Is there any way where i can find a decent and reliable a***ysis on their AI behavior? I've had multiple playthroughs, some of them where i had no issues and some of them were Trico wouldn't listen for s***. I always feed him barrels and pet him though so at one point i just figured it was just jank of the game. Played through the game like 4-5 times total but never actually got to understand how the game works like that internally compared to SOTC where i understand all the ins and outs and how to manipulate the game in my favor
Their is documentation on it out there from both Team Ico and independent researchers (both in the professional sense and YouTube sense) - looking it up thru YT from Team Ico enthusiasts and game developer / science tech ppl on YT would prob be the easiest for a clear breakdown, I remember there being a bunch especially during Covid when more official documentation+ obscure interviews was translated to English and that they had a breakthrough on the behind the scenes look at the engine and how it operates (which if im not mistaken, they're still learning new things about to this day like how it was with SOTC for the longest).
I've also watched the AI breakdown from Fumito interviews, and GDC from people that worked on the game and the research breakdown ppl at.
I wouldn't doubt that there is some random variances tho or at least bugs, but my two playthrough Trico acted mostly the same. Going off of memory tho, I do think my first playthrough was smoother than my 2nd although my 2nd wasn't a major shift.
Spot on like they had a baby
Death Stranding always felt major Team Ico coded to me too lmao with a mixed of the cinematic love from MGS series