By the looks of it,Death Stranding 2: On the Beachappears to be another Hideo Kojima game at the deepest level. Players can expect an engrossing narrative, complex characters, and everything you’d expect from a Kojima-developed game. However, that doesn’t mean the legendary game creator isn’t opposed to offering something new in his games.
In Death Stranding 2, Kojima is making it so that players who are playing the game more for the story than the gameplay won’t be frustrated if they come across encounters they can’t overcome.
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While it’s normal for games to have an “easy” mode as part of its accessibility offerings, Kojima is taking it one step further, as it will let players skip boss fights entirely.
This was revealed by Hideo Kojima during the latest TBS podcast (viaGenki) where it’s mentioned that once a player loses a boss battle (presumably in Easy mode), there will be an extra option on the game over screen below the “continue” option, which will let players clear the boss battle without actually fighting said boss. Instead, players will be treated to images and text descriptions of the battle that will be more of a novel.
While Death Stranding 1’s boss battles weren’t hard to begin with, this should further help gamers who want to experience the story. Those who want to play through the game normally can do so. No word if trophies will be affected by boss skips, but I would imagine so.
While I understand some gamers might feel like this caters to casual gamers, I don’t see anything wrong with it. I mean, the boss fights are still there; this is just another way for players who aren’t so skilled or need help to experience the game for themselves without having to use guides or have someone play the boss fights for them.
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With Death Stranding 2: On the Beach set to be released on June 26, expect more info about the game to surface in the coming weeks and months.
The action-adventure game is a sequel to the 2019 game and once again stars Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) as the protagonist, Sam Porter. This time, Reedus will be joined by Elle Fanning as Tomorrow, Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool & Wolverine) as Rainy, and Luca Marinelli (Mufasa: The Lion King) as Neil.
Expect Death Stranding 2’s release to be exclusive to the PS5, though don’t be surprised to see it announced for PC and Xbox months or years after, much like the first game.
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is the upcoming sequel from Hideo Kojima for Death Stranding. As mysterious and inscrutable as the first game was leading up to launch, details are sparse on this bizarre open-world exploration game.
