Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

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  1. The_Mastermind
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    It's a boring walking/delivery simulator and that's basically all there is to it. Tries and fails too hard to make "inventorial management" fun.
  2. hard2break
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    This is definitively not a 10/10 game... What's wrong with the critics!? The game is just boring!!! 5 hours of just walking and walking... And nothing changes... I'm done, asking for a refund!
  3. ZombiCoon
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    Extremely boring game with mediocre story and characters. Walking simulator that is hyped up to unimaginable levels.
  4. Pellissa
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    El juego visualmente se ve muy bien y sus cinemáticas están bastante bien, el aspecto negativo es que como videojuego no convence y lo que se está vendiendo es un videojuego no una experiencia ni la visión de un director ególatra, el juego es repetitivo.
    Es inusual que el mayor enemigo del videojuego sean las rocas y los entornos Escarpados, nunca entendí como conectar al mundo con    El juego visualmente se ve muy bien y sus cinemáticas están bastante bien, el aspecto negativo es que como videojuego no convence y lo que se está vendiendo es un videojuego no una experiencia ni la visión de un director ególatra, el juego es repetitivo.
    Es inusual que el mayor enemigo del videojuego sean las rocas y los entornos Escarpados, nunca entendí como conectar al mundo con maletines, tal vez se inspiró en la prensa de los maletines.
    En pocas palabras no es mejor que muchos juegos indies, no es algo con que se pueda divertir.

    baje la nota por la censura y a los usuarios, ya que borraron casi 6000 criticas negativas.    … Expand
  5. marcantoineg
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    This game shows Kojima was never that good of a dev. Walking simulator that is the result of pure feature creep. Play this game only if you like being bored for hours.
  6. Nigme
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    The game is garbage. Delivery-cutscene, Delivery-cutscene. Horrible gameplay.
  7. truenorman
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    Is this suposed to be fun? Sorry but the 80% oc the game I was walking, and that's not funny at all. Either paying 60€ for it.
  8. andreslu2700
    Nov 13, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es extremadamente repetitivo y monótono y aunque tenga buenos gráficos nunca sientes que el escenario está vivo como si ocurre en red dead redemption 2, the witcher 3 o hasta en gta v… Expand
  9. Johcker
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Gráficos excepcionais, mas é um simulador de Uber Eats no qual você fica indo do ponto A ao ponto B, andando feito um bêbado.
  10. leche_paterna
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Gameplay sopirifero un anti juego donde ni siquiera valen la pena las abundantes cinemáticas. La mayor decepción de la generación.
  11. PiePieper
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    This is THE most pretentious, vain, piece of trash yet to be published on the PS4. Kojima is in dire need of a handler, someone to tell him “no” at ever decision. Gameplay is boring, period. Walking and ladders, snooooozzzfest. That’s all anyone needs to know. And the story is some insufferable BS. At best its low level soap opera garbage. If Kojima wasn’t so self-absorbed, maybe couldThis is THE most pretentious, vain, piece of trash yet to be published on the PS4. Kojima is in dire need of a handler, someone to tell him “no” at ever decision. Gameplay is boring, period. Walking and ladders, snooooozzzfest. That’s all anyone needs to know. And the story is some insufferable BS. At best its low level soap opera garbage. If Kojima wasn’t so self-absorbed, maybe could actually make a real game instead of a long, drawn out **** movie. Save your money, pass.
    I only gave it a 1 because it didn't immediately crash to the dashboard.    … Expand
  12. 9to10Gaming
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This is probably the worst video game I’ve personally ever played. Gameplay is not fun at any time and everything you do is delivering packages. The story makes NO sense at all and it keeps getting worse till the end.

    Should’ve maybe made a TV show out of it...
  13. RamzesRV7
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    This game just very very bad in always: gameplay, design, open world, story
  14. Gozaimasu
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    The game is as bad as everyone says. *list here all the negative things that've been said over again*
    Kojima tries to be so philosophical, intelligent, deep, know-it-all, ingenious and create to 'something different', but he God-honest fails miserably. I can say this since I got the game 1 day earlier and have been playing it non-stop (with some sleep of course).
    It just annoys me how    The game is as bad as everyone says. *list here all the negative things that've been said over again*
    Kojima tries to be so philosophical, intelligent, deep, know-it-all, ingenious and create to 'something different', but he God-honest fails miserably. I can say this since I got the game 1 day earlier and have been playing it non-stop (with some sleep of course).

    It just annoys me how highly he think of himself and try so badly to be highly respected film maker. Well, at least he got now some pocket money to start doing movies he so much have passion to. Yes, do that and leave games to others, seemingly you can't make them any longer. No wonder this game was made so quickly since it contains so little. Everything in Death Stranding is just... empty.    … Expand
  15. GersonTM27
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Juego pretencioso y aburrido, prácticamente un walking simulation con buenos gráficos
  16. inspireBreaker
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    It is literary just go from A to B the whole game. Has certainly some fun moment, but what had it ruined for me was the 2+ hours long ending which could be done in 15 minutes. There is literary a passage with credits for 30 mins, where you just go around and do nothing besides watching credits, and not to mention how many times I have read HIDEO KOJIMA text during the whole game. It was aIt is literary just go from A to B the whole game. Has certainly some fun moment, but what had it ruined for me was the 2+ hours long ending which could be done in 15 minutes. There is literary a passage with credits for 30 mins, where you just go around and do nothing besides watching credits, and not to mention how many times I have read HIDEO KOJIMA text during the whole game. It was a drag. I cannot recommend it to anyone.

