Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

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  1. AdrianoRoma
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Scusate ma il gioco dov'è? Sono solo filmati...
    Kojima mi hai deluso. Dopo Metal Gear 5 pensavo ti fossi rialzato invece sei il solito pazzo... i giochi devono divertire!
  2. cinemaman
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Bad and boring game. I am a huge fan of Hideo Kojima but this game.. Kojima has made some great games in the past but this is not one of them
  3. Lolenka
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Worst game I ever played. Overrated piece of mud.
    It doest cost any cent of its price. Dont buy it and dont play it.
  4. Psnmilgrau
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Um lixo total, Kojima fez esse jogo para curar insônia. Walking simulator mais chato que existe. Sem mais.
  5. Jornalistinha
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    KKKKKK esse é o jogo GOTY de 2019? Jogo patetico, repetitivo, graficos meia boca, sem nada pra fazer (sem conteúdo), sem historia, sem nada... jogo fracassado
  6. Babbage
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Overall quite boring, it's just like watching Google Street View, but costs $60.
  7. Jorgel222
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horroroso, típico jogo hypado mas sem graça.
    É Kojima não foi dessa vez. Vamos esperar o próximo game    … Expand
  8. BigClown
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Lixo de jogo.. jogo quebrado .... Muito repetitivo ... Não gostei nem um pouco desse kokojima
  9. jorgillanes365
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Es la primera vez en mi vida que un juego consigue desesperarme por su excesivo misticismo innecesario y aburrirme por su lentitud en todos los sentidos. No es un juego divertido, es una película interactiva aburrida.
  10. elpollon
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    le doy 1 solo por el apartado musical low roar magistral en sus interpretaciones .
    los gráficos normales para esta generación . el juego una puta mierda me aburrí haciendo de courier todo el maldito puto juego . no le recomiendo ni a mi pero enemigo
  11. asohome
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    Very bad and boring game...Very very disappointed. The story is compelling but not enough to compensate for the immense boredom.
  12. P4ss4ri
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    Walking simulator. Extremely boring. Delivery packages point to point and do it again, until u lose your mind
  13. Faragor
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    How much money did all those critics got payed ? How many bots did they use for lifting the user score ? Disgusting use of Metacritic just for lies. Is the game a beautiful masterpiece ? Yes. But Is also the most boring one you will ever play.
  14. aletdownfan
    Nov 14, 2019
    4
    Sigh. Where to start? I‘ve played and finished the entire game and have been an avid fan of Kojima for many, many years, including his early titles like Snatcher, but Death Stranding is a letdown on every level that made the MGS games so good.

    First, the good: visuals and cinematography are good, there’s no denying that. Many talented people worked on this title and it shows;    Sigh. Where to start? I‘ve played and finished the entire game and have been an avid fan of Kojima for many, many years, including his early titles like Snatcher, but Death Stranding is a letdown on every level that made the MGS games so good.

    First, the good: visuals and cinematography are good, there’s no denying that. Many talented people worked on this title and it shows; technically, it’s flawless. I encountered no bugs during my gameplay and controls felt smooth. There are very interesting concepts and themes woven into the story and all the sci-fi elements look great. Some of the imagery and metaphors are powerful and touching. The music is top-notch throughout, both licensed tracks and OST. Good and popular cast of actors, I guess?

    Now, the bad…. we know Kojima’s writing has always been cheesy, but at least his previous stories were grounded in reality. With DS, he had a blank slate and boy his way of introducing a completely new fantasy world is exhausting and amateurish and all the while he’s rehashing many themes and tropes from MGS since he’s apparently not capable of writing anything else. Kojima’s writing is like a lazy college essay: you write as much as you can, as convoluted as you can to sound intelligent but in the end you are saying nothing meaningful - nothing that we don’t already know. This game does not acknowledge or respect the audience’s intelligence and ability to think for themselves.

    I can forgive gameplay flaws in a game as long as the story is intriguing and gets me emotionally invested. This was not the case with DS. None of the characters are interesting, nor could I connect with them on a personal level. It doesn’t help that they’re all friends of Kojima or his favorite actors so it feels more like his personal Hollywood fanfic fantasy, rather than carefully crafted “art” with a poignant message.

    As I progressed through the story I became more and more aggravated at how nonsensical, awkward, and over the top the cutscenes were, and I just begged for it to be over. Kojima is constantly fanservicing himself in his cutscenes and had to throw every whimsical idea he ever had into the game without having an editor look over it (enough people have mentioned the MULEs, for example). The other characters are constantly bombarding you with calls, emails, and other verbose text files that are tedious to read because nothing of significance is being said. At some point I just stopped reading altogether. The worldbuilding is atrocious because the player is constantly spoonfed new information awkwardly which totally breaks the immersion because the protagonist is not a stranger to this universe. The player is not allowed to explore the world and discover it themselves, organically. Kojima sits you down in a chair like a toddler and shoves his “Philosophy” and “Morals” pulp down your throat.

