Yup I notice too

pretty cooool

I don't know if you have to do a specific order but you can get a Santa hat as a gift as well!

@@Invader_Mannabis I got that like a month ago, from the First Prepper

lol i remember that from last year when i first got the game

Actually I think that’s my biggest critique with the game, the songs do not last so I always have Spotify with the playlist on

dont be so serious

@@olinto4206 Sam needs his own mp3

Exactly! Most of the reviews don't touch on how great the music was placed in thsi game.

It would´ve been cool if once you get the sunglasses they played music

Those gotdang rocks lol.

Wow. The boss fights were the worst. Sam tripping over rocks and his own feet. I've never been so stressed in a game. If you could call this masterpiece a game.

Yet collision physics are awful in this game.

It showed you were never the only one to choose the path of most resistance thinking it would be a short cut. Like driving up a mountain in gta . so many abandoned cicada trucks on mountain paths.

Kind of like when u are walking. except this is simulated

To my knowledge they used the décima engine but yeah improved upon it to the benefit of future generations... very on message.

@sleeping bear For sure, I just think it’s neat how that one decision works so well holistically with the whole game’s development! Sometimes, it’s our real-world limitations that inspire great ideas. Y’know, to think outside of the box, first you have to get in the box.

Closer to 3 years.

Definitely a 4 year game lol

@Torccs Matta I mean, maybe they should take 8 years next time and we can get another Cyberpunk

I love it too. I haven't finished it yet tho. I'm in the snow. For some reason I took a break from it but definitely intend to finish it and make a system of zip lines across that silly mountain.

Sadly, you are not the only one with such dismally low standards for games.

I'm so glad to see there are others that love this game as much as I do.

When I set up a whole formation of zip lines through the mountain tops and then later saw how many people were using them and giving them approval I felt something I never felt in any other game. Masterpiece.

@@thecopercoper5533 go back to call of duty bro

It's a movie, 3 cutscenes for taking a shower lmao

I wish the president in this game was Sleepy Joe.

But not from the point of view of the morality and principles

@@DelinquentDemon it’s like joe said” I got a aaaa... I got strands on my legs that turn that turn blonde in the sun”

@@mariooiram7546 at least it's not as long as MGS4 cutscenes. Those were movie quantity cutscenes

Agreed! I found the balancing system rather intutitive and intertwined most in stealth gameplay in BT fields and stealthing around uneven terrain, occasionally losing balance and stumbling tor reveal myself

Yes sir, walking is one of the best parts of the game

I gave up on the roads and the extra orders. Kind of want to just do the main story but iv gotten over travelling and BT’s. Needs more music filler

I put 250 hours into and my brain is still lonely and misses it. I need more

@Ghost Troupe I didn’t buy the game so I’m playing in offline mode. Karma right

Same - I keep coming back.

It's speaking to us

Try delivering 1000kg by zipline lol

@@augmentedlivesmatter3301 thats doable, albeit kinda slow Start with the first quarter and move one line up, drop it and snag the other three fourths. Rinse and repeat.

you cant make large deliveries via zipline. Also some of the timed deliveries require new ziplines or other methods of getting there, as the already existing set up won't get you there fast enough. Would love to see you try 540LLL with all ziplines though! That would be amazing lol

Convinced since MGS2 that Kojima is a time traveller

@@MrNuthaShot he does show up in 2077 without ageing

@@MrNuthaShot we all are time traveler. It's that we all forgot how to consciously time travel. Dreaming is time traveling. The more your pineal gland opens the more you remember your dreams. We all can access the make believe/LYRA world or 5d world where you can freely create anything in an instant and time travel 24/7

Man y'all really just lost your shit when you couldn't go to work and buy DVDs

@@realitynowassigned Buy DVD's? That's oddly... specific.

And so satisfying!

I'll tell these people to go back to their glorified point and click games called "shooters".

People have laughed in my face from saying that, and I’m just like “Have you played it?”