    Even the social building in this game is hilarious - if you do not build it yourself nobody will... I have encountered so many useless stuff around the world. Anything meaningful was build by me. And I didn't even receive any likes for the most useful stuff.

    To me this game is 0, because even the building and social aspect of the game is not good    … Expand
  17. bgandrade
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As partes de ação são super rápidas e voltamos a 2 horas andando sem nada pra fazer , se a algum boss difícil não encontrei. Complicado jogo se ótimo gráfico mas ,de gráfico até a frozen tem… Expand
  18. Zwei76
    Dec 9, 2019
    1
    Mr. Kojima has made a boring movie(eternal cinematics), with a psychedelic story with spectral detecting fetuses, with boring and repetitive gameplay mechanics, but which is technically wonderful.
  19. tectonicx
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    Its a pretty dull game that's lackluster in enjoyable moments. Primarily, gameplay involves simply walking all across the map doing repetitive fetch quests. There is an attempt to make the story meaningful (like MGS) but it just seems overblown and complicated. I have also been aware that many users are spamming 10/10 reviews simply because they are a fan of Kojima and are sympathetic toIts a pretty dull game that's lackluster in enjoyable moments. Primarily, gameplay involves simply walking all across the map doing repetitive fetch quests. There is an attempt to make the story meaningful (like MGS) but it just seems overblown and complicated. I have also been aware that many users are spamming 10/10 reviews simply because they are a fan of Kojima and are sympathetic to his struggles.… Expand
  20. Prenner
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    Kojima is the Quentin Tarantino of video games, absolute trash. Egotistical and narcissistic. This game is a waste of your money and your time. Boring and pretentious. Monotonous and lame. Do not buy.
  21. DarkNaito
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    The physics and gameplay of the game are broken, not counting that it is a uber eat simulator
  22. Lete77
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Un juego que solo tiene cinemáticas, gráficos y es monótono.
    Como si estuviesen haciendo una película y casi al final se hubiesen dado cuenta que era un videoJUEGO.
    Con unas físicas ridículas, y una jugabilidad que parece que estés intentando controlar un crio de 2 años borracho. Tu peor enemigo no son los jefes finales, que aunque te lances a tumba abierta a por ellos, terminaran por    Un juego que solo tiene cinemáticas, gráficos y es monótono.
    Como si estuviesen haciendo una película y casi al final se hubiesen dado cuenta que era un videoJUEGO.
    Con unas físicas ridículas, y una jugabilidad que parece que estés intentando controlar un crio de 2 años borracho.
    Tu peor enemigo no son los jefes finales, que aunque te lances a tumba abierta a por ellos, terminaran por irse sin apenas hacerte daño, ni el grupo terrorista, que si te metes en el agua a una profundidad de un palmo, no sabrán como alcanzarte; son las piedrecitas del camino, o en su ausencia, el mero hecho de querer cambiar de dirección cuando caminas.
    Intentaras evitar morir, no por la perdida de experiencia u objetos, que no lo hay, ya que al morir aparecerás exactamente en el sitio donde lo hiciste, lo que no querrás perder al morir, es ese tiempo de tu vida, viendo una y otra vez las mismas cinemáticas del BB.    … Expand
  23. FrankieLowNRG
    Jan 6, 2020
    1
    Gioco senza senso, ripetitivo e noioso ma sopratutto enormemente sopravvalutato...se lo avesse fatto uno studio anonimo non lo avrebbe comprato nessuno ma, hey, è un gioco di Kojima...!!!
  24. Scrull
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Что тут сказать Кодзима прям как Ридли Скотт решил под старость придумать игру о смысле жизни. Складывается ощущение будто пересмотрел аниме Евангелион и решил черпать оттуда вдохновение. А геймплей это треш 80% игры беготня туда сюда и скучные битвы с боссами и нафига было копировать битву с Хиггсом в точности прям как Оцелот против Солида из МГС4Что тут сказать Кодзима прям как Ридли Скотт решил под старость придумать игру о смысле жизни. Складывается ощущение будто пересмотрел аниме Евангелион и решил черпать оттуда вдохновение. А геймплей это треш 80% игры беготня туда сюда и скучные битвы с боссами и нафига было копировать битву с Хиггсом в точности прям как Оцелот против Солида из МГС4
  25. AhmedMatar
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is boring, it was worth spending the budget on making a movie .. The game loses being a real game .. Only beautiful views and beautiful music… Expand
  26. EvilBunnyGames
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    Short Summary: Deluvery guy simulator. boring, not worht your money. Typical egomaniac Kojima s***t. Not worth your time or money.
  27. argonauta316
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    El juego es repetitivo y pesado.. Los espacios estan muy vacíos.. Que pena que despeediciaron horas de programación en un escenario bien diseñado pero aburrido...voy a poner en la reventa, espero recuperar la cuarta parte
  28. MRGringoCriollo
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Le puse un par de horas al juego, su apartado técnico es muy bueno pero su entorno está vacío y no hay nada que hacer. Las misiones son las mismas siempre ir de un punto A a B y después de B a C todo el tiempo. El juego es tedioso y muy aburrido se le ha hecho mucha publicidad nada mas. No vale nada
  29. autosag1979
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Este juego es una completa basura! no es un juego realmente es un simulador de pelicula!
  30. ps4boy
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    I was very excited when Kojima announced a new exclusive game for us playstation fans, held back trying to watch trailers and news so i could be surprised in classic Kojima fashion.
    Boy was i wrong to do that. I could have saved myself $60 instead of playing this garbage. Took the day off work to play it and everything. Kojima has definitely lost it. Game gets a 1 because it’s not broken,    I was very excited when Kojima announced a new exclusive game for us playstation fans, held back trying to watch trailers and news so i could be surprised in classic Kojima fashion.
    Boy was i wrong to do that. I could have saved myself $60 instead of playing this garbage. Took the day off work to play it and everything. Kojima has definitely lost it. Game gets a 1 because it’s not broken, but it’s a terrible game, with terrible controls that really isn’t fun    … Expand
  31. taroyama
    Dec 12, 2019
    1
    UPS Simulator 2019

