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  1. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    I like a game with a good story, but in this case, The story with game... Only The walk simular.
  2. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    el juego es muy aburrido un mundo vacío carente de diversión, repetitivo y sin reto alguno. un juego que se vende por decir que es un nuevo genero y la verdad no aporta en nada al mundo de los video juego mejor Kojima que se dedique al cine y deje los videojuegos a la gente que realmente aporta. le doy un 3 y si no le doy menos es por el motor gráfico de guerrilla que es lo único másel juego es muy aburrido un mundo vacío carente de diversión, repetitivo y sin reto alguno. un juego que se vende por decir que es un nuevo genero y la verdad no aporta en nada al mundo de los video juego mejor Kojima que se dedique al cine y deje los videojuegos a la gente que realmente aporta. le doy un 3 y si no le doy menos es por el motor gráfico de guerrilla que es lo único más destacable del juego. Expand
  3. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Uma bosta só, dinheiro jogado fora com esse simulador de entrega do Uber Eats - Rappi e Ifood. Só tem gráficos mesmo, pq de resto é uma porcaria.
  4. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Game literally sold based off of Kojima's name and how "Konami did him wrong". This game is boring. If this is is medium to show what he can do with writing/directing movies, he's failed horribly. The biggest part of this salt-lick is I paid $60 for this mess. Its a tech demo with CG scenes plastered all over it. Kojima = Lucas - w/o anyone telling him "no" to bad ideas we get Star WarsGame literally sold based off of Kojima's name and how "Konami did him wrong". This game is boring. If this is is medium to show what he can do with writing/directing movies, he's failed horribly. The biggest part of this salt-lick is I paid $60 for this mess. Its a tech demo with CG scenes plastered all over it. Kojima = Lucas - w/o anyone telling him "no" to bad ideas we get Star Wars prequel series, Death Stranding. Expand
  5. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Repetitivo y monótono, falto de vida ,mundo bonito pero vacío, bonita banda sonora .Totalmente Olvidable . Expand
  6. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Gioco incredibilmente noioso che fa da collante per tonnellate di cut-scene. Era meglio fare un film rispetto ad un videogame con questi contenuti.
  7. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    The dialogue is just so atrocious. At one point a character explains that "like a broken record" means "imagine the needle on a record player, failing to skip to the next line, so it remains repeating the same piece of music, again and again". What the h is this crap???

    The game itself is as boring and pointless as was reported to be. Going through this game is an unbelievable chore.
    The dialogue is just so atrocious. At one point a character explains that "like a broken record" means "imagine the needle on a record player, failing to skip to the next line, so it remains repeating the same piece of music, again and again". What the h is this crap???

    The game itself is as boring and pointless as was reported to be. Going through this game is an unbelievable chore. And about the story: picture the worst anime you've ever seen. That's this game.

    Also, Kojima puts his name at least 3 times each time credits show up (and there are multiple credits and titles screens). "A Game By Hideo Kojima", "Casting By Hideo Kojima", "Directed by Hideo Kojima"... this is the most pretentious garbage I've ever seen
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  8. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplesmente muito enjoativo, não a ação no game, o que deixa ele simplesmente muito parado, é como se você pagasse para ficar vendo paisagem gráficas e cutscenes. Expand
  9. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    llevo jugando desde ayer, y la verdad es que estaba emocionado por tenerlo en mis manos, no quise escuchar a los hater sobre el juego, y al final, desgraciadamente, tenian razon, es un juego de andar, no hay mas, llevare 6 horas y me esta pareciendo muuuuy aburrido, el unico aliciente de seguir jugando es conocer la hostoria, creo que hubiera preferido que kojima hubiera sacado el deathllevo jugando desde ayer, y la verdad es que estaba emocionado por tenerlo en mis manos, no quise escuchar a los hater sobre el juego, y al final, desgraciadamente, tenian razon, es un juego de andar, no hay mas, llevare 6 horas y me esta pareciendo muuuuy aburrido, el unico aliciente de seguir jugando es conocer la hostoria, creo que hubiera preferido que kojima hubiera sacado el death stranding en formato serie, Expand
  10. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    This game sucks soooo much!
    3pt only for visuals and ost rest is just crap
  11. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lento e chato demais, após 15 horas jogadas continua massante. Nunca mais escuto Sidao bocão. fanboy Expand
  12. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This is how the gameplay works : you delivering stuff to a hologram -> cutscenes -> repeat.
  13. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Buenas comunidad Gamer, si bien es cierto que es imposible exponer un análisis del juego a pocas horas de ponerse a la venta, comentare mi experiencia en 7 horas de gameplay.

    Un juego tiene un musculo gráfico impresionante( Gracias a Guerrilla Games y su motor Décima Engine), pero eso es todo, el juego fue promocionado como un juego para el mercado grande y no para un nicho lo cual fue
    Buenas comunidad Gamer, si bien es cierto que es imposible exponer un análisis del juego a pocas horas de ponerse a la venta, comentare mi experiencia en 7 horas de gameplay.

