Less than concerned about what impresses game journos.

Although it was 49 minutes - he really didn't show a lot did he? How do you interact with Higgs? What is Mads character about? How did the world end up like this? What about those bound to Hades? Shooting enemies in WW1 bunkers - what's that about?

The gameplay and animations are classic Kojima, if that isn't your cup of tea - so be it. There's nothing wrong with that.

Nowadays you get torched to death for questioning devs that the majority of people like. Death stranding demo bored me and it didn’t impress me with its bomb throwing gameplay against that oil dog and for having this opinion I will get downvoted because I just don’t accept whatever crap devs push out.

I loved the mgs series I felt it offered many ways to approach enemies. I can go in guns blazing or be a stealth non lethal guy but this, this just seems like it’s trying to be unique and it falls flat on its face. Just because it’s unique doesn’t mean it’s fun and it’s clear devs like kojima don’t understand this concept.

It's definitely different than most games today, which are pretty boring to me.

Author is CLEARLY new to the concept of a "Kojima game."

I have a feeling the reviews are going to be mixed. From 6 to 9.

To each their own, I personally loved it but then again I can understand this line of thinking, their are plenty well loved games that I find boring and uninteresting like Witcher 3, BOTW, Gears etc. My dislike of those games didn't stop them from being successes and other peoples dislike of Death Stranding won't stop me from loving it and it being a success either.

I agree, it doesn't impress me either.

I couldn’t care less

Absolutely not sold yet, still looks boring and a little bit to weird and not grounded.. But if the map size is bigger the just cause and there is alot of secret locations with puzzles to explore then i maybe could be interested..

Uh oh!! While I receive down votes for voicing my opinion of this walking simulator, most of you are willing to waste a good 60-100 dollars on a game that feels like a walking No Mans Sky. Be responsible and wait for a plethora of reviews before spending your hard earned money!!!

It seems like a lot of people weren't impressed if we're being honest. I think people were just expecting more from the game, especially considering it's from Kojima.

I don't need the game to be action-packed by any means, but it just seems kind of boring and dull. I'm keeping my pre-order and I'll play the game anyway. I want to give the game a fair shot. But personally I'm rather disappointed by what I've seen so far.

Game Awards 2019 GAME OF THE YEAR - Deal with it (-:

That's fine, this game isn't for everyone. It's easy for you to dismiss this as a delivery simulator, punctuated by bits of action. But once again, even with 49 minutes of video showing minute details of delivery, interconnectivity between players and combat, we still don't know everything. So I'm pretty willing to let Kojima give us the game.

Xbox fans called this a movie, then a walking simulator and now it's a delivery sim. Like how they called God of War a dad sim.... It just seems like they want to hurl anything to put down excitement for the game.

you feel underwhelmed mabey because itss not on your platform of choice.....for everyone else this looked incredible theres no other game like it and is surely worth a look. lemme guess its not as open as witcher 3, its not gears, its not got forza customisation, smash has 40+ charachters.................

That makes 2 of us

What an absolute mad lad!

Not every AAA game is for everyone... I for instance can't find my place in RDR2 or in any Ubisoft game... i'm more interested in games like Sekiro, Souls/Borne God Of War etc... not every game appeals to everyone and that is fine...

whats the point of writing an article about a game not impressing you that isnt released?

It doesn't impress me either. But there's this huge hype around this game. So not sure what others are seeing.

I bet fortnite impressed you a lot though

This article didn't impress me

Im Soo Used to Kojima Spending Soo many years on his Games that i think thats why theyre soo full of little things , But since this one is getting Done Alot Faster (Cause the game engine was already built) it feels like its gonnna be less packed than his previous games for some reason. for some reason im feeling like that and the excitement isnt super strong, feel like what we see is what were gonna get, not like the other games where they just would surprise you

It looks boring sorry. Impressive visuals though

That's great thanks for sharing, simple solution is just don't but it, then you won't dislike playing it. I try to use this rule with food I dislike as it avoids me having terrible meals, Save's me lots of disappointment

This seems like the type of game i'll have to play to see for myself . . like it may be more fun to play than to watch because yeah watching it is . . . ehh

Like classic Kojima, we’re not going to know what this game is about, until we play it.

We just have to wait and see. Now, for me, he showed way more than enough. I get the general idea how the game is going to operate.

But to some, I can see how the footage shown so far can be off-putting, especially if they’re use shoot’em ups and action type games.

Not to say that this game doesn’t have it, but he’s definitely keeping his cards tight to his chest.

The gaming community has to learn not jump the gun soon.

After reading this article I feel relieved that I'm not the only one to think this game being underwhelming!
I'm not trying to be a hater for this game but after seeing all the info available from the creator
I must say this IS interesting in terms of lore and visuals but that's about it. I do not like or am I interesting in the rest of the gameplay such as delivering and using some sort of stealth elements in enemies.
Another thing that really posses me off is the amount of fanboys kissing kojima's arse just because it's him! It's disgusting and frustrating about the amount of ignorance and blind fanatism because of one game that could become a huge let down.

Metal gear solid 5 was boring and trash.

Huge Kojima/MGS fan. Only work of his I didn't get in to was ZoE. I tried a few times and can't enjoy it but all else is somewhere between really good and amazing. Snatcher, Policenauts, MGS and I even enjoyed his bit of input on the later Castlevania titles.

That said, I am also finding myself less excited with the more I see and learn of it. I never bought the "secret PT or MGS" theories but I still thought it would be...more. I guess.

