Did you really enjoy this gameplay? Be honest, I only played this for the cutscenes.
>>724248352The biggest issue is the repetitiveness of it. By the time I got mid-way through the game, fighting the BTs were more tedious than it was challenging. I enjoyed helping build the little highway in the 2nd area, made 5 starring a lot of those facilities a breeze.
This shit was exactly as tedious as you would expect.
>>724248352I want to like this game so badly because it appeals to me on paper but the stealth sections where you gotta move really slowly to avoid detection from BTs is so frustrating and boring. I just wanna trudge through a mountainous region I don't wanna worry about that shit
i do and skipped all the cutscenes. building stuff and using the tools to travel is pleasant. i would turn off the BT's if possibles, theyre nothing but minor annoyances
>>724248352Yes.>Only played for the cutscenesMads' story won me over by the end but otherwise I didn't really give a shit, lot of Kojima branded exposition dumps. I appreciated the story in that FedEx simulator in Ghost inhabited Rural Iceland is infinitely better than just doing it in modern day UK or some shit. Powerwashing Simulator's setting is dull as hell, both writing and artistically.
>>724248352Yeah, it is really fun.
>>724249150>funWhat's the fun?
>>724248352Yes, but I have plenty of hours in ets2, snowrunner or openttd, so moving cargo is my jam.
>>724248352No
>>724248352So what was the symbolism behind "The Baby"?
>>724250297Natalism
>>724248352Yes. I love both of them, if the gameplay wasn't great I wouldn't play them way past the storyline just building roads and maxing out links. I see the cutscenes (especially in 1) as just something to tolerate.
>>724248352non-whites wouldnt get it
>be in the mountains >Press the call out button >Hello, my name is Sam>Hear my name is Sam tooThis had to be Sam yelling at himself right?
>>724248352>Be honest, I only played this for the cutscenes.Yes. Yes I did, it was relaxing. I enjoyed it more I thought I would. I took my time and approached the game seriously, checking for timefall to plan my trip, rebuild roads, connecting ziplines correctly, that sort of stuff...It was a satisfying gameplay experience. My problem lies more with the characters.
>>724248352Coming from someone who 100% the game: No, I haven't. The game is extremely repetitive, and not the fun kind of repetitive (like factorio), but rather repetitive and incredibly tedious. The action is terrible and the overall gameplay is bad, and you tend to handle things the same way every time. The logistics aspect would have been much better if, instead of you delivering the packages everytime, you could create a logistics network for other couriers to use for you. That would make the game infinitely better, because you have to 'grind' to get 5 stars with all the facilities, and it all comes down to you going down the same path, using the same traversal method you’ve been using, 200 times. The game is fun when you're facing new challenges and when you're building a logistics network or a road to get back to the same place quickly, but when you have to repeat the process using the roads or ziplines you’ve already built, it’s the most boring thing in the world because there’s no gameplay. Also, the number of menus is ridiculous and extremely poorly designed; to do anything is a very bureaucratic process, and the map provides very little information. You can’t even view it in 3D to check how steep the path is, and that really messes up the part of planning the route you’ll take to get to a specific place
>>724252171its another player responding to you
yes. it's ure ludo kino. has to be the most relaxing game ever made to me.
>>724252739I was looking around but didn't see anyone. I think the most I've seen them do is wave too
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>>724253161You'll only ever hear the voice.
>>724250297Politics and the World went to shit exactly as Millenials came of reproductive age because we are ruled by a Jewish cabal of Saturn adorers who would rather sacrifice us all to Moloch than relent power.
>>724248352The cutscenes were a bit much and the bossfights sucked, enjoyed the rest of it
What is there not to like about both games? >the girls are cute >Cliff/Neil are extremely cool antagonists and Higgs is pure over the top fun >the soundtrack, art direction and atmosphere are god tier >gameplay is relaxing, unique and fun to mess with, lots of different gadgets and ways to approach it >story has a positive message about connecting and family >the games are a technical marvel and run amazing while actually pushing the limits At worst you can say that the game is not for you or that some mechanics feel janky/not fleshed out enough. Sometimes Kojima indulges himself too much but it mostly works out in the end.
>>724248604DS2 is literally the same game again. It was a bit disappointing.
So is all the story in all the interviews and text?
>>724257840Nah. Sam's backstory is, at least to why he's such a loner, but this isn't MGSV.
>>724248352Only got 7 or so deliveries left
>>724257817>Higgs is pure over the top funThis is the problem here. It's a very "make it or break it" situation to me, because I cannot stand Higgs. And not in the way you're supposed to hate an antagonist, like you love to hate because he is the villain. He is such a try hard cringelord, I genuinely got annoyed. And I am so fuckin tired of Goy Baker it didn't help. It really put salt in the wound when I saw he would be back in DS2. I just can't. This character is a walking annoyance
I wanted to play as Fragile or Louise in DS2, ngl. I have nothing against Reedus, even if Kojima made he play a guy even more laconic than Venom Snake, I just think Fragile and Lou were more interesting at this point.Also I am fuckin made Lou does call Sam "dad". Kojima really dropped the ball here
>>724248352Cutscenes in Kojima games have been pretty tame since MGS4. I don't think there's been a big HOLY SHIT moment since Raiden wielding a sword with his mouth and feet. Those couple fight sequences with Quiet in The Phantom Pain were pretty standard pre-Matrix action movie affairs. Same with Tomorrow in DS2. The stuff with Higgs at the end was all flash but the choreography was still just average. The gameplay is interesting though, yes.
