Death Stranding

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2355 Ratings

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  1. OrwellWasRight
    Jul 16, 2023
    3
    Awful.
    After all the hype around this game I'm very disappointed now that I've finally played it. All you do is walk (or drive) around and do meaningless missions. There are so many cutscenes it is more like a movie than a game.But the biggest problem with this game is Hideo Kojima himself. He's just not very talented when it comes to story telling. You get the feeling he wants to be a    Awful.
    After all the hype around this game I'm very disappointed now that I've finally played it. All you do is walk (or drive) around and do meaningless missions. There are so many cutscenes it is more like a movie than a game.But the biggest problem with this game is Hideo Kojima himself. He's just not very talented when it comes to story telling. You get the feeling he wants to be a film director instead of a game creator. What you get is a big mess of a story that isn't engaging at all. For a game that relies so much on it's story this is a big problem. Another problem is the resolution. I can't even set it to 1600x900 and I'm forced to play at 1280x700. They didn't even bother to fix this in 3 years. Tells you how much they care about the playerbase.
    If you still want to play it wait for a big discount. At full price it is not worth your money.    … Expand
  2. sashang
    Jul 5, 2023
    1
    They should have called this game Keep Standing because most of the gameplay revolves around not tripping while you hoof it over the country. It's the first time I've ever played a hiking simulator. This is what, at its core, Death Stranding is. A terrain traversal game. I've never played a game before where I was paranoid about tripping, and falling on my face, as I rushed to balanceThey should have called this game Keep Standing because most of the gameplay revolves around not tripping while you hoof it over the country. It's the first time I've ever played a hiking simulator. This is what, at its core, Death Stranding is. A terrain traversal game. I've never played a game before where I was paranoid about tripping, and falling on my face, as I rushed to balance myself. In that respect, it is creative. But do I really want to be a hiking hero? Nah. If they focused on making it a terrain traversal puzzle game. If they made the traversal more challenging and rewarding, instead of the long grind that it is.

    The action elements of the game are tepid and uninspiring. I just wanted to turn them off while hiking and get back to not tripping over rocks and staying out of the rain. If they cut all the fluff around it, the acting, the song track, the lame action/fight then they would have a game. At the moment the auxiliary parts of the game, like the excellent sound track, are the highlights. But if I wanted a soundtrack I would have bought it. And that's the problem with Death Stranding. It's core gameplay is too diluted. It could have been a strong terrain traversal puzzle game where obstacles required ingenuity and creativity from the player to overcome. As it stands, the largest obstacle is the grinding hikes around the country, and the second largest is not tripping.    … Expand
  3. Quazder
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    I dont know if the "Critic reviews" are bribed or whatever.
    But this game is the worst piece of garbage that i have everplayed in my life.

    The boringness of this game is indescribable !
  4. tormiter
    May 30, 2023
    0
    Painfully boring and convoluted, oh and frustrating to no end, good thing I got it for free
  5. snikk
    May 27, 2023
    0
    nie możesz wjebac sie samolotem w wieze **** ghs dhsgfdhn sthjsgfhj ah asth
  6. EduCLSS
    May 22, 2023
    1
    Uno de los peores juegos que existe. No le pongo un 0 ya que los mafiosos de esta página borraron 1500 comentarios con nota 0 al momento del lanzamiento para manipular la nota promedio de este juego y que se pudiera vender (el juego al momento del lanzamiento tenía nota promedio 3.5). Es impresionante lo monótono que es. Son horas y horas de hacer exactamente la misma misión, que es llevarUno de los peores juegos que existe. No le pongo un 0 ya que los mafiosos de esta página borraron 1500 comentarios con nota 0 al momento del lanzamiento para manipular la nota promedio de este juego y que se pudiera vender (el juego al momento del lanzamiento tenía nota promedio 3.5). Es impresionante lo monótono que es. Son horas y horas de hacer exactamente la misma misión, que es llevar algo de un lugar a otro. En eso se resume este "juego". Es insufriblemente repetitivo. A eso añadir las terribles escenas que duran una barbaridad y no aportan nada a la experiencia. Y ni hablar de los problemas técnicos que tiene, que si me extiendo en eso podría escribir un libro.… Expand
  7. coroner01
    May 21, 2023
    2
    I didnt even give it a chance - the 1st 10mins were enough

