Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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  1. Tutus
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    As a movie, it works very good, it haves all what a movie needs, script, photography , charisma in characters... but as a video GAME doesnt give enything new, repetitive, monotonous... i think the only point in favour is the music, because of the timing but i think you better buy the ost, unless you want to walk in a game from point A to point B forever, or in 40 hrs...
  2. Crackocroc
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    The game is boring and repetitive I would not recommend this game for someone looking for action gameplay since there is like none in the game
  3. tomvs123
    Nov 25, 2019
    3
    I played about 20 hours of Death Stranding, but figured out in the first hour that it wasn't really for lovers of great writing. I then sold my copy (while the value is still high) and will rebuy it when it's under $10.

    I plan to revisit the game later, but for now, here's my mid-game impressions. Your primary goal is delivering packages, and that gameplay mechanic is actually done    I played about 20 hours of Death Stranding, but figured out in the first hour that it wasn't really for lovers of great writing. I then sold my copy (while the value is still high) and will rebuy it when it's under $10.

    I plan to revisit the game later, but for now, here's my mid-game impressions.

    Your primary goal is delivering packages, and that gameplay mechanic is actually done pretty well. Though it is slow paced and isn't for everyone. You'll get reasonable means to improve your package delivery capabilities as you play, such as vehicles and augments for your body. This keeps the package delivery interesting.

    The challenges for delivering packages seem difficult at first, but quickly become easy. Slow and steady wins the race of package delivery. learning to offload packages before fighting bandits will normally allow you to win with no consequences. And the primary enemies of the game (the ghost things) become a bit too easy after you obtain means to kill them.

    The graphics are the best I've seen on PS4, but It's too bad I'm not a graphics nerd. I'm here for the story..

    And the story is disappointing. Specifically, the world building is bad and the character motivations are unbelievable. I should have known going into a game with characters named Mama, Deadman, and Die-Hardman.

    The writing is a complex web of near-nonsense that the average person considers "deep" since they don't take the time to analyze it. It's full of random references with no meaningful themes. For example, the director apparently likes tardigrades, so made his own super tardigrade with its own shallow backstory so that players can have something to eat to rejen health (blood).

    Every bit of video-gamey nonsense has its own backstory: How people deal with the dead is related to ancient Egyptian mummies. Babies that you carry around can help you see the dead because they basically weren't born. A persistent sickness in the world is primarily being cured by "likes" that you get for delivering things (yes seriously, facebook-type likes). The reason why you must walk to deliver packages is because there's dead-people particles in the air.

    Writing backstories for all of this nonsense isn't good writing if nothing links the stories together. The best I could do to tolerate it was to start ignoring the nonsense and keep trucking along with my packages. Although I was frequently pulled out of my ignorance-is-bliss lull when the characters started spouting nonsense again.

    I did frequently wonder why I was apparently the only guy able to deliver packages and why they had me walking most of the time when there were perfectly good vehicles sitting in the parking lots.. So I made up my own story: everyone you see is a hologram and they can't interact easily with physical goods, and here I was saving the world, being the only physical being in existence that could help them.. If only that were the actual story...    … Expand
  4. koenjinosora
    Dec 15, 2019
    1
    Bad gameplay. Nothing revolutionary. Too much hype. No need to buy it you can cinematics on YouTube
  5. Mikkonen
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Kojima was allways overrated and this game proves it. Only the diehards fan of him will say this game is good. But this should be considered a movie. Cause there is no gameplay here.
  6. Paulbag9001
    Nov 25, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Extremely boring, action consists of walking, keeping yourself steady and falling over anyway!… Expand
  7. Molag-Bal
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Post man simulator 2019 also its painfully boring and claerly Kojima wanted to direct his own movie.
  8. hagergregory7
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Worst game ever made. Buy days gone instead. The creator is so overrated. People praising him are just members of his cult. Simple as that.
  9. Darkangel1086
    Nov 8, 2019
    2
    To be honest I have always like kojima games but this one is different there is so much walking to do, the world feels empty, its like doing secondary missions all the time the story is a mess also, I am really dissapointed at this game as a fan of Hideo Kojima. In the end its a really boring game.
  10. MiqueCaleb
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    It is a shame that Kojima made a playable movie with his ego so goddamn far up his ass that he forgot to put a GAME in it. Crackdown 3 has a bad story and bad graphics and is STILL A FAR BETTER GAME to spend your hours on it than this. Konami was right
  11. bonnie1
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Not satisfied with the game. Had big expectations.

