The Astonishing Details of Death Stranding

[@meepmoop2333]

My jaw was on the floor when you jumped to avoid the enemy ping. Hundreds of hours and never occurred to me. Makes sense as they're just using odradek scanners to read terrain like the player

[@WingMaster562]

I wasng paying attention to the text at first and thought that he just countered the ping with your own ping, which the game does tell you to do. But checking it again, I was surprised to see that it was a jump

[@CrystallizedBlackSkull]

Yeah like what the fuck I'm so used to "scanning" or an eagle vision in video games to be just a litteral detecting ability that it never occured to me that the TERRAIN scanner would be an actual terrain scanner. Kojima what is wrong with you, you're fucking mad I like that, keep it up you wonderful piece of shit

[@Hellscrap3r]

My favourite part was right afterwards, Sam taunting the MULE. "Whatcha lookin' for, dumbass?!" Absolutely perfect.

[@neoism]

the game is just kino AF lol never new as well... just an amazingly unique game the hate wasnt deserved at all...

[@Wolfenstein1942]

You mean 29:19?

[@OsaculnenolajO]

The attention to detail extends to sound design as well. It's like every single material and tool has unique sound effects, and you can literally hear each piece of equipment rattling against each other when Sam walks. Kojima games have consistently had super impressive sound design.

[@AmelpsXett]

almost like he was making a VR game... foreshadowing?

[@MrEp5]

@@AmelpsXett DS2 on the way. Fingers crossed.

[@thepopo592]

i will never get over how unfair the world treated this game, its a god damn masterpiece.

[@JJ_Jack_Gittes]

Tells you the state of the world we are in, to be honest, especially the state of the internet.

[@Bloodhoven]

that tells you way more about our world than about the game..

[@thescatologistcopromancer3936]

Unfair? The game was very successful and they have a sequel and movie planned

[@ekerdaur]

​@Discontent tbh the game journalists are to blame for it . These nutbags played for like 2-3 hours and after that they'll just drop anything stupid they can come up for their stories

[@xebatansis]

The world becomes more stupid each year. Survival of the fittest has been eliminated and the ever-growing mass of mediocrity will consume everything.

[@tryinglyon]

"Higgs hates cold pizza." Finally, a relatable villian just for me!

[@3Guys1Video]

LOL

[@greed0599]

Ironically, only villains hate cold pizza. Cold pizza's the best

[@kirbyis4ever]

​@@greed0599But a hot fresh pizza still can't be beat. Higgs really appreciates good service.

[@Ring_student_yin_sang]

I just imagine higgs eating pizza with his demens cause no way he is going to eat all of that alone

[@AME6A]

There's actually another interesting detail with Mother, it may be pretty well known but I think it still will be worth mentioning it. If you cross a bridge with her ( without a truck ), she begins shaking and later explains that she has a fear of bridges due to that big incident in her past. I feel bad every time I cross a bridge with her because of that :(

[@tenyearsatleast]

Another thing. If you go into deep water while carrying her, she gets washed away and while floating in the river shouts something like "Sam!" "Where are you?"

[@ministermozarella4869]

U can also take her to the hot spring

[@rocketman_022]

One thing I noticed was that on the beach during the final fight with Higgs there's a rainbow in the background that's only blue, which seems to prove Deadman's "No blue in the inverted rainbow" theory correct

[@xHuman-x_x]

And at the ending there is blue. So does that mean that the death stranding stopped? 😢😮

[@dibs0equiped]

Damn Kojima the details are always priceless. That ear thing was great.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

what a masterpiece, so underrated.

[@luminosity01]

@@KingOfFrye i mean the gameplay is kinda interesting, you walk around, watch your terrains so you could not damaged the cargo you are currently carrying, it's honestly a breath of fresh air from those fast paced hardcore gameplay like doom eternal, ghostrunner, hotline miami etc

[@lilnuttt2974]

@@KingOfFrye it is fun

[@hansbune3467]

@@KingOfFrye yet here you are. One thing u missed is that certain games are fun for "someone". they don't cater to everyone but you should respect the ones who enjoyed the game.

[@KabbalahSherry]

@KingOfFrye - Nothing can "save" this game?! 🥴🤣 It's sold 10 Million units (so far) - that's almost as much as Elden Ring ffs. It's got a sequel game on the horizon & a movie coming out too. I think Death Stranding doesn't NEED saving bro. lmao

[@loriw780]

Another good one is that certain items you deliver, like the evodevo unit and the doctors medical device are available to be delivered to all other locations after the first mission to deliver them.

