Sweet Jesus is the final Joustus house hard, no matter how loaded I get my deck with super cards the AI kicks my ass.
Not to mention the temptation that is a gem sweep .
Not to mention the temptation that is a gem sweep .
Another one I'm giving up on after giving it a second chance. I did a few more missions, but everything just pissed me off. Like an extended flashback on how he met his girlfriend. Which is not just endless cutscenes, but driving where you don't have control. And then all of a sudden, I had control to lose a fist fight. Complete and utter bullshit. Then I did I mission to save a little girl, which included a "boss" fight with a bear. Which I could cheese by just climbing on a truck and shooting it from below. It was a joke. And then on the way back to the base with the girl, we had to go through a tunnel. Game tells me to get off my bike to fight an ambush, but then I get so far and it's like "You're too away from the girl!" It was so fucking janky that I gave up there after all the other frustrations.Thanks once again to PS Plus Premium, I played Days Gone for the first time.
It's...okay, I guess? It's yet another open world sandbox game, and not particularly novel. I like the scrounging mechanics, but the combat isn't all that great. I think I'll probably uninstall it.
Oh man I forgot the sniper traps. Those were absolute bullshit and would ruin everything it had going for it.I hated that game. I wanted to like it because I do kind of enjoy mindlessly filling out maps in open world games as long as they stay engaging but whoever decided on those random sniper traps throughout the world can fuck off and die. That one thing ruined the game for me to the point that I literally have nothing good to say about it.
God yes. I ran into a sniper trap RIGHT after finishing a mission and it was so goddamn annoying.I hated that game. I wanted to like it because I do kind of enjoy mindlessly filling out maps in open world games as long as they stay engaging but whoever decided on those random sniper traps throughout the world can fuck off and die. That one thing ruined the game for me to the point that I literally have nothing good to say about it.
That's kind of how I felt about Monster Hunter...like the first 5 or 10 minutes of the game felt like cutscenes. I was so exhausted with them that by the time I could actually run around and do stuff, I was like "screw it" and shut it down and never opened it back upTrying to play Death Stranding for the first
"Try" and "play" being the operative words.
The endless cutscenes are trying my patience. And I'm not so much "playing" but watching it so far. Just let me PLAY it, already.
Your first Kojima game?Trying to play Death Stranding for the first
"Try" and "play" being the operative words.
The endless cutscenes are trying my patience. And I'm not so much "playing" but watching it so far. Just let me PLAY it, already.
No, but I'd hoped he might have moved away from those design tendencies.Your first Kojima game?
And I give up. What little gameplay I actually got, it was clumsy, frustrating, and slow paced. Doing a weird balancing act with cargo on your back while also trying to traverse rough terrain is just not my idea of a good time.Trying to play Death Stranding for the first
"Try" and "play" being the operative words.
The endless cutscenes are trying my patience. And I'm not so much "playing" but watching it so far. Just let me PLAY it, already.
I really like Death Stranding, but it is absolutely not a game for everyone. I also like truck simulator games, and that is basically what this is, it's more of a vibe game where you're just delivering cargo and exploring big open spaces while building infrastructure for other players to use.And I give up. What little gameplay I actually got, it was clumsy, frustrating, and slow paced. Doing a weird balancing act with cargo on your back while also trying to traverse rough terrain is just not my idea of a good time.
Yeah, I just rewatched Yahtzee's review of it and he compared it to trucker style games where he could pop on a podcast and listen to it while delivering something in-game. Even just looking at game footage for later in the game, I can already tell this isn't the game for me.I really like Death Stranding, but it is absolutely not a game for everyone. I also like truck simulator games, and that is basically what this is, it's more of a vibe game where you're just delivering cargo and exploring big open spaces while building infrastructure for other players to use.
It's 100% this, with a smattering of stealth and action bits anytime you enter BT/Smuggler territory or do a boss fight. I genuinely think this game is the best Kojima's put out though, at least from a ludonarrative direction: the gameplay is 100% about delivering the POINT of the story Kojima is clumsily telling in the cutscenes and it does a better job of it than the actual story.I really like Death Stranding, but it is absolutely not a game for everyone. I also like truck simulator games, and that is basically what this is, it's more of a vibe game where you're just delivering cargo and exploring big open spaces while building infrastructure for other players to use.
It's 100% a vibe, and about helping people you won't be around to see use that help, and it feels kinda nice.It's 100% this, with a smattering of stealth and action bits anytime you enter BT/Smuggler territory or do a boss fight. I genuinely think this game is the best Kojima's put out though, at least from a ludonarrative direction: the gameplay is 100% about delivering the POINT of the story Kojima is clumsily telling in the cutscenes and it does a better job of it than the actual story.
