You forgot that at the very end, Sam is standing outside in the open rain unharmed and there's a normal rainbow, implying that the timefall and BTs may no longer be an issue
GotSouls nah she didn’t sever herself she just chose not to end everything and stay in her beach until the next extinction , it was just normal rain happening for the first time in that area
@@bigboy4137 she went on for hours about no one can stop it even her and that she needs to sever her beach (because she's the beach according to her) to delay the extinction. Maybe you were playing a different game?
The part where cliff was holding baby Sam, next to his wife saying sorry right before the doors were about to burst open and kill him, I teared up so hard man 🤧
Cliff’s entire last scene with Lou/Sam was incredible. Him singing “see the sunset” one last time destroyed me. And the speech about being a father making him brave. Incredible game.
Made me shed a tear. Reminded me of my father. That was some serious fatherly love. All he wanted to do was save his son. To see him still committed when he was gunned down like a dog by that vicious screaming Bridget... and he had taken Sam out of the pod and was holding him with his own hands... and in his dying words speaking of being a father and how it made him brave. He had the undying fatherly instinct to protect his child. What a precious sacrificial devotion unlike any other. So raw, innocent, and human. They wanted his baby for their purpose but how could he do anything other than what he did? he was not wrong he was the baby's father his actions were the natural actions of love. What they were doing, regardless of their intentions was at odds with that. It was a tragic situation. Also, does anyone realize how closely this parallels The Last of Us 1 ending?
@@ga7901 The bridge to Amelie's beach existed before Sam was repatriated (the first voidout happened a year before, something like that). I can't explain why, but Amelie still had connections to the world of the living even as she said she would close it. When she brings Lou back she closes that connection and the Timefall/BTs disappear with it.
marcos vinicios that made no sense, yes the world of the living and the dead were open before sam becoming a repatriate (causing the Manhattan void out) but this was due to all these small “gateways” being opened. For example Bridget and Amelie. However sam being repatriated opened that up a lot more causing a full on bridge to the other side. Doing the same to Louise would just open another bridge not close it.
@@ga7901 there is probably some logic that makes the repatriate of Lou value as the inverse of the repatriation of Sam, so the sum of the 2 events make it so the balance is restored. Or it was caused only by the beach being closed without having anything to do with the balance itself
@@tomodaniel6471 Lou is just a random Bridge Baby carried by Sam (Lou is actually a girl) but Cliff thought that this BB is Sam and didn't realize that Sam has grown up over the time until later in the game.
One interesting thing I notice was when Sam gets to Amelie's beach, for a second Higgs is almost in his knees while Amelie is looking down on him, he is surprised by Sam and quickly puts out a show pretending he is kidnaping her. I thought that was weird and ignored it. I even brought him a pizza, he played me like a damn fiddle!
This got explained she basicly explained to him what needed to be done expanding the chiaral network so the beaches would all merge into one into hers and all the anti matter from her beach would basicly be the extenction event she gave higs a doll which is what he kept inside his bb tank which gave him her powers and also let him travel to her beach
Maybe but games do a better job of having the player internalize the story. You remember the stuff you have to work for much better than something you just watch.
@@bbcraz1226 it's that too. I mean. .. there are different definitions of fun but I like walking through the woods so this fits one of my definitions of fun.
danny lolo BB-28 is the new “Lou”. When Deadman takes BB-28 away, Sam starts looking for her and saying “Lou? Lou?!” So in that moment you know that he named BB-28
you forgot a VERY important detail in the very last cutscene: Louise actually did die in Sam's arms. It was Amelie who brought Lou back to life tho, as Lou is suddenly holding Amelie's necklace after being revived, meaning she is now a repatriate too and can roam the world (just like Sam). Amelie did that as a way of apologizing to Sam for everything she has put him through, I guess. This is important since a) it confirms that Amelie is still watching over Sam (and now Louise), and b) we could actually get a SEQUEL OF DEATH STRANDING playing as Grown-Up Louise!
Isn't making Sam a repatriate the thing that triggered the Death Stranding? Wouldn't doing the same thing to Louise also do that? Also, Amelie completely shut off her Beach from all other Beaches, so how would she get to Louise's?
I thought she snagged it off of his suit, since everyone seemed to be wearing a quipu since the Die-Hardman presidential address scene. But I didn’t notice if Sam specifically had one, too.
Yeah I kind of got that they where connected. But sam being cliffs son didnt even come close to an idea for me until amelie said on the beach that she brought them 2 together.
@@Lari_A yeah. I didnt get ot until amelie tells sam that she brought them together. I knew from that point that they were connected. As soon as die hardman had that brake down it was pretty obvious. Like why would die hard man think that sam would care about cliff unger? It became pretty clear
@@Guanabana51 Same, really like the story but the gameplay was awful and it just kept dragging on and on. I felt like I was waiting for the end for hours
I would place this second in "best story driven game" The gameplay almost bore me, if it wasn't for the zip lines I'd prob never finish it. The story was amazing however first place has to go to "the last of us" in my opinion. Also, I loved the music in this game very fitting.
A Masterpiece which made me cry like a child on the ending. Only Kojima could manage to do it. One of the best games ever, deep, philosophical, and emotional. Well done, Kojima San, was worth waiting for this
i still missing something, what happened in the end? where amelie came from did she mass extinct the world? did she succeeded? if she did then why sam and everybody is still alive?
@@heisenbergw.w8247 She didn't connect her beach so no she didn't succeed the hug form sam reminded her of how much she cared for him and didn't wind up doing it. However like she said it is inevitable so it will happen someday.
