DEATH STRANDING Reviews Are In. RIP Switch

[blank98]

Game play looks like a chore to play. Defiantly not for me. Very interested to read what the story is about though.

[ChristmasFnatic]

Today is the day. So who is getting it? Seems like most here wont.

[RayBoccini]

Wow just watched the first hour of the game. 90% Cutscene, 10% walking (ded srs).

Kojima may as well just switch to making movies.

[Voidgaze]

Today is the day. So who is getting it? Seems like most here wont.

Gonna pass on it. I'll wait for gameranx to review it, but I likely wont grab it until I see a deep sale in a year or two.

[kr1kit]

One of my favorite YouTubers doing an initial review on it.

[Criollo]

have it reserved through redbox so i will play it sometime tonight or this weekend. shall see how it goes

[mgftp]

One of my favorite YouTubers doing an initial review on it.

wtf is with that guy's look? Who tries to look like Eugene from the Walking Dead?

have it reserved through redbox so i will play it sometime tonight or this weekend. shall see how it goes

wtf is redbox?

[Criollo]

wtf is with that guy's look? Who tries to look like Eugene from the Walking Dead?



wtf is redbox?

not sure if srs. its a vending machine for games and movies. you can reserve stuff so it wont run out by the time you get there or just take a peek while you are grocery shopping. go to their website and they will look up the closest one to you

[E-Go]

wtf is with that guy's look? Who tries to look like Eugene from the Walking Dead?



wtf is redbox?

Do you not know what Eugene on TWD looks like? Guy looks more like Abraham

[2010JW]

So this is basically a walking and delivery simulator ? Gonna wait till it hits $20

[kr1kit]

So this is basically a walking and delivery simulator ? Gonna wait till it hits $20

I watched about 30 minutes of someone streaming it last night and I could not have been more bored...

From the reviews, footage, etc.. that I've seen it I have almost no interest in this game, I might try it one day if it hits a deep deep sale.

[2010JW]

I watched about 30 minutes of someone streaming it last night and I could not have been more bored...

From the reviews, footage, etc.. that I've seen it I have almost no interest in this game, I might try it one day if it hits a deep deep sale.

The graphics are outstanding in this game, but it really looks boring. Even the fights and bosses, look very lackluster. I love Kojima but reading that the story is weak reminds me of the Phantom Pain days and takes me right out

[PaulAllen1995]

Mindblowing that some people actually paid more then $60 for this game

[Avalanche3319]

Do you not know what Eugene on TWD looks like? Guy looks more like Abraham

People have actually watched that show after the first few seasons?

[fahdalsheheata]

The graphics are outstanding in this game, but it really looks boring. Even the fights and bosses, look very lackluster. I love Kojima but reading that the story is weak reminds me of the Phantom Pain days and takes me right out

Kojima screwed up big in this game. However, majority of reviews were afraid to harshly criticize him. So basically giving him
A big head and more such boring games will be made by him.

[saluted]

This game will always be known to me as, carrying a baby around in a pod. I am a Kojima fan, but I can't see myself ever giving this game a try, sadly.

[Brozef]

I watched that new 8 minute trailer and still have no idea what playing this game even involves. Guess I'll have to watch a review and have someone explain it too me.

You run away from enemies while carrying gear.

[QuickNutkus]

Fell asleep watching someone stream it lmao

[mgftp]

Do you not know what Eugene on TWD looks like? Guy looks more like Abraham

I'd actually say a cross between the two

[nkiritsis13]

Alright, here is the ultimate litmus test for whether or not Death Stranding is for you:

~11 minutes of what a standard delivery, i.e. the bulk of the gameplay loop, is going to look like:

Push Forward + Hold R2/L2




Alternatively if you'd rather get a laugh for under 10 minutes of footage:


I'm not always a fan of Jim Sterling, but he has a rather succinct and amusing review that makes a good comparison through Red Dead Redemption 2 and its autistic attention to detail; if that became bothersome to you, then Death Stranding is going to be even worse for wear.


Interesting side note: Apparently all of those bunkers that you deliver packages to have entire underground cities in them. You don't actually get to visit, interact, or see them, but they are "there," hence why you're hauling ass across the country to connect the chiral network.

The graphics are outstanding in this game, but it really looks boring. Even the fights and bosses, look very lackluster. I love Kojima but reading that the story is weak reminds me of the Phantom Pain days and takes me right out

Yeah, the game looks stunning, but it seriously looks like a game with all of the "game" stripped away. Jim Sterling's review sums up nicely the growing impression I was getting from other reviews in that it's excessive layering of gameplay mechanics that in isolation might be annoying, but overall contribute to some scheme of balance, but together bog the entire gameplay loop down into managing tedium with little else.

It's weird reading that of all things, the boss fights and brief moments of combat are what feel like a distraction from the delivery because they're that unfulfilling. The story being likewise disappointing is also something that I didn't really expect, although towards the end of things, the general premise began feeling far less "difficult" to grasp; it's still abstract, but certainly nothing that I would personally find worthwhile given the massive time investment.

One of the highest points of praise seems to be the multiplayer component, but it's a backhanded compliment because it lies in alleviating the annoyances within the gameplay. It's like the core loop is so miserable that anything that can make it more bearable is appreciated, which maybe was the point of Death Stranding, but that doesn't make for a very fulfilling gameplay experience - especially if we're talking 40+ hours.

What I find most strange is how I absolutely support the game being made, but holy hell I would never in my life want to play Death Stranding unless I was hospitalized and it was the only game I was allowed play.

