Death Stranding: Quick Look

[@TeeVo1983]

"Part UPS, FEDEX...part government" Also known as a Mail Man.

[@eggzaki]

Death Stranding 2: Sam Goes Postal

[@R0B1NG5]

I feel like people would be shitting on a game with ill fitting celebrity cameos, product placement and AMC ads in it way harder if it was almost anyone but Kojima.

[@Tamacat388]

Why? A lot of games have celebrities and product placement and people dont automatically shit on them.

[@R0B1NG5]

@@Tamacat388 But they are not by revered creators. If some trash EA game does it, no one bats an eyelid these days. If Miyamoto or someone up there went off on his own little passion product and it had ads for Game of Thrones and Coke can powers ups, people might be feeling a little weird about the whole thing and you would no doubt have people asking what the hell is this crap. With Kojima, he just gets a pass, people just expect that cheap stuff with him and he can have his cake and eat it too. Being a revered "auteur" while literally having monster energy cans as items in his game. Its like big budget hollywood tacky forced product placement combined with a creatively loved directors movies, you just don't really see it very often. And he can add in anyone remotely famous he comes across in his travels almost as an in-joke in his games, regardless of how fitting they are. It just feels way more jarring than Jon Berenthal or whoever being a rough and gruff soldier man in a shooter, or whatever. Its not the same thing to me. The cameos in this game feel different to big name actors being in big games ect. It feels like he literally would have stuffed the first person he could in those roles if they were in some way famous and he could access them as his own clout grew over the years. I think replacing snakes voice actor with Sutherland shows his weird prioritization of fame too. He is like the WWE, jumping to impress anyone with any kind of mainstream notoriety.

[@GrimJackal]

Yeah but we'll never know, so stop fucking crying.

[@dwarfie24]

@@GrimJackal Yeah man this whiny guy tells you to stop crying. He using "fucking" so he gotta be right.

[@Tamacat388]

@@R0B1NG5 "But they are not by revered creators" Sounds like SOMEONE doesnt play Yakuza games. And in fairness I dont think it's about Kojima getting his hands on whoever. Hes clearly a fan of Reedus and Mads outside of Death Stranding. And the other actors are from smaller arthouse cinema he likes and has always been talking about. These are actors he wants to work with and even partially wrote the characters around the specific actors. Which is something Shkesphere even did before you think that somehow makes things less "legit" and "artistic". Product placement also isn't a sin in of itself. It happens. And Kojima has been promoting products that hes personally a fan of since MGS3 with the calorie late and Triumph bikes. He spent months begging Ramen Noodles to be in MGS4 but they refused to be in a war game. And we all know Kojima has actually been wearing J F Rey glasses for years and even designed glasses for them. For me product placement is only bad if it's cynical hollow. Like your Miyamoto examples would be or Al Pacino Dunacino from Jack and Jill. But the product placement in Kojima games isnt cynical. It's another representation of Kojimas interests just like all the movie and book references in his games.

[@Jaebird88]

21:38 That looks like a fairly good summation of this game.

[@aderbezfontana5878]

That's basically the reason they gave it a 4/10, couldn't deal with the realism.

[@megekis]

Pure comedy.

[@JeedyJay]

@@aderbezfontana5878 That's some mighty selective "realism" I'm looking at, there.

[@andersl3069]

@@aderbezfontana5878 Realism is deleting your save file when you die in games. Can you deal with realism?

[@aderbezfontana5878]

@@andersl3069 I've never died to know if that's realistic, to tell you the truth. But the answer is yes.

[@Fidel_Cashflow]

guys have you ever thought that technology connects all of us but, and stick with me here because i'm about to get deep, also makes us more isolated from eachother

[@CoinMatze]

I'm 13 and my mind is blown. Kojima is a genius, an auteur and a capital A Artist for coming up with this, dare I say, modern day fairy tale. Anyway, let me tell you why I'm called Comehardman.

