Death Stranding

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2355 Ratings

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  1. 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!
  2. Aleoolic
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    La calidad en los gráficos es una locura difícilmente algún juego de esta generación podrá superar lo hecho por el míster kojima. Y aunque es difícil al principio y un poco frustrante realizar las entregas al principio, conforme avanzas en la historia todo mejora y además la trama es fantástica de principio a fin.
  3. Bamdark
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    That is it the game that i can say you must play cause nearly you can enjoy all of the kojima games. This graphics, game play, story,..... And more. You know thats so good to play a game like this my suggestion is buy it now
  4. MadDogFG
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    The game graphics and music are top level, the story is great, but the gameplay is very boring
  5. Mezga
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    This is a very special game.
    Looks so good with an amazing music.
    Game play a bit lacking but the story is fantastic.
  6. Dmitry2002
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Спасибо блять за ЭКСКЛЮЗИВНЫЙ CyberPunk контент для пк версии игры. Я как владелец ps4 был ОЧЕНЬ расстроен данным событиям.
    А также Кодзима Гений, он одним патчем уничтожил свое доверие к аудитории.
  7. KarakACG
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Can't believe the trolls are back in full force, trying to downvote this game again after their review bombing of TLOUp2 has failed. Don't believe any of the negative reviews on here, it should be obvious from reading them than NONE of them has even played the game.

    This is game is truly something special and a wonder in today's world of generic open world games that all look and play    Can't believe the trolls are back in full force, trying to downvote this game again after their review bombing of TLOUp2 has failed. Don't believe any of the negative reviews on here, it should be obvious from reading them than NONE of them has even played the game.

    This is game is truly something special and a wonder in today's world of generic open world games that all look and play similarly. It's a breath of fresh air with beautiful graphics and a haunting story and amazing soundtrack. It might not be for everyone but don't get fooled by the fake hater reviews on here. MC really needs to do something about this soon!    … Expand
  8. johnbman11
    Jul 31, 2020
    9
    Absolute masterpiece. Kojima's best game and one of the best stories told this generation. I hated TLOU2 and was dying for a great storyline and Death Stranding always looked so interesting to me but once I heard it was coming to PC, I had to wait to get it there. My NVME made this game's loading time so short that I was never taken out of the immersion. Gameplay is tight and fun. Story isAbsolute masterpiece. Kojima's best game and one of the best stories told this generation. I hated TLOU2 and was dying for a great storyline and Death Stranding always looked so interesting to me but once I heard it was coming to PC, I had to wait to get it there. My NVME made this game's loading time so short that I was never taken out of the immersion. Gameplay is tight and fun. Story is completely bonkers but incredibly interesting and thought out. The last quarter of the game had my jaw dropping all over the place. And of course, the environments. Wow. Completely gorgeous, everywhere you go. And Norman Reedus as Sam? He's incredible, as is the rest of the cast. I loved this game so much and definitely recommend it to those with patience, the ability to appreciate art, and those of you looking for an original, totally engrossing story.… Expand
  9. Azolture
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    I understand it is not for everybody, but people that give it a 0 are the people who play battle royal all day and have no interest in a good single player game. This game has some flaws, but the story and overal gameplay is just SO GOOD. You have tons of freedom, crazy good motion capture cutscenes, a crazy good story. Oh yea, this is probably one of the best pc ports ever. DO NOT BELIEVEI understand it is not for everybody, but people that give it a 0 are the people who play battle royal all day and have no interest in a good single player game. This game has some flaws, but the story and overal gameplay is just SO GOOD. You have tons of freedom, crazy good motion capture cutscenes, a crazy good story. Oh yea, this is probably one of the best pc ports ever. DO NOT BELIEVE THE PEOPLE THAT SAY IT IS A BAD PORT. This game runs excellent! 0 bugs, 0 crashed, NOTHING. specs: Ryzen 7 3700x and 5700XT. Please give this game a shot if you feel like you want a good single player experience. It is worth the money!!!… Expand
  10. mikegerharz
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    Are you guys kiddin me. This game is out for about a year and you guys are still surprised it’s the game it was before? It’s funny that the overall score of people on steam rate this game overly positive. And you can’t rate the game if it’s not in your library. Sth for you to think about metacritic.
  11. milkDad
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    In this game,fight with the rugged is the best fun,if you don't know it,and you just a rookie,please don't keep misleading other players.
    与崎岖的道路博弈就是这款游戏最有趣的地方，如果你不知道就来差评那你就只是个爷新而已，请不要再误导其他玩家。
  12. Halman
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Joc original i diferent. Aire fresc en la indústria del videojoc. Història inoblidable. Gràficament imprtesionat. Jugabilitat excel·lent. Kojima sap el que es fa.
  13. Bourne2Die
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Where do I begin? Kojima and team are really over their heads with this game.

    Do better.
  14. Rikidiki01
    Aug 4, 2020
    9
    Most of these negative reviews you will see down here are completely irrelevant. I would highly suggest you check the review score on steam, since it has been review bombed here. People are claiming its the worst game ever made. Though most of them have not played it. The user scores on metacritic are completely irrelevant to the critic score, since people review bomb "controversial"Most of these negative reviews you will see down here are completely irrelevant. I would highly suggest you check the review score on steam, since it has been review bombed here. People are claiming its the worst game ever made. Though most of them have not played it. The user scores on metacritic are completely irrelevant to the critic score, since people review bomb "controversial" games, and they only give 0 and 10's to games. It is completely redundant. I do understand that this game is not for everyone. But people are just mad that its a "walking simulator" The bugs are also greatly exaggerated. Personally this game has been my favourite game of this year.… Expand
  15. jrcassol
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    Gostei muito da evolução do game , tanto como estruturas , como narrativas ,o jogo vai te prendendo de uma forma lenta mas sólida
  16. 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.
  17. LJJ65
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Really enjoyable game, different paradigm. The crafting system is fun. The deliveries and associated optimizing and occasional combat is fun. Good stealth parts avoiding the BT's. I am really enjoying the typically complex Kojima story with the overarching message of cooperation. The online/community interaction is well done I think. The world/graphics are beautiful. The game has beenReally enjoyable game, different paradigm. The crafting system is fun. The deliveries and associated optimizing and occasional combat is fun. Good stealth parts avoiding the BT's. I am really enjoying the typically complex Kojima story with the overarching message of cooperation. The online/community interaction is well done I think. The world/graphics are beautiful. The game has been smooth and trouble free on my Nvidia/Intel machine.… Expand
  18. Sholva
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    So, at last after having finished the game, I’m able to write a proper review.