I'm 52 and have been playing since the days of PONG. This is my favorite game so far 😎

@@balloonfiesta15 If MGS2 was any indication...then sadly yes...we will have to wait for generations for the masses to wake up and get over themselves...

Sound design in general is one thing that gets overlooked a lot. Very often you don't even notice it unless it's bad.

@@OrgaNik_Music so many aspects of game design work that way. the less people notice it the better it's functioning haha. There are probably a lot of industries where the different aspects of it function that way, right? My first thought was UI

plus the ps4 is so quiet

One of the best sound designs of games

I heard this before, but it's not true. What is true, is that many TX roads and highways were built by German POWs. Parts of the highway in my hometown were built by Afrika Korps.

@@chell272 Actually it is true....

@@jlack1985 it's not. It's not true for German or American highways. It's a myth that's been around for decades. (edit) It is true that Eisenhower was inspired by the German autobahn - the 1 every 5 is not true.

@@chell272 You're right, I just heard this from my family who are actually in the road building business, but looking it up it isn't true about the 1 mile in 5 thing. Looking this up it reminded me, though, that another thing that inspired Eisenhower was that after he graduated from West Point, he was put in charge of a military convoy whose only task was to deploy from the White House to San Fransisco. They encountered many troubles back then, 1919, trying to make it coast to coast using our nation's own infrastructure, and the whole journey took them over 60 days. This mission also led Eisenhower to be inspired to make our federal roads much better than they had been before that point. That whole Army Expedition thing really reminds me of BRIDGES 1, as well.

@@RossOfRoni bro, my pops is absolutely filled with mythical facts about military and war, trust me, I understand. I spent most of my high school years retelling everyone the _truck_ on top of flag poles on military bases contained a razor, matches, a cig and bullet...

I go for a walk/hike

I mean, maybe take a page from the game then and connect with a few people in person after this covid business blows over.

As you get older, that feeling wont go away... remember this...

@@Xarkom89 you right especially since i just moved to a new place shits kind of difficult you know

@@Xarkom89 No reason to wait... connect with people now - thats what im doing.

Same with me, completed it 101hrs. Got the platinum trophy 107hrs.

Thank you for saying this. I feel the exact same way. My God, this game is such a serene experice.

Barf. You couldn’t pay me to play that many hours of this garbage. 😂

I have just finished the main story, 312 hrs that I thoroughly enjoyed taking my sweet time with! Kojima is a genius!

@@bradcallahan3546 different strokes

the game is so overwhelmingly boring. can you really blame people for not liking this insanely boring game?

@@djangofett4879 Yes i blame them for being really shallow and don't understand the gameplay

@@djangofett4879 You probably have the attention span of a 5 year old, I'm sorry.

@@djangofett4879 He never said he blamed them for anything, just glad that he didnt listen to them.

@@djangofett4879 Everyone's gonna have their own tastes and if they dub it boring than thats all they got from it. Its not for everyone

The fact that you only played it once shows how bad it is

@@user-vf3cb7vk8z I played DOOM only once Same with Mortal Kombat, CoD games after Ghost(except Modern Warfare), Battlefield, Hotline Miami, Shadow of War, Dying Light, FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, and Warhammer 40k games

But those games aren't bad now aren't they? But also still not alot of replay value because once played, you mostly got what you wanted from them unless you're some hardcore completionist

@@CrystallizedBlackSkull Most of those are just decent, some are less than that. Idk how you only played New Vegas once.

There's just not much to the game beyond it's surface, and nill with any extras. It overlooked detail and for whatever reason they didn't bother to add layer to it.

That's standard for Kojima Productions. Just think about how people are talking about MGS2 today, calling it an absolute masterpiece, meanwhile when it came out all people can talk about is how Kojima fell off 🙄. This is happening to DS, The part that I think is positive is I feel game makers understood how special this game is, as well as some Kojima profans. We appreciate what we got.

