Death Stranding (PS4) - November 8, 2019

May 31st, 2019 9:26 am

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mrtvgame [OP]: Penalty Box; Dec 11, 2006; 4864 posts; 1847 upvotes; Ajax

May 31st, 2019 9:26 am

Death Stranding (PS4) - November 8, 2019

Well I cannot believe we have a release date for Death Stranding given the history of Kojima Productions. So one of three things is happening, a) the game is actually polished and ready to go, b) Sony felt they had to put something out about this game prior to E3 2019, c) the date is arbitrary and we will actually see this Spring to Summer 2020.

Regardless, what are your thoughts on the new trailer?

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May 31st, 2019 1:33 pm

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Redmask: Moderator; Aug 20, 2009; 8162 posts; 3099 upvotes; Grimsby

May 31st, 2019 1:33 pm

Kojima is absolutely bonkers and I love seeing what crazy stuff he comes up with. I still have no idea what to make of this even after the trailer.

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May 31st, 2019 2:21 pm

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heywhatsmyname: Deal Addict; Nov 29, 2011; 1965 posts; 626 upvotes; Toronto

May 31st, 2019 2:21 pm

I think it will be polished and ready to go in November (at least polished by modern AAA-game standards).

Trailer looks interesting, but I am still confused to what this game is about. I could see this being in the high 70s/low 80s score on Metacritic, while doing well commercially.

May 31st, 2019 5:32 pm

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ReeGee: Deal Fanatic; Oct 23, 2004; 8173 posts; 4874 upvotes; Toronto

May 31st, 2019 5:32 pm

heywhatsmyname wrote: ↑ Trailer looks interesting, but I am still confused to what this game is about.

I get the impression 90% of the game is going to be stealth and avoiding conflict which doesn't really appeal to me. Artistically it looks incredible though I wonder what'll play like on the base PS4

May 31st, 2019 6:30 pm

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Bryson: Deal Addict; May 9, 2007; 1401 posts; 451 upvotes

May 31st, 2019 6:30 pm

ReeGee wrote: ↑ I get the impression 90% of the game is going to be stealth and avoiding conflict which doesn't really appeal to me. Artistically it looks incredible though I wonder what'll play like on the base PS4

lol you mean like some other obscure stealth game by Kojima... I think it was called Metal Gear Solid or something like that.... only one of the greatest games ever made!

May 31st, 2019 7:48 pm

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ReeGee: Deal Fanatic; Oct 23, 2004; 8173 posts; 4874 upvotes; Toronto

May 31st, 2019 7:48 pm

Bryson wrote: ↑ lol you mean like some other obscure stealth game by Kojima... I think it was called Metal Gear Solid or something like that.... only one of the greatest games ever made!

lol I'm only really familiar with MSG 4 and 5 both of which gave you a fair amount of freedom in how to play. They encouraged stealth but taking people out was almost always an option as well. This game looks like the entire goal is to avoid physical conflict entirely

May 31st, 2019 8:23 pm

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XFactor11: Deal Fanatic; Feb 11, 2007; 9000 posts; 3302 upvotes

May 31st, 2019 8:23 pm

MGS3 > MGS1 > MGS2 >>> MGS5 = MGS4

MGS5's plot twist was so dumb and clearly the game was unfinished after Kojima was fired. There is an entire act missing.
The main point is the plot twist in MGSV was horribly written and ill conceived. It becomes an implausible plot hole even compared to the outlandish things that happened in MGS4.

Bryson wrote: ↑ lol you mean like some other obscure stealth game by Kojima... I think it was called Metal Gear Solid or something like that.... only one of the greatest games ever made!

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Jun 1st, 2019 9:47 am

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OldMarriedGuy: Deal Addict; Sep 22, 2013; 2280 posts; 1430 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2019 9:47 am

Am I the only one that wasn’t impressed by the trailer?

Doesn’t look at all like something I would be interested in...

Jun 1st, 2019 11:12 am

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mrtvgame [OP]: Penalty Box; Dec 11, 2006; 4864 posts; 1847 upvotes; Ajax

Jun 1st, 2019 11:12 am

OldMarriedGuy wrote: ↑ Am I the only one that wasn’t impressed by the trailer?

Doesn’t look at all like something I would be interested in...

Depends I guess. It looks like a few things put together. Reminds me aspects of The Matrix, earlier Assassin's Creed, Metal Gear Solid, Nier Automata, Del Toro films, Blade Runner films, and more. Game play shown does not impress. I do not want to be running away from conflict the whole game. That part where the person is running away would piss me off. Want me, come get it.

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Jun 3rd, 2019 9:55 am

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TheRealVinsanity: Deal Fanatic; Nov 16, 2011; 7016 posts; 430 upvotes

Jun 3rd, 2019 9:55 am

sweet... look forward to playing this.

