Death Stranding

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  1. voolproov
    Jun 21, 2021
    9
    I disagree that Death Stranding is a walking simulator (or maybe it's the only legitimate one). For one, there is actual gameplay beyond that. And more importantly, even the moving around part is much more intricate than what I would expect from that label. And I don't just mean the balance mechanics where you have to actively compensate the cargo weight you're carrying on your back or inI disagree that Death Stranding is a walking simulator (or maybe it's the only legitimate one). For one, there is actual gameplay beyond that. And more importantly, even the moving around part is much more intricate than what I would expect from that label. And I don't just mean the balance mechanics where you have to actively compensate the cargo weight you're carrying on your back or in your hands.

    No, for me the most fascinating and enjoyable aspect was looking at the terrain ahead, and decide on the best way to move on. I regularly felt like I was on one of my mountain hikes where I have to use my judgement to find the safest passage, especially because the steepness in general, and especially the slope inclination in relation to your direction of movement, determine if you make it across without plummeting. Add in the inertia mechanics when changing direction, most notably with a heavy load and at speed, and the result is a very involved and - in this case I think this overused term is appropriate - immersive experience.

    I had even more fun after disabling all the indicators for the next ladder or rope, because the landscape is crafted in such a detailed and realistic way that you organically find the most accessible way forward on your own, if you keep your eyes open.

    The visuals are incredible and hauntingly beautiful. And the slow-paced, methodical nature of the game really appeals to me; the experience at times felt almost meditative, like real hiking.    … Expand
  2. Rudey21
    Jun 20, 2021
    8
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  3. Tch1b0
    Jun 17, 2021
    10
    People that say it's a "boring walking simulator" propably expected an ordinary shooter or something. I've never played a game as atmostheric as Death Stranding. Of course you'll be disappointed if you skip all the cutscenes and expect loads of gameplay. Like you can't expect a burger you bought to taste good if you only eat the tomato in it. Yes it doesn't taste like a burger because youPeople that say it's a "boring walking simulator" propably expected an ordinary shooter or something. I've never played a game as atmostheric as Death Stranding. Of course you'll be disappointed if you skip all the cutscenes and expect loads of gameplay. Like you can't expect a burger you bought to taste good if you only eat the tomato in it. Yes it doesn't taste like a burger because you removed every ingredient that makes it a burger duh.

    The strength of this game is how immersive it is. As soon as I started playing, hundreds of questions started getting in my head and the longer I played the more questions got answered.

    TL DR;
    Don't buy if you are going to skip every cutscene and dialogue or don't care about anything about the story.
    BUT if you are going to let the game tell you its story, you are going to have a great time!    … Expand
  4. imherv
    Jun 16, 2021
    8
    The game's setting is amazing, along with its narrative. Your combat may be relatively weaker than other Kojima games but I still think it's a sensational game. Perfect? No, but it's good. Game is well optimized and with several activities across the map ranging from delivery to resource collection. The game may be boring for those who don't like to walk or explore, but if this is a styleThe game's setting is amazing, along with its narrative. Your combat may be relatively weaker than other Kojima games but I still think it's a sensational game. Perfect? No, but it's good. Game is well optimized and with several activities across the map ranging from delivery to resource collection. The game may be boring for those who don't like to walk or explore, but if this is a style of game you like, I admit that this game has everything to please you.… Expand
  5. niavilias
    Jun 7, 2021
    10
    One of the greatest stories ever. Ignore the 'walking simulator' critics and experience the journey this game offers. Another masterpiece by Hideo Kojima
  6. Game_Seeker
    Jun 5, 2021
    0
    DEATH STRANDING is just a glorified walking simulator where you play the mail man and promote Monster Energy drinks. Because it's got Kojima's name attached to it it's being celebrated as the Second Coming of Christ, if this had been done by a no name independent studio it would get all the 1s of 10s it would deserve.
    Fetch quests are the worst kind of quest in every game - in DEATH    DEATH STRANDING is just a glorified walking simulator where you play the mail man and promote Monster Energy drinks. Because it's got Kojima's name attached to it it's being celebrated as the Second Coming of Christ, if this had been done by a no name independent studio it would get all the 1s of 10s it would deserve.
    Fetch quests are the worst kind of quest in every game - in DEATH STRANDING it's all you do. Add atrocious writing to the mix (not even kidding, it's as if a seven year old did all the writing!!)    … Expand
  7. Prometheus1241
    May 28, 2021
    8
    One of the most unique games you will ever have to play. Definitely a must play
  8. c0nsume
    May 23, 2021
    9
    Stunning game. The environmental design is stunning. The progression is really absorbing and the story has a good depth. Really pleased I got this as a deal on steam.
  9. gg22uu
    May 19, 2021
    1
    не работает на пк . пишент что система не соответствует минимальным параметрам , хотя мое железо даже чуть выше рекомендуемых .
  10. safari
    May 18, 2021
    10
    ilk 3-4 saati sıkıcı ve biraz ortalama geçiyor ama daha sonra hikaye ve oynayış tamamen akıyor. aldığın zevk ortalama olarak başlayıp sürekli artaarak katlanıyor. ara sinematik sahneler efsane. grafikler çok hoş oynanış mekanikleri çok farklı bir oyun. zaten oyunun kendisi ayrı bir tür bence. kesinlikle denenmesi gereken bir oyun.
  11. TwiTu
    May 11, 2021
    2
    Great graphics (even though the landscape looks very bland), awesome animations, very good sound, superb actors.
    Thats it.
    The story is extremely weird and makes no sense. You dont get much explained either. You are a postman and considered a hero, even though people can just send stuff to each other via a grid. You just have to deliver lost stuff you randomly find (spawns out of    Great graphics (even though the landscape looks very bland), awesome animations, very good sound, superb actors.
    Thats it.
    The story is extremely weird and makes no sense. You dont get much explained either.
    You are a postman and considered a hero, even though people can just send stuff to each other via a grid. You just have to deliver lost stuff you randomly find (spawns out of nowhere all the time) or special items that cant be send via that grid. They always say that there are many like you, but you never see any, only the crap they leave behind.
    What do you get for your deliveries? Likes. Yes. Likes. just like on Facebook.
    The USA, where this game plays, also shrunk (while keeping the same shape). Its only a few dozen miles wide now and there is no sign of a former civilization, except some futuristic buildings and rarely a road or car wreck....

    The dialogues and characters are typical for a Japanese game, including their cringy names. Just awkward for everyone non-Japanese.
    The cutscenes are too many and most dont add much to the story, yet they are done very well.
    The controls are rage inducing. Always having to balance your body is just annoying after the first 3 hours. It feels like the devs just tried to make the game slower with that. The bike and other vehicles are no better. At first I thought I am missing a button when I drove the bike, because it was soooo slow (much slower than in the intro). And even when I hit the boost its not much faster. It also gets stuck everywhere and the jump sometimes works and sometimes doesnt. Its random.
    Delivery missions (thats pretty much all you do) get extremely repetitive very quickly as well. Avoiding BTs (having to watch the same animation over and over again, when they are detected) is also just annoying to no end. Also you can pretty much predict where their areas are located every time - they always block your way. Always. Its no challenge. Just annoying, most likely also to make the game slower. And then to top it off you also have to watch for a baby (and have to press about 5 different buttons just to soothe it) that keeps crying all the time if things get a little tougher. Again no challenge, just annoying.
    Your allies just hide in their bunkers. Most of the time you only see their holograms. They never even help you with a squad against those pesky "postmen gone bad", not even with a proper weapon!
    I never got real weapons, aside from some clunky grenades that only damage one type of enemy, while youre pretty much effed against other enemies and have to stealth around them and use gadgets to fool them.
    You always have to carry a pile of extra gear to survive, which massively limits what you can pick up on your way or how fast you can go.
    It still made me play for about 11 hours, but then I had enough. Its just too repetitive and annoying and the story just gets weirder and weirder and so doesnt keep you interested at all - no epic feeling at all, no interesting characters either.
    Oh yeah, and it also features ads and product placement (also in a very weird and immersion-breaking manner).
    No idea at all how this is so popular.