[@decimatormdt5453]

Omg that's great observation.

[@quangphung9396]

The same with lost cargo

[@happyphiri4237]

Another detail exclusive to the directors cut version is that if you equip the strand and walk towards cargo you'll be able to tie it down

[@hotpaws_maths_and_science]

i hope more people will eventually appreciate how good death stranding actually is instead of writing it off as a weird experiment

[@spiralgodking9877]

Again, Kojima's ahead of his time. Prophetic, even.

[@FuhrerHeisen]

Listen I knew the moment I heard the 50/50 split that this game truly filtered a lot of people. Like I'm still in the tutorial and I know I'm gonna love it. not even a kojima fanboy. only played metal gear solid 3 snake eater on ps2 got all the way to the boss and never beat her. Idk why.

[@sooperheep]

@@twentyzeroone2764 troll fail

[@KabbalahSherry]

@Twenty zero One - Then go pay top dollar for a pre-order to some broken, buggy or unfinished looter shooter, like ya'll always do. 🥴 lmao Nobody is forcing you to be here.

[@FDALl-ms5kg]

Yeah. I actually wonder if people will change their mind. And even though its not death stranding I wonder if we'll look back ar tlou2 like a masterpiece or a piece of trash aswell. Cabt de y divisive games are very interesting

[@ExorTheAllmighty]

I can't believe this video doesn't have more views! The editing is great, and I never knew half this stuff in my playthrough where I 5-starred every prepper Keep up the good work! :)

[@kraseidon]

I know right. Such a beautiful video!

[@mr.blonde2085]

Strand type details

[@dars5229]

One thing I thought was very sweet was Mama saying "You're not alone," when you call out.

[@FordzyS]

Blood Pee... I dont have words....

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

I feel as if most of the penalties in this game, like John McClain feet and blood piss, serve as help more than a hindrance. I’m not saying to hurt Sam as much as possible, but it just feels like Kojima wants players to keep going despite all the crap the player might go through.

[@prince_nocturne]

I got the same impression. You're already going through a rough time of it if these things pop up, so it's just the slightest bit of aid from the game to just squeak by whatever problem you're facing now. Director's Cut added just a few extra things to help, like BB getting excited and seeing BTs easier or actively blocking bullets shot at you.

[@JZStudiosonline]

Keep on keeping on.

[@Bloodhoven]

@@prince_nocturne "or actively blocking bullets shot at you." wait, what?

[@prince_nocturne]

@@Bloodhoven My reaction the first time it started deflecting bullets when I charged headlong into a terrorist camp.

[@Bloodhoven]

@@prince_nocturne but... how does he block bullets?

[@moondog548]

The sticky-gun -> rope trick blew my mind. First use fo the sticky gun for this gravity-gloves devotee!

[@benvincent6473]

Fucking loved this game. I get its not for everyone, but damn it was for me!

[@unyko8676]

In my opinion, the 5 floating figures represent the Big Five. Each figure is an Extinction Entity (EE) from a different era. The 6th would be Amelie, after the actual Death Stranding ends. At least thats how i like to see it. It is also true that, at the end, when Amelie says that you can go back because "you're still connected", she points up to them, and that would explain the friends theory. Edit : Well F me he already pointed it out ln the video

[@danilooliveira6580]

but each EE isn't necessarily human, if I'm not mistaken they even mention that the EE is the most prominent creature of the era.

[@nickvanderlinden7165]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 lol😅😅😅😅 that's litterally what the gametells you it is😂😂 do you know the difference between opinion and fact? Lol Internet people crack me up in these comments...in my opinion...lol

[@chill2408]

@@nickvanderlinden7165 Why are you pressed chill

[@advokatarkadiya3274]

@@danilooliveira6580exactly. And if “friends” theory is correct - interesting who is fifth person, cuz it cannot be Deadman. He does not have Ka, he is dead man as was said

[@cooleslaw9188]

As for the 5 figures being Sam's friends, thank you. That's what I've been going on for a while. And I can confirm that the figure in the middle is holding a baby, if you approach the 5 from the side and use photo mode you can make out the model better.

[@cinco3649]

i always thought they were the big five

[@advokatarkadiya3274]

But Deadman doesn’t have Ka

[@cooleslaw9188]

@advokatarkadiya3274 but he's the one that grabs Sam from the beach by pulling him while in the Seam. He shouldn't be able to get there, but holding Lou, he can. If he can get there, then there's no reason he can't get to the beach. There's one figure holding a baby.

