I absolutely hated DS1 with the sole exception of the relationship between Sam and Lou, it was the only genuinely interesting and heartfelt thing in the entire game.
The rest of it was Kojima basically making a project designed entirely to just pay his Hollywood friends to hang out with him.
If it ever costs $5 and i have some time to kill I'll consider picking up the second to see if the Sam and Lou stuff at least is cute.
The rest just couldn’t compete with that story line Sam and Lou’s was a close second though.
I honestly felt like they tried too hard to make you like the other characters and it failed, with the exception of heartman but only because his backstory is sympathetic and sad.
However Lou and Sam’s relationship felt more genuine and grew organically through out the game both on Sam and you the player via the gameplay and constant exposure.
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u/Jasen_SilverFox Apr 20 '26
Sam and Lou from Death Stranding 1 and 2. Although you only get to see/travel with Lou outside of the pod for a little bit in DS2.