    One of the most fundamental rules of writing is to Show, don’t Tell. Not for Kojima – with him it’s all Tell, and what he shows is often beautiful and flashy, but ultimately hollow, not least because he’s overdoing it with the imagery and it’s often too on the nose.

    He also doesn’t seem to understand that in order to tell a meaningful and thought-provoking story, you do not need billions of dollars or Hollywood actors. He just needed it to disguise how poor his writing is with fancy visuals.

    Overall, even if you don’t mind the repetitive gameplay (or the overloaded menu screens and tiny text that will give you a headache…) and want to give DS a try for the story, I still can’t recommend it. Very disappointed as a long-time fan; I don’t think I will be purchasing another title from KojiPro in the future.    … Expand
  15. albertobarbano
    Nov 30, 2019
    0
    Very boring and slow, monotonous and meaningless. I don’t recommend buy this game, do a little research of the game before buying it, don’t get carried away by hype and publicity.
  16. andreslu2700
    Nov 13, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es extremadamente repetitivo y monótono y aunque tenga buenos gráficos nunca sientes que el escenario está vivo como si ocurre en red dead redemption 2, the witcher 3 o hasta en gta v… Expand
  17. Treevus
    Nov 13, 2019
    2
    This game further proves that Kojima’s “visions” are the definition of just because you could do something, it doesn’t mean you should do something. Death Stranding lacks any real substance and is definitely not in any way an “artistic representation” of anything. After losing more than ten hours of my life to giving this game a chance, the only possible conclusion to reach is that itThis game further proves that Kojima’s “visions” are the definition of just because you could do something, it doesn’t mean you should do something. Death Stranding lacks any real substance and is definitely not in any way an “artistic representation” of anything. After losing more than ten hours of my life to giving this game a chance, the only possible conclusion to reach is that it truly is nothing more than a walking simulator. The staff of Kojima productions are wasting their talents creating nothing of value under Kojima’s leadership. Death Stranding is not worth purchasing for any price, but worth the thought of maybe downloading when it is inevitably free on PlayStation Plus to make your own opinion of the game, an opinion that will most likely fall in line with the masses.… Expand
  18. TT64
    Dec 4, 2019
    2
    I don't think it spoils anything (especially if you are a Kojima fan) to say that the game ends with nearly 3 hours of cutscenes. Which would be somewhat excusable if they were even mildly interesting. While rendered beautifully, it speaks to just how awful the story telling is that such graphics can't even save the cutscenes. Characters talk in circles about meaningless nonsense that isI don't think it spoils anything (especially if you are a Kojima fan) to say that the game ends with nearly 3 hours of cutscenes. Which would be somewhat excusable if they were even mildly interesting. While rendered beautifully, it speaks to just how awful the story telling is that such graphics can't even save the cutscenes. Characters talk in circles about meaningless nonsense that is given so much screen time it's disgusting. The complete lack of self- awareness on Kojima's part would be amusing if the cutscenes weren't so tedious, having to listen again and again to characters plodding over the same nonsensical plot points.… Expand
  19. Allbrans
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    un juego poco interesante, aburrido, solo caminar y caminar, se centra en cinemáticas
  20. Dunne
    Nov 27, 2019
    3
    In short. this is an stunning game, truly. It is hard not to be amazed by the beauty of the game. The story is interesting and can keep you hooked throught the game. That said, I cant say that this is in any way a fun game or something that you wanna engage in. I played because I bought it, but mostly I was bored, the whole walking thing is just soooo boring, it lacks excitment, you playIn short. this is an stunning game, truly. It is hard not to be amazed by the beauty of the game. The story is interesting and can keep you hooked throught the game. That said, I cant say that this is in any way a fun game or something that you wanna engage in. I played because I bought it, but mostly I was bored, the whole walking thing is just soooo boring, it lacks excitment, you play no part in the game, it is a bunch of meaningless tasks. Again I only finished playing the game because I bought it, but I truly regret it. I tried to see the positive things in it, but overall, this is a shame, very disappointing and boring is really the word to describe it. I hope other people have had a better time, because for me, it was a chore. Not a game I could ever recommend.… Expand
  21. DarthGaming
    Nov 28, 2019
    1
    After hours of gameplay I couldnt bring myself to keep going, its just so boring to play. Knowing that its can take 50+ hours to finish with more than 9 hours of cut scenes waas enough for me to pull the plug after about 5 painfully long hours. I play games for entertainment, this was a repetitive mess that made me sleppy.
  22. Biganimetittaes
    Feb 8, 2020
    0
    Dont waste your money to fund kojima's dream of becoming a filmmaker. Game is trash.
  23. Eddyjay
    Nov 12, 2019
    2
    Repetitive and boring. Stealth tactics are useless and you can face an open fight and run for a sucessful attack.
  24. tetetoto
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    So bored, so hyped. Meaningless quest, but only meaningful to HIDEO KOJIMA. Very disapointed.
  25. UkaAku
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This game is basicly just an walking simulator, maybe its weird but even fallout 76 is better then this. Worst game of this year so far, oh its an Hideo kojima game? Man.. even Metal gear survive is better!
