Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

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  1. nnevill
    Nov 26, 2019
    10
    Great point of view on the Earth history starting from the Big Bang. Quite revolutionary gameplay. Very good and not predictable plot. I would set 9 to this game but because of review bombing setting 10 to fix this not fair situation. TOMORROW IS IN YOUR HANDS!
  2. vedmak23
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    Лучшая игра в этом унылом для игровой индустрии 2019 году. Арт-проект. Не понимаю почему у игроков так бомбит с того что в игре абсолютно мало насилия и много сюжета и драмы. Мне понравилась.
  3. samadjei
    Nov 26, 2019
    10
    Great game so far.
    Taking my time to savour every moment.
    Gameplay is weirdly addictive. U are alone not truly alone.
  4. JeRaz41
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игры не для всех, как уже было кучу раз сказано. Кто говорит, что говно, не прав по определению. Если сложно понять, это не значит, что проект провальный. Те, кто говорит, что игра шедевр, частично правы, частично нет. Ведь шедевры должны нравится всем. А может и нет. Настолько и не однозначно игра, насколько не однозначны мои мысли о ней.… Expand
  5. luminousncc
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    Wonderful game experience. Kojima create a new type of gameplay which focus more on progress than result. Deliver and walk may looks boring at first but then I recognize how interesting it is. The feeling that connecting whole world is so amazing. I love this story, I love Death Stranding!
  6. Leonard2
    Nov 25, 2019
    8
    Un juego muy bueno pero con muchas opiniones divididas, si te gusta la historia de metal gear, Death stranding te va a gustar pero si solo te gusta metal gear por los disparos o quieres mas accion que trama no lo compres
  7. Ajaybelfast
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    Just finished the game.
    48 hours to complete, and I have been hooked the entire game.
    It's brilliant. It's crazy. There is no other game like this. Completely original, and if you love story driven games....This has it all. It makes me sad to read all th Is hate online, but you need to play it and get lost in the story. The porter gameplay is cool and you don't have to actually    Just finished the game.
    48 hours to complete, and I have been hooked the entire game.

    It's brilliant. It's crazy. There is no other game like this. Completely original, and if you love story driven games....This has it all. It makes me sad to read all th Is hate online, but you need to play it and get lost in the story.

    The porter gameplay is cool and you don't have to actually manage cargo you just press triangle and it does it for you.

    I just sat through 2 hours of interactive story telling at the end and I'm sitting here blown away.

    The acting...the music....the landscapes ...the story.......

    Brilliant. I need my friends to play this so I can talk to them about it lol.    … Expand
  8. Klumba
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    Не каждый поймет. Но прохождение этого шедевра заставило задуматься и переосмыслить некоторые вещи.
  9. PepeHerrera
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A incredible game and a incredible ending , a handful of good character development and interaction, the game had almost the best creative content of Hideo Kojima , all of the "nonsense" is well managed and a tons of epic Moments and also the gameplay of the open world wonderful game easy one of my top 5… Expand
  10. RSilveira6
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    This game is a view into the future, where everyone will be aisolated and the world business it's going to be around logistics, it's about the physical disconnecting society and a full dependency of internet, it's extremely deep, and a visual work of art. Masterpiece.
  11. JoeSlade
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    You’ll love this game if you approach it with a relaxed attitude. Hats off to Mr. Kojima for putting something new out there.
  12. Waupaca
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    10 hours in..
    It's a serious game with a great story. Features solid game mechanics, graphics, animations and sound.

    You may not like this game if you have an IQ less than 105, and you should probably stick to the new Modern Warfare which is also a good game by the way, but not as complex to understand.

