Is that road built by players or was it there before?
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Death Stranding - Review Thread (see staff post for discussion guidelines)
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Is that road built by players or was it there before?
Having not played the game... here's what I gather from the impressions....
In most games you get a destination marker, travel there and actually do something at the destination.
In death stranding, from the sounds of it, the journey to the destination marker IS the game.
the obstacles you encounter along the way, be it the terrain, mountains, chasms, weather, etc and how you decide to tackle them is the hook.
the strand part of it seems to be the fact that you can find items (ladders, vehicles, etc) that other players have left behind, and things you leave behind can appear in other players games.
It sounds so interesting, and uninteresting at the same time. I can see why people say it's boring, but personally I can't wait for it.
Interesting set of reviews to read. Most of the outlets I dislike scored it the lowest, so that actually serves as further motivation to be there day 1. I don't care if the game tests my patience at times — it's looking to offer something unique or with an interesting perspective, which is all that I ever ask from a story.
Idk I suspect this will sell pretty well and a 85-86 opencritic isnt really studio intervention territory.
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Resident Evil 2 remains the highest rated new release of 2019 on both Metacritic and Opencritic.
2019 peaked REALLY early.
Then again, there's still Shenmue III.
Screenshot me on this...
Resi 2 isn't winning GOTY
Seki isn't winning GOTY
DMCV isnt winning GOTY
Death Stranding isn't winning GOTY
Jedi or some Nintendo game will sneak it UNLESS I'm forgetting something
No More Heroes sold a lot I think. D4 was a unique spin on the telltale formula, Deadly Premonition is still top tier and I just enjoy anything those two put out.
It's a shame really but Kojima seems to have just gotten a blank check and in threeish years all he comes up with is Kevin Costner's Spooky Wildride.
I'll be also reviewing the game once pre-order unlocks, and hopefully I'll enjoy it but uh yeah I just feel giving infinite cash to those two would yield better results.
Wow that's cool for sure! Are the are bigger structures than that?
Unfortunately not new. That popped up as soon as we got the first substantial trailer for the game, if I remember correctly. Moronic argument, to be sure, but not surprising considering the lack of nuance and understanding that one generally finds in online discussion 🤷♂️
Less concerned with the Edge score but more that 40 hours wasn't enough to see the ending. And that review embargo required you to see the ending. Wtf?
Well Resi 2 and Sekiro will at least be nominated.
But yeah now that you mention it Jedi or something might take it.
No Nintendo game not named Mario of Zelda will ever win the Game Awards. It's between RE2 and Sekiro now and I guess it's going to RE2 because it's more acessible.
I'm loving the fact one mans vision, designed without any concessions to the modern AAA template, can still be a critical and commercial success.
The two games I'm picking up this quarter are Death Stranding and the rejuvenated Modern Warfare. While there'll be another CoD next year I get the impression we'll be talking about Death Stranding in another 5-10 years.
I'll put in my pre-order for Death Stranding and dig into the soundtrack. Can't wait to see what's next from Kojima.
The two games I'm picking up this quarter are Death Stranding and the rejuvenated Modern Warfare. While there'll be another CoD next year I get the impression we'll be talking about Death Stranding in another 5-10 years.
I'll put in my pre-order for Death Stranding and dig into the soundtrack. Can't wait to see what's next from Kojima.
Seeing reviews is like countres divided most of Europeans site five it favorable reviews but us sites destroy it.
What? No. The game is averaging at 35-50 hours, or more if you like doing side activities.
I'm pretty sure PlayStation expects their games to be 90s
check again now.
it was only on the main page but now its updated on the game page too
I think I'm just going to go with the digital preorder and cancel the physical collectors edition. While the scores aren't bad, some of the reviews do confirm stuff about the gameplay I was worried about.
Lol the conversation about this game at Giantbomb is going to be glorious. I just saw that clip about Jeff explaining the game in the quick look.
Lol the conversation about this game at Giantbomb is going to be glorious. I just saw that clip about Jeff explaining the game in the quick look.
84 Metacritic is a great score.
Just finished reading about 10 reviews. Seems like gameplay took a backseat with this title and the narrative was pushed the most for this game. Seems like you got to be in the right mindset and hungry for a narrative experience with some busy work to enjoy it.
