State Of Play Showcase (Death Stranding 2)- MinnMax's Live Reaction

MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader react live to the big State of Play Showcase showing off new games for the PS5 and PSVR2. We get an extended look at Death Stranding 2, Rise of Ronin, Stellar Blade, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Judas, and more! Win a code for Tekken 8 on PS5 by subscribing to The MinnMax Show and leaving a review that includes your Discord/Twitter handle. podcasts.apple...
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[@ArielCleirigh]

Troy facial paint is not Joker its The Crow that movie with Brandon Lee.

[@darkphoenixrising9595]

FINALLY someone else gets it. Thank you!!

[@KabbalahSherry]

Honestly, it's been so annoying having everybody calling him Joker, JUST because of the white face paint. 🫣🤣 Literally nothing else about him looks or acts like The Joker though. It's clearly an homage to The Crow. And I'm here for it! Can't wait for this sequel!

[@Aussie27Legend]

Kojima literally out here announcing PS6 games.

[@iwouldntlikemeeither]

He said next gen action espionage I don’t think he meant next gen of consoles

[@rey8805]

@@iwouldntlikemeeither its pretty obvious that it is 1) games coming out called current gen 2) production starts after DS2 2025 and to make it will take up to 5 years 3) Sony will provide new tech is a hint to it as well 4) lifespan of a console usually is 6-7years, so ~2027 and game probably comes out 2030

[@TakaChan569]

Da hell are you talking about.

[@Aussie27Legend]

@@iwouldntlikemeeither Whilst true, starting the game in earnest AFTER ds2 and guessing a 4-6 year dev cycle which naturally puts it in PS6 territory.

[@Aussie27Legend]

@@TakaChan569 Do you think kojima productions can get a game out they haven't started full production on by 2027/2028?

[@confettihorse]

Love Haley, she's such a good vibe, going to be rejoining the patreon for the Bonus Pod!

[@pkuvincentsu]

Kyle is missed here for the Rise of the Ronin gameplay, since no one present really dived into the Nioh games or Wo Long. The gameplay showed stance system, parrying system, main weapon and side weapon switching mid-combat, a grapple hook, a flamethrower, etc. It looked like a very nice mix of Nioh and Wo Long, along with many new systems. It's the exact gameplay many people are waiting for and excited about. But no, no comments about any of that. Everyone kept commenting on some random things like horses, or bringing up Like a Dragon or Assassin's Creed. It's frustrating.

[@siestaface]

Yes I love nioh and wo long that's the main thing I noticed in the HUD and looking at the sword gameplay

[@TheLastDaysOfSorrow]

exactly! If they nail this, then this game might easily become the game with the most satisfying combat of this year. I'd put Nioh 2 up there with the best FromSoft games.

[@nintendad8168]

i think stellar blade only showed combat last few times they prob wanted to show everything else

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@15:03:😻 @14:47: yup, BEN, you might be.

[@peribow]

tbh the something rotten mgs episodes + this death stranding 2 trailer is convincing me to give ds1 another shot...

[@hotcoldman77]

DS1 was a masterpiece

[@TheGililgi]

You should.

[@rey8805]

Director's Cut made the game even better so try that version if you can

[@idakev]

The Director's Cut is a big improvement

[@SubjectiveObserver]

Between all the people who worship it and all the people who laugh at it, it's probably a decent game worth playing.

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@27:30: Happy early B-Day Jacob!! 🥳☝️🤘

[@ViroVeteruscy]

More people need to watch the Crow >.>

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@9:00: "Good gaming confirmed," lol! (The side quests will bring you to the desert...frequently), lol! 😂

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@10:03: a sentient airbag...😂😂😂

[@ItMeDwaeji]

46:42 😂 Ben rules

[@imarock.7662]

Stellar Blade looks cool af ngl

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@13:09: EPIC exit!

[@jkdeadite]

Literally every single presentation like this, all I ask for is Until Dawn with a decent frame rate!

[@Nexdex]

Can already play the PS4 version on PS5 at 60fps.

[@jkdeadite]

@@Nexdex I've played through the game on both consoles, and yes, it's definitely improved. I was oversimplifying in my comment for sure. For me, I experienced a lot of frame stutters on PS5.

[@usedfuzzbox]

Currently an Xbox owner this gen, but that was a cracking showing from Sony on this State of Play. Many games look great, but out of many, personally Rise of the Ronin and DS look like my cup of tea.

[@JoeyK3]

I literally thought of Alan Wake as well.

[@externalheart3287]

lol, a ‘Hand Face Cat…’ another Haley gold comment!

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@26:34: they f'd that skeleton up! 🤜💀💥

[@Jerler91]

Stellar Blade like: "This is not the drone you knew... this is the drone you were looking for."

[@PantsaBear]

You guys should really give these weird idea asian-made games from non-established western devs (like FromSoft, Square, Kojima, Team Ninja, etc) more credit lol. Seems like all of the crew checks out as soon as anything like Stellar Blade or any JRPG gets shown during these showcases. They showed off basic setting and cutscenes, but then it felt like the crew was giving it a hard time for no reason. Happens fairly often tbh Stellar Blade looks way more ambitious and well-made than I initially thought based off the initial teasers. Definitely gonna be hyped for that one in April

[@AdeelTariq0]

The trailer looked boring AF. I won't give it a second thought if it weren't for Jacob's excitement for it.

