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Sam, on the other hand, is more about making connections to others, hearing their story and their dialogue. It's about the world and these disconnecting events far more than it is about Sam, and without a solid lead character, the emotion frays. That's not to say Bridges and the world around him isn't an interesting character, but when it comes to development and emotional attachment, Arthur Morgan takes the Death Stranding ca


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Yet, while each appear to ostensibly be aiming for the exact same thing, RDR2 seemingly captures that more and creates a better overall atmosphere. There's no doubt that both are great games, with Death Stranding recently earning the Best Game Direction at the Game Awards 2019, but here are 5 ways that Red Dead Redemption 2 succeeds where Death Stranding fa


Character development is key, and the one of the final areas where Red Dead Redemption 2 trumps Death Stranding . Arthur's role in the Wild West as an outlaw, the realistic touches that make no two Arthur Morgans the same, the search for love in a loveless world, the need of a family and a patriarch, and everything else that takes place makes characters really connect with Arthur Morgan . He is a complex character, yet one filled with such simplicity and such bravado that its hard not to root and cry for the charac


In breaking down the core gameplay loop, Death Stranding is about delivering packages where merits and statistics are judged by how well cargo is delivered and the environment is navigated. The Social Strand system is noteworthy for how it helps deal with various environments, but this is not altogether different from RDR2 . In Rockstar's western, players are on the run from the law, following one Dutch Van Der Linde scheme into the next and traveling around the world. This focus on travel is re-emphasized by its environm


Red Dead Redemption 2 players will spend a lot of time on horseback, getting to really appreciate the world that Rockstar has created. Some have accused this of being boring⁠—it's not a one size fits all scenario, after all⁠—but for those who enjoy beautiful video games, the travel here captures that so much more than Death Stranding . The aforementioned gameplay loop, at its worst, can really bog down the world that players find themselves


This is, of course, just scratching the surface of the Game Awards 2019 nominations, and interested fans can view the full list below. Unfortunately, not every nominee on this list will be able to walk away from the show a winner, but the caliber of these nominations do make one thing perfectly clear: 2019 was a great year for video games. Hopefully, the ceremony and the Game Awards 2019 world premieres will be able to live up to the high bar set by the titles being hono


At first glance, it may seem strange to compare Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 with Kojima Production's Death Stranding , yet there is a baseline that connects the two: the mundanity. Each game, at times, takes on a painstaking approach that can leave some players frustrated, while also encouraging growth, depth, and investment in the endgame world. Whether its making a delivery as Sam or picking up groceries with Sadie Adler as Arthur Morgan, both Red Dead Redemption 2 and Death Stranding make the point of gritty realism in the g


It's no surprise that Death Stranding left gamers wanting more. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the world that Kojima created in Death Stranding : this is a game begging for a sequel. Death Stranding almost feels like an experimental first step for something more. Of course, that now brings up the question: will there actually be a sequel? Although Kojima has not officially announced Death Stranding 2, he has teased that it could happen eventually. Although Kojima hasn't spoken a lot about a potential sequel, he has dropped hints as to what a second game in the franchise might entail. Here's everything we know about Death Strandin


The role of fathers is not a new theme to Red Dead Redemption , but there's so much to it in the sequel. The Dutch Van Der Linde Gang is one big dysfunctional family, with Arthur Morgan viewing Dutch as a father figure who raised him. As such, it becomes really hard to balance loyalty and expectation for Arthur, whose will to follow Dutch's plan slowly deteriorates, and he realizes that Dutch has lost his way. For a man to witness that of his father is one thing, but the raw emotion in capturing that in-game, in Arthur having to try to save John from this life, and becoming a father figure/patriarch of the gang in its final days is gut-wrench


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