@@YoungMachette Its funny that you mention the past critiques of MGS2. Nolan dropped Tenet this year and people have similar feelings. "I don't get it so it sucks." Nolan made it this way intentionally for replay value, and Kojima seems to operate similarly. These guys do their work for the people who appreciate it in the future. Which was seems to be the common theme between the two.

@@thephilosopher7173 fuck I just watched tenet recently. What an amazing film. Nolan is so far ahead of his competition they're all still scratching their heads. Kojima and Noland seem to be doing victory laps around their competition. Next level media for sure. These 2 have a 4th dimensional voice in their writing.

@@thephilosopher7173 and check this out MGSV, happened to be a discovered masterpiece for me more recently. The game actually has a dual narrative hidden behind a cipher. The truth tapes are there cipher. Good shit for sure.

@@YoungMachette I couldn't agree more with all that you've said man! Can you elaborate on the Cipher part? I'm gonna start over soon so its great that you mentioned it lol

Haven't played the game yet but it must feel satisfying to know you've helped others on their journey.

@Rudi1893 It's definitely a different way of doing things, instead of everyone fighting etc. Makes a change. Also, the fact that the structures deteriorate/disappear over time is like the passing of time, where you're left with the memories of it. I've got a backlog of games at the moment but I'll have to dedicate a chunk of time to this one when I eventually get it. Almost like clearing my whole mindset to experience it without prejudice or preconceived ideas about it. Thanks!

@Rudi1893 That's some real praise. Much of the time, we're swayed by reviews and other comments. One of the other games I have is the Witcher 3 goty edition. I know it's a big one and I'm waiting for a good chunk of time for it. This game is on my list of future purchases because it seems unlike other games. I can't get my head around it from the little that I've read, so I'm curious. It's good to go into a game some time after release, once the dust has cleared, to really see how you feel about something. I'm looking forward to this one, especially now with comments like yours.

@@johnnymorell4974 it does you log in and see that 4344 likes collected on your buildings since last login. Great stuff

@@HiCZoK That's a nice touch. I saw that you can deliver packages left by other players which is also pretty unique. I made sure not to read into the story so it'll be brand new to me. Thanks!

"Atari 2600 Generation" you can just say boomer.

@Pancho Sancho Was what I said "so bad?"

@Pancho Sancho ...yes, that's literally the exact phrase you used. It's still written right there? You can just read it again if you want. :\

@Pancho Sancho it does seem that bad

For sure, especially in the beginning when you dont have roads, a random time fall shelter or generaator felt like a good bottle of water in the middle of nowhere haha

Totally agree. It made me appreciate other players so much, couldn’t help but give them tons of likes ✨

@@imnotoyougrounder3404 Spot on. Trying to get a haul through and the vehicle battery is dying and suddenly there it is, a random linked lvl2 generator in the middle of fucking nowhere exactly where you are. Ass saved. 👍👍👍

In what way? Do you ever get your motorcycle back? No?

@@Anenome5 yes

And you get a cool truck too. I love the truck soooo much

@Narkomancers every game is a simulator by that logic. Walking simulator, shooting simulator, exploring simulator, puzzle simulator, sports simulator, history simulator, combat simulator, driving simulator, war simulator, flying simulator, and so on with every game in existence. And yes, you travel a lot, like with every open world game. If you only took the traveling part, then you missed a lot of amazing stuff with Death Stranding.

@Narkomancers because you "don't" push forward in other games? There are "no" danger zones in them too like Death Stranding? Have you even played it? 🤣 You're really grasping at straws but stating it's just push forward and do "nothing." Might as well say a FPS is just shoot things while pushing forward and doing nothing else.

Game journalism is largely garbage specifically because of that. Games are reviewed like products and Kojima's games as well as many others are meant to be viewed as art on the whole. You can't look at the Mona Lisa for 20 minutes and understand it beyond "it's a painting all right"

@@doctorbrown5957 If you look at the mona lisa for longer than 20 minutes, there is something wrong with you. its just a painting and a pretty unremarkable one. Just because its famous doesnt make it interesting.

