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  1. Nov 24, 2019
    1
    Количества хералия в этой игре зашкаливает. Я буквально ощущал хералий Кодзимы у себя во рту. 10 из 10. Надеюсь я смогу её продать...
  2. Nov 25, 2019
    2
    Played the entire game and nearly all the extra stuff. Game is annoying/infuriating at worst and once you get better tools you just skip the gameplay so boring at best. Was wanting to like it and gave it a shot, but by the end I dont see myself ever playing this again and not getting a sequel if one is made
  3. Nov 29, 2019
    1
    Que pena haber perdido mi tiempo en este juego. Pensé que en algún momento cambiaría un poco la dinámica, pero no se trata más que de un simulador de trabajo para repartidores de Amazon en un mundo postapocalíptico...
    Juego aburrido a más no poder!!!! Le pongo un uno por la calidad gráfica que es espectacular, pero no puedo ponerle más ya que lo primordial en un juego es que me permita
    Que pena haber perdido mi tiempo en este juego. Pensé que en algún momento cambiaría un poco la dinámica, pero no se trata más que de un simulador de trabajo para repartidores de Amazon en un mundo postapocalíptico...
    Juego aburrido a más no poder!!!! Le pongo un uno por la calidad gráfica que es espectacular, pero no puedo ponerle más ya que lo primordial en un juego es que me permita pasar el rato y disfrutar jugando con él, algo que con las dinámicas aburridísima que tiene este juego se me antoja imposible...
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  4. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Walk, walk, and then, walk again. KEEP WALKING #Johnnie Walker hahahahahahahahahahaha. Expand
  5. Nov 22, 2019
    0
    Irredeemable piece of garbage, can not reccomend to no one. Better replay mgs.
  6. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Juego de nicho para un publico muy minoritario o muy fan de kojima. Buenos graficos, pero jugabilidad algo extraña y demasiado repetitiva.
    El marketing y la prensa alrededor de Sony y Kojima han vendido este juego al gran público como juegazo sabiendo que realmente no va a gustar ni al 5%. Un sacaperras vamos.....
    Si este juego lo hubiera hecho cualquier otro desarrollador que no se
    Juego de nicho para un publico muy minoritario o muy fan de kojima. Buenos graficos, pero jugabilidad algo extraña y demasiado repetitiva.
    El marketing y la prensa alrededor de Sony y Kojima han vendido este juego al gran público como juegazo sabiendo que realmente no va a gustar ni al 5%. Un sacaperras vamos.....
    Si este juego lo hubiera hecho cualquier otro desarrollador que no se apellide Kojima, nadie se fijaria en él y su nota no pasaría del 3.
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  7. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    didnt play personally but watched walkthroughs, this game had high expectations and ended up being a movie about a dilvery boy
  8. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    The goty Cory in the house is way better than this walking simulator with good graphics but **** and boring gameplay
  9. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    High expectations? No.
    Initially, the gameplay trailer did not show anything interesting. And so it happened. The game is boring, monotonous, not interesting.
  10. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Here's my honest review of the game. For those of you who are wondering what type of game this is, it's basically Euro Truck Simulator without the truck, without the roads and without anything. You just walk from point A to Point B delivering packages for 40hrs. Ain't worth the 60$ pric. You can get the same vibe just by adding character models to a terrain map in unreal engine.
  11. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Un coñazo de juego que se deja en evidencia ante los grandes lanzamientos del 2019
  12. Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Horrible,boring and it's just plain stupid this game is extremely bad and is a big disappointment,there is little to k ow action and all you do is just walk
  13. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    I wanted to play death stranding since they announced it. The main issue with the game is that it’s just way too boring. I understand there are some deeper issues that kojima was going for but this game just isn’t fun. There are way too many cutscenes which make the game hard to pay attention to.
  14. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Да я не прошел 50% что бы игра мне возможно понравилась (как завещал сам гений), но этот унылый геймплей убивает. Сменил уровень сложности на "легкий", что бы просто посмотреть ролики и сюжет. Максимально быстро пройти и продать диск, пока цена на него высокая на вторичном рынке.Да я не прошел 50% что бы игра мне возможно понравилась (как завещал сам гений), но этот унылый геймплей убивает. Сменил уровень сложности на "легкий", что бы просто посмотреть ролики и сюжет. Максимально быстро пройти и продать диск, пока цена на него высокая на вторичном рынке.
  15. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Más aburrido imposible. Menudo trozo de mierda. El personaje es súper brusco en sus movimientos y es muy desesperante quedarte atrapado en una piedra de 10 cm d altura. Kojima nos toma por idiotas
  16. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Игра гавно.симулятор шныря.принеси то,принеси это...жалко денег и времени,потраченное на ЭТО...
  17. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Hola, soy Defa de Atomix, la verdad sólo le puse 100 por hypeado y por que soy un mega fanboy de mi papalord Kojima. A veces cuando me voy a dormir y me estoy tomando mi lechita calientita, me imagino que viene mi papi Kojima-san y me arropa y me cuenta un cuentecillo de las buenas noches. Cuando estaba jugando el Death Stranding había momentos en los que casi me quedaba dormido, de loHola, soy Defa de Atomix, la verdad sólo le puse 100 por hypeado y por que soy un mega fanboy de mi papalord Kojima. A veces cuando me voy a dormir y me estoy tomando mi lechita calientita, me imagino que viene mi papi Kojima-san y me arropa y me cuenta un cuentecillo de las buenas noches. Cuando estaba jugando el Death Stranding había momentos en los que casi me quedaba dormido, de lo aburrido que está. Pero, el recuerdo de mi señor Kojima me hacía seguir adelante en esta aventura de llevar paquetillos de un lado a otro. Y cuando por poco le pongo 0 en atomix, me persigné viendo su imagen en mi dormitorio y puse mi amor por él por delante... Pero ya no puedo más, ¡este juego es una basca! Perdóname papi Kojima, no soy digno. Expand
  18. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    esos que dicen a le doy 10 para contrarestar el hate acaso no les gusto tirar mierda al astral chain y al fire emblem three house? ahora se la aguantan nomas fanboys asi que se merece el 0
  19. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    I normally like Kojima's style and i appreciate the work he has done but holy hell this has to be one of the worst games i've ever played in my life. Kojima's ego got the best of him and this dumpster fire was the finished product. Packing the cast with famous actors doesn't make a good game. Making things as weird as possible for the hell of it doesn't make a good game. Nothing about thisI normally like Kojima's style and i appreciate the work he has done but holy hell this has to be one of the worst games i've ever played in my life. Kojima's ego got the best of him and this dumpster fire was the finished product. Packing the cast with famous actors doesn't make a good game. Making things as weird as possible for the hell of it doesn't make a good game. Nothing about this is a good game. Expand
  20. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This game is bad. It's tedious, boring and filled with bad writing. It is basically a packet delivery walking simulator. That's it. You deliver packets. Pick up packets and deliver them. Boring and tedious. Like a annoying job. From beginning to end. Hour after hour. There's nothing interesting in the game world. It's empty.

