Death Stranding

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  1. PabloDesigns
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    If Breath of the Wild was empty, this sh*t is f***ing void. Disappointed to see that good story and those incredible graphics wasted like this.
  2. Dubeau
    Apr 4, 2021
    6
    Death Stranding has a very ambitious story to tell but it fails with it's gameplay mechanics and fights. The story is not simple and revolves a lot on fantasy. It's good and they put real actors in it. The delivery of the story is amazing. At the base however, this is a lot a walking simulator. You get vehicles at some points, most of them are slow enough that the BT can attack you. MakingDeath Stranding has a very ambitious story to tell but it fails with it's gameplay mechanics and fights. The story is not simple and revolves a lot on fantasy. It's good and they put real actors in it. The delivery of the story is amazing. At the base however, this is a lot a walking simulator. You get vehicles at some points, most of them are slow enough that the BT can attack you. Making deliveries gets very old, very fast. The gun/grenade fighting works with human targets, but the BTs it generates horrible fighting. The system is so slow and unprecise that the BT have a net advantage. On top of that, they attack from behind, something your character can't handle well since it takes forever to move or turn around. The music is quite good, especially like Low Roar music. I like the fact that you can share other players structures. The reward system is fun too. I give it 68%. The ending is blocked with a series of BT fights, and factually kill the game before the end. Great story but with bad enemy design and choices.… Expand
  3. Hyuga
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    -Gameplay: 3.5 (muchos bugs y fisicas del juego mal elaboradas, ademas de gameplay repetitivo).
    -Gráficos: 8.5 (para ser el motor de guerrilla, se pudo pulir un poco mas los gráficos in game).
    -Sonidos: 9.0 (excelente banda sonora y efectos sonoros). -Mecanicas 2.0 (Nada nuevo que no se alla visto en otros juegos, se prometio algo nuevo com genero diferente). -Controles: 5.0 ( encontre    -Gameplay: 3.5 (muchos bugs y fisicas del juego mal elaboradas, ademas de gameplay repetitivo).
    -Gráficos: 8.5 (para ser el motor de guerrilla, se pudo pulir un poco mas los gráficos in game).
    -Sonidos: 9.0 (excelente banda sonora y efectos sonoros).
    -Mecanicas 2.0 (Nada nuevo que no se alla visto en otros juegos, se prometio algo nuevo com genero diferente).
    -Controles: 5.0 ( encontre que los menus son poco intuitivos, ademas de estar haciendo siempre equilibrio con el personaje)
    -Narrativa: 9.0 (Excelente historia que deja un mensaje propio que deja pensando al jugador)
    -Comentario propio: es un juego dirigido a un publico especifico (juego de nicho), y recomiendo ver gameplays si realmente quieres comprarlo, a mi parecer es uno de los peores juegos que a hecho Kojima.
    NOTA: 6.1    … Expand
  4. Lemonade1408
    Jan 13, 2020
    6
    I wanted to love this game and for a time I did, but after 25 hours or so I gave up as the core gameplay loop is very repetitive

    There are a few standout moments in the game which are awesome, but 80% of the game is just walking/driving back and fore between checkpoints dropping off parcels The first few time I went through BT or Mule areas were brilliant but then after awhile it    I wanted to love this game and for a time I did, but after 25 hours or so I gave up as the core gameplay loop is very repetitive

    There are a few standout moments in the game which are awesome, but 80% of the game is just walking/driving back and fore between checkpoints dropping off parcels

    The first few time I went through BT or Mule areas were brilliant but then after awhile it just becomes the same grind    … Expand
  5. Bfreepro417
    Nov 16, 2019
    6
    The breathtaking detail and incredible world building and atmosphere in this game have such incredible potential. There are moments in this game that truly took my breath away, such as the action based cinematic cutscenes, the incredibly realistic yet isolated world and structures, and the overall photorealistic visuals and unmatched sound design and voice acting. This only made it stingThe breathtaking detail and incredible world building and atmosphere in this game have such incredible potential. There are moments in this game that truly took my breath away, such as the action based cinematic cutscenes, the incredibly realistic yet isolated world and structures, and the overall photorealistic visuals and unmatched sound design and voice acting. This only made it sting that much more when I realized the gameplay is truly the definition of tedious, dull, and truly uninspired. This game feels like it truly goes out of its way to frustrate and the player with baffling gameplay choices and an overall monotonous and unrewarding premise. This game is nowhere near a 10/10, but it’s also nowhere near a 1/10. There is serious, serious potential here, but it is squandered. I rarely felt positive emotions from this game, I didn’t feel like I was escaping to a universe I couldn’t wait to immerse myself in and find out what happens next. Instead, I couldn’t wait to escape the game. It was a chore. It truly is, carry this cargo to this location, then probably go back, and then do it again. Most games walking and traveling is a tedious chore, only done to get to the next action set piece or story beat. Here, walking and traveling IS the game. Carry as much cargo as you can, as quickly as possible to this location. Ok, let’s do this! Start jogging and you’ll soon fall over and damage your cargo. Get stuck in the rain, your equipment and cargo degrades quickly, so now you’re trying to deliver even faster, only to get blown down a hill by the wind or slip and fall from the wet rain. Then BB starts crying, and you literally have to stand there and rock your PS4 controller back and forth. Keep in mind your equipment and cargo is still being damaged from the rain. BT encounters were not exhilarating, just annoying and again, tedious. That’s the best way I can describe this game: tedious. Mind numbingly dull, monotonous, frustrating, baffling, WTF were they thinking. I’ve never been more disappointed in a game, never before have I seen such incredible and breathtaking potential only to have it squandered on a gameplay structure that focuses solely on inconveniencing the player. Please, Mr. Kojima, never again. This sucks.… Expand
  6. GutiCR
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    El juego tiene detalles buenos, buena historia, graficamente muy bueno y buena banda sonora, pero el gameplay es sumamente aburrido, despues de 20 horas de juego se me hizo demasiado agotador seguir jugandolo, básicamente es dejar paquetes de un punto A a un punto B listo, dificultad nula y eso que lo jugue en Difícil, habia veces que preferia las cinematicas por la historia
  7. MarvelJoe
    Nov 16, 2019
    6
    I will probably never understand why people give this game so much praise and high score. I have played games that people claim to be very overrated like Skyrim, Resident Evil 4, and Ocarina of Time and I absolute love them. Sure they have their flaws, but they never keep me away of excitement unlike this game. Death Stranding is beautiful and embrace what it's doing, but I'm not going toI will probably never understand why people give this game so much praise and high score. I have played games that people claim to be very overrated like Skyrim, Resident Evil 4, and Ocarina of Time and I absolute love them. Sure they have their flaws, but they never keep me away of excitement unlike this game. Death Stranding is beautiful and embrace what it's doing, but I'm not going to lie that most of the game is really boring. This game looked like it could be a masterpiece but as gameplay goes, it's far from being a masterpiece. I don't have a PS4 so I just watch someone else play it on YouTube, it looks interesting and I was on board with it but there was something in the game that keep me from watching it. The more I watch, the more I feel like I'm torturing myself to the point where I skipped to the end of the game and it was almost 2 hours from being over. I love the characters, the story, the graphics, and setting but gosh...how the game was played is annoying. It's a point A to point B game. I was really hoping this would be Game of the Year worthy, but it really doesn't look the case.… Expand
  8. astrophel
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    Jogo com muita cg, combate chato e repetitivo, caminhadas entediantes sem fast travel, o que ajuda o game e a parte gráfica dos personagens e dublagem, parte gráfica do ambiente também ficou devendo.
  9. michaelb1928
    Nov 16, 2020
    6
    Not a terrible game, It has some good points but its just so boring, i got about halfway through and decided to drop it , at the start the story was intriguing enough to keep me invested but the further I got the constant exposition dumps and unintersting characters forced me to give the rest a skip, I have no intentions of revisiting this
  10. Cubic1103
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    desde el punto de vista cinematográfico tiene cosas interesantes y podría ser una buena serie o película, excelentes gráficos y en cuanto a la historia puede o no gustar en cuanto al Gameplay no me gustó en los primeros capítulos llega a decepcionarte no me gusta el objetivo voy a la mitad no sé si después se ponga mejor pero me parece aburrido
  11. Alesinho
    Sep 2, 2020
    6
    Buena idea mal ejecutada. Sin todo el hype y a precio reducido es disfrutable...
  12. Hk_Phil
    Dec 9, 2019
    6
    Some interesting concepts, but very self-indulgent on behalf of Kojima. I wonder what effect a good Konami executive saying “no” when needed might Have had on the end result. The plot and cutscenes needed tightening up, got frustrating towards the end and I just skipped them, which isn’t how it should be. Gameplay was just delivering parcels, but building roads and zip lines for others wasSome interesting concepts, but very self-indulgent on behalf of Kojima. I wonder what effect a good Konami executive saying “no” when needed might Have had on the end result. The plot and cutscenes needed tightening up, got frustrating towards the end and I just skipped them, which isn’t how it should be. Gameplay was just delivering parcels, but building roads and zip lines for others was surprisingly satisfying.… Expand
  13. Daermon
    Nov 22, 2019
    6
    Not good, not bad, little bit boring... And yes: a little bit post simulator. Story is just ok. So this game is very overhyped.
  14. Revengeoutlaw
    Nov 12, 2019
    6
    The gameplay really sucks for me personally. I was looking for the time when enemies will appear and you have to fight but it got even worse after i experienced that. Wait for a sale if you are interested in this game anyways. Graphic and story is really good tho.
  15. t1ninja
    Dec 28, 2019
    6
    Despite what mob mentality may tell you, Kojima games are not infallible. I admire his creativity and his newfound ability to make the games he's always wanted to, but this game does leave a bit to be desired.

