Why Is Death Stranding SO BAD?!

[@TheActMan]

It's ok to like this game and its ok to dislike it but can we all agree that we should've killed Fragile with our motorcycle in the beginning? Game would've been WAY better. Also stay safe with that COVID-19 shit going on! Hope you guys are enjoying your stay inside lol I'll try to put out more videos while this shit is going on. Keep your spirits up! Don't you dare go hollow.

[@vanquese8947]

How long does it take to write your scripts?

[@linusdn2777]

Didn't she teleport away? She does it many times throughout the game.

[@tushargowda8634]

Same goes to you! Hopefully you put out more cool videos!

[@Komega01]

you look skinny did you lose all your gainz? sad.

[@TheActMan]

@@vanquese8947 It takes a hot minute sometimes. For these reviews, I tend to continue working on it as I edit the video and write revisions which I record later and put in

[@KingEgyptian]

I play this game everyday, since I work at the Post Office.

[@kevo300]

all the creative freedom he had and this

[@dratanagaina8292]

@@kevo300 Actually that's the issue. He was given all reins and a buttload of money. What did he do? Spend majority of budget on A-list actors (mind you he barely afforded Kiefer Sutherland in MGSV on a 80 milllion budget) and reduce a workload of animation as the act man pointed out. Which is why game came out relatively quick. End result: Sony got dissapointed in sales and will hand Kojima a much smaller budget for next game and hopefully someone to keep him in line.

[@kevo300]

@@dratanagaina8292 exactly I really wanted this game to succeed but all of what you said plus the lack of good gameplay really disapoints

[@ermerijc5398]

@@dratanagaina8292 Biggest reason why #konami gave him the 🥾 Kojima needs to stop pretending to be a Hollywood producer and make a half decent game. It really does suck he failed this hard, given 😔 all the fan base he had...

[@daniarorynbayev8530]

KingEgyptian do you have DOOMS? have you got a BB? you should really use those zip lines for URGENT and FRAGILE delivery. I've built them for you all over the mountains

[@swordmanzhao2659]

Imagine someone just coming by this guy while filming the beginning.

[@kendricksverse9902]

Lol

[@Mr_ProNoob]

"ya drunk?"

[@penguinsrockrgr8yt216]

Not just any guy The homo sapien of the male sex proficient in acting

[@TheActMan]

It was worth it

[@capissockt.7447]

I would've commented on the terrible acting. I mean that first fall? Obviously forced. My enjoyment of the entire video was completely ruined from that point

[@CriticalNobody]

There are some games that I can’t understand another’s dislike for. Games I loved so much that when I hear someone with the opposite opinion, I’m flabbergasted and question their taste... Death Stranding is not one of those games. I really enjoyed it myself and found it to be an interesting and engaging experience, but whenever I hear someone say they hate the game, my response is simply “...yeah, fair enough”. Though love it or hate it, we all can agree the story is the pinnacle of Kojima’s pretentious nonsense

[@jrh7178]

Please I wanna hear this. How is Death Stranding's story pretencious?? When you understand the whole story, you realize how genious it actually is

[@iamcheesemaster8918]

Have i seen you somewhere? Just curious

[@jimmietherustle3622]

I like that it's the closest we've gotten to a legit Walking Sim.

[@s1ndrome117]

@@jrh7178 ending will make you commit die of cringe. And certain choice of sentences like "i'm not Peach, i'm princess 🅱 E A C H" will make you gouge your eyes out and pop your ears

[@edy4656]

@@s1ndrome117 bro , that is the only shitty line i heard it in the ending lol

[@gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526]

I made fun of this game from the first hint of it, and when it came out for a year, I mocked my friends for playing it. Then I played it, and I couldn't have been more wrong. It turned out to be an experience I will never forget for good not bad, go figure...

[@AltFromTheLimbo]

The more you learn, huh?

[@dagowow]

>mocking their "friends" for playing a video game absolute clown

[@e2nd7o]

Man I didn't like the game for the start but as soon as I got to episode 2 when you go to the rest of the world it gets so good

[@skorpion7132]

"I made fun of this game from the first hint of it, and when it came out for a year, I mocked my friends for playing it" So the biggest ahole in the room was you... put in his place at the end.!

[@bossabassa364]

@@dagowowwhat about h games?

[@th3unmaker]

"post-apocalyptic", where "post" refers to a national delivery service.

[@arsnakehert]

Underrated take

[@TheStripeTailedFiend]

And it's in America so it's a USPost apocalypse.

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

So basically Kevin Costner’s “The Postman”?

[@3N2sw]

😆

[@mishaf19]

[insert political take about lobbying and how it ruined a once great postal service in the 80’s]

[@TheSaskOtaku]

Actually picture this for a moment: imagine the hiking sim aspect of Death Stranding but put it into World War 1 and you are a runner.

[@Shadow-gt9ty]

That would be awesome! ngl!

[@snintendog]

literally same game an yet people eat it up...dude bros are idiots

[@MohitKumar-jf8lz]

Still boring and bad.

[@DCGMatthew1]

There was that WW1 section in the game.

[@tripp9552]

Kinda like the one mission in bf1 ya I'm down for that maybe a good indie dev will pick up on it

[@gdsaurmanex8804]

as much shit as it gets, I'd honestly take out-of-place Monster sponsorships over microtransactions any day

[@mr.mysteriousyt6118]

100 % it was weird but so was everything else in that game, i love some, hated some but overall a very enjoyable game

[@seanm8496]

Both are stupid. There is no reason any game should have sponsorships or microtransactions.

[@METALmurdererOG]

We can choose to accept neither. Crazy concept, I know. He could have at least turned the logo upside down and called it "Wonster" like how a lot of anime will do "Dr Pebber" and "Kuka-Cola", we all know what they are but it is diff enough to not be copyright infringement

[@METALmurdererOG]

@@seanm8496 idk man, for some reason after playing FF15 I bought a new tent and some Cup Noodle 🤣

[@ryanpierce2188]

Yeah, it almost had some comedical flair to it

[@janneaalto3956]

The one part about this game that I'm interested in is the nature. I wish someone took the map and the graphics and made a Long Dark-style wilderness survival with it.

[@mdjey2]

Wilderness Survival sounds good.

[@WeekndWarriorrr]

Same. I'm amazed by the Icelandic like setting, even though it's supposed to be America, and would love a survival game in this setting.

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

​@@WeekndWarriorrr which America North or South?

[@dramey]

@@NkosanaMakhubelea little late but North America.

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

@@dramey you're never late

[@Lanadra]

Then there was an explosion.. until there wasn't.

[@-pressxtostart-]

They were talking about the extinctions life has experienced. The next 'explosion' was meant to be [redacted]. They werent speaking literally

[@randymay1145]

I see what you did there with Destiny 😂

[@Sinderance_]

I could tell you...

[@gracecalis5421]

I don't even have time to explain why I don't have time to explain

[@MrSwitchblade327]

@@-pressxtostart- these morons are just extremely low IQ

[@thomasrapp992]

Me when Death Stranding was announced: "What the hell is this game?!", also Me after Death Stranding is released: "What the hell is this game?!"

[@DDPunk18]

If you don’t understand the game after playing it, your joking. It’s very easy to understand,

[@SavageRush012]

​@@DDPunk18 No, the story is convoluted.

[@Experiment-in1xe]

While playing the game: What the hell is this game? After finishing the game: What the hell is this game?

[@BlueBoxRevan]

Lmao that was my reaction

[@slothtree2375]

@@DDPunk18 If it's so easy to understand then explain it. Unless you didn't get it? 🤔

[@youarenotthetarget4301]

people keep saying “this game ain’t for everyone” i think every game’s just like that.

[@limeyfigdet7460]

True. Perhaps they're trying to say that Death Stranding is particularly niche though.

[@mBowK]

Certain games are obvious who they are for (fps, rts, turn based, RPGs, racing games, and sports games). I would say this game is a walking simulator but it is not obvious to a lot of ppl because of who made it and the fact there is guns, survival elements, and horror elements.

[@shivanshlolayekar9668]

@@mBowK the game is really fascinating to me... its really calming when you walk around "america" and when the music starts, it really sucks you in

[@wolf-ranger]

@Azazel There's 9 billion people on the planet. I'm sure you aren't the only one. I wouldn't call him a genius so much as a creative revolutionary. Just his Metal Gear series alone pushed the boundaries on genres (invented stealth action), cinematic cutscenes, character development, and storytelling. There's hardly a blockbuster made today that hasn't been at least a little (and sometimes a lot) influenced by his work.

[@vagrant1515]

There is a lot of 'Japanese' cheese that makes it a lot harder for the western audience to get into his games. That said, they are all very poignant for many different reasons. Metal Gear Solid was one of the very first cinematic fully voiced video games in the industry. Kojima was one of the first that bridged the divide between video games and the big screen. Beyond pioneering this, he also has pioneered the stealth action genre of games. He is one of the most influential names in the industry along with many other greats. That said I understand why his games turn off a lot of people, the same way that Anime is highly beloved world wide but almost always makes me cringe when I watch it. But where his genius lies to me, is his direct dissection of Western Culture, and tackling deep themes that are systemic in our culture and affects the rest of the world. He's an incredibly intelligent and learned man, and most people that can get through his games from beginning to end will quickly figure that out. Death Stranding, I personally thought was a masterpiece. It's one of the few games in the last five years I was able to finish from beginning to end. Had an incredible story. But mixed between 40+ hours of exploration gameplay I can see why it turned many people off.