    From my initial 20 hours or so, I felt that the game was something I really wanted to keep playing and playing, it had “something” different and unique compared to other games, even though a lot of the normal gameplay in the game can get repetitive, as in many other games, of course. This game has a    So, at last after having finished the game, I’m able to write a proper review.

    From my initial 20 hours or so, I felt that the game was something I really wanted to keep playing and playing, it had “something” different and unique compared to other games, even though a lot of the normal gameplay in the game can get repetitive, as in many other games, of course.

    This game has a profound message to deliver, not like the packages we do deliver in game, it’s delivered via other sources: story, cinematography, performance capture, the great actors that voiced the characters, and the minds of the creative team who made all of the story in this game what it is: a lot more than just gameplay, sound and cool graphics. This message really hit me hard the more I played, especially in these rough times we live in, but also left me equally happy, afterwards.

    There’s another game from the past few years that made me feel this way, and that game is NieR: Automata, and those of you who’ve played that one might understand it. The game is amazing, the combat, the characters, but…there’s so much more that can’t just be explained by a picture, or a trailer, or a cutscene, is the whole message the game is trying to convey, what’s important.

    With Death Stranding I think this is the case, anyway, I think the game’s conclusion sets everything pretty clear, it’s still open to “more of the same” in a future installment…yes, it is, could be, or could not, it wouldn’t matter, it’s not like the game’s story hasn’t been tied up, it has…but it still leaves stuff to the player so they make their own “theories”, if you will, although I believe with all the lore in game we can read…yes, read, there’s a lot of lore in E-mails in game, that some people might ignore…but with all of the lore, well explained and all, I think it’s hard not to understand what’s the idea behind the story.

    Furthermore, the smart way to add an "online" component to the game gets a very notable mention too: I loved it, yes sometimes the signs other players leave can be too much or annoying, we don't have to spam likes if we don't want but...I just did, as many as I could, because it made me feel I was not alone while playing this, and I'm pretty sure that was the whole point, that we're connected, in many ways, even if we don't even know each other, we still were able to help each other, with stuff we built and left behind. There's a lot more to that idea than it meets the eye but, as many things in Death Stranding, one needs to experience the whole package, so I'll leave it at that, but to me it made the gameplay a lot more interesting because whenever I got to a new area and discovered what the other players had set up there, then I had to plan how to set my own structures up, and that made me scratch my brain a lot, finding the best places to put zip-lines, and whatnot...I just both hated and loved that, because really some of you...some of you didn't use the map a lot, did you? xD, But well, it is what it is, and I had a lot of FUN, which is what matters.

    I have some small negatives about certain aspects of the game that felt a tiny bit clunky at times, and I have to say that some of the boss fights weren’t particularly stellar, mechanically at least; now visually, as most of the game, some of those were great, that’s true.

    If, after all of that huge amount of text, you’re still here, nice, because it’s time to talk a bit about the PC port itself: in summary, it’s a very good PC version of the game, it ran great all the way through on my Ryzen 5 3600 and GTX 1070, no crashes, no slowdowns, no issues, really good performance too.

    Controls are pretty good, with mouse and keyboard because yes, I did play 130 hours of this game with mouse and keyboard, it felt right, because it’s well done, they put time and effort into making the controls work well with this, and they do work amazingly so. Kudos to the devs for understanding what differentiates a PC from a console on this aspect, great job.

    Overall, this is a very unique game, one that us PC gamers could very well have missed, if it would’ve remained exclusive to one sole platform; I’m happy it did not, because Death Stranding is a great game, it’s not a perfect game but…I don’t think I’ve played any perfect game, even the ones with millions of awards (Witcher 3, etc.) are not “perfect”, they’re just…great games, and that’s what matters in the end.    … Expand
  19. CorruptedMushr
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Played in RTX2070. Has a few bugs, that happened because i didnt update driver and then i received stable 144FPS. Game is very good optimised at least for my GPU.
    Very good unpredictable story, graphics, gameplay(i love slow gameplay, played Euro Track Simulator about 200h), music and etc. For me its masterpiece. I can understand people who dont love it.
    -1 point for boring and unepic    Played in RTX2070. Has a few bugs, that happened because i didnt update driver and then i received stable 144FPS. Game is very good optimised at least for my GPU.
    Very good unpredictable story, graphics, gameplay(i love slow gameplay, played Euro Track Simulator about 200h), music and etc. For me its masterpiece. I can understand people who dont love it.
    -1 point for boring and unepic boss fights where u can just stay in 1 place and shoot to boss    … Expand
  20. SsjCsoki
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Fully masterpiece game. When the story/world meet gameplay elements. Perfect just for patience, introvert peoples.
  21. W1R13M
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Great story. Unique, atmospheric world. A very thoughtful world. Great characters with their own unique story. Interesting gameplay with a bunch of mechanics.
  22. sansxlol
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    This was my second time playing through the game. The game looks so much better than the PS4 version and runs much better too. There were a few bugs occasionally, including one that caused the game to crash every couple of hours. Other than that, the story and gameplay are amazing. I know some people like to say that the movement and gameplay is sluggish, and i would have to disagree.This was my second time playing through the game. The game looks so much better than the PS4 version and runs much better too. There were a few bugs occasionally, including one that caused the game to crash every couple of hours. Other than that, the story and gameplay are amazing. I know some people like to say that the movement and gameplay is sluggish, and i would have to disagree. There are so many different tools you can get a hold of that alter the experience and equipment that can make traversing certain landscapes much easier. It sometimes seems as if people just like to **** on this game because it is a 'walking simulator' but it is so much more than that. I do find it strange that there are so many people leaving negative reviews saying the story and gameplay are boring when, according to steam, only 3.7% of people have actually completed the game (this only accounts for steam, but nobody in their right mind would buy it on Epic Games Launcher anyways) . It can be said that this game is definitely not for everyone. If you have a short attention span, or do not like very story intense games, then i would say it is not worth a purchase. It is also worth adding that the first few hours are much slower than later on. So far, i have immensely enjoyed my experience with the game, even with it being a second play through, and am one achievement away from getting them all. One of the best story games in recent times.… Expand
  23. Hunchback
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    A vert good game for me. A original ans fresh expérience... The best felling of the landscape with Zelda Botw ! I am Sam and I climb the mountain like a mountaineer !!
  24. Mansel
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Can't. Stop. Playing. Easily best game of 2020.

    Gorgeous graphics. Captivating storyline. Addictive gameplay (but addictive like water, or food, not crack). Superb soundtrack. A (semi)unique online experience - think Dark Souls. All in all, highly recommended. Do not listen to negative reviews of people, who haven't even played the game. saying its Amazon Delivery Simulator 2020,    Can't. Stop. Playing. Easily best game of 2020.