    TL;DR:
    Very weird and annoying postman walking simulator in a very weird post apocalyptic world, where postmen are the ultimate heroes and face unchallenging, very simple and very annoying delivery missions for likes as a reward. It looks very good, but its gameplay is some of the worst and idiotic console crap Ive ever seen.    … Expand
  12. R_eset_
    May 5, 2021
    10
    Great game, great optimization, played 60 hours, real rate game 87-90, my +10 for haters while ruine real rate
  13. BlueMimulus
    May 3, 2021
    9
    This is a pure Hideo Kojima game. The story is very long and complex with cutscenes that last over an hour. The stealth and shoot gameplay is very similar to metal gear solid V and introduces new walking and building mechanics. The graphics and the game's world are so beautifully done that make playing with the camera irresistible. This game is not for everyone and I wouldn't recommend itThis is a pure Hideo Kojima game. The story is very long and complex with cutscenes that last over an hour. The stealth and shoot gameplay is very similar to metal gear solid V and introduces new walking and building mechanics. The graphics and the game's world are so beautifully done that make playing with the camera irresistible. This game is not for everyone and I wouldn't recommend it to people that prefer fast paste gameplay. The game takes its time to kick in but when you let it grow into you it really shines.… Expand
  14. ozzless
    May 3, 2021
    2
    Very hard to even write the review about this "game".
    It is extremely boring and slow. You are told like 12-15 times in the beginning that this is a Hideo Kojima game, during the first 15 minutes of the opening cutscene, as if you could forget that. As a typical modern console game, the actual gameplay is about 5% of the game, all the rest is watching endless and really slow cutscenes.    Very hard to even write the review about this "game".
    It is extremely boring and slow. You are told like 12-15 times in the beginning that this is a Hideo Kojima game, during the first 15 minutes of the opening cutscene, as if you could forget that. As a typical modern console game, the actual gameplay is about 5% of the game, all the rest is watching endless and really slow cutscenes. When you actually get a few seconds of gameplay to break your sleep - it's a kind of 'balance the ball' mini game combined with 'uber eats' courier simulator. It all creates a feeling of absolutely braindead game, which hardly requires any wits to play (basically point to a direction and press W for a few minutes).    … Expand
  15. Ali129
    May 1, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Death Stranding benim deneyim ettiğim en farklı oyunlardan birisi oldu. Oyun yepyeni ve daha önce görülmemiş bir oynanış deneyimi sunsa da ben oyunu oynarken genel olarak sıkıldım. Oyunda Türkçe dil desteği bulunması çok güzel, Türkçeleştirmeyi de çok başarılı buldum. Oyunun hikayesinden biraz bahsedeyim. Oyun yakın gelecekte kıyamet sonrası bir dünyada geçiyor. Yıllar önce Ölüm Kıyısı adındaki olay yaşanmış ve dünya değişmiş. Oyunda kontrol ettiğimiz karakter kargocu Sam Porter Bridges, kendisini oyuncu Norman Reedus seslendiriyor ve bu konuda kendisinin oldukça başarılı bir iş çıkarttığını söyleyebilirim. Oyunda aldığımız kargoları zorlu yolları aşarak teslim ediyoruz. Bu kargoları teslim etmeye çalışırken kargolara saldırıp onları çalmaya çalışan Yükçü grupları, üzerine düştüğü insanları hızla yaşlandıran Zamankıyım yağmurları ve KV isimli ilginç yaratıklar oyunun büyük çoğunluğunda oyuncuya saldırıyor. Amerikayı yeniden eski haline döndürmeye çalışan ancak bunu başaramadan ölen başkanın kızı Amelie ülkeyi Kiral Ağ'a bağlayabilmek için 3 sene evvel harekete geçmiştir fakat saldırıya uğramış ve esir düşmüştür. Ardından hologramı yoluyla Sam ile iletişime geçen Amelie, onun yardımını ister. Sam ilk başta pek sıcak bakmasa da sonradan Amelie'nin teklifini kabul eder. Sam bir "Öteci" olarak isimlendiriliyor. Öteciler ölümsüz oluyor ve öldükleri zaman okyanus gibi bir yerde yeniden doğuyorlar. Oyundaki düşmanlarımız Higgs ve Cliff. Oyunun hikayesi genel olarak Sam'in tüm zorluklara rağmen verilen önemli kargoları taşıması ve Amelie'nin amacına ulaşmasına yardım etmesi ile geçiyor. Oyunda Norman Reedus'ın yanı sıra Lea Seydoux, Mads Mikkelsen ve Troy Baker gibi ünlü isimlerin de bulunduğunu belirteyim. Bu isimler harika oyunculukları ve seslendirmeleriyle oyundan alınan keyfi kesinlikle arttırıyor. Oyunun hikayesi ve hikaye sunumu başarılı. Fakat oyundaki bazı ara sahneler çok uzun ve sıkıcı, çoğu zaman ara sahneler oyunanışı baltalıyor ve ben oyun oynarken sürekli ara sahneler tarafından durdurulmayı hiç sevmiyorum, elbette oyuna ara sahne koyulmasın demiyorum bu kadar güçlü bir oyuncu kadrosu ile tabii ki ara sahnelere ağırlık verilmesi normal fakat keşke oynanış ile ara sahneler biraz daha dengeli olsaydı. Bana göre oyunun en büyük problemi oynanış, evet bu oyun yepyeni bir oynanış ve çeşitli içerikler sunuyor fakat bunu yaparken oyuncuyu eğlendiremiyor. Kıyamet sonrası bir dünyada bir yerden bir yere kargo taşıma konsepti benim hiç hoşuma gitmedi. Oyunda farklı araçlar kullanarak, yapılar inşa ederek, çeşitli ekipmanlar kullanarak kargoyu belirtilen yere ulaştırabiliyoruz fakat konsept bana göre çok sıkıcı olduğu için ben pek keyif alamadım. Ayrıca oyundaki savaş sistemi çok yetersiz ve sürekli birbirini tekrar eden savaşlar var oyunda, bunlar da zaten sıkıcı bulduğum oynanışı daha da sıkıcılaştırdı. Ayrıca oyun biraz fazla uzun, ana hikaye biraz daha kısa tutulsaydı daha iyi olurdu diye düşünüyorum. Grafiksel olarak oyun fena sayılmaz, 1080p yüksek ayarlarda oyunun gayet güzel göründüğünü söyleyebilirim. Fakat optimizasyon konusunda maalesef oyun vasat. Oyunu akıcı bir şekilde oynarken bazen aniden saliselik takılmalar meydana geliyor ve bu takılmalar sürekli tekrarlanıyor, kısa bir zaman sonra oyun tekrar akıcı hale geliyordu. Sistemimin oyun için yeterli olmasına rağmen bu sorunu yaşamak beni üzdü, bahsettiğim sorun sürekli olmuyordu fakat yine de bu sorunun çözülememiş olması üzücü. Death Stranding güçlü oyuncu kadrosuyla güzel bir hikaye ve hikaye sunumu isteyenler ile yepyeni farklı bir oynanış arayanlar için iyi bir oyun olsa da oyunun konsepti herkese göre değil ve şahsen ben oyunu oynarken oldukça sıkıldım.… Expand
  16. Johnxrist702
    Apr 30, 2021
    10
    Keep on keeping on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. Pmango0312
    Apr 28, 2021
    9
    Death Stranding is beautiful. While its not the best game iv'e ever played, it is the game that has changed me more than any other video game before. Before i can explain this, you need context. About a 3 weeks ago from this review, I was diagnosed with COVID. I wasn't very sick, but the thing that was killing me was the guilt. Having people from my school being quarantined because of meDeath Stranding is beautiful. While its not the best game iv'e ever played, it is the game that has changed me more than any other video game before. Before i can explain this, you need context. About a 3 weeks ago from this review, I was diagnosed with COVID. I wasn't very sick, but the thing that was killing me was the guilt. Having people from my school being quarantined because of me killed my mental state and made me a sad mess. The only thing that was keeping me happy was video games. Death Stranding was a game that i had been on and off playing since September 2020, and it has been a boulder in my backlog. When i started playing it again during my quarantine, i was on chapter 4. 2 days later, i had completed the game and was almost in tears. Sure the game play is a SLOG sometimes and its extremely frustrating at times, but it made me feel all the more accomplished when I was finished. So many times when I was just going from point to point in the game, mostly on foot, I just found myself feeling so free and happy, whether its the gorgeous visuals or the serenading music. I can not tell you how many times i put my controller down and just stared at the screen in amazement and just marvel at what Kojimas team had created. But the best element about this game is the story. It single handedly changed my thought of what stories we can create in a video game. The universe that Kojima created while a little confusing at times, you come to connect with it because you ARE the reason it exists in the first place. You as the player brings everyone together in the story, and it is immensely satisfying to see the outcome. And my god the performances, jesus christ they are fantastic. I wont spoil it for you, but Troy Bakers character and Tommie Jenkins character are scene stealing at some points. The ending is basically a hour long movie, and Im not gonna lie i cried. This game means so much as it was my main comfort in one of the worst times of my life. Thank you for reading this review, and I hope that you get to experience this game in some way shape or form. Its truly some of the best the medium has to offer.… Expand
  18. BFG-1337
    Apr 27, 2021
    1
    If you ever meet a person that says this game is good, RUN AWAY!
    And never talk to that person again in your life
  19. Kojima
    Apr 26, 2021
    10
    The game's user score is %94 on Steam. And you must buy and play the game for write a review on Steam. So, just don’t look at the loser trolls in here. This game is amazing. Beautiful story with experimental gameplay... A Hideo Kojima Game :D
  20. Zelvensky
    Apr 26, 2021
    10
    A new genre. Breathtaking script. Mutual assistance with other players. Kojima, you are a genius.
  21. Marcin_Barton
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    I feel stupid for having bought on promotion. Fantastic game, fantastic story. I look forward for the DLC or the sequel.
  22. NoSkinPotato
    Apr 13, 2021
    8
    This is a very difficult game to review but I will divide it into sections

    GAMEPLAY This part of the game is definitely the hardest part to talk about. Is it a Walking simulator? Is it very fun? I’d say no to both. It is not a walking simulator. Walking simulators are just mindless walking and you can literally complete the game by just holding your joystick. Do that in Death Stranding    This is a very difficult game to review but I will divide it into sections

