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Not sure actually. I so rarely use parry in this game

I have around 60 faith 25 dex, lightning bottle with the Rolling Sparks art of war

@@onegrantjones any buffs or is that all

@@No_Idea-s No buffs at all

@@onegrantjones aight so I need a lil respec and I can use this

No idea. I hate that this is essentially locked behind a consumable

I think so. To get him to move it has to be a specific time of day, I think evening, so try waiting until evening and checking again

@@onegrantjones thanks ✌️

On the map to the west of the hidden grave grace there's a lake, and that's where he is. If you find the fire golem, you went too far. Also if you find the Death Rite Bird, just take a left from that arena I think. That's how I remember getting there

It didn’t show up for me

Honestly not sure what I did. Guess I progressed something in that guy's side quest by then but not positive

Ah yep, true

I wish I remembered where this was lol. There's some area with rooftops you have to parkour on, I remember that for sure. It might be the place where there's a pink arrow sign pointing up to a ladder but I'm not positive

@@onegrantjones Yes, the burried ruins...thanks.

Probably should but I think I'm used to it by now

Lol, at that point I knew it was over for me

I still think the Quasar is really good for the bots because of all it can do, especially taking out fabricators and Hulks. This is really good at taking out mobs of smaller enemies, so right now I'm just using support weapons that can handle the big guys

Actually made this exact sort of comparison with a friend recently haha. Absolutely reminds me of a Soul Calibur moveset

It's definitely a combat-focused game. The story isn't too crazy or anything like that, but the combat is super varied and fun. It's been very enjoyable just going around the world and doing different tasks just because that core gameplay is so good. But yeah the story of this game especially isn't a selling point

Hardest boss of the game by far

Do you mean the counter spark parry? You can unlock a skill that lets you do that. And the blood thing isn't an option but it there is a ki clap thing you can get that acts similarly, except I don't think it restores your own ki

@@onegrantjones Oh, really? Good to know! I'll have to check it out tonight!

You dont have the game

This has way better gameplay and I don't even have it yet but I know damn well it will be more fun. Ghost of tsushima is just prettier and cinematic but that's it's gameplay gets boring real fast

No where near mobile or ps3 graphics if you played the game you'd know that must be something wrong that would make go out of your way to hate on a actually good game for no reason

@@grimjawlords1😂😂 chill ghost was never ever boring in combat

@@BardioTheGoat I have both games bro pre ordered both ghost only has better graphics this games combat is beyond ghost

That does sound nice, I'll have to give those another shot!

A claw weapon would be really neat! Having something similar to the unarmed combat would be really fun, since I've been using unarmed a lot this playthrough

​@@onegrantjones There is unarmed in this game?

@@Casual_ShinShin yep, it's pretty fun! Just unequip your primary or secondary and you can fight unarmed

Yea I don’t get why we can’t get those considering some bosses have them as weapons

@@dontmindme9323 yeah I faced and encountered one of those giant guy mini bosses with claws quite a few times. Kinda feel tempted to use claws cause that’s what I used in Nioh 1 and 2😖

Thanks! Definitely the most fun I've had with a blade so far in this game

Go to the Equipment screen and unequip one of your weapons. My second primary is unequipped so I can just fight unarmed

I love it, my favorite too so far

Thanks!

Yeaaaaah

Ha I did thankfully, but it was bizarre

@onegrantjones Whew, well that's good at least! Would have sucked to not get anything. Definitely bizarre though. 😂

I had fun in 1, excited for 2

The most simple answer is that not everyone shares your taste in games. Now, Death Stranding offers more than just 'walking' since it has multiple ways of transport, including an awesome zipline network you can build up. The gameplay is mundane, serene and offers a hub for worldbuilding and a sense of community by farming materials and building structures that help you and others that are linked to you (your structures spawn in their game and aid them in their journey overcoming the terrain). Aside from that, the supernarual story is compelling fueled by a high level of imagination related to science fiction. If that's not your cup of tea then of course you won't like it. Apart from that, planning your route, managing what you take and preparing for combat makes the gameloop complete as you gain more goodies and tools to aid your journey. The game has social commentary on real life issues too. it released weeks before the pandemic, shared similarities with the pandemic and offered a remedy against depression caused by the pandemic with it's relaxing gameplay (traversing nice landscapes, helping upgrade other peoples structures, build your own, deliver lost packages from other players, fetching likes for it and this all accumulates to a sense of community and altruistic sense of feelgood. For once you don't compete against others on a leaderboard by killing as many players as possible. Instead you co-operate with strangers without an option to give a dislike. As for the guitar. in the xbox game Sacred, a similar guitarweapon is also used. In the warhammer 40k universe there are Noice Marines that wield a guitar as weapon that fires sonic waves. The used pseudo science has a basis in reality. He just altered it to fit the narration. Kojima games invite the player to enjoy the best cinematics available while giving food for thought to speculate on the story and also encourage introspection. In this regard it contributed to a few traits I picked up. Contrary to belief, the MGS games and Death Stranding make 100% sense at the end. You just need to pay attention, immerse yourself with the lore and go with it's flow. If that kind of thing doesn't click with you then it's ok too. Hopefully you understand the appeal better now.

@@onegrantjones The blue skin was shown after Sam died. He then enters a purgatory realm where he is in water with a blue-ish tint, waiting to repatriate (come back to life). It's a concept borrowed from actual science called 'blue death fluorescence'.

@@bemindful924 oh ok, thanks! It's been a while since I played it, I should refresh myself on it soon

@@onegrantjones Did you eventually catch on what kojima was teasing with Columbia pictures?

Ohhh ok thanks, I was so confused. I'm glad OD is something different. The leaked Overdose gameplay looked like it wouldn't be my thing. Also, PT is one of my favorite games ever, so the closer we can get to having that back, the better.

Yeah absolutely. I was just saying "World 2" in the sense that I figured it'd be a new game with at least the same scope as World. Wilds is an awesome name! I'm hoping the maps are as big or bigger and the gameplay is as deep as World was, but I'm confident this will stand on its own

Absolutely does! I'm excited to try it

Such an amazing, unexpected reveal!

Maybe blade of Olympus is back?

​@@🈁🈁🈁🈁🈁nah bro, it's not because: 1: devs are not gonna make a full new weapon for just a dlc; 2: in the game lore blade of Olympus was left in Greece. I would really like to wield it once more, but I don't think it will be possible in the near future.

@@zatupich maybe in the game sequel they bring that back? would be crazy

@@hardhitter009 could be, but only in a full game, not in a dlc