There's a lot of shit in this game that I didn't even use
Loved the floating carriers in DS1. Those things where my best friends after a while.Are they still a thing in DS2?
I wish there was some music player in the game, or maybe just more music in general.
>>724257825It's become too rare that a sequel improves upon the last entry or even remains at the same level of quality so i don't want to shit on DS2 for being a straight repeat gameplay wise, especially since it does improve on a number of systems. As such i call it a positive addition and not a disappointment.
>>724259171Apparently they just straight ran out of time to implement that, I know that was a common complaint.I know both MGS4 and 5 had the ingame mp3 player but remember that DS was on the dumb Horizon Zero Dawn engine for whatever reason.
>>724248352same, I hated how the story barely moves forward for most of the game, you just walk and walk and join the places to the network and the story is there only at the beginning and the end
>>724259215It started as a DLC but since some of the actors were not available at the time Kojima decided to turn it into a full game. It definitely has that DLC feeling but at the same time it's really good.
>>724258137my thoughts exactly
>>724259304>but remember that DS was on the dumb Horizon Zero Dawn engine for whatever reason.>for whatever reasonThe official reason Kojima gave is they made a big deal about his visit and really sucked his dick, and then presented the engine to him in a really nice box on a gold plated flash drive.
>>724248352I loved the first game and the second one is more of the first, but better.
>>724258137I thought the same in DS1, i thought he lacked pathos but i liked his character in DS2. He seemed fuller and no longer a mere metasarcastic take on internet trolls but instead his own character with the events of DS1 for backstory.
NORMAN REEDUS FETUS FESTThis is not created for gameplay
>>724248352the fact that BTs and Terrorists/Mules were limited to specific areas made it extremely boring and repetitive. if enemies spawned or ambushed the player randomly it would have been somewhat interesting.
>>724260184It would've been annoying, getting your cargo randomly damaged by thrown javelins or BT vore and having to just start the delivery over again.
>>724259974His insanity in DS2 has a real weight behind it since he spent ten thousand years alone in the limbo after the fight in DS1. Makes his quest to carry out the apocalypse to restore a natural order to the world a lot more righteous and sympathetic.
>>724259024Damn sure. Even the thermal pads, everything is back + new items and that's the overall trend of DS2. It's a complete buildupon.
>>724248352PC FUCKING WHEN
>>724259480Could explain the tone of this new story, it's like it doesn't have deep roots, it's lightweight as it was layed on top. Makes sense to me. I prefered the melancholy of DS1 the ambience was more cohesive and gripping. Or maybe i just hate the sun.
>>724261016its on steam rn
>>724261016'fraid never
>>724260349Look at his fuckin face!
I lost interest in the first game when you complete the prologue and del toro fatman (shit director btw) goes into a long exposition cutscene
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>>724260405Nice! Thanks for the answer
>>724260184>Time slows down near BTs>Everything stops to show the 15 seconds of grass grown and machine warning you BTs were around This was annoying, especially if you're just driving by
>>724261146DS2 is more like a road trip with a crew of weirdos. It has that sunny vacation feel to it.
>>724261320You can switch it off in settings
>>724261320You could turn it off.
>>724261280>The one where you have to walk cause you can't put champagne in your car for some reason That's why I carried that one upright to his dumb ass
I played it for like 50 minutes and it was fucking free
>>724248352No and everyone who claims they did is just a complete kojima dickrider I think. He had his good moments. like quarantino, but now he's a pretentious hack. it's just the truth. also a freemason
>no Mama/Lockne but Fag-Nigman is back
>>724248352I hated this fucking game so much it wasn't even funny. make a fucking new game you dumb faggot!!!!!!
>>724260321I want to be annoyed. GOD. FUCK annoy me. What's the point of preparing for a mission if nothing ever goes wrong? The worst Dungeon Master is the one who gives free revives to his players because they would be sad to lose their characters or, are we on adventure or not? Is the dungeon not full of deadly traps? Attack me. I can't feel anything, HIT ME.
>>724261609>Watch The Substance >Show a peek of pubes>Loves to show off her assShe had the pinkest nipples
>>724261694>What's the point of preparing for a mission if nothing ever goes wrong?Doing it well, and fast, and doing many at once.
>>724261564>Cantina Quarantino so it was you who fed these lies to the word >royal with cheese, buddy>[gunfire sounds]
Is there any reason to go back to the original area?
>>724248352I skipped cutscenes. Gameplay is comfy as fuck.It's basically track simulator but with good graphics, way more varied ways of transportation, and fun combat.
>>724263141If you didn't completed every delivery and got 5 stars with each bases, in theory yes.