[@sillylilstella]

for me this game scratches an itch that like, no other game does. i love the feeling of planning out what i need to bring on my expedition, plotting a route on my map, following along as best i can or suddenly having to adapt to an unexpected variable, the feeling of taking a break halfway through where you find a little nook or cranny where you can let Sam rest and at the same time, get up from your chair and go make some food, then come back 15 minutes later and continue your journey.. nothing beats that.

[@kylesmith6209]

Agreed!

[@street-meat]

Look into snowrunner, same vibe but with industrial offroad vehicles

[@romebryant1700]

agreed

[@patrykzukowski7471]

Funny thing is, I recently played Animal Crossing for the first time, New Horizons, and while playing I was constantly thinking to myself: "Jesus, this is kinda like Death Stranding in how it's kinda a job simulator, but waaaaaaaaay more boring." But still, I liked it and I started liking it more and more the more I played, eventually ending up loving it. But I cannot deny how fundamentally boring it can be. And it's weird how a tedious and repetitive game like Animal Crossing gets universal praise, but a way less tedious and repetitive game like DS gets donked on so much.

[@trenken]

When you say it like that, it sound fun. Except for me it wasnt fun at all. It was incredibly annoying.

[@ed209v6]

This game could be used as a training video for UPS or Fed Ex.

[@MrFoxfire510]

But UPS and Fedex have god damn trucks and vans. I don’t understand this damn game

[@hhvhggdty899]

@@MrFoxfire510 so does this game and rocket launchers Grenade launchers and automatic guns

[@MrFoxfire510]

hhvh ggdty oh ok, all the gameplay video’s I’ve watched have been hours of running on foot with a box on your back

[@lazyfoxhound9344]

Bear Grylls eyes glowing* REAL SHIT!*

[@wrayday7149]

Well judging by the combat, falling damaging and or losing packages I'd say it was a USPS simulator.

[@joshuavera56]

I personally like this game, but I can’t really recommend it to everyone

[@liamflan9553]

Lmfao but I agree with you

[@Skrift4675]

Yeah I enjoyed the game but it’s not for everybody I think some people don’t get that

[@brainwashedsheep6079]

Nail on the head it's a FANTASTIC game that's extremely difficult to recommend.

[@noop9k]

@@brainwashedsheep6079 This is a game with many horribly bad game design decisions, nonsensical lore and cringe story

[@brainwashedsheep6079]

@@noop9k I farted on a tiddy

[@biggiecheese3517]

DOOM ETERNAL THIS WEEK BOIIIIIII, AND ANIMAL CROSSING TOO!!!!!!!

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Anxiously awaiting the Rule 34

[@NhBleker]

Then Resident Evil 3 remake after that, then CyberPunk 2077 after that. Good lord we're all gonna be bloody broke!!

[@zoranlazarevic7526]

@@Grandmaster-Kush delete this

[@angelguerrero7850]

@@NhBleker CyberPunk got delayed till September

[@pantelisfilippidis5179]

Me who spent his money to buy borderlands 3 on steam I am fucking retarted

[@Frosty4427]

I like the game. It's very absurdist. The idea that it can take you ages to get up a mountain just to fall all the way back to the beginning puts me in mind of my first experience playing Dark Souls. There's no pity reward. You just have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get on with it. I'm glad this studio got to make the game they wanted to make.

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

So why is this lovable In kojima games but hateful and the annoying in others?

[@Frosty4427]

@@cristobalbalenciaga7295 It depends on whether the player experience successfully mirrors the game designer's intention, I think

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

@@Frosty4427 but you don’t know every developers Intentiond. Yet something like trying your best to climb a mountain, falling and starting all over would ONLY be loved in a kogima game.

[@CraigJS91]

@@cristobalbalenciaga7295 I think it's because the core mechanic of death stranding is terrain traversal, each mission you set out on is a sort of gamble between efficiency and failure. Do you carry less cargo to make the journey easier, or more cargo to make more money on the trip? Do you bring a lot of traversal tools like ropes and ladders and further overburden yourself or bring less and risk having to take a longer or more dangerous route around a mountain? The game was specifically designed to make traversal the focal point of conflict. I don't think any other game has done that before. So with most games if you fall climbing up a mountain it's usually disappointing because the challenge of the game is a dungeon or something at the top of mountain (i.e. the destination you are trying to go), not the journey of actually getting there.

[@cristobalbalenciaga7295]

@@CraigJS91 but you don’t know what the intentions of a developer are. The intentions might as well be both the dungeon as well as the journey to get there. But again, when kojima does it, it has to come from a place of brilliance. But when an other developer does it, it’s nothing more than annoying/dissapointing

[@superspartan007]

The whole “Wouldn’t people be smart enough to wear masks?” bit of this video really didn’t age well. Edit: All of you trying to debunk my comment realize this was just a joke I made 4 months ago, right?...

[@fitti7908]

Especially knowing entire thing plays out in america too ...

[@drjellymonkey5230]

@@fitti7908 *laughs in British*

[@youmumyon1880]

Bhumi Rushing wa..?

[@drjellymonkey5230]

@Bhumi Rushing it reduces your chance of infection massively but so people aren't wrong to wear them Edit: it's been 3 months and I reckon I have had at least 15 responses explaining why I was wrong so thanks for that i am now aware of how they work though but my point still stands wear a mask. Now please stop talking to me (meant in the nicest way possible)

[@superspartan007]

Bhumi Rushing Lmao, leave it to you to be that guy who tries to make a “point” on a joke comment

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

This also summarizes how our Grandparents used to look like when going to school.

[@Blentux]

On a motorcycle? I don't think so xD

[@lascrannon]

HAHAHAHAHAAAA

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

lmao

[@oumardiop1]

not enough magma flowing

[@ingmargraf6827]

"We had to walk tweleven km in the snow and we had to bring firewood to heat the classroom!"

[@Deagonboydragon]

anyone here after it released on xbox

[@aplasticaenima4293]

Yeah, almost impulse bought it, but now don't want to play it

[@theprofector1]

​@aplasticaenima4293 thats sad. It's an incredible game if you put time into it

[@RHSavage12]

Bought it last night, excited to try it out.

[@ThatDudeCalled]

Just finished it. I love Kojima and his style but agree with most of this video. Did I enjoy the game? Fuck yes. I definitely don't regret playing it. The fetch quest nature was fine for a while but did get very tiresome. Fortunately the great online sharing system really did help though. The tiny little breadcrumbs of understanding they give you is verrrrry frustrating. I love convoluted plots but this is definitely overly convoluted. Its basically a hardcore walking simulator. With all the classic kojima hallmarks.

[@Jack-bv1re]

Honey! there’s a rainbow out Me: GET THE SHOTGUN

[@AugerHybrid]

2000: There could be loot boxes in game. 2010: Loot boxes are gambling. 2020: Game is about delivering loot boxes.

[@premaritalbread6824]

Get this guy a Netflix special

[@AugerHybrid]

2030: Game is about opening and trading loot boxes. 2040: Game is a loot box itself and there is another loot box inside it. 2050: Word 'Game' has gone extinct.

[@AugerHybrid]

2077: Someone invents games again.

[@premaritalbread6824]

@@AugerHybrid "Guys look I'm so topical,loot boxes that and that!"

[@doorppily8791]

∞ :The universe IS A LOOT BOX

[@major_lag2643]

Still waiting on that “*WHY IS FALLOUT NEW VEGAS SO GOOD*?”

[@DCGMatthew1]

Maybe I'm crazy but I don't think New Vegas is that good. I don't think anything after Tactics is good too be honest.

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

it isnt, its a snorefest

[@AAJillSandwich]

Good and bad. Great side quests,characters and rpg mechanics marred by bugs and technical issues.

[@sdFreerey]

@@GenericUsername-qp1ww wew lad

[@fieldsofglass3945]

@@GenericUsername-qp1ww Yeah it doesnt have that adderal snorting 360 no scoping of the good games. Like wheres the kill streaks right? Whats so good about a story? If I wanted a good story id read a book. Gimme some cosmetics dlc, and some lootboxes. jesus new vegas is so lame theres no multiplayer. Let alone battle royal what the fuck thats about?You are so right dude, total snorfest.

[@robertsoto5713]

The beginning of the video sums up the whole game perfectly.

[@robertsoto5713]

@@oingo2880 I got it pre owned at game stop. And took it back a few days later. Game was so confusing and dumb. What are u a kojima fan boy?

[@minhgiangtuan96]

@Oingo That not change this is not the good game

[@robertsoto5713]

@@oingo2880 I wouldn’t say closed minded. It’s more of a preference/ opinion. Not my type of game. If u liked it awesome. Nothing I can say will change anything. I’ll give it another shot when it’s under 20$ on the ps store.

[@ryanthomas2432]

@@robertsoto5713 Obviously hes a kojima fan. He clearly likes the game 😂

[@robertsoto5713]

@@ryanthomas2432 he said he’s not but most likely. Haha I’ll always have respect since he made mgs but death stranding was a bit much.

[@WolieIsHot]

What are you talking about, Death Stranding is the best Amazon Prime simulator.