    Un juego tiene un musculo gráfico impresionante( Gracias a Guerrilla Games y su motor Décima Engine), pero eso es todo, el juego fue promocionado como un juego para el mercado grande y no para un nicho lo cual fue un error, este juego es de ultra nicho, un juego que carece de gameplay entretenido, misiones de repartidor con ¨Sam¨ super monótonas, le daré la oportunidad de acabarlo para poder dar una critica mas profesional, pero en estas pocas horas me ha parecido un juego con gráficos bonitos, buenas cinemáticas, pero super aburrido en el apartado mas importante que es el gameplay.
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  14. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    A game about walking and trying not to fall over. Tedious, dull, boring, unnecessary, wacky, repetitive mechanics. Anal inventory micromanagement. The names? Mama, die-hardman, deadmam BB WTF. I'm a pony for life but kojima is an overhyped joke. Imagine a film review "the film is terribly boring with a lackluster story but the director has a great pair of **** 10/10” ridiculous!
  15. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Jogo péssimo, você só fica andando e andando pra lá e pra cá catando lixo e não fazendo mais nada. Parece até um simulador do Correios. Não percam tempo com esse "jogo" horrível, se pode chamar isso de jogo... Pq parece mais um filme mal feito de tanta cutscenes.
  16. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Death Walking, made by the most arrogant and narcissistic game designer in history. Nothing special about the game, just walking dilevring stuff from place to place, and watch long ass cut scenes, and you're not an "intellectual" person if you don't actually like it. **** I'm playing Divinity Original sin 2 and Kingdom come deliverance at the same time. Expand
  17. Nov 11, 2019
    2
    Normal game , but you are a courier,game rating is not correct ,it is too long, and you run around the empty world, even the horizon is more interesting
  18. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    We should have never doubted Konami. This **** hack burned through countless millions making an unfinished game that was MGSV and now has delivered a literal 80 hour fetch quest
  19. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    The game looks absolutely gorgeous and the atmosphere and cutscreens look really nice, but unfortunately that the only good thing I can say about it. The dialog is way too melodramatic, and the gameplay is repetitive.
  20. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    le doy dos por que es verdad luce genial, y tal vez la historia si puede llegar a ser interesante, pero como calificas un juego a algo que bien pudo ser una pelicula o mini serie que bien pudo estar en netflix.

    Las partes jugables son aburridas y sosas, de que sirven los mundo abiertos si son totalmente vacíos y repetitivos, imaginan la paradoja se crearía si un repartidor de Uber eats
    le doy dos por que es verdad luce genial, y tal vez la historia si puede llegar a ser interesante, pero como calificas un juego a algo que bien pudo ser una pelicula o mini serie que bien pudo estar en netflix.

    Las partes jugables son aburridas y sosas, de que sirven los mundo abiertos si son totalmente vacíos y repetitivos, imaginan la paradoja se crearía si un repartidor de Uber eats se lo comprara para divertirse y distraerse un rato
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  21. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    No hagan caso de los fanboys que le dan un 10 a este juego sobrevalorado y presuntuoso
    Pros:
    -Historia y gráficos Contras: -El juego es monótono, las misiones son casi las mismas. -Exceso de cinemáticas a tal grado de parecer una película. -Los enemigos son fáciles, algunas veces con solo caminar basta para escapar. -El mundo está prácticamente vacío, logrando que se incremente el
    No hagan caso de los fanboys que le dan un 10 a este juego sobrevalorado y presuntuoso
    Pros:
    -Historia y gráficos
    Contras:
    -El juego es monótono, las misiones son casi las mismas.
    -Exceso de cinemáticas a tal grado de parecer una película.
    -Los enemigos son fáciles, algunas veces con solo caminar basta para escapar.
    -El mundo está prácticamente vacío, logrando que se incremente el tedio.

