Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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  1. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    3
    I can't say anything special about the repetitive gameplay without the challenge of walking simulator
    simulator cutscenes
  2. Brutaldave
    Jan 6, 2023
    4
    So we are just gonna get this out of the way right away. This game is 100 percent a walking simulator and that's part of what makes it so amazing. They created mechanics around walking and created an environment that makes you think about the simple task of walking. Now that being said there is much more to this game. There is a reason you are walking and delivering packages. As it is aSo we are just gonna get this out of the way right away. This game is 100 percent a walking simulator and that's part of what makes it so amazing. They created mechanics around walking and created an environment that makes you think about the simple task of walking. Now that being said there is much more to this game. There is a reason you are walking and delivering packages. As it is a hideo Kojima game expect a game that is 60 percent movie and 40 percent playable movie haha. It's a very story driven game, if you don't care about the world and the events going on in that world you will in no way care about this game. If you like to sink yourself Into a game and immerse yourself in its world this game does great job of that. The story is weird and little out there but so amazing. The graphics are great, the cut scenes look amazing and the world you roam around in is equally as beautiful. The online component of helping each other and being able to leave tools in other plays games and such is much cooler than it initially sounds. Down sides the fighting mechanics seem like a bit of an after thought. The constant reminder about the metaphor of strands and rope gets tiresome pretty quick. If you love story driven games this is a great choice.… Expand
  3. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    3
    Very Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk
  4. bill_dep
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    Σκουπίδι.... Το παιχνίδι είναι σιχαμα βαρετό μονότονο πραγματικά. Κρίμα τα χρήματα
  5. Rizaun
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    This is one of the worst games I have ever played. The game looks nice, has good voice acting, has nice cutscenes and a somewhat interesting story, but the gameplay, the most important part of a video game is ABSOLUTE TRASH.
  6. a9249
    Jan 28, 2021
    1
    Pickup packages. Take to hub.
    Avoid monsters.
    Pickup more packages. Take to the hub.

    Thats it. Thats the game. Its a giant fetch quest.
  7. Violett
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    Напишу обзор на русском потому что, внимание, русского языка нет на диске! Да, вот с этого "презабавного" факта пожалуй и начну обзор. Игра имеет русскую озвучку, но на диске её нет! Оказывается диски - все разные. Т.е. мало купить игру, нужно смотреть циферки на диске и знать все эти коды чтобы понимать есть ли озвучка или нет. Это что за каменный век вообще? За одно это стоит 0Напишу обзор на русском потому что, внимание, русского языка нет на диске! Да, вот с этого "презабавного" факта пожалуй и начну обзор. Игра имеет русскую озвучку, но на диске её нет! Оказывается диски - все разные. Т.е. мало купить игру, нужно смотреть циферки на диске и знать все эти коды чтобы понимать есть ли озвучка или нет. Это что за каменный век вообще? За одно это стоит 0 поставить. К счастью, кроме как в ДС больше нигде такого не встречал.

    Дальше. Это не игра, а какая то фигня, простите за мой французский. Вообще я люблю криповые игры, и начало в принципе заманчивое, но поиграв два часа в моей голове был только один вопрос - ЧТО это? Нельзя ни стрелять (да и не в кого), можно только ходить и следить за своим весом. Умирать можно сколько угодно - это ничего не меняет. Борьба с тварями заключается лишь в спаме клавиши Р2 - это типа он воздух задерживает - крайне оригинальный геймплей! Мир выглядит донельзя уныло и однообразно - только трава, да камни. Даже город крайне уныл - никого народу, одинаковые белые здания - тоска. Вода совершенно ненатуральная. Только недавно прошел TLoU2 - поэтому есть с чем сравнивать. Там, честно говоря, этим тоже грешат - или схватка с противником или пустота - никого. Но там хотя бы противники нормальные, да и города живые, а тут в городе два с половиной калеки, да и те в голограммах. Уныло, ужас. Графика - хреновая, воду я уже упоминал.

    Ещё пару слов про геймплей. Игра зачем то заточена под взаимодействие с другими игроками (которых ясное дело в мире не видно). Вот нафига это? По карте раскиданы 100500 грузов которые якобы оставили другие и которые можно другим же передать. Ужасно тупо и неправдоподобно. В результате этот сверхоригинальный геймплей сводится к нажатию Р2 и Л2 чтобы ваш увешанный чемоданами дядька не пропахал носом землю и не разбудил дитя, которое придется потом убаюкивать долго долго качая джойстик. Отвратительно.

    В общем я давно не встречал настолько плохой игры. Я ставил нули некоторым играм, но это явно заслуживает какой то отрицательной оценки. Хотя на ютубе наверное посмотрю - если убрать дебильный геймплей, видеовставки - ничего так, за сюжетом последить интересно. А, да, единственный плюс - это музыка.    … Expand
  8. Dokkodo
    Sep 3, 2022
    3
    A long weird movie. I don't much care for games that aren't games at all, but even taking it as a movie it wasn't a very good one. Acting is fine, but the plot is just...weird. I also don't like David Lynch, and I feel like if you like one you probably would like the other.
  9. Steyraus
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    For everything I liked about the game there was something I hated it even more. There's a fun gameplay loop and interesting progression system and it's also a pretty good looking game. It's interesting to explore and open up new areas and build roads and stuff like that. But then there's the bad the story is just ridiculous 5th grade level rubbish the characters are just allFor everything I liked about the game there was something I hated it even more. There's a fun gameplay loop and interesting progression system and it's also a pretty good looking game. It's interesting to explore and open up new areas and build roads and stuff like that. But then there's the bad the story is just ridiculous 5th grade level rubbish the characters are just all one-dimensional and just moronic. Which might not be so bad in some games but this game has a lot of cutscenes. And there's often areas where the game just completely switches up the gameplay into some absolutely stupid thing you've got to figure out that she must have thought was clever. At the halfway point in the game I felt like I was really enjoying it because there is fun game play but by the end of the game I hated death stranding. Would probably give the game at 5 but the fact that Metacritic stepped in and deleted thousands of negative reviews on taking two points off. Because this game is not a 7 out of 10 or 8/10 this is a very controversial game that very few people will enjoy and they should be informed of that.… Expand
  10. charleski
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    There's a good game in here ... somewhere.
    But it's drowned by a turgid storyline and **endless** self-indulgent *&%(*£" cutscenes. If you want a game where you can put the controller down and check out the news on your phone while it rambles on at you, then this is the one for you! If you want to luxuriate in animations of Norman Reedus getting into a truck, and getting out, Norman    There's a good game in here ... somewhere.
    But it's drowned by a turgid storyline and **endless** self-indulgent *&%(*£" cutscenes. If you want a game where you can put the controller down and check out the news on your phone while it rambles on at you, then this is the one for you! If you want to luxuriate in animations of Norman Reedus getting into a truck, and getting out, Norman Reedus taking a shower, Norman Reedus dumping cases onto a hopper, etc, etc, then you're in for a treat.
    If you want to *play a game* then be prepared to keep mashing that skip button.    … Expand
  11. Rallandollo
    Dec 27, 2020
    3
    Insanely boring, tedious and monotonous. What the h*ll what Kojima thinking spending all these years making a game this repetitive. Such a waste of potential. Only good things are graphics. Also a very confusing and uninteresting story. Careless combat, no AI and also way to easy combat.
  12. Brannon44
    Jun 14, 2022
    3
    An amalgamation of all of the negative aspects of Kojima games. I hate this game. It runs well and has good visuals so that's good.
  13. robomartion
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    Waste of time!!!!! Zero reason for exploration. Would probably be better as a movie, but an odd and strange one at that with dialogue akin to the Room.
  14. laughingal
    Oct 18, 2021
    3
    The maniacal laughter you hear in the back of your head while playing this game is real. It's Kojima laughing on his way to the bank, and Sony cracking up about it's lousy self-serving return policy.