@@doctorbrown5957 also, critics liked death stranding. it is audiences that were mixed. the game is insanely boring so you cant really blame people for responding to that.

@@djangofett4879 ye sure bubba sure

He was SO great, you didn't bother learning his name. Snark aside, look him up.

I have beginning play some days ago. :D

Me 2 I've played computer games since 1977 when you had to program your own games. :) Stay away from "Downtown" hahaha Happy New Year I sort of know what you mean. It's great to see so many advances in technology over the years. Did you used to get called things like your a Egghead Science Nerd like I did? Few friends totally avoided computers and electronics would tell me "Why do you always play with these computer things you know they won't ever be good for anything in the future." ;-)

I’d rather try to jam a burning copy of diablo immortal up my urethra than ever play through this joke of a game.

@deadlyfeet O.o?

@Darth Vader same here. Got a 10 year account ban, the reason: "i made someone feel bad" 🤔🤦‍♂️ As nothing to do with Video games btw. You can have you're opinions and feelings but people don't have to agree

the pro-life message is one of my fav parts of the game, personally

The Princess Peach line was the best line in the game, I laughed out loud.

Honestly, anyone who hadn’t seen the trailers probably expected the game to cut to black with Sam and Amelie running on the beach, and that would’ve made for an absolutely terrible ending... which I believe was kind of the point. I think the “Princess Beach” sequence was used to poke fun at the way a lot of AAA games tend to end; with unresolved plot points or cliffhangers that setup sequels or DLC. It was Kojima both acknowledging and giving the middle finger to games that don’t know how to properly wrap things up.

I'm confused as to what modern AAA games are forgetful tho? Is it God of War, The last of us, or Spiderman,smash,Alien isolation? Cuz I actually remember those incredibly well

The story was the weakest elements of Death Stranding; terrible dialogue with twists that come as no big surprise if your even a little observant. The world building is awesome though.

@@drooke2773 trash can be remembered regardless of being shit tier. Alien isolation, gow, and spodermin are all okay but tlou is literal garbage

I didn’t see this when it dropped but jeez. This video is awesome haha.

It was a bittersweet experience, finishing this game. But I play through dozens of games that leave me feeling *nothing* just for the hope of the once-a-decade sort of experience that gives me *this* feeling.

@@null140 have you played dark souls?

@@ianleavitt8333 Yeah; DS 1, 2, and 3, and Bloodborne. I really enjoyed them all. DS1 is very memorable. Didn’t make me cry though. The lore is intentionally deep within layers of gameplay in a way that’s more of an intellectual reward, rather than an emotional reward to uncover.

@@null140 god, that's EXACTLY how i feel about it

@@Superabound2 I’ll assume you’ve played Shadow of The Colossus? That’s about the only thing that’s given me this feeling apart from Snake Eater and MGS4 I think

Im 31 and death stranding is one of the greatest games of all time

@Feyad Sahid bro the story the action puzzles boss fights super mario jump higgs fight was just like being lil mac it was awesome acting top notch it beeen out 2 year i still trying platinum it i love story drivven games tho my last favorite game was bioshock 2 was nasty

@deadlyfeet lying like your name im real your fake you understand

Is it better then Metal Gear Solid V ? I was so letdown with that game. Started off really good but after about ten hours i just got bored with it, some old thing again again. Boring map areas too. The world in this looks so much more interesting.

Think it was rope v stick but yea good point.

lol ikr

Even a game as simple as candy crush requires thinking, Gaming requires thinking, thefuck you on about m8

I feel that’s a straw man, if that were true why do games like Deus ex, spec ops the line, bio shock, and system shock all get praised?

"Gamers love politics. And those who said they don't _actually like it even more, they just wish they were seeing different politics"_

The irony is that Death Stranding is one of the most meditative games I've ever played. After a certain point you don't have to think, the game becomes habit and reflex. A part of you. I still have the entire game mapped onto my brain. I can travel it spacially in my mind with the same accuracy as places I've known my entire life

Check out Noah Caldwell-Gervais if you haven't already. Also very good stuff.

