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  1. Nov 18, 2019
    0
    FPS, the most crowded genre. to get a good review, you have to innovate. this game does not. it has terrible open worlds, bad controls, and highly repetitive gameplay. its clear that the big critics are corporate first consumer last for giving this praise. just another bad PS4 game.
  2. Nov 20, 2019
    0
    It's embarrassing for Kojima to state that he invented a new genre of game and it turns out to be a really boring walking simulator (with shameless product placement). Also, don't forget the fact that he blames the audience for don't know how to enjoy his game instead of acknowledging the game's problem. However, if you want to play a walking simulator, just play Journey or Breath of theIt's embarrassing for Kojima to state that he invented a new genre of game and it turns out to be a really boring walking simulator (with shameless product placement). Also, don't forget the fact that he blames the audience for don't know how to enjoy his game instead of acknowledging the game's problem. However, if you want to play a walking simulator, just play Journey or Breath of the wild instead. I starting to realize why Kojima was fired from Konami. Expand
  3. Jan 13, 2020
    2
    I largely bought this game based on positive critic review. On the surface the game is narratively and technically innovative, but dig a little deeper and you soon realise its wilfully obscure, repetitive, and contrived. The game has very little logic or sense, and often it feels like this has been done pretentiously. Mostly the game is basic fetch tasks that offer no gratification overI largely bought this game based on positive critic review. On the surface the game is narratively and technically innovative, but dig a little deeper and you soon realise its wilfully obscure, repetitive, and contrived. The game has very little logic or sense, and often it feels like this has been done pretentiously. Mostly the game is basic fetch tasks that offer no gratification over mostly empty landscapes that offer no engagement. The cut scenes are long winded, repetitive, and boring. The game had such potential but ultimately is stunningly dull.

    The only positives I can give is its choice and integration of the music is done very well, the environmental design is wonderful, and the graphics are great. But unfortunately that does not make up for the incredibly boring and confusing game play.
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  4. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    The worst 60$ I've ever spent, I am beyond livid. I love single player games, and I hate shooters, and I waited for this over-hyped game for so long only to be let down. After playing this game and feeling so bored, I was told "it stops being boring about halfway through" which is an absolute lie, the terrible pacing does NOT pick up. Shame on any critic that's enough of a hack to giveThe worst 60$ I've ever spent, I am beyond livid. I love single player games, and I hate shooters, and I waited for this over-hyped game for so long only to be let down. After playing this game and feeling so bored, I was told "it stops being boring about halfway through" which is an absolute lie, the terrible pacing does NOT pick up. Shame on any critic that's enough of a hack to give this game a good score. I don't know if Kojima productions paid them to lie, or if they're just scared of Kojima fans letting them have it. I can't believe IGN is the only company that showed any integrity with an honest review.
    Today I was on the phone with a representative from Sony trying to get a refund, all to no avail. He also said, they've had a ton of calls asking for refunds since the game released. This game is a terribly mundane walking simulator. Kojima has lost his way, and he's NOT a true auteur like Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro director)
    Miyazaki is a master of his craft, and Kojima is a washed up, pretentious, has-been.
    1/10
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  5. Nov 22, 2019
    5
    Worst game...movie ever! Kojima should not receive a single award this year. But hey, he put Geoff Keighley in the game, So..
  6. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Tres decu jeux moyen , graphiquement propre mais c'est pas non plus execptionnel comme nous l'on vendu la presse videoludique .
  7. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Gráficos excepcionais, mas é um simulador de Uber Eats no qual você fica indo do ponto A ao ponto B, andando feito um bêbado.
  8. Nov 21, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate this game so much, cuz it's just a walking simulador and it took so long for anything happen. Expand
  9. Nov 21, 2019
    0
    I was hyped for this game since it was announced 5 years ago on Sonys E3 conference. Sadly this game has dissapointed me on nearly all points important for a game. The Gameplay is lackluster, you're always delivering packages and tumbling around the land.

    The story is also a hot mess, you're not interacting with any characters, every interaction happens in movie like Cutscenes. Over all a
    I was hyped for this game since it was announced 5 years ago on Sonys E3 conference. Sadly this game has dissapointed me on nearly all points important for a game. The Gameplay is lackluster, you're always delivering packages and tumbling around the land.

    The story is also a hot mess, you're not interacting with any characters, every interaction happens in movie like Cutscenes. Over all a very empty game and one of the worst Sony exclusives(which doesn't say much with their horrible selection this generation of course)
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  10. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Crap ill give kojima productions a wide birth next time . His games have been rubbish since mgs 4
    Its become to sci-fi orientated . ( Think of the motherbase and only that inbetween levels expanded upon abit and thats DS)
    I mean there is product placement all over the place.
  11. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    Although the game has its good points, it is very boring, it has exaggeratedly long cinematics to the point of giving you the feeling of watching a movie, the gameplay is very wasted, in the end it is a bittersweet encounter since good details that end up overshadowed by how bad the game is
  12. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Me he aburrido mucho con este juego, no hay mucha variedad de enemigos y las misiones llegan a ser muy repetitivas, vale la pena por la película pero como juego no es muy atractivo.
  13. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    A game of **** and frustration of the year. There are no words. Simulator kurera, monotonous gameplay. Kojima what are you doing ****
  14. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The baby is neither alive or dead. The game play is just phantom pain with a new fresh face and not much different Expand
  15. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    overrated. boring walk simulator . boring quest. boring gameplay. bOrinG EverYthING. just stay away from THIS game.
  16. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Впервые согласен с чем-то на такой помойке как metacritic,сюжет полный бред кодзиме пора в психушку,геймплей скучный симулятор ходьбы по пустым локациям,кодзима посмотри в интернете значение слова игра и значение слова фильм и свали туда где тебе место,я хочу играть в ИГРУ а не смотреть на реальных актеров в этом бредовом симуляторе доставки.Впервые согласен с чем-то на такой помойке как metacritic,сюжет полный бред кодзиме пора в психушку,геймплей скучный симулятор ходьбы по пустым локациям,кодзима посмотри в интернете значение слова игра и значение слова фильм и свали туда где тебе место,я хочу играть в ИГРУ а не смотреть на реальных актеров в этом бредовом симуляторе доставки.
  17. Nov 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. so create 1 km^2 map than copy paste copy paste...400 times.than some of the copies high altitude, some of the lower etc. some of the copies create city,waterfall,r,iver... Expand
  18. Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Es una juego sobrevalorado, una porquería aburrida y sin chiste, no entiendo porque le ponen una nota alta cuando no la merece, hay mejores juegos qué han calificado mal
  19. Nov 22, 2019
    0
    This is definitely stealing for your money and time! terrible game for commercial interest.
  20. Nov 8, 2019
    3
    There are developers out there who do their best to put out original concepts, but nobody gives them credit or enough attention, they just get slammed by the media. If Death Stranding wasn't made by Kojima, then you wouldn't be seeing all of these fanboys defending it and giving it a fake 10/10.