[@JeedyJay]

_And what if the internet was powered _*_BY THE WORLD OF THE DEAD??_*

[@ungovernableevilmonger4660]

Have you heard the Gospel of Autism?

[@1985hz]

If /r/Im14AndThisIsDeep was given life, it's name would be Hideo Kojima.

[@Ryan-the-Rocketeer]

this game looks like a part-time job

[@greenkidd529]

hey its got Kojimas name attached YOU HAVE TO LIKE IT!!!

[@Charok1]

haha, best comment on this terrrible fedex job of a game

[@JCTiggs1]

Playing this game makes me realize how much time I'm wasting in my life, time that could be used for more important real world tasks and activities. 😒

[@squidracerX]

Yeah - if the story was good I might sacrifice to play it for the story like in Days Gone - but I'm going to say it - he's never made a good or coherent story. Kojima is over rated. Some may like his style - Grant Morrison (comic book writer) for example, he's a guy who keeps getting hired - so someone must love his writing. i know I hate it. I like 20% of what Ive read by him. And thats me and Kojima, and I think Vinnie is a pretty good match to me - if he didn't like the story then I wont either; Ill pass on story. Other than that - for gameplay - if it had an easy mode with none of this degradation on shoes etc... It like everything I hated from Zelda Breath of the Wild! Weapons wear down, you have stamina, weight, hot and cold sensitivity, etc... An awesome game wrapped in bullshit I dont want to deal with! So I might try it - but from the sounds of it - its not a "pick up the game for a bit" game, its "devote 60 hours to it", and i dont know...

[@JCTiggs1]

@@squidracerX Great post and oh that reminds me, I need to play Days Gone! 😉

[@RonnieBarzel]

"You have a very nice Norman Reedus." Careful, Vinny. That's talk that can get HR's attention.

[@ZeroHxC07]

I wish that my shower would dry me like a hand dryer.

[@Tsuta]

If they made a game out of organizing Leon's suitcase in Resident Evil 4..

[@304Blaise]

Tsuta honestly I’ve been wondering why it took this long.

[@SteelBallsOfCopper]

Finally we get the game we have all been waiting for: Attache Case HD

[@Chance_Adams]

Shout-out to Kojima for trying something unique. But this tedium ain’t for me.

[@seanthegoat7919]

Same I'mma just watch a let's play instead

[@DARTHPIZZAROLL]

He literally just made Eurotruck simulator without the trucks

[@berict]

I like weird games, I dunno, I might pick this up. Paper-boy on steroids while tripping.

[@vazzaroth]

I highly respect this game. You can tell Hideo just invented this one day while out hiking with a huge pack on. I used to design games based around random BS a kid, like choosing your sleeping position. I'm glad someone is making those weird ideas a reality, even if they're not necessarily great.

[@hatchimmmmm]

I already know how this type of games work, in the release gamers don't appreciate it and after a year or two they say the game was underrated. It's a game for gamers that want to relax after a day of hard work, in the end of the day relaxing it's all I want, this game it's for me. Thumbs up for Kojima

[@brancolt_]

hatchimmmmm I don’t know what kind of fucked up work you’d need to have for Death Stranding to feel relaxing.

[@C0LDW4RK1D]

I'm probably gonna pick this up through third-party after some kid loses interest 5 hours in.

[@gurpreetbhamra9752]

Lol, you read my mind!

[@dreammfyre]

This game being an actual thing is more interesting than the game itself.

[@ottolehto]

It's strange to have such a game which is going to be on some people's GOTY lists, and on some people's most disappointing games list. Seems like to GB crew are pretty unanimous, however.

[@ryans3420]

Brad seemed into it.

[@michaelkitchin9665]

@@ryans3420 Yeah but in a, "YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!" kinda way. Which is basically where all the 10/10s come from.

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo]

@@ryans3420 I think he said Ben was more into it. And Ben is kinda meh about it

[@jeremyk1422]

It will be just like RDR 2 from last year.

