Death Stranding: Director's Cut

In ps5 this game is an absolute masterpiece. Honestly I saw so many crítics review, users review, saying that this game wasnt worth it, but I finallu decided to give it a try and its an stunning game. The gameplay is something that will keep your mind engaged, you have to be constantly thinking on the best aprroach to deliver the packages, the history is very good and the graphics are gorgeus

I started playing back in 2019 and, like many others, initially viewed it as a walking sim with an unnecessarily convoluted and confusing story, prompting me to drop it. However, after giving it another chance this year, my mind was completely blown.

The game begins slowly, both in terms of gameplay and story, remaining that way until Chapter 4. But once you reach that point, everything starts to connect, and the narrative truly comes together.

The mechanics can feel heavy at first, and there’s a learning curve, but the game provides clear explanations. The building system is particularly engaging, once you start constructing roads or bridges, you can’t help but keep going.

The graphics are breathtaking. The characters closely resemble the real-life actors, and the apocalyptic future setting fits the story perfectly, enhancing the overall experience.

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it's a masterpiece

Fantastic experience all the way through. While some of the story elements are truly confusing, it ultimately has a great narrative. The gameplay is truly unique and the connections with "other" players is super cool and useful. Glad I finally played this game, I'm ready for the sequel.

Bro honestly, this isn’t even good. It’s such a beautiful game. I get what they are trying to do, but so god damn confusing.

Pros:
Graphic is amazing and light/shawdows management is at his best
The idea are thoughtful and you end up having another conception of how we should cooperate with each other in real life
The story is interesting and thrilling even though at certain points seems to be gaining time for the next turn of events
The ending is moving and unexpected
Character design is alright


Cons
The gameplay is not horrible but so reiterative that at some point results in being boring
Riding vehicles is just frustrating and annoying
Enemies (mules and BTs) have no personality and almost add nothing to the game
Menus could have been better designed, sometimes they are not straightforward and it takes a while to get used to them
Too many cutscenes in moments where there should not be any (before getting into the private room, when you have a shower - there is 4!)

All in all I liked it and played it enjoying myself but if I am honest I would not play another title of the series. Kojima’s ideas add sth to the industry because one cannot ignore that this game is different and have some interesting concepts to be developed further. However it stays that the repetitiveness of the gameplay pushes away from it and this needs to be considered if a player is not that patient.