For Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, a mere casual discussion on gameplay had split the player base right at its middle. A few were into calm, quiet sneaking, while others desired to rather run amuck blowing things up. The Official PlayStation Twitter account-in-an-odd-moment-tossed-in-a-clip-to-show-off-all-that-explosive-fun-the-game-had-and-then-were-witness-to-one-of-the-hottest-fan-argument-ever.
The tweet further followed up on the madness, saying, “Stealth is great and all, but sometimes you just have to start blasting.” Honestly, the energy flowed right out from this tweet. The replies ranged everywhere from hype and memes to some serious critiques of combat. Some gamers like @deixeidetentar just kept it straight and said, “STEALTH? Ain’t nobody got time for that. Blowing shit up, ALWAYS.” Then another one, @Ruiri456, goes off-the-radar claims that since the unlocking of the silenced tranq sniper rifle, they haven’t fired a single loud shot ever. Talk about stealth purists.
@joeonpcofficial seems to be one of those who didn’t enjoy watching the spectacle of glamour: “combat is horrible, let’s not joke around… game is great, combat drags it down.” From there, @simonnewme threw in some applause calling it the “best game of the year” due to its “epic scale and cerebral” gameplay.
And the debate kept rolling. @EasilyAblaze recounted letting loose in revenge mode with a multi-rocket launcher for that in-game tragedy; @trencherstorm pretended to “accidentally” cause major havoc in stealth missions. (“Got a fucking A for that.”) Classic Death Stranding moments.
Wild takes, if any, were always going to be a part of the conversation. @SebastienSansc2 went through an extended harangue sundering the game as a “delivery simulator” for “low IQ” players, which…okay, buddy. Meanwhile, @SpaceMonkey0009 found solace in the game, declaring it to be the thing that was going to fill the void left by the Metal Gear Solid series.
Random PlayStation support requests now peppered the feed—thank you, Twitter. @ItzRosas20 begged, “How about you lift my temporary suspension i didn’t do nothing,” while @abq_blixky whined about connectivity issues on the console. The usual.
At the end of the day, this probably was the Death Stranding to which fans yearned for: controversial gameplay, stunning vistas, and that weird Kojima touch. Sneak or blast—it’ll be your choice. Even so, don’t be surprised if a few heads turn toward your particular way of doing things.
Are you team stealth or team explosions? Or maybe both? Well, the game has come out; let the chaos begin!