[@NikhilDeshpandeSohamDeshpande]

Teh Wolie sry, I don’t get it

[@L20-r8h]

Bit overused

[@tjrex1915]

@@NikhilDeshpandeSohamDeshpande Then you didn't get the concept on why the game is good or bad, meaning you didn't watch the video. But in the short it's because the game is mostly you delivering parcels from point A to point B

[@nowahdsi5639]

Nice "original" joke

[@L20-r8h]

@@nowahdsi5639 ik right, im kinda jealous at how original it is

[@joshyboy9804]

*The Act Man delivers package halfway across the country* Me: Hey hey! Thanks, I've been dying for one of these-uh...where's my drink? *MISSION FAILED, WE'LL GET 'EM NEXT TIME.*

[@SOMA-pc9ci]

sorry sir we only have MONSTER ENERGY

[@kaidorade1317]

Act Man:”Your what?” Customer:My diet dr kelp?” Act Man:But you didn’t order any-“. Customer: “How am I supposed to eat my pizza without my drink?? You call yourself a delivery boy?!”

[@gabbyprincip1575]

its coming to pc so I hope someone makes a mod of this

[@kaidorade1317]

sebastian feijoo I’m sure they will

[@nn1ko204]

Death stranding: Once there was an explosion Black ops 3: Train go boom

[@PlainOlSoapBar]

LMAOOOOO

[@maestrofeli4259]

lol

[@Legion849]

Lool

[@superiormonkey477]

No

[@merkavamkivm3373]

In a paralel universe Boom go train.

[@vizthex]

Avatar: The Last Airbender has a nice twist on the "protagonist isn't familiar with the world" writing trope: Aang *is* familiar with the world, but the world has changed around him, so that challenges his knowledge and lets us experience it while he does too, but avoids having us go "wait he grew up in this world why doesn't he know it?"

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

Not to mention that he is travelling the world, so sometimes he is actually more familiar with the locations than his companions. And most of the time nobody got a clue at all.

[@Subat0micR0gu3]

And in Death Stranding, Sam ran off years ago and became an isolated porter. It would make sense if they used that isolation to say he doesnt know much. Like a "hey, while you've been gone, we discovered all this stuff about BTs, BB, the Bridge, and so much more. Let us explain!!"

[@mr.nobody3967]

I beat the game the and while it was a "interesting" journey, I don't think it was a bad game just very...different. That being said I have no intention of replaying it.

[@Darkneonflame13]

Mr.Nobody doesn’t that in the end a bad or mediocre game? I mean I find a game is good if you wanna go back to it

[@203joeman]

I have a very close opinion of it. I enjoyed what I played. I think of games as experiences and that was something completely different from other games I've played. That being said I also won't play it again, I feel like I've seen all of it already.

[@juandiegorodriguez1532]

Darkneonflame the irishman was an amazing movie but i don’t wanna watch it again tho and that doesn’t make it a mediocre movie doggy, the bitch is 3 and a half hours long

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

@@Darkneonflame13 nah

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

@@justcows7772 exaaactly

[@IwinMahWay]

When kojima told that this game is the future, he was talking about corona, and people living in isolation.

[@GeekRaj]

comment of the year goes to...

[@sergiogonzalez6147]

Uber eats representing the Bridges company that reunited america

[@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH]

can't tell if he's saying this as a joke or actually being serious with that comment lol

[@RecardoRecardo]

Sometimes I think, kojima should just take a break from development. He's just not in the zone right now even his Metal gear series went down from mgs4-5 he was not himself much.

[@IwinMahWay]

@@RecardoRecardo At this point he should just make movies. Death stranding is a Christopher Nolan level universe in my opinion.

[@kyoai]

Imagine this kind of graphics quality, atmosphere and budget for a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game.

[@roni_963]

That'd be awesome. Sad that so much talent and time was wasted on this shitty game.

[@ceroew4239]

@Bro Dowsky II CoC is a mod

[@bbcraz1226]

Metro exodus is the closest thing

[@s1ndrome117]

@chilled viper it is

[@ScrimpBoat]

@@roni_963 stfu... 50 bucks says bitch you ain't played it.

[@echomjp]

This game is divisive because its core premise for gameplay is one that isn't really implemented to this degree in pretty much any other game. Needing to plan out your route, adapt on the fly to changing terrain and storms (or bandits), and then successfully pulling off everything is a feeling of accomplishment I haven't felt in many games before. Yet just like going on a hike is in real life - it takes time and some effort, so if you're just looking for quick action you aren't going to enjoy it. The accomplishment is in successfully overcoming the minute to minute navigation and managing longer trips - without that challenge and without the constraints, there wouldn't be much to this game. I greatly enjoyed this game, and I'm hardly a Kojima fan - I have yet to ever play the Metal Gear Solid games (though I have seen them played and am quite familiar with them indirectly). It has some questionable decisions at times, such as how long it takes to do anything when resting in terms of long animations and the like. But the actual navigation elements are the selling point of this game, and only people who actually enjoy needing to plan out their moment to moment route and do pathfinding will enjoy it. For those of us who do, it's an extremely unique experience.

[@noahrodricks5923]

but you would get the same thing from just going on a hike, like seriously your not wrong but when you come home after work to have fun, do you really want to do something in a game that you could just do irl (I know you said that in your comment but still, it's a game and if you really wanted that experience then why not actually experience it). I respect your view on this, but even the route finding can be had in a lot of open world games, like Days Gone for example, and it's fun yes, but to make that into the entire concept of a game with a complete disregard for proper (and arguably interesting) story narrative seems like a bit of stretch. Again no disrespect and I respect your opinion because what you have said is correct, but to have it considered to be a good game on par with other triple A titles is (again) a stretch.

[@echomjp]

@@noahrodricks5923 First of all, going on a hike requires going out of the house and finding a good spot. Secondly, going on a hike doesn't tend to involve you carrying ladders and other items with you, or jumping into vehicles on the fly to navigate, or dealing with mind-numbing horrors or bandits. It also requires you be in a certain level of physical fitness, and you can't take extreme risks because in real life you might end up falling off a cliff in a way you can't get back up from. Yes, I want to do things in a game I can do in real life if the experience itself is enjoyable. I don't see how you can argue that Death Stranding lacks a "story narrative," though. It very clearly has one of those, and it is brought together by all of your interactions and movements as you move through the story. Unless by lacking a "story narrative" you mean to say "I dislike its pacing," which is entirely subjective.

[@Monti1999]

@@noahrodricks5923Dude have you Heard of the Sims or Farming Simulator 😆

[@noahrodricks5923]

@@echomjp No, I'm saying the pacing is shit and the game narrative is what you would call 'hanging off threads' which basically means that throughout the game it lacks key features that should be in any good story, 1. The villain does not have a motive for his actions, and is just said that he wants to see the world burn. The shit thing about this is that the line of who this comes from is in reference with the joker, actually had a motive in the dark knight, which was to prove the innate madness of men. Higgs doesn't have some secret motive like the joker, and he's not even looking for power cause if he really wanted to he could have killed Sam whenever he wanted, and he makes this clear as well. this meaning his reason for his actions being 'seeing the world burn' is a poorly written, cope-out for why a villain is a villain, like I could understand if he worshiped the BT's but he doesn't, he just controls them to a degree. 2. Sam, the main character has no real relationships in game due to his Aphenphosmphobia, meaning he doesn't empathise, he doesn't ever truly interact with anyone, and he doesn't have anything for the player to relate to expect maybe he loss, which is the main theme of the story, and yet there isn't any revelation to this nor him coming to terms with this, his simply completes objectives given to him. The curve ball of this is that he speaks, which doesn't make sense for the character they were going for. They should have either made him more relatable or had him a silent protagonist, not some in-between cause it doesn't work. assign

[@maximusstorm1215]

Just play any simulator game, like walking simulator. Or, climb a real mountain. I climbed Pen-y-Fan once, it was good!

[@ustioteamleader9716]

Act Man: Why is Death Stranding so bad? Kojima fans: so you have chosen, death.

[@dragenfire68]

*cough* stranding *cough*

[@babygenjo5714]

Ustioteamleader nah I love Kohima games but man this sucks

[@mitpoker7319]

You do realize that this game sold like sh#t, right?

[@decker4490]

Kojima fan here, this game absolutely sucks.

[@richardgardner6142]

Martians In Egypt because it was a highly anticipated game

[@roc5291]

"It's better to be simple and deep, rather than shallow and complex". I truly do love Hideo Kojima, but he can get REALLY up his own ass at times and needs a good co-writer or producer with him to make sure he doesn't go off the rails. The world of this game is amazing, but Kojima is just not a good screenwriter so his characters and story just suffer because of it. Give him borderline complete control over a project as writer and director and this is what happens.

[@Bodwaizer]

I was saying that since MGS 4, on one hand you have this and on the other open any japanese J"RPG" and listen to quality of dialogues and Death Stranding will be nothing out of ordinary.

[@justmart4455]

"It's better to be simple and deep, rather than shallow and complex" - Ghostwrititten by the creators of The Last Of Us lmao

[@maskednil]

The George Lucas of video games.

[@alielhashimi]

Agreed, he comes off as very pretentious and it doesn't help when people keep calling him a genius. He has an entire team that should be credited. While I loved the game and its fantastic world building. The story was full of exposition dumps and dialogue that is too on the nose. Not enough subtlety, it's a shame really. Having said that, I do think there are moments in the story that are really well done.