Andre Ayton IGN even had to post this video...an ending that really doesn't need an explanation. This speaks volumes on how they played and reviewed this game...
It isn't just a walking simulator. But a trekking simulator. How many other games can be named that features details such as stumbling upon even the tiniest of pebbles and intricate animations when traversing the landscapes? It's a unique game and I love how it breaks away from an industry oversaturated with FPS (like Call of Duty), MOBAs (like League of Legends), and other mainstream games. Death Stranding is like an indie game with a huge budget.
@@MycelialBoy A man that can control bees with his mind and killed 3 mins after and never been to any part of the story again. Yes MGS does have a lot super natural stuff but story wise it is pretty straight forward. As long as you can get the time line right.
Also you could check on revolver from your quick-access menu and the description specifically says "does not affect Amelie". The game was rigged from the start, Sam was already damn-fiddled when she gave the gun to him.
@@zacharyg623 I thought that too but I think it's a different BB than what he was because Sam was taken out of the pod which could mean that Lou is a female DNA clone of Sam, unless if there is some sort of time travel thing going on
Zachary Kemp true. But the memories Sam sees when plugging in would then mean they are his own rather than lous? Which doesn’t exactly make sense cause he only sees them when plugged in. And cliff is always gunning for Lou specifically. I don’t know anymore. Maybe I oughta just watch the cutscenes
This one probably Kojima's most easily understood story to date, sure in the set up it seems confusing, but once a few things are explained and you lose hours reading the interviews (seriously, read them) everything makes sense in a way things in the MGS series went awry.
I cry A LOT wen they said, BB is dead, really, I cry a LOT. This game is amazing, I don't care critic's, I care how I connect with the game, characters, and specially BB. Give this game a chance, it's incredible.
Loved the ultimate message of the ending though...the extinction will come-its only delayed. The important thing is that life is worth living anyways as nothing lasts forever. Make the best of it.
I don't get the fuss over this video. IGN is allowed to give a low review score and still post videos about the story. They even praised the story in their review. It was the gameplay mechanics that they criticized.
the story is amazing and the gameplay is terrible and that's a fact and that's why I refused to buy the game and instead watch someone else play through this walking simulator
As someone who's seen the ending in game and searched for an explanation video: just repeating what characters say in the ending doesn't help or explain anything.
It was just amazing...incredible game, it makes me cry, really felt the sadness in Cliff during the Vietnam cutscene, but I was a river when I see the final cutscene, just amazing, a masterpiece, but not a game for everyone.
Just finished the story... Death Stranding is by far the best story we’ve had from Kojima to date. The last few chapters were mind blowing and totally engrossing. Death Stranding really is a masterpiece.
This game got so many tears out of me, it's such a beautiful story. It's most certainly not for everyone, that said, I'm about 77h in as I've grown such an addiction to building things for my fellow Porters. (Enjoy those Roads and Ziplines, boys)
The war beaches are not Cliff’s personal beaches but the beaches of those tied to conflict and suffering in conflict. Hence the other BTs in those scenes.
Lou died, Amelie revived her for Sam, this either triggers the next extinction or cancels it out but I believe it begins the inevitable cycle once more.
When your "stranded" on the beach and you talk he says some funny/interesting things on is "This has to be a glitch". I think its a really great small detail.
Lou/Louise could be Sam's/Lucy's child. Sam's wife supposedly died during the first void out event. However just as with Sam, Amelie may have returned his daughter - Louise to the land of the living, to be used in a similar way as the gun. Although its not stated Amelie may have returned both Lucy/Louise to the living, except Lucy was then kept as a still-mother somewhere. this is speculation of course
It is a brilliant game. Game is over but we still can play as much as we want. I’m still playing after all this time and never get bored. Kudos to creators.
Really excited for a death stranding 2 if there is one, looking foward to how it will evolve gameplay wise and story. Kojima listens to his fans in his own weird way. First people were mad that raiden was the main in mgssol, then he made big boss the main in 3, people were upset about long cutscenes in 4 so he toned them way down for 5, people realised they missed longer cutscenes and a better story so he answered with this so I'm assuming ds2 will have a very diverse gameplay loop, but regardless this game was great and I couldn't put it down
If Death Stranding is a “hiking simulator” then FIFA and 2K are just “Sports Simulators”, and Modern Warfare is a “Soldier Simulator”. Seriously guys, you can call it that all you want but the gameplay is still better than the same crap y’all buy every year.
That may be true. But when I see a standard order that makes me travel from one corner to another corner of the map for 31 likes, have to admit, it frustrates me
Anyone who says that doesn't put emotion or thought into gaming. They are part of the gaming world that is becoming dumb and numb. Shoot to kill, get awards, rank up. This game is a masterpiece from start to finish. The inner-workings, the beauty, the thought, the emotion. Anyone who jokes about it saying it's bad, or that it's just walking, didn't actually take any time to play and understand.
Throughout my entire play through I always thought Higgs was such a boring and by the books villain, but the realisation that the whole thing was just an act, and he was a puppet to Amelie had my mind blown.
Im honestly suprised how many people didnt understand the ending at all by the time i beat the game it actually felt lik everything was explained well and i didnt need to look up an explanation i watched this video to see if there might of been some connections i missed but nope
An emotional roller coaster. One of the best games of the generation. I played it expecting to be disappointed, but was greeted to one of the best games ever made. It's hard to explain but in the end the emotional moments were hammered in a very powerful way. Kojima is a legend, and a genius.
