"I'll Keep Coming." | Death Stranding, A Kojima Productions Thread

Apparently, Konami is pulling MGSV fan-art from Twitter for copyright infringement.

Really?

We couldn't have 2 days of peace before shit hits the fan?

It was all because Kojima retweeted it, too, apparently.

I asked my dad's onions about the Soviet invasion back then. He was 22 and in the Marines, so I felt I had to know. He thought it was bad (obviously), but doesn't really hate the Soviets or any of that. Probably because he was 22 by the time the Cold War was really almost already over.

He was in the first Gulf War as a tank commander too. Lost 10 of his friends due to friendly fire unfortunately. THAT, he doesn't talk about much obviously. I'll have to really ask him when he's in a good mood one day.

Edit: Pretty cool though when he went BACK to Afghanistan a few years back to train the army (He works at Black Water as a fire arms instructor. The man is like Big Boss and knows CQC to an insane extent and shit lol. Though they call it CQB), he mentioned how he still saw blown up Soviet tanks scattered across the sides of roads and everything.

Rescuing Miller was disappointingly easy. Actually, all of the missions I've been doing are pretty easy, especially in comparison to Ground Zeroes.

The Guy and the Stinger best mission

The Lie and the Singer

The Tie and the Ringer

Rescuing Miller was disappointingly easy. Actually, all of the missions I've been doing are pretty easy, especially in comparison to Ground Zeroes.

Expectation Spoilers

Unfortunately, that's the way it is all the way through.

The only times it gets difficult is against some of the harder enemies, but that's not stealth.

If you want to make it harder, try going in naked. No weapons or equipment, all OSP. I just tried one of the missions like that and fuck is it tough.

Also take off reflex mode.

I also got the bandana.

Apparently TPP's collector's edition mentions stuff about a cut mission that was kind of huge to the plot.

I haven't read the article yet, because I just started playing yesterday >.> Time to go reassign more plebs to R&D.

I also bought an Xbone controller to use on my PC, yesterday. It felt odd at first but I adjusted to it and forgot about it completely. The bumpers are more reliable when holding them down, the triggers aren't squeaky, the D-Pad has more of a 'click' to it, and the control sticks are less resistant and less "sticky," especially from the neutral position. And, finally, that awful battery pack is tucked nicely out of the way this time. The overall quality of the controller, from the buttons to the plastic and the rubber, feels dramatically better than my super-good condition 360 controller I'm using for comparison (and my other controllers with worn-down control sticks).

It's difficult to fathom how anybody could improve this much upon something already so close to perfection :3

The only thing that feels off is the rumble. It feels a bit weak, and I don't know if I'm imagining things, but I think it was making a sort of squeaky noise. I'll have to try it out some more to confirm.

But does it have 80hr battery life?!
#WiiUProControllerMustardRice

Well, it's plugged into my PC, so it's not using any batteries whatsoever.

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Apparently TPP's collector's edition mentions stuff about a cut mission that was kind of huge to the plot.

I haven't read the article yet, because I just started playing yesterday >.> Time to go reassign more plebs to R&D.

I also bought an Xbone controller to use on my PC, yesterday. It felt odd at first but I adjusted to it and forgot about it completely. The bumpers are more reliable when holding them down, the triggers aren't squeaky, the D-Pad has more of a 'click' to it, and the control sticks are less resistant and less "sticky," especially from the neutral position. And, finally, that awful battery pack is tucked nicely out of the way this time. The overall quality of the controller, from the buttons to the plastic and the rubber, feels dramatically better than my super-good condition 360 controller I'm using for comparison (and my other controllers with worn-down control sticks).

It's difficult to fathom how anybody could improve this much upon something already so close to perfection :3

The only thing that feels off is the rumble. It feels a bit weak, and I don't know if I'm imagining things, but I think it was making a sort of squeaky noise. I'll have to try it out some more to confirm.

But does it have 80hr battery life?!
#WiiUProControllerMustardRice

Well, it's plugged into my PC, so it's not using any batteries whatsoever.

But can you move farther away from your PC? :^3

I would have it plugged into a TV if I had it my way 

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Apparently TPP's collector's edition mentions stuff about a cut mission that was kind of huge to the plot.

I haven't read the article yet, because I just started playing yesterday >.> Time to go reassign more plebs to R&D.

I also bought an Xbone controller to use on my PC, yesterday. It felt odd at first but I adjusted to it and forgot about it completely. The bumpers are more reliable when holding them down, the triggers aren't squeaky, the D-Pad has more of a 'click' to it, and the control sticks are less resistant and less "sticky," especially from the neutral position. And, finally, that awful battery pack is tucked nicely out of the way this time. The overall quality of the controller, from the buttons to the plastic and the rubber, feels dramatically better than my super-good condition 360 controller I'm using for comparison (and my other controllers with worn-down control sticks).