[@CheeseRunner]

He reminds me of George Lucas, the ideas are great but the execution of said ideas is better to be left to someone else.

[@SneedRemembrancer]

“You got DOOMS?” Yeah they’re Eternal

[@arthurtwa]

Enclave Yeah Man, having Dooms is the worse, specially in the rain.

[@mopman_16v17]

Why do I keep seeing you profile pic

[@CloppingIsMyThing]

@@mopman_16v17 old dead dated meme

[@s1ndrome117]

@MRforinE NORTH KOREAAAAA

[@s1ndrome117]

@@CloppingIsMyThing wdym? It's JC Denton in the fresh and he's eternal

[@PartyUpGaming92]

I didn't think it was bad. It was a game that probably would have been more successful as a movie. I also don't want to condemn this game until the sequel comes out

[@T1Oracle]

It would be a horrible movie. No one is going to sit through that.

[@M.sami12]

The game is trash and the sequel is so unnecssary.

[@kennypowers1945]

@@T1Oracle millions would sit through it

[@serpant333]

@@headtaker02 id be suprised if someone cared to, the gameplay is so dogshit and tedious

[@ScottyDoesntKnow69]

Hey this game is fixing the damage Trump did to the USA duh thankfully we have a great and definitely not pedo prez now

[@yorkiemute5296]

Sam get down! That’s the enemy BT. A single strike from its tendrils can mildly inconvenience a man for a few minutes.

[@四季-i5k]

I get the reference haha

[@theotherjared9824]

Don't touch the BT, it makes the game interesting.

[@yorkiemute5296]

Jared Watson very mildly

[@frayz841]

leads to a void out which is the equivalent to a nuke exploding.

[@themysticfedora]

@@frayz841 OH NO! ALL THOSE LOST GAMEPLAY FEATURES IMPLEMENTED INTO THE WORLD OH WAIT

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

This game is actually a Post-Man simulator in the Metal Gear Universe.

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

the universe that makes even less sense than ours. kewl.

[@wholehand2635]

Shut up and take my money

[@maxduncan7090]

Where is his black and white cat?

[@paihyvo84]

Postman app can sometimes be more exciting than this...

[@revantaragnaradmiralsyahlg6700]

I dont get what you mean can you explain?

[@neurotic0.0]

I remember playing the first few hours and was like what the hell is going on. Now I have over 90 hours in it and could some up the story and sound like I had the biggest drug trip in my life.

[@nahuelleandroarroyo]

Having to spend 90hours to make sense of something is silly, 80 hours on wtf mode sounds annoying

[@neurotic0.0]

@Nahuel Arroyo No it took me about 15 hours to understand after reading the interviews and the reason I have 90 hours in it is due to me attempting to 100% and doing a no guns run

[@cnsmooth]

@@neurotic0.0 What are the oil monsters all about and who is mads mikkleson in the game?

[@neurotic0.0]

Joe Kerr Oil monsters are hunters that are too touchy and want you to become a nuclear warhead and make big boom

[@neurotic0.0]

@Joe Kerr mads is my favorite “villain” of the game Cliff

[@mythcat1273]

As someone who thinks this game is an absolute masterpiece and wants it to get every award ever, i should have never decided to see what other people thought of it

[@canadiancomedy6894]

Nah. You're good.

[@maximusstorm1215]

Story-wise it may be good, but like, at this point a TV series/film would be better. The gameplay just has me thinking "why on Earth was this made?"

[@greenchameleon1546]

​​@@maximusstorm1215I personally loved the slow gameplay(besides the shooting)

[@carrionsloan4518]

Yeah I think only a certain kind of people actually like this game

[@phutureproof]

it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks tho, if you like it you like it, if you dont you dont, and, who cares beyond that

[@turner3088]

I'm just waiting for your boi actman to do *DOOM ETERNAL*

[@TheActMan]

WHEN IT COMES OUT ON FRIDAY, BABY!!

[@iguessthisisnowmyname2258]

The Act Man FUCK YEAH

[@germanrolando4257]

@@TheActMan Yeah man

[@aamacan]

@@TheActMan now thats what im waiting for

[@turner3088]

@@TheActMan Fuck Yeah dude!

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

So basically an interesting concept and story soured by a tedious gameplay loop. Maybe Kojima should go into filmmaking.

[@mishafox4888]

Considering that he's heavily inspired by it, I'm still waiting for him to make a movie XD

[@PanKrakex]

Well this"Bad gameplay loop" is the reason i bought this game, and love it xD

[@jeremyallen492]

Hopefully not, his stories are total ass when he doesn't have folks to keep his rockstar attitude in check

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

You need to edit again... Kojima.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Jeremy Allen Ego more like.

[@TheOnePistol]

4:32 It actually does effect plants. At least in game, if you look at the grass while it's raining you can see it rapidly die and then regrow.

[@mykelmellen2378]

The whole review feels like one big dismissal by a guy who stopped playing after 5 hours because there wasn't enough "pew pew Mcshooty shoots".

[@TheOnePistol]

@@mykelmellen2378 As most of the negative reviews for this game are.

[@seanaholic]

@@mykelmellen2378 What? No, he briefly shows gameplay from the ending bit, as well as even mentioning that things get better in the later HALF of the game. He also said that it took around 50+ hrs to beat and yeah he might mostly mean the time it took for him to beat it, doing side stuff and whatnot. But regardless, he wouldn't have made this video if he hadn't played through and beaten the game fully.

[@samueldawkins]

@@mykelmellen2378 nope game sucked and he showed story end gameplay

[@dumc4591]

If you take any bio class ever, you will learn how moss grows extremely fast and can live for a very very long time, acting male just didn't use his head.

[@TheAbandonedAccount7]

This was one of the best, most unique gaming experiences I've ever had. Put 166 hours into it on my first playthrough. Other than online games(rdo + gtao), this is my most played game. I'm not even a kojima stan, literally never played one of his games before. But I loved this, so much. The story is ingrained in my brain. It made me feel things only hellblade and Plague Tale Requiem have been previously able to.

[@norielsylvire4097]

I'm the same as you. I didn't even know who Kojima was when I played this. But by the end my conclusion was that this game is basically an absolute masterpiece that only comes once in a lifetime.

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

>Complete garbage game “2/10 worst gaem evar!” >’Written and Directed by Hideo Kojima...’ “9/10 - truly revolutionary!”

[@firstlast9846]

I swear Fans Hail him as the second coming of Christ

[@soliduswasright678]

One joke.

[@yaboi2500]

Zenman Alex Found the Kojima fanboy.

[@firstlast9846]

Zenman Alex - Can’t stand Fortnite - Play God of War, Skyrim, Last of Us, battlefield 1 - all games with Stories better than this 🙊 Don’t get in your feelings

[@dodgev1014]

@Zenman Alex found the blind fanboy. Dude you can still like a game and acknowledge that it is trash, and this game was very much trash.

[@guaceldono7231]

You mean they had a character in this game called Diehardman that WASN’T played by Bruce Willis?

[@SH19922x]

I hate Kojima so desperately after this game i just want to strangle him whilst laughing like a mad scientist. He really fucked everyone with this shit

[@MrCrasherdog]

S H woah

[@eggsareidiotic8144]

@@SH19922x Calm down there buckaroo

[@viper-1actual25]

S H damn. Might want to take an aspirin there buddy.

[@kittenface4030]

I think you might some snickers...

[@gnussyflarkin]

To be fair, Kojima's been using product placement in games for years. Calorie Mate is a snack/energy food in Japan (tastes decent) and it's been in Metal Gear for ages now.

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

Idk why is that an issue, maybe so we won't cry when our favourite studio goes bankrupt...

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

@@TheTariqibnziyad It is a issue when the product placement becomes obnoxious... In fact, the whole game is obnoxious. The character literally points at the monster energy drink and winks at you ffs

[@TrenElZombie]

Yup, because you know its making fun of that. You can use calorie mate, the regain , the rations and shit and thats it. They have their comercials outside the game. Fuck even the ipod item was just that, an item. MGS4 makes fun of that shit, in the first comercials xD kojima is a hypocrate. This was a comercial, plain and simple. Again, it doesnt surprise me that kojima is a close friend of dorito King.

[@Just-A-Bit]

@Homeless it breaks the immersion and... I mean it kind of is every 5 minutes, it's your main your drink for the game

[@Arinisonfire]

*munch munch munch* Hmmmm I want some more!

[@Floatingdrake08]

Playing this game is like reading blame for the first time. They expect a lot from the audience

[@SourRobo8364]

Oh I love that series. The movie was underrated.

[@ilhambrewok7860]

Never heard anything about that series, but I'd like to read it someday.

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

Man im just starting the game and they are blabbering about shit while i just want to deliver some packages with my baby and explore the world. Also if that blabbering would say anything cohesive that would be just swell but they could speak Korean for all i understand so far. This kojima guy could learn about show don't tell that could help.

[@lady_deaths_head]

@@xxXXRAPXXxx Thats the kojima thing, if you play a kojima game, you play it for kojima content, non-stop exposition included

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

@@lady_deaths_head Its my first kojima game and i do not know if i dig this. We shall see.

[@BugsyFoga]

Well at least it's still better than Metal Gear Survive .

[@lccm1026]

Yes

[@Richie69]

Almost everything is better than this abomination of a game

[@justinmcfadden8356]

Love that game ❤️❤️ better then this pile of ass imo

[@loosenuplockz4219]

Nathaniel Foga we don’t speak its name

[@solstrean264]

....so?

