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the players enjoy the game and the nar- ring new shortcuts and ways of interacting Sam's journey in the first game was a pro-
rative surprises—which are as fantastic in with this creation. In the first game, in a fi- cess of non-invasive connection to create a
the gameplay as they are in the cutscenes. ght to save humanity from extinction, Sam new community. The pioneers of research
As an example of this, take a look at the as- unites the isolated cities, the UCA (United on the North American continent inspired
tonishing ‘nightmare’ sequence that takes Cities of America), of the former States this east-to-west exploration.The series'
place in a horror scenario on the ‘other side’ of America via a digital information “'hi- greatest antagonist reappears, with an
in the middle of Mexico's Day of the Dead... ghway” 'and in the process connects with agenda of revenge and evolving perversi-
a newborn baby. This new story involves ty. The Higgs character is yet another exce-
This is a magnificent interactive experien- the mystery surrounding the origin of the llent interpretation of the greatest motion
ce. «Death Stranding» is more than a game. child (Louise), who grew up in the power capture figure in video games, played by
We abandon our bodies and our lives and of the relationship between a father and living legend Troy Baker. He is an inesca-
live intensely in the universe of these cha- a daughter, but it also explores our hero's pable name in gaming storytelling, having
racters under the banner of PlayStation. As past. created countless iconic characters from
we've mentioned, it's an experience that the early days to the present day.
goes beyond the logic of completing the Mexico and Australia are the main stages
main narrative arc. We enter this world for the events of this adventure. And there The soundtrack of this game is very ethe-
wholeheartedly and are continually explo- are other shades in the visual landscape. real; it has immense refinement. It perfectly
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