    PROS: -unique premise and world -use of real world actors for characters -setting is unique and visually appealing -gorgeous scenery CONS: -feels like a never-ending fetch    Despite what mob mentality may tell you, Kojima games are not infallible. I admire his creativity and his newfound ability to make the games he's always wanted to, but this game does leave a bit to be desired.

    PROS: -unique premise and world
    -use of real world actors for characters
    -setting is unique and visually appealing
    -gorgeous scenery

    CONS: -feels like a never-ending fetch quest
    -plot is a bit convoluted
    -hype didn't match expectations
    -length of game is unwarranted
    -product placement is obnoxious

    I wanted so badly to like this game, but it doesn't deserve the hype it's gotten from fans nor critics. Kojima is capable of making fortgetable games. This, unfortunately, is one of them.    … Expand
  16. bidikburger
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    It's just a UPS simulation with boring story. If you wanna buy this game go UPS carrier website and live the game
  17. WakeUpJeff
    Nov 27, 2019
    6
    Despite gameplay which can sometimes be dull and frustrating, that's not to say it isn't enjoyable at times too. More importantly though, the game does happen to leave a unique impression by the time you finish it. If I could judge this game entirely off of the story, world-building, atmosphere, soundtrack, and art design, it would easily reach a perfect score. However, this isn’t the caseDespite gameplay which can sometimes be dull and frustrating, that's not to say it isn't enjoyable at times too. More importantly though, the game does happen to leave a unique impression by the time you finish it. If I could judge this game entirely off of the story, world-building, atmosphere, soundtrack, and art design, it would easily reach a perfect score. However, this isn’t the case and I find a 6/10 appropriate for what I found to be a game that i'll more-so remember fondly for it's experience rather than remember poorly for it's moment-to-moment.… Expand
  18. GuardiRock
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Las cinemáticas son impresionantes, pero el desarrollo es aburrido, los combates flojos y los enfrentamientos con los jefes son anodinos. Una pena, esperaba mucho más.
  19. Volsyden
    Nov 17, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is flat out gorgeous when it comes to graphics, i love the main character but i do have issues with the game, for one... i feel like a fed-ex delivery service. when you first start the game your like... wtf is going on and what is all this, i was really confuses for most of the game so i didn't even bother getting everything as ii just wanted to figure out what those things were and why they were here. i don't like the fact that people go nuke on you if you kill them. if the story had a better understanding of what was going on and how you ended up there id rate it higher but either way it goes you will still play delivery boy… Expand
  20. yaqubian
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    I honestly feel like this is most beautiful game in existence, the graphics, environments, backgrounds are all incredibly stunning, especially during the last chapters of the game, but even immense beauty and a good story doesn't make up for its numerous bad mechanics and gameplay.

    The gameplay of receiving, managing and then mostly struggling to deliver cargo from point A-to-B gets    I honestly feel like this is most beautiful game in existence, the graphics, environments, backgrounds are all incredibly stunning, especially during the last chapters of the game, but even immense beauty and a good story doesn't make up for its numerous bad mechanics and gameplay.

    The gameplay of receiving, managing and then mostly struggling to deliver cargo from point A-to-B gets incredibly tiring and tedious after a while, and let's face it, it is a job, but it doesn't pay you well enough. I mean good story and beautiful environments is nice, but it is not enough of a payment for the amount of work you do, and helping co-workers and getting help from your co-workers (strand network) is also nice, but I still felt unappreciated for amount of things I set-up vs the amount of help and likes I got.

    The choice to put rough terrain in the majority of this America that is designed to slow you, ruin your cargo and vehicle, just so you would have the job over and over again with no eventual complete way past it, aside from taking it slow or using a different slower route is horrible (zip-lines are a thing but they cost too much to set up, and I reached my chiral capacity way too quickly of which I had 26k).

    I just want this job to be over with but Kojima (our boss) is making it long and dreadful, and for what reason? Filler? I don't understand the design choice of making my delivery job as painful as possible, and why are there so much rocks? It just doesn't make sense.

    There are also delivery companies (UPS, Canada Post, Amazon) that get to listen to music on route to delivery, but our boss Kojima doesn't allow it, except for on special rare occasions that he deems fit and our travels are much rougher than theirs, any sane employee would be mad at their boss for such things but there is always gonna be delusional workers that love their job no matter what happens and that is the exact case with Death Stranding.

    Also, Kojima likes to use out of date software, with upgraded hardware, its infuriating, like why do I have to skip 2 different scenes just to recycle, and why do those skips have confirmation windows with slight pauses in between, same thing applies to:
    - taking a shower
    - entering a safe house
    - leaving a safe house
    - pooing
    - peeing

    Aside from all those problems, I still feel as though the beauty, story, music, and acting of the game make up for some of it and that is why I gave it a 6.    … Expand
  21. DigitalPhantom
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    they need to do way instain mother who kill their babbys becuse these babby cant fright back? it was on the news this mroing. a mother in ar who kill her three kids, they are taking the three babby back to new york too lady to rest. my pary are with the father who lost his chrilden ; i am truley sorry for your lots
  22. ElMazapan117
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego en Gameplay es algo aburrido, tengo que caminar y caminar. Cuido a un feto, reparto paquetes y ya. No se que penso Kojima al hacer el juego, lo unico bueno de este "juego" seria la historia.… Expand
  23. MajorKusanagi
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Death Stranding is a repetitive game, the scenario is like low-budget nanar movies. Only 2 charismatic characters are the others to make pretty . The gameplay is always the same thing, delivered packages from point a to point b. The animation is worthy of a PS2 game. Only the mysterious side of the game is excellent.
  24. Edswitch
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo com gráficos lindos.... melhores da geração.... mas infelizmente na minha opinião muito exagerado na realidade da física pra andar com peso , e como o foco principal do Game é andar em terreno acidentado, ficou bem monótono Death Stranding é chato pra KCT… Expand
  25. SenseiMiguel
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    El tema del juego es bastante interesante. Me recuerda la pelicula de The Postman de Kevin Costner, pero con un twist muy mejorado. Las cinematicas son brutales de bellas. La musica es excelente. Los escenarios (para ser un periodo post apocaliptico) estan bien bellos, poca vida, pero muy buen diseño; en especial el agua. La trama es bastante atrayente y no puedes despistarte porque sinoEl tema del juego es bastante interesante. Me recuerda la pelicula de The Postman de Kevin Costner, pero con un twist muy mejorado. Las cinematicas son brutales de bellas. La musica es excelente. Los escenarios (para ser un periodo post apocaliptico) estan bien bellos, poca vida, pero muy buen diseño; en especial el agua. La trama es bastante atrayente y no puedes despistarte porque sino te pierdes.

     

    No le di un 9 o mas por lo siguiente: se supone que este jugando un videojuego. El tiempo que le di me senti que estaba viendo una serie de Netflix. Las cinematicas son muy largas, y el tiempo de gameplay es muy corto. Puedes recostarte en el sofa, soltar el control y cualquiera que te ve dira: esta viendo TV o alguna serie. Eso es lo que parece. Al menos en otros juegos, dentro de la cinematica te mandaban a presionar ciertos botones para ver la siguiente accion cinematica. O sea, interactuabas. Este no lo tiene. Es ver lo que ponen y ya. La jugabilidad es muy corta y repetitiva. Entonces recomiendan evadir los combates, por algo que sucede en el juego (no dare spoilers de que es lo que pasa). O sea, que la unica accion que veré de mi parte es caminar del punto A al punto B. Si quiero mas accion tendre que esperar a otra cinematica o que me chupen al dark side para enfrentarme al perro negro gigante. Para mi, es un big fail. Zelda BotW era amplio y vacio, pero dentro de ese vacio interactuabas con cosas, enemigos, etc. habia accion. Aqui no te recomiendan que tengas ese tipo de accion. Por que? Juegalo y sabras lo que digo.