    GAMEPLAY
    This part of the game is definitely the hardest part to talk about. Is it a Walking simulator? Is it very fun? I’d say no to both. It is not a walking simulator. Walking simulators are just mindless walking and you can literally complete the game by just holding your joystick. Do that in Death Stranding and you are screwed. It is also not really fun but it is very satisfying. This is a game where you just sit back and relax and just enjoy the world around you while doing your work. The game is work, you are working so other players will work less. That’s what the game was trying to do and for the most part they nailed it. Even tho the world is just plain emptiness but when you play the game for at least 20 hours, you will feel connected to each location and memorize every single obstacle you’ll encounter in that location. Not many people have said this but this gameplay loop reminds me a lot of The Witcher 3. In the Witcher 3, you are fighting monsters but if you play it on a harder difficulty, you really gotta think hard before fighting a monster. You gotta read about the monster, understand its weakness, plan your attacks and prepare some potions or oil. Death Stranding has a very similar loop, look at the map and check out the best route to pass through whether hiking up the mountain or going around that mountain, you gotta bring things you might need like ladders, guns, ropes, grenades etc and afterwards you just gotta execute it right or else the consequences will be dire. A consequences worse than death in a video game. That is the satisfaction in Death Stranding’s gameplay and I have rarely ever played a game like this. This is what you would call a brave game, a game that does something so risky but somehow does it very well. But I have a tiny nitpick for the gameplay tho, the ropes are really **** buggy and there are only 1 climbing animations which seems lazy, vehicle driving is really bad, moving Norman Reedus will take a bit of time to get used to and you can't play music whenever you want which is so damn disappointing.

    WORLD & VISUALS
    This game is beautiful. You have never seen a world like this. Most games take place in the wild west, zombie apocalypse, New York, etc but you have never seen a world like this. Rain can age everything it touches, rainbows are upside down, there are invisible things, all the stuff that is inside Hideo Kojima’s head is in this game. The world in Death Stranding is incredible and I have never seen or felt it in my entire life

    STORY
    Now this is the part of the game where it really suck ass. Let’s start with characters, the characters in this game are one sided, boring and have nothing interesting about them. The acting is phenomenal but Hideo Kojima’s writing is just terrible and cringey. The entire story of the game is pretty much introducing the world to you and less about the characters. I can’t say this enough but the side quest and main quest both have terrible writing and I would recommend you skip some of it when it gets really cringey. 90% of the story is pretty much exposition.

    But that's about it, I know it's very long but I just can't help it. This game is tough to have fun with and I don't really blame anyone. Never in my life I felt a game so new and innovative. No gameplay like this, no story like this and no world like this. This game doesn't take anything from other games and that is where I respect Hideo Kojima a lot and really excited for his next game    … Expand
  23. johnny-hovo
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    One of the games which value will be understood after couple of years! One of the games that drive forward the video game industry.
    As always, Kojima showed the heartbreaking story, characters, narrative etc...
    Many people say that the game is overloaded with new therms, new namings and overall the narrative is too hard to understand... Maybe it is so, but the new universe is created in    One of the games which value will be understood after couple of years! One of the games that drive forward the video game industry.
    As always, Kojima showed the heartbreaking story, characters, narrative etc...
    Many people say that the game is overloaded with new therms, new namings and overall the narrative is too hard to understand... Maybe it is so, but the new universe is created in the game, so it is obvious that the game should have something new.
    I'd recomend those people to go and play regular games, just to kill time, and without soul in it. This one has everything that represents the art itself. Good luck to the development team in the next project.    … Expand
  24. Critex13
    Apr 10, 2021
    7
    This game doesnt know what it wants to be. "The core gameplay and story is clearly designed to keep you moving forward, while the actually mission objectives force you to go backwards."

    Its a hiking game that punish you for walking out on your own, If you just go on a walk for to long the game wont let you use the points of interest that weren´t enabled by story events at that point.    This game doesnt know what it wants to be. "The core gameplay and story is clearly designed to keep you moving forward, while the actually mission objectives force you to go backwards."

    Its a hiking game that punish you for walking out on your own, If you just go on a walk for to long the game wont let you use the points of interest that weren´t enabled by story events at that point. The Story is way to ambitious for the gameplay, raising the stakes to much for its own good and leading the gameplay in the wrong direction. The core idea of reconnecting a post doomsday continent is really facinating, the execution though leaves much to be desired. The main enemys "BT´s", punish you for playing the game, its like Kojima never made games that forced you to rethink how you manovor an area before (cough the whole MGS series). Instead of thinking of great ways to outplay them you either have to movevery slow or very fast, you couldof cause gas them with litterlal pee granades but that even less fun cause they never move. Its like dumbed down target parctise. Other ai though is simply one of a kind. Even though the story concept of rouge postman trying to steal your loot is so obnoxious it actually worsens their portail, (Kojima definitly tried to be "different" here when he decided to not name them "raiders") the way the roam their areas and look for loot or other deliver guys feels very realistic. Its like you are watching a different species in its natural habbitat lol. They transcend the feeling of just playing against pre calculated game ai. I basically never just avoided them, its not like they are very complex infact quite the opposite is the fact but the way they interact with there enviorment somehow exceeds even mgs ai. Same is true for friendly postman ai. Its like interacting with real humans with simillar objectives to you, just trying to get from point a to b, minding their own buisness yet helping you with tools if you ask them.

    The whole buliding the world together part is really overhyped. They just artficially raised the difficulty so you wont be able to build streets by your own thats it. The sign other players can place can be helpful and funny at points i wont deny that, but most of he time they are anyoingly placed to farm as much likes as posible. Its the equvilant of showing ass on instagram. The most annyoing part is that streets can only be build at predetermined places which takes away even more of player expression. The only truely helpfull part are the pre placed ladders and energy stations. That part is cool but i think it could have been handled better.

    The core hiking gameplay is not supprisingly the best is ever has been better than any other game before it, its just the repetition that kills the enjoyment. Kojima clearly realised that otherwise he wouldnt have build in shortcuts like the streets and vehicles (with the worst collision i have ever seen) that let you bypass massive chunks of terrain. The way vihicles in general work in this game makes zero sense. While on foot transportaion is physics based, vehicles seem like they are glued to the ground, bassically imposible to flip over. A physics based system like in GTA 5 would have made so much more sense here, it could have been way harder yet way more rewarding.
    So why is it so repetetiv you may ask? Thats cause Missions require you to rewalk all your routes multiple times just with different kinds of baggage, many of them are even randomly generate to artficialy make the game look bigger than it is. I dont get that part at all. Its not like the game would have been short without random generation or like the actuall mission design is good in any way. Seriously the core gameplay and story is clearly designed to keep you moving forward, while the actually mission objectives force you to go backwards.

    The worst part is actually that the game is so rewarding when it lets you move forward and lets you make your way trough this almost abstract world. Thats why i continue playing this game. Moving forward and outplaying the rouge postman ai. I love how you basically have no way to kill them (at first atleast). Makes you expriement way more than in mgs where a simple shoot to the head did the job.

    The presentaion is a solid 9/10. Some places can really be jawdropping and the motion and facial capture is almost class leading. The imagary will stick with me for a long time but some places can be repetetiv or really low res.

    Kojima and the Kojima production team clearly still have a lot of talent left. Like i said the core gameplay is very good, art direction supereb and and the story definitly unique. Its just the mission structure and some questionable design desigions that lets it down masivly. I do believe that the game is very much worth experiencing, just not for $60. The sweetspot would be $30 in my oppinion cause the art direction alone warrants the money spent.    … Expand
  25. LordTiger
    Apr 7, 2021
    8
    “Once there was an explosion, a bang which gave birth to time and space. Once there was an explosion, a bang which set a planet spinning in that space. Once there was an explosion, a bang which gave rise to life as we know it. And then, came the next explosion... an explosion that will be our last.”
    Death Stranding is a very unique game that offers gorgeous graphics, great cinematic, and    “Once there was an explosion, a bang which gave birth to time and space. Once there was an explosion, a bang which set a planet spinning in that space. Once there was an explosion, a bang which gave rise to life as we know it. And then, came the next explosion... an explosion that will be our last.”
    Death Stranding is a very unique game that offers gorgeous graphics, great cinematic, and a mind-bending story with amazing actors however this game might not be for everyone because of the repetitive gameplay which is like a walking simulator.    … Expand
  26. Klintrup
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    The writing, storytelling and direction of this game was amazing, one of my favorite games of the past few years, it takes the player out of the standard "hero" narrative of many other games, but still manages to keep the story telling focused throughout the game.

    Personally I enjoyed the gameplay elements, especially the collaborative multiplayer elements where you feel your connection    The writing, storytelling and direction of this game was amazing, one of my favorite games of the past few years, it takes the player out of the standard "hero" narrative of many other games, but still manages to keep the story telling focused throughout the game.

    Personally I enjoyed the gameplay elements, especially the collaborative multiplayer elements where you feel your connection with other players even though you never meet them.

