Sony PS4 Death Stranding (PS4)

Death Stranding is different. Its unique, its ambitions and oh, is it fulfilling.Here's my experience with Death Stranding so far. After almost a week of going through reviews, articles and videos of the game, I still could not frame an opinion of the game. Playstation games are expensive, and I had to make a decision. Eventually, I sold Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order since I was done with it's campaign, and picked up Death Stranding. I am around 18 hours into the game and... I can't wrap my head around the fact that people could actually admit to having a negative experience with this game.The beginning of the game caught my attention purely with the cinematics, until the gameplay kicked in which felt quite 'lonely' to say the least. But the tiny-yet-important things kept my focus - How Sam loses/gains balance, how the terrain acts as a gameplay mechanic, how ladders/ropes work. In fact, after a few delivery runs, I kept going back craving for more. Next thing I know - I can't keep the game down because of something I have never truly experienced in my life before - how 'online' works with this game.As you progress through the main missions (deliveries), you unlock useful gear which can completely transform your journey. Bikes, Trucks, Floating Cargo, Exo-Skeletons, the list goes on.More importantly, what you do matters. What other people do matters. I am not blatantly shooting around, killing anyone, destroying stuff... nope. Its a meditative experience. After a long walk I see a 'mushroom' with 600 likes, it cracks me up. After being intimidated by the terrain in front of me; I see a rope dropped by someone else - makes my day! (for the time-being). I am darn sure these things can never expressed through any reviews, let alone framed as an opinion. Sam's story of finding and holding onto purpose connects with the narratives of my life. A beautiful, worthwhile experience, is an experience unique to each of us.And all of this reminds me of something - many of these 'reviewers' who failed to like the game are often the same people who called a game like Red Dead Redemption 2 'slow'. An opinion is an opinion, sure, but at this point in my life I think its safe to admit that I can never again let a review dissolve my ability to make my own opinion.Finally, I think Death Stranding is one of the very few pieces of entertainment which helped me realize what I truly like and prefer. As a designer who wants to break in to the narrative-design field, this is crucially important.P.S. - Amazon has been excellent with the delivery, got the game within 24 hours of ordering. Kudos!

This game is different and fun. This game is not for everyone. It requires time patience and hard work. After playing the beginning 5 to 6 hours of the game I came to know that this game just been started it’s not like the other games that after spending 6 to 7 hours in it and you get to know that it’s nearly an end. People those are saying its a disaster than why did you buy it its not like you didn’t see the reviews before purchasing it. It’s the best game of 2019. As you move further into the story every delivery is getting harder and harder. I would say that people those are saying no guns and no shooting in the game get a life you people only want the same damn thing in every game. This game has great story, graphics and play through is also amazing. Deliveries are getting harder and harder and areas are getting full of BT’s which requires so much patience to pass through. I would advise to kids those only asking for shootings in the game this game is for adults so stay away from this game. If don’t like don’t purchase.

So get this. The game is a slow paced delivery man making deliveries while walking simulator filled with awesome cinematics, a convoluted but engaging story created by the master of mystery aka Kojima.The game gets low ratings as it does not live up to peoples expectations of Kojima. It's not everyones bread and butter. I was super cynical when I came to learn that this game is just walking from point A to B, stumbling over rocks and cliffs. As tbe story progressed, the story got me engaged. I couldn't leave the game. I wanted to know the mystery of the death stranding, even though the gameplay felt monotonous for a while.I spent close to a 100 hours of playing time dragging myself through orders after orders, building 5 star connections with the facilities, and still I have more than a couple left, just to get to the end of it. And when the story kicks, you are left with nothing but an urging curiosity. You can't keep your controller down. You just have to play.Thats the major plus point for this game. The storyline is fresh, inviting.I would even call it nothing short of a Nolan film, comparing it to the likes of inception or interstellar. The post-game is an actual interactive movie which I gladly sat and watched for a good two hours! It's that good.The building element is cool. Other players being able to interact with your structures and vice versa is fun and actually quite necessary to make your experience easier. The BTs are fun to kill. The MULES are fun to kick when they're on the ground. The graphics are phenomenal and I can't believe they look so good on a six year old system. Sound design is exceptional. The song selection is fantastic. I was introduced to Low Roar and I love them already.The things that let me down were the mechanics, BT fights, and the sheer amount of gaps between plot points for the first couple of hours in the game. It felt more and more like a task to complete orders than a fun and enjoyable experience. I just gave up on the whole completionist mindset 75 hours into the game and jumped straight to the story.You should only buy this game if you know what you are in for and you're fine with it. I went in completely blind, being disappointed for a while, almost giving up to completing it and actually loving it. It's worth playing through only once though.End of the day, I'm glad that I picked up a copy.