Customer Ratings & Reviews

Death Stranding is most likely not he game a lot of people were expecting it to be, but I think it’s all the more cool and adventurous for it. Before I got the game I was scared by a lot of reviews claiming it’s nothing but fetch quest after fetch quest. While that may be true on the surface, the gameplay and world are designed to reflect that, meaning that a type of gameplay that might be boring in other games is surprisingly fleshed out and nuanced. On top of that, the lore and world building is excellent, not to mention the online component, which sees players collaborating in some very intriguing ways.

If you're into story driven games, this is up your alley. The gameplay is different than what people who are fans of Kojima's MGS series may be expecting. But the graphics are gorgeous - utilizing photogrammetry to make a virtual-Iceland-like environments. Recommended for people who like to be surprised! I found the gameplay to be very zen compared to the normal action/adventure RPG. It was nice to unwind while playing this game. The obstacles come from figuring out how to reach a destination and overcoming natural environments. It's very different, but it is also very good!

I wasn't sure what this game was about, but I wasn't sure if I would end up liking it. It was on sale so I picked it up. I found myself smiling and excited to play more. The game is weird, but oddly entertaining. The premise of the game is essentially, you have abilities to sense the mysterious stuff going on in the world which makes you perfect to make deliveries and bring outposts online to reconnect everyone again. The story itself is weird and I have loving revealing more and more of the mystery as I play through my objectives.

Deep scifi story, beautiful landscape to traverse and explore, great cutscenes and acting. Social experience in making deliveries and getting "likes". Yes, essentially this is a slow paced fetch quest of delivering packages (at its surface). But dig deeper and its so much more. Game really picks up after Chapter 3. Unlock weapons, battle Mules and BT's. WARNING: Not for twitch gamers or those with ADD...dont even bother, you all can go back to Fortnite. This will be "boring" for those with low attention span and low EQ. For the rest of us, its an awesome and emotionally compelling experience. Video games as art.

I picked this game up the day it came out, after months of anticipation. My friends have all asked me what the game is about, or to summarize the game for them. And honestly, it's hard to put in to words. You play as Sam, who is for-all-intents-and-purposes, a deliveryman. The game is set in a post-Apocalyptic America. You must deliver packages, and are tasked with keeping America connected by linking posts you encounter along the way. You face challenges from the terrain (which gets harder to traverse with the more packages Sam is carrying), BTs (who are supernatural beings that can attack you unless you stay quiet), and other monsters found littered across the vast lands. You essentially have to make it from D.C. to the West Coast on foot, or motorcycle, or any other vehicle you can find, salvage, and repair. Of course, you aren't completely alone. You have a robotic arm called a Odradek, which scans the terrain's topography, and sense's BTs and other evil lurking around. You also have a BB Pod which is a baby in a clear pod, that you connect to, in order to keep it alive. While Sam can sense when BTs are present, BB allows you to see them. With Hideo Kojima at the helm, you are getting a beautiful masterpiece that is part game, part cinematic experience with a star-studded cast with Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead fame), Guillermo del Toro among others. The game is said to be a slow lull in the early hours of the game, with it picking up as you progress in both skills and chapters. If you're playing on PlayStation Pro and a 4K TV with HDR, you are in for a real treat.

Great atmosphere, excellent graphics, interesting premise, and great game-play. Only downside is that it can get slow sometimes, but worth it.

Very good game with a very slow start. Honestly is a walking simulator for a large portion but when things start kicking they don’t stop. Good experience but not for everyone

This game is great and I really enjoy it, with that being said though this is a divisive game that you will either like or not so I suggest you watch gameplay to see if it interests you. For me it is very satisfying with a great story and graphics, there are some flaws and I can understand the people that don’t like this game because it’s not the typical type of game, I definitely don’t think it’s a bad game I thinks it’s just either your style so your into it or it’s not your style so you won’t like it. It’s definitely worth a play for those who are interested

Death Stranding is a tough game to rate. I'm giving it 3 stars because I feel that's the right rating, but I also think that it's a slightly above average game due to some of its brilliance. Sadly, though, the repetition of busywork brings down the enjoyability of the game. Graphically, Death Stranding is a largely impressive & beautiful looking game. The environments & character models are simply superb, and it all looks incredibly crisp on the PS4 Pro. That said, there could be a little more diversity to the setting. Traversing the world often looks very samey. Gameplay wise this is a game about busy work. You're a delivery man. That's literally the entirety of the game. Yes, there are some combat encounters, but they're a small part of the overall game. I didn't love the gameplay, but I also didn't love it. There were times where I got bored, though. Now what I really loved about Death Stranding was the story and characters. Everything is so odd, out there, and quirky in true Kojima fashion. If you're a Metal Gear fan, you'll definitely enjoy this aspect. Death Stranding is a weird game thus it's hard to rate, but I feel 3 stars is fair. Not amazing, not bad. It has some good, it has some bad, but it's a very interesting game just because it's so different and weird. If you like weird, give it a try. Why not?