[@tehpickle1250]

The advertisements in this game are so incredibly tacky.

[@KesSharann]

What is this, Demolition Man? Will this drink be changed to Tang or something in the next 20 years?

[@pistachiodisguisey911]

It reminds me of MGS4 having snake have a super detailed hi res iPod Classic, which made no sense since it was a competitor to Sony's own walkman

[@IShootPixels]

Wasn't sure after hearing Dan rage about it, but then seeing this and listening to BombCast, I think I'm going to give it a shot if only to say I did. Maybe it'll help send a message that more devs should just "go for it".

[@DarkEggplant]

Sounds like Norman Reedus’ delivery isn’t all that great...in more ways than one. HEYOOOO

[@chillnspace777]

Zingers!!!

[@theocan]

I think despite its divisive response, I will still thoroughly enjoy this. It's the sort of thing that's right up my alley. I can almost see this game taking the same approach that say The Thing or (funnily enough) some of Nicolas Winding Refn's films take, in which the public will generally dislike the game on release, maybe even for a few years afterwards. But with time, a more niche audience will start to appreciate it more and more.

[@tbolt720]

Clearly this is a niche as hell game lol. Even Kojima has said many will hate it

[@nn6404]

I'm convinced that Kojima made this to gaslight reviewers.

[@squidracerX]

Where are the 10/10's coming from!? I see people genuinely say they love it, best game ever. What am I not seeing?? I'm so confused. Maybe its how like some people like cutting themselves or dressing like babies. This must just be a fetish game for some. Or an "Emperor's New Clothes" scenario.

[@reddevil2112]

@@squidracerX Or people have different opinions than you. A lot of people really like Death Stranding, and a lot of people don't. Nothing hard to comprehend there.

[@jred250]

A good Quick Look for a weird game.

[@domukaz]

"I should be able to get through it as long as I'm quiet and stealthy." [throws grenade]

[@Ingel_Riday6690]

I can excuse the whole "U.S. looks like a Norwegian fjord" thing as the time warp and apocalypse warping the landscape. I can excuse the product placement as Kojima being Kojima. However, delivery quests are the ultimate form of game fluff. They're used to pad out an experience or help guide a player. "Hey, you need to go to the town of Darkshire and report to the constable for duty. The undead grow restless there! Oh, and can you deliver this package to my mistress? There's some money in it for you." More incentive to follow the critical path and a little extra immersive fluff. Maybe his mistress is a werewolf and their favorite song is "Howlin' For You" by The Black Keys. Why not? You can't make the game JUST the delivery quest fluff, though. Well, I mean... you could, but to what end? To what purpose? 50 hours of the player wandering from town to town delivering parcels and doing nothing but an endless linear litany of side-quests as acid rain dissolves their armor and ghosts punch them in the junk hardly seems very compelling. It sounds, and looks, tedious as hell. It would take a very particular personality that loves exploration for its own sake to get into this, and even then... this open world seems very barren. Full disclosure: I've already bought this game but haven't had the time to play it. I've watched four hours of gameplay footage now though and... I'm okay waiting a bit. I feel like I'll need rock music playing in the background and a bottle of whiskey to distract me as I trudge through this.

[@Ingel_Riday6690]

Oh, and on a weird fanboy note... I'm still glad I bought this game. I love Kojima and I'm happy to support his passion project with Norman Reedus. It takes a lot of courage to make an experimental AAA game, and I applaud that even if I am perplexed by the end result.

[@Kandecid]

I think the appeal here is that the gameplay is traversing the landscape. In a normal delivery quest, you follow an easily defined path from point a to b and there is no challenge. To Vinny and Alex's points, there's some similarity here to Eurotruck simulator. And delivery quests is all those games are.

[@allluckyseven]

"Where did you get that? The little guy." "I... was born with it."

[@rettorical]

Tim Rodgers of Kotaku described this game to be hiking for accountants. After watching this QL i'd say its a pretty accurate assessment...

