THIS IS THE SAME REVIEW FROM THE OG Death Stranding. This game is mostly the same, but better!
Updated thoughts at the bottom!
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Lots of people: Walking Simulator.
Me: Delivery Sim, Walking/Hiking and Driving, building roads and items to make things easier. Paranormal and terrorist threats in your way. Oh, and don't forget the rain that ages you and cargos in your journey.
And there is SOME combat, mostly in the story and stolen cargo deliveries. HAAH.
Also, random baby on an expensive beautiful artificial womb machine companion. Adorable.
(If I pass by a baby sign cause of other players and hear Norman say, "Someones happy" with the baby laughing ONE MORE TIME, I swear-)
The game that got me addicted to 'Don't be so Serious", "BB's Theme" and the famous trailer song back in the days, "Path" from Apocalypse.
Optimization, Graphics, Environments/Weather mechanics? (Especially in ultrawide!) Looks so Amazing <3
Ran super smooth on a laptop I had (Razer Blade 14) and current setup? Even better!
Soundtrack: TRON/Stranger Things vibes, and some vocal indie types play here and there. (If you know about those Ethereal "otherworldly calm voice" types lmao (2009 times...)
Singleplayer? Actually... some Undirected CoOP. Structures, sign emotes, dropped cargo and vehicles left behind by you or others can appear in other people's games. It can be quite hilarious or extremely helpful. especially amazing to see how many people have made it in some hard to reach or secret places.
A lot of stuff even have a like system to see how many people have reacted to said items and found your help awesome!
If you are worried that stuff that are not useful to you appear, you can get rid of them! or log off.
There is even a DS Profile system and privacy info choices.
Road and Structures made to keep your items safe, cross hazards and hook line to far reaches, generators to energize your electronic mobility? Can be upgraded by you and others to last longer in the rain. (Yea teamwork!)
I was kind of disappointed when I found out this game wasn't going to be like some better Metal Gear, but it turned out to be my most favorite game and the characters and story has inspired me to make more ideas in my head. Thaaaaaanks Kojimaaaa -o-/
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UPDATE for Director's cut:
Same game, but better!
If you played the OG, you can import your save data to this version. You will earn all the OG achievements. Pretty awesome. Just wish there was a new game+ though.
Also, they added more things that make the baby laugh lmao. Cool thing about that, the baby's happy meter goes up and Sam's overall health recovers every time it happens. Woot.
They added more buildable roads routes that go through the mountains, Thank you!
Replayable boss fights have a ranked/record option, woah.
And! Racecourses lol (Really love that default racing music btw)
SAD though, they got rid of the Monster drink collab. oof.
STILL no rewatchable cutscenes sadly...
