Kojima Productions' upcoming action-adventure game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, was originally planned as DLC for the first game.
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How world affairs shaped the core theme around ‘connection’ in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
Embark on a journey to re-establish human connection across Mexico and Australia.
Happy he went with a sequel instead
Interesting fact, in the first game there was already 2 on the beach.
Joining the list of other sequels that went through that same process like Dragon Age Exalted March becoming Dragon Age Inquisition. Or how Saints Row The Third : Enter the Dominatrix assets were incorporated then relaunched into Saints Row 4.
I personally don't feel like this is a compliment. If the initial vision was so small, I get the impression that they decided to pump up the small vision just so that they could come up with a full-priced game.