Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

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  1. rapgadelha
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Not a game for everyone, Fortnite hardcores players probably won't like it. The goal is not to kill and be the best, but to connect, to create bonds. It is a game for those who like to dive into history, know the characters and the created universe. A simple walk, choosing each step, managing cargo, resting, each of these is already a game in itself. It is a game for those who enjoyNot a game for everyone, Fortnite hardcores players probably won't like it. The goal is not to kill and be the best, but to connect, to create bonds. It is a game for those who like to dive into history, know the characters and the created universe. A simple walk, choosing each step, managing cargo, resting, each of these is already a game in itself. It is a game for those who enjoy listening to the soundtrack and admiring the landscapes. Sharing things, helping each other and expressing yourself through the strand system is amazing. I pray there are more games like this. It's a game that takes a step toward video games consolidating itself as a form of art. Well done Kojima!… Expand
  2. Rambo23
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    Much better than I expected, not just a walking simulator, as many have stated, but it does involve a lot of walking and the mechanics around this are impressive. Great Sci-fi story with awesome cinematic scenes and amazing visuals in the open world. Many things to unlock as you upgrade by making more deliveries, with some deliveries specifically unlocking certain things, like a weapon orMuch better than I expected, not just a walking simulator, as many have stated, but it does involve a lot of walking and the mechanics around this are impressive. Great Sci-fi story with awesome cinematic scenes and amazing visuals in the open world. Many things to unlock as you upgrade by making more deliveries, with some deliveries specifically unlocking certain things, like a weapon or vehicle upgrade. I had fun playing the game, though the first few hours are kind of slow I never got bored playing it.… Expand
  3. fellgo
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    If you are into weird mixtures of genres of games and unique experiences, Death Stranding is certain to be a treat for you.
  4. btgoody96
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Beautiful game, Amazing story, amazing gameplay, amazing characters honestly this game deserves to be game of the year
  5. Caiman
    Dec 21, 2019
    10
    Лучшая игра в году, играл с удовольствием. Очень понравилась развязка. Кодзиа молодец и гений
  6. Decoy204
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    So I played it and love it, definitely not for everone. now that the game has been out for a few weeks I can experience what kojima intended it to be. I love all the themes. People are not going to understand the game if they just see it a a "delivery simulator" the story is awesome the gameplay is simple. People will not understand this game if they don't have an open mid. One of theSo I played it and love it, definitely not for everone. now that the game has been out for a few weeks I can experience what kojima intended it to be. I love all the themes. People are not going to understand the game if they just see it a a "delivery simulator" the story is awesome the gameplay is simple. People will not understand this game if they don't have an open mid. One of the greatest game iv ever played.… Expand
  7. VycThorAmari
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Es increíble ver que tantos niños rata califiquen un juego en 0, 1, 2, o 3. Acaso es injugable, acaso no tiene historias, acaso no tiene mecánicas novedosas, acaso no es gráficamente espectacular. No es un juego de 10 y no es de 0 tampoco, es diferente. Estas calificaciones tan bajas ocasionan un mal para la industria y por esa razón siempre se ven los mismo juegos una y otra y otra vez.Es increíble ver que tantos niños rata califiquen un juego en 0, 1, 2, o 3. Acaso es injugable, acaso no tiene historias, acaso no tiene mecánicas novedosas, acaso no es gráficamente espectacular. No es un juego de 10 y no es de 0 tampoco, es diferente. Estas calificaciones tan bajas ocasionan un mal para la industria y por esa razón siempre se ven los mismo juegos una y otra y otra vez. Por eso los grandes artistas y genios de la industria no se les permite evolucionar, se deben encasillar en un tipo de juego que desafortunadamente para las generaciones actuales carecen realmente de contenido en su conjunto y todo lo que es diferente es castigado. Cuántos juegos hay realmente malos con una calificación que tampoco es acordé a su calidad.

    Creo que un juego debe transmitir no solo satisfacción, sino también sentimientos de frustración, agotamiento, miedo, felicidad, etc. Es por eso que un juego debe ser su conjunto y no solo la una hora de juego. Lograr pasar su etapa de frustración entrega un desenlace enriquecedor, una historia genial, ya que nos hace conectar con el mundo, con su realidad propia.

