Death Stranding

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Redman_07
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    i rate things for what they WANT to be.
    This game is a very very special adventure which will never be forgotten. Exploring the world and setting up short cuts and zip lines and stuff is so rewarding! The atmosphere is so strong you could cut it with a knive and everything with an epic soundtrack and graphics. Kojima showed once again what a genius he is.
    I get it, you may don´t like his    i rate things for what they WANT to be.
    This game is a very very special adventure which will never be forgotten. Exploring the world and setting up short cuts and zip lines and stuff is so rewarding! The atmosphere is so strong you could cut it with a knive and everything with an epic soundtrack and graphics. Kojima showed once again what a genius he is.
    I get it, you may don´t like his story telling, yes it is somewhat confusing and over the top, but that´s what he is promoting and delivers.
    What a journey with so many great details, i was crying at the end....give it a chance    … Expand
  4. JrDouble
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    I didn't know if this game would be for me, but I was absolutely hooked as soon as I started playing. It took me about 70 hours on the playthrough and I enjoyed every minute of it. I recommend playing offline, driving a truck, and building some highways. What an experience and a wildly unique story.
  5. 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.
  6. OtaniGabri11
    Nov 30, 2022
    8
    No logro comprender aún como es que un juego que hace tantas cosas mal me terminó gustando tanto.

    El combate es insulso. Los jefes tienen como debilidad cualquier bala y son de tamaño de un edificio así que fallar un tiro es prácticamente imposible, para colmo Sam tiene la capacidad de lanzar granadas cuál medallista olímpico . Los personajes tienen la capacidad de soltar diálogos que    No logro comprender aún como es que un juego que hace tantas cosas mal me terminó gustando tanto.

    El combate es insulso. Los jefes tienen como debilidad cualquier bala y son de tamaño de un edificio así que fallar un tiro es prácticamente imposible, para colmo Sam tiene la capacidad de lanzar granadas cuál medallista olímpico .

    Los personajes tienen la capacidad de soltar diálogos que causan pena ajena y la historia ni siquiera es complicada, simplemente Kojima encuentra formas de darle mil vueltas al asunto.

    Sin embargo los mejores momentos del juego son cuando ignoras a los personajes, la historia tan rebuscada y el combate aburrido y te centras en intentar no irte de hocico por una cordillera mientras vas cargando con cuatro garrafones. El diseño del terreno es impresionante y llegar a un lugar se siente siempre como un desafío que es más interesante y divertido que cualquier otra actividad que el juego te pida hacer. Quizá el gameplay sea repetitivo pero es atrapante, sin embargo nunca podré saber si este juego realmente es bueno o es solo el nombre de Kojima el que levanta la experiencia

    Es un juego que definitivamente no podría recomendar, es cuestión de que el gameplay o la historia te llame la atención y decidas jugarlo o no, y si lo juegas hay que aguantar para no tirarlo, y aquellos que se queden enganchados lo recordarán por siempre    … Expand
  7. ReOcelot
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    POSITIVOS +
    Historia incrível
    excelente personagens Gráficos é o que a de melhor no ps4 gameplay polemica por ser bem parada mas no meu gosto pessoal eu curti bastante fazer as entregas e combate também funciona bem Jogo estável nenhum bug na minha experiencia NEGATIVOS - Dava pra ter mais missões secundaras poucas interações com nps Podia mostrar as cidades e como a sociedade    POSITIVOS +
    Historia incrível
    excelente personagens
    Gráficos é o que a de melhor no ps4
    gameplay polemica por ser bem parada mas no meu gosto pessoal eu curti bastante fazer as entregas e combate também funciona bem
    Jogo estável nenhum bug na minha experiencia

    NEGATIVOS -
    Dava pra ter mais missões secundaras
    poucas interações com nps
    Podia mostrar as cidades e como a sociedade esta funcionando nesse universo.    … Expand
  8. BrunoDvorak
    Nov 16, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Após um tempo as entregas se tornam irrelevantes e você começa a se conectar com a história do jogo. Achei incrível, joguei a versão do diretor e me conectei com os personagens e história.… Expand
  9. sahan47
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    yeah.. i actually played it back in 2019. but never came to give a score for it. today i randomly remembered it and wanted to play it all once again. i know its too late for it and nobody cares but hey. i just can't stop admiring this game and i gotta pay my respect here.

    Metta meditation is a type of Buddhist meditation. In Pali — a language that's closely related to Sanskrit and    yeah.. i actually played it back in 2019. but never came to give a score for it. today i randomly remembered it and wanted to play it all once again. i know its too late for it and nobody cares but hey. i just can't stop admiring this game and i gotta pay my respect here.

    Metta meditation is a type of Buddhist meditation. In Pali — a language that's closely related to Sanskrit and spoken in northern India — “metta” means positive energy and kindness toward others. The practice is also known as loving-kindness meditation. basically, metta is the general love towards the world itself.
    and now, i do also believe kojima calling his genre of game a "strand-type game" was indeed very cheesy way for him to marketing his game since we can say this genre existed thanks to souls-like genre and my beloved, Dark souls series. but stil, calling it strand-type or souls-like game,
    both of these genres have something very special for the modern society. i have played many games in my life, and i have never seen a game execpt dark souls, DS and disco elysium does such thing. to implant a Mindset within the player. an idea, a way of thinking...
    death stranding, in my humble opinion, teaches you the metta meditation mindset.
    and i get it. you may not like the game. but if you have experienced loneliness, depression and isolation in your life, trust me. just try it. you may appreciate and get what i mean.
    this game is made for this audience.
    in this game, you are alone. but yet you are not.
    you are alone but in your path, people have passed it.
    you are alone but you give kindness to the world around you
    and also you get kindness from others in tough situations
    this is love.
    this is a meditation. you are all by yourself, just "walking", feeling each step you take, and on your way, you give help and you get help. this is life. this is love and kindness. and thats why its so special.
    death stranding is an underrated gem. and yeah, its not for everyone and i get it if you don't like it.
    but man, if you actually could appreciate it for what it is...    … Expand
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Fireoil
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    An UFG from Hideo Kojima.