    If you purchased this game hoping for an immersive and challenging experience, I feel for you, because you where immersed in frustration, and the only thing challenged was your patience.    The maniacal laughter you hear in the back of your head while playing this game is real. It's Kojima laughing on his way to the bank, and Sony cracking up about it's lousy self-serving return policy.

    If you purchased this game hoping for an immersive and challenging experience, I feel for you, because you where immersed in frustration, and the only thing challenged was your patience.

    Different strokes, I suppose. But don't stroke Kojima's ego by giving him money for this corny walking simulator fetch fest.    … Expand
  15. xellos81
    Dec 13, 2022
    0
    "Cute" story but the most boring game I ever played.
    Kojima, please, don't waste our time with frustrating backtracking.
    Dropped at 50%
    Just watch the story on YouTube.
  16. Sanctify
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    An absolute embarassment. If you thought there was more about it than what was showed - there's not.
  17. Lancelot13
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    I play League of Legends and my highest obtained rank is silver IV. But hey, at least I'm not playing this hot garbage of a game!
  18. redroxx
    Feb 9, 2021
    0
    It is the most boring game i’ve ever played... My life is way more interesting than this game!!!
  19. d_dymon
    Oct 7, 2020
    0
    Nice, atmospheric game. There is a story, but it is not Oscar-worthy. More like a concept, a philosophical topic.

    Nice scenery and AWESOME Soundtrack.
  20. EdwardFX
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Good graphics and odd cinematic, but everything else is boring and stupidly over complex.The story is compelling but not enough to compensate for the immense boredom.The most boring game in the world
  21. pwm
    Jul 4, 2021
    1
    Thankfully I didn't buy this. I borrowed it and gave up after about 3 hours of gameplay. (3 hours I wish I could have back!) I just don't get it. Slogging around the countryside delivering packages? Really? WTF?

    BTW, I gave it a 1 instead of zero because the graphics are quite beautiful.
  22. Audi2018
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    If you like walking around an empty boring and bland world this one is for you.
    it has to be the worst game every. I dont have a clue what they were thinking about - waste of money even if given away free.
  23. mboscht
    Feb 20, 2022
    3
    Death Stranding .
  24. pdqstyle
    Apr 9, 2022
    2
    The biggest fall from grace I have ever seen. After the masterpiece Metal Gear games, this is what Kojima produces? I can see why Konami wanted to cut him loose now. He just doesn't have it anymore.
  25. MattiusV
    Feb 19, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego que regalado es caro.

    El tiempo que tienes q invertir en el, para mi, simplemente no vale la pena, con el trabajo y las obligaciones que muchos tenemos, no se puede desperdiciar 40 o 50 horas un juego que de las más de 12 horas que llevo jugadas son de lo peor que he visto en mucho tiempo.

    Las mecánicas son horribles y están completamente rotas, el desafío es nulo, el juego es aburridísimo, el menú son lo peor, la historia es de lo que menos puedo hablar, aunque la amenaza es estar a la altura del resto ... muy mal.

    Lo que no se es bajo que autoridad Hideo Kojima se piensa q le puede tomar el pelo así a la gente, no solo el dinero y los 60 pavos q vale, que que ese es otro tema ...

    Sino las horas de tiempo que tienes q invertir en este juego, esta claro que por lo que él logró después, en el último tramo parece que mejora (aunque no pondría la mano en el fuego por ello).

    Si no os queda ningún otro juego importante de esta generación, os sobra tiempo, dinero, y ten mucha gente jugadlo, de lo contrario salid huyendo, podéis hacer cosas mucho mejores con vuestro tiempo que jugar al Death Stranding.

    Yo aquí lo dejo, cero interés en terminarlo y seguir perdiendo el tiempo.    … Expand
  26. the50admiral
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    Game is just a walking simulator. Don't expect anything more than that. Not worth the money (wouldn't play even if it was free.)