*Ending explained:* _"If you wanna go postal, don't do it the Kojima way... This message was brought to you by _*_Monster Energy Drink!_*_ _*_MONSTER ENERGY DRINK:_*_ more tolerable than drinking the baby! Better yet, try both!"_
@@opt3253 Of course! If you don't mind the taste of human jerkey marinated with flesh-flavored Caprisun... That and the lack of superpowers after consumption.
Did anyone else notice that in the photo that Sam carries around, the pregnant woman who has a blurred out face, looks a lot like Fragile? (if you look closely)
lol with 41 hours I was already done with the game mate I say you actually start doing main orders to move the story instead of standard deliveries all day.
They forgot to say amelie was the reason sams wife killed herself. She killed herself and their baby when amelie told her everything about the world after she would have her nightmares when sams blood got insider her with the baby. So amelie was the reason sams lost his wife and baby
This video makes it sound like Amelie wanted the extinction. But actually she didn't, she wanted to form the chiral network to find ways of stopping the Last Stranding, but unknowingly ends up triggering the Last Stranding.
You would think this game is boring based on a summary of gameplay ( delivering things from A to B ) but it’s addicting and so much fun . I love how people can leave stuff for other porters and we can all work together to finish the game. People were expecting a shoot em up and were disappointed but man did I love this game !
Couple things. 1. Anyone think its strange that Amelie is forgiven for killing so many people and trying to force mass extinction to happen early? 2. I am sure deadman says they they found Sam on his own beach not Amelies. 3. I realy want to believe that the floating people each represent the ee's of past extinctions, but honestly Amelie makes a point to point them out only when the friends show up to help Sam. 4. Knowing Kojima, I wouldnt be surprised if 5 friends had some sort of connection with the 5 extinctions. Edit: forgot to mention. Why is Sam no longer effected by the rain after reviving Louise?
2. Yeah they find Sam on his own beak 5. Sam isn't affected by the rain after reviving Louise because Timefall has stopped, at least for a while. That's just normal rain as all the beaches are disconnected from Amelie's and can't enter the human world
@@cash78626 realy? That eould make since, is there something in the game that points that out? Because Amelie and her beach is also gone post game, yet you can still run into bt's.
The Death Stranding was caused by Amelie when she brought back Sam from death. She tore a hole in the beaches that separate life and death. I read a theory that it was helped by Cliff trying to come back to get Sam, but I don't know.
by releasing Louis from the pod, it seems the timefall and BTs left the world. when he leaves the incinerator the rain touching him isn't doing anything and also the upside-down rainbow that indicated bt presence is back to normal.
Well they definitely hinted it all throughout, but it seems like it also works to misdirect from other aspects, or mask it's own depth. So I guess the reveal is not the "what", but the "why".
@@EdwardViaTomato I just think Kojima could have done a slightly better job of introducing them as seperate characters. It was way to blurry from the start, so I never even knew when it was supposed to be Amelie or Bridget.
What exactly the death stranding is? Why's there timefall? How does that happen? What was the purpose of making BB ? Who carried out the Death Stranding?
All the characters have so much depth. I couldn't help but feel for Amelie. She is going against her purpose as an EE and while a total annihilation would be really bad for humanity, imagine living your entire life dreaming of the apocalypse and being pushed towards causing it. Imo, she is really strong in the end, thanks to her connection with Sam, to give him the choice to save the human race. In the end Amelie goes back to dreaming of the extinction, unable to fulfill her purpose. She goes back to being miserable, in a way Amelie is the hero here.
No. Cliff was the most interesting character and I felt a lot for him but for some reason the story prioritises the far less interesting character Amelie. Would have preferred it if we had more of him tbh.
![What Caused The Death Stranding? [Death Stranding]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KoVzqbEK8Ck/mqdefault.jpg)
You forgot that at the very end, Sam is standing outside in the open rain unharmed and there's a normal rainbow, implying that the timefall and BTs may no longer be an issue
Caleb Exactly. Since the BTs came through Amelie’s beach and she severed herself from the living world they can’t come through anymore.
GotSouls nah she didn’t sever herself she just chose not to end everything and stay in her beach until the next extinction , it was just normal rain happening for the first time in that area
@@bigboy4137 she went on for hours about no one can stop it even her and that she needs to sever her beach (because she's the beach according to her) to delay the extinction. Maybe you were playing a different game?
you also saw how her beach was destroyed after she pushed Sam. If her beach was still connected to everyone else everyone would be dead
They also missed that when Lou is revived she has the Quipu in her hands, indicating that Amelie saved Lou the same way she saved Sam.
C’mon Lou, one last delivery
BB Theme starts
Burst into tears
hey lou...
im sorry lou...
I felt that.
“This is on me”
I'm not crying it's just my Chiralium allergy
This game's ending made me cry like 3 times
I teared up when I came to the conclusion that cliff was Sam's father. It broke my heart. The whole time he was just trying to find Sam
SPOILERS
When Sam immediately stands infront of cliff to take to bullet, only for Cliff to talk to him. Feels
We already knew how it happened but it was so hard relieving it again while taking Lou to the incinerator.
DynoSkrimisher you are on the ending explained video lol and your calling out spoilers. Wait what lol
same
OMR that’s unfortunate. I found myself getting emotional a number of times during the game 🤷🏻♂️
All of Chapter 14 is legit one of the saddest and most beautiful things I’ve seen in a game.
Agreed...it is specially touching if you are already a father and your father has passed away
just ended it. Im right now drying up the floor from all this tears
I'm crying since the day i saw the final sequence... it's so deep and beautiful...