    Mostly everything in the game doesn’t make sense.
  12. Brendon1
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Лучшая игра за последнее время. Кодзима гений. Не для всех. Ахуенный сюжет и геймплей.
  13. Wolfgames
    Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Melhor ter feito silent hill que jogo bostaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    Olha jogo muito parado ninquem curte ser entregador em games simulador de correios
  14. RamzesRV7
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    This game just very very bad in always: gameplay, design, open world, story
  15. MojitoHappiness
    Dec 1, 2019
    2
    Not my type of game. Really boring and slow, had to force myself to at least finish the game. People might love it if they look for a chill time but for me it was absolutely horrible experiance. The amount of walking in this game is way to much for me to handle and not fall asleep. When I was finished for one afternoon I felt like I only wasted my time. Didn't do much, didn't get much,Not my type of game. Really boring and slow, had to force myself to at least finish the game. People might love it if they look for a chill time but for me it was absolutely horrible experiance. The amount of walking in this game is way to much for me to handle and not fall asleep. When I was finished for one afternoon I felt like I only wasted my time. Didn't do much, didn't get much, didn't get to know much. It's made me sick of playing so much I wanted to do everything else such as cleaning or painting my room.
    And in the end I finished the game but also got new paint in my room which is nice so instead of 1/10 I'll rate it 2/10 because the game makes you do productive things instead of playing it    … Expand
  16. Macgeekver
    Nov 20, 2019
    4
    Bon soyons clairs.... Il y a certes de bonnes idées.... Mais tout est gâché par une ergonomie absolument indigeste ! Il faut faire des dizaines de manipulations dans les menus alors qu'on pourrait les faire en 3 ou 4. La physique des véhicules est digne de la ps2. Le scénario se veut faussement compliqué pour se donner un genre mais heureusement que les acteurs sont bons sinon ce scénarioBon soyons clairs.... Il y a certes de bonnes idées.... Mais tout est gâché par une ergonomie absolument indigeste ! Il faut faire des dizaines de manipulations dans les menus alors qu'on pourrait les faire en 3 ou 4. La physique des véhicules est digne de la ps2. Le scénario se veut faussement compliqué pour se donner un genre mais heureusement que les acteurs sont bons sinon ce scénario serait presque risible.... Trop de cutsenes inutiles.... On sent surtout que ce jeu a été bien noté pour que dans le futur les testeurs puissent avoir les exclus de tests mais honnêtement ce jeu ne vaut pas plus de de 12/20… Expand
  17. Fakir23
    Nov 25, 2019
    2
    Bastante monótono y repetitivo. Tal vez hubiese sido una buena película, pero mo es un buen juego. Muy poca jugabilidad. En resumen, no es divertido de jugar.
  18. DDripz
    Nov 26, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10horas de juego para terminar la primera hora de relleno digo misión que no aporta nada a la trama, un juego de ser puto rapartidor sin mencionar que los bots del juego son en recluta aun que el juego esté en DIFICULTAD DIFÍCIL, quiéranse un poco y no compren esta basura.… Expand
  19. AddyK
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    Boring walking simulator.
    Incomprehensible story.
    Chapter 3 was only ok part.
  20. MagiXFX
    Dec 8, 2019
    3
    By what right does Metacritic promote this game because "it's kojima"
    this game is a bad game, a simulator game of fedex carriers, all that we hate in all other games that offers this type of mission.
    whole assets (the shower, the wink on the bed) repeated hundreds of times in this game. Problems of collision management with vehicles, ladders, the ground. A game with a bogus story, and    By what right does Metacritic promote this game because "it's kojima"
    this game is a bad game, a simulator game of fedex carriers, all that we hate in all other games that offers this type of mission.
    whole assets (the shower, the wink on the bed) repeated hundreds of times in this game. Problems of collision management with vehicles, ladders, the ground.
    A game with a bogus story, and caricature, or we want to make you think we want to play on the emotional, but in the end, it's just that Kojima wants to put all these friends in the game.
    Several moments unnecessarily slow and boring, so that even the music (the only excellent thing of this game) turns out too short to cover all these "scenes" too slow which suddenly ends without music.
    No it's not a good game    … Expand
  21. HidekoKojimbo
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Garbage game. Boring and too overrated. All you do is walk and walk and deliver packages. The graphics are good, the music is good but that's pretty much it. This gets nominated for Goty but not DMC5??! are you kidding me??
  22. dangyosabyss
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    First and foremost It is a walking sim. The presentation and actors are great and the world looks beautiful but there is very little actual gameplay fun to be had here. Hideos intentions are honourable verging on sickly but the point persists that video games must be fun and there is very little to be found in DS. This is exactly the kind of bloated movie with added game that konami cannedFirst and foremost It is a walking sim. The presentation and actors are great and the world looks beautiful but there is very little actual gameplay fun to be had here. Hideos intentions are honourable verging on sickly but the point persists that video games must be fun and there is very little to be found in DS. This is exactly the kind of bloated movie with added game that konami canned him for. In no way is it acceptable to have to skip the same 4 cutscenes every time just to shower. I would urge players to note the amount of times they have thought 'just let me play the game'. And from past experience we know that games that do this lack gameplay - MGS4 for example. At this point Hideo