    Si te entretiene un simulador de repartidor de paquetes entonces el juego es para ti, si no camina hacia otro lado y busca otra cosa porque es muy probable que te aburras.
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  22. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    El hype pudo con este juego, nos bombardearon todos los días con publicidad y noticias en todas las páginas posibles y al final el juego es un mojon
  23. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Sorry, but this is a veeeery boring game.. Wish it was good, but a game is not great just because you like the marker..
  24. Nov 11, 2019
    3
    Jogo péssimo, foi dinheiro jogado fora, não tem nada de inovador em ficar andando de um lado pro outro.
  25. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    No es un mal juego pero tampoco es bueno. Regular tirando a malo. Repetitivo, mundo abierto vacío, cinematicas interminables.
  26. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    I've played it for 7 hours and all i can say is that it gets tiresome very soon. I thought exploring will be comfy (like exploring while listening to podcasts and enjoying the views) but it gets boring and unrewarding very soon. Maybe the story will be the redeeming factor but i just can't imagine walking during 40 min through a void land just to see a cutscene, and then repeat and repeat.I've played it for 7 hours and all i can say is that it gets tiresome very soon. I thought exploring will be comfy (like exploring while listening to podcasts and enjoying the views) but it gets boring and unrewarding very soon. Maybe the story will be the redeeming factor but i just can't imagine walking during 40 min through a void land just to see a cutscene, and then repeat and repeat. I'm not having fun, the game doesn't feel fun for itself and the "make your own fun" factor isn't there. Expand
  27. Nov 10, 2019
    3
    Absolutely boring experience with over the top story and nothing happening at all.
  28. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    After 20h walking around, i can say It's boring. When I started to play I spent 1h without using my PS4 control because I had to see a movie in which you don,t even get what everything is about. I'm playing it in "hard" difficult but I haven't died yet.
    Conclusion: Boring and easy.
    Recommendation: Watch a movie.
  29. Nov 10, 2019
    3
    Um jogo com uma nova proposta, más que exagera em ser monótono, onde vc tem que ir do ponto A ao ponto B sem nada pra fazer durante o caminho, chegar a dar sono de tão parado que é, me arrependi de ter pago um preço tão alto por um jogo desse.
  30. Dec 17, 2019
    3
    Some websites are already calling those who don't like the game trolls and we are review bombing it just because of reasons. Meanwhile the same people did the same thing to MGS which is actually better than death Stranding. It's just them using bully tactics against those who don't think like sheep to shame them.

    The game is just flat-out bad. It's like you are a pizza delivery guy
    Some websites are already calling those who don't like the game trolls and we are review bombing it just because of reasons. Meanwhile the same people did the same thing to MGS which is actually better than death Stranding. It's just them using bully tactics against those who don't think like sheep to shame them.

    The game is just flat-out bad. It's like you are a pizza delivery guy going store to store to open up a new pizza joint.
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  31. Nov 10, 2019
    3
    I really wanted to like this game because the story seemed great. However...the controls are super clunky..the menus are confusing...and is just not good. I hope that people have a better experience than I did with it. Played for 10 hours and deleted game. I hope Kojima starts making movies and stays away from making games. Terrible. I gave this a 3 because the world looks amazing andI really wanted to like this game because the story seemed great. However...the controls are super clunky..the menus are confusing...and is just not good. I hope that people have a better experience than I did with it. Played for 10 hours and deleted game. I hope Kojima starts making movies and stays away from making games. Terrible. I gave this a 3 because the world looks amazing and the sound track is great. Game is terrible. Expand
  32. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Falo como fã de Kojima desde 1998 com MGS na playstation original. Gostei mesmo do MGS 5 , já esse foi um jogo que dividiu a comunidade mas este death stranding nao passa. Isto já é demencia a mais , e deixa de ser arte fazer as coisas diferentes e passa a ser chato e tediante. Entregas encomendas num jogo em que ate as botas nos pes é preciso gerir porque desgastam..... a serio Kojima?Falo como fã de Kojima desde 1998 com MGS na playstation original. Gostei mesmo do MGS 5 , já esse foi um jogo que dividiu a comunidade mas este death stranding nao passa. Isto já é demencia a mais , e deixa de ser arte fazer as coisas diferentes e passa a ser chato e tediante. Entregas encomendas num jogo em que ate as botas nos pes é preciso gerir porque desgastam..... a serio Kojima? Comprem em saldo a 5€. Talvez a Sony tenha aprendido a nao passar cheques em branco a "genios". Konami estas perdoada. Expand
  33. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    WALKING SIMULATOR, THE MOST BORED GAME and without any purpose other than walking from point A to point B, the only decent thing is music.
    Kojima doesn't know anything about cinematography.
  34. 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
  35. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    gameplay is too boring.it is a game,not just a movie.It's no use if the gameplay unattractive player. I was almost asleep.
  36. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Good graphics for this 3 points and this is all very boring game meaningless
  37. Apr 12, 2020
    2
    Considero que es una pelicula más que un juego. Muy buenos gráficos y pauperrima jugabilidad. Viendo los trailer recuerdo que se vendió como una obra maestra de Hideo Kojima pues mejor que se dedique al cine. Sinceramente es un presupuesto tirado a la basura...
  38. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Played it a couple hours, the graphics are not bad but the game is so slow and boring. I cannot understand the hype about this game.
  39. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Seré breve.
    Es mi primera Review en esta plataforma, decidí hacerla porque dar una opinión en redes sociales o fotos, actualmente se considera "tóxico".
    Después de una sesión "gracias" a un colega que lo reservó, ambos coincidimos respecto a las impresiones que nos llevamos: Mecánicas repetitivas y sosas hasta el cansancio. Un mundo vacío, carente de interés, tan solo lleno de pasto y
    Seré breve.
    Es mi primera Review en esta plataforma, decidí hacerla porque dar una opinión en redes sociales o fotos, actualmente se considera "tóxico".