    I would expect something that break the fourth wall like a certain famous boss in MGS on PS1. I wont be disappointed. One of my best videogame experience of all time after more 20 years of gaming. Not only it did it but with the covid event it took a prophetic turn. This experience combined with real life event that matched in so many areas cannot be reproduced    An UFG from Hideo Kojima.

    I would expect something that break the fourth wall like a certain famous boss in MGS on PS1. I wont be disappointed. One of my best videogame experience of all time after more 20 years of gaming.

    Not only it did it but with the covid event it took a prophetic turn. This experience combined with real life event that matched in so many areas cannot be reproduced soon.
    Appart for that it's a new. Unique gameplay that need to be experienced. I can't say another because the experience itself shouldn't be spoiled. I bough the game without looking anything online. So the first hours were... what i did ? I was sort of returning playing solo games after take distance from it. So it was hard and all that menus and stuff were... disengaging. But. Like pretty much what's beautiful in life. It's not easy at first.
    That game represent that from top to bottom. A must play experience. A totally breakthrough journey for me that i continue to play trying finishing at 100%    … Expand
  13. Jorllinio11
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Al principio es muy flojo, pero con paciencia al avanzar te va envolviendo, te sumerge con todo, sobre todo la música y te entrega una historia extremadamente buena y fantasiosa (además de fumada). Es mi juego favorito del mundo.
  14. willcrazy
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    tem muita cutscene, vc passa a maior parte do game andando, os combates são ridiculos de tão fácil e a única coisa legal é a interação com a comunidade por isso não dei zero
  15. Mahdi123447
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    It was an amazing brilliant game that broke the usual way that alot of games are being made that is a work of a genius
  16. Mindurbidniss
    Oct 26, 2022
    2
    Just make a movie already! I made it about 2 hours into this before I realized I've only actually been in control about 20mins. Between that and the disjointed, borderline homoerotic nature of the perception of the main character Sam, I realized this game just isn't for me. Journalists will condescendingly tell you "you just don't get it", but at the end of the day this game really is aJust make a movie already! I made it about 2 hours into this before I realized I've only actually been in control about 20mins. Between that and the disjointed, borderline homoerotic nature of the perception of the main character Sam, I realized this game just isn't for me. Journalists will condescendingly tell you "you just don't get it", but at the end of the day this game really is a package delivery sim that plays like a failed art film. It' also exists purely as an ego stroke for Kojima, who inserts his name in the credits at the beginning and end of every scene. Dude we get it, this is your game. I'd rather see the name of the character artists at the beginning and end of each scene because they're the real MVP's. They did such an awesome job at recreating what these actors actually look like that it's stunning, which is why I score it 4 out of 10. This game is also incredibly derivative of the Tom Cruise film Oblivion. From basic aesthetic, to some of the plot and character design. Kojima shouldn't be so proud of stealing. The rest is Kojima fluff wrap in a Prime delivery sim.… Expand
  17. Grenha98
    Nov 1, 2022
    9
    One of the best storys in video game industry, adding the amzing graphics, characters and soundtrack.
    Death Stranding is not a walking simulator but rather an amazing experince that every player have to try, disconecting by all the industry standard fps type.
  18. LucAsDePique
    Oct 31, 2022
    9
    This game is amazing.
    From the start, the music completely immerses you in the game. Norman Reedus' acting is perfect and the scenario unpredictable. Those who stop on the gameplay aspect (which I find nice) really miss an experience. Good job Kojima
  19. AtomosFabian
    Oct 28, 2022
    10
    Es una gran historia, muy buena narrativa que no quieres dejar de jugar, la jugabilidad es muy diferente a lo que Kojima nos tenía acostumbrados pero en el modo de acción nos recuerda a otros de sus juegos, muy recomendado
  20. puganj
    Oct 26, 2022
    7
    the bad - monotonous and boring gameplay most of the times
    the good - great story, interesting, also awesome graphips
  21. Lucknt
    Oct 18, 2022
    10
    This game is definitely not for everyone, but for those lucky few, who actually focus on the game's details, the context, the purpose, and the experience the game intends to deliver; you are gonna have a great time
  22. Ra4a
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    Kojima is a genius! In the evening, after hard work, walk around the beautiful world, with incredible scenery and musical accompaniment - 100/10. Idea, graphics, plot 1000/10. You can continue like this, endless transportation does not let you get tired and bored, it was very interesting to win platinum. The game was completed on ps4 pro. that's all) Racha*
  23. signaczak87
    Sep 30, 2022
    10
    The game is awesome. The plot is really way better than 95% of movies. Walking simulator? What about all the vehicles you get overtime. It is very widely complex, each attempt I learn something new. Hideo is the ultimate creator.
  24. ToniLevaner
    Sep 29, 2022
    6
    Esta maravilla que pudo aver sido Y no fué. Un juego, claramente igual que "Metal Gear V", texturas, movimiento tan parecidos, un mundo tan solitario. Un sistema de enemigos muy mal implementada, siempre en los mismos sitios Y sin varariar. El tiempo, que no trascurre, no hay transición entre el día Y la noche y, el pastizal que ha costado un juego que debería aver sido una película, todoEsta maravilla que pudo aver sido Y no fué. Un juego, claramente igual que "Metal Gear V", texturas, movimiento tan parecidos, un mundo tan solitario. Un sistema de enemigos muy mal implementada, siempre en los mismos sitios Y sin varariar. El tiempo, que no trascurre, no hay transición entre el día Y la noche y, el pastizal que ha costado un juego que debería aver sido una película, todo por aparentar y el postureo. Le doy 6 por la expectativa de la experiencia.… Expand
  25. Loqdona
    Sep 28, 2022
    10
    I finished this game two years ago. I remember it as the best time ever. I dońt get the low ratings, this is one of the best games I have ever played, it has great humor, meaning, fantasy, science fiction… and it works. Yes, the gameplay is not like a FPS, who cares. I can play shooters for hours, or sim racing games, but Death Stranding is something else. Give it a try.
  26. Duacorin
    Sep 22, 2022
    10
    This is the best game i ever played. Great wiews good story good gameplay thats why this game is the G.O.A.T
  27. Babaran
    Sep 19, 2022
    10
    The game is different, something new, something fresh 10/10 nothing like this game on the market.
  28. julic
    Sep 18, 2022
    7
    un juego de kohima que no me gusto mucho solo lo compre porque venia con mi consola y no sabia que trataba y era mi primera vez teniendo una playstation
  29. AnthonyFantano
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    NOT GOOD.
    Believe it or not Kojima used to made wonderful games. Now he spends his time looking at the mirror jerking his nanomachine. I mean the guy has a podcast were he talks about himself.
  30. saikyouren
    Sep 12, 2022
    9
    Awesome story, you need to play it with your wife or your husband, your gf, bf, kids or mom, dad.
  31. kozzy420
    Sep 12, 2022
    7
    Good but not great! Gorgeous graphics, relaxing gameplay, its a different style of game from Kojima but still enjoyable.
  32. DarkLorde02
    Sep 10, 2022
    9
    This game met with mixed reviews, but I personally see it as a masterpiece in it's genre, which is called by Kojima, a Stranding game.
    After completing the game I literally cried, because of the story, the ties between every hero we encounter. It's just amazing!
    Of course, I get that it's a walking simulator, but for the most time I played this game, I felt like I can really relax with a    This game met with mixed reviews, but I personally see it as a masterpiece in it's genre, which is called by Kojima, a Stranding game.
    After completing the game I literally cried, because of the story, the ties between every hero we encounter. It's just amazing!
    Of course, I get that it's a walking simulator, but for the most time I played this game, I felt like I can really relax with a video game after studying or working.
    Few words for the gameplay as well, because not only it relaxed me, but made my heart rush in many moments, if the BT attacked or MULE was catching me. I really liked those moments, because you feel like you're really in that kind of a situation.