  26. andrexlu
    Nov 12, 2019
    4
    Juego aburrido, mecánicas de juego regulares. En fin, creo que el fin de un videojuego es divertir, y este juego no lo hace. Debió haber hecho una película en vez de un juego.
  27. Carpedieme
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Very bad game its so repetetive tha gameplay is boring what you do in the game is walking thats all
  28. Veil
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Juego aburrido, solo caminar caminar y caminar para entregar paquetes, los pocos momentos de acción saben a poco, cuando toca disparar (si es que toca) mejor no lo hagas, se siente tosco y poco divertido. Para llegar del punto A al punto B es un engorro, tropiezas con cada piedra y cada montículo. Los bosses parecen monstruos de tinta con una I.A. Bastante pésima, la historia aunque unJuego aburrido, solo caminar caminar y caminar para entregar paquetes, los pocos momentos de acción saben a poco, cuando toca disparar (si es que toca) mejor no lo hagas, se siente tosco y poco divertido. Para llegar del punto A al punto B es un engorro, tropiezas con cada piedra y cada montículo. Los bosses parecen monstruos de tinta con una I.A. Bastante pésima, la historia aunque un poco loca en ocasiones entretiene pero se hacen las cinemáticas largas y pesadas. El social strand system parece una copia barata de dark souls.
    Mucha espectativa con este juego y al final resulta ser una fumada de Kojima. Nada recomendable, solo para los fans aferrimos a Kojima.    … Expand
  29. OldManLinderman
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Just... How? How does someone take everyone most detested side quest of RPGs and then turn it into the entire game and somehow people are blinded by some cutscenes and a few names into thinking it's not a slap to your faces? Might do some things well but I'll go work at FedEx myself if I want to deliver things that bad.
  30. Imperitur93
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Clown game,fanboys are the worst and if u like to eat **** that's not our problem,trashjima
  31. junim1234d
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Não gostei não dessa parada de ficar caminhando por muito tempo, mas o jogo tem bons gráficos. =)
  32. Lqst
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Jogo meio chato sla, e é triste ver q fizeram uma campanha pro pessoal vir dar nota 10 pro jogo, pra subir a nota
  33. viniciusfma
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cansativo, superestimando, pretensioso e irritante, Death Stranding é a prova de que um produto medíocre pode ser ovacionado por motivos pífios… Expand
  34. Gvn7z
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Mailman walking simulator 2019. Terrible pacing, Horrendous and boring game-play. What a let down. Only pro is the Cut-scenes, save yourself the time money and watch the Cut-scenes on Youtube. Wish I didn't waste my money on this self indulgent, 60 hour walking fetch quest. Beyond me how this received a score of 83, probably boomers and Kojima fan boys.
  35. Skaramuse
    Nov 29, 2019
    0
    Es la mayor mierda que me he podido echar a la cara, Kojima te hace hacer de cartero en un mundo muerto, horas y horas de pateo aburrido sin nigún tipo de de aliciente de seguir avanzando salvo una historia que cojea por todos lados, y para variar como siempre, la prensa especializada siendo los vendidos sobornados por Sony... pero ya no cuela.
  36. ChaosSS
    Nov 14, 2019
    2
    The mountain gave birth to a mouse. Even Days Gone are better then that. Epic misunderstending and worst GAME of 2019. So much unlimited money by Sony, free Decima Engine and for what? Walking american truck Simulator? With cheap and stupid story for children? Kojima should retire. And yeah, his fanboy can eat even **** from their GOD.
  37. Anelist
    Nov 29, 2019
    2
    OMG the boredom , the walking, the cut scenes, posture maintenance. Looked forward to this but i must say its on my top 10 list of the most boring games I have ever tried - ofcoz i did not finish playing it , i quit. It gets a 2 for the graphics & **** thats it
  38. DulceLinux
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    La música está hermosa y los gráficos e historia están muy bien, pero el movimiento de todo sobre el terreno, parece tan artificial, las cinemáticas están impresionantes pero con errores básicos de animación que para el presupuesto que tiene el juego es patético. Y la jugabilidad también es totalmente aburrida. Esperaba mucho más de Kojima, que triste que ya no sea capaz de siquieraLa música está hermosa y los gráficos e historia están muy bien, pero el movimiento de todo sobre el terreno, parece tan artificial, las cinemáticas están impresionantes pero con errores básicos de animación que para el presupuesto que tiene el juego es patético. Y la jugabilidad también es totalmente aburrida. Esperaba mucho más de Kojima, que triste que ya no sea capaz de siquiera acercarse a lo que era antes. :(… Expand
  39. NixAlvarito
    Nov 28, 2019
    4
    repetitivo vacio y aburrido con un mundo abierto pobre y que la historia es muy enredada
    no vale la pena, inflaron el juego por ser de kojima
  40. dannyjoe08
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kojima movie that forces you to play a hiking simulator to get to next scene.… Expand
  41. vanvejar1
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    repetitivo hasta decir basta... aburrido, dificultad irrisoria, la historia no tiene ningun sentido... creo que finalmente konami tenia toda la razon al despedir a kojima...
  42. megaultrasupert
    Nov 14, 2019
    1
    Back in the day, when cpu and memory where limited, developers where very focues on gameplay. This enabled them to produce great games with very limited hardware. Nowedays developers think games only have to look good.

