Death Stranding - 50-Minute TGS Gameplay Demonstration

snake2531 · Sep 15, 2019

I'm so conflicted...one one hand, Kojima and his team have never made a game I didn't enjoy. But on the other hand, the gameplay shown is not typically in a genre I would enjoy. It seems to have lots of survival elements. I'm going to give it a shot though just because it really does look interesting.

Simo · Sep 15, 2019

Phendrift said:
So how the hell does the online portion work I have to ask?

Like, I would just play the game offline if people can mess up my world. Will that be possible?

Players can't grief or mess with your world. Other players can build structures, safe houses etc that can show up in your game to assist you.

Alpende · Sep 15, 2019

Whew, don't know if I'm going to watch 50 minutes of gameplay...

Black Chamber · Sep 15, 2019

Didn't they have more gameplay the next 2 days of the Tokyo Game Show? If so, where is that footage?

Jraphics Horse · Sep 15, 2019

Loudninja said:
How dare he right? some of you have serious issues and dont have a damn clue in what you are talking about.

Well I chuckled. The day Kojima is talking about is the same day Shinkawa and Imaizumi were announced as staff, and the Kojima & Andrew House Sony partnership video came out. But maybe something was lost in translation.

TripaSeca · Sep 15, 2019

Raoh said:
Yeah, i'm fine if said trolls are part of the game, npc's enemy factions and all, what i'm not fine with if some random players online can destroy everything you've been building with others.

My guess is that everyone can sabotage, but the costs to disassemble may be significantly higher than the costs to build

Deleted member 45414 · Sep 15, 2019

TripaSeca said:
My guess is that everyone can sabotage, but the costs to disassemble may be significantly higher than the costs to build

Hopefully we'll know more once the translations come.

What-ok · Sep 15, 2019

Just skimmed the video and I'm more hyped now than ever. It looks so chill with lots of item management, exploration, moments of stealth and boss battles. I'm so down to discover outposts and most excited to see how the online community aspects come into shape. (=
Oh and hades is a whole other thing we haven't seen much of. The less I know about this portion of the game the more excited I become.

jett · Sep 15, 2019

MechaMarmaset said:
Looks like a walking simul....

You know what's funny, it seems to be a proper-ass walking simulator where you have to keep in mind your balance, your weight load, the arrangement of said load, and a dozen different stats to get to where you need to.

Hikari · Sep 15, 2019

Neoraxis said:
Not to hate on Kojima but this is hardly an inspiring story if you have that type "connections". Also never forget what he did to david hayter and stefanie joosten.

He's done nothing to Stefanie Joosten and in fact she was there at TGS. He may have contacted her for the job at first to play Fragile but nothing was finalized yet. Also really do you think Joosten would fit in with all these other really famous actors? He didn't axe her. The thing he mentioned was never final and it was just concept art sent to her phone. Actually do your research before you claim he's hurting people. For all you know she's even a cameo in Death Stranding.

Simo · Sep 15, 2019

TripaSeca said:
My guess is that everyone can sabotage, but the costs to disassemble may be significantly higher than the costs to build

You can't sabotage but if another player's structure or safe house shows up in your game world you can disassemble it, but it'll still remain in the game of the player who built it.

Also watching the playback of the 50 minute footage and Sony edited it to cut a scene out. lol

Hailinel · Sep 15, 2019

Thorn said:
Literaly Kojima spending Sony's money on his magical realm.

oh no

Neoraxis · Sep 15, 2019

Hikari said:
He's done nothing to Stefanie Joosten and in fact she was there at TGS. He may have contacted her for the job at first to play Fragile but nothing was finalized yet. Also really do you think Joosten would fit in with all these other really famous actors? He didn't axe her. The thing he mentioned was never final and it was just concept art sent to her phone. Actually do your research before you claim he's hurting people. For all you know she's even a cameo in Death Stranding.

Yeah right because troy baker fit with rest right :)

Equanimity · Sep 15, 2019

Asriel said:
Serious issues for pointing out his ridiciulous tweet?

