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Death Stranding

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  Game Verbs - what do you actually do in Death Stranding? Walk – Most of the game is about the act of carrying lots of stuff from one place to another, with tricky terrain in between. Walking is so much the focus that you even need to pack extra pairs of shoes because the ones you wear degrade over distance. Run – although this is rarely possible or recommended. Only when you have hardly any packages on your back should you run. And even then you risk falling over depending on the terrain. Stumble – as your balance shifts due to the varying weight and distribution of packages and materials that you decide to take with you on a delivery. This isn’t like other games where all your inventory is magically stored in a pocket universe. Each ladder, rope, blood pack and pair of boots has weight and must be distributed about your body – or on your back. Thankfully, there is an automatic feature that will distribute your loadout for you. That won’t help you with the tota