    I could say more, but I think that's really enough for a quick review. I hope you get to like this game like me!    … Expand
  33. ecgbox
    Sep 6, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Original y entretenido de jugar, lamentablemente los capítulos finales son repetitivos y malos como ellos solos... una kojimada… Expand
  34. Rafanavajas
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    A great game, the story can be dificult to follow, and sometimes it may get kind of boring. But Ive had a lot of fun.
  35. 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.
  36. BrianDavid94
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find somethingQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (8) Very Good. Innovated, but perhaps not in the right choice for everyone. This score indicates that there are many good things to be had, but arguable so.

    To start off with, the graphics are insanely good and so is the story and characters. This game has a good message to tell the world too. This game suffers from story beats being too far in between which will force some players to give up and just research the ending. You are pretty much just a delivery gut in this game but there is more than just walking like people say and they let you unlock other stuff pretty quickly. Gameplay is smooth but the first 8 hrs of the game you are wondering if all the walking complaints are true but it’s just the initial game mechanics. You’ll be driving, and zip lining in no time. Just be sure to plan your route for vehicles otherwise, you’ll be walking.    … Expand
  37. Azzajkd
    Aug 31, 2022
    8
    Una perla imperdibile, un titolo unico, nuovo, diverso davvero, con un gameplay comprensibile solo se lo si è provato.
    Diffidate dalle recensioni negative di persone che non riescono a vedere ad un palmo dal naso e non capiscono che i generi esistono per un motivo.
    Io odio i gestionali, non per questo direi che un gestionale è brutto, e odio Fifa, ma non direi che è brutto perché non mi    Una perla imperdibile, un titolo unico, nuovo, diverso davvero, con un gameplay comprensibile solo se lo si è provato.
    Diffidate dalle recensioni negative di persone che non riescono a vedere ad un palmo dal naso e non capiscono che i generi esistono per un motivo.
    Io odio i gestionali, non per questo direi che un gestionale è brutto, e odio Fifa, ma non direi che è brutto perché non mi fa sparare a nessuno, è un gioco di calcio.
    Bene, questo è un "simulatore di corriere" sulla carta, e non va criticato per questo.
    Inoltre, simulatore a parte, ragazzi, il gameplay va ben oltre, (da persona che odia anche i simulatori).
    In fine, il come, è molto più importante del cosa, fidatevi, il semplice camminare in questo gioco è gameplay puro! Provare per credere.    … Expand
  38. Ducky08
    Aug 30, 2022
    10
    Один из лучших сюжетов в видеоиграх. Спасибо Кодзиме за незабываемые впечатления
  39. SUNDEE
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    He gane looks great in ps4 and better with the upgrade to ps5. Love the game from beginning to end .... after chapter 12 I did truly love it and I it make me emotional to finished it.
  40. brytag
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    O jogo é ótimo, gostei muito de tudo o que ele oferece; História e game play de qualidade. Diversão garantida!
  41. Apolosgames
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excesivo uso de cinemática sobretodo al final del juego.Le recomiendo al desarrollador, crear una historia entendible y no sólo un guión que creo que ni el mismo entiende.… Expand
  42. LegendOfGames9
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    Amazing game with mind boggling story. Combine that with amazing gameplay design and unique online interactions , it is a masterpiece overall.
  43. 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
  44. Dac_Argyll_03
    Aug 5, 2022
    8
    Un juego extremadamente diferente que goza de increible banda sonora, es un juego para esas personas que se la pasan haciendo trabajos en gta Online o un personaje en los sims, un juego donde te relajas siguiendo las ordenes que te dan mientras pasa el tiempo, lo malo de primeras que diria es que si se esfuerza en ser muy unico por lo que a veces es simplemente mucha rareza porque si estoUn juego extremadamente diferente que goza de increible banda sonora, es un juego para esas personas que se la pasan haciendo trabajos en gta Online o un personaje en los sims, un juego donde te relajas siguiendo las ordenes que te dan mientras pasa el tiempo, lo malo de primeras que diria es que si se esfuerza en ser muy unico por lo que a veces es simplemente mucha rareza porque si esto se nota tanto en jugabilidad como en la historia, aparte de ser un poco repetitivo una vez ya aprendes todo. Aun asi su historia no deja de ser buena, con personajes con personalidad, bastante personalidad, un buen mundo abierto, ya que contiene suficientes cosas que hacer fuera de la historia, buenos detalles y guiños de muchas cosas.… Expand
  45. soldier_ibra
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiecemasterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece… Expand
  46. ShinishiKudo
    Aug 4, 2022
    5
    A mostly boring and long walk
    Gameplay whise this game sets a new standart for dragging the player for more then 10 hours doing nothing. While the story has some good moments and the songs from low roar are stunning it doesn't make Death Stranding a good game.
  47. 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
  48. hollowspillz