[@sonofbelz]

This game is what happens when someone really good is told they're perfect. There are many decisions made with this game where someone important should've said "No," or "Maybe we should rethink this."

[@kayku2708]

well fucking said

[@kyshowman6847]

I’m reminded of the sequel trilogy and the prequel trilogy to different degrees.

[@TheActMan]

George Lucas and the prequels

[@salt5537]

The Act Man woah

[@emelgizzybruh2058]

@@kyshowman6847 I'd say only prequels considering George was the one who made them.

[@mikefisher4051]

Imagine a world where Kojima made short games, he could do all his crazy shit, without a huge time and money investment for everyone involved, and get as experimental as he wants. Here's some incredibly well received games, Limbo, Journey, Portal. I love those and I know I could burn through them all in one day if I felt the urge. Even if I loved MGSV I can't in good conscience spend that much time on it again, but damn I know I feel comfortable giving those short games my attention and time again.

[@awesomechainsaw]

Mike Fisher I’d like Kojima to make something like the dishonored games. Short, semi open world, but with a shit ton of options and super stylish combat.

[@alex-ki5wm]

MGSV was way better than those sooooooooooo :/

[@mikefisher4051]

@@alex-ki5wm Hey you can feel that way, but I think MGSV was plenty polarizing enough to the fanbase. Personally Venom Snake is my favorite Snake, and while some people would say it is lacking in story compared to the others, but I like it for what is there. It has so many systems that the average player might never see once in a playthrough, so many tricks and tools that you'd be forgiven to call it replayable, but something isn't better simply for being longer. Avengers Endgame was 3 hours and as much as I was worried about that, it didn't feel like it. Pacing is important, and I think many games make the mistake of stretching it's content out far too thin. MGSV included, with a few huge mostly empty sandboxes full of kinda repetitive missions. Therapeutic in your best moods, monotonous in your worst. I do think it's all intentional, because the madman that he is, wants us to feel that long realistic somewhat mundane gap of time, and be "immersed". We have lives, and some amount of time is too much to ask. (probably like reading my response to that very short comment) tldr, Imagine a sandwich made with an entire loaf of bread, that's a Kojima sandwich in this argument.

[@VergilDarkslayer]

ivliked journey but it was short and the ending was Good mixed with dissapointment

[@Vagabond671]

Word around the block is that Kojima and Sony are in the talks about rebooting Silent Hill(s). So at least we have that.

[@Cgibbo84]

I waited for a deep sale and still feel like I threw away$ 30 on this game. From Metal Gear to this is a bummer. Disappointed they are making a sequel instead of something new.

[@foxsockss8795]

Actually I do need to say the plants are effected if you play the game when timefall happens you will notice that the grass and moss are dieing and growing again

[@Aus10McNeal]

Theres plenty of rusted buildings too.

[@ImagineWagonss]

I'm getting exhausted just by watching. No offense to the act man, I'm talking about the game.

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

dead skin I bet you love Skyrim

[@dinar8749]

@@shmekelfreckles8157 And I bet you're very triggered by the video considering you've left multiple comments now going after other comments criticizing the game XD

[@chrismarple]

Алексей Сафронов Skyrim is a amazing game while death stranding is garbage

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

Dinar 87 I can make a 2 hour video criticizing Death Stranding, but people in the comments got no idea wtf they are talking about.

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

Reveion skyrim is awful, lmao.

[@LLT8]

Hideo Kojima: I am going to make a game about a postman Fallout New Vegas: You called?

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Big iron on his hip...

[@slashinghades7347]

Johnny Guitar

[@Anna-tk7ui]

I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle......

[@TomTheSaintsGuy]

I've got heartaches by the number...

[@RyeFields]

Blue moooooon

[@marb6140]

Actman just can’t comprehend Kojima’s silly vision. Kojima is on another level of silliness and genius. (In all seriousness though valid take on the game and it’s not for everyone.)

[@Myth_or_Mystery76]

“Make us whole again.” Not right now babe I’m tired.

[@sky11dragoon]

Here, have a monster.

[@inactive9948]

"Make us whole again" Having PTSD to the ishimura

[@donatotusi9140]

@@inactive9948 oh god no FFS

[@Viper-ft3tk]

@@inactive9948 FUCK YOU AND *FUCK YOUR MARKER*

[@comicsans6487]

Wasn't this a Dead Space line?

[@AbysswalkerD]

Why couldn't we just have gotten Silent Hills?

[@adnan8837]

Konami

[@Beelzebunge]

We are.

[@frankieb9444]

Sony is trying to patch things up, hopefully to have it out for PS5.

[@bonb0n593]

Kojima didnt make silent hill

[@Beelzebunge]

@@bonb0n593 Kojima is making Silent Hills. There is also rumoured to be a new Silent Hill on the way too. 💩 👖

[@adude270]

I feel like what was the most damaging thing to the game was the marketing surrounding it. Only one of four trailers actually showed what the game was actually about, every other one focused on the story, this created expectations for DS to be something like Kojima`s other games, most notably MGS. DS is a very different game from litteraly everything else ever released, one way or another some people are not going to enjoy it,and they really should have been up front about that. I personally liked it, I`ve heard he biggest complain was that it`s a walking simulator, which is only half true, the whole difficulty and fun of the game is figuring out the best way to traverse terrain with the most cargo, yes you are walking, but you are constantly making choices on how you are getting to your destination, this sometimes includes going through BT areas. And tbh I can see how most people wouldn`t like this kind of gameplay. The other biggest complaint was how confusing the story was, and how it had shit writing. I fully agree with the shitty writing, the game has it`s fair share of good scenes, but holy shit the dialogue is so clunky and cringe inducing, especially with side characters and in the exposition dumps. As for the confusing part, I don`t really agree, it`s fairly complex but totally understandable, the issues only arise when you really get into the details, by that I mean the diary entries, there are so many conflicting lines and pages, so many convenient events and actions. Seriously, if you want a good story then just watch the cutscenes, they overall amount to a cool story about nihilism (not the edgy kind of nihilism, I feel like I should especify that). Tl:dr YoU AmErIcAnS CaN`t CoMpReHenD ArT Ok?!?? Edit: If you want to experience DS without playing it, please do yourself a favor and watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiVimiordGaY68 It`s 7 fucking hours long (sry for that), but it covers litteraly everything this game has to offer in the most objective way I could find on youtube. If you really want to form an opinion on the game, I suggest you watch it, it`s really well made.

[@tylercafe1260]

Idk about the story being confusing. It's a pretty straight forward premise once you complete it. I don't think anyone beat the game with a ton of hold ups. Like the premise is very straight forward even without the villian reveal.

[@TheBigshot19]

This makes me wonder what Silent Hills would’ve turned out to be like. Definitely would’ve preferred that game over Death Stranding but maybe it had an over involved story and cringy dialogue too. I’ve got a strong feeling that it didn’t and due to the established lore and the perfection that was PT, I doubt it would’ve been nearly as polarizing as Death Stranding, but it just makes ya wonder.

[@tylercafe1260]

@Joseph Douek Are you reading an Eldrich gods diary or a story about nihilism vs progression?

[@frostydog4666]

A Dude I agree with what you say

[@barunmishra9534]

A Dude so the gameplay is not just walking but deciding where to walk as well? Innovative

[@Ali_delightful]

The game answers a lot of these questions as you go along, but I can definitely see what you mean. Besides delivering packages, I thought this was one of the best games I've played...but not because of the gameplay exactly. The final chapters were incredible...the final bosses, the one scene where it's like an old-timey fighting game with Troy Baker's character, and the cutscenes. As far as the main character being unlikeable..I can see that as well, but I like that he didn't fit into the typical mold of a protagonist. Idk, I liked how odd and convoluting everything was...I also like things with a lot of dialogue/context. xD

[@maximusstorm1215]

It should have just been an animated film/series, then. It's like they have a good story, but couldn't be bothered with the gameplay, so flipped a coin, then span a few wheels, and it landed on post-apocalyptic postman. Like, sure, liking it due to the story being good makes much more sense, but a game doesn't be need to tell a story in the first place/it's not what they're for. Games are mainly for the gameplay, stories have always been a secondary component after the story. People want to have fun controlling the funny man on the screen. If the gameplay is awful, but the story is good, it's more just a glorified film.

[@Ali_delightful]

Maybe, but I think fits more into the category of being a specific niche within gaming. To me, it was just another game with a different style of playing. It's not for every player. Idk, I didn't think it was a glorified film, just my take. I should've added that I did enjoy more of the gameplay aspect - building structures with other players, having a sense of connection, and delivering packages actually felt kind of therapeutic to me. lol@@maximusstorm1215

[@Darca1n]

@@maximusstorm1215 I wouldn't say the gameplay is bad, but more so that the gameplay isn't conventional, it is inherently something that some people will despise and see zero appeal in, and some will absolutely adore, and I'm in the latter camp frankly.

[@ixxxxxxx]

@@maximusstorm1215 no. i bought this game for the gameplay lol. the story is just the cherry on top for me

[@WeedShaggy]

0:00 Death Stranding 2 on the ps5 looks a lot better than the original.

[@TheActMan]

But who's that bumbling baffoon? Just another game journalist trying to play a video game SMH

[@garedbi]

@@TheActMan Yeah I bet he has no friends, what a loser

[@saladbread8127]

@@TheActMan I bet he has no Life. Dude makes money by playing games that he cant play smh.

