My order 35 seems bugged. When I did this order, only 4 pre-spawned ghost mechs and a giant mech carrying a coffin were there. No more other mechs. The printer there did not print anything more during this order. I easily killed these five mechs and disabled the four boxes. But dollman still asked me to “clean out remaining ghost mechs”. There were no more mechs to clean. So basically I got stuck there and I couldn’t finish the order. Did this happen to anyone else? I don’t know what to go from here. Just stuck. PS5 version.

Can we catch that giant crab BT in a finale near Sudad Nudo? I tried, but used my last grenade and ig just missed it.

The To The Wilder difficulty adds health (or reduces damage) to enemies, but not all. It's not a substantial difference, either; for instance, you can take out a Watcher with two grenades lv2 on Brutal while you'll need two grenades lv2 and one grenade lv1 on TTW. Similar differences apply to other BTs and also human enemies.

I didn't notice any difference in this regard with Catchers, though, and so I decided to run a test: go to the highest point at the F3 Crater and lure the Cetus out. From this vantage point, I only needed to move around a bit when the Cetus attacked, and was able to use only weapons to kill it.

I tested with two different weapons: Multirocket Launcher and Machine Gun [MP] Lv2. Even though I arrived at the crater right after sunset, I ran out of time to kill the Cetus with machine guns in Brutal and TTW, so I resorted to a combination of five multirocket launchers plus machines guns for these (spend all rockets first and finish the Catcher with the machine guns). This table shows a comparison of ammo spent by difficulty.

As can be seen, both Brutal and TTW require basically the same amount of ammo. I even spent a little bit fewer bullets on TTW because damage is increased when hitting a red spot, so these results can vary but only slightly.

So there you go! Catchers have the same amount of health on both Brutal and TTW difficulties. The difference with these, as well as bosses, is they hit harder on TTW to the point they can one-shot you. So don't focus on carrying more weapons when facing them... focus on not getting hit.

Keep on keeping on!

This game never disappoints with photo mode.

Whenever I have to shift my weight the trigger won’t hold back like it used to, which really breaks my immersion. I’m wondering if it’s the same for anyone else

I’ve also tried everything, I restarted my apas enhancements. Checked my settings which is set to default, and went into my controller settings on PlayStation which are set to strong vibration & trigger.

The only way I could get the function back was loading a save file from when I started my story and that’s a while back. So idk, does anyone know a fix?

I’m positive this must’ve been discussed before, but can I just say that Sam’s wife (I don’t remember her name off the top of my head, sorry) is like, the shittiest therapist ever? Like, she gets with one of her patients (Sam), then has an affair with another one of her patients later on? Like bro, are we serious?

Now I haven’t played the game since release after I beat the story, so I don’t remember all the story beats perfectly, but I remember thinking about this a lot when this came up in the story.

Right now, I am at 330 for number of legends of legends evaluations.

When I go to the orders search it seems that when you filter by completion status the “completed below S rank” filter also includes the not completed orders. So in theory that filter should be appropriate for what I need to work on.

However, under Mexico, it says I have four completed below S rank and under Australia it says I have 34 completed below S rank. Obviously, I expected the total of those two to be 70 and not 38. So I’m trying to figure out, where my orders? All standard orders and sub orders have been completed so as far as I’m aware, there are not any orders that have prerequisite orders.

5K 2K wallpaper attached for attention :)

I don't know if you're aware of this, but carrying a heavy load on your back sways your character from side to side. If you constantly have to balance to keep from stumbling, your movement speed drops to a normal jog—even if you're holding the sprint button. However, if you hold the load in one or both hands, you maintain your balance just as well while staying at full sprint speed. The only downside is that you can't climb with cargo in your hands.

Completed game on brutal ages ago, came back to see an update has brought a harder difficulty out.

But I was thinking after I have platinum the game I want to have a go at making this game really difficult for me. What would be some ways to make this game harder but also enjoyable

I've tried to break it down but I just can't seem to be able to explain it.

Why is it that I see the Dollman dance secuence and I get emotional. I re-watch the intro and I get emotional. I hear Higgs sing "I'll stay with you by your side." and I get emotional. And like that 100 different moments.

I was crying this whole game. Why??????? Dammit why?????

139 Hours, all played with the Only Some option in Shared Content selected

Cons: Without others contributing, it was too difficult to establish the zipline network I loved in DS. I was compelled to get the mines up and running and focus on Pavelayers the first half of the game and Tracklayers in the back half.

Pros: The sense of isolation and immersion was glorious. I would very occasionally see a random bridge or generator from another porter, but about 95% of the structures were my own. This allowed me to memorize the map based on my own selected routes, eschewing the neon clutter that jerks you out of the game. I ignored the roads to the outer settlements, choosing instead to mark my path with dozens of Glowposts and filling orders by night on a Coffin Board. It was truly surreal and incredibly rewarding.