    Odio cuando la gente se enfada y dice que es una película y que no es un videojuego, siempre he creído que un videojuego debe ser una película que no haga sentir, todas las emociones. La industria está llena de video juegos vacios.

    Esto es el revolcón que necesita la industria.

    Espero que venda mucho y sea un éxito    … Expand
  8. bochkaRU
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    The game requires an IQ above 120. Not surprising that most of people don't like it.
  9. StoneCodeCinema
    Nov 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ever since the Announcement 3 years ago when a something was brought by non other than Hideo Kojima and his new studio “Kojima Production”, they surprised all of us with a brand new IP called “ Death Stranding”. I will be honest I was expecting the revival of “Silent Hills” knowing before how I was just skeptical but the more trailers they brought into other Gaming conventions at the point I was very interested even though we don’t know what it is or what was even the gameplay going to be? But knowing how kojima keeps his subtlety into his games and teases his fans including myself. We cut now to 3 years later and the game is finally release in public. Before I talk about the game, game journalist got there copies of the game first before us and majority of game journalist gave the game mixed, bad, and even calling it a masterpiece. But I was worried from the most part is the gameplay since I’ve seen a few videos online. I only had high hopes if the game worked for me and.... it turns out it actually did. Now I’ve only have two issues of the game but we’ll get to that later. I would like to talk about the pros.
    I thought the story was really bizarre but at the same time engaging to see, sort of like you watching an arthouse cinematic experience. The music makes it feel like your connected with the world your immerse in. Acting performances and the cast did a phenomenal job. The graphics they used from the decima engine is very detail and very stunning to look at. And last in my opinion I thought the gameplay was really addicting, but here’s the controversial about the gameplay? Only 50/50 would any gamer would either like the game or not. But surprisingly I enjoyed it, later in the game it rewards you with upgrades to make your journey convenient, there is action parts in the game but not to where it would exaggerate a whole lot, just to where it needs to be or in this open world you can take down the BT (Beach Things) or The Mules. BT’s are describe as an entity that surrounds your area and if you get caught by them immediately they’ll sink your character down to where they can kill you. The Mules are enemy in the game that takes your cargo and kills you as well, they’re not the only enemies you have to kill in the game but there’s bosses in the game and some require skill and ways to kill them. And finally I thought the finale of the game is very well handled. If I had to issue two things about the game, it is in the later episodes you start to be bombarded with a whole lotta exposition to where I couldn’t sink in all the information what is has given me, and last this might be a minor spoiler but after you completed connecting all the chiral networks all the way to the West.... the game forces you to walk all the way back to East depending how long you get there, to where I was beginning to feel allot stressful. But overall I fully enjoyed this experience throughout and I also appreciate the game for being different and fresh. I am looking forward to the future for another Hideo Kojima game.    … Expand
  10. homkaW
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    jeflinus
    Nov 8, 2019
    The story is interesting and engaging, the gameplay is fun and relaxing, I really enjoyed the experience and was really excited to see each turn the story provided. It was great, especially the hades segments. Collapse
  11. Sonic5202
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Kohima doit again . Goty and game of generation. Hitory 10/10 bso 10/10 game 10/10
  12. JSagittarius
    Nov 16, 2019
    9
    Tak po 43 hodinách a po dosazeni 235 levelu jsem dohrál tuhle hru. Relativně bych to dohrál drive ale finále je v podstatě jen čekání na rozhovory a sledovaní zakončení příběhu. Ta část na „břehu“ kdy sem musel cekal na titulky a zapnuti dalších rozhovoru byla docela úmorná. Následná další hodina konce to ale zlepšila.

    Hra je hodně unikátní a žádná jiná taková neexistuje. Ke hře jsem    Tak po 43 hodinách a po dosazeni 235 levelu jsem dohrál tuhle hru. Relativně bych to dohrál drive ale finále je v podstatě jen čekání na rozhovory a sledovaní zakončení příběhu. Ta část na „břehu“ kdy sem musel cekal na titulky a zapnuti dalších rozhovoru byla docela úmorná. Následná další hodina konce to ale zlepšila.