    Edit: How does this game have positive reviews? All you do is walk around!
  27. baxenko
    Aug 25, 2021
    2
    This game offers to buy a $ 10 patch that will unlock 60 FPS. I don't approve of that!
  28. Net-energy
    Aug 13, 2020
    0
    Кодзима – гений (абсолютно поехавший 56-и летний ребёнок). Я и представить себе не мог, что можно сделать такой унылый высер! Сюжет игры представляет из себя то, что Hideo Kojima видит в унитазе, когда сходит в уборную по большому. Геймплея в этом куске вонючего бреда нет ни капли, а только мучения и издевательства над игроком. Игру надо было назвать 15 глав ада по Кодзиме. Игра deathКодзима – гений (абсолютно поехавший 56-и летний ребёнок). Я и представить себе не мог, что можно сделать такой унылый высер! Сюжет игры представляет из себя то, что Hideo Kojima видит в унитазе, когда сходит в уборную по большому. Геймплея в этом куске вонючего бреда нет ни капли, а только мучения и издевательства над игроком. Игру надо было назвать 15 глав ада по Кодзиме. Игра death stranding должно быть зафиксирована как орудие пыток, мне никто не вернет потраченные деньги за игру и самое страшное мое потраченное время! Hideo Kojima ты унылое говно и пожалуйста не делай никогда больше игры!!!… Expand
  29. Fumancheese420
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    This is the single most boring waste of 50 plus hours I've ever spent. Literally the only thing I enjoyed about it was Norman Redus. I kept waiting for something to happen, but no. You go from point A to point B, about a hundred or so times with 3 to 4 "boss fights". I'll never understand how or why so many people like this.
  30. D1gitalR0nin
    Aug 25, 2020
    0
    Отвратительная игра, Кодзима уже второй раз облажался, сначала выпустив пустой и недаделанный МГСV, а теперь это.
    Репетативный игровой процесс, тупые враги, мертвый и пустой мир, вся игра - сплошные почтовые квесты, половина персонажей сюжету не нужны, кошмарная физика транспорта, перегруженный интерфейс и постоянно повторяющиеся ролики по любому чиху. Направил героя в душ - надо раза 3    Отвратительная игра, Кодзима уже второй раз облажался, сначала выпустив пустой и недаделанный МГСV, а теперь это.
    Репетативный игровой процесс, тупые враги, мертвый и пустой мир, вся игра - сплошные почтовые квесты, половина персонажей сюжету не нужны, кошмарная физика транспорта, перегруженный интерфейс и постоянно повторяющиеся ролики по любому чиху. Направил героя в душ - надо раза 3 вызывать меню для пропуска ролика!
    Сюжет поначалу интригует, но во второй половине игры начинает попросту рассыпаться, Кодзима выдеюает рояль за роялем, уничтожая последние частички осмысленности.
    В игре только 1 плюс-очень хорошая подборка музыки, но и тут геймдизайнерская промашка - у героя нет плеера, в походах слушаем тишину и жалобы героя на то что он обоссался.    … Expand
  31. AnthonyFantano
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    NOT GOOD.
    Believe it or not Kojima used to made wonderful games. Now he spends his time looking at the mirror jerking his nanomachine. I mean the guy has a podcast were he talks about himself.
  32. Manchosuarez
    Feb 4, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Increible que este sea el primer juego que me haga hacerle una pequeña reseña. El mayor desastre de Kojima, el tipo ya venia dando tumbos con el desastrozo metal gear solid v, donde kojima demuestra no tener ni idea de como hacer un mundo abierto y con este walking simulator lo reafirma. Un mundo abierto donde tu unica tarea es llevar paquetes de aca para alla, en donde los bugs te hacen romper el juego y saltarte todas las aburridas mecanicas que Kojima quiere obligarte a jugar. Una historia ridicula y pretenciosa que solo una persona con un nivel intelectual muy bajo llegaria a admirar, las peores fisicas que se pueden ver en esta generación junto a otros juegos y sin lugar a dudas el juego mas inflado por parte de la prensa y los horrendos fanboys de la diva Kojima. No le doy un 0 porque hay gente detras de Kojima que trabjaaron duro en esta porqueria.

    Incredible that this is the first game that makes me do a little review. Kojima's biggest disaster, the guy was already stumbling with the disastrous metal gear solid v, where kojima demonstrates having no idea how to make an open world and with this walking simulator he reaffirms it. An open world where your only task is to take packages from here to there, where the bugs make you break the game and skip all the boring mechanics that Kojima wants to force you to play. A ridiculous and pretentious story that only a person with a very low intellectual level would come to admire, the worst physics that can be seen in this generation along with other games and without a doubt the most inflated game by the press and the horrendous Diva Kojima fanboys. I don't give it a 0 because there are people behind Kojima who worked hard in this crap.    … Expand
  33. Ender7887
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    It’s just a walking simulator. I think I’ve had more fun watching paint dry than playing this game. Game play is super shallow. I returned this game within the first two days of owning it.
  34. Reghai
    Apr 25, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ce jeu n'a rien de fun et connaît plusieurs problèmes de gameplay, des bugs en tout genre, il est extrêmement répétitif mais c'est bon ça on ne peut pas le comprendre nous simple mortels nous ne sommes pas le GRAND Kojima dommage si le jeu n'était pas à son nom il serait passé inaperçue… Expand
  35. Pietrovish
    Mar 22, 2022
    4
    Temo que este juego es muy pretencioso, es poco entretenido, muy repetitivo y sin dificultad... Me gusta mucho Metal Gear, pero Kojima esta equivocado si cree que, por su solo nombre en todo lado, un juego seria una maravilla de juego...
  36. npolite
    Feb 5, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am reviewing this from the harder difficulty level so things may be different on normal. While I really liked the underlying story, the rest of the game is just boring. As others have mentioned you spend more time trying to balance your items on a mostly uneven world over anything else. The sheer level of frustration in this game is enough where I actually regret spending time and money on this. How annoying is it when you have a vehicle with all of your resources only to have it get stuck in a ditch you can't get out of?

    Building the road is a waste of time and even after you build it there are destinations that it is so far out of the way that you spend so much time going around other areas. They couldn't build a roadway across the later part of the mountain??? Also the cargo truck is so ridiculously slow...like who cares about realism...I want to get from point A to B and not have to spend 5 minutes driving to it.

    And that gets me to the mountain. We have these vehicles to get around the area but they couldn't create a snowmobile to get around the mountain? Instead I have to walk like I am in molasses and while in some sections can't recover my stamina because I am mid way through a mission. I ended up falling so many times and losing my cargo.