>>724263493Yeah same. This is pretty much my experience and how I approached the game myself
>>724263141>Is there any reason to go back to the original area?Yes but don't build anything too expensive. Kojima removes all your structures before the final boss.
>random bridge in the middle of the most boring area has 978000 likes
>>724248352for me, it was the opposite.cutscenes were too long. i see the gameplay could result boring but I found it great. it just lacks of some action and the third map is a joke
>>724248352Yes. I like experimenting with all the tools the game throws at you>using cargo catapult on faggot MULEs>jank vehicles like mako in mass effect I like it but I don't blame anyone for not enjoying that one>running through BT zones with speed skeleton>tony hawk chiral skater in mountains>simply picking up XL cargo to crush MULEs skulls>building roads>planning and building your own zipline networkThere's a lot of autistic fun to be had, but also the game never really forces you to use the tools it provides so lots of people are just going to walk from A to B and then say the game is shit
>>724265392They pretty much made DS2 for you
>>724250297kojima wanted to say something about life and death but he's retarded so he represents this with literal ghosts and fetuses
>>724265037>teleporter in front of distro with inbuild teleporterI am gravely disappointed again you have made me unleash my dogs of war.
>>724261234The face of someone who did nothing wrong
>>724266242BasedHiggs is the hero of Death Stranding
>>724248604>mid-wayI didnt even make it more than 5 hours. It was just boring and I couldn't get absorbed into the material as I had with the MGS series. Idk maybe someday ill get into it.
>kid kicked the bucket huh? >so now what... you're just... lugging that coffin around?>sorry, "pod" >going on a walkabout?
>>724250297It's quite literally just about carrying and spreading life with you and the other couriers in a world of death. The writing is fundamentally incredibly simplistic but Kojima forcefully tries to make it as esoteric as possible through weird design choices. He's not a good writer, he just likes it when things look flashy and "artful".
>>724266873And then he said bossfight and then it was a bossfite.
>>724248352I feel the complete opposite. The story and cutscenes are the worst part of the game.
>>724267236>So how 'bout it? Aren't you getting tired of the grind? Isn't this what you have been waiting for, all this time? ..A game over?!
>>724267674Kino
I actually really enjoyed the game-play. I found it relaxing, but it was slightly too easy. I liked that for the most part the terrain was your enemy. While walking I would be scanning and trying to predict the best route. Analyzing the map and bringing the right ladders, ropes, etc. to make an efficient path was fun. I also think it was a lot more fun early on when you do not have very high level stats. As you play, Sam starts to become better at traversing the uneven terrain whereas I liked "fighting" it and needing to be strategic with load distribution like leaning left/right. I feels like more of an afterthought later when Sam gets better, I remember in Act 1 with heavy loads canning so I didn't trip over a rock, but towards the end you're just sprinting, driving, or zip lining. I wish the story/lore was more coherent, it's way too Kojima. BTs are cool and very unique at first but become stale, and all the bosses suck. Mules were the most fun enemy.
>>724267674Meta cringe shit
>>724249392In (his) mind, like all fun.
>>724248352>Did you really enjoy this gameplay?yes, i finished it twice, original and the dc
>>724265864I like the Roadster but it's so low that off the road it slams into any rock
>>724261016>PC FUCKING WHEN8 months in exclusive jail, same as first gamesame as first gamefurther reminder that kojimbles has full ownership of death strandingsee you in marchkeep on keeping on
>>724265889haven't played it yet.i like kojima but I fear he totally jumped the shark and produced a clusterfuck of nonsense. I'll give it a try as soon as the price drops
I actually did. It was repetitive and kind of silly, but relaxing at the same time. It was just different from other games, combat wasn't the priority and just trucking around resources, building up the roads, building jumps and ziplines to the different shelters, it was silly but fun and interesting. I liked it a lot and it was a nice change of pace from a lot of the other games I've played over the years. The timed deliveries too, some of them have such tight time limits that you have to actually spend an hour just building up some ziplines over rugged terrain and mountains just to get them done fast enough, there were quite a few like that in death stranding 2 and I did them anyways even though I didn't need to, just because it was fun to climb up a mountain to a specific place just to put down a zipline and connect it to others and make a pathway that gets me straight to the delivery up vertical cliffs
>>724260184in death stranding 2 a lot of the enemy camps are right on the path for many deliveries so you will have to stop and fight them especially on the eastern part of the mapThere's also plenty of BT areas you have to clear out before you do some deliveries, but you can actually spawn your own BTs to fight them for you which is fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t28hDMg0_Bk
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>>724272057https://youtu.be/kzPBwWgHOKY?si=6RHer9XmfyFwVkRL
1 was strange, 2 was zany I've always been way more into the gameplay but i have to resist using a truck or I get burnt out
>>724274419Sam control yourself
>>724248352No I quit during the thermal area because I can forgive a lack of conventional gameplay but the traversal and "strand" stuff is boring stupid repetitive. Ghosts are abysmally integrated as a horror mechanic. It just wasn't fun anymore.
