I was struggling with being able to afford food yesterday due to financial difficulties, mental health issues and arthritis causing pain for me when I cook. And I asked online in a local community page for help, and I was delivered a package of food from a kind stranger who drove to my house and gave me groceries. It reminds me of the theme in death stranding. I didn’t meet the person face to face either, but I connected online. It really reminds me of the game, despite having never played it. This movie really describes it perfectly. And how apt that it matched my situation perfectly.
As a lifelong artist, a long-time CG artist, and published game artist, I find the beauty of this game's vistas matched only by the beauty of its heart and message.
I am astonished at the breadth and depth of this creator. I would run out of superlatives if I tried to describe how wonderful this small film can transform what is on the surface a video game into a philosophical meditation. This isn't a video review of a game; it's an experience in itself - a beautiful one I hope more people enjoy. Thank you so much for this gift. Brilliantly executed. Seasons greetings.
I get the feeling that when Amelie saves the BB, Sam, the connection between BB and Cliff were so strong, that power spilled over on him. They share the same scar. Amelie probably and by mistake created Cliff in the process. Interlinked.
You may be on to something here friend. The nature of their connection - BB, Sam, Cliff, Cliff's scar, and most importantly, the unique circumstances that made possible for Sam to actually exist inside BB's memories at the end, are the big questions, not yet answered as far as i know.
I never expected this video to hit me so hard, especially after I was convinced to think that Death Stranding was a glorified walking simulator like so many before me. Initially, I resisted to watch this after it came out, even though I enjoy all of your content. But after awhile I thought to myself..if you endeavored to make an hour long video dedicated to this game, then there must be something in this game that I've missed. And I have to confess...your entire presentation almost brought me to tears, because it touched my deepest fears regarding existence. Believing it to be meaningless, as I've become one of those cynical nihilists. What really shocked me about the kind of person I've become is that given the choice between shooting Amelie or becoming like the character Higgs, my instinctive decision wouldn't have been to run to embrace her...but rather shoot her. I was sure that would be the real ending...and I was proven wrong and it opened my eyes. There was a time being younger when it would've dawned on me that I could find a better option, but somehow I've lost that ability as I grew older. Thank you for this video @Like Stories of Old, you've not only changed my mind about this game...but rather have forced me to reevaluate myself. My only regret is that I've spoiled the entire game for myself, but that's alright! I'm sure I'll enjoy it regardless. As you said, connections keep us alive and make it worth to keep going on. Merry Christmas and wish you the best :)
I had the EXACT same experience. A very emotionally touching experience. Beautiful, made me want to experience this game, when all the detractors had affected my decision to even play it before...
Stop watching reviews,stop following others,follow your dreams,confess more ofton ,be free from your enslavement,and make your dreams be your forefront
Lol, I shot Amelie too but only because I had no idea what to do. It wasn't presented as a clear choice so I just did the obvious thing. Anyway it's nice to hear about your personal journey with this game, it's meaningful to know that you, a total stranger to me, had a powerful but totally different experience playing the same game.
I watched a youtube movie of the game, and Sam is basically told by his friends he has to persuade her not to end the world, or else he may have to kill her, leaving him stranded on her beach - which he is prepared to accept. So the game itself implies this is a solution, or more precisely a worse case scenario.
The video actually spoiled the entire game for me as I watched it deliberately back in December because I wanted to know his insight, specially being a 1 hour video. Now that the game is finally released on PC as I'm playing it I already know the whole story, but I'm so happy watching the story unfold as I'm picking up all the details.
Because of you..... I played 'Witcher '. Because of you ....I am probably going to play 'Death Stranding '. Thank you for your in depth analysis, you've inriched my understanding and knowledge of 'games 'and 'movies' that much more. Thank you for sharing with us .x
Thank you. As a lonely 30 year old, with no one to spend life with, living in isolation every day, finding for a purpose of living, you made me realise how life is just about taking it day by day. Thank you. You made me cry, made me feel things I've managed to buried for so long. Thank you. Never discount what your video essays can do for someone. It may just be the one to make someone feel better.
Finished the game last night and was moved to tears by it. Especially since i have coped with the knowledge of one day dying almost my entire life. The existential nihilism that almost consumes me at times leaving me wondering: why? What is the purpose if one day it will al end. And although i felt like the game took on this theme, mostly because the familiar feeling came over me, this video really helped me bring it all together. The parts i may have missed. The parts i may have forgotten. And it hit me like a hammer. People have advised me to seek counseling for my struggles with the knowledge of death. But the combination of this brilliant game and this amazing video may have been just as effective. I will cherish this experience for the rest of my life. It is profound, deep and moving. And this wonderful video helped bring it al together. So from the bottom of my heart: thank you for making this. Like!
When I played the game myself for the first time, I went in totally blind, All I knew was that you delivered stuff. When I got to the end and was given the option, I shot her, it did nothing, I kept shooting until I had no bullets left in my gun. I was upset and confused, I was forced to watch Amile go up and end the world, then It reset, put me right back to where I was, I did it again and again. Watching each time my efforts end up being pointless, I didn't know what to do so I did what any person would. I looked it up. It really puts it into perspective when the point of the whole game is to connect and that's exactly what I did to end it. after you beat the game and get sent to your beach, you are alone. Alone to sit with nothing but your thoughts for like 3 minutes, until the song "I'll Keep coming" by Low Roar plays. It hits like a truck as you sit there, nothing left to do but listen to the song, put on a beach. It was truly one of the most powerful experiences I've ever had in a game before, and every time i hear the song I'm brought back to that beach. I still think about it a year later.
You did it again. You've put something together I experienced but was unable to articulate. This video must have required a lot of work. Thank you for this. Please never stop untangling the beauty of hidden meanings and bringing enjoyment in realizing the intend and depth of stories. This game is close to my heart and learning a great deal from this video makes it even more special. Take care and happy holidays.
Seeing how this game wasn't overwhelming praised like his Metal Gear titles but has a large community that sees it as this masterpiece of a game that pushes this interactive media of what a game can be. This proves he's officially now one of the video game equivalent of the most influential movies director's of all time like Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick or Alfred Hitchcock.
I am going to share this, this video deserves to go viral. A lot of people don't appreciate death stranding because of its complicated story and challenging themes but a breakdown like this helps people understand the deeper meaning of the game.
Unfortunately, not many will appreciate Death Stranding. To a certain degree, this is only natural. But many people really were shit talking Death Stranding which is a shame. Jim Sterling was especially trash talking the game and Giant Bomb made even fun of Death Stranding, calling it self indulgent crap which simply is not true. This recent Kojima hate is really baffling me. Death Stranding is the most polished experience I've encountered this generation (of course, no game is flawless so is Death Stranding). The game is giving you a huge story campaign packed with loads of content without andy DLC's or Microtransactions or huge Patches that fixes the game. It's torally okay not to like the gameplay or even the story, but shit talking is way too much. It's a unique experience and I do think the creators including Kojima had in mind that not every gamer will fall in love with Death Stranding. But every gamer should appreciate that such a game exists in this generation. Loved every hour I've played.
@@josuemontes8389 The gameplay is hit and miss, so I understand if people weren't into it, but the story and the themes of isolation and reunification were beautifully handled imo.
