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Death Stranding |OT| Peace Walker
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You can just hold/pres the main menu button in most games that don't let you anyway.
Sure, it's weird that they tell you that way but I just wanted to point that Sam doesn't know anything about it.
I've been getting kicked all day today. Logging back in hasn't been an issue though
It's also just because combat isn't a main focus of the game at all.
similar to how MGSV had extremely shallow traversal and environment interaction because it wanted the focus on incredibly in depth combat/stealth. Death Stranding just does the vice versa.
Oh, yea Sam didn't know what it was. That was a clear case where the audience and Sam have different amounts of information on something.
Argh, I've encountered a bug where timefall shelters don't have the option to pass time. Tried multiple different ones in the areas, making my own, restarting the game... nothing's fixing it. And it's not in a story-related area where timefall is locked in, either. 8(
Very annoying cuz I want to do a time-sensitive delivery through an area that frequently rains but it won't clear up for a good 30 minutes.
Very annoying cuz I want to do a time-sensitive delivery through an area that frequently rains but it won't clear up for a good 30 minutes.
Combat definitely is a big focus of the game. Chapter 3 is not all of the game. They haven't even introduced all the game mechanics yet.
They give you weapons galore up through Chapter 5. Post Chapter 3 is closer to a Metal Gear game. Honestly the game is a little bit misleading in that way.
Laughed out loud when I was reaching the 10-15 hour point where the "miserable slog" of playing this game apparently starts being some actual fun, and then the only thing that changed was that
It was funny picturing reviewers getting to that point and going "Oh, finally, the gameplay is starting"
(I've been having a no-asterisks 5/5 experience with this game so far.)
They gave me a gun
(I've been having a no-asterisks 5/5 experience with this game so far.)
We're well aware. The thing is, you can't suddenly separate the player from the protagonist so many hours in. At no point before that mission were we told to follow stage directions, then suddenly we're asked to do something incredibly stupid with no pretense of agency.
It's a comical action for the player to perform, but it's also in line with how the character was portrayed from the start - a legend in his field who doesn't know how to do his job, a veteran with no concept of how his world works, a man who needs to be told that his mother is, in fact, his mother. Sam is a ridiculous fool and sometimes it's pretty great. Sometimes it's just scary because it doesn't seem like the game is in on the joke.
Out of curiosity, have all of the timefall shelters you've tried been outside of the timefall? The only time I was unable to wait out under a shelter, I built one slightly outside of the timefall, so I thought I just screwed myself over by not building it within the zone. Maybe you don't have the option to wait if you're not currently within timefall?
Ohhh, shit! That might have been it, cuz thinking back on it I'm pretty sure all the shelters I tried were just outside of where timefall was happening. I didn't even think about that.
Damn, if that's the case they really need to add an option to pass time anywhere then.
I believe the explanation is
Is that they can only print that stuff because it is taken from the Seam, where time doesn't pass. The item already exists in the seam since because the people wanted to make it, so Instead Of waiting weeks for it to be made/materialize, they transport it from the seam where it exists finished.
Wait, how many roads are there in Chapter 3? I only did some stuff on the default road before going to bed for the night.
Gonna raid me some mule camps moehaha.
Even unlocked a trophy, apparantly when raiding a mule camp with friendly porters around and keeping them safe will unlock it.
Gonna raid me some mule camps moehaha.
Even unlocked a trophy, apparantly when raiding a mule camp with friendly porters around and keeping them safe will unlock it.
Is there a trick to using the blood grenades? I swear, sometimes I can consistently nail BTs with them perfectly, other times the thing will arc way over their fucking heads despite the fucking crosshair being red and directly over them.
it's the giant body of water at the SE of the second map. it's a story thing you'll know when you can do it
Ahh. Okie dokie.
I was going to make a small detour to take all that crap in the junk yard.
I just noticed when you fall over in water sams collar puffs up into a floatation device. This game rules.