    Overhyped walking simulator garbage

    1 Point for graphics. Thats literally all it has going for it.
  32. tetetoto
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    So bored, so hyped. Meaningless quest, but only meaningful to HIDEO KOJIMA. Very disapointed.
  33. Zinauger
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Musica impresionante, hermozo apartado grafico e historia realmente interesante.
    Pero falla en todo lo demas, la jugabilidad es tosca, repetitiva y excepto por las areas en las que encuentras EV, es aburrida.
    Recomiendo ver solo las cinematicas para conocer la historia, esto no vale como juego.
  34. CarlosNb7
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    I waste 75$ off my money just to play an interactive movie with walking simulator. The game its not bad, but doesnt worth the 75$. Ill recomend to buy it at 30$ no more that that.
  35. zmega
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    game is super boring and can only see that people are playing and "liking" this game because of brand loyalty. this review is coming from someone that still loves and plays PT so im not a hater of kojima but im also not going to lie for his sake. waste of time and money but the game does look pretty. you do the same thing over and over and painfully over again.
  36. David101618
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    I used to love kojima games but this is the most boring and pretentious piece of crap i've ever seen graphics 10/10 fun 0/10 walking simulator 2019.
  37. damond5031
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    This is a game made for critics, and not the gaming public, its like an art house movie that only the fanciest powder-assed high society types would like. This is a walking simulator of the worst kind, and the frustration and boredom will claim most folks long before they finish it. Walk walk walk, and then turn back around and walk back the way you just came from, all while balancing aThis is a game made for critics, and not the gaming public, its like an art house movie that only the fanciest powder-assed high society types would like. This is a walking simulator of the worst kind, and the frustration and boredom will claim most folks long before they finish it. Walk walk walk, and then turn back around and walk back the way you just came from, all while balancing a stack of boxes on your back that could topple and scatter at any time. This isn't a game, its a bad interactive movie. Don't fall for the hype, this game will be in the bargain bin by the end of the month. Note the difference you will see in the critic score, and the public score, and never listen to the the big gaming reviewers again, they are bought and paid for.… Expand
  38. sarsety
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Chatoooo, achei muito repetitivo, muito entediante, foi o pior uso do meu dinheiro nos últimos anos....
  39. pwm
    Jul 4, 2021
    1
    Thankfully I didn't buy this. I borrowed it and gave up after about 3 hours of gameplay. (3 hours I wish I could have back!) I just don't get it. Slogging around the countryside delivering packages? Really? WTF?

    BTW, I gave it a 1 instead of zero because the graphics are quite beautiful.
  40. CidLuneth
    Nov 13, 2019
    1
    WhatCulture Gaming was trying to praise it for being "Breath of the Wild" in nature due to its exploration factor. But... just because the game looks nice does NOT make it a good game. Final Fantasy XIII looks nice too but that game is a piece of garbage with a menagerie of problems.

    Death Stranding has NOTHING that makes Breath of the Wild good except for its graphical quality and how    WhatCulture Gaming was trying to praise it for being "Breath of the Wild" in nature due to its exploration factor. But... just because the game looks nice does NOT make it a good game. Final Fantasy XIII looks nice too but that game is a piece of garbage with a menagerie of problems.

    Death Stranding has NOTHING that makes Breath of the Wild good except for its graphical quality and how pretty it looks. The game is empty and barren like No Man's Sky, the gameplay is monotonous and boring; it's like someone took the control scheme from QWOP and tried to make it sound revolutionary. "Oh man, you have to balance Norman Reedus out by pressing the L2 and R2 buttons!" That is NOT a selling point in this boring Walking Simulator.

    It's such a generic looking Sci-Fi game that all it's proven is how up his own ass Kojima is and that all he knows how to do is make more Metal Gear Solid games with a bunch of bells and whistles but no substance at all.

    This game is an overhyped piece of crap and it baffles me that it's even got a 61% positive rating in the first place. Don't waste your money on this because all you're doing is stoking Kojima's ego and allowing him to further his own pitiful and lackluster ideas.