Can you point to the rediculous part? I don't get it.

Shy · Sep 15, 2019

Neoraxis said:
Yeah right because troy baker fit with rest right :)

Yeah, he does.

AzureFlame · Sep 15, 2019

This is the type of game i never knew i wanted till i saw that demo.

jpbonadio · Sep 15, 2019

What's up with the Kojima hate here on Resetera? I don't get it. It's so conflicting with how he is seen outside here.

In every other game forum or discussion group I read Kojima is loved and considered a legend. But here it seems like he is Hitler or something like this. What's the explanation to this? Did he killed the dog or banged the wife of any user here?

RedMercury · Sep 15, 2019

jpbonadio said:
In every other game forum or discussion group I read Kojima is loved and considered a legend. But here it seems like he is Hitler or something like this. What's the explanation to this? Did he killed the dog or banged the wife of any user here?

I mean... I don't know that anyone has compared him to a dictator, just some people don't like his games?

Mr.Deadshot · Sep 15, 2019

jpbonadio said:
What's up with the Kojima hate here on Resetera? I don't get it. It's so conflicting with how he is seen outside here.

In every other game forum or discussion group I read Kojima is loved and considered a legend. But here it seems like he is Hitler or something like this. What's the explanation to this? Did he killed the dog or banged the wife of any user here?

Just some people that don't understand his brilliance :)
And people that don't like walking simulators obviously. Because like all the videos prove, Death Stranding will be 100% walking simulator without any real gameplay.

Shy · Sep 15, 2019

jpbonadio said:
What's up with the Kojima hate here on Resetera? I don't get it. It's so conflicting with how he is seen outside here.

In every other game forum or discussion group I read Kojima is loved and considered a legend. But here it seems like he is Hitler or something like this. What's the explanation to this? Did he killed the dog or banged the wife of any user here?

Yeah, the change was sudden an odd. Don't know where it came from.

Hikari · Sep 15, 2019

Neoraxis said:
Yeah right because troy baker fit with rest right :)

Troy Baker is really famous and in tons and tons of games.

eso76 · Sep 15, 2019

eso76 · Sep 15, 2019

Asriel said:
Serious issues for pointing out his ridiciulous tweet?

I mean, going from losing your job, staff, engine, every line of code of every title you've been working on all your life, having to start from scratch and releasing an AAA title in 3 years more than warrants a small tweet in which he expresses his satisfaction.

You must have a huge problem with the guy if you choose to interpret this as "I did it all myself, with just a logo and my own PC" Vs "back then I had just lost everything but ffwd 3 years DS is releasing".

Speedlynx · Sep 15, 2019

jpbonadio said:
What's up with the Kojima hate here on Resetera? I don't get it. It's so conflicting with how he is seen outside here.

In every other game forum or discussion group I read Kojima is loved and considered a legend. But here it seems like he is Hitler or something like this. What's the explanation to this? Did he killed the dog or banged the wife of any user here?

I think there are a lot of people here who are young and haven't played and/or don't know the influence and impact of Metal Gear Solid.

Hikari · Sep 15, 2019

Asriel said:
Serious issues for pointing out his ridiciulous tweet?

So it's a ridiculous tweet that he had a dream to build a big company again? Get the hell out of here with that shite

Asriel · Sep 15, 2019

eso76 said:
I mean, going from losing your job, staff, engine, every line of code of every title you've been working on all your life, having to start from scratch and releasing an AAA title in 3 years more than warrants a small tweet in which he expresses his satisfaction.

You must have a huge problem with the guy if you choose to interpret this as "I did it all myself, with just a logo and my own PC" Vs "back then I had just lost everything but ffwd 3 years DS is releasing".

It's really not a stretch to think this. Sorry, it's just an eye-roll inducing tweet when considering the obstacles that most independent studios go through.

"Had dream and connection that's all."

He forgot loads of money and resources. Sorry if I'm not that impressed.

jaymzi · Sep 15, 2019

jpbonadio said:
What's up with the Kojima hate here on Resetera? I don't get it. It's so conflicting with how he is seen outside here.