The part where cliff was holding baby Sam, next to his wife saying sorry right before the doors were about to burst open and kill him, I teared up so hard man 🤧
Amen to that.
Cliff’s entire last scene with Lou/Sam was incredible.
Him singing “see the sunset” one last time destroyed me.
And the speech about being a father making him brave. Incredible game.
It isn't Lou/Sam, Sam and Lou aren't the same bb, Lou is a female baby
I really loved the lab cutscene with Cliff, it ties some of the BB pod visions together and it is amazing. Cliff's singing gave me the chills.
When the supposed "humming" turned out to actually be a song... I WAS STUNNED
Made me shed a tear. Reminded me of my father. That was some serious fatherly love. All he wanted to do was save his son. To see him still committed when he was gunned down like a dog by that vicious screaming Bridget... and he had taken Sam out of the pod and was holding him with his own hands... and in his dying words speaking of being a father and how it made him brave. He had the undying fatherly instinct to protect his child. What a precious sacrificial devotion unlike any other. So raw, innocent, and human. They wanted his baby for their purpose but how could he do anything other than what he did? he was not wrong he was the baby's father his actions were the natural actions of love. What they were doing, regardless of their intentions was at odds with that. It was a tragic situation. Also, does anyone realize how closely this parallels The Last of Us 1 ending?
all michael maddsen's amazing acting
The manliest of men at least teared up when taking Lou to incineration .. I honestly cried
I cried with. Die hard man
Yep, but I somehow knew he wasn't gonna be able to do it... it was damn close, though!
I kept saying wtf when I had no choice and rejoiced when Sam pulled him out
if you somehow understanded the game,you would know bb survive
So true man....
The fact we've been delivering pizzas to Higgs all this time added to my Jaw Drop level.
Also it's a nod to P.E. which was about a man and his unborn child.
This was srsly one of the best twists ever. Bringing pizza to the antagonist :D
I had a feeling about Peter being someone important, he's the only person to not show his face after a delivery
I was expecting Peter to be actually A Kojima Cameo, but it turns out it was someone else
Damn I didn’t realize this until now
I don't think Lou just happens to come back to life. Amelie repatriated Lou, which is why Lou holds up her necklace. And so the cycle continues.
It makes sense.
But surely that’ll open another bridge between the living and the dead ? Amelie making Sam a repatriate did that.
@@ga7901 The bridge to Amelie's beach existed before Sam was repatriated (the first voidout happened a year before, something like that). I can't explain why, but Amelie still had connections to the world of the living even as she said she would close it. When she brings Lou back she closes that connection and the Timefall/BTs disappear with it.
marcos vinicios that made no sense, yes the world of the living and the dead were open before sam becoming a repatriate (causing the Manhattan void out) but this was due to all these small “gateways” being opened. For example Bridget and Amelie. However sam being repatriated opened that up a lot more causing a full on bridge to the other side. Doing the same to Louise would just open another bridge not close it.
@@ga7901 there is probably some logic that makes the repatriate of Lou value as the inverse of the repatriation of Sam, so the sum of the 2 events make it so the balance is restored. Or it was caused only by the beach being closed without having anything to do with the balance itself
no need for the spoiler alert, i didnt understand any of it anyway.
lol....
🤣🤣
what's awkward this is true. this is one game that cannot spoil
@@crashpal Apart from "Darth Vader is Sam's father", I agree
@@tomodaniel6471 Lou is just a random Bridge Baby carried by Sam (Lou is actually a girl) but Cliff thought that this BB is Sam and didn't realize that Sam has grown up over the time until later in the game.
One interesting thing I notice was when Sam gets to Amelie's beach, for a second Higgs is almost in his knees while Amelie is looking down on him, he is surprised by Sam and quickly puts out a show pretending he is kidnaping her. I thought that was weird and ignored it. I even brought him a pizza, he played me like a damn fiddle!
Yeah I saw that too and realized something is up with these two.
In essence, Higgs is simping for the EE.
This got explained she basicly explained to him what needed to be done expanding the chiaral network so the beaches would all merge into one into hers and all the anti matter from her beach would basicly be the extenction event she gave higs a doll which is what he kept inside his bb tank which gave him her powers and also let him travel to her beach
@@1LuvMLPFiM 😂😂😂
Honestly this story should've been used for a multi season tv series
Maybe but games do a better job of having the player internalize the story. You remember the stuff you have to work for much better than something you just watch.
@@davemarx7856 True
I was cool with it being a fun little game
@@bbcraz1226 it's that too. I mean. .. there are different definitions of fun but I like walking through the woods so this fits one of my definitions of fun.
*could've
IGN : let us explain the ending
Kojima : *risitas laugh
Aaaaaiiiggg jesus
Paellas
We need to make a risitas meme about the game being a walking simulator.🤣🤣🤣
Still love the game though.
pallelas
It's way easier to understand than any metal gear game
Well lou/louise lived and thats what mattered
Damn right
True ❤️
I didn’t want him to be burned
InsideOutMedia I was screaming at the screen when Sam almost let Lou in the incinerator 😂 (also I think Louise is a girl, as Wikipedia says xd)
danny lolo BB-28 is the new “Lou”. When Deadman takes BB-28 away, Sam starts looking for her and saying “Lou? Lou?!” So in that moment you know that he named BB-28
Lockne and Målingen was one of the cutest and best moments besides at the end with Cliff and Sam
Normal game: 12 minute Ending
DS: 12 minutes to explain the ending 5% of the Ending
A man shouldn’t be scared of becoming a father.. because it’s a chance for him to become brave .. 😌👶🏻😌
This part hit me hard. That was the best scene in the game. Made a grown man cry
I feel like Kojima have put a lot of personal experience in this game and Cliffs monologue in particular.
a chance to become part of the worlds problem
you forgot a VERY important detail in the very last cutscene:
Louise actually did die in Sam's arms. It was Amelie who brought Lou back to life tho, as Lou is suddenly holding Amelie's necklace after being revived, meaning she is now a repatriate too and can roam the world (just like Sam). Amelie did that as a way of apologizing to Sam for everything she has put him through, I guess.
