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Death Stranding |OT| Peace Walker
- Thread starter Kindekuma
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And this is what I'm talking about when I say the ost is generic to me. This reminded of some knock off alicia keys track or something I hear over the radio...
Not saying its bad but its just not my cup of tea and not a big fan of these big lyrical track on video games, especially in a game like DS where you explore in solitude.
It's true. Outer Wilds GOTY.
I'm fine with its functions in those scenarios, though I think the red river areas have been underutilized (so far anyway), it's just that even outside of the general stamina I guess I figured it would be a bigger pain to lug near max cargo around.
I do think chapter 6 has been the most interesting regarding that so far atleast. Though I am on team zipline so I've been making them everywhere, which is satisfying in its own weird way.
You can eventually make your own truck and it carries way more than the mule one. 2 cargo bots might also work, not sure how much that would hold.
It took me until a couple deliveries into Episode 3 to get into the game but now I can't stop.
Was really not enjoying the game, even ended up just going to watch spoilers because I needed to know the story.
Now I'm into Episode 4 and I've played for 6 hours. No regrets. What a cool thing this is.
Was really not enjoying the game, even ended up just going to watch spoilers because I needed to know the story.
Now I'm into Episode 4 and I've played for 6 hours. No regrets. What a cool thing this is.
So my PS4 just shit the bead.. turned Off in during game play... now it will not turn on have no idea what happened and game is stuck in the console.. no point to get a new PS4 with PS5 so close and I hardly ever play my PS4 sucks because I was loving this game. :(
Just finished building my first "full"
(with the help of a few other players), and I'm really surprised how satisfying it was to complete it. Knowing how tough it was to walk through that whole area, and then building such an infrastructure that can help you and other players so much, feels absolutely amazing. I'm really into the whole collaborative aspect of this game.
Everything about this is all stuff that on paper, and maybe even watching on video might seem dull but once you're invested, these little accomplishments feel really good.
One thing I really loved about this game from the very beginning was just looking into the landscape and actively deciding which path to take. Should I try to climb this mountain, or go around it? Should I walk on this rocky area and risk falling with precious in order to avoid some enemies? That whole decision-making process is a gameplay loop I never thought I would enjoy so much.
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Everything about this is all stuff that on paper, and maybe even watching on video might seem dull but once you're invested, these little accomplishments feel really good.
One thing I really loved about this game from the very beginning was just looking into the landscape and actively deciding which path to take. Should I try to climb this mountain, or go around it? Should I walk on this rocky area and risk falling with precious in order to avoid some enemies? That whole decision-making process is a gameplay loop I never thought I would enjoy so much.
I've done a couple and they mostly seem to be more colors for vehicles and gear, or more holograms. You get a star for each one that goes on his pantleg but I haven't really noticed it all.
I think i remember port knot city at level 4 give you another automated bot.
Most others need to get to level 3 for new equipement. But usually level 4 and 5 are for customisation (hat color, bike color, glasses color, holograms etc.) I'd say the big important place might get better reward at level 4-5 than preppers
Episode 7!
That was phenomenal, the best boss fight so far (I mean it's the same as before but in a much better enviroment and I'm way more equipped and skillful). The story is picking up steam too. This is great!
Right??? That feature made games like Mario Galaxy 90percenters.
It at least it is difficult to review a game properly if such a big feature is missing. Using and building stuff together is a big part of the fun for me. Spent hours with driving from base to street building machines and back just to deliver materials. So the social part is indeed a big aspect of the game.
But with my comment I was more aiming towards the users that use the Gameplay sucks comments or say it's so minimal. In my understanding, a game with rich Gameplay is a game with many ways to interact with the environment (and has often confrontations that make those interactions necessary or give them sense). And imo Death Stranding is a game with many options and interaction possibilities, it's just not shooting 24/7.
A few thoughts from my mountain adventure:
The snow doesn't turn yellow when you try to paint yourself a pretty pee picture. Going to have to email Sony about a refund. That's some sloppy shit, Hideo!