[bongowongo]

Alright, here is the ultimate litmus test for whether or not Death Stranding is for you:

~11 minutes of what a standard delivery, i.e. the bulk of the gameplay loop, is going to look like:

Push Forward + Hold R2/L2




Alternatively if you'd rather get a laugh for under 10 minutes of footage:


I'm not always a fan of Jim Sterling, but he has a rather succinct and amusing review that makes a good comparison through Red Dead Redemption 2 and its autistic attention to detail; if that became bothersome to you, then Death Stranding is going to be even worse for wear.

Came into post the jim sterling video.



Been playing it .... This game is meh. I played a few hours but meh


story and visuals are top notch tho

[BigBallsMcgee]

Came into post the jim sterling video.



Been playing it .... This game is meh. I played a few hours but meh


story and visuals are top notch tho

a lot of people also liking it though. doesnt sound like its for me, but the reviews overall are actually solid from critics and now people playing.

[mgftp]

a lot of people also liking it though. doesnt sound like its for me, but the reviews overall are actually solid from critics and now people playing.

It just seems like one of those games where you will love or hate the gameplay. For me since the people who love it love it so much I think it's worth trying, I am just in no rush to do so.

[Weezy32]

You would have to pay me big money to play this **** game. How does someone go from making goat games (METAL GEAR) to this walking/running package delivery simulator.

I am def not playing this **** don't care if it becomes free to play. PURE **** GAME. Dont care who made it.

[Tamorlane]

Yep all the MGS games are total crap. Some of the worst games I have ever played.

plays fortnite

[FitnessJake]

there's a limit to how "out there" you can make a game and this went past it, so it seems.

This. Plot looked like it had a ton of potential, especially to someone like me who loves horror movies.


Should've just made another MGS.

Fuark, I'd kill for a MGS 1 or 2 remake in 2019.

[AD117]

I'm in the "I love it" boat. I'm having fun, and I'm a solid 15-20 hours in.

That said, there is no way in FUK I'd take this over Silent Hills or more MGS. I'm all for Kojima flexing his creative juices and trying something new, but I really hope he sticks to his strengths and builds off his stealth history in the future.

[ChristmasFnatic]

I'm in the "I love it" boat. I'm having fun, and I'm a solid 15-20 hours in.

That said, there is no way in FUK I'd take this over Silent Hills or more MGS. I'm all for Kojima flexing his creative juices and trying something new, but I really hope he sticks to his strengths and builds off his stealth history in the future.

Tell us more about the game without spoilers. Is the walking/delivery part not tedious/boring as many assume it would be?

[rectifryer]

MGS 1 can't be remade thanks to nintendo holding solid snake in purgatory since they released the twin snakes on game cube. The contract konami signed with nintendo was straight retardation.

[AD117]

Tell us more about the game without spoilers. Is the walking/delivery part not tedious/boring as many assume it would be?

Honestly, it's not the kind of game I'd recommend to the majority. It feels super niche. Remember back when MGSV released a lot of people liked it but criticized it because they felt like it was the same gameplay loop of infiltrating a compound, fultoning some nameless soldier, and stealthing out over and over again? This is similar except the gameplay loop is the deliveries. In MGSV, a lot of the fun came from figuring out how you wanted to tackle the compound with a lot of choice in a sandbox. This is the same except it's all about how you want to tackle the delivery. If you want an explanation, I put it in spoilers below. No actual story spoilers, just gameplay spoilers (vehicles, gear, stats management and whatnot). That said, IMO don't read it. It's been kind of fun finding certain pieces of gear I didn't know were in the game and using them to make deliveries easier/quicker.

Spoiler!

Certain vehicles are great for speed but awful for traversal over rougher terrain, whereas other vehicles are better for rough terrain but also sacrifice cargo space. There are exoskeletons that let you carry more weight comfortably and other skeletons that give you an insane speed boost to get to your next destination. You've a bunch of weapons that are lethal, nonlethal, used for fighting ghosts, or specifically for humans. You have to manage stamina (and items that improve or refill stamina), the babies stress levels, balance depending on how much weight you load onto Sam, the charge of your exoskeletons/vehicles, (etc...) and bring the right gear to help you get through the right terrain (stakes to repel steep cliffs, ladders for gaps and rivers, you can build roads, bridges, safehouses, charging towers, recon towers to survey the land, ...; or you can use all those left behind by other players). If you don't have the right gear you have to improvise which actually does lead to some tense moments (I was in a pretty fuked position yesterday I only got out of because some rando left a rope down the cliffside that saved my hide and the deliver).

You also have the ghosts (BTs) and the mules that break up the delivery here and there (sometimes you just have to sneak past, sometimes you have to sneak in and recover cargo from areas saturated with both), as well as the bosses. Unfortunately, the BTs are more annoying than anything at this point. There's nothing fun about playing minesweeper with invisible enemies that just sit there and wait for you to walk into them. The Mules can be pretty intense (especially as you get to areas that have greater numbers of them with more tech to hunt you down; they were a joke in the first couple of areas). The stealth in general is fkn awful though, so mules are more fun when they see you (which is always, eagle eyed bastards). Boss fights seem serviceable but nothing amazing (a bit too easy if anything, and I'm playing on hard; I've only fought the first boss though so we'll see).

TL;DR
What I'm trying to get at is, a lot of the fun comes from the choice in traversal like how a lot of the fun in MGS comes from the choice in infiltration. Thing is, you have to enjoy the initial delivery gameplay loop first which is why I think it's niche. It's kind of a risky buy, so I'd probably recommend most just wait until it's cheap. If you are into the loop though (like I am), chit is addicting af.

EDIT: Better yet, rent it to try it out first. My only tip is to make sure you get through at least chapter 3. Straight up sprint through 2 ASAP to get to 3 and then come back for all the side deliveries.