    What about the story? You can read here some people claiming
    This game is bad. It's tedious, boring and filled with bad writing. It is basically a packet delivery walking simulator. That's it. You deliver packets. Pick up packets and deliver them. Boring and tedious. Like a annoying job. From beginning to end. Hour after hour. There's nothing interesting in the game world. It's empty.

    What about the story? You can read here some people claiming that it's profound, intelligent, a brilliant masterpiece, etc. That if you don't see how genius it is, you're not smart enough. I have to only assume, that the people who claim something this ridiculous are totally blinded by the hype and/or actually not that smart themselves, because nobody who has reached the age of reason and gotten critical thinking skills will find the story profound, intelligent or brilliant. In reality it's just pretentious nonsense and silly religious mumbo jumbo. And all that is delivered through cringy dialogue. Oh and the cut scenes, which are basically just collection of endlessly talking heads, take something like 9 hours. So on top of tedious gameplay, you have to endure 9 hours of cringy writing.

    The only reason this game has gotten high scores, is because of the name Kojima. Had this game been exactly the same, but made by some unknown developer, the reviews would have trashed it. But because Kojima is worshipped as a god, it gets a pass and then some. If Kojima pooped on a silver plate, served it to the fanboys and let them review it, here's what they would say: "A manifestation of heaven, the embodiment of beauty combined with technical perfection. A meal you shouldn't miss. 10/10 - DELICIOUS!"

    Don't believe the hype!
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  21. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    It's garbage please don't play this game it's better that you play with your dog that this
  22. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Kojima actually did it. he made a game worst than fallout 76 and No man's sky.
    it's Easy, Soulless, Tedious, Repetitive, poorly balanced and with in-game Ads and Cameos.
    With Generic, Expository, Unfunny and inconsistent Writing that steals the plot from "The Time Wanderers" you just walk. it's a interactive Loading Screen.with pretentious art-house **** and the entire industry will
    Kojima actually did it. he made a game worst than fallout 76 and No man's sky.
    it's Easy, Soulless, Tedious, Repetitive, poorly balanced and with in-game Ads and Cameos.
    With Generic, Expository, Unfunny and inconsistent Writing that steals the plot from "The Time Wanderers"
    you just walk. it's a interactive Loading Screen.with pretentious art-house ****
    and the entire industry will pretend like it's a masterpiece.

    BRAVO KOJIMA
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  23. Ps5
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    The most beautiful looking piece of **** game I've seen in a while. Repeat after me... The most beautiful looking piece of **** game in a while.
  24. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    The game is simply not fun. You just do the same thing over and over again, it looks good and the cinematics are nice, but i buy the game to play not to watch a movie.
  25. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing this game for more than 30 hours. Besides music, the graphics and images are OK, but all other aspects are rubbish and unsatisfactory, especially the content. Sony marketing is a liar, the media is a liar, and the market is full of boasting and deception. If you are a real consumer, don't waste 60 dollars. This game is not worth your investment, Expand
  26. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!! Bad Gameplay, BORED!!!
  27. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Poor Game, its a walking simulator. So bad... This game is a piece of ****.
  28. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Please do not listen to these Kojima fanboys. This game is a walking simulator at best. The routes are tedious, gameplay is repetitive, bosses are boring. This game’s trailers were so mysterious/edgy with little to no gameplay being shown... yeah there’s a reason for that. Reason being the gameplay is BORING. Do not force yourself to play this game out of some blind loyalty like I did.
  29. Nov 10, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo foi muito idolatrado e quando fui testar o jogo tinha nada de que falaram Expand
  30. Nov 11, 2019
    4
    Game is not creative. If I wanted to watch a movie I would go to the theatre. Kojima seems washed up....
  31. Nov 14, 2019
    4
    Be honest would people love this game so much if it was somebody else besides the massively overhyped kojima that made this game?? because i really dont think so.. I watched all the cutscenes and the gameplay is non existent.. not even close to worth $60
  32. Nov 15, 2019
    3
    Simply a interesting but boring game at the same time. It seams incomplete...
  33. Nov 19, 2019
    4
    The best part in this game? When i sold it, after 30 hours of nothing else but rocks, packages and rain...
  34. Nov 20, 2019
    4
    The Game looks good but its just a completly Fantasy Game. Nothing makes sence and it feels just like a darker Final Fantasy Game.

