Death Stranding (DC) [PS4, PS5, PC]

[Nesh]

The gameplay videos dont shed light on what is going on or how it is played but it has a lot of "strange" elements like peeing and having to "rock" your baby.
Very peculiar game. The little optional but fun gameplay elements that served like easter eggs in the MGS series, are taking a more prevalent stage in this game

 

[Karamazov]

Damn that baby. It was just creepy at first and now it seems it might also become annoying gameplay wise. I don't want that thing to cry every 5min.

 

[Sigfried1977]

So it's Yoshi's Island all over again.

 

[Scott_Arm]

People cheered when the character peed and then cheered after a long "game play" demo that was almost barren of actual mechanics. I'm expecting this to be a long and slightly interactive thought piece

 

[BRiT]

Damn that baby. It was just creepy at first and now it seems it might also become annoying gameplay wise. I don't want that thing to cry every 5min.

Just shake it enough...

 

[Karamazov]

if you do that it erases your save file

 

[Globalisateur]

So it's Yoshi's Island all over again.

At least Yoshi's Island has great gameplay, and the baby is the only annoying thing in the game.

 

[orangpelupa]

if you do that it erases your save file

i really miss the time when Kojima do 4th-wall breaking stuff like in Psycho Mantis MGS1. Sure even MGS5 have 4th wall breaking moment but its very few (only 1 or 2?) and not as awesome as a boss that can read your miiiiiiind!

btw i wonder, what will hapen if you shake the baby violently or flip the baby upside down? or throw the baby!

 

[milk]

Just shake it enough...

Is this about the baby or the peeing?

 

[milk]

A anyway, what happened to the art of great live demos most devs seemed to have perfected last gen?
Kojima has a whole stage demo for the game, and he choses to show half a dozen cutscene snipets, with boring expository dialogue, that despite being long and verbose, barely shed light on the actual premise of the fucking game. Then on the final bit, when gameplay actually comes, the first mechanic he choses to show is the cheeky peeing one. Then there is walking, placing a ladder, and more cutscening. Then awkwardly stiff falling animation and the final shown mechanic is setting the baby to sleep. Those are not necessarely terrible mechanics, but they can't possibly be the meat of the experience. Or, if that IS the meat of the experience, then it must certainly suck. My patience with this game is just starting to fade at this point.

 

[Scott_Arm]

A anyway, what happened to the art of great live demos most devs seemed to have perfected last gen?
Kojima has a whole stage demo for the game, and he choses to show half a dozen cutscene snipets, with boring expository dialogue, that despite being long and verbose, barely shed light on the actual premise of the fucking game. Then on the final bit, when gameplay actually comes, the first mechanic he choses to show is the cheeky peeing one. Then there is walking, placing a ladder, and more cutscening. Then awkwardly stiff falling animation and the final shown mechanic is setting the baby to sleep. Those are not necessarely terrible mechanics, but they can't possibly be the meat of the experience. Or, if that IS the meat of the experience, then it must certainly suck. My patience with this game is just starting to fade at this point.

Literally demoed a scene just so Geoff Knightley could walk out afterwards and say, "I'm in the game!" like we're all supposed to be excited that he's in it.

 

[orangpelupa]

Is this about the baby or the peeing?

waaaait a sec... the peeing is also motion controlled?

 

[Nesh]

waaaait a sec... the peeing is also motion controlled?

you wanna draw thinks with liquid?

 

[rabidrabbit]

Apparently you can also use your pee as a weapon. I wonder how you replenish you ammo, by drinking probably? Will you need to relieve yourself in other ways too?

 

[orangpelupa]

Literally demoed a scene just so Geoff Knightley could walk out afterwards and say, "I'm in the game!" like we're all supposed to be excited that he's in it.

yeah it was weird. but

you wanna draw thinks with liquid?

drawing a snake with liquid

 

[Deleted member 11852]

The more I hear about this game, the less I understand it. I'm pretty certain this isn't for me. I hated all the weird stuff in MGS5 - loved the tactical shooter aspect.

 

[RancidLunchmeat]

And thou shall know the end is neigh when gaming articles are discussing the lengths at which the developers went to prevent you from actually seeing the pecker.

 

[milk]

And thou shall know the end is neigh when gaming articles are discussing the lengths at which the developers went to prevent you from actually seeing the pecker.

I guess after the departure from konami, kojima is legally forbiden to have solid snake apear on his new game.

 

[orangpelupa]

I guess after the departure from konami, kojima is legally forbiden to have solid snake apear on his new game.

But we'll probably able to draw snake with liquid

 

[Nesh]

The more I hear about this game, the less I understand it. I'm pretty certain this isn't for me. I hated all the weird stuff in MGS5 - loved the tactical shooter aspect.

Yeah it kinda went overboard. I loved the concept of language, but parasites that can be genetically modified at will to give all kinds of super powers, parasites that can understand precisely languages and kill the host if spoken, or how the dead are re-animated in fire by psychic powers because they "sensed" someone's presence was too far fetched even for an MGS game.
Also all these plus the new Metal Gear were far more advanced technologies than anything that appeared in the games that took place in the future.