Demise Stranding 2: On the Seashore was featured closely throughout Sony’s January State of Play presentation. The PlayStation 5 sequel is popping out in 2025, however whereas it’s nonetheless over a yr away, we did study lots about it within the almost 10 minutes of recent footage from the present. Unsurprisingly, maybe, for a sport helmed by Hideo Kojima, plenty of it appears incomprehensible out of context, we are able to nonetheless break down what we all know up to now. So let’s head to the seaside and dive into Demise Stranding 2.
The solid is stuffed with new and outdated faces
Kojima Productions likes to solid big-name actors in its initiatives, and Demise Stranding 2 continues this custom. Returning solid members Norman Reedus, Lea Seydoux, and Troy Baker will reprise their roles as Sam, Fragile, and Higgs, and have appeared extensively within the sequel’s early trailers. Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, Mad Max director George Miller, and filmmaker Fatih Akin be part of the solid as new characters. Director Hideo Kojima has confirmed that Mads Mikkelsen will not return as Clifford Unger, which might be not a shock to anybody who completed the primary sport.
The story will see Sam constructing bridges once more
We nonetheless don’t know lots concerning the trivialities of Demise Stranding 2’s story, however broadly, it follows Sam as he makes an attempt to attach one other a part of the world. The primary sport was all about America, whereas the sequel takes issues to Mexico, the place folks “are all unfold out, reduce off from each other” as a result of titular Demise Stranding phenomenon, as Fragile describes. She’s working for a civilian outfit known as Drawbridge, which appears to be like to carry the world collectively in the identical approach the logistics firm Bridges did for America in Demise Stranding. All through Sam’s journey, he’ll meet some new allies like a dwelling puppet (Akin), and be reunited with outdated enemies like returning antagonist Higgs who fights with a guitar. It kinda guidelines. There’s nonetheless no phrase on whether or not Geoff Keighley’s Ludens Fan will return or not.
Demise Stranding 2 will carry again the supply and taking pictures components
As we noticed within the newest trailer, On the Seashore appears to be like prefer it options plenty of the identical gameplay components as the unique. Most of Sam’s journey is spent delivering packages throughout treacherous territory, whether or not that hazard comes from the terrain, the weather, otherworldly monsters, or killer robots. The State of Play showcased some stealth and taking pictures components, as properly, however didn’t linger on them for very lengthy. There are additionally just a few photographs of Sam driving autos round, so hopefully, some deliveries received’t simply have you ever shifting round on foot. Will the piss bomb return? Solely time will inform. We will virtually definitely anticipate the unique sport’s asynchronous multiplayer components to return, as properly, via which gamers will help one another by constructing helpful buildings, leaving ladders in helpful spots, and in any other case serving to to make crossing the tough panorama somewhat simpler.
Demise Stranding 2 will launch subsequent yr on PlayStation 5
For the second, Demise Stranding 2: On the Seashore is a PlayStation 5 unique. Nevertheless, that may not be the case for lengthy. The unique Demise Stranding began out as a PS4 sport in 2019 underneath Sony, then was ported to PC in 2020 with 505 Video games publishing. So whereas there’s no affirmation that that is the plan for the sequel, there’s precedent for Demise Stranding 2 to return to different platforms after the PS5 model launches in 2025.