter eggs referencing the Wright brothers' patent ...

The reason the pirate didnt react is because they were in the middle of an animation (getting up from picking the box). So the animations for reacting to damage does not override that other animation. Its nothing to do with him being in front of the player.

If the combat improves a bit this game can be really good Maybe the combat is already good but they have chosen bad clips, who knows

The combat looks like one of those things where is feels much better and fun to actually play than from watching a few clips.

Wow, great job with this analysis dude, it's insane how much you've going compared to anyone else I've watched

I lost your channel for a while and I’m so glad I found it again. Stellar content and I appreciate your hard work!

Best Starfield overview video I have seen so far. You noticed so many details I completely missed and I think a lot of people did. Haven't seen anybody else mention them.

That npc's head was not backwards. Their upper torso was clearly also twisting in the same direction their head was looking. They were very literally looking over their shoulder while walking. In fact it's extremely obvious thats whats happening.

Great job dude, there were a ton of details you highlighted that I haven't heard elsewhere. Thanks for doing the deep dive.

Wonderful job! So many details I didn't notice! Your dedication is incredibly admirable and appreciated.

Best breakdown of all creators. Good job! I did see 2 stimpacks in the first fight sequence just before getting into the gun case too, no one had commented on that

Those “layover” spots for traveling between planets could be gravity assists. Ships can use the pull of gravity from a planet and “sling shot” around to gain momentum, saving fuel.

Great Breakdown, Buddy. Shout outs from Brazil!

53:30 The idea that we could be on a planet exploring and see a moon above us, and just FLY TO THE MOON to explore that too... is AWESOME!

Thanks for the video man

The best breakdown and insights I have seen yet. Been a fan of your content for a while, great video!

Awesome breakdown. I think the weapon at 25:40 is a photon blaster maybe. It's shooting what looks like a super brilliant ball of light, and the rumble effect is probably because of the high amount of energy neeeded to shoot something like that.

Its 3am ..struggling to sleep. Perfect timing Juice. Was looking forward to this. Thank you.

Yay I’ve been waiting for this video! Great content , thank you 🙏🏼 😊

Excellent video Juicehead ! I’m very pleased to see the depth in which you have taken for this !

The 1000 planet size of this game is not even remotely close to a problem. In a game like No Mans Sky, the size of the universe was and still generally is the entrie focus of the game. That basically is the draw. In a game like Starfield, the universe is only the SETTTING, Its the backdrop. The main focus and draw, just like any other Bethesda studios game, Is the RPG mechanics and the handcrafted content. They simply gave you a massively large and semi realistic universe to play in because it captures the vibe of a true science fiction epic. But the idea that these barren and empty planets are going to somehow hinder the rest of the handcrafted experience is ridiculous.

Maybe that first pirate didn't react to being hit because he was in the middle of a "get up from crouch position" animation while taking the shots? That'd be my guess.

Great breakdown!! Thank you for taking the time to make this. I'm even more excited for Starfield now

Great job, really informative. Thanks. 😊

I love that reallocating reactor power to different systems on your ship. It's so incredibly reminiscent of FTL, and adds so much more strategy to combat

You took your time and pointed out many details others have missed, you always got the goated content frfr

What a great video! So many excellent observations. Thanks man.

always appreciate these videos, keep it up

The lack of feedback when shooting the pirate in the back is probably related to the animation process, In fallout you could run up on a raider and blast them, if they were crouched down the animation of them standing up would continue to play until you finish them off and they ragdoll dead. The guy on the roof on the other hand, yeah that's just... something iffy

The "go anywhere" design philosophy they stated they want would seem to preclude using standard enemies to level gate areas. Even though they're displaying enemy levels, I wouldn't be surprised if they scaled with the player in a Skryim-like fashion.

So much information here, awesome video!👍🏻

you did a great work your dedication is admirable thank you

Great breakdown. This is the first game I have been excited about for a long time. Since this is Todd Howard's pet project, and his last pet project was Morrowind, and Morrowind is one of the most immersive role playing games I have ever experienced, I'm pumped. I'm frighteningly optimistic about this game. The RP elements are everywhere and I love it

35:50 Actually Juicehead, I'm pretty sure how it works is, you do the challenge to get the opportunity to buy the next rank with a Skill Point, just like Skyrim. In the case of that skill, he had completed the last challenge, thus unlocking the ability to buy rank 4, which he does.

Great breakdown and thanks for the immense effort. Subscribed!

Great video. I really enjoyed this. Thank you for putting the time and work into this.

38:06 when you were looking at this scene with the spider, you forgot to mention that the player was wielding an ar-99 that looks heavily modded from the stock ar-99. Visually it looks like a completely different weapon too which i found to be really cool

About the HUD changing location: During the extended showcase we were told by devs from another game that these trailers take months to complete.

the amount of stuff I didn't notice, that you broke down in this video, is insane. This is the 4th or 5th trailer breakdown video I've watched, but the only one that really goes into such detail , great vid.

Awesome show, looking forward to more about this subject!