    The game is best enjoyed when you know what you're signing up for, this is a collaborative resource management simulation with a beautifully interwoven story some parts are told ingame and others are told in very long cutscenes - just sit back and enjoy because they usually take 30+ minutes each (can be paused).

    Graphics are beautiful and the experience was surreal and beautiful.    … Expand
  27. inkmmo
    Apr 5, 2021
    8
    The story is really great and makes sense only if player plays and pays attention. It is weird, but not incomprehensive. It is not a simple story and requires a lot of attention on player's behalf. Mails are not that relevant - but they add some flavour. Graphics are really good and optimization is fantastic (having in mind that I play on my laptop with nVidia 1650) yet it requires moreThe story is really great and makes sense only if player plays and pays attention. It is weird, but not incomprehensive. It is not a simple story and requires a lot of attention on player's behalf. Mails are not that relevant - but they add some flavour. Graphics are really good and optimization is fantastic (having in mind that I play on my laptop with nVidia 1650) yet it requires more than 8GB of RAM or the game will crash often. Once I have added more RAM I haven't had a single crash. With that said, game has various different mechanics set in place where any other AAA studio should not deliver anything subpar (there are various biomes in the game which look beautiful and realistic: snowy mountains/plains/canyons/forest/outlandish/rivers/beaches, driving mechanics, combat mechanics, questing, amazing story telling with ingame engine rendered cutscenes...).

    However, the UI is horrible and there are many quality of life improvements to be desired. Even after 6 days of playing (one playthrough), I still can make a mistake when delivering lost cargo due to the horrible UI or it would sometimes deliver it without even asking the option to not deliver some of the cargo items. Certain combat scenes with BTs should be more oriented towards what Sam is holding in his hands (i.e. a weapon) instead it sometimes after zooming out behaves as if there is nothing in his hands. This is the reason I give it an 8.    … Expand
  28. Atyne
    Apr 5, 2021
    3
    Story:
    +the ending
    +original +soundtrack +cinematic +characters and actors -cringe -too long, slow, and boring -doesn't make sense Generally average story. Gameplay: -very clunky -very boring -watching same long cutscenes for common actions The first maybe 2 hours is an introduction with mostly cut-scenes, then, there are 30+ hours of moving between locations, transporting    Story:
    +the ending
    +original
    +soundtrack
    +cinematic
    +characters and actors
    -cringe
    -too long, slow, and boring
    -doesn't make sense
    Generally average story.

    Gameplay:
    -very clunky
    -very boring
    -watching same long cutscenes for common actions
    The first maybe 2 hours is an introduction with mostly cut-scenes, then, there are 30+ hours of moving between locations, transporting something, mostly for meaningless characters. It's like playing side missions. Just walking, or driving, refilling stamina, basically all that boring stuff I don't like in games. If you like slow-paced strategic games you may like it. But still, movement isn't smooth. You'll get stuck over small rocks a lot, even on vehicles - suspension is not working. Here and there there is some cutscene, stealth, or even shooting. The last maybe 10 hours is ending, also mostly watching cutscenes.

    Art:
    +vistas
    -cities
    -soulless
    The graphics is average, it only looks nice in 60fps pre-rendered cut-scenes. Some vistas are nice, but cities are disappointing. You only get to the gate, never inside. So the whole game world and the atmosphere are dead, even for a post-apocalyptic world, it doesn't feel like it.

    Conclusion:
    I was very disappointed. The game was just too long and too boring. The story was so cringy with no sense, and gameplay boring. I can only understand if I liked slow-paced strategic games, maybe it would be 7/10.    … Expand
  29. HoshiWolf
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    Truly a masterpiece in so many ways, from the photorealistic visuals and incredible framerate, to the amazing writing and sometimes funny dialogue. An incredible achievement from Kojima, a game that gives you back what you put into it with chill vibes interspersed with intense action and suspense. I spare spoilers but at certain points it really feels like metal gear solid evolved.Truly a masterpiece in so many ways, from the photorealistic visuals and incredible framerate, to the amazing writing and sometimes funny dialogue. An incredible achievement from Kojima, a game that gives you back what you put into it with chill vibes interspersed with intense action and suspense. I spare spoilers but at certain points it really feels like metal gear solid evolved.

    10/10 49 hrs game completed    … Expand
  30. Eliroo
    Mar 27, 2021
    10
    This game is art. Deep and touching story, philosophy and symbolism, innovative original gameplay mechanics and beautiful songs.
  31. Krofes
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    Truly masterpiece, that was an absolutely new gaming experience since... uh-oh, I don't know, maybe from the first time I've tried MMO games in 00's.
  32. AzureHope
    Mar 21, 2021
    10
    Creo que muchos se equivocan a la hora de criticar este "juego", porque justamente no le interesa ser un juego, ni una película, Death Stranding quiere situarse en el medio para que eso no te importe. Es una experiencia que si, quiere divertirte, pero también frustrarte, exigirte mas, sacarte de tu zona de confort y recompensarte a cambio.
    Si bien al principio parece que solo es ir de    Creo que muchos se equivocan a la hora de criticar este "juego", porque justamente no le interesa ser un juego, ni una película, Death Stranding quiere situarse en el medio para que eso no te importe. Es una experiencia que si, quiere divertirte, pero también frustrarte, exigirte mas, sacarte de tu zona de confort y recompensarte a cambio.
    Si bien al principio parece que solo es ir de punto A a punto B, no pasara mucho para que empiecen a aparecer dificultades en el camino, y a medida que avanzas te darán un sin fin de herramientas para poder superarlas, es tanto que el post podría tratarse solo de eso, cerca del final puedes saltar 10 metros, tienes todas las armas del Call of Duty, corta cordones, Exoesqueletos, motos, camiones, etc. Si bien no profundiza mucho en cada aspecto, cumple, pero lo mejor de la jugabilidad sin duda es caminar, el simple hecho de moverte con Sam es lo mejor del juego, y ahí donde mas se nota el verdadero enfoque del mismo.
    A pesar de que mucha gente dice que el juego esta muy vacío, y por eso cuenta con gráficas alucinantes, la verdad es que kojima nos ha dado las herramientas para rellenarlo, carreteras, tirolesas, puentes, generadores, buzones, habitaciones, etc.
    Death Stranding tiene una banda sonora Increíble, de la mejores que he escuchado.
    "Once, There Was an Explosion" tiene una un diseño sonoro y composición alucinantes,
    Secuencias como "Alone We Have No Future" o "The Face of Our New Hope" están increíblemente logradas, "A Final Waltz" es de mi canciones de jefes favoritos, y "BB's Theme" es una obra maestra, es tan fuerte en todos los aspectos que sea ha convertido en mi canción favorita de todos los tiempos, no tengo mas que aplausos para Ludvig Forsell.

    Por diversos motivos nunca había experimentado ningún juego de kojima, una vez le di una oportunidad a Metal Gear V, pero era mucha acción, y no entendía nada de lo que ocurría, simplemente lo deje pensando que Kojima no era para mi, pero luego de Death Stranding estaré esperando con ansias sus próximos Titulos, es un director con un estilo único, tanto así que en 20 años jugando nunca había probado algo igual.    … Expand
  33. flp456
    Mar 14, 2021
    6
    Visualy gorgeous but endless boring and repetitive cutscenes ruin the gameplay experience
  34. txowina
    Mar 12, 2021
    10
    It is one of those experiences that you only have the opportunity to live from time to time and very rarely in the video game industry. I didn't know who Kojima was. Now I know it and I celebrate its existence.
  35. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    10
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  36. kitru
    Mar 11, 2021
    8
    The plot is brilliant, thanks to Kojima. The gameplay is as diverse as possible, many features have been invented in order to keep the player in the game. Liked. Now for the negative aspects. I didn’t like that half of the game we go to the “last problem”, every time they say “this is the last thing left”, no “this is definitely the last”, half of the game. Well, return through allThe plot is brilliant, thanks to Kojima. The gameplay is as diverse as possible, many features have been invented in order to keep the player in the game. Liked. Now for the negative aspects. I didn’t like that half of the game we go to the “last problem”, every time they say “this is the last thing left”, no “this is definitely the last”, half of the game. Well, return through all the locations on foot. This has already bothered in the end.… Expand
  37. johnapostolatos
    Mar 9, 2021
    9
    Death stranding was something amazing for me... I know there are many people who didn't enjoy it all, and in a way, i can understand them. Death stranding is not the ordinary game you would expect to play. To be honest, if you take it from a gameay perspective, you would find really poor. However, it is the story, the atmosphere, the environment that make it a masterpiece... And the musicDeath stranding was something amazing for me... I know there are many people who didn't enjoy it all, and in a way, i can understand them. Death stranding is not the ordinary game you would expect to play. To be honest, if you take it from a gameay perspective, you would find really poor. However, it is the story, the atmosphere, the environment that make it a masterpiece... And the music is just amazing... I remember there were times when during a peaceful moment that a song kicks in and made me want to cry while i was enjoying the scenery. So, even if the gameplay is not something spectacular, it is the intriguing story that makes you want to complete that game!… Expand
  38. assassinsith
    Feb 28, 2021
    0
    I installed this game twice because I wanted to give it a second chance however turns out that with one fall I lost the package and I have to go back and find it in order to complete the stupid mission. Instant trash!
  39. Nintendonot
    Feb 27, 2021
    2
    Hideo Kojima continuously described death stranding as the first ever stand type game. He considered it so innovative that it would create a whole new genre of video games, and now that we have the game the question that has been on our heads for the last few years can now be answered: "What is a strand type game?" Well it's a special type of game where everything about it besides theHideo Kojima continuously described death stranding as the first ever stand type game. He considered it so innovative that it would create a whole new genre of video games, and now that we have the game the question that has been on our heads for the last few years can now be answered: "What is a strand type game?" Well it's a special type of game where everything about it besides the visuals is a complete piece of trash. Death stranding is one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. The gameplay is walking; you put some packages on your back and walk them from point A to point B. I think the goal was to try and turn walking into exciting gameplay, similar to how Mario did. Well you don't do it like this because it sucks. You'll continuously keep falling over and losing your packages for 35 hours straight. The boss fights are an absolute joke. They have no way of defeating you. Later the game turns into the worst 3rd person shooter ever. Kojima even responded to critics addressing this saying, "Americans are big fans of fps games and Death stranding is not." What does the fact that the game is 3rd person shooter have to do with Americans not liking it? Most Americans back in the day played Fortnite. Now about the story: its just meh. It revolves around the kingdom hearts method of story telling where everything is explained but there is still no context for anything. The characters don't stop talking and every single one of them has some dumb thing to say especially the character Fragile. I'd say the only good part about the game is its visuals and voice acting. I can only hope that this is the last strand type game because it is a complete embarrassment.… Expand
  40. Ratingss
    Feb 26, 2021
    3
    The game is extremely casual and the story complete drivel that doesn't drive you to keep playing, quite the contrary, every time you reach a cutscene you ask yourself why are you playing this game, if you have more than two brain cells that is. The Kojima that made the first Metal Gear wouldn't even recognize himself anymore.
  41. MrBertil
    Feb 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seriously dont buy this game, its absolutely crap. There is so many cinematics that sometimes it feels just like you are watching a movie were you are given a choice in which direction you want the movie to go towards.… Expand
  42. HalimFB
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    Açık dünyası ve hikayesi çok başarılı. Efsane bir oyun

