Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18537 Ratings

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  1. drunkgreg
    Nov 13, 2019
    7
    I gave this game another chance after my 5/10 review. I put the difficulty down to very easy which has made the game a much more enjoyable experience since it basically negates all the durability systems and seems to make traversal easier. Basically hold L2/R2 to win. No matter what terrain I am on, if I hold the buttons I never fall. Graphics are still great. Story is interesting so far,I gave this game another chance after my 5/10 review. I put the difficulty down to very easy which has made the game a much more enjoyable experience since it basically negates all the durability systems and seems to make traversal easier. Basically hold L2/R2 to win. No matter what terrain I am on, if I hold the buttons I never fall. Graphics are still great. Story is interesting so far, but jeez the cutscenes are too long. It is dumb that the music player is only available in the private room...seems like a huge oversight that you can't play the game's tracks while walking, but I guess that is what my phone is for. The real star of the game though the community involvement. There is something fun about leaving ladders and ropes behind knowing you're probably making someone else's life a little easier. Reminds of Dark Souls a little bit. I like that you can drop lost cargo at any delivery station and entrust it to another player if the intended destination is out of your way. I also enjoy delivering other people's cargo for them. The system of walking trails appearing on routes that are frequently walked is cool too. Basically this game is saved by the asynchronous multiplayer. If it didn't have this my review would probably still be at a 5. Overall after giving it a second chance and dropping the difficulty I am enjoying it a lot more because durability and traversal are basically non-issues now.… Expand
  2. zjunior
    Nov 21, 2019
    9
    This is a fantastic game! I know you are probably thinking about the price, the low users score and some other new games on the market right now. This is a new and different game. If you're like me, that only read reviews to have fun but choose your games, I invite you to experience impressive graphics, outstanding music, great game play and a very good story. Kojima is a genius andThis is a fantastic game! I know you are probably thinking about the price, the low users score and some other new games on the market right now. This is a new and different game. If you're like me, that only read reviews to have fun but choose your games, I invite you to experience impressive graphics, outstanding music, great game play and a very good story. Kojima is a genius and someone who are trying to bring something new to gamers like me and you. Try Death Stranding, you won't regret.… Expand
  3. Ded54Inside
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    Holy **** it's ideal game, I had a lot of wtf moments with this game substance called "хиралий"))
  4. ViRUS_Alexx
    Dec 6, 2019
    9
    Good, strong story. I really enjoyed, and would like to say, that DS can be recommended for playing! For me, one of the best games of 2019.
  5. Macccy
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    This game is truly a masterpiece ... But many of the gamers out there won't even know. Why? Because this game takes effort, takes some dedication, the gamer must endure like it's main protagonist endure in the post-apocalyptic desolate wasteland of America. It takes at least a dozen hours for the story to show some skin, for the characters and the world to get into motion and it demandsThis game is truly a masterpiece ... But many of the gamers out there won't even know. Why? Because this game takes effort, takes some dedication, the gamer must endure like it's main protagonist endure in the post-apocalyptic desolate wasteland of America. It takes at least a dozen hours for the story to show some skin, for the characters and the world to get into motion and it demands hours of close attention to be paid from the gamer itself, because the complexity of this Hollywood influenced undeniably japanese vision. And it will not get that amount of attention from most of said gamers. We live in those days, days like we set off in our cars to drive the kids to school, rush to the office, or take on the mall for some groceries, we consume news and human relations in quick instant portions ... where in the world of Death Stranding we won't even have our rig to ride on for starters, we have to lay down the foundations of roads from hard gathered materials for ourselves and for others, for the community, for people. Yes, it can be daunting sometimes, called like 'courier simulator', 'sherpa' or 'delivery game', 9gagged with DHL boxes and FedEx logos, but under the surface the hard strolling mean some deeper things the developer aimed at: you connect the few people who live scattered in their shelters, you discover through mud and snow and make relations, you make yourself famous and liked (here you go facebook addicts!), you solve problems, you learn, you build bridges both metaphorically and literally. And in the meantime you put together the puzzle pieces of a 30 hour long bitter-sweet sci-fi story about a cataclysm and afterlife, flesh and soul, about love and human relations, about the universe and thoughts about religion or our mere existence. And if you can't wait for it, you wil miss it. This is why Death Stranding is not for everyone and why I said many gamers won't even recognize it's values. But people should really stop burning down bridges these days and stop trolling with others who would be up for this package.