    Who didn't see this coming? We saw the 1 hour "gameplay" session, where there was 5 minutes
    There are developers out there who do their best to put out original concepts, but nobody gives them credit or enough attention, they just get slammed by the media. If Death Stranding wasn't made by Kojima, then you wouldn't be seeing all of these fanboys defending it and giving it a fake 10/10.

    Who didn't see this coming? We saw the 1 hour "gameplay" session, where there was 5 minutes of gameplay and 55 minutes of cutscenes. If you like boring fun then go for this game if you like traditional fun, you know the only fun I know stay far away from this tedious boring masterpiece.

    I would rate it 3 or maybe 4 considering the graphics and music but it was so hyped up and imho does not deserve the hype at all. Critics who give this game above 65-70 are delusional. Probably same guys who gave Joker 3 out of 10. In any case it's a disappointment. Will finish on Youtube with fast forward of gameplay just for the story.

    In PS4 are a 3, in PC are 4
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  21. Dec 8, 2019
    0
    At one point, a character literally sits you down and you do nothing but stare at this character as she rants at you, for 30 minutes straight, the cringiest pseudo-philosophy I've ever heard. And this is preceded by a 10 minute cutscene where they were standing, which was preceded by another 10 minute cutscene...

    This is just the most poorly written and prententious, self-important
    At one point, a character literally sits you down and you do nothing but stare at this character as she rants at you, for 30 minutes straight, the cringiest pseudo-philosophy I've ever heard. And this is preceded by a 10 minute cutscene where they were standing, which was preceded by another 10 minute cutscene...

    This is just the most poorly written and prententious, self-important story I've ever witnessed. The dialogue is atrocious, and it goes on and on for what feels like hours.

    The gameplay is terrible too. Yes, this is a walking simulator, and a very bad one at that
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  22. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Bloated BORING pretentious garbage with TERRIBLE writing, like the absolute **** worst. This hack has been making terrible games for years and it’s now obvious the only reason Metal Gear had any fun moments or good gameplay was because of other people at Konami. The biggest mystery in the gaming industry is how this clown is worshipped by so many. If you read the 100 score professionalBloated BORING pretentious garbage with TERRIBLE writing, like the absolute **** worst. This hack has been making terrible games for years and it’s now obvious the only reason Metal Gear had any fun moments or good gameplay was because of other people at Konami. The biggest mystery in the gaming industry is how this clown is worshipped by so many. If you read the 100 score professional reviews all of them are full of complaints and criticism yet they still give the game a perfect score. Between the completely immersion breaking and downright slimy product placement, horrendously written dialogue, mind numbing tedious gameplay, and blatant celebrity ass kissing (famous directors play key characters and Kojima announced last week he’s making a movie!) stay far away. Do not feed this mans ego any more than it already has been for the past 20 years. Expand
  23. Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Я бы не сказал, что игра ужасная. Но она совершенно точно сильно переоценена. И, по сравнению с тем, как её преподносили - то что получилось в итоге - отстой. Так же было с Fallout 76
  24. Nov 10, 2019
    4
    This game has absolutely no business being a big budget AAA title. All the reviewers I heard said the game is "Not for Everyone" yet Sony has been marketing it like a Mass Appeal $60 game.

    While the concept of the world is unique and had me invested, the actual storytelling is paced terribly. It took 2 goddamn hours for the plot of the game to actually start. Not to mention the over the
    This game has absolutely no business being a big budget AAA title. All the reviewers I heard said the game is "Not for Everyone" yet Sony has been marketing it like a Mass Appeal $60 game.

    While the concept of the world is unique and had me invested, the actual storytelling is paced terribly. It took 2 goddamn hours for the plot of the game to actually start. Not to mention the over the top symbolism thrown into the naming conventions. The main character is Sam Porter Bridges, because his name is Sam working as a porter for the company Bridges, a company who's motto is connecting people. Outposts are called Knots, and your goal is to connect these knots with a massive data connection called "Strands". Its so obnoxious that it delves right into being pretentious.

    Gameplay is not much better, the core gameplay loop revolves around getting one "KNOT" to another, with your main obstacle being the terrain. Thing is if you carry too much, you're more easy to lose your cargo just from stepping on a small rock. But if you travel light, you'll end up being forced to make repeated trips. And the actual trecks themselves are BORING! The only time something interesting happens is if you walk into what's known as BT territory; where Ghosts wander the ares, but it's painfully easy to avoid them. The other main enemy are MULE's who will frequently attack you, yet the combat comes down to easy button mashing to make quick work of them.

