Death Stranding Review - GameWatcher

From GameWatcher: "It’s been a long time since a game impressed me the way Death Stranding has. Even though I played Metal Gear V and was utterly in awe of Hideo Kojima’s understanding of what makes a great game, my interest in Death Stranding was very minor throughout all of its trailers and reveals. I just couldn’t care much about a console exclusive, weird walking simulator. Fast forward a couple of years, and after spending a week with Kojima Production’s first title on PC, I am thoroughly convinced this is one of the best games I’ve ever played in my life."

[Father__Merrin]

wow a pc game getting a 10 i wonder why?

[SyntheticForm]

This game got tens galore on PS4.

PC with its high frame rates are just a sweetener.

[Z501]

I guess he forgot.
https://www.metacritic.com/...

[rainslacker]

Because it was a good game maybe? Something different? Well crafted and technically solid?

Wonder why console gamers care so much about a PC game? It's not like we ever discuss 99.9% of the other PC games out there.

[1nsomniac]

“I played Metal Gear V and was utterly in awe of Hideo Kojima’s understanding of what makes a great game”

Haha haha, MGV was the biggest pile of utter garbage I’ve played in my 30 years of gaming. This is why Kojima and his fans are a cancer to the industry!

[TheScotsman]

lol you need to keep off them pills your on. they making you delusional.

[MetalGearsofWar]

There's a real cancer to the industry and it's not kojima.

[rainslacker]

He made a solid game, that needed more varied content. There aren't many games that reach the level of quality of game play that MGSV had.

Story wise, it was typical for a Kojima game, and that's subjective. Not the best, and I really disliked the way most of it was told.

Content wise, it was unfinished, and Konami was obviously trying to get it out the door and done. They had a whole other act to put in, that they never finished. Not that it improved the story much, but at least it gave better closure and closed up some plot holes. Worth searching for if you played the game.

If MGSV was the biggest pile of utter garbage you've played in 30 years of gaming, I think maybe you don't play enough games, because there are certainly worse games out there.

I don't really see what Kojima did to be considered a cancer to the industry. He's done nothing to ruin it. He's done nothing to influence poor practices in the industry. He tends to try and at least stay creative with what he does. Even during the production of MGSV he worked on several other projects at the behest of Konami which were rated pretty well. He certainly doesn't use cookie cutter designs aimed at maximizing profit while not providing enough content to back up the cost of the game.

Maybe you can explain better what exactly he's done that people shouldn't have respect for him on, before just saying some random hyperbole with nothing to put it into context. Kojima earned the respect and his fans. Even if he slips up sometimes, it doesn't mean he's now a pariah....or at least it shouldn't, because I find such things to be more of a cancer than just respecting and appreciating a man's work.

Death Stranding was probably more of a Kojima game than MGSV was. Like it or don't, but just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it was garbage.

[nibblo]

Agreed it was terrible and if that is what the writer thinks is a great game I can't take him seriously.

[1nsomniac]

It was an awful game. Fact!

It was given a free pass because it was affiliated with Kojima. It was terrible in every respect other than graphics which were fairly good.

Personally it took the crown of the worst game I’ve ever owned from SlaughterHouse on the MegaDrive.

[garos82]

you are insane: FACT

Out of all MGS games 5 has the best gameplay, maybe just second too mgs 3 . You have objectively a bad taste in games

[Gatsu]

Gonna be awesome to play this again and on a better platform.