Completed Death Stranding.
We meet Heartman. This one is a bit heavy on metaphors even for Kojima. His heart stops every 21 minutes, then he gets automatically defibrillated. Also, he has a condition that makes his heart be shaped like a cartoon heart. Also, he lives near a lake that is shaped like a heart. Also, his family died in an accident while he was getting a heart surgery. This dump is lengthly.
Then we finally reach Amelie. She’s the BT from the beginning of the game. The boss fight looks amazing, but it’s boring in reality: both Amelia and Higgs are merged into the giant, and you shoot Amelia while avoiding shooting Higgs who’s taunting you.
Then there’s a stealth boss battle with Higgs, where you need to sneak up on him or counter him enough times.
Then there’s a boxing match with Higgs. It’s impressive that they developed this mechanic for a single boss fight.
Then Amelie tells us that she was never trapped, and just wanted you to be her errand boy. And to finish it, you need to travel back. All the way back.
Then you fight a blue whale. Although “fight” is a strong way to put it. You shoot it as it flies by, mostly.
Then there’s the epilogue. It’s an epilogue of the epilogue’s epilogue. The problem is I did not subscribe to all that Extinction Entity theory. Or the separation of Ha and Ka. Or the Beaches. Or the chiralium. It’s a well crafter story, which I didn’t like at all.
