There’s one thing comforting in not solely Dying Stranding getting a sequel, however its trailers not getting any much less unusual. In actual fact, at this time’s State of Play trailer was perhaps essentially the most weird look but, spotlighting a whole new area for Sam to attach, and a launch window of 2025.

Now apparently dubbed Dying Stranding 2 On The Seashore, I’m unsure the place to start out with all this. Sam “Porter” Bridges, portrayed once more by Norman Reedus, is again within the lead. Fragile is again too, with a hand-based neck equipment that may act as each a masks and as simply, uh, fingers.

Sam and friends are again on a brand new journey to avoid wasting humanity from extinction amidst the Dying Stranding, the place enemies are nonetheless round each nook. We see packages being delivered, individuals floating within the air, and loads of acquainted iconography. However there are many twists and turns.

Higgs appears to be again, as a Joker-fied model of himself, shredding a guitar whereas combating a robotic samurai with a child voice. Nonetheless processing that one. There’s additionally a puppet companion, nearly like a Jiminy Cricket-style character? Who can do vampire eyes? It’s wild.

Truthfully, carry it on. I’d at all times reasonably have one thing bizarre and outdoors my expectations run headfirst into partitions than one thing that feels too secure. And whereas Dying Stranding 2 actually looks like it’s iterating on the unique, there’s loads of new and bizarre right here to maintain me .

Dying Stranding 2 is deliberate for 2025.