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Yeah same for me.

Wonder if the PC version will allow for custom music :)

I still remember all the great times with helicopter support in MGS5 with "America! FUCK YEAH!" I can only think of the hilarious videos that will pop out of this if you can do custom music in DS2 and play it on the radio while moving around.
 
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I finished Death Stranding at about 96 hours. Maybe a few hours of idle time in there, but I’m a little better at putting the PlayStation to sleep when I walk away since it works so well. I spent way longer than I intended just wandering around and doing deliveries. For example, I think I spent 6-7 hours wandering around the mountains getting my zipline system setup. Complete waste of time, but I enjoyed doing it.

I enjoyed the ending, even though the ending just kept going and going. I legit thought I was done 4 times, but it wasn’t over. I was going to wait before starting DS2, but I bought it today at lunch.
 
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How does the extra ammo clips on backpack work? i got 3 small and 1 big extra ammo but it feels like I got the same ammo as before.
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It's visually badly represented, but when you get to the last mag and ammo, if you have an ammo pack, it keeps reloading from 0. I only have one level 2 ammo pack on me, 5 grenade packs and 3 of the round carry capacity ones. I use the Assault level 2 weapon (not LW since that has less ammo) and it says it as 42+252 ammo, but once it goes to 0 it reloads 4-5+ times. Same for the grenades on the rifle. It says 1+4 but once it hits 0, it keeps reloading.

Would be better if the ammo from the backpack items just were automatically calculated to show on the weapons. In the middle of a fight I just keep shooting until the ammo bar turns yellow meaning it is really out of ammo. Can't keep track of how many extra reloads I've used. Also don't know if when you're at 0 ammo and you reload from the ammo pack, then you reload again before your mag is at 0, do you lose some rounds since it draws from 0? Don't know if it is X rounds or X reloads.

Edit: Tested. It's the icon next to ammo, and it's X bullets. Once I started pulling from the extra ammo slot I couldn't reload. Had to empty mags and last mag had 32 bullets in it, not 42 (remembered wrong above so corrected ammo count). Once you run out from bag, the icon next to it will get an x on it.
 
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Apparently one of the guys from Low Roar died and that’s why they didn’t do much/any music for this one. I’m severely rustled, none of this music is close to as awesome as their stuff was. I wish they had the first game’s songs in the music player list.
 
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Thanks! Yea I noticed it could reload even when out of ammo, but kinda hard to see just how much you have left.

Been building roads all evening lol. Some of the parts cost a lot of materials, ended up plundering some NPC base and the shelters to fix it all up.
 
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Apparently one of the guys from Low Roar died and that’s why they didn’t do much/any music for this one. I’m severely rustled, none of this music is close to as awesome as their stuff was. I wish they had the first game’s songs in the music player list.
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A lot of the music is locked behind deliveries. I have unlocked tons of tracks so far doing standard missions and also not even to the artist / music outposts. 52 songs in DS2 compared to 22 in DS1.
 
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A lot of the music is locked behind deliveries. I have unlocked tons of tracks so far doing standard missions and also not even to the artist / music outposts. 52 songs in DS2 compared to 22 in DS1.
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Yeah none of them capture the game’s tone like Low Roar though. Which ones have you found that are good?
 
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First impression is that the game is gorgeous, even on a base ps5. Coming straight of DS1, the controls and animations are a little different, but no big deal.

Is it correct that the assault rifle is non lethal, ie no more separate lethal and non-lethal versions? I stuck to non-lethal in ds1 so I wouldn’t have to worry about corpse disposal.
 
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First impression is that the game is gorgeous, even on a base ps5. Coming straight of DS1, the controls and animations are a little different, but no big deal.

Is it correct that the assault rifle is non lethal, ie no more separate lethal and non-lethal versions? I stuck to non-lethal in ds1 so I wouldn’t have to worry about corpse disposal.
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Everything at the start of the game is non-lethal. MP (multipurpose) is what you want to be using because it works on all targets, RB (rubber bullet) is the shitty bandit stuff you only use when you left your good gun out in the rain and it broke.

Also note that MP rounds aren't actually good against BTs when you first start playing. You need to progress to unlock the ability for them to deal damage like hematic rounds in the first game.
 