This is important since a) it confirms that Amelie is still watching over Sam (and now Louise),
and b) we could actually get a SEQUEL OF DEATH STRANDING playing as Grown-Up Louise!
SpiritLess97 indeed ! Wondered why lou had that quipu but yeah 👍🏻
It's an interesting theory, but I wouldn't say 100% rock solid
Isn't making Sam a repatriate the thing that triggered the Death Stranding? Wouldn't doing the same thing to Louise also do that? Also, Amelie completely shut off her Beach from all other Beaches, so how would she get to Louise's?
I don't think that we need a sequel
I thought she snagged it off of his suit, since everyone seemed to be wearing a quipu since the Die-Hardman presidential address scene. But I didn’t notice if Sam specifically had one, too.
Just finished it. What a fantastic game. Had me hooked from start to finish. Loved the game play. A masterpiece.
Why?
@@alexreeperbahn5709 play it for yourself then you'll know.
I think this game is jaw dropping
Describe the game with one word.
Alex Reeperbahn emotional
“Who shot who in the what now?”
Exactly what I scrolled down to write!
Smoll brein
@@JamesslashTry U no speaky english gut, yes?
💀💀💀
They hinted that Amelie is Bridget in the first hour of the game. That wasn't much of a surprise.
Yeah I kind of got that they where connected. But sam being cliffs son didnt even come close to an idea for me until amelie said on the beach that she brought them 2 together.
JMProductions i got me really hard that he is the sun of cliff. But who was the mother ?
@@MrMasse Lisa Bridges
JMProductions cliff being his dad is heavily hinted when cliff hugs him in vietnam
@@Lari_A yeah. I didnt get ot until amelie tells sam that she brought them together. I knew from that point that they were connected. As soon as die hardman had that brake down it was pretty obvious. Like why would die hard man think that sam would care about cliff unger? It became pretty clear
This was the best game I've ever played.
Angel Morales you’re high
I'm with you on that angel
I tend to disagree GREATLY. This game was completely tedious and nonsensical
@@Guanabana51 Same, really like the story but the gameplay was awful and it just kept dragging on and on. I felt like I was waiting for the end for hours
I would place this second in "best story driven game" The gameplay almost bore me, if it wasn't for the zip lines I'd prob never finish it. The story was amazing however first place has to go to "the last of us" in my opinion. Also, I loved the music in this game very fitting.
A Masterpiece which made me cry like a child on the ending. Only Kojima could manage to do it.
One of the best games ever, deep, philosophical, and emotional.
Well done, Kojima San, was worth waiting for this
Thank you Kojima san
Metal Gear Head Manager: "Youre fired"
Kojima: "Ok"
Kojima:
Konami* fired Kojima
Might as well call it The CEO of Metal Gear lmao
i still missing something, what happened in the end? where amelie came from did she mass extinct the world? did she succeeded? if she did then why sam and everybody is still alive?
@@heisenbergw.w8247 She didn't connect her beach so no she didn't succeed the hug form sam reminded her of how much she cared for him and didn't wind up doing it. However like she said it is inevitable so it will happen someday.
This game was amazing. Can’t believe y’all gave it a score less than 8 😐
Andre Ayton IGN even had to post this video...an ending that really doesn't need an explanation. This speaks volumes on how they played and reviewed this game...
I loved it but goddamn it was just walking with a plot
@@SpinningTurtle66 to be fair though, if you summarize any game down to its bare-bones mechanics, they're all like that
adarkworldfantasy True, but this game also sold walking as a mechanic, rather than a given action.
It isn't just a walking simulator. But a trekking simulator. How many other games can be named that features details such as stumbling upon even the tiniest of pebbles and intricate animations when traversing the landscapes? It's a unique game and I love how it breaks away from an industry oversaturated with FPS (like Call of Duty), MOBAs (like League of Legends), and other mainstream games.
Death Stranding is like an indie game with a huge budget.
Mads Mikkaelson is Norman Reedus's dad = mindblown🤯🤯🤯
I didn't understand Lou though. if Lou is Sam the same person, why is Lou a female?
@@ThatsWhatSheSaid-89 Sam was supposed to be the first BB, but it failed.
Lou is another BB.
@ShoLKAN oooooo.. ok now Is Clearly. Thanks
@@shovita.g.1729 now i understand thanks
@@TheREALHugo4 lmao okay genius, congratulations. Didn't see you posting anything like that before the game came out, but I guess it was obvious
so in summary... MGS was about hiding in boxes and DS is about delivering them?
MGS is can be twist and turn that Big Boss have double body. Awesome espionage story.
MGS story is just as insane as this
@@MycelialBoy not really
garfield a man that can control bees with his mind??? Have you ever played a mgs game
@@MycelialBoy A man that can control bees with his mind and killed 3 mins after and never been to any part of the story again. Yes MGS does have a lot super natural stuff but story wise it is pretty straight forward. As long as you can get the time line right.
I remember the game said he was trapped on his own beach.
he was, but his friends found him by tracing the revolver
Also you could check on revolver from your quick-access menu and the description specifically says "does not affect Amelie". The game was rigged from the start, Sam was already damn-fiddled when she gave the gun to him.
