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Death Stranding - Review Thread (see staff post for discussion guidelines)
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I'm legitimately shocked at the reviews for this. I honestly thought that even though this game would be divisive with a number of outlets, it would still score no less than a 90 on Metacritic. 84 is still a very solid score, but I never thought I'd see the day where Kojima would release a triple-A game in the low 80's.
These reviews confirm that this game isn't for me at all, I just hope it doesn't flop.
Kojima has made some of my favourite games of all time so I'll just look forward to what he and his team do next.
Kojima has made some of my favourite games of all time so I'll just look forward to what he and his team do next.
Has that ever happened before what is happening or not happening with the Edge review? That is truly wild, almost didnt believe it until I saw the tweet in question myself.
FE winning would be amazing. So many memes and fanart will be created because of it.
These are very good reviews for a new IP that's coming from Kojima. I can't wait to play it day one next week!
it's only up from here for Kojima, this is a very good foundation. I'll admit i thought it was going to be rough for this game, like around 75 because of what Kojima was trying to do, but it looks like most liked the game. for a new IP this is great. I can understand if this was an older IP that used to get 90+ meta and people were disappointed with the 84 for this one. But since it's a new IP, I'll take it!
Can't wait for next week!
it's only up from here for Kojima, this is a very good foundation. I'll admit i thought it was going to be rough for this game, like around 75 because of what Kojima was trying to do, but it looks like most liked the game. for a new IP this is great. I can understand if this was an older IP that used to get 90+ meta and people were disappointed with the 84 for this one. But since it's a new IP, I'll take it!
Can't wait for next week!
I mean, yeah, the indie space is always more diverse...
and that's why it's so good that DS exists.
the AAA space doesn't get many games like this, and there should be more like it.
I actually think Death Stranding has a chance despite the relatively low average, the sheer amount of perfect scores suggests that a lot of publications will give it GOTY even if many of them aren't too hot on it.
Disco Elysium (would never happen, but it deserves it.)
Regarding Death Stranding - Well, it sounds like a game that would be interesting to experience eventually, I'm quite intrigued by the fact this games seems to go for "experience" rather than "fun". But, the story appears to be complete drivel (which I suspected as much, it looked like Kojima was making stuff up on the spot) so I'll probably not buy it at full price, unless I get some very warm personal recommendations.
Several reviews have described the combat as making up about 10% of total playtime. That is not a combat game.
I mean a lot of historically important film is meshing avant-garde techniques with popular genre. A lot of the French New Wave particularly Godard's 60's output was Soviet montage film meets pulp and Kojima is seemingly doing a sort of indie sensibility version of a AAA open world game with his characteristic writing. So that's not too disingenuous.
I've been looking forward to this game, but was never aboard any hype-train just because of Kojima or a Hollywood all-star casting.
I guess I expected something different, but after reading many reviews (both positive and negative) I feel that this game is not something I'd enjoy playing. I do not mind the whole walking thing, but I simply need some objectives and goals, such as puzzles (like Witness, but not so abundant of course) or rewards (like No Man's Sky or similar).
After this morning, I've deleted it from my wishlist, I think the best case scenario of me playing this is if (when) it's on PS+ sometime in 2022.
I guess I expected something different, but after reading many reviews (both positive and negative) I feel that this game is not something I'd enjoy playing. I do not mind the whole walking thing, but I simply need some objectives and goals, such as puzzles (like Witness, but not so abundant of course) or rewards (like No Man's Sky or similar).
After this morning, I've deleted it from my wishlist, I think the best case scenario of me playing this is if (when) it's on PS+ sometime in 2022.
""As the credits roll on Death Stranding, heavy with unearned pathos, the impression you're left with is of a self-congratulatory monument to the ego of a creator who is high on his own supply. Has Kojima always been this full of it? Maybe""
exactly my take
exactly my take
Yeah, I totally get why people are hyped for this, but I know it probably won't be for me. For comparison, Sunset Overdrive for me is an open world game I love where the journey is so fun I can get lost in it, but Death Stranding doesn't seem the same. And I'm one of those people who really doesn't like Red Dead Redemption 2 :P. The asynchronous multiplayer does sound neat though. Might lead to some cool stuff depending on the creativity of the community and how the tool set works.
This is my favourite review in the thread and reaffirms that I'm making the right decision to be there on day 1. This is a game about the journey, even when it's gruelling at times.
I woke up by like 3am this topic was on like 25 pages now it's more than 70. Jesus Christ!!!
Anyway I'm still probably get it cus I need something new to play on PS4. 80 is a great score.
Anyway I'm still probably get it cus I need something new to play on PS4. 80 is a great score.
This list is really off. I loved Disco Elysium but it's not winning any GOTY award, maybe from some PC-only small website. And DMC5 even with the good Metacritic is not the kind of game that wins GOTYs. RE2 will be, maybe some Sekiro and some Nintendo game (FE and LM3 mostly).
Reviews so far seem to confirm every suspicion I had about the game: While it looks to be a grandiose world building and narrative achievement, in an obscure auteur movie kind of way, I'm going to be bored out of my mind playing this. No thanks. I'm sure some people will love this. For example it's like if someone made an entire 40-hour game around insta-death stealth gameplay. I'm sure some people would love it, but not me.
I'm going to buy it, I can't miss out on this. I'll get it at a sale, but maaaan I'm intrigued.
I said right from the start that the terrain is eerily close to Iceland - I bet there's a ton of terrain scanning of Iceland during the development of this. Watching a lot of previews, this game could easily just have been set in Vatnajokull National Park!
Holy fuck, hold this pizza the right way so it doesn't take damage.
"my pizza is now taking damage" is my favourite quote about this game so far - just straight up gold!
Idk right now its sitting at a identical MC score with Stranding.
not og ps4, but its apparently its very stable on ps4 pro according to digital foundry. they will have a second video comparing to base ps4 performance in the coming days, but considering its decima engine, it might be like with horizon when the game perfromed pretty much exactly the same on both systems.
I think it's still re2's to lose, but outer worlds could sneak in.
By the looks of it, The Outer Worlds is going to end up being a lot of people's GOTY. Pretty sure the giantbomb crew are going to go with that.
I hope not. I like the game but it really is just new Vegas lite and not as good. Nothing unique about the game either
Agreed, This is always a lazy critique when someone doesn't like a slower game.
I have to say, it's amusing that you have to deliver the pizza in 30 minutes or less.Holy fuck, hold this pizza the right way so it doesn't take damage.
It's just like one of my
Because you're projecting that onto them? That wasn't my impression from the video or Beastcast.
