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Death Stranding |OT| Keep Walking, Nothing To See Here

GooseMan69

GooseMan69

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Am I supposed to be completely stumped by this thing in chapter 13? Or am I just a fucking idiot? Don’t tell me what to do or anything. I just wanna know if anyone else was struggling with this like I am. Literally no idea what to do. I feel like an idiot.
 
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LaughingStock

LaughingStock

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Chapter 9 spoilers

I hate these boss fights. I switched to very easy to get this shit done quick so i can go back to the real game.

Also, what's wrong with Higgs' face? It's not the same quality as the other main characters.
 
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Clear

Clear

CliffyB's Cock Holster
Zefah said:
I gotta admit, I've been having a blast in the mountain region connecting the place with zip lines. The mountaineering in this game is just a ton of fun for me.
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I feel like the game generally works at its best in the mountainous regions because its the point where all the tools and gadgets you have really show their value. Even stuff as simple as the waypoint-pathing system shines brighter than elsewhere because there are really overt differences between taking hill or valley routes to the destination.
 
Kagero

Kagero

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Zefah said:
I gotta admit, I've been having a blast in the mountain region connecting the place with zip lines. The mountaineering in this game is just a ton of fun for me.
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Same! I connected five points to help people. turned a half hour trek in to a minute lol.
 
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Clear said:
I feel like the game generally works at its best in the mountainous regions because its the point where all the tools and gadgets you have really show their value. Even stuff as simple as the waypoint-pathing system shines brighter than elsewhere because there are really overt differences between taking hill or valley routes to the destination.
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Absolutely. It's where I really learned the value of the floater devices, for example. Been loving this mountainous region.

Just made it to episode 8, and man, the story keeps getting stranger and stranger. I'm loving it, though! 38 hours in now.
 
Silent Duck

Silent Duck

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Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that this game could only have been created by an absolute madman. :messenger_beaming:

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I hate this game, then love this game, then hate it, then love it... the emotional roller coaster is too much.
Death Stranding ( or as I like to call you “Broke My Back Mountain”), I wish I could quit you.
 
GHG

GHG

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Managed to play some more last night. Chapter 4 is a trip... wtf was that!? So unexpected. Complete tonal and gameplay shift. Great fun though.

Quite fitting that you meet mama straight after that madness as well.

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Ovech-King

Ovech-King

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Just started Chapter 8. Can we just agree that this is the finest presentation / directing in years ? Those cut scenes makes you forget 100% it's a game engine . There is soooo much dialogues, pretty much like if Kojima wrote a book then made a game lol
 
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Psykodad

Psykodad

Banned
Chapter 10 (or 11?) spoiler:

Clifford Unger... Holy shit was the Vietnam section awesome. That atmosphere was the best in the game. My favorite chapter by far.

Controls are a major pain during combat.

The fight against Higgs was an absolute drag though and that MGS4-ish climax was a bit overdone.
 
Filth

Filth

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if i misplaced the motorcycle how do i find it? it ran out of juice somewhere and i have no idea where it is and its not on my map. :(
 
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GHG

GHG

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Filth said:
if i misplaced the motorcycle how do i find it? it ran out of juice somewhere and i have no idea where it is and its not on my map. :(
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Should appear as an icon on your map if it's a bike you own.

I'm not sure if the same thing applies if it's a bike another player left that you used.
 
Filth

Filth

Member
GHG said:
Should appear as an icon on your map if it's a bike you own.

I'm not sure if the same thing applies if it's a bike another player left that you used.
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no it was the bike from act 2 or 3, the one you have to fix. i dont even see the icon on the map its just gone. :/
 
GHG

GHG

Member
Filth said:
no it was the bike from act 2 or 3, the one you have to fix. i dont even see the icon on the map its just gone. :/
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Try zooming in on the map around the area you left it.

If not don't sweat it, you can't really use it for much of where you need to go next anyway. Just continue with the main story, you will get the opportunity to get more vehicles soon.
 
GymWolf

GymWolf

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A question for people who already finished the game.

The course of events and revelations in chapter 8-9 are gonna be much more clear going on right??