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My most favorite thing ever. The most heartbreaking and emotionally impactful game for me. Not only it has a casting made of lots of actors and people that I always been a fan of, it also introduced me to a great piece of storytelling with an immersive world with characters you just can’t help but love. Easily has the best peaks I’ve ever seen. The soundtrack is so so so amazing and the visuals are too. Cliff’s reveal to Sam and Die-Hardman’s confession to Sam are the best scenes and acting I’ve seen. The only bad thing I see about it is that the replay value is not there. I would not play this again even if I got payed. Way too long and it felt repetitive at times, but it was 100% worth completing. Clifford Unger and Die-Hardman are one of the best characters I’ve ever seen.… Expand
  49. nDix
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
    Too long and boring in some aspects to be finished (I didn't), but glad Kojima does this kind of original and completely different games, we need fresher AAA games
  50. thomaszhuang
    Jul 26, 2022
    9
    当你翻山越岭，看着远方秀丽的风景，耳边响起了小岛秀夫为你精心筛选的音乐，这些要素整合在一起，使得这个作品像艺术品一般精妙。
    而对于人与人之间的联结，游戏本身也通过一种创新性的「弱联机」呈现给玩家：前方那条路好像走不通？没事，有个玩家在那儿建了个梯子。当你绝望时却发现了「一线生机」，而这「一线生机」是恰好另一个世界的玩家留给你的，这便是这部作品一直强调的「联结」。    当你翻山越岭，看着远方秀丽的风景，耳边响起了小岛秀夫为你精心筛选的音乐，这些要素整合在一起，使得这个作品像艺术品一般精妙。
    而对于人与人之间的联结，游戏本身也通过一种创新性的「弱联机」呈现给玩家：前方那条路好像走不通？没事，有个玩家在那儿建了个梯子。当你绝望时却发现了「一线生机」，而这「一线生机」是恰好另一个世界的玩家留给你的，这便是这部作品一直强调的「联结」。
  51. EscalitoEscbar
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    Ein Meisterwerk....da bleibt nicht viel mehr zusagen....Hatte unglaublich viel Spaß mit diesem Game
  52. Soulsbornfan
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    The first strand type game, a true innovative masterpiece designed by Hideo Kojima who Hideo Kojima Hideo Kojima Hideo Kojima Hideo Kojima Hideo Kojima
  53. Hilarious
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    This game is a piece of art and I manage to play it on the perfect moment of my life so it was pure emotional experience.
  54. Woozlyn27
    Jul 23, 2022
    8
    Игра классная , интиресная идея ,захватующий мир который влюбой момент ты можешь затупить и начать все сначала , персонажы запоминающийся , главная проблема игры ето интерфейс он очень не удобен слишком много времени надо чтобы ёго понятьИгра классная , интиресная идея ,захватующий мир который влюбой момент ты можешь затупить и начать все сначала , персонажы запоминающийся , главная проблема игры ето интерфейс он очень не удобен слишком много времени надо чтобы ёго понять
  55. FirstSpawn
    Jul 23, 2022
    8
    Игра со своеобразным, но интересным и атмосферным сюжетом. Очень подойдёт для тех, кто любит неспешный-плавный геймплей, поразмыслить и любоваться природным ландшафтом.
  56. MTaniacMeta
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    this game is an unexplored valley this game is a masterpiece that every player should experience .play,play,play
  57. Pehe953
    Jul 22, 2022
    10
    Death stranding is a very beautiful game, that is just different than other games i have played. It’s very relaxing at times, and very stressful when it needs to be. The story is weird, but enjoyable. And the controls may be weird but it fits to the story.
  58. TheGreenRoom
    Jul 21, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ahh yes, the walking simulator as they say. To be fair, I don't think you're walking around very often with a baby attached to you while at risk of being attacked by dead spirits from other dimensions. There are weaknesses to Death Stranding, but the package delivering simulation is not one of them. I think its a strength if you have patience and like being fully immersed in a strange open world. In fact, there are many strengths in this game. The non combat gameplay is top level. The story and characters are phenomenal. The graphics are amazing, and the world design is beautiful. That being said, I can understand how this game could be boring to some. Luckily, I didn't have that problem. However, there was one glaring weakness, and that was the combat gameplay. It was rough, slow and difficult. Nothing about firing a weapon felt smooth or satisfying, especially in the gun battles against Cliff Unger. I really just wanted to skip that part of the game. But overall, I really like Death Stranding, and I recommend it to anyone who has patience, likes a bit of challenge, and enjoys immersing themselves in a beautiful open world.… Expand
  59. Jackwill
    Jul 21, 2022
    8
    Никто не будет спорить что в этой игре кодзима откровенно насрал сюжетом и геймплеем, но мне понравилось.
  60. Mychaelwo
    Jul 16, 2022
    8
    Atuações incríveis, história imersiva, gameplay com gerenciamento de itens bem interessante, porém o game não vai muito além do vai e vem de entregas, não é pra todo mundo.
  61. gcarmigl
    Jul 14, 2022
    10
    The best game in the history of mankind , the story is not for everyone. Only for high IQ people
  62. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    3
    I can't say anything special about the repetitive gameplay without the challenge of walking simulator
    simulator cutscenes
  63. psychomantis39
    Jul 13, 2022
    8
    The cinematics in this is awesome, people criticize it for being not what they expected, but I would rather play other games like DS than the convetional saturated open world games.
  64. 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
  65. Kinzatsu
    Jul 10, 2022
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso, ótima gameplay, ótima história e ótima trilha Sonora!
    Meu jogo favorito dos últimos anos, Thanks Kojima!!!
  66. Notafatbastard
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    Fresh, original, unique. Sometimes obtuse, occasionally frustrating. Overall transcendent.
  67. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    Nov 17, 2019

