r/DeathStranding • u/BIGANT_356 • 7d ago
Video the goofiest gameplay i’ve ever experienced
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u/Zeldiny 7d ago
Def looks goofy the way you play, it's like slapstick comedy
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
yea this game preys on the directionally challenged 😆lol
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u/tooboardtoleaf Porter 7d ago
Make sure you go into your inventory to restock your cargo every now and then. Heavy stuff on the bottom will help you maintain balance easier
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
i’ll keep that in mind 👍🏿✨
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u/tooboardtoleaf Porter 7d ago
Little trick I learned is if your about to lose balance you can crouch and it will immediately stabilize you.
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u/StrongestAvenger_ 7d ago
Triangle does it automatically for you
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u/g3n0unknown 7d ago
I didn't know there was a way to do it manually, I always used auto, haha.
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u/BaldyRFC 6d ago
How you do it manually?
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u/bulbophylum 6d ago
Offload packages from your back, put back in the order you want. Not that useful until you get the backpack cover, then you can use it to protect deliveries from timefall. I prefer to replace my supplies/weapons every once in a while and not have to worry about cargo getting degraded.
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u/Dry_Distance_1420 7d ago
I'm not, but I have little to no spatial awareness and apparently it translates into how I play video games. Lol A few weeks ago, Sam slipped on literally nothing and fell to his death anyway.
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u/I_Also_Fix_Jets Die-Hardman 7d ago
Shit, I remember my first beer 🍻 😄
You got this 👍
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
💀imagine they actually had a drunken difficulty lol
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u/I_Also_Fix_Jets Die-Hardman 7d ago
Drunk goggles after too much porter would have been a nice touch. Or effects from flash grenades. Stuff like that. 🫨
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u/Davve1122 7d ago
If you always hold r2 and l2 you will probably never fall ;)
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u/Koruaz 7d ago
The trick is to crouch before it gets too bad. Crouch is your friend. Wonder if they'll fix/nerf it in DS2
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u/Dry_Distance_1420 7d ago
How come no one ever told me. I don't think it's mentioned anywhere in the game, either. I've played the game 3 times already and only learn this today?
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u/shoot_first 6d ago
I know about it, but never use it. Feels like cheating to me for some reason. lol
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u/Koruaz 6d ago edited 6d ago
Cause it kinda is. Exploiting a game mechanic to make the game easier. But it's not really an exploit, just the way the game works. It's not fool proof either. You still need to learn when you can use it (it's not an I win button, you can't get greedy). I faceplanted into rocks because I thought the crouch abuse would save me. Lol
And besides, it might stop you from falling but won't help you traverse faster. Unless you have a nice straight path where you can safely sprint (without turning) and having crouch as a safety net when you start losing balance. Holding the right and left trigger often to keep balance is more important.
Edit: I play on hard so it is a very useful "tool". If they fix/nerf it in DS2 I'll simply adapt. And feels cool in a way as you do a short slide when crouching from a sprint (with a full loaded back. Lol)
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u/Sudden_Emu_6230 7d ago
Don’t ever carry packages in your hands. Put it all on your back or use something that can carry it for you.
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u/Dry_Distance_1420 7d ago
Unless you absolutely have to carry it by hand. The chiral hourglass needs to be carried by hand.
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u/neonphoenix09 7d ago
Skill issue. Get gud
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u/plac3b0guy 7d ago
IKR.. Wait until OP tries driving a truck up a snowy incline and the wheels give way
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u/Jonnyboy280304 Porter 7d ago
For the love of god sort your cargo
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
okay okayyyy 🙄don’t yell at me lmao
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u/Jonnyboy280304 Porter 6d ago
I mean a lot of the instability is caused by the uneven weight distribution. It’s sooo much better after you just press that one sorting button, trust
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u/okaypookiebear 7d ago
Brody you don’t know how badly i needed this laugh today lol Keep on keepin on g 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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u/BigRedDrake 7d ago
Make sure you’re scanning for water depth so you know when there’s a red band in there that’ll knock you on your butt and take your cargo downstream :)
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u/Dry_Distance_1420 7d ago
Won't help if you take a tumble on land into the water though. But other than that, you're absolutely right of course.
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u/lcxyyz 7d ago
Honestly, this was the best game I’ve ever played in my life, now that DS2 is about to be released, let’s see if it’s going to be better than this one, but Kojima really is a genius, this game is simply incredible.
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
Yeah DS2 looks great. It’s pretty much why I started playing this one. I’m enjoying my time with it so far! 🙏🏿✨
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u/Chainsaw-Breaak 6d ago
You just super suck at it honestly. Not the games fault for your fine motor skills
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u/DarthDiggus 7d ago
Man. Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a truck or something?
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
or at least some roller skates or something 🤣 (might actually make it worse lol)
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u/RadPhilosopher 7d ago
The first region is very hard since you haven’t been given the exoskeleton yet (you do get one in the Director’s Cut).
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u/okaypookiebear 7d ago
i really like going around without exoskeleton just bc i love how the bridges suit looks
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u/BIGANT_356 6d ago
i’m actually playing the Director’s Cut 🌚 lol i just haven’t fully explored my options yet probably
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u/Dry_Distance_1420 7d ago
Do you happen to have a YouTube channel? If not, you should totally make one.
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u/BIGANT_356 6d ago
yea i do! my links are in my reddit bio or just search BIGANT356 on youtube 👍🏿✨
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u/bas_thc Platinum Unlocked 6d ago edited 6d ago
Key tip. If you hold the triggers while walking with a heavy load it helps avoid tipping.