should just go and make movies because the severe amount of bloated pointless garbage in this game renders gameplay an afterthought. It is charming: the cast are great and a few terrible lines aside its a fairly solid (sorry) story. But it is a lot less smart than it believes itself to be. It is everything questionable/bad about Hideos games and please note i am saying this as a fan of 20years and having completed DS and nearly Platinum'd it. It is blatant that Kojima has played and attempted to ripoff games like Journey and Firewatch. DS is a big budget faux-hollywood version of these games. Isolation is a theme throughout but upon beating the game it feels more like an excuse for foisting an empty world on us. I will never condone konamis practices but after experiencing DS i can understand why they kept tabs on the Kojimaisms in all the games hes released. This is not an MGS2-esque prophecy that will be relevant in a decade - it is a knee-jerk pander piece trying to cash in on modern political paranoia. What many will refuse to admit is that after making a series based on the Patriots system of control you spend DS building one yourself amid claims that it will 'bring da people togevur'. The formula for the gameplay we do get is 'Go from A to B dodging ghosts or humans - meet thank you hologram - rinse and repeat' and it is not good enough. I cannot tell you how many times my thumb ached from holding the same direction for minutes on end. A total lack of dynamism. It is honestly an amazon simulator and any majesty the world had evaporates when you can build roads through it. I have lost a lot of faith in my usual trusted reviewers because theyre calling this game a 9+/10 and that is nowhere near true.
    Hideo is a genius and the world sorely needs his games. But this is barely a game. I think we have reached the point where he should just go and make movies because this game is an afterthought attached to one.    … Expand
  23. sensity1213
    Nov 8, 2019
    4
    Another borning walking simulator, bad combat and a mediocre gameplay system.
  24. israeldavid24
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Es un poco pesado. Las escenas son muy buenas pero llega a aburrir cuando tienes que recorrer grandes distancias y no hay mucho por hacer. Los jefes son fáciles.
  25. Pattbond
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Скучно и долго. Все механики не работают как надо, гаджеты и машины не нужны от слова совсем. Открытый мир - обман, тут просто много коридоров разделённых непроходимыми горами. Пройти миссии альтернативным путём - невозможно. Все события ( а тут всего один тип событий : дождь и призраки) происходят в одних и тех же локациях и заранее заскриптованы( начинаются когда берёшь сюжетную миссию)Скучно и долго. Все механики не работают как надо, гаджеты и машины не нужны от слова совсем. Открытый мир - обман, тут просто много коридоров разделённых непроходимыми горами. Пройти миссии альтернативным путём - невозможно. Все события ( а тут всего один тип событий : дождь и призраки) происходят в одних и тех же локациях и заранее заскриптованы( начинаются когда берёшь сюжетную миссию) , так что в игре нет элемента неожиданности. Худшая трата 5к рублей на моей памяти.… Expand
  26. Waree
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O game nao traz nada de revolucionário, foi apenas uma ideia que na prática não deu certo. Os gráficos estão acima da média com ressalva para a falta de capricho. Não é aceitável em uma produção de altíssimo orçamento acumular tantos pontos negativos. Se a ideia de obter um reconhecimento com o elenco, a fórmula inverteu e infelizmente,. Entendemos o porquê a Konami não quis investir neste projeto. Coube a Sony apostar, caso desse certo, os louros essas vendas seriam dela e o reconhecimento todo do kojima, como isso não está acontecendo podemos concluir que não será bem aceito no PC… Expand
  27. Angelcrest
    Dec 7, 2019
    2
    It pains my heart to give this game a low rating, so much effort went into it and I'm only giving it those 2 points for that and the gorgeous looking environment. I do not think this is a very interesting or fun game. It does have interesting story beats; however I believe it comes off as weird for weirdness sake without much logic for the weirdness. I love weird things and I thought IIt pains my heart to give this game a low rating, so much effort went into it and I'm only giving it those 2 points for that and the gorgeous looking environment. I do not think this is a very interesting or fun game. It does have interesting story beats; however I believe it comes off as weird for weirdness sake without much logic for the weirdness. I love weird things and I thought I would love this "game" too; though I like weird I don't like random, for me weird does not equal random and this "game" is more random than weird. The reason I have the word "game" in quotation is that this is not a game. A game by definition is an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun. The gameplay of this is not fun or amusing. It's frustrating and boring. And I get this was done intentionally so you have to think about walking as a mechanic (which reminds me of Manual Samuel) and when you do eventually build things or use others' you are rewarded with a sense of community. But I think that sense of community comes from false pretences. The game is dull and senseless and the community forms from mutual dissatisfaction in an effort to make things better. For me artificial problems like this don't evolve into that sense of community. This game might be for you but it's not for me. If you don't like artificial complexity, random for random sake or boring gameplay, then this game might not be for you either.… Expand
  28. RPGWizard
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    Bland game. Tries to innovate but ends up messing itself up. It's a game that tries very hard in being something but doesn't get anywhere.
  29. tridoficzini
    Jan 2, 2020
    2
    Great form, terrible substance. Terrible flow and pacing. Students level storytelling.
  30. TwoBe
    Jan 24, 2020
    4
    A game with a 50% of good ideas and a 50% of bad ideas, all of them, poorly executed.