[@cpt.spazza3451]

To be honest it even looks more fun. I think that new character will be better than sam.

[@Theottselmaster]

Death stranding ULTRA 8K TURBO REMASTER MAXX EDITION dont you mean?

[@SirAndr.]

Death Stranding 2: Amazon Prime Edition, Sponsored by Red Bull

[@KitsGravity]

"If he doesn't like rain, he won't last a day in Washington" 😆😆

[@Legion849]

🤣🤣🤣👌

[@C4MMU5]

*proceeds to show snowfall*

[@free_wifi_kids]

Wait we have sun light

[@privatefrizz8627]

You should check out Minnesota...

[@igbinedion6410]

In the recent years, check out BC. It's like raining an ocean at times.

[@v4ngos]

I would have liked to seen the reactions of the critics if the game come out out from a noname studio than kojima

[@VergilDarkslayer]

Not really consider that it won game of thr year by player choice

[@Draktharm]

I probably would have liked it all the same, but to be fair its not for everyone. It has an amazingly weird trippy story, a lot of beautiful sights and landscapes, and its got enemies that are fun to defeat, even though they're really easy. Although this is in my own opinion, not fact of course. I love going through a heavy BT area with some lvl1 hema grenades and ending as many BTs as possible. Im only on act 3 so please dont tell me if that does anything, I want it to be a surprise. I also like running around with the level 2 bola gun and taking down MULEs in the second zone so I can see porters walking around delivering stuff more often. I don't know why, but watching them work is kinda cool. I just absolutely love helping people and delivering lost cargo from other players to where it needs to go for them is great and feels great for me, in fact I went back to the first zone after completing it just to see if I can help more people, I build structures and donate tons of resources and supplies as much as I can just so I can maybe help someone a little bit more. I think its multiplayer done right even though its a single player game. I will be honest, I consider myself a gamer, and even so I still didn't really know Kojima was such a "big name" for so many people. Its just a fun game to sit back and relax after a long tiring day. Feel free to disagree, but try clearing out camps of MULEs with a bola gun and stealing one of their trucks, I love doing that too much.

[@FDALl-ms5kg]

Not much. The story was fine, even in some parts great. Kojima really knows how to do a movie, but since this is a game...

[@lucasphilip4822]

@@VergilDarkslayer ? Yeah it won because it's a Hideo Kojima game you pretty much reinforced his point, and who cares about this game of the year crap? This game is 50/50 either you like it or you don't.

[@VergilDarkslayer]

Player choice matter cause its not rigged

[@DamienLavizzo]

It's strange that this game was so widely panned. When I finally did get around to playing it, I was absolutely blown away. Easily on par with Red Dead Redemption 2 or Ghost of Tsushima for me. One of the best narratives in gaming, easily.

[@Barraqourtek]

100% absolutely blew my mind and I'm still playing through it now, story, gameplay, its all there.

[@danksouls2012]

Damn, for a game that’s all about being a post man, it didn’t really *deliver* I’m sorry

[@clumpyschlipz7571]

This comment is the best thing I've seen in a while

[@pahdy93]

Its okay.

[@OUTRICKED]

Let’s make this top comment

[@Ben-fq1lj]

DankSouls underrated comment 👌🏻

[@lyxzm2931]

don’t be sorry

[@healthyfruitsnack8720]

Why is Raid Shadow Legends SO BAD?!

[@ShiningXwolf]

Very few people have put in enough time to accurately describe why. I, unfortunately, am one. It's actually really good on the surface. The "campaign" claims are BS but the RPG gameplay and stat-play is robust and allows for amazing customization, but the game is plagued by being just a complete shit-show cash grab with every single stat on every single piece and every single drop being randomized. You rely on crossing your fingers and hoping for hours and hours and hours to make progress with no garuntees, even if you drop thousands. I've played for over a year and put 1200 into the game, which disgusts me in retrospect, even though I still play to this day, but it really is nothing compared to the majority of the community. There are a few end game f2p players but they don't even come close to as strong as even moderate paying players. It has a solid community if you find the right channels to hang out in, and the RPG system is good once you put enough time in to collect a large amount of gear to sort through and play with, but it has a few major flaws that are inherent to mobile gaming that ultimately kill it for most people at the start. But I also get that it's a meme at this point that people poke at because of the over-sponsorship on youtube. Most people haven't played it for more than 20 minutes or even at all and just love to hate it for the wrong reasons, even though it deserves to be hated.

[@GSCSTRYDER]

LETS PLAY RAID SHADOW LEGENDS

[@healthyfruitsnack8720]

@@ShiningXwolf i never actually played it, and i am only saying this as a meme but i can understand if anyone likes it

[@szysi3k]

It's not, it just became a meme thanks to spaming sponsorships.

[@grotus5549]

I just think Hideo Kojima needed someone to tell him "no", and being surrounded by Hollywood socialites that really wanted to do an art piece with him was not going to help with that whatsoever. As it stands, Death Stranding is less of a video game and more of an art film. Art films are fine and all, but I wouldn't pay $60 to see one.

[@Tyler-ob4qp]

I agree with you. I think it's clear that Kojima had 100% control of the project, even in the context of the people at Sony who helped fund the game. I think at this point the name "Hideo Kojima" has gotten too much weight put onto it, to the point where nobody would dare question anything he does simply because he's been so celebrated. It's even clear from the branding of the game itself, with Kojima's name right there in the middle of the boxart.

[@riptidev10]

@Zyklon Dan that's why you should ask "What is bad about the game" and start from there

[@Get2dahChoppa]

It's the same problem George Lucas had with the prequels, bunch of "yes men" too scared to challenge his ideas or give any creative input

[@UFCWWE69]

Never trust a weebo with an anime profile pic. Sorry that there’s no tentacle sex you fucking Japanese worshiping degenerate.

[@Extremexboxplayer]

@@h.i.mcdunnough9421 walking*

[@arikadogenya527]

Megumin will be proud with how much explosion is going on

[@cubicintellect1271]

"Yes... Like Mario and Princess Beach" was the line that literally killed my sense of motivation to even help these people. Seeing Sam and Amelie run across the beach for no reason really made me laugh. I just couldn't take it seriously

[@jojoarigato4539]

Its so stupid and hilarious. . I dont know why people get so triggered by this. The game constantly reminds you that youre in a game yet they get mad about this.

[@Bloodhurl67]

@@jojoarigato4539 It may have been a bit cringey but it wasn't really bad and yeah I don't get why people are triggered and say "I just couldn't take it seriously" when the game has blatant advertising, fourth wall breaks, and lets you piss and shit in order to use it against your enemies.

[@zephyruspring]

@inyrui The truth behind that dichotomy is that this is a very common complaint with Kojima's games. Nobody can tell if they're supposed to be serious games or comedic ones. Snake runs around in high-tech stealth gear but can pull a cardboard box out of thin air and crawl around in it like a kid's cartoon, and kidnaps enemy soldiers by strapping them to a device which flies up into the air all the while they're scream at the top of their lungs.. but it's a silent action. And there's always plenty of dumb jokes throughout the cutscenes, mgrr comes to mind in particular.

[@cubicintellect1271]

@@zephyruspring wow I never knew that about his old work. I never played the old games. I'm planning on playing the 2 MGSV games soon. I just don't understand how Kojima could've gotten so wrong with this one since I've heard a lot about his old work being so great.

[@s1ndrome117]

@@jojoarigato4539 it wasn't hilarious, it was straight up pure Cringe.

[@M3L0618]

Death Stranding? More like Schrödinger’s Cat Standing _BECAUSE NO ONE WILL TELL IF IT’S GOOD OR BAD._ I've come to the conclusion that the game is not well designed considering game mechanics. This, however, does not negate the fact it is an open world sandbox that can provide a fresh and much needed creative experience for the player. If you like the game good on you, but understand that the game does not fulfill its best of capability.

[@AdrianCBlack]

M3L0619 and nobody will. It’s subjective. If it’s your cup of tea it’s good, if it’s not it’ll still be good but not to you ;)

[@a.g.m8790]

M3L0619 no actually everybody told the truth about it. If you actually *listen* to people talk about it they all said how bad a game it was it’s just that liars and fanboys put a positive score on their negative reviews

[@zensoredparagonbytes3985]

That's the Internet. Everybody's freedom of speech is regarded as the absolute truth, especially by its authors. Add to the irony the illusion of choice by the prodded masses through opinions

[@thomasgreen1586]

@@a.g.m8790 "Everyone who likes this game is a liar and a fanboy, screw subjective opinion, it's all about catering to the opinion I agree with."

