Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18537 Ratings

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  1. Audi2018
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    If you like walking around an empty boring and bland world this one is for you.
    it has to be the worst game every. I dont have a clue what they were thinking about - waste of money even if given away free.
  2. dr_radni_
    Aug 17, 2023
    4
    The story itself is interesting, featuring unexpected twists. However, the gameplay process is extremely boring. The open world is lacking in depth. After playing for 20 hours, I decided to delete it.
  3. thehoang123
    Aug 14, 2023
    2
    Another trash from Kojima. Most of products from this guy are mid quality with bad gameplay design. The only thing he's doing great is cutscenes because 85% of his games are cutscenes and QTE.
  4. SirCarington
    Jul 27, 2023
    1
    I went into it knowing only the name and the hype/reputation it generated. I regret playing it. It’s boring, weird, garbage. It’s unlike any game I’ve ever played before. Typically, being different would be a positive thing as it could mean new and exciting concepts that are challenging, stimulating, or just very interesting. In the case of Death Stranding, I’d say it’s different becauseI went into it knowing only the name and the hype/reputation it generated. I regret playing it. It’s boring, weird, garbage. It’s unlike any game I’ve ever played before. Typically, being different would be a positive thing as it could mean new and exciting concepts that are challenging, stimulating, or just very interesting. In the case of Death Stranding, I’d say it’s different because other game developers wouldn’t have bothered to make a game this stupid.

    A lot of people are saying it’s a walking simulator. It’s not. I enjoy walking simulators. I do not enjoy this. Playing this is a chore, and not in a good way. I’d also enjoy a good chore simulator. This is not that. It’s more like a nightmare, but not the kind you’d like to play a simulator of. It’s wholly unpleasant.

    The story is akin to getting your five year old to describe what they think a scary movie should be like, then running that through ChatGPT, then running that back through your five year old and getting getting them to write it as a summary, and then sending that summary to someone on fiverr who’s only charging $3 to write a script for a feature length movie.

    The graphics are pretty great.    … Expand
  5. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    4
    Too boring to play even for couple of minutes Dont like to play in future. Can check only for nostalgia
  6. Krapho
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Horrível, é só correr pra lá e pra cá. Chato demais, sem desafio, história extensa e cansativa, beira a imbecilidade. Em fim, um dos piores jogos que joguei
  7. monkey_kaidooo
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    Não muito o que se dizer, jogo medíocre, bons gráficos, boa historinha... e só! Péssima gameplay, maçante, CHATO! Crítica sem rodeios e sem mimimi. Jogo simplesmente CHATO!
  8. theDudeMelo
    May 24, 2023
    4
    I started to play the game last year and eventually put it to the side after being influenced (I confess) by some people calling it a glorified walking simulator, which it is if I'm honest. However, it's so much lore than that!
    After being completely underwhelmed by the same game mechanics over and over form other games in my library, I felt that I needed something completely different,    I started to play the game last year and eventually put it to the side after being influenced (I confess) by some people calling it a glorified walking simulator, which it is if I'm honest. However, it's so much lore than that!
    After being completely underwhelmed by the same game mechanics over and over form other games in my library, I felt that I needed something completely different, which led me to retry playing the aforementioned game. I'm glad I did, because after what may be considered a long drawl up until chapter 4, the game becomes a true masterpiece.
    It's so much more than what I imagined it to be, and so engrossing that I needed to share it with you guys.
    Kojima is truly a master of his craft, and is in top form in this particular game.
    Guys, don't let the first chapters dissuade you, because you will be missing out on something truly amazing.
    And on a side note, the Social engine for this game is the best I've seen in a long time because it never takes you out of the atmospheric eerie feeling of the game while bringing the best out of people. Love it!! To bad the sequel is only for the Ps5.    … Expand
  9. gamer664
    May 9, 2023
    1
    Good graphics, but boring gameplay. Almost too grindy. Empty open world. Clunky menu. This game is so overrated. It's only good in the first 10 hours of the game.
  10. XplosiveStealth
    May 3, 2023
    4
    A game that has shooting and is not optimized for shooting; It has stealth but you carry a baby that cries at the most inappropriate times; It has vehicles but is not optimized for driving or piloting. And a boring and unnecessary drama! Repetitive and predictable! Only Kojima could go out with these things!
  11. Reghai
    Apr 25, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ce jeu n'a rien de fun et connaît plusieurs problèmes de gameplay, des bugs en tout genre, il est extrêmement répétitif mais c'est bon ça on ne peut pas le comprendre nous simple mortels nous ne sommes pas le GRAND Kojima dommage si le jeu n'était pas à son nom il serait passé inaperçue… Expand
  12. sontopo98
    Feb 26, 2023
    2
    Never seen a game this boring. It can look amazing graphically, but it is so boring since the beginning. Like 30 minutes of non-gameplay? No thank you.
  13. Udod77
    Feb 18, 2023
    1
    Forgot to add a game to this game. Beautiful cut-scenes are shared by boring nonsense. Add the ability to skip the courier simulator to this movie and then this score will be 5. And because of boredom, this is 1 point. Disappointment.
  14. Bitsc
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    I went into this game knowing it is a walking simulator yet I have never been baffled by how bad this game is.

