"the delivery bot's little shoes fucking ruin me every time"
lol same
― circa1916, Thursday, 14 November 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
thing is there's container damage and then there's item damage, right? do you get docked points for container damage?
― circa1916, Thursday, 14 November 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link
i was confused by the repair spray stuff at first as it didn't seem to be fixing up my damaged items. was overlooking the fact that it's called CONTAINER repair spray.
― circa1916, Thursday, 14 November 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
i feel like it factors in but i button mash thru those delivery summary screens until i get to the little "numbers increasing" sound and let the dopamine hit.
― adam, Thursday, 14 November 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
re: post boxes
i think they only allow to do deliver or entrust "lost" cargo. the stuff you find in the field that's been dropped by others.
― circa1916, Thursday, 14 November 2019 17:22 (four years ago) link
You'll get a variety of options to help with package damage:- Find an overhang or cave and take a nap- Unlock the ability to make Timefall shelters you can sit under until it stops raining- Weather station that adds a map layer with forecasts up to a half hour (I think) that let you plot routes around storms- Drive a truck that's enclosed, keeping all your cargo dry- Run around blasting cargo repair spray at your back
As a non-player, this is the type of content I'm looking for here
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 14 November 2019 17:25 (four years ago) link
The dynamic with gear upgrades is interesting in that some of the main storyline missions unlock new types of gear, but it's optional side missions that enhance it or provide different functionality
I felt dumb that I was given the ability to set up zipline stations and then immediately forgot! They're a pretty powerful way to get around once you have the resources to set them up.
― mh, Thursday, 14 November 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
the game doesn't care about container damage on delivery, only contents damage (i think that's what it's called). the higher the container damage the more damage the contents takes when you stumble etc. and that's what you need to worry about. mostly this just means bringing repair spray and using it if the container gets too damaged from timefall etc but it's not a big deal
― ufo, Friday, 15 November 2019 00:41 (four years ago) link
can't believe someone posted the kojima name generator but nobody posted their kojima name, i have to rip off half of someone's name because i am a clone
― I'm a board man. Board man gets paid (Will M.), Friday, 15 November 2019 01:37 (four years ago) link
(my current name is OLD COPPER DESIGNER btw in case you too are a clone and need to jack part of my name)
― I'm a board man. Board man gets paid (Will M.), Friday, 15 November 2019 01:38 (four years ago) link
Have a suspicion a lot of these conveniently placed structures are game placed and not user placed.
― circa1916, Saturday, 16 November 2019 03:59 (four years ago) link
you don't think other players would build theirs in convenient places?
― ciderpress, Saturday, 16 November 2019 05:15 (four years ago) link
There have been a few desperate oasis moments where it seemed too perfect, but I’m OK with the mystery.
― circa1916, Saturday, 16 November 2019 07:16 (four years ago) link
having spent way too long yesterday finding the perfect spots to a place zip lines and set up a transportation network, I resent the implication it’s all the computer!
― mh, Saturday, 16 November 2019 14:05 (four years ago) link
just one more road segment to complete and the Lake Knot City to South Knot City highway will be back online!so many materials
― mh, Saturday, 16 November 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
Is this a niche game or something that anyone and everyone would enjoy?
― Antonym Scalia (Leee), Saturday, 16 November 2019 18:23 (four years ago) link
You must be kidding
― June Pointer’s Valentine’s Day Secret Admirer Note Author (calstars), Saturday, 16 November 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
No. The prerelease narrative was all about qualifying whatever enjoyment it offered, mentioning its antifun tedium and insane Kojima storytelling.
― Antonym Scalia (Leee), Saturday, 16 November 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
there were at least an equal number of gushingly positive reviews that didn't get factored into that narrative
― ciderpress, Saturday, 16 November 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
small spoiler: Heartman, when you meet him, just keeps talking
― mh, Saturday, 16 November 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
And that's what I'm trying to figure out! Which experience most closely aligns to my tastes?
