SCORE: 4 / 5 Story: 4/5 In my opinion, the story was good. It offered fun, drama, induced fear and made me cry for many reasons. But compared to the story of the first game, it was quite predictable and most plot twists were pretty obvious. Visuals: 5/5 Bloody gorgeous. Everything from textures, lighting, facial expression, skin texture.. it almost looked real, even on a regular PS5. Soundtrack: 4/5 The music was awesome and helped portraying the emotions that were intended for the scenes. I give it only 4 out of 5 stars because almost everything was copyrighted, without an option to mute these tracks, and some of these would have blocked my video in some countries. I wish there would've been a streamer mode. Gameplay: 4/5 They introduced some new vehicles, weapons and gear that added to the gameplay. The UI was simplified and thankfully didn't require tons of confirming anymore. Movement across the world felt very smooth, as the terrain was more traversable, even without highways. In combat Sam felt a bit sluggish, despite the rudimentary "dodge". Aiming with guns felt horrible to me. Slightly touching the analog stick and the camera moved across the screen. I got the "Aim Assist" APAS enhancement, which helped on still standing enemies, but having to aim, un-aim, aim again on moving targets. Adjusting the sensitivity only worked for a bit, after an Update it was awful again. You might say it's a skill issue, but I never had any problems in games like TLOU, RE, RDR etc. Enjoyment: Apart from the aforementioned aim, I LOVED playing this game. Difficulty: I didn't do any sub orders or build highways at all and had very few moments in which I struggled to progress, only towards the end, and that, again, was due to the aim. 😂 Audience: Death Stranding 2 doesn't feature gore, blood or nudity, but I'd still suggest it for adults due to the complexity of the story. Grind: Not necessary to progress, but there are plenty things you can do if you'd like to! Replayability: Same as the first game, I don't see myself replaying this game, since the story won't change. What's Unique: Just like the first title, I loved seeing the constructions of fellow porters and leaving them likes to show my appreciation. How did you like Death Stranding 2: On The Beach?

< disclaimer: I discontinued the game after 10 hours, in the chapter "Forest World (2nd)" > SCORE: 3.5 / 5 Story: 4/5 The story and concept of the game is very interesting. The idea to have your save haven be corrupted is absolutely terrifying. The 'corruption' of Silent Hill spreading over other towns is also exciting yet terrifying. Visuals: 3.5/5 For its time okay! The first person mode was hard to look at in my opinion, you need to get really close into the textures to interact with them and it hurt my eyes. Soundtrack: 4/5 Nice, eerie tunes that add to the atmosphere. Gameplay: 1.5/5 While the concept and the idea for this game might be great, the execution is in my opinion, lacking. I struggled with the controls throughout the game, which made things harder. But once I reached the second half of the game, I had no fun whatsoever anymore. Without spoiling too much but give you an idea: In the first half, you can heal in your apartment, so you just have to make it from save point to save point. In the second half, they remove that. On it's own not that bad, there are still a few scarce health items scattered about, you can just run past enemies, right? .. wrong. They also give you an injured companion that needs to be close to you, otherwise you can't go through doors and progress. So I had to fight OR wait for that companion infront of doors while being under attack by multiple enemies and no chance of healing. Since ammo is also scarce you can't just shoot your way through from a save distance either. I quit the game in "2nd Forest World", because to be honest, my life is too short to waste it with games I don't like. Sorry, I know it's harsh, but that's how I felt. Difficulty: The biggest difficulty is to endure the pain of the gameplay. I wasn't strong enough haha 😂 Enjoyment: The controls are already annoying, I missed the tank controls. But removing the healing in the apartment together with the companion just made this pure frustration for me from the 2nd half onwards. I just wanted it to be over. Audience: Definitely adults! Grind: If you run past enemies or use melee weapons as much as possible, grinding is not really necessary, at least as far as I got. Bugs: I played the GOG version and didn't have any bugs! Replayability: I can't really judge, as I haven't even managed to endure the first playthrough 😂