For boarding an enemy ship, I assume you have to first get through the shield and THEN you have to disable their engines. Then you can hopefully board before they can repair the engines, if it works like that. Each module seems to have its own health rating so you may be able to specifically target modules, so there is possibly reasons to pinpoint your attack on specific modules aside from disabling engines-- I assume it may work similarly to how you can target modules and disable an enemy's thrusters (or anything else on a ship, such as their weapons or shield systems) in Elite Dangerous. Disabling thrusters so you can board is likely a big part of pirate gameplay (just guessing of course). I also assume you can jump to most of the 100 systems even with a small jump range, as long as there are stars on that route that can be reached by your jump range and you have the fuel to do so. This is another Elite Dangerous-style thing. You'll just be able to travel quicker and more efficiently with a ship that can jump further distances, AND there will likely be some relatively isolated systems that require a ship that can jump further ranges. It remains to be seen how arduous refueling is; I think it'd be interesting if it actually takes some time to refuel and ya can't just jump jump jump like you can in Elite or NMS. I'm curious to see how fast travel works in Starfield, since allowing you to fast travel across the galaxy would seem to undercut the idea of the whole thing.

Regarding npc hit reactions. They all react visually, unless running or locked in an animation. 9:22 The npc was locked in a "transition from kneel to standing up" animation. There was also a lot of blood flying. 9:35 The npc was in a running animation. 10:12 This will be the norm. 10:32 The normal flinch seen again. 12:00 Running pirate flinches only once still and hit behind cover. 12:04 This npc flinches while walking and getting shot. 12:07 The npc does flinch and bends backwards as the first shot hits. 12:22 The player misses every single shot, but the pirate reacts, hunches over and fires back. Hope this give some more insight into how the shot reactions work. Some details were misjudged in the video and this should clear those up.

absolutely fantastic video mate.

Earned a subscriber, great content.

i think the reason there wasn’t a lot of reaction or feedback when shooting the pirate in the back, was because he was in an animation already. leaning on the table. so he had to exit the animation

"What benefits do you get for your Parents being alive." Oh my god.

Just finished watching vid today. Liked it. A lot of cool stuff you caught.

Great video - so much info from one trailer - excellent work!

Super exited for ship building! I can already see a ton of mods coming.

This is been a rollercoaster. I was HYPED and then let down and now i'm HYPED again. I think I needed to adjust my expectations. I was somewhat expecting a Star Citizen kind of game.

This was fantastic; incredibly detailed analysis. Well done indeed!

Excellent video. Very insightful

May 7, 2330 IS an easter egg, but not for Starfield. It's the release date of TES 6.

Imagine the DLC they will have for this game.

Nice job with the break down :)

This was hella fun. Loved it. Great job as always. Really looking forward to this game.

I am so excited for this game. It really went above my expectations

Something that stood out to me was the repeated numbers of 5, 2, 23. They were different experience points and fauna numbers... it may be a hint on a release date...5/2/23 or 2/5/23

Wonderful video and great analysis, thank you! I'm very interested in this game and everything about it, so it's great to have all of this content packed neatly into just one video!

Nice work!

I believe the reason the first guy barely reacted to being shot was because he was still locked into a search animation. At least that's what i got from that.

Idk why but I think it's so cool that your parents are alive and you can talk to them lol

Best breakdown on the interwebs! I'm watching again!

Awesome job on this video!!

I think Earth is most likely destroyed in the Starfield universe. From my understanding of what we know about the main quest so far, a large focus is placed on finding "Old World Remnants" or something along those lines. This would imply that the old world is no longer accessible. On the other hand, I believe that 3 major cities have been revealed/leaked so far and Todd Howard said that there would be 4 major cities in Starfield. So one of them could be on Earth, although I would find it unlikely that only one Earth city be present, unless some catastrophic event has rendered the rest of the planet uninhabitable.

Needless to say, Juice, you are one of the best what you do mate. Not only did you get the latest Todd Howard interview out to us faster than anyone else, you made the most "ultimate" breakdown video I've seen yet. Good to have you as part of the Bethesda fan community! EDIT: When Starfield is out, I imagine you'll hit 1 Mil subs in no time!

A beautiful video! Nice job

After days of waiting this video is finally here!! Haha great work my man!

Honestly I’m seeing the 1000 planets thing as an endgame, and if random events happen during that it’ll be just as fun as exploring the worlds in Fallout 3/4 and Oblivion/Skyrim

Like every bethseda games the graphics are a work in progress. Hopefully they work on the gunplay

Thank you @MrJuiceHead for breaking this down soo very well! I was previously not interested in starfield but i am now excited for it :)

God im excited, definetaly subbing to you for updates

18:38 Over 150 lines of dialogue? Amazing! That's like PS1 quality. It's like 1 dialogue per NPC.

It would be cool if each faction would dynamically settle, expand and take control of planets during each playthrough.

Excellent stuff... Subscribed.

I worked on the planet design! You are in for a massive treat! It’s astoundingly big. So much content that I wasn’t privy too.

Imagine what Roleplayer's Alternate Start could do with a game like this.

I'm eager to see what they are going to turn Skyrim's dragons into

Great breakdown! Learned some new things that got me even more excited for the game!

Great video, very thorough

I think it’s likely that the 4th city is either the Crimson fleet’s city, or an alien city.

The base building mode is actually a lot more like no man's Sky than any of the previous Fallout games in fact it looks like they took a lot of notes from No Man's sky

I really can't wait for this game...also this was an deep dive into it..thank you

Great analysis, shows me how many detail I have missed.