EasyAllies Death Stranding review

In a lot of ways it's amazing Death Stranding even exists. The game often prioritizes the mundane over the exciting, intentionally evoking strong feelings of loneliness by having you trudge through desolate areas all by yourself. Such isolation ties into the core theme, which is all about bringing others together and how strong human connection can be.

[Spurg]

Ben Moore's reviews are on point. One of best video game reviewers out there.
There are quite a number of inconsistencies with Death Stranding and this review points it out. It says Death Stranding practices what it preaches but the mundane gameplay involve mundane things which the player doesn't find fun ala a fetch quest. This completely throws off the pacing which is fundamental in a game that is trying to tell a story.

Deus ex revolution get criticized for is bad boss fight so should Death Stranding. And that's the guy who has creates great boss fights in video games.

I pretty sure everyone was expecting the game to be hiding something with it enigmatic trailer but people got so caught up with the hype that it's shadowing their judgement.

There is a great level of expectations with this game and it hasn't been meet. People said wait and see but there was nothing new to see.

[generic-user-name]

"People said wait and see but there was nothing new to see."

Reviews are saying there is nothing else out there like Death Stranding, which makes it new.

You're talking as if the reviews are mostly negative instead of overwhelmingly positive.

[Spurg]

"Reviews are saying there is nothing else out there like Death Stranding, which makes it new."

By that comment you quote is wasn't about the game but it was about the way it was shown. The way people were saying to wait and see, Kojima is the master of disguise, he is hiding something in the game but unfortunately the game he showed was exactly what we got.

"You're talking as if the reviews are mostly negative instead of overwhelmingly positive."

This is up to the players to decide, the critics must love the game but the gamers are the ones who will tear the game apart. If people found Red dead redemption 2 tedious then this game takes tedious to a whole new level.

[timotim]

That doesn't make it good. And theirs plenty of games that involve fetch quests...nothing new about that.

[zackeroniii]

@spurg...

100% agree with you... i've been preaching that this whole time and nobody listened to me...

now the reviews are coming in...

[S2Killinit]

@sprung
the reviews are mostly positive from what Ive seen so far. Even this one is giving a good score. So im not sure how you getting such a negative outlook from someone who you admit is legit.

[yoshatabi]

@spurg pretty sure when people said he was hiding something they meant story wise.

[ShinjukuSon]

From the guy who gave FF15 a 9....

Maybe he's improved now, but he wasn't such a great reviewer in the past.

[waverider]

Not even close dude. You want to do the quests. That whats weird. I want to take the boxes, you want to help, you want to understand.

Boss fights bad? So wrong. They are hard and crazy and the world becomes weird. Dont want to spoil.

The game goes way beyond any expectation you could have. You are walking or driving and then something that you would think is normal happend, but in this game it take it to another level. Dont want to spoil, again.

There is nothing like this on the market and im glad Kojima got the money to this. Just hope gamers buy the game. Now if you want another shooter, there nothing wrong with that, just buy another COD. If you want something diferent then buy DS, without even thinking. Just grab it, take it home and play it, even better at night with phones on.

[ilikestuff]

Wow, we’ll maybe they can patch I. Some stuff to make it better, I always thought he should have an animal sidekick to help him and progress the story, kinda like a turner and hooch situation

[P_Bomb]

I think they try to fill that Agro role with BB to an extent. The Gamespot video review talks about your baby companion a bit more.

[AK91]

A fair review from one of the few people who can be considered a good games journalist.

[LoveSpuds]

Agreed, Ben Moore (along with most of the other Allies) is great reviewer, someone who goes into great detail and takes the medium very seriously. The combination of the Allies great writing and Jones' voice over work always make for great videos.

[P_Bomb]

EZA is my go-to for video reviews. Off to watch over some breakfast.

[ShinjukuSon]

FF15: 9.0
KH3: 9.5

yeah sure

[P_Bomb]

I don’t play either of those games so that doesn’t affect me. Never touched a KH in my life and never will.

For games I’m interested in, I’ve found EZA’s edits and bulletpoints informative, relevant and consistent. I don’t dwell on scores much once I complete a game and form my own opinion. Unless you’re a consistent outlier like Slant where I’ve seen enough to know I should avoid them all together.

[LoveSpuds]

Agreed, I have gotten to know each of the Allies over many years of watching their content and I know exactly what their likes and dislikes are and how they compare with my own. I know I can trust these guys every time.

[spicelicka]

Looks like such a unique game, i have to play it!