LegitHyperbole said:
SvennoJ said:
Play it offline, it will last much longer ;) I don't remember if you can get the platinum that way, but it was a lot more rewarding re-building the road and having to balance what optimizations to build where. Plus your entire world is your own without structures from other players spoiling the landscape :)
I did both, offline first. Online you can make more ziplines in the end by using other people's infrastructure. Very zen game indeed, I spend 270 hours with it according to ps stats. By far the most in chapter 3. With an exploration mindset the cut scenes and combat missions are also very spread out, so indeed a nice break from building networks, change of scenery then right back to the fun. If it was just combat mission after combat mission I wouldn't have liked the game. |
I'll try that for a bit but I'm sure I'll get sick of not having enough bandwidth to reach destinations. With DS2, I pray Kojima knows why this game is good and understands why so many love it, I see a guy with a electric guitar sword or a whole presentation on the photo mode and I get worried he's misunderstood the point. |
the balance in DS1 between solitude and subtle connections with other players was what made it so unique. if ds2 leans too heavily into flashy features like over-the-top weapons or goes full "style over substance" it risks losing that magic. kojima’s known for surprises, though, so here’s hoping he keeps the soul of the first game intact—minimalist, meditative, and all about the journey. fingers crossed!
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