Death Stranding

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2355 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 225 out of 2355
  3. Negative: 378 out of 2355

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  1. Happyhughes2001
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    Avoid! Walking simulator! Awful! Don’t waste your money. Pretentious rubbish. Please don’t waste your money!
  2. Peeto
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    OK, Firstly. I do not have PS4 (I sold my pro like 2 years ago). Only gaming PC and I mainly play on XoneX. I started to game and grow up with 8-bits (zx spectrum). I was mostly not fan of the exclusive PS games, yes they were OK games, but mostly overhyped and although very cinematics and with very high audio video presentation, to me, most of them were boring. So you have theOK, Firstly. I do not have PS4 (I sold my pro like 2 years ago). Only gaming PC and I mainly play on XoneX. I started to game and grow up with 8-bits (zx spectrum). I was mostly not fan of the exclusive PS games, yes they were OK games, but mostly overhyped and although very cinematics and with very high audio video presentation, to me, most of them were boring. So you have the introduction, so you can see I am not hater of SONY, although I do not have their console. Now to most honest review regarding DS. I was expecting boring walking simulator (as a lot haters says). I buy the game on PC and try to stay with open mind and without any influence. So what you get from DS? It starts slowly with A LOT cinematics... but it is just due to slow and carefull introduction in to this strange world. I keep comming back to the game night by night and long cinematics stops and GAMEPLAY opens to full potential. It is not walking simulator. Definately not. IT HAS ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY ACTUALLY. Audio-video is at very high standard, animations are great. Story is interesting, world is AMAZING, as well as atmosphere. I explore everything myself and find this world and creator of this world nearly genius, because nobody ni gaming industry offers you such a detaily described and rich world of unknown with all of its details, which starsts to make sense. As game opens, its freely up to you... u can do side quests, do what you want, upgrade what you want and explore they way you want. You can build and make your life easier, you can fix vehicle early on to open possibilities... I am 15hrs in and game is STILL THROWING new and new things to me! Look, I game like over 35 years already, and if this game does not deserve full max score 10/10 I really do not know, which other game can deserve this. You have like everything in here and with very high standard executed. I recommend this game to anyone sink their time in to. It is really worth it. REgarding performance - I have just a average PC, but game runs on max without problem on 1440p on my sysstem. I did not have single crash to desktop or single bug. Game is not stutter on my PC at all. Port is very well done (1060 6GB + i54690).… Expand
  3. Binston
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    The negative reviews of this game are some prime examples of people love violence in gaming over a decent exploration in a triple A title......... I know some don't have violence but still entertain this is just like it a non-voilent game with good graphics and vast exploration
  4. Roorm
    Jul 18, 2020
    9
    Спасибо Кодзиме и его команде за такую уникальную в своём роде/жанре игру. Необычный игровой экспириэнс. В предвкушении новых игр и фильмов от Kojima Productions. Thank you KojimaPro!
  5. hamoonbeigi
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game. One of the best games I’ve ever played! If you like Kojima’s games you need to buy this game!
  6. itachi_uchiha
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game. One of the best games I’ve ever played! If you like Kojima’s games you need to buy this game!
  7. eery
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    this is awesometacular game by hideo kojima
    players are all connected
    and help each other REALTIME ONLINE !!!
  8. KateQuinn
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    For now it's still unplayable. Cutscenes are stuttering. Game is telling you to press Down + LT + B for example, but you need to press Right + RB + A and I need to google everytime how it is on console to understand it. Also I can't go forward with vehicles, only backward (keyboard or gamepad, both with same problem). Scanner on BTs is also bugged and is not working in stealth parts andFor now it's still unplayable. Cutscenes are stuttering. Game is telling you to press Down + LT + B for example, but you need to press Right + RB + A and I need to google everytime how it is on console to understand it. Also I can't go forward with vehicles, only backward (keyboard or gamepad, both with same problem). Scanner on BTs is also bugged and is not working in stealth parts and that's connected with other problem, I can't even see BTs (i know I should see them sometimes). I waited for a patch, which should be up in day 1... I waited 3 days for first patch and it fixed nothing for me.… Expand
  9. Existence-F10
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    El "User score" de Metacritic no sirve para nada. Muy falsas las critican que llegan.