[@Purple-iz1bd]

Zain Padela Read his written review he literally says “Personally I love it” but it’s not for everyone in that regard

[@Tamacat388]

@@Purple-iz1bd I dont think he has a written review. The written Kotaku review is from Heather Alexandra.

[@Purple-iz1bd]

Thanatos388 look it up lol it’s kind of like him commentating on the review if that makes sense

[@Purple-iz1bd]

Thanatos388 commentating on the video review he did

[@panzersnapdragon3087]

Driving an open-world game Quick Look with Vinny as co-pilot has to be the most fun but most terrifying experience possible. Very excited, a few more hours!!!

[@Kiskey]

VinCo is working overtime on this one..

[@paulprice]

i see they're still able to produce monster energy drinks in this apocalyptic future 34:17

[@echodec]

They use technology that converts water into monster

[@MrPhange]

This looks simultaneously awful and kind of awesome

[@C0LDW4RK1D]

Photorealistic Monster Energy Drink

[@creekandseminole]

I see this becoming a cult hit with a lot of people

[@stepheng3334]

A cult hit with kojima dick riders.

[@crysiscore2051]

Stephen G Or people just legitimately like the game. Honestly most people here are Giant Bomb dickriders, I don’t see other channels with as much distaste for the game.

[@troyisfilming]

Vinny has explained this better than anyone I have heard describe this game.

[@Purple-iz1bd]

There are some who said the exact opposite of what is said in this video and it makes it hard because kojima made this game for a certain audience and not everyone is going to be apart of it but I need to know if I am

[@thadeumuller2831]

i've never been so bored in a middle of a quick look jesus, i just stop watch and listen to you guys

[@LookADistarction]

That’s the game

[@testaccount8921]

@@LookADistarction "game" is generous

[@MarkSkids]

Alex's review of this is a fantastic piece of writing and entirely accurate. If people are so offended by it then they don't need to be nasty or vindictive, just ignore the review and enjoy the game.

[@liuzhaoqi2003]

How do you know is "entirely accurate" when you havn't played the game yet.

[@sainuudotcom]

Well I am sure Death Stranding according to Giant Bomb is accurately as same quality as Metal Gear Survive given both games got two stars from them. It’s not being vindictive or even nasty. It’s being critical of their star system. I would ask them to change the scale to 100 as same as Easy Allies.

[@KenY2KenTV]

@@sainuudotcom The whole score thing is specifically what they were trying to get away from with GB's star rating. Don't think of it as "this game is 17 points better than that one" (that doesn't actually mean anything and comparing different games directly like that doesn't really work). The actual analysis of the game comes in the text of the review. The star rating doesn't exist to compare it to other games, it's more an overall indication of their feeling and whether or not they'd recommend it. Both Survive and Death Stranding got two stars, because they're both games that the reviewer would not recommend playing unless you have a burning curiosity that must be sated, or are a big fan of the genre and can overlook the shortcomings.

[@sainuudotcom]

KenY2Ken well my view is that they made it worse by going with star system because the reality is that people are going to compare and contrast. Heck GB even do it every year when they selectively choose their game of the year. At the end I am sure they have the best intentions I hope.

[@KenY2KenTV]

@@sainuudotcom Of course people will always compare. But if, say, this had been a 45 and Survive a 38, what does that mean? It's not necessarily objectively a better game. Especially considering that Survive was reviewed by Jeff and DS by Alex, so their opinions might differ anyway. There's comparison within the text of the review but I think, as you say, they want to avoid people saying "well this is definitively better/worse than that because it got a slightly bigger/smaller number." Stars are clearer for someone asking, "Should I buy this game?" (though they should probably still read the whole review).

[@powpowdingdong]

So it's a game where you make Monster Piss Grenades to fight monsters.

[@SatansLtlBaby]

vinny, quit backseat driving Alex! he wants to do it his way!