     

    Dicen que despues de las 20 hrs es que se pone Bueno… yo digo: por que esperar tanto cuando lo puedes hacer desde el minuto 1? Acaso la explicacion de toda la historia son 20 hrs y el resto es: ahora sal y has lo que quieras? Definitivamente este no es un juego para todo el mundo. Antes de tirarte de pecho a comprarlo porque “es Kojima” o “tiene buenas graficas”… ve mejor varios gameplays para ver si el ritmo del juego te va a mantener jugandolo. Seria una perdida de $$ el comprarlo a ciegas y luego te desencantes. Esto me recuerda a Mighty No.9 con Inafune. Algo asi me senti con DS… aunq lo de Inafune fue una puñalada al Corazon, pero algo asi me senti. Le falto algo para que fuese un “juego” entretenido; lo veo mas como un Peli-Juego. Ojo: son mis gustos. Espero que a ti que me lees te guste el juego y lo disfrutes. Mi nota es de 6.5 por lo mencionado a principio.    … Expand
  26. DarlanOliveir
    Nov 13, 2019
    6
    Jogo monótono, se anda mais do que se faz qualquer outra coisa ... Me surpreende alguns sites terem dado 10 (até porque esse game está longe de ser algo perfeito, se é que existe jogo perfeito.)
  27. Prozombie0117
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    I appreciate death stranding being unique. But I think people just don’t have the time for something such as a walking simulator. That’s exactly what this game is unfortunately.
  28. Armiados
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    Good graphics, good soundtrack, interesting story but awful gameplay, very boring.
  29. MadMN9
    Feb 26, 2022
    6
    If I knew coming into the game that the majority of me painstakingly having to balance packages on my back as I travel a diverse world I would have just saved myself the money. World is beautiful and voice acting and cutscenes are good but that’s about it.
  30. SkyWatcher
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    Death stranding is a unique and different game and not for everyone, the story in this game is above average, but in my opinion the first episode is amazing and the last episode is amazing as well but the rest is really boring, and this game is just a delivery simulator and I spend 26 hours just delivering stuff from A to B and I skipped all of the standard deliveries. And the mostDeath stranding is a unique and different game and not for everyone, the story in this game is above average, but in my opinion the first episode is amazing and the last episode is amazing as well but the rest is really boring, and this game is just a delivery simulator and I spend 26 hours just delivering stuff from A to B and I skipped all of the standard deliveries. And the most annoying thing about Delivering are the BT's they are so annoying it's already hard enough to walk over mountains and walk in snow that slows you even more but than these BTs, in the beginning the Bts are super cool but when you encounter them evry time when you do a delivery and maybe 3 times in one delivery and by the end of the game you will hate them… Expand
  31. RuriGokou
    Jan 12, 2020
    6
    Whoever said it was right. This game is just a 60 dollar Netflix drama with commercials (the deliveries) as an in-between each 2 hour long cut scene. I'll still platinum it since it's a rather time consuming but easy one.

    Still Death Stranding is too expensive for the very little game play you actually get. You could hardly call it a game since all you do is just walk around like one of    Whoever said it was right. This game is just a 60 dollar Netflix drama with commercials (the deliveries) as an in-between each 2 hour long cut scene. I'll still platinum it since it's a rather time consuming but easy one.

    Still Death Stranding is too expensive for the very little game play you actually get. You could hardly call it a game since all you do is just walk around like one of those walking simulators. Should have just been a movie or cg animation movie if Kojima wanted to spend so much effort on the cut scenes.    … Expand
  32. Pearce135
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People said pre order because its kojima game. How wrong i was, never order because of a name… Expand
  33. hinfectos
    May 1, 2021
    6
    Comprado de rebajo por 20€. Es un buen juego pero hay que armarse de paciencia.

    Las dos primeras horas pensé que era un chiste de mal gusto y tuve que quitarlo. No fue hasta pasado un tiempo que le decidí dar una segunda oportunidad y fue muy agradecida. Aunque es un buen juego, y puede ser entretenido para muchos, es cierto que el público es muy específico y a la gran mayoría le    Comprado de rebajo por 20€. Es un buen juego pero hay que armarse de paciencia.

    Las dos primeras horas pensé que era un chiste de mal gusto y tuve que quitarlo. No fue hasta pasado un tiempo que le decidí dar una segunda oportunidad y fue muy agradecida. Aunque es un buen juego, y puede ser entretenido para muchos, es cierto que el público es muy específico y a la gran mayoría le resultará tedioso, repetitivo, aburrido y muy, muy lento. También es largo, prepárate para echarle unas cuantas horas a pasear y pasear y pasear...

    O te encanta, o no te gusta.    … Expand
  34. Darkvan
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bonito. Confuso. Cansativo. Não da pra entender porque a história não desenrola.… Expand
  35. dreampunx
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    I saw Death Stranding coming from a mile away back when I played MGS5. MGS5 had all the warning signs: the repetitive fetch quests; the laborious (often meaningless) trekking across featureless, uninteresting landscapes; the overwrought, cartoonish plot, but MGS5 still had amazing game play. My biggest gripe about Death Stranding is I didn't always find it very enjoyable. Sometimes, theI saw Death Stranding coming from a mile away back when I played MGS5. MGS5 had all the warning signs: the repetitive fetch quests; the laborious (often meaningless) trekking across featureless, uninteresting landscapes; the overwrought, cartoonish plot, but MGS5 still had amazing game play. My biggest gripe about Death Stranding is I didn't always find it very enjoyable. Sometimes, the game took me off my feet, and the BTs and the story and setting were top-notch, thoroughly developed, and very interesting, but the game often lapsed into repetitive tedium that made me dread coming back to it. By the time I had reached the last area, I had moved on to playing The Outer Worlds.
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    I think Death Stranding is quite the experience, and I'm glad it exists as a game. The soundtrack and voice acting and some of the scenes were just breathtaking, but I don't know if I would call it a totally enjoyable experience. If you like Hideo Kojima's games, this is a good one, but the hype around this one is a classic case of the industry propping itself up because it had nothing better to offer.    … Expand
  36. DarkSefar
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Una buena propuesta, pero sin tener una mecanica a prueba de diversion. Le falta madurez a la jugabilidad
  37. Frankie_Zima
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    The genius game from genius developer Kojimbo san! It is the most beautiful game ever at the moment.
  38. Badilsquare
    Dec 3, 2019
    6
    It's not a bad game, you clearly can see something good out of this game. But with these great talent, budget and cast it's a waste opportunity for kojima to create a game for just about delivering things.
  39. BLUEOLDINGS
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    De ritmo tranquilo, tiene momentos memorables gracias al buen apartado gráfico y musical, la historia transmite un mensaje, la acción es pausada más dirigida a crear tensión en algunos puntos y pensar detenidamente, la interacción online le aporta mucho por la cooperación, peca en la repetición de algunos tramos y misiones de relleno, juego muy detallado pero tedioso en ciertos puntos.
  40. Jesus116
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Una película con aires de juego...
    Kojima se preocupa tanto por la historia que no toma en cuenta la finalidad de un juego, entretener y presentar un reto..
    Mecánicas repetitivas, juego que no presenta ningún reto aún en difícil , mundo vacio Ir de un punto a otro quizá es la es entretenido para algunas personas pero no para mí. Cómo puntos positivos puedo decir que el juego está bien    Una película con aires de juego...
    Kojima se preocupa tanto por la historia que no toma en cuenta la finalidad de un juego, entretener y presentar un reto..
    Mecánicas repetitivas, juego que no presenta ningún reto aún en difícil , mundo vacio
    Ir de un punto a otro quizá es la es entretenido para algunas personas pero no para mí.
    Cómo puntos positivos puedo decir que el juego está bien pulido y la banda sonora es destacable    … Expand
  41. Klees
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    I love Kojima for Metal Gear, but this game just shows that you can't let him do a game if the gameplay doesn't carry his weird ideas.
    The Story might be good and some will play to see it unfold, but everything in between is boring and tedious. You get new stuff to make the deliverys easier and better, but its not enough to make this walking simulator fun.
    The combat is also boring and    I love Kojima for Metal Gear, but this game just shows that you can't let him do a game if the gameplay doesn't carry his weird ideas.
    The Story might be good and some will play to see it unfold, but everything in between is boring and tedious. You get new stuff to make the deliverys easier and better, but its not enough to make this walking simulator fun.
    The combat is also boring and really basic, the first boss you encounter is so easy that you can't even die to it when you stand still.
    Graphics look nice, but everything looks very sameish. The menuing in the game or just the fast travel are also very tedious.
    Overall i would say this game also shows perfectly the sad state of game journalism. Giving highscores even when the review didn't read perfect at all or they say that the walking is not fun and boring.
    I would say try it yourself if you really want to play the new Kojima game and are a fan of him, but overall the game has just the weakest gameplay of this generation.    … Expand
  42. Law0911
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    This game definitely makes it hard to like. We know this game's gonna be cutscene heavy but even then there are too many and nearly all of them are too long. The gameplay is while passable is not enough to interest you the whole way. The only reason I gave this '6' is because of the story. Word of warning though, the story is too complicated even for a Hideo Kojima game. So you have toThis game definitely makes it hard to like. We know this game's gonna be cutscene heavy but even then there are too many and nearly all of them are too long. The gameplay is while passable is not enough to interest you the whole way. The only reason I gave this '6' is because of the story. Word of warning though, the story is too complicated even for a Hideo Kojima game. So you have to play it and watches the cutscene for about 10 hours before you can understand the game. And I admint, this is not some game you can just turn on and says I hate it. You have to play it(and watch it) to understand and like it.… Expand
  43. Kyrec
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Графика 2012 года, Геймплей однообразнее Assasins creed, Музыка норм.
  44. isilaegis
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    "It’s Hideo Kojima, how can you not like this game"