Now, I know for a fact that what we've seen is not the entire game. Of course, the majority has yet to be shown or shared in any capacity and I'm sure there is still something in there that's more than the general idea of what we have been shown. I just don't think it'll be "mind blowing" or epic in the way I hoped. I think the game is generally what we've seen. I think we deliver packages...a lot. I think we do this alone...a lot. Oddly, I'm not too bothered by that.

What I'm mostly bothered by is the stuff we were shown on the last day. The fact that we drink Monster Energy Drink is fn awful, IMO. It's awful placement and, yes, I'm aware that most of the items in MGS games are real. Monster Energy just feels "faux-punk" and lame.
Then we get 3 different scenarios where we're met with direct ads for Norman's lame TV show. We're in this broken world that needs reconnecting but here's a Monster Energy and don't forget to watch "Norman's Wheels" Sundays on AMC!

Like, no. No. Stop. I guess that leads to my most disliked quality of Kojima and that's his fanboying. I guarantee Norman made some loose joke about mentioning his retarded show and instead of having integrity and saying "well, that wouldn't make sense" he probably laughed and said "that's brilliant, Norman!". He's a literal fanboy and that's both endearing and embarrassing lol

I dunno. Am I buying the game? Yes. Because even if it disappoints I want to support Kojima Productions. I have bought many games I didn't play much or enjoy too much just to support the dev.
Are my Hope's high for DS? Not really. Not anymore. They were once a legit 10/10 and it's more like a soft 5/10 now.

I hold out hope that this is still his greatest rouse and DS what we've seen is, like, one tiny section of the game and it is spiritually what PT was to be. I just believe him when he says it's not (or alludes to it not being). Even his personal assistant claims to have played through it "on easy mode" and enjoyed it, giving the impression that it is basically what we've seen. She even said there is only one major set piece that demands combat (the war section we've seen).

Nobody cares. Stop flooding the news feed with this garbage.

Didn't impress me either but he could be holding back on showing off the good stuff.

Defiantly a decisive game many will not enjoy it and many will enjoy it

It's gonna bomb, hard. Bargain bin in a matter of weeks. All you suckers waiting for this deserve to be disappointed.

I am going to admit I have a sort of bias towards Kojimbo. The MGS franchise is one of my favorite ones just because of his unique approach to stealth, attention to detail and story/characters. In fact, I was very excited to see him back in the game with Death Stranding but I have to admit that what has been shown has not caught my eye. The graphics look amazing and the A-listers actors are top-notch but the gameplay feels far too familiar and bland. I don't want to judge a whole game based on a single mission but for now I am just going to wait until the game comes out.

I want a game marketed toward a mature audience. So rare to get games like this.

Lame opinion articles from non journalists is becoming a sad state of affairs.

Kojima is trying to show the game without revealing the game. There's too many early reveals of games with let's plays and live streams that ruin games by showing you everything before you even buy a game. Leaving no mystery.

Seems what a lot of gamers on the fence are expecting is a shooter. They want to shoot things and have many types of guns to shoot with. It's why they are turned off from what Kojima has shown. They just haven't admitted it to themselves. Kojima creates a new IP but there are gamers expecting the same games in a new package. Maybe "Metal Gear" without being Metal Gear.

Truthfully, if the game was some strange, sci-fi type, over the top version of Shadow of Colossus where it's about the journey before you get to the battles or the regular world is barren from war but the dark world is still raging with conflict and the worlds end up colliding, I could live with it. Maybe he created a 3D version of his favorite game this Gen which is Inside. Which was a great game. That game wasn't based on shooting.

Here's another example for the haters who are calling it a walking simulator: Project Awakening, another new IP exclusive to PS4 looks like one too. With the end result being climactic battles with dragons.
https://youtu.be/khmfe1ERf4...
Seems fine to me too. Either you want new games to play or you're fine with the same tired games every year. I'd rather see something new.

Ok, i think i will sleep fine tonight anyway.

game is not my genre either so i will skip it, but the graphics look great and so does the game play, im sure people into scifi games will enjoy it

im tempted to buy it just to support Kojima and give it my nephew or something tho

If Kojima hadn't told anyone he was behind this game no one would care about it

You havent played the game yet.

Its Kojima! That means it'll be super popular for 3 weeks and then it will fade to obscurity for being too weird and not as good as the hype would indicate.

I'm sure playing yourself will be something totally different. Kojima only showed small details and not too much in those 49 mins. But playing yourself.. your own way.. will be something else. Mgsv didn't look too fun either walking around. Even tho the story was broken I for certain enjoyed the gameplay. Even running around felt good. In DS there is so much you can do. Its just not your typical shoot and kill everywhere game. I hope there is a way to turn of the online feature. I want to spend hours and hours finding my own way to the goal! November 8!! Cant wait

I think this isn't the sort of game that can show how the gameplay might feel very well just through a hands off demo.

It's gonna be about how invested we become in the actual story, how much we feel we're creating and building towards something that becomes personal to us, alongside emergent stealth/combat gameplay that allows us to improvise and express ourselves.

It'll be an added plus if there are genuine moments of intensity/horror while trying to accomplish our goals while avoiding the supernatural entities.

I remain optimistic.

Well the game isn't for everyone, obviously, dunno why we need a whole article about it.

I'm impressed by you if that counts.

Kind of don't see why people who consider themselves "Fans" of