    And don't get me started on how much of a misogynist he is when it comes to objectifying women in his game through some disgusting power fantasy. I won't go into it because this isn't some SJW review and I don't hate myself that much.    … Expand
  41. Orcflesh
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Not innovative, not misunderstood, not a new beginning for video games, not a brave experiment, not an experience, not visionary, not a new Kojima masterpiece.
    Not a game. Trade your copy quickly as this is bargain bin fodder in 3 weeks time
  42. MasterJ007
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Boring Trash. Walking simulator, Delivery service simulator, frusrting, not fun. Only frauds can score this trash a 10
  43. DanielCABR
    Nov 18, 2019
    1
    Jogo praticamente andar o tempo todo, não dá pra levar a sério um game desse patamar quando analistas dizem que o jogo não é para todos. Kojima eu não sabia quem era até o hype desse Death stranding.
  44. SousaSpeedBR
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    A história é interessante, e tem lindas cutscenes, mas a gameplay é arrastada, chata, repetitiva, demotivante e desanimadora, estragando assim a história. Como o foco de um jogo deve ser a game play 1 tá mais que justo pra DS. Um dos piores jogos da geração.
  45. j133760
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This is Kojima self-indulgence through and through. The story is nonsense, the game constantly contradicts its own lore such as how timefall rain ages you when it touches your skin, yet one of the characters "mama" had rain falling on her face for days and shes young with perfect skin. And the worst sin of all - the game is nothing but fetch quests.

    All these interesting things are    This is Kojima self-indulgence through and through. The story is nonsense, the game constantly contradicts its own lore such as how timefall rain ages you when it touches your skin, yet one of the characters "mama" had rain falling on her face for days and shes young with perfect skin. And the worst sin of all - the game is nothing but fetch quests.

    All these interesting things are happening in the world, its just that your not doing them. For example youll be sent on an emergency mission to help a waystation under attack, stupid me got my hopes up thinking Id be doing something other than delivering a package. Nope, it was just another fetch quest: delivering relief supplies. Another mission tells you there is a black sludge bubbling up from the ground in a city, a huge phenomenon crisis you must avert. Once again, that equates to: delivering a special package to the terminal at that city. Every single quest is a fetch quest, no exaggeration, literally every one.

    And when you hear about the "cities" in Death Stranding, dont get your hopes up. I imagined these post apocalyptic rag-tag places with survivors milling about. Nope, its just an identical building (all distro centers and waystations are the same exact building model) that you cant even enter. You just approach a terminal and talk to a single person on a hologram when you deliver cargo. Thats it.

    Compounding the already repetitive and dull as rusted iron quest design is the frustrating traversal of the games massive world. The entire map is nothing but rocky, hilly, craggy and treacherous terrain. There are vehicles but they are useless because youll get your motorcycle stuck on a rock within 30 seconds. The truck is a joke, imagine trying to drive a truck through the grand canyon crevasse, thats Death Stranding trucks: useless. This means delivering packages, since thats all you do, will usually be done on foot.

    But Kojima couldnt just let us walk normally, no thats too easy. There is an asinine "balance" system. Since deliveries will pile on dozens of kilograms of cargo onto your back, Sam the protagonist will constantly be teetering left and right, losing balance. You must CONSTANTLY hold the RT when he sways left, then the LT when he sways right. Every 4 seconds you lose balance and you must hold a button to brace, which slows down your pace considerably. Half the time you end up face planting anyway, rolling down a hill, careening off a cliff. Ive fallen hundreds of times due to the finnicky balance system, and its never fun.

    Combat is a chore. Your forced into a certain playstyle: non-lethal with human "MULES." And guess what? INFINITELY RESPAWING! So if you clear a MULE encampment, which are oh so infuriatingly placed directly between most major "cities", by the next time you pass through theyll all be back to harass you. There are no rewards for combat, no XP or loot, and you cant kill them so youll be forced to just ignore them and walk or drive past. But no, thats too easy! Instead, lets give them shock spears that disable your vehicle and throw you out of it when its driving 40mph so you can tumble in the dirt for a few seconds. Lets give them guns that grab the cargo off your back and fling it 300 feet away so you have to walk aaaaaaall the way over to it to pick it back up. Lets give them stun weapons so when they attack you, it just knocks you out and they steal all your cargo. Its nothing but a nuisance.

    BTs, or basically alien mini bosses are even worse. Certain areas you MUST pass through for the fetch quests ALWAYS have BTs. This means every god damn time you cross a certain part of the map, your forced to do another identical BT boss battle. They are no challenge, and are yet another infinitely respawning nuisance that cant be killed, and will harass you every damn time.

