Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18537 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4,342 out of 18537
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  1. AstralBonsai
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Very large spaces that are perceived differently than in other games. Amazing mechanics that deepen the gaming experience. Very interesting story and staging in cut scenes. Beautiful graphics and excellent optimization.
    P.S. Kojima Genius
  2. JasonKing
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    10 з 10 я вважаю що гра від генія Кодзіми вийшла шедевром з глибоким сюжетом і своїм незвичним геймплеєм.Так безумовно гра не для кожного і в ній є свої мінуси але ці мінуси порівняно зі всім,що в грі незамітні,тому 10 з 10 який розробник така і гра10 з 10 я вважаю що гра від генія Кодзіми вийшла шедевром з глибоким сюжетом і своїм незвичним геймплеєм.Так безумовно гра не для кожного і в ній є свої мінуси але ці мінуси порівняно зі всім,що в грі незамітні,тому 10 з 10 який розробник така і гра
  3. AbstractFragmnt
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    I'm halfway into the game and this will be without spoilers. If you don't need an ounce of Ritalin for simple tasks like reading a book or watching a slow paced Kubrick movie then you will probably love this game. If you need something to explode every five seconds go see an old Transformers movie this is probably not for you. If you actually play this game and instead aren't just jumpingI'm halfway into the game and this will be without spoilers. If you don't need an ounce of Ritalin for simple tasks like reading a book or watching a slow paced Kubrick movie then you will probably love this game. If you need something to explode every five seconds go see an old Transformers movie this is probably not for you. If you actually play this game and instead aren't just jumping on the review dog-pile you will find it is much more than just a "walking simulator" or delivering packages. In Skyrim you very often are just walking between two places however things happen on the journey to interrupt you just like in this game. Traversal itself is a mechanic with the player having to navigate the environments as one in the real world at times (one cannot just hold the left stick and fall asleep like literally any other game). The player must balance, avoid slipping and running into rocks that would have Sam slip and tumble. This sounds like a pain while it's only annoying enough to remind you on spare occasions to watch where you are walking or face a fall. While minimalist in design there are hazards that must be avoided and there is great tension between balancing the player's load out and weight against the need for maneuverability that many encounters require. The player can even fight back against enemies and develop new tools to make their encounters easier while giving the player more choices in how they want to travel the world. The balance of power however is almost always stacked against the player making sure that every encounter is somewhat interesting even if bosses are a little easy. It is a metaphorical and literal balancing act on what tools to bring (with their weight) and all the goods that need delivered. What is revolutionary is that other players structures will pop up in the world providing must needed respite when one needs a quick escape or rest. The world at first starts empty and feel post apocalyptic while later on as more multiplayer structures are raised it becomes alive and one truly feels like a cog in a large machine bringing people back together. The visuals are superb as well as the music and acting with some valid criticism being that of the writing and some particular actors. Some of it is pretty "Kojima'ey" and pretty out there and silly but unless you are one of those people who just blatantly hate Hideo despite never playing one of his games than you will more than likely see past it as it is very much in background lore like the interviews you read in the menu. At worst the dialogue will give you a campy chuckle (or a cringe) which will gave way to the almost meditative act of delivering packages, saving items from dangerous locations and dropped by other players, building roads, bridges and highways and other structures to help your fellow players out as well as fending off crazy ghosts and weird package obsessed weirdos.… Expand
  4. Anso
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Simulador de correio muito besta,lixo.Não quem é que gosta de uma merda dessa.
  5. 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!
  6. VonCarmo
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    If you enjoy a calmer game with a greater focus on history and its mechanics, highly recommended kojima really did something unique. despite being slow and kind of silly at first glance, this game ends up hooking you lol.
  7. EspantapajarosB
    Nov 10, 2019
    3
    No le voy a poner 0 porque sería exagerado...pero tampoco merece más de 5, ¿Recuerdan que decían que era un Walking Simulator?, pues es lo que es, solo que ahora mezclado con Glovo o Amazon, un Delivery Survival Simulator, es básicamente eso, la I.A. es casi inexistente, ya que NPC's casi no hay en todo el vasto mundo VACÍO del juego, en fin, yo no recomiendo esto, pero sé que hay genteNo le voy a poner 0 porque sería exagerado...pero tampoco merece más de 5, ¿Recuerdan que decían que era un Walking Simulator?, pues es lo que es, solo que ahora mezclado con Glovo o Amazon, un Delivery Survival Simulator, es básicamente eso, la I.A. es casi inexistente, ya que NPC's casi no hay en todo el vasto mundo VACÍO del juego, en fin, yo no recomiendo esto, pero sé que hay gente que ama cualquier basura que vomite Egojima.… Expand
  8. Lqst
    Nov 10, 2019
    1
    Jogo meio chato sla, e é triste ver q fizeram uma campanha pro pessoal vir dar nota 10 pro jogo, pra subir a nota
  9. Cheorche
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Úžasná hra. Od třetí kapitoly hra teprve začíná a je úžasné odhalovat postupně všechna tajemství která se zde vyskytují. Nejsem kojima fanda ale tato hra nabízi mnoho, a hraní vyžaduje mozek, což se dnes často ve hrách nevidí.… Expand
  10. TheKhan
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    O Jogo é chato monótono só andar pra um lado e para o outro quase não tem ação e as cutscenes são excessivamente longas que dão até sono, o único ponto positivo é que dá pra pular elas. Isso é uma "Obra de Arte" só na cabeça do Kojima mesmo.
  11. zhora22
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    a very atmospheric and unusual game with beautiful music and an interesting plot
  12. RogerDodgers
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    O jogo é realmente ÚNICO, te entrega várias emoções diferentes, porém o foco dele que seria entregar variados suprimentos não me agrada muito, não que seja ruim, mas se fosse um jogo de sobrevivência (e somente isso) eu gostaria mais.
  13. Forechii
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Game muito imersivo, pode ser chata para alguns e muito relevante para outros, mais a jogabilidade é boa, gráficos impecáveis, música perfeita e história única! Vale a pena!
  14. Babbage
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Overall quite boring, it's just like watching Google Street View, but costs $60.
  15. EdgyWeeb
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    This game is one of a kind masterpiece
  16. WallaceRibeiro
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Ambientação incrível, assim como trilha sonora original e espetacular, com uma história única e cativante. Jogo obrigatório para quem tem Playstation 4.
  17. Raufito
    Nov 9, 2019
    5
    Boring, repeating game. Getting bored after 10 mins. Fonts are so small that you have to use a telescope
  18. Airplayc
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    這遊戲展現全新的遊戲觀，誰說遊戲一定必須以既定方式呈現，如果要抱怨唯一的點只有很中二的日本式名詞給命名，其他都做的非常的棒，如果你渴望射擊渴望賽車等等GTA式的遊戲，我可以說完全不是，如果你想享受末日後的孤寂，這非常完美
  19. Johnsonjjs
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lixo gráfico porco cheio de cg tudo que tem pra fazer e ficar entregando encomenda em um mundo totalmente VAZIO pior jogo que eu já vi na minha vida… Expand
  20. Jefffzera
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Não preciso nem dizer nada, o jogo não é nem um pouco bom, bugs, puxa sacos etc. Só me deixam mais extressado, já chega disso
  21. Berserk8989
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    Seeing people be so pathetic and ignorant with this review bombing is just sad... Instead of appreciating a new, complete and unique single-player AAA experience that clearly carries the vision of a single man, unaltered by the publishers greed and without any kind of microtransactions or other monetization practices, they act like children wailing in their own sh*t.