    Después de una sesión "gracias" a un colega que lo reservó, ambos coincidimos respecto a las impresiones que nos llevamos:

    Mecánicas repetitivas y sosas hasta el cansancio.
    Un mundo vacío, carente de interés, tan solo lleno de pasto y rocas.
    Un sistema de batalla, lento, flojo y consideramos que posiblemente un paso atrás respecto a MGV.
    Ya estamos acostumbrados a las cinemáticas exageradas dentro de los productos de Kojima, pero que traten de colarnos algo tan largo y aburrido (después de al menos 25 minutos de una secuencia, estábamos revisando el celular mientras tomábamos cerveza)... Eso ya dice mucho.
    Y es que por dónde le mire, no encuentro puntos fuertes y memorables, la selección músical, exceptuando un par de piezas es completamente olvidable.
    Ajeno a la falta de elementos en el entorno, gracias al motor gráfico se consiguen muchos paisajes preciosos, no hay duda en ello.

    Lo recomendaría? No! En su momento recomendé desde títulos como BioShock, Valiant Hearts the Great War, Hellblade, Journey, Ori (entre muchos títulos y géneros), sería un pecado recomendar un intento de película interactiva que nunca debió ser un juego
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  40. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Gorgeous game and interesting set up for a sci fi world ruined by terrible action sequences and poor dialogue. Metal Gear Solid had its own problems here and there when it came to the series, and Death Stranding takes all of them and triples down on them, while removing the military action background that made them fun. An interesting world with some mystery to it immediately startsGorgeous game and interesting set up for a sci fi world ruined by terrible action sequences and poor dialogue. Metal Gear Solid had its own problems here and there when it came to the series, and Death Stranding takes all of them and triples down on them, while removing the military action background that made them fun. An interesting world with some mystery to it immediately starts getting flushed down the drain when the first character you encounter begins to awkwardly state basic facts of the world out loud mid conversation, because everything must be immediately explained to the player even though every character on screen already knows these things.

    And from there the forced inhuman dialog just continues to snowball. The second or third character you meet comes on screen and immediately begins to monologue how the world got to where it is while Reedus just silently stares at the man rambling basic information that people living in the world of the game already knows, seemingly out of his mind. Every time a character besides Norman Reedus is on screen they have to spew out the bad dialog and state of the world information that they're full of, awkwardly shoving fists full of the information down the players throat on the front end instead of letting the world reveal itself naturally and breathe. Overall the story is told with the subtlety of a freshman film school student, with the game acting like its revealing surprising twists 50+ hours into the game that it very clearly, willingly revealed of its own accord within the first 45 minutes or less

    The thing that the game is based on, traversing and exploring landscapes, is interrupted by poor action sequences while you must stealth your way around invisible enemies. This ends up being you just guessing which direction is okay to walk in with the help of a semi vague indicator of which way is safe to go before just jamming on the square button if you're caught. These sections just interrupt the pleasurable exploration of the world.

    The asynchronous player interaction is an interesting idea and is one of the interesting things about the game

    Overall an interesting idea and setup for a game that stumbles all over itself and steps on its own toes the whole long way to the end
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  41. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    I was expecting more about this game. Unfortunately it didn't meet my expectations... they shared lot of ads about this game but only this...
  42. 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!
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  43. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    This is the most boring game I have ever played in my life. waste of money. I really wanted to love this game but to try to convince myself otherwise would be putting me in an abusive relationship with this game. I shouldn't try to have fun in a game. The game should be trying for my attention, not the other way around.
  44. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Summary: "Is this an out-of-season April Fool's Joke?"

    Un Walking Simulator de garrafón en toda regla.