In every other game forum or discussion group I read Kojima is loved and considered a legend. But here it seems like he is Hitler or something like this. What's the explanation to this? Did he killed the dog or banged the wife of any user here?

- His next game is a PS4 exclusive
- He gets a lot of praise and those that don't agree get upset. "Stop liking what I don't like"
- Arguably the most popular and well known active gaming director. The more popular you are the more hate you get. Fact of life.
- He occassionally makes some dumb tweets. That is enough to send people into a fit of rage.

Add all that together and you get a shitstorm in every Kojima topic.

jpbonadio · Sep 15, 2019

jaymzi said:
- His next game is a PS4 exclusive
- He gets a lot of praise and those that don't agree get upset. "Stop liking what I don't like"
- Arguably the most popular and well known active gaming director. The more popular you are the more hate you get. Fact of life.
- He occassionally makes some dumb tweets. That is enough to send people into a fit of rage.

Add all that together and you get a shitstorm in every Kojima topic.

Yeah, that could be it.

I was honestly surprised by the hate towards him here. I thought I had missed something.

TripaSeca · Sep 15, 2019

So the guy writes about how relieved he feels and Era experts think that's dumb and that the really smart ones are themselves with these comments?
Wow

Shy · Sep 15, 2019

TripaSeca said:
So the guy writes about how relieved he feels and Era experts think that's dumb and that the really smart ones are themselves with these comments?
Wow

Sounds about right.

PLASTICA-MAN · Sep 15, 2019

Presentations still not released in English???...

Simo · Sep 15, 2019

PLASTICA-MAN said:
Presentations still not released in English???...

Nope. The 30 minute Safe House one from Saturday is supposed to be uploaded tomorrow according to IGN.

I did find someone who was translating the videos including all the dialog here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4tCEVw9-8

It's actually been interesting, like explaining the Chiral Printer and he also brings up a interesting point and line of dialog about Sam taking aid to Port Knot City including eggs and sperm "from the outside" to help diversify their population....why not just do it the ol' fashioned way? lol Did the Death Stranding event or Time Fall have a negative effect on reproduction?

Shy · Sep 15, 2019

Simo said:
Nope. The 30 minute Safe House one from Saturday is supposed to be uploaded tomorrow according to IGN.

I did find someone who was translating the videos including all the dialog here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4tCEVw9-8

It's actually been interesting, like explaining the Chiral Printer and he also brings up a interesting point and line of dialog about Sam taking aid to Port Knot City including eggs and sperm "from the outside" to help diversify their population....why not just do it the ol' fashioned way? lol Did the Death Stranding event or Time Fall have a negative effect on reproduction?

Thanks so much for the vid.

Shy · Sep 16, 2019

Here's part 2.

kambaybolongo · Sep 16, 2019

Mr Delabee said:
Gentleman, when I first started Reynholm Industries, I had just two things in my possession: a simple dream, and six million pounds.

FATHER!!!

Lukemia SL · Sep 16, 2019

Neoraxis said:
Not to hate on Kojima but this is hardly an inspiring story if you have that type "connections". Also never forget what he did to david hayter and stefanie joosten.

What did he do to them?

I'd say look at what he did for them, no one knew who Stefanie is and David would just be a barely known screenwriter for comic movies.

Potterson · Sep 16, 2019

Hikari said:
What's wrong with being happy he went independent? Seriously?

Nothing at all! I just find it hilarious he's acting like some small, unknown indie developer working from his garage while he definitely has money, a huge Kojima brand and tons of connections in the industry. So when you have all that and you're like "Oh, I'm just starting from scratch, really have nothing apart from my PC and notepad but LOOK I MADE THIS HUGE GAME" it just looks silly IMO :)

I like his games but man, y'all so ready to defend some celebrity superstars with huge egos.

