Big Kojima fan, but I really disliked the game in the early goings.
You will have to watch out for:
- Constantly tripping
- Falling and crying baby
- Soothing the baby
- Constantly running into BTs which are really hard to avoid
- Dozens upon dozens of tutorials and new systems
All in the first few hours. It expects a lot from you and in typical kojima fashion, his explanations make it more confusing than it actually is.
Thankfully, the first area is basically a giant tutorial and the game opens up into a massive open world after that. All of a sudden, you are traveling by trucks, bikes, and building highways. You have amazing gear that lets you run, jump and carry loads of stuff. You get access to literally dozens of different weapons and gadgets. And the social aspect of the game completely hooks you into helping out others.
Just power through the intro. Get to the second area, and give it another few hours.
Here are some tips to get you through the most frustrating early game areas:
- HOLD (not press) L2 + R2 as soon as you start tripping.
- Ignore the crying baby. it will stop crying after a few minutes. no need to stop and sooth it.
- Always Carry two hematic grenades (5 in each package), aim at the BTs and throw for a one hit kill. no need to go around them.
- ONLY carry what you the game assigns you to carry for the story mission. no need to carry more than you have to in the early game.
- Do not take on side missions in the opening area.
- Press triangle to auto equip things in the menus.
The game is different. it IS a walking simulator but it gives you a lot of tools to make walking fun. Go in with a mindset of expecting something different and you will be fine. It's one of the most original game in years.