Death Stranding 2 just kinda came and went huh

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party_animal07
09/16/2025
11:46 PM
#1
There didn't seem to be much discourse, good or bad, when it released.
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ConfusedTorchic
09/17/2025
12:00 AM
#2
because it stopped being a joke and the people who thought they liked it just came to the realization that it's just boring
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MarshMellow
09/17/2025
12:03 AM
#3
I didn't think anyone liked the first one.
apolloooo
09/17/2025
12:03 AM
#4
Console exclusivity kills games.

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the_crow13
09/17/2025
12:04 AM
#5
I didnt play it but this happens to almost every single player(ish) game that releases. Maybe 1 or two get discussed a month after launch.

i wouldnt say its indicative of the quality of the game. Maybe theres something contentious about a game or its fandom is particularly annoying which extends online discussion
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boxoto
09/17/2025
12:19 AM
#6
I hated it, tbh.

but tbf, that's how it usually goes with single-player games; something like Clair Obscur is an outlier due to its quality and circumstances around it.

for Death Stranding 2, it wasn't as notable since the first game did all of the unique stuff first, and there was no real controversy around the game with the exception of people misrepresenting what Kojima said about it.
Don't you agree, Zach?
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WingsOfGood
09/17/2025
12:20 AM
#7
Kojima was worried it was not divisive enough.

But here you are trying to hate on it. Seems he played you
BearlyWilling
09/17/2025
12:20 AM
#8
There were plenty of people talking about it at release. What are you talking about lol

Just because it wasnt popular on CE doesnt mean it wasnt talked about elsewhere.
Hmm...
bevan306
09/17/2025
12:40 AM
#9
I loved it, if it wasn't such a banger year with expedition 33 and silksong it would easily be my goty
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Jeff_AKA_Snoopy
09/17/2025
12:43 AM
#10
It is one of the highest rated games this year.
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party_animal07
09/17/2025
12:45 AM
#11
WingsOfGood posted...
Kojima was worried it was not divisive enough.

But here you are trying to hate on it. Seems he played you
If I hated it I wouldn't have put 80+ (plus another 30 in the directors cut) hours into both games.

BearlyWilling posted...
There were plenty of people talking about it at release. What are you talking about lol

Just because it wasnt popular on CE doesnt mean it wasnt talked about elsewhere.
I guess so. It just seems like a lot of the major releases have a few discussion topics and I only remember there being like 1 here.
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Prestoff
09/17/2025
12:45 AM
#12
It got a lot of buzz when it came out (especially from the Kojima fanboys), but I'll be honest I greatly disliked the first game so I doubt I would like the sequel. I just found the gameplay loop really really boring.

But I think the biggest hurdle against Death Stranding 2 is that it's a console exclusive, so it's reach can only go so far. I think it might get more life in there if it releases on PC like Stellar Blade or just become another fart in the wind like FF16.
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obliteratus
09/17/2025
12:50 AM
#13
MarshMellow posted...
I didn't think anyone liked the first one.


It is amazing.
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wanderingshade
09/17/2025
01:40 AM
#14
I mean I played it, what's there to talk about other than how much I love Lea Seydoux in it?
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Smashingpmkns
09/17/2025
01:44 AM
#15
I'm still playing through it. Fantastic game.
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Metal_Gear_Raxis
09/17/2025
02:31 AM
#16
I still wanna know why people like Norman Reedus so much. Not just Kojima.
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AsucaHayashi
09/17/2025
02:42 AM
#17
I would talk about it if it were on pc
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AbstraktProfSC2
09/17/2025
03:10 AM
#18
wanderingshade posted...
I mean I played it, what's there to talk about

I HATED Death Stranding 1 after playing it for 10ish hours around release but I eventually gave it another chance recently. Finished it and went onto the second one
DS2 was talked about. but there isnt much to talk about after a few weeks
I enjoyed my time with both games and am looking forward to the movie
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Jiggy101011
09/17/2025
04:18 AM
#19
apolloooo posted...
Console exclusivity kills games.

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K-driver
09/17/2025
06:13 AM
#20
CE is really hit or miss on whether or not a new popular game gets discussed about at all. I don't think I've even seen anyone mention Abiotic Factor at all.
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papayapanda
09/17/2025
06:37 AM
#21
WingsOfGood posted...
Kojima was worried it was not divisive enough.

But here you are trying to hate on it. Seems he played you
Classic Kojima.
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MaxEffingBemis
09/17/2025
07:00 AM
#22
I want to play it for Elle Fanning tbh
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Error1355
09/17/2025
07:42 AM
#23
I beat the game and I'm still playing it trying to get 5 stars with everyone, and maybe eventually complete every delivery.

I'm about 150 hours in already lol.
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tripleh213
09/17/2025
07:43 AM
#24
Meh
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Murphiroth
09/17/2025
07:45 AM
#25
Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
I still wanna know why people like Norman Reedus so much. Not just Kojima.

Solid actor and seems like a chill guy, like he'd be fun to have in your blunt rotation.
boxoto
09/17/2025
07:55 AM
#26
IMO, he was the worst person to use as the lead for the game. all of the other characters (with the exception of Amelie, who's similarly dull) had more personality when it came to their delivery and performance between both games.

like, imagine playing someone who didn't just grunt at stuff, and instead it was Higgs, Diehard-Man, Heartman, and so on.
Don't you agree, Zach?
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Error1355
09/17/2025
08:01 AM
#27
boxoto posted...
IMO, he was the worst person to use as the lead for the game.

I personally loved the realistic personality change from DS1 to DS2 as he got more open with others. He plays a stubborn pissed off loner real good.
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Murphiroth
09/17/2025
08:02 AM
#28
Sam just grunting at stuff is down to the writing and direction I'd say, not his performance. Sam is the way he is because Kojima wanted him that way; any other actor would be the doing the same grunting and low energy performance. He's depressed and sad! Everything kind of sucks, it makes sense.
Hayame_Zero
09/17/2025
08:08 AM
#29
I've seen plenty of people say it's one of their GotY.

We just gonna keep making this same topic for every hyped single-player game that's already a few months old, or...?
...I think I'm done here...
boxoto
09/17/2025
08:11 AM
#30
true, it's mostly the writing/direction, but maybe it's mostly because I only recognize him from TWD and Blade outside of the DS games, but there's nothing that made me feel like him being him really added to the experience.

Error1355 posted...
I personally loved the realistic personality change from DS1 to DS2 as he got more open with others. He plays a stubborn pissed off loner real good.
I dunno, outside of him hugging more people, there were a few interactions in the second game that had me scratching my head.
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