    worst movment control ever , stumbling about the place , 0 control
  8. Pc080972
    May 20, 2023
    2
    Looks good, but what a bore - like a walking simulator with sporadic elements of "horror"
    Incredibly pretentious.
    After being informed by the GUI that game was saved, launching it this morning = no saves present, only new game. Might be the only thing to make this even worse - all that time spend walking having to balance all the way in rough terrain to avoid falling on your *** ...    Looks good, but what a bore - like a walking simulator with sporadic elements of "horror"
    Incredibly pretentious.

    After being informed by the GUI that game was saved, launching it this morning = no saves present, only new game. Might be the only thing to make this even worse - all that time spend walking having to balance all the way in rough terrain to avoid falling on your *** ... only to see all that time wasted due to no save game.

    Got it for free on Epic - had I paid for this **** I would have gone for a refund. Its uninstalled.    … Expand
  9. grudgelord
    Apr 21, 2023
    0
    The user interface makes my rectum burn. I hope Kojima's dick burns and no one will piss on him to stop it.

    The UI is worse than horrible. Kojima should be charged with war crimes.
  10. lucifer_ff
    Mar 27, 2023
    0
    most boring game ever play, waste of time ! more like movie than a game, graphics 6/10
  11. somovbiu
    Mar 19, 2023
    0
    I have played for 4 hours and not even one minute in the game seems boring to me. But the game is terribly optimized for Windows, it crashes randomly even when it's not graphically intense, and the prompt reads "access violation" or something. I'm running it on windows 10, Ryzen 3600, RX 5700 XT, and 1080p. My frame rate is easily above even 144 fps so it should have little to do with theI have played for 4 hours and not even one minute in the game seems boring to me. But the game is terribly optimized for Windows, it crashes randomly even when it's not graphically intense, and the prompt reads "access violation" or something. I'm running it on windows 10, Ryzen 3600, RX 5700 XT, and 1080p. My frame rate is easily above even 144 fps so it should have little to do with the GPU. The developer 505 Games has a page dedicated to this issue, but none of the workarounds works. My point is - if you are technically challenged to make a working game for PC, then don't, I can pay 10 bucks more and get it on PS5, better than 60 bucks thrown away for a broken product.… Expand
  12. realWhiteMan
    Mar 5, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  13. yggril
    Feb 8, 2023
    3
    The gameplay is good-- surprisingly captivating, in fact. I'd give it an 8. But Death Stranding insists on putting its story at center-stage, so the enormous deficiencies of that story will enormously reduce your enjoyment of the game.

    A good video game doesn't need to have a good story. Mario runs across platforms because his motivation is to save the princess... that's it. You're just    The gameplay is good-- surprisingly captivating, in fact. I'd give it an 8. But Death Stranding insists on putting its story at center-stage, so the enormous deficiencies of that story will enormously reduce your enjoyment of the game.

