Death Stranding review | InsideGamer

InsideGamer: "Death Stranding lives up to its towering expectations, if it does not exceed them. That does not automatically mean that the game is perfect. For example, the story and the actual gameplay are very unrelated, and the game has a rough edge. And yet Death Stranding is extraordinary. The complex and layered story, the serious gameplay full of comic notes, the deserted and oppressive world and the subtle connection with other players create extreme contrasts and a range of emotions."

[Twonky888]

No way! It’s like being a postman in Scotland for 40hours and not getting paid!!

[carcarias]

Hah, I haven't played the game so can't comment on its quality but, regardless, that description made me chuckle :)

[naruga]

realy now i apreciate the quality of Death Str ...it is the only game since Zelda BoTW that calms you and doesnt stress you while you r playing with its superior "environmental" gameplay...it is only a bit slow at the start that may push you away if your not patient ...but after the beginning it really shines and its beginning works to its advantage

[CaptainHenry916]

@naruga

I agree in the beginning it's a little slow but after finishing the game I have no regrets I really enjoyed Death Stranding and glad that I experience this unique game.

[himdeel]

Tell the porters that travel my newly built road if they're cool not being paid.

[Twonky888]

It was supposed to make people chuckle. Obviously 52 people didn’t find it funny though.....or they are Sony employees???

[Atticus_finch]

Or it's like playing a game with a brilliant traveling system.

[Unspoken]

Predicted before the game even came out.

https://youtu.be/r_vVcCXchR...

[Ripsta7th]

so from reading this that means slow games =soothing and relaxing?
yet every other game is beingcalled out for being boring wtf lol thats how u know this website is mainly dominated by PS fanboys
same as nintendo fanboys , theyll overlook the problems and claim inovation

[Nyxus]

It's not boring.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Play the game or shut your mouth because fanboys and haters saying this exact bull thing is old and frankly annoying

[Kostche]

exactly, the game is fed ex simulator for people that have an ocd affliction for collecting and inventory managment, no game is EVER, EVER 10/10 and the gaming industry media is a joke, this whole metric system and medias personal opinions about games need removed from reviews and replaced by what the game is, what it gives the gamer, what if any issues it has and that is it, not reviews based on who the developer is, what they LOVE or hate about the game basically their OPINIONs

the double standards about this game and others is joke, and it makes me laugh people where whining and moaning about fetch quests in games as general, but soon as the fed ex sim comes out all that is forgotten and being dog in game is fine.. so long as your name is Kojima

[AshleeEmerson]

Ocarina of Time, Uncharted 2, The Last of Us and Super Metroid. To me those games were a 10 out of 10.

I haven't played death stranding just yet but you know, just like paintings... Not everything is everyone.

[Nyxus]

It really hurts you doesn't it?

[mkis007]

People like you dont understand this game, I don't understand racers or fps's. To me those games are boring af. Doesnt mean people that like them are wrong. There are enough 10's for DS that calling it a joke is off the mark.

I am playing it and enjoying it through an artistic eye. If that is not the reason you play video games you wont enjoy it. I play for the artistic expression of the developer. The moment to moment gameplay works well with the tools and story pacing.

Bioshock would have been more fun to me as a walking sim. The fps combat was soo boring. Still the story made it one of my favorites of all time.

[Kubark]

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[demonic36]

What a load of rubbish! this game is no where near a 10/10!!!

[telekineticmantis]

You haven't played it, it doesn't have any technical issues, so you don't have a reason to tell him what to score it.

[babadivad]

https://youtu.be/XSwMBAu_OO...

[telekineticmantis]

@babadivad

https://www.youtube.com/res...

[babadivad]

@Telekineticmantis

Yeah, it's been shown that all that sneaking around BTs isn't necessary. Avoiding time rain, not necessary. You can leisurely walk past enemies and deliver packages that have been rotted to hell from time rain and still get perfect deliveries.

This game is flawed in so many ways and insanely easy. A game with this many gameplay flaws shouldn't be getting perfect scores. Watch the entire video.

If Kojima's name wasn't attached to this game it would be getting all these passes.

[telekineticmantis]

Babadivad

I have the game, a computer, and a camera. I and anyone else can make a video about the game.