After playing through MGSV and this, as well as going back through the MGS history critically, it's clear that Hideo Kojima is, to say the least, an indulgent creator and storyteller. He doesn't hold back when it comes to melodrama, overwrought symbolism, and excessive detail. He doesn't seem to edit himself much. And yet... And yet, I'm reminded of an old article in the New Yorker Magazine (back when such things were still printed on paper) about a new edition of Moby Dick, that had masterfully pared down the sprawling, rambling volume into a spare, taught thriller. stripping out hundreds of pages of extraneous information about whaling, and apparently one entire chapter detailing all the myriad uses of whale penises. The result was deemed excellent, precise, and straight to the point. However, after singing the edition's praises, the article ultimately concluded that something crucial was lost. By trimming out all the extraneous detail, the book was rendered perfect. But it was no longer the work of rambling genius it had been. One could no longer get lost in its pages, be transported into its world, nor contemplate at length how all the seemingly incidental details of Ishmael's adventure dovetailed into its staggering climax. If I have a criticism of this wonderful video, and I'm not even saying this is a criticism, it's that it succumbs slightly to the temptation of nitpicking the game's narrative excesses, rather than accepting them as part of the whole, the price of admission if you will, to an extraordinary, unparalleled experience. I'm not saying the game is above criticism, but an exploration like this doesn't feel like the right place to complain about plot twists or shallow side-quest stories. It hampers the overall effect you're creating with this excellent analysis. A piece like this seems like a better place to simply accept the experience, warts and all, as a singular artifact. After all, one doesn't look back on 2001: a Space Odyssey and complain about the unrealistic primate costumes.
I guess he comes at it from an angle of "despite the criticism".. he's sounds, sometimes like a death stranding apologist.. like he has to address all the faults pointed out by popular opinion... love the analogy btw
i just finished DS director's cut, 165 hours of gameplayed, i cried and the shocking true behind everything is amazing. this is not a typical game, this a master piece. Kojima has a wonderful mind, bravo.
It seems to be a recurring theme in Japanese culture, focusing on the journey rather than the destination. I can think of a number of examples, like the books of Haruki Murakami or the films by Makato Shinkai. They somehow make waiting and getting from point A to B as important and as engaging as the end goal. Because that's what real life is, it's hour long train rides, it's waiting in queues, it's waiting for tomorrow. We so often get caught up in where we want to be we forget where we are and to enjoy the moment.
It's the journey, not the destination, that matters. This moment and what we do with it, love, even self-sacrifice for another - that's all there is to this life which gives it meaning. This is the type of video content that makes being a member of Patreon for your channel an honor. Thank you. :)
I've heard a few suggest Sam is like Charon, ferrying souls of the dead to the beyond, but that doesn't really fit on a second look after watching this. Sam is Hermes, heaven's messenger. We know that Hell in Death Stranding is like what we saw on Cliff's battlefield beaches, which are even named Hades. And in that perspective, Cliff is much like Charon. If you pay close attention, Amelie could not find Sam's ka after he was shot with Cliff--the game shows us Cliff appears in the Seam, covered in tar (regret) and sinks to the bottom (Hell), and little blue Sam floats to the shore of his own beach (technically a strand field with Cliff). Once Amelie finds Sam, she looks to the Seam to see Cliff standing there, not covered in tar but wearing his jacket he wore during his death, having risen from the depths of the water and now walking upon it (accepting his death and losing his regret, Master of Two Worlds). And we never see him get them, but something beyond (if Amelie is Christ, then this figure would be the Antichrist) gives Cliff this kind of anti-repatriation power to defy moving on from the beach with his intent to complete his mission, which was to deliver Sam's soul back to Amelie to be repatriated. This act retrocasually saves his own soul and allows the scene at the end of his life with BB Sam and Adult Sam to take place, which is another great commentary on damnation. Hell isn't just there to torture you, in this sense, it's that particularly classic way of working through one's baggage in a more conflict-oriented environment.
Remember, this isn't a western game from a strictly Christian point of view. Japanese culture has just as heavy a dose of shinto and buddism, so the values of good and evil, heaven and hell, are balanced against other, very different values. Even from a Christian perspective, though, Dante in his "Divine Comedy" explored the idea of Purgatory as a place to process sin in search of redemption. The one sin everyone in Inferno shared was their refusal to acknowledge why they were there. Their lack of introspection was itself the sin that condemned them to everlasting torment. "If you cannot submit [to the sacred] you cannot die, and if you cannot die, you cannot get reborn." - Robert Moore, quoted in "Venturing into Sacred Space | Archetype of the Magician" by @likestoriesofold
In the last few years I’ve been noticing patterns, phenomena, moments, etc that have impacted or resonated with my soul. Things that make me feel like there’s a reason for my being and to discover it. Movies like Cloud Atlas, The Matrix trilogy, Lucy, Ghost in the Shell (1995) or insert any Pixar film here; TV shows like the original Ghost in the Shell anime or Sense8; Games like the original Bioshock, Death Stranding, and Horizon Zero Dawn; Books, texts, lore, or times that depict or question what it means to exist. All these things have made me understand things that I cannot describe for any human being. I’m on a lonely path or road for answers. These things impacted me or resonated with me so much, I’ve seen patterns that cannot be coincidental. None of these things could be ignored. I know not why I’m sharing this but here it is. I like your videos because you seem to be on a journey yourself and you see meaning where many do not.
Sam’s aphenphosmphobia, the fear of being touched kept him from connecting with others, even by a simple handshake, he kept to himself & stayed alone, yet he continued to connect others even though he didn’t want to be connected to anything himself & through his traversal meeting the people he did he changed & finally let people in. After loosing Amelie & the death of Lou/Louise ( his BB ) he was almost back to where he started. At the end he could touch & be touched by others, but he didn’t want loose anyone else so he left to be alone again. When Lou came back to life he wasn’t alone & the reconnection was beautiful to behold. Finally a review that expresses what I’ve wanted to hear someone else say, someone who can tell others what I felt during the experience. Too many people just don’t get it & I feel bad for them. I’ve watched videos to see if people cried at the end like I did & it chokes me up every time. Sadly I’ve found a lot of apathetic people out there that can’t put themselves in other people’s shoes, but this video is the shoe that fits. Thank you & keep on keeping on.
I couldn’t think of any other RUclips channel to delve into this game other than Like Stories of Old. This was truly a wonderful video done so well. I’m very happy to see you’ve gotten so much information out of it to put into a video. Hideo Kojima truly gave players a game to connect us and to understand the importance of it. Keep on keeping on!
I am crying. You literally capture it perfectly; the essence brought by the game Death Stranding, it connection with our modern word, and it transcendence with the concept of Humanity, Mortality, and Life. AGHHH AND I REALLY LOVE HOW YOU ENDED THE VID, THE WORDSSSSS. "Put tomorrow into your hands." Chills. Literal chills. I couldn't ask for a better closing statement. You, sir, are indeed a genius at putting meaningful things into understandable words. Thank you so much for your amazing gorgeous works, and please keep continue doing what you love. (respect emoji)
"They life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow In one fleeting moment, from the land doth life flow Yet in one fleeting moment, for a new it doth grow In the same fleeting moment thou must live, die and know." -- Answers (final fantasy XIV)
I think that with the idea that this game is generally perceived as a “walking simulator”, it gives you less expectations for what’s about to come in the game’s story. Death Stranding executed their plot twists really well.
You keep making me cry and i keep coming back. You, sir, are awesome and a genius. Your comprehension of story telling is a miracle to behold. I did put in my 70+ hours into Death Stranding and played to the very end. I loved it so much. But you have given new and enhanced meaning to every one of those hours. Thank you!
What a great way to end the year. While I don't have time to play Death Stranding, it nonetheless fascinated me deeply. Thank you for framing your thoughts on this piece of art. Once again, you've made a video that resonated with me in profound ways. I look forward to another year of excellent and amazing work from you. Here's to 2020 and LSOO.