    Going through the game and trying to finish it was one of the most boring and sometimes frustrating things I ever done. I strongly believe that someone should’ve stood up to Hideo Kojima and told him the truth. The music was great, I loved all the songs. The graphs were astonishing but rapidly    A game with a 50% of good ideas and a 50% of bad ideas, all of them, poorly executed.

    Going through the game and trying to finish it was one of the most boring and sometimes frustrating things I ever done. I strongly believe that someone should’ve stood up to Hideo Kojima and told him the truth.

    The music was great, I loved all the songs. The graphs were astonishing but rapidly contrasted with a messy menu where a lot of things were put together causing the user to get lost and wondering what to do, they tried to alíviate that by adding long descriptions to the settings and features, which made it worst.

    Every time you finished a quest there was a long sequence of boring videos that made me nodded off more than a few times.

    Anyway, I praise that Kojima dared to try to do something different instead of sticking to the convencional and I hope others creators dare to do the same.

    Nerveless, as in the meaning of “trial and error” where you try and face the possibility of error, this was a failure.    … Expand
  31. THEOLDBUNNY
    Jan 19, 2020
    0
    Нельзя какать!!!!! Почему? Если я хочу, почему я не могу нормально посрать?!
    Я не птица, чтобы спать и ссать одновременно!
  32. LibraNoDohko65
    Dec 6, 2019
    3
    Un jeu ennuyant basé sur des quêtes FedEX. La physique est à la ramasse, et le scénario pompeux avec des cinématiques bien trop longues. Les quelques points attribués sont pour les graphismes et les musiques.
  33. shepardjag
    Dec 8, 2019
    2
    Est un jeu très monotone, il a une grande musique et des détails sur le monde, mais pas plus. L'histoire est convaincante mais pas suffisante pour compenser l'immense ennui.Dommage!!!
  34. Henryasb
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    A walking simulator, poor action and a lot of irrelevant missions,and excesive cinematografic contents
  35. Nevin
    Jan 13, 2020
    1
    Actually the worst game I've played in recent years. Boring, frustrating, and a pain to play.
  36. TonyD1985
    Jan 17, 2020
    3
    I really enjoy the idea of "bringing people together," the complexity of the story, and a different type of enemy and gaming experience. But that is about all I enjoy about it. I was extremely excited to play and the story seems pretty original. However, the menu difficulty and the lack of explaination of what things do and why youre doing it makes me completely disregard the idea of playing
  37. Pepocool
    Jan 17, 2020
    4
    Mucho hype, y poca cosa. Luego de las obras maestras de Metal Gear, Kojima sorprende con este juego aburrido. Me dormí jugando al menos 5 veces y no es broma. La historia está bien, pero es corta para el juego que es tan largo. El sonido y los gráficos son muy buenos. El mundo abierto, es muy desolado, no hay nada, ni me dieron ganas de explorarlo.
    Me apuré para terminar el juego
  38. Deuscriolo
    Nov 8, 2019
    4
    Death Stranding reinvents how video game design can work. It takes you through an experience you didn’t expect, doesn’t hold back with its design intentions and execution, and takes the gamer through a journey like no other. This is a masterpiece that only Kojima could pull off...
  39. Joellemm
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    "Like Mario and Princess Beach" - its hard to believe that a game with dialogue such as this could also be so pretentious. Its hard to believe that a video game could be pretentious at all. A game with incredible visuals and soundtrack, that includes innovate and genuinely interesting gameplay mechanics, is bogged down by a maddening, over-elaborate plot and terrible writing. Lets just go"Like Mario and Princess Beach" - its hard to believe that a game with dialogue such as this could also be so pretentious. Its hard to believe that a video game could be pretentious at all. A game with incredible visuals and soundtrack, that includes innovate and genuinely interesting gameplay mechanics, is bogged down by a maddening, over-elaborate plot and terrible writing. Lets just go through the infantile character names, and yes, each name does neatly quantify their purpose in the plot; Heartman, Mama, Deadman, Fragile, Die-Hardman. Plot and writing are a common misfire when it comes to video games, but its such a problem in this game because it forces it down your throat with overly long cut-scenes and an overabundance of unnecessary overly cinematic sequences. How often do i need to see the same thank you message from the delivery terminal, or actually watch the mundane Norman Reedus character plonk his load on the conveyor belt? Once, maybe? (yes, i know you can skip, but its still a burden).