    Hear me out porters, trust me when I tell you: this game Delivers!

    10/10    … Expand
  6. CriticoDubioso
    Dec 7, 2019
    3
    Good graphics and soundtrack but the story is overly pretentious and the overly long slow cutscenes take away control from the player too often and for too long. I have been playing for 15 hours trying to rush to Ch. 3 but it's just too boring and buggy
  7. Federelli
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Another masterpiece by Hideo Kojima and his crew, a unique game with never before seen gameplay and an out of this world story.
  8. AngryDoug
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Death Stranding is a incredible designed game, with complex and fascinating game mechanics, and an very intriguing story. Extraordinary lore and ambience.
  9. CptAhnungslos
    Nov 20, 2019
    9
    I give this game 9 "Likes".
    Why not 10? The menus are the opposite of intuitive.
  10. willvargas
    Dec 11, 2019
    4
    Una pelicula interactiva increíble pero con mecanicas repetitivas, sin justificaciones y hasta con un precio elevado para lo que solo gráficamente y en guión tiene de AAA.
  11. dark-phoenix
    Jan 20, 2020
    0
    Extremely shallow. Trailers and promotional stuff will fool you into thinking this game is about to be something epic and never done before, but it's all just surface level stuff: pretty graphics, a cast of A-list actors and an extremely pretentious "plot" that makes little to no sense, using every last lazy and cliche excuse it can to get away with it, such as: "It's not that it's boring,Extremely shallow. Trailers and promotional stuff will fool you into thinking this game is about to be something epic and never done before, but it's all just surface level stuff: pretty graphics, a cast of A-list actors and an extremely pretentious "plot" that makes little to no sense, using every last lazy and cliche excuse it can to get away with it, such as: "It's not that it's boring, YOU just don't get it", or even better: "Oh you're NOT suppose to understand it, that's the point!"

