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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was one of the biggest highlights of the recent PlayStation State of Play, to no one's surprise. Kojima Production's next title looks pretty incredible and as strange and mysterious as the first one which is more than enough to get us into full hype mode.
So far, we've seen plenty of the world, characters and story bits but the biggest Death Stranding 2 info dump just came from Hideo Kojima himself in his new YouTube show called HideoTube.
Kojima revealed new details about the plot, some specific characters like Fragile, the iconic puppet and the inspiration behind it and much more. Fans of the series will be happy to hear that the game is shaping up great as the developers already have all the assets ready as they gear towards the 2025 release.
Death Stranding 2 story, characters and world information
Here is the breakdown of all of the Death Stranding 2 information that Hideo Kojima recently shared (via Kami).
- State of Play trailer was captured on PS5. Kojima thinks the graphics will improve even more.
- Production timeline: "The assets are ready we just need to construct them." Japanese audio dubbing will begin this year for release in 2025.
- Sam can now remove his backpack for lighter movement and combat.
- Real-time terrain deformation is in the game. Roads can be cut off via earthquakes, forest fires, floods, etc.
- The ship is called the Magellan. It serves as a moving base that accompanies Sam on deliveries. It can also go underground.
- When Sam connects to the Chiral Network, the ship can move freely to those areas. You can also call it to you.
- The game is on a different continent outside of America, where Sam has gone to connect the Chiral Network.
- Fragile starts a new group called Drawbridge to connect regions outside the UCA. She is their leader and "no longer her weak self from the past."
- A private entity has to go setup the network because If the UCA goes it can be regarded as an invasion.
- The 'Second Hand' that Fragile has will be a big part of the game
- The model for the puppet is Fatih Akin, a German director. You'll travel with him by your side and can converse with him on deliveries. "Why he became that way, you'll learn as you play the game."
- The cat on George Miller's shoulder is inspired by Captain Harlock
- "Lots of vehicles"
- Elle Fanning's character is 'mysterious', could be friend or foe.
- Those robotic samurais seem to be important. Higgs might help us against them at some point.
- The sequel starts not long after the end of DS1
- The character on the table in the beginning is Elle Fanning's character
- "Lou who should've existed, actually didn't"
- Higgs will be singing a lot
- The tarlike substance in the body also ages things like Timefall
- Lou got shot and turned into a ghost in the first trailer
To be honest, we're quite surprised by the amount of details that Hideo Kojima revealed in this first episode of HideoTube show reboot. We pretty much learned some very important plot details and even what kind of role characters like Fragile and others play in the sequel.
One of the most exciting things here is certainly how the terrain can deform, especially if it's not scripted. That could allow for some great and unique gameplay moments for each player.
All in all, we are certainly eager to hear and see more of Death Stranding 2 which is shaping up to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 2025 on PlayStation 5.
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