    Gorgeous graphics.
    Captivating storyline.
    Addictive gameplay (but addictive like water, or food, not crack).
    Superb soundtrack.
    A (semi)unique online experience - think Dark Souls.

    All in all, highly recommended. Do not listen to negative reviews of people, who haven't even played the game. saying its Amazon Delivery Simulator 2020,

    Also, do not watch any videos. Don't spoil it for yourself.    … Expand
  25. AnalogousPants5
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Pretty much every modern game is all about traversing across worlds in 3D space, but that is barely represented in the gameplay itself. You know how in Skyrim you can just click on every item in the game to suck it into your inventory and as long as you're not over-encumbered you can just glide yourself and all that precious cargo up the side of a mountain? Death Stranding feels like aPretty much every modern game is all about traversing across worlds in 3D space, but that is barely represented in the gameplay itself. You know how in Skyrim you can just click on every item in the game to suck it into your inventory and as long as you're not over-encumbered you can just glide yourself and all that precious cargo up the side of a mountain? Death Stranding feels like a direct response to this. It's a game where you traverse across an open world, and the game is actually about playing the experience of traversing across an open world.

    This game is not for everyone, but if you fall into the target demographic for this type of thing it is absolutely your game and you owe it to yourself to play it, if for no other reason than it successfully gamifies something that in retrospect should have been a more obvious thing to gamify.

    Personally, I have always enjoyed hiking and backpacking and this is by far the game that brings me closest to that type of activity; about an hour and a half in I was walking over some rocky patches of ground and noticed the character kind of do some alternating little leaps from foot to foot to cross it and it looked exactly like how I have hiked on rocky trails before. This is a game that understands walking downhill can actually be harder and more dangerous than the steepest uphill trek.

    The writing? It's Kojima, again if you're in this target demographic then it is absolutely for you; and if you aren't that's ok. The themes are going to be out there, the metaphors are going to be a bit on the nose, no one will talk like any actual human does, but you're still just going to be so invested; the nest time you walk outside and it starts to rain your first thought is going to be about avoiding the timefall.

    I'm not done with the main story yet (16 hours in at the time of typing this), but I can already tell this is going to be a game that sticks with me for many years.    … Expand
  26. raull127
    Aug 4, 2020
    9
    Gran juego, con más luces que sombras. El género que maneja claramente es incluso más nicho que el sigilo de Metal Gear, pero Death Stranding nunca pretende ser algo que no és. De hecho las 1ras horas se encarga de mostrar la peor cara del juego en lo casual, y solo luego de esto se abre y muestra todo lo que ofrece. Asegurándose así que sólo los jugadores interesados puedan experimentarloGran juego, con más luces que sombras. El género que maneja claramente es incluso más nicho que el sigilo de Metal Gear, pero Death Stranding nunca pretende ser algo que no és. De hecho las 1ras horas se encarga de mostrar la peor cara del juego en lo casual, y solo luego de esto se abre y muestra todo lo que ofrece. Asegurándose así que sólo los jugadores interesados puedan experimentarlo a su máximo potencial, si esto es malo o bueno es a criterio de cada quién, pero es un hecho que DS demanda al jugador compromiso e interés, o que se marche.
    Sí, es un juego donde se camina mucho, pero ni caminar es una mecánica simple o aburrida aquí, ni es la único para hacer. Death Stranding no sólo es el mejor "walking simulator" sino el más profundo, entretenido y aderezado con mil cosas alrededor, además de un apartado de gestión de recursos interesante, lamentablemente algo lastrado por menúes mal hechos.
    En lo visual y audio, top de lo top indiscutible.
    En historia, si bien al inicio parece una fumada sin sentido. Luego, se convierte en una fumada espectacular con todo el sentido del mundo, cerrando perfectamente y con un moño.
    DS inventó un género? tal vez sí, o tal vez no. Lo que es seguro, es que ahora mismo es imposible hallar un juego similar. Y que habría que juzgarlo por los errores dentro de lo que pretende, y no por cosas externas. Recriminarle que es malo solo porque es un juego de hacer deliveries, es un sinsentido tan absurdo como decir que los Forza son malos porque sólo te permite conducir vehículos. El sólo hecho de hacer algo diferente y arriesgar, no necesariamente es algo a destacar y meritorio si se hace mal. Death Stranding, en general, lo hizo muy bien.    … Expand
  27. Snakepliskin7
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    A very fresh, new interesting take in the game world. Has Hideo Kojima written all over it. I enjoyed its twists and turns and cant wait for his next title. He was just warming up.
  28. ChumaGG
    Aug 8, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (edited) looool parece que Kojima tiene un par de cientos de haters en metacritic, pero no se preocupen, pueden ver reseñas de gente que si compro el juego en steam.
    ademas de que pueden ver el perfil de metacritic de los que dan 0 y se ve que estan un poco vacios xd.

    RESEÑA con 35 horas de juego (antes 20) y spoilers de las primeras horas:

    HISTORIA

    Death Stranding empieza de una forma muy rara, sin darnos mucho contexto sobre lo que esta pasando y solo mostrandonos nuestro objetivo principal de volver a unir a america.

    esto lo debemos de conseguir conectando todos las ciudades, centros de distribucion, refugios, etc a travez de la red quiral (una clase de internet raro) y de paso ayudar a la gente de estas comunidades con nuestros envios y realizando las tareas que nos piden.

    esto claro esta no sera tarea facil pues en el camino nos encontraremos BT's (los fantasmas), MULAS (bandidos) y terroristas que trataran de evitar que completemos nuestros encargos.

    puntuacion de historia 9.5/10 (antes 9/10) hasta ahora

    JUGABILIDAD

    La jugabilidad de DS al igual que su historia es bastante rara, pues la jugabilidad se centra en la entrega de paquetes y en el ¿como voy a llegar hasta ahi?

    voy a ser sincero, tardas un poco en acostumbrarte a la jugabilidad y mas en las primeras horas de juego, ya que en estas solo cuentas con escaleras y cuerdas para atravesar los increibles paisajes que se ven en el juego, pero que al principio, por las limitaciones que tienes se vuelve un poco complicado.

    despues de pasada la primera zona del juego, este cambia por completo, ya que casi con cada mision que completemos recibiremos alguna clase de equipo (armas, herramientas,mochilas vehiculos) que no ayudaran a facilitarnos las entregas y enfrentarnos a los peligros de mundo de DS.

    los paisajes y el diseño del mundo son increibles, y queda en el jugador la decision sobre como atravesarlo.

