Fans Label Death Stranding The Best And Worst Game They've Ever Played
Hideo Kojima is hard at work on Death Stranding 2 with the maverick game developer enlisting A-list talent once again. French star Léa Seydoux has been recording her parts while Kojima has posted photos of himself alongside American actress Elle Fanning on the set of Death Stranding 2.
While fans may be eagerly anticipating its release, this sequel is likely still to be a ways away yet. Voice lines are usually sorted earlier in a game's development cycle so there's probably a fair amount of work to do, so suggestions DS2 could be launching in 2024 or even 2025 aren't out of the question. Meanwhile, a recent Reddit post on the first game has blown up since it reveals just how conflicted players are over it.
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"The best and worst game I've ever played" the post reads on the popular gaming subreddit, which has drawn thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments in a day. The OP elaborates on what they mean.
The best and worst game I’ve ever played
by u/Ingrown_inkling in gaming
"My feelings couldn’t be more mixed over this one", the OP writes. "I started off laughing at its ridiculous nature, then spent 40 hours addictively delivering packages and upgrading roads, and finally got totally lost in the 3+ hour ending. It’s a mix of genius and meaningless indulgence."
They go on to applaud the game's music, direction, set-pieces, world-building and acting, and being astounded at the visual beauty. But also find the controls incredibly clunky and the story "painfully convoluted" at times. This honest appraisal seemed to give permission to many others to reveal their contrasting thoughts.
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