Because if kojima think that it was already clear he made a huge mistake, or maybe i'm jist too dumb to understand...
I'm talking abiout all the
higgs and amelie situation, heartman revelations, the boss fight, the extiction entity mumbo jumbo, the umbilical cord etc.

This shit make mgs story the most clear and down to earth plot ever in comparison...
 
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nowhat

nowhat

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GymWolf said:
This shit make mgs story the most clear and down to earth plot ever in comparison...
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IMHO you should have known what you're getting into with a Kojima game - don't overthink it too much. Or at all. Just sit back and enjoy the ride, it doesn't have to make sense to be entertaining.
 
GymWolf

GymWolf

Member
nowhat said:
IMHO you should have known what you're getting into with a Kojima game - don't overthink it too much. Or at all. Just sit back and enjoy the ride, it doesn't have to make sense to be entertaining.
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How can you enjoy about something you don't even fully understand??

Especially in a game like this where cutscene with story bits are kinda the big payoff...

Mgs was always crystal clear compared to this game....
 
Roni

Roni

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Played some more this weekend and reached Chapter 6 with 70+ hours into the game already. Didn't make that much story progress, actually, been just doing gameplay stuff and grinding the good gear before moving forward. Still haven't finished Chapter 6, so don't know what's going to happen. But just a quick commentary on the ending of Chapter 5 and start of Chapter 6...

Took Mama for a thermal bath and thought she'd be around for a while only for her to fuse with her sister 10 min later. Didn't see it coming, but thought the moment was pretty kick ass. Already lost BB, had a lot of fun watching Norman Reedus and Guillermo Del Toro share a bath. This whole thread about Bridges having some shady stuff in the past is becoming really interesting! Also discovered Sam named the BB Lou! Hahahaha this game!
 
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Butz

Butz

Banned
Hjunklay said:
Gamer wishes there were less games around.
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I don't consider Kojima or David Cage stuff games, but interactive movies, it's clear where their priorities lie and it isn't gameplay.. Though in Kojimas defense it's more like movies with some walking around here and there.
And it's no secret Kojima would much rather make movies, he said so himself.
Sam Lake still managed to find the best balance between gameplay and narrative so far, even if QB was a dud.
 
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Butz

Butz

Banned
Hjunklay said:
Death Stranding & MGSV are interactive movies? Shows you haven't played either of them...
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Oh right MGSV is an exception to the rule, coincidentally it's also the worst game in the series. And the only people who don't see it are Kojima cultists who love to smell his farts as much as Kojima himself.
 
Butz

Butz

Banned
Bryank75 said:
Yeah, I bought Pokemon double pack for me and my son and I will get Fallen Order too but closer to Christmas. I've spent way too much recently with COD too and other bits and pieces.

It's getting really hard to get a game to score 90+ these days. So many outlets giving scores. One or two troll reviews can tank it.
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Why do you care about these scores? It only matters if you like it or not and 83 is a good score, too good for DS - I can only imagine if it said "Ubisoft" on the box instead of KojiPro and the game didn't have all these b-list actors, it'd probably sit around 60 because it's just as tedious and mindnumbingly boring as the last two Ghost Recon games because in terms of pure gameplay that's what it's on par with - but hey the cutscenes are fancy I guess that makes the GAME!! good. The userscore on MC for this game is much more accurate.

However, the funniest of all of this is Kojimas absolute seethe. All this talk about developers being left speechless and absolutely amazed by what they just witnessed - all the Geoff Keighley circlejerk at VGAs and Gamescom, and when the reviews come out and some people DARED to not like it Hideous Kojima lashes out and calls these people dumb who didn't get it. His pompous ego alone makes him so unlikable, we get it, you made Norman Reedus, a literal who from some TV show people liked a few years ago your main character and he can piss, eat bugs, cut his toenails, drink Monster Energy and deliver frozen sperm from one place to another. Truly the work of a genius right there, only possible with Godjima!
 