    Me ha sorprendido mucho el juego, por las malas criticas que tenía lo compré con mucho miedo, las primeras 3 horas sentí que todo lo malo que habían dicho era cierto y de repente boom, todo cambia, a medida que empieza el juego desde la muerte de la presidenta de los Estados Unidos el juego no para de sorprender, cada UCA (ciudades) que visitas va apareciendo mas equipo y    Nov 17, 2019

    Me ha sorprendido mucho el juego, por las malas criticas que tenía lo compré con mucho miedo, las primeras 3 horas sentí que todo lo malo que habían dicho era cierto y de repente boom, todo cambia, a medida que empieza el juego desde la muerte de la presidenta de los Estados Unidos el juego no para de sorprender, cada UCA (ciudades) que visitas va apareciendo mas equipo y mas construcciones donde la participación es clave para conseguirlas, el estrés y el miedo en algunas partes del mapa es real, y la sensación de estar conectando todo es muy viva. Cuando mirad el juego como a cualquier otro juego, mapa grandísimo, ir de punto A a punto B, en alguno juegos matando maquinas, en otros persiguiendo a alguien y en este repartiendo mercancía muy importante en un mundo post apocalíptico te das cuenta que al final no se diferencia de otros juegos que siempre te gustaron y empiezas a perder el miedo y a centrarte en la historia, la cual hasta el momento pinta muy bien. Merece la pena jugarlo.

    EDITO: *(19 noviembre 2019) Ya he terminado el juego y le tengo que subir la nota. El juego a medida que vas avanzando te va sorprendiendo cada vez más y el final te deja muy WTF. Es un juego muy largo, de los juegos con historia más largos que haya jugado nunca, el juego parece que termina (con créditos y todo) y continúa varias horas más hasta el verdadero final. Es un juego muy recomendado pero necesita tiempo.    … Expand
  68. siggi104
    Jul 8, 2022
    9
    Another Kojima masterpiece! Truly unique with a H bomb level story. Beautiful music, insane graphics. One of a kind. If the whole vehicle gameplay wasn't so janky it'd be very close to perfect.
  69. GoyangDufus
    Jul 6, 2022
    10
    yet another masterpiece by THE GOAT Hideo Kojima. He will continue to be the GOAT and father of gaming.
  70. ManuelPol
    Jul 5, 2022
    10
    One of the best games I have played so far for ps5 (and ps4 as well actually). Cinematic is sickening, background musics are incredibles, the storyline is very different from other games. I would recommend this game.
  71. ricky6
    Aug 12, 2020
    7
    un gameplay comportant beaucoup de lacunes, un scenario un poil trop complexe (surtout au debut on se perd avec les termes) ce dernier ne prend forme qu’à la fin, mais je dois avouer que le rendu est juste bluffant, sur ce point l’histoire en globalité est juste incroyable. Un gameplay basé sur les parcours, construction et énigmes pour parvenir a se frayer un chemin aurait été bien plusun gameplay comportant beaucoup de lacunes, un scenario un poil trop complexe (surtout au debut on se perd avec les termes) ce dernier ne prend forme qu’à la fin, mais je dois avouer que le rendu est juste bluffant, sur ce point l’histoire en globalité est juste incroyable. Un gameplay basé sur les parcours, construction et énigmes pour parvenir a se frayer un chemin aurait été bien plus amusant a mon sens, la durée de vie mériterait aussi un rabais pour limiter toute répétitivité et ce concentrer sur les points fondamentaux de l’histoire et l’univers… Expand
  72. Ardho
    Jun 27, 2022
    7
    death stranding has amazingly good graphics, the characters using movie actors are really cool, the ost is good, but this game has a story that I don't like at all, the gameplay is so boring that I don't intend to continue. After all, I think this game is still good but I don't like it
  73. Rory_Luukas
    Jun 25, 2022
    10
    One of my personal all time favourite games. I have sunk near to 600 hours into this game. 

    You will find mixed reviews of Death Stranding because it just simply isn't for everyone. There are some things people can agree on though: Story 10/10. Concept 10/10. World STUNNING. Soundtrack 10/10. Where the controversy comes in… is the core gameplay loop. Death Stranding is a walking    One of my personal all time favourite games. I have sunk near to 600 hours into this game. 