    Its open world and story are very successful. A legendary game
  43. mohammad-gh
    Feb 19, 2021
    10
    I am an expert gamer and I have played 68 games All the games I have played has rich story and amazing gameplay but this game was something different It had many new ideas and it was innovative
    I really liked it and I think it was a masterpiece Its on my top five list
    - great story - interesting and fun game play - very real movements - great quality - great directing - very good    I am an expert gamer and I have played 68 games All the games I have played has rich story and amazing gameplay but this game was something different It had many new ideas and it was innovative
    I really liked it and I think it was a masterpiece Its on my top five list
    - great story
    - interesting and fun game play
    - very real movements
    - great quality
    - great directing
    - very good music
    it was not a simulator at all it was far better than many games but i think it is not for every one because you need to be patient and brilliant to understand the true nature of the game    … Expand
  44. Xplocion
    Feb 17, 2021
    4
    The good:
    The graphics are impressive on PC, minimum 1080 if you want to see it in HD (720-1080). The patches have fixed the stability of the game is now playable (sometimes)
    The bad: Boring story (I did see Kevin Costner's The Postman, 1997, Warner in the cinema) so it is clear where Kojima gets the "creativity and inspiration" from. "Kojima's Great Game" was in some cgi videos of    The good:
    The graphics are impressive on PC, minimum 1080 if you want to see it in HD (720-1080). The patches have fixed the stability of the game is now playable (sometimes)

    The bad:
    Boring story (I did see Kevin Costner's The Postman, 1997, Warner in the cinema) so it is clear where Kojima gets the "creativity and inspiration" from. "Kojima's Great Game" was in some cgi videos of his Hollywood friends cosplaying and the frenetic adventures of him delivering things from point A to point B. Boring gameplay. The game has auto-save but does not let you record progress if you are in the middle of a delivery mission. Fast travel and teleportation points are not used to shorten your path when you have an order to deliver. Weapons arrive after at least half the game has passed. The fights against the bosses and mini-bosses are very simple and disgusting. Once the Hype was dispelled, the trailers were only hoaxes since it took the best scenes and put them to generate hype, but the result has already been seen that it is not this frantic all the time. The ending is a two hour video, really? During the game they tell you that "human beings are isolated in cities" you arrive in the cities and you do not see any humans, do they live in the clouds like the Jetson or underground like the Murlocks? All cities are the same. Sam Porter in the original version without patches had the same balance of a rag-doll, Sam fell on any path that was not minimally level.

    The Meh!:
    The game didn't even come out and it already had a patch that corrects Sam Porter's bad balance. Unlike the console version, here there were no press or influencers playing or generating excessive hype, so many of the structures originally created have disappeared or are about to do so due to deterioration of the rain. The mods make the product placement of Monster and other brands can be edited by Pepsi, beers, ... while the backpacks and briefcases are replaced by packages from UPS, DHL, or food companies, Rappi, Uber Eats, Diddi, Rappi ... the sky's the limit when it comes to customization. The gag of having the mechanical dinosaurs from Horizon Zero Dawn walking around is there, but it's not understood. Don't waste your money on this boring game, on PC there are alternatives like Man Standing or Walking Simulator that at least you will laugh while you play    … Expand
  45. tcanb
    Feb 15, 2021
    8
    If you’re some dudebro who can’t fathom a game without non stop shooting and killing and also have the attention span of a goldfish, then yes. You will not enjoy this. Stick to call of duty and doritos. The inventory system isn’t hard to understand. The story is unique and compelling. It’s not perfect and annoying sometimes. The average ratings I see are quite harsh.
  46. Shready
    Feb 8, 2021
    10
    I originally passed on this game after seeing a bit of gameplay and some early reviews it just didn't seem like something I would enjoy also not having the time to play such a long game, what a mistake I made I picked it up on pc and have been glued to my seat since, such an amazing game, great music, great gameplay and the cutscenes really drag you into the story, even my wife couldn'tI originally passed on this game after seeing a bit of gameplay and some early reviews it just didn't seem like something I would enjoy also not having the time to play such a long game, what a mistake I made I picked it up on pc and have been glued to my seat since, such an amazing game, great music, great gameplay and the cutscenes really drag you into the story, even my wife couldn't stop watching and then desperately waiting for the next one to get the next chunk of the story. This game has easily pushed its way into my top 5 games of all time and that's with over 25 years of gaming history. Thank you Hideo Kojima for this masterpiece you have created I just hope he makes more games of this calibre.… Expand
  47. warlockman
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    Quickly has earned its place among my favourite games of all time. I admit the first area seemed very empty and boring at first, but just as I was reaching my limit the game introduces a new game mechanic, opening up existing areas in new ways. This keeps happening throughout the game, with new tools, items, vehicles, etc. given to you at just the right moment so as to never become old.Quickly has earned its place among my favourite games of all time. I admit the first area seemed very empty and boring at first, but just as I was reaching my limit the game introduces a new game mechanic, opening up existing areas in new ways. This keeps happening throughout the game, with new tools, items, vehicles, etc. given to you at just the right moment so as to never become old.
    Having said that, if you're looking for Call of Duty, this isn't it. This game is at times action-packed and fast-pasted, at times, sneaky and stealthy, but mostly it's tranquil and zen.
    If you don't need violence and action to have fun, and can enjoy simple things such as cargo management, delivery route management, keeping your battery powered up, and carefully traversing terrain so as to deliver your goods in the best shape you can, then I'd recommend this game.
    I also love how "multi-player" is integrated. You never see another player, instead you pickup and deliver the cargo they lose on their own journey, utilize the structures they built, and make use of the vehicles and items they leave behind.
    Last but not least, the story, characters, and writing are all executed masterfully. I've never had a game make me cry as much as Death Stranding. Mostly that release day trailer is what makes the tears roll.
    Truly a joy to play. One of the best games I've played in a long, long time.    … Expand
  48. JGTA999
    Feb 2, 2021
    8
    In this game you'll complete the same tipe of missions for the majority of time, however this is done in a maner that doesn't get boring. Even though i understand why other would not like this, i think that everyone has to admit that this game is gorgeous and super atmospheric. Almost every mechanic introduced is original . The game sets out to be something and it achieves it. I loved it
  49. kingkaifist
    Jan 28, 2021
    10
    ı loved this game. the world that kojima created is really interesting and makes you curious. cutscenes are amazing as well. only thing is gameplay is not meant for everyone. ı liked it, ı really felt like ı am sam porter bridges ı felt like a part of that universe. All things considered ı think this game is a very unique experience that everyone should try.
  50. level52
    Jan 25, 2021
    10
    Mükemmel bir deneyim.Ustaca hazırlanmış bir başyapıt.Oyun deyince biraz tuhaf kaçıyor.Bir kitap ya da bir film gibi birşey bu bence.Hafızanıza kazınacak bir hatıra olacak sonuna kadar oynanmalı.Umarım devamı gelir Geç kalma Kojima-San :-)
  51. Mandulum
    Jan 25, 2021
    8
    I was blown away with the first hour of the game. It was crazy. Levelled out a bit after that but I still enjoyed the rest of my time. One of the final fights was a letdown, for some strange reason they focused on a rather terrible mechanic: throwing.