Hope you got the time to play it 'cose it's a one of a kind experience. I just finished it, a few hours ago, and it was a unique, mind blowing, higly emotional ride. Make time to play this masterpiece.
Amazing video. Beautiful ending. Just beautiful. "All we have is today". This is what I needed right now. A youtube video has never made me cry. This is a first. You even incorporated the ad in an insightful way. Wow. Bravo. Seriously, bravo
The explanation in this film about the game made me emotional. About the sanctifying of online interactions. Not sure what it was about that, but I could totally connect to it.
My man I got to say since I discovered your channel I get so excited for every video you upload. Keep up the good work. I’m really looking forward to this one on death stranding. Saludos desde Guatemala!
I have been waiting for ages to finally play this game in PC and see this video. Now that I finally beat the entire gameplay, the time has come to devour this exquisite philosophical meditation from the one and only Like Stories of Old.
Thank you for putting these thoughts into words. I finished the game just 2 hours ago. It made me feel everything you described so perfectly in this video. What ever obstical you might encounter during your journey..... Keep on, keeping up!
I was never going to get this game. I thought it was too polarizing and too drab for me. Too convoluted even. Well. I am getting it now, and will take my time.
whoever is not patient and hardworking and focused wouldnot like the game, but the people who makes out or sees or digs something valuable out of anything would love the game and get addicted to it, just planning your route on map and following your drawn route and arriving at your destination brought too much satisfaction and joy to me, also randomly playing music as if rewarding the players immensely, who planned their route and also changed the routes numerous times when encountered BTs and aftewrads arriving was the most satysfying moment you could experience. And gettin reminded of Heideggerian ideas dasein was the best experience ive ever had. Temporality of being, being-in the world, heppening with other beings in certain space and temporality, understanding the beings, understanding the being of the beings and all those existentialist ideas are all applicable to this great game? I loved it more than any SP game. The theme was pure modern and postmodern existentialism rather than all those Mythological or action themes like assassins creed or witcher's etc which is almost always successful. MGS was long gone, every being is temporal so we should move on rather than dwelving onto past beings, Hideo knew it all along since MGS2, and he created Death stranding for us, all we had to do is to understand the being of this magnificient being and move on. Just accepting the game as it is and feeling its aesthetics and uderstanding and trying to connect with this masterpice is enough rather than trashtalking it, channeling all the hatred on, you could be missing many things not the game. If you did not like the directing and dialogues or gameplay i would not condemn you of being shallow minded, but trashtalking and badmouthing and being impatient towards this piece of diamond is unforgivable, to me its a sacred game.
I'm glad that we get to see a new video before the end of the year! I find your work quite inspiring and refreshing. And as for your question, personally, Outer Wilds is my favourite 2019 game by far.
Every year since you posted this, I return here to rewatch it, and it is ever more prescient the more time passes. I cannot thank you enough, from hearth.
This is such an underrated video. All of your content is actually. This one in particular though, this video essay deserves so much more than 200k views (although even that is pretty impressive. Congrats).
I swear the one hour of this video just flew by like a minute! You, sir, are a sage. Thank you for the effort you put into making this & other videos. It's like elixir for my soul 🙏
Found the channel from alanah pearce's play, watch, listen, and watched your TLOU2 video. I played this game recently for the sake of getting max connections and after watching this, the game truly resonated to me, especially during this pandemic. In these times that your connection to other people is limited and social media is convoluted with posts from people who just wanted likes and recognition, you just want to take a step back and reflect on yourself, how your actions have impact on others and realizing that we are, in any ways, connected to each other. How you analyze your subject is out of this world. You just earned a sub, and you deserve more
I think this game shows that life may be endlessly pushing a boulder up a mountain, but the point isn't to reach the top, since there is no top. The point is whom you're pushing it with and it's a hell of a lot easier when many people push together. Btw, this is an amazing review! Subbed!
@5:11 *what forms* connections made explicit, while *who forms* running implicit, and *why forms* pre~plicit @14:57 *personhood* (their eyes, volition, affection, restraint) participating in the divine; what becomes cannot precisely be . . . otherwise, in absence of one’s fingerprint (West) and one’s Way (East) @16:44 we have never been alone @26:23 ocean waves, out-of & in-to, amidst tides @30:08 adversity, adversary | skill, wisdom @41:42 note: [ Game Over ] is rarely recognized as an unfalsifiable hypothesis - externally threatened if feared, internally evasive if desired, existentially absent of evidence - the square root of a negative number perhaps. @50:27 Leviathan /_ thank you for the smuggled-in audio.transports _\ It’s very encouraging to see game design from Japan returning to feet-on-the-soil, embodied existence, while experiencing the great efforts required to have “something other than” hostile frontiers. We stand at the edge of a dystopia and a utopia, both possibly eclipsed by entropy, but the sacrifices required to get us even here have been incalculably vast - something better than nihilism may be present. Nonlethal armaments present in this sim may be significant. The bit most prescient seems to be “indirect connection” for future scenarios. The corrosive capacity of increasingly superficial “constant connection” and, at worst, malevolence with anonymity, should be visible; we also have deep historical trends of any { power to influence & control } eventually materializing in military variants. So, while internet-like connections may, over the next generation, be required for identity, commerce & citizenship, I think a non-coercive connection network will be essential for people of conscience & intention . . . where the intervals of contact and depth of connection will all be voluntary & nonpredictable. For criticism, consider in the narrative, as an exercise, substituting “knowledge of” & “knowledge that” with “theory of” or “inference that” - human “ideas about the future” are speculative and provincial. Beyond semantic, adolescents daily commit suicide (an epidemic presently) with the belief, or theory, things will continue as bad, or get worse; claims to “know” this “inescapable truth” about their reality actively mistake inference as knowledge, with tragic consequences. “Game Over” is worth handling carefully. Strange how film & simulations are converging. Thanks for a view at the leading edge of this,
I just bought the game yesterday. And the first thing that came into my mind was "hmm I really wanna know what LSO take in this" and was about to recommend this to you but here you are uploading a video about it!
YES! Im ready thank you so much! Love you! Merry Xmas ! 1 hour Video of LSOO is like the best Present ever. Your videos always have a lasting effect on me thank you!
I know this comment is 2 years old, but I think you'll be happy to know Camus is a people's philosopher. "Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead Walk beside me… just be my friend" -Camus
I was able to put a decent amount of this together on my own, but I appreciate your help in rearranging a confusing jumble of ideas into a more coherent story, and giving me a good opportunity to reflect upon it all.
I’m late to the party, so you might not even see this. But this video gave me a well needed breath of fresh air and I dare to say, this video and this game are much more needed in today’s world. I loved the game from the very moment I saw its first trailers and I even wrote a massive theory by the same name of your video back in July last year! I’m also curious about your perspective on Amelie, as I pretty much think she used Sam to link the Chiral Network. Not mentioning she was also very neglectful. About Cliff, he came because of Amelie: he’s always surrounded by dolls, which connects Amelie to his Beach and also Higgs’ Beach. I think she tried to redeem herself out of guilt knowing what she had done... you know, by killing him
Hey LSOO, I would suggest on checking SOMA game. It has pretty deep theme about what it means to have conscious and whether or not it’s worth leaving what’s left of you on brink of human extinction. Anyway, love your videos and merry Christmas!
"We don't have to apologize for existing as if destruction is the only legitimate force in the universe", that's brilliant, defeats nihilism right there.