Sep 12th, 2019 9:15 pm

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mrtvgame [OP]: Penalty Box; Dec 11, 2006; 4864 posts; 1847 upvotes; Ajax

Sep 12th, 2019 9:15 pm

Well here we are again with some information.

What do you guys make of this?

I have a feeling this game is not going to be for everyone or a mass hit. Not even sure I will bother with this.

https://ca.ign.com/articles/2019/09/12/ ... m-tgs-2019

Nov 1st, 2019 12:11 pm

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OVOSound: Deal Addict; Nov 19, 2017; 1128 posts; 2439 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 1st, 2019 12:11 pm

Most reviews are coming in today, and so far the big reviewers are shitting on it hard. Only reason this was so overhyped was because it has Kojima's name on it.

Looks like I'll probably cancel the preorder I got for $60 and wait for this to drop.

Nov 1st, 2019 1:00 pm

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Redmask: Moderator; Aug 20, 2009; 8162 posts; 3099 upvotes; Grimsby

Nov 1st, 2019 1:00 pm

Reviews seem overall pretty high but it is pretty polarizing, some notable outlets have it at 60-70. Not really surprising considering its a Kojima game. I'm always looking for a unique experience and this sounds really interesting so I'm going to keep my preorder.

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Nov 1st, 2019 1:16 pm

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mrtvgame [OP]: Penalty Box; Dec 11, 2006; 4864 posts; 1847 upvotes; Ajax

Nov 1st, 2019 1:16 pm

OVOSound wrote: ↑ Most reviews are coming in today, and so far the big reviewers are shitting on it hard. Only reason this was so overhyped was because it has Kojima's name on it.

Looks like I'll probably cancel the preorder I got for $60 and wait for this to drop.

I do not know what to think of this game, but I pre-ordered liked 3 years ago with Amazon at $49.99 less 20%. So for $39.99 might as well hang on to it for now.

Nov 1st, 2019 1:51 pm

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BYan: Deal Addict; Mar 12, 2007; 2251 posts; 189 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 1st, 2019 1:51 pm

I read a bunch of reviews and still don't really get this game. Seems like weird for weirdness's sake. Basically, Hideo Kojima's self-congratulatory fun-times with all his Hollywood friends. Kinda like what happens when you cut loose a popular writer without any editors whatsoever. I'll wait for more impressions/reviews to get a handle on just wth this thing even is.

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Nov 1st, 2019 3:16 pm

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OldMarriedGuy: Deal Addict; Sep 22, 2013; 2280 posts; 1430 upvotes

Nov 1st, 2019 3:16 pm

mrtvgame wrote: ↑ I do not know what to think of this game, but I pre-ordered liked 3 years ago with Amazon at $49.99 less 20%. So for $39.99 might as well hang on to it for now.

Or you could sell it to me for $40

Nov 1st, 2019 5:07 pm

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XFactor11: Deal Fanatic; Feb 11, 2007; 9000 posts; 3302 upvotes

Nov 1st, 2019 5:07 pm

Death Stranding has an 86 review average on opencritic, 84 on metacritc.
https://opencritic.com/game/7816/death-stranding
https://www.metacritic.com/game/playsta ... ing?ref=hp

Good score overall.

Easy Allies' review: They gave it an 8.0 which is a low score for a big budget game coming from Kojima.

Konami allegedly fired Kojima for going way over budget with Metal Gear Solid V.
I wonder how much Sony gains or loses on funding Death Stranding for console exclusivity.
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Nov 3rd, 2019 4:25 pm

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mrtvgame [OP]: Penalty Box; Dec 11, 2006; 4864 posts; 1847 upvotes; Ajax

Nov 3rd, 2019 4:25 pm

I don't know about the scores. I get the impression that it is being scored higher than it would be without Kojima attached to it. I mean here we are on the doorstep of another next gen, leaving this gen with a game that has players running around in mostly isolation. How many will actually play through to the end. I know myself I do not think I will have the time for this. Would rather spend the little play time I can muster these days, banging away at a couple of other titles.

Nov 3rd, 2019 7:34 pm

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dan668: Deal Addict; Sep 26, 2012; 1114 posts; 165 upvotes; MISSISSAUGA

Nov 3rd, 2019 7:34 pm

I have it pre ordered from years ago, not sure if I'm going to keep it or not. Not even sure what's going on in the game lol

Nov 5th, 2019 11:24 am

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SpicYMchaggis: Deal Fanatic; Dec 12, 2006; 5510 posts; 1161 upvotes; calgary

Nov 5th, 2019 11:24 am

I've always been mildly curious about this game ever since they showed it, even now I'm still intrigued by what exactly the story/world is but now that I kind of have a sense of the gameplay it looks like a hard pass to me.

A ~50 hour long, open world, walking/hiking simulator... sounds like an absolute snoozefest and combines everything Ive come to dislike about modern games.

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