    The game robbed you    Seeing people be so pathetic and ignorant with this review bombing is just sad... Instead of appreciating a new, complete and unique single-player AAA experience that clearly carries the vision of a single man, unaltered by the publishers greed and without any kind of microtransactions or other monetization practices, they act like children wailing in their own sh*t.

    The game robbed you of nothing, it never lied to you nor deceived you - It always showed you what it was: A slow-paced narrative driven game that's focused on making deliveries, featuring a vast amount of rich, complex traversal and item management mechanics, and not your mass fodder "pew pew" and "bam bam". And in my opinion, after playing quite a chunk of it already, just those traversal mechanics are deeper than most of today's games full gameplay mechanics, especially in the AAA segment.

    Even if you don't have as broad a gaming horizon yet and still don't have enough of today's mainstream games - Why not just be happy for the game and the people that like it, while continuing to play the stuff that YOU like instead of downright sh*tting on and making fun of something you don't find interesting (and don't even fully sem to understand because you haven't played it, judging by most of the "reviews" I see on here).    … Expand
  22. Wallacy39
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Great job! Beautiful game! Kojima one more time gave us a work of art! Pure Technique!
  23. Schwipsiikohkk
    Nov 10, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo foi muito idolatrado e quando fui testar o jogo tinha nada de que falaram… Expand
  24. Dubiz
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Walking simulator with 1 billion CGs, its so bad i cant even put in 5000 words
  25. DeezNutz3832
    Nov 10, 2019
    3
    I had high hopes for this game. A bit outside the norm but I liked the idea of it. I spent over 12 hours straight really trying to get into the story which doesn’t come right out and present itself but I hate to say that it bored me to death. I even came to grips with the constant cut scenes for every little action but it turned into a slow version of Fallout without the the combat.I had high hopes for this game. A bit outside the norm but I liked the idea of it. I spent over 12 hours straight really trying to get into the story which doesn’t come right out and present itself but I hate to say that it bored me to death. I even came to grips with the constant cut scenes for every little action but it turned into a slow version of Fallout without the the combat. Multiple missions and submissions with little reward (unless you get off on the the other players giving you “Likes” for putting up a ladder or sign. Too much inventory stuff going on, too much mandatory resting at checkpoints...and what few “battles” occurred during those 12 hours they would be easy for my 97 year old grandmother with severe carpal tunnel and arthritis. Actually between the baby and the napping she would have probably enjoyed it. That was a little mean. The graphics are pretty good as they should be. There are some kind of neat new gadgets that I’ve not seen in a game before...it’s just crazy slow. I would sometimes purposefully wait in the rain for the spirits too try and screw up my day just to get a bit of adrenaline going. Long story short I absolutely DO NOT RECOMMEND to pay full price or more for this game or it’s Deluxe Addition. Wait until It’s on sale somewhere for $25. That way if you decide after a half a day that you’re never gonna play again you don’t have $75 and 100Gigs invested and being deleted to “Your Library”. You were still great in Boondock Saints though dude!… Expand
  26. KOJIMAFAN
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    This game is very good This game is very best This game is impressive great details norman reedus balls so sexy
  27. Zacky_Jones
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Walk simulator de um carteiro mijão! Sem conteúdo, sem nada, tudo exatamente a mesma coisa.
  28. NonBias
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Please do not listen to these Kojima fanboys. This game is a walking simulator at best. The routes are tedious, gameplay is repetitive, bosses are boring. This game’s trailers were so mysterious/edgy with little to no gameplay being shown... yeah there’s a reason for that. Reason being the gameplay is BORING. Do not force yourself to play this game out of some blind loyalty like I did.
  29. ChiaFetus
    Nov 10, 2019
    8
    I don't see what all the hate is I've been playing Kojima games since the 80s his games are always weird get over it.
  30. Alexander2911
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Great game! It is a masterpiece! Kojima is a genius! I fell in love with this world once and for all.
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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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