    I wont buy it.
  35. Nov 14, 2019
    1
    "Keep it simple, keep it clear". This would be the basic rules of any game; Death Stranding isn't any of these IF it could at least be called a "game"!

    Don't get me wrong... It IS beauty, it's REALLY vast, it "has" ideas behind the things (that for some unknown reasons anyone but Kojima and some of his boot lickers will get), but for what? Hours and hours of walking on a stunning
    "Keep it simple, keep it clear". This would be the basic rules of any game; Death Stranding isn't any of these IF it could at least be called a "game"!

    Don't get me wrong... It IS beauty, it's REALLY vast, it "has" ideas behind the things (that for some unknown reasons anyone but Kojima and some of his boot lickers will get), but for what?

    Hours and hours of walking on a stunning plain at the sound of interesting ost? Win the battle against all "game" mechanics just to climb a mountain? Have a lot of disconnected cutscenes full of movie favourites actors?

    What is the purpose? What is the story behind all this pretension? Theres a main plot off course, but even it fades in the middle of so much mess.

    And talking about mess: what and why so many menu screens?! Who plays a game that aren't supposed to be a strategy game (and, sometimes, even the strategy ones) just to spend 2/3 of it in a menu managing and reading all the big texts with small letters?

    I always have my doubts about Kojima's work; too much narcissist, too much eccentric, too much potential wasted trying to achieve a golden seat above god's head by delivering THE master crafted thing to us, mere mortals, but the pinnacle of all this looks to be here in Death Stranding, and it isn't a good thing for the game itself.

    How i started saying: just keep it simple and keep it clear, not like Death Stranding.
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  36. Nov 15, 2019
    2
    THUMBS DOWN AS A GAME! Thumbs up as a movie! (I have played it myself and I have watched 16 hours of let's plays on Yotube and the 9 hour long movie version, also on Youtube.) Most of the actual gameplay is REALLY boring, except the few tense boss fights and the rare action sequences. But the story, weirdness and cutscenes really make up for it. I wouldn't buy it for the astronomical priceTHUMBS DOWN AS A GAME! Thumbs up as a movie! (I have played it myself and I have watched 16 hours of let's plays on Yotube and the 9 hour long movie version, also on Youtube.) Most of the actual gameplay is REALLY boring, except the few tense boss fights and the rare action sequences. But the story, weirdness and cutscenes really make up for it. I wouldn't buy it for the astronomical price it is sold currently, but maybe on a 80% Steam Summer sale when it comes out on PC next year, but most probably not at all. I can already see the many-many disappointed buyers....

    Just watch a Youtube let's play or Youtube Movie version of it. In fact, I find watching someone else play the game is better than playing it myself, hence the 2 out of 10. Just type in on Youtube "Death Stranding movie" and get ready for a better more enjoyable movie experience that the game itself, and it's free. Why would you buy it then? It gets a thumbs up as a movie, but thumbs way down asa game. Kojima you should focus on making animated movies and series instead of games, because you are better at it.
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  37. Dec 3, 2019
    4
    Played through the game pretty obsessively. Had some high points, some fun dynamics, but mainly it felt like a lot of work for no payoff. An actual game based on delivery speed and efficiency in a similar vein would have fit better than the contrived, sloppy, cliched, messy nonsense of a story they slapped together
    I kept waiting for the aha moment, and found myself in the endgame just
    Played through the game pretty obsessively. Had some high points, some fun dynamics, but mainly it felt like a lot of work for no payoff. An actual game based on delivery speed and efficiency in a similar vein would have fit better than the contrived, sloppy, cliched, messy nonsense of a story they slapped together
    I kept waiting for the aha moment, and found myself in the endgame just ready for it to be over. Sloppy control mechanics make boss fights a chore, and it's just...meh.


    The story writing was the weakest part. Total sloppy, contradictory nonsense. Wasn't genius or revolutionary, just sloppy and poorly executed. Let's get a Fed ex Zipline simulator and you might have something.

    Primarily the last
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  38. Dec 6, 2019
    4
    I truly don't think this game would be given so many passes if not made my Kojima. The story truly saddened me. I expected so much more, and could've forgiven the monotonous gameplay and boredom, if not for the dialogue and plot. It felt like something ripped from the CW.
  39. Nov 12, 2019
    4
    Just like many said, it was hyped as something but turned out to be something else. Even worse, the gameplay is boring and frustrating (deliver this, deliver that and hold R2/L2 otherwise ...).