[@sirchone]

These dudes act like experts on the game and look terrible at it.

[@tbolt720]

Experts how? All they do is show off the game. Never once have Vinny or Alex claimed to be experts or even great at games lol

[@ErrEff]

Glad to see that both Jeff/Brad and Vinny/Alex got to give the game a video playthrough. Too bad Jeff didn't have those Monster cans spawn, huh?

[@LeschekOfLechia]

I like how this title polarizes opinions. I am amazed by your gameplay. Tommorow it will be in my hands!

[@Jeevz666]

"Vehicles do have a jump" So this game is Blaster Master?

[@EMan32x]

God I can't get enough of hearing other people talk about Death Stranding. Honestly not sure if I want to even get the game... I might wait for the PC release and go in to it "As Spoiled As Possible" just because of how funny it is.

[@ZachFett]

Does anyone know what happens to all the player built objects after the game's population starts to die down? I've heard you need to repair them every few days or they'll completely break down and disappear, so what happens if you're late to the party? Will all those highways be gone? Or do they become permanent if they receive enough likes, maybe?

[@makavelidios8545]

Im guessing since the rain disintegrates anything it touches, the world will be forever changing the more players build...and maybe the highways and structures with the most popularity and likes stay permanent?

[@ZachFett]

I'm hoping that's what happens, otherwise someone's gotta be on dedicated repair duty forever or we'll have people trying the game a year from now and never see any highways/buildings. The online interaction stuff sounds like the coolest part about this game..

[@makavelidios8545]

Zach Fett lol yea the strand aspect is the one thing im looking forward to, seeing a world grow from nothing is something i gotta see 😂

[@bloodykun4443]

I didn’t think boss fights could get any worse than all the gimmicks in mgsv but man...who designed all the good ones in the first four mgs games that up and left?

[@bloodykun4443]

On another note, maybe I can at least see a little bit of promise with what Higgs said prior about wanting a “game over” but I don’t have high hopes considering near everyone who’s finished this says it doesn’t pay off much. Just reminds me of self referential games that have done it a bit better, like Killer is Dead or Travis Strikes Again, even stuff like Drakengard 3.

[@bloodykun4443]

Guaranteed more than you have. Most have nothing good to say about either gameplay or story and just give it a high number

[@buss3796]

At what point does the cargo just become layers of Container Repair Spray?

[@angerpanda1]

What if Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace made a video game and then peed on it?

[@creekandseminole]

Can you pee on a BT?

[@floo2944]

We'll try again.

[@Saphire1993]

🤣🤣 I'm more sold on this patented Kojima ridiculousness extreme mail man simulator than really any current fps

[@vac59]

That happened to the three sea shells for the bathroom?

[@lolno4854]

Sad to say this seems entirely uniteresting to me as a big fan of MGS 1\2.

[@Ultravod]

20:37: Surprise Abby asks about blood and pee.

[@MrBurtbackerack]

People disliking this are definitely just mad they wont get to see Normans-weenis

[@hpalpha7323]

it's a shame it doesn't live up to it's potential

[@luccan]

It lives up to exactly what Kojima wants it to be. It's just really weird and not for everyone.

[@Antronix3]

Jeff usually shows up for big releases. He wanted no part of this one lmao

[@ranma6276]

He already did a Quick Look with Brad.

[@Antronix3]

@@ranma6276 oh ok

[@tbolt720]

Doubt Jeff would be great for this anyways since he already openly said fuck this game. Not much insight he could give outside of the first few hours which they already covered lol

[@dumpc]

This game is fucking fascinating

[@jaydenrock]

Why am I enjoying this game so much? I feel like I should hate it. So conflicted on this game. Part of me says it’s amazing and the other half says WTF am I doing? Delivering free America Online discs?