Just finished reading about 10 reviews. Seems like gameplay took a backseat with this title and the narrative was pushed the most for this game. Seems like you got to be in the right mindset and hungry for a narrative experience with some busy work to enjoy it.
I think metroid prime would have if it was a thing at the time. 4 potentially could.
The entire game seems like being in the fever dream of Kojima. The gameworld is supposed to be America, but its obviously inspired by Iceland. All the people you meet seem to be people Kojima knows in real life. Its like, somewhere in there is a normal reality, but its bend, like seen through the dreams of Kojima. Thats what makes it so awesome, imo.
Well, different structures.
Its true. The focus on combat comes much later. First 1/4th of the game def. feels totally like a mix between a David Lynch movie and a survival trek.
Well, different structures.
Its true. The focus on combat comes much later. First 1/4th of the game def. feels totally like a mix between a David Lynch movie and a survival trek.
Is it true that there is no combat at all during the first few hours or are people exaggerating here?
And why is that? RE2 was truly a terrific game.
And why is that? RE2 was truly a terrific game.
I'm worried that depending on how many player's things can show up in your world the game will get too easy. Crossing a river isn't scary when there are 8 ladders spawned all across the parts most people are likely to come across. Would break the illusion of isolation this game seems to be going for. I worry the review period will be the time these elements work the best.
this is a definitely a "watch Death Stranding: The Movie on YouTube and skip the boring bits" for me it sounds like
Oh yeah, I get that. But the takes like "this is moving the medium forward" seem so disingenuous, considering quirky stuff like this has been there all along. So what they're effectively saying is that this type of art game is only meaningful it if has a massive budget.
Still relatively spoiler free about this game, so the divisive reviews only make me want to play it more (and I have never played a Kojima game). Truly good (personal) art should not appeal to everyone. It should turn off a good portion of people, even those that are the Target Audience. It sounds like a game people are going to bring up years to come both to praise and shit on it. That's going to place it in legendary status. Exciting.
Man, this year has been boring to say the least. persona perspective of course, but like damn......
Because it's not a combat game?
Honestly, people's reactions to this game are so frustrating. There are lots of games out there where you navigate an open world and shoot people. This isn't one of them.
As someone who loves STALKER, specifically the parts about preparation and careful inventory weight management, I haven't heard anything to dissuade me yet. I spent tons of time in that game just doing trading runs between locations and I immediately thought of it when they showed off what Death Stranding actually was.
But yeah, I listen to and watch everything Giantbomb does but I rarely agree with most of them on games. For example they have gone on and on about how they think carry limits in general are objectively bad gameplay mechanics. Zero surprise at Dan's reaction.
But yeah, I listen to and watch everything Giantbomb does but I rarely agree with most of them on games. For example they have gone on and on about how they think carry limits in general are objectively bad gameplay mechanics. Zero surprise at Dan's reaction.
Nothing will win GOTY this year since Shadowbringers will be robbed, honestly depending on how I like Death Stranding I doubt I'll even participate in the Era voting, there is currently just one game deserving on being on my list.
It likely will. Out of the five likely GOTY winners (this, Sekiro, Disco Elysium, Three Houses, DMCV), the other four games traditionally do poorly in awards season (Sekiro's too difficult, and the other three are too niche).
I worded it wrong, but yeah, that's what I meant. No spin, just drowsiness.
I guess that's about as divisive as I was expecting.
I hope people don't sleep on Outer Wilds.
I knew from the gameplay reveal a few months ago that this may not be shaping up to the game I hoped it would be?
Like I think the production value and the story are probably bar none some of the best ever done because the game looks incredible, but I'm not a fan of tedious game mechanics and fetch quests over and over and over that usually would derail my experience in most other games. I will watch someone play this though maybe even a YouTube cutscene compilation because I am quite interested in the story.
Like I think the production value and the story are probably bar none some of the best ever done because the game looks incredible, but I'm not a fan of tedious game mechanics and fetch quests over and over and over that usually would derail my experience in most other games. I will watch someone play this though maybe even a YouTube cutscene compilation because I am quite interested in the story.