    Is it bad if a game isn't all action? No. There are plenty of games that are just relaxing and are perfect for winding down after a hard day of work. This is not one of them. You constantly get interrupted by the oil people coming out of the ground where all you do is mash X    I went into this game knowing it is a walking simulator yet I have never been baffled by how bad this game is.

    Is it bad if a game isn't all action? No. There are plenty of games that are just relaxing and are perfect for winding down after a hard day of work. This is not one of them. You constantly get interrupted by the oil people coming out of the ground where all you do is mash X and most times its a flip of the coin if they they get you or not and while that happens you listen to a baby bawling in the background. Its the opposite of relaxing, its stressful yet it poses no challenge.

    Hell sometimes it is more efficient to get dragged away by the oil people. since its a random direction it could be in the direction you are heading towards.

    And then there is the world. Its made by an algorithm randomly placing assets. You constantly get stuck on geometry and clip on the terrain. The physics are equally screwed, your character can run down a near vertical slope sometimes and trip on a flat road with no obstacles other times.

    Eventually you unlock vehicles which also get constantly stuck on terrain but since they are so efficient. Its better to spend 20 Minutes jamming it up a mountain and then spend 20 minutes getting to your destination. Than it is spending 5 minutes climbing up the mountain and 1 hour getting to your destination.

    And after all that you are rewarded with an hologram saying "Thank You", that's it.

    And then there is the "action part". The bosses have no way of hurting you and all you do is unload bullets into a sponge. And their designs are dare I say less inspiring than Ubisoft like copy and past, its the same whale like monster Every Single Time.

    The acting in the actual cut-scenes are really good. But is squandered away with writing that constantly switches between powerful emotional mode and im14andthisisdeep mode. Not to mention the gameplay contributes almost nothing to the cut-scenes.