    You will find mixed reviews of Death Stranding because it just simply isn't for everyone. There are some things people can agree on though: Story 10/10. Concept 10/10. World STUNNING. Soundtrack 10/10. Where the controversy comes in… is the core gameplay loop.


    Death Stranding is a walking simulator. Yout main objective is to be a post man and take items from point A to point B… And it's amazing. When travelling through a new area there will be nothing but your wits to help you traverse the wild and varied terrain, all while grappling the weather. You must utilise ladders,  ropes and other craftable equipment including vehicles to conquer rivers, cliffs, mountains, forests, canyons, etc. On top of this, either avoid or combat certain enemies. Once you make it to point B, you will bring new settlements into the "chiral network"... this is where the game gets super cool. Once on the network, areas have a chiral bandwidth. This will allow you to build, bridges, roads, zip lines, post boxes, charging stations, shelters, etc which will help you conquer the terrain and make it your b$@tch. This sandbox element is endlessly fun and something you spend ages, constantly improving and making more efficient.


    BUT also with the chiral network, comes the strand system! The strand system is your connection to other players in the same world. You will have access to some of their structures which they have built in their own worlds and they will have access to some of yours!! Also you can see player signs… a way of marking "enemies ahead" and stuff. There is a like system, you can give however many likes to structures as you want within reason and likes from players is how you level up your character. So if you find something super useful like a well placed bridge, you quite often take a second to spam like the player's structure.


    This gives everyone the incentive to create things that all players will find useful. The more useful your structures the more likes you'll receive, the more players will choose to have your structures around… and so on.


    This makes the world feel alive and ever changing. It's just simply one of the best things to have ever been put into a game ever. I would recommend playing this game JUST to experience this aspect.    … Expand
  74. 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.
  75. YO_CUPID
    Jun 17, 2022
    8
    The fps N graphics both amazed me on ps4. Story is awesome. The only problem is with the gameplay. It gets boring sometimes. The atmosphere is unbelievably beautiful
  76. 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.
  77. chrisdan23
    Jun 8, 2022
    9
    An Kojimas Death Stranding scheiden sich die Geister. Ob als DHL Simulator persifliert, oder als Parabel auf eine sich immer weiter spaltende, westliche Gesellschaft gefeiert. Ich will zu Kojima Ausnahmetitel vor allem eines sagen - Man muss es wirklich gespielt haben, um es kritisieren zu können.

    Denn gerade das Laufen macht in diesem Spiel ungeheuer Spaß. Die Atmosphäre der Open World    An Kojimas Death Stranding scheiden sich die Geister. Ob als DHL Simulator persifliert, oder als Parabel auf eine sich immer weiter spaltende, westliche Gesellschaft gefeiert. Ich will zu Kojima Ausnahmetitel vor allem eines sagen - Man muss es wirklich gespielt haben, um es kritisieren zu können.

    Denn gerade das Laufen macht in diesem Spiel ungeheuer Spaß. Die Atmosphäre der Open World ist schlichtweg einzigartig. Auch die unfassbar guten Cut Scenes mit diversen "What the **** Momente können schwer Grund einer Kritik sein. Auch nicht die toll gespielten Dialoge der kojimaesken Charaktere.

    Nein am Ende ist es dann doch einfach ernüchternd Death Stranding als Parabel auf die Trump Gesellschaft zu lesen. Vermutlich muss man das. Aber leider wird genau da das Erlebnis Death Stranding am Ende fad. Da die Antworten, die das Spiel hier gibt, einfach zu flach und romantisierend sind.

    Die Interpretation des Spiels ist fad. Das Spiel selber - das ist fantastisch.    … Expand
  78. elijahlape
    Jun 3, 2022
    8
    This game is something else, something else entirely. It's a long and slow-paced game, but it's a worthy experience, with great music, incredible visuals, and rather cryptic characters and story.
  79. theday16
    May 28, 2022
    9
    There are so many good games out there that are perfect in their own way and genre. But this game is undoubtedly far from perfection. Long-winded but uninformative lines. Beautiful but messy settings(I reckon it's because they made the concept of gameplay first and then made story and background in accordance with it.) Fcked up driving mechanism. Despite these shortcomings however, thisThere are so many good games out there that are perfect in their own way and genre. But this game is undoubtedly far from perfection. Long-winded but uninformative lines. Beautiful but messy settings(I reckon it's because they made the concept of gameplay first and then made story and background in accordance with it.) Fcked up driving mechanism. Despite these shortcomings however, this game is truly original and amazing in a strange way we've never seen before. Other players who were always competitors are now your biggest invisible friends. The feeling of relief you get when see a perfect structure at perfect location and moment is something you can only feel in this game. You can't help but hit Like button. The action you have to make when on foot is so unique that gotta admit it's an acquired taste but when you get used to the sense of it, you can see how this game opens a whole new paradigm of action game. Needless to say how overwhelming the scenery is with wonderful musics. It's divisive of course, for it's not like any other game we've been playing so far. But if you think of yourself as an open minded person or want to challenge something new, this is the one. You are gonna love it unless you are a trigger happy americans or IGNorant. Just kidding… Expand
  80. 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".
  81. Darkmuse
    May 21, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Death Stranding is a revolutionary out of this world breathtaking masterpiece!
    Game is very symbol, rich with details that kept my mind always at work trying so hard to grasp as many theories they keep throwing at me.
    The ideas in this game are so Grand, Big Bang, mysteries of life & death - I loved the way they used the extinction of dinosaurs & mammals and linked it to the game theme so easily.
    I will never understand how people got bored when the game always renews itself, shooting becomes possible all of a sudden – it included boss fights, and the adrenaline rush episodes made only for the terrorizing Clifford Unger.
    Main theme is obviously connection, and bringing people together especially while building roads and everyone contributes with little material they can spare to build for tomorrow as if it’s saying we can only live through tomorrow together and how people are as good as dead in isolation.
    The Game could be also about America’s predicament, how it was meant to be a land of freedom & dreams – now it is anything but.
    I think it’s based on realism – how one must make every effort brick by brick just like in the real world.
    The sci-fi elements of this game just blew my mind – TimeFall causing accelerated aging, cryptobytes, and thermonuclear weapons….
    Kojima is a genius who forged us a real treasure which could be the starting point of a new Genre.    … Expand
  82. Asaffenathan47
    May 14, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, jogo incrível, um dos melhores enredos que já vi em um jogo, tecnicamente falando esse jogo é quase perfeito, e a jogabilidade, o estilo de gameplay em si, muitas pessoas não curtiram, acharam chato e monótono, eu entendo quem não curtiu, o jogo não vai agradar a todos mesmo, (mas) eu particularmente adorei, foi um jogo que me envolveu do início ao fim, e mesmo vocêAmazing game, jogo incrível, um dos melhores enredos que já vi em um jogo, tecnicamente falando esse jogo é quase perfeito, e a jogabilidade, o estilo de gameplay em si, muitas pessoas não curtiram, acharam chato e monótono, eu entendo quem não curtiu, o jogo não vai agradar a todos mesmo, (mas) eu particularmente adorei, foi um jogo que me envolveu do início ao fim, e mesmo você caminhando muito fazendo entregas e tudo mais, cada minuto que passei jogando eu me diverti e aproveitei, é um estilo de jogo que me agrada, tá entre os melhores jogos que já joguei de certeza, Thank you Kojima!… Expand
  83. Milad1234
    May 6, 2022
    9
    The game is beautiful in terms of graphics and very beautiful and super beautiful view without bugs and everything is finished, but it also had technical problems.
  84. dc3365
    May 3, 2022
    10
    I loved this game. it's so hard to think Kojima went through the length to make something like this in this day and age.

