Death Stranding 2: Weird, Confusing and a Technical Masterpiece - Beyond 903

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🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is finally almost here, and as one of 2025’s few big PlayStation exclusives, you can see why a lot of PS5 owners would be excited for this one. This week, we’re joined by Simon Cardy, who reviewed DS2 for IGN, to discuss the many things it does right, whether or not that’s enough to win over folks who didn’t live the first game, and also unpack a handful of criticisms of Hideo Kojima’s latest magnum opus. One thing’s for sure, it’s a step up in practically every way from the first game, with better visuals, better paced missions, and a whole arsenal of new gadgets, gear, and guns to help Sam Porter Bridges deliver the mail, fend off BTs, or terrorize roaming bands of ruffians throughout the Australian outback. *** For thousands of years (or at least since the 90s) PlayStation has been pushing the boundaries of the video game medium. For almost as long, Beyond has been along for the ride. Join a panel of passionate playstation experts and enthusiasts including Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Jada Griffin and company. Each week we unpack the latest gaming news, gush about what we’re playing, chat with developers and voice actors and explore the ever-expanding world of PlayStation - and Beyond! Catch a new episode every Wednesday on IGN, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This week’s show is Max Scoville, Jada Griffin, Nick Limon, Simon Cardy, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Beyond and hello and welcome to IGN's weekly PlayStation show.
0:03.0	I'm your host, Max Scoville.
0:04.0	And coming up, we are talking about Death Stranding 2 on the beach.
0:07.0	And that's all we're talking about, so if you don't want to hear it,
0:10.0	consider yourself warned.
0:11.0	And as for spoilers, we will be steering extremely clear of those and keeping things nice and vague,
0:16.0	so don't worry about it.
0:17.0	Now, let's get into it.
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1:44.9	What's up, everybody? I'm joined this week by Jada Griffin, Nick Limon, and the reviewer of Death Stranding 2 on the beach. Simon Cardi. Hello, everybody. Beyond. Beyond. So, Death Stranding 2 is out, and we've all been playing a whole lot of it. Some of us have finished it. Some of us have been chipping away at it.
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