    Go watch the cuteness on Youtube, its better than playing the game.    … Expand
  15. warcraftrefund2
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    I think this is the game that finally killed the Kojima hype. Kojima had so much "hype" around him after he quit Konami, and he was proclaimed a hero by many people in the industry, but it turns out Konami may have had as much to do with making MGS would as Kojima did. When Kojima was left to his own devices, we got Death Stranding, an actual walking simulator with a story that tries to beI think this is the game that finally killed the Kojima hype. Kojima had so much "hype" around him after he quit Konami, and he was proclaimed a hero by many people in the industry, but it turns out Konami may have had as much to do with making MGS would as Kojima did. When Kojima was left to his own devices, we got Death Stranding, an actual walking simulator with a story that tries to be pretentious but doesn't even succeed at that. Kojima actually thinking that the reason his game is getting poor reviews is because his game is too complicated for Americans, when his game is literally about America, was the final coffin in his career. He will probably go and try to make movies now.… Expand
  16. Youtee
    Jan 11, 2023
    0
    Na bro. The game is actually good. The only problem is that not everyone can enjoy the gameplay.
  17. Brutaldave
    Jan 6, 2023
    4
    So we are just gonna get this out of the way right away. This game is 100 percent a walking simulator and that's part of what makes it so amazing. They created mechanics around walking and created an environment that makes you think about the simple task of walking. Now that being said there is much more to this game. There is a reason you are walking and delivering packages. As it is aSo we are just gonna get this out of the way right away. This game is 100 percent a walking simulator and that's part of what makes it so amazing. They created mechanics around walking and created an environment that makes you think about the simple task of walking. Now that being said there is much more to this game. There is a reason you are walking and delivering packages. As it is a hideo Kojima game expect a game that is 60 percent movie and 40 percent playable movie haha. It's a very story driven game, if you don't care about the world and the events going on in that world you will in no way care about this game. If you like to sink yourself Into a game and immerse yourself in its world this game does great job of that. The story is weird and little out there but so amazing. The graphics are great, the cut scenes look amazing and the world you roam around in is equally as beautiful. The online component of helping each other and being able to leave tools in other plays games and such is much cooler than it initially sounds. Down sides the fighting mechanics seem like a bit of an after thought. The constant reminder about the metaphor of strands and rope gets tiresome pretty quick. If you love story driven games this is a great choice.… Expand
  18. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    3
    Very Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk
  19. TheSilentCheeta
    Jan 2, 2023
    2
    Mamaged to pick up this game as part of my subscription to PS Plus. It sure is intresting, and not exactly in a good way.

    You're a UPS man in a post-apocalyptic world with very little explanation. All you know is your name, and you are soon overloaded with wacky plot points within the first 10 minutes. You'll quickly find yourself asking more questions faster than you get any of them    Mamaged to pick up this game as part of my subscription to PS Plus. It sure is intresting, and not exactly in a good way.