    Whenever you do beat a quest though, the game is eager to shower you with hollow praise, no better than a gatcha game that throws confetti everywhere to make the players feel like they're accomplishing something. All in all, this game is nowhere near as profound or innovate as it's director Hideo Kojima is propping in up to be.
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  25. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    The most overrated qnd overhyped game of the decade. I really cant understand the critic. The positive points that the quote are linked to another type of media. Really, on a game, who cares to how famous the actor is if they gameplay is terrible?
  26. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Delusional garbage and budget waste. Sony, please. Stop financing this fraud without talent.
  27. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    Delivery simulation boring empty sorry Kojima is not enough for this game cut scenes and story
  28. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Walking Simulator, Boring Gameplay, Tedious Cut Scenes. A big fail from the overrated kojima x2
  29. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Um jogo que você mais assiste CG do que joga e quando vem a parte da "gameplay" da um tédio.
    E a mídia juntamente com os youtubers estão passando o pano bonito...

    Realmente um jogo do nível Kojima.
  30. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Seems to be Another Kojima game about moving cargo around! Total suck feast. Kojima should be ashamed.
  31. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    I wanted to love this game. It's been so hyped, but after playing most of the day today, launch day.

    PROS:
    - Beautiful visual
    - Great music
    - Innovative concepts

    CONS:
    - Slow
    - Repetitive
    - Not enough action

    You're basically a glorified delivery man. It's a walking simulator. It's "meh". Not my thing.
  32. Dec 27, 2019
    0
    Buena pelicula, mal videojuego. Cinematicas interminables, a ratos invasivas que no dejan a Norman Reedus ni mear tranquilo y eso que es una de las pocas acciones donde cogeremos el mando. Puedes dejar el DualShock encima de la mesa que el juego va avanzando solo. Las fisicas son horribles, la jugabilidad mala y los bosses que aparecen dan risa, el mundo abierto es un pasto verde sinBuena pelicula, mal videojuego. Cinematicas interminables, a ratos invasivas que no dejan a Norman Reedus ni mear tranquilo y eso que es una de las pocas acciones donde cogeremos el mando. Puedes dejar el DualShock encima de la mesa que el juego va avanzando solo. Las fisicas son horribles, la jugabilidad mala y los bosses que aparecen dan risa, el mundo abierto es un pasto verde sin ninguna ambientación, lleno de piedras y agua, ninguna estructura, ningún ser vivo, ninguna planta ni ninguna forma de vida más allá de los BT (entes que aparecen en el juego y que forman grupos de 3 ó 4 personajes que intentaran quitarte la carga) sin embargos estos los liquidarás simplemente pulsando reiteradamente un solo botón en el mando. En cuando a la misión principal del juego y el cometido de Sam (el nuestro) es andar y ENTREGAR PAQUETES, tambien puedes optar por usar la moto, pero funciona peor que en Scite Bike, es lenta y con cualquier piedrecita se atasca. Kojima ha dado la vuelta a la industria de los videojuegos, lo que antes hacíamos en misiones secundarias ahora se realiza en la historia principal. Expand
  33. Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Só de ASSISTIR 5 capítulos já estou irritado com esse jogo, imagina se eu jogar, vou acabar reduzindo mais a nota. você só anda e anda, CG+CG, só a cada 8 Horas rola um combate fraco e depois volta para aquele mundo morto e vazio.
  34. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Pretty game.... thats it. Its a garbage walking simulator with the groundbreaking mechanic of holding L2 + R2 so Sam doesnt fall and damage his packages. Embarrassing to even call this a game. No respect for the player's time. Just walking for hours and delivering to holograms.
  35. Nov 13, 2019
    3
    Deliver package after package
    Amazon prime simulation... This game is gonna go down as the worst game of 2019, funny thing is, if it wasn’t kojima that made it, critics would be saying how they really feel bout this game
  36. Nov 12, 2019
    5
    Death Stranding is a game about delivering packages and connecting america. the story is only told in Cutscenes with no direct interaction of the Player. There is no decision to make, no Dialog between the characters. It feels you are not part of it. Looking from the outside. I think the interesting part of the game is the multiplayer where you help each other with other players. If youDeath Stranding is a game about delivering packages and connecting america. the story is only told in Cutscenes with no direct interaction of the Player. There is no decision to make, no Dialog between the characters. It feels you are not part of it. Looking from the outside. I think the interesting part of the game is the multiplayer where you help each other with other players. If you like being challenged with difficult terrain, a lot of micromanaging stuff and confusing menu, go for it play the game. For me my precious time I can spend otherwise. There are interesting ideas throughout the game but I think the building up of excitement takes too much time. Its very repetitive. at least for me. Expand
  37. Dec 2, 2019
    2
    sin temor a equivocarme este es el peor juego que eh jugado en ps4, hablando de gameplay claro, y siento que estoy siendo generoso en ponerle un 2 pero en fin, no se siente como un juego en si, y si es que es un juego la única explicación es que no este terminado o que solo lo hizo una persona.

    en pocas palabras el juego no esta bien echo, muchas mecánicas implementadas son inútiles,
    sin temor a equivocarme este es el peor juego que eh jugado en ps4, hablando de gameplay claro, y siento que estoy siendo generoso en ponerle un 2 pero en fin, no se siente como un juego en si, y si es que es un juego la única explicación es que no este terminado o que solo lo hizo una persona.

    en pocas palabras el juego no esta bien echo, muchas mecánicas implementadas son inútiles, con decir que el sigilo es un chiste en este juego, esta completamente rotisimo, solo con 6 horas de juego te das cuenta que con ir sin cuidado avanzando del punto A al punto B terminas el juego, lo único difícil es aguantar hasta llegar al final de lo mal echo que esta y tener que tragarte todas las horas de cinemáticas de una historia mal contada.

