Why “stranding” is being discussed
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Death Stranding 1 at least was a fairly large commercial success. 5 million copies sold, critical darling, and a hugely original put at doing something new. https://en…
by dbspin · Sep 10, 2026
I got Death Stranding on a Steam sale, was thrilled to play my first Hideo Kojima game, but couldn't finish it; so I understand why it has little appeal to some people. Some of…
by ASalazarMX · Sep 10, 2026
I'm not so sure about that. Death Stranding 2 was expensive and didn't do all that well.
by vor_ · Sep 10, 2026
> I mean every time that Kojima made a game it turned out to be something that people talk about for years on. But the second it gets slightly more ambitious investors get their…
by vor_ · Sep 10, 2026
Kojima is infamous for being difficult to work with as well as expensive, and Death Stranding 2 didn't do that well after the already-divisive Death Stranding. I think describin…
by vor_ · Sep 10, 2026
Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2 come to mind.
by vor_ · Sep 10, 2026
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