    You're a UPS man in a post-apocalyptic world with very little explanation. All you know is your name, and you are soon overloaded with wacky plot points within the first 10 minutes. You'll quickly find yourself asking more questions faster than you get any of them answered. This can be forgiven however. But, you're sucker punched with the most boring, the most tedious gameplay ever imaginable. You walk around delivering packages. You do this by walking huge distances over varying different terrains, while trying to constantly stop yourself from toppling over, while watching the degradation of your cargo, while trying to avoid any enemies you encounter, such as BTs, which initially started as a pretty suspenseful encounter, but quickly become repetitive and simply act only as a way of inhibiting progress. You'll later get a rather lackluster combat system and some pretty cool gear that makes traversal easier, which ironically is the most fun part of this game. If you find yourself getting past the initial boringness and tediousness of the gameplay, you'll progress far enough that you can skip most of the journey. That's great, but when the enjoyment of your game comes from how much time you're willing to waste to make it easier, you probably don't have a very good system. But, that's not all. There's this doozer of a story. The story itself is confusing, and it once again tests your patience. You must ask yourself how much time you're willing to spend to get interested in it, while the story itself it is plagued with amateur writing and dialog at best. The first few hours are cutscene after cutscene. Even sitting in your room is cutscenes of Sam performing the tasks you ask him to. If that wasn't enough, the game treats Sam like he's an amateur in this post-apocalyptic world when he is not. Constantly, Sam is explained the plot points of the story and the mechanics of the game as if he is new to it all. They are there for the player of course, but trying to explain these things through the characters in your game isn't very convincing or good when Sam already knows all these things. It just makes for annoyingly constant exposition that doesn't feel natural. Speaking of the characters, let's get into how awful they are. For one, almost every character you interact with is just a projection. That wouldn't be an issue, but the focal point of the game is about reconnectin the new world. You can never feel truly connected to these people you never meet. If that wasn't enough, you never see the effects your actions have on these people helping. You play errand boy to help these people, and the most you get from it? "Wow! Thank you! This helps a lot! Goodbye now." And if THAT wasn't enough, that's not even considering that Sam doesn't give a jack squat about the goals you're controlling him to achieve. Sam has to be the most uninspiring and unlikable protagonist you'll ever play. He is a massive ass majority of the game. He does not care for the people he's helping. There are parts of the game where he is completely silent or distant from people spilling their hearts out and telling him how much it means to them that he's reconnecting the world. He doesn't care. If the protagonist you control doesn't care about anything he's doing, you can never truly feel connected to that protagonist. Alright, there are some redeeming qualities to this game. It is a nice chill pill. I can see the appeal of sitting back, taking a casual approach to this game, mapping out your route, and just taking in the beautiful scenery this game offers. It has amazing landscapes and stunning artistic visuals, as well as an enjoyable soundtrack. But if you're looking for much else, I advise against it.    … Expand
  20. Mobileum
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    I was a Kojima fan, I'm not anymore. Is there anything else to add ? This man needs someone to supervise him otherwise it's terrible.
  21. Lancelot13
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    I play League of Legends and my highest obtained rank is silver IV. But hey, at least I'm not playing this hot garbage of a game!
  22. Art_Kampfmann
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    No representa ningún desafío, su publicidad descarada es molesta, la historia es lo interesante, pero si Kojima quería contar más una historia hubiera hecho una puta película y no este aburridísimo simulador de paquetería, no lo recomiendo para nada.
  23. xellos81
    Dec 13, 2022
    0
    "Cute" story but the most boring game I ever played.
    Kojima, please, don't waste our time with frustrating backtracking.
    Dropped at 50%
    Just watch the story on YouTube.
  24. rasler
    Dec 11, 2022
    1
    Hay un poco de videojuego en estas cinemáticas. Y cuando hay videojuego es un walker simulator, repetitivo , con la interfaz más horrible que he visto en años (peor que las de ubisoft), lo único rescatable es la música y los gráficos, aunque claro, tendrás que tener un pc muy bueno, o si no olvídate. Hay algunos que dicen que hay que tener el estilo de la old school, pero amigos, hasta laHay un poco de videojuego en estas cinemáticas. Y cuando hay videojuego es un walker simulator, repetitivo , con la interfaz más horrible que he visto en años (peor que las de ubisoft), lo único rescatable es la música y los gráficos, aunque claro, tendrás que tener un pc muy bueno, o si no olvídate. Hay algunos que dicen que hay que tener el estilo de la old school, pero amigos, hasta la demo de Silent Hill PT tiene más historia y consistencia que esta obra. O sea, es como un montón de ideas que por separadas pueden ser buenas, pero puestas en un mismo plato es muy confuso.