    Who the **** cares how a game looks, game graphics have been more than oke for the last 15 years. So strart developing some fun games again and forget about your stupid    Back in the day, when cpu and memory where limited, developers where very focues on gameplay. This enabled them to produce great games with very limited hardware. Nowedays developers think games only have to look good.

    Who the **** cares how a game looks, game graphics have been more than oke for the last 15 years. So strart developing some fun games again and forget about your stupid color palet and hollywood actors.    … Expand
  43. fuzetheferret
    Nov 16, 2019
    1
    Extremely boring post-apocalyptic Fedex delivery Sim. Seriously this game is a snoozefest
  44. Kusen
    Nov 25, 2019
    2
    Death Stranding, as a movie, is fine, not great, no bad, just ok... But as a game? its one of the most boring as hell games ever made. Just a darn walking simulator delivery man, so darn slow movement that you will die in the boredom.

    Hideo Kojima himself said that he made the game not for gamers, but for film fans. And that clearly tell us why he didn't focus on a good gameplay,    Death Stranding, as a movie, is fine, not great, no bad, just ok... But as a game? its one of the most boring as hell games ever made. Just a darn walking simulator delivery man, so darn slow movement that you will die in the boredom.

    Hideo Kojima himself said that he made the game not for gamers, but for film fans. And that clearly tell us why he didn't focus on a good gameplay, instead of some stupid cinematic movie, but wait, not even that, the story itself is confusing as heck and not even in the movie campus it fits well.

    This game is an overrated piece of garbage, as a game, but as a movie, is ok for a certain public.    … Expand
  45. Altrovarius
    Nov 25, 2019
    2
    Aburrido, monotono, un juego de accion sin accion, tecnicamente muy bueno, musical y graficamente, pero como juego extremadamente aburrido, no recomendado
  46. DeathStranding8
    Nov 27, 2019
    0
    This game is HOT GARBAGE. A huge waste of time. Pretentious and long winded. There is nothing fun or engaging about the game. All the mechanics are frustrating. The story doesnt make sense. And why the hell did Kojima make a 40 hour fetch quest game? Im not joking I now understand why Kojima got fired from Konami
  47. Xboxgamerxxx
    Nov 28, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is pure garbage! It plays horribly. It’s confusing. It’s like a fedex delivery simulator.… Expand
  48. FrankJager
    Jan 31, 2020
    2
    I really tried hard to like this game, as an oldschool MGS fan I am utterly disappointed (even worse than with MGS5). I would be more forgiving if the story was even slightly compelling or interesting. TLDR this game can serve as a tech demo for pretty graphics, everything else: from gameplay, mechanics and narrative is utterly broken and not worth your time.
  49. Luxordj
    Jan 18, 2020
    1
    The biggest delusion in my last ten years, Quiet would have got back her voice, just to say how ridiculous is this game....
  50. Erguillermo
    Jan 30, 2020
    3
    Visualmente es muy bueno, pero simplifica mucho los elementos de un mundo abierto para conseguir esta calidad gráfica. El juego falla en su base, es decir, es aburrido y tedioso, rompiendo la experiencia de juego con cinemáticas aburridas que no explican, en el 95 por ciento de las veces, nada interesante. La acción es escasa y simple hasta los límites más tediosos y simplificadosVisualmente es muy bueno, pero simplifica mucho los elementos de un mundo abierto para conseguir esta calidad gráfica. El juego falla en su base, es decir, es aburrido y tedioso, rompiendo la experiencia de juego con cinemáticas aburridas que no explican, en el 95 por ciento de las veces, nada interesante. La acción es escasa y simple hasta los límites más tediosos y simplificados posibles.
    La historia es muy lenta en el desarrollo, invitando a abandonar el juego por aburrimiento.
    Todas las misiones son iguales, ir de un punto a otro para luego ir a un tercer punto para luego volver... En resumen, el juego más aburrido del 2019. Falla en lo más básico, entretener y hay que hacer auténticos esfuerzos por terminarlo y por entender la historia que cuenta, siendo ésta demasiado compleja en su narración, tediosa en su planteamiento y con un final que no termina de desarrollarse totalmente, dejando incógnitas y preguntas.    … Expand
  51. Seraf7
    Nov 14, 2019
    4
    You have to admire the game for taking risks and trying something different. However, risks don't always pay off. This game should come with a warning sign: "if you dont have a LOT of free time don't buy this game" . I really cant see busy people playing this game. I mean if you have one hour per week to play video games then you really dont want to spend that hour on walking or seeing a cutscene.
  52. Ruben-123west
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Película interactiva, recoge lo peor de metal Gear y su monotonía a las 20 horas de juego, me producen un sueño terrible.… Expand
  53. Voidzera_012
    Nov 10, 2019
    4
    Acho ridículo chamar isso de "obra" o jogo é chato e repetitivo em alguns casos até o gráfico deixa a desejar.... Certamente é uma das decepções do ano
  54. webg3
    Nov 28, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo lixo, se resume a ser carteiro, indo de um ponto A a um ponto B. Nunca vi um jogo tão ruim, me senti um escravo ao carregar as caixas de um lado pro outro.… Expand
  55. LeadingXtreme
    Dec 28, 2019
    0
    Why does this movie have gameplay? What a strange thing. Kojima as always has been putting his name everywhere with an overrated videogame
  56. lllFredolll
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    the definition of this "game" is: calvary ... between these much too long cutscenes, these incomprehensible dialogues, the drudgery of gameplay completely strawberry and ultra repetitive, physics completely pecked or you can fall 30 meters without any problems, this "game" is a pure frustration in an empty stage where nothing or nothing happens ... if Kojima did not mark this "game" itthe definition of this "game" is: calvary ... between these much too long cutscenes, these incomprehensible dialogues, the drudgery of gameplay completely strawberry and ultra repetitive, physics completely pecked or you can fall 30 meters without any problems, this "game" is a pure frustration in an empty stage where nothing or nothing happens ... if Kojima did not mark this "game" it would be lynched by the press and the players because there is nothing great it's just a huge Troll !! the game of disappointment… Expand
  57. MacheteDontText
    Nov 11, 2019
    4
    Dont expect the story to make sense at any point. Starts off great, very well presented, hooks you into the game, bearing with the unique but shallow gameplay, just to let you down at the end. I expected something smart and entertaining and I was fed utter **** posing as art instead...
  58. CHARLY0786
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Just a pile of crap glorified by media, avoid this terrible game.
    Only play this if you are a fan of walking simulators
  59. MarceloBuenoRJ
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Jorge mandou eu da nota 0 pra ele zoar os Sonystas da Sad Games , Jailson é gado do Kojima e o Everson apostou o cu :/
  60. 9to10Gaming
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This is probably the worst video game I’ve personally ever played. Gameplay is not fun at any time and everything you do is delivering packages. The story makes NO sense at all and it keeps getting worse till the end.

