‘Death Stranding' is the long-awaited adventure game from Hideo Kojima.

How do you summarise a game like Death Stranding? It’s at once the most boring and bizarrely absorbing adventure you can have on the PS4, an unrelenting slog of a game that has very little respect for your time, but in its quieter, meditative moments, it’s like nothing else. It’s easy to foresee a lot of people giving up before the narrative really starts to unfold, and honestly, there’s little in the story itself that makes persevering worthwhile. Instead, it’ll be a combination of wanting to see every inch of this strange dystopian wilderness, a growing bond with the needy tank baby, and sheer determination to finish the job that’ll see willing players through. Death Stranding isn’t a memorable action game. It’s definitely not a stealth game either. It’s laughably self-serious, hard to call fun, and it will deservedly be the most divisive big-budget title of this console generation. But somehow, this endlessly weird game about walking mercilessly long distances with too much weight on your back is kind of brilliant too, and it’s something we should all be glad exists.

Amazing world; Looks stunning ; Planning a route and getting there in one piece feels rewarding; Online features are superbly implemented;

Messy storytelling ; Very uneven pacing ; Inventory management should have been much better ; Clunky combat;

The whole world knew to expect something odd from Kojima's first game post Metal Gear Solid, and Death Stranding is just that: odd. But if you're in the right mood, you could click with it deeply thanks to its bizarrely beautiful landscapes and play mechanics.

Beautiful vistas; Intriguing story at times; Entertaining mechanics;

Occasional tonal oddities; Mechanical repetition;

Amazing world; Looks stunning ; Planning a route and getting there in one piece feels rewarding; Online features are superbly implemented;

Messy storytelling ; Very uneven pacing ; Inventory management should have been much better ; Clunky combat;

America is broken, and it's up to you to put it back together again. It's a tall order. A lot of people believe in it, but you're not sure you do. It'll take a lot of lonely, dangerous walks and exceptionally heavy lifting, and it's not really clear what America means in the first place.

Your efforts are rewarded in practical ways as well as emotional ones; driving home the positive impact of what you do for others; Connecting with other players through acts of kindness is a powerful experience that further underscores the game's hopeful message; Each main character's individual...

Higgs is a disappointing villain that serves as a means to an end

Death Stranding is a Kojima game through and through and all of the idiosyncrasies, intricacies, and eccentricities that defined his work through the years are well intact. For a large part of the game, the story is pretty straightforward as you navigate the country, reconnecting the network...

Buy Death Stranding Kojima Production's timed PS4 exclusive Death Stranding is a breath of fresh air in an industry that prefers to replicate the familiar rather than exploring new ideas.

If you're an auteur, you define genres. You set trends, push boundaries. Every project challenges expectations. What happens when your life's work is ripped from you What do you do when Metal Gear is taken from you If you're Kojima-san, you do the only thing you know how.

Incredible visual fidelity; Masterful direction; Outstanding cast and acting

May not be for everyone; Some rough edges; Not Metal Gear

Hideo Kojima has fully weaponized the walking simulator, writing a love letter to the delivery service workers of our shipping and handling world. Death Stranding is about ending isolation, and does it so gracefully that I can't imagine it being done better than it's done here.

It's about dam time that Hideo Kojima makes a big impact of his own. His Own Studio and also being a Publisher at the same time. It's superb. After what Konami did to Hideo Kojima back in 2015 and preventing him attending the game awards. Konami can go to hell.