The ending of this game is so powerful it made the whole thing worth it. I was tearing up leading Lou to the incinerator. Say what you will about Kojima as a writer - cause there’s plenty dumb alongside the great - he knows how to do drama. Plus Mads Mikkelsen is amazing
@@juliopinedo9402 You would, sir. Even those I've not played, like Snatcher and Policenauts. Childish boobies-jokes sat alongside profound insight into society and people's places within it. Metal Gear Solid 4 is the most egregious example of his duality, although I think that comes from a place of not really wanting to make that game and thus filling it with whatever held his attention at the time. Despite his flaws as a creator, he's an endless source of fascination for me, and I wouldn't change anything about him.
@@TheBeird :) glad to see someone else who also appreciates his deeper insights as well as his silly gibberish. Although as backwards as it may seem despite saying I enjoy his works, I do hope he gets staff who can help ground him a bit without outright stiffling his creativity cus he can pop out some doozies
the fact that people hate this game because they think it is so boring and just walking ( no killing and superpower like other games) is so sad that they miss playing such masterpiece , the game maybe just making deliveries and sometimes you get bored but what kept me going is knowing that the story behind it will be so worth it and it exceeded my expectation.
Tried to wait to play this before watching the video...then I couldn't hold out. Bravo on the writing and editing. p.s. That segue to Mubi at the end of the video was smoooooth like butter!
Through this video you helped thousands of others, including myself, by clarifying the themes in the game. And in doing so you've strengthen your connection with us! I thank you for that. You give me some solace. Looking forward to the next video.
How do most of your video make my throat tighten at some point, and bring tears to my eyes... I only have a parasocial relationship with you, but know that your voice, your work, your care and love are felt throughout your oeuvre, and I wish you the best. Kind regards Tom, Rinoscope.
Very moving. Im right in the depths of existential questioning. Thanks for a little light in my otherwise really quite sad personal philosophical jouney thus far. I desperately want- need- to connect... Always a pleasure to experience your stories with other seekers, LSOO.
Merry Christmas homie and happy holidays. Thank you for putting out another meaningful and interesting video. I’ve seen the trailers and gameplay about this game and wasn’t really sure what it was about. But after watching this it becomes clear that the game is way more deeply thoughtful and meaningful than any other game I’ve heard about or played. It definitely got me to see this game in a new perspective. And the background music is always soothing and good in everyone of your videos :) stay livin my dude
Perhaps Cliff is a meta commentary character about the current generation of games? Kojima's way of saying, the time of games starring traditional, badass heroes must naturally come to their end, so games as art can move on and reflect the aspirations he has for society, in which games romanticize togetherness and discard senseless violence. Perhaps even referencing his personal experience with letting go of MGS so he could give us DS?
Making the link with the Camus essay really did it for me, what an absolutely genius review and a great interpretation of the book, love your content man
Can I just say that I love the music you use? I’ve never been brought out of your videos because the music doesn’t match the content and I appreciate it so much!!!
Absolutely wonderful video. I unfortunately, don't have much to say except that I loved it, was moved by it, and have shared it on my own social channels. Truly remarkable and thank you for putting in the effort to deliver an hour of quality content.
Hi buddy, I just watched the entire gameplay of the game because you made a video about it and i like your stuff so, can’t afford a ps4 nor the game so, i had to do it this way. Your video captures everything, almost, I’m just kinda salty you didn’t mention the whole father son relationship, and the biggest thing actually, how Sam was cured from his, wait let me go google the exact name, aphenphosmphobia, by the end of the game. I kinda had a similar experience, i dealt with severe anxiety due to hormonal disorders, which led me to isolation. To escape that, had to lost 50 kilograms, jump back into college after years of inactivity with students much younger than me, a completely different culture from my generation, when I started I couldn’t use public bathrooms, eat in public, use public transportation or drive a car, due to multiple anxieties, after going through it I realized I’m passed all those struggles. I don’t know seeing it at the end of the game as deadman touches him, was really cool and relatable. Keep up the good work bro, i appreciate you, also, Zima Blue.
This is going to sound strange, but I use your videos as part of my morning meditations. Usually when I'm getting ready. Your Videos are always thought provoking. Always heart felt. Always good. Thank you.
I see what people are saying on the story of Death Stranding. Which I happen to agree with being great however I still feel like it works better in a film/television format. What makes video games unique is its gameplay and I could understand when someone feels like Death Stranding is boring due to long cutscenes and a lot of walking.
You're the reason I love RUclips and see life in a completely different perspective. Keep up the great work man!!! Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!! See you on the other side :-)
You made me see exactly what I was looking for. Truth is always simple and easy to forget. Please carry on with your extraordinary work. This is exactly the reason why humanity need to stay in touch with each other and along history, bringing snapshots of wisdom that we put together when it is more needed. Thank you.
Thank you for your work and effort. Your videos are constantly touching, insightful, inspiring, and hopeful, sorely needed elements in my life and I daresay so many others. In discussing topics of existentialism, connection, vulnerability, and courage in the face of uncertainty, you also bridge the gap between us, all of us, and remind us of the shared struggles and fears that make living so challenging and difficult. In this way, you are also a hero, you are saving us all. Thank you.
I was struggling with being able to afford food yesterday due to financial difficulties, mental health issues and arthritis causing pain for me when I cook. And I asked online in a local community page for help, and I was delivered a package of food from a kind stranger who drove to my house and gave me groceries. It reminds me of the theme in death stranding. I didn’t meet the person face to face either, but I connected online. It really reminds me of the game, despite having never played it. This movie really describes it perfectly. And how apt that it matched my situation perfectly.
I hope you’re doing well man
The quality of your content is amazing to behold.
It truly is.
Just as much art as what he analyses
1hr!? You're spoiling us...
Merry Christmas everyone.
I just realized this is an hour. I use it as background noise while working during This Social Isolation. I love every one of his videos.
@@Haydenormous Merry Christmas 2020 everyone!
An epic philosophical journey, wrapped up as a humble game review.
What an age to live.
As a lifelong artist, a long-time CG artist, and published game artist, I find the beauty of this game's vistas matched only by the beauty of its heart and message.
Beautiful
love the game myself! great game and story!
Amen
Those overlapping verts tho
the beauty of its beauty is only matched by its limitless beauty, only outdone by the rest of its beauty
I am astonished at the breadth and depth of this creator. I would run out of superlatives if I tried to describe how wonderful this small film can transform what is on the surface a video game into a philosophical meditation. This isn't a video review of a game; it's an experience in itself - a beautiful one I hope more people enjoy. Thank you so much for this gift. Brilliantly executed. Seasons greetings.
Jacob I couldn’t have said this better myself.
Welcome to LSOO
Totally cool and creates open doors. What a treat!
Yeah he’s gifted for sure. Love his Channel
Ditto
Kojima San made his own neon genesis evangelion.
my sub proves Death Stranding continues to connect people because without the game I wouldnt have found this channel
Same for me ❤️
I get the feeling that when Amelie saves the BB, Sam, the connection between BB and Cliff were so strong, that power spilled over on him. They share the same scar.
Amelie probably and by mistake created Cliff in the process.
Interlinked.
Now I see it. Very interesting
You may be on to something here friend.
The nature of their connection - BB, Sam, Cliff, Cliff's scar, and most importantly, the unique circumstances that made possible for Sam to actually exist inside BB's memories at the end, are the big questions, not yet answered as far as i know.