    I would say avoid this game unless you feel like you want to just be a UPS/FedEx delivery driver in a simulation, get frustrated, and an added storyline.    … Expand
  37. Art_Kampfmann
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    No representa ningún desafío, su publicidad descarada es molesta, la historia es lo interesante, pero si Kojima quería contar más una historia hubiera hecho una puta película y no este aburridísimo simulador de paquetería, no lo recomiendo para nada.
  38. only1criket
    Jul 24, 2021
    4
    This game was not fun. I lost interest after a couple of hours. I expected more from a Kojima game but was disappointed, to say the least.
  39. paran0id
    Aug 9, 2020
    2
    THIS GAME IS BORING AS HELL ... You will hate the game at most if it's starting to rain or you crossing a GD terrain. The whole gameplay is just picking up stuff from point A and bring it to point B and try to rescue yourself from getting pulled down by those GD's. It has some random unnecessary online component. HUD, Map, World, Inventory is completely overloaded with garbage from otherTHIS GAME IS BORING AS HELL ... You will hate the game at most if it's starting to rain or you crossing a GD terrain. The whole gameplay is just picking up stuff from point A and bring it to point B and try to rescue yourself from getting pulled down by those GD's. It has some random unnecessary online component. HUD, Map, World, Inventory is completely overloaded with garbage from other players, too much text and pop up's. The story could be good in a TV-series, nothing more. Hideo is too convinced of himself. My advice, save your money and watch a walkthrough instead, believe me, you want to regret it. Worst PS-exclusive so far!… Expand
  40. ekipe
    Oct 20, 2020
    0
    Despite the compelling story, the game fails to entertain. For me the bad experience began with a bunch of cluttered menus, in which simple tasks become a real torture to perform. It's all very confusing, the need to hold buttons to confirm anything, a messy and unhelpful map, strange button configurations and very small characters (later improved) spoil all.
    The world in itself, until    Despite the compelling story, the game fails to entertain. For me the bad experience began with a bunch of cluttered menus, in which simple tasks become a real torture to perform. It's all very confusing, the need to hold buttons to confirm anything, a messy and unhelpful map, strange button configurations and very small characters (later improved) spoil all.
    The world in itself, until the part I played at least, was very boring with few to admire and many mountains to climb, I suspect most of those rocks are there only to cause one to be angry and frustrated. And finally the fact there are few interactions with NPCs and the feeling you are a slave to holograms add to my regret of paying full price in this game.    … Expand
  41. Chase-2200
    Jan 14, 2021
    3
    I absolutely hated this game, I got 10 hours in and I forced myself to keep giving it another hour. I would give game a 0 because of the boring story and the horrible gameplay but I respect that he tried something different with this game. It’s a love or hate situation and for me, it wasn’t love.
  42. AlexI3232
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    The game sucks. The only good thing in this game is the music, the world is bad, you climb some mountains of destroyed rocks, no beauty, the port on the pc was completely ditched, the gameplay is boring, you just pull the load, EVERYTHING! The plot sucks!
  43. Ruudv23
    Aug 24, 2020
    0
    Que juego tan feo, es un simulador de FedeX, Lo estaba jugando y escuche que algo andaba corriendo dentro de mi plei steishon, eran cucarachas les gusta el sobrecalentamiento de la consola, y eso que le faltan teraflops a mi plei.
  44. WHITESIXOMAR
    Aug 9, 2020
    1
    This is the worst kojima game and the worst ps4 game. Its so boring, everything about the game is horrible. What a waste of money
  45. Pizaster19
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    Way too complex for a game with a very simple premise. Couldn't really follow the story or plot well, introduced segments very poorly. Animations are phenomenal but clues and text is extremely hard to read unless your super close to the TV. Played about 6 hours and bailed. I may get back to it at some point, but I expected an action and adventure game, but instead I got a game likeWay too complex for a game with a very simple premise. Couldn't really follow the story or plot well, introduced segments very poorly. Animations are phenomenal but clues and text is extremely hard to read unless your super close to the TV. Played about 6 hours and bailed. I may get back to it at some point, but I expected an action and adventure game, but instead I got a game like Farming Simulator in a game with Last of Us graphics..disappointed.… Expand
  46. HenryHorus
    Sep 17, 2021
    2
    Frustrating gameplay, story gets lost - overall confused game, needed a stronger plot.
  47. QBOX
    Aug 7, 2020
    0
    Noiosissimo, praticamene si cammina e basta e la trama è davvero tremenda.
  48. iSnow96
    Aug 13, 2020
    4
    Boring and repetitive + bt's are disturbing but good graphics and characters, deadman is my favorite!
  49. Fuyur
    Aug 24, 2020
    1
    Aburrido repetitivo gran simulador pasea a tu perro , juego repleto de Bugs y fallos
  50. Eiria
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Tremenda basura de juego.
    Concepto de juego inexistente, es una película con horas de imagenes de vídeo in game con dosis de caminatas, dando lugar al juego más coñazo de la historia de los videojuegos.
    Kojima dedícate a hacer películas.
  51. LuizH
    May 31, 2021
    3
    A intenção com certeza foi muito boa, fazer um jogo diferente e tal, mas na prática, na minha opinião, foi um fracasso.... milhões de cutscenes, e mesmo com a ideia de ser diferente, ainda conseguiram deixar aquele clichê clássico do cara que queria ficar sozinho, mas tem uma missão de salvar o mundo, que ele só aceitou por causa de alguem que ele ama... fala sério ne? e o pior é que tudoA intenção com certeza foi muito boa, fazer um jogo diferente e tal, mas na prática, na minha opinião, foi um fracasso.... milhões de cutscenes, e mesmo com a ideia de ser diferente, ainda conseguiram deixar aquele clichê clássico do cara que queria ficar sozinho, mas tem uma missão de salvar o mundo, que ele só aceitou por causa de alguem que ele ama... fala sério ne? e o pior é que tudo isso, somente pra ficar carregando pacotes de um lado pro outro over and over again... Tedioso demais.… Expand
  52. JuanJorgeperez
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Baaahh un simulador para caminar en horas eso es lo que publican?? un juego fallido pagado solo para hablar bien?? Cuanto paga Pony para aumentar la nota?? Basura de juego sabemos que este juego es aburrido sony lo sabe, solo que cubre y lo eleva pagando ya conocemos la prensa pro-sonyer y sus verguenzas.… Expand
  53. luci1234
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    jogo é uma merda triste de ver um disperdicio de dinheiro infelizmente paguei caro
  54. Vigilante9
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Graficamente superbo ma con gameplay deludente molto lento, la trama anche se scritta molto bene impiega troppo tempo per fare spiegoni inutili. Con po' di accortezza si capisce subito dove si vuole andare a parare. Sconsigliato
  55. MrPajamas
    Aug 6, 2022
    3
    Death Stranding has been a big mystery from the start. According to the trailers, it wasn't exactly clear what it was about and I decided to discover more about this game by buying it myself. Unfortunately, I regret it. After about a month of release, I bought the game and played it for about 10 hours and then stopped because I wasn't enjoying it. I hid the game and let the dust crawl onDeath Stranding has been a big mystery from the start. According to the trailers, it wasn't exactly clear what it was about and I decided to discover more about this game by buying it myself. Unfortunately, I regret it. After about a month of release, I bought the game and played it for about 10 hours and then stopped because I wasn't enjoying it. I hid the game and let the dust crawl on it for years. After a couple of years, I decided to give it another go and this time to the end. Ladies and gentlemen. I've never been more bored with a game than I am here. I've enjoyed some bad games. Mafia III was repetitive crap, but the gameplay was fine. Wolfenstein: Youngblood, which I thought was the worst AAA game to date, at least the gameplay was entertaining. These bad games may have had bad story, repetitive gameplay, but it was action packed and I was quite entertained. Unfortunately, I can't say that about Death Stranding. The gameplay in this game is an unmitigated disaster in my opinion. Repetitive and so boring to boot. The constant walking and delivering packages felt like a side quest. I found it so annoying. Walking long distances and over and over again. Later on in the game you get attacked every now and then, so you have to protect your cargo. You would think that this would make the game more action packed and better, but unfortunately for me the opposite was true. It was all the more annoying because someone was constantly destroying my cargo, delaying me from completing my shipment. Just awful. Playing this game was something terrible for me. It's not helped by the fact that the game tries to be realistic and thus the bigger the load, the more challenging it is to carry, so tripping and then falling was a classic for me after a while. In short, I've never experienced worse gameplay in a AAA title. On the one hand, I admit that this is an original approach. I've never seen anything like it before. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to experience something like this again and I didn't like it. So trying something new here didn't work for me. I'll stick with originality for a while. I grumble a lot about the gameplay here, because I think that's the biggest stumbling block in this game. Other things are better, though. The idea of linking the chiral network with the fact that other players can help you and build you things in the world is a cool idea in my opinion. I've used their builds a few times to make the game easier, or maybe I could deliver a package to someone who didn't finish it. This is where the originality worked out in my opinion and I liked this feature thing. Another thing is the graphics. In a word, wow. Very nice. The characters in particular looked really very good, which enhanced the overall cinematicness of the game. There's another thing that ties into that. Cut-scenes. They look absolutely brilliant. The camera work, the aforementioned graphics. They look very cinematic and very good. I'm going to pick up the story. In a word, WTF. I almost have no idea what I was playing. For me it was pretty **** but on the one hand it was pretty original. Mainly, I think it's that cinematicness and storyline that pulls the whole game together. The cutscenes look gorgeous, the story I sadly didn't get and the graphics look fabulous. ONLY, ALL OF THIS IS OVERSHADOWED BY THE REPETITIVE GAMEPLAY, WHICH IS SO INCREDIBLY ANNOYING, BORING AND ACTUALLY SO POINTLESS BECAUSE YOU MOSTLY JUST WALK AROUND IN IT. Every now and then you'll get a bossfight, which were good, but by the end I was getting quite annoyed and found them repetitive, or every now and then you'll go with a vehicle, like a motorbike, which I didn't find very easy to control anyway. I could swear a lot more here, but I think I've said enough. In my opinion, Death Stranding should have been a movie or rather a series that we would just watch. For example, towards the end of the game it was so incredibly drawn out and pretty much all you watch here are cut-scenes, which of course look great as I mentioned. But then the cutscene ends and it's your turn as the player, and I think that's terrible. Even the music that played here and there didn't save the feeling of the constant repetition of delivering packages and besides, the music could have played a lot more in my opinion. If this had been a series, I think it would have turned out much better. This game definitely deserves a few points for the aforementioned bravura cut-scenes, very nice graphics and originality, which unfortunately as far as gameplay is concerned, I think has been very detrimental. It depends on one side what you want. If you're not exactly a game enthusiast, but rather looking for a proper story, you might like Death Stranding, if you can understand it. But if you prefer gameplay, as I do, I recommend you avoid Death Stranding. Games can provide excellent stories, but they can also be fun gameplay-wise. I'm talking about Naughty Dog or CDPR, for example.… Expand
  56. Vegeto_10
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    What a waste of time. what is the purpose of this game worthless. Spend 30hrs of my life and my money on this crap
  57. d1izzt
    Sep 11, 2020
    0
    wtf?!!!!! shtty game, the worst game i've ever played.... fking Koyima shtt. shame on you

