Started watching a Death Stranding playthrough, so I& #39;m making another thread (since I like looking back at my DMC thread).
So far, the story isn& #39;t the part that& #39;s hard to parse, it& #39;s some of the writing/acting decisions? It& #39;s still too early for me to tell what& #39;s deliberate.
The player, booting up the game: "Sam, it& #39;s me, Cameraman."
There are four* characters with glasses so far, but, even though we have yet to ACTUALLY meet him, I suspect Heartman is the Glasses Character.

*I& #39;m counting Mads& #39; character even tho I& #39;m not 100% sure bc he DID push them up to his forehead like sunglasses?? maybe he& #39;s farsighted
Sam: I sent you my n/udes, now give me the grenades.
Heartman: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ˜¶" title="Face without mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Face without mouth">
I hate the addiction "commentary" on the MULES so far; it& #39;s half-baked at *best* & has zero nuance. Orion pointed out that they could& #39;ve just as easily made them pirates instead of what amounts to flavor text for a combat gimmick. Die-Hardman& #39;s "damn addicts" bit was https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😐" title="Neutral face" aria-label="Emoji: Neutral face">
Not to keep picking on the pissman specifically, but a mod for Heartman that& #39;s just a shirt that says "Eat Shit and Die" and, in smaller letters under that, "And report your findings back to me."
Cryptobiotes, but popcorn shrimp style.
It& #39;s early enough in this game for me to say this whole thing was worth it just to be able to sing with the Chiral Artist in the hot spring. V good incidental character moment.
It& #39;s now late enough in this game for me to rescind my statement that "this whole thing was worth it" since I had to see Fragile& #39;s underwear while Tr/oy Baker monologed.
(character backstory spoilers)

Mama: Sam, it& #39;s *impossible* that you time slipped for hours in the span of a second.
Sam: But I–
Mama: Hold on, I need to ghost breastfeed my ghost baby.
Orion described Mads& #39; obligatory no-dick naked silhouette as the "Devilman OVA school of slime underwear."
Where& #39;s the Special Order where I give the Junk Dealer the Skinned Mike treatment? I didn& #39;t watch several cutscenes of him reuniting with his future wife just so he could DM Sam later like & #39;marriage sucks XDD& #39;. Come to the crater lake for a dip in that Loving My Wife juice https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😒" title="Unamused face" aria-label="Emoji: Unamused face">
Looking forward to when the Timefall Farm breaks into the boxed wine industry.
Episode 6: Kabedonman
EPISODE 6: SHAPE OF WATER
Very glad to see I was right about Heartman, awkward and unsubtle passes at Sam included.
Episode 9: I want this country twink Obliterated
Have graduated from generally unimpressed to genuinely pissed off; in awe that there& #39;s still 10hrs left on this playthrough.
Anyway, a summary of current thoughts, since I said basically nothing for like 3 chapters:
I could wrap up this thread with a few thoughts now that we& #39;re done with the game, but I& #39;ll just say that we watched Kung Fu Panda 2 afterward as a palate cleanser. Dialogue was very tightly written, and it had nice environments/locations.
KFP2, not Death Stranding.
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