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Started watching a Death Stranding playthrough, so I'm making another thread (since I like looking back at my DMC thread).
So far, the story isn't the part that's hard to parse, it's some of the writing/acting decisions? It's still too early for me to tell what's deliberate.
So far, the story isn't the part that's hard to parse, it's some of the writing/acting decisions? It's still too early for me to tell what's deliberate.
The player, booting up the game: "Sam, it's me, Cameraman."
There are four* characters with glasses so far, but, even though we have yet to ACTUALLY meet him, I suspect Heartman is the Glasses Character.
*I'm counting Mads' character even tho I'm not 100% sure bc he DID push them up to his forehead like sunglasses?? maybe he's farsighted
*I'm counting Mads' character even tho I'm not 100% sure bc he DID push them up to his forehead like sunglasses?? maybe he's farsighted
Sam: I sent you my n/udes, now give me the grenades.
Heartman:
Heartman:
I hate the addiction "commentary" on the MULES so far; it's half-baked at *best* & has zero nuance. Orion pointed out that they could've just as easily made them pirates instead of what amounts to flavor text for a combat gimmick. Die-Hardman's "damn addicts" bit was 
Not to keep picking on the pissman specifically, but a mod for Heartman that's just a shirt that says "Eat Shit and Die" and, in smaller letters under that, "And report your findings back to me."
Cryptobiotes, but popcorn shrimp style.
It's early enough in this game for me to say this whole thing was worth it just to be able to sing with the Chiral Artist in the hot spring. V good incidental character moment.
It's now late enough in this game for me to rescind my statement that "this whole thing was worth it" since I had to see Fragile's underwear while Tr/oy Baker monologed.
(character backstory spoilers)
Mama: Sam, it's *impossible* that you time slipped for hours in the span of a second.
Sam: But Iâ
Mama: Hold on, I need to ghost breastfeed my ghost baby.
Mama: Sam, it's *impossible* that you time slipped for hours in the span of a second.
Sam: But Iâ
Mama: Hold on, I need to ghost breastfeed my ghost baby.
Orion described Mads' obligatory no-dick naked silhouette as the "Devilman OVA school of slime underwear."
Where's the Special Order where I give the Junk Dealer the Skinned Mike treatment? I didn't watch several cutscenes of him reuniting with his future wife just so he could DM Sam later like 'marriage sucks XDD'. Come to the crater lake for a dip in that Loving My Wife juice 
Looking forward to when the Timefall Farm breaks into the boxed wine industry.
Episode 6: Kabedonman
EPISODE 6: SHAPE OF WATER
Very glad to see I was right about Heartman, awkward and unsubtle passes at Sam included.
Episode 9: I want this country twink Obliterated
Have graduated from generally unimpressed to genuinely pissed off; in awe that there's still 10hrs left on this playthrough.
Anyway, a summary of current thoughts, since I said basically nothing for like 3 chapters:
Anyway, a summary of current thoughts, since I said basically nothing for like 3 chapters:
I could wrap up this thread with a few thoughts now that we're done with the game, but I'll just say that we watched Kung Fu Panda 2 afterward as a palate cleanser. Dialogue was very tightly written, and it had nice environments/locations.
KFP2, not Death Stranding.
KFP2, not Death Stranding.