    Its art, but its the sort of art you put on your fridge for a couple of days until you have guests, at which point you quickly flush it down the toilet, or just to be sure, burn it.    … Expand
  40. Kickass_D
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    Jogo lixo!! Walking simulator total.. tá pra existir jogo mais chato e monótono
  41. lestad77
    Nov 16, 2019
    1
    That's wery boring game ....................................................
  42. Andygamer19
    Nov 23, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game the most boring I ever played it only took me 2 hours to get sick of it and sell to GameStop best thing I did, your just amazon worker the whole time the story trash just like the gameplay.… Expand
  43. Darkvictorius
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    After buying this game, I think I have done a very huge mistake. Kojima doesn't deserve the reputation that he tries to get from this game and it's a shame that he spend so much money creating a game in which you just walk, with a very weak story and I was so frustrated to see sooo many cinematics, which some could last for 20 minutes.... THIS IS NOT A GAME
  44. Maxito
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Simulator of walking. Just imagine a game, where you should walk from point A to point B with minimum amount of action for 50 hours. That is what Death Stranding really is. The story and the plot are shadowed by extremely boring gameplay.
  45. TBHgamer
    Dec 25, 2019
    2
    Mr Kojima is the next JJ Abrams.
    The next ultra-overrated writer that sooner or later will destroy something you love, like the other did with Star Trek and Star Wars, and yes prep yourself for the day when you'll say "god damn that guy was right". Literally the worst "game" I've played in 34 year of gaming.
    The "gameplay" is....walking no more no less, in a setting full of nothing aka    Mr Kojima is the next JJ Abrams.
    The next ultra-overrated writer that sooner or later will destroy something you love, like the other did with Star Trek and Star Wars, and yes prep yourself for the day when you'll say "god damn that guy was right". Literally the worst "game" I've played in 34 year of gaming.
    The "gameplay" is....walking no more no less, in a setting full of nothing aka empty, like the brain of every critic reviewer that gave more then 5 to this.
    Not sure if Sony payed well or the hype got them, but really this isnt even a game is a pretty bad movie with a walking simulator inbetween cutscenes.
    Top notch graphic, but the bad part of the movie is in what really matters, writing and plot.
    The writing is mediocre at best all the way from the beginning start to end, while the plot is interesting at first, ends up at soap opera level in the end.
    The feeling in the end is that you wasted 50+ $ and 40+ hours of your life.
    Absolutely not recommended, play chess with your granpa and you'll have more fun.    … Expand
  46. Baldinor
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Un juego no son cinemáticas, para eso vas al cine y ves Avatar o el señor de los anillos, tener que tragarte minutos y horas de cinemáticas entre paseo y paseo es tedioso, aburrido y la historia tampoco es que sea ninguna maravilla es muy del montón. Me parece de lo peor este año.
  47. Stylelements
    Dec 9, 2019
    2
    Looks beautiful.....boring and repetitive as hell plus the story is SciFi and weird, nuff said. If you want to spend that amount of hours in a game, there's far better titles out there that that have better story and gameplay and are far more engrossing. Over hyped to hell and back.
  48. PBR-Streetgang
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    A rediculously boring game based on carrying objects across the map that has been hyped beyond measure.
  49. Lolzorz11
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    There is making a long difficult grindy game like The Witness where it feels like there is purpose and direction, then there is this game which is a nightmare mess of survival game mechanics and long boring cutscenes interspersed with equally long periods of frustration.
  50. Shuffur
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - Aburrido, tedioso, físicas malas, lineal, IA pobre, cero creatividad, cero terror, mundo vacío, poca creatividad y originalidad, combates repetitivos, sigilo rebuscado, aburrido y más aburrido. (10 horas jugadas, no pude seguir adelante con el juego) + Cinemáticas y los actores.… Expand
  51. sarsety
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Chatoooo, achei muito repetitivo, muito entediante, foi o pior uso do meu dinheiro nos últimos anos....
  52. chjachn
    Jan 14, 2020
    0
    Bad game design, money wasted. The truck is undriveable on snow. Game mechanics are poor. Boring walking simulator.
  53. Mthor29
    Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Como filme é ótimo, como game simplesmente não é game.
    Da sonolência vê e joga-lo.
  54. DiSouza
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Well.. since this is considered "Art" and not a video game, I recommend you to stay away from it. That's all what I can say for now. If I can play more than a few minutes between every long cutscene maybe I can really feel if the game is good or not.
  55. sbennakhi
    Dec 11, 2019
    2
    Most boring game ever it's a walk simulator kojima should make movies instead of games.
  56. AzaelMartinez
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    10 horas jugando esto y te los resumo en dos cosas: llevar cosas de un punto A a un punto B por un mundo prácticamente vació, lo otro cinemáticas... cinemáticas firmados por Kojima al final de cada escena.
    Lo siento pero esto tiene poco o nada de videojuego, solo la introducción tiene mas de 45 minutos de cinemáticas, ¡es en serio! lo único medio me intereso es la historia, pero aun así    10 horas jugando esto y te los resumo en dos cosas: llevar cosas de un punto A a un punto B por un mundo prácticamente vació, lo otro cinemáticas... cinemáticas firmados por Kojima al final de cada escena.