    No era necesario el mundo abierto cuando es un mundo vació, y estoy seguro que hubiera quedado mejor fuera igual al detroit become human, ese estilo hubiera sido perfecto para este tipo de juego, me quedo sin palabras, pero ya lo esperaba, la historia mediana, el gameplay y las físicas son terribles.
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  38. Nov 14, 2019
    0
    Kojima did it again, he sold us a supposed master piece but it resulted to be a simulation game. Paperboy 2.0 hd in my words
  39. Nov 13, 2019
    0
    ну кожимба реально гений, так вонюче высраться это нужно уметь

    нет бурят, позвать кучку второсортных актеров на которых ты пару раз вздрочнул в игру не сделает ее автоматически шедевром
  40. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Asco de juego, Se vuelve repetitivo y monótono. Sus animaciones son lentas como físicas son un asco, hay desarrolladoras con todo su potencial que hace buenos juegos de mundo abierto como Nintendo con su zelda y Rockstar con su GTA V o su RDR, para los que vayan a comprar el juego porfavor no lo compren.
  41. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy aburrido, una pérdida de tiempo y dinero no vale la pena es un Walking Simulator Expand
  42. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    This Game probably deserves a [ 3/10 ], for taking risks and innovating, But I give it ZERO because of how INSANELY OVERRATED it is. It's NOT OK to say a game doesn't have to be Fun. It's Not Natural to admit it has a Tedious, Frustrating ِ& Repetitive gameplay but give it a 10/10. This a RELIGIOUSLY DANGEROUS level of self deception and Idol worship that's unseen in gaming community.This Game probably deserves a [ 3/10 ], for taking risks and innovating, But I give it ZERO because of how INSANELY OVERRATED it is. It's NOT OK to say a game doesn't have to be Fun. It's Not Natural to admit it has a Tedious, Frustrating ِ& Repetitive gameplay but give it a 10/10. This a RELIGIOUSLY DANGEROUS level of self deception and Idol worship that's unseen in gaming community.
    Guys, It's OK if you were overly hyped, lets be honest; You don't actually like this game, you are forcing yourself to like it because i's hard to accept that your GENIUS gave you THIS!
    I respect Kojima AND especially SONY for taking risks and following a unique vision, But in this case, THE VISION IS NOT GOOD. Just because something is Weird, DOES NOT MEAN it's interesting. Just because something is convoluted, DOES NOT MEAN it's genius. if a game is just an art and an interactive movie, THEN SHOULD NOT PRESENT ITSELF AS HOURS AND HOURS OF UN-ENTERTAINING GAMEPLAY.
    This game might not be game of the year but it may have spawned the JOKE of the century by being called a Masterpiece by people who do not mean it sarcastically.
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  43. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Esperaba sinceramente que me sorprendiera o me guardara alguna sorpresa pero ha Sido lo que temia , videojuego solo de caminar por un mapa totalmente inerte , muerto y vacío , estoy totalmente decepcionado
  44. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Death Stranding is an irredeemable piece of garbage that should serve as a warning to publishers who give developers carte blanche to create “art”. Expand
  45. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Boring underachieving dull corny slow tedious made me fall asleep and not play again
  46. Nov 9, 2019
    4
    As all the people are saying the only thing good this game has are the story and the cinematics, the gameplay is Almost inexistent, this is suppose to be a video game not a movie.
  47. Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Horrible no happy no fun gameplay horrible Fedex Simulator Walking horrible
  48. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring, repetitive, tedious, storyline interesting but mehhh at the same time, self-praising, and main character sucks. Expand
  49. Nov 13, 2019
    0
    this is stupid game ever i made.
    and also i gave lot of money to most of critics for good evaluation.
  50. Nov 13, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great story, Great cinematic, Great graphic, Great music, Gameplay i would say it could take a very very very long time to complete if the mechanic isn't well understand/utilized. Avoid doing extra delivery if you want to get things unlocked asap which might help a lot on those boring delivery. It might not be enjoyable for gamer who like to kill things wracking things or feeling dominance on anything.

    This game is a very slow pace game which doesn't urge me to rush on anything. I could just do one main quest delivery a day and run the remaining at the next day. Chilling for an hour or so just to sit back and enjoy things.

    one thing which frustrate me sometime is the control/physics. pressing R1 does help you to understand the terrain more but still it is giving me the feeling of hitting a wall instead of walking up a slope. especially when the wheel of the bike is actually way bigger than the rock but it hit the rock as if it is hitting a wall.

    tldr
    pro
    - graphic
    - music
    - cinematic
    - story
    - for gamer who like to take things slow/ non-action packed will find it suitable
    - hard to die/void out even on normal mode
    - a game you might enjoy if you like building structures
    - great map to explore, tons of optional side quest for player to change pace

    con
    - not for gamer who want to feel dominance (i.e. taking up a bazooka and wreck whole enemy base)
    - not for gamer who like flashy moves (i.e. close distance teleport, double jump, hack and slash)
    - not for gamer who like fast pace game
    - grinding doesn't make you a lot stronger(killing BT/MULE) only make your life easier for delivery in future
    - not so great physics/control on terrain
    - weird learning curve for gameplay, need to apply other common sense than just being skilled/strong (i.e. does this bike able to move over this rock? sometime yes, sometime no)
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  51. Nov 19, 2019
    0
    Just watch the cutscenes on youtube if you must and spare yourself the pain of an eternal fetch quest with this "game".
  52. Nov 20, 2019
    0
    Great textures, good music. Gameplay is tedious, story despite twists and turns is boring. Even cast appears to be worn off by this game near the end. I'm super tired of pretty but shallow games.