― Antonym Scalia (Leee), Saturday, 16 November 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
i haven't played it yet but reading threads about it reminds me most of the breath of the wild release with how people are excitedly relaying anecdotes of things they found or things that happened to them and are just generally mindboggled at the game existing as it is
― ciderpress, Saturday, 16 November 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
I’ve read a few things drawing parallels to breath of the wild! It makes me want to check it out if I delve back into Nintendo’s ecosystem
― mh, Sunday, 17 November 2019 02:47 (four years ago) link
I'm no gamer at all but I've been following jacksepticeye's playthrough on youtube (I hate reaction videos but watching gamers game is different & he's a nice dude) and it's been addictive and fascinating (almost done, another 5 hours to go I think). Gorgeous Icelandic-type scenery and mysterious sci fi type stuff = me sold
― StanM, Sunday, 17 November 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
P.S.A. if you're going to check out his channel: he shouts a lot :-)
― StanM, Sunday, 17 November 2019 13:21 (four years ago) link
lol at me finally cracking, buying and downloading this, finding some precious time to play while my daughter has an unusually long nap, and then spending the better part of two hours watching cutscenes and about 15 minutes actually playing kojima-san you’ve done it again
― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 17 November 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
right there with you; waiting for this to get fun/interesting is taking a while
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:05 (four years ago) link
it is pretty amazing to look at tbf
― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
i thought it was fun/interesting from the beginning, i just haven't had any time to play
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
i love how it applies these quite familiar gaming tropes of ultra tactical military tech / terrain AR sensing / task loops / skill upgrade paths etc to like, hiking
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:25 (four years ago) link
i’m pretty fascinated by it so far, i just wish i’d been able to, y’know, play it a bit more during the time i had available
― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 17 November 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
This ain’t gaming, this is genocide
― June Pointer’s Valentine’s Day Secret Admirer Note Author (calstars), Sunday, 17 November 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link
so did Kojima come up with the plot after hearing a Chili’s commercial
― mh, Sunday, 17 November 2019 23:28 (four years ago) link
Are there airport ribs in this game?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 17 November 2019 23:34 (four years ago) link
spent another couple hours with this tonight and i'm into the rhythm of it now. some nicely tense stealth action at the MULE camp where i was supposed to get the printer, straight out of MGS. i was so wigged and pumped afterwards that i didn't hang around to pick up whatever other loot there might have been besides some of the other stuff that was in the postbox. even just the stuff in the postbox though, i only took a couple of things. i like how the game quickly disabuses you of the long-standing videogame urge to 'pick up everything'. you can't pick up everything. well, maybe you could, but you certainly can't walk with it.
i have questions though. what's up with these distribution points, incredibly hi-tech outposts in a fallen world? who are the MULES? i can't help thinking i want to switch sides. i like their little ramshackle tents. i want to run onto a BRIDGES base, get scanned, somehow shield my weapon from being deactivated, fuck up die hardman. and deadman. i don't like either of them.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 November 2019 00:32 (four years ago) link
“Get the printer” sounds pretty mgs
― June Pointer’s Valentine’s Day Secret Admirer Note Author (calstars), Monday, 18 November 2019 01:08 (four years ago) link
it is very mgs. the tagging, for instance. it's like the 'no weapons' missions in mgs as the core of a new game.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 November 2019 01:25 (four years ago) link
you haven’t heard the description of who the MULEs are? they’re... a literal cargo cult.
― mh, Monday, 18 November 2019 02:13 (four years ago) link
SIGN ME UP
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 November 2019 08:43 (four years ago) link
lmao
my experience with death stranding so far pic.twitter.com/4qZUWP3SlE— PJ (@kickthepj) November 10, 2019
― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 18 November 2019 10:39 (four years ago) link
also lmao
Been having a blast with Death Stranding pic.twitter.com/gzxmbc8dmp— Fast Food Chain (@Braith_Miller) November 10, 2019
― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 18 November 2019 10:44 (four years ago) link
:)
also confirms one aspect of the TR1 vibes - it's the only other videogame i can remember where people imitated the main character's walk for weeks
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 November 2019 10:52 (four years ago) link
never forget QWOP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfHCUM_OBCc
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Monday, 18 November 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
casting Mads as a multi-faceted character was a great choice
he's just so cool
― mh, Monday, 18 November 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link
here's two hours of Bennet Foddy playing Death Strandinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uScuM6T3Dq8
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 18 November 2019 19:15 (four years ago) link
spent a lot of time last night building out and connecting roads. then put up ziplines out in the mountains where they're desperately needed.
it was a fun change of pace, got kind of addicted to it. looking forward to jacking up some MULE camps for road materials later on.
― circa1916, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
Has anyone had to do a run to the incinerator? I've read that killing someone means you need to move the body in a hurry to avoid a voidout.
― mh, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
isn't that the first mission? with your momz?
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
Yeah. Apparently you can trigger an ad hoc mission if you kill someone, though. Watch out when raiding those MULEs, guys!
― mh, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
god i love stranding fools MULEs
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 15:27 (four years ago) link