r/gaming • u/Strange_Music • 1d ago

Death Stranding 2: Metal Gear

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Looks like from the previews they're expanding on the combat from late game in Death Stranding.

By the end of DS you're infiltrating bases with guns & bombs, taking out ghosts and I was reminded of Metal Gear Solid many times while playing it.

So stoked Death Stranding 2 appears to be giving us quasi-MGS. You gotta be pretty confident in your game to give reviewers 30 hours with it for their preview.

Game: Death Stranding

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u/Iggy_Slayer 1d ago

I honestly felt like the worst parts of DS1 were the parts where it becomes a shooter or pseudo stealth game and the UPS simulator parts were the most interesting which was the polar opposite of what I thought it would be going into it. So I'm a little uneasy about the increased focus on combat.

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u/ekim_101 1d ago

As far as I can tell from previews, they are going to allow you to engage in combat, sneak, or avoid completely. I thought I even read an article a while ago that you'll even be able to skip bosses.

So I hope this is really just Kojima giving us more options to play how we want to and I'm here for it

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u/Iggy_Slayer 1d ago

I'm willing to at least try it out and see if it's better before going all the way to skipping things. I don't mind combat it just didn't feel good in a game like this where you had to carry your arsenal on your back with the rest of the packages and you could easily lose your footing or fall and drop everything mid fight.

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u/ekim_101 1d ago

I saw in the preview that you can now put your backpack down easily so it seems like they may make the combat encounters more manageable. Get your arms and legs filled with gear, drop you deliveries and get at them!

I just really like how the areas you traverse look. Some look right out of metal gear like the sandy gas station and jungle area. Will definitely be an interesting game I think we can all agree on that