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Getting to the snow area made it kinda annoying traversing.

Also I have zero problems with the Bandits and Mechs, but the BT fuckers just wont die, at least the red ones. Whats the secret dealing with them?
 
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Getting to the snow area made it kinda annoying traversing.

Also I have zero problems with the Bandits and Mechs, but the BT fuckers just wont die, at least the red ones. Whats the secret dealing with them?
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I haven't played this in a while. Iirc the trick was using the body fluid weapons and ammo.
 
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Wow, that Tomorrow fighting cutscene when you chase her down was about as anime as you can get.
 
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Sequel is the same game just tighter, smoother, weirder, and with even worse narrative pacing.

I didn't know if I liked the first game until I was halfway through a back-to-back second cut, I eventually decided it was one of my favourite games of all time. Now that I was played through this, doing everything I could do before the credits roll, have ZERO interest in post-game clean-up and achievements. Game starts of being, "Oh man, this is so awesome. It's just like the first game but more!", and slowly glides into being, "This is just the first game but... more?". I dunno, I feel a little disappointed by the end result, maybe my expectations were too high.

It's good, but is it actually better than the first? Yes, not by as much as the first 1/4 to 1/2 would lead you to believe though.

If you liked the first should you get it on PS5 for the pleasure of playing it now, now, now instead of waiting for, hopefully a "director's cut", version for pc? Mmmmmehhhhhhhhhhh I am gonna lean no. If you got the time and cash to spend? Sure.

If you didn't like the first or just couldn't get into it or whatever should you give the sequel a shot? No.

If you were interested in the first game, but didn't play it for whatever reason, and are thinking of jumping in with this one would I recommend it? Yes, and no. No for the attachment you might build to a character whose fate hangs in the balance in the sequel but yes if you don't actually care about video game stories and just kind of plow through the story.

I honestly don't know how to rate this one, it's good and easily a little better than the first but given how little they actually expanded upon the game play elements left me feeling flat. I wanted an Assassins' Creed 1 to 2, Arkham Asylum to City, Borderlands 1 to 2, Uncharted 1 to 2 level of improvement. Remember that run of amazing sequels we got, remember how "meh" the third ones were? Instead of feeling like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach it feels like Death Stranding 3. All we need now is a shitty prequel version made by a third party and the cycle will be complete.
 
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Sequel is the same game just tighter, smoother, weirder, and with even worse narrative pacing.

I didn't know if I liked the first game until I was halfway through a back-to-back second cut, I eventually decided it was one of my favourite games of all time. Now that I was played through this, doing everything I could do before the credits roll, have ZERO interest in post-game clean-up and achievements. Game starts of being, "Oh man, this is so awesome. It's just like the first game but more!", and slowly glides into being, "This is just the first game but... more?". I dunno, I feel a little disappointed by the end result, maybe my expectations were too high.

It's good, but is it actually better than the first? Yes, not by as much as the first 1/4 to 1/2 would lead you to believe though.

If you liked the first should you get it on PS5 for the pleasure of playing it now, now, now instead of waiting for, hopefully a "director's cut", version for pc? Mmmmmehhhhhhhhhhh I am gonna lean no. If you got the time and cash to spend? Sure.

If you didn't like the first or just couldn't get into it or whatever should you give the sequel a shot? No.

If you were interested in the first game, but didn't play it for whatever reason, and are thinking of jumping in with this one would I recommend it? Yes, and no. No for the attachment you might build to a character whose fate hangs in the balance in the sequel but yes if you don't actually care about video game stories and just kind of plow through the story.

I honestly don't know how to rate this one, it's good and easily a little better than the first but given how little they actually expanded upon the game play elements left me feeling flat. I wanted an Assassins' Creed 1 to 2, Arkham Asylum to City, Borderlands 1 to 2, Uncharted 1 to 2 level of improvement. Remember that run of amazing sequels we got, remember how "meh" the third ones were? Instead of feeling like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach it feels like Death Stranding 3. All we need now is a shitty prequel version made by a third party and the cycle will be complete.
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It's a relaxing autism game for me. Just gonna go deliver shit to people and get checks in all the boxes, and enjoy the ridiculous story on the way. Same as the first. Vroom vroom, pew pew, etc.
 