    10/10
  13. Carlson
    Nov 22, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing as long as you pay attention. It's my favorite game of all time.
  14. EspinosaHector
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    Death Stranding its a breath of fresh air in an industry full of the same.
    Its a change of pace, delivering an incredible gameplay, that maybe could not be suited for everyone, but its no reason enough to make it a bad game. Yes, the game its about walking and delivering packages, but its not as simple as just going from A to B; Kojima and his team manages to make the world alive, the    Death Stranding its a breath of fresh air in an industry full of the same.
    Its a change of pace, delivering an incredible gameplay, that maybe could not be suited for everyone, but its no reason enough to make it a bad game. Yes, the game its about walking and delivering packages, but its not as simple as just going from A to B; Kojima and his team manages to make the world alive, the primary enemy, but at the same time, our companion.
    Little by little, the game evolves, change; giving you tools to make traversing easier but putting new obstacles in your way; never remaining the same. It is a master class on game design, and the best showcase of Kojima's abilities in this regard. Probably most people will not like this kind fo freedom, its requires time, thinking, and that is something that modern society lacks.
    But it is a rewarding system thanks to the message that the director wants to convey: we are nothing if we are alone.
    This is where the "Social Strand System" comes into play. The world is "empty" and the terrain will be a formidable foe without the necessary tools, putting a ladder in our world will make it appear in other player gameplay, and maybe that ladder will be of use to him/her. Creating and constructing things, not for the sake of ourselves, but to help other players that could make use of these things.
    It takes on the modern social network practices, and transform the negative part of it into a postive view, a world where we help others, forgetting about vanity and self indulgence; where there is no gaining in helping someone, but a like from that person.
    Hideo Kojima is an amazing director, mixing whats best from all forms of art; this work its a showcase of amazing cinematic story telling, impressive and detailed gameplay, overwhelming art direction and beautiful soundtrack.
    This is the vision, not only of a man, but all his team; a vision where we can be better persons, to destroy the walls that surrounds us, to be free, and embrace that freedom.
    Its not perfect, thats one thing for sure; but this is clearly the path that new games should take.    … Expand
  15. TheJackJao
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    A diferent game made with love by the developer team and all peoples envolved.
  16. Chronotriggered
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    Without spoilers. I'm 60hrs plus into this game and with each lodgement of 10hr blocks this game just keeps getting better and better. The trailers really show nothing of endgame content. A true masterclass in sound , visuals and story telling. I can say after watching all the trailers they don't even scratch the surface of how axing thus game is.
  17. BetoVip
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Experiência inédita, muito bom, valeu meu dinheiro, mais de 70 horas de game e sem enjoar.… Expand
  18. Quellejedi
    Nov 25, 2019
    8
    I commend Hideo for attempting to do something a bit different. It can be risky and some of the feedback from gamer media outlets show that. But I applaud him for the attempt. Incredible graphics, sound, attention to detail, dialogue, audio etc shows that a lot of love went into Death Stranding. But it’s definitely not a game for everyone. The idea of bringing everyone together in bothI commend Hideo for attempting to do something a bit different. It can be risky and some of the feedback from gamer media outlets show that. But I applaud him for the attempt. Incredible graphics, sound, attention to detail, dialogue, audio etc shows that a lot of love went into Death Stranding. But it’s definitely not a game for everyone. The idea of bringing everyone together in both your main story and your a-sync multiplayer is brilliant, but unfortunately will fail to engage people who just want to run and shoot. The game isn’t about combat or dominating the other team, it’s about thought and understanding how and where to and build items that will not only help you but others. It’s sad that the game isn’t recognized more for its uniqueness and ingenuity. It’s not a perfect game. The cryptic storytelling and odd character names break the immersion at times.… Expand
  19. motosky04
    Nov 24, 2019
    10
    Death Stranding is a excellent game. Death Stranding is still an incredibly unique and creative game and worth if you’re looking for something special experience.
  20. renanwenzel
    Nov 25, 2019
    0
    The biggest regret of my life. I wasn't able to handle the fully sequence of boring tourism around that map with "scary" ghosts that are not scary at all.
    May I ask for a refund? Ha. I'm not allowed to do so.
    It's not Microsoft, It's Sony.
  21. tomvs123
    Nov 25, 2019
    3
    I played about 20 hours of Death Stranding, but figured out in the first hour that it wasn't really for lovers of great writing. I then sold my copy (while the value is still high) and will rebuy it when it's under $10.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I did frequently wonder why I was apparently the only guy able to deliver packages and why they had me walking most of the time when there were perfectly good vehicles sitting in the parking lots.. So I made up my own story: everyone you see is a hologram and they can't interact easily with physical goods, and here I was saving the world, being the only physical being in existence that could help them.. If only that were the actual story...    … Expand
  22. Albertogb
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    Es un juego diferente a todo lo qie hayas jugado. Es un juego profundo que transmite muchisimo alegria, pena, soledad nostalgia. Acabas empatizando con el personaje. Llegar de un pubto a un punto b acaba siendoo una lucha contra los elementos y contra ti mismo. Pues no parara de ponerte a prueba. Lo bueno esq el juego no para de recordarte q hay que conectar a las personas y ves como alEs un juego diferente a todo lo qie hayas jugado. Es un juego profundo que transmite muchisimo alegria, pena, soledad nostalgia. Acabas empatizando con el personaje. Llegar de un pubto a un punto b acaba siendoo una lucha contra los elementos y contra ti mismo. Pues no parara de ponerte a prueba. Lo bueno esq el juego no para de recordarte q hay que conectar a las personas y ves como al hacer esas conexiones realemnte te conectas y soentes que es asi pues en ese momento empiezas a ver las cosas que otros jugadores han dejado para ayudarte. Y sientes la necesidad de ayudar a otros. Este juego marcara un antes y despues. La bso 10 los graficos 10. Jugabilidad 9.… Expand
  23. Makaveli
    Nov 25, 2019
    4
    This game is REALLY repetitive and every time there is a cutscene it has to be try hard dramatic. It's not very good. I was hyped for this game as I love Kojimas games but this one is not so good. I repect change but I dont like doing repetitive things over and over while having to escort a baby around. There are a lot of things that I hate and love at the same time. I mentioned the babyThis game is REALLY repetitive and every time there is a cutscene it has to be try hard dramatic. It's not very good. I was hyped for this game as I love Kojimas games but this one is not so good. I repect change but I dont like doing repetitive things over and over while having to escort a baby around. There are a lot of things that I hate and love at the same time. I mentioned the baby I hate it but I also think it's an interesting idea. I have mixed feelings.. Everyone seems to like the story and the acting but I thought Norman Reedus and couple others were decent.