    ahora bien, lo ultimo que quiero mencionar en este apartado es como funciona lo que yo denominaria como "la conexion entre jugadores", pues en la historia cada vez que conectamo0s una nueva zona a la red quiral, ademas de ganar el acceso a esta, tambien ganaremos acceso a las construcciones, mensajes y herramientas que otros jugadores dejen ahi para nosotros.

    esto es una experiencia bastante unica, pues si en algun momento construiste un puente en x zona y deseas mejorarlo pero te faltan los materiales para hacerlo, puedes dejar un mensaje en la zona pidiendo ayuda y lo mejor de todo en que si funciona, la comunidad de este juego es algo bastante unico y especial.

    a la jugabilidad le terminaria dando un 8.5/10 (antes 8/10), por que, no es mala pero para muchas personas les puede parecer algo repetitivo

    LOS GRAFICOS

    el apartado grafico del juego esta muy bien cuidado y la verdad es junto con la historia el segundo punto fuerte del juego, es simplemente hermoso, esta lleno de pequeños detalles que a veces no llegas a apreciar a simple vista y si le sumamos que el juego cuenta con modo foto... pues se vuelve una experiencia visual bastante satisfactoria.

    apartado grafico 9/10.

    ADVERTENCIAS el juego cuento con muchos errores de lanzamiento, cinematicas bugeadas crasheos en el menu de inicio, en medio de la partida, etc

    la mayoria de estos fallos fueron arreglados o pueden ser arreglado de forma muy simple, pero ojo, algunos de ellos se deben al equipo en el que juegues DS, pues a decir verdad, mi pc sufre un poco corriendo este juego y si pusiera todo al maximo no creo que podria jugar mas de 10 min sin que explote mi equipos.

    PUNTUACION FINAL: 9 (antes 8.6)    … Expand
  29. GioRgip
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    Потрясающая игра сюжет крышечносный, да игра не для всех, но по моим эмоциям 10/10, после концовки козимаза гений. Сюжет и лор лучший что я видел
  30. captagon
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
    it is so hard to rate this game properly, it is such a unique and different approach to modern gaming that its hard to recommend it. i personally love this game,not because it is perfect (spoiler its not), but because it is through and trough a truly unique vision from a very unique figure in gaming. i love this game because its not afraid to be its own thing, which is rarely seen theseit is so hard to rate this game properly, it is such a unique and different approach to modern gaming that its hard to recommend it. i personally love this game,not because it is perfect (spoiler its not), but because it is through and trough a truly unique vision from a very unique figure in gaming. i love this game because its not afraid to be its own thing, which is rarely seen these days. i hope a game like this can show some devs the worth of a unique vision.… Expand
  31. 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.
  32. tenow
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Well it's a Kojima game. Solid gameplay, intriguing secondary storylines. Main story unfortunately too convoluted and far fetched to be enjoyable.
  33. pcbflare
    Jul 25, 2020
    9
    Death Stranding is not a game for everyone. A cynical person could say, that Hideo Kojima looked at the most tedious fetch quests from various openworld RPGs, at the most boring aspects of ingame inventory management, and built an entire game around that. A cynical person would be right, in a way. But that's not all this game is. Death Stranding is a game about challenging deliveries ofDeath Stranding is not a game for everyone. A cynical person could say, that Hideo Kojima looked at the most tedious fetch quests from various openworld RPGs, at the most boring aspects of ingame inventory management, and built an entire game around that. A cynical person would be right, in a way. But that's not all this game is. Death Stranding is a game about challenging deliveries of various packages through desolate postapocalyptic landscape. But here's the thing. In Death Stranding, it's not boring. At least if you're invested and interested in the world. True, to an action game fan that just needs a quick shoot'em fix, this might be boring. But a thinking sci-fi fan will get sucked in fast. The worldbuilding and atmosphere is fantastic, and trying to find out more and more about what the hell happened to the world keeps you going. The key thing here is - it's slow. It's deliberately slow. It wants you to pause and think. I hated fetch quests in RPGs like Elder Scrolls or Fallout. But here, it's something entirely different. The landscape itself is your enemy. The weather is too. There are groups of NPCs who try to steal your packages, there are everpresent ghostly BTs that terrorize areas wasted by timefall. So yeah, you're delivering packages, but it's not "just" delivering packages. You're constantly struggling with enormous load on your back, with the unforgiving terrain, with timefall and exposure, with enemies. It's a struggle and it feels great to finally deliver a package and get to safety after a challenging run. While you're running around the ruined landscape, you're connecting isolated pockets of people who somehow survived the apocalypse, and now struggle to carry on. The point is, that what would be tedious and annoying in any other game is challenging and interesting here. This game is different, yes, but in a good way. There's so much more to it than meets the eye. It is a mix of several genres (stealth, action, horror), but survival is probably the most prominent one. The production is fantastic. It feels like you're watching some kind of postapo movie most of the time. There are vibes from Stalker, Thing, Aliens, or maybe more modern movies like Oblivion, Annihilation or Edge of Tomorrow. As always in Hideo Kojima's games, there are tons of mails and additional information you can read, and i recommend everyone to not skip through these materials. This is a game for a thinking person, you have to take it slow, you cannot just jump in, play for 30min and quit. It doesn't work that way. There are truly revolutionary ideas like the invisible enemies, player character's death turned into a gameplay mechanism, weather constantly eroding player-built structures and the ability to indirectly help each other, there's just too much to unpack, to describe, but this little review window is not a proper place to do it. I wholly recommend this game to people who often think about the life, universe and everything :-), who think about how this civilization might end, how it somehow feels downright weird that it hasn't happened yet, about the polarization in todays society, and how internet brought us together and isolated us at the same time. I recommend this game to people who like walking simulators, who like survival and crafting games, who like openworld games for the freedom of being able to go anywhere you want, who like sci-fi and postapocalyptic themes. I don't recommend this game to people who just "collect games", who download a game, and finish it in shortest time possible to move to another title. I don't recommend this game to action game fans, or to casual players. I would give it 10/10, but there are few things that could be better. Mainly, the game has absolutely terrible vehicle physics, and the abundance of multiplayer icons everywhere ruins the beautiful landscape views and therefore the atmosphere. I'd welcome a way to somehow limit the amount of multiplayer icons you see in an area. Also, 505 games really screwed-up the port, and at a time of writing this, there are pretty bad issues. There's a lot of extreme stuttering when loading new areas, and constant crashes to desktop, but afaik this isn't Kojima production's fault, so i'm not counting that towards the final score.… Expand
  34. tstempert
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    I have never experienced a game like this. I don’t think we will experience another game like this for quite some time.