    Please stop saying this, since I don't even think Hideo Kojima considered a lot about his Fans & other players while designing the game. The story and the music are good, but what else? All the other elements in this game are about average. I would love to see a cinema video made from the game story, rather than playing by myself    "It’s Hideo Kojima, how can you not like this game"

    Please stop saying this, since I don't even think Hideo Kojima considered a lot about his Fans & other players while designing the game.

    The story and the music are good, but what else? All the other elements in this game are about average. I would love to see a cinema video made from the game story, rather than playing by myself because it's not fun.    … Expand
  45. RavenFox25
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Encantador en bastantes aspectos detallistas en el gameplay, apartado gráfico espectacular así como banda sonora, pero sumamente tedioso en cuanto a desarrollo de la historia, misiones tremendamente repetitivas, sistemas de combate vagos. Simplemente aburrido.
  46. Sketchyshadows
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    I went into death stranding with very high expectations, with it being a kojima game and was left disappointed with the tedious and boring gameplay loop of deliver item X to point A to point B.The world was beautiful and detailed and the story was interesting. It's ok.
  47. DiggerV
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    Симулятор курьера "Чумазика" от которого ушла жена оставив годовалого ребенка.
  48. Azn47
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    I had to make an account for this. I normally try to stay out of video game politics but this game has warranted a review. Do NOT listen to the 10/10 reviews nor the 0/10 reviews as they are clearly fanboys on both sides of the argument.

    I will try to be as fair as possible. The polish and detail that went into this game alone warrants a few points. No one can argue that the graphics    I had to make an account for this. I normally try to stay out of video game politics but this game has warranted a review. Do NOT listen to the 10/10 reviews nor the 0/10 reviews as they are clearly fanboys on both sides of the argument.

    I will try to be as fair as possible.
    The polish and detail that went into this game alone warrants a few points. No one can argue that the graphics and presentation are bad because they are some of the best graphics and cinematography of this console generation. That cannot be understated.

    However when it comes to the game play, this is what happens when you let Kojima off the leash. I am not a fan of Konami, yet I think they were on to something by keeping him in check. I have played the game non stop since its release and I am waiting for the fun to start and for the cutscenes to end. Game play is king.
    In most open world games, I often enjoy inventory management and careful route planning. However this game is laughably easy, even on the hardest difficulties. The BTs propose almost zero threat, and even when you get caught, the boss fights are a joke. Dont even get me started on the Mules.

    I understand a lot of games offer a "just for the story" type of difficulty mode for reasons, but I cannot personally sit through hours and hours of this monotonous game play that requires very little thinking on my part. Maybe thats just me.
    I will say that the asynchronous multiplayer is actually a very cool idea, but its half baked in its execution. Also I dont see anyone mentioning how its only going to make the game easier? If there is a solid player base constantly maintaining their bridges and what not, it will make the game so much easier for others. I understand that is kind of the point Kojima wants to get across (a game about bringing society together) but it makes this already easy game even more of a pushover.

    I didn't want to hate the game. I gave it a fair shot. I cannot bring myself to finish the game. The writing is sub par and the constant need to over explain things is all over the place. If it werent for Kojima brand and the star studded cast, I could not see this game doing very well.

    However people and fanboys alike look for confirmation bias.

    I leave this game at a 6 because as I mentioned at the beginning of the review, the games graphics and presentation are absolutely top notch. There are also almost zero bugs and the game runs very smooth with only a few frame drops and stutters here and there. But the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired and at the end of the day, gameplay is king.

    Then again, people enjoy Euro Truck Sim and Farming simulator so to each his own I suppose. Take this review, as you should every review with a grain of salt and form your own opinion.

    IMO, this game could have been an absolute masterpiece if they had some actual gameplay. I will be lending my copy to a friend who wants to try but I will watch the rest of the story on YT    … Expand
  49. Mattream_
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    Scene filmate, storia, atmosfera : 10+
    Tutto il resto: 3
    Dopo qualche ora di gioco mi sono arreso anche io che sono un fan di vecchia data di Kojima.
  50. IdiotVessel
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    A headless video game.
    Repetitive and monotonous.
    A game that tries so hard to be deep but fails.
  51. DrMohsen
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    Great Graphics and sound effects , traveling is enjoyable but the story is too complicated and the gameplay is basically a walking simulation , still the game is good and a worthy experience.
  52. Moura
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    E um jogo interessante, mas parece mais um simulador de caminhada, o ritmo e lento, o jogo se arrasta em missoes simples e a dificuldade e bem fraca, embora a historia seja muito boa, mas peca por ser gigantesco e em grande parte nas simplorias missoes e caminhadas absurdas q valem a pena pq os graficossao lindos, mas nao prende andar tanto assim!!
  53. SirGalahad
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    The game prioritises Mundane things over the Substance 90% is Traversing the Landscape which is actually really boring
    10% actual gameplay with clunky Combat and unresponsive shooting
  54. GodfatherSergio
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    La vdd es muy aburrido lento. Sabias que con hacer pipí te quitas a los EVs de encima siendo nivel 200 aún la única mecánica es ir del punto B al A aún con un carrito. La inteligencia artificial de los enemigos es mala de hecho todos los enfrentamientos los puedes evitar corriendo. No soy un heater he esperado este juego por mucho tiempo y mi juego favorito es MGS3 de vdd tenía muchaLa vdd es muy aburrido lento. Sabias que con hacer pipí te quitas a los EVs de encima siendo nivel 200 aún la única mecánica es ir del punto B al A aún con un carrito. La inteligencia artificial de los enemigos es mala de hecho todos los enfrentamientos los puedes evitar corriendo. No soy un heater he esperado este juego por mucho tiempo y mi juego favorito es MGS3 de vdd tenía mucha esperanza en este juego lamentablemente fuera de la historia y los personajes la jugabilidad es repetitiva poco emocionante, no tiene realmente una dificultad más que soportar el camino y lo vacío del mundo, aunque visualmente es muy bonito pronto se pierde al recorrer tantos escenarios similares y vacíos. Honestamente no es juego con rejugabilidad y solo quieres terminarlo rápido para saber el final.… Expand
  55. Durpple
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    un juego que claramente no es para todos.
    en la primera hora y media de juego no tocas el control por mas de 5 minutos, cuando ya pasas de el prologo y el capitulo 1 el juego te puede llegar a entretener pero después de esto sentirás que es repetitivo y con un mundo abierto totalmente vació por que asi es, yo no senti eso con el juego ya que realmente lo disfruto con la historia que te    un juego que claramente no es para todos.
    en la primera hora y media de juego no tocas el control por mas de 5 minutos, cuando ya pasas de el prologo y el capitulo 1 el juego te puede llegar a entretener pero después de esto sentirás que es repetitivo y con un mundo abierto totalmente vació por que asi es, yo no senti eso con el juego ya que realmente lo disfruto con la historia que te deja intrigado y a mi no se me hacen los recorridos aburridos viendo las construcciones de los demas jugadores y si es que llevas demasiada carga el recorrido y el juego se puede hacer bastante divertido, pero entiendo totalmente a la gente que si le aburre ya que este juego no puede ser para todos los jugadores, aparte si es un "genero" nuevo es totalmente comprensible que no le guste a todas las personas e incluso si tal vez todas las cinematicas que tiene el juego fuese con elecciones y que algunas de estas afecten a la historia, seria un mejor videojuego, pero ya que, este es el resultado final y tampoco es tan horrible a mi parecer.

