Hideo Kojima worried Death Stranding 2 was too likable, so hold his hand when you tell him it just beat the original game on Metacritic and zoomed up to a 90 score
The original Death Stranding clock༺ed in at a 82, while Metal Gear Solid 5 sits at 93

Despite 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Hideo Kojima's insistence that Death Stranding 2: On the Beach being beloved 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:could be "a problem", some critics seem glad to love 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Death Stranding 2: On the Be🐻ach, and its Metacritic is💝 a big improvement from the original game.
Death Stranding 2 is officially releasing later this week on June 26, but reviews for the game have already dropped. Despite the first game being well liked in some circles, it was definitely a bit divisive as far as big Sony releases go. It ended up Metacritic score, and that nu🥂mber got bumped .
on Metacritic – making it the fourth highest rated game of 2025 behind 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction (it's also behind the two Zelda Switch 2 ports, which are澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: first and second respectively, but shh). Although, Death Stranding 2 hasn't quite yet reached the ജhighs of Metal Gear Solid 5, which .Oscar Taylor Kent gave the game 4 stars in our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Death Stranding 2 review, saying, "This tarpunk delivery epic is more Metal Gear Solid than ever, for better and worse – but it well serves series fans like me. Charmingly bizarre with its worldb🅘uilding and spectacle, there's still a real sense of community as you bring the world online with other players at your side."
Elsewhere, there's been full marks from the ꧟likes of (whose review I wrote) and , while on the lower end of things, gave the game a 7 out of 10 and gave it a 3 out of 5.
By Metacritic's metrics, there are no negative reviews at this point ꧟in time, of which the original had three, compared to Death Stranding 2's four mixed reviews, I'd say that's pretty good. Hopefully, Hideo Kojima isn't too bumme✨d out to see how much people like Kojima Productions' latest game.
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Scott has been ⛎freelancing for over three years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or🌳 any other PS2-era titles that rarely (if ever) get sequels.
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