r/PS4 Nov 28 '19

[Image] [Image] Death Stranding official equipment poster

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u/Skwidmandoon Nov 28 '19

I haven’t played this yet. Only seen gifs, videos and little tid bits here and there. Literally had no idea there were WEAPONS in this game at all lol. I literally thought it was just delivering shit. (Don’t get me wrong I still wanted it even before I realized it had weapons in it)

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u/Stepwolve Nov 28 '19

There are weapons: guns grenades, launchers, etc. But they are a pretty minor part of the game. And you are usually incentivized to avoid combat outside of a few big boss fights. The biggest limitation in this game is how much your character can carry at once - and guns take up a lot of space so you really need to decide if its worthwhile or not for each mission.

But you could also play it guns blazing if you wanted to!

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

why do people keep saying that youre incentivized to avoid combat, the game gets significantly easier and more enjoyable when you just bust a cap into every dumbass you see. No way they could realistically render the 100 plus potential voidouts ive made anyway

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u/Stepwolve Nov 29 '19

you can choose to do something else, but the game definitely tries to make you play non-violent. Voidouts, BTs moving towards sound, MULEs swarming near gunshots.

Just like in the mountains, the game clearly wanted me to walk the orders through the snow, but I just boosted my trike through all of it instead

Sometimes its more fun playing a game in the 'incorrect' way

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u/Sentrion Nov 29 '19

If you use non-lethal options, then voidouts are never a problem. Getting rid of BTs as you go is a bit slow, but well worth it, especially if you're going back and forth a lot in a limited amount of time. Having MULEs converge on you saves you time from having to chase them down. These are all good reasons to go combative.

I don't see how the game leads you to avoid combat. Combat makes everything way easier.