    I never thought Kojima would do something like this but he did
  40. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    This "game" is a colossal disappointment. I played for five hours last night after release. I have never wanted a refund so bad. I liked MS5 for the most part, but this just nihilistic, boring, weird, and poorly thought out. The most exciting thing about this game was my wifes reaction to Norman Reedus taking a shower.
  41. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Un walking simulator con delirios de grandeza, cuyo potencial ha sido capado por el ego de Hideo Kojima.
  42. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    Imagine you pack your Boy Scout backpack up to the extreme and then decide to walk 20 hrs to a movie theater and watch a movie. Now imagine hiking back another 20 hrs to get back to your home. Congrats you just played Death Stranding. This game is exactly what it is being claimed to be: A cinematic stroll that will bore your cat’s mind as they stare at a human walking...in a video gameImagine you pack your Boy Scout backpack up to the extreme and then decide to walk 20 hrs to a movie theater and watch a movie. Now imagine hiking back another 20 hrs to get back to your home. Congrats you just played Death Stranding. This game is exactly what it is being claimed to be: A cinematic stroll that will bore your cat’s mind as they stare at a human walking...in a video game while they sit lifeless in a chair!

    This is not a game, it’s not even a walking simulator, it’s just a idiots way to pass time, wastefully pushing and mashing buttons on a controller unnecessarily. If you kill yourself on purpose you just sit through another short film that makes you want to poke your eyes out. Don’t even bother to build anything, others have literally put the dumbest stuff in your way, and by others I mean other players, who have also wasted their time. Hopefully they figured out they should warn their friends not to waste their money or time.

    I forced myself to finish this game hoping I saw what the hype was about and was extremely disappointed. Those claiming this to be anything but a boring stroll delivering god knows what to god knows where is either brain dead, damaged, or just simply a fanboy who probably didn’t even play the game. This is not a game of the year anything, this is nothing more than a “irredeemable piece of garbage“ as critic review has already stated!
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  43. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Aqui es donde te das cuenta el estado en el que esta la critica hoy en dia, quieriendo tapar una jugabilidad pesima, un juego aburridisimo con una entre comillas buena historia, para vender un juego que no tiene futuro, pues vaya, aqui esta mi opinion, se que a mas de uno le sera util que le hablen con la verdad.
  44. Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Aburrido, tosco y bugeado. En la dificultad difícil puedes pasártela con una mano.
    Entorno sin variedad, no invita a explorar y el mundo está vacío, es como un juego sin terminar.
    Le puse un uno solo por la historia, que tampoco es para tanto, no está ni a los talones de un juego como Red Dead Redemption 2, no obtienes ningún tipo de lazo ni siquiera con el personaje principal, quien
    Aburrido, tosco y bugeado. En la dificultad difícil puedes pasártela con una mano.
    Entorno sin variedad, no invita a explorar y el mundo está vacío, es como un juego sin terminar.
    Le puse un uno solo por la historia, que tampoco es para tanto, no está ni a los talones de un juego como Red Dead Redemption 2, no obtienes ningún tipo de lazo ni siquiera con el personaje principal, quien parece no tener opinión ni sentimiento alguno, una máquina de llevar cosas de un punto A a un punto B.
    Un juego que el único sentimiento que te da es el aburrimiento y el llegar a cuestionarse el porque gastaste unos 70 euros en un juego que no debería valer ni 10, sin duda una de las peores pérdidas de tiempo.
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  45. Nov 27, 2019
    1
    Aburrido, repetitivo, es un intento de mundo abierto pero lineal, la historia es un poquito interesante pero demasiado confusa. Muy buenos gráficos pero eso no es suficiente. Demasiado hype y egocentrismo del creador al pregonar un nuevo género de juego, eso lo define la comunidad y los jugadores... finalmente esto no es un videojuego, Es unas especie de película interactiva. Si tienesAburrido, repetitivo, es un intento de mundo abierto pero lineal, la historia es un poquito interesante pero demasiado confusa. Muy buenos gráficos pero eso no es suficiente. Demasiado hype y egocentrismo del creador al pregonar un nuevo género de juego, eso lo define la comunidad y los jugadores... finalmente esto no es un videojuego, Es unas especie de película interactiva. Si tienes eso en mente compralo, si tienes en mente un videojuego pasa de largo Expand
  46. Dec 2, 2019
    0
    Death Stranding
    I just couldn’t care
    Death Stranding is the latest game from the legendary hideo kojima of metal gear fame, and is the most pretentious game ive ever played.. full disclosure though.. I only played 4 hours of this 40 hour game. Because that’s really all I could take of it… This is a walking simulator from hell… 12 hours of cutscenes spread out by an excuse of a game…
    Death Stranding
    I just couldn’t care
    Death Stranding is the latest game from the legendary hideo kojima of metal gear fame, and is the most pretentious game ive ever played..
    full disclosure though.. I only played 4 hours of this 40 hour game.
    Because that’s really all I could take of it…
    This is a walking simulator from hell… 12 hours of cutscenes spread out by an excuse of a game…
    you play as norman reedus aka sam, a glorified post man….
    that’s not even a joke.. youre literally a delivery man.. the game is you taking packages from one place to another, climbing terrain, balancing your character as you walk with the trigger buttons, and trying not to get snatched up by a whale squid while your little attached baby goes crazy
    On paper Death Stranding itself sounds like a fine game…
    A relaxing journey delivering post, overcoming the terrain, the occasional enemy.. 12 hours of greatly acted and well animated cutscenes… if this were all it were I could’ve maybe managed another 4 hours or even the entire game..
    But Death Stranding biggest flaw is its over complication of a simple concept….
    Theres just too much here that it becomes overwhelming…so much explaining what everything does and what you can do with posts, and crafting, you can take a shower or **** pound down some monster energy drinks while you go out to rebuild America….
    and I just couldn’t bother to get into it or pay attention…
    so much talking, so many mechanics, so many systems, so much inventory management and things to balance and worry about
    and for what? A game just about walking from one place to another to unlock the next 20 minute cutscene?
    Death stranding feels like a boring lecture rather than a mythotical journey that it could have been…
    I havnt played enough death stranging to fairly score it so I wont…
    Ill just leave you with don’t believe the hype… Death Stranding is getting great scores for no reason other than it’s a Kojima game.
    Don’t waste your time, energy or money.
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  47. Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Boring, repetitive, good but long and annoying cut scenes. It would be more interesting seeing a movie of it because its not exactly a game. Technically a masterpiece, nice music but in the end of the day, you buy a game to have fun. DS doesn't respect player's time and effort. Bad inventory, dead and empty world. If it wasn't a Kojima Game, the score would be way lower.
  48. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    Me parece una gran experiencia narrativa, visual y sonoro mostrando una característica muy peculiar de que es la vida y como se desarrolla en si, siendo una obra de Hideo Kojima no es sorpresa, mostrando muchas nuevas características interactivas siendo esto un juego ! Vaya ! Lamentablemente
  49. Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Great graphics but super boring game. Games are meant to entertain and to be fun.
  50. Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** director.you meant we all stupid bull **** just because we like FPS games? lmao
    relly cool game,but not suitable for everyone.
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  51. Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Time and money waste, really a walking simulator, monotonous, for free is expensive!
    Flop.
  52. Dec 7, 2019
    2
    The gameplay mechanics are pretty good, but the game lacks variety and the story is nonsense. Greater diversity to the terrain would have done a lot to help. There are lots of extraneous weapons, items, and structures that are introduced and then never needed again. Decent performances from the cast, but wasted on an overwrought story that is ultimately unsatisfying. I still platinumed theThe gameplay mechanics are pretty good, but the game lacks variety and the story is nonsense. Greater diversity to the terrain would have done a lot to help. There are lots of extraneous weapons, items, and structures that are introduced and then never needed again. Decent performances from the cast, but wasted on an overwrought story that is ultimately unsatisfying. I still platinumed the game because, why not? I paid for it. Certainly not interested now in whatever Kojima has up his sleeve next, though. Expand
  53. Dec 27, 2019
    3
    Very boring game the Lore is good but the gameplay just sucks, if you are going to buy it to play it you need to see 10 hours or more... No more words for this , don't trust anyone that recommend this game they are evil.
  54. Feb 2, 2020
    3
    Whoever thought doing the delivery quests from MMOs was fun, and needed to have even more nonsense and trivial busywork added to it? Well apparantly, Kojima did.