    A good video game doesn't need to have a good story. Mario runs across platforms because his motivation is to save the princess... that's it. You're just supposed to have fun stomping on goombas. But Mario doesn't ask you to pay attention to its story. It doesn't interrupt the gameplay over and over to tell its story instead. Death Stranding focuses on its story to the detriment of gameplay-- almost to its exclusion by the end. It tries to be a movie as much as a game, but the movie part disappoints again and again.    … Expand
  14. hileger
    Jan 29, 2023
    3
    Завуалированный СЖВ ,ЛГБТ Кал с примесью Трансгуманизма.........................
  15. MihAlves
    Jan 18, 2023
    2
    O jogo é bonito, mas ao mesmo tempo é repetitivo e cansativo. Faltou muita criatividade ao Kojima sobre esse jogo já que dizem que ele é um dos melhores desenvolvedores de jogos do mundo, coisa que eu discordo totalmente.
  16. CuriousCork
    Jan 15, 2023
    3
    NOPE! Trust me i really want to like this game, but the "baby in the pod " thingy freaks me out, and YOU HAVE TOO SOOTHE IT.Its just **** up man, im sorry.
  17. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    2
    Very Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk
  18. ChrisWeasel
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    The game looks great, but the story is meh. This is easily the most boring game I have ever played. Every mission just drags on and on. And all you literally do is walk. If you want a game that looks great, this is it, but if you want a game that is fun, or challenging, this is not it
  19. Game0fLife
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    How generous, you spend a huge amount of money to buy a triple-A Product Placement from the famous Hideo Kojima, unless you buy the "Director Cut" version. It's amazing how Kojima can get away with something EA wouldn't even dream of doing it. DO NOT **** BUY IT, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PLAY IT, GO PIRATE IT.
  20. WanderinMelmoth
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    It's a walking simulator. Kojima is selling you a walking simulator. You play a mailman. One without a vehicle. You walk from A to B and deliver packages. You don't even get to fight. This has got to be the most boring game ever made.
  21. darkwolf79
    Aug 29, 2022
    1
    First off, visually I can't fault the game. It looks good.
    When it comes to gameplay however, the game is nothing more then a walking simulator.
    Now, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of "walking sim" style games out there that I thoroughly enjoy. This, however, is not one of them. There is neither a good plot nor good gameplay that would carry the game as a whole. It's just empty    First off, visually I can't fault the game. It looks good.
    When it comes to gameplay however, the game is nothing more then a walking simulator.
    Now, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of "walking sim" style games out there that I thoroughly enjoy.
    This, however, is not one of them.
    There is neither a good plot nor good gameplay that would carry the game as a whole. It's just empty repetitiveness.
    Initially the game is quite intreaguing due to its atmosphere but rather quickly the plot becomes just a device to make you walk some more and repeat and collect and deliver more things repeatedly again and again. :/
    Shame, I wanted to like it, but it just doesn't work for me.    … Expand
  22. Dikano
    Aug 28, 2022
    3
    Interesting premise meets mediocre execution. Death Stranding sadly doesn't do anything particularly well: the initially alluring premise is belabored and convoluted, the characters and dialog are unconvincing and hard to get invested in, the cinematography is sophomoric and gameplay is ultimately relegated to a very thin experience that never particularly engages. All this contributes toInteresting premise meets mediocre execution. Death Stranding sadly doesn't do anything particularly well: the initially alluring premise is belabored and convoluted, the characters and dialog are unconvincing and hard to get invested in, the cinematography is sophomoric and gameplay is ultimately relegated to a very thin experience that never particularly engages. All this contributes to the ultimate shortcoming of the game not being fun and Kojima's self-service cinematics being a long, dull chore.… Expand
  23. sontopo98
    Aug 23, 2022
    3
    No le doy un 3 por hater ni nada, simplemente no soporto que el objetivo del juego sea llevar cargas de un lado a otro, tener cuidado de no caerte, calmar al BB y la lluvia... y encima, el 90% del juego es una cinemática. Al que le guste, genial, te doy mi enhorabuena, pero a mi no me ha gustado nada esta experiencia, eso sí, le doy un 9.5 a la temática de la historia.
  24. nimrod33
    Aug 2, 2022
    4
    This is a Kogima egotrip served in a beautiful scnenario.
    Only if the game was more minimalistic...but no... a mandatory cutscene on every 30 min, with holograms, fetus, president of the united states, special powers, paranormal entities, govern conspiracy, time travel, ohhh realy? c'mon!
    Only the timefall itself is enough for a entire game... so why mess all this up?

    Kogima Egotrip!
  25. OniSenpai
    Jul 20, 2022
    4
    Si tienes insomnio esta podría ser la cura.

    Death Stranding es un juego que durante la casi media década que duró desde su anuncio a su lanzamiento se nos vendió como una total revolución en el mundo de los videojuegos, nada mas y nada menos que el nacimiento de un genero totalmente nuevo. En palabras simples, Death Stranding es tomar la misión segundaria mas aburrida existente en    Si tienes insomnio esta podría ser la cura.