It's difficult to fathom how anybody could improve this much upon something already so close to perfection :3

The only thing that feels off is the rumble. It feels a bit weak, and I don't know if I'm imagining things, but I think it was making a sort of squeaky noise. I'll have to try it out some more to confirm.

But does it have 80hr battery life?!
#WiiUProControllerMustardRice

Well, it's plugged into my PC, so it's not using any batteries whatsoever.

But can you move farther away from your PC? :^3

I would have it plugged into a TV if I had it my way 

I have my PC plugged into my TV >.>

I'll have to do it when I move out >.> All I need is a new keyboard and my PC will be sufficiently future-proofed for a while.

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I want to get a 4K TV for my new room that I'll have when I move from Salinas to Stockton. >.>

Meh, I have no interest in 4K TVs right now, tbh

Rescuing Miller was disappointingly easy. Actually, all of the missions I've been doing are pretty easy, especially in comparison to Ground Zeroes.

Expectation Spoilers

Unfortunately, that's the way it is all the way through.

The only times it gets difficult is against some of the harder enemies, but that's not stealth.

If you want to make it harder, try going in naked. No weapons or equipment, all OSP. I just tried one of the missions like that and fuck is it tough.

Also take off reflex mode.

Yeah, this game is a bit easy so far.

response to your spoiler

It really doesn't ramp up later on?

On an unrelated note, this game looks excellent on max settings and runs phenomenally well, too. The only issue I've had is with the video cutscenes (I've had two so far) stuttering like mad, which I'm hoping that gets fixed in a patch. Otherwise, my only complaint is that the draw distance isn't as far as I would like it to be.

THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD

response to your spoiler

It really doesn't ramp up later on?

Response to your response to my spoiler

Unfortunately, no. Unless you play the extra ops that purposefully make the game harder, (like Naked, Extreme, Perfect stealth, etc.) it's pretty fucking easy.

Also, unless there's skulls. They ramp up the difficulty sometimes.

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Okay, Snake. I need confirmation.

The cutscene where Quiet is tortured. Is that in-game? The cutscene showing the child soldiers in training by the tanks, is that in-game? I just rescued them, so I was wondering.

Spent like an hour trying to find the remains of a certain someone.


Didn't realize it was right there in the middle of the floor -_-

Okay, Snake. I need confirmation.

The cutscene where Quiet is tortured. Is that in-game? The cutscene showing the child soldiers in training by the tanks, is that in-game? I just rescued them, so I was wondering.

Answer to your question

I cannot say for sure that those scenes are completely absent, as I'm not 100% done the game.

However, I can say I haven't come across them, and a few other scenes as well. I'll specify which ones in the next spoiler sections.

Spoiler

I haven't seen
-the scene where big boss walks around a bunch of dead bodies in Africa, leans down and screams (e3 2014, the one where he's engulfed in blood and flaemes)
-the scene where BB makes his subordinate stab him
-haven't been back to ground zeroes's camp omega yet
-the scene where it says "quiet: a sniper deprived of her words" in the 2013 E3 trailer (though I may have missed this, as apparently quiet's story has an ending
-the scene where quiet goes apeshit on Diamond Dogs
-the scene where big boss picks up a bloody quiet
-paz's appearance at all
-quiet lighting big boss's cigar

actual spoiler

that would actually go against the game's story, as Venom snake doesn't smoke real cigars

-big boss's horn doesn't grow at all

I don't know. Clearly I either missed a lot or they cut a lot.

I hope I just missed that stuff.

Spent like an hour trying to find the remains of a certain someone.


Didn't realize it was right there in the middle of the floor -_-

same lol

Spent like an hour trying to find the remains of a certain someone.


Didn't realize it was right there in the middle of the floor -_-

same lol

I felt like such a derp

Spoiler

HD Volgin tho

'She's in love, with the Legend. I was that way once.'

FUCKIN KNEW IT. EVER SINCE MGS3.

'She's in love, with the Legend. I was that way once.'

FUCKIN KNEW IT. EVER SINCE MGS3.

wat

who and what are you talking about

Okay, Snake. I need confirmation.

The cutscene where Quiet is tortured. Is that in-game? The cutscene showing the child soldiers in training by the tanks, is that in-game? I just rescued them, so I was wondering.

Answer to your question

I cannot say for sure that those scenes are completely absent, as I'm not 100% done the game.