    This is a walking simulator, if walking was made into a painful chore.
  55. Dec 6, 2019
    3
    Un gioco insulso pompato dalla stampa in modo ridicolo. Noioso, storia raccontata in modo confusionaria, oggettivi difetti di struttura (ho consumato il tasto options per saltare le inutili e ripetitive scene di intermezzo per fare "cose stupidissime"). Non posso credere che l'autore di Metal Gear Solid, il creatore del commovente finale di Guns of the Patriots abbia realizzato questo scempio.
  56. Dec 6, 2019
    3
    One of the most bored games of the history, I had played like 10 hours and It was the worst gameplay experience I ever had, the plot it’s not enough
  57. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    Death Stranding is on one hand a great experience and on the other a seriously lacking game. I won't go into the story for fear of spoilers and also it is probably the biggest joy of this project in finding out about the world and the story yourself. What I will say is that watching these cutscenes was actually the best part of the experience and it was the part I was most worried aboutDeath Stranding is on one hand a great experience and on the other a seriously lacking game. I won't go into the story for fear of spoilers and also it is probably the biggest joy of this project in finding out about the world and the story yourself. What I will say is that watching these cutscenes was actually the best part of the experience and it was the part I was most worried about due to their reported length and yep some of them are long. However a fantastic cast and great acting kept me hooked, even if the script is a bit weak in parts, like seriously hire some writers Kojima.
    The game itself, for me, was really dull and tedious. Yes it had been warned about in countless reviews however experiencing it first hand is something else. It just wasn't for me and the complete lack of variety made it just too much for the length of game it is. I am roughly 15-20hrs in and it's becoming more of a case of feeling I HAVE to keep going for the story than WANTING to and for a video game that doesn't sit right. There are some fantastic ideas here and there are some fantastic elements such as the graphics and environment but it is encased in a solid shell of boredom and repetition.
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  58. Nov 10, 2019
    1
    I’m not going to rate this as a movie, but as a game. As a game, it has very poor basic gameplay, which is basically just walking and building simple structures and walking some more and more. Collecting, scanning, walking and delivering, driving a bike and walking and checking the map. Nothing interesting really
  59. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    The game is as bad as everyone says. *list here all the negative things that've been said over again*
    Kojima tries to be so philosophical, intelligent, deep, know-it-all, ingenious and create to 'something different', but he God-honest fails miserably. I can say this since I got the game 1 day earlier and have been playing it non-stop (with some sleep of course).
    It just annoys me how
    The game is as bad as everyone says. *list here all the negative things that've been said over again*
    Kojima tries to be so philosophical, intelligent, deep, know-it-all, ingenious and create to 'something different', but he God-honest fails miserably. I can say this since I got the game 1 day earlier and have been playing it non-stop (with some sleep of course).

