![]() If you’re not prepared, the game will punish you with an intense exercise in patience and frustration as you stumble over small rocks and frantically hit the triggers until you reach your destination…or fall and smash your cargo to bits. The result is a game that forces you to take your time planning, adjusting and mapping your route before even setting out on your mission. Between stamina and boot degradation are meters for your bladder (which directly affects your stamina and BB’s stress), inventory management and balance, the latter of which can be adjusted by flicking L2 or R2 during on-screen prompts. This is a game about the journey rather than the destination and because of that the wealth of options and metrics to satisfy are excessive borderline game-breaking at times. Death Stranding attempts to emulate this feeling but it does so in such a way that it stumbles more than it sprints. However, when you cross that finish line the sense of elation and achievement offers up an addictive and exhilarating dose of dopamine overcoming the odds and achieving something truly great. Watching a solitary marathon runner on TV isn’t particularly engaging or interesting and while you’re taking part the experience is a grueling, painful and frustrating one. The best way to compare this though is to a marathon run. Death Stranding is, without doubt, the most polarising game released in quite some time.ĭeath Stranding is a difficult game to explain to those who haven’t played it. While most of the story beats are explained at the end, whether you make it that far to see the conclusion is another matter. To give much more away about the story would be divulging serious spoilers but suffice to say, the game world is utterly compelling and sucks you in from the opening cut-scene right the way through to the exhaustingly long cut-scenes and interactive elements that round things out in the 2 hour finale. Of course, in true Hideo Kojima fashion, this surface-level story paves way for an epic dose of creative weirdness, as you’re joined on your adventures by BB a living baby inside a glass jar that can sense the supernatural antagonists of the game – BTs.Īs the story progresses, you’re introduced to a whole host of other colourful characters, including cartoonish Higgs and the deliciously dark character Mads Mikkelsen plays. At the centre of this hellish existence lies Sam Porter-Bridges, a gruff veteran in his field and the weary hero we control, tasked by President Bridget to reconnect the Chiral Network and bring America back online. On the surface, Death Stranding is a delivery man simulator reconnecting America one parcel at a time in order to bring this nightmarish world back from the brink after an extinction event known as the Death Stranding. Death Stranding then, is Hideo Kojima following in that same vein. Without that overarching influence to keep them on the straight and narrow, and with free reign to conjure up something wholly self-published and original, these artists have struggled to reign themselves in and rekindle that early career magic, producing lacklustre and ever-so-slightly egotistical pieces of fiction. ![]() With a bit of restraint, these men have managed to achieve greatness in their respective fields. Appearance in this game does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.Hideo Kojima reminds me a lot of George R.R. Created and developed by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Death Stranding is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. ©2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. “Blu-ray Disc™”,“Blu-ray™” and “Blu-ray Disc™” logo are trademarks of Blu-ray Disc Association. Licensed for play on PS4 systems in the Americas. Online features require an account and are subject to terms of service and applicable privacy policy (/terms-of-service & /privacy-policy). Online features may be terminated at any time. Software subject to license and limited warranty (us./softwarelicense). ![]() ![]() Asynchronous multiplayer features require an internet connection. "PS4™Pro Enhanced" features vary from title to title. BEFORE USING AND FOR MORE DETAILS SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRODUCT OR CONTACT SIE CONSUMER SERVICES AT 1-80.ġ Player. CERTAIN PATTERNS MAY TRIGGER SEIZURES WITH NO PRIOR HISTORY. WARNING IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF EPILEPSY OR SEIZURES, CONSULT A DOCTOR BEFORE USE. For more information on backwards compatibility please go to. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software.
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