See you on the beach - the thread for Hideo Kojima's DEATH STRANDING

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

(my current name is OLD COPPER DESIGNER btw in case you too are a clone and need to jack part of my name)

Have a suspicion a lot of these conveniently placed structures are game placed and not user placed.

you don't think other players would build theirs in convenient places?

There have been a few desperate oasis moments where it seemed too perfect, but I’m OK with the mystery.

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!

just one more road segment to complete and the Lake Knot City to South Knot City highway will be back online!

so many materials

Is this a niche game or something that anyone and everyone would enjoy?

You must be kidding

No. The prerelease narrative was all about qualifying whatever enjoyment it offered, mentioning its antifun tedium and insane Kojima storytelling.

there were at least an equal number of gushingly positive reviews that didn't get factored into that narrative

small spoiler: Heartman, when you meet him, just keeps talking

And that's what I'm trying to figure out! Which experience most closely aligns to my tastes?

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

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

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

P.S.A. if you're going to check out his channel: he shouts a lot :-)

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

right there with you; waiting for this to get fun/interesting is taking a while

it is pretty amazing to look at tbf

i thought it was fun/interesting from the beginning, i just haven't had any time to play

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

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

This ain’t gaming, this is genocide

so did Kojima come up with the plot after hearing a Chili’s commercial

Are there airport ribs in this game?

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.

“Get the printer” sounds pretty mgs

it is very mgs. the tagging, for instance. it's like the 'no weapons' missions in mgs as the core of a new game.

you haven’t heard the description of who the MULEs are? they’re... a literal cargo cult.

SIGN ME UP

lmao

my experience with death stranding so far pic.twitter.com/4qZUWP3SlE

— PJ (@kickthepj) November 10, 2019

also lmao

Been having a blast with Death Stranding pic.twitter.com/gzxmbc8dmp

— Fast Food Chain (@Braith_Miller) November 10, 2019

:)

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

never forget QWOP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfHCUM_OBCc

casting Mads as a multi-faceted character was a great choice

he's just so cool

here's two hours of Bennet Foddy playing Death Stranding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uScuM6T3Dq8

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.

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.

isn't that the first mission? with your momz?

Yeah. Apparently you can trigger an ad hoc mission if you kill someone, though. Watch out when raiding those MULEs, guys!

god i love stranding fools MULEs

I mostly run from them or avoid them! I'm to the point where resources are plentiful at the different supply centers/cities and I just load up a truck instead of raiding MULEs.

Some of the new toys I've received in the late game could make the encounters more interesting, though

and let me just say that Timefall Porter is much better than Monster