I never expected this video to hit me so hard, especially after I was convinced to think that Death Stranding was a glorified walking simulator like so many before me. Initially, I resisted to watch this after it came out, even though I enjoy all of your content. But after awhile I thought to myself..if you endeavored to make an hour long video dedicated to this game, then there must be something in this game that I've missed.
And I have to confess...your entire presentation almost brought me to tears, because it touched my deepest fears regarding existence. Believing it to be meaningless, as I've become one of those cynical nihilists.
What really shocked me about the kind of person I've become is that given the choice between shooting Amelie or becoming like the character Higgs, my instinctive decision wouldn't have been to run to embrace her...but rather shoot her. I was sure that would be the real ending...and I was proven wrong and it opened my eyes.
There was a time being younger when it would've dawned on me that I could find a better option, but somehow I've lost that ability as I grew older.
Thank you for this video @Like Stories of Old, you've not only changed my mind about this game...but rather have forced me to reevaluate myself. My only regret is that I've spoiled the entire game for myself, but that's alright! I'm sure I'll enjoy it regardless.
As you said, connections keep us alive and make it worth to keep going on.
Merry Christmas and wish you the best :)
I had the EXACT same experience. A very emotionally touching experience. Beautiful, made me want to experience this game, when all the detractors had affected my decision to even play it before...
Stop watching reviews,stop following others,follow your dreams,confess more ofton ,be free from your enslavement,and make your dreams be your forefront
Lol, I shot Amelie too but only because I had no idea what to do. It wasn't presented as a clear choice so I just did the obvious thing.
Anyway it's nice to hear about your personal journey with this game, it's meaningful to know that you, a total stranger to me, had a powerful but totally different experience playing the same game.
I watched a youtube movie of the game, and Sam is basically told by his friends he has to persuade her not to end the world, or else he may have to kill her, leaving him stranded on her beach - which he is prepared to accept. So the game itself implies this is a solution, or more precisely a worse case scenario.
The video actually spoiled the entire game for me as I watched it deliberately back in December because I wanted to know his insight, specially being a 1 hour video. Now that the game is finally released on PC as I'm playing it I already know the whole story, but I'm so happy watching the story unfold as I'm picking up all the details.
Because of you..... I played 'Witcher '.
Because of you ....I am probably going to play 'Death Stranding '.
Thank you for your in depth analysis, you've inriched my understanding and knowledge of 'games 'and 'movies' that much more.
Thank you for sharing with us .x
Did you ever get around to experiencing Death Stranding?
Thank you.
As a lonely 30 year old, with no one to spend life with, living in isolation every day, finding for a purpose of living, you made me realise how life is just about taking it day by day.
Thank you. You made me cry, made me feel things I've managed to buried for so long. Thank you.
Never discount what your video essays can do for someone. It may just be the one to make someone feel better.
I'm Sam too
Finished the game last night and was moved to tears by it. Especially since i have coped with the knowledge of one day dying almost my entire life. The existential nihilism that almost consumes me at times leaving me wondering: why? What is the purpose if one day it will al end. And although i felt like the game took on this theme, mostly because the familiar feeling came over me, this video really helped me bring it all together. The parts i may have missed. The parts i may have forgotten. And it hit me like a hammer. People have advised me to seek counseling for my struggles with the knowledge of death. But the combination of this brilliant game and this amazing video may have been just as effective. I will cherish this experience for the rest of my life. It is profound, deep and moving. And this wonderful video helped bring it al together. So from the bottom of my heart: thank you for making this. Like!
Awesome comment. I hope all is well with you these 4 years later!
When I played the game myself for the first time, I went in totally blind, All I knew was that you delivered stuff. When I got to the end and was given the option, I shot her, it did nothing, I kept shooting until I had no bullets left in my gun. I was upset and confused, I was forced to watch Amile go up and end the world, then It reset, put me right back to where I was, I did it again and again. Watching each time my efforts end up being pointless, I didn't know what to do so I did what any person would. I looked it up. It really puts it into perspective when the point of the whole game is to connect and that's exactly what I did to end it. after you beat the game and get sent to your beach, you are alone. Alone to sit with nothing but your thoughts for like 3 minutes, until the song "I'll Keep coming" by Low Roar plays. It hits like a truck as you sit there, nothing left to do but listen to the song, put on a beach.
It was truly one of the most powerful experiences I've ever had in a game before, and every time i hear the song I'm brought back to that beach.
I still think about it a year later.
That’s some deep sh!t
You did it again. You've put something together I experienced but was unable to articulate. This video must have required a lot of work. Thank you for this. Please never stop untangling the beauty of hidden meanings and bringing enjoyment in realizing the intend and depth of stories. This game is close to my heart and learning a great deal from this video makes it even more special. Take care and happy holidays.
Seeing how this game wasn't overwhelming praised like his Metal Gear titles but has a large community that sees it as this masterpiece of a game that pushes this interactive media of what a game can be. This proves he's officially now one of the video game equivalent of the most influential movies director's of all time like Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick or Alfred Hitchcock.
I am going to share this, this video deserves to go viral. A lot of people don't appreciate death stranding because of its complicated story and challenging themes but a breakdown like this helps people understand the deeper meaning of the game.
Man I played It for 2 hours and I got bored to death lol
Good video tho
Unfortunately, not many will appreciate Death Stranding. To a certain degree, this is only natural. But many people really were shit talking Death Stranding which is a shame. Jim Sterling was especially trash talking the game and Giant Bomb made even fun of Death Stranding, calling it self indulgent crap which simply is not true. This recent Kojima hate is really baffling me. Death Stranding is the most polished experience I've encountered this generation (of course, no game is flawless so is Death Stranding). The game is giving you a huge story campaign packed with loads of content without andy DLC's or Microtransactions or huge Patches that fixes the game. It's torally okay not to like the gameplay or even the story, but shit talking is way too much. It's a unique experience and I do think the creators including Kojima had in mind that not every gamer will fall in love with Death Stranding. But every gamer should appreciate that such a game exists in this generation. Loved every hour I've played.
@@josuemontes8389 The gameplay is hit and miss, so I understand if people weren't into it, but the story and the themes of isolation and reunification were beautifully handled imo.
I havent even beaten it yet and i shared it on a fb group page for DS xD Im debating on just watching it before i complete it hahahh
Wishing you and your family a Healthy Merry Christmas and a Joyous Wonderful New Year.
After playing through MGSV and this, as well as going back through the MGS history critically, it's clear that Hideo Kojima is, to say the least, an indulgent creator and storyteller. He doesn't hold back when it comes to melodrama, overwrought symbolism, and excessive detail. He doesn't seem to edit himself much. And yet...
And yet, I'm reminded of an old article in the New Yorker Magazine (back when such things were still printed on paper) about a new edition of Moby Dick, that had masterfully pared down the sprawling, rambling volume into a spare, taught thriller. stripping out hundreds of pages of extraneous information about whaling, and apparently one entire chapter detailing all the myriad uses of whale penises. The result was deemed excellent, precise, and straight to the point.
However, after singing the edition's praises, the article ultimately concluded that something crucial was lost. By trimming out all the extraneous detail, the book was rendered perfect. But it was no longer the work of rambling genius it had been. One could no longer get lost in its pages, be transported into its world, nor contemplate at length how all the seemingly incidental details of Ishmael's adventure dovetailed into its staggering climax.