    Is an insult to true videogames, seems like a TV series or an enormous film.
  45. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Thanks for nothing Kojima. You are a great example of someone that people want to be great at any rate and really are not. You want to be so different from everything that you end up being nothing. A beautiful and empty world where you are a delivery man. I have thrown $ 60 dollars.
  46. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Kojima needs to stop smelling his own farts.
    This can't even be called a game, nothing about it is entertaining, it's just one obnoxious slog to another; while people constantly tell you what to do, a baby screams at you, and you tip over everything as you trek across America.
    And the boss fights are a complete joke, you have basically hacker NPCs throwing non-stop cheat code items at
    Kojima needs to stop smelling his own farts.
    This can't even be called a game, nothing about it is entertaining, it's just one obnoxious slog to another; while people constantly tell you what to do, a baby screams at you, and you tip over everything as you trek across America.
    And the boss fights are a complete joke, you have basically hacker NPCs throwing non-stop cheat code items at you.
    But it is beautiful, that's the only reason I'm giving it as high of a score as I am.
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  47. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    It really sucks when everything in a game is great... except the gameplay. The other Playstaion 4 exclusives like Spider-Man have engaging missions which are integral to the storyline's progression (as it should be) and allow you to choose to do side missions, whereas Death Stranding's missions comprise of mostly and mainly tedious side missions which you are forced to grind through. If IIt really sucks when everything in a game is great... except the gameplay. The other Playstaion 4 exclusives like Spider-Man have engaging missions which are integral to the storyline's progression (as it should be) and allow you to choose to do side missions, whereas Death Stranding's missions comprise of mostly and mainly tedious side missions which you are forced to grind through. If I were rating cutscenes and story only, it would be a strong 9 but this is a game at the end of the day. #KojimaNeedsKonami Expand
  48. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    No lo quería creer hasta jugarlo pero resultó ser verdad y es que a pesar de su historia y sus gráficos el Death Stranding es un juego monótono y decepcionante, el control es malo, irónicamente el personaje a penas puede caminar de tanto que tropieza y para colmo hay una misión donde debes tener cuidado de no tropezar porque te explotará una bomba, me arrepiento de haberlo comprado, no loNo lo quería creer hasta jugarlo pero resultó ser verdad y es que a pesar de su historia y sus gráficos el Death Stranding es un juego monótono y decepcionante, el control es malo, irónicamente el personaje a penas puede caminar de tanto que tropieza y para colmo hay una misión donde debes tener cuidado de no tropezar porque te explotará una bomba, me arrepiento de haberlo comprado, no lo recomiendo en lo absoluto. Expand
  49. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Imagine getting a blank check from Sony and then creating a walking simulator. I guess the budget was spend on famous actors, cause the gameplay is litterally fetchquest Combined with overly long cutscenes, that tell a non interesting story. The menues are non intuitive. Its like he took everything thats tedious and boring and combined it in one game. Avoid this game at all costs.
  50. Nov 10, 2019
    3
    A. They copy and pasted the parasite unit supernatural enemies from phantom pain and re used them in this game..which really was a letdown..the creepy lookin dudes in this game are very much nearly the same as those in phantom..unoriginal there.
    The entire game is built on the structure of a fallout 4 side quest..fetch questing the entire game. Just beat the game( forced myself through to
    A. They copy and pasted the parasite unit supernatural enemies from phantom pain and re used them in this game..which really was a letdown..the creepy lookin dudes in this game are very much nearly the same as those in phantom..unoriginal there.
    The entire game is built on the structure of a fallout 4 side quest..fetch questing the entire game. Just beat the game( forced myself through to have a proper opinion) and i cannot piece the story together properly still..which is frustrating.
    Final words, i did not have fun playing this at all. It shown film and video games are a lot more closely related than we thought and maybe 1 day a true hybrid will be born, maybe even from Kojima. But it is not this game, this is not fun at all to play.
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  51. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    So I got this game early due to a friend working at game stop. I'm usually a fan of kojima games. But this one is not good. Imagine if a game was made entity out of fetch queats with long cut scenes in between. Thats Death stranding. Its a very pretty game. It however has a story that just iant good. Bore boreing gameplay. Bad combat. Fps hitches. Good music. I feel like if kojima spentSo I got this game early due to a friend working at game stop. I'm usually a fan of kojima games. But this one is not good. Imagine if a game was made entity out of fetch queats with long cut scenes in between. Thats Death stranding. Its a very pretty game. It however has a story that just iant good. Bore boreing gameplay. Bad combat. Fps hitches. Good music. I feel like if kojima spent more time makeing the game and less time uaing his budget to get celebrities in it it would be better. I dont agree with the reviews saying its a bad game then giveing it a 95. A bad game is a bad game and I'm sorry but this is a bad game Expand
  52. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Most boring game I've ever played, i'm sure it gets better but from what I've played so far its super boring and i'm not willing to play more
  53. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Una sola parola un gioco noiso....
    Che consiste soltanto nella consegna di pacchi....
  54. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Aceptable como película, pésimo como videojuego. .
  55. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    podrían haberlo echo mas entretenido en la jugabilidad y que no pareciera un relleno para las cinemáticas y hologramas que cuentan el lore
  56. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Um dos gráficos mais bonitos da geração, um universo curioso e bem trabalhado que faz a história ser bem cativante, mas a gameplay... Se prepare para a gameplay mais maçante que você já viu, que se torna bem repetitiva, que te faz fazer coisas bobas como apertar um determinado botão pra se equilibrar, ou até mesmo parar tudo que estiver fazendo para acalmar o BB, é simplesmente chato. EsseUm dos gráficos mais bonitos da geração, um universo curioso e bem trabalhado que faz a história ser bem cativante, mas a gameplay... Se prepare para a gameplay mais maçante que você já viu, que se torna bem repetitiva, que te faz fazer coisas bobas como apertar um determinado botão pra se equilibrar, ou até mesmo parar tudo que estiver fazendo para acalmar o BB, é simplesmente chato. Esse é o tipo de game que dá vontade de pular a gameplay pra ver as Cutscenes. Expand
  57. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    I should have known when I could not find a gameplay clip on PSN except a short trailer that there was a reason to stay away from DS. As everyone has written, it is more like a movie. A very slow movie. And I was particularly weirded out but seeing the main character standing there completely naked and with his shirt off for most of the cut scenes. Gratuitous shock value with no purposeI should have known when I could not find a gameplay clip on PSN except a short trailer that there was a reason to stay away from DS. As everyone has written, it is more like a movie. A very slow movie. And I was particularly weirded out but seeing the main character standing there completely naked and with his shirt off for most of the cut scenes. Gratuitous shock value with no purpose to the story. And the embryonic nonsense just made me feel completely uncomfortable to the point that after 20 minutes i just shut it off and promised myself never to purchase a game before checking Metacritic first. Since probably 200 or 300 people were involved in the making of this hokum I am sure there will be 10/10 reviews but don’t let them fool you. It actually makes No Man’s Sky seem like it hit the high bar in exploration style video games. I am so glad I did not buy the $79.00 version. Its sad that Sony would release a game like this at all. They should start rejecting games. Between this and the $4.99 games PSN is really become a joke. With the power of the chipset its almost a crime that we are still seeing games like Tropico retreads, LA Noire buggy, boring and so the worst script of any game I have ever played. And yet another lame online COD with people jumping in the air and running around like soccer players with no strategy just run and gun. So little innovation after all these years with these platforms. The best game I have played in a long time was Resident Evil 2 Remake. And I came across it by chance. Expand
  58. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Death stranding is an interesting game in theory, but the gameplay is so subpar it just feels like a wasted project. There was a lot of hype for this game, but nothing about the game lived up to the hype. The first half of the game was extremely rough. Many aspects of the game felt tedious and became annoying to deal with as time went on. Playing this game felt like I had exposed myselfDeath stranding is an interesting game in theory, but the gameplay is so subpar it just feels like a wasted project. There was a lot of hype for this game, but nothing about the game lived up to the hype. The first half of the game was extremely rough. Many aspects of the game felt tedious and became annoying to deal with as time went on. Playing this game felt like I had exposed myself directly to the timefall because all my time felt wasted. The only saving grace of this game was the 2nd half of the game. The story was interesting, however the pacing was god awful. Cliff was a good character who brought a cool aesthetic to the game but more should have been done with the character. This game coasted on Hideo Kojima's name and should be rated much lower than what it is across all review sites. People will just say this game is good to appear articulate (woke) but the gameplay elements are so deeply flawed. F*** this game... Expand
  59. Nov 10, 2019
    3
    e um jogo bom mas não segurou minha atenção em nenhum momento, tem seus altos mas não tive a sensação de imersão que achei que passaria
  60. Dec 8, 2019
    0
    Boredom to Tears, The Game. And the story is just so bad... the most pretentious thing I've ever seen.