    It just annoys me how highly he think of himself and try so badly to be highly respected film maker. Well, at least he got now some pocket money to start doing movies he so much have passion to. Yes, do that and leave games to others, seemingly you can't make them any longer. No wonder this game was made so quickly since it contains so little. Everything in Death Stranding is just... empty.
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  60. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    So boring and slow, It pretending to be original but it’s only a walking simulator with crazy and absurd lore.
  61. Dec 4, 2019
    1
    This game has the most boring walk simulator . I'm just lost my 50 hrs and my money, 60 dollars for this? Why players like this game? 1 of 10
  62. Dec 18, 2019
    4
    Beautiful and interesting at first. It falls apart quickly, relying entirely on the players willingness to perform chores rewarded only by increasingly absurdly written cutscenes. I finished episode 5 and am just no longer willing to sit around holding the left stick forward.
  63. Dec 18, 2019
    1
    One of the worst games of this year. Monotonous, repetitive gameplay. Ridiculous story written by a child; making use of the super expensive cast a waste. This could have
  64. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    **** walking simulator ! A Hideo Kojima walking simulator game !

    Slow, bad and boring !
  65. Nov 27, 2019
    0
    Simply one of the worst games I have ever seen in my life. There is no fun at all, you just carry stuff from a place to another. Awful gameplay. Dev's shouldn't be allowed to get away with deceiving people into thinking that this is a complete game
  66. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Estou jogando a mais ou menos umas 10hrs e já estou saturado desse game. Game repetitivo e massante. Mundo vazio e sem graça. Sou fã de metal gear e estou decepcionado com o game q o Kojina nos entregou. Expand
  67. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Death Stranding had everything to be the best game of the year and one of the best of the generation, but it's a complete disappointment. Kojima has promised a new genre, but it's nothing new for anyone who has ever played the Souls series, apart from its boring and repetitive gameplay. The narrative is great, but the long scenes are very tiring. A pity, because I expected so much fromDeath Stranding had everything to be the best game of the year and one of the best of the generation, but it's a complete disappointment. Kojima has promised a new genre, but it's nothing new for anyone who has ever played the Souls series, apart from its boring and repetitive gameplay. The narrative is great, but the long scenes are very tiring. A pity, because I expected so much from this game. Expand
  68. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    jogo muito lendo , se passa mais tempo andando que fazendo algo, inimigos super burros
  69. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This is just boring game, i wait so much More.
    I hope kojima focus only on movie now on.
  70. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Walking simulator need i say more? The core of the game is fetch quests and mashing the shoulder buttons to rebalance yourself as you make you way over harsh terrain
  71. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Boring walking simulator "Boring Strand" the new genre of the Sensei Kojima 60 bucks throwing to the toilet. Oh yeah I almost forget it is a movie.
  72. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i like the game but doesn't give any indication that fragile is in my private room so i waste time with a nuke on my back. good job. Expand
  73. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Too much promotion,yet,Finally,it seems nothing but walking..it is boring and I want to sleep when i was playing.i would rather watching movie not playing this game.
  74. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    una real porqueria escenarios vacios y fisicas muy malas por lo general se merece un 0 y tambien por que los mismos fanboy de sony le tiran review bomber a juegos de nintendo ahora e les devuelve .I.
  75. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    El juego mas aburrido que e jugado en toda mi vida, no es ya que tenga que andar durante 20 horas sin hacer nada excepto tropezar con CADA PU** PIEDRA QUE HAYA EN TU CAMINO y observar esas asquerosas físicas sino que el juego no tiene sentido ninguno.
    Y toda esa basura por 70 euros
  76. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    I bought the ultimate version to play.... nothing! Boring and overrated. The media create a ultimate hype for “God Kojima”.
    Why media needs to carry Sony. Is Sony paying for reviews? Shame
  77. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Harto hasta decir basta, repetitivo, aburrido, monotono, vacio.
    Dios hay tantos calificativos para este juego, ni siquiera lo jugue lo vi con una gran persona que tuvo el valor de pasar 18 horas "jugando" a esta cosa y no hay pero que valga, que no lo haya jugado yo personalmente no quiere decir que no pueda tener una opinion acerca de esta cosa. Un juego te entretiene hasta viendo que
    Harto hasta decir basta, repetitivo, aburrido, monotono, vacio.
    Dios hay tantos calificativos para este juego, ni siquiera lo jugue lo vi con una gran persona que tuvo el valor de pasar 18 horas "jugando" a esta cosa y no hay pero que valga, que no lo haya jugado yo personalmente no quiere decir que no pueda tener una opinion acerca de esta cosa. Un juego te entretiene hasta viendo que otra persona lo juegue, este para nada es el caso.
    Graficos buenos
    Historia aceptable
    Todo lo demas es una aberracion total, no lo compren hasta que este a 10 dlls y aun asi piensenlo detenidamente.
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  78. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Way too hyped game had to wait SO MANY years for it. Just play Senua's sacrifice not this game. Death stranding is a real Stranding on the edge of NOTHİNG. Money wasting.
  79. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    The game is boring . Don't believe me ? Then do yourselves a favor and watch streams . People really can't accept someone hates something they liked so much .
  80. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Set in the US after an event that Kojima thought was novel or interesting but has been done before, and better, in other peoples own world-building projects, this is a game thats all polish and hype with content that is boring as f**k. The fans won't have a bad word said about it however as theyve simple invested too much into by now and have the seasonal ticket for the hype train. At thisSet in the US after an event that Kojima thought was novel or interesting but has been done before, and better, in other peoples own world-building projects, this is a game thats all polish and hype with content that is boring as f**k. The fans won't have a bad word said about it however as theyve simple invested too much into by now and have the seasonal ticket for the hype train. At this point Kojima could make the same monney doing lewd cosplay sets on patreon with these slathering sycophants.