    This is my least favorite game of the year. I cant stand Death Stranding. Its wore down my patience completely, and Im still pissed that Kojima thought doing nothing but fetch quests was ok in 2019. Come on, this was supposed to be something special.    … Expand
  46. Brownbelt2018
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    How could you give this a 10? what kind of people would like this game? I have no idea. Simply, this is the most boring game I have ever played. Graphics are good? not really. Whats with all the cinematics? I want to PLAY the game not watch a fu*king movie, thats what Netflix is for. I played for a couple of hours and wanted to ice pick my ears when that baby started crying. It tells youHow could you give this a 10? what kind of people would like this game? I have no idea. Simply, this is the most boring game I have ever played. Graphics are good? not really. Whats with all the cinematics? I want to PLAY the game not watch a fu*king movie, thats what Netflix is for. I played for a couple of hours and wanted to ice pick my ears when that baby started crying. It tells you how to calm the baby, but not how to kill the annoying f*cking thing! To say I am disappointed is an understatement, and all these c*nts giving it a high score cause they want to lick Kojima's balls or are being paid to do so can get f*cked, this is giving the game an unrealistic rating! This game is utter hyped up rubbish! thank f*ck I can return it for a refund!… Expand
  47. M-Shazly
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is very disappointing i cant believe if this game or movie or what i think kojima is very stupid person The trailers for this game sold me the idea of something awesome, like a spiritual succesor to Metal Gear. but gameplay is very bad… Expand
  48. mob100
    Dec 12, 2019
    1
    adquiri mi version con toda la emocion , pero al pasar las hs se repetia la misma mecanica una y otra vez por hs . a tal punto que me aburrio muchisimo , kojima y los medios nos quisieron vender un juegazo que al jugarlo esta muy lejos de serlo .
  49. UkaAku
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This game is basicly just an walking simulator, maybe its weird but even fallout 76 is better then this. Worst game of this year so far, oh its an Hideo kojima game? Man.. even Metal gear survive is better!
  50. PGamingNews
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    The only thing that kept me going was the story. Everything else is super boring and at a certain point i moved to very easy mode in order to rush and get it done with. I don't recommend buying it and just watch the story line on Youtube.
  51. Diosuke
    Jan 28, 2020
    1
    A hideko kojimbo game, aburrido y sin conexión entre cinemática y el game play repetitivo a más no poder, una pena esperaba más de hideo KOJIMA que ser mejor que de phantom pain no era tan difícil, una pena y eso que la historia parecía ser interesante
  52. koenjinosora
    Dec 15, 2019
    1
    Bad gameplay. Nothing revolutionary. Too much hype. No need to buy it you can cinematics on YouTube
  53. DominusPrime
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Death Stranding is a pretty good experience for those who like cinematic stories such as the tale tell games. Unfortunately it disappoints in the most important aspect of a videogame which is the gameplay. Repetitive missions, slow paced and often boring. It's what every gamer don't want in a AAA game.
  54. farbenblind
    Jun 6, 2020
    1
    The most boring game ever created. Graphic are amazing but the game mechanic are incredibly dull and all missions a chore.
  55. Yourmumsbills
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are things i really like about this game. The graphics are incredible, the environment and scenery are simply beautiful. As far as the story goes, it's very easy to lose the thread of what's going on very quickly due to poor writing. The slow pace of the game that a lot of people have complained about, is something i don't really mind. The main issue is the fact that moving around the environment is incredibly annoying. I understand wanting to give you a feeling of immersion by having to balance on uneven surfaces etc, but Sam when loaded with cargo can barely stand up straight for 2 seconds, which means you're constantly having to press buttons to stop yourself from falling over. This gets tedious VERY quickly. A few hours in you get your first vehicle (a bike) which you think will make traversal of the land much easier. Sadly the bike handles like sh*!t and really doesn't feel like it's even on the ground. The main enemy of the game, the BT'S again are just annoying to deal with. The contraption you have that's supposed to show you roughly where they are doesn't really work so you end up walking straight into them. Encounters with these enemies REALLY slows down an already slow game. Also every encounter with these enemies is accompanied by a rain that damages everything you are carrying, the game will remind you about this and tell you to take cover from the rain..but finding anywhere that has said cover is almost impossible. In general the gameplay what little of it there is, is just not fun at all and in fact is really quite annoying. Another small thing i personally didn't like at all is the music. Rather than just having composer do a nice score, we get numerous songs by pop and rock bands whose names appear on the screen when a song kicks in. This make it feel more like some weird music video or an advert for band. Plus if you really don't like said bands (why the hell would i EVER want to hear Bring me the horizon?!) it can just be an awful distraction. And let's not leave out one of the absolute worst things in the game..The Monster energy drink product placement. This is just shameless and disgusting! It's a horrible bit of "real world" thrown into the game world that feels totally out of place, Not to mention the fact that the game is trying to market this particular brand of concentrated sugar poison as a health drink!! (you actually have to drink the stuff as first aid?!) I expected more integrity from Kojima productions. And to be honest i expected a better game.… Expand
  56. Faxthtax
    Dec 5, 2020
    1
    Jesus .. Kojima must stop eating mushrooms on a daily basis.
    Honestly, what the hell did i just witness? This is the worst piece of drivel i have ever played on a console.
    Looking back, MGSV was a piece of unfinished business that was very overrated, and he make this, a USPS Delivery simulator with some sort of narrative i cant take seriously.. I dont know if he is taking the piss or    Jesus .. Kojima must stop eating mushrooms on a daily basis.
    Honestly, what the hell did i just witness? This is the worst piece of drivel i have ever played on a console.