[@GammaRay3000]

@@a.g.m8790 - Absolute hogwash. I'm not a fanboy of anything or anyone within gaming. My fanboyism begins and ends within the sport of Boxing, as my 22 thousand subscriber KZbin channel indicates. I absolutely loved Death Stranding. The real existence of "Liars" comes in those who pretend to have played Death Stranding when they clearly haven't. It's become a hipster trend on every gaming channel I on/off watch in recent times to hate on Kojima, people feeling like they are "against the grain" or/and hate him for his anti-Trump comments. Either way, judging a game you haven't played is the real problem within gaming. Too many hispter muppets like you who can't allow people to like what they like, whilst you decide you hate or love games based on a few KZbin videos. Melt

[@michac.8283]

Just a correction here: time fall does damage plants and rocks. That's why the world looks the way it does. The roads eroded away, and so did rocks, creating the eerie landscape. The only plants you see (apart from a certain area) is moss because it can grow almost anywhere, is tiny enough to be affected by time fall entirely and reproduces fast. In fact, you can see it sprout, grow and die in the span of seconds during the time fall. From what I understood trees died out because time fall accelerated the trees' growth and metabolism, not allowing the roots to supply enough water and nutrients (time fall only acceletates time for things it directly lands on). As to the cities, I'm sure they were built with some materials made specifically to last millennia. After all, time fall only ages the things it falls on so a thin coating would be enough to keep buildings safe.

[@Canma890]

well you are right.

[@bonaconlodoset9264]

theres trees...

[@michac.8283]

@@bonaconlodoset9264 >apart from a certain area

[@mariobadia4553]

Of that's how it worked the entire world would be a flat surface

[@Prolute]

The only area with trees has constant time fall lol

[@wiktor3727]

For me it was one of the best I've ever played. Simply amazing no joke or irony here. Story, locations, setting and music are great and it doesn't matter that the game has some imperfections. What really matter is how that weird and slow paced game made me feel EDIT: at some point I stopped believing the story and lore can be explained but when I've finished I understood everything and all things make sense at the end. 10/10

[@soldatheero]

think i might try it just because there are lots of comments like yours.. seems pretty subjective. i played the first bit and didn't mind the cut seems this guy knit picks a lot of things i didnt notice. Also if the end is good like you say then it must be satisfying to understand what is happening

[@piterpraker3399]

@@soldatheero The only reason I stopped playing it is because I decided on a whim to try and 100% dark souls 3, and then ole ring came out. While I was playing it, it was a work of art. I'm kinda patient though, and don't frustrate easily, so I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. I spent a lot of time right at the beginning reclaiming other players' lost packages and building recharging stations/placing ladders across rivers, because I genuinely wanted to help their scores. It really encourages you to just be nice. Imagine the polar opposite of a cod lobby. You can't even directly talk to people, but if you see where beginners couldn't finish a delivery or took a bad route and you're on the way there...then why not? Eventually there are some players whose names and pfps you start to recognize on constructions, and you can tell they're being altruistic. Like you'll know a high level guy surely has a truck, but he's throw out some ropes across the river for people to use. Very nice.

[@Sjdofitbrje]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@thejoester1011]

I think that Death Stranding is one of the perfect examples of a game that just simply isn't for everyone. Me personally I loved it but I see why others did not.

[@jrh7178]

Exactly. I agree with you 100%. But then again, the story itself is something everyone should experience

[@MutatedCutie]

No game is for everyone. Idk why I keep seeing this.

[@footfinger8195]

@@jrh7178 except princess beach

[@thejoester1011]

@@MutatedCutie It's a figure of speech. Death Stranding isn't a very mainstream idea.

[@MutatedCutie]

@@thejoester1011 No idea starts off mainstream though

[@polux5136]

When you gonna introduce us to *The Act Girl* buddy?

[@VincentEternal]

Polux the act woman

[@shaecouture7480]

She goes to a different school okay!

[@TheSeriousSoul]

He has shown her on his instagram if you had followed him there.

[@polux5136]

TheSeriousSoul Ahh I’m not really a social media kinda guy.

[@twitterglitterflapjacks483]

I wouldn't

[@turner3088]

I'm starting to love these intros man, good job

[@TheActMan]

Thanks, Chief!

[@turner3088]

@@TheActMan 👍

[@LeeEverett1]

@@TheActMan How did the person recording keep a straight face lmao

[@Zedkiller1101]

Here you are watching brokeback mountain on your living room TV, when all of the sudden, your gay. You didn't ask for this, you didn't choose this, but, there it is.

[@fordmuigai1148]

He looked like a loser. Honestly.

[@kittenface4030]

This is one of those games where I love and hate it at the same time. I love how fleshed out the world building is when you explore the game, the desolate environment and how players can help eachother worldwide. But I hate how they executed a competent story so poorly, and bafflingly. How they treated promising characters poorly by shafting their character development or with poor writing, and how overly pretentious it rubbed off onto me. Also Fragile's performance is so stiff and robotic to the point where it started to bug me. Nothing against the actress.

[@jakenake3401]

Game is an absolute trash, unplayable mess, it could've been semi-playable if you have possibility to make costume char and not look at disgusting Normal Reedus all the game & game had coop option for at least two person

[@asundelgun3487]

@@jakenake3401 unplayable? Then how have so many people played, completed and enjoyed the game? You don't have to like the game but to say its unplayable is not an opinion. Cyberpunk 2077 at launch on ps4 was unplayable

[@snow3885]

@@jakenake3401 what Part was unplayable?

[@farhan007]

@@jakenake3401 Norman Reedus fucked your mom didn't he?

[@Ligmaballin]

@@jakenake3401 Those are some of the worst take's i've seen. Me not like actor, game bad. Me like coop, game have no coop = game bad. If these two things make the game unplayable then god please have mercy on your soul 😂

[@dragogosi]

"the game can't seem to go 5 minutes without someone spouting expository dialogue or introducing a new mechanic" Is this your first kojima game?

[@arizz620]

Constantin Dragos so all his games are bad?

[@ironstark290]

@@arizz620 yes

[@apeachytree4225]

@@arizz620 no they're fantastic

[@AnimatedTerror]

they are an acquired taste. Don’t let death stranding be your first time with a kojima project.

[@arizz620]

Animated Terror so it’s like an rpg, you either love em or hate em

[@blossomylion]

“Uh yeah officer, that crazy man is running around in a meadow in what seems to look like Wisconsin’”

[@redhellreaper9421]

Wow, i think you're the only youtuber I'm subscribed to that im aware has disliked this game so far. Now I get to see the other point of view.

[@TheActMan]

I hope you enjoy it!

[@justsomeemokidfrompersona3825]

Check dunkey

[@jidk6565]

Everyone I know (except for me) hates it All youtubers except for yongyea I've see hate it

[@azmc4940]

The channel "worth a buy" also has a pretty funny negative review of this.

[@macsynister]

it's not bad, just say the game isn't for you

[@theskorpio1]

no this game just sucks

[@Professor_Genki7]

this game is trash.

[@PureColumbianCocainum1949]

2 braindead replies by 2 brainrotted guys. It's subjective and the game has good reviews which means if anything it's objectively not bad atleast. But nowadays if it aint Fortnite or COD then people fall asleep because everyone needs instant gratification.

[@Rikaaj]

I will say my most memorable moment in this game was when I was able to make actual guns instead of the non lethals and I was like "Fuck yeah I can kill the Mule dudes now" so I went through and killed a whole encampment. I immediately forgot the whole premise of the game and how death works and later the game reminds me to bring the bodies to an incinerator and I'm sitting there like fuck. I don't have time to bring ALL of them to an incinerator. I never used guns after that again. But I did kill a few people with the truck on accident and that made me so upset lmao.

[@darkriversaben9163]

May chaos take the world. May chaos take the world.

[@massgunner4152]

But did something happen to the mules or the lore dump was pure "storytelling".

[@MateusVarandas_]

@@massgunner4152 If you fail to incinerate the bodies or you yourself die, there'll be a huge crater where the bodies were. And it also kinda affects gameplay too, since the crater is extra terrain to go through/avoid and there will be BTs where the mules died

[@massgunner4152]

@@MateusVarandas_ So is it posible to turn the land into the butt of a frog after reproducing?

[@MateusVarandas_]

@@massgunner4152 That's a great and gross comparison, but idk if you can. I never killed anyone, and the huge crater made when I died the first time left me traumatized enough to avoid dying at all costs for the rest of the game lol. But from a quick Google search, I just found that the craters don't last forever, timefall will kinda "erode" the crater away and create new land, so you'll have a hard time creating that many craters before they go away

[@cooterface4114]

Hello there. It's good to see a friendly face. Almost took you for a virgin, I did. Name's Malcolm. Malcolm Holmes. Don't suppose you'd care to trade? I'm missing a few essentials and- oh screw this. Lying just ain't in my nature. I'll tell it to you straight. I've been following you for a good bit now. I've been wondering when are you gonna make a "why is fallout new vegas so awesome" video.

[@jidk6565]

A lack of this makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@colinothebambino]

What? Is Act Man scared to see the sight of his own blood?

[@jeeves903]

Stop stalking me old man, all these bottlecaps are mine.

[@spookyskeleton9816]

*kills and takes 5 caps*

[@Falloutfan1998]

Stop following me. You’ll live longer.

[@MoldMonkey93]

That beginning clip, I could almost believe you were the mocap actor.

[@yao5921]

The Act Man only acts, he has no personal opinion, only whatever is more popular.

[@jshyme]

calm down

[@erath17]

When are you going to do, “Bioshock, a masterpiece?!” Or “why is bioshock so awesome?!”

[@xsorakazamax7522]

2 is not 1 or infinite

[@Trungledore]

@@xsorakazamax7522 Are you saying Infinite is better than 2?

[@robertszordykowski4919]

@@Trungledore IKR Infinite sucks ass.