I mean, technically this is an "ending explained" But this is exactly how I (kind of) understood things...I was looking for a bit more lol.
IGN
The game explains everything, I was looking for anything that I could had missed or maybe misunderstood.
I just wanna know why Lou is a girl now. Isn’t he Sam?
@@zacharyg623 I thought that too but I think it's a different BB than what he was because Sam was taken out of the pod which could mean that Lou is a female DNA clone of Sam, unless if there is some sort of time travel thing going on
Zachary Kemp true. But the memories Sam sees when plugging in would then mean they are his own rather than lous? Which doesn’t exactly make sense cause he only sees them when plugged in. And cliff is always gunning for Lou specifically. I don’t know anymore. Maybe I oughta just watch the cutscenes
This one probably Kojima's most easily understood story to date, sure in the set up it seems confusing, but once a few things are explained and you lose hours reading the interviews (seriously, read them) everything makes sense in a way things in the MGS series went awry.
MGS went super retardo in the fourth game.
4:31 Sam is not stranded on Amelie’s beach.. He is trapped in on his own beach. Amelie cut off her beach from all other beaches
True! I was going to say that
I hate beaches! Always beaching about this and that. Like someone wants to listen to all their beaching!
(Oops)
😂
These guys don't play games
Did they even finish the game? Because i heard last time they can't finish it
This Is Honestly One of the Best Games of all times
Story wise
With very bad presentation!
@@nikhildeshmukh6851 true!
The cutscenes are a work of art especially the ending scenes. Love this game and just finished it 15 mins ago for the first time.
I cry A LOT wen they said, BB is dead, really, I cry a LOT. This game is amazing, I don't care critic's, I care how I connect with the game, characters, and specially BB. Give this game a chance, it's incredible.
Finished the game 12h ago. Mind-blowing, insane... beautifull!
In a nutshell: he finally got to deliver his last package. The end.
He did not delivered his last package, he raised Lou rather than putting him in the incinerator.
@@benblitzkrieg her*
@@klebyell thanks for the correction, Lou is indeed a her
Achievement unlocked: US Postal Service Employee of the week.
Loved the ultimate message of the ending though...the extinction will come-its only delayed. The important thing is that life is worth living anyways as nothing lasts forever. Make the best of it.
I teared three times as a backseat player. This is impeccable performance.
I don't get the fuss over this video. IGN is allowed to give a low review score and still post videos about the story. They even praised the story in their review. It was the gameplay mechanics that they criticized.
People don't get that unfortunately
that’s because most people like to jump on the bandwagon
People just want to be angry.
the story is amazing and the gameplay is terrible and that's a fact and that's why I refused to buy the game and instead watch someone else play through this walking simulator
Fome yes thats the gameplay problem. Did u even watch the review ?
It's always been like that. Its a video game not a movie. The gameplay weight more
Just finished the game. What a ride. What an amazing work of art
Loved every second of it. I think to really appreciate Death Stranding you need to have some mileage in life yourself. IMHO
Absolutely agree.
Perfect summary!
Whenever i play this game it always reminds me of 2001: A space oddysey some people may find it boring some people may find it brilliant.
This game is Inception with just plot twists!
We're going too deep!!
we need to go deeper
I'm love deep logic game, it makes us think.
This game is all Shyamalan movies, Inception, Evangelion, 2001... all thrown into one pot.
I didn't think it was that deep felt more like it was TRYING to appear deep but it was not deep.
i really wanna know what kojima eats and drinks
Follow his Twitter it's all there
Microbiotes and Monster Energy Drink.
@MahNem Zaim what is up with those Monster drinks? in game advertising?
Hardcore drugs
Norman Reedus's EX Grenades
He’s stranded on his own beach, Amelie sent him there while she contained her own...I think
Best game ive ever played. Came together perfectly
Hell no
@@Errordemn6 Lmao. Another 12 year old who didnt understand the story at all
@@jrh7178 imagine calling someone a 12 year old for not sharing the same opinion as you. Dumbass.
Bluer than Xephos calling someone a dumbass who called someone a 12 year old for making a 12 year old type of comment. Jackass.
@@YouCantKeepMeDown Calling someone a jackass who called someone a dumbass who called someone a 12 year old over difference of opinion. Bitchass
My favorite part about Higgs is you learn that he was following you the whole time because he didn't know what he was doing.
When he wasn't ordering Pizza from you
As someone who's seen the ending in game and searched for an explanation video: just repeating what characters say in the ending doesn't help or explain anything.
I'm a 35 year old guy and this game had me crying in the end.
It was just amazing...incredible game, it makes me cry, really felt the sadness in Cliff during the Vietnam cutscene, but I was a river when I see the final cutscene, just amazing, a masterpiece, but not a game for everyone.
Just finished the story... Death Stranding is by far the best story we’ve had from Kojima to date. The last few chapters were mind blowing and totally engrossing. Death Stranding really is a masterpiece.
Brandin Bertucci complete Death Stranding and get back to me... (MGS is still my favourite games series of all time)
I think they really missed the mark of how real hiking is like so I fixed that with my own animation.
This game got so many tears out of me, it's such a beautiful story. It's most certainly not for everyone, that said, I'm about 77h in as I've grown such an addiction to building things for my fellow Porters. (Enjoy those Roads and Ziplines, boys)
Agreed. Though Ive come to be a zipline over road person lol
You have no life.
@@AGSA5 Neat.
Seek help.
