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Death Stranding - Review Thread (see staff post for discussion guidelines)
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I get the sense there is a lot of undeniablely good aspects to the game but is heavily padded in a way that makes it boring / unenjoyable to play.
Oh man lol. People are going to be pissed when they come to this part of the game.
I ain't wishing for no such thing, I'm trying to win a bet, bruv. In this world, I believe there are only winners, and nothing else besides.
6.8 isn't a negative review it is a mixed review. It is "Okay" on the IGN scale.
IGN US, UK, and AU are the same site - mixed staff. One review.
All other IGNs are different media companies and wholly different teams which is why they do their own reviews.
IGN US, UK, and AU are the same site - mixed staff. One review.
All other IGNs are different media companies and wholly different teams which is why they do their own reviews.
Despite the things some reviewers complain about, I'm really excited to play this.
Kojima should have gone for a cross-promotion with FedEx.
Kojima should have gone for a cross-promotion with FedEx.
You should already know this answer, and it's why reviews in general are broken. Most games fall between 6-10. So a 7 based on that very limited scale that is actually used is not that great.
😏 here
Good score, and got the game pre-ordered. But seriously thinking of maybe leaving it since I don't think I want to spend 60 on a game that seems to be a drag gameplay wise. Maybe later down the line. But lets see :p
Lots of reviews are just weird. They hate the game so much but gave it a positive anyway.
Like this one:
Few low scores happen in all games.
Divisive is when you have only high and low scores, like 50% of them very high and 50% of them very low. This is not the case, only couple of them are low. all the rest are positive.
Any of you ever played Pathologic?
That's how I feel this game will go for most people, what was your reaction to pathologic?
That's how I feel this game will go for most people, what was your reaction to pathologic?
What is the baseline for a game like this? It obviously takes far more creative risks than stuff like GoW or Gears 5, and is a new IP. I don't think a comparison with those games are apt at all. I mean they are designed for mainstream appeal...Gears 5 in particular plays it extremely safe, despite the addition of open sections - which many other AAA games have had for the past five or more years. Not necessarily a critique just that there is very little expectation that they will actually innovate in much of a meaningful and surprising way, and are judged pretty generously on that metric.
They could still appreciate the production values, atmosphere, story etc.
Haven't the review, just saying it doesn't seem that weird
I think part of what's holding it up is the fact the game is polished. Most games that get a very strong negative reaction on a gameplay front also have pretty serious bugs/graphical issues/etc. Death Stranding doesn't seem to have those sorts of issues, so it's keeping the score higher than usual.
I agree. MC is not a good indicator when one rates it 9.5 and other a 6.
Obviously it depends a whole lot on our taste than other products where a 9 generally means non-genre interested people should try this also.
Obviously it depends a whole lot on our taste than other products where a 9 generally means non-genre interested people should try this also.
oh come on. Many have given it 7/10. That is exactly the "in-between".
He refuses to do stealth and plays them as if theyre purely 80s action nostalgia panderings, and liked them pretty much just for that.
Hell, he even made a comment a couple months back about how MGS wasnt political. Even with context, that was an incredibly juvenile and dumb take on a series with themes based on nuclear deterrence.
as you know, ign is the site infamous for just handing low scores to highly anticipated games
Because reviews are mostly "awesome" or "terrible", which is really interesting
But they're so low they are averaging the meta far lower than most other games.
It's definitely divisive, or at least, for a select few it is.
Yeah, plus a notably large amount of the positive ones are not just high but incredibly high. As many said during the leadup it may not work at all for some but if it clicks it'll be amazing and I've generally loved his games.
Pure Kojima, can't wait.
Same lol
Is it strange that IGN giving it a 6.8 makes me even more curious in wanting to check out the game?
that happens all the time. a review reads like a 5 or a 6 but then boom, you see a 7 or 8 at the end.
Sony should have went with Kamiya if they wanted a better games. Much better track record and probably would have been 90% cheaper lol.
Anyways, I ain't buying this. If my sister does, I'll take her copy after she finishes it.
so this year's TLG.
Anyways, I ain't buying this. If my sister does, I'll take her copy after she finishes it.
so this year's TLG.
Just popping in to say I'm actually really happy the review scores are mixed. I'm not reading the reviews because I'm on a blackout but hopefully it means the game is doing something risky.
I wouldn't want to be reviewer. If I really disliked a game I can see the fear of going against the grain and expecting backlash. Or what if you think the game may really be great but for you personally its a low score? Do you find a happy medium? I pity any game reviewer that has to deal with huge name releases like this. This forum is gonna have weeks of fun dissecting these scores.
This is amazing.
Because the lows are real low, and from some big sites.
That's what's funny. The picture that most people are going to ignore. It won't be a surprise to me if it becomes the favourite game of the year for many of these publications.
My review: https://gamingbolt.com/death-stranding-review-stranding-ovation
It's definitely not for everyone (big surprise), but after a slow start, I bought into its ideas and mechanics and really liked what I saw.
It's definitely not for everyone (big surprise), but after a slow start, I bought into its ideas and mechanics and really liked what I saw.
I'm actually more interested in the game than I was before after watching the Easy Allies review by Ben Moore. It sounds like this game has some Journey vibes while exploring the world. The combat and boss fights seem to be the weakest aspect of the game which is surprising given Kojima's history. But it sounds like a really unique experience if nothing else.