    I adored Sam's relationship with other characters. I loved that the gameplay is not scripted and total a walk in the park. I love that it makes my heart beat faster and faster in fights. There were so many close calls.
  85. Antoniods
    Apr 11, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giocato è un capolavoro con narrazione molto variegata e cinematica con le sue teorie. All'avanguardia ben curato e rifinito.… Expand
  86. iberdaniel85
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    Para mi uno de los mejores juegos de la generación pasada, una historia brutal.
  87. BatmanTheNr1
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    only reason why I bought a ps4 looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  88. 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.
  89. alchemist_man
    Apr 7, 2022
    9
    i just finished the game ...
    story : 10/10 for me ... because it was so special journey in video game industry and i'm really in love with mysterious sci fie subjects .... so this game was for me
    graphic : the game looks gorgeous ... beautiful landscapes and face details ... so it is 10/10 for me gameplay : not good .. honestly ... first problem is walking in the game is so good    i just finished the game ...
    story : 10/10 for me ... because it was so special journey in video game industry and i'm really in love with mysterious sci fie subjects .... so this game was for me
    graphic : the game looks gorgeous ... beautiful landscapes and face details ... so it is 10/10 for me
    gameplay : not good .. honestly ... first problem is walking in the game is so good relaxing okay .. but when it get too much .. you'll start getting bored ... and honestly i couldn't enjoy music and landscapes much because there were bt's in my way... second problem is boss fights ... i played on very hard difficulty and i didn't know where to expect boss fight so i didn't get weapons i needed .. so game become harder for me, i kept playing until the last boss fight ... and in the last cliff boss fight i tried one hundred times and i couldn't kill him because i didn't have weapon and i should've used in game weapons .. so it was almost impossible to defeat him ... so i lower the difficulty, the thing i hate to do in the middle the games i play... so despite beautiful graphic and amazing story this game had weak gameplay that could be much better .. but i think 9 is a fair score .. and thanks to kojima and his team for this gorgeous game ;)    … Expand
  90. 1234marcos
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    Legit my favorite game ever made. I love the message it has and playing it during these coronavirus times is vivid and something else. Truly a one of a kind masterpiece!
  91. DoorFang
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    It's a super-weird and very niche game. Like, it's the most Kojima of all Kojima games. It's also his most divisive among players. There seem to be the extremes (love it or hate it) with not much middle ground. I really enjoyed it. As in, I finished it three times. And I only finish about half the games I buy, so that's a huge up-vote for me. But it's definitely a slow-burn kinda game. AndIt's a super-weird and very niche game. Like, it's the most Kojima of all Kojima games. It's also his most divisive among players. There seem to be the extremes (love it or hate it) with not much middle ground. I really enjoyed it. As in, I finished it three times. And I only finish about half the games I buy, so that's a huge up-vote for me. But it's definitely a slow-burn kinda game. And the war-dream sequences are combat-heavy, where the rest of the game is decidedly not. So there's that bit of uneven-ness to it. But I just really enjoyed the story and the characters (especially NORMAN REEDUS and his AMAZING FETUS!!!). Oh, and the music (all three soundtracks, mind you) were heavy favorites for me.… Expand
  92. TheRavS
    May 27, 2021
    9
    Death Stranding is a strange game. But strange does not equal bad, contrary to what most people seem to think. Death Stranding wanted to tell a different, more abstract story also through its gameplay and so, it created it outside the box and succeeded. Most people will probably think it's boring and/or wonky, but that's because most people are used to blast through a game like it is aDeath Stranding is a strange game. But strange does not equal bad, contrary to what most people seem to think. Death Stranding wanted to tell a different, more abstract story also through its gameplay and so, it created it outside the box and succeeded. Most people will probably think it's boring and/or wonky, but that's because most people are used to blast through a game like it is a race rather than taking into account what the game wants them to do, and Death Stranding wants you to go slow and take it all in, to know what you're doing and why. Some people just don't get that and call this a walking simulator.

