DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

19 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.

“Went into the game expecting a walking simulator / lots of cutscenes, which the game definitely has, but overall it felt like the tutorials/reminders, mail messages, data bits, and calls interrupted every minute of…”

“+ Excellent optimization Dramatic plot Unique gameplay - The plot is ragged, the first 70% of the game doesn't have it, for the remaining 30% you will be put in a cinema. Boss battles, the weak side of the game. 10/10…”

“Perhaps a strong contender for the most pretentious and self aggrandising video game ever made. Kojima has always been a middling writer but with sparks of genuine creativity, sadly he appears to have grown worse with…”

18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.

“+ Excellent optimization Dramatic plot Unique gameplay - The plot is ragged, the first 70% of the game doesn't have it, for the remaining 30% you will be put in a cinema. Boss battles, the weak side of the game. 10/10…”

“Overall, this is a really solid game and a genuinely fantastic cinematic experience. However it is definitely not for everyone because the pacing is extremely slow, but if you have the patience to stick with it and…”

“Death Stranding is one of the strangest games I’ve ever played, because I genuinely cannot decide whether it is an ambitious masterpiece trapped inside a boring game, or a boring game trapped inside an ambitious…”

11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.

“- Classic Kojima W - Fantastic visuals and sound. Animations and voice dialogues were high quality. And the direction of gameplay and cutscenes made me think sometimes that I was watching a movie then suddenly appears…”

“You might find yourself a bit confused and maybe even put off by a slow start but it's all worth it by the end, recommend to play on Hard difficulty as that was the only one that felt challenging to me”

“I understand those who do not enjoy this game. I however, loved every second of it! If you want to try if you enjoy it too, beware, do not think that those 2 hours where you can refund are enough to find out if you love…”

3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.

“You might find yourself a bit confused and maybe even put off by a slow start but it's all worth it by the end, recommend to play on Hard difficulty as that was the only one that felt challenging to me”

“lots of silent contemplation of your situation as you move from point A to point B, if you wanna boil that down to the meme of 'amazon deliveryman' or 'ups simulator', etc etc, then yeah i suppose, but this game has so…”

“This is one of my favorite gameplay experiences of all time. One of my favorite games of all time. I am here after absolutely being insulted playing Death Stranding 2: gameplay is a beach. I will say: I didn't like this…”

3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.

“[i] asterisk signs are used for notes [/i] ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Masterpiece ☑ Beautiful ☑ An original artistic direction ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ normal ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS +…”

“[b]Pros[/b] [list] [*] +Nice graphics [*] +Interesting story and setting [*] +Solid gameplay loop; interesting physics-based traversal and walking mechanics [*] +A variety of structures and equipment to utilize [*]…”

“My experience was that I loved the gameplay, but the awful writing and plot holes sucked me out of the game every time it got particularly bad. The team clearly put a lot of love and work into the game, but I can't…”