    Basically Kojima made a game about reconnecting the world that divided his own fanbase. You had one job. I wanted to give it 5/10 but Metacritic disabled reviewing of Death Stranding and
    Great textures, good music. Gameplay is tedious, story despite twists and turns is boring. Even cast appears to be worn off by this game near the end. I'm super tired of pretty but shallow games.

    Basically Kojima made a game about reconnecting the world that divided his own fanbase. You had one job.

    I wanted to give it 5/10 but Metacritic disabled reviewing of Death Stranding and that's shady.
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  53. Nov 22, 2019
    0
    The main character is basically silent during all the conversations making him hard to like. It only takes 10 minutes to walk 1/5th of the US but the same amount of time to shower, piss and **** I am still in shock over how bad the combat and boss fights are. Its like playing a really bad mobile game
  54. Nov 23, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. completely piece of **** ****ty ass gameplay, ****ty ass storyline, ****ty ass dialog, what a watse of time.
    great ost btw.
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  55. Dec 20, 2019
    0
    The most boring piece of crap I had the misfortune to play, all the way to Jupiter and back. Egojima makes me sick.
  56. Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Отвратительная игра, больше добавить нечего
  57. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo de este juego es una verguenza, pura cinematica, el juego en si esta roto, no hay jugabilidad, todo se resume a xaminar y caminar entre cinematicas interminables, muy mal por parte de la prensa, como siempre comprada por parte de sony.
    Kojima puede retirarse tranquilo esto es lo peir que a hecho sueprando a metal gear 5
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  58. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    It's pretty, sure. But those cutscenes drag forever. Story is incoherent. Gameplay is lame & repetitive. Everything about this screams narcissism. Art direction is fabulous, but i'm rating a game not a movie. Hard pass! Don't buy this full price!
  59. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    En juegos de mundo abierto y no tan abiertos los principales pecados eran las misiones de recadero; tal como en Mad Max, Nier Autómata, God of War (un poco). Todos ya habíamos señalado que ir de un punto a otro solo para entregar o recojer era aburrido, o lo catalogabamos de MISIONES DE RELLENO...y siempre resaltadas como los puntos más negativos en cualquier juego..QUE SORPRESA...EstamosEn juegos de mundo abierto y no tan abiertos los principales pecados eran las misiones de recadero; tal como en Mad Max, Nier Autómata, God of War (un poco). Todos ya habíamos señalado que ir de un punto a otro solo para entregar o recojer era aburrido, o lo catalogabamos de MISIONES DE RELLENO...y siempre resaltadas como los puntos más negativos en cualquier juego..QUE SORPRESA...Estamos en el 2019 y con DEATH STRANDING Hideo Kojima games nos quiere vender un juego con las características principales de ser repartidores y llevar paquetes en un mundo TOTALMENTE VACÍO...en un concepto bastante raro y confuso...no pueden imaginar lo difícil que fue estar jugando horas y horas llevando y trayendo paquetes. es imposible que te maten y los retos son poco satisfactorios...los personajes tienen poco carisma y son poco memorables...este juego te cansa y no te invita a seguir jugandolo luego de dos horas...¿Ese es el reto quizas? ¿A ver quien soporta mas tiempo jugando? Si ese es el reto o innovación príncipal KOJIMA lo ha logrado...pero si lo ha vendido como un juego de accion entonces tenemos un gran problema...Juego olvidable pero con buena exploración para ver si las MEJORES EMPRESAS DE VIDEOJUEGOS PUEDEN TOMAR ALGO DE DEATH STRANDING para pulirlo y aterrizarlo de mejor manera que este videojuego. Comprenlo cuando valga 10 dolares. Expand
  60. Dec 21, 2019
    2
    Kurz und knapp: Schlecht durchdacht und katastrophal langweilig!

    Einerseits mag ich den Grundgedanken ganz allein durch die Wildnis zu ziehen und zu überleben. Andererseits wirken die Spielmechanken teilweise doch extrem aufgesetzt und wirr zusammengeschustert. Obwohl ich Kojima-Spiele kenne und schätze, ist es selbst mir etwas zu viel schräges Zeug, ganz zu schweigen vom unnötigen
    Kurz und knapp: Schlecht durchdacht und katastrophal langweilig!

    Einerseits mag ich den Grundgedanken ganz allein durch die Wildnis zu ziehen und zu überleben. Andererseits wirken die Spielmechanken teilweise doch extrem aufgesetzt und wirr zusammengeschustert. Obwohl ich Kojima-Spiele kenne und schätze, ist es selbst mir etwas zu viel schräges Zeug, ganz zu schweigen vom unnötigen Like- und Emotegedöns sowie dem miesen Product Placement.
    Auch wenn die Texturen und Effekte schön anzuschauen sind, wirkt die Welt sehr steril, unglaubwürdig und monoton. Auch das Bausystem ist ziemlich stupide, nicht gut durchdacht und schlecht umgesetzt.