"So many of the game's mechanics never have a chance to shine because they're too easy to circumvent with less compelling play options" I agree ... Same thing could be said about metal gear as well. That's a really good point. "Working towards a less fun version of the game" This I don't agree with necessarily, because of the sense of achievement you get after Doing the fun gameplay and then reaching.... Well ... A goal of making things easier. Not to mention the effect of timefall on structures which need constant repair and that allows... I guess a little bit more fun gameplay 👍. "The game betrays it's own "no dying" premise by having game over screens for some failed deliveries" I mean ... Those are fail states. Sam has repatriation so he is invincible... Is that the premise you're referring to? The next point I'm going to skip cause it's kinda subjective and I respect your opinion. I'm only interested in fact checking. "what's up with having difficulty settings?" Well ... So u can have difficulty settings 🙂

They talked about in the video how it's clearly your own fault if you didn't find enjoyment of how YOU decided to play.

I played offline on hard mode and made very little use of overpowered items, like ziplines. I wanted to enjoy the game, and I was able to make it fun for myself. It’s not meant to be fun forever, I eventually tire of it and take long breaks before picking it up again. That’s why I like it: Death stranding wants the same thing as I do, for me to have fun on my own terms. They did good with the parameters they set themselves, I think (“they” being the devs). Games can’t be everything.

@@decimatormdt5453 the difficulty settings seem to only affect the few boss fights, and not to any benefit to the game. Making those harder doesn't add anything to the experience and the rest of the game is exactly the same. Having Sam be repatriated is a neat gameplay mechanic to avoid fail states, so it's odd to have them shoved back in for less compelling reasons. Just my opinion though. And I'm all for struggling for accomplishment. The ziplines were good, imo. But building roads in the early mid game seems to divert the game away from its strengths towards far less compelling driving back and forth. It's a minor complaint, overall.

@@BigDaddyWes It's a bit of a cop out though, isn't it? You could say that about any game, with the implication that it's up to players to make the game enjoyable and not the developers. But I did enjoy Death Stranding quite a bit in the mid game, just that a lot of its compelling systems went largely unused. You could blame that on me for not going out of my way to use every system, but that's exactly what I mean by a lack of tuning or focus in the game.

go ahead and play it. its super boring

so you have to play for 70 hours before the game becomes fun? 😂🤣😂🤣😂 yep, that sounds about right for this crappy game

​@@djangofett4879 How about let people enjoy the game instead hating them in the comment section..judging by pfp you only into COD and calling it masterpiece

Have a heart, mate

@@jmcc4686 Your opinion?

@@jmcc4686 nah

Simp

@@jmcc4686 "I cant be creative and I didnt read the dialogue" Fixed your comment

are you redoing the same deliveries over and over again or something? I rarely returned to any of the delivery locations unless required by the main story, also, there's no way you didnt see new constructions unless you played the entire game in one sitting, i'd see new bridges and structures overnight after I saved my game before making a delivery. also, approaching a delivery does matter, you mentioned how you cleared the route of enemies but also mentioned they can be simply evaded. so which is it? is there a standard approach for deliveries or not?