    Date Completed: 2021-01-16 Playtime: 39h Enjoyment: 8/10 Recommendation: It's weird and pretty fun. At least if you ignore a lot of    I was blown away with the first hour of the game. It was crazy. Levelled out a bit after that but I still enjoyed the rest of my time. One of the final fights was a letdown, for some strange reason they focused on a rather terrible mechanic: throwing.

    Date Completed: 2021-01-16
    Playtime: 39h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: It's weird and pretty fun. At least if you ignore a lot of the deliveries, those can get tiring fast.    … Expand
  52. ErayTellezi
    Jan 25, 2021
    7
    Hikayesi ve yarattığı evrenle oynanışı bu denli uyumlu bir oyun çok az bulunur. Oyunun hikayesi birbirine yardım etmek üzerine kurulu, bağ kurmakla ilgili. Oynanışta da bazı npc'lere bir şeyler götürüp ağ kuruyorsunuz. Ve online oyuncuların kurduğu yapılardan faydalanabiliyorsunuz. Bu da yine bağ kurmak ve yardımlaşmak ile ilgili. O çetin şartlarda bu sıcacık duyguyu hissediyorsunuz.Hikayesi ve yarattığı evrenle oynanışı bu denli uyumlu bir oyun çok az bulunur. Oyunun hikayesi birbirine yardım etmek üzerine kurulu, bağ kurmakla ilgili. Oynanışta da bazı npc'lere bir şeyler götürüp ağ kuruyorsunuz. Ve online oyuncuların kurduğu yapılardan faydalanabiliyorsunuz. Bu da yine bağ kurmak ve yardımlaşmak ile ilgili. O çetin şartlarda bu sıcacık duyguyu hissediyorsunuz.

    Kargo taşımak sıkıcı gelmedi. Oyun ilerledikçe sürekli yeni ekipman veriyor. Ama bir kaç tanesi hariç oynanışı ne kadar değiştiriyorlar tartışmalı. Her bölümün hikayesinin bir yan karaktere ayrılmış olması kargo taşımayı anlamlı hale getirdi.

    Oyundan Higgs'in getirdiği dev insansı boss ile (Yine japo oyunu yine dev boss. Şu atom bombasının travmasını bi atlatamadınız be kardeşim.) kapışıp yeninceye kadar oldukça keyif aldım. Ancak ondan sonraki her şey tam bir faciaydı. Öbür tarafta Higgs ile tekrar tekrar dövüşmek, sonrasında oyunun sizi haritanın başından sonuna kadar yürümek zorunda bırakması ve ardından gelen sonsuz süredeki ara sahneler. Higgs'in getirdiği boss'u yendiğimde oyun bitti sandım. Ancak onun üzerine bir 10 saat daha oynadım ya da izledim demeliyim. Hikayeyi derinleştirmek adına yapılan boş ve tutarsız muhabbetler. Şunu söylemeliyim ki kurduğu evren olarak gördüğüm en saçma sanatsal içeriklerden birisi. Uyduruk kavramlar üretip üfürmüşler. Tutarlılık yok, hiçbir şey yok. Hikayenin dandikliğini sürekli diyaloglarla anlatmaya çalışmasından anlayabiliriz zaten.

    Sonuçta son 10 saatine kadar iyi ondan sonrası kepaze bir oyun olmuş. Sonu da saçma sapan bir yere çıktı zaten.    … Expand
  53. McRaoul
    Jan 22, 2021
    0
    Pretentious plot that needs the characters to force feed you exposition through lengthy cutscenes so you know why you run with bags on your back across the country, but it stills doesnt make any god damn sence. i've played for 5 hours and it hasnt been fun for a second of it so im not giving it any more of my time. The best way i can explain the traversal in this game is to compare it toPretentious plot that needs the characters to force feed you exposition through lengthy cutscenes so you know why you run with bags on your back across the country, but it stills doesnt make any god damn sence. i've played for 5 hours and it hasnt been fun for a second of it so im not giving it any more of my time. The best way i can explain the traversal in this game is to compare it to spider-man PS4. Remember how the web slinging was so fun you never used the fast travel system? This is the complete opposite. Sam is a slow and grumpy piece of **** that doesnt know how to keep his balance with a backpack on. im not interested in the reasons why you cant fly helicopters in this game, or why bodies explode after death or why you need to burn them at a specific spot. There is no humor to be found in this game, everyone is super **** serious all the time and act like the edgy cool anime guy. **** me this game is bad.… Expand
  54. atiredlight
    Jan 22, 2021
    9
    The gameplay is meditative, the plot is deep but kinda uneven. The whole game has enjoyable feel of taste
  55. jonatasmv
    Jan 18, 2021
    6
    Technically, a masterpiece.
    Great actors and characters.
    Amazing plot...very original;
    But, sadly, with a boring "gameplay"!!
    For me, it seems that the delivery missions are a "toll" that we have to pass to learn more about the story
  56. SocrateAthenes
    Jan 16, 2021
    10
    Honestly on my top 3 games of all time. I've played it on PS4 last year and it was the best optimized game experience I had on this console. Now that I play it on PC, I can't believe how great this game look, it is stunning. Gameplay-wise, it's a simple mechanic, but efficient a 100%, i've played more than 80 hours, and I want more.
  57. Mjolkurferna
    Jan 16, 2021
    8
    This game is not for everyone and I, myself, did not like it in the beginning. With progression the game felt like a jigsaw puzzle slowly coming together until it made a bigger picture. Eventually, I fell in love with the game.

    Pros: - innovative gameplay (many approaches). - Soundtrack. - Atmosphere and landscape. - The online gameplay is unique and promotes people to help each    This game is not for everyone and I, myself, did not like it in the beginning. With progression the game felt like a jigsaw puzzle slowly coming together until it made a bigger picture. Eventually, I fell in love with the game.

    Pros:
    - innovative gameplay (many approaches).
    - Soundtrack.
    - Atmosphere and landscape.
    - The online gameplay is unique and promotes people to help each other.
    - Overall good performance from every actor.

    Cons:
    - Some dialogue felt off at times.
    - Slow start (could be big for some people).
    - Story can be hit or miss for people.

    Word of advice - This is not a game you should rush through. If you want to drive a car, you will need to do so in the right conditions for example.    … Expand
  58. DanteB666
    Jan 14, 2021
    9
    This game is very good if you had stressful day. It's so fu... relaxing. I will give 10/10 if developer will a portable music player :D
  59. Bitek
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    I am about 60 hours into Death Stranding and I think this is one of the best games I played in recent memory. This game is so much more than a “walking simulator”. I bought the game for PC after months of telling myself that I would not enjoy game like Death Stranding because what can be cool about delivering stuff. This concept just sounds boring on the surface but after playing the gameI am about 60 hours into Death Stranding and I think this is one of the best games I played in recent memory. This game is so much more than a “walking simulator”. I bought the game for PC after months of telling myself that I would not enjoy game like Death Stranding because what can be cool about delivering stuff. This concept just sounds boring on the surface but after playing the game for hours I must say that there is so much more into this game than just being a “Fed-ex driver”.

    First being “delivery boy” is not boring because there are different set of challenges player must go through to accomplish the goals. Deliveries can be done in many different ways and as the game progress new equipment / vehicles are unlocked that make delivering easier and faster.

    There is the online component of this game. It is huge part of it in my opinion. Death Stranding without multiplayer would just not be the same. This is the game that combines single player and multiplayer components into one very cool game.

    Because of the online component it does not feel like you are alone in the game. It feels like you are part of huge community with the same goal of reunifying the country.

    You want to help other players. You want to build structures, leave tips and warnings.

    It is rewarding to build structures and then later receive likes from other players because you know that you helped someone else.

    I’ve been in many situations when other players structures help me to finish my delivery faster and more efficiently.

    So building structures is big part of the game. Myself I have spent hours rebuilding highways so other players and I could use it to faster deliveries.

    Then there is the combat. There is a lot of it through out the game. The further you progress the more combat situations you will encounter. You can choose from arsenal of lethal and non-lethal weapons. The combat is very similar to Metal Gear Solid games.

    Then there is the horror component of the game. The more you play it the creepier it becomes.

    Then there is the story which is interesting and the more you play the game the more you want to explore it more to find out what happened next. It is important to read all messages in the game because they explain the world of death stranding and also provide extra missions (like the ones for Cyberpunk 2077.

    Finally, the graphics. Death Stranding cut scenes are probably the closest to photo realism in game I have ever seen. The game is just gorgeous all through out. Playing the game on PC on ultrawide monitor adds to the extra level of immersion because everything in the game is done in ultrawide, including the cut scenes.

    The game is long. There are 12 chapters in the game. I am 60 hours in it and I am on chapter 7 but this is fine because there is no need to rush it whatsoever. You want to take this game slow so you can explore it and learn more about the world of Death Stranding.

    Death Stranding is a must play game for fans of science fiction. It is weird, unusual and yet very addictive game.

