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nornoe.bsky.social · @nornoe.bsky.social@bridge.neodb.net

Rated Death Stranding 2: On the Beach 9/10

[story finished / 211 orders completed / 69h]

story: 4.5⭐
game design: 5⭐
gameplay: 4.5⭐
music & sound design: 5⭐
ui: 4.5⭐

what a sequel, holy shit.

story wise it has everything i was expecting for, following the first game.
maybe a few redundancy here and there and the dialogs could be improved, but i was at the edge of my seat the whole time during the last act. (even tho i guessed the main twist less than 10 hours into the game)

Kojima's way of mixing a serious story with goofy elements is awesome. the exact type of storytelling i love.

to be honest, i'm mostly playing Death Stranding for the story anyway.
even tho the gameplay can be fun and interesting, i cannot say that going back and forth for dozens of hours is what i find appealing in a game.

and yet, i'm having fun?? because while i do that i get to follow the story. not just the main story but the side quests too!
maybe we don't have enough side quests btw. a shit ton of meaningless orders that are only rewarded by likes.
i wanted to do everything and even i got bored of it... my completionist mind is a bit frustrated...

i still love how the gameplay reinvents itself while we progress. i like how we don't start from zero, totally forgetting what we got in the first game. it's refreshing!

third game that takes place in Europe when???

#steam #game

Published 2026-09-16 11:33 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere