Death Stranding
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Everyone favourite walking simulator, 48 minutes of gameplay from the Tokyo Gamescom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx-kEFcznI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx-kEFcznI
FourWheelDrift said:
Everyone favourite walking simulator, 48 minutes of gameplay from the Tokyo Gamescom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx-kEFcznI
I tried to watch it, but gave up. Does anything of any interest happen at any point during that demo? It appeared to be one guy with an unfeasibly large rucksack walking around endlessly in a landscape devoid of anything but rocks...maybe I just missed the bit where some gameplay happened....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx-kEFcznI
JimSuperSix said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Everyone favourite walking simulator, 48 minutes of gameplay from the Tokyo Gamescom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx-kEFcznI
I tried to watch it, but gave up. Does anything of any interest happen at any point during that demo? It appeared to be one guy with an unfeasibly large rucksack walking around endlessly in a landscape devoid of anything but rocks...maybe I just missed the bit where some gameplay happened....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx-kEFcznI
funkyrobot said:
If I had a Playstation i'd get this. Looks quite interesting.
it does?! I do have a Playstation, but I won't be buying it. Too many reviews saying "this won't be for everyone, but...", and reading between the lines they're trying quite hard to say it's not a boring game experience... Perhaps once it's cheap I'll give it a look, but not before then. Walking around a post-apocalyptic landscape can be excellent - see Horizon Zero Dawn for a prime example of that.I'm unconvinced Death Stranding is going to be anything other than tedious, and an example of the games industry finding another way to mirror the film industry - this time by giving a big name director free rein to do what they want, with less than stellar results.
That said, if anyone's played it and found it to be excellent, I'd like to hear about it in case I'm missing out.
I am also unsure about this game and I also have no idea what the game is supposed to be about. It is however from the maker of Metal Gear which IMHO where amazing.
I do like cut scenes which I am led to believe are in abundance but the timing is wrong. For a game to take many years to develop it seems to have had very little advertising and its also came out around the same time as FIFA and COD. I understand the Christmas boost but I have 2 new games I am currently playing so I will wait until next year to purchase and that will be depending on reviews.
I do like cut scenes which I am led to believe are in abundance but the timing is wrong. For a game to take many years to develop it seems to have had very little advertising and its also came out around the same time as FIFA and COD. I understand the Christmas boost but I have 2 new games I am currently playing so I will wait until next year to purchase and that will be depending on reviews.
Looks like the Emperor's new clothes to me.
Kojima attained this godlike status in the 90s and no one can publicly criticize his self indulgent work anymore. They rarely recapture the hype surrounding their first games as the world has moved on and experienced a lot of other decent games that HE now has to live up to.
Kojima attained this godlike status in the 90s and no one can publicly criticize his self indulgent work anymore. They rarely recapture the hype surrounding their first games as the world has moved on and experienced a lot of other decent games that HE now has to live up to.
I'm probably about half way through at this point, I'm enjoying it but I'm a bit fan of MGS games and it definitely has that feel without the reliance on stealth/gun-play.
Lots of undertones about climate change, fractured society and bringing people together - all by pretending to be an Amazon delivery person getting lots of like notifications when you do a good job
It's not going to be for everyone, but the visuals, soundtrack and hugeness will appeal to some I feel. There's also a level of working online with other players sharing the same game world but never seeing them in the world.
The hot mess of MGS5 has a lot due to the break down with Konami and the removal of a whole additional act to the game.
Lots of undertones about climate change, fractured society and bringing people together - all by pretending to be an Amazon delivery person getting lots of like notifications when you do a good job
It's not going to be for everyone, but the visuals, soundtrack and hugeness will appeal to some I feel. There's also a level of working online with other players sharing the same game world but never seeing them in the world.
The hot mess of MGS5 has a lot due to the break down with Konami and the removal of a whole additional act to the game.
DanL said:
funkyrobot said:
If I had a Playstation i'd get this. Looks quite interesting.
it does?! I do have a Playstation, but I won't be buying it. Too many reviews saying "this won't be for everyone, but...", and reading between the lines they're trying quite hard to say it's not a boring game experience... Perhaps once it's cheap I'll give it a look, but not before then. Walking around a post-apocalyptic landscape can be excellent - see Horizon Zero Dawn for a prime example of that.I'm unconvinced Death Stranding is going to be anything other than tedious, and an example of the games industry finding another way to mirror the film industry - this time by giving a big name director free rein to do what they want, with less than stellar results.
That said, if anyone's played it and found it to be excellent, I'd like to hear about it in case I'm missing out.
I like slow burners and story driven games that have had some thought put into them. It seems like this game is an experience. I guess it's a bit like the two Bladerunner films. They are quite marmite, yet I enjoy both of them a lot because you watch them and think about them after.
I think that some are just labelling this as a walking simulator and not seeing the depth this game has. Maybe it's something you activate your imagination for? I don't know.
You could say similar about a lot of things. For instance, F1 is just cars racing around a track. Simple. There is no thought behind it, the driver just gets in and goes as fast as they can until it ends.
I've seem reviews from some people who generally seem to think like me and they have said it's great. Others have said it's crap. It's quite dividing.
As for leaving Kojima off a leash, he split up with Konami and this has been made by his own studio. I have seen some comments questioning if this is good as sometimes he probably needs a no. However, let's see how this game does. If it is successful, it's worked.
Art0ir said:
I watched a live stream of this the other night. If you're into narrative driven games it seems great. The gameplay looks pretty decent too; bit of gunplay, open world, baddies.
It was refreshing to see that footage release previously is the actual gameplay.Just look at the s
t we are normally fed before a game materialises. Fallout 76 anyone?I had a little go of this on a mates portable PS4 set up last week. It was quite good I thought, I've obviously missed all the set up of the story etc, but I think I'll get it when the prices come down or I can get it at CEX.
I did notice that when things go wrong (you meet a baddie for example) it goes wrong very badly, very quickly and it's quite intense trying to get away from or deal with the threat. i enjoyed, but then I'm currently addicted to Days Gone, so what do I know?!
I did notice that when things go wrong (you meet a baddie for example) it goes wrong very badly, very quickly and it's quite intense trying to get away from or deal with the threat. i enjoyed, but then I'm currently addicted to Days Gone, so what do I know?!
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