Jin, his uncle, and other characters have notable facial animations, and most of that is done through heartbreak. The characters feel utterly tragic as they helplessly defend their home and scramble for a sense of honor in Ghost of Tsushima ’s beautifully crafted story and charact

A Plague Tale: Innocence put a magnifying glass on the nature of sibling relationships, revealing both the good and bad. When a terrible rat plague hits and the Inquisition arrives, Amicia has to flee with her younger brother, Hugo. Though she tries her best to protect him, she sometimes gets things wrong, Fileprohost says and this causes complications in their relationships. The eighth generation also brought the Life is Strange series. The first game, released in 2015, centered on a student named Max who discovers she has the power to turn back time. Though she attempts to use it to help her friends, things do not always wind up going the way she intends them to. The game deals with heavy themes such as grief and suicide, though the topics were dealt with sensitively enough for the series to gather a cult follow

While Death Stranding will always have its fans that love the game for what it is, a sequel could still stand to improve on its strand-type formula. These are just a few of the worst things about the original Death Stranding that could stand to be improved. It's still very early, with plenty of time for **Death Stranding 2 ** to learn from the mistakes of what came bef

The facial animation in The Last of Us Part 2 is heartbreakingly beautiful. The grief and rage felt by Ellie propels the player forward in a mutual quest for revenge against those that killed Joel . Each character has such care in their expressions, whether they are saying something or otherw

A simple variation on missions can be a big improvement for those looking for a change of pace from Death Stranding 's walking simulation and cargo management . Perhaps the player has to retrieve a package from BT-infested lands or has to eliminate a particularly strong BT threatening a route. Maybe another Mule had to drop their delivery and Sam has to pick it up and finish it. Anything to change up the mundane formula would be much more fun for those that need the change of pace while ultimately not affecting the overall feel of the g

The way that God of War: Ragnarok tells such a human story with these god characters is genius and emotional. Kratos has great body language and facial animations, ones that show his anger or worry clearly, just as the game does with its other charact

This extremely alien and unrecognizable vision of America arguably strengthens the game’s themes, instead of conflicting with them. Death Stranding’s resemblance to Iceland does not appear to be accidental. A PBS Nature episode called Iceland: Fire and Ice notes that " Iceland is a mere child in geologic terms ." Death Stranding predicted the future in a variety of ways, but with its geography, it reaches into the ancient past of the Earth. The game imagines an America reshaped by geological processes, with countless years compressed into the mere decades since the Death Stranding event took place thanks to the influence of Timefall. The literal imagery of America is not recognizable to players familiar with the real-world country, while the game’s themes symbolize an America that is becoming something unrecognizable thanks to increasing polarization, as the population is spiritually separated by insurmountable political divi

Kojima has continued to stoke Death Stranding 2 rumors on Twitter where, in October, he posted a picture of himself with Eric Lempel and Craig Malanka, who are the top executives of PlayStation's marketing department. Many saw this as a hint that Kojima Productions may be partnering with Sony for something big. Not long after, he posted a picture of himself with the head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst, and with Elle Fanning in a video call. Sleuthing fans noticed that Geoff Keighley was also part of the video call. In both images, he is wearing a shirt that features the same baby doll that often appears in Death Strandi

Fighting humans also doesn't fit in much with the themes of Death Stranding , which leans very much into actively encouraging kindness and cooperation. Fighting human enemies not only tests one's patience on this front but is antithetical to this theme. The otherworldly and often terrifying BTs of Death Stranding are a much more nuanced enemy that should be focused on in Death Stranding 2 , while human enemies should be removed altogether or at least reserved for high-profile bos

It is no secret that Death Stranding is repetitive and that is seemingly by design. At its core, Death Stranding is a walking simulator with Norman Reedus as a deliveryman. In this respect, there is a heavy degree of repetition as players take packages from point A to point B with very little else to consider. There are side events the players can explore, but these rarely merit anything more than additional packages to deliver from point A to point B. While many players enjoy this type of gameplay, it can be a dull affair for others and there isn't much reason it has to be such a ch