If I have a criticism of this wonderful video, and I'm not even saying this is a criticism, it's that it succumbs slightly to the temptation of nitpicking the game's narrative excesses, rather than accepting them as part of the whole, the price of admission if you will, to an extraordinary, unparalleled experience. I'm not saying the game is above criticism, but an exploration like this doesn't feel like the right place to complain about plot twists or shallow side-quest stories. It hampers the overall effect you're creating with this excellent analysis. A piece like this seems like a better place to simply accept the experience, warts and all, as a singular artifact. After all, one doesn't look back on 2001: a Space Odyssey and complain about the unrealistic primate costumes.
I guess he comes at it from an angle of "despite the criticism".. he's sounds, sometimes like a death stranding apologist.. like he has to address all the faults pointed out by popular opinion... love the analogy btw
Very well said Ted.
i just finished DS director's cut, 165 hours of gameplayed, i cried and the shocking true behind everything is amazing. this is not a typical game, this a master piece. Kojima has a wonderful mind, bravo.
It seems to be a recurring theme in Japanese culture, focusing on the journey rather than the destination. I can think of a number of examples, like the books of Haruki Murakami or the films by Makato Shinkai. They somehow make waiting and getting from point A to B as important and as engaging as the end goal. Because that's what real life is, it's hour long train rides, it's waiting in queues, it's waiting for tomorrow. We so often get caught up in where we want to be we forget where we are and to enjoy the moment.
Tom, you are a goddamn artist
It's the journey, not the destination, that matters. This moment and what we do with it, love, even self-sacrifice for another - that's all there is to this life which gives it meaning. This is the type of video content that makes being a member of Patreon for your channel an honor. Thank you. :)
I've heard a few suggest Sam is like Charon, ferrying souls of the dead to the beyond, but that doesn't really fit on a second look after watching this. Sam is Hermes, heaven's messenger. We know that Hell in Death Stranding is like what we saw on Cliff's battlefield beaches, which are even named Hades. And in that perspective, Cliff is much like Charon.
If you pay close attention, Amelie could not find Sam's ka after he was shot with Cliff--the game shows us Cliff appears in the Seam, covered in tar (regret) and sinks to the bottom (Hell), and little blue Sam floats to the shore of his own beach (technically a strand field with Cliff). Once Amelie finds Sam, she looks to the Seam to see Cliff standing there, not covered in tar but wearing his jacket he wore during his death, having risen from the depths of the water and now walking upon it (accepting his death and losing his regret, Master of Two Worlds).
And we never see him get them, but something beyond (if Amelie is Christ, then this figure would be the Antichrist) gives Cliff this kind of anti-repatriation power to defy moving on from the beach with his intent to complete his mission, which was to deliver Sam's soul back to Amelie to be repatriated. This act retrocasually saves his own soul and allows the scene at the end of his life with BB Sam and Adult Sam to take place, which is another great commentary on damnation. Hell isn't just there to torture you, in this sense, it's that particularly classic way of working through one's baggage in a more conflict-oriented environment.
Remember, this isn't a western game from a strictly Christian point of view. Japanese culture has just as heavy a dose of shinto and buddism, so the values of good and evil, heaven and hell, are balanced against other, very different values.
Even from a Christian perspective, though, Dante in his "Divine Comedy" explored the idea of Purgatory as a place to process sin in search of redemption. The one sin everyone in Inferno shared was their refusal to acknowledge why they were there. Their lack of introspection was itself the sin that condemned them to everlasting torment.
"If you cannot submit [to the sacred] you cannot die, and if you cannot die, you cannot get reborn." - Robert Moore, quoted in "Venturing into Sacred Space | Archetype of the Magician" by @likestoriesofold
In the last few years I’ve been noticing patterns, phenomena, moments, etc that have impacted or resonated with my soul. Things that make me feel like there’s a reason for my being and to discover it. Movies like Cloud Atlas, The Matrix trilogy, Lucy, Ghost in the Shell (1995) or insert any Pixar film here; TV shows like the original Ghost in the Shell anime or Sense8; Games like the original Bioshock, Death Stranding, and Horizon Zero Dawn; Books, texts, lore, or times that depict or question what it means to exist. All these things have made me understand things that I cannot describe for any human being. I’m on a lonely path or road for answers. These things impacted me or resonated with me so much, I’ve seen patterns that cannot be coincidental. None of these things could be ignored. I know not why I’m sharing this but here it is.
I like your videos because you seem to be on a journey yourself and you see meaning where many do not.
Try books. That's where it's really at. Grown ups only though ;)
TL;DR: Seen thingz, cant describe. Deep.
@@SplitGoose Yada yada...…………….an awesome game no doubt. However, when you mention phenomena, patterns, moments....???? WTF?? Time to grow up.
Read Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche, you'll really get your mind blown. I'm not mocking you, I reccomend them in earnest.
If we are going that route then The Hero with a Thousand Faces needs to be recommended well as far as how culture dictates art and so forth.
Sam’s aphenphosmphobia, the fear of being touched kept him from connecting with others, even by a simple handshake, he kept to himself & stayed alone, yet he continued to connect others even though he didn’t want to be connected to anything himself & through his traversal meeting the people he did he changed & finally let people in. After loosing Amelie & the death of Lou/Louise ( his BB ) he was almost back to where he started. At the end he could touch & be touched by others, but he didn’t want loose anyone else so he left to be alone again. When Lou came back to life he wasn’t alone & the reconnection was beautiful to behold. Finally a review that expresses what I’ve wanted to hear someone else say, someone who can tell others what I felt during the experience. Too many people just don’t get it & I feel bad for them. I’ve watched videos to see if people cried at the end like I did & it chokes me up every time. Sadly I’ve found a lot of apathetic people out there that can’t put themselves in other people’s shoes, but this video is the shoe that fits. Thank you & keep on keeping on.
an hour long review of my game of the decade from my favorite critic??? god bless us every one
I couldn’t think of any other RUclips channel to delve into this game other than Like Stories of Old. This was truly a wonderful video done so well. I’m very happy to see you’ve gotten so much information out of it to put into a video. Hideo Kojima truly gave players a game to connect us and to understand the importance of it.
Keep on keeping on!
"You've given us a gift more precious than you know"
I am crying. You literally capture it perfectly; the essence brought by the game Death Stranding, it connection with our modern word, and it transcendence with the concept of Humanity, Mortality, and Life. AGHHH AND I REALLY LOVE HOW YOU ENDED THE VID, THE WORDSSSSS. "Put tomorrow into your hands." Chills. Literal chills. I couldn't ask for a better closing statement. You, sir, are indeed a genius at putting meaningful things into understandable words. Thank you so much for your amazing gorgeous works, and please keep continue doing what you love. (respect emoji)
1 hour?
Strap yourselves in folks.
❤️
Watching this had me intrigued, sad, hopeful, hopeless, depressed and recharged... Now, I don't know how to feel.
Maybe that's okay.
"They life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow
To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow
In one fleeting moment, from the land doth life flow
Yet in one fleeting moment, for a new it doth grow
In the same fleeting moment thou must live, die and know."
-- Answers (final fantasy XIV)
I think that with the idea that this game is generally perceived as a “walking simulator”, it gives you less expectations for what’s about to come in the game’s story. Death Stranding executed their plot twists really well.
agreed ^_^
You keep making me cry and i keep coming back. You, sir, are awesome and a genius. Your comprehension of story telling is a miracle to behold. I did put in my 70+ hours into Death Stranding and played to the very end. I loved it so much. But you have given new and enhanced meaning to every one of those hours. Thank you!
This is my favorite game of all time, and you've eloquently explained so many of the reasons why.
So happy I waited for this. This is poetic. The ending was a tear jerker
Wow. This video is a magnificent work of art itself.