    Für mich ist Death Stranding das mit Abstand schlechteste Spiel des Jahres und definitiv mein letztes Kojima-Game.
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  61. Nov 11, 2019
    2
    Walk simulator. The lack of content in this game is unbelievable. This is an insult to the consumers.
  62. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    El juego es divertido cuando lo terminas porque dejas de sufrir, jugar a este juego es algo que no se lo doy a nadie.. monótono hasta mas no poder dando la sensación de que literalmente haz tirado tu tiempo a la basura.
  63. Nov 8, 2019
    2
    Llevo cuatro horas y lo mejor aparte de las cinematicas es mantener el equilibrio de sam,jugabilidad tediosa y aburrida,no creo que lo termine siquiera,dinero malgastado.
  64. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Boring and tedious gameplay, eternal cinematics, extremely overrated, i'm Kojima's Fan, but i feel very dissapointed
  65. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Best way to play this game its youtube with 1.75x speed. Completely trash, nothing to do, just walks. Better buy Horizon Zero Dawn.
  66. Nov 10, 2019
    4
    Is a walking simulator, or Amazon simulator, be careful... Is only walk in all game.
  67. Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Soooooó boring!!!
    This is a very disappointing game.
    Very annoying and too much of the same stuff.
  68. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    nothing more than a fedex simulator with only from point A to B missions all the way trough
  69. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    Thats why konami kicked u!!! U failed the mgs series and now this boring game, i dont need to say more, goodluck
  70. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Super extendido , com gameplay entediante e a midia esta dando notas altas por ser do kojima e ex-exclusivo ps4
  71. Nov 13, 2019
    0
    This game is not worth its price, the graphics, its history, and its soundtrack are good but the rest is terrible.
  72. Nov 14, 2019
    0
    Aburrido,gameplay soso y poco imaginativo, ir de un punto a otro sin más que hacer, te diviertes más viendo las cinemáticas que jugando el juego.
  73. Nov 17, 2019
    0
    To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Death Stranding. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Kojima's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. TheTo be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Death Stranding. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Kojima's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Death Stranding truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Kojima's existential catchphrase "create the rope" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Kojima's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them.

    And yes, by the way, i DO have a Death Stranding tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid.
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  74. Nov 17, 2019
    0
    What the f*** kojima, no one wants a game made up of the worst parts of games, Also how the hell did it take that long to develop a walking simulator? I was a massive metal gear fan until metal gear v I thought konami ruined mgv but guess I was wrong.
  75. Nov 23, 2019
    0
    I am so disappointed with this game... I've been struggling to finish and sell it. One of the worst games I've played in my life. -9999/0
  76. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Стадо скандировало Кадзима гений, но гений выпустил полную лажу. Весь геймлей состоит в том, что вы по однообразному ландшафту разносите ящики пытаясь не упасть на жопу. Раз в год будут появляться враги и вы будете закидывать их банками со своим говном и мочой (нет, это не шутка!). Чтобы поднять хп будете ждать червей, а еще вы будете таскать с собой законсервированного в банке младенца.Стадо скандировало Кадзима гений, но гений выпустил полную лажу. Весь геймлей состоит в том, что вы по однообразному ландшафту разносите ящики пытаясь не упасть на жопу. Раз в год будут появляться враги и вы будете закидывать их банками со своим говном и мочой (нет, это не шутка!). Чтобы поднять хп будете ждать червей, а еще вы будете таскать с собой законсервированного в банке младенца. Игра скучна и однообразна, игра буквально отвратительна. Игра не стоит и 500 рублей не то что 5000. Expand
  77. Nov 12, 2019
    1
    The Real Star of this Game is Yoji Shinkawa! I really thought we are going to see Ludens, the Moon and the five flying things but nothing of them is in the game.

    Story is OK but nothing special compared with mgs. Gameplay is boring I can't understand how he gets from stealth to walking and delivering its so annoying after 8 hours of hard work I want some fun Gameplay like in Mgs but
    The Real Star of this Game is Yoji Shinkawa! I really thought we are going to see Ludens, the Moon and the five flying things but nothing of them is in the game.

    Story is OK but nothing special compared with mgs.

    Gameplay is boring I can't understand how he gets from stealth to walking and delivering its so annoying after 8 hours of hard work I want some fun Gameplay like in Mgs but hours of walking and connecting is not fun.

    Sry mister Kojima but I don't like this game it is just a epic way of wasting time.
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  78. Nov 13, 2019
    3
    The gameplay is basic at best, but for a triple AAA game, the gameplay is awful. It feels cheap. For a walking game, it’s pretty poor that his feet go through hills and mounds as if they aren’t really there. For all the emphasis on scanning the landscape and considering how Sam will interact with it, the way he interacts with the landscape is poor. A AAA game which has a core element ofThe gameplay is basic at best, but for a triple AAA game, the gameplay is awful. It feels cheap. For a walking game, it’s pretty poor that his feet go through hills and mounds as if they aren’t really there. For all the emphasis on scanning the landscape and considering how Sam will interact with it, the way he interacts with the landscape is poor. A AAA game which has a core element of walking should smash walking out of the park, but in reality traversing the landscape is quite poor. You have to climb over rocks he could walk on or over because the animations are so limited. The same goes for the way vehicles interact with the landscape - It’s as if vehicles were an afterthought. I only played as far as getting the first vehicle, which hits unrealistically into every tiny rock as it were a brick wall. Both walking and driving feel clunky, cheap and frustrating. Akin to, or worse than than what you’d expect from a poor Ubisoft title. So I put the early hours into the game for what? Driving vehicles is not a reward.