    shame on you
    shame on you
  58. JoeBloe
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    This is the most ridiculous game ever. I expected better from Kojima. There is more inane movie watching then game playing. What a waste of time. The character has some monumental mission to do and time is of the essence but you have to walk there? Seriously? The most action in the first two hours is you get to hold your breathe and take a shower. This is truly an asinine game.
  59. Basehype9
    Oct 25, 2020
    3
    Superb graphics, Great story and atmosphere, super boring gameplay, didn’t have the urge to finish the game as it was unbearably boring, forced myself to finish it but said that’s enough made though half of the game. Nowhere near msg series , you disappointed me Kojima it could’ve been a masterpiece if the gameplay was not this disappointing. The only thing that I will remember from thisSuperb graphics, Great story and atmosphere, super boring gameplay, didn’t have the urge to finish the game as it was unbearably boring, forced myself to finish it but said that’s enough made though half of the game. Nowhere near msg series , you disappointed me Kojima it could’ve been a masterpiece if the gameplay was not this disappointing. The only thing that I will remember from this game is the junk dealer quest.… Expand
  60. tehno
    Oct 18, 2020
    0
    I hate this game, I am annoyed by the constant stupid commercials of Hideo Kojima Productions and I have to wait a very long time for the game to load. The impression is that I installed the game not in order to play, but in order to watch **** commercials.
  61. Twitchyryno
    Feb 14, 2021
    0
    this game has got to be one of those most boring games ever made... all you are is literally a postman going from one side of the map to the other... they should rename this game to postman simulator tbh
  62. LVVrunner
    Feb 16, 2021
    0
    The game is about how a person is hung with boxes (very realistic - no) and walks around an empty world. Games like this shouldn't exist!
  63. Arhigluk
    Jan 4, 2021
    1
    Сам геймплей довольно скучный. Только в последней трети игры более-менее интересно. Сюжет неплохой. Но что больше всего выбесило, так это совершенно хамское поведение разрабов с искусственным затягиванием прохождения. Сначала несколько раз подряд с одного конца карты на другой засылают, в 13 эпизоде уж совсем нагло титры на 40 минут подрубить без возможности пропустить. И только потом идётСам геймплей довольно скучный. Только в последней трети игры более-менее интересно. Сюжет неплохой. Но что больше всего выбесило, так это совершенно хамское поведение разрабов с искусственным затягиванием прохождения. Сначала несколько раз подряд с одного конца карты на другой засылают, в 13 эпизоде уж совсем нагло титры на 40 минут подрубить без возможности пропустить. И только потом идёт концовка сюжета. Оценка могла бы быть и 6-7, но вот за такое хамство снижаю до 2.… Expand
  64. Bobby77777
    Mar 11, 2021
    3
    Couldn’t even finish the game. Just got so boring midway, it’s nice graphics definitely fool you into thinking the world is interesting, but it’s empty, you meet 3 story related characters throughout the whole game. There pretty much no cutscenes which just means that you story progression is checklist and you get the satisfaction at the end. It is really going from point A to point BCouldn’t even finish the game. Just got so boring midway, it’s nice graphics definitely fool you into thinking the world is interesting, but it’s empty, you meet 3 story related characters throughout the whole game. There pretty much no cutscenes which just means that you story progression is checklist and you get the satisfaction at the end. It is really going from point A to point B going trough a difficult terrain and avoiding enemies which are pretty dumb and easy to cope with. The story is weird, like really weird. Kojima was on magic mushrooms and he was making this game. Low-key feels like the guy is trying to tell us he was abducted by aliens or smtg. Idk. Waste of money.… Expand
  65. vvbudkov
    Jan 10, 2021
    2
    The game is absolutely not interesting. Locations look the same, npc’s movements look the same, dialogues are boring and senseless, the world is empty. All quests are super boring - go there, deliver something. Game mechanics is not anything genius, just few scripted moves. Spend more than 30 hours in game, stuck in the 3rd chapter and deleted it.
  66. Domitidom
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    A waste of money and time, tedious. Wouldn't recommend it to someone I hate
  67. neckezz
    Dec 22, 2020
    0
    This game is a **** mess. Contains 0 fun, the gameplay is absolutely bad with mechanic how to stay stable, story 0, please avoid this game.
  68. Wyldeww
    Dec 19, 2020
    0
    Just garbage in form of code for special kids that love to see deep sense even in a pile of ****
  69. AndresMVega
    Dec 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo bueno:
    -Un gran contexto muy creativo, las cv, las armas, las reglas que se imponen al jugar, muchas mecánicas para escalar, correr, la moto, el camión, etc.
    -Low Roar