    Should’ve maybe made a TV show out of it...
  61. mindusBob
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Weird and nonsense. Delibereis? Kojima, I got why Konami fired you and your team.
  62. j133760
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This is Kojima self-indulgence through and through. The story is nonsense, the game constantly contradicts its own lore such as how timefall rain ages you when it touches your skin, yet one of the characters "mama" had rain falling on her face for days and shes young with perfect skin. And the worst sin of all - the game is nothing but fetch quests.

    All these interesting things are    This is Kojima self-indulgence through and through. The story is nonsense, the game constantly contradicts its own lore such as how timefall rain ages you when it touches your skin, yet one of the characters "mama" had rain falling on her face for days and shes young with perfect skin. And the worst sin of all - the game is nothing but fetch quests.

    All these interesting things are happening in the world, its just that your not doing them. For example youll be sent on an emergency mission to help a waystation under attack, stupid me got my hopes up thinking Id be doing something other than delivering a package. Nope, it was just another fetch quest: delivering relief supplies. Another mission tells you there is a black sludge bubbling up from the ground in a city, a huge phenomenon crisis you must avert. Once again, that equates to: delivering a special package to the terminal at that city. Every single quest is a fetch quest, no exaggeration, literally every one.

    And when you hear about the "cities" in Death Stranding, dont get your hopes up. I imagined these post apocalyptic rag-tag places with survivors milling about. Nope, its just an identical building (all distro centers and waystations are the same exact building model) that you cant even enter. You just approach a terminal and talk to a single person on a hologram when you deliver cargo. Thats it.

    Compounding the already repetitive and dull as rusted iron quest design is the frustrating traversal of the games massive world. The entire map is nothing but rocky, hilly, craggy and treacherous terrain. There are vehicles but they are useless because youll get your motorcycle stuck on a rock within 30 seconds. The truck is a joke, imagine trying to drive a truck through the grand canyon crevasse, thats Death Stranding trucks: useless. This means delivering packages, since thats all you do, will usually be done on foot.

    But Kojima couldnt just let us walk normally, no thats too easy. There is an asinine "balance" system. Since deliveries will pile on dozens of kilograms of cargo onto your back, Sam the protagonist will constantly be teetering left and right, losing balance. You must CONSTANTLY hold the RT when he sways left, then the LT when he sways right. Every 4 seconds you lose balance and you must hold a button to brace, which slows down your pace considerably. Half the time you end up face planting anyway, rolling down a hill, careening off a cliff. Ive fallen hundreds of times due to the finnicky balance system, and its never fun.