[@advokatarkadiya3274]

@@cooleslaw9188 that`s make sense

[@FordzyS]

@@cooleslaw9188 Also Deadman was on the Cliff's beach. He has Louise with him.

[@r4dios1lence92]

Also, I never noticed, but Bridget's corpse seems to have a pink teru teru bozu on it, which is a japanese charm to ward off rain.

[@edwardhayward1937]

Die-Hardman: “Sam- if you don’t take down that BT, this city is over” Sam: “Ok” *equips urinate*

[@Dewelwield1010]

Am I the only one who despite not having played death stranding in at least a couple of months, not having any activity with it on KZbin, and not having even thought about looking it up for a year being busy playing dark souls again... randomly had this recommended to them a few hours after it was uploaded. God damn it KZbin, now I’m gonna have to play this masterpiece again. I’m not mad... just very confused. Cool vid tho.

[@danb9447]

No one cares when you last played the game

[@Bloodhoven]

@@danb9447 well, I do. ¯\_( ͠° ͟ʖ °͠ )_/¯

[@koli4213]

@@danb9447 i care

[@Bishal101]

@@danb9447 I care too

[@xDaedron]

SPOILER WARNING (also edited because I just have finished the game) . . . . . . The fact that Bridget's corpse does not go necro has to do with that she has insanely high amounts of chiralium in her body, possibly related to her being an Extinction Entity. Similarly, Mama's body also does not go necro because of chiralium according to Heartman. Note that burning Bridget's corpse immediately causes a timefall because of all of the chiralium being released into air - this is the only corpse seen to do that. Also, notice that Amelie's chiralogram has golden glow - that is a hint related to who she really is and where she truly resides.

[@kreambo1235]

5:35 when she says she's home alone

[@starcaster88]

I never thought to bathe in the hot spring with Mama or the Chiral Artist, lol. That's a nice touch.

[@xcloudx01alt]

23:13 The song being sung is Drifters - Ii Yu Dana (Nice Hot Water)

[@PlebNC]

Kojima: "Ok Mr Reedus, in this scene you're doing all the private room stuff we did before but you're drunk this time. Action!"

[@meowthing]

Wow, amazing video, good job! Kojima's games always have incredible amounts of detail to them. One thing I noticed was that the Odradek will turn into a baby mobile when you're comforting BB, I always found that to be a cute touch :)

[@KabbalahSherry]

OMG I never noticed that! 🥹 That's precious. lol

[@feenprinz]

3 years late to the party, but a tiny thing I noticed (or am I imagining it?) is that Sam gets better at whistling the song to BB / playing the harmonica!

[@lordjabajaba]

Bridget not going necro makes sense since her Ka is already on the beach and her body is "soulless"

[@Iroquois_Pliskin]

This video should have a million views. The BEST death stranding tips/details video I've seen yet. Just finished my second playthrough and Platinumed the game, still didn't know about a lot of these!

[@jayfolk]

straight to my DS playlist. thanks.

[@Z-Mikes00]

i thought the 5 figures were the 5 previous extinction entities

[@TheNikotin33]

Im surprised how few views a video with this high of a quality has. Good job.

[@jpg963]

absolutely incredible i am replaying directors cut and this game surprises me everyday i play it! the other day i let sam sleep and he starts dreaming and saying "Amelie!" LIKE WHAT and I had no idea you could take mama and the chiral artist to the hot springs insane!

[@thechugg4372]

I don't know how people managed to get mama through the mountains without using the hot springs tbh, I didn't even know they were there but they are placed so perfectly.

[@DarthNightly]

@@thechugg4372 in my case i spent the majority of chapter 3 making standard deliveries to the point that i build every road , so when i continued the story and got to mountain city i just built all the roads that goes to distribution center north of mountain knot city, and the rest of the way up to mountain city i used the truck

[@kriegjaeger]

I noticed something playing today, if you press the attack button just before a mule hits you, you can dodge behind them and counter-attack without even needing the strand. Ah and if people weren't aware, using the strand you can counter attack mules making them negligible threat in one on one situations.

[@Bloodhoven]

thw strand? i don't understand this one. either due to lack of english skills or due to lack of context o.O

[@kriegjaeger]

@@Bloodhoven ah sorry, with the little rope you carry you can counter attacks. But you can also counter without it somehow.... I think punching right before they hit you.

