Death Stranding

Simliar boat, played around 10-15 hours on release, enjoyed up to a point, got side tracked by something else so decided to take a break from it. When i came back to it I didn't have a scoobies what was going so just rage quit and trading in whilst it was worth good money. Always had an inclin to give it another bash, and actually picked it up again cheap recently (think about 15quid) so I'll have the shiny PS5 version for €25, looked forward to it with the additions that's been shown, with the extra power of PS5 to boot

Torn on the director's cut. Looks a lot more shooting/combat orientated which I think would take away from it overall. The duelsense updates really sound good though.

Yupp, they said it will have save transfer support alright but not sure how yet. I imagine there'll be an update for the original with an added feature to download your save.

Kojima was given free rein to do whatever he wanted with this game and they're still calling this thing the director's cut lol.

I think he just got excited by the bells and whistles on the PS5 controller and couldn't help himself. Cost effective way for Sony to make a few quid by tacking some filler on to an already finished game.

Final trailer, has spoilers for those who have not played original game

Preview trailer from Gamescom

Apparently some reviewers giving praise when their original review called it boring. Anyway, the Digital Foundry is increasing, sounds like quality mode is the way to go with 4k that only dips from 60fps to 50fps during certain conditions like BT events and cutscenes.

The save transfer sounds dodgy though, you can't have any open orders and some trophy unlocks won't carry over if 'conditions have changed'. I'll be installing death stranding again tonight to prepare my save for the upgrade. Upgrade should be available at midnight tonight or tomorrow. Aus and NZ already have it for 20 dollars, it's 5 pounds in UK.

Upgrade is $10 on the US store, downloading it now.

I think I paid 10 for the game itself, still sitting at home sealed, will definitely get the upgrade at a tenner 🙂

I decided to continue my end game save. I have 70% if trophies so gonna go for the platinum. The only problem is i forget how to play :) collector isn't on the network yet so i can't fabricate items and my boots just got destroyed so walking around in bloody socks. At least someone left a rope for me to climb out of the trench. Gotta hike back to the nearest distribution centre to make some fresh gear before heading out.

Really helped to start again though as i loved the story and like you said Grumpy, parts like that where your trekking towards a city and the music kicks in are just epic. If i do start a new playthrough, the plat will go out the window so gonna keep on keeping on with trying to get contact to 5 star. I might even build a road or 2.

Actually... Does anyone know if there are multiple save files? I wouldn't mind playing through chapter 1 again to re-learn the mechanics but don't want to lose my end game save.

Apparently you can fast travel back to the start and experience the new stuff from your existing save file and then just back.

You prob won't get the opening where you meet Fragile and the first body drop off trip before it opens up into the game.

This game is a master piece. The game mechanics are amazing.

I'm 36 hours in to my second play through and for most of that I've been on Episode 3. Last time I focused on just delivering packages but now I'm building the infrastructure.

I've built the whole road from lake knot to South lake knot. It took ages but it's kind of a meditation. I log on and hike for a few hours bringing floating carriers of metal and ceramics with me.

I have now just wizzed through episode 4-5.

Just met mamma so now I can build a bunch of zip lines. Have them set up now to get from mama across the waterfall to the farm. And another from South distribution center up to the weather station.

Heading to the mountains now will try zip line let me them to keep moving road building materials out that direction.

Anything to avoid those BTs.

That is the risk, it is such a rewarding struggle to hike over the mountains and deliver something, that when you get the roads and zip lines and just drive/zip right there it loses that rewarding feeling. I've limited the Zip lines to areas that are a right pain. The weather station I hated that trek as there are so many BTs it takes ages. And that big huge waterfall that you can't get across between South Knot and the Timefall Farm.

I am definitely enjoying the second playthrough more. I generally prefer the second time around in most games as I have a better idea of what to do so I can enjoy the mechanics more.

You sound like a pair of civil engineers 😀

Funny enough I used to work in civil engineering and built real roads! It's like a truck driver getting home and playing truck simulator for the evening 🤣

Ive almost linked the roads. I had gone all the way to the south city , now I've been working on getting around by the craftsman to the mountain knot city. It's linked all the way around passed the incinerator to the to the distribution center behind the mountain . I've more sections to join up. Only three more near the terrorists site on the way up to mountain knot city. Then three more to get over the snow.

It is a bit if a pain to get 7000 ceramics to the top of a mountain for one small section. But I'm determined to do it.

Decent zipline infrastructure too. Tending to use it to get to the areas without a road. Artist, robotics, prepper, mountaineer etc.

I'm still amazed by this game. There is so much effort put into such small things that no one else seems to even think about. I guess that is why he is so good.

Just finished it, clocking in at just past the 80 hour mark. Every minute was glorious.

I did spend a huge chunk of that building every inch of road in the game. I could drive most places and those without roads had zip lines.

The guy is a genius. How he turned walking into such an enjoyable and rewarding mechanic is amazing. Much like hill walking in real life you not only feel rewarded for reaching the top. But the actual journey was its own reward too.

It is an amazing world. I love the pathing in it too. (Where if you travel the same way again and again you start to see the path forming on the ground).

It is also stunning to look at with each area very different. I was very often just walking for hours exploring.

I never got sick of the delivering. Trucks and zip lines make it easier but also less rewarding so I would still head off on hikes to remote locations with boxes on a floating carrier just to get that reward.

The story is bonkers. Lots of the ideas are so out there they reach ridiculous levels, but I feel that Kojima is not happy doing anything even remotely safe and without these mad ideas we wouldn't get the insane level of detail put into the game mechanics either, which the game is so much better for.

Finally decided to start a new playthrough as going for the platinum was killing my love for the game. On the Directors Cut, anyone know what the new difficulties affect? I would rather breeze through BT encounters and not worry about Mule camps but u don't want the deliveries to be easier. The treks are the most rewarding bit.

Cool ok thanks. And with the new directors cut stuff, i read they introduced new tools you though through the story. Is Christ 2 still worth getting through quickly enough or any npc's worth delivering to first?

Was in the Pollock Holes in Kilkee yesterday and wandering around the rocks gave me a real hankering for some Death Stranding :)