    The game IS pretty but looks nothing like the US and the animations seem... Odd. A more accurate title for the game would be "Inventory Manager: UPS post-apocolypse" but that likely wouldnt sell as many units
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  81. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Horrible walking simulator, one of the slowest more painful games ever. Endless cut scenes and no game involved whatsoever.
  82. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Спасибо Коджиме! Я месяц работал в яндекс еде, чтобы заработать на эту игру, и что я получил? Я делаю тоже самое, но платят уже не мне, это я заплатил за этот шедевр.
  83. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This game is an embarrassment. If this game was published or made under the EA umbrella this would have been decimated by game journalists as well as users. People have somehow convinced themselves they are actually enjoying this experience. As to be critical of this bad game is basically the equivalent of “you just don’t get it” or “you can’t appreciate art”. Actually it’s just a badThis game is an embarrassment. If this game was published or made under the EA umbrella this would have been decimated by game journalists as well as users. People have somehow convinced themselves they are actually enjoying this experience. As to be critical of this bad game is basically the equivalent of “you just don’t get it” or “you can’t appreciate art”. Actually it’s just a bad game. Expand
  84. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    "Игра не для всех" - вот так защитники гения Кодзимы защищают эту скучную игру. Что же вы не защищали No Man's Sky, когда она вышла и оказалась скучной, что же вы ругаете Elite Dangerous за свою однообразность, где так же нужно лететь от точки до точки. На свете много игр, которые вы, защитники, ругаете за скуку. Death Stranding болеет той же болезнью, что и MGS5, через пару часов игры"Игра не для всех" - вот так защитники гения Кодзимы защищают эту скучную игру. Что же вы не защищали No Man's Sky, когда она вышла и оказалась скучной, что же вы ругаете Elite Dangerous за свою однообразность, где так же нужно лететь от точки до точки. На свете много игр, которые вы, защитники, ругаете за скуку. Death Stranding болеет той же болезнью, что и MGS5, через пару часов игры становится ужасно скучно играть, все однообразно. Вы ходите по абсолютно пустому миру, ходя из одной точки, в идентично другую точку, наверно это должно меня как-то расслаблять? Нет, это ужасно надоедает. И ходьба ничем не отличается от других игр, как все возвышали ее, например в Control персонаж чувствуется намного лучше. Эта игра НИЧЕМ не отличается от игр гринделок, здесь просто вместо гринда бесконечная ходьба. Единственное за что можно похвалить игру, так это за хорошую музыку, ну и за катсцены, хоть они и очень затянуты, но поставлены сцены очень даже неплохо. Expand
  85. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    This game oversold and under-delivered. it is a boring mess. A UPS FedEx simulator that people want you to believe has some deep philosophical meaning. The gameplay loop is the same as "Riding with Norman Reedus". It is a beautiful and stable game, however, it is empty and becomes boring after a few hours into the story. From experience, the action doesn't kick in till about 12 hours in,This game oversold and under-delivered. it is a boring mess. A UPS FedEx simulator that people want you to believe has some deep philosophical meaning. The gameplay loop is the same as "Riding with Norman Reedus". It is a beautiful and stable game, however, it is empty and becomes boring after a few hours into the story. From experience, the action doesn't kick in till about 12 hours in, and that says a lot. In other words, this game is an interactive movie don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

    I wouldn't recommend this on the PlayStation, maybe when it comes out on PC. By then, modders would be able to do something about it.
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  86. Nov 24, 2019
    2
    Fanboys and members of the cult of personality for Kojima aside, this game absolutely sucks. "First ever strand type game" well hopefully its the last. It just isn't fun. Walking and delivery packages until it turns into a terrible TPS? Oh wait, teh story? Who...…………………..Cares? If the gameplay blows in a game whats the point? If you want to convince yourself this is cool, new and groundFanboys and members of the cult of personality for Kojima aside, this game absolutely sucks. "First ever strand type game" well hopefully its the last. It just isn't fun. Walking and delivery packages until it turns into a terrible TPS? Oh wait, teh story? Who...…………………..Cares? If the gameplay blows in a game whats the point? If you want to convince yourself this is cool, new and ground breaking, knock yourself out. IN 5 years this game will be looked at honestly and people will then laugh at it. Expand
  87. Dec 9, 2019
    0
    Геймплей конечно не лучший, но сюжет неплохой, поставил бы игре 6, но поскольку плохие отзывы были подло удалены, то нужно восстанавливать реальный результат оценки пользователей.
  88. Dec 8, 2019
    2
    This game is the testament of why even the most revered creatives of the video game industry need supervision, the game is ambitious and has high production values, but it lacks on gameplay and in general is a mediocre videogame experience. Kojima should've been the creative consultant in this game and nothing more, he needed a competent director to put some boundaries to his ideas andThis game is the testament of why even the most revered creatives of the video game industry need supervision, the game is ambitious and has high production values, but it lacks on gameplay and in general is a mediocre videogame experience. Kojima should've been the creative consultant in this game and nothing more, he needed a competent director to put some boundaries to his ideas and shape them as a more enjoyable experience.