    The story is in true Kohima fashion - mysterious and extremely unique. As a completionist, I felt at times disconnected from the complex story. If I had stuck to the main objectives in closer succession to one another I would have been fully engaged. (I believe this is a    I have never experienced a game like this. I don’t think we will experience another game like this for quite some time.

    The story is in true Kohima fashion - mysterious and extremely unique. As a completionist, I felt at times disconnected from the complex story. If I had stuck to the main objectives in closer succession to one another I would have been fully engaged. (I believe this is a problem in all open world games, not just Death Stranding. The story is unparalleled and is a must for those who love psi-fi and horror-esq material.

    I got the platinum for this game. If you had asked me my score up one completion it would have been a 10/10. However, after sitting on it for some time I have realized that this is not a game for everyone. You can not pick this up like you can an Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, Mario Kart, or Spider-Man and love it. It takes patience, appreciation for a story, and time (something that professional game critics do not have, in my opinion). I spent 200 hours in this game.

    This game deserves a good score for its beauty, unique story, and attempt to do what others have not done before - and for doing it decently.    … Expand
  35. mokpp3
    Jul 27, 2020
    8
    Graphics 8/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Animations 8/10
    Characters 8/10
    Story 8/10
    Good game
  36. 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
  37. SaitaMa99
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    its a beautiful game that has nothing to do with the usual games we are used to... but sadly nowadays people only enjoy kill them all games with no imagination at all !
  38. SteamingWade
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    The game even being something very different than the most known work of Kojima (Metal Gear) has that Kojima trademark that any fan will quickly recognise, and love.
    The story is pretty much intriguing and will keep you hold to the end, sometimes you will have a strong feeling of wtf is happening, but everything will unfold at the end leaving you with a good feeling, however, I find in    The game even being something very different than the most known work of Kojima (Metal Gear) has that Kojima trademark that any fan will quickly recognise, and love.
    The story is pretty much intriguing and will keep you hold to the end, sometimes you will have a strong feeling of wtf is happening, but everything will unfold at the end leaving you with a good feeling, however, I find in Sam the very same problem that I found in Venom Snake, the guy barely speaks, and when he does a lot of times what he says is pretty contradictory.
    The game-play is unlike anything you have experience, I've seen many people saying: The game is boring, because I've seen it in Twitch and it looked boring... Wrong, the game make you choose your path, which many times challenge you to take dangerous decisions, you need to focus on how to manage your inventory and what you can carry, and where are you going to get carrying that, that is the big difference between seeing it and playing it, so don't trust the game-plays, if you are not sure, rent it, play it, and if it still doesn't convince you just don't buy it, but I strongly advise you against making a judgement only based on what you can see on twitch.
    Pros: Cons:
    *Amazing Story *Protagonist is sometimes too silent
    *Compelling characters *Dull combat
    * impressive voice acting *Not pretty awesome bosses
    *Addictive game-play    … Expand
  39. nataDsize
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Death Stranding is a masterpiece of game design which surpasses your every expectation.
  40. KostyaMX
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    Отличный фильм распиленный пополам игровым моментом. Мне зашла игра, но есть некоторые оговорочки. Типо местами очень затянуто. И ещё, а зачем мне лайки? Что ими делать? Нет никакого стимула их фармить.
    и тем не мение это одна из тех игр что нужно именно поиграть.    Отличный фильм распиленный пополам игровым моментом. Мне зашла игра, но есть некоторые оговорочки. Типо местами очень затянуто. И ещё, а зачем мне лайки? Что ими делать? Нет никакого стимула их фармить.
    и тем не мение это одна из тех игр что нужно именно поиграть.
  41. PS4GUY1
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    Honestly loved the game. It’s basically a movie game. Cliff was a master class character. The gameplay was a bit boring but the story was amazing.
  42. Gaber17
    Jul 21, 2020
    5
    This game is actually amazing,spetecular,perfect.Kojima Productions thanks for this beautiful story.Can't wait Death Stranding 2.
  43. Grampus
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Extremely difficult to find anything wrong with this game. A truly meditative experience. An astonishing achievement by any measure.
  44. Proseccorups
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Games are rapidly becoming more and more generic. Shoot this, puzzle this. Often it's the same concept with a different skin. Death stranding dares to be different and does it wonderfully. It is a story about reconnecting which is very relevant these days. Graphics are great, gameplay is great, music is great, story is great. Definitely worth the high metascore.
  45. sheep255174
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    A visionary game made by a genius it's the best cinematic adventure in a video game this game keeps you addicted to it
  46. EmpireNO
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    I've played for 15+ hours on the PC version on hard. I must say I still love this game. It gives me a sense of exploration, og solitude, excitement and even wonder and psychological horror. It's not often a game brings so many emotions and I love the atmosphere and music. I give this a solid 9 out of 10.

    Other fav games: The Witcher 3, Dark Souls, Ni No Kuni, Ori, Monster Hunter, RDR2, ++
  47. AbhisekUnited
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    This game is fantastic in terms of visuals, story, sound and it's atmosphere, super-smooth gameplay makes you FEEL like you're watching RIDE with Norman Reedus!
  48. TormoPlay
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Я конечно всё понимаю, что игру хейтят из-за порта, но емае ребят, хейтить из-за скуки ходьбы?
    Тогда почему вы купили игру заранее зная, что будет. Да и давайте честно, какая ещё игра так интересно передает такой геймплей. Жду примеры.
    Игру всем рекомендую, да и плюсом 2ч хватит чтобы попробовать    Я конечно всё понимаю, что игру хейтят из-за порта, но емае ребят, хейтить из-за скуки ходьбы?
    Тогда почему вы купили игру заранее зная, что будет. Да и давайте честно, какая ещё игра так интересно передает такой геймплей. Жду примеры.
    Игру всем рекомендую, да и плюсом 2ч хватит чтобы попробовать
  49. Benyamin_BRM
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Don't listen to that comments who say this game is a walking simulator no it is not! it is a great game with incredible game design and game play mechanics that surly isn't for whom like playing same game play in different games! it is an unique experience with incredible visuals and great story and acting that makes you feel like you are really in that lonely and cold world of DeathDon't listen to that comments who say this game is a walking simulator no it is not! it is a great game with incredible game design and game play mechanics that surly isn't for whom like playing same game play in different games! it is an unique experience with incredible visuals and great story and acting that makes you feel like you are really in that lonely and cold world of Death Stranding! and one more thing you can't feel what i'm trying to tell you until you play this masterpiece for yourself and experience it.… Expand
  50. AmandaCrespo
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Kojima fez algo novo,a ideia foi boa e gostei da historia que é bem diferente e original,não tenho muitas criticas,são poucas mas não afeta minha opinião.
  51. Klenerschluchti
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Well where do I even start with this?