    no es un juego de 10 ni tampoco de un 1.

    perdonen la redacción horrible que tengo trate de hacer lo que pude para que se entendiera bien.    … Expand
  56. tortuga64
    Jun 17, 2020
    6
    This game is not the bad, I feel the gameplay can be frustrating sometime, but it's easy to control. The BT are easy to fight and to dodged, The Mule (the human enemy) can be challenging at first but when you get the gun it can be really easy to fight them. Problem I have is that the mission are really boring, at the beginning hours of the game its was fine but doing the same thing againThis game is not the bad, I feel the gameplay can be frustrating sometime, but it's easy to control. The BT are easy to fight and to dodged, The Mule (the human enemy) can be challenging at first but when you get the gun it can be really easy to fight them. Problem I have is that the mission are really boring, at the beginning hours of the game its was fine but doing the same thing again and again can get boring. This game is mid tier, is not for everyone but I am enjoy it so far… Expand
  57. Laklak
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. C'è qualcosa di scomodo con questo gioco e cioè che mette il videogiocatore in una situazione di abbandono misto ad angoscia: l'idea é bella e si vede che ci hanno lavorato bene... Ma l'intera storia che é bellissima si regge su fondamenta un po traballanti poiché vieni abbandonato a te stesso fin da subito... Dopo qualche ora di gioco ti sale l'angoscia perché devi pensare a diverse cose contemporaneamente (ho già un lavoro in cui devo pensare a diverse cose contemporaneamente, perché anche un gioco?).. la pioggia che rovina i carichi é snervante sinceramente... Capisco il voler mantenere una soglia di mistero ma così é quasi troppo... Cioè mi spiego meglio: quando un gioco ti abbandona va anche bene, non é Spyro e va bene... Ma se unisci un horror game (diciamo così seppure soft rientra comunque nei videogame ansiogeni) ad un open world per poi abbandonarmi a me viene l'ansia, voglio dire ho finito Resident evil 7 con il vr che ansia spostati, però con Death Stranding mi sento quasi a disagio... Le meccaniche a tratti macchinose, praticamente vai bene solo a piedi e dopo un po' ti rendi conto che a piedi non ci vuoi più andare perché hai la moto che per altro si guida poco meglio di quella di days gone che praticamente faceva cagare... ma andrebbe anche bene la guidabilità, se non fosse che si incaglia ovunque e se da un lato mi metti un paesaggio dettagliato e pieno dall'altro non puoi farmi venire l'ansia perché la moto non ci passa... Insomma ok "caricarti" di responsabilità perché "non sei un semplice fattorino" ma devo essere sincero, amo kojima e ho amato MGS... Ma Death Stranding devo ancora farmelo piacere del tutto... Non hai armi (parlo di cazzo di proiettili) se non delle improbabili granate che devi lanciare x forza molto vicino al nemico, anche se alcuni nemici non ti vedono e ok... Ma per tutti gli altri che ti lanciano delle lance elettriche tu non hai altro che i tuoi cazzo di pugni e qualche granata di merda (letteralmente) il tutto senza dimenticare che sei con la schiena carica, ti muovi lento e magari quel bambino sta pure piangendo quindi é difficile evitare di farsi sgamare sia dai nemici vivi che da quelli morti... VOGLIO UNA CAZZO DI ARMA, non voleva fare uno shooter? Che poi in ogni caso non lo sarebbe stato, ma almeno dammi qualcosa figa con cui potermi difendere, scappi ti nascondi e consegni dei gran pacchi... Almeno dopo 3 giorni di gioco la situazione é la medesima... Ma con qualche patch potrebbe sicuramente migliorare subito.. vi ricordate no man's sky? Death stranding ha sicuramente un comparto tecnico e artistico molto migliore rispetto a no man's sky, due giochi differenti... Ma il lancio é più o meno simile... non proprio deludente ma mi aspettavo un giocone con i coglioni e invece questo gioco i coglioni te li fa un po' cadere... Bellissimo ma ripeto: gioco a videogame tattici da sempre, mai stato un casual gamer da fifa o NFS, ma se devo pensare ad accendere la console per svagarmi qualche ora rilassandomi Death Stranding mi carica di responsabilità senza darmi armi o modi differenti di affrontare la storia se non cambiare proprio percorso nella speranza che la moto ci possa arrivare... Aggiungo anche che é super scryptato... Non lo so... Non voglio bollarlo perché sono sicuro che qualche patch gustosa potrebbe anche arrivare... Ma se devo svagarmi qualche ora non posso farmi mettere ansia da un gioco, va bene un po'... P.s.: comunque se ci fosse la possibilità di usare qualche proiettile (manco una cazzo di pistola) non avrei tutto questo bisogno di lamentarmi...… Expand
  58. JeterSei
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    I have pre-ordered the game 2 years before the release. First let's start with the ''positive'' : amazing graphics, the choice of music and the choice of story are great. The landscape are great and the concept of the game his well taught. The reasons why I brought the game back at the store for a refund : At the start of the game, you loose your vehicle (moto). That being said, you needI have pre-ordered the game 2 years before the release. First let's start with the ''positive'' : amazing graphics, the choice of music and the choice of story are great. The landscape are great and the concept of the game his well taught. The reasons why I brought the game back at the store for a refund : At the start of the game, you loose your vehicle (moto). That being said, you need to travel long distances to ''deliver''. So a vehicle would have been nice to shorten the ''real-time'' deliveries. Second, I wanted to see some combat, guns, weaponry at the beginning of the game to give it a ''punch''. I had very high expectations for the game and was a little disappointed to find out it was a delivery game. I give the game a 6 because of the gameplay not being ''action styled''. I know it is a new style of game, but a little more action would have been great for me.… Expand
  59. CovenantSSlayer
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    A Uber Eats game... You go from one point to another, (boring) then cinematic everywhere; I think the game has a wrong concept of how 'the industry should be' and I am very sorry to say that it does not meet my expectations. Hideo, you failed.
  60. Imapostus
    Nov 11, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Así como en otros juegos te van contando la historia según avanzas en el gameplay y creces en la historia según tu experiencia, auqui son cinemáticas puras en las que para justificar llamarlo videojuego, meten los repartos con calzador. Repartos qué no vienen a cuento con lo que te están contando. Y después de ver lo que se balancea tu personaje una vez hacer 5 repartos dejas de verlo interesante y se vuelve aún gameplay monótono y aburrido. Lo malo de habernos dicho que nos iba a cambiar la vida una vez que lo jugará os pasa esto, que te das cuenta que tiene un gameplay malisimo. Ya puedes tener 10 paquetes en la espalda que noqueas a las mulas con tres puñetazos... Patetico… Expand
  61. JesuaMaximus
    Nov 11, 2019
    6
    repetitive boring except for some parts some things don't match or things you never understand
  62. Eatass69
    Nov 12, 2019
    6
    Death stranding is like Rick & Morty, you need an extremely high IQ to understand it.
  63. Senketsu24
    Nov 12, 2019
    6
    probably many people do not like this title but in my opinion it is a very interesting game to play and try it, death stranding is not the genre that we are used to seeing this title today I consider it an enjoyable game since it offers us a Little of everything and is not the typical action game, this game is not for people who play shooters or action games in general, this game is toprobably many people do not like this title but in my opinion it is a very interesting game to play and try it, death stranding is not the genre that we are used to seeing this title today I consider it an enjoyable game since it offers us a Little of everything and is not the typical action game, this game is not for people who play shooters or action games in general, this game is to play more relaxed, it is a game where you can enjoy the environment and everything you surrounds, the beautiful details you have in addition and see how we continuously progress in the game with the constructions we make, death stranding is NOT a game for everyone is more for a patient and thoughtful player.… Expand
  64. xXACMelloXx
    Nov 13, 2019
    6
    Um jogo de belos gráficos porem com um mundo vazio. Jogabilidade funcional mas, por outro lado, entediante. IA fraca, combates sem desafio, mesmo no hard. As EP´s não assustam e não causam qualquer outra sensação que não seja a de mais tédio por atrasar a caminhada até a entrega. Apesar de trazer algumas mecânicas novas e história intrigante, o desenrolar arrastado e o gameplay massanteUm jogo de belos gráficos porem com um mundo vazio. Jogabilidade funcional mas, por outro lado, entediante. IA fraca, combates sem desafio, mesmo no hard. As EP´s não assustam e não causam qualquer outra sensação que não seja a de mais tédio por atrasar a caminhada até a entrega. Apesar de trazer algumas mecânicas novas e história intrigante, o desenrolar arrastado e o gameplay massante acabam por distanciar o jogador ao invés de unir, o que é a premissa do jogo. Não é aceitavel que um game leve 20hrs para começar à ficar bom. A sensação que tive é que se tratava de entregar coisas para desbloquear cg's para entender a história, nada além. A história não conseguiu suportar o peso de uma gameplay massante.… Expand
  65. Polycount
    Nov 13, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To all of you spending time rating 1 or 10, this game sits right in a centre zone. Rather than being amazing this game was a slightly fun pass time, but it all accumulated into nothing.