    Let's talk about the gameplay. You play a deliverer, a porter, who takes orders to deliver objects to different locations that don't have any routes between them, so you're forced to go on foot through almost virgin terrain. That's simply it. The game wants you to go slow, watch your step, watch out for obstacles and prepare for conflict and other eventualities. The game puts a problem before you: go from point A to point B - there will be x number of problems. So, as you would if you were hauling +2 times your weight on your back, you're supposed to tread carefully. This gameplay loop is rewarding because you're supposed to feel you're overcoming something real. You get rewarded by your interactions with the people you help bringing things they would not be able to get anyway. You're supposed to feel something towards the people you're helping, about the distance you've walked, what effort and objects it cost you and how you managed to keep your cargo safe. This plays a big role on the overall narrative and its themes.

    Death Stranding is about reconnecting with people in a future where we are not connected to people, where we are isolated and have recklessly discarded others from our lives because we thought we had no other way, and so, Death Stranding tells the story of recuperating the will to care for the people that you're helping, that help you, and that you may not see eye to eye, but end up appreciating because they are there for your protagonist, Sam. The gameplay makes you feel these themes. You're reconnecting everyone, YOU'RE putting the effort, YOU care about who is in need, but you're not a gun blazing soldier, you're just a guy with a crappy past that made him give up. I am not going to get into the details of the story, but I'll say it has it's very goofy moments, as sometimes the dialogue is not the best, and the game tends to overexplain the simple concepts but not really explain properly the most complex things. Nevertheless, it works and it is relatively simple as to know what is going on, even if at the beginning you feel somewhat out of place.

    I have little to say about this game, and that is good, because I don't want to taint your opinion. You should experience it and think about what you felt throughout instead of basing your opinion on people who play CoD or the billionth shooter every chance they have or who are obsessed with Nintendo's annual bland rehash of its franchises.    … Expand
  93. DarioVald
    Mar 27, 2022
    7
    Es tediosos por momentos, la mecánica es extraña pero la historia es lo que llama la atención.
  94. Feisy
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    A ver nice story into a the slowest game, but this is part of its magic. For me it's an incredible game but no perfect
  95. Luisgsghsh
    Mar 24, 2022
    10
    " Death Stranding está criando um novo gênero de jogo e, portanto, abre seu próprio caminho para experiências mais interativas. É um trabalho corajoso graças à sua novidade, que felizmente não é um direito de se gabar para seus criadores, como pode parecer, mas um excepcional título que recompensará os corajosos que o jogarem.
  96. 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...
  97. Alex-Rainx
    Mar 20, 2022
    6
    Juego tecnicamente muy bueno, graficamente normal, cinematicas increibles, pero Kojima jugo con las ilusiones de la gente vendiendo Humo por su reputacion y sin decir datos de que trata el juego para engatusar a la gente a la precompra solo por llevar su nombre tras el juego. No te puedes aprovechar de tu nombre para vender un producto sin acalarar a la gente de que trata y de que va paraJuego tecnicamente muy bueno, graficamente normal, cinematicas increibles, pero Kojima jugo con las ilusiones de la gente vendiendo Humo por su reputacion y sin decir datos de que trata el juego para engatusar a la gente a la precompra solo por llevar su nombre tras el juego. No te puedes aprovechar de tu nombre para vender un producto sin acalarar a la gente de que trata y de que va para dar luego una sorpresa final de si te gusta bien y si no te gusta, 70Euros perdidos por confiar en una persona de gran calidad en antiguos trabajos por su reputacion. Asi no se vende un producto ni se vende un videojuego, ojala no pase esto nunca mas. Si vas a vendr algo, no escondas nada, muestralo todo, enseñalo y k la gente no se lleve sorpresas de ultima hora, 1/10… Expand
  98. strangebrew123
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    I almost stopped playing this game after a few days as I thought it was dull, but HOW WRONG I WAS!

    I played and completed this game OFFLINE and solo, building all of the roads, sourcing all of the metals and ceramics etc. It ended up being a lonely existence! Sourcing materials & maintaining roads is hard when playing solo, fighting BTs, mules and terrorists is the easy part really.    I almost stopped playing this game after a few days as I thought it was dull, but HOW WRONG I WAS!

    I played and completed this game OFFLINE and solo, building all of the roads, sourcing all of the metals and ceramics etc. It ended up being a lonely existence! Sourcing materials & maintaining roads is hard when playing solo, fighting BTs, mules and terrorists is the easy part really.

    However, then I went online and wow, absolutely phenomenal! I gained 150K likes and all of a sudden a whole new world opened up to me! It highlighted just how much easier things are when you collaborate.

    This is the most addictive game I've ever played, which, considering what you do in the game is simply amazing! The graphics are second to none, and the hiking gameplay is almost realistic - its almost exhausting at times walking over mountains - awesome experience! Plus the storyline and cutscenes are superb. I loved it, such depth!

    Excellent open world game that I've played for over 200 hours...I am the great deliverer!

    UPDATE: I came back to this game after 2 years and played online from the start on difficult level. Not only is it so much easier online than offline, but its so much more fun, and the storyline is so much more engaging and understandable. For me this is one of the best storylines of any game and the acting is awesome. Fighting Cliff in WW1 and WW2 and fighting Higgs are tricky, but well worth the effort. An AWESOME GAME.    … Expand
  99. BgaPass
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gostei bastante da história, os graficos, aguardo o retorno do segundo jogo,… Expand
  100. RoverDiscover
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    FedEx Simulator.
    Boring, boring, and guess what? Boring.
    This is not even a game, it's a waste of time
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#33 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019

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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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