    Hra je hodně unikátní a žádná jiná taková neexistuje. Ke hře jsem přistupoval bez nějakých požadavku od ní. A možná díky tomu jsem z ni nebyl zklamaný. Bavilo mě doručovat ale nejvíc mě bavilo si budovat lepší cestu. Od nějaké části hry se mi dostalo do rukou zařízení „lanová dráha“ které umožnuju stavět vodicí veze max 300m od sebe a vytvořit tak síť/dráhu po které se můžu klouzat a ušetřím neskutečně casu. Užil jsem si to v části v horách. Kdy jsem si vždycky dal zaležet na tom abych sebou měl dostatek materiálu a při překonávaní hor jsem vždycky za sebou nechával cestu kudy se mohu pak vydat a nejen já. Par lajku jsem za to dostal :D
    Zprava nakladu a jeho rozmístěni, cesta do neznámého místa. To vše bylo hodně super. Jde vidět ze v tomhle leželo jádro hratelnosti. Naopak souboje mě vůbec nebavili. At už jsem se pral s lidskými protivníky nebo s VV. To platilo i pro souboje s bosy. Naštěstí se da konfliktu relativně vyhnout. Kromě bosu jsem tedy vůbec nebojoval.

    Příběh a svět ve kterém se hra odehrává je proste…….jiny :D Snad jsem ho i pochopil, i když se raději podívám na par videí na youtubu zda je to opravdu tak jak si myslím :D Bylo to zajímavé. Bylo ale par míst kdy je hra až neskutečně „mimo-příběhově“ textově otravná. Kdy mi postavy vysvětluji tohle a tamto a tohle a ještě u toho říkají že si musím pospíšit ale pak ještě kecají o tomhle a tamto ohledně hratelnosti.
    Příběh hodně rozmělňuje hráč jako takový. Protože klidně můžu ve hře hrát 15 hodin a neposunout se v příběhu ani o minutu. V tomhle jsem se snažil si udržet nějakou rovnováhu. I když jsem ji ze začátku trochu porušil a dost se věnoval budovaní silnic a doručovaní obyčejných zásilek.

    Soundtrack se povedl ať už to bylo zajímavé použití existujících skladeb nebo nove vytvořených pro hru. Vizuálně bylo také na co koukat. Svět byl sice „jednoduchý“ ale hezky. Vypraveni příběhu bylo provedeno také dost zajímavě. Na to bych asi řekl jen – klasicky Kojima. To samé platí o postavách. Dost zvláštní a unikátní. Asi v paměti mi nejvíc utkvěl Heartman.