[@oats2949]

Bioshock is far from a masterpiece imo

[@thebombdiggity3941]

@@oats2949 yea well youre just a headband so your opinion doesnt matter

[@vulcanmm6573]

Six "I prefer the word COURIER, Now where's my nine iron"

[@mohammadrezapahlavi4578]

*laughs in OP br's and assault rifles*

[@rileymcfadden75]

VulcanMM the truth is, the game was-WHERE IS MY BB? I JUST WANT MY BB BACK 😔

[@trelsix6209]

Actually, sir, it's pronounced B I G I R O N

[@CorundumDevil]

Howdy, partner. How about that nuclear winter?

[@zbigniewstonoga802]

There is no iron, you only get a bebe to carry around. The truth is, the game was rigged from the start

[@kronkrian100]

"It's a very unique game" So is Shag-Fu.

[@bansho7076]

Was it?

[@inthedeadhours]

There was a Shaq-Fu 2?

[@kronkrian100]

@@inthedeadhours I am referring to the first game which was a cinematic fighter.

[@Ramsey276one]

Kron Krian cinematic platform fighter Nidhogg 2 ahead of its time? Think about it!

[@DaveHolladay]

This game is fantastic. It’s just super weird and not for everybody. The new version of it has a lotta new items and things to do inside of the game. It’s the best time to try it out if you haven’t before.

[@gr1870]

I just started playing it for the first time ever just three days ago. I'm playing on my ps5 and so far I gotta say it's hooked me. I heard so many bad things, it's a walking simulator, it's boring, etc. I'm happy I tried it out for myself.

[@badwolf9956]

I just started playing it and I’ve been warming up to it. About 5-6 hrs in now and I’m starting to feel the depth of the story more.

[@bladelazoe]

Same here, I honestly enjoyed all the weird and goofy shit the game throws at you and cuz of the repetitious nature of being a delivery similator, I quite enjoyed it. But I agree it's not for everyone.

[@ixxxxxxx]

hell yea. i bought it cause i play snowrunner, beat the story after 70 hrs and cried

[@grubbington_shots]

It would be a dream come true if Act Man made "Why Was Team Fortress 2 SO AWESOME?!"

[@tomasbar1101]

Yes pls

[@hecunotmakingalogisquad5785]

am waiting for him to talk about half life 1 and opposing force blue shift

[@grubbington_shots]

@@hecunotmakingalogisquad5785 he talks about half life 1 so thats pretty likely that hes gonna make a vid on it

[@lostbusproductions8459]

yess

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

April fools: why is half life 3 so awsome

[@cucumberjoe6824]

“Hideo Kojima is famously known for overdosing on meth and getting to work on his latest game, Death Stranding”

[@somecrazydude2267]

So this is what meth could produce. Nomura got hella drunk when he thought about Kingdom hearts coded, and Kojima overdosed on meth for Death Stranding.

[@noop9k]

I think it is Ketamine, not meth

[@spammer5530]

Kojimas definitely a pothead

[@mykelmellen2378]

If only that wasn't a total nonsense statement...

[@GeekRaj]

Kojima is overrated

[@goaty7766]

I’m glad someone has the balls to say it.

[@enigma1.0]

Dunkey?

[@Doctor_Straing_Strange]

Yeah, some try to compare it to "modern art", a "revolutionary game". Honestly, it's just bad

[@gary.420]

Even if they're wrong

[@ryanmccartan3007]

@@Doctor_Straing_Strange Or maybe people can have different opinions and subjective tastes

[@SerbStar2011]

People shitting on this game is not new...

[@jinxysaberk]

I can't even watch playthroughs of this game without getting bored I'm ngl. I think tho that shows me too that the game isn't exactly bad it's just weird and for specific people I think

[@Ralexand1988]

Or maybe, ya know, play it yourself?!

[@alex360c]

​@@Ralexand1988 why waste money

[@elusiveeye1424]

If a story is only "good" at certain points while the rest is a boring slog, then it's bad, plain and simple. Hideo Kojima isn't the guy I go to for subtlety and nuance both for story or gameplay. There's a difference between exploring complex themes and claiming that's what your story is about.

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

Elusive Eye what is exactly “boring slog”?

[@jidk6565]

What you call a boring slog i call long periods of relaxing and then moments of actual terror And I think everyone is mixing up "good" and "mediocre" I like the story, thinkit's good, but a lot of people think its mediocre, like yourself

[@dinar8749]

Oh it definitely looks like a boring slog that's for sure! Who'd actually find stumbling around and tripping whilst delivering packages "relaxing and fun" LMAO

[@jeeves903]

@@jidk6565 Like the part where everything is explained and still nothing makes sense. Like they explain the shit outta of the "Entities" or whatnot, and say its a cycle or whatever, and randomly throw in that the president is one, and she's also your mom, wtf? I loved MGR's storyline, including the batshit insane parts. But Death Stranding is too vague and is trying to hard to push the narrative that people need reconnect and come together, I don't hate the message, just how heavy-handed it is. Monster destroy man, man together strong. Although, I'll admit that Mads Mikkelsen's character and storyline, was the only point in the whole which was actually interesting and good.

[@TheRealHaloLover]

Kojima's head is so far up his ass it's in a different dimension.

[@fl0a226]

"You cried when an invisible monster walked by but not when your mom died"...lmao

[@DawnwalkerUK]

I'M NOT CRYING, IT'S A CHIRAL ALLERGY!!!111

[@hermanthegerman8587]

well....she is not his mom

[@mrshadrack8554]

@@hermanthegerman8587 he still killed her And didn’t even give a frick That’s not a good protagonist

[@hermanthegerman8587]

@@mrshadrack8554 better than Rey from Star wars for sure

[@grafitiend]

@@hermanthegerman8587 Not saying much

[@cavemann_]

It's very ironic and sad that the game that was meant to bring people together is dividing them.

[@hopelessent.1700]

Well mainly because people are critical of Kojima’s comments which I take like a directors intent in films. I love the game and it’s message. Hell I love how you avoid killing ordinary scavs in the world. The whole idea of being united is important more than ever but these reviews are just. Let’s say that idea got muddled by memes ad placement and cutscenes. I still love the game more than Peace Walker.

[@obamastrollaccount1952]

In other words, the internet got a hold of it.

[@Pitman856]

CircleNoob101 I mean Kojima also doesn’t really do a good job of helping with that message. Remember that thing he said about Americans not liking games that aren’t violent and all that stuff? I love his works but he’s pretentious.

[@lordgorgrath1773]

Communism comrade

[@PhaxtolgiaLegacy]

@@Pitman856 That was mistranslated. He said that culture played a part in how the game was perceived in different parts of the world.

[@robertlauncher]

Kojima’s penchant for shoving important info into long audio logs instead of weaving plots organically has really soured me towards him as a writer.

[@OscarMemo333]

theres a lot OF DIALOGE....and its tiresome. this is more for a movie than a video game. LESS IS MORE.

[@robertlauncher]

@@OscarMemo333 That too, these cutscenes still manage to be really long with a lot of dialogue yet about 1/10th of the important info you’d get just playing the main story in Metal Gear Solid. The difference is, finding stuff out during codec calls or cutscenes was impactful because it could effect or provide context to what you were doing right there in the moment. Now that stuff is during the down time, so it’s like “Oh, okay then. Sure, why not?” I hate to give MGSV credit for this, but at least the cassettes could be listened to during missions, even if it was more tedious than previous entries.

[@trenken]

He was never a good writer. The stories in the mgs games are so dumb. Hes a good game maker. Hes an awful writer. He needs help but his ego wont allow it.

[@junseongpark1843]

There's one good thing about death stranding: The fun of Doom 2016 triples after playing this game for an hour

[@darkprinceofdorne]

Junseong Park lmao so hard

[@Realblack_m0nster]

The actual game part of Death Stranding I did not enjoy. The cinematics and the music and directing and all the rest I loved immediately. I would rather Kojima made movies then games at this point to be honest

[@TOAOM123]

Glad ya dug it I find his scripts insufferable though To each their own

[@Realblack_m0nster]

@@TOAOM123 I get what you mean. "Princess beach" lmao. Try focus on the main message of theme that might help make it more tolerable.

[@1bossofbosses]

Yea the story was awesome but the gameplay was annoying

[@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz]

pretty sure so would he considering the cast and the lazy ass gameplay

[@augoosto11]

This reminds me of a certain Mike stoklasa quote about the movie the lobster, " I hated it, and I don't care enough about looking smart to pretend I liked it" (paraphrasing slightly)

[@quaker1874]

(Sexy Rich Evans laugh).

[@night1952]

There's a difference between saying "I didn't liked it" and "This is bad"

[@augoosto11]

@@night1952 yeah, there is. One gets clicks, and the other doesn't. In the video, multiple times it is said that if you play games to relax, then this game could be for you. That means he is not saying the game is objectively bad, he is saying he and many others find it unenjoyable, and here is why. But that is a pretty limp-wristed and long winded title.

[@night1952]

@@augoosto11 Yeah, clickbait, i know. But i didn't actually watch the video (nor disliked it) out of spite for the title. If it was titled "Why i didn't like Death Stranding" on the other hand...

[@augoosto11]

@@night1952 idk, I think calling something clickbait insinuates some kind of malicious intent. I think it's a solid video, makes fair points, and doesn't needlessly shit on anyone. I think there is a difference between clickbait and persuasive writing, but then again I'm a KZbinr too, so maybe I'm just splitting hairs so I don't have to judge myself as harshly as I should.