You are best man gave a worthy review to buy enjoy a new world
I just binged the last 15 hours in 2 days. So many twists, but it still all makes since especially after watching this. Great and unique story
The war beaches are not Cliff’s personal beaches but the beaches of those tied to conflict and suffering in conflict. Hence the other BTs in those scenes.
Nah they said in the story it was in fact Cliffs beach, cliff has the ability to control other BTs
Rōnin they just referred to it as cliffs beach for easy reference, he was able to govern and control them but they still weren’t his beach
Lou died, Amelie revived her for Sam, this either triggers the next extinction or cancels it out but I believe it begins the inevitable cycle once more.
The last cutscene lasts an entire holly wood movie length lmao
Two things in life are certain:
Math is difficult, as is the understanding of this game😌😂😂
math could be difficult for some people but not everyone..
Math is more difficult, I understand this but math nah not that much at all
Math is way easier
What's hard to understand?
@@theeradicator8857 yea idgi either, the game really isn't that hard to undertstand..
post-game was confusing...I didn't realize they actually rewind you back before the inauguration
When your "stranded" on the beach and you talk he says some funny/interesting things on is "This has to be a glitch". I think its a really great small detail.
Lou/Louise could be Sam's/Lucy's child. Sam's wife supposedly died during the first void out event. However just as with Sam, Amelie may have returned his daughter - Louise to the land of the living, to be used in a similar way as the gun. Although its not stated Amelie may have returned both Lucy/Louise to the living, except Lucy was then kept as a still-mother somewhere. this is speculation of course
It is a brilliant game. Game is over but we still can play as much as we want. I’m still playing after all this time and never get bored. Kudos to creators.
As an artist
This is pure gold ❤
Really excited for a death stranding 2 if there is one, looking foward to how it will evolve gameplay wise and story. Kojima listens to his fans in his own weird way. First people were mad that raiden was the main in mgssol, then he made big boss the main in 3, people were upset about long cutscenes in 4 so he toned them way down for 5, people realised they missed longer cutscenes and a better story so he answered with this so I'm assuming ds2 will have a very diverse gameplay loop, but regardless this game was great and I couldn't put it down
Only missing piece for me is how come Lou exist if Sam is removed from pod after reincarnation.
If Death Stranding is a “hiking simulator” then FIFA and 2K are just “Sports Simulators”, and Modern Warfare is a “Soldier Simulator”. Seriously guys, you can call it that all you want but the gameplay is still better than the same crap y’all buy every year.
Fili Galindo Fili Galindo damn right bro . This game was very well done 👌🏾
That may be true. But when I see a standard order that makes me travel from one corner to another corner of the map for 31 likes, have to admit, it frustrates me
Love seeing you helplessly defend the trash gameplay
this
Anyone who says that doesn't put emotion or thought into gaming. They are part of the gaming world that is becoming dumb and numb. Shoot to kill, get awards, rank up. This game is a masterpiece from start to finish. The inner-workings, the beauty, the thought, the emotion. Anyone who jokes about it saying it's bad, or that it's just walking, didn't actually take any time to play and understand.
Throughout my entire play through I always thought Higgs was such a boring and by the books villain, but the realisation that the whole thing was just an act, and he was a puppet to Amelie had my mind blown.
See the sunset , the day is ending
These two words made me cried af
I love every minute of this game! Kojima is a dam genius! Just passed it and am ready for more👍
Same, I finished it about 12 hours ago.
same here buddy! Thinking about starting up on MGS 5 again
@@chef_benny wouldn't be such a bad idea my friend👍
*damn
Im honestly suprised how many people didnt understand the ending at all by the time i beat the game it actually felt lik everything was explained well and i didnt need to look up an explanation i watched this video to see if there might of been some connections i missed but nope
NEOHD same here. I dont think people came here to “understand” but maybe to confirm if what they understood from the ending is the right thing.
Alot of people just fail to actually listen, because its all there.
Well I'm glad you're not american, cause us Americans don't understand wtf is happening
Only bit I was a bit confused on was where did Lou come from because Deadman says BB28 is a mystery and all that
Are you sure we got the ending tho? How do we know?
Yall got it wrong. Sam is a freeakin time traveller in multi dimensions with mixed strands
Incredible game. Loved every minute of it. Seems like people really enjoy trying to tear it down.
This game is one for the ages. Kojima is truly a genius to create something this creative...
I wasn't gonna let lou die even if I had to go punch kojima and remake the ending; but, gladly I had no need for that lou is saved 🤧
Cant believe Kojima named Sam's mom lisa. Same as in PT
An emotional roller coaster. One of the best games of the generation. I played it expecting to be disappointed, but was greeted to one of the best games ever made. It's hard to explain but in the end the emotional moments were hammered in a very powerful way.
Kojima is a legend, and a genius.
*Ending explained:* _"If you wanna go postal, don't do it the Kojima way... This message was brought to you by _*_Monster Energy Drink!_*_ _*_MONSTER ENERGY DRINK:_*_ more tolerable than drinking the baby! Better yet, try both!"_
Geo Leo very hilarious
Can I also eat the baby
@@opt3253 Of course! If you don't mind the taste of human jerkey marinated with flesh-flavored Caprisun... That and the lack of superpowers after consumption.
@@geoleo965 awesome so how much does a set cost?
@@opt3253 Sorry there, my friend; I am not familiar with the Dark Web.
Best game ever for me. Last time I had similar feeling was after finished Metal Gear Solid on my PSX back in 90ties
same! exact same thought.