    Lo Malo:
    -Luego de poco tiempo el Gameplay se hace tedioso.
    Después de ver a Heartman el juego ya no tiene nada más que entregar al jugador y desde aquí aun faltan como 8 a 9 horas para terminar, tiempo que no esta justificado ya que seguimos con las mismas mecánicas de escalar y correr, las cv y los jefes siguen sin ser un reto, una gran decepción, nisiquiera supera el apartado técnico que tenía MGS5 porque death stranding tiene peores gráficos...
    -Historia aburrida, mala, con un guión lleno de basura (que la fotógrafa, chatarrero, director de cine, etc...) que después no tiene ninguna importancia ya todo se explica al final con una cinemática malísima que es simple continuismo del MGS3, mismos recursos, el protagonista enojado, el discurso del jefe die hardman (zero), y luego revelando un montón de cosas, muy mal realizado, el único personaje que resulta interesante es Fragile (eva) pero está completamente desaprovechado ya que aparece muy poco, lo mismo con Sam (snake) se queda callado en situaciones muy obvias que el podría solucionar (a cada rato te deja muy descolocado).
    La historia tiene varios problemas, pero el principal es Amelie. Kojima esta vez se arriesga demasiado y destruye todo un contexto que se veía genial, que parecía lo único bueno en Death Stranding, resulta que "Amiele es una entidad de extinción y todos los que están conectados a la UCA se van a morir", ¿no pueden simplemente desenchufar el cable?, al final cambian las reglas porque sí, todas las playas están en manos de Amelie porque hay como una jerarquía y no se que... ¿alguien entiende esta parte?. El juego ya tenía su solidez con un contexto bien logrado y sale este final que no podía ser más ridículo.    … Expand
  70. BratansRevenue
    Dec 22, 2020
    0
    This game is boring as **** The hype was great and boy was I disappointed. Story is a **** gameplay is laughable. Controller is overloaded. No thanks.
  71. Touchthis
    Dec 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You can’t find any game which is worse. Don’t waste your time and money.no gameplay, no story, just walking. The walking dead can truly fight with death stranding for the most boring ****… Expand
  72. DarthArchon
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    Don't think this game is just a walking simulator, there's vehicles and many option to complete your quest. The gameplay is quite fun honestly and the world is very beautiful and well made.

    The story though... I don't have a lot positive to say about it. Most element of the story feel made up to justify the gameplay and do not really fit together logically. A good exemple of this are    Don't think this game is just a walking simulator, there's vehicles and many option to complete your quest. The gameplay is quite fun honestly and the world is very beautiful and well made.

