one-armed dwarf Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Yeah, I'm just looking forward to hearing his reaction cause he's such an awful Kojima stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I’ve also heard a theory that Dan loves it, so I don’t know what to think. This is very much a “wait and see from the sidelines” kind of game for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Apparently best not to watch that trailer, according to people who've beaten it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 The CHVRCHES song is the best thing about Death Stranding. It makes me want to give the game a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 25 minutes ago, retroed said: The CHVRCHES song is the best thing about Death Stranding. It makes me want to give the game a try. They were playing some of the songs from the Soundtrack on Twitch before the Launch trailer dropped yesterday (didn’t listen myself as I’m saving it for the game) and people from Era are saying they were phenomenal. I believe the OST is composed by the same Composer as MGSV - Ludwig Forssell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Reviews are in! OpenCritic Metacritic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Reviews: Gamespot - 9Destructoid - 8 Game Informer - 7 IGN - 6.8 US Gamer - 3.5/5 Eurogamer - Recommended Polygon Kotaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 IGN Italy gave it 9.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, wiivo 2.0 said: IGN Italy gave it 9.8 IGN Israel gave it 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 56 minutes ago, Blakey said: IGN Israel gave it 10/10. IGN South Yorkshire didn’t receive a review code ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 When one outlet gives a game a 3.5/5 and others are saying it's 40-85 hours long that seems so much more damning than a 3.5 star game that's 6 to 10 hours long. The only one of those reviews I've read so far is the Kotaku review, which is full of furious praise cause the themes of the game connected so much with the writer. A writer I listen to a lot so I can't say my curiosity isn't piqued. But this sounds like it's going to be a very hard game to get along with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Nag said: What does IGN Blakey give it?... That's what we all want to know. Find out in January 2020 when I finally finish the fucker ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Polygon liken it to a box of cum Quote Death Stranding feels like two games in one, designed for seemingly opposite audiences. One is a wholly unique open-world adventure with asynchronous cooperative multiplayer that allows me to feel like I’m part of a community, building a world from scratch. And the other is a long, confusing, deeply strange movie. The former is pulling most of the weight, but they share equal screen time. And, like a steamer trunk full of sperm, it’s impossible to separate the good from the bad. It’s all in the same box. Hype edit, I swear I'm not trying to pick on this game @Blakey, but this is the second comment I've seen now mentioning Thomas Pynchon and it makes me feel both wary and extremely curious (not so much the Dan Brown part..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 It’s fine I’ll just balance it out with some positivity considering most reviews are positive @one-armed dwarf ?♀️ The Guardian liken it to hope: Quote Above all, Death Stranding is a sermon on the importance of belief. The power of putting one foot in front of another when hope looks lost, in the belief that things will get better. By working together, a series of small intentional steps can make a difference, and in this often fractured, angry and confusing world; that’s as hopeful as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 The best description I’ve heard is Encumbrance Management : The Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I seen it likened to Shadow of the Colossus meets QWOP. Actually I think this could be gaming's Hereditary right now, with some people saying it's garbage and others are like no it's the best. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Rykert hates it, as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 It's not very surprising when you listen to him talk about MGS2. Most of the people who really like that game seemed into the weird messages of it, but he likes it cause it's got badass vampires and Octopus presidents and stuff. I don't really think he's ever properly connected with one of Kojima's games beyond the surface level stupidness of them, so it's not shocking that he hates this which has presumably little of the dumb comic book stuff to keep him distracted. Which I know is a very galaxy brain/rick and morty thing for me to say but still. edit, wow Dan says it's his most hated game ever, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 None of the east coast crew seem to like it. Alex said, “it’s as wide as an ocean and deep as a puddle.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I’m looking forward to people actually playing it and giving their own impressions. As is usually the case the truth will be somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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