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Death Stranding - Review Thread (see staff post for discussion guidelines)

Final predictions for Death Stranding?

  • 95-99 (Same as MGS2)

    Votes: 101 6.4%

  • 90-94 (Same as MGS, MGS3, MGS4, MGSV)

    Votes: 487 30.7%

  • 85-89 (Same as MGS: PW)

    Votes: 512 32.3%

  • 80-84

    Votes: 279 17.6%

  • 75-79

    Votes: 135 8.5%

  • <75

    Votes: 73 4.6%
  • Total voters
    1,587
  • Poll closed .
jxN3

jxN3

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Oct 3, 2018
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Reminds me of The Last Guardian reviews-- IGN: 7/10 and then you read EZA: 10/10

It was like, what..? Played it myself and absolutely adored it, while my roommate hated it. These kind of games tend to be the best kind of games for those that enjoy said game because its clearly speaking to them in ways other people don't connect with.
 
Sander VF

Sander VF

The Fallen
Oct 28, 2017
25,940
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Sander VF said:
Will there be more staff posts?

Let's find out!

Seriously though, I don't see this going below mid-high 80s even in the absolute worst case scenario. I see the "divisive" elements only being able to limit it to low 90s ( with very high 80s on the lower range) personally.
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Well turns out I was wrong and underestimated just how divisive it could get.

Still good scores overall, but this thread's gonna go south now.
 
Jarmel

Jarmel

The Jackrabbit Always Wins
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Oct 25, 2017
19,297
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good lord, even some of the lower scores seem inflated considering how harsh they are explaining their issues with the game
 
Mekanos

Mekanos

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Oct 17, 2018
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I'm glad it's getting a wide range of reactions. It's Kojima unchained, for better or worse.

I do not think I'm getting this day 1, but I'm too curious to not get it on sale later on.
 
defaltoption

defaltoption

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
11,483
Austin
Every review I've seen starts out with a caveat about it won't be for certain people, regardless of score that's not something that you want to headline a review when your goal is to sell millions of copies. Game will do fine sales wise and I'll definitely buy it when I can but it may not have legs, might just be huge upfront sales.
 
Blent

Blent

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Oct 26, 2017
5,172
East Midlands, England, UK
I love the vibe I'm picking up that it's a game people will want to discuss and talk about for a while to come - for good and bad.

The analysis is one of my favourite parts of Kojima games.
 

PinballRJ

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Oct 25, 2017
858
Honestly this game could have gotten horrible reviews and I still would have bought it, there's no studio making anything like this shit for good reason lol
 

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Dec 21, 2017
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The only aspect I'm not liking the sound of are the amount of emails that apparently reveal a lot of character lore and back story. That's always something in many games that I tend to dislike.
 
Reinhard

Reinhard

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Oct 27, 2017
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EZA review deflated my hype. Poor combat and the BTs pose like 0 threat once you figure out how to get by them the very first time. Might pass on the game until the eventual Steam release (could be 1-1.5 years since I'm 90% certain of at least 6 month EGS exclusivity ;p) since I have Luigi Mansion to play until Star Wars releases.
 

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mazi said:
80 is good
this is gonna end up at 85, 86 which is REALLY good
people are overreacting
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Of course mid-80's is great but it's not compared to his other games and it doesn't help when actors come out and call him a genius etc.

LuisGarcia said:
10/10s and 9/10s everywhere but then some calling it the worst gane ever?
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If it had 10's and 9s everywhere we would be talking about a 94%+ game like GoW, BotW 0r RDR2. It's more divisive than his other games that's for sure.

supernormal said:
This reminds a lot of RDR2. If the game clicks for you it's a masterpiece, if it doesn't, it's absolute torture.
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RDR2 got a 97, it's only really here that people complain a lot about it.
 
Olaf

Olaf

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Oct 27, 2017
2,419
Hasney said:
lmao I don't know how you could draw that conclusion
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Some outlets have seemingly called out the boring, time-consuming gameplay, and some still praise it because it has other redeemable qualities. But for me personslly, the negative reviews pretty much confirm what I've already deduced from all the footage I've seen. It's not a game for me.
 
Lotus

Lotus

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Oct 25, 2017
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Toni said:
83 Metacritic -> a disappointment.

And we have officially lifted off.

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I mean given the ultra hype behind it, I can see why someone would say that. That said, it's a game that can strike a chord for some people if they're willing to look past the surprising MC score and like, actually read the reviews.

That said, from what I'm skimming through so far, the game is definitely not for me.
 
J-Skee

J-Skee

The Wise Ones
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Oct 25, 2017
11,102
Bansai said:
Surprised IGN had the balls to do that.

So far the reviews that seems to be the most well-rounded [imo] is EZA's one, did a good job of pointing out obvious flaws [that were present in the gameplays we've seen] without omitting them in the final score like some of the other reviews I've read.

Now let's read the IGN's one, curious about the content of the review itself.
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Does the EZA video have a a ton of spoilers in it? Thinking about just reading it, but of course I would like to watch it.
 
Indelible

Indelible

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Oct 27, 2017
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Very decisive reviews, sounds like the gameplay is the weakest aspect. I held off on pre-ordering because the actual gameplay didn't look great to me.
 
chefbags

chefbags

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Oct 25, 2017
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seems like ign uk is the lowest scores out of all the igns.

ign Brazil and Japan gave it a 9.8 and a 9.5 out of 10.

is the ign us up yet?
 
ItWasMeantToBe19

ItWasMeantToBe19

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Oct 26, 2017
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Eurogamer suggests that Kojima has finally outdone MGS4...

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It's an odd universe, laden with symbolism: bridges, ropes, hands, babies, umbilical chords and the signifiers of death are everywhere. If it has an eerie power - and it definitely does - it is not thanks to the heavy-handed thematic treatment or the clumsy writing. Seldom has a game worked so hard to explain itself only to fail. The actors spend most of their time valiantly wading through a tar pit of exposition that somehow does little to advance your understanding or flesh out their strikingly designed characters. (In fact, this game is so obsessed with exposition that it continues through, and then past, the end credits. The entire hours-long final act of the game is so overblown, it's a scarcely believable display of hubris.)"

 
eXistor

eXistor

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Oct 27, 2017
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So, exactly as I (apparently controversially) predicted: if it clicks: it's amazing. If it doesn't: it's boring.
 
coldsagging

coldsagging

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Oct 27, 2017
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Gamer @ Heart said:
"One particularly torturous late-game story mission required me to carry a hefty weight on my back through a visibility-masking snowstorm and over near-vertical stretches of terrain. It took me 51 minutes to complete. Spending close to an hour schlepping heavy cargo through waist-deep snow, up and down mountains, constantly pushing against fierce winds, in a pair of shoes that wear out over time isn't an enjoyable video game mission – it's a lecture your parents used to give you when you complained about having to walk to school."
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This sounds ace tho
 
Mik317

Mik317

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Oct 25, 2017
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More Human than Human said:
Vast majority of the scores are super positive. I don't understand the divise remarks going on? Aside from IGN and a couple others most scores are above 9 or 8. I was expecting a far more polarizing reception based on all the previous week drama.
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thats how these threads go.

the low scores are the ones that get the most attention...because well yeah they should
 
Byakura

Byakura

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Oct 25, 2017
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Definitely some pretty polarizing opinions on this one, seems it will end up around where I thought it would on MC tho. Always interesting to see a bunch of 10's mixed in with a bunch of 3's. I'm excited for the game to come out next week to see which side I fall on lol, though as a big Kojima fan I think I'm far more likely to enjoy it than hate it.
 
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