    The whole game had a cast of characters I just couldn't care less about and the only good characters were barely explored. Very disappointing.    … Expand
  66. HeadHusky
    Nov 14, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here is my review:

    When you deliver your first package in a new region is when the gameplay is at its best as you explore an empty world and try to connect it. After that its gets repetitive: you can build structures and roads to make the backtracking easier, use other players structures to help yourself travel around, and craft equipment to be able to travel faster, carry more packages, or fight the enemies in the game. I wouldn't necessarily say that the gameplay is fun, it defiantly feels repetitive after a few hours, but it can drag the player in with how time-consuming it is. Fun? No. Addicting. Can be.

    There are only a few enemies in the game. BT's, Mules, and Bosses. BT's are scary within the first hour of the game as you try to understand what they are and their methods, but by the middle of the game I literally drive by them on a motorcycle or kill them with grenades made from your own blood. I thought they were supposed to scare me, but when you have the ability to mow down every BT you can have your sights on, or ignore them completely as just they slow you down from delivering your next package they're more of a nuisance than an actual threat. Mules are the same though with the added threat of a void out if you don't burn their bodies if you decide to kill one of them. However, once you kill them they are gone forever. Bosses are fine, I love one of the final boss fights that deal with you fighting one of them by throwing packages at them (some nice self-awareness), and BT boss fights are fun at first but since you can run out of the area to avoid the fight, it makes it feel pointless.

    The story is pretty average. The twists and turns are so obvious you will see them several hours ahead of their reveal or call them within first couple hours of the game. Even when the reveals come the game can't help but explain it to you a dozen times over through dialogue just so you get the point instead of letting you figuring it out yourself and letting you come to your own conclusions. The theme revolves around connections, and Kojima likes to use strands as a metaphor - though as I said before he will repeat this metaphor at least 20-30 times throughout the story just so you understand what he's trying to say.

    Characters are mostly boring. You really only care for a few characters in the story, and even then they can be a bit annoying. Sam (Who you will only be calling Norman or Daryl) is the main focus of the story and is one of the best parts of the game - though even he has some flaws. When characters are talking there will be a moment of silence where you hope he will say something but he will just stand there like a fool. Fragile and BB are the only ones who you care about, and want to see their stories through till the end. As for the villains, Higgs and Cliff are your baddies: Cliff is the only one you really care about (although he can be annoying with how many boss battles you're going to have with him), and Higgs is all show no substance (though his actor may be the best in the entire game).

    Dialogue in this game is painful to listen to as everyone talks formally and explains everything that they are saying and what is on their minds which is contrary to the normal person. The dialogue makes it hard to connect with the characters are they feel more like devices for the story instead of actual characters.

    I hope Kojima recognizes the flaws with the game instead of claiming about how people don't understand it. Negating criticism doesn't make you a better developer. Taking those criticism and learning from them does.    … Expand
  67. NaraBocchi
    Nov 16, 2019
    6
    Death Stranding is the new Rick & Morty, you must have an extremely high iQ to understand it.
  68. Amjedrahim
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    Graphic is the amazing thing in the game, but the story and the missions are delivering only, for me the game is boring.
  69. Yahcsl
    Nov 17, 2019
    6
    Não faz sentido, a jogabilidade é ruim a única coisa boa são os gráficos
  70. Kipper
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Death Stranding certainly isn't for everyone; a game that perhaps would have been better served as a movie. I'd describe it as an open-world adventure game. The basic premise is to carry cargo from point A to B, and by doing so you will reconnect America by adding said points onto a network once you reach them. It doesn't sound too interesting, and that's because unfortunately, it's not.Death Stranding certainly isn't for everyone; a game that perhaps would have been better served as a movie. I'd describe it as an open-world adventure game. The basic premise is to carry cargo from point A to B, and by doing so you will reconnect America by adding said points onto a network once you reach them. It doesn't sound too interesting, and that's because unfortunately, it's not. 90% of the actual gameplay is spent travelling across a visually stunning but empty world, trying not to damage your cargo, eventually arriving at a terminal (which all look exactly the same) to submit your cargo whilst someone praises you via a hologram. Occasionally you'll come across other player's objects (ladders, bridges, etc.) to help you along your travels, which works really well. The other 10% is spent in menus or stealth sections where you can sneak past the invisible BTs with the help of your Odradek. This translates as: crouch walking around ghosts. These sections are quite easy, as the BTs can't see you, and will only react if you touch them or make too much noise. In fact, the whole game is surprisingly easy. I played on hard and died a total of five times, three of which only happened because the throwing mechanics in a certain boss fight were so terrible. The only other time you'll get any action is when you run into Mules; run-of-the-mill enemy patrols that will attempt to steal your cargo, described in the game as "cargo junkies" (it's as dumb as it sounds), or boss fights which are sometimes quite cool, albeit repetitive. There's a certain part in a boss fight towards the end that I presume is supposed to be epic and meaningful but in reality can only be described as laughable. As in, I actually laughed at how ridiculous the whole scenario was.

    The story is what carries this game for the most part. Kojima is a fantastic storyteller and it's clear that a great amount of effort went into the story alongside an amazing celebrity cast. There are over nine hours of potential cutscenes that take you on an intriguing adventure and whilst some parts feel needlessly confusing, overall, it is quite brilliant. However, it certainly isn't without it's flaws. Besides the occasional moments of pretentiousness, awkward dialogue, and ASMR chewing, some parts of the story just don't really make sense. I found a few minor plotholes that have bugged me since discovering them. But the overall premise of reconnecting America, whilst sounding good in theory, doesn't really make much sense in this game's world. Whenever anyone dies and their body isn't properly destroyed, it will cause a 'voidout', destroying everything around it and leaving a huge crater in the ground. There is also a powerful terrorist force actively nuking populated areas in an attempt to cause an early extinction. With that in mind, it makes no sense to attempt to 'rebuild' anything given how easily it can crumble back down. Kojima stated that this game is partially in response to Trump's wall and Brexit, and how we should be bringing people together rather than dividing them (the rope and the stick) - a message most of us can get behind. However, the game insists on a numeric like count on other player's online objects. In a time where so many people feel disconnected by social media, having this system seems rather backwards. Rather than helping our fellow players because we want to, we're instead gathering likes for it, which makes it feel far less genuine.

    Overall, it pains me to say that I didn't particularly enjoy Death Stranding. Whilst the visuals are stunning and the story is rich and interesting, the online interaction is really cool - all complimented by a great soundtrack, the gameplay is tedious beyond belief - made up purely of fetch side quests that I would often skip in other games. Incredibly unrewarding all around and featuring lazy stealth sections and uninspired action. I had high hopes for this game knowing that Kojima had free reign without being restrained by Konami. But now I wonder, despite all the bad, if Konami has had more positive input into his games than we thought. Death Stranding feels like what happens when nobody speaks up and every idea is thrown into a game regardless of whether it actually makes it better or not. Kojima has said that Kojima Productions will be making films in the future, and whilst I may crave another 00s Metal Gear Solid-type game, after playing Death Stranding I encourage them to step into filmmaking territory. If Death Stranding were a movie people would have probably enjoyed it a lot more. I went into this game knowing that it wouldn't be for everyone, and that to me was a good thing. But now I'm left wondering who it actually is for.    … Expand
  71. ericrbarker
    Nov 19, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has great graphics lives up to the potential of the creator of metal gear solid but so long so many packages didn't complete the game had to quit... to much of nothing!!… Expand
  72. Superkano
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    This game starts slow and gets worse the next 6 chapters or so. Constant walking back and forth that makes you not want to keep going. The story is okay but a few cool Kojima-type moments kept me interested. The grind gets real for a good 10 hours or more depending on how much you want to do sideorders for upgraded items. The last half of chapters were better with some good cutscenes andThis game starts slow and gets worse the next 6 chapters or so. Constant walking back and forth that makes you not want to keep going. The story is okay but a few cool Kojima-type moments kept me interested. The grind gets real for a good 10 hours or more depending on how much you want to do sideorders for upgraded items. The last half of chapters were better with some good cutscenes and less grindy missions. The last few episodes for me were very intriguing but It doesnt fully make up for the dread of the midgame.

