Death Stranding 2 - Kojima at it again

[Capwn]

It's 100% happening tonight at the Game Awards (probably) so I'm getting in quick and taking ownership of this thread like I did with the first game. What do we all want in a Death Stranding sequel?

 

Anyone who says stuff like 'Shorter cutscenes!' will be banned.

[Number 28]

Longer cutscenes and at least two choices of energy drink!

[Dark Soldier]

Some element of enjoyment would be nice

[Kayin Amoh]

Someone who knows how human beings speak writing the dialogue this time around.

 

A quick skip option to immediately bypass all cutscenes.

[Alan Stock]

An editor for Kojima. A story that's more baked into the actual gameplay. Better and less clunky combat, or ideally no traditional combat altogether.

[Capwn]

Oh look all the doubters coming in. Once you see the trailer, you'll all feel ashamed of your words and deeds. 

 

What I'm most excited about is that this is going to be built for the PS5 from the ground up, there is no other Sony AAA game we know of that is PS5 only. I believe this is going to be the first true next gen game of this era.

[Hitcher]

Sam goes on strike for better pay and conditions.

[tejinashi]

Still haven't played the first one, but I'm looking forward to some sort of reveal tonight. Maybe a short trailer.

 

The original is currently £20.99 on Steam, btw.

 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850570/DEATH_STRANDING_DIRECTORS_CUT/

[Stevie]

I would love a mathematics minigame that you could enjoy between hauling missions. Preferably some algebra. 

[Kevvy Metal]

34 minutes ago, Alan Stock said:

An editor for Kojima. A story that's more baked into the actual gameplay. Better and less clunky combat, or ideally no traditional combat altogether.

God no! 

[Sarlaccfood]

For Kojima to be able to do what he wants, as the last game was a masterpiece.

[PaB]

Death stranding was one of the very best games of the last gen and in the top 10 of all time.

 

DS2 is going to be crazy Kojima brilliance. 

[Unofficial Who]

37 minutes ago, Alan Stock said:

An editor for Kojima. A story that's more baked into the actual gameplay. Better and less clunky combat, or ideally no traditional combat altogether.

 

The crazy thing is he can edit. Those trailers were a masterclass. It's just with the full game he doesn't trust his audience enough!

 

So an editor and more trust that we'll either follow the weird stuff or make up our own theories.

[K]

Death Stranding was incredible - a big-budget first party blockbuster that was highly original, took risks, and heavily discouraged you from killing anyone. I’m at the front of the queue for any sequel, and this is coming from someone who disliked all of Kojima’s games up until Metal Gear Solid V. 

[Kayin Amoh]

Look, it was a pretty great game. But I hated it the first time around because I was enough of a moron to watch all the cutscenes and listen to all the dialogue.

 

I'd like more variable weather, a need to shelter for real, some sort of hardcore mode where your shoes degrade unwholesomely fast, more infrastructure to build (supply lines and settlements?) and more of the actual game. 

 

Wait. Sam could contextually slap anyone who talks too long with the push of a button. That, please.

[stir fry]

That the game doesn't completely plateau once you unlock ziplines and the entire game turns into a setting up ziplines simulator

 

I liked DS a lot but it definitely felt like a first stab at an ambitious idea that wasn't quite there. The most innovative AAA 7/10 of the generation, so the sequel should be ace

 

Also I hope I can skip every single cutscene, don't do the GoW Ragnarok thing where cutscenes and gameplay are interweaved. After that first game, I'm completely checked out on this stupid and boring story. I'm just here to life the heavy boxes around, thanks

[PaB]

Imagine actively wanting to skip kojima cutscenes. It’s like watching raging bull and fast forwarding to the fighting bits . 

[Strafe]

After the intro level you find out you don’t play as Norman Reedus anymore and the main character is Ivor’s reanimated corpse. Rather than having to rest and drink energy drinks you have to sew your feet or legs back on when they fall off.

[cubik]

57 minutes ago, Kayin Amoh said:

Someone who knows how human beings speak writing the dialogue this time around.

 

A quick skip option to immediately bypass all cutscenes.

I'd prefer an option to skip the gameplay and keep the cutscenes

[Strafe]

If anything this thread shows that Kojima’s goal of uniting people through his ‘strand type’ game has been an unmitigated failure.

[Flanders]

I would genuinely be content with just a bunch more maps to navigate and build delivery routes on.

[footle]

Longer cutscenes. Why even bother with the illusion of interactivity? think of what could be done with the graphics on a PS5 if you didn't have to allow players to play?

[amc]

Fucking hell, is this on tonight, no thread for it?

 

I don't think I've watched any of the previous shows, just a compilation of any announced games on YouTube afterwards. Is it a shit show or worth waiting up for?

 

Either way, think I'll watch it, got some Draught Guinness and a new official gravity glass with a knock off Nitrosurge to try out. Came from Amazon a few hours ago and was going to wait until tomorrow night to try it all out but a few announcements and a dash of cringe seems like the perfect occasion to pour a glass or two.

 

12.30am is only the bullshit pre show nonsense isn't it? Need to Google what time I'd get to see something worthwhile.

 

EDIT* Duh! on tomorrow, fuck it, I'm having a Guinness anyway.

[englishbob]

Kojima redefines the words "long cutscenes"

[englishbob]

1 hour ago, K said:

Death Stranding was incredible - a big-budget first party blockbuster that was highly original, took risks, and heavily discouraged you from killing anyone. I’m at the front of the queue for any sequel, and this is coming from someone who disliked all of Kojima’s games up until Metal Gear Solid V. 

 

High praise indeed - I'm in the same boat - MSG V was the only one I thought was a game - rather than a silly interactive film where you didn't get to play for about an hour at a time

[englishbob]

Thinking about it - the perfect partnership would be Kojima Productions doing the next full Persona game - whereby you have to sit through 18 days of story in real time, before pressing X and continuing on for another 9 days before the game starts for real.

[Kevvy Metal]

I’ve mentioned before in a few threads but just before the game released I broke my leg and basically couldn’t walk at all for around four months, and I spent a lot of it just playing this game, the freedom inherent in the game was liberating to my situation and for that I shall forever love it. I almost rinsed the whole thing too. 

[Keyboard Koala]

3 hours ago, Capwn said:

Oh look all the doubters coming in. Once you see the trailer, you'll all feel ashamed of your words and deeds. 

 

What I'm most excited about is that this is going to be built for the PS5 from the ground up, there is no other Sony AAA game we know of that is PS5 only. I believe this is going to be the first true next gen game of this era.

 

Wouldn't FF XVI more or less fit that bill though - for 6 months?

[Keyboard Koala]

[Alan Stock]

I suppose I should point out that the things I listed are merely the things I'd like to see changed. Other than that I'm happy if everything else is pretty much the same, I thought Death Stranding was a great game. Just add more variety, smooth out the story elements and job's a good 'un.