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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
5.0 feature score
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Ghost of Yōtei
4.0 feature score
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Animation quality is strongly praised through motion capture, character animation, and facial/body performance work.
Pros: animation quality, facial animations
Cons: quest design, AI behavior
Combat animation is often praised for brutality and style, but several reviewers note repetition or less-polished NPC/casual dialogue animation.
Pros: movement feel, environmental detail
Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness
Animation comments were mostly negative, focused on stiff dialogue animation and odd or weak face animation outside stronger cinematic moments.
Pros: value for money, fun factor
Cons: map and navigation design, side character depth