    Boss Fights: A huge mixed bag here for me. The ones where they went back in time were a much needed gameplay change. The BT's were neat in a way but still just didn't seem like a significant threat. And as for the main Antagonist, They might as well not even bothered.. He was a joke I think.

    Also, there were some cool kojima moments at the end of the game that I wish kind of happened more, especially with bosses like in the old days    … Expand
  73. Xboxflash
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game does not deserve more than six points. There was a lot of noise around this project, but in reality everything turned out differently.
    Expect an exciting action from her is not worth it, although the story itself is pretty good. In general, the game cannot be called a masterpiece and that is why it has a small scale of points.
    It is upsetting that something more was expected from this game, but everything turned out the other way around.
    Boring locations in the game and gameplay just kill.    … Expand
  74. Imagefate
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    Playing Death Stranding was a tiresome experience. Okay story but awful gameplay
  75. z4nid
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    DS is just a pretentious, over the top, hilariously cheesey and self aware walking simulator dipped in indie sweat.

    The sheer polish here makes it slightly above average UPS delivery sim.
  76. dumbfish
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    I really, really, really wanted to love this game, but I cannot. It's so boring I just can't justify wasting my time to push through to get to the story parts. I spend hours trying to help other players out, but it's not worth it. I highly recommend to just skip the side content and do the story deliveries instead.
  77. kotulp
    Nov 24, 2019
    6
    I really believed in this game... First 10 hours was fun... I really enjoyed it... But then... Doing The same thing 30 hours over and over again? No thanks... You know... Story is good (I watched it on YT cause I can't complete this... This... I don't know how to call it... But Gameplay is trash) If you like Euro Truck simulator... Buy it... If not... Than buy something else... Like GodI really believed in this game... First 10 hours was fun... I really enjoyed it... But then... Doing The same thing 30 hours over and over again? No thanks... You know... Story is good (I watched it on YT cause I can't complete this... This... I don't know how to call it... But Gameplay is trash) If you like Euro Truck simulator... Buy it... If not... Than buy something else... Like God of War or The Last of Us (both 10 of 10 games)

    My Death Stranding Review:

    Story: 7/10
    Gameplay: 5/10
    Average: 6/10    … Expand
  78. BIGTHICCJOHNSON
    Nov 27, 2019
    6
    Death stranding could have been a much better game, if not for the monotonous gameplay. The fact that the game actually expects you to slowly walk everywhere with cargo stacked sky high on your back is ridiculous, and disrespectful to your time as a player. I used vehicles anytime the game let me, and its honestly the only reason I was able to finish it. The vehicle controls are awful byDeath stranding could have been a much better game, if not for the monotonous gameplay. The fact that the game actually expects you to slowly walk everywhere with cargo stacked sky high on your back is ridiculous, and disrespectful to your time as a player. I used vehicles anytime the game let me, and its honestly the only reason I was able to finish it. The vehicle controls are awful by the way, and the vehicle physics are very wonky. You are constantly getting stuck on everything since the entire world is covered by rocks that you should be able to drive over, but cant. I found myself tiring of the gameplay quickly and only did the main missions, using vehicles to complete them as easily as possible, which worked. There is far too much useless dialogue and small cutscenes, and after a few hours I was skipping everything that was not a main cutscene. The story and main cutscenes are fun, but its pretty dumb overall, and some parts of the game left my mouth agape as I tried to comprehend the stupidity of what I was watching. There are good parts of the story I actually liked, but the game takes far too long actually getting to the good stuff, and ends up info dumping you in cutscenes toward the end. Combat in the game is nothing special and you have pretty much no reason to even waste your time with it. The bosses are all bullet sponges with nothing interesting changing up the fight, I got tired of them and turned the difficulty down to kill them quickly. I thought the boss designs were pretty cool though. I feel as though this game failed to deliver(no pun intended) whatever experience or message it was trying to convey. I just found myself trying to blast through the game in the quickest way possible, ignoring any side activities because I was too annoyed and didnt really care. I give it a 6/10. A game that could have been much more fun, and a story that feels totally up its own butt at times. If the game goes on sale for cheap, grab it as its a somewhat unique experience, but not what I would call a good one.… Expand
  79. ccw9809
    Dec 2, 2019
    6
    just a good game but not good enough，some experience is dumb and meaningless
  80. sleightlydead
    Dec 7, 2019
    6
    It was beautiful, and I didn't encounter any notable glitches. My problem with it is it's a game built around what I feel are the worst of game mechanics. Over encumbrance, gear degradation, stamina management and fetch quests. There might be an interesting story there, but wading through hours of tedious game play drained all of the fun for me.
  81. Darkey_cat
    Dec 9, 2019
    6
    Muy buen apartado artístico técnico y sonoro, quizás casi impecable. La parte argumental puede llegar a interesar pero avanza a trompicones mientras debemos llevar a cabo misiones monotonas y repetitivas, logrando que jugar a veces sea una "tortura" que debemos pasar para avanzar en la historia que, según mi opinión, aunque puede tener algun giro interesante acaba siendo algo pretenciosa yMuy buen apartado artístico técnico y sonoro, quizás casi impecable. La parte argumental puede llegar a interesar pero avanza a trompicones mientras debemos llevar a cabo misiones monotonas y repetitivas, logrando que jugar a veces sea una "tortura" que debemos pasar para avanzar en la historia que, según mi opinión, aunque puede tener algun giro interesante acaba siendo algo pretenciosa y con algun que otro cliché cinematográfico que desluce el conjunto. Yo al llegar al fnal del juego ya había perdido el interés y solo jugaba para terminar el juego.
    La jugabilidad lo peor. Los escenarios y su apartado artístico son preciosos y da gusto pasearse en ellos, hasta puede llegar a ser divertido estudiar como sortear cada accidente geográfico sin dañar la carga... Pero no hay nada mas, mundo inerte y vacío donde todas las misiones (principales y secundarias) tienen el mismo objetivo: Llevar una carga de un punto A a uno B. Un desproposito, otra vez, por parte de Kojima crear y brindarnos un basto mundo preciocista sin practicamente nada que hacer dentro de él... No hay ningun aliciente a la exploración mas allá de los chips de memoria, que nos aportan información extra, pero la gran mayoría de ella intrascendente (info sobre merchandasing de otros videojuegos y mecas, recomendación de films y bandas sonoras por parte de Kojima, info sobre modelos de motos del mercado en la vida real...) Por no haber no hay ni un ápice de fauna, parece que con el declive de la escena introductoria se extingue toda. En la misma linea, no tratamos en todonel juego con un NPC que no sea un holograma y no podemos entrar en las ciudades a ver como se desarrolla la vida post-apocalíptica. En relación a su argumento y vacíos argumentales hay que hacer un acto de fer para "aceptar" todas las incongruencias y vacíos argumentales con la esperanza de que al final se nos desbelará el porqué de todo (ciertas preguntas hallan respuesta y otras no)... Pero si queremos profundizar en ella no nos quedará mas remedio que leer parrafos y parrafos de teorías pseudociéntificas entremezcladas con bases profundamente teológicas.

    Resumen: Técnica y artísticamente espléndido, argumentalmente interesante pero confuso, hace falta una mente muy abierta y aceptar concesiones.... Jugablemente aburrido y un desproposito, llega a ser interseante plantearse rutas y como avanzar por el terreno, pero TODO el juego se basa en las mismas misiones. El combate tosco, incomodo y su inclusión anecdótica,
    A quién le interese la historia que mire algun recopilatorio tipo película en YT, y quien realmente quiera probarlo que no se gaste 60€ que lo intente conseguir rebajado.    … Expand
  82. Leonetetro
    Dec 10, 2019
    6
    Don't buy it !! You will be treated like Amazon couriers and plus 2 means of transport are useful, the bike is nailed with a crumb and the truck has paranormal driving system. Driving without a steering wheel helps you understand driving sistem.
  83. MelkorTag
    Dec 11, 2019
    6
    El juego es entretenido, pero después de unas horas pasa a ser algo repetitivo, la razon por la que le pongo un 6 y no un 3 es por la historia, la cual es muy entretenida, la música espectacular, pero por desgracia el gameplay deja mucho que desear.
  84. Scouali
    Dec 11, 2019
    6
    I just can't finished it..

    The game is just boring and it supposed to be poetic but it is just pretentious. Dark Souls is a poetic game, death stranding is not, the game just scream at you his metaphor (wow social networks , get like you see you're connected but you're alone). In the end it's not a tottaly bad game but it's just average and all the kojima hype proove once again    I just can't finished it..

    The game is just boring and it supposed to be poetic but it is just pretentious.

    Dark Souls is a poetic game, death stranding is not, the game just scream at you his metaphor (wow social networks , get like you see you're connected but you're alone).