    The story though... I don't have a lot positive to say about it. Most element of the story feel made up to justify the gameplay and do not really fit together logically. A good exemple of this are the enemy camp you will encounter. They're in the middle of nowhere and do nothing but try to steal your package because "the evolve to do so, cause of the serotonin they get from delivering those pacakge" basically there just there to be in the way... I was left from 1/5 of the game onward with the immersion shattering feeling that this game universe could not exist and was made up for me to deliver stuff around. There's so many thing about this game that seem that have been put in there to look cool and mysterious but the basis of those thing are hollow and don't have a meaning or purpose.    … Expand
  73. Magnaorum
    Jan 19, 2021
    0
    Não sou acostumado com jogos do Kojima, mas gostei muito deste, não encontrei 1 erro sequer no jogo, gráficos lindos usando o motor gráfico do HZD, sempre tem algo novo acontecendo no jogo, como animações diferentes, jogabilidade muito boa, historia fantástica, o único problema para mim é um certa demora no desenrolar da historia, porém isso não afeta minha nota, experiência incrível,Não sou acostumado com jogos do Kojima, mas gostei muito deste, não encontrei 1 erro sequer no jogo, gráficos lindos usando o motor gráfico do HZD, sempre tem algo novo acontecendo no jogo, como animações diferentes, jogabilidade muito boa, historia fantástica, o único problema para mim é um certa demora no desenrolar da historia, porém isso não afeta minha nota, experiência incrível, principalmente o modo online inovador.… Expand
  74. gvz
    Jan 20, 2022
    2
    The only question that kept me going for last 5 parts was: it's going to end soon, right, just a little more? But it kept dragging.
  75. Maruyama79
    Feb 27, 2021
    3
    Boring.....This is the first time in my life that I abandon a game. Definetly not for me
  76. Davide88
    Aug 6, 2021
    3
    Graphic and style was perfect, even the story was interesting, but you can’t make a videogame with hours and hours of videos, and just a little time of real gameplay that often was very boring. Dear Kojima, if you want to make a movie then make it but this time you had to do a videogame and you didn’t. Very disappointing.
  77. Stratslinger315
    Aug 4, 2022
    3
    Would be a perfect score for me if the decay was not so fast. Trying to play this game 2 years after release and get a platinum is terrible. There aren’t enough active players to help contribute and if you play on hardest difficulty everything degrades too fast. You will spend a literal day of your life in game rebuilding structures so that the next time you play you can do a perfect run.Would be a perfect score for me if the decay was not so fast. Trying to play this game 2 years after release and get a platinum is terrible. There aren’t enough active players to help contribute and if you play on hardest difficulty everything degrades too fast. You will spend a literal day of your life in game rebuilding structures so that the next time you play you can do a perfect run. If Kojima is some genius, I would expect him to have the foresight of player drop off. Some will tell you it’s doable and I won’t tell you a platinum is impossible in 2022, but it isn’t worth it. It’s an amazing idea and I wish they could’ve chilled with the decay do the game could be fun. Shame.… Expand
  78. Adanelibro
    Jun 21, 2021
    4
    Muy aburrido y una historia demasiado enrevesada pero que realmente no cuenta nada... En fin cuando dejas a un tío como kojima hacer lo que quiera sin límites esto es lo que pasa
  79. Sergin
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    Boring and frustrating, the game sells and idea of being a new genre, what a joke. Truly a waste of money and specialy time. Make yourself a favor and dont play this.
  80. Ligus
    Aug 1, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tutto ciò che poteva essere tecnicamente STRAORDINADIO nel titolo è rovinato da:
    1) Monotonia disarmante, cosa odia il videogiocatore, fate dal punto A al punto B, e torna indietro. Questo gioco ne fa la sua forza.
    2) Si passa dal una difficoltà estrema data dalle prime CA all’esageratamente facile appena si ha il primo fucile.
    3) Boss figth fatte MALISSIMO, pessime, gestite male che ti fan bestemmiare, non perché difficili ma perché fatte male, esempio la scazzottata con higgs o prima la CA colossale.
    4) I mezzi, il veicolo a 4 ruote va letteralmente dove vuole appena c’è un po’ di salita si gira senza un motivo, la moto si pianta nei granelli di sabbia.
    5) La storia, confusionaria, spiegata male, con buchi di trama e forzature peggio che i film della MCU. Un brano dei PinkFloyd è più comprensibile senza essere sotto effetto di acidi.
    6) È frustrante, come può del pesce, si del fresco bisogna consegnate, rovinarsi perché cadi ( senza motivo perché capita che inciampi nell’aria ) come un reperto archeologico... 7) la presenza dell’online è fondamentale per godersi il titolo ma troppo invasivo, si passa dal nulla dell’inizio a 57 ponti, 111 caselle postali, 89 teleferiche

    Quindi No, il titolo è PESSIMO !!! Deluso dall’inizio alla fine    … Expand
  81. Renegade_024
    Aug 15, 2021
    3
    Waste of time and money. Looked interesting, possibly compelling. Just endless wandering, delivering packages. Game play is vague and directionless. Stale to say the least. Regret the purchase.
  82. hierax69
    Sep 10, 2021
    2
    that is hiking simulation!! this **** game. wired dialog, story, characterized and gamepaly
  83. Shams84
    Mar 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We're almost portering and Hamal in normal life It's really a pity that this game has been played with this potential, both graphics and actors, but the story was a disaster.It's a pity to waste time and money on this game!… Expand
  84. Slooonya
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    I thought that it was a joke that this game is a delivery simulator. Turns out this game is boring and monotonous… the world is empty, and spending hours going from one point to another doesn’t feel like a thing that would appeal
    To be frank, overhyped and overrated
  85. thankstowriter
    Oct 31, 2021
    4
    It’s so unbalanced game; I think one junior balance game designer can do better, than the whole Kojima’s team
  86. Juzamon
    Dec 9, 2021
    2
    I don't mind boring games. I don't mind walking around and stuff. But this game sucks balls big time. It's so self referral and too busy trying to create an "experience" that the gameplay flushed down the toilet. You can see it has been writing with people that know no **** about videogames like Norman reedus. Walk 5 mins, open the menù. Stabilise yourself down a ****ty hill, open theI don't mind boring games. I don't mind walking around and stuff. But this game sucks balls big time. It's so self referral and too busy trying to create an "experience" that the gameplay flushed down the toilet. You can see it has been writing with people that know no **** about videogames like Norman reedus. Walk 5 mins, open the menù. Stabilise yourself down a ****ty hill, open the menù. Talk to an hologram, open the menù. Arrange your trip, open the menù. Walk for 20 mins. Open the menù, deliver **** to an hologram, open the menù. You **** up something you need to spend more time in the menù. Roam the map like a moron for 20 mins. Operate the menù. Fall down like a paraplegic, open the menù. This friggin gameplay is:
    40% roaming like a gypsy
    40% checking things in the menù and operate in the menù
    20% beautiful cutscenes but stupid as ****!
    I mean the plot is so stupid is almost irritating! You are the son of the president and you don't even know? Wtf man...
    I doubt I will finish it. And I got to the end of some of the most boring games ever, but **** this menù **** and the gameplay that doesn't exist.    … Expand
  87. Criticalhkj
    Dec 18, 2021
    4
    "This game introducced a new genre" . People say that but it is only half true although this game has nice visuals and story . This ain't no movie . This is a videogame . And lets see .ooh wait a minute delivering packages in a unfinished buggy and frustrating game aint fun . Its seems like it pushes creativity down you throat but all feel the same .
  88. Youtee
    Jan 11, 2023
    0
    Na bro. The game is actually good. The only problem is that not everyone can enjoy the gameplay.
  89. andrewskylark
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    As a game: boring art house 3/10, waste of time and $
    As a movie: quite interesting concept of the world and characters, 8/10
    Kojima said in interview that he wanted to make movies, so movie it is! If you remove empty gameplayless open world from this game not only will you lose nothing, but it will become mere interesting sci-fi movie, so..
  90. alirezaporshe
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    its boring ... i mean it its really boring... the graphics and music are perfect but gameplay and story telling issssssss borings. dont waste $$$ on this
  91. Goombachu
    May 23, 2022
    1
    This game is very boring. The graphics are excellent, but they don't make up for the boring gameplay. You'd be better off looking at a nice painting if you want something nice to look at, because this doesn't have anything worth being considered a "game".
  92. TheDoomOfDayne
    Jun 18, 2022
    4
    While Death Stranding is gorgeous and chalk full of lengthy cutscenes that are reminiscent of past metal gear titles, it's sorely lacking in gameplay and, in truth, this game doesn't even seem to care about providing the player with an enjoyable experience until you're many hours in. This game is such an embarrassment to Kojima's legacy and a warning to game makers everywhere.
  93. AmoriMax
    Jul 13, 2022
    3
    A história é intrigante, te deixa curioso, mas não é só isso que precisa pra prente alguém, bom na história, bom no gráfico, porém fraco em todo o resto
  94. Mobileum
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    I was a Kojima fan, I'm not anymore. Is there anything else to add ? This man needs someone to supervise him otherwise it's terrible.
  95. Aniruddh
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    The game is dragging. It is painfully slow and repetitive. I got tired and couldn’t continue anymore. I fail to understand critics who rated it so high but a game like Days Gone was rated low.
  96. rasler
    Dec 11, 2022
    1
    Hay un poco de videojuego en estas cinemáticas. Y cuando hay videojuego es un walker simulator, repetitivo , con la interfaz más horrible que he visto en años (peor que las de ubisoft), lo único rescatable es la música y los gráficos, aunque claro, tendrás que tener un pc muy bueno, o si no olvídate. Hay algunos que dicen que hay que tener el estilo de la old school, pero amigos, hasta laHay un poco de videojuego en estas cinemáticas. Y cuando hay videojuego es un walker simulator, repetitivo , con la interfaz más horrible que he visto en años (peor que las de ubisoft), lo único rescatable es la música y los gráficos, aunque claro, tendrás que tener un pc muy bueno, o si no olvídate. Hay algunos que dicen que hay que tener el estilo de la old school, pero amigos, hasta la demo de Silent Hill PT tiene más historia y consistencia que esta obra. O sea, es como un montón de ideas que por separadas pueden ser buenas, pero puestas en un mismo plato es muy confuso.
    Eso si, lo que se supone que es tu enemigo es muy interesante, y no digo que el tener que evitar y escoger el mejor camino sea tenso y entretenido, pero claro, el problema es que no sientes que avances, terminas una entrega, empiezas otra y llega un momento en que te preguntas ¿Para que hago esto? Parece que en vez de ser el protagonista o el héroe solo eres un repartidor más.
    Que por cierto, hablando del personaje, que poco carisma por favor, desaprovechado el actor, o sea no sé, me esperaba a alguien más carismático, y lo que me encuentro es un personaje en una depresión. A veces da pereza hasta escucharle. O sea no es un personaje que se te vaya a quedar grabado , podrías poner cualquier otra cara y sería lo mismo.
    Aunque más pesado son los constantes diálogos de los personajes por la radio, es a lo, cállate ya
    El fin, es juego es malo a rabiar, pero como lo hizo Hideo para muchos es una obra de arte, pero para mi es una basura. Y no, no soy hater de Hideo, Metal Gear Solid es una obra de arte, pero Death Stranding no, porque Death Stranding quiere abarcar e impresionar mucho, y si bien lo consigue en los primeros minutos, al rato te aburres ya sea porque no entiendes nada o porque te cansas de lo mismo.
    Por cierto, Hideo, si vas a poner 7000 cinemáticas seguidas, mejor ve al mundo del cine.    … Expand
  97. TheSilentCheeta
    Jan 2, 2023
    2
    Mamaged to pick up this game as part of my subscription to PS Plus. It sure is intresting, and not exactly in a good way.