    Combat is a chore. Your forced into a certain playstyle: non-lethal with human "MULES." And guess what? INFINITELY RESPAWING! So if you clear a MULE encampment, which are oh so infuriatingly placed directly between most major "cities", by the next time you pass through theyll all be back to harass you. There are no rewards for combat, no XP or loot, and you cant kill them so youll be forced to just ignore them and walk or drive past. But no, thats too easy! Instead, lets give them shock spears that disable your vehicle and throw you out of it when its driving 40mph so you can tumble in the dirt for a few seconds. Lets give them guns that grab the cargo off your back and fling it 300 feet away so you have to walk aaaaaaall the way over to it to pick it back up. Lets give them stun weapons so when they attack you, it just knocks you out and they steal all your cargo. Its nothing but a nuisance.

    BTs, or basically alien mini bosses are even worse. Certain areas you MUST pass through for the fetch quests ALWAYS have BTs. This means every god damn time you cross a certain part of the map, your forced to do another identical BT boss battle. They are no challenge, and are yet another infinitely respawning nuisance that cant be killed, and will harass you every damn time.

    This is my least favorite game of the year. I cant stand Death Stranding. Its wore down my patience completely, and Im still pissed that Kojima thought doing nothing but fetch quests was ok in 2019. Come on, this was supposed to be something special.    … Expand
  63. margrite
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Would this game have been so popular if it were made by a non-Kidma maker other than Hideo Kojima?
    It's a fitting piece of the phrase "Be famous and people will applaud if you pack ****
  64. HuckFinn98
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    It's such a disappointment. After Kojima released games such as the Metal Gear franchise, this is a new low for him. The game looks absolutely beautiful, but the story is uninteresting, gameplay is slow, boring, repetitive, and the times you do run into action it feels cluncky. You'll spend hours and hours walking around until you finally have to fight anyone or anything and when you do,It's such a disappointment. After Kojima released games such as the Metal Gear franchise, this is a new low for him. The game looks absolutely beautiful, but the story is uninteresting, gameplay is slow, boring, repetitive, and the times you do run into action it feels cluncky. You'll spend hours and hours walking around until you finally have to fight anyone or anything and when you do, you're wishing you were back to walking because the mechanics in this game feel awful. I'd like a refund and Kojima to make amends with Konami for another Metal Gear game. Thanks!… Expand
  65. GabrielFGamer95
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo parado, nao cumpriu o que prometeu, andando de lado a lado por mais de 4horas seguidas, história que poderia ser mais curta!… Expand
  66. Yami_Wind
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Ай, Кодзима!) И Konami развел на бабло, а теперь и Sony! Я не знаю, какое тут ревью можно написать, ибо даже игры нет. Есть отрывки артхаусного фильма, скрепленные интерактивной анимацией движения Ридуса из точки A в точку Б. Браво! Воистину гений! Еще ведь и "игру года" дадут...Ай, Кодзима!) И Konami развел на бабло, а теперь и Sony! Я не знаю, какое тут ревью можно написать, ибо даже игры нет. Есть отрывки артхаусного фильма, скрепленные интерактивной анимацией движения Ридуса из точки A в точку Б. Браво! Воистину гений! Еще ведь и "игру года" дадут...
  67. Ereboss69
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despues de unas pocas horas de juego, te cansa y agota mentalmente, es como ver una pelicula que no puedes ver de seguido por que eres capaz de dejarte dormir, ya sabeis todos hemos tenido esa pelicula que nos ha costado ver de una sola vez pues death stranding es eso… Expand
  68. Legion903
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Однозначно провал для данного поколения ps4. Игра представляет собой симулятор ходьбы и все. Нет разнообразия, нет квестов, которые кардинально отличаются от основного геймпле, только сходи из пункта А в пункт B. Графика красива, но эта красота не относиться к живописным лесам, пустыням, городам и живым объектам, так как в игре этого нет, только камни и трава, а ну еще и копипастОднозначно провал для данного поколения ps4. Игра представляет собой симулятор ходьбы и все. Нет разнообразия, нет квестов, которые кардинально отличаются от основного геймпле, только сходи из пункта А в пункт B. Графика красива, но эта красота не относиться к живописным лесам, пустыням, городам и живым объектам, так как в игре этого нет, только камни и трава, а ну еще и копипаст бункеров. Исследования мира нет, крафта нет, стремления доставлять грузы за лайки тоже нет.… Expand
  69. MaximusGamer
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    A narcissistic endeavor that falls short in almost every category. Save your money and time.
  70. LizzardGizzard
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Boring, this game is horrible a great deception. The gameplay is the most monotonous since Superman 64
  71. ADALIDWAR
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    malisimo juego repetitivo aburrido que decepciona esperaba mas del juego pero la verdad no vale la pena eso suele pasar cuando la prensa en videojuegos le da flores y rozas a los juegos que les pagan por hacerles publicidad una vergüenza cuando deberían de ser imparciales
  72. shiro9
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    El juego mas pretencioso que existe, con una complicidad ridícula de los fanboys de Kojima. Donde quedo el Kojima de MGS 3?? ese si era un verdadero videojuego. Death Stranding es una peligro para el futuro de los buenos videojuegos donde prima la jugabilidad y el trasmitir emociones por medio de momentos jugables no unas cinemáticas de 45 minutos. Los creativos de hoy dia deberíanEl juego mas pretencioso que existe, con una complicidad ridícula de los fanboys de Kojima. Donde quedo el Kojima de MGS 3?? ese si era un verdadero videojuego. Death Stranding es una peligro para el futuro de los buenos videojuegos donde prima la jugabilidad y el trasmitir emociones por medio de momentos jugables no unas cinemáticas de 45 minutos. Los creativos de hoy dia deberían recordar lo que era hacer videojuegos en los 90 donde te transmitían cosas mágicas por medio de la jugabilidad.

