Topic: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | OT

It's basically the same grind (time wise), like I said above I'm a little disappointed that are nearly the same but on the other hand I get why they have done it. I've always said some trophies list are unbearable and actually changed my feelings on the the game itself! (looking at you FF7 Rebirth)

I might give the plat a miss then!

The reason I didn't attempt it in the first game was that I knew I would end up hating the game afterwards because of how tediously long it would be.

I finished this the other night and I've been thinking about it ever since. Listening to the soundtrack at work. Still working on the platinum. Even considered going back and replaying the first one and then replaying this again. I've lost my mind and gone Death Stranding mad.

I don't know why considering I loved the first one, but I wasn't expecting this game to get me as good as it did. I kinda thought it was a known quantity and I'd like it but I wasn't expecting it to blow me away like it did. The last few hours of this are absolutely wild. Tonal whiplash you don't usually see this side of a Yakuza game. It drifts between being deeply sad and laughably absurd with reckless abandon and you kinda have to just sit back and admire the audacity of the whole thing.

There's at least three things that happen in this game that are so ridiculous that you can't believe they're even in the game. Surely, someone at Kojima Productions should have said something. "Kojima-san, are you sure we should be putting this in the game during this pivotal story moment?" Or maybe they did and they got overruled. Whatever happened I'm glad it happened.

A truly ridiculous, and surprisingly moving game. New characters rule, story is a winner, banger ending, gameplay is better than the first one, great soundtrack. Game of the year? Maybe.

@johncalmc That’s really high praise, man. Especially considering you were in a bit of a gaming funk right before this and trying to find something epic enough to fill the void. The GOTY debates are going to be really great this year with so many 10/10’s.

Patch notes: https://twistedvoxel.com/death-stranding-2-update-1-007-relea...

Nothing major to report.

Sooo I finally got the platinum last night (approx 116 hours) and I've got to say "connecting hearts and minds" trophy is 1000x worse then "best beloved". You'll grow to hate the following 3 people The adventuerer, the Tar therapist and the Observatory in the moutains, when I say it takes ages to max them out, I MEAN it, but oh it gets worse, for some bizarre reason standard orders are on a timer now, meaning you will have to wait for X amount of time before you can redeploy them. I feel these need patching because these three preppers took me 20 hours which is just terrible. Pro tip for anyone who want to know what standard orders are available use the search bar in the mission tab (wish I knew about that sooner) and use the coffin board as it's easily the fastest mode of transport minus the monorail. Overall the game is still in a 10/10 but just like FF7 Rebirth this trophy list has put me off doing a second play through anytime soon.

@Oram77 Congrats on the Platinum! You got it in no time at all. Meanwhile I'm still at episode 6 of Death Stranding 1!

(I'm so glad I stopped chasing platinums some time ago. Part of me is an extreme completionist, but I just don't have that kind of time if I want to be able to play multiple games each year.

I'm glad trophies are there, for those with time to spare, but I looked at a trophy list like Rebirth or Death Stranding and was like "it sounds more like a time sink than a challenge".)

@Herculean I actually only finished Death Stranding 1 a week before DS2 came out! how are you finding it so far, I assume you are playing the directors cut version?

Funny enough us talking about FF7 Rebirth and it's brutal trophy list, the devs actually acknowledged they were bad and also FF7R part 3 will have "easier" ones, if we can belive that.

Did the APAS enhancement not help to make them shorter?

116 hours has confirmed that I will not be going for this plat!

@Jackthelad93 I had that perk on the whole time, not sure how much of a difference it gives?? But I don't blame you for not going for it, just enjoy the game for what it is.

The subtitles included in the disc (physical release) are globally or locally? Will all subtitles be included regardless of the country you buy the disc?

Can someone that has bought the disc please check?

For example, if I buy the disc from the UK (or any other country) will it have Greek subtitles?

Thanks everyone in advance!

@Oram77 I turned in my impressions somewhere here on the forums. I played the Director's Cut, but I don't know what was or wasn't a part of that version specifically.

I'm glad I finally played it, and will definitely play the sequel at some point. But not immediately. I really enjoyed my time, but the game was also way longer than I anticipated. I think I played it for 65 hours. So first I'll play Bananza or Refantazio. Didn't decide yet...

I feel like the platinum in this one is actually worse than the original. It's years since I did that so maybe I'm remembering it wrong. But it's taking forever to five star everyone. I'm up to 120 hours. Admittedly, I have been messing about too, and I haven't exactly been well organised. Still. I love Death Stranding, but there's absolutely no need for this grind.

I'm still going through the story and I'm really not enjoying the slow trudge through the snowy mountains. Even using vehicles is a ball ache.

@Pacific The gameplay loop is addictive! But I remember not enjoying the snowy mountain section in the first game, but I think this one feels even more tedious than that!

Not to mention that yesterday there was an avalanche that I had no way of avoiding! 😠

I've nearly finished the story. Only got the last three episodes to complete.

That Charlie scene in episode 13 was... interesting.