    Lo siento pero esto tiene poco o nada de videojuego, solo la introducción tiene mas de 45 minutos de cinemáticas, ¡es en serio! lo único medio me intereso es la historia, pero aun así quien demonios tiene tanto tiempo y paciencia para seguir caminado durante 40 horas por un páramo lleno de musgos, rocas casi vació y sin interacción alguna, para poder ver el final de la historia, veré el final de la historia de algún valiente, loco, o alguien con mucho tiempo libre que lo cuelga en Youtube.    … Expand
  57. skullypy
    Nov 9, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me parece un juego demasiado aburrido monótono y es más una película que un videojuego… Expand
  58. Pridez
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    It is like a movie instead of a game. I do not enjoy that if I can only sit and watch the screen without doing anything for one or two hours at the beginning.
  59. youpilalala
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    Jeux vraiment très mauvais , que ce soit scénaristiquement ou bien dans son gameplay inexistant .
  60. Watchmen
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Poor game, massive and boring, another walking simulador, some action only happens after 10 hours of gameplay
  61. fjavier9191
    Nov 10, 2019
    2
    Pésimo un simulador de reparto.
    Aburrido a más no poder hasta tu que quitarlo
  62. TheLithium
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    Скучное дерьмо про доставку, так много ожиданий и надежд,а получили этот высер.
  63. Thatcriticguy
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    This is a walking sim, not a game. It's long, boring, repetitive and a waste of money.
  64. Muk8b
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    My experiencie make me view this game as a pshysics-based hiking simulator with good concepts but bad integration of them into the game such as a boring/lifeless open-world with an IA Pretty bad and dumb of the few mobs that you are gonna cross (just throw them some blood granades and thats it) the backtracking lacks too. Even so it could had been an interesting experience to play if itMy experiencie make me view this game as a pshysics-based hiking simulator with good concepts but bad integration of them into the game such as a boring/lifeless open-world with an IA Pretty bad and dumb of the few mobs that you are gonna cross (just throw them some blood granades and thats it) the backtracking lacks too. Even so it could had been an interesting experience to play if it wasn't buried by a pretencious and overly convoluted story that tryes so hard but fails so it gets buried in more stuff like a budget of 100M invested in an odissey of cutscenes,indie bands and monster energy drinks to make her look more appealing. But if the basic concepts and plot are superflous that 100M in cutscenes,ost and high quality animations it make it just worse and less appealing.
    This last days some people say that a game doesnt have to be fun to be good. I kinda agree,sometimes you are not playing a game and having "fun" but yet feeling enwrapped by another kind of feelings and emotions strong enough to keep you playing. So to finish this review i'll say that a good game has to be captivating to be good and sadly death stranding it wasnt captivating for me it was the opposite.
    Pd: sorry for tha bad grammar im not an english native speaker.    … Expand
  65. beerjay
    Nov 21, 2019
    2
    didnt like it at all. missions are always the same... why is this a tripple A game?
  66. GuseMar
    Nov 21, 2019
    3
    Сюжет норм, интересно. Но извенити столько хайпа была что игра мега вау. а получаешь шлак. даже dayz gone не дает заскучать.
  67. boneshock
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    Is a very monotonous game, it has great music and world detail, but no more. The story is compelling but not enough to compensate for the immense boredom.
  68. ThDOUGLAS762
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    Odiei o game, o game não era oque eu esperava, é muito fraco e não da graça nenhuma de jogar
  69. rs44
    Dec 14, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un gioco totalmente inutile dove l'unico obiettivo è quello di camminare camminare nel vuoto con nemici dall ia peggiore di un indie game e con una trama totalmente intricata e per niente interessante. E' un gioco oggettivamente sopravvalutato.… Expand
  70. Lizardus
    Nov 10, 2019
    4
    Un quiero y no puedo a todos los niveles: Un Hideo Kojima absolutamente desatado creando el que quizás sea el producto con mas referencias a su " obra " si es que se le puede llamar asi. Un insulto al videojuego.
    Death Stranding no es otra cosa mas que una aberración creada por un director de cine mediocre en el que las mecánicas jugables quedan ya no eclipsadas sino colapsadas por un    Un quiero y no puedo a todos los niveles: Un Hideo Kojima absolutamente desatado creando el que quizás sea el producto con mas referencias a su " obra " si es que se le puede llamar asi. Un insulto al videojuego.
    Death Stranding no es otra cosa mas que una aberración creada por un director de cine mediocre en el que las mecánicas jugables quedan ya no eclipsadas sino colapsadas por un apartado gráfico monótono aunque espectacular y un argumento absolutamente demencial.
    Ya sabes lo que te esperas si eres seguidor de Kojima: Humor japones infantil, giros de guión absurdos, conversaciones metafisicas insustaciales, referencias a otras obras de cine/literatura etc que orbitan en el plagio etc etc.
    En cuanto a las mecánicas jugables el juego sorprende en un inicio para después transformarse en la apoteosis del tedio. El juego abusa y recontrabusa de mecánicas repetitivas donde la estrella es....andar . Su online es testimonial.
    En resumen, una decepción absoluta.    … Expand
  71. zelloxy
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Giving this game what is deserves.
  72. Kamamura
    Dec 8, 2019
    0