[@katywardle4878]

PaperBoy 2020

[@adrunkmunkey15]

That moment when she tells you... "You have a very nice Norman Reedus"

[@ryandavis1601]

Why does Alex have to be in this video. He is apparently a know it all

[@nonistra]

Considering how some people don't think MGS is political, I can understand why Kojima might be inclined to beat people over the head with his messaging.

[@LOSTGAM3R]

Cringe post

[@marcodenekamp]

I showed this to my grass, now it’s weed

[@randomphil8666]

Still unsure whether I will like playing this or not.... I don't want to buy it and then hate it. However I guess it would be a good piece of gaming history for the future. Anyone buying one of the many special editions for the golden clothing pieces?

[@NatesiKness]

Phil Jeavons that special edition is not a thing. The Golden clothes are simply for pre-ordering, there is a collectors edition with the tube baby and a digital deluxe which comes with soundtrack and "Making of" movie. That's it.

[@bridgeofarts]

I really like the story. I disagree with Alex and Vinny.

[@86lanzo]

this raises an interesting discussion about actors in games.... when you're calling a game character by the actor who plays them .... is that emersion completely broken..... would we know solid snake how we know him if he was played by an actor..... voice acting is one thing... but full likeness seems a step too far

[@raysravens52]

I mean if actors ruin the immersion, you must never be able to watch television or movies. I don't know why it's any different for games.

[@86lanzo]

@@raysravens52 Its not the same.in a movie the actor is able to get their performance over more so they more embody the character theyre playing ...its not the same as in a video game...Especially when its a famous actor since were not use to seeing them in games yet...it stands out a lot....in time that may change.

[@snoogins37]

I'm having Mass Alex 1 flashbacks

[@FaithPixel]

Sad to hear the story is lacking that was the one thing I hoped might save it for me.

[@FaithPixel]

@DigiFox it's one I will give a chance but I'm not buying it. Will borrow it from someone after they have done. Too many good games out.

[@zgcentrs]

@DigiFoxAnd I thought MGS5 was like that because of Konami's descisions. I guess not. Looks like im skipping this one too, i wanted to enjoy it but the boring open world killed it for me

[@FaithPixel]

@DigiFox Yeah, all games im wanting as well :) Probably Luigi's mansion too. Gonna have to prioritise at this rate.

[@Tamacat388]

@@zgcentrs Konami has never had a major influence on Kojimas writing. And hes said several times that he was tired of making the same game over and over again with MGS4. That's why Peace Walker, Phantom Pain, and of course Death Stranding do not resemble MGS1-4.

[@MrChess187]

This shit looks like it will be forgotten by Jan 1 2020

[@chillnspace777]

Ha this aged poorly

[@octocoq]

FINALLY

[@noiryork]

This feels like the type of game that's really rough currently, but a couple years later Ubisoft or whoever actually does it correctly and makes a ton of money from it.

[@noobadoc]

so whats the point of the baby?

[@cardassa]

Mainly for making jokes.

[@sirchone]

Ask your parents to give you the talk

[@Levio100]

The ideas actually seem pretty cool. Seems like this is 80% of the way to a good game.

[@KesSharann]

Is this Star Trek? Could they have added more nonsense words? Probably, but I don't want them.

[@tyepuesy1956]

This game looks like such a chore to play.

[@BrendanOrr]

Technically...you do see Norman Reedus' weenis...both of them. Weenis (or wenis) is the loose skin on your elbows.

[@michelottens6083]

As someone who loved every single bit of MGSV, even its messy slow emptiness, this looks like exactly what I'd want out of a Kojima thing. The clunky story, the weird pop culture inserts, the micromanagement fluff, the disappointment, I loved all of that in MGSV, it tickled my interpretive brainparts, and this seems to have all that too. I'll have to get a ps4 first though.

[@MitchellberryPie]

Looks just like America!

[@DoctorZomboo]

It's funny, if this was done by a new or mid level developer without the celebrity name attachments and ridiculous hype then I think it would be viewed as an interesting niche market, quirky open world game. But the fact this game came from all of the hype just means so many people are going to be dissapointed.