    Every single line of dialogue is atrocious, especially after the first 2 hours (the initial sequence looks ok, but the game runs out of ideas after that, and then it's just bashing you on the head over and over with the same basic grade school morality)
  61. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    FR :
    Mou, pas tellement ambitieux, des caméos inutiles, des mécaniques pas réellement innovante.
    Sur-vendu par la presse du jeu vidéo, et autres fan hardcord.
    Les MGS était bien, mais ça.. Juste non, beaucoup trop de défauts ou de mécanique inutile.

    Mention spécial : les menus sont HORRIBLE. (en 2019 retrouvé des menus si mal réalisé c'est non.)
  62. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    All hype if this game didnt have the kojima name & the Hollywood actors nobody would be giving this game a 10/10
  63. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This is not a game. I want to play games that are fun. If it’s not fun why bother? And this game isn’t fun in the slightest.
  64. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is very difficult to find any fun in this game. I play to have a good time no to have a boring evening. Expand
  65. 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
  66. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Boring game, a walking simulator with ridiculous enemies and bosses and zero difficulty. Very overpowered by the press but in reality it is monotonous, heavy and the same repertoire of errands
  67. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    a game with a bland narrative and with a gameplay without any fun, when Iwas playing almost sleep I cold not stand it plays 3 hours a gameplay not innovative j , just walk the whole game, WALKING SIMULATOR
  68. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Es como una pelicula con partes de gameplay. Es monotono, ni frio ni caliente. Un mal sabor de boca.
  69. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Pros: It's pretty
    Cons: It's not a video game, but rather a poorly made walking simulator disguised as a game. There are better alternatives, stay away
  70. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Este juego como videojuego es una puta mierda y un coñazo y como película otra puta mierda sin sentido.
    En el apartado técnico regular tirando a mediocre o una mierda.
    Aunque mucha gente diga que este juego es un GOTY, es lo más aburrido que he visto en mi vida.