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

    You're a UPS man in a post-apocalyptic world with very little explanation. All you know is your name, and you are soon overloaded with wacky plot points within the first 10 minutes. You'll quickly find yourself asking more questions faster than you get any of them answered. This can be forgiven however. But, you're sucker punched with the most boring, the most tedious gameplay ever imaginable. You walk around delivering packages. You do this by walking huge distances over varying different terrains, while trying to constantly stop yourself from toppling over, while watching the degradation of your cargo, while trying to avoid any enemies you encounter, such as BTs, which initially started as a pretty suspenseful encounter, but quickly become repetitive and simply act only as a way of inhibiting progress. You'll later get a rather lackluster combat system and some pretty cool gear that makes traversal easier, which ironically is the most fun part of this game. If you find yourself getting past the initial boringness and tediousness of the gameplay, you'll progress far enough that you can skip most of the journey. That's great, but when the enjoyment of your game comes from how much time you're willing to waste to make it easier, you probably don't have a very good system. But, that's not all. There's this doozer of a story. The story itself is confusing, and it once again tests your patience. You must ask yourself how much time you're willing to spend to get interested in it, while the story itself it is plagued with amateur writing and dialog at best. The first few hours are cutscene after cutscene. Even sitting in your room is cutscenes of Sam performing the tasks you ask him to. If that wasn't enough, the game treats Sam like he's an amateur in this post-apocalyptic world when he is not. Constantly, Sam is explained the plot points of the story and the mechanics of the game as if he is new to it all. They are there for the player of course, but trying to explain these things through the characters in your game isn't very convincing or good when Sam already knows all these things. It just makes for annoyingly constant exposition that doesn't feel natural. Speaking of the characters, let's get into how awful they are. For one, almost every character you interact with is just a projection. That wouldn't be an issue, but the focal point of the game is about reconnectin the new world. You can never feel truly connected to these people you never meet. If that wasn't enough, you never see the effects your actions have on these people helping. You play errand boy to help these people, and the most you get from it? "Wow! Thank you! This helps a lot! Goodbye now." And if THAT wasn't enough, that's not even considering that Sam doesn't give a jack squat about the goals you're controlling him to achieve. Sam has to be the most uninspiring and unlikable protagonist you'll ever play. He is a massive ass majority of the game. He does not care for the people he's helping. There are parts of the game where he is completely silent or distant from people spilling their hearts out and telling him how much it means to them that he's reconnecting the world. He doesn't care. If the protagonist you control doesn't care about anything he's doing, you can never truly feel connected to that protagonist. Alright, there are some redeeming qualities to this game. It is a nice chill pill. I can see the appeal of sitting back, taking a casual approach to this game, mapping out your route, and just taking in the beautiful scenery this game offers. It has amazing landscapes and stunning artistic visuals, as well as an enjoyable soundtrack. But if you're looking for much else, I advise against it.    … Expand
  98. Udod77
    Feb 18, 2023
    1
    Forgot to add a game to this game. Beautiful cut-scenes are shared by boring nonsense. Add the ability to skip the courier simulator to this movie and then this score will be 5. And because of boredom, this is 1 point. Disappointment.
  99. Bitsc
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    I went into this game knowing it is a walking simulator yet I have never been baffled by how bad this game is.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Go watch the cuteness on Youtube, its better than playing the game.    … Expand
  100. gamer664
    May 9, 2023
    1
    Good graphics, but boring gameplay. Almost too grindy. Empty open world. Clunky menu. This game is so overrated. It's only good in the first 10 hours of the game.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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