[@CrazyTheGoat]

Wow what a fantastic video showcasing this great game, much kudos to you for putting this together! I Can't wait for the director's (plus) cut.

[@tamriales]

Jesus the attention to detail is mind blowing! I've been playing this game since it came out and I didn't know about 90% of these details!

[@telllurium]

I only watched 7 mins and I love this video already. so many details, wooooow. a year later walkthrough I continue to learn a lot of new things about this game and I want to replay it more and more

[@keysersoze9592]

1:14 wait dying in the beginning wasn’t apart of the story? My dumb ass sam just lost his footing and killed himself

[@duckIife]

absolutely insane, i never encountered most of these but the details really do make the game. one of my favorite moments first playthrough was thinking Mama deserves a hot spring break after all she'd been through and didn't realize the game would actually let me do it. only disappointment was that you can't do the same with the NPC porters

[@cooleslaw9188]

Fantastic video of details, I've been trying to find others myself. I have something to add if you plan on a second episode of this. The Bola gun can be used against the BT cat to cancel attack animations. I'm not sure if it's a glitch or an intended feature but it makes the Bola gun viable during Catcher fights. I have footage of it happening.

[@kovulion7777]

Here's more! Tripping while carrying someone has unique dialogue You can find a unique cargo "playstation' during Higgs boss fight

[@chiffmonkey]

"Though slight, blood pee can hurt BTs" Blood Pee Percent speedrun lol

[@aadipie]

Can't believe this didn't show up earlier as I'm a massive DS fan, thank you for your hard work, I'll be enjoying this tonight

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

You excited for DS2? Because I sure am! Get hyped!

[@CB-lh8gw]

This game is incredible. I've completed the main story but I don't remember a lot of what you had in this video so it's clear I have a lot left to accomplish.

[@ArtificiallyIdiotic]

Gets chased down by a bunch of incorporeal aberrations, pees on them

[@LordKronos7]

OMFG the LIFE VEST has me crying! This whole video is epic.

[@thechugg4372]

"Bridget doesn't go necro" Those who haven't finished the game: how weird of kojima to forget such a detail Those who have finished the game: oooooh shiiiiiit the hint was here all along!

[@ragerodracir]

0:53 this happened to me on my first playthrough. Not the ideal way of getting introduced to the concept.

[@ZeranZeran]

what the hell ? this game really is like a Kubrick film the doll in the throat was disturbing

[@aliyudante6630]

I literally paused for about 30mins with gosbumps after seeing the doll scene, I nearly quit playing the game because of that. But overall I love this game!

[@Thunderous333]

Well I certainly didn't expect this

[@Gryphon1269]

Didn't even know there were Valve-themed items in the game

[@007megaoof]

Think it's for the pc port. It would explain why it's been appearing on the steam deck videos

[@piezu.]

Incredible details you have managed to find!

[@framechanger4518]

8:25 my favorite line in the game, lol

[@themedic7933]

Seeing sam’s boots constantly being so close to breaking is giving me anxiety

[@chrispoici666]

15:14 crazy how BB starts laughing at sam when he takes the cargo back and keeps falling 😂

[@Valkinsenn]

Love him or hate him, you can't deny ol' Kojima _never_ skimps on the details, or his quirks and nuances.

[@アザラシ-o2y]

Incidentally, the song Sam sang while he took a bath is a Japanese famous song.

[@yuzemaki]

21:54 - "Shut up, Go away!!" -BB.

[@ekerdaur]

I always think that sticky gun is so useful in any situation but when the situation comes i dont have the sticky gun . Smh

[@aliyudante6630]

Same here 😂

[@rando1471]

Hey man, could we get some more videos like these please they are really enjoyable and you have already made two perfect examples

[@ريّان-ذ4ت]

It's a missed opportunity to have sam be left handed even to the point where certain acitons are blocked if it's unavailable, yet they still make him ambidextrous with guns

[@TimothyMavreshko]

Also, when throwing objects, Sam's right hand is stronger than the left one.

[@chriscombs21886]

~15:13 one must imagine sam happy

[@moonkeis]

Finished this game recently… what an experience.

[@FruduBuggins]

What I love about this game is that it almost can't be spoiled as I haven't played this game and after watching this video I still don't know what happens

[@Artess-od8wb]

This video mostly avoids major spoilers and only hints at a few of them, but if you were like halfway through the game it would reveal a couple things to you that you might have only suspected (or not thought about at all), including something relating to the ending. The game certainly has some plot twists that make you look at things differently when you're replaying for a second time, as well as other developments that are not necessarily a shocking reveal but still nice to experience as they occur rather than knowing in advance.