    This game is a chore, I don't like the idea of coming back from work only to do more work and menial tasks that can be even more tedious than my actual job.

    Gameplay is important and this game should be a reminder of that, the story is good... and that's it, it's a ups simulator, the monster sponsorship is way too heavy and the celebrity cameos, specially Doritos and Mountain spam bot Dew Geoff Keighley can be really annoying.

    I think it still deserves to be experienced, but wait for a huge price drop, don't pay full price for it.
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  89. Nov 10, 2019
    4
    Este videojuego a nivel argumental es muy interesante, te deja intrigado por saber que esta ocurriendo, saber porque lloran los personajes y saber que haces cargando con un feto dentro de una capsula durante todo el tiempo. Hasta aquí todo bien, pero la trama se complica cuando te das cuenta que la mayor parte del tiempo es pura y dura cinemática y la jugabilidad escasea mucho.
    Al
    Este videojuego a nivel argumental es muy interesante, te deja intrigado por saber que esta ocurriendo, saber porque lloran los personajes y saber que haces cargando con un feto dentro de una capsula durante todo el tiempo. Hasta aquí todo bien, pero la trama se complica cuando te das cuenta que la mayor parte del tiempo es pura y dura cinemática y la jugabilidad escasea mucho.
    Al principio, controlar a Sam (Norman Reedus) se hace algo divertido viendo como se cae cargando los paquetes y tropezando con las rocas que hay por todo un paisaje lleno de montañas, acantilados y ríos sin vida. Pero una vez que llevas más de 10 horas dando tumbos, todo se vuelve muy repetitivo entregando paquetes de un lado a otro en un mundo inexistente de vida, con 5 enemigos que aparecen de la nada cada cierto tiempo (a saber) y que tienen una I.A. muy vacía, más, con algún que otro bug añadido es cuando te llega el gran bajón.
    Te preguntas ¿que clase de videojuego es este? te sientes engañado y así es como me he sentido.
    No hay acción, ni nada que haga sentir que tu tiempo y esfuerzos sirven para algo, ni tan siquiera el interactuar online entre otros jugadores dando 'likes' llega a ser tan divertido.
    Para dar 'likes' ya tengo las redes sociales y para largas caminatas ya tengo los bosques en la vida real.
    Esto no es un 'A Hideo Kojima game' es un 'A Hideo Kojima movie' y aquel que no lo quiera reconocer es porque 'no es inteligente o es tan fan de Kojima que no lo quiere ver'. Muy lamentable todo.
    Un juego que será prácticamente olvidable cuando llegue el año 2020.
    Prefiero rejugar mil veces el Horizon Zero Dawn, que también es repetitivo sí, pero al menos sigue habiendo algo de vida y la acción sigue persistiendo cada 10 minutos tumbando a cientos de máquinas.

    Solamente lo recomiendo una vez que este a mitad de precio o lo pilléis de segunda mano, su precio de salida no compensa la escasa jugabilidad que contiene. Estáis avisados.
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  90. Nov 18, 2019
    4
    Boring, repetitive, nonsense game, kojima has to be laughing a lot about us. We bought the worst game pf 2019
  91. Nov 21, 2019
    1
    The most disappointed game of this generation. This piece of garbage is not worth 60$ game, and also not worth to play over 30 hours to finish this ****
    Kojima is the most overrated developer in the gaming industry. All of those Hideo Kojima fan boyz should go **** yourself in da ass. **** this piece of **** **** hideo kojima and **** Sony. I want my refund.
  92. Nov 24, 2019
    1
    Unpolished with clunky controls and broken physics. What a complete waste of time.
  93. Dec 6, 2019
    0
    Amazing graphics and sounds, the rest of of the game can is great is you can't sleep, because is so boring you will fall in a minute.
  94. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Absolute boring **** More cutscenes than actual gameplay, and the gameplay is boring, walking simulator is to say a lot of this game, is more a long ass movie with 2 seconds of doing **** nothing in a huge empty world
  95. Dec 11, 2019
    0
    Probably one of the worst games of the decade. A big disappointment. The game bores and tires equally. It's basically walking all the time in an empty world. Where is the fun in that?
  96. Nov 21, 2019
    1
    I only played this for a couple of hours because a friend of mine borrowed it to me. I am glad I did that because I would feel very bad if I had spent a dime on that. This walking simulator is not worth buying.
  97. Nov 21, 2019
    2
    Il nulla mascherato da qualcosa. Un gioco vuoto, fatto di niente, che si carica di un nome e di una "regia" altisonante. Un gioco così fatto da un altro publisher e non da Kojima avrebbe mietuto recensioni agghiaccianti.

    Da evitare
  98. Nov 26, 2019
    1
    Se vende como un juego de acción y lo último que tiene es acción. Juego aburrido, con un mundo abierto vacío con el que no se puede interactuar. Las misiones principales consisten en llevar un paquete de un lugar a otro, sin más. Ni divierte, ni entretiene, es decir, que no tiene nada de videojuego.
  99. Dec 2, 2019
    3
    O jogo tem Gráficos bonitos belas testura .mais para por ae... e um verdadeiro simulador de Correios do futuro .nada mais que um talvez METAL G. Da pra ver claramente..
  100. Dec 8, 2019
    1
    Caminhada Simulator, vale mais a penas você assistir um video para saber da historia do que comprar o jogo e passar raiva, NÃO VALE A PENA COMPRAR!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 111
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.