    The same for the hand to hand combat, which is incredibly basic. Press square to make Sam punch and... that’s it. Well, well below average combat. So, walking, driving vehicles and hand to hand combat are all literally below average, what else? The same can be said for the weapons , admittedly I only got up to the grenades - which work the same as any grenades from games made in the year 2003 onwards, you aim and you throw. And wow, you get that privilege after about 12 hours into the game. Everything feels poor and basic, nothing seems to do anything more than scratch the surface. So top to bottom, nothing is very good - quite literally - nothing about the gameplay is good. The objective is to walk from A to B, which is unimaginative. On top of that, the game merely tries to make it slightly more complex getting from A to B, in the form of BTs, which only serve to slow you down - extremely two dimensional and boring. What reward is there for getting from A to B? Usually nothing (
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  79. Nov 11, 2019
    4
    SEDEX simulator, you feel like a postal worker. I don't understand how Kojima had the courage to publish this game...
  80. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    this game is **** what's the point with the fights? run every time? 70 $ wasted. is so boring. kojima your game is horrible change job
  81. Dec 8, 2019
    0
    A game needs to be fun, otherwise the very core of ``game´´ doesnt exist, no matter how beautiful it is
  82. Dec 1, 2019
    0
    Awful. I played it for many hours thinking surely it gets better from this tedious, repetitive hike through the wilderness. It doesn’t. For the first time ever I sold it on eBay and got back about 70% of what it cost me. I’d completed maybe half of it. Note to self - never ever buy in advance based on developers past success unless it’s a Rockstar game. Hideo should hang his head in shameAwful. I played it for many hours thinking surely it gets better from this tedious, repetitive hike through the wilderness. It doesn’t. For the first time ever I sold it on eBay and got back about 70% of what it cost me. I’d completed maybe half of it. Note to self - never ever buy in advance based on developers past success unless it’s a Rockstar game. Hideo should hang his head in shame and never be allowed to run the show again. Expand
  83. Nov 11, 2019
    0
    12 hours in, I will have to abandon this because this is NOT a game.

    We have: 10/10 main story and world building, 10/10 graphics, 10/10 sound design, 10/10 character development, but -40/10 core game loop. --- 0/10. Death Stranding has the most boring, tedious, and frustrating gameplay I have ever experienced, out of hundred of games I've played (incl. plat on MGSV).
    12 hours in, I will have to abandon this because this is NOT a game.

    We have:
    10/10 main story and world building,
    10/10 graphics,
    10/10 sound design,
    10/10 character development, but
    -40/10 core game loop.
    ---
    0/10.

    Death Stranding has the most boring, tedious, and frustrating gameplay I have ever experienced, out of hundred of games I've played (incl. plat on MGSV). Seriously, if Kojima thought this gameplay is a good idea, it's probably good for him to retire or just make a film.
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  84. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The good: The graphics are impressive in PS4 Pro. The gag of having Horizon Zero Dawn's mechanical dinosaurs walked around.

    The bad: Boring story (I did see in the movie The Postman by Kevin Costner, 1997, Warner) so you can clearly see where Kojima's “creativity and inspiration” comes from. Boring gameplay. The game has auto-save but does not let you record progress if you are in the middle of a delivery mission. Fast travel points and teleportation do not serve to shorten the path when you have an order to deliver. The weapons arrive already having spent at least half of the game. Fights against bosses and mini-bosses are very simple. The last trailer was deception as it took the best scenes and put them to generate hype, but the result has already been seen that it is not that frantic all the time. The ending is a two-hour video, really? During the game they tell you that "human beings are isolated in cities" you get to the cities and you don't see any humans, do they live in the clouds like the Jetson or underground like the Morlocks? All cities are the same. Sam Porter in the original version without patches had the same balance of a rag-doll, Sam fell by any road that was not minimally level.