    En Steam, con más de 9.000 reviews de usuarios:

    93% de positivos

    Con más de 10hs de juego:

    97% positivos

    con más de 35hs de juego:

    100% positivos

    PD: Es hora que Metacritic pida confirmación de que la persona que puntúa tenga el juego.
  10. Kamamura
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    Quite a solid walking simulator, totally ruined with Kojima's pretensious, ham-fisted kitcsh. You, Kojima-san, could not write your way out of a shoebox, if you are ever in doubt, come, I will give you a certificate in writing. Please, do something, ken-do, kabuki or brew tea, but something else. The "stories" you create are ridiculous, pretensious, and unpalatable. This one comes withQuite a solid walking simulator, totally ruined with Kojima's pretensious, ham-fisted kitcsh. You, Kojima-san, could not write your way out of a shoebox, if you are ever in doubt, come, I will give you a certificate in writing. Please, do something, ken-do, kabuki or brew tea, but something else. The "stories" you create are ridiculous, pretensious, and unpalatable. This one comes with heaps of hard-to-chew side of "let's reconnect America" into some sort of non-profit, Facebook like driven, post-communist utopia (everyone works like mad just for facebook likes). And as the story advances, it goes worse and worse. The obligatory "bad people made boom with bad nuclear weapons", transdimensional boo-boo, Egyptians, stuff stolen from Daniken like pyramids, coming from the dead, immaterial soul, out of body travels, pseudo-science babble (a chemical called "chiralis" (handium) that makes little hand crystals grow everywhere, in large concentrations makes dead drag you with their hands into a pool of bad, bad crude oil, leaving handprints on your body - I am not kidding).
    Characters like Diehardman and Deadman, and Heartman, and it gets worse and worse. Towns named Central Knot, Fort Konox, Warehouse west of Central Capital Knot, you will never remember where is what. Clumsy, convoluted language - "deathless freaks", "Bridges - people connecting Americans, the president is called Bridget", and it goes on and on. Pretentious, nonsensical, trihard kitsch.
    Hideo Kojima is Ed Wood of game design.    … Expand
  11. rm_wreckers
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    One of the best games i've ever played. Epic performance by the actors and actresses, gives a good message to a players if you are able to understand it.
  12. TheNobleGamer
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    GAMEPLAY - 2/10
    STORY- 4/10
    GRAPHICS 5/10
    Just booring, wait for the price drop! Btw music is great in the game.
  13. Vlad101
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Отличная, медитативная игра, с глубоким сюжетом, геймлем, персонажами и возможностью помогать другим, а не мешать.
    Очень сильная игра, которая вызывает очень сильный, глубокий и личный опыт.
  14. LimoushCZ
    Jul 18, 2020
    9
    This Is masterpiece. Just take your time and go for a walk with The little one.
  15. StellarKane
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It is strange, unconventional, and seems like it might not work. But within the first 5 minutes, the weight of its atmosphere, the setting, landscapes and storytelling, the otherworldly images, and supernatural high-concept ideas and theories immerse you utterly. The deliveries become meaningful, symbolic, and you really start to feel theThis is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It is strange, unconventional, and seems like it might not work. But within the first 5 minutes, the weight of its atmosphere, the setting, landscapes and storytelling, the otherworldly images, and supernatural high-concept ideas and theories immerse you utterly. The deliveries become meaningful, symbolic, and you really start to feel the presence of others through their ladders, ropes, and bridges. These little signs that someone else has passed this way take on a real poignancy. It’s particularly powerful when you’re carving a new path across a desolate mountain range and leaving signs and ropes yourself, knowing you’re the first.