[@EricKesterson]

Flip side is that everything that doesn't make sense gets a free pass because "Kojima"

[@toddhmr]

This game looks so bad you almost think Konami wasn't an awful company. Letting Kojima and whatever drugs he's on go was probably because he is a crazy person.

[@toddhmr]

@Clockwork Man I meant it looks like a bad game. It looks good graphically.

[@yienmaster04]

Kojima needs an editor, period. If Konami was that, great. Regardless, I can't help but think if he wasn't so high on his own ego, and had someone to help guide his creativity, he would be making much better games, IMO. He has amazing ideas. He just executes on them like a 12 year old.

[@JustSkram]

Please give yoko taro this kind of budget instead of kojima

[@leggocrewtv2052]

love how it's harder then it looks XD

[@TheRealMarvinLee]

But.. what about people that dont start playing the game until 6 months after launch... will there be anything left to build? or will the world be completely filled with structures other players have been building for 6 months making it needless for someone that started playing late to build anything?

[@TheRealMarvinLee]

@300096586 Good question as well.

[@MarkSmee]

Looks like Rohan with all those rocks

[@Cakeyyama]

Would I be wrong to say that..and I hate to say it, but.. Metal Gear Survive may actually be more fun than this shit?

[@saiyansnake]

20:38 Out of nowhere lol

[@meteiyigun8075]

KYLE

[@TheRonoxcz]

Dissapointed by Higgs? Did you guys read his journal after "end" of the game??

[@petitnicollas]

I thought about buying this game. But thankfully I've watched this video before doing that. I think I understand some themes of the narrative and it's not looking very good.

[@Imthecosta]

ALL the hating comments are obviously people that have NOT played the game...mostly cod fanboys i can assure...

[@bobcharlotte8724]

Japanese games rarely get skin, NATURAL LOOKING SKIN, correct. Too plastic like. This.. Sega with Yakuza...

[@ashafloki]

Omg where is Dan? We all wanna hear his opinions

[@simonturner138]

He quit the game after 6 hours saying it sucks.

[@matthewschark]

Falco Voice: “This looks horrible”

[@hugo59208]

This FedEx game is really deep

[@dudeglove]

it's all so metaphorical

[@embermonkey]

ads for AMC and monster energy, hard pass

[@shodancat1000]

As trivial as it may seem to some, that shit puts me off so hard. I feel like I'm being slapped in the face when I see the Monster Energy and "Ride with Norman Reedus" shit. Moreso than any other type of advertisement/marketing, this feels like someone screaming in my face "LIKE AND PURCHASE THESE PRODUCTS."

[@tbolt720]

I find the monster stuff hilarious. The tv shit not so much

[@MrJP6389]

Leading up to the release I was super excited to play it but tbh I'm happy to didn't jump head first and pre-order it. After looking at gameplay and reading reviews I'm really dispointed. Sure the world looks wonderful but the biggest turn off for me is the gameplay. I really don't want to spend $60 on a game were all you do is deliver packages. I don't have alot of money to spend on games and I'm really happy I didn't spend what could be last of my game money of the year on DS. I think I'll get Pokemon sword next week instead. I hope to one day try it myself maybe if it gets put on sale or ps plus. Till then I'll just wait and hope the next game from one of my most favorite devs be one I'll enjoy more.

[@tonygilbert3911]

Disagree completely but hey ho, I was interested the whole way

[@bobbydyne]

Was that an ad for an AMC show? That’s a little jarring lol

[@MEDUSAvsSHOE]

This reminds me of Infinite Space on DS for some reason.

[@MrBurtbackerack]

ITS NOT A GAME, ITS AN EXPERIENCE.

[@cday131]

Seems like this game has a lot of things that are interesting to do once, but are too boring to tolerate doing again.

[@isitamanaemonesia]

WTF IS WRONG WITH THOSE BOSS BATTLES????????????????????????