    Bottom line is that this game is way more than just a walking simulator.    … Expand
  60. Tonoyan98
    Jan 13, 2021
    10
    most beautiful game
    Hideo Kojima best
    Love This game
    graphics 10/10
    Stabile Fps gtx 1650
    High Grafic
  61. Libley
    Jan 12, 2021
    10
    This game is absolutely incredible. it is most definitely not your average instant gratification style game. it has a very slow but deep story that takes time to dig into and boy is it worth every second. A lot of people say it's just ups sim and you could see it that way. But it is so much more than that. There's meaning in every step and every journey is different. The music will gripThis game is absolutely incredible. it is most definitely not your average instant gratification style game. it has a very slow but deep story that takes time to dig into and boy is it worth every second. A lot of people say it's just ups sim and you could see it that way. But it is so much more than that. There's meaning in every step and every journey is different. The music will grip you and bring about emotions you haven't felt in a game since you were a child and the story will have you wishing it had never ended. This is easily one of my all time favorite games. I will cherish the time i spent in Death Stranding and I hope Kojima decides to continue this story. Thank you sir. For giving me a game that gave me so much more than just a fun time.… Expand
  62. RiderPSV
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    Great game!
    Редко какой фильм сможет похвастаться такими хитросплетениями и сюжетом! Ничего от неё не ждал, но в итоге оказался в восторге!
  63. hyperjoc
    Jan 10, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So what is an important thing we do not like about games? The simple A to B quests/missions, take this to there etc. So what is this game about? Bringing stuff from point A to B. Sounds simple right? You must walk and not on the easy way. You run, you loose your balance, you will drop unless you press left and right mouse button, then everything is alright.

    It is boring... You also have a baby which will cry every time the bump is too hard and you must shake the bottle so he goes to sleep again. The first times are fun, but it is just like a real baby, you need to do it everytime, a lot of moments and it is getting boring.

    So you have a vehicle right? Yes after a long time you get your electrical vehicle which can go not so far. But you can climb mountains with it. Talking about mountains, do you know you also get bridges, ladders, rope etc. to cross every obstacle? By that time my load was already many times in the water or falling down a hill :P. When you climb a ladder and it is just too high you will jump off on the side of the hill and you tumble down. No big deal right? Well your load will get damaged and your baby starts crying again...

    it is trying to be realistic, there are a lot of detail, like with the walking but also when you have too much stuff on your back and you go into a cave, the load will fall off when you hit the ceiling. In a way I like it, but when I look at the characters, they all look flat. First I think: wow they are looking good, but then you think: it is like the put paper on a robot. Like it is an old game. Everything is stiff and almost no emotion in the faces. Also the bodies can look a bit odd.

    Also you run around in a big open world, but you walk from building to building. In some buildings you can enter with one room, but other building only have a big pole standing there. You communicatie with holograms. You can go to your own room, but that is a loading screen and you cannot do so much, you sit on your bed and you can go take a shower, you land back on your bed, you can go to your baby, you go back to your bed. Yes you can also go to the baby and press A or D to go to the next thing. But it does not feel realistic. When you want your vehicle repaired, you must put the vehicle inside the building on the elevator. Then go to the pole and place it in the garage, then an animation will start and it is in the garage. You will get a notification that it is repaired, so you must go back to the pole, put your bike out of the garage and another animation will follow...

    So for some one who mostly skips videos because he wants to play, this is very annoying, but specially for this game I watched all the movies in the beginnen. The story starts weird and that is what keeping me interested. But after a while I started skipping the videos. I started loosing interest in the game. I did not care about the ghosts who are flying around, I see them as a reason to slow me down. I tried to play it with a trainer, to cut away the things I did not like, but I saw now improvement. Also the bad UI is killing for me.

    Today I decided to uninstall the game and write a review about it. This is really not the game for me, while I can like games that are repetitive or different. I really liked metal gear solid 5 for example, not the big robot part, but everything else was very good. The options you have, the freedom etc. So this is not like that and I was not expected that. I can see they put a lot of love in it and I really encourage to do something different, but this is not for me. This is just a boring game, that is trying to let you do your job in the slowest way possible. Now that I am on the end I am feeling that a small part of me wants to go back to the game. There were good things, but I just start up another game and I will forget about this feeling.    … Expand
  64. Arynek
    Jan 9, 2021
    0
    Has the same chiral network and monsters from metal gear survive... fairly boring walking sim, with a cutscene for every action, which is repeated everytime.
  65. joaomarcosbns
    Jan 7, 2021
    9
    Terminei a história em uma semana (34 horas de jogo), não rushei as principais todas, porem a maioria eu fiz de uma vez, amei o jogo, praticamente perfeito em história e graficamente, gameplay achei boa até, menos com carros e motos e cansativo quando está nas montanhas de neve. Mas vale a pena completamente pela experiência de um jogo diferente que sai daquele mesmice total q são aTerminei a história em uma semana (34 horas de jogo), não rushei as principais todas, porem a maioria eu fiz de uma vez, amei o jogo, praticamente perfeito em história e graficamente, gameplay achei boa até, menos com carros e motos e cansativo quando está nas montanhas de neve. Mas vale a pena completamente pela experiência de um jogo diferente que sai daquele mesmice total q são a maioria dos jogos.

    sistema de LIKE e construção é nota 10 (imersão com outros jogadores/parte online)    … Expand
  66. boondocks
    Jan 7, 2021
    9
    Keep in mind this game is not for everyone, and I get why a lot of people hate it, but this is easily one of the best games I've ever played. For some reason, the simplistic gameplay of walking somewhere and delivering something was very enjoyable. At some points it did reach a bit of a slog, but the story just kept bringing me back in. The story is interesting and fantastic, the sceneryKeep in mind this game is not for everyone, and I get why a lot of people hate it, but this is easily one of the best games I've ever played. For some reason, the simplistic gameplay of walking somewhere and delivering something was very enjoyable. At some points it did reach a bit of a slog, but the story just kept bringing me back in. The story is interesting and fantastic, the scenery is gorgeous, and for me the gameplay can actually be really fun.… Expand
  67. JennyBaron
    Jan 5, 2021
    7
    The ultimate chill game. No rush, no levels to grind, no timed events. Just you, going from places to places and getting familiar with the map. A perfect game ot play - if you don't know what to play. One major flaw is that the game world is sadly - very boring and monotonous. Its all the same everywhere.
  68. odmirfilho
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    Esse jogo é tão fantastico, não sei por em palavras o quanto gostei dele, meu único arrependimento é ter demorado tanto pra começar a jogar.
  69. Lexx_Lexx
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    It simply cannot be called a video game or a game for that matter. It fails at being the very essence of a video game which is to be fun and entertaining. Also, the story behind it is convoluted, poorly executed and portrayed in an abysmal way. It would've been much better as a TV show or a movie.
  70. visforvito
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Hands down one of my favorite games ever. The feelings this game gave me are not easy to explain and I know many fellow gamers agree with this. It's that kind of game that either you love it or you hate it. And I happened to love it.

    I love how they reverted the trend from standard action/rpg games. they took what usualy is the easiest (walking, world exploration, inventory management)    Hands down one of my favorite games ever. The feelings this game gave me are not easy to explain and I know many fellow gamers agree with this. It's that kind of game that either you love it or you hate it. And I happened to love it.

    I love how they reverted the trend from standard action/rpg games. they took what usualy is the easiest (walking, world exploration, inventory management) and made it the core of the game. This change of gameplay was very refreshing. I think that who says Death Stranding js a "walking simulator", didn't grasp the revolution of this game.

    The story is immersive (I cried at the ending), you get fond of every character. The curiosity pushed me to do some otherwise unthinkable routes and they were always worth the time. The acting was amazing, some scenes really felt like out of a movie. The soundtrack was amazing and its placement was also very clever: after a very hard way through a BT area, and just before our destination, "Asylum for the feelings" started playing and I was left in awe. I truly am not able to find a con for this game. I haven't played any Kojima game before, but I am definitely a fan now.    … Expand
  71. Master-S
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    绝对是一款优秀的作品，这款游戏优秀的地方不是光看就能看出来的，不是所有游戏都要杀上几百个人才叫游戏。
  72. saladtrash
    Dec 31, 2020
    10
    Gameplay was not very fun but good to me, the story well even kojima and cast didn't understand the storyline well i didn't understand too. kojima such a genius for creating a new genre strand type genre
  73. DanKir
    Dec 31, 2020
    8
    The game is basically a long spiritual trip, so if you are looking for a high adrenaline/FPS game, this ain't for you, despite having some moments where you are realy afraid to die.

    Kojima tries to tell us a story of our selves and our relationships with each other, tries to dig deep into humanity's upsides and downsides, the importance of relationships, and how these drive society.    The game is basically a long spiritual trip, so if you are looking for a high adrenaline/FPS game, this ain't for you, despite having some moments where you are realy afraid to die.