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I remember picking the first one up and going "What the fuck I'm playing a FedEx simulator?" to "Ok so I need to make sure I don't carry too much to overload my bike so I can make this delivery because I really don't want to have to load up the truck which corners a little slower and it might mess up my delivery rating and.." real quick haha.

It's a weirdly chill and stressful game at the same time. And the first had a fucking stellar soundtrack.
 
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Sequel is the same game just tighter, smoother, weirder, and with even worse narrative pacing.

I didn't know if I liked the first game until I was halfway through a back-to-back second cut, I eventually decided it was one of my favourite games of all time. Now that I was played through this, doing everything I could do before the credits roll, have ZERO interest in post-game clean-up and achievements. Game starts of being, "Oh man, this is so awesome. It's just like the first game but more!", and slowly glides into being, "This is just the first game but... more?". I dunno, I feel a little disappointed by the end result, maybe my expectations were too high.

It's good, but is it actually better than the first? Yes, not by as much as the first 1/4 to 1/2 would lead you to believe though.

If you liked the first should you get it on PS5 for the pleasure of playing it now, now, now instead of waiting for, hopefully a "director's cut", version for pc? Mmmmmehhhhhhhhhhh I am gonna lean no. If you got the time and cash to spend? Sure.

If you didn't like the first or just couldn't get into it or whatever should you give the sequel a shot? No.

If you were interested in the first game, but didn't play it for whatever reason, and are thinking of jumping in with this one would I recommend it? Yes, and no. No for the attachment you might build to a character whose fate hangs in the balance in the sequel but yes if you don't actually care about video game stories and just kind of plow through the story.

I honestly don't know how to rate this one, it's good and easily a little better than the first but given how little they actually expanded upon the game play elements left me feeling flat. I wanted an Assassins' Creed 1 to 2, Arkham Asylum to City, Borderlands 1 to 2, Uncharted 1 to 2 level of improvement. Remember that run of amazing sequels we got, remember how "meh" the third ones were? Instead of feeling like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach it feels like Death Stranding 3. All we need now is a shitty prequel version made by a third party and the cycle will be complete.
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I haven't finished the game yet, I am in the snowy region right now. That said I agree with most of what you said, the game is objectively better in everyway but it's just more of the same which I thought would be perfect. I guess I was wrong, more of the same is good, like I am enjoying everything but I keep waiting for something more and it doesn't seem it's going to be there.

I'm struggling to get through the snowy area, not sure what it is about it but it's less enjoyable than the snowy area in the first game. I think the shelters just might be too spread out, I'm not sure what it is but it feels just a bit tedious, a feeling I never got in the first one, or this one until this particular area of the game. There's no way I'm 5 starring these shelters.

Don't get me wrong I love the game, it's better than the first but...there's a but, it's just hard to explain. :)
 
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I haven't finished the game yet, I am in the snowy region right now. That said I agree with most of what you said, the game is objectively better in everyway but it's just more of the same which I thought would be perfect. I guess I was wrong, more of the same is good, like I am enjoying everything but I keep waiting for something more and it doesn't seem it's going to be there.

I'm struggling to get through the snowy area, not sure what it is about it but it's less enjoyable than the snowy area in the first game. I think the shelters just might be too spread out, I'm not sure what it is but it feels just a bit tedious, a feeling I never got in the first one, or this one until this particular area of the game. There's no way I'm 5 starring these shelters.

Don't get me wrong I love the game, it's better than the first but...there's a but, it's just hard to explain. :)
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Content fatigue. It built systems better but it’s the same game loop.
 
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I finished the first game yesterday and don't feel motivated for the second one.

The first game was good for the most part, the actual gameplay was a little flawed in spots but overall I got a kick out of delivering and dealing with bullshit. Except the snow part, fuck that part. The parts with Cliff were cool and I was really into them.

Everything else was just a shitload of rambling by NPCs and main characters doing monologues of their feefees. The way they had the credits play out was really obnoxious and made me glad the game was over.
 
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I never understood this game.

I tried it, but I could not get into it. I dunno.

It's like I want to like it, but I just don't?
 
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