    All the gear, tech and gadget are awesome and creative, you find things are genuinely useful, and you really feel their absence if you left one behind .... Honestly this is an experience like nothing else...    … Expand
  16. Rafael13
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    Jogo com uma história incrível, e mesmo com seu gameplay lento, o jogo faz com que você fique compenetrado na história, fazendo valer a pena essa "lentidão"
  17. Ad_snake
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    Not what you expected but still a game with an interesting concept, stunning graphics and great story
  18. lolxdd
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра 2019 года перебралась на пк. Из минусов - немного затянута, скучные боссы. Из плюсов - музыкальное сопровождение, геймплей, атмосфера и приятная графика, сюжет на уровне. Ах, да безупречно работающая новая концепция социалгейм через лайки и помощь другим игрокам. Платина на пс4, буду проходить на пк.Лучшая игра 2019 года перебралась на пк. Из минусов - немного затянута, скучные боссы. Из плюсов - музыкальное сопровождение, геймплей, атмосфера и приятная графика, сюжет на уровне. Ах, да безупречно работающая новая концепция социалгейм через лайки и помощь другим игрокам. Платина на пс4, буду проходить на пк.
  19. IMBADA
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    30시간 플레이했습니다.
    괜찮은 게임인데 다른 사람한테 추천은 못 하겠습니다. 그러면 결국 괜찮은 게임은 아니라는 거겠죠.
    게임플레이나 아트, 사운드, 컨셉, 스토리도 마음에 드는데 스토리텔링이 너무나 별로입니다. 설산부터 심하게 뺑뺑이 시키는 레벨 디자인도 마음에 안 듭니다. 레벨디자인은 딱 봐도 예산 문제로 보여서 이해는 됩니다.    30시간 플레이했습니다.
    괜찮은 게임인데 다른 사람한테 추천은 못 하겠습니다. 그러면 결국 괜찮은 게임은 아니라는 거겠죠.
    게임플레이나 아트, 사운드, 컨셉, 스토리도 마음에 드는데 스토리텔링이 너무나 별로입니다.
    설산부터 심하게 뺑뺑이 시키는 레벨 디자인도 마음에 안 듭니다.
    레벨디자인은 딱 봐도 예산 문제로 보여서 이해는 됩니다.
  20. TangChao
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    玩了前两章 ，好玩，绝对10分，不错，有意思，优化很好，垃圾IGN，
    玩到第三章 ，从上面跑到下面，又从下面跑到上面，草拟吗的又要从上面跑到下面
    玩到第五章 ，跑路，战斗，BT，跑路，战斗，BT，总算到雪山山顶了，好吧下山，吗的又要上山？还要带个包袱，甘霖娘的小岛秀夫 玩到第六章 ，对不起IGN，我误会你了 第七 ，第八，第九，第十，我己经麻木了 这个游戏就是个“开头的神作”，越玩到后面越感到乏味 很多人之所以给高分大多数都只是玩了个开头或者只是冲着小岛去的 单机模式那天文数字的材料收集让我望而却步 联机模式下别人造好了建筑，游戏又少了份建造的乐趣    玩了前两章 ，好玩，绝对10分，不错，有意思，优化很好，垃圾IGN，
    玩到第三章 ，从上面跑到下面，又从下面跑到上面，草拟吗的又要从上面跑到下面
    玩到第五章 ，跑路，战斗，BT，跑路，战斗，BT，总算到雪山山顶了，好吧下山，吗的又要上山？还要带个包袱，甘霖娘的小岛秀夫
    玩到第六章 ，对不起IGN，我误会你了
    第七 ，第八，第九，第十，我己经麻木了

    这个游戏就是个“开头的神作”，越玩到后面越感到乏味
    很多人之所以给高分大多数都只是玩了个开头或者只是冲着小岛去的

    单机模式那天文数字的材料收集让我望而却步
    联机模式下别人造好了建筑，游戏又少了份建造的乐趣
  21. NikiBraz
    Jul 17, 2020
    8
    This review is for the all pc players who gave this game negative score because of glitches, bags and lagging.

    If your computer didn't launch this game it doesn't mean that this game is the peace of **** That means that your COMPUTER is the peace of **** **** Please, in the next time when you'll want to give the negative score to the game just because of lagging and etc remember. This    This review is for the all pc players who gave this game negative score because of glitches, bags and lagging.

    If your computer didn't launch this game it doesn't mean that this game is the peace of **** That means that your COMPUTER is the peace of **** **** Please, in the next time when you'll want to give the negative score to the game just because of lagging and etc remember. This game and her developers didn't force you to launch the game on your computer from the 2000s.