    The game is definitely something unique and it'll take you on quite the journey. It's a pretty lengthy game that takes place in a big rich world filled with all kinds of details and hazards, It does a great job at building an emotional connection to the main character and his companions and sometimes even a few villains but and that's a big but,    Well where do I even start with this?

    The game is definitely something unique and it'll take you on quite the journey.
    It's a pretty lengthy game that takes place in a big rich world filled with all kinds of details and hazards,
    It does a great job at building an emotional connection to the main character and his companions and sometimes even a few villains but and that's a big but, there are parts of the game that do drag on at times, if you are prone to getting bored easily then this might not be the game for you, if on the other hand you enjoy a well crafted world with an interesting deep twisted complicated story that's gradually taught to the player then I can't recommend this game enough.

    A word of warning, if you are like me and wanna do the side objectives as in getting all preppers on 5 stars then I can only urge you to think about for a good while, there ain't a massive payoff to it and it damn well nearly drove me insane at times, I recommend only doing so if you are really determined and wanna see every little bit of content in the game.    … Expand
  52. Ad_snake
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    Not what you expected but still a game with an interesting concept, stunning graphics and great story
  53. garret92
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    Who puts 0 and 10 - you idiots. When you have already learned to objectively assess.
  54. Imad_tad
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I've played this game on Ps4 pro , i was blown away , and now on pc the graphics are extremely beautiful and with the 60fps , don't you ever dare to downrate this game you idiots .
  55. MrSandmann
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I had low expectations. Never played a Hideo Kojima game before. Sometimes the game got boring, but the story compensates. I wont talk about the game, I dont want to spoil anything for anyone. Its the firsf time I left a rating on a game. It was that good for me.
  56. Zyloc
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    Amazing story.
    Interesting characters.
    Cool gameplay. Yeah, sometimes it's a bit work, but the story is enough reward for that. It's an unique experience. Runs smoothly on an mid price PC of 2019. I didn't had seen one noticeable bug on my entire playthrough. I don't know whats wrong with all this people, who had seen bugs. Maybe they are playing on a toaster. I even don't    Amazing story.
    Interesting characters.
    Cool gameplay. Yeah, sometimes it's a bit work, but the story is enough reward for that. It's an unique experience.

    Runs smoothly on an mid price PC of 2019.
    I didn't had seen one noticeable bug on my entire playthrough. I don't know whats wrong with all this people, who had seen bugs. Maybe they are playing on a toaster.

    I even don't understand why they are so mad about the gameplay. Everyone knows that you have to deliver packages the most of the time.    … Expand
  57. 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!
  58. Sixghz
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This game delivered the goods for me. Kojima is a madman and I loved every second of it. I can see why some say it’s boring, but I thought the pacing was perfect for my play style.
  59. WVideoGameBoss
    Jul 15, 2020
    8
    A game from the great game designer Hideo Kojima. On PC look much better than on PS4 + high fps, I'm glad that the game came out on PC.
  60. Kiramilovidov
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Хорошая игра, медитативная, ждем еще таких же крупных и качественный игр, продолжайте творить
  61. Joan97
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Io che ci ho giocato sulla PS4 appena uscito all' day one, posso dire che graficamente fa paura pure la trama e il cast. Il gameplay si lascia un po' desiderare..… Expand
  62. thatguywhoshere
    Jul 16, 2020
    6
    It's a fantastic game, no doubt about that. From the time I was able to play of it, it was very engaging and looked beautiful. It was also incredibly well optimized.

    ... when it wasn't glitching or crashing. The game had a new texture bug every few minutes and crashed for me every five. It's hard to get into the game when there's always a fear that I could fall through the floor or have    It's a fantastic game, no doubt about that. From the time I was able to play of it, it was very engaging and looked beautiful. It was also incredibly well optimized.

    ... when it wasn't glitching or crashing. The game had a new texture bug every few minutes and crashed for me every five. It's hard to get into the game when there's always a fear that I could fall through the floor or have my progress reset. I'd definitely give the game a higher score if these issues were fixed, or, at least, severely mitigated.    … Expand
  63. Clive_cowan
    Jul 25, 2020
    6
    The game is Different and original. With a great story. Not my usual kind of game but a good game all round.
  64. Ferlock
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    This game is a master piece, it differs so much from what is being done in the industry that feels fresh and the gameplay is actually amazing if you give it time to expand, it is not only good in comparison with other games but also by itself.
  65. TheDarkness03
    Jul 15, 2020
    9
    Very unique experience that is well optimised on PC. Loved the PS4 version but PC is definitely the best place to play. Some of the writing feels a bit forced, but overall I found it to be a fun experience.
  66. PMS_Jordan
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Death Stranding is such a special game. When it original launched on PS4 I thought it looked extremely boring and bad. However, after I ended up trying it out I fell in love with it and it was my 2019 GOTY. Now that it’s on PC I’m extremely happy to experience it again with better settings and a much higher frame rate. I give it a 9.5 out of 10.
  67. WoTMSb
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    小岛牛逼完事，播片又如何。合金装备1-5都过来了。还巴不得再播10个小时的片。剧情压着隔壁美末2打。但是这游戏还是看人。如果你是剧情党还是很推荐的。但是如果只是为了爽。那还是请绕道吧。
  68. razor_fork
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    One of the best singleplayer games. Masterpiece.

    At time of writing:
    User score distribution:
    Positive: 91
    Mixed: 2
    Negative: 19

    User Score 8.1
    Generally favorable reviewsbased on 112 Ratings

    Metascore 87
    Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
  69. 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.
  70. IFDani
    Jul 15, 2020
    9
    I'm loving the story and characters so far, it's really well acted and entertaining. It's something new, different from the typical genres.
    It really isn't for everyone, it reminds me to games like Farming Simulator or Truck Simulator, where I don´t get why people play them, but Death Stranding it's really entertaining for me, so now I get it XD
    The port is done absolutely fantastic,    I'm loving the story and characters so far, it's really well acted and entertaining. It's something new, different from the typical genres.
    It really isn't for everyone, it reminds me to games like Farming Simulator or Truck Simulator, where I don´t get why people play them, but Death Stranding it's really entertaining for me, so now I get it XD