Considering how much I have despised the combat but generally enjoyed the traversal I do not like the sound of that, lol.
Atleast chapter 3 is taking forever I guess.
oh the first sentence is about your first question, the second is about the second. you're free to do the first whenever
What chapter are you on? I can only answer this question if you're either on or past a certain chapter
That Chapter 5 boss fight is pathetic, tbh.
Stay in the entryway to Mama's lab and use the terminal to print out an assault rifle, drain all 210 bullets into the lion's face before tossing away the empty gun and printing out a fresh one.
Rinse, repeat, yawn.
Rinse, repeat, yawn.
I just ran past it. lol
It was extremely underwhelming especially after how hype that intro cutscene was.
Just finished it. 37 hours and 8 minutes and I did quite a lot of side quests. Didn't get boring at all and I can't wait to go back for more.
That was truly one of the best gaming experiences I've had in my life. I have no words. The writing is a bit tacky and some of the acting is a little off, but overall it was incredible. The game itself isn't that fun to play until later on when you get more stuff for traversal and you get to see and trek through more different biomes, but it doesn't have to be fun. It's a reflection of Sam's struggle to reconnect America and find out the truth behind the Death Stranding.
As a reviewer I'm not one to give out a 10 that easy (never gave a 10 in my 10+ years of reviewing games), but this easily is a 10/10 experience for me.
That was truly one of the best gaming experiences I've had in my life. I have no words. The writing is a bit tacky and some of the acting is a little off, but overall it was incredible. The game itself isn't that fun to play until later on when you get more stuff for traversal and you get to see and trek through more different biomes, but it doesn't have to be fun. It's a reflection of Sam's struggle to reconnect America and find out the truth behind the Death Stranding.
As a reviewer I'm not one to give out a 10 that easy (never gave a 10 in my 10+ years of reviewing games), but this easily is a 10/10 experience for me.
Ahh. Sorry for not making myself not more clear.
I kinda do want to go put that shit in the lake. I just wanna get out of chapter 3. LOL.
One or two deliveries past connecting the junk dealer to the UCA network.
Currently at late Chapter 3, genuinely great game. Nice to get something that isn't like everything else once in a while.
A few complaints:
A few complaints:
- Having to skip the same long cutscenes every time you do mundane shit like shower or deliver generic packages. At least give me a designated skip button so I can save a few presses.
- Relies waaaaaaay to heavily on storytelling though long-winded hologram monologues at delivery points. I'd take a weird 40 minute Kojima cutscene over that shit any day of the week.
- Monster. Just what the fuck? The most intrusive and jarring product placement I've seen since airwaves in Splinter Cell.
Just emerged from my weekend play session. I had to have put in about 20 hours and am still in chapter 3, though no idea how far in
I love the world, gameplay systems and gameplay loop. I can't get enough.
just connected the distribution center south of lake knot and sent out a robot
I love the world, gameplay systems and gameplay loop. I can't get enough.
Yeah what's up with this? I've seen cans of Monster like 5 times and after that all I got was that Timefall energy drink and I never saw Monster again...
I see that many people are having issues with the last order in chapter 5 (transporting Mama), it's actually very easy and quick. Just go to the nearest private room, drop off all your cargo there and teleport to South Knot City, from there go to Mama's lab and pick her up on a trike. Driver her to the weather station first, then continue driving to the west through the mountain range until you reach Mountain Knot City. If you look closely on the map and shift the view with the touchpad, you will notice that there is an easily passable, flat-ish path through the mountain range. So basically you just keep driving west after picking her up, there is no need to go all the way around the north, like you do the first time you go through the area.
I'm 12 hours in and barely reached the port, I think I'm about to hit chapter 3? I'm having a blast managing cargo, figuring out routes, fighting BTs.
One thing I wish was made a bit more clear is that you can end up redoing standard jobs for people. I was trying to clear them until I noticed I already had ranks on them from doing them before. Other than that this game is incredible.