[@KB92]

I totally agree, i dont understand why ben says “sick of snark?” In his minnmax pitch when he and the crew are snarky personified

[@alexlyster3459]

I'll agree Stellar Blade looks more ambitious than I thought it did before, but that isn't necessarily a good thing. I mean look at Starfield, I'm someone who actually loves that game, but I'd say 95% of it's flaws came from over ambition. Stellar Blade shows some similar signs of "spread thinness" from what I can see here.

[@idakev]

Were you trying to say "Asian games from studios that are not well established or known in the west" because they are interested in games from all of the studios you listed. Death Stranding 2 looks way more weird and off the wall than Stellar Blade and they were all in. Your point is moot as far as weirdness goes. The story in Stellar Blade looks a bit dull and flat compared to campy Japanese hack n' slash games like DMC, MGR and Bayonetta. *They were interested in Stellar Blade when it was showing gameplay.* They're giving it a fair shot. In real life people have specific tastes. That's just the way it is. Scolding someone for not, e.g. enjoying RTS games is very childish. Nobody should have to pretend to enjoy or be interested in media that they dislike to appease those who do. That's just wrong. People don't have to like everything and some tropes and trends in Asian media (a broad brush but we're mostly talking about Japan and South Korea) will not appeal to everyone.

[@vnordic]

Love the thumbnail

[@Feefrock]

You havent played the first one right? So the reactions were... too calm.

[@TakaChan569]

Yeah how dare they show a game being more than just a hallow hack n slash...lol. It doesn't need to be action the whole time.

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@46:27: "Stupid $h*t, stupid $h*t!," lol! ✊️ 😛🤘😂

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Let's go!!

[@flaneurpainter]

Banger after banger

[@plexusgamer1105]

Scaled down in combat complexity? What an ignorant and untrue thing to say about Rise of the ronin!

[@iliiiiliililiiiillliiii]

한국 오덕후의 명가 시프트업 힘내자! 니케는. 사랑입니다.❤

[@shintucky]

Not sure if Jacob Geller was serious about Stellar Blade, but he might want to look up the accusations against the studio

[@dabaronious]

What accusations? I couldn't find anything online

[@OfficialCrowMauler]

@@dabaronious Purging a former female employee's work, along with harrassing her, due to her support of a feminist hashtag on Twitter.

[@CCoreXB]

Couldn’t find anything either. Need a bit more evidence of something like that.

[@PantsaBear]

@@OfficialCrowMauler We only ever got her side of the story from my understanding of the situation. It also seems like she was very vocally critical on many aspects of the game's design publically while its been in development, so its not exactly black & white on why she was let go. She could have been an internal disgruntled employee for several reasons Not saying people shouldn't listen to employees in these cases, she very well could be telling the truth and should get her justice if so. Definitely would encourage other employees to speak up if they also have issues. But this thread seems to be implying Jacob or others should be boycotting the game rn. Don't see how thats exactly fair when plenty of games made by Ubisoft, Activision, Blizzard, etc have been doing far worse on a far larger scale, but still get plenty of non-stained coverage on this channel. Shift Up is a newer studio in Korea, where they very well could face closure if their reputation is tarnished and the 1 game they make bombs because of it. They may or may not deserve their rep to be damaged, but people should encourage discussing nuance with stuff like this before deciding to tell others to blacklist. Especially when this isnt a billion dollar corporation and not one abiding by Western idealogies in company structure.

[@ItMeDwaeji]

​@@OfficialCrowMaulersounds like some Korean shit for sure

[@daryenperez5526]

Downplays stellar blade but then gets excited for death stranding straight up cutscene simulator the double standards

[@devlinrossi4318]

Yep, some people are spoiled untitled losers who can't seem to enjoy games for what it is.

[@idakev]

"cutscene simulator" Most of Stellar Blade's trailer was still cutscenes. lol Stellar Blade will very likely have a higher cut scene to gameplay ratio if Death Stranding 1, MGS5 and Peace Walker are anything to go by.

[@SubjectiveObserver]

lol that was a wild criticism. Stellar blade was mostly cutscenes. That's what they were complaining about. Jacob was excited for gameplay. And they spent most of the deathstranding trailer laughing at the absurdity. You people are reaching for something to complain about.

[@Equilibrium911]

Underwhelming

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@41:31: The 2 genders...

[@LeafWasp]

Absolute garbage, saved by Death Stranding 2

[@JoeSkeen]

DS2 is also garbage

[@wardoise]

death stranding feels like a game totally crafted by AI

[@SetsunaF916]

Lmao how?

[@jjdude00]

so called AI haters when actual original art is made:

[@saotiago]

way too many normal looking hands for AI /j

[@frozenmints3288]

Im sure he just means the bonkers world building ​@@SetsunaF916

[@TheBandy98]

Interesting and unusual design choices is possibly as far away from AI imaginable.