    . I also couldnt believe the Norman Reedus ads for his show on AMC and Monster Energy drinks... Find it hard to believe Monster Energy drinks would be the last of the franchise wars.
    Kojima is just one crazy SOB, I dont like this game but I'm glade he finally got to make the game he wanted and I'm glad some people are enjoying it.. I work all day and I come home and feel like this game is work.

    The gameplay is also a thing I hate and love at the same time.. mostly hate it though.. I really think the point A and then point B thing was lazy. Seemed to me he focused more on making an art piece instead of a video game that is fun.. This game does have flashes of brillances here and there which make me very interested, once I do get interested Kojima pulls the rug from underneath me.. I want there to be a Death Stranding 2 because I think it's interesting but I would prefer less overly dramatic try hard cut scenes and fun gameplay.. Maybe make Death Stranding a theme name like Finally Fantasy and have a different story each time.    … Expand
  24. Zoidbbbberb
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    Местами спорное, но невероятно затягивающее сюжетное приключение. Великолепно проработанный мир со своим лором, до мурашек пробирающий саундтрек и неплохая графическая часть - всё на высшем уровне. Да, вероятно, первые 5-7 часов геймплея и заставят зевнуть пару раз, однако дальше игра разгоняется, превращаясь в шедевр. Но шедевр определенно не для всех - к сожалению, вероятность того, чтоМестами спорное, но невероятно затягивающее сюжетное приключение. Великолепно проработанный мир со своим лором, до мурашек пробирающий саундтрек и неплохая графическая часть - всё на высшем уровне. Да, вероятно, первые 5-7 часов геймплея и заставят зевнуть пару раз, однако дальше игра разгоняется, превращаясь в шедевр. Но шедевр определенно не для всех - к сожалению, вероятность того, что именно из-за монотонного и местами скучного вступления немаленькая часть игроков не продвинется дальше первых глав, всё же есть. Но, несмотря на всё вышесказанное, эксперимент Кодзимы я лично считаю удавшимся. Death Stranding - однозначно лучшее, во что я играл на PS4.… Expand
  25. idonlancella
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Obra de arte para el mudo del videojuego alta mente recomendado a la par de reconfortante que es jugarlo.No se dejen llevar por los malos comentario.Cuando lo jueguen es una experiencia que nunca se a tocado en videojuegos como en este. Nunca lo van a olvidar.… Expand
  26. Alberto4k
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    El mejor juego de 2019 y muy probablemente de esta increíble generación de playstation 4.
    El juego es absorvente cuanto más avanzas más quieres seguir jugando. No hay nada igual en el mercado. No puedo decir más, solamente que la experiencia es inolvidable, si te gusta Metal gear, la película mensajero del futuro the postman y los juegos de mundo abierto, este juego te va a encantar
    La    El mejor juego de 2019 y muy probablemente de esta increíble generación de playstation 4.
    El juego es absorvente cuanto más avanzas más quieres seguir jugando. No hay nada igual en el mercado. No puedo decir más, solamente que la experiencia es inolvidable, si te gusta Metal gear, la película mensajero del futuro the postman y los juegos de mundo abierto, este juego te va a encantar
    La banda sonora, los gráficos, el sistema de progresión, el gameplay..... Es una brutalidad.
    Si te gustan los videojuegos tienes que probarlo por ti mismo. Hay gente que prefiere el ritmo de juego de un call of duty, olvídate, este juego supera todo lo que hayas probado    … Expand
  27. Gybeits
    Nov 14, 2019
    0
    Waste of time and money.This is not a game for me.Walk,Walk and walk.Just a word.Boring!
  28. solbye
    Nov 24, 2019
    9
    Unlike anything I played before. Music, art is amazing. Gameplay is innovative and fun. I feel sense of duty when playing the game
  29. Altrovarius
    Nov 25, 2019
    2
    Aburrido, monotono, un juego de accion sin accion, tecnicamente muy bueno, musical y graficamente, pero como juego extremadamente aburrido, no recomendado
  30. Tavasil
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    Death stranding is Amazing! I dont get it, how can ppl rate it at 0 or 2.. Bots or trolls? Comparison time! Big Rigs doesn't even get that low and that game is not a game. Its a broken mess of polygons. Plumbers Don't Wear Ties rates higher according to those "people" I must call bullsh*t on most the low graders here!
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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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