@Octane The game advises you to move to an area with no Timefall, so think you just need to get the heck outta there. I did find an overhang that shielded me from the rain, but I don't believe it stops, so ended up waiting for 10 minutes with no end in sight.
@Shellcore lol, that's good to know. I did find another cave in the meantime, so there are definitely ways to shelter, but if it doesn't stop, there's really no point in doing so.
It's funny how often this game reminds me of Horizon, I wonder if that's due to the engine, or just similar game design. Hiding from enemies in tall grass feels a lot like HZD. Even some of the enemy movement, so I wonder if they share a similar rig or something like that.
So I decided to play a couple of hours more and the most amazing thing just happened to me. To those of you who are playing the game, you've probably already reached the Wind Farm area. I was going there and I had three deliveries that needed to be done, so I decided to take my motorcycle with me and have some of the packages attached to it. But like you guys already know, there's a lot of dense forestry leading up to that place. At first I thought I'd have to take multiple trips since I couldn't carry all the packages. However, timefall was pouring down so if I had left my bike out there, all the packages that I left behind would've probably deteriorated until I returned. So my only option was to ride my bike through the dense woods.
For a while, everything was going great until the BTs showed up. I tried to drive past them but I kept running into one rock after the other and eventually the BTs caught up with me and dragged me off my motorcycle. This is actually the first time I triggered one of the mini-bosses in the game and luckily I had a lot of blood grenades to use against it. So I kept throwing one after the other at it and eventually I defeated it and that cleared the entire area of BTs! Finally I managed to recover my bike (with all my cargo intact!) and deliver all three orders. That was such a crazy time and a moment I won't soon ever forget.
Things like this can only happen in games like Death Stranding due to its open-ended nature. There are so many variables that can affect a delivery that you won't me able to prepare for every single one and I like that aspect a lot. It makes for some good and unique times for each player.
I've managed to arrive in Port Knot City now and I'm guessing I'm nearing the end of episode 2. It's so weird how long this episode has been. I think I've spent over a dozen hours during this episode just because there's been so much to do. I really like how the game started out with tons of story, then followed with tons of gameplay. And hopefully now I'll be able to experience more of the story because there has honestly not been any story since the beginning of the game now.
Also a tip regarding the bike: press in L3 (the left stick) in order to get the bike driving at full speed. I didn't realise this until just recently by mistake and the bike is so much faster now. I really miss it now though, lol.
Your experience on Wind Farm looks like mine. Except that I managed to flee from the BTs. They dragged me out of my bike but I kept running and jumping to green spaces and they were gone after that. However every time I go back there, I find BTs. I don't know if I get into battle with them and kill them, if they're gone for good.
For those who haven't played it yet: The game feels Japanese, complex RPG (kinda), menu-heavy, sim-like. It's a game that requires a bit of strategy, a lot of reading, experimentation, gear and item management, and journey management. I'd say it's some sort of Japanese science fiction journey-delivery simulator.
I've just managed to run away from BTs the couple of times I've been caught by them.
The gameplay mechanic of holding your breath and waiting while they're around you is really good. I just love the tension from it.
What I'm not really loving is all the menu stuff when preparing deliveries and things. I get that it's pretty in-depth and adds an element of strategy to the gameplay but honestly I feel like I could do without that. Might just start using a guide somewhere of what items to bring with me and stuff.
@KratosMD it’s funny, coz while I know you genuinely love it, I am reading your posts and it’s like you are being sarcastic 😂 Your last post just describes what could be a very mundane experience for somebody else. I am genuinely wondering if we are playing the same game sometimes.
Sure though, it’s pretty fun and oddly addictive, and I think it will continue to grow on me - I wasn’t blown away by Zelda until I’d put 30-40 hours into it, to be honest.
@KratosMD i'm on 5, but i just want to deliver stuff and explore for a bit, had a truck full of goods until i was caught by BT's and ended up causing a voidout! The story just seems to get crazier the further in you get.
I have the online features turned off, because I really enjoy building it all myself lol. Maybe I'll turn it on when I want everything to progress a little faster.
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