    En fin respecto a Death Stranding después de 20 horas mi conclución es que es aburrido, pretencioso, con unas físicas horribles, una historia buena pero nada del otro mundo, gráficos que cumplen pero con un mundo vació es fácil cumplir en el apartado técnico.    … Expand
  73. PSgamer2005
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Sinceramente, es lo más aburrido que he jugado los últimos años, sobrevalorado totalmente, hubiese esperado para comprarlo a 30$ en el blackfriday, decepcionante, lento, cinemáticas largas, tiene varios Bugs, el mundo está muy vacío, nivel de diversión 0. No daré spoilers pero la historia no es nada original. Horizon tiene mejores gráficos.
    Creo que Kojima se volvió loco o nos ve la cara    Sinceramente, es lo más aburrido que he jugado los últimos años, sobrevalorado totalmente, hubiese esperado para comprarlo a 30$ en el blackfriday, decepcionante, lento, cinemáticas largas, tiene varios Bugs, el mundo está muy vacío, nivel de diversión 0. No daré spoilers pero la historia no es nada original. Horizon tiene mejores gráficos.
    Creo que Kojima se volvió loco o nos ve la cara de estúpidos.    … Expand
  74. MajesticPrince
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This game blows more dicks than my Aunt Helen and its only normal for Hideo Blowjima to make such a load of garbage. Its just MGS5 but worse and thats hard to do. Doesn't even have Quiet's sexy ass to make the journey worth. Overhyped Buttcheeks.
  75. CarlosMartinez1
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Videojuego con historia pretenciosa, repetitivo y con físicas mediocres, combates lamentables y jefes igual de malos.
  76. Tuscabuluc
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Walking back and forth delivering packages until the very end of the game, is the game design intentional? Is it a mistake? Is it a metaphor? Is it a social commentary? Is this his idea of delivering kindness and connect to one another? Is it cheesy? Is it overcomplicated? Is it an abservation to his fans and gamers in general for their patients? Is it an evaluation for delayedWalking back and forth delivering packages until the very end of the game, is the game design intentional? Is it a mistake? Is it a metaphor? Is it a social commentary? Is this his idea of delivering kindness and connect to one another? Is it cheesy? Is it overcomplicated? Is it an abservation to his fans and gamers in general for their patients? Is it an evaluation for delayed gratification? Is it exist to perpetuate debate between naysayers and extremist loyalist? Is it an antithesis for todays gaming landscape filled with battle royale and copy-cats? Is it to show how people, the critics, the fanboys, and all who plays this game, are capable of pretending to like its peculiar gameplay just because he made it? Is it to inflate Kojima's ego even further that people will still buy and try the game even when the gameplay is unconventional? Is it a movie? Is it an art? Is the pricetag justifiable for its content? Is Kojima aware of the risky gameplay thus he cast some popular folks to averse sales bomb? Is Kojima, for the same financial reason, decided to cancel his game as ps4 exclusive? Is it any good, fun, engaging, and/or enjoyable? Do I read too far?

    Nevermind.

    I give this game a solid 0.    … Expand
  77. dasboot12
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This game is really a courier simulator. That will be all. I don't know what Hideo Kojima wanted to make, but at least it wasn't a game.
  78. Willmestrinho
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Não preciso nem dizer nada, o jogo não é nem um pouco bom, bugs, puxa sacos etc. Só me deixam mais extressado, já chega disso
  79. juanjo_jj
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Muy aburrido. Me esperaba otra cosa. Si kogima hace otro juego espero que se esmere mucho más Y saque un videojuego como los de antaño.. un saludo
  80. Dubiz
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Walking simulator with 1 billion CGs, its so bad i cant even put in 5000 words
  81. Anso
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Simulador de correio muito besta,lixo.Não quem é que gosta de uma merda dessa.
  82. morettilopes
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This is the worst game that I play in my Life, nothing on this game is good and fun,the gameplay is boring as hell,this game is a complete piece of garbage.
  83. Zagor_Texxx
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    é só uma andança sem fim e demora demais para ter ação.
    recomendo Mud Runner que pelo menos você não anda a pé e tem uns caminhões dahora.
    abraço pra galera da Sad games!!!
  84. BDzin
    Nov 10, 2019
    2
    Uma piada!!!
    Uma grande quantidade de "ingredientes" misturados em uma sopa no qual o resultado saiu sem gosto.
  85. Bruno2511
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Jogo entediante e repetitivo só faz entregas do começo ao fim. Além do game não apresentar cenas de ação,como prometido o jg e enjoativo e não faz sentido nenhum fora os bugs.
  86. Steeloso
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Um jogo com jogabilidade boa, enredo fantástico, mas os cara é burro e me põe um jogo de entregador dos correios q n pode correr a vtmn
  87. Dostoyesvki
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uno de los juegos más geniales y originales de la actual generación. Death Stranding es un juego asombroso en todos los apartados. Kojima nos ha regalado un festín audiovisual con un nivel altísimo en el uso de los recursos narrativos, expresivos y sonoros.