What a great way to end the year. While I don't have time to play Death Stranding, it nonetheless fascinated me deeply. Thank you for framing your thoughts on this piece of art. Once again, you've made a video that resonated with me in profound ways. I look forward to another year of excellent and amazing work from you. Here's to 2020 and LSOO.
Hope you got the time to play it 'cose it's a one of a kind experience. I just finished it, a few hours ago, and it was a unique, mind blowing, higly emotional ride.
Make time to play this masterpiece.
massively underrated account. I can tell you truly research and care about your video essays. Props to you brother
Amazing video. Beautiful ending. Just beautiful. "All we have is today". This is what I needed right now. A youtube video has never made me cry. This is a first. You even incorporated the ad in an insightful way. Wow. Bravo. Seriously, bravo
The explanation in this film about the game made me emotional. About the sanctifying of online interactions. Not sure what it was about that, but I could totally connect to it.
My man I got to say since I discovered your channel I get so excited for every video you upload. Keep up the good work. I’m really looking forward to this one on death stranding. Saludos desde Guatemala!
I have been waiting for ages to finally play this game in PC and see this video. Now that I finally beat the entire gameplay, the time has come to devour this exquisite philosophical meditation from the one and only Like Stories of Old.
Thank you for putting these thoughts into words. I finished the game just 2 hours ago. It made me feel everything you described so perfectly in this video.
What ever obstical you might encounter during your journey.....
Keep on, keeping up!
How on earth is this channel not in the millions of subscribers? I love every single video and it makes me even want to study again.
I was never going to get this game. I thought it was too polarizing and too drab for me. Too convoluted even.
Well. I am getting it now, and will take my time.
whoever is not patient and hardworking and focused wouldnot like the game, but the people who makes out or sees or digs something valuable out of anything would love the game and get addicted to it, just planning your route on map and following your drawn route and arriving at your destination brought too much satisfaction and joy to me, also randomly playing music as if rewarding the players immensely, who planned their route and also changed the routes numerous times when encountered BTs and aftewrads arriving was the most satysfying moment you could experience. And gettin reminded of Heideggerian ideas dasein was the best experience ive ever had. Temporality of being, being-in the world, heppening with other beings in certain space and temporality, understanding the beings, understanding the being of the beings and all those existentialist ideas are all applicable to this great game? I loved it more than any SP game. The theme was pure modern and postmodern existentialism rather than all those Mythological or action themes like assassins creed or witcher's etc which is almost always successful. MGS was long gone, every being is temporal so we should move on rather than dwelving onto past beings, Hideo knew it all along since MGS2, and he created Death stranding for us, all we had to do is to understand the being of this magnificient being and move on. Just accepting the game as it is and feeling its aesthetics and uderstanding and trying to connect with this masterpice is enough rather than trashtalking it, channeling all the hatred on, you could be missing many things not the game. If you did not like the directing and dialogues or gameplay i would not condemn you of being shallow minded, but trashtalking and badmouthing and being impatient towards this piece of diamond is unforgivable, to me its a sacred game.
I watched an entire gameplay of this game, and was so hype to watch this, and man, you summed up everything I couldn't explain. Amazing video
I'm glad that we get to see a new video before the end of the year! I find your work quite inspiring and refreshing.
And as for your question, personally, Outer Wilds is my favourite 2019 game by far.
Every year since you posted this, I return here to rewatch it, and it is ever more prescient the more time passes.
I cannot thank you enough, from hearth.
This is such an underrated video. All of your content is actually. This one in particular though, this video essay deserves so much more than 200k views (although even that is pretty impressive. Congrats).
I swear the one hour of this video just flew by like a minute!
You, sir, are a sage. Thank you for the effort you put into making this & other videos.
It's like elixir for my soul 🙏
Found the channel from alanah pearce's play, watch, listen, and watched your TLOU2 video. I played this game recently for the sake of getting max connections and after watching this, the game truly resonated to me, especially during this pandemic. In these times that your connection to other people is limited and social media is convoluted with posts from people who just wanted likes and recognition, you just want to take a step back and reflect on yourself, how your actions have impact on others and realizing that we are, in any ways, connected to each other.
How you analyze your subject is out of this world. You just earned a sub, and you deserve more
I think this game shows that life may be endlessly pushing a boulder up a mountain, but the point isn't to reach the top, since there is no top. The point is whom you're pushing it with and it's a hell of a lot easier when many people push together. Btw, this is an amazing review! Subbed!
This is and has been my favorite youtube channel for a long time. This video is just another gold medal in a trophy cabinet overflowing with gold.
@5:11 *what forms* connections made explicit, while *who forms* running implicit, and *why forms* pre~plicit
@14:57 *personhood* (their eyes, volition, affection, restraint) participating in the divine; what becomes cannot precisely be . . . otherwise, in absence of one’s fingerprint (West) and one’s Way (East)
@16:44 we have never been alone
@26:23 ocean waves, out-of & in-to, amidst tides
@30:08 adversity, adversary | skill, wisdom
@41:42 note: [ Game Over ] is rarely recognized as an unfalsifiable hypothesis - externally threatened if feared, internally evasive if desired, existentially absent of evidence - the square root of a negative number perhaps.
@50:27 Leviathan
/_ thank you for the smuggled-in audio.transports _\
It’s very encouraging to see game design from Japan returning to feet-on-the-soil, embodied existence, while experiencing the great efforts required to have “something other than” hostile frontiers. We stand at the edge of a dystopia and a utopia, both possibly eclipsed by entropy, but the sacrifices required to get us even here have been incalculably vast - something better than nihilism may be present. Nonlethal armaments present in this sim may be significant.
The bit most prescient seems to be “indirect connection” for future scenarios. The corrosive capacity of increasingly superficial “constant connection” and, at worst, malevolence with anonymity, should be visible; we also have deep historical trends of any { power to influence & control } eventually materializing in military variants. So, while internet-like connections may, over the next generation, be required for identity, commerce & citizenship, I think a non-coercive connection network will be essential for people of conscience & intention . . . where the intervals of contact and depth of connection will all be voluntary & nonpredictable.
For criticism, consider in the narrative, as an exercise, substituting “knowledge of” & “knowledge that” with “theory of” or “inference that” - human “ideas about the future” are speculative and provincial. Beyond semantic, adolescents daily commit suicide (an epidemic presently) with the belief, or theory, things will continue as bad, or get worse; claims to “know” this “inescapable truth” about their reality actively mistake inference as knowledge, with tragic consequences. “Game Over” is worth handling carefully.
Strange how film & simulations are converging. Thanks for a view at the leading edge of this,
Knew it was coming. LSO loves the nebulous ones.
I just bought the game yesterday. And the first thing that came into my mind was "hmm I really wanna know what LSO take in this" and was about to recommend this to you but here you are uploading a video about it!
YES! Im ready thank you so much! Love you! Merry Xmas ! 1 hour Video of LSOO is like the best Present ever. Your videos always have a lasting effect on me thank you!
after watching this, i sit here left speechless. this is a truly amazing review, that is deeply thought provoking. very well done
You are building bridges too by making such beautiful videos. Thank you.
I think Camus was wrong. It isn't about seeing Sisyphus and imagining him happy. It is seeing Sisyphus and helping push the boulder beside him.
I know this comment is 2 years old, but I think you'll be happy to know Camus is a people's philosopher.
"Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend" -Camus
“....so I start to consider others. And that’s how caring for others begins.”
Thanks so much for this. I didn't fully comprehend all the details Kojima included into DS, until now. You deserves a million subs
a billion or 8.....