    Závěrem ? Jedna se o těžce uchopitelnou hru. Po hratelností stránce je dosti unikátní a pokud od ni někdo čeká akční nářez tak má smůlu (přitom to ale tvůrce sám říkal, tohle není akční hra). Svět a příběh je také unikátní. Režie a střih a divnost od Kojimy je tam proste všude cítit  Užil jsem si to. A ať se snažím hledat nějaká negativa tak mi přijde ze po celou dobu hraní jsem se bavil. Ano byli zde pasáže kdy sem musel cestovat nějaký dlouhý usek nazpět nebo neskutečně ukecané emaily co posílají npc postavy (doplňuje to svět a příběh). Presto všechno ale jsem nezažil nudu.    … Expand
  13. Talar97
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Najlepsza gra na świecie!
  14. titanblade
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    THIS GAME IS MORE THEN A MASTERPIECE AND I GUESS PEOPLE CANT SEE THAT. Yeah it's slow but it's not boring and for the people who didn't get past 20 hours I really fell bad for you because your missing out. It's way better then a 6.3 and that score just pisses me off.
  15. Tseppelin
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    Pokemon sword and shield are the worst Pokemon games ever made they are so far distant from a good Pokemon game. In design, story and that stupid GigaCharizard YXX. Thats why deatf Stramding Is good
  16. Potasticpunda
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Imagine that you are walking in a beautiful mountain on new zealand, you stop to catch your breath and just play some amazing song on your phone. That's what this game is about most of the time... when you're not being chased by some ghosts or seeing whales all over the place.
    The soundtrack of the game is just amazing, I lost count of how many times I just stopped playing the game to    Imagine that you are walking in a beautiful mountain on new zealand, you stop to catch your breath and just play some amazing song on your phone. That's what this game is about most of the time... when you're not being chased by some ghosts or seeing whales all over the place.
    The soundtrack of the game is just amazing, I lost count of how many times I just stopped playing the game to hear that amazing song that was playing on the background.
    It has some of the best graphics of this generation if not the best, from the characters to the environment all is just overwhelming. To that add some really strange story with amazing cinematography and a game that really wants to bring the players together. The game is just amazing.
    BUT. oh yeah... there is a but. It can be really frustrating when you start to play, the amount of information in the UI is overwhelming. You'll may have a bad time trying to understand the game's mechanics and you will fall... a lot. But if you give it a chance things will get better, not only because you will improve and master the pizza's delivery boy mechanics but because there'll be people out there helping you on your journey across this strange story.    … Expand
  17. Fammartinez23
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    This game is really breathtaking, the game is so different that it can be therapeutic to play. Such a masterpiece
  18. djnextrance
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Is not a masterpiece, but the story is incredible and bring you to discover much more about this world playing the game with funny gameplay.
  19. wxywxywxy
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    Not a perfect game but definitely not a Zero point game. The quality it delivered worth my 60 bucks.
  20. Canni89
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Awesome Game!! I Love the Story, the gameplay, awesome Details. It makes me very fun to deliver the stuff as Sam Porter, great physics. I Love the Art to Play online, with and without other players. Helping People and get help in difficult situations. Im very happy, That this fantastic game was createt. Thank you very much Kojima Producions
  21. DaGreatJones
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    A beautiful game world full of detail which is backed up by fun and relaxing gameplay. I'am loving it at the moment. Great work kojima
  22. Dududsp
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Simplesmente incrível, consegue ser uma experiência individual, e que cada um tenha sua aventura.
  23. GP7
    Nov 13, 2019
    8
    EARLY REVIEW
    In my opinion I find the game quite repetitive but relaxing to play, however I am only about 7 hours in and I’m hoping the story picks up further on, the story at the moment is a bit slow but I like the symbolism to reality. I think to understand this game you need to think between the lines. At the moment while writing this review I’ve given it an 8/10 but that is quite    EARLY REVIEW
    In my opinion I find the game quite repetitive but relaxing to play, however I am only about 7 hours in and I’m hoping the story picks up further on, the story at the moment is a bit slow but I like the symbolism to reality. I think to understand this game you need to think between the lines. At the moment while writing this review I’ve given it an 8/10 but that is quite generous, I will change the review if the game doesn’t pick up. The Brand appearances and adverts are a bit odd and I do believe the games story relays heavily on long cut scenes.
    Twitch/THEREALGP7    … Expand
  24. mourarockr
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Perfect, what a experience. Enjoyed every moment of the game, soundtrack is genius and all the characters have a unique mind and history behind him. Perfect
  25. RCD313
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Jogo superou as minhas expectativas, introduz um sistema de interação social complexo onde é possível ajudar outros jogadores na jornada, até agora joguei mais de 20 horas e não encontrei nenhum bug, e o que mais se destaca é a narrativa excelente. Sei que é um jogo que não é para todos, mas ele é definitivamente para mim.
  26. Maximous
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    El juego es perfecto, Kojima ha hecho un gran trabajo con este juego, especial en mi opinión lo mejor son los jefes
  27. Craytonex
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    It is a fact that you've never played a game like this before. Mad House Art to the max; Very decisive to the bone marrow and there will never be a game like this. The shortcomings are to be expected in this game for the now-independent studio, however, I have grown to love these shortcomings upon first interaction.
    In short, this game is really stupid and very fun.
  28. Benderthefourth
    Nov 12, 2019
    9
    Hear me out ya bunch of biased mushrooms!

