Now that our console cousins are traipsing throughout Death Stranding, the thriller of what it even is has lifted: it’s largely a game about having a pleasant hike, making an attempt to maintain your steadiness and to not stack it down a hill due to your comically giant backpack. I’m nicely up for a cautious stroll. The PC launch of the primary game from Hideo Kojima’s now-independent Kojima Productions is because of observe in summer season 2020, and publishers 505 Games on Friday solved the thriller of whether or not it’d be one other of these there Epic exclusives: no, it is not going to.
The PC model of Death Stranding will come to each Steam and the Epic Games Store on the identical time, 505 Games have introduced. Some people had been questioning, seeing as 505 launched Remedy’s pretty spooky shooter Control as an Epic unique solely two months in the past. Epic paid an advance of £8.4 million to safe that. But naw, not this time.
You might imagine this minor information. Or chances are you’ll suppose it large information. I don’t know your stance on exclusives. All I do know is that by posting about this information now, over the approaching months I might be spared not less than 5 dozen feedback speaking about Epic exclusivity with growing anger. Think of your previous pal Alice and her wants.
Death Stranding will value £55/€60/$60 on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
It actually is generally about going for a pleasant stroll, sincere. Oh certain there’s the same old wacky Kojima contrivances and superstar worship, and a few stealth bits, and occasional monsters, and a few actual grand spooky spectacles, however largely it’s about strolling. You’re delivering parcels to folks throughout the ruins of America, fastidiously planning routes throughout the panorama, balancing your load, laying down ladders and ropes, and protecting your self regular step-by-step. Sounds prefer it’d be simply pretty stripped again a bit as a pure strolling simulator.
