The Beach - Main Chat

[st3ve]

gave into temptation and bought it yesterday. seems pretty good so far, although i'm only an hour in.

[Dirty Duck]

gave into temptation and bought it yesterday. seems pretty good so far, although i'm only an hour in.

Did you particularly like Death Stranding? I’m finding it interesting how much the second game is pleasing some of its naysayers (Aragorn)

[st3ve]

gave into temptation and bought it yesterday. seems pretty good so far, although i'm only an hour in.

Did you particularly like Death Stranding? I’m finding it interesting how much the second game is pleasing some of its naysayers (Aragorn)

Never played it. I read that it was exceedingly tedious online and that put me off. It was only after hearing from people who had played the first game (and disliked it) that they were having a good time with it that I became interested in it.

[Dirty Duck]

I think if you enjoyed the first hour of DS2 odds are you would have enjoyed DS1. That first segment is very much the same gameplay loop as the original. You got a PSN? I’ll make a Strand Contract with you so our structures appear more frequently for one another if you’re game.

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[st3ve]

I think if you enjoyed the first hour of DS2 odds are you would have enjoyed DS1. That first segment is very much the same gameplay loop as the original. You got a PSN? I’ll make a Strand Contract with you so our structures appear more frequently for one another if you’re game.

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Sorry, I've had to play in offline mode, my wifi's been dodgy recently, but i'll be getting it fixed relatively soon.

[Dirty Duck]

Anyone have any idea why the signs I put up all say “SUSPENDED” in red writing? Am I putting it too close to structures or have I been naughty? Other signs nearby seem to work fine.

[NateDog]

I'm only starting to get through the game now but I'm enjoying it more as time goes on. Only about 12 hours in but I'm finding Australia far more enjoyable to traverse than America was in the first game. It feels like there's a nice balance to exploration, you have good access to vehicles for the longer (and flatter) periods of travel, but I feel like you're pushed to try get on your feet enough to climb more awkward areas too alongside needing to make use of things like ladders and ropes. Initially I was worried you were given the tri-cruiser too early and that I'd barely be on foot unless I pushed myself to, but I think you still need to get on foot a fair amount unless you're ignoring all out of the way cargo or a lot of sub orders.

I'm at the stage now where I have a decent range of weapons and items to use so I feel I have more choice with how to take on missions which is good. Had two base-like areas to deal with recently, I took on both stealthily and can certainly feel something akin to MGSV with that approach and enemies utilising stuff like searchlights. The last boss I faced was a mech and I really enjoyed it.

[Gene]

Anyone have any idea why the signs I put up all say “SUSPENDED” in red writing? Am I putting it too close to structures or have I been naughty? Other signs nearby seem to work fine.

It might depend on the sign you’re using? I know certain ones you can only have a limited number of in the world. Never actually come across it myself though

[BULUPTAX]

I beat the main story last weekend and got the platinum trophy today.

My overall thoughts is that the gameplay is very good and a massive improvement over the first in every way. The only major problem I had is that the driving physics still suck ass and need serious reworking.

The story was a bit of a let down, without spoiling it, I found it to be a pretty lazy retread of the first game.

The grind to get the platinum was fucking gruelling and honestly sours my opinion of it a bit. Getting 5 stars with all the facilities was made way more time consuming than it needed to be and it drove me to the brink of insanity.

After that, I'm gonna put the game to bed for a good, long, time. I suspect it'll be several years till I give it another replay. Even if it is my GOTY so far

[NateDog]

I missed the birthday scene yesterday because I was too busy building roads lol. Would have been nice to have something making it clear you should go to the DHV Magellan if you're on at least.