    Kojima tries to tell us a story of our selves and our relationships with each other, tries to dig deep into humanity's upsides and downsides, the importance of relationships, and how these drive society. Building bridges, roads, helping and cooperating with eachother is what makes us stronger. The game does that by making you feal lonely at times and with other social builtin features which make you feal part of something greater, where people help eachother out because that's the beauty of humanity.    … Expand
  74. BenjiGamer
    Dec 31, 2020
    10
    A relaxing, terrifying, and immersive experience (not game) like no other...
  75. svirgibs
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    Это лучшее, во что я когда-либо играл. Взрослая, эмоциональная игра. Это просто ШЕДЕВР. 10 из 10, и я занижаю оценки тем играм, каким ставил 10 до Death Stranding. Так как, на данный момент, я могу поставить 10 баллов только этой игре.
  76. GeodeviL
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    It's a wonderful experience! It's not an action game, but it has its moments. Great storytelling & cinematic direction from Kojima! You do a lot of walking (and climbing). The story progresses a little slow in the beginning (until chapter 3), but after that, the pace is satisfying. Great scenery & atmosphere of the world. Great soundtrack & voice acting. On the downside, some missions areIt's a wonderful experience! It's not an action game, but it has its moments. Great storytelling & cinematic direction from Kojima! You do a lot of walking (and climbing). The story progresses a little slow in the beginning (until chapter 3), but after that, the pace is satisfying. Great scenery & atmosphere of the world. Great soundtrack & voice acting. On the downside, some missions are repetitive (go & fetch this), maybe the world could have more in it (although it's post-apocalyptic) and the combat is not well optimised (could have been better).
    BUT you do not play it for the combat! If you focus on the story, characters, world and how about connecting people in a shattered world with your actions, you 'll have a great experience overall!
    (PC version)    … Expand
  77. twhon
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    The boredom and repetitiveness of the game's missions and environment is only overshadowed by the despicable UX: from over-stylized menus that are all over the place to the locked/pre-animated actions in certain areas and the incredibly predictable dialogs (in addition to the irritating phone-like notification). Also, what the hell is with that shameless Monster drink promotion? This gameThe boredom and repetitiveness of the game's missions and environment is only overshadowed by the despicable UX: from over-stylized menus that are all over the place to the locked/pre-animated actions in certain areas and the incredibly predictable dialogs (in addition to the irritating phone-like notification). Also, what the hell is with that shameless Monster drink promotion? This game looked exceptional and promising on video and screenshots, but it ends up feeling incredibly empty... Maybe that's the ultimate lesson from Hideo Kojima here?… Expand
  78. Xtremclocler
    Dec 28, 2020
    10
    A beautiful masterpiece... a beautiful game !
    It's an amazing world and creation !
  79. WasabiWarrior
    Dec 28, 2020
    4
    Some good ideas and NPCs wasted with the very bad gameplay and boring storytelling. I can't recommend this game but I enjoyed the visuals and music. It's super slow and the story is weird (not in the positive way). Some scenes are very beautiful and I think this should be a animated mini-series rather than a game. It's 1/10 as a game and 8/10 as a mini-series
  80. Tronyx12
    Dec 28, 2020
    10
    PERSONAL OPINION
    This is my favorite game in a long long long time. I'm achievement hunting after completing the main story-line. And you know, I really do like to just walk around and complete deliveries.
    People talk about this game as a walking simulator, but the gameplay loop is quite fun and addictive: 1. Unlock zone 2. Optimize route 3. Unlock new equipment 4. Re-optimize    PERSONAL OPINION
    This is my favorite game in a long long long time. I'm achievement hunting after completing the main story-line. And you know, I really do like to just walk around and complete deliveries.

    People talk about this game as a walking simulator, but the gameplay loop is quite fun and addictive:
    1. Unlock zone
    2. Optimize route
    3. Unlock new equipment
    4. Re-optimize route

    All while helping others do the same

    The only jank here are the vehicles, which are quite fun even with some quirks. The game is EXTREMELY polished and beautiful to behold! Couldn't recommend more.    … Expand
  81. TheAndrw
    Dec 27, 2020
    8
    Imersivo, ótima jogabilidade, exige paciência, direção de arte seleta, não é um jogo pra todos.
  82. Ridleymain
    Dec 27, 2020
    2
    I wanted to enjoy this game, but I just could not. The game is really slow and takes a long time to get anywhere.
  83. matveisony
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    Best game of year for me. Interesting. Character's so good. Vest new ip. Waiting next gamr from this studio.
  84. Offsetfern
    Dec 27, 2020
    9
    Good game J
  85. Mazma
    Dec 25, 2020
    8
    Gioco particolare, comparto grafico perfetto, game play studiato a dovere, trama e personaggi perfetti. Purtroppo la durabilità e la mutenzikne rischiano di renderlo frustrante
  86. SKhull
    Dec 25, 2020
    9
    Never espected to love this game... Honestly I "took" it on the Internet just to try it out. I thought I would play it for about 1 hour then uninstall it. The trailers were weird and the game seemed boring. I have to admit that MGSV was a great dissapointment for me. But man, I was into Death Stranding so quickly. Beautiful graphics, amazing actors, great story, compelling gameplay. ReallyNever espected to love this game... Honestly I "took" it on the Internet just to try it out. I thought I would play it for about 1 hour then uninstall it. The trailers were weird and the game seemed boring. I have to admit that MGSV was a great dissapointment for me. But man, I was into Death Stranding so quickly. Beautiful graphics, amazing actors, great story, compelling gameplay. Really immersive. This game is just awesome. I did buy it and I encourage you to do so even if the gamplay may not be for everyone though. Some say that it's tiring and yes for some it can be. Maybe if you find RDR2 boring, Death Stranding is not for you. I can understand that but you have to try it out to be sure or you might miss a very great game. A big thumb up for the OST as well. You can see that Kojima has pour his soul into this game and I have to admit that it gives me faith again for his next project.… Expand
  87. Thegamelover1
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    one of the best games ive ever played and its the most beautiful game ive ever seen and i know lots of people hates the game because of the gameplay but i always like to try something diffrente and the story is amazing and so the soundtrack and the acting is a oscar worthy
  88. RicardoRyuma
    Dec 22, 2020
    9
    Uma obra de arte, atmosfera de suspense do começo ao fim. Nenhum jogo é igual.
  89. jorokw
    Dec 21, 2020
    2
    I made metacritic login specially to warn people to not buy Death Stranding on PC. Interesting and fresh ideas (dream like concept is rather good) - but actual gameplay is terrible. Everything is spoiled by bad UX - imagine car with climate control buried in 3rd submenu, where desired temperature is set by tapping inside passenger glove box. For example - from time to time U must pissI made metacritic login specially to warn people to not buy Death Stranding on PC. Interesting and fresh ideas (dream like concept is rather good) - but actual gameplay is terrible. Everything is spoiled by bad UX - imagine car with climate control buried in 3rd submenu, where desired temperature is set by tapping inside passenger glove box. For example - from time to time U must piss (this is OK) - but it is complex multi-step process here. What TF? While fighting bosses you have grenades in multiple slots - for example 15 grenades in 3 slots. In actual fight there is need to open another slot to use next 5 grenades.… Expand
  90. Burnwood
    Dec 21, 2020
    0
    [-] Overrated Hideo Kojima effect
    [-] Big budget walking simulator
    [-] $60
  91. Strandedd
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    Amazing, different, original, i want to take this chance to say : Haters can suck it.
  92. Drac222784
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played, right up there with Nier Automata; the game is certainly not everyone's cup of tea, I even nearly dropped the game out of frustration at the start, but it's objectively an incredible game and I'm glad I stuck around.
  93. Menschweint
    Dec 20, 2020
    9
    A good Zen game. Not for every one though. Also free Updates with New Features, amazing.
  94. Daz26
    Dec 20, 2020
    3
    Kojima's ego created this absurd product, a must play if you're a sheep who likes to walk a lot and think little.
  95. nikos8232
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    Great game.I 'm surprised how ordinary walking was made so interesting.my favourite game. kojima did a good job making this gloomy world. the writing is absolutely perfect. gameplay is in my opinion really cool
  96. Darkfenice
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Best game ps4 game! Now in pc with RTX and Cyberpunk crossover the game is the best! 4K and 120fps super graphics and longevity!
  97. loiclecool
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    people mad about the cyberpunk update are whiny cybertards who have not even played the game.

    Death stranding is a cool experience and very fun for those who wants to play something different. If you play the game right and know what you want then it will suits you, its clearly not for everyone, so not everyone should expect to like it, i went into it wihout knowing anything about the    people mad about the cyberpunk update are whiny cybertards who have not even played the game.

    Death stranding is a cool experience and very fun for those who wants to play something different. If you play the game right and know what you want then it will suits you, its clearly not for everyone, so not everyone should expect to like it, i went into it wihout knowing anything about the game and it turned out to be very interesting.    … Expand
  98. WiseRiley
    Dec 18, 2020
    9
    One of the best games i ve played, great ambient and chill as I love it. great characters and scenery.
  99. tzfqv
    Dec 18, 2020
    1
    It is decent delivery game, and challenge of this game comes from everywhere but delivery. I expected interesting delivery game, not an FPS that I can sometimes make deliver.
  100. andry9611
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    96% positive review on Steam and someone review bombing just for a Cyberpunk 2077 collaboration. You must be Harvard graduate i guess. Blame this website too to letting these ignorant people to do this.
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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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