I'm thinking there's a nap/rest function that allows you to fast forward through time. Kind of like the Phantom Cigar in MGSV.
I could totally be wrong about that though!
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I could totally be wrong about that though!
Not sure why this is so hard to understand for some.
But alas, we'll find out November 8.
We can only comment on what we've been shown and so far all we've been shown is basically a tech demo for the Decima engine.
Slow? You have an Akira-style motorcycle in this game. Clunky is also not word I would describe DS. If its CQC is anything close to MGSV's, it will be far from being clunky. Not like the clunky mess R* games are mechanic-wise (except for Max Payne lol).
First screen is gorgeous, the other ones not so much. I have high hopes the open vistas are not of the same design philosophy as MGSV open worlds were, padding. Really hope the traveling is meaningful and not busywork.
Far to many people on Era simply can't wrap their head around a concept unless they've seen hours of gameplay, 10+ reviews and read over 50 pages of the OT. Ideally before the game even releases.
Fucking love desolate worlds. It's one of the reasons why Shadow of the Colossus is so good. Sometimes it's so much better than 100 Assassin's Creed feathers or GTAIV pigeons or whatever.
I love that we don't know too much. The impatient ones here can make their decision to buy or not closer to launch, or even after reviews.
I don't get how it's such a big deal.
I don't get how it's such a big deal.
Aside from The Phantom Pain, every MGS title is at most around 10h. of real gameplay (and between 3/8h. of cutscenes and forced dialogues). I'd set my expectations according to that.
Most AAA games released in the last 6-7 years feature characters typically modelled after real actors
Water tech looks considerably better than what HZD shipped. Hopefully that's been folded back into Decima so HZD2 will have great water :D
HZD and Hannah Hoekstra, for instance. 'cept very few people actually know who she is.
HZD and Hannah Hoekstra, for instance. 'cept very few people actually know who she is.
Man I dunno. I'm super excited for this game but all these empty landscapes do absolutely nothing for me.
This echoes what everyone kept telling me about MGSV having more than a barebones story. In this case it feels like the reverse but the same sort of "Kojima is doing what he did all the way back before even 9/11 happened and hasn't really done since, but he's definitely doing it again now" posts are everywhere.
We will indeed find out on November 8th and I do indeed hope you're correct. But this is precisely why I will be waiting for impressions.
It looks graphically and artistically amazing, and I'm certainly intrigued by it, I'm also just not sure how engaged I'll be with it. I'm getting major Breath of the Wild vibes, where the world might just be a tad too empty and sparse, and thus monotony inducing. We'll see I guess.
It almost feels like he's trolling us. Seems quite sparse on this part of the world. I wonder how chaotic the underworld, or whatever the other side is called, will be.
Thanks for this. What does the highlighted part mean? I finally watched the trailer for this a couple weeks ago and while it looks very pretty, I had no idea what you're supposed to actually be doing. It also reminded me of a combination of The Last of Us and Metal Gear Solid, both of which I hated, so I wasn't super hyped about it.
I loved the MGS games but this doesn't look like anything. I'm stil on the "not buying it" side until i see some gameplay of what i'm going to do in game because right now, with all the cutscenes shown its looking like a cutscenes festival and i dont like those kind of games (detroit become human for example).
With like 3 months left, it's not a good sign for me that we still have no idea what this thing is. But i'm seriously hoping it's a great game because it would mark the beginning of Kojima Productions as a great developer and maaaaaaybe a PT spin off in the future? LETS GO KOJI
With like 3 months left, it's not a good sign for me that we still have no idea what this thing is. But i'm seriously hoping it's a great game because it would mark the beginning of Kojima Productions as a great developer and maaaaaaybe a PT spin off in the future? LETS GO KOJI
There's no way anyone with any sense told you that MGSV had more than a barebones story. That was 1000% the entire fanbase's single biggest complaint about the game. The only people that seemed not to care about the lack of story were newcomers that only cared about the gameplay.
The UI seems to be kinda inspired by Dead Space - i.e. minimal and diegetic, with stuff like the bracelet showing health status, etc.
If you hated both of these games, you're almost assuredly gonna hate DS (and virtually anything by Kojima).
Maybe but it could also be much much longer(by being grindy for example, hopefully it won't go the same route as other survival type of games).
This..
The main goal isn't to explore. I'm sure you can, but the main objective is to deliver the packages to a specific destination.
In BOTW, there was always something interesting in the horizon in all directions that just invited the player to explore. The areas that we've seen in DS look like big empty spaces because the game is visually trying to lead you to complete the goal of delivering the goods. It's all in how you manage to get across the terrain to reach the goal.
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The "Social Strand System" is basically what Kojima dubs the "Tactical Espionage Action" (synonymous with MGS) of this particular game. This is just my interpretation but Death Stranding is all about connecting with others and uniting together as one in order to achieve a goal and so presumbly, this Social Strand System would mean connecting with others online to help one another without ever crossing paths. This is done through strands (connections) that are in the environment if you look at the sky here.
It's quite similar to how Kojima wanted players around the world to get together for Nuclear Disarmament though this time it's part of the core experience. Indirectly helping one another and "reconnecting". Though this idea isn't really anything new, games like NieR: Automata and even Dark Souls have done this before.
Here's his explanation.
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With the numbers RDR2 has sold I think Rockstar is comfortable with some people shitting on it for being slow and clunky.