@@3ld00N I've S-ranked all of the deliveries in multiple playthroughs, to do so requires going back and forth over the same routes a lot. You might be surprised to find those "new" bridges and structures appear in every game, this is what I noticed, different names on the structure but near identical placement. As for the cleared/evaded thing lets take the run up to Mountain Knot City from the North Distribution Centre as an example - You can clear the mule territory at the foot of the mountain if you want to make life easier but it will respawn eventually and this becomes tedious, you can also just drive through it fast and avoid enemy contact without much effort or getting off track, they're pretty dumb (clear or evade). The run up the mountain itself through the valley needs to be cleared of BTs to allow efficient progress, these won't come back and once cleared you won't get slowed down by the annoying cutscene that plays when you stray into BT territory (I hear you can turn that off now?). Just take as many grenades and bloodbags as you can carry and go play shoot fish in a barrel, they're extremely easy to kill and barely react to your actions unless you get super close. You don't have to clear all the BTs, they don't move around much so you can just cut a path through if you like, this approach was useful in the first map area when going over the mountains to reach lake knot city as clearing all of them from the terrain was a pain. Once you've got your routes established it's a breeze, you could pretty much do it with your eyes shut. You've circumvented the difficult terrain and enemies and now it's just fedex simulator taking boxes of crap from one place to another for people who only pretend to care because you're useful to them. I wouldn't mind so much if there was more nuance to finding the best routes but it's blatantly obvious where you should be going. You can just circumvent this entire game with ziplines as well, once you've got a network of these things going everywhere it's just like catching a train. You just hop on and with minimal fuss arrive at your destination with no bother and in good time. Having this set up made the return journey from west to east coast an absolute joke, I literally didn't stop until the boss battle.

As far as same items built in similar places it could be that players saw a build and saw it got lots of likes so they deleted it from another player and made their own to farm likes. 🤷‍♂️

@@CallingAllMadMen Why would you farm likes? They're a valueless resource

Yes it is, a masterpiece 👍

It doesn't deserve one yet if you ask me.

*It's just sound, you make up the meaning, like hearing words !*

Yup I like it there too especially when it's whiteout 😆 but one time only thou it happen still have you ever been hit with a falling rock ?

You did right by yourself, the game would've been tedious as all hell.

How are you liking it so far man?

I love it. Honestly helps me relax after work

@@rustyshell2 that’s good to know, and I’m glad you got the most out of it. I’ve been given a PS4 giftcard a while back, and since I didn’t have the money at the time to preorder it, I think I’ll buy it now

Don't think of these bosses as enemies ... Think of them as a way to get a bunch of chiral crystals ... I'm not saying your criticisms aren't valid, they are and I agree with them 100% I'm just saying try to focus on gaining likes the most in this game instead. I think the fun factor is in the likes after experiencing most of everything I'm beginning to notice that a lot of these criticisms come from a power fantasy perspective ya know? Like you'd rather be playing another game that is focused on combat and difficult AI that you can overcome. Honestly the game did soooooooooo many things right, I'm just glad this game exists ya know? Ofcourse there's flaws! Ofcourse there's room for improvement! But OH MY GOD HOW DOES A GAME LIKE THIS EXIST IT'S SO UNIQUE.

@@decimatormdt5453 considering the bosses don't offer any challenge in any difficulty, power fantasy has nothing to do with it and like I said, the ones in the open world I let it pass because i can see them being a problem if too aggressive but at same time I think they should get more aggressive if you attacked them back, and on the matter of chiral Crystals... isn't way more easy going just clearing up a BT zone? Well any of this doesn't applies to the scripted boss fights, I remember feeling threatened when I saw the first BT Higgs summoned until I noticed I could literally stay still and it would took at least 30 seconds before attacking, honestly a "don't let the BT get near the city" objective would at least make that fight memorable. And now we come to Cliff... the Battlefields are stunning and very immersive but it's all for a fancy looking Terrorist encounter? Weirdly enough, Higgs' boss fights were the best, they were fun, creative and memorable ( not on harder difficulties tho )

@@ricardomiles2957 that's fair.

Can agree. Higgs fked me up one time though. Got to the knife phase and he just stands their, I run and try to punch, but he ports behind me and slashes, try to turn and and punch and he does the same thing. I try to run and he throwing knifes me and stuns me. He just kept teleporting around me and slashing and stabbing on some anime stuff. After that he was his usual self, but he just went Dante Must Die on me for some reason.

im sure its great for people that like glorified walking simulator and also like to pretend its not a glorified walking simulator. perfectly fits that demographic