    The port is done absolutely fantastic, no lag, always over 60fps, zero crashes or glitches    … Expand
  71. ludiment
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    모든 대사가 너무 길다.. 압축작업이 되었더라면 좋았을텐데. 하지만 이 세계가 주는 현실감, 공간감, 보이지 않는 유저들과의 연결되는 느낌은 정말 좋았다.
  72. WTFOMGaaaaaa
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Time proved everything, the next one is tlou2.Popular taste is always chasing the footsteps of art.
    Thank you kojima.
  73. Subirey
    Jul 15, 2020
    9
    Gameplay aside it was awesome experience.wonderful sets of character it has some simulator vibes which I dig.
  74. EthanWilkinson
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Nothing else like this game, loved it on PS4 pro looks sweet af on a 2080 super in 4k. Great visuals great story and great music
  75. 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
  76. ZinaZulina
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Абсолютно шикарная игра. Сначала я отнеслась скептически к игре и к её геймплею. Но нужно реально родится одаренным, чтобы сделать ходьбу и миссии по доставке настолько увлекательными и завораживающими. Сюжет сначала показался тупым, но буквально через 2 часа я втянулась. Не шедевр всех времен и народов, но гораздо гораздо шедевральнее чем все июньские игры от Sony.Абсолютно шикарная игра. Сначала я отнеслась скептически к игре и к её геймплею. Но нужно реально родится одаренным, чтобы сделать ходьбу и миссии по доставке настолько увлекательными и завораживающими. Сюжет сначала показался тупым, но буквально через 2 часа я втянулась. Не шедевр всех времен и народов, но гораздо гораздо шедевральнее чем все июньские игры от Sony.
  77. Hij45g
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    A visionary game made by a genius it's the best cinematic adventure in a video game this game keeps you addicted to it
  78. Madhal
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    One of the best open world games story With the best graphics and animations i had played on pc best optimization unlimited frame rate thank you kojema productions
  79. Truejustice
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    dont trust local virgin trolls who hate on kojima... on steam game has 93 % user score. Its amazing game with great story, graphic and gameplay 10/10
  80. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    Such a fresh, unique gaming experience. It is a slow burner which requires patience and the story requires an open mind. I can understand that simpletons and kids will not enjoy this because it is too slow for them, not enough action for them, they don’t understand what the game is about. I only recommend it to open-minded, conscious people who don’t have ADHD. Masterpiece.
  81. dimvcl
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    best game ever kokima is god there is no game like this in the industry yet
  82. AX10
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Death Stranding se puede definir sin temor a equivocarse con una sola palabra "ÚNICO".

    Te puede gustar o no, pero esta experiencia (porque más que videojuego es una experiencia) es diferente a cualquier otro juego que haya en el mercado. Es increíble que un año antes de la pandemia que nos dejó aislados y demandando delivery's, Kojima haya sacado este juego tratando estos temas tan    Death Stranding se puede definir sin temor a equivocarse con una sola palabra "ÚNICO".

    Te puede gustar o no, pero esta experiencia (porque más que videojuego es una experiencia) es diferente a cualquier otro juego que haya en el mercado.

    Es increíble que un año antes de la pandemia que nos dejó aislados y demandando delivery's, Kojima haya sacado este juego tratando estos temas tan profundos sobre la conexión y la importancia de crear puentes.

    No contento con eso, nos narra una historia intimista sobre los lazos generacionales. Y en mi caso, que soy padre desde hace poco, no pude más que sentirme congojado profundamente con los hechos que se suceden en la historia de Sam.

    Para mi, es una Obra maestra que va más allá de la nota y del entretenimiento. Es un videojuego con nombre y apellido que nos habla, nos atraviesa, nos hace pensar y sentir como casi ningún otro.    … Expand
  83. Light_upthew
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Amazing visual experience and stunning soundtrack, the gameplay feels different from most games you find today, can be clunky sometimes but works pretty great and delivers a new experience and shows almost next gen graphics.
  84. SulyKaz
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece death stranding is absolutely magnificent ..........................
  85. Magen
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    The game challenge by providing fewer tools in the beginning and as you progress you unlock more equipment to expand your gameplay options.
  86. Pavelprof
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    Excellent story telling and interesting world!
    Kojima gave us the whole world of interaction and hope.
    Great acting from the celebrities!
  87. Darthpibe
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Excellent game, the spectacular graphics, and almost perfect gameplay, what is entertaining is the way in which time passes, and as you realize that even the most insignificant thing is something important in the game, very meticulous and above all addictive.
  88. Alecmoon
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    A frase "não é para todo mundo" é batida e tem seus poréns. Pois sim, ele pode ser para todo Mundo, depende muito da época que irá jogar. Pois todos mudamos no decorrer da vida, e o que hoje pode ser apenas um jogo "do entregador do Ifood", amanhã pode ser algo mais.
    Portanto se você é um desses que acha que o jogo é só um "simulador de caminhada e entrega", aconselho a esperar uns anos,    A frase "não é para todo mundo" é batida e tem seus poréns. Pois sim, ele pode ser para todo Mundo, depende muito da época que irá jogar. Pois todos mudamos no decorrer da vida, e o que hoje pode ser apenas um jogo "do entregador do Ifood", amanhã pode ser algo mais.
    Portanto se você é um desses que acha que o jogo é só um "simulador de caminhada e entrega", aconselho a esperar uns anos, ganhe uma barba na cara (metaforicamente falando) e ai pense em jogar, provavelmente vai pensar diferente.

    O jogo tem gráficos inacreditáveis para o final dessa geração, com um pé na nextgen, e aqui no PC você vê o real potencial disso tudo, em UltraWide o jogo fica LINDO, e estou rodando lisinho em um R3600 e uma Geforce 1660 GTX. Otimização SENSACIONAL.

    O jogo tem uma trilha sonora extremamente boa, som e dublagem (br) muito acima da média.

    A jogabilidade não é nada fora da realidade como muitos pensam, quem jogou MGSV não vai ter problemas de se adaptar, tem alguns detalhes e coisas que ao jogarmos percebemos ser diferentes, mas nada fora da realidade de qualquer jogo mundo aberto.
    O Mundo do jogo é morto? SIM, mas isso tem um motivo, e somos apresentados a (quase) todas as explicações do que ocorre nesse Mundo na primeira meia hora de jogo, então só se você tiver um QI de minhoca, não vai sacar que esse Mundo está todo ferrado e tem um motivo.
    O jogo é só caminhada? NÃO. Temos muitos momentos em que vamos querer fugir da ação, pois em vários momentos seremos abordados por inimigos (humanos e sobrenaturais), quando apenas queremos passar de boa para terminar uma longa jornada. E também não é caminhada pois temos veículos, então depois que libera a moto, caminhão e etc, tudo fica mais fácil.
    O grande destaque fica nas expressões faciais dos personagens. É SURREL...muito bem feita.
    A história do jogo é maluca mas tudo faz sentido e se amarra, mais ou menos como a série DARK (que é uma boa comparação).
    O jogo é repetitivo sim, mas qual jogo não é hoje em dia, a diferença é termos um Motivo para essa repetição, um motivo para tudo que está sendo feito, e ao menos isso, Death Stranding te dá, não somos meros "entregadores", como muitos pensam.