    Death Stranding es un juego que durante la casi media década que duró desde su anuncio a su lanzamiento se nos vendió como una total revolución en el mundo de los videojuegos, nada mas y nada menos que el nacimiento de un genero totalmente nuevo.

    En palabras simples, Death Stranding es tomar la misión segundaria mas aburrida existente en los juegos de mundo abierto y dedicar un juego completo a ello, en Death Stranding eres nada mas y nada menos que un recadero, durante las 50 o 70 horas que te tome acabar el juego te la pasarás caminando e punto A a Punto B una y otra y otra vez, sin apenas grandes desafíos y sin realmente hacer uso de todas las herramientas que ofrece el juego.

    Narrativamente es lo que Kojima nos tiene acostumbrados a ver, largas cinemáticas con monólogos, si eres fan de kojima ese apartado no te decepcionará, además de que en el tema gráfico es bastante destacable, principalmente por las animaciones faciales.

    No te voy a mentir, si no tienes el presupuesto para comprarte el juego o las 90 horas libres que se necesitan para explorar bien su mundo mirate un Walkthrough, te estarías llevando la mejor parte del juego, que es la parte película y te quitas de encima el somnífero jugable que Kojima nos vendió.    … Expand
  26. seaburn2
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
    THIS IS THE WORST GAME EVER.
    How can someoen play trought this game without braking 100 Keyboards!
  27. KanarXP
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    No gameplay only watch

    Graphics 8/10
    Gameplay3/10
    Music 8/10
    Story game 4/10
    Co-op -
  28. geck
    Jan 24, 2022
    0
    incredible experience
    unusual storytelling and emotional interaction. not a "beer shooter"
    great pc port. all new technologies and optimization.
  29. iwasdropped
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    I really don't understand why they made this story into a video game. There is 0 value added to the "experience" by the gameplay. This was the most tedious and frustrating "games" I've ever played. This should have just been a movie, at least then I would be only confused and not angry.
  30. PeterMRus
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    72 часа странного, но запоминающегося геймплея пролетели почти моментально.
    Спасибо Гению за интереснейший сюжет, персонажей со своими неповторимыми историями, уникальную систему мультиплеера и невероятно хорошо подобранную музыку, дополняющую этот пустынный, но прекрасный открытый мир.
    P.S Удивительно, но моя 1050ti, указанная в минималках, выдавала сочную картинку и играбельные 45 -    72 часа странного, но запоминающегося геймплея пролетели почти моментально.
    Спасибо Гению за интереснейший сюжет, персонажей со своими неповторимыми историями, уникальную систему мультиплеера и невероятно хорошо подобранную музыку, дополняющую этот пустынный, но прекрасный открытый мир.

    P.S Удивительно, но моя 1050ti, указанная в минималках, выдавала сочную картинку и играбельные 45 - 60 фпс.    … Expand
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#16 Best PC Game of 2020
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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 15, 2020
    70
    I approached Death Stranding twice. I spent a couple of hours with the PS4 edition and was fascinated with it. I kinda wish I stopped at that and let the game remain a mystery to me rather than complete it later on PC and be disappointed. There are moments when Death Stranding eludes the traditional 1-10 rating system. There are moments when it sets new standards and becomes a truly special experience. But those are just moments scattered throughout tedious gameplay. Still, it is in my opinion one of those games you simply need to play. [10/2020, p.44]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Sep 20, 2020
    67
    Death Stranding is asking you to find variety in a daily rut, cooperation possibilities for a character who has fear of contact, scientific explanations in clear-cut mysticism. Today, you’re annoyed that the story doesn’t move forward, and you have to trek into the same ghost-infested area as before, but tomorrow you’ll gladly spend a few hours hauling resources for a new highway and feeling good about it. This source of joy is very weird and defies explanation.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    90
    Death Stranding on PC is the best way to experience this journey. Game is much more than a walking Sim, it mixes and matches a ton of brilliant new ideas and game mechanics. It is bursting with atmosphere, and the overall quality of the production and presentation is fantastic. Other than minor issues and some non-consistent storytelling, Death Stranding shows us that boundaries can be moved in the today gaming world.
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