    Gráfica y técnicamente sobresaliente, con una calidad altísima en las animaciones, las físicas son deliciosas y con unos FPS siempre constantes. En sonido, sencillamente, es el mejor de la generación.

    La jugabilidad, igualmente, de sobresaliente, pues le ofrece al jugador siempre lo necesario para que vaya progresando satisfactoriamente, poco a poco, en la historia, y así, sobreponerse a los peligros según al ingenio y la habilidad de cada uno.

    La jugabilidad está tan pulida que subir una montaña durante una hora es una gozada para quién sabe apreciar el tipo de juego al que está jugando. Por lo que si su propuesta te llega te divertirá muchísimo y no podrás soltar el mando.

    La clave: Kojima ha cogido los elementos y las mecánicas de las aventuras en mundo abierto que más polémica suscitan en los jugadores, ha procesado ese material en su mente creadora y ha desarrollado junto a su equipo un juego único y excepcional que será recordado.    … Expand
  88. C71
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Horrível, pura cg, devia ter lançado no Netflix. Gosto de jogos com boas histórias, porém jogos realmente, death stranding é muito fraco
  89. ippo142002
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad game, Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk… Expand
  90. ajiekcen
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Did anybody saw my pizza? Courier is lost, i guess. Hope he is okay, don't want him to fall from the ladder.
  91. Dranguet
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    Deaht Stranding es una basura de mierda aburrida, un juego super aburrido y repetitivo, que lo único que haces es caminar entregando paquetes de aquí para allá! No le recomiendo a nadie comprar este juego! No se en que etaba pensado Hideo Kojima cuando creo este juego.
  92. Jjone001
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Correio simulator agente curte em quanto pode, prefiro jogar meu Fortnite, c for pra caminhar eu vou pa praia, poha
  93. Chocoflan
    Nov 11, 2019
    4
    A bored walking simulation. Aburre demasiado ese tipo de mecánica sosa y lenta.
  94. Jjunho
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    제멋대로인 에고가 넘치는 형편없는 스토리 텔링, 지루하기 짝이 없는 반복적인 플레이.
  95. Sinki
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    Это был мой самый нудный игровой опыт, хочется сесть в ванну и реветь о потерянных часах
  96. Ivsn
    Nov 27, 2019
    2
    No importa que tan ambiciosa pueda ser la historia, estas vendiendo un juego. Es un j u e g o.
    Hay casos de exclusivos de ps4 también donde el juego tiene gran jugabilidad y una buena narrativa (horizon, god of war 4,uncharted) por hablar de algunos. Pero lo d este juego me parece atroz. Con el precio que tiene, que me vendan una experiencia tan vacía hasta te hace agarrar una bronca    No importa que tan ambiciosa pueda ser la historia, estas vendiendo un juego. Es un j u e g o.
    Hay casos de exclusivos de ps4 también donde el juego tiene gran jugabilidad y una buena narrativa (horizon, god of war 4,uncharted) por hablar de algunos. Pero lo d este juego me parece atroz. Con el precio que tiene, que me vendan una experiencia tan vacía hasta te hace agarrar una bronca terrible. Si quiero solamente ver una buena y complicada historia me voy a ver alguna película de fynch. No lo recomiendo. Piénsenlo en frío y van a ver que se queda muy lejos en realidad de lo que nos quieren vender.    … Expand
  97. CriticalGus
    Dec 2, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Худшая игра поколения худшая игра KOJIMA и худшая открытая мировая игра когда-либо делали эту ужасную игру, это худшая игра, в которую я играл в этом году. И это так скучно, что я чувствовал сон… Expand
  98. Chetox
    Dec 2, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un videojuego a nivel de entretenimiento y diversión completamente carente de los mismos, un juego tan repetitivo que el mismo se encarga de perder cualquier interés en el por el exagerado aburrimiento por falta de variedad jugable.… Expand
  99. 1anjeliy
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Игра просто кал собачий,любой аспект игры можно оценить на 0 балов.Люди которые ставят большие балы игре-боты.
  100. xeis
    Nov 28, 2019
    1
    Whoever thought a game where you are a pack mule who has a baby literally screaming at you would be fun needs their head examined. This is the absolute worst game I have ever played.
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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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