    The Meh: the game did not come out and already had a patch that corrects the bad balance of Sam Porter. During the press analysis phase there were mysterious players who could only say that they were Beta-testers or “a control group” since they were putting structures like zip lines, highways, roads, bridges and outpost again and again, restoring them to that did not degrade, but to make a sad camp or tower you require a considerable amount of credits and they made bases and even roads, they were users with many almost unlimited resources to build. Carts, Rover and motorcycles only serve on worlds connected to the Internet where they have created highways or roads
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  85. Nov 23, 2019
    2
    This Is by far the must boring AAA game I've ever played.
    Wired story with forced political views and extremely bad gameplay.
    I'm totally regret playing this garbage.
  86. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    se cumple lo que temíamos todos, el juego es un simulador de entregas, un walking simulator con pésima jugabilidad y lleno de cinemáticas que te hacen dejar el juego, graficamente esta muy bien y la banda sonora igual pero eso es lo que menos importa en un vídeo juego yo quiero diversión y este juego no me lo da. resumen del DEATH STRANDING.se cumple lo que temíamos todos, el juego es un simulador de entregas, un walking simulator con pésima jugabilidad y lleno de cinemáticas que te hacen dejar el juego, graficamente esta muy bien y la banda sonora igual pero eso es lo que menos importa en un vídeo juego yo quiero diversión y este juego no me lo da. resumen del DEATH STRANDING. CAMINAR+CINEMATICA+CAMINAR+CINEMATICA+CAMINAR+CAMINAR+CINEMATICA+CINEMATICA+CINEMATICA. este juego es un timo Expand
  87. Nov 8, 2019
    0
    Que jogo ridículo entrega de um ponto A para um ponto B mais de 5 horas andando é muita cfilminhos batalha muito ruim qie bosta de jogo
    PS: metracritic é ridículo eu nem joguei essa merda mais posso avaliar ainda tem gente que confiar nessa merda patético um site desse imagina os jornalistas que pode receber dinheiro ....kkkkk
  88. Nov 8, 2019
    1
    Buying this game is paying for Kojima to urinate you and screw you in the mouth
  89. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay Socks, is so boring walk a lot of Time to delivery packages, but the cinematic scenes are wonderfull, so I think the Game Critics gave It a good rating only for the Scenes, not for the Gameplay! Expand
  90. Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Un juego hermozo visualmente, con una banda sonora de 10, fisicas muy decentes y con una propuesta muy interesante, pero que flaquea en el contenido del mismo, las mecanicas, la fauna y flora de su mundo practicamente nula, el progreso del mismo bastante lento y monotono; da como resultado un juego bastante tedioso, repetitivo y vacio.
    Como resultado tenemos un juego que se queda en un
    Un juego hermozo visualmente, con una banda sonora de 10, fisicas muy decentes y con una propuesta muy interesante, pero que flaquea en el contenido del mismo, las mecanicas, la fauna y flora de su mundo practicamente nula, el progreso del mismo bastante lento y monotono; da como resultado un juego bastante tedioso, repetitivo y vacio.
    Como resultado tenemos un juego que se queda en un pudo haber sido una experiencia increible pero no lo fue.
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  91. Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Instead of enhancing the game-play, Kojima blames the player doesn't understand his masterpiece of art. What a joke!
  92. Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Кодзима мб и не гений, но он точно шарит. Приятно играть в авторский проект. А не в очередной набор механик и тематик, от однообразия которых тошнит. Новая вселенная, новый геймплей. Новые эмоции и погруженность, которую ни один обозреватель не передаст. Просто надо самому попробовать поиграть. Какие бы минусы не были у игры, но такое нельзя пропускать, это действительно по своему удивляетКодзима мб и не гений, но он точно шарит. Приятно играть в авторский проект. А не в очередной набор механик и тематик, от однообразия которых тошнит. Новая вселенная, новый геймплей. Новые эмоции и погруженность, которую ни один обозреватель не передаст. Просто надо самому попробовать поиграть. Какие бы минусы не были у игры, но такое нельзя пропускать, это действительно по своему удивляет
  93. Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This game is adelivery simulator with babysitting events. And that's everything what this game has to offer.
    *shame shame shame*
  94. Nov 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game design is tedious, repetitive so is the endgame. Bosses are uninspired compared to MGS series and the story is just stupid, especially Deadman who has to explain everything. No mysteries, no sense of danger, Death Stranding is not a good open world, not a good horror game and fails to entertain the player. Expand
  95. Nov 22, 2019
    0
    It's literally just walking for the whole game, with a pointless story. It's buggy and broken and no fun
  96. Jan 5, 2020
    0
    Don't buy this absolute garbage ''game''. Unless you would enjoy an extremely repetitive & boring walking simulator with bad mechanics.
  97. Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Después de jugarlo mucho puedo decir que eres un repartidor y en eso se enfoca el juego. Primero pensé que me iba a aburrir del juego por el tipo de mecánicas que tiene y también pensé mal del mismo. Sin embargo se me van 10 horas de juego seguida sin que me de cuenta. Me parece un juego muy malo, pero extrañamente muy bueno a la vez. Si Kojima buscaba meterse con mi mente, lo logró y conDespués de jugarlo mucho puedo decir que eres un repartidor y en eso se enfoca el juego. Primero pensé que me iba a aburrir del juego por el tipo de mecánicas que tiene y también pensé mal del mismo. Sin embargo se me van 10 horas de juego seguida sin que me de cuenta. Me parece un juego muy malo, pero extrañamente muy bueno a la vez. Si Kojima buscaba meterse con mi mente, lo logró y con eso cumplió su cometido. Si te gustan los juegos de rol y ciencia ficción puede que te guste. Expand
  98. Dec 21, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are things i really like about this game. The graphics are incredible, the environment and scenery are simply beautiful. As far as the story goes, it's very easy to lose the thread of what's going on very quickly due to poor writing. The slow pace of the game that a lot of people have complained about, is something i don't really mind. The main issue is the fact that moving around the environment is incredibly annoying. I understand wanting to give you a feeling of immersion by having to balance on uneven surfaces etc, but Sam when loaded with cargo can barely stand up straight for 2 seconds, which means you're constantly having to press buttons to stop yourself from falling over. This gets tedious VERY quickly. A few hours in you get your first vehicle (a bike) which you think will make traversal of the land much easier. Sadly the bike handles like sh*!t and really doesn't feel like it's even on the ground. The main enemy of the game, the BT'S again are just annoying to deal with. The contraption you have that's supposed to show you roughly where they are doesn't really work so you end up walking straight into them. Encounters with these enemies REALLY slows down an already slow game. Also every encounter with these enemies is accompanied by a rain that damages everything you are carrying, the game will remind you about this and tell you to take cover from the rain..but finding anywhere that has said cover is almost impossible. In general the gameplay what little of it there is, is just not fun at all and in fact is really quite annoying. Another small thing i personally didn't like at all is the music. Rather than just having composer do a nice score, we get numerous songs by pop and rock bands whose names appear on the screen when a song kicks in. This make it feel more like some weird music video or an advert for band. Plus if you really don't like said bands (why the hell would i EVER want to hear Bring me the horizon?!) it can just be an awful distraction. And let's not leave out one of the absolute worst things in the game..The Monster energy drink product placement. This is just shameless and disgusting! It's a horrible bit of "real world" thrown into the game world that feels totally out of place, Not to mention the fact that the game is trying to market this particular brand of concentrated sugar poison as a health drink!! (you actually have to drink the stuff as first aid?!) I expected more integrity from Kojima productions. And to be honest i expected a better game. Expand
  99. Nov 8, 2019
    4
    me quede dormido a la primera cinemática de como 35 minutos y en el poco gameplay que tiene es muy lento como aburrido, lo único bueno que tiene son sus paisajes que son hermosos ojala le hubieran puesto empeño al gameplay como al paisaje y cinemáticas.
  100. Apr 17, 2020
    0
    I liked the concept but the game is not fun for me it is like a chore.
    But I would like Kohima to continuing making these kind of games which introduces new concept into gaming
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.