lol at jeff describing Death Stranding's premise (timestamped)
Holy fuck, hold this pizza the right way so it doesn't take damage.
lol at jeff describing Death Stranding's premise (timestamped)
Pokémon will get GOTYa fighting game will never win goty. this year it's either RE2 or sekiro.
FE winning would be amazing. So many memes and fanart will be created because of it.
Online works great now
But it is. Just only after 5-6 hours.Because it's not a combat game?
Honestly, people's reactions to this game are so frustrating. There are lots of games out there where you navigate an open world and shoot people. This isn't one of them.
Everybody should know that if you want cool games trying fresh new things, being experimental, creative and artsy, high concept and cutting-edge, the indie game scene has been providing those games on the regular for over a decade now. I can't take anyone saying so about DS and Kojima seriously, while at best they're using his popularity and platform to make it to the mainstream. But it's been there all long indeed, except without the ultra HD 4k graphics.
not with those N64 lookin trees /s
I actually think Death Stranding has a chance despite the relatively low average, the sheer amount of perfect scores suggests that a lot of publications will give it GOTY even if many of them aren't too hot on it.Screenshot me on this...
Resi 2 isn't winning GOTY
Seki isn't winning GOTY
DMCV isnt winning GOTY
Death Stranding isn't winning GOTY
Jedi or some Nintendo game will sneak it UNLESS I'm forgetting something
Disco Elysium (would never happen, but it deserves it.)Screenshot me on this...
Resi 2 isn't winning GOTY
Seki isn't winning GOTY
DMCV isnt winning GOTY
Death Stranding isn't winning GOTY
Jedi or some Nintendo game will sneak it UNLESS I'm forgetting something
Several reviews have described the combat as making up about 10% of total playtime. That is not a combat game.
Oh yeah, I get that. But the takes like "this is moving the medium forward" seem so disingenuous, considering quirky stuff like this has been there all along. So what they're effectively saying is that this type of art game is only meaningful it if has a massive budget.
The thing that resonated with me the most about GB's impressions is the idea that while it's cool that this game is trying fresh new things, there are a lot of small experimental games out there coming out every day that do incredibly creative, high concept and cutting-edge stuff. These, unfortunately, don't get the kind of spotlight DS does and there are very few places you hear about them.
YuuuupEverybody should know that if you want cool games trying fresh new things, being experimental, creative and artsy, high concept and cutting-edge, the indie game scene has been providing those games on the regular for over a decade now. I can't take anyone saying so about DS and Kojima seriously, while at best they're using his popularity and platform to make it to the mainstream. But it's been there all long indeed, except without the ultra HD 4k graphics.
they can easily do both these thingsThey should have gotten Swery or Suda to do a 1st party game for Sony rather than Kojima. But hey I guess making third person cinematic games is more important than quality fun times.
That and Sony got brownie points for yeartfor helping out a Kojima messed over by Konami
no, it isn't
Have any reviews mentioned if this game opens up the possibilities to a sequel in this world or is this a one and done?
Having not played the game... here's what I gather from the impressions....
In most games you get a destination marker, travel there and actually do something at the destination.
In death stranding, from the sounds of it, the journey to the destination marker IS the game.
the obstacles you encounter along the way, be it the terrain, mountains, chasms, weather, etc and how you decide to tackle them is the hook.
the strand part of it seems to be the fact that you can find items (ladders, vehicles, etc) that other players have left behind, and things you leave behind can appear in other players games.
It sounds so interesting, and uninteresting at the same time. I can see why people say it's boring, but personally I can't wait for it.
I couldn't disagree with that IGN quote more.
On paper, yes, but it's the mechanics that completely change things up.
Here's the thing - most open world games focus on what happens when you arrive at your destination. The space between the objective and starting point is useless, empty space - you hold forward on the stick and you go. There's not usually much there.
Death Stranding inverts that - the arrival at your way point isn't usually the payoff - it's the journey.
Here's some examples..
I need to reach my objective in a stony field with large chasms running through it. I had a lot of things to carry and could barely walk with them so I loaded everything into a truck and hit the road. Unfortunately, I tried to jump a large chasm and missed - the truck fell into the chasm. Ruined, I climbed out of it and tried to consider my options. However, this commotion triggered a nearby camp (they have these pylons which scan for cargo). You can hear them above the chasm and then they start climbing down after me. So I open up the truck inventory quickly, grab a few supplies for combat and run.
Then I spent time taking out the patrol one by one (non-lethal - since killing leads to a voidout which blows a huge crater in the map).
After dispatching them, I returned to the truck and transported things piece by piece up the side of the chasm back to the surface. Carrying everything would be too difficult so I made my way to the bandit camp where the enemies had arrived from. Managed to steal one of their trucks and get back to my pile of stuff where I could load it up. I was able to continue my delivery route to the next way point until BTs appeared and the battery on the truck ran low (and since I wasn't in the Chrial network, I couldn't build a charge station). So I grabbed the key items for the mission and continued on foot, sneaking through BTs. Eventually, I made it to the top of a mountain (looking something like Mars at this point) and used the steep terrain as an excuse to run down the hill while trying to keep balance. Then - the objective was reached.
A simple little story but it's this type of occurrence - things going wrong on the road - that makes for such a memorable time.
lol at jeff describing Death Stranding's premise (timestamped)
This list is really off. I loved Disco Elysium but it's not winning any GOTY award, maybe from some PC-only small website. And DMC5 even with the good Metacritic is not the kind of game that wins GOTYs. RE2 will be, maybe some Sekiro and some Nintendo game (FE and LM3 mostly).Out of the five likely GOTY winners (this, Sekiro, Disco Elysium, Three Houses, DMCV),
Does it...? Was still shit a month ago.
The entire game seems like being in the fever dream of Kojima. The gameworld is supposed to be America, but its obviously inspired by Iceland. All the people you meet seem to be people Kojima knows in real life. Its like, somewhere in there is a normal reality, but its bend, like seen through the dreams of Kojima. Thats what makes it so awesome, imo.
Well, different structures.
Its true. The focus on combat comes much later. First 1/4th of the game def. feels totally like a mix between a David Lynch movie and a survival trek.
check again now.
it was only on the main page but now its updated on the game page too
Screenshot me on this...
Resi 2 isn't winning GOTY
Seki isn't winning GOTY
DMCV isnt winning GOTY
Death Stranding isn't winning GOTY
Jedi or some Nintendo game will sneak it UNLESS I'm forgetting something
Holy fuck, hold this pizza the right way so it doesn't take damage.
not og ps4, but its apparently its very stable on ps4 pro according to digital foundry. they will have a second video comparing to base ps4 performance in the coming days, but considering its decima engine, it might be like with horizon when the game perfromed pretty much exactly the same on both systems.
I think it's still re2's to lose, but outer worlds could sneak in.
I hope not. I like the game but it really is just new Vegas lite and not as good. Nothing unique about the game either
I'm not liking this new narrative that's cropped up around criticism of this game.
"You must only like shootbang game if Death Stranding looks boring to you."
Fuck off with that elitist shit. No one in here in particular. But it's something I've seen since we've gotten more footage and it isn't going to stop now.
I have to say, it's amusing that you have to deliver the pizza in 30 minutes or less.Holy fuck, hold this pizza the right way so it doesn't take damage.
I can say that it's very similar to Pro but at a lower res.Dark1x I'm watching your video analysis of the game, you say it's focused on PS4 PRO. Is there anything you can say now about how the base PS4 performs?