Polygon.com / 04.07.25

Death Stranding 2 desperately needed content warnings

Content warnings have become, if not standard, then at least more common in entertainment media over the past decade. Films and video games dealing with sensitive topics add small messages alerting viewers and players that they might encounter something troubling. Two highly sensitive topics that would fit the bill are an integral part of Death Stranding 2: On the Beachs opening hours, but there are no such warnings in sight. This decision is not just irresponsible its counterproductive to Death Stranding 2s storytelling in general. [Ed. note: Spoilers for the end of Death Stranding 2s first episode and the entire second episode follow.] At the end of Death Stranding 2s first episode, main character Sam Bridges receives a message from his homes security system saying its under attack. An empty home and signs of a struggle greet Sam upon his arrival, and you use Sams scanner to follow the footprints of someone who fled the scene on a motorcycle. Death Stranding 2 gives you little time t...
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