    It's a game made by a person who did not finish his previous game, and would be rather making movies in Hollywood anyway.
  73. Media1
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    Es malo de cojones Kojima, me decepcionas amigo. Para esto no te fuiste de Konami
  74. Nigme
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    The game is garbage. Delivery-cutscene, Delivery-cutscene. Horrible gameplay.
  75. Dogeform
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    Janky walking simulator with high quality but seemingly disconnected cut scenes from the lackluster gameplay.
  76. domanigamer
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    el juego mas aburrido que he jugado en mi vida. un fail tremendo de kojima locura
  77. eversoul12
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Its all the tropes of an open world fetch/delivery quest loop without any of the fun attached that other games have done well. Dont forget about how horrible the control is. Game insists upon itself and is just weird for the sake of it. tries too hard to be art. Possibly the worst game kojima has directed.
  78. Humppa
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -Beautiful, but barren world
    -Extremely poor pacing, excessive travelling from excessive cutscene to excessive cutscene.
    -Unnecessarily over-the-top story, with a very basic message.(Nowhere near HK:s earlier work)
    -Social Media-aspect.(late to the party?)

    Verdict: "New Genre"=Desert Bus with cutscenes on Instagram    … Expand
  79. ThisGameSuck
    Nov 20, 2019
    1
    This game is pee pee bad. Do not buy. It is not an epic experience at all, it is simply a delivery service simulator ridden with bugs and Monster energy drinks.
  80. Grees
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    Whilst I can see how a specific type of person might enjoy this game, its not for most people. There's simply too much walking, even for someone whos quite patient. Really wanted to enjoy this game. ) :
  81. Superksa
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Garbage !
    Stupid Story ! The Worst gameplay ever !
    Why this game even exist ! Just walk and deliver things and hear the worst conversations ever !    … Expand
  82. FunGames2020
    Dec 3, 2019
    1
    Pathetic imagery (men carrying babies), PC lecturing (men be nice, men do as told, reconnect all communities, walk around a lot on silly errands, do not fall), and worse of all....very very boring. I wasted $60 on a game that seems like so much of recent efforts to remake the world according to 21st century mores.
  83. powertaff
    Dec 6, 2019
    2
    Worst kojima game so far. You walk and... thats all for 85% of the game. But you not just walk, you MUST decrypt the menus which are just garbage. Can figure out how nobody saw it before release and even who made these **** menu? Fire him and fire the QA too.
  84. amon975
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    Non mi sono mai annoiato cosi tanto in vita mia....70 euro buttati nel cesso per un "gioco" vuoto....brutto anche in quel che vuol fare e raccontato male...più che sembrare un regista pronto per far cinema kojima sembra uno passato per caso pronto per pulire le scarpe a chi il regista lo fa sul serio oltre che ovviamente può star li a pulirle anche a chi il game designer lo sa fareNon mi sono mai annoiato cosi tanto in vita mia....70 euro buttati nel cesso per un "gioco" vuoto....brutto anche in quel che vuol fare e raccontato male...più che sembrare un regista pronto per far cinema kojima sembra uno passato per caso pronto per pulire le scarpe a chi il regista lo fa sul serio oltre che ovviamente può star li a pulirle anche a chi il game designer lo sa fare veramente.
    trovo folle poter dare 10 a qualcosa che perfetta non lo è di sicuro mentre è assolutamente plausibile dare 1 se ogni aspettativa viene disattesa e ancor peggio ciò che ho tra le mani è qualcosa di fatto veramente veramente male    … Expand
  85. Bugsota
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    Boring game ... Don't buy it. Stupid AI.
  86. angellexg
    Dec 10, 2019
    0
    Repetitivo a mas no poder, una basura que no debería tener precio de AAA, el juego es muy facil, es una pelicula,no un juego. me siento estafado.
  87. Nirgal
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    An overrated, monotonous game, which according to their trailers sell the idea of ​​a game full of new and amazing things. total disappointment. decent graphics although with flat and sterile environments.
  88. MagTheMage
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Death Stranding excels as a movie.... but as a game, it falls flat. The gameplay is BORING, repetitive and linear, there's NO actual risk, no AI, the game can be easily cheesed by holding the 2 triggers simultaneously as you walk into a barren, empty wasteland.