Did anyone else notice that in the photo that Sam carries around, the pregnant woman who has a blurred out face, looks a lot like Fragile? (if you look closely)
I'm 41 hours in and on chapter 3 how TF are people done with this
They got it early
lol with 41 hours I was already done with the game mate I say you actually start doing main orders to move the story instead of standard deliveries all day.
75 hours here rushed after episode 7 the game so fun but episode 3 is the longest I think
Some chapters are literally just one boss fight
ch3 is so adictive haha
'Die-hardman's connection to Cliff is that of an ultra-loyal friend and soldier.'
He literally tells Sam he loved Cliff but okay.
They "Sappho-and-her-friend"'d them LMAO
When Sam is hugging lou, there's 5 bb bt's that appear, maybe those are the 5 mysterious beings
They forgot to say amelie was the reason sams wife killed herself. She killed herself and their baby when amelie told her everything about the world after she would have her nightmares when sams blood got insider her with the baby. So amelie was the reason sams lost his wife and baby
IGN try to explain the ending?
Try explaining why you gave this game 6/10
This video makes it sound like Amelie wanted the extinction. But actually she didn't, she wanted to form the chiral network to find ways of stopping the Last Stranding, but unknowingly ends up triggering the Last Stranding.
She wanted it, but she didn't want it as well.
It was spectacular. Absolutely game of the year.
You would think this game is boring based on a summary of gameplay ( delivering things from A to B ) but it’s addicting and so much fun . I love how people can leave stuff for other porters and we can all work together to finish the game. People were expecting a shoot em up and were disappointed but man did I love this game !
Couple things.
1. Anyone think its strange that Amelie is forgiven for killing so many people and trying to force mass extinction to happen early?
2. I am sure deadman says they they found Sam on his own beach not Amelies.
3. I realy want to believe that the floating people each represent the ee's of past extinctions, but honestly Amelie makes a point to point them out only when the friends show up to help Sam.
4. Knowing Kojima, I wouldnt be surprised if 5 friends had some sort of connection with the 5 extinctions.
Edit: forgot to mention. Why is Sam no longer effected by the rain after reviving Louise?
2. Yeah they find Sam on his own beak
5. Sam isn't affected by the rain after reviving Louise because Timefall has stopped, at least for a while. That's just normal rain as all the beaches are disconnected from Amelie's and can't enter the human world
@@cash78626 realy? That eould make since, is there something in the game that points that out? Because Amelie and her beach is also gone post game, yet you can still run into bt's.
@@luckyyolo5039 game gets reverted 2 weeks back on post game. That's why u still use Lou as ur bb
@@siriusblack1326 well yea I know that. Doesnt explain why timefall stops happening though.
Death Stranding is a SEVERELY underrated game.
12 minute feels like an hour
I played this game during quarantine and after 65 hours I finished it. I miss every second of the death stranding story experience. What an epic game!
It all makes sense except the “Why of the Death Stranding”
The Death Stranding was caused by Amelie when she brought back Sam from death. She tore a hole in the beaches that separate life and death. I read a theory that it was helped by Cliff trying to come back to get Sam, but I don't know.
Optamizm um I think you wrong because they try to create BB(Sam) to prevent more voidout caused by death stranding
There’s been 5 Death Strandings before, why? Who causes them? Whats the origin of the EEs? What’s the afterlife?... did you guys like the game?
Marco Ramirez yes I love it but sadly there is no explanation about anything that you ask yet
But dang I wish fragile has better ending with sam
by releasing Louis from the pod, it seems the timefall and BTs left the world. when he leaves the incinerator the rain touching him isn't doing anything and also the upside-down rainbow that indicated bt presence is back to normal.
I'm here to see the comments tell IGN that they're wrong
lmao this isnt an explanation. this is a "you didnt care to watch the four hour ending so you came here to get the footnotes"
Amelie being Bridget really wasnt a twist for me since I twisted them right from the start lol..
The game just finally pointed it out after hooours..
it's pretty obvious from the start
Sameeee, I first thought Amelie was young bridget. Its was her soul however (kinda the same thing)
Well they definitely hinted it all throughout, but it seems like it also works to misdirect from other aspects, or mask it's own depth. So I guess the reveal is not the "what", but the "why".
@@EdwardViaTomato I just think Kojima could have done a slightly better job of introducing them as seperate characters. It was way to blurry from the start, so I never even knew when it was supposed to be Amelie or Bridget.
This is kojima’s least confusing game
Personally, one of the most intricated and complex games I´ve ever played so far. Glad I could finish and understand it.
What exactly the death stranding is?
Why's there timefall? How does that happen?
What was the purpose of making BB ?
Who carried out the Death Stranding?
All the characters have so much depth. I couldn't help but feel for Amelie. She is going against her purpose as an EE and while a total annihilation would be really bad for humanity, imagine living your entire life dreaming of the apocalypse and being pushed towards causing it. Imo, she is really strong in the end, thanks to her connection with Sam, to give him the choice to save the human race. In the end Amelie goes back to dreaming of the extinction, unable to fulfill her purpose. She goes back to being miserable, in a way Amelie is the hero here.
Ok, so I'm curious, did this game made anyone cry ?
Got sad af when BB died :( but happy she came back!
rivers
yep
@@nikolajcipka8020 why ? I mean i haven't played it yet but what made you cry ?
No. Cliff was the most interesting character and I felt a lot for him but for some reason the story prioritises the far less interesting character Amelie. Would have preferred it if we had more of him tbh.
A man does not cry, but when Sam shook Lou trying to resuscitate her I fvcking bawled my eyes out man
Heck even psychopaths cry lol so....