I was able to put a decent amount of this together on my own, but I appreciate your help in rearranging a confusing jumble of ideas into a more coherent story, and giving me a good opportunity to reflect upon it all.
Man, I'm always bawling at the end of your videos. You're incredible. I'm so happy I stumbled across you the other day.
I’m late to the party, so you might not even see this. But this video gave me a well needed breath of fresh air and I dare to say, this video and this game are much more needed in today’s world. I loved the game from the very moment I saw its first trailers and I even wrote a massive theory by the same name of your video back in July last year!
I’m also curious about your perspective on Amelie, as I pretty much think she used Sam to link the Chiral Network. Not mentioning she was also very neglectful. About Cliff, he came because of Amelie: he’s always surrounded by dolls, which connects Amelie to his Beach and also Higgs’ Beach. I think she tried to redeem herself out of guilt knowing what she had done... you know, by killing him
Hey LSOO, I would suggest on checking SOMA game. It has pretty deep theme about what it means to have conscious and whether or not it’s worth leaving what’s left of you on brink of human extinction. Anyway, love your videos and merry Christmas!
"We don't have to apologize for existing as if destruction is the only legitimate force in the universe", that's brilliant, defeats nihilism right there.
This is impeccable. Thank you for devoting so much time and effort to making this wonderful video. Fantastic work.
Best analysis on RUclips for Death Stranding. Really good work, thank you
This game was one of the most unique experiences I've ever had gaming and I'm glad I played it
The ending of this game is so powerful it made the whole thing worth it. I was tearing up leading Lou to the incinerator. Say what you will about Kojima as a writer - cause there’s plenty dumb alongside the great - he knows how to do drama.
Plus Mads Mikkelsen is amazing
Kojima is a genius and a dummy at once xD
@@juliopinedo9402 I think he's living proof that quantum theory is true, because he IS exactly as you say
@@TheBeird Would I be correct in assuming you know of his previous games?
@@juliopinedo9402 You would, sir. Even those I've not played, like Snatcher and Policenauts. Childish boobies-jokes sat alongside profound insight into society and people's places within it.
Metal Gear Solid 4 is the most egregious example of his duality, although I think that comes from a place of not really wanting to make that game and thus filling it with whatever held his attention at the time.
Despite his flaws as a creator, he's an endless source of fascination for me, and I wouldn't change anything about him.
@@TheBeird :) glad to see someone else who also appreciates his deeper insights as well as his silly gibberish.
Although as backwards as it may seem despite saying I enjoy his works, I do hope he gets staff who can help ground him a bit without outright stiffling his creativity cus he can pop out some doozies
the fact that people hate this game because they think it is so boring and just walking ( no killing and superpower like other games) is so sad that they miss playing such masterpiece , the game maybe just making deliveries and sometimes you get bored but what kept me going is knowing that the story behind it will be so worth it and it exceeded my expectation.
Tried to wait to play this before watching the video...then I couldn't hold out. Bravo on the writing and editing.
p.s. That segue to Mubi at the end of the video was smoooooth like butter!
I was so moved from this
Thank you
Keep on keeping on
Through this video you helped thousands of others, including myself, by clarifying the themes in the game. And in doing so you've strengthen your connection with us!
I thank you for that. You give me some solace. Looking forward to the next video.
How do most of your video make my throat tighten at some point, and bring tears to my eyes... I only have a parasocial relationship with you, but know that your voice, your work, your care and love are felt throughout your oeuvre, and I wish you the best.
Kind regards Tom,
Rinoscope.
Very moving. Im right in the depths of existential questioning. Thanks for a little light in my otherwise really quite sad personal philosophical jouney thus far.
I desperately want- need- to connect...
Always a pleasure to experience your stories with other seekers, LSOO.
Absolutely amazing video! Both on explaining the game hidden meaning and plot twist and on narration! Keep on keeping on
This is the best review for anything I’ve ever seen reviewed. Very well done.
Merry Christmas homie and happy holidays. Thank you for putting out another meaningful and interesting video. I’ve seen the trailers and gameplay about this game and wasn’t really sure what it was about. But after watching this it becomes clear that the game is way more deeply thoughtful and meaningful than any other game I’ve heard about or played. It definitely got me to see this game in a new perspective. And the background music is always soothing and good in everyone of your videos :) stay livin my dude
Sisyphus... You're brilliant... Love this one more than ever
Perhaps Cliff is a meta commentary character about the current generation of games? Kojima's way of saying, the time of games starring traditional, badass heroes must naturally come to their end, so games as art can move on and reflect the aspirations he has for society, in which games romanticize togetherness and discard senseless violence. Perhaps even referencing his personal experience with letting go of MGS so he could give us DS?
Making the link with the Camus essay really did it for me, what an absolutely genius review and a great interpretation of the book, love your content man
Can I just say that I love the music you use? I’ve never been brought out of your videos because the music doesn’t match the content and I appreciate it so much!!!
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a happy 2020.
Finally finished this game, this video has been in my watch later list for months!
Amelie brought Cliff back to show Sam he wasn’t abandoned and that he was and has always been loved and tied to the world.
Your videos are probably the only ones I feel excited for even after seeing it's 1 hour long.
Absolutely wonderful video. I unfortunately, don't have much to say except that I loved it, was moved by it, and have shared it on my own social channels. Truly remarkable and thank you for putting in the effort to deliver an hour of quality content.
Hi buddy, I just watched the entire gameplay of the game because you made a video about it and i like your stuff so, can’t afford a ps4 nor the game so, i had to do it this way. Your video captures everything, almost, I’m just kinda salty you didn’t mention the whole father son relationship, and the biggest thing actually, how Sam was cured from his, wait let me go google the exact name, aphenphosmphobia, by the end of the game. I kinda had a similar experience, i dealt with severe anxiety due to hormonal disorders, which led me to isolation. To escape that, had to lost 50 kilograms, jump back into college after years of inactivity with students much younger than me, a completely different culture from my generation, when I started I couldn’t use public bathrooms, eat in public, use public transportation or drive a car, due to multiple anxieties, after going through it I realized I’m passed all those struggles. I don’t know seeing it at the end of the game as deadman touches him, was really cool and relatable. Keep up the good work bro, i appreciate you, also, Zima Blue.
This is going to sound strange, but I use your videos as part of my morning meditations. Usually when I'm getting ready. Your Videos are always thought provoking. Always heart felt. Always good. Thank you.
I see what people are saying on the story of Death Stranding. Which I happen to agree with being great however I still feel like it works better in a film/television format. What makes video games unique is its gameplay and I could understand when someone feels like Death Stranding is boring due to long cutscenes and a lot of walking.
You're the reason I love RUclips and see life in a completely different perspective. Keep up the great work man!!! Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!! See you on the other side :-)
Wow, this was just so good. Enjoyed every moment. I wish it was longer. Now it's time to live life to not just benefit me but others.
You made me see exactly what I was looking for. Truth is always simple and easy to forget. Please carry on with your extraordinary work. This is exactly the reason why humanity need to stay in touch with each other and along history, bringing snapshots of wisdom that we put together when it is more needed. Thank you.
Thank you for your work and effort. Your videos are constantly touching, insightful, inspiring, and hopeful, sorely needed elements in my life and I daresay so many others. In discussing topics of existentialism, connection, vulnerability, and courage in the face of uncertainty, you also bridge the gap between us, all of us, and remind us of the shared struggles and fears that make living so challenging and difficult. In this way, you are also a hero, you are saving us all. Thank you.
That was an incredible analysis. Thank you