    Looking back, MGSV was a piece of unfinished business that was very overrated, and he make this, a USPS Delivery simulator with some sort of narrative i cant take seriously.. I dont know if he is taking the piss or not. But one thing is certain, Kojima does not know a fart about making open world games. He basically just makes a large map and keeps it empty, lifeless and dull. He tries his best by throwing music in there on your many endless strolls. But that is just a poor excuse to save. And ALL these absurd details signed Kojima. Like seriously, you deliver corpses to incinerators.. CORPSES!! Suddenly i found myself outside with a dead chick wrapped up and strapped to my back. Deliver This!! ABSURD!!
    And what is it with these menus? So complex, confusing and overly detailed. I just did not understand a thing..
    What he IS good at is graphics. It is pretty though but a waste, but i just dont ever seem to get into Kojima´s bonkers mind. He is a loon. I do not understand why critics praise his garbage so highly just because they still ride on the Metal Gear Solid wave. I for one will never ever throw more money at Kojima productions ever again. A total waste.
    1 for graphics, 0 for everything else.    … Expand
  57. Menhpo
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    Simulador de caminhadas muito chato. Para isso i trabalhar para os ctt. Next please.
  58. Nick4972
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Nice story. Should’ve been a movie. It’s a video game that’s missing the game part. You know, the most important part?
  59. PaiLinFace
    Dec 9, 2019
    1
    Мне продали пустую, претензионную альфа версию игры. С поломанными и не работающими механиками. С раздутым сюжетом уложить который можно было бы в 2-3 часа. Абсолютная бездарность и симулятор пропуска кат сцен в душе.
  60. Castigation
    Nov 14, 2019
    1
    This game is so unbelievably boring and disjointed as to be truly pathetic.
  61. Pascamp
    Nov 13, 2019
    1
    The most boring game in the world!!! I could't play more than five hours and I gave up. Extremely boring.
  62. Baldinor
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Un juego no son cinemáticas, para eso vas al cine y ves Avatar o el señor de los anillos, tener que tragarte minutos y horas de cinemáticas entre paseo y paseo es tedioso, aburrido y la historia tampoco es que sea ninguna maravilla es muy del montón. Me parece de lo peor este año.
  63. dannyjoe08
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kojima movie that forces you to play a hiking simulator to get to next scene.… Expand
  64. Space84rm
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Il motore grafico è sempre una goduria per gli occhi, però sappiate che la noia vi farà compagnia per l intero gioco. Kojima per favore mettiti a fare film e serie televisive ma non fare più giochi. Game play è quasi inesistente eccetto il portare in giro pacchi, però in compenso la storia è molto interessante
  65. arielHND
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Un juego con cinemáticas increíbles y por momentos te atrapan, una banda Sonora de 10, en cuanto a gameplay, siento que hago lo mismo una y otra vez, la actividad más monótona del mundo, caminar. Al jugarlo sentiras lo aburrido que es, y lo mucho que insultaron a tu inteligencia.
  66. Nasedo
    Dec 12, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. juego culero a no mas poder.... aburrido y sin chiste,
    es lamentable que se haya centrado en una historia simplona y se olvidara de lo que realmente importa el cual es hacer un video juego, en ese caso se hubiera centrado en hacer una película y gasta menos y estoy seguro gana algún Oscar.    … Expand
  67. MarcusLayne
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This is not a game. I don't understand why people keep throwing money at hideo kojimas ideas. He has one good game under his belt. . . Your a postman picking up and dropping off parcels. Only the cult of kojima could get away with such a bad idea. Some say the sequel will follow a apocalyptic Plummer.
  68. FrancoArgCba91
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    I play very slowly, without mechanics that really catch you walking, I got bored for the first 18 hours. I sold it luckily, I got my money back. The only salvageable are the graphics and the soundtrack nothing more.
  69. MateusLisboa
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    Um jogo de andar, fazer entregas e as vezes brigar a ideia a boa mais n foi colocada de uma forma correta o mundo parece morto NÃO GRAFICAMENTE mais de exploração e acontecimentos q tira aquele clima monótono q tem o tempo todo.
  70. pibeplay83
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    order simulator !! is this **** Kojima stops playing games !!! The best you already had in the metal gear is already there! Dense and stupid bored jubilate don't buy it !!
  71. Sioux123
    Feb 15, 2020
    1
    A boring, not an interesting game. Tedious walking that exhausts. It is very funny how a hero hides in the grass with a load, but no one sees him. Monotonous tasks, desert landscape. Music for an amateur.
  72. vanvejar1
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    repetitivo hasta decir basta... aburrido, dificultad irrisoria, la historia no tiene ningun sentido... creo que finalmente konami tenia toda la razon al despedir a kojima...
  73. Iron_banana
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is just as bad like how the reviewers said on their article. Kojimak is a farking liar and cheater.… Expand
  74. AxeFire
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    Death Stranding is a very creative and articulate name for this game. But whilst playing, a few more possible names came into my mind as to what could explain this game just a little bit better. First, Walking with Norman Reedus. Just like his series on AMC, Riding with Norman Reedus, where you can ride around with him on his motorcycle, traveling to different locations and learning aboutDeath Stranding is a very creative and articulate name for this game. But whilst playing, a few more possible names came into my mind as to what could explain this game just a little bit better. First, Walking with Norman Reedus. Just like his series on AMC, Riding with Norman Reedus, where you can ride around with him on his motorcycle, traveling to different locations and learning about biker culture. This game seems to be a lot like that, but with walking instead of biking. There is an abundance of things to discover in this world when walking around with Reedus too, from grass to rivers to mountains and even more grass, rivers, and mountains! In Death Stranding, you get to walk around with Norman Reedus, delivering packages and other interesting things like "smart drugs" and human corpses. Another name that, in my opinion is better than the actual name itself, is Cut Scene. Throughout my playtime of this game (around 3 hours), the majority of the game was cut scenes. In between each cut scene there is a great amount of game-play. Before the next cut scene begins, you get a WHOPPING 5 minutes of game time before being transferred to the next cut scene! I got to play for a whole 30 minutes out of my 3 hours of actual game-play!