    Eso si, lo que se supone que es tu enemigo es muy interesante, y no digo que el tener que evitar y escoger el mejor camino sea tenso y entretenido, pero claro, el problema es que no sientes que avances, terminas una entrega, empiezas otra y llega un momento en que te preguntas ¿Para que hago esto? Parece que en vez de ser el protagonista o el héroe solo eres un repartidor más.
    Que por cierto, hablando del personaje, que poco carisma por favor, desaprovechado el actor, o sea no sé, me esperaba a alguien más carismático, y lo que me encuentro es un personaje en una depresión. A veces da pereza hasta escucharle. O sea no es un personaje que se te vaya a quedar grabado , podrías poner cualquier otra cara y sería lo mismo.
    Aunque más pesado son los constantes diálogos de los personajes por la radio, es a lo, cállate ya
    El fin, es juego es malo a rabiar, pero como lo hizo Hideo para muchos es una obra de arte, pero para mi es una basura. Y no, no soy hater de Hideo, Metal Gear Solid es una obra de arte, pero Death Stranding no, porque Death Stranding quiere abarcar e impresionar mucho, y si bien lo consigue en los primeros minutos, al rato te aburres ya sea porque no entiendes nada o porque te cansas de lo mismo.
    Por cierto, Hideo, si vas a poner 7000 cinemáticas seguidas, mejor ve al mundo del cine.    … Expand
  25. Aniruddh
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    The game is dragging. It is painfully slow and repetitive. I got tired and couldn’t continue anymore. I fail to understand critics who rated it so high but a game like Days Gone was rated low.
  26. Sergin
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    Boring and frustrating, the game sells and idea of being a new genre, what a joke. Truly a waste of money and specialy time. Make yourself a favor and dont play this.
  27. Rizaun
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    This is one of the worst games I have ever played. The game looks nice, has good voice acting, has nice cutscenes and a somewhat interesting story, but the gameplay, the most important part of a video game is ABSOLUTE TRASH.
  28. Mindurbidniss
    Oct 26, 2022
    2
    Just make a movie already! I made it about 2 hours into this before I realized I've only actually been in control about 20mins. Between that and the disjointed, borderline homoerotic nature of the perception of the main character Sam, I realized this game just isn't for me. Journalists will condescendingly tell you "you just don't get it", but at the end of the day this game really is aJust make a movie already! I made it about 2 hours into this before I realized I've only actually been in control about 20mins. Between that and the disjointed, borderline homoerotic nature of the perception of the main character Sam, I realized this game just isn't for me. Journalists will condescendingly tell you "you just don't get it", but at the end of the day this game really is a package delivery sim that plays like a failed art film. It' also exists purely as an ego stroke for Kojima, who inserts his name in the credits at the beginning and end of every scene. Dude we get it, this is your game. I'd rather see the name of the character artists at the beginning and end of each scene because they're the real MVP's. They did such an awesome job at recreating what these actors actually look like that it's stunning, which is why I score it 4 out of 10. This game is also incredibly derivative of the Tom Cruise film Oblivion. From basic aesthetic, to some of the plot and character design. Kojima shouldn't be so proud of stealing. The rest is Kojima fluff wrap in a Prime delivery sim.… Expand
  29. AnthonyFantano
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    NOT GOOD.
    Believe it or not Kojima used to made wonderful games. Now he spends his time looking at the mirror jerking his nanomachine. I mean the guy has a podcast were he talks about himself.
  30. Dokkodo
    Sep 3, 2022
    3
    A long weird movie. I don't much care for games that aren't games at all, but even taking it as a movie it wasn't a very good one. Acting is fine, but the plot is just...weird. I also don't like David Lynch, and I feel like if you like one you probably would like the other.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 111
  3. Negative: 3 out of 111
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 18, 2020
    100
    Death Stranding is creating a new game genre and therefore paves its own path towards more interactive experiences. It is a brave work thanks to its novelty, which fortunately is not a bragging right for its creators, as it may have seemed, but an exceptional title that will reward the brave who play it. [Issue#299]
  2. New York Daily News
    Mar 18, 2020
    80
    This game does manage to be fun, even if it is one of the heaviest experiences of 2019. Everything from story to gameplay is begging to be dissected, filled with imagery and symbolism -- just like so many Kojima games before this one. Entering Death Stranding, it’s likely that we all thought Kojima’s calling card was lengthy cutscenes and stealth and action gameplay.
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  3. Carole Quintaine
    Jan 29, 2020
    100
    Death Stranding stands as a powerful author’s game which drives a strong message of how our over-connected society is evolving, and how we can help other players. Unlike many AAA games, it shines on a truly spiritual level. Well written, engaging and visually magnificent, it offers, despite some pacing flaws, an astonishing solo game with elegant multiplayer elements. A unique representation of Hideo Kojima’s talent.
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