I think if you’re starving alone, then it’s technically not a violation.that's like... the only rule.
Our record is like... 6 days.I never starve, but I rarely survive more than a year ever since they introduced Bearger.
Fucking hate that guy.
SIX DAYS?! You have to be, like, actively trying to die not to live through the first autumn.Our record is like... 6 days.
We are not... good. We've barely figured out the mechanics.SIX DAYS?! You have to be, like, actively trying to die not to live through the first autumn.
Well, here's a tip. You can pretty much just run in more or less a straight line, and stumble across enough berries, seeds, and carrots to feed yourself on uncooked food all throughout autumn.We are not... good. We've barely figured out the mechanics.
It's embarrassing how bad I am, but I literally have never managed to kill/catch a rabbit yet. We often die to spooky shadow monsters at night when we run out of wood, or like pig demon men who do not like us or once, a lot of spiders.Well, here's a tip. You can pretty much just run in more or less a straight line, and stumble across enough berries, seeds, and carrots to feed yourself on uncooked food all throughout autumn.
But if you can get a crock pot going and catch some rabbits for morsels, 1 morsel and 3 berries/carrots/mushrooms will make meatballs which are SO much more nutritious.
First of all, be collecting EVERYTHING you see, constantly. You want to build up to, and keep, a stack of 40 grass, twigs, flint, stone, and at least 20 logs as soon as possible and any time you dip below there, take steps to top yourself back up. In the beginning, be on the lookout for a rock biome with boulders that have gold streaks through them, and try to mine 20 or so gold.It's embarrassing how bad I am, but I literally have never managed to kill/catch a rabbit yet. We often die to spooky shadow monsters at night when we run out of wood, or like pig demon men who do not like us or once, a lot of spiders.
Amazing. Some of this I had figured out, but I just assumed the traps worked like... eventually. Didn't know you had to chase things into them. Never did figure out where charcoal came from.First of all, be collecting EVERYTHING you see, constantly. You want to build up to, and keep, a stack of 40 grass, twigs, flint, stone, and at least 20 logs as soon as possible and any time you dip below there, take steps to top yourself back up. In the beginning, be on the lookout for a rock biome with boulders that have gold streaks through them, and try to mine 20 or so gold.
To catch a rabbit, make a trap out of grass. You don't have to bait it, just set it and chase the rabbit into it.
Find a herd of beefalo if you can, and set up camp a screen or two away from it. To start your camp, build a fire pit (the kind with the stone ring) and a science machine. Burn down a forest (not near your base) to collect charcoal to make a crock pot, and if you have extra charcoal, make some meat drying racks.
Once you have a base, use a shovel (you'll have to build your first one next to the science machine, after that you can make one anywhere) to dig up berry bushes, twig saplings, and grass tufts. Replant them close to your base and then fertilize them with beefalo poop. Then you'll have close-by sources of basic resources.
But stay away from the beefalo when their butts turn pink. That's mating season and they don't put up with people then.
Some other miscellaneous tips-
Holding down F will repeatedly chase and attack the nearest hostile creature. Holding down CTRL-F will chase and attack the nearest creature whether it is hostile or not.
Holding down space bar will pick up the nearest item, or if you're holding a tool, use it on the nearest appropriate target. This is good for chopping down trees quickly and easily.
If you cut down too many trees without replanting them (you'll get pine cones or birch nuts when you cut down a tree in addition to wood), you risk creating a treeguard. So try to replant as you go. But also build up a stock of pine cones too, because if you DO get a treeguard, you can placate it by planting a huge number of trees while you flee it.
If you find you have a hard time with combat, have somebody play as Wendy. Wendy can summon her sister's ghost, and the ghost (Abigail) is an excellent fighter against swarms of low level enemies like spiders, frogs, and is also a big help against hounds and pigs. If you have a Wendy in your party, and a frog pond or two near your main camp, you will never go hungry.
In the winter, mine ice. It can be used as crock pot filler instead of things like berries or vegetables (IE one morsel or frog leg and three pieces of ice will make meatballs just as good as if you had used berries in the recipe)
Well, if you put the traps right on top of the rabbit holes, they almost do kind of just work. Also the traps work on frogs, and since the frogs will try to attack you they are much easier to lure into the traps.Amazing. Some of this I had figured out, but I just assumed the traps worked like... eventually. Didn't know you had to chase things into them. Never did figure out where charcoal came from.
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