    When this game was announced, I was very excited to see Norman Reedus as the main character. Don't get me wrong. Reedus was a great choice to play the main character, Sam Porter Bridges. Sam is a man of isolation. He doesn't like human interaction, whether it be touch or emotional. He is a very independent man and when he develops an emotion about another human, he becomes very uncomfortable, which I think Reedus plays very well. This is definitely not a knock at Norman Reedus or any of the other actors in this game. They all did great at what they were told to do...act.

    Hideo Kojima is known for his strange and unusual ideas and game-play. This game takes the cake when it comes to unusual and might even take it to a whole new level. On a serious note, this game made no sense for the first hour I was playing, and much of it still doesn't. There is nothing exciting throughout the game and with the only plot of the story being to deliver weird packages with a fetus hanging on your chest, I had to force myself to play for as long as I did. I eventually got to the point where the second mission begins. After accepting this, I checked my map to see where I needed to go. I had to go back to the same place I JUST WAS! The place I just came back from!

    Death Stranding is an all time low for the gaming industry in the 21st century and probably one of the worst, most boring games I have ever played...and I am one of the least picky people when it comes to games (which is not what this game seemed like. More like a movie with an occasional chance to play something, than a game).

    The hype for this game was nowhere close to how the game actually is. With all the walking, talking, walking, talking, etc., the hype was no match to what this game really is! Long story short, if you enjoy walking simulators or watching your $64.94 game more than you like playing them, then this is the game for you!    … Expand
  75. leyt1125
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    This is not even a game, there is no gameplay at all. Just walk simulator.
    This is just arthouse nonsense from an overrated Japanese who cannot make interesting gameplay
    do not get fooled by advertising, it’s money down the drain
    Hidetaka Miyazaki is a true Genius with his Dark Souls games. And Kojima is just overrated swindler who did NoManSky ver 2.0
  76. Javen
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Too much promotion,yet,Finally,it seems nothing but walking..it is boring and I want to sleep when i was playing.i would rather watching movie not playing this game.
  77. DiSouza
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Well.. since this is considered "Art" and not a video game, I recommend you to stay away from it. That's all what I can say for now. If I can play more than a few minutes between every long cutscene maybe I can really feel if the game is good or not.
  78. Fumancheese420
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    This is the single most boring waste of 50 plus hours I've ever spent. Literally the only thing I enjoyed about it was Norman Redus. I kept waiting for something to happen, but no. You go from point A to point B, about a hundred or so times with 3 to 4 "boss fights". I'll never understand how or why so many people like this.
  79. UltimateRich
    Dec 12, 2019
    1
    Dumb story, boring gameplay and terrible controls. Graphics are the only achievement. Even the online meta aspect is underwhelming.
  80. Rayglobox
    Dec 6, 2019
    1
    Garbage game, faarrrrr away from mgs quality. You do the same thing over and overrrr again and the game is just booooorriiiingg.
    Story is ok but definitely not metal gear, nothing happen. The combats mechanics and boss are the worst of this generation. Don't buy this game, i love metal gear but this game is just a joke
  81. Hahn
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Para definir el juego en pocas palabras solo hay que decir, caminar de lado a lado entregando paquetes con muchas cinemáticas y donde tu mayor enemigo es una pequeña roca en el camino que puede llegar a hacerte perder.… Expand
  82. Link13
    Apr 12, 2020
    1
    I don't how such a terrible game can be overrated, I really regret to waste my money on it.
  83. velvetcrowe2b
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Primero hicieron una pelicula despues se dieron que lo que debian hacer es un videojuego (se diero cuenta del error) asi que agregaron un simulador de entrega (como uber) ... diciendo que inventaron un genero ,,, es mas todas esas reviews del videojuego se nota el fajo de billetes que recibieron para ponerle una nota alta ala pinche pelicula esta es mas me parece una estafa ya que lePrimero hicieron una pelicula despues se dieron que lo que debian hacer es un videojuego (se diero cuenta del error) asi que agregaron un simulador de entrega (como uber) ... diciendo que inventaron un genero ,,, es mas todas esas reviews del videojuego se nota el fajo de billetes que recibieron para ponerle una nota alta ala pinche pelicula esta es mas me parece una estafa ya que le dieron tanta maldita publicidad engañosa y ala mera hora pues todo era una simulador de caminata y entrega que hueva es eso de tener que trabajar en un juego ... deveras este kojima es un gran hijo de puta que engaño alos usuarios o esos pocos idiotas que se compraron el juego como yo ... PD: lo compre para probar que podia equivocarme y el juego fuera una obra buena no maestra buenaaa ... pero me decepciono llevo 10 horas jugadas y ya lo abandone me dio hueva seguir con esta madre ....… Expand
  84. Humberto98
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    Es un juego que prometió mucho y no cumplió, su gameplay es basura. Realmente asqueroso
  85. Kvnfabian7
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Juego aburrido La verdad poco interesante, se vendió como la revolución de los video juegos y no resultó nada más que un fracaso en cuanto a jugabilidad se refiere, su historia puede ayudarlo un poco, pero en cuanto a jugabilidad quedó debiendo mucho, además sus monstruos finales son muy fáciles y nada épicos, intento fallido por parte de kojima.
  86. RonieDev
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This is a Sad thing, always walking from point a to point b. No gameplay Just cutscenes.
  87. DT2020
    Nov 11, 2019
    1
    The game is just a walking simulation. I don't recommend this game to anyone.
  88. DarthGaming
    Nov 28, 2019
    1
    After hours of gameplay I couldnt bring myself to keep going, its just so boring to play. Knowing that its can take 50+ hours to finish with more than 9 hours of cut scenes waas enough for me to pull the plug after about 5 painfully long hours. I play games for entertainment, this was a repetitive mess that made me sleppy.
  89. thorins
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Resumen;
    Ir de un punto A al punto B
    Su dificultad máxima es ultra fácil
    Pura cinemática y la ambientación son puras rocas.
    Solo tienes que caminar y entregar paquetes.
    Inteligencia artificial muy malo.
    Lo que rescato son los gráficos. Pero como digo la prensa mintió con sus notas, ya la otra semana veremos como la gente de vuelve el vídeo juego
  90. Yukinon
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Just wasted 2 hours of tedious gameplay, and 70 bucks, just hopipng to get back my money
  91. Voodaji
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    I wanted to play death stranding since they announced it. The main issue with the game is that it’s just way too boring. I understand there are some deeper issues that kojima was going for but this game just isn’t fun. There are way too many cutscenes which make the game hard to pay attention to.
  92. SuiZideKing
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    5 hours in and I’m going to return it. Terrible boring gameplay and a ridiculous story. Kojima needs to just make bad movies from now on...
  93. Dutrard
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Tudo o que se faz no jogo é andar e andar, ritmo muito lento e pouco desafiador.
    Focaram tanto nos atores que deixaram a desejar no gameplay. Quase consegue ser pior que Days Gone.
    Desperdício de tempo e dinheiro.
  94. Krinidon
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Boring, repetitive, good but long and annoying cut scenes. It would be more interesting seeing a movie of it because its not exactly a game. Technically a masterpiece, nice music but in the end of the day, you buy a game to have fun. DS doesn't respect player's time and effort. Bad inventory, dead and empty world. If it wasn't a Kojima Game, the score would be way lower.
  95. Celsost
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simulador de caminhada.. nao tem nada pra fazer no jogo..chato demais. Nao vale… Expand
  96. Cuello
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Simplemente aburrido lo único bueno del juego es su aspecto visual ya que sus gráficas son muy buenos, pero aparte se eso no hay nada bueno
  97. JanterX
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    So let me start by saying I consider myself a pretty huge fan of Kojimas work and I adore the Metal Gear series and I even have a metal gear poster right on my wall!. I was pretty hyped for his next release and told myself to just ignore the haters calling it a walking sim o that it was too boring, Because in my mind I thought that the wait was going to be worth it.