On the other hand, snowboarding through BT territory does feel pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Overall, if there's anything Death Stranding has taught me, it's that human life has value about equal to that of a T-rex model and two PSPs.
The snow doesn't turn yellow when you try to paint yourself a pretty pee picture. Going to have to email Sony about a refund. That's some sloppy shit, Hideo!
On the other hand, snowboarding through BT territory does feel pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Overall, if there's anything Death Stranding has taught me, it's that human life has value about equal to that of a T-rex model and two PSPs.
So I just arrived at Chapter 3, and I don't have bike or anything.
Is there a way to fabricate a bike, or should I just push on with the story and wait?
Is there a way to fabricate a bike, or should I just push on with the story and wait?
When you use hemetic grenades on enemies in close proximity to sam, dude ends up like fucking gnarly. Dude is just covered in what looks like blood and guts lol
Are there any cons in using other people's bikes? Seems likes there's no point to making your own when there's so many laid out around.
Im surprised he's playing the game, I remember him not being too hot on it before launch.
Right, but holding the triggers is still slower than not holding them. And to your point, I don't think the game really wants you to travel light very often if at all, in-fact the progression and rewards system sort of pushes you to carry more and more as you go.
Ultimately, the main negative of travelling heavy is the loss of speed. You simply sprint and move slower the more encumbered you get, or the heavier your load is, and in this game one of the biggest rewards so to speak, is saving time. The heavier your load, and the fewer ladders, ropes, ziplines, roads etc you use, the longer your deliveries take.
Personally I'm glad the game takes the liberties it does with the examples you've given, because otherwise I feel like it would be too frustrating and annoying. Especially when you're someone like me who is constantly going off the beaten path to try and avoid BT's, and as a result getting into precarious non-climable areas where I'm constantly losing balance, getting to awkward places, or running into stuff, even when using that trick.
When you're traversing really dangerous heavily (red marked) terrain, the button prompts for climbing don't always pop up, hence often you're choosing between maintaining balance and looking for that climbing icon to pop up, else you end up stumbling into stuff or losing balance.
Hell, the R2+L2 trick is the only thing keeping me sane or allowing me to navigate those much harsher off to the side, rocky cliff type segments that you often must to avoid BT's, especially given you really can't carry that many ladders and climbing posts, since later you have to leave space to carry grenades, sprays etc too, along with your actual cargo. Were it not for these traversal liberties, I'd be much less inclined to experiment with going off the beaten track, and would instead be forced to engage with BT's all the time, which for me would diminish the pacing and overall enjoyment.
Perhaps they could offer a survival mode to appease players who seek what you're asking for, where everything is even more realistic and punishing. But I do think that mode would be less enjoyable if those traversal liberties were removed, since it would essentially force you to stick to certain paths, instead of experimenting more to avoid certain areas or BT/Mule encounters.
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The prologue and episode one make me half-seriously suspect Kojima came up with this whole thing to explain why, with the resources available to him after breaking up with Konami, he was able to put together a game where all you do is traverse mostly empty terrain. The story, setting, and holograms sort of work as an explanation why there are no NPCs or really any entities around other than the player character -- no need to program and animate AI and whatnot.
I know that's not actually the case though and you do encounter enemies later on. I'm just saying...
Anyway, this game actually seems like exactly my kind of shit. I'm the kind of person who never uses fast travel in open-world games and is perfectly fine just running around and taking in the scenery. And I've been waiting for more open-world games where combat is less frequent. Creates a better sense of contrast if you ask me. This whole thing sort of has a Shadow of the Colossus kind of feel.
I know that's not actually the case though and you do encounter enemies later on. I'm just saying...
Anyway, this game actually seems like exactly my kind of shit. I'm the kind of person who never uses fast travel in open-world games and is perfectly fine just running around and taking in the scenery. And I've been waiting for more open-world games where combat is less frequent. Creates a better sense of contrast if you ask me. This whole thing sort of has a Shadow of the Colossus kind of feel.