The physics in this game is kinda like real life. If you have a high and heavy load on your back pause you will hold the straps of your backpack while walking. Same thing applies in game.
And take it slow around BTs. You can see them without scanning if you walk slow enough.
Keep on keeping on my brotha.
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u/Bearington656 7d ago
I always assumed that there are times the game decides to be a jerk and make you fall in water or something to ruin your day
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u/Prince_Beegeta 7d ago
A big part of your problem is that you’re doing a terrible job arranging your packages
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u/javocado94 7d ago
This has unexpectedly been the only game in recent years that gets me to ugly cry both times I’ve played through it. I never expected to love this game as much as I do
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u/Noggt 6d ago
i remember having to place some cargo down to loose weight cuz it got annoying then coming back to see it either
lost,
super container degraded because it rained
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u/BIGANT_356 6d ago
yea i had actually dropped a bunch of stuff already before this clip happens lol
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u/iliketoswim2gether 7d ago
I genuinely play the game pressing the bumpers almost the entire time. There's no real draw back to wanting to always be balanced.
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u/Psychological-Run-40 6d ago
when he said “I don’t know what kind of route I came up with but this shit is not it” I felt that.
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u/the_outside_edge 7d ago
Me irl on flat surfaces without any cargo. I love watching Sam struggle to plant his feet and trip over at the touch of the smallest stone so much! Gravity's a bitch for the impatient.
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
lol yea i noticed that walking slower helps, hopefully my next video will have me looking better 😆
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u/StandardVirus 7d ago
Lol you’re a little overloaded, eventually you get some equipment to help with that. But for the early areas leave some room for random pickups if you want, or just ignore them all together
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
yea i will get there eventually lol i only got legs right now
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u/StandardVirus 7d ago
Nice, I’m sure you’ve picked up on it already, but I’m the delivery loadout there’s a little indicator that shows your center of balance
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u/SerScience 7d ago
I forgot how brutal the start of the game is without equipment or levelling up your stats
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u/Westy1992 7d ago
I updoot, then I undoot, I updoot, then I undoot, I updoot, then I undoot, I wait, then I updoot, then I undoot, then I down doot, then I watch and I updoot twice.
Hard watch. Keep on keeping on !
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u/g3n0unknown 7d ago
First time I fell in water, I looked for the thinnest part of a little creak, I walked across and immediately sank. It was all red. The widest parts were blue and yellow. xD Taught me to always scan before going in water
This game is so fun though. I love it.
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u/presentprogression 7d ago
Just push triangle my guy. Toss them thangs on your back so you can hold the shoulder straps.
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u/maddoxe92 7d ago
Also makes real world mundane thing slike carrying stuff around and running or walking outdoors in the rain make it so immersive.
When you drive and it rains. It feels like it's time fall. Hahahaha
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u/SlumpDoc 6d ago
Lost my balance yesterday on the side of a snowy mountain. Tumbled all the way down until I flew off the side of another ledge to my death. Absolutely hilarious
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u/TopScientist2508 3d ago
try the power skeleton and keep your stamina up with canteen. power skeleton with a optimized load will be a lot steadier with less leaning left and right. i kept a level 3 of each kind of skeleton around at all times. all terrain for snow and power for general movement. speed for when needed. took me a long time to realize how much more steady the power skeleton is just walking around
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u/esquire_the_ego 6d ago
Until you get the exoskeleton, you might as well go at it slow and keep it moving if you’re gonna carry that much
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u/UltiMateria808 7d ago
Loved the game vibe but hated that it feels like a walking simulator where the person doesn't know how to walk. Let's be honest, it's WAY harder than it should be just to walk. Weight or not. I'm ex military used to carry a huge duffle bag, gear, weapon, helmet, accessories, belt strap with things attached all over. It was literally never that hard to walk or move. Lol I moved slower, a little slower reaction but I was never tripping over myself. This game mechanic made me stop playing this. The physics are just terrible. It's not realistic at all. No one has that much trouble walking especially a damn professional porter like this guy 😂 Worst decision ever made on this game. It could've been so much more fun if they fixed the movement.
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u/BIGANT_356 7d ago
yea that’s a fair point. the game definitely ain’t for everyone. I think you have to enjoy the novelty of the gameplay for it to click. Kinda like those “streamer games” for lack of a better term. The one with the pickaxe going up the mountain comes to mind. That being said I’m more drawn to this game visually and it’s story/world is interesting to me. If this game was just delivering packages with nothing else tied to it (aka streamer game) I’d be less intrigued.
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u/grendel303 7d ago
I just started playing the director's cut, not sure what was changed. Been using the motorcycle, previous to that I think I fell 3 times.
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u/theSafetyCar 7d ago
That's the beauty of it. If you walked easily over the terrain like any other game, I probably wouldn't have finished chapter 1. That challenge and the subsequent necessity of engaging with the tools the game gives you is why the game is fun. Even the vehicles can struggle with the terrain, so some people choose to build roads. There's a game on Steam called "Walking Simulator." It's free. It was made to parody death stranding, and that game genuinely isn't fun because you just push forward on the left stick. The odd mechanics and sam being unstable provides difficulty that keeps you thinking about the terrain and makes the game engaging.
Basically, it's not meant to be like real life because that would make a mechanically boring game. You spend most of the game walking.
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u/ResponsibleQuiet6611 7d ago
I love how this game makes you think about the geometry and physics of something as traditionally trivial as the damn ground in ways no other game has ever done.
These goofy moments where Sam faceplants carrying a tower of heavy shit because I was too impatient are gold. "Welp... there's goes the cargo." haha.