    But here we are,    So let me start by saying I consider myself a pretty huge fan of Kojimas work and I adore the Metal Gear series and I even have a metal gear poster right on my wall!. I was pretty hyped for his next release and told myself to just ignore the haters calling it a walking sim o that it was too boring, Because in my mind I thought that the wait was going to be worth it.

    But here we are, release day and ive played 4 hours and I'm already so bored that I would rather peel potatoes at this point, I tried sooooo hard to make the best of it and have fun, but there is so much empty and boring parts that are not fun whatsoever. the rocky plains you travel on all look the same and there is nothing to do between point A and point B except to try and not lose your balance and fall of a cliff. The game feels like the walking sections were just tacked on and dont feel like an essential part of the game. Where the game shines the most is in its custscenes. And boy there are a TON of long ass cutscenes, I was finding myself to be 10x more entertained by the movie cutscenes rather than the gameplay. And thats not how a game is supposed to be designed. I love spectacle and a good story driven narrative but when you have only narrative and story via cutsenes and boring gameplay it seems less like a game and more like a movie. You can literally cut all the gameplay parts out and only upload the cutscenes to youtube and youd be experiencing the best parts the "game" has to offer. No need to hold up on the analog stick and walk for 20+ minutes doing nothing. No one wants to do that.

    Like I said it feels like Kojima put 90% of the work into the cutscenes and 10% into the gameplay. The gameplay feels like its just added on to give us something to do while we watch what is essentially a movie with a mini game added in so we have an excuse to use the controller for something. The game doesnt have enough dynamic gameplay elements to make the gameplay worth it, it feels incredibly dull and repetitive every time you are asked to bring this item to point B over and over again. The world has nothing interesting in it most of the time to hold my attention.

    I'm sorry but this game does not even deserve to be called a game, Its literally a movie with a mini game. Don't buy it, Go load up youtube and search up a video someone edited with only the cutscenes and just grab some pop corn and watch it.    … Expand
  98. AmazinGamer
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Nice graphics, period! the game doesn't offer any fun, I understand that all games are repetitive but this game has nothing different, the whole game is too boring, has too many cinematics, mediocre combat mechanics, basic shooting system, any part of inventory has menus with lots for reading and it is nothing intuitive. Conclusion: A very boring game with mediocre gameplay and way tooNice graphics, period! the game doesn't offer any fun, I understand that all games are repetitive but this game has nothing different, the whole game is too boring, has too many cinematics, mediocre combat mechanics, basic shooting system, any part of inventory has menus with lots for reading and it is nothing intuitive. Conclusion: A very boring game with mediocre gameplay and way too many cinematics, pretty sure most people won't keep playing beyond 10 hours...… Expand
  99. Kickass_D
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    Jogo lixo!! Walking simulator total.. tá pra existir jogo mais chato e monótono
  100. Rub3n15
    Nov 8, 2019
    1
    I want to like this game but I can’t and I also want want to say that it’s not boring but it is
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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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