CenturionNami · Sep 16, 2019

Neoraxis said:
Not to hate on Kojima but this is hardly an inspiring story if you have that type "connections". Also never forget what he did to david hayter and stefanie joosten.

He did fucking nothing to Hayer, who just threw a massive tantrum after he got replaced by Kiefer.

SolidSnakex · Sep 16, 2019

Potterson said:
Nothing at all! I just find it hilarious he's acting like some small, unknown indie developer working from his garage while he definitely has money, a huge Kojima brand and tons of connections in the industry. So when you have all that and you're like "Oh, I'm just starting from scratch, really have nothing apart from my PC and notepad but LOOK I MADE THIS HUGE GAME" it just looks silly IMO :)

I like his games but man, y'all so ready to defend some celebrity superstars with huge egos.

He'd spent his career at Konami. Nearly three decades of working for them and suddenly he got fired and had to do something he'd never done before (start a company and then hire people). Of course he's not some unknown developer, but going from knowing where you're going to work and who you're going to work with for nearly three decades to having to figure out how to start doing all of that on your own isn't an easy task for anyone when they have no experience with it.

nib95 · Sep 16, 2019

Potterson said:
Nothing at all! I just find it hilarious he's acting like some small, unknown indie developer working from his garage while he definitely has money, a huge Kojima brand and tons of connections in the industry. So when you have all that and you're like "Oh, I'm just starting from scratch, really have nothing apart from my PC and notepad but LOOK I MADE THIS HUGE GAME" it just looks silly IMO :)

I like his games but man, y'all so ready to defend some celebrity superstars with huge egos.

How has he acted like he's an unknown indie developer working from his garage?

Saying you're an indy dev doesn't necessarily mean you're a low budget tiny or unknown studio, it can just mean you're an independent one. And he's had to build a new studio from scratch, nothing wrong with being proud of that.

Motorcycle Dork · Sep 16, 2019

So far I like the neat little mechanics. The actions you can do to interact with BB, the resting actions and the Safe Room are great.

My concern is the pacing of the game. I don't want the entirety of the game to be focused on traversing. Hopefully there would be ton of challenges to balance it out.

Deleted member 45414 · Sep 16, 2019

Potterson said:
Nothing at all! I just find it hilarious he's acting like some small, unknown indie developer working from his garage while he definitely has money, a huge Kojima brand and tons of connections in the industry. So when you have all that and you're like "Oh, I'm just starting from scratch, really have nothing apart from my PC and notepad but LOOK I MADE THIS HUGE GAME" it just looks silly IMO :)

I like his games but man, y'all so ready to defend some celebrity superstars with huge egos.

I honestly think most of his "ego" exists in your head.

Him saying he became independent does not mean he's saying he is a low-budget indie developer.

Callibretto · Sep 16, 2019

MechaBreaker said:
I honestly think most of his "ego" exists in your head.

Him saying he became independent does not mean he's saying he is a low-budget indie developer.

Yeah, its like that little girl eating cracker pic. I didn't get the impression that Kojima is bragging from that tweet, and what he did is pretty amazing indeed making game like Death Stranding in under 3 years considering he had to recruit staff and look for engine etc

Kemono · Sep 16, 2019

TripaSeca said:
So the guy writes about how relieved he feels and Era experts think that's dumb and that the really smart ones are themselves with these comments?
Wow

One and done.

Wollan · Sep 16, 2019

The turnaround for getting this studio up and running and developing and releasing a big holiday AAA game that's not walking a trodden path that fits into typical genres, all from scratch in under four years, is a great feat.

Simo · Sep 17, 2019

IGN now has the 50 minute demo with full subtitles!

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...es-of-death-stranding-gameplay-now-in-english

YouTube link.

https://youtu.be/2JdEeGHEaNU

Falchion · Sep 18, 2019

Just getting around to watching this but I'm so excited.

Simo · Sep 18, 2019

IGN now has the other 30 minute private room gameplay up with translations.

https://youtu.be/Ag-P0JQ8eVc

Soprano · Sep 18, 2019

We posted that at the same time in different threads.

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