First problem:
BT's don't just damage you physically, they destroy your stamina, and contribute to destroying your packages, and they are elsewhere, so if you've been travelling and not taking care of your stamina, if you run into enough of a combination of them, and Mules, game over, you literally can't fight, because there's no stamina.

People look and see a boss battle, no one pays attention to hpw the map is manipulating, and considering how that affects gameplay, this is not Final Fantasy 7, boss battles are that clear cut. One of the main concepts of the game is attrition, you'd understand, if you've played it, but you rather search the internet for points rather than play whatever games you like.

Secondly I've already gotten bad reviews on my deliveries, and timefall is not the only threat to your packages, damage or loss is the main problem, climbing a mountain I came down a rock hill in a truck because anyone who's played the game knows the second location is almost too rock to take a motorcycle anywhere, I come tumbling down a hill in my truck run into deep water, and get stuck, try to get fall go sailing down the river recover my stuff, come back to the truck and realize all my packages that were in the bed of the truck can't be recovered.

Thirdly, the Mules can kick your @$$ in the 2nd location they swarm you, throw bunches of spears at you, you have no assault rifle at the time, and no back up ammo, you can't hide from them if you have packages, because they ping them, one guy is using a sticky gun to fish and steal your packages off your back so you habe to chase him, while they chase you.

Please tell me where I'm wrong since you're the expert

[demonic36]

I've played Death stranding! I sold it Friday just passed as it was boring as hell. Yes I believe it does have technical issues.

What's the point in using the trike when you hit rocks every 10 seconds and get stuck? or how about having to press buttons to stop you falling over every 10 seconds ... yeah that's REALLY FUN!

[telekineticmantis]

Demonic36 see you just said the opposite of Babavidad. The video he showed me said, a negative is you could climb a 90 degree mountain with a big, you said u can't even drive straight...

I respect your opinion, but this is not a typical game, and People can't keep trying to play it like a typical game, or it'll be like running into a wall over and over. The point of all those rocks was to overcome them by creating Roads with the other players, the tools are there, they are just different from the typical tools like Rocket Launchers and Grenades.

[Nyxus]

So far this game has received 16 perfect scores. So it looks like this review isn't really an anomaly.

[Nyxus]

I have not yet encountered any significant negatives so far (30+ hours).

[babadivad]

@ImGumbyDammit

All facts.

[GTgamer]

Why?

[Atticus_finch]

It clearly says 10/10.

[The_Sage]

Go back to your Stadia defence, demonic. They really need you.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Play the game maybe then your opinion might matter lol nah it never will

[shammgod]

You should try playing it before commenting. You would be surprised.

[Gatsu]

The game is fucking amazing if you actually play it.

[janus225]

If you eventually play the game and reach fragile story scene or Chiral artiste mission and tell me the game is boring?.... You have no soul!

[janus225]

This game is a masterpierce! How Kojima find the way to make a delivery game so addictive?

[Atticus_finch]

Right?! It's also got me puzzled. DS shouldn't be so good but it is.

[shammgod]

Facts. I am not a Kojima stan. Like MGS games, but never loved them. I think this is his masterpiece. It is so deep and there are so many systems and layers to delivery. Dude did a great job.

[KillBill]

Stop linking to non-english sources. And stop linking to sources that require me to accept their bogus cookies to even view a review.

[Nyxus]

No.

[one2thr]

Unrelated note.

Shout out to the person who built a bridge in the forest near the wind mills, thank you.

[CuVe]

Amazing game!

[babadivad]

If this game were directed by anyone else you wouldn't be seeing scores like this.

[Nyxus]

Give it a rest with this argument already.

[babadivad]

If you read the articles that give this game perfect scores they not several things that would be demerits on any other game. Some how on this one it doesn't effect the scores. All I'm saying. By their own bar, this game shouldn't be a perfect 10.

[Atticus_finch]

You're right because if that was the case the game would probably not be as good.
Stay mad...

[HeisenbergX]

Without a doubt the most.. polarazing game... EVER.

[Mithan]

After 35 hours into what I figured was going to be stupid, I'm really surprised at how awesome this is.

The story is actually pretty good too.

[Thundercat77]

Death Stranding is not perfect but is one of the best games I have played this generation. The game has a soul, a message of unity and connections that many will not be even able to understand.

In an era crowded with so many shooters and GaaS soulless games, I am so happy to have this amazing game.