Finally connected all roads in chapter 3. game says i built 19 out of what i presume to be 20 roads. i barely missed out on the second stretch of highway because i had to go get 200 more ceramic and someone snuck in before i could manage it, but then the rest was all me. all the way till the end. literally built every single road.
i wont lie. i did it for the likes. i am up to 100k likes now. mostly from people driving on my roads. i think kojima is a genius and this entire online aspect of this game is the most innovative feature ive seen all gen.
oh the main game is pretty good too. sucks that it kinda bombed in the uk which doesnt bode well for sales in the u.s but hopefully we will finally get some substantive discussion on how critics poison the well when it comes to certain games and how social media is used by the toxic gaming community to completely hijack the conversation and turn people away from some extremely fun games. its happened a lot this gen and it all starts with some poor form from critics which then enables bandwagon haters on youtube and twitter to dominate the discussion. the last guardian, andromeda, metal gear survive, days gone and even anthem earlier this year bombed because the critics poisoned the well so much, no amount of word of mouth could save those games. this game is actually rated much higher than all those games but reading the reviews and seeing the social media reception prior to the game it seemed it like was a terrible game.
i wont lie. i did it for the likes. i am up to 100k likes now. mostly from people driving on my roads. i think kojima is a genius and this entire online aspect of this game is the most innovative feature ive seen all gen.
oh the main game is pretty good too. sucks that it kinda bombed in the uk which doesnt bode well for sales in the u.s but hopefully we will finally get some substantive discussion on how critics poison the well when it comes to certain games and how social media is used by the toxic gaming community to completely hijack the conversation and turn people away from some extremely fun games. its happened a lot this gen and it all starts with some poor form from critics which then enables bandwagon haters on youtube and twitter to dominate the discussion. the last guardian, andromeda, metal gear survive, days gone and even anthem earlier this year bombed because the critics poisoned the well so much, no amount of word of mouth could save those games. this game is actually rated much higher than all those games but reading the reviews and seeing the social media reception prior to the game it seemed it like was a terrible game.
Just because they're holograms doesn't mean they don't require animation, and the AI isn't an issue cause it exists in other porters and whatnot, the main reason its holograms and not regular people is because the game is about forging connections in a world that everyone builds walls around themselves.
The holograms are 3d models that have animation, they could have them be outside waiting for you if they wanted, it actually probably took more to make them holograms lol
No cons. The game is all about sharing stuff with other players.
So delivery bots are worthless, right? I sent one on a specifically short trip that was 90% road. And yet half the cargo was destroyed and the surviving items took 80% damage or more. Ridiculous.
That is good to hear :)
I felt guilty taking them out of a garage or out in the wild hehe
I feel you. I'm in chapter 3 and I feel like I'm going to spend goddamn 200 hours in this game just getting 5 stars with everyone and building roads and stuff.
they do a good job making you walk to new areas. i am 35 hours in and its still thrilling as fuck. once you establish contact with bases though, you are free to use vehicles.
I am still early but while on a trike I managed to gun it through one BT territory in Chapter 3. Heh
Biggest slog of the game so far. So much padding and back tracking... I was getting frustrated
and then the game picked up again. I didn't want to put it down once I got to Heartman
Yeah, dont know why they in the game. They offer very little. The devs may have added them to help bring the narrative and the game world to life.
I can try but if i get caught 2 time, i'll probably wont have strength left. There's a player house just outside but i miss like 300 upgraded material ahah, i'll sleep and hope for something miraculous tomorrow.
Btw is it me or those the eastern side of the map, the meteo is static, doesn't move, compared to the middle section?
No? You don't have to do any kind of combat in this game outside the mandatory parts. Just hold your breath if you're around a BT (you don't need BB to get around them, just turn your sound up), or walk around MULE zones.
just gotta be careful
i had the same experience. i'm at chapter 9 now and feel completely rejuvenated after chapter 6