102: Death Stranding (Part 1)

We build a better world, together in Death Stranding.

Developer: Kojima Productions | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 8, 2019

Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and CourtFTW arranged cargo on their bodies, built beautiful roads and forget to wear shoes.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) and CourtFTW (@Court_FTW)

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SHOW NOTES:

• 1:45 A short introduction to CourtFTW and her work
• 2:25 A short introduction to Travis, Katie (and Jacob’s) new podcast called Cutscenes!
• 3:35 Our fast pitch on Death Stranding
• 4:25 We start the show with a question from Maria: “Did you go in with any preconceived expectations for this game based on experience with other Kojima games?” We have P.T. on this podcast before, check it out!
• 9:40 How would you describe Death Stranding?
• 11:40 This game’s connection to Horizon Zero Dawn.
• 12:30 What’s the state of the world when we start?
• 16:00 This game is frustrating to play! A deep dive into the game’s cargo mechanics.
• 23:00 Court had a real paper route and compares her experience to Death Stranding
• 29:00 Sam Porter Bridges’ blood, poop and pee are powerful
• 32:20 We explained how other players’ content can come into your game
• 38:40 Vehicles, beautiful roads and pizza deliveries (shout-out to Mass Effect’s M35 Mako)
• [The podcast gets SUPER spoilery after this point]
• 44:35 We share our playtimes
• 51:30 We set up the world and the story of reconnecting America
• 54:05 Wrap-up!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• October 14th: Death Stranding (Part 2) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
• October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
• November 4th: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E01) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
• November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa

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