However, I can say I haven't come across them, and a few other scenes as well. I'll specify which ones in the next spoiler sections.

Spoiler

I haven't seen
-the scene where big boss walks around a bunch of dead bodies in Africa, leans down and screams (e3 2014, the one where he's engulfed in blood and flaemes)
-the scene where BB makes his subordinate stab him
-haven't been back to ground zeroes's camp omega yet
-the scene where it says "quiet: a sniper deprived of her words" in the 2013 E3 trailer (though I may have missed this, as apparently quiet's story has an ending
-the scene where quiet goes apeshit on Diamond Dogs
-the scene where big boss picks up a bloody quiet
-paz's appearance at all
-quiet lighting big boss's cigar

actual spoiler

that would actually go against the game's story, as Venom snake doesn't smoke real cigars

-big boss's horn doesn't grow at all

I don't know. Clearly I either missed a lot or they cut a lot.

I hope I just missed that stuff.

Spoiler

Here's a hint. There's only one open door on your MB(as far as I know) It's on the Medical Platform. Go in there, and you'll find one thing on that list you missed. Forgot about Omega, that scene where they dumped water on a prisoner and hit and shot him looked like it was there. Also, I thought you beat the game? I'm confused. Did it just end, or did you get the "true" ending where the Phantom thing is explained? Apparently Eli's story isn't tied up at the end either. (Liquid) Just saw a video, skimmed through it. On the CE, there's a video showing concept art and some cutscenes that were cut. Episode 51. Shame it didn't make it.

'She's in love, with the Legend. I was that way once.'

FUCKIN KNEW IT. EVER SINCE MGS3.

wat

who and what are you talking about

Have you seen the Quiet interrogation thing at Mother Base yet?

'She's in love, with the Legend. I was that way once.'

FUCKIN KNEW IT. EVER SINCE MGS3.

wat

who and what are you talking about

Have you seen the Quiet interrogation thing at Mother Base yet?

I haven't. But I want to.

Spent like an hour trying to find the remains of a certain someone.


Didn't realize it was right there in the middle of the floor -_-

Don't worry, I did exactly the same thing. I was running around for ages to find him and then I was mad when he was in a fairly open place

Spoiler

Here's a hint. There's only one open door on your MB(as far as I know) It's on the Medical Platform.

Reponse

There's one on the R&D platform as well, but I'll check it out.

Spoiler

Go in there, and you'll find one thing on that list you missed.

Thanks for not spoiling it for me.

Forgot about Omega, that scene where they dumped water on a prisoner and hit and shot him looked like it was there.

Response

It was there. And Kojima said we could return to Camp Omega in The Phantom Pain, so...

evidently there's a lot of stuff we haven't picked up on. That's why I'm pushing for all side missions/main mission completion. There might be something else.

Also, I thought you beat the game? I'm confused. Did it just end, or did you get the "true" ending where the Phantom thing is explained?

This is the ending I got after I beat all

number of missions

50

missions.

Ending Spoilers

You replay the Prologue mission pretty much exactly until you crash the car, at which point you see what happened to Ishmael when you were unconscious. Turns out, that he was Big Boss the whole time, and you are his Phantom -- the medic from Ground Zeroes [I fucking KNEW it, too. Told all my mates there was something fishy about that.] Mental manipulation makes you think you are Big Boss, and you'll work with Miller while Big Boss works on Zanzibarland, essentially.

The only thing that explains is the inconsistency between MG1 and MG2, which I would hardly call "the biggest mystery of Metal Gear" as the game makes you think.

Spoiler

Apparently Eli's story isn't tied up at the end either. (Liquid) Just saw a video, skimmed through it. On the CE, there's a video showing concept art and some cutscenes that were cut. Episode 51. Shame it didn't make it.

Response

Eli, Psycho Mantis and the Man on Fire reveals were some of the biggest missed opportunities in the game, IMO. Eli especially was a wasted character, and the end scene in Mission 51 doesn't justify nor fix any of the problems already here.

I wish we could've seen more interaction between Eli and BB, and see some of that shit that made Liquid hate him so much.

" Love!? It's hate!! He always told me I was inferior and now I'll have my revenge!!"

Yeah, Eli is a completely wasted character.

Not to mention Sahelanthropus is left completely hanging.

It makes me wonder how much different Chapter 2 is. I could be wrong, but I think Chapter 2 is just replaying all the missions again, but it will be harder, with stuff like no reflex, less health, and stuff like that. I suppose it's possible there could be some new missions opening up, or cutscenes. By the way, do you know if FOBs are open? I don't think I've had a chance to make one yet, unless I'm missing something. I know MGO is delayed, but I thought FOBs would be out on launch.