I don't know what it is about this game, but there's just some seriously tranquil moments that come out of nowhere and elevate the entire experience for me. I saw that a Timefall shower was coming on so I decided to run to the nearest shelter. These shelters offer you the ability to completely skip ahead 10 minutes so you can get the weather to clear but I saw the structure was playing "I'm Leaving" by Low Roar. This is my favourite Low Roar song and got me through some tough times in my life.I feel like all of us in here get it, this post should be in the other thread haha
I felt oddly compelled to just simply sit under the structure and wait the Timefall out by listening to this great song. It's here that my super weary Sam who's been delivering cargo for hours on end and hasn't had the chance to catch a break at a Private Room simply dozed off while this relaxing music played, as the presence of the relentless and violent Timefall rain roared on in the background. I don't know why, but in this moment... I kinda felt like tearing up a bit. It just brought back some rough memories haha. Memories of desolation, woe, sorrow and sadness. The exact same kinds of things Sam has surely experienced on his journey to reunite America. And other Porters too, trekking across this barren and bleak future.
I'm not really one to get emotional at video games but this got me. One of my favourite video game moments ever. Probably my favourite. I think what's amazing about this is that it just popped up out of nowhere, simply because of the circumstances I was in. This wasn't a cutscene or some scripted event. It just happened in the open-world, and this kind of thing is so common in Death Stranding. I love it.
This moment here does a really good job of capturing what Death Stranding is in my opinion. That sadness, melancholic, but somewhat hopeful vibe that permeates every aspect of the game. The game may be divisive, and some people may not like it, but I'm so glad that this thing I've been looking forward to for years absolutely delivered and then some. I couldn't ask for any more.
I recorded the moment so you see what I mean, just check the YT vid below if you've got time. If you don't mind, I'm going to copy this post and put it under the description as I really poured my heart out here :D
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