    In the end it's not a tottaly bad game but it's just average and all the kojima hype proove once again that he is not a genius of video game...

    Also , kojima should work on the game interface, the UI is horrible and you're supposed to be in the menu very often cause you know... it's a logistic game...

    Take a look at Persona 5 UI.    … Expand
  85. rykama
    Dec 19, 2019
    6
    This is a title that stands out. It's not like any other game I have ever played before. I think that is Death Strandings strength and weakness. The world is well imagined and beautiful to look at and be in, although it can be quite dreary and depressing. The Music is incredible and introduced me to some new artists. The gameplay is... okay.... but the cutscenes and story are incredible. IThis is a title that stands out. It's not like any other game I have ever played before. I think that is Death Strandings strength and weakness. The world is well imagined and beautiful to look at and be in, although it can be quite dreary and depressing. The Music is incredible and introduced me to some new artists. The gameplay is... okay.... but the cutscenes and story are incredible. I didn't find myself liking sam, but all of the other characters are well imagined and incredibly well-acted. The cameos were funny too. All and all, it gets a 6 from me but I can see how people would love or hate this. I'm somewhere in the middle. I'm so happy HK was able to make the game he wanted to make.… Expand
  86. delphineback
    Dec 20, 2019
    6
    A nice game, at least, if not one of the gretest of 2019, which was a bad year for games. Let's hope for 2020 to be better.
  87. Feshaak
    Dec 28, 2019
    6
    Environment 10/10, great exploring, combat 5/10, story 3/10. Almost did not finish the game. Waste of opportunity.
  88. RetroSnake
    Jan 3, 2020
    6
    Beautifully boring. After 50 hours, I can't think of any other words to describe this game. The environments and music are really well done but that's all I can really think of for any positives. The story is spread so thin, that I really didn't care for any of the characters at the end. Most of the boss battles are so easy and bland, which are the total opposite of the MGS games.Beautifully boring. After 50 hours, I can't think of any other words to describe this game. The environments and music are really well done but that's all I can really think of for any positives. The story is spread so thin, that I really didn't care for any of the characters at the end. Most of the boss battles are so easy and bland, which are the total opposite of the MGS games.

    Kojima should really go back to linear/semi open world games which bring a much tighter experience with an engaging story.    … Expand
  89. ossapev
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    troppo noioso,nessuna varietà di gameplay,storia senza nessun senso,con delle boss fight inutili e stupide,ma come potrebbe piacere un gioco dove si è corrieri nel vero senso della parola,sufficienza per ottima grafica,buon motore di gioco(decima) e bug assenti almeno per la mia esperienza di gioco
  90. IPV
    Jan 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So so game... Much more expected from the beginning. Courier like simulator)… Expand
  91. Wam7412
    Jan 12, 2020
    6
    Je n'ai pas fini le jeu car le game play et teop répétitif. Mais l'histoire est quand même intéressante.
  92. SpaceHeroGuide
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Death Stranding took me about 6 months to finish - not because of massive content but because it is so boring to play and feels like work. The graphics and the motion capturing are awesome - however you might ask yourself why USA now looks like Iceland. The basic plot idea about GD, BB, etc. is great and refreshing - however the story Hideo built from it is just not good. At multiple points in the game it spoils you that Amelie and Bridget are the same person, that Amelie is causing GDs to appear and that Clifford is Sam's dad. After you defeated Higgs it takes another 4 hours to finish the game - and there is no story in it. It's just used to stretch the game to at least 30 hours playtime. For example after you killed Higgs Fragile teleports everyone back except YOU - the only person who can stop Amelie and thus is important for humankind. So you have to walk all the way back to the beginning of the game. Why? Ask Hideo. There's just no logical reason to it. The gameplay is so repeating. If you start the game now, install all patches first so you can skip these damn animations of Sam getting in cars, Sam delivering crates, Sam looking at boring holograms, Sam looking at delivery drones walking away, Sam looking at bikes being delivered from your garage, Sam doing this, Sam doing that, ... It just makes you angry when you have to watch them over and over again. Oh and don't forget to get a cover for your X button - you will smash it so many times to go through all of the UIs to accept or finish a delivery. Death Stranding could have been a masterpiece - the gameplay and the story prevents that. So it's just a mediocre game you will play once, then deinstall and forget about.… Expand
  93. Darkbaco
    Feb 13, 2020
    6
    Deberían de pagarme por haber tenido que sufrir tremendo toston.
    Graficos: 10/10
    Historia: 0/10
    Jugabilidad: 6/10
  94. a_germ
    Mar 14, 2022
    6
    Бросил, так как есть ограничение на строительство зиплайнов. Без модов на отмену ограничения смысла играть не вижу
  95. normcdn
    Apr 1, 2020
    6
    The reason why I bought this game, because it was made by Kojima (I really liked Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain). The graphic is good, but ... I felt like I am FedEx from the future. The mission are so redundant, that makes you fell asleep. The monster drink advertising is kind of weird. I really hate the « like » that other players put everywhere. It made me sick as I removed all ofThe reason why I bought this game, because it was made by Kojima (I really liked Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain). The graphic is good, but ... I felt like I am FedEx from the future. The mission are so redundant, that makes you fell asleep. The monster drink advertising is kind of weird. I really hate the « like » that other players put everywhere. It made me sick as I removed all of them. I like it clean! The weapons and enemies ... not interesting at all. I did not finish the game, so I do not know if it gets better! One more thing, the bike is most of the time totally useless.… Expand
  96. aleshika07
    Nov 7, 2021
    6
    Pretty weak game. I could only beat it with my 3d attempt. Normally I would give it 5/10, but in regards to the ending I can give it +1.
    Pros:
    +Visuals are fantastic +Gameplay is actually original. The online features bring some fresh experience. +The beginning and the ending scene are touching +Music Cons: -The story is broken. It gives no interest to go on. The plot twists are    Pretty weak game. I could only beat it with my 3d attempt. Normally I would give it 5/10, but in regards to the ending I can give it +1.
    Pros:
    +Visuals are fantastic
    +Gameplay is actually original. The online features bring some fresh experience.
    +The beginning and the ending scene are touching
    +Music

    Cons:
    -The story is broken. It gives no interest to go on. The plot twists are aether predictable or irrational
    -Vehicle controls are a disaster. Did they even test it?
    -Backtracking just to continue the story

    This game almost made me give up on video games. I don't know weather it's good or bad.    … Expand
  97. Fangenijus
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Death stranding Is a very monotonous game. First 5 hours of game were awesome, but after that you see that game has nothing more to offer. This game is a good example of missed opportunity.
  98. Gusta123
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    ok, the story is actually good but gosh, what a boring gameplay, walking and walking all the game along
  99. EdithRubio
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Si quieres probar algo nuevo no esta mal, kojima se fumo la piedra filosofal, la bso es de 10, los actores y jugabilidad también, es una especie de senderismo con repartidor, la historia te quedas loco no entiendes nada al final, se fue por las ramas sinceramente. Le doy un 6 por lo mencionado arriba, si no fuese de hideo kojima hubiera pasado como otro juego más, si es cierto que es unSi quieres probar algo nuevo no esta mal, kojima se fumo la piedra filosofal, la bso es de 10, los actores y jugabilidad también, es una especie de senderismo con repartidor, la historia te quedas loco no entiendes nada al final, se fue por las ramas sinceramente. Le doy un 6 por lo mencionado arriba, si no fuese de hideo kojima hubiera pasado como otro juego más, si es cierto que es un genero distinto y tiene cosas guay pero ya esta, nada del otro mundo, empiezas con muy buenas expectativas que con las horas se van desvaneciendo.… Expand
  100. Fasoltr
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    Un jeu qui aurait pu être excellent s’il nous avais apporté un peu plus de plaisir au niveau du gameplay. Le terrain est déjà pas facile pour les déplacements, mais il faut encore ajouter les échoués, les mules, la pluie. Trop rares sont les moments où l’on peut profiter pleinement du paysage. Sans parler des épisodes guerriers qui s’incrustent comme un cheveu sur la soupe. Donc uneUn jeu qui aurait pu être excellent s’il nous avais apporté un peu plus de plaisir au niveau du gameplay. Le terrain est déjà pas facile pour les déplacements, mais il faut encore ajouter les échoués, les mules, la pluie. Trop rares sont les moments où l’on peut profiter pleinement du paysage. Sans parler des épisodes guerriers qui s’incrustent comme un cheveu sur la soupe. Donc une déception finale importante et un soulagement d’avoir enfin terminé le jeu... Restent des épisodes cinématiques magnifiques mais qui n’ont pas tous du sens. Je peine à comprendre les critiques dithyrambiques de certains médias.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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