    Pros - The world created. It's really well designed. The textures, the colours, the nature elements and the Sci-fi tech design all great. You have a feeling that you are immersed in a new universe, in a good imaginary and creative fake reality... - The acting performance. It's top class. Good 3d renders and camera work. Never feels goofy. -    Hear me out ya bunch of biased mushrooms!

    Pros

    - The world created. It's really well designed. The textures, the colours, the nature elements and the Sci-fi tech design all great. You have a feeling that you are immersed in a new universe, in a good imaginary and creative fake reality...
    - The acting performance. It's top class. Good 3d renders and camera work. Never feels goofy.
    - The story. This is really important, if a story sucks and doesn't look credible I would loose all the interest in a game... The story looks really interesting. Things seem coherent. It's interesting how they explain the technology of the fictitious world. And from a creative standpoint, its excellent. So many ideas and concepts. Being a creative professional myself, on this point I say "chapeau" to Kojima.
    - The soundtrack and sound effects. I like the way he's using music! It's inspiring. And of course the sound effects are awesome. In the past Kojima's games UX/UI - the menu stuff, as always been great ( Codec I'm talking about you!). So this time around it's also super well designed, all the small details are great and the sound effects are great. But there are some negative points here in the Cons...
    - The gameplay. The game play it's actually very good! Yes, you walk a lot, but what walking! It's a good feeling! Makes sense and there's good feedback on doing it. If the game world is believable, level design thoughtful, graphics that support it all, then yes: walking around can be a great experience and, yeah, fun.

    Cons
    - The game doesn't explain well how to play it. There's a long learning curve. I'm still trying to understand a lot of things, which is not negative per se, but at times it's frustrating.
    - The Menu... the item management it's too complicated. I think they could've done a better system. It's fine once you took the time to understand, but still frustrating.
    - UX/UI, menus have very small typography. The characters are too small! This is a problem with a lot of modern games! It's like they want a certain graphic design look ( some apple inspired thing, I guess) but that part must really be fine tuned! In a game where NPC's send you emails that can be long, reading them in such small texts are a pain in the ass...
    - NPC's... Ok, it's a post apocalyptic world and humanity has been decimated, but it would be fine to encounter, see some NPC's here and there and not just on the building/places you are supposed to go ( maybe this will change in the next chapters... but looks like it isn't). Yeah there's Mules... it's different. I would like to meet NPC's once in a while. Would make the game's universe even more credible.
    - The online function it's very interesting... But I don't use it all the time. Why? Well it's fun to find a ladder that somebody left behind, and sometimes an encouragement sign... But I feel that there's too many sign and "ladders" and stuff. Like you need to go to a Mule camp and there's like sign left by other players everywhere warning you... this spoils the discovery. If every time I go on a mission and there's a sign every 5min or so, it spoils the game... makes it less immersive. So my problem here is with the quantity. The idea is great.

    My conclusion is that this is a really original game. I'm glad that there are people in the industry doing this, and we need more high budget games that don't play it safe and go for something new. Otherwise the progress is game design is slow and boring.    … Expand
  29. vic9111
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Played it for 45hours. Amazing game, fantastic story and extraordinary game play!
  30. jokercomrade
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    Игра действительно поражает и удивляет кучей новых механик, не похожа на все стандартные жанры которые были до этого, сетевая комуникация со стороны кажется странной, но ощущается это потрясающе, это в природе людей обьеденятся ради одной общей большой цели! Этот посыл отлично вплетается в потрясающий научнофанастический сюжет, явно вдохновленный произведением Стругацких "пикник наИгра действительно поражает и удивляет кучей новых механик, не похожа на все стандартные жанры которые были до этого, сетевая комуникация со стороны кажется странной, но ощущается это потрясающе, это в природе людей обьеденятся ради одной общей большой цели! Этот посыл отлично вплетается в потрясающий научнофанастический сюжет, явно вдохновленный произведением Стругацких "пикник на обочине"… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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