Death Stranding 2 (PS5) | PC - March 19, 2026

[Kachiko]

Apparently they have a very acute weakness to acid.

[brozy]

So rolled credits after 127 hours and my immediate thought to sum the game up was to call it Metal Gear Stranding but after sitting on it for a few days (and while that ain't entirely wrong to call it that) i'd say more accurate to actually call it Death Stranding 1.5.

Gameplay wise its just a straight improvement over 1 imo but story wise....if i were to put a number to it i'd say 5/10 at best and keeping it spoiler free all i'll say is that while there were some genuinely fun and bonkers moments overall it just felt like a reduction from 1, still overall i enjoyed my 127 hours of road and zip-line building and i'll more than likely go through it again once the PC version.

[Salodin]

Damn that's saying a lot cause the universe they created in 1 was really interesting, but the story was bare bones and kinda mediocre. To hear the plot took a step back even more is a bummer, but I really do think of this game as a different type of factory simulator so sign me the fuck up once it's released on PC.

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[Andalusian girls]

i thought the story was the best part of 1 tbh, especially Mads Mikkelsen doin his thing, disappointing to hear 2 is a regression

[Gokulo]

The way the story is told is improved, but the story itself is kinda whack. But the gameplay is still addicting as ever

[Salodin]

i thought the story was the best part of 1 tbh, especially Mads Mikkelsen doin his thing, disappointing to hear 2 is a regression

Tell that to the lovers quarrel cutscene they force you to watch for like 30min. After dragging her ass across the country too? Fucking a

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[Malithar]

Finished it a few days ago after 140~ hours and I'm really split on my feelings for it. I agree the gameplay is improved in just about every facet over the original, but that felt like it caused some of the charm and accomplishment from the original to be lost. I felt like I didn't have to interact with the environment or anything much, vehicles, skeletons, and tools just made it all a non-issue too quickly.

Minor not really a spoiler if you've watched trailers.

Spoiler: show

I was really disappointed that it's just UCA v2.0. Part of the excitement of going to another continent was seeing how they dealt with the stranding, what solutions they developed for timefall and such. Instead, you just get to find out that over the course of a year~ UCA installed all the groundwork and it's just the same stuff all over again. And this time, we didn't even have the story thread of reconnecting the country. It was never addressed how or why established characters like Heartman, Deadman, Igor's brother, etc, would ever go to a location and not bring the means to connect to the chiral network to bridge it along all the way. It's just Sam the man with his magic mcguffin necklace coming in behind all the meaningful work connecting things again.

Spoiler question of an endgame cutscene.

Spoiler: show

I feel like I may of missed something, but was it addressed why Lockne/Mama were in the going-to-the-beach cutscene? Everyone else present was there in some fashion. Only thing I took from it was that Lockne created Sam's new Q-pid with her own ha or ka? I don't know if that's right, but she wasn't present on the ship otherwise as far as I understood it. I thought maybe I was looking into it too much and it was just a representation of the people who supported Sam/Fragile, but I doubt it's as simple as that.

[brozy]

Spoiler question of an endgame cutscene.

Spoiler: show

I feel like I may of missed something, but was it addressed why Lockne/Mama were in the going-to-the-beach cutscene? Everyone else present was there in some fashion. Only thing I took from it was that Lockne created Sam's new Q-pid with her own ha or ka? I don't know if that's right, but she wasn't present on the ship otherwise as far as I understood it. I thought maybe I was looking into it too much and it was just a representation of the people who supported Sam/Fragile, but I doubt it's as simple as that.

Spoiler: show

This really threw me as well but after half hearted search i think it might just be she was probably going to play a bigger part but they couldn't get her VA in so they just trimmed out most of the stuff with her in it but giving she created this new Q-Pid it links her to the Drawbridge crew and gives her somewhat of a reason to still to be in there for that bit

Also 100% on it feeling like some of the charm was lost with the improvements, it felt like there wasn't nearly as much terrain harshness to overcome because you got some of this stuff so early.

[6souls]

PC Version - March 19, 2026

PC FEATURES:

Go Beyond with Upscaling Technology
Full integration with NVIDIA’s DLSS, AMD’s FSR and Intel’s XeSS and upscaling and frame generation technologies, allowing you to reach higher output resolutions; enjoy crisp, high-fidelity visuals as you navigate and explore an expansive and unpredictable open world.¹

Unlocked Framerates and Customized Graphical Benchmarks
Benefit from the option of higher framerates as well as tailored graphic settings, for a wide range of hardware – supporting every delivery with solid performance.¹

Ultrawide Display Support
Witness even more of this incredible world with panoramic, super-ultrawide (32:9) support for gameplay, with standard ultrawide (21:9) support for in-game cut scenes.²

Control Customization
Take control with full mouse and keyboard support to suit your play style. Personalize your gameplay further by mapping custom keybinds.

DualSense® integration
Feel the action with full DualSense controller integration. Seize the thrill of combat through haptic feedback, or maintain cargo weight distribution – and steady yourself – using innovative adaptive trigger functionality.³

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3..._ON_THE_BEACH/
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/...e-beach-7773ec

[Andalusian girls]

inshallah finally

[Salodin]

Let's. Fucking. Go.

Time to keep on keeping on

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[brozy]

Only thing im not looking forward to is the aboslute cacophony of signs and item requests again lol other than that i 2nd Lets fucking go.
Do wonder if i'll feel the same way about the story after what? 8 months by the time of release and having replayed DS1 again in that time or if i were being too harsh.

[Gokulo]

https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/...628883241?s=20

[6souls]