    A Hideo Kojima ultra cagada
  71. 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.
  72. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é péssimo, gráficos ruins e inferiores a outros lançamentos "exclusivos da Sony", jogabilidade tenebrosa e física então, nem se fala... Talvez o único ponto positivo sejam as cutscenes, pois ajudaram a curar minha insônia. Expand
  73. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    As a game, it is boring, repetitive, monotonous, but unique. Overall this could of been just an animated movie/show but they try to make a game out of it. The story is great but as a VIDEO GAME, i can't stand it. I rather have it been a spiritual successor to Metal Gear but this new IP is not it.
  74. Nov 21, 2019
    0
    yo me pregunto de donde la gente habla de que el juego tiene muchas mecanicas para cuando yo jugué 4 horas y la mitad de ellas fueron como usar la mecánica del L3 para caminar
  75. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Jogo fraco de mais , sem vida , você anda , anda , anda ,anda e não faz nada
  76. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Game is crap, boring walk simulator, I cant believe this cost me money. Stay away from this game.
  77. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Can't belive this "game" is full price with all the bugs and nonsense going on but hey look its Norman Reedus so it cant be bad! (lol). Konami was right!
  78. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Juego pretencioso y aburrido, prácticamente un walking simulation con buenos gráficos
  79. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    La musica en escenas es muy buena parece una pelicula, los graficos excelentes por no decir que son de 10, no se nota el downgrade con los trailers, pero en cuanto a jugabilidad eres un repartidor que no me divierte ir de un sitio a otro superando obstaculos durante el camino, en algunos casos te toca ir con sigilo pero es así, hay poca emoción en las primeras 4 horas de juego, luego estáLa musica en escenas es muy buena parece una pelicula, los graficos excelentes por no decir que son de 10, no se nota el downgrade con los trailers, pero en cuanto a jugabilidad eres un repartidor que no me divierte ir de un sitio a otro superando obstaculos durante el camino, en algunos casos te toca ir con sigilo pero es así, hay poca emoción en las primeras 4 horas de juego, luego está lo de personlizar tu gorra, los paquetes y las puntuaciones por las entregas, no es un juego para todo el mundo que vienen y le colocan un 0 así por que si, solamente por que odian a kojima el juego simplemente no me gusto , tiene elementos muy buenos pero no son muy bien aprovechados un ejemplo es al salir de la zona de paquetes al rotar la camara por la linea azul se siente el sonido de las montañas y del otro lado rotando la camara no se siente. Expand
  80. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    I do not like this game, too slow paced for my liking. Never thought i would be a delivery man. Game looks great but not fun to play. Would’ve been better as a movie than a game, played about 3 hours and i tried to keep going, kept pushing myself to like the game but couldn’t. This game won’t be for everyone, spend your money at your own risk, boredom might come along in your journey.
  81. Nov 11, 2019
    3
    It's quite a complicated feeling. The story concept is better than okay, but I watched EVA years before, so it isn't a fresh concept for me. As I'm not a walking simulator fan, the gameplay is quite basic and repetitive. The physics of this game is also awkward, that makes the enemy fights weird.
  82. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    It was more fun to wait that game, read about it, watch trailers and listen to it's soundtrack then actually play monotone hiking simulator.
    If you really have 40+ hours of your life to waste - then wait till this game will be heavily discounted. Otherwise YouTube will provide you with free story movie without need of playing clumsy-50-years-old-man-walking-simulator.
  83. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Básicamente... El término vídeo juego se le fue de las manos al desarrollador con la parte de "Vídeo". Juego muy monótono que no presenta variaciones de gameplay sustanciales. Si fuera un juego de hace 20 años quizás recib
    iría mejor nota, pero es 2019 y este juego no satisface ninguna de las cosas que esperamos en esta década. Si cabe destacar que se ve hermoso con sus gráficos, pero
    Básicamente... El término vídeo juego se le fue de las manos al desarrollador con la parte de "Vídeo". Juego muy monótono que no presenta variaciones de gameplay sustanciales. Si fuera un juego de hace 20 años quizás recib
    iría mejor nota, pero es 2019 y este juego no satisface ninguna de las cosas que esperamos en esta década. Si cabe destacar que se ve hermoso con sus gráficos, pero hasta Microsoft flight simulador se ve hermoso y tiene más gameplay....
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  84. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Very boring. world is very very bland.and the quests are nearly all boring fetch quests. walk here pick up this and bring this to another place. and mainly just becomes a bunch of walking or driving, and setting down ladders and other things. very boring and awful boring quests
  85. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    Super boring, mostly walking. Has amazing graphics but doesn’t live up to the hype at all.
  86. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Vamos a ser sinceros:

    La primera parte del juego nos da la impresión de que este juego es buenísimo. Los gráficos, los rostros de los personajes y las cinemáticas impresionan la primera vez que los miras. La decepción llega cuando te das cuenta de que el juego alcanza tal nivel gráfico debido a que el mundo esta totalmente vacio. La otra decepción llega cuando llegas al capitulo 3 y te
    Vamos a ser sinceros:

    La primera parte del juego nos da la impresión de que este juego es buenísimo. Los gráficos, los rostros de los personajes y las cinemáticas impresionan la primera vez que los miras. La decepción llega cuando te das cuenta de que el juego alcanza tal nivel gráfico debido a que el mundo esta totalmente vacio. La otra decepción llega cuando llegas al capitulo 3 y te encuentras con 20 misiones iguales de ir de punto A a punto B algunas veces te vas a topar con los enemigos MULA y otras con los EV y para de contar. No hay mas variedad todo es lo mismo y los jefes a pesar de su gran diseño no representan reto alguno aun en la dificultad alta del juego. Como película death stranding se merece un 9 como juego un 1
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  87. 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
  88. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Juego para gustos demasiado específicos. Se jactaron de decir todo el tiempo de que no es un juego para todos, al parecer es un juego para unos cuantos. Demasiada cinemática no compensa la pésima jugabilidad y ritmo de juego. El juego promedio por hora es de 10minutos.
  89. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Pior jogo feito pelo Kojima. Qual a graça de ficar andando 1 hora só para levar uma entrega do ponto A ao ponto B.
  90. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    Lots of boring moments, tedious game, wasted space, is a movie divided into a large piece of clips without connection between them
  91. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Empezare por las cosas positivas, la música, realmente la música en este videojuego es muy buena, diría que lo mejor junto a los gráficos, y se acabaron las cosas buenas, el resto es infumable, consiste básicamente en llevar paquetes del punto A al punto B mientras un bebe llora. Las físicas malas, el gameplay malo y carece de posibilidades, el combate nefasto, el mundo vacío, SiEmpezare por las cosas positivas, la música, realmente la música en este videojuego es muy buena, diría que lo mejor junto a los gráficos, y se acabaron las cosas buenas, el resto es infumable, consiste básicamente en llevar paquetes del punto A al punto B mientras un bebe llora. Las físicas malas, el gameplay malo y carece de posibilidades, el combate nefasto, el mundo vacío, Si realmente kojima quería hacer un genero nuevo de este videojuego, lo único que ha conseguido nuevo es llevar el aburrimiento a un nivel jamas conocido, el nivel kojima. Realmente uno se plantea, valoraran de forma positiva este videojuego a la hora de buscar trabajo como repartidor en una compañía de mensajería?. Aburrido y absurdo. Correos, ya tiene su simulador personal. Expand
  92. Nov 11, 2019
    3
    Disappointing. A great expectation was created for this game and in the end it delivered a result much lower than expected. Beautiful graphics but outdated. The movement of the characters during the game seems very robotized. Many hours wandering around the map makes the experience very boring. Too simple combat mechanics with few variations.
  93. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Es lo más absurdo que he visto en mucho tiempo. Un mundo inmensamente vacío en el que lo único que tienes que hacer es caminar y caminar hasta que te sangren los pies. Es increíble la publicidad y bombo que se le ha dado a este juego
  94. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    Increíblemente aburrido, definitivamente no es un juego para divertir, en realidad no se ni que intención tiene, todo vacío, caminar, caminar, caminar, vídeo largo, caminar, caminar........
  95. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Vaya basura de "JUEGO", si fuese una pelicula a lo mejor tendria mas nota, pero recordemos que es un "JUEGO" para "JUGAR", no me he aburrido mas en vida. Directo a venderlo.
  96. Nov 14, 2019
    0
    That game denies what gameplay is in a video game. Fedex with cutscenes, here is the game. The real deal is to not fall asleep when "gaming". It's a brand new concept. You won't have fun but this is the game. The game is to accept what is tedious and boring while smiling because it's a kojima's movie. The mess is put in an open world without pretty nothing.
    Musics start themselves without
    That game denies what gameplay is in a video game. Fedex with cutscenes, here is the game. The real deal is to not fall asleep when "gaming". It's a brand new concept. You won't have fun but this is the game. The game is to accept what is tedious and boring while smiling because it's a kojima's movie. The mess is put in an open world without pretty nothing.
    Musics start themselves without any purpose, only to give you the feeling really special things happen. The story is a basic one, not bad, not good. The matter is it's way more a boring movie, than a true video game based on solid **** gameplay.
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  97. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Técnicamente es espectacular, y la banda sonora como la historia excelentes, pero estamos analizando un videojuego, y en ese apartado de jugabilidad hay miles de juegos mejores, ni que decir de las misiones de ir de un punta A a un punto B, la verdad estoy muy decepcionado de Death Stranding como juego, no estan para nada a la altura de lo que ves en tu primera impresión.
  98. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    I play games to have fun.. The delivery system type of game-play is just straight up exhausting, and doesn't compel me to want to do better and most importantly.. HAVE FUN OR HAVE A GOOD TIME.
    Despite Hideo Kojima's fantastic work on the MGS series, his idea are just too convoluted to make into a compelling and engaging game. He would be better off as just as a visual director for future titles.
  99. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    The music at the beggining was intriguing then it became a boring fest. Just walk from A to B and balance your character all the time. There is no fun involved at all. I will return it for a trade in.
  100. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Too much Marketing - poor gameplay. Very very disappointed, not recommended.
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 111
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.