    Enfim, é um jogo diferente (mas nem tanto), sua narrativa é INCRÍVEL, e quem gosta de pensar, gosta de enredo com camadas, vai certamente apreciar esse game.

    Obs: Nunca um game que saiu a quase 1 ano se tornou tão ATUAL, em meio a pandemia de Corona Vírus, entendo um pouco mais o Mundo de DS.    … Expand
  89. CAPTAIN-2007
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    PC version is absolutely better in every way possible so I'll give it a 10
    Masterpiece! Graphic arts, sound, story. All good. You should try this, but everyone may not like the game.Thank you, Kojima.
  90. Ahlgren
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    A true masterpiece! 10/10..................................................
  91. O0bscure
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    It's been a great journey , it's different ...
    I've never played anything that encourages me to go out of my way to help other players get through the game .
    And the more you help people the easier it gets for them , and in return for you!

    The story is amaxing , I really loved it. This game is definitely gonna stick with me for a while
  92. 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
  93. basimwwe
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Ar اللعبة سلسة وممتازة والقصة ماهى الكل الجيم بلي ممتاز وتحتاج تعاون من جميع الاعبين فى الأشياء المشتركة مثل البناء
  94. Johnnymac
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    Epic graphics. Awesome story and world. Refreshingly different take on an open world rpg. Very quirky. A tad grindy but progressive and worth it. Super immersive! 9/10
  95. Dada31
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    De los mejores juegos que he jugado en mi vida.

    Death Stranding presenta un mundo abierto, inmersivo, completo y sorprendente. La trama es digna de una gran obra de cine, el desarrollo de los personajes es redondo. Desde mi punto de vista, el juego requiere que te intereses por él, no consiste en un juego de acción que te "escupe" la trama, a veces habrás de buscarla. Tú mismo    De los mejores juegos que he jugado en mi vida.

    Death Stranding presenta un mundo abierto, inmersivo, completo y sorprendente. La trama es digna de una gran obra de cine, el desarrollo de los personajes es redondo.

    Desde mi punto de vista, el juego requiere que te intereses por él, no consiste en un juego de acción que te "escupe" la trama, a veces habrás de buscarla. Tú mismo recorres el camino de la historia.

    El gameplay consigue meterte en la sensación que el mundo refleja, es un mundo cambiado, difícil y peligroso donde los repartidores juegan un papel esencial, y en su trabajo calcular la ruta y el tiempo es vital. Puede ser frustrante caerte y pensar que los controles son toscos, pero así es cuando llevas una carga, el juego te deja claro además que los vehículos no son ni tanques ni todoterrenos.

    Añadir que su funcionamiento en PC está super bien optimizado, incluso con un hardware peor que lo mínimo especificado podrás disfrutarlo

    No tiene sentido lo bueno que es este juego, si lo juegas hazlo hasta el final, todo cobrará sentido.    … Expand
  96. Phyto1980
    Aug 4, 2020
    9
    Im here because i cannot stand the metacritic users anymore. Especially 12 year olds who are not able to grasp that especially older gamers would like to experience something new. Every game must be made for them or its bad. So every game must be a new cod or Battle Royale. And Kojima did exactly that! He built something new, something not like that. This is not a perfect game, People whoIm here because i cannot stand the metacritic users anymore. Especially 12 year olds who are not able to grasp that especially older gamers would like to experience something new. Every game must be made for them or its bad. So every game must be a new cod or Battle Royale. And Kojima did exactly that! He built something new, something not like that. This is not a perfect game, People who like to play an audiovisual, movie like experience will give it an 8 or 9 out of 10. People who don´t like running around, enjoying the beautiful landscape and soundtrack will not like it, the game even then, is still not bad, so take -2 away in that case.

    Pros:
    - Beautiful opimized and visually stunning game with implementation of dlss 2.0 on nvidia cards. Even with a cheaper card of that kind the game runs perfect up to 2560x1440. Even 4k is possible then, bit not at 60 fps.
    Stunning audiovisuals in general. Beautiful well placed soundtrack, that only sometimes disturbes natures music
    - Lots of things to do
    - Movie Like experience (that can be bad).
    - You don`t see the other players, but you see their doings. A well placed bridge on a big chasm, that someone placed there for everyone to use. (its not that easy, you have to run around with a big amount of resources that you have to get first if you want to help others. What you get from this is their likes. Like Facebook.

    Cons
    - still some bugs on pc, but not that bad.
    - The beautiful landscape can get filled by bridges, lamps, signs, and everything other players built there. That is not bad, but its disturbes at times the perfect landscape. If you go to new places, you won`t see this stuff at first.

    I have 900 games on steam, and i played maybe 20% of them. I support the industry because i work in the industry myself. But im bored and don`t have the time to play most of the games. So this game was stunning to me, something fascinating that got me through work at home and the boring reality of games like Cod and Battle Royale and games that try to please everyone and so in the end please no one.    … Expand
  97. 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.
  98. B1ackrain
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I was skeptical going into the game after the somewhat negative views I saw when the game released on console. But the game is fantastic on PC at 60fps, the world is bleak and beautiful and I can't stop playing it. Amazing.
  99. EvgenSer
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Great game! Amazing plot. An unexpected ending that is simply amazing. The gameplay is unique, but for an amateur (explosions and action, do not pour on the player from all angles) when I saw the trailer, I did not think that I would like it so much) for me 10/10, but you have to be objective) Although I did not play the rest games, from Hideo Kojima, now I understand why he is aGreat game! Amazing plot. An unexpected ending that is simply amazing. The gameplay is unique, but for an amateur (explosions and action, do not pour on the player from all angles) when I saw the trailer, I did not think that I would like it so much) for me 10/10, but you have to be objective) Although I did not play the rest games, from Hideo Kojima, now I understand why he is a genius)
    The game went to platinum and I know what I'm talking about.    … Expand
  100. fr1m0900
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Кто не понял ету игру идет играть в радугу в дум етернал со скином единорога.. Или ждите вальхалу чтоб долбиться в жопу! Баги и ошибки есть в каждой игре....И не надо ставить нули..
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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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