    Overcoming the torture of a gameplay it has for it's story is not for everyone. Not for me definitiviely.
  89. Yijaaaaa
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Es un juego super lento y aburrido, kojima dijo que habia inventado un genero nuevo, y cual es? Porque es un juego de andar para un lado a otro
  90. Danceswithsheep
    Dec 9, 2019
    1
    This is an expensive qwop game. Kojima has done a fair job of recreating the Lake District environment (minus the lakes) but is severely lacking gameplay. I can look at this and ascribe all sort of artsy fartsy shenanigans to this but it’s just a waste of money.
  91. Apethae
    Dec 27, 2019
    2
    Wanted to like this so much, because MGS:V really surprised me, but it's clear that without someone to moderate his eccentricities Hideo Kojima primarily makes pretentious tedium. I hope for the sake of the company he finds someone who can be a good partner and tone down some of his rough spots. Not sure why so many critics bought into this drek: it may be artsy and high-brow by video gameWanted to like this so much, because MGS:V really surprised me, but it's clear that without someone to moderate his eccentricities Hideo Kojima primarily makes pretentious tedium. I hope for the sake of the company he finds someone who can be a good partner and tone down some of his rough spots. Not sure why so many critics bought into this drek: it may be artsy and high-brow by video game standards, but it's just not fun. The interface is so overburdened it creaks at the seams and every little failure of it costs you dearly, and the basic gameplay loop fails to be interesting in any way. Sad to see so much effort undertaken to polish systems when they couldn't manage to build them on top of something actually entertaining. The story is badly written gibberish with actors struggling to come across as credible given the garbage script they've been handed. If I hadn't bought this at a deep discount I'd be upset - as it is, I just don't really have any desire to keep at it after so many hours of wasting my time. If nothing else, it serves as a valuable indictment of the gaming press - that they could all be so rooked by this and unable to judge whether the game succeeds at the most basic test - being fun to play - seems to indicate something deeply rotten in the games journalism corps. Imagine if we could have gotten Kojima's efforts towards this applied towards a game with a good premise, good gameplay and a less insane story? That's the true disappointment here. This feels like a mobile game someone tried to shine up to about 1000x its worth.… Expand
  92. DarkNaito
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    The physics and gameplay of the game are broken, not counting that it is a uber eat simulator
  93. MRGringoCriollo
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Le puse un par de horas al juego, su apartado técnico es muy bueno pero su entorno está vacío y no hay nada que hacer. Las misiones son las mismas siempre ir de un punto A a B y después de B a C todo el tiempo. El juego es tedioso y muy aburrido se le ha hecho mucha publicidad nada mas. No vale nada
  94. Starlord87
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Un gioco pressoché immenso di nulla cosmico .... dove nei primi 2 capitoli sei destinato ad arrancare e tenere duro per poi avere qualche piccola soddisfazione dal cap 3 in poi .. non vale nemmeno la metà dei soldi con cui lo ho comprato.
  95. Cuello
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Simplemente aburrido lo único bueno del juego es su aspecto visual ya que sus gráficas son muy buenos, pero aparte se eso no hay nada bueno
  96. Beastside
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Mystery is a convinient excuse for absurdity. The game is, of course, insanely boring, and the story is just all over the place. Hideo Kojima was given free reigns and lots of money to create an artistic masterpiece, yet the game falls flat on its face. Graphics are very wierd. I'm not saying the graphics are bad, but they're just wierd. The sky has no details and it feels like you'reMystery is a convinient excuse for absurdity. The game is, of course, insanely boring, and the story is just all over the place. Hideo Kojima was given free reigns and lots of money to create an artistic masterpiece, yet the game falls flat on its face. Graphics are very wierd. I'm not saying the graphics are bad, but they're just wierd. The sky has no details and it feels like you're walking in an unfinished world. The world is not alive, and the game feels essentially like a walking simulator.… Expand
  97. PraganaPE
    Nov 10, 2019
    2
    O que falar do game tão tão esperado e dito como a “Obra prima de Kojima. A verdade que pra mim foi mais uma grande decepção da Sony. Infelizmente!
  98. Daniel_espon
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    Having seen all the reviews I feel like I took a risk when purchasing this game but at the same time I kind of knew I would like it for alot of the reason people didn’t like it, I personally like slow paced movies and tv, so when hearing about its repetitive gameplay i i dove further into my research and i can admit watching someone play it can be boring and feel tedious, but ive reallyHaving seen all the reviews I feel like I took a risk when purchasing this game but at the same time I kind of knew I would like it for alot of the reason people didn’t like it, I personally like slow paced movies and tv, so when hearing about its repetitive gameplay i i dove further into my research and i can admit watching someone play it can be boring and feel tedious, but ive really liked the challenge of the scan system and having to pay attention where i walk, it almost feels as though im in a lord of the rings movie at times because these delivery's feel important. I absolutely love the online component of this game ive already come across alot of help from the DS community and its especially appreciated when im in serious need of a charge or find a short cut bridge across a strong lake. Im really glad picked up a copy… Expand
  99. Jawawookie
    Nov 21, 2019
    1
    Muy pesado no hay manera de pasarlo bien, y si solo ves las cinematográficas son 9 horas... Puff
  100. Edgex10
    Nov 24, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Le dedicado muchas horas y el sistema de combate contra las mulas es pesimo al igual que las eliminaciones de EV, al juego le falta mucho contenido, cojima nos ha vendido la moto… Expand
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#33 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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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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