    So yeah, not good.    … Expand
  12. Usmart
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    Me esperaba mas del maestro Kojima, el juego en si es increíblemente aburrido. Apenas llevo 15 horas de juego y el 50% es de cinemáticas algunas muy entretenidas y otras de relleno, pero el objetivo central de juego es tedioso a niveles del sopor. Es mi crítica inicinicial, espero con el paso de las horas mejore.
  13. ArgusLVI
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    Great story (if a bit cheesy), interesting world building; but a good game Death stranding is not. Gameplay MUST come first in a video GAME, and the activities here are simply B O R I N G. I don't care how good your story is, how many star-studded actors you hired. If the game's not fun, WHY BOTHER?
  14. SainxtrichX
    Nov 9, 2019
    5
    Ok no el juego no es un 0 como muchos dicen, los gráficos son geniales y la historia es interesante. El problema es que es muy lento y poco interesante de jugar.
    Si tienes poco tiempo en tu día para jugar (menos de 2 horas) no lo recomiendo.
    Es una lastima por que si tenia mucho interés en este juego.
  15. aydinj
    Dec 7, 2019
    3
    Story not bad, good graphic, gameplay is innovative but it is boring. It is fun for just 4 to 5 hours but as a AAA and 60$, not at all.
  16. 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
  17. Putrick
    Dec 7, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego con escaso contenido, es de reconocer la calidad gráfica y técnica, pero no compensa en lo absoluto a su falta de jugabilidad, enemigos fáciles, poca dificultad, poca innovación para lo que se supone que vendían por 70dls, excesivo uso de las cinemáticas, repetitivo y aveces tedioso.… Expand
  18. Kurama289
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    O jogo é perfeito para quem quer algo novo, uma aventura diferente, com gráficos EXELENTES história envolvente, e uma trilha sonora sem igual
  19. Jarrad101
    Dec 8, 2019
    9
    Great game, incredible story and mechanics. 90 hours of addictive gameplay kept me engaged the whole way through
  20. DespairRemnant
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    For me, It was a completely different experience. I loved connecting the world and loved seeing how other's can help. Story was great imo. Don't believe the ones bashing on this game, because it's obvious they haven't played it.
  21. BrunoRossatto
    Nov 20, 2019
    9
    Como já é de quase que domínio público, o jogo não é para todo tipo de jogadores, principalmente para quem gosta de mais ação e combate frenético. A jogabilidade é muito fluida, e responde muito bem aos comandos, com a ressalva de quando se utiliza automóveis, que parecem não desenvolverem muito bem nos terrenos mais acidentados, reagindo de uma forma um quanto estranha e até mesmoComo já é de quase que domínio público, o jogo não é para todo tipo de jogadores, principalmente para quem gosta de mais ação e combate frenético. A jogabilidade é muito fluida, e responde muito bem aos comandos, com a ressalva de quando se utiliza automóveis, que parecem não desenvolverem muito bem nos terrenos mais acidentados, reagindo de uma forma um quanto estranha e até mesmo irritante, principalmente, quando se trata da moto, que muitas vezes em um insignificante desnível sofre muito para superar o “inimigo” do terreno acidentado. Já que estamos falando se terreno acidentado, se abre o gancho para falar dos cenários do jogo, simplesmente deslumbrantes e com um nível de cuidado diferenciado, a combinação dos cenários com o gráfico maravilhoso que já tinha sido visto no jogo Horizon Zero Dawn, irmãos de engine (motor gráfico) só que dessa vez ainda melhor, construíram cenários além de lindos, muito diversificados, passando de terrenos planos, para rochedos, florestas, ruínas, todos com um tom dark e pós-apocalíptico que o jogo se prepõe, e cenários que ainda conseguem ficar melhores se por ventura uma EP te pegar, tudo na volta fica totalmente diferente, parecendo até um lugar bem longe, mas tudo volta ao normal fugindo ao horizonte ou derrotando a entidade, e todos esses lugares ficam sensacionais com a adição das músicas colocadas nos momentos certos e que combinam muito bem com o tom tranquilo e lento. Lento como é o desenvolvimento do jogo, no começo é até mesmo um pouco entediante, já que o jogador tem de fazer longas caminhadas a pé, e sem muito equipamentos que impulsionem e deixem as coisas mais rápidas, porém, não muito mais tarde são introduzidos caminhonetes, motos e exoesqueletos que deixa menos complicado, porém a lentidão narrativa se estende por todo o jogo, e só acelera da metade para o fim, o que para mim não foi um incomodo, pois apesar de lenta, a trama é de excelente qualidade, e complexa com muitos plot-twists mas que em momento nenhum fica forçado ou sem sentido, mas algo que realmente me deixou surpreso foi a falta de mistério sobre o que era o jogo realmente, isso nunca passou do marketing do jogo, na verdade é tudo mastigadinho até demais, parece que o Kojima duvidava que todos iriam entender a complexidade, mas isso se torna um detalhe, que incomoda, mas não tanto.
    É um jogo excepcional com problemas que para mim foram mínimos, é claro que isso varia de quem está jogando, já que essa lentidão pode se tornar insuportável para alguns, eu recomendo, mas com essas ressalvas.    … Expand
  22. Whiteoutz5692
    Nov 9, 2019
    5
    The gameplay of the game is extremely boring, it does not make my style but I liked the story and arrested me at certain times, I found some bugs in the game and the physics of the game is ben bad too
  23. KiaNHimself
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    bruh this game was a waste of money and time for everyone
    kojima is overrated AF !!
  24. XxRetr0xX
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    This is the worst game of this year, its a boring delivery experience
  25. EternalClaymore
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    The graphics, sounds, and story are very good. However, the GAME part of this video game consists entirely of fetch quests. I honestly wanted to finish the game for the excellent story, but the insufferable and incessant delivery boy simulation was not worth the time.
  26. azraeldestiny
    Dec 18, 2019
    2
    Un juego con un presupuesto monetario y marketing descomunal con un nivel de estafa que ofrece metacritic para poder comer del bacalao (por mucho que nos borreis los comentarios, la mierda seguira siendo una mierda aunque la pinteis de rosa, y eso se refleja en las ventas del juego que no han vendido mas que el God of War en su 4 semana)