[@meatwadisgod]

This game is a masterpiece

[@KabbalahSherry]

It's my favorite game of all time. 🥲💗🎮

[@nicholasbrooks3997]

@@KabbalahSherry It really is amazing. I got it on December 10th or so and put in 124hrs on Very Hard. I’m in love with the struggle lol

[@xHuman-x_x]

@@KabbalahSherryomg same here. Literally my favorite game ever and will always be.

[@PlebNC]

I look forward to ear damage being carried over into Death Stranding 2.

[@CB-lh8gw]

33:18 That's such an awkward looking scene lol, like something out of Twilight.

[@heartstone44]

Once when I was riding a bike and calling out, Sam said something like "I'm fucking done" and a terrorist said "Hell yeah". There were also a couple more interactions with them while on the bike but I can't remember. The terrorists kept cheering me up :D

[@ivoten]

the hell i've played this game for 177 hours and got the platinum trophee and still didn't know of 90% of these details, great game & great video

[@thesoulofagame]

beautifully made video, thank you!!

[@DMSJGaming]

This video needs more views, wonderful presentation!!!

[@tyo101]

Nice attention to detail, and well-made video, thanks.

[@kertiszeroone]

The most strange thing, that (at least on ps4) you can completely ignore the BB mechanics (by muting controller) and almost always get away in clean - game does not punish for that move. Another thing I did really not getting is forgiveness to the player about corpses left behind. I've beaten the game literally messing every human NPC, and was wiped away only once somewhere on the midway to Heartman (or from) into loading screen, where there was a notice that all corpses would be removed from the game. I wish it would've been wiping saves instead, like old Splinter cell game did (after 3 failures if I remember correctly)

[@blundy1]

Great video. Thanks for documenting.

[@AsterioMetaverse]

I've only seen about 1/3 even after a 100-hour play through.

[@latibass]

Holy crap that makes me wonder how many mushrooms were from people evading the hunters

[@JeremeSanders]

Too good! Learned a lot with this one.

[@vladt.6114]

19:57 the game gave us a big spoiler over the next game trailer and we didn't even notice. Also, I love the song

[@phonny]

Greatest video on KZbin ever.

[@nikolasubaric]

Amazing video. I finished my playtrough of DS DC and platinumed it, as I did with the original and I still didn't know a big number of these!

[@flyingmudkip3970]

Any tips to platinum? I haven't decided whether or not I want to yet but I just finished the game for the second time

[@nikolasubaric]

@Flying Mudkip The only tip I guess I have is to build a good zipline network if you havent gotten all of the people to 5 stars since it will cut down your travel time a lot. Besides that just do the requirements for the achievements and thats it

[@ByteSan]

"Sam can call out for help from friendly souls" WHAT THE HELL

[@eddyfuzzy5]

Thanks much for this video, loved it and learned alot, very well made 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@captkaljukansi8702]

6:22 Okay, how can I be so stupid and have never tried that before? That's such a cool thing, and yet, I've never tried it.

[@sagewaterdragon]

Great video, but the biggest news was that the Switch Pro Controller was supported. Nice!

[@jayanta131190]

Great video! Learned a lot even after 100 hours of play

[@gedewahyu.p]

Beautiful editing 5:13

[@quicksilver_x]

Extremely professionally done! XD

[@Bonfi96]

I think there's actually a story reason why the president's body does not go necro, iirc it's the same as Mama's body

[@Gunbudder]

i had almost finished the game before i realized you could whistle or play the harmonica lol. i loved this game so much

[@no1important777]

Did not know about the blood pee, that is quite horrible next to the feet scene

[@Jex2112]

I had no idea you could grab a climbing rope with the sticky gun! That would of saved me many annoying moments...

[@lastfirst1516]

Can you do this for more games? This was great!

[@humanoker]

Great video!

[@danieldevito6380]

Absolute masterpiece

[@agustinrios7809]

Where is the place at the last clip about Higgs not liking pizza?

[@2ndbleak]

Excellent video

[@xebatansis]

I have almost 170 hours on this game: I had no idea that you could use Floating Carriers like a skateboard.

[@Arthur_url]

This popped up in my recommended videos... Time to install Death Stranding and play it again xD

[@TheAlison1456]

Very well made video. You take notes as you play on a replay playthrough?