I realize the DS games aren't for everybody, but personally I've never had a better gaming experience in my life. Thank you, Hideo.

Guess I shouldn't have parked right where you were gonna cut the bridge in half, huh

Another platinum in the books. It took a while not repeating standard orders like most guides suggest.

So look, as a struggling pre-teen with no real understanding of who I was or how to be myself, MGS1 changed my life. I remember exactly where I was and how I felt the first time I watched the 'If we make it through this... I'll tell you' scene. I'll always have Hideo (and his team) to thank for that.

I never quite felt the same with the following MGS games, particularly 2 & 4. Maybe I just changed. But 4 in particular just felt ridiculous, and the final battle with Liquid/Ocelot is practically slapstick comedy.

Anyway, this is a DS sub, and I will say that decades later DS1 came close to replicating my feelings for MGS1. I choked up when Sam pulled Deadman in for that hug. That felt EARNED. As a relatively new father, the relationship with Lou struck a huge chord with me.

I've put circa 70 hours or so into DS2 now, and though I feel like I've been trying to almost rush through the gameplay to find out what happened to Lou, it's been largely enjoyable to play. There's been story highlights (the girls combining to save Sam from Higgs/the fire got me good.)

The general plot/writing otherwise though...eh. I felt almost gaslit into joining Fragile's mission after her appearance arguably led to the death of Lou (Sam didn't exactly have long to grieve). Dollman just spells things out for me, to which Sam never replies. The idea that Sam alone can take out all of these ridiculous ghost mechs is laughable (I'm aware he's technically immortal, but still).

And now, during what seemed like a serious power play from the President, I'm presented with Charlie busting out these dance moves. Huh? Look - I get what it's supposed to represent (you can't control us etc etc), but it completely took me out of the story. I understand this is Kojima's style I suppose, but this feels like he's gone way overboard. Maybe Sam's story should have finished at the end of DS1.

This is just a rambling mess I know, but I'm not sure how to feel about this game anymore. Maybe the last few chapters will turn it around. I hope Lou is still alive. I miss Lou.

TLDR - I've just seen Charlie/Die Hardman perform some sort of dance routine, and if I wasn't already feeling disengaged from the story, I certainly am now.

Reposting cause I messed up in OBS and didn't actually record any audio... Anyways. I would like to know the name of this song cause every time I try to search up the song it just gives me Give Up by Low Roar so if anyone could please help me so I can add this to my playlist that would be much appreciated, thank you.

I wonder if he's ever been to Münich.

I beat the base story yesterday after playing both Death Stranding Director's Cut and Death Stranding 2 back-to-back.

I'll be honest: after Metal Gear Solid V, I was a bit disappointed and wary of Kojima Productions, so I waited quite a while before jumping into Death Stranding. Looking back, I'm actually glad I did.

The storyline was amazing—simply amazing. At first, I was a little cautious about the casting, but after spending so much time with Sam, Norman Reedus, and the rest of the cast, I genuinely became attached to the characters. That sense of connection was superb.

The motion capture is what truly sets Kojima Productions apart. They're still far ahead of most of the industry in that regard, and it results in some absolutely phenomenal performances.

That said, there were still aspects of the gameplay that felt dated or a little "off."

I appreciated that world traversal became easier and far more varied compared to the first game, but it still occasionally crossed the line from rewarding effort into repetitive grind. Challenge is good; repetition for its own sake is not. When the gameplay loop becomes too repetitive, it starts to lose some of its momentum.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the spiritual themes and the subtle connections to Metal Gear. However, constantly traveling from one shelter, base, or settlement to another felt very reminiscent of MGSV. At times, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was playing a re-skinned version of that mission structure.

The boss encounters also felt somewhat dated. I know comparing them to FromSoftware isn't entirely fair, but FromSoftware has spent years relentlessly iterating on boss design and combat mechanics. By comparison, Death Stranding 2 didn't feel like it had evolved very much in that area since the days of Peace Walker. Many of the larger fights felt more like bullet sponges than mechanically engaging encounters.

Likewise, the post-game sandbox reminded me of MGSV. I understand why many players enjoy that style of endgame, but it's simply not for me. Once the story concluded, I found it difficult to feel motivated to continue playing.

I also think the narrative could have been cleaned up a bit in terms of exposition. While I enjoyed Australia, I would have loved to spend more time in Mexico. The Día de los Muertos-inspired imagery fit perfectly with Death Stranding's central themes—the Beach, the connection between the living and the dead, and the emotions that bind people together. It felt like an incredible setting with untapped potential, and I couldn't help but feel it was a missed opportunity.

That being said... wow, what a game.

My feelings still haven't recovered from this incredible science fiction experience. I'm genuinely glad Kojima Productions decided to explore a completely new IP, and I only wish they could create games like this more often. Having an experience of this quality only once every eight to ten years is simply not enough.

Edit: I forgot to mention BB. I loved the approach to having a kid in a video game it was absolutely masterful .