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Death Stranding - Review Thread (see staff post for discussion guidelines)
- Thread starter vestan
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Many of the positive reviews have a hesitant tone to it.
Some even admit that it's a chore to play, but still score it high because of the unique experience it provides.
It's a game that rends numerical scores meaningless. Some people can have the same experience, and yet still draw different conclusions from it.
For me it separates the reviewers who like walking simulators(because the Gameplay is nothing more than this) from the ones that don't.
Personally walking simulators are not fun regardless of the story or the person who make the game.
I was on the fence about buying it. To be perfectly honest, it sounds like the perfect game to have a podcast or something else playing int he background.
With that said, there is a difference in enjoying something on a personal level and being as objectively critical as possible. How any media makes us feel is obviously subjective, but you can only dress up poor gameplay so much.
I absolutely stand by what I said. I think anyone who calls a game GOTY or starts having meltdowns about how amazing it seems based on pre release footage or trailers is a child.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, but based on everything I have personally seen and the reviews I've read, I wouldn't trust you if you told me it was a good game. Will give it a shot when it hits $20.
One of the worst takes about the reviews of this game.
Where do you see that? The GB team finished the game and spent north of 50 hours on it and hate it. They say the story gets even more non-sensical at the end. The game actually gets worse as it tries to wrap up the story.
In general all the reviews have the same complaints, but some still say 10/10 while others were completely turned off by it.
Read the Ars, Cnet or IGN reviews. Each of them finished the game.
Some of the impressions from the guys who finished the game at Giant Bomb are they specifically dislike the closing hours of the game.
You mean the core gameplay loop is analyzing the cargo weight, balance, route, risk, speed etc.? If so then color me intrigued.
It seems like just an open world third person action-adventure game with MP elements, it being a totally new concept or "strand game" or whatever feels like hype and marketing.
I was glad she did it honestly lol
I framed the situation hyperbolically, but basically my mom just made me read the book before I kept criticizing it, it's not like Room or something
This game to me seems like a demonstration of the idea that people play games for COMPLETELY different reasons. I think some people specifically come to games for the idea of "fun" while others may come to a game for an "experience".
Neither approach is wrong, but in cases of games like Death Stranding that divide becomes increasingly apparent.
Neither approach is wrong, but in cases of games like Death Stranding that divide becomes increasingly apparent.
The impression I got from most reviews is that they acknowledge the game is a chore to play and traverse; the difference that comes into play is that some are willing to overlook that more than others, for whatever reason.
Why are y'all still making Anne Franke memes? You're being no more tasteful than the person who initially drew the comparison. Shit is stupid by now.
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You should probably stop posting these. The joke stopped being funny a few pages ago.
Edit: I saw the threadmarks and posted the robot chicken bit didnt know this wasn't a joke I guess
That and apparently rather intricate traversal mechanics like using the triggers for balancing and so on. It seems to be the opposite of just choosing some items and pushing forward for an hour type deal.
That being said, there's been some pretty fucking tedious looking gameplay footage even with that in mind. I'll have to get my hands on a rental to see how it all feels in practice.
Wow. Anne Frank jokes. You guys are hilarious.
Victim of persecution and holocaust right?
Can a mod please do something. This review is beyond pathetic now.
Victim of persecution and holocaust right?
Can a mod please do something. This review is beyond pathetic now.
This might take the cake for awful take.
Just because they didn't like the game doesn't mean they are bad at their jobs, sorry to break it to you.
One day I'll get my postman simulator with good boss fights. TT_TT
There ya go buddy. Itll be okay
Well, that's better, lmao. Good to know.
As far as reviewers not finishing the game, I don't think it's the worst thing. Their experience will be reflective of the experience of some consumers after all and they can accurately convey that.
No. Rather, it's a game that really can't be properly scored, because it depends on whether you think the gameplay loop being "boring" was intentionally brilliant or not (something only Kojima could pull).
I mean there are some reviews who are raving and seem to think it's a contender for GOTY. Obviously others that think it's whack.
Honestly I was pretty hyped for what it could be, a game about navigating. Could be a really interesting journey, and I'm not yet convinced I'll find it a boring slog. I'll have to play to find out.
The game looks to be exactly what was shown. But not sure how that's automatically a bad thing.
Both of you are portuguese I would say. Go read the Zwame review, or Eurogamer, and many other positive reviews. Its not only a walking simulator. And what the hell is that even at this point? Almost all AAA games nowadays consist of the same gameplay loops. Fetch quests, walking around or using some mode of transportation, eventually having fast travel and some action and story sprinkled between. Death Stranding is all of this but made in a significant different way. Its not for everyone clearly, but the positive reviews clearly try to convey the sentiment that games are fucking art and are NOT A SUM OF PARTS but instead an experience like seeing a movie and that in the end, even with a ton of shortcomings, it can have a lasting effect and make for an unforgettable experience. This shit has nothing to do with Kojima except the fact that he made the game.
Yeah, this game is more akin to a particularly methodical survival sim, an obscure early access steam game that somehow got made with huge production value, Hollywood actors, a weird story and asynchronous multiplayer while trudging through a desolate yet beautiful world that is an open ended puzzle on how to conquer it, together with those clowns who leave "check rear" messages in Dark Souls. I can't help but find that extremely interesting and am more than ready to accept the tedium as part of one of the elements this game will use to convey something, which is what a bunch of people have been getting it. It's not universally right or wrong, you simply cannot erase the player from the equation in the question if tedium is purposeful or a design failure.
Alex Navarro tipping his hand a bit:
Also says the game is likely 40 hours rushing. He took 55.
Also says the game is likely 40 hours rushing. He took 55.
I guess I am one of the few people in Era that is not a huge fan of Kojima. But I remember all the hyoe for MGSV, I wasn't going ti buy it, but I fell for era's hype. To save some time, I was quite dissapointed.
This time I didn't fall for the hype and I am happy I didn't buy this. It seem like its a boring mess.
Review scores for games from Kojima and Rockstar don't matter in my eyes, they will always get more middle 80's or higher scores, but the impressions, even the positive ones, sound terrible in my opinion.
This time I didn't fall for the hype and I am happy I didn't buy this. It seem like its a boring mess.
Review scores for games from Kojima and Rockstar don't matter in my eyes, they will always get more middle 80's or higher scores, but the impressions, even the positive ones, sound terrible in my opinion.
User banned (1 week): Inflammatory point of comparison, modwhining
This forum sometimes is overly aggressive when dealing with minorities/ethnics (in the sense that they point the finger without proper evidence, ex: blacks from Xbox) but making fun of the hollocast? That's fine it seems.. Mods should have acted long ago.