    Diciendo lo anterior, este juego es un insulto a    Un juego con un presupuesto monetario y marketing descomunal con un nivel de estafa que ofrece metacritic para poder comer del bacalao (por mucho que nos borreis los comentarios, la mierda seguira siendo una mierda aunque la pinteis de rosa, y eso se refleja en las ventas del juego que no han vendido mas que el God of War en su 4 semana)

    Diciendo lo anterior, este juego es un insulto a la industria del videojuego, tanto por los premios entregados (que parecian los oscars de cine) como la manera de vender el juego incluso a dia de hoy por la prensa.

    El juego en si es terriblemente aburrido, cargada de una historia profunda en el sentido que tu quieras darle, por que a mi ver "unir a las personas" es simplemente juntarlas para luchar contra un mal que les perjudica (a esto se le llama "hacer huelga" en mi pais, en resumen manifestarse).

    Enviar a un repartidor de un lado a otro con varias cajas a la espalda no fomenta la unificación. La humanidad saldria fuera a enfrentarla en vez de vivir como ratas en los bunkeres que tienen por hologramas. Ese es el concepto basico de supervivencia que hemos vivido durante los albores de nuestra creación. Morir o Matar en resumidas cuentas.

    Dicho esto hablando de los graficos y banda sonora = nada que haya visto distinto de otros juegos y aunque me pongan una musica triste si no entiendo el por que de tal tristesa en el momento que me la ponen deja de ser un sin sentido. Los graficos compuestos de testuras verdes y negras no ofrecen nada mas que no nos haya enseñado un no man sky en su fase alfa.
    Una cantidad de cinematicas que son la recompensa de dar paseos de izquierda a derecha repartiendo cajas con pizzas, muñecos y skines.

    Tecnicamente vas a disfrutar mas jugando a Track Simulator que a este juego, por que hay mas obstaculos reales como las señales de trafico o otros vehiculos.

    Resumiendo un mundo muerto con un ciervo de intro el cual no volveras a ver durante todo tu trayecto. Si puedes pillalo de segunda mano y bajate del tren antes de que se estrelle, por que mas de un tarugo ha comprado este producto pensando que seria un Metal Gear VI y acabado vendiendolo en el wallapop por 70 euros con feto incluido.

    PD: si usaramos en estos game awards la misma bara de medir de death stranding con cyberpunk a cyberpunk le deberian dar un camion de premios.

    Death stranding premios:
    -Mejor actor
    -Mejor banda sonora
    -Mejor dirección (que terriblemente han confundido con director)
    ---. Aspectos que no definen lo bueno que es un juego, mas bien definen lo bueno que es una pelicula.---

    Cyberpunk 2077:
    -*Mejor actor: Keanu Revees
    -*Mejor banda sonora: Las 6 o 7 bandas compuestas por musicos profesionales de verdad los cuales son conocidos por escala mundial
    -*Mejor dirección (en que apartado?, producción por ejemplo): Hasta el punto de contratar ingenieros automovilisticos reales para desarrollar el videojuego y darle vida al mismo... mejor producción que esa...
    -Mejor juego del año
    -Mejor juego de acción

    Y id sumando... Por esta regla de 3 solo deberian darse un premio por producto y no ir regalando a gente estatuas    … Expand
  27. Zorax
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    Very interesting game concept. I am glad that Kojima still finds ways to shake the industry.
  28. 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
  29. KhalDroho
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    soy fan de la saga metal gear desde chiquitito, y me he sentido engañado con este juego, kojima es un engañador nato, me ha arruinado la vida, he perdido a mi familia por repartir paquetes.
  30. Katrine90
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    Absolutely one of the best game this year. Finished it 3 weeks ago and i'm still thinking about it from time to time. The story is fantastic, the caracters is interesting, the music is great..the gameplay is fun. Really hope there will be a death stranding 2.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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