DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

[h2]The direct sequel to the most special open-world game of all time[/h2] Death Stranding 2: On the Beach takes the torch passed from its predecessor and holds it high. Just about every single aspect, whether it be story, gameplay, visuals or characters, is better in the sequel, yet Death Stranding 2, while being great, isn't as special as the original. This is due to a couple of reasons: [h2]The disappointments[/h2] You can only experience the world of Death Stranding for the first time once. Encountering the most basic BT in the original was more thrilling than any subsequent ones, no matter their size or scope. Death Stranding 2 chose to be a refined continuation of the first game rather than a new never-before experienced genre like the first. Death Stranding was zero to one. Death stranding 2 is one to two. That's not a bad thing, but it does limit how special it can feel. The biggest issue however is how closely it matches the first in parts where it really didn't need to. At times it seriously felt like a remix of first game structurally, and not in a meta way. I won't get into details to avoid spoilers. On a technical note, the main issue I had was the incomprehensible decision to have only one master volume slider and none for music, voices or game sounds. It would have been nice to have a film grain toggle as well. [h2]Where Kojima Productions cooked[/h2] The game starts and ends incredibly strong story-wise. It can feel flat for a while, but it makes it worth it by the end. The new characters are all likeable to a T, and most of the returning characters are further fleshed out. I will note that the dialogue can at times be a bit on the nose and "marvel-ey", which I found to not fit the game well. The best part about the sequel in my eyes is the return of true Kojima-isms. Think Fragile's extra hands from the trailers. Those are the kinds of strong visual idiosyncrasies I love Kojima for, and there are plenty of them in Death Stranding 2. I also have to quickly praise the music and graphics. The sense of scale is wild, and the lighting gives the world many different faces, all beautiful. The contrast between technology and nature (and the soul and material) have always made for beautiful art. Gameplay-wise, it's the same loop, but with new toys and new adversaries. The same addictive urge to deliver is even stronger in the second game. That's partly due to the many amazing QOL features they added. Combat has also been majorly overhauled and plays a bigger role this time round. [h2]Grateful that we got another one[/h2] Death Stranding is a refined taste and it's a welcome surprise that they were able to make another one. Unc's still got it and I can't wait to see what else Kojima's got in store for us.

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耗时近60小时通关了，上一作大概用了80个小时，只卡关一次，后来降低难度过去的，然后又改回难度打到通关，好玩又好看，电影化叙事的典范，音乐超棒。 每次走进结点城的时候都要回头看看不知道是为了什么…… 超多熟悉的面孔，大概是明星参与最多的游戏。 提前被豆包给剧透了，导致最后一章的悬念没了，当然，知道结局是一回事，体验剧情又是另外一回事。 本来想慢慢来的，后来在雪山爬山太麻烦，就推进主线，结果一发不可收拾，现在通关了再把支线做一做，也就差不多了。 26年过了一半，这个游戏是我最喜欢的一个。 26年也是在外漂泊的一年，在某种意义上，就和山姆在澳大利亚漂泊差不多，或许这就是我的冥滩。

[strike] 与识质存在同为对抗日本少子化的秘密武器 [/strike] 几乎是1代的全方位进化。开局不久后就能拿到卡车送货，上车的按键判定也做宽了很多，不会像1代卡车上车前总会化身神秘打拳男了，卡车还能使用武器或支援装备；地编大幅进化，每个节点城都规划了一条可以让卡车或者摩托开进去的路线；1代刚拿到摩托不久就摆个碎石滩的问题也无了。 武器、随身建筑，无论是花样还是数量都大大增加；剧情演出和演员演技依旧保持了1代的高水准；游戏整体也回归了小岛以往（MGSV之前）的风格... 但就像开头所说：“几乎”是全方位的进化。如果要说对比1代缺了什么的话，我想是缺了鏖战完BT，站在山顶，俯瞰港口节点城，一边听着Asylums for the feeling，一边奔向冰岛的荒原时，那份触动吧。那是我游戏生涯中永远无法忘记的风景。 不过有一说一，看到剧情最后小岛回归了自己的舒适区时，还是很难绷得住。虽然知道这个地方小岛肯定有另外的深意，知道他又在用幽默和荒诞的表现手法，去结构严肃的命题；想归这么想，但看到“Good God！”和“速弹回击”以及各种打破第四面墙，还能不乐出来，那我真是这个了👍

I rarely post reviews, but this game is simply one of the best things that I ever got to expirience

Cujima

ABSOLUTE KOJIMA

Es un upgrade en todo sentido respecto a su predecesor. El arte es fantástico y la selección musical también. Lo único que lamento, es que no hayan aprovechado más las mecánicas ambientales, pudieron tener mucha mayor relevancia. Death Stranding es muy buen juego si lo abordas con mente abierta, y te gustan las ñoñerias 10/10