One thing I wish was made a bit more clear is that you can end up redoing standard jobs for people. I was trying to clear them until I noticed I already had ranks on them from doing them before. Other than that this game is incredible.
Just keep playing. 99% will be explained just by playing the game.
For those that have completed the game, or even those much farther than episode 3, is it fair to say that it's comfortably the longest episode in the entire game? Really seems to have gone on quite a while, though it seems like it's approaching the end.
Aww damnit, I think I broke the game. I accidentally slipped in the river in Chapter 3 and the prescription meds I was delivering washed away. It let me redeploy the cargo, but when I went back to the distro center, the meds weren't there. When I tried to redeploy again, I keep getting a message that says, "Cannot be used, as you currently are in danger." What?
I'll tag my answer just in case.
Yeah, I think 3 is the longest. There are some other long ones as well, but iirc 3 is the longest one.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who wishes this game wasn't as long as it was?
I'm about twenty hours in and still in Chapter 3.
I'm pretty sure at twenty hours, I've now played Death Stranding for longer than I ever played any of the Metal Gear Solid games on first playthrough except for Phantom Pain, and yet I can tell I'm still relatively early on.
Now I'm heading into work and I know I'm not going to be able to make a lot of progress until the weekend.
I mean, the game is good and fascinating and unique. But it's just a lot, you know?
I think it's just the nature of modern games more than anything.
I'm about twenty hours in and still in Chapter 3.
I'm pretty sure at twenty hours, I've now played Death Stranding for longer than I ever played any of the Metal Gear Solid games on first playthrough except for Phantom Pain, and yet I can tell I'm still relatively early on.
Now I'm heading into work and I know I'm not going to be able to make a lot of progress until the weekend.
I mean, the game is good and fascinating and unique. But it's just a lot, you know?
I think it's just the nature of modern games more than anything.
After putting in about 10 hours in a redbox rental this weekend and getting to the beginning of chapter 3, I gotta say I really enjoy the game. Contrary to most opinions I dont think I've ever been 'bored' of the gameplay, its engaging enough and a great change of pace. Love planning routes and adapting the changes on the fly. BTs and Mules are a slog but after the first hour or so BTs become trivially easy so at least theres that.
Overall on of the things I'm most happy about is how they made an open world non-violent game interesting and fun. Love the social aspects, feels just perfect.
Overall on of the things I'm most happy about is how they made an open world non-violent game interesting and fun. Love the social aspects, feels just perfect.
Who else here, near the end of Episode 3...
It was awful. Combine that mess with whatever Episode 4's deal is and I did not have a very pleasant time with the game tonight.
But hey, at least I finally have
neglected to deliver the bomb to Fragile and had to trek all the way back? Thinking about it now, I should've just restarted from my save at the beginning of the delivery...
But hey, at least I finally have
zip-lines!
This doesn't really follow, though, because Sam is also an expert martial artist who can parry any incoming blow with a really generous timing window.
I love this game as a whole, but the MULEs and the BTs aren't just trivial opposition - they don't even qualify as opposition at all. I can only assume it's an intentional design choice, to make all the threats pushovers or downright optional, but there's a strange disconnect between how the story treats these things as being terrifying, but then Sam just buzzes past them on an old bike he fixed up in a few minutes.
BTs especially. They are crazy generous on how you can get "caught" and wiggle out.
Yesterday i was addicted to deliver shit, refusing to advance in the story because i had the "need" to deliver one more cargo. Today, in chapter 3, im addicted in building "infrastructures" to make my deliveries easier and faster. Been just running around all over the map raiding Mule camps, stealing materials to build more roads. Welp.
I love how the terrain keeps changing, and what was once an uneven terrain with grass and rocks, start giving shape to many dirt trails because so many players crossed the same path.
I love how the terrain keeps changing, and what was once an uneven terrain with grass and rocks, start giving shape to many dirt trails because so many players crossed the same path.