    Sorry if this review contains mistakes. I can't speak english so good.    … Expand
  22. Aurre
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    The game is boring, gameplay is boring, the story is boooooring and cring. Emty openworld
  23. GamersInfuzed
    Jul 17, 2020
    5
    Hideo Kajima did it again with this stunning game. The story, the characters and the world is very beautiful, detailed and interesting.
  24. asd123ased
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Exceptional experience, Great cinematic direction, complicated story, addictive gameplay, one of the greatest game in the gaming history.… Expand
  25. AceAscendus
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    Boring interactive movie walking simulator with no real gameplay. Stay away or waste your money, the choice is yours.
  26. muper
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Kojima is a genius. This is an excellent walking simulator. 10/10.
    Он действительно гений
  27. luouxmont
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Kojima designed this game in stark contrast to the "speed demon" culture that has emerged in video gaming's modern era. Must the mark of intelligence and success be dictated by how fast the player is? This game demands a shift in attention to detail and planning amidst the turbulence of an apparent maelstrom. Playing on Very Hard Difficulty. This game is meant to build a sustainableKojima designed this game in stark contrast to the "speed demon" culture that has emerged in video gaming's modern era. Must the mark of intelligence and success be dictated by how fast the player is? This game demands a shift in attention to detail and planning amidst the turbulence of an apparent maelstrom. Playing on Very Hard Difficulty. This game is meant to build a sustainable mindset that keeps you alive when so many other games numb you to throw the baby out with the bath water.

    If you play with the online network, you join all other users in building a neo-America. So to say this game is a delivery man walking simulator is quite shallow.

    You must think about the DNA structure and how it consists of a primary structure, and then secondary bonds of the single strand, and then tertiary bonds with other strands. The walking and delivery component is merely the primary structure. The goal is gene expression, when you reach tertiary bonding to express a fully realized operational city base linking to other city bases - all from user bases' creation.

    Therefore, maybe its like a sim city - from the ground, building up. or rather, a sim-neo-America.

    If players keep playing, it can only keep evolving throughout the years.

    The negative reviews must only mean 1 thing. They are trying to prevent the advent of neo-America.    … Expand
  28. Bacher108
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I guess this is one game where I actually agree with critics over the general gaming player base. This game reeled me in hard. I enjoy the setting, the pace, the characters and especially the strand type multiplayer aspect. I thought it was all really well done. Unique only begins to describe this experience. I also don't seem to have the same PC bugs some people are having. I installed the latest Nvidia driver which has specific things in it for this game, and the performance on PC is just fine.

    At the end of the day, I play games to have fun, and to escape reality. This game does both of those things amazingly well. I have tons of fun in this world. You can break the game down to is most simple component and complain it's just a "glorified fetch quest simulator". But can't you do that with just about any game? Break it down to its core component and complain about it?

    It's clear to me while playing Death Stranding that Kojima had a vision and stuck to it. This is his creation through and through. I enjoy it immensely for that. The quests to me are designed to make you feel the weight Sam is bearing. It is a slog ad times. But if you put yourself into that mindset, what it might actually feel like to be Sam, i think it really works. finally making a large delivery after slogging through the environment its rewarding.

    I also enjoy the story a lot. I am seeing a lot of complaints about bad writing and cringe worthy cut scenes, and i just don't understand that. This is a Sci-Fi world, things aren't supposed to make perfect sense. I feel the characters are all well done and not cringey in the slightest.

    The last thing I would say is, i think this is the first game I have ever played where the environment itself feels like its own character. The landscape Kojima and his team created is so absolutely incredible to me. People are complaining that it is empty, but to me it fits the world that was created. It also is not totally empty if you connect while playing, and see what other players have created. Also, there is just something so special to me about the strand type multiplayer. some people don't seem to think its anything special but to me it's amazing. The fact that I can struggle through some terrain, then come back later and build a bridge or put down a rope, which could help the next player through on their FIRST time through that terrain... it's just so cool to me.

    To summarize, I don't really even know exactly why I like this game so much. I can't put my finger on a single aspect that i can point to and just say yeah.. that is it... that's why i love it. But I do love this game. There is something about it that calls to me and makes me come back, make some more deliveries, build a bridge or ladder here or there, share some supplies in a difficult area of the map, find some more of the rich lore scattered literally everywhere. It all just speaks to me. If this type of unique, hard to describe experience is something you think you might like, give it a shot. You never know. If you are looking for explosions, shooting, action-packed, fast paced combat, in your face bombastic cut scenes and things like that, then yeah, you probably should avoid this.    … Expand
  29. rekco1
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    I mean what is not to love about this game. Exceptional experience, Great cinematic direction, complicated story, addictive gameplay, one of the greatest game in the gaming history.
  30. nataDsize
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Death Stranding is a masterpiece of game design which surpasses your every expectation.
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#16 Best PC Game of 2020
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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

Critic Reviews

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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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