Look, I was incredibly excited for this game to finally release. I started it up right away once delivered on release day, and I almost immediately knew what this game was. It’s slow. Like really slow. You spend hours simply walking (eventually you do get a vehicle) from place to place hiding from this game’s version of the bad guys. Yes, eventually you can engage them, but that’s really not the purpose of the game for the majority of it. The game is beautiful if not a bit clunky. The weight system is tedious and having to constantly keep him balanced feels more like work than it does fun. I read a review prior to this game releasing that said “This game isn’t fun, and that’s okay.” Is it though? I play games to escape the real world where I can have a few hours of stress free living (in most games!). This game just feels like a job and can absolutely be stressful but for all the wrong reasons. Stressing out because an enemy is breathing down your neck in Alien, carefully maneuvering around clickers in The Last of Us, these are proper examples of good stress in games. The stress in Death Stranding feels like the same stress we get at work. I can’t give this game less than 3 stars because I do appreciate the obvious amount of time and work spent to create it. It looks really well done, and the voice acting is pretty great for the most part. However, I play games to have fun, and this game just isn’t meant for that I suppose.

Definitely a unique experience. Lots of terrain traversal and delivering goods back and forth. Strange and unique characters and story that only Kojima can conjure up. The idea is that this game parallels our current world and society. We are increasingly becoming more isolated and losing important real life relationships and experiences. Your character Sam is trying to reconnect everything. The more selfless acts you put into the world (building roads, delivering goods, creating ziplines etc.) the more you will see appear in your world from other players, helping you traverse it easier. It is not an extremely exciting game, rather a reflective experience. There are scavenger human enemies and beings from the stranding side, along with bosses and evil characters. When you reach the top of a beautiful mountain and look down over the Icelandic plains, and the trance like soundtrack is playing, it can trigger really reflective personal moments. A very interpretive game. If I was a kid, teen, or in my 20s i would probably abandon this game quickly. If your someone who is a little older and has watched society change and become increasingly isolated due to the internet, there is a deep emotional experience on offer here. Running packages is tedious but becomes easy when you become integrated with other players and help eachother out. You will either love or hate this game, very interpretive. Wasnt the most exciting game but very appreciative of the message and teaching Kojima had on offer. Proud to have understood it. Affected me.

Death Stranding is one of the most awe inspired gameplay designs I have seen this generation. On top of an innovated conceptthe game tackles some serious heavy emotional strings that really resonated with me personally. Having lost both my mother and unborn child recently the way the game tackles death and the beaches really helped me cope with my own personal losses while Sam Porter was going through it as well. I absolutely loved the story and the interconnected world that the strand system introduced. Highly Recommended

Excellent game. This is Kojima at his best, an intriguing, compelling and innovative story, amazing gameplay that gets more addictive the more you play and a superb twist on "multiplayer" that is extremely satisfying.

I enjoyed this game so much that I am already planning to order the sequel. Hope there will be a third!

Forest in the rain? That’s the best way I can describe this game. One of the best looking games of 2019. Best ambience and music. It’s a whacky Kojima story as usual and gameplay mechanics are either love it or hate it type of relationship. There is no middle ground hear. You will either absolutely love this game or absolutely hate it. Takes anywhere from 30-300 hours to beat depending on how much you want to accomplish, how much you want to explore And how many side missions you do.

Story is intriguing, the game-play varies between relaxing and full of action. Story will definitely get you to want to keep playing, since not only is it long enough, but stays interesting all the way to the end, always unexpected but fascinating. Almost one of the best video games I've ever played. Seen a few bad reviews. Game is not for everyone. It's not a instant rush and gratification game.

I really enjoyed this game. The story is good and graphics look great.

Very unique game. Different game, not for everyone but I enjoyed it! It is very slow the first few chapters in the game and takes a long time before it gets more interesting gameplay wise but the overall experience rewarding. Graphics/scenery is beautiful with a nice soundtrack.

Great game!!! 10/10!!! Hideo Kojima does it again this game is fantastic from the story to the visuals!!!

Death Stranding is a controversial game in that the gameplay is not for every ones taste but you will enjoy the game if you find its pacing to your taste. Personally I have never disliked any game by Video Kojima, I always enjoy his weird and frankly overly convoluted stories to be fun. Again graphically another playstation title that blows you away.