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HotPocket69

HotPocket69

Banned
Butz said:
Why do you care about these scores? It only matters if you like it or not and 83 is a good score, too good for DS - I can only imagine if it said "Ubisoft" on the box instead of KojiPro and the game didn't have all these b-list actors, it'd probably sit around 60 because it's just as tedious and mindnumbingly boring as the last two Ghost Recon games because in terms of pure gameplay that's what it's on par with - but hey the cutscenes are fancy I guess that makes the GAME!! good. The userscore on MC for this game is much more accurate.

However, the funniest of all of this is Kojimas absolute seethe. All this talk about developers being left speechless and absolutely amazed by what they just witnessed - all the Geoff Keighley circlejerk at VGAs and Gamescom, and when the reviews come out and some people DARED to not like it Hideous Kojima lashes out and calls these people dumb who didn't get it. His pompous ego alone makes him so unlikable, we get it, you made Norman Reedus, a literal who from some TV show people liked a few years ago your main character and he can piss, eat bugs, cut his toenails, drink Monster Energy and deliver frozen sperm from one place to another. Truly the work of a genius right there, only possible with Godjima!
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You ok?
 
Butz

Butz

Banned
VedderOA said:
You ok?
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Yep I wrote what I wanted to write now you can go back to your genius Godjima!
I already feel my IQ rising by just watching a walkthrough on Youtube and seeing Norman Reedus walk up a mountain and walk it down again or walking through a river, such a smart game for smart people.
 
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Bryank75

Bryank75

Banned
Butz said:
Why do you care about these scores? It only matters if you like it or not and 83 is a good score, too good for DS - I can only imagine if it said "Ubisoft" on the box instead of KojiPro and the game didn't have all these b-list actors, it'd probably sit around 60 because it's just as tedious and mindnumbingly boring as the last two Ghost Recon games because in terms of pure gameplay that's what it's on par with - but hey the cutscenes are fancy I guess that makes the GAME!! good. The userscore on MC for this game is much more accurate.

However, the funniest of all of this is Kojimas absolute seethe. All this talk about developers being left speechless and absolutely amazed by what they just witnessed - all the Geoff Keighley circlejerk at VGAs and Gamescom, and when the reviews come out and some people DARED to not like it Hideous Kojima lashes out and calls these people dumb who didn't get it. His pompous ego alone makes him so unlikable, we get it, you made Norman Reedus, a literal who from some TV show people liked a few years ago your main character and he can piss, eat bugs, cut his toenails, drink Monster Energy and deliver frozen sperm from one place to another. Truly the work of a genius right there, only possible with Godjima!
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Congratulations, your clown hat is in the mail!
 
DarkBatman

DarkBatman

SBI’s Employee of the Year
Butz said:
Oh right MGSV is an exception to the rule, coincidentally it's also the worst game in the series. And the only people who don't see it are Kojima cultists who love to smell his farts as much as Kojima himself.
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Dude, guys like you make the internet so terrible. "I know this is right, everyone who thinks something else is wrong and stupid."
I loved MGSV and found it to be weaker than MGS2 and MGS: PW.
I know you won't care, because you know everything better. Thank god no one cares for your own OBJECTIVE opinion.
 
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Woodchipper

Woodchipper

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Butz said:
I don't consider Kojima or David Cage stuff games, but interactive movies, it's clear where their priorities lie and it isn't gameplay.. Though in Kojimas defense it's more like movies with some walking around here and there.
And it's no secret Kojima would much rather make movies, he said so himself.
Sam Lake still managed to find the best balance between gameplay and narrative so far, even if QB was a dud.
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You’ve never played a Kojima game... sorry, I mean movie, have you?
 
Bryank75

Bryank75

Banned
Butz said:
This video is still accurate when it comes to depicting fanboys like you who cry about a game not getting 100/100 scores.
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You'd almost have a point if it was not immediately apparent from your posting that you are a big Xbox fan.
I don't pretend to not have an agenda or bias, I advocate for the console and games I enjoy and that provide me with the way I wish to play....

You may not agree with the meta, you are right it is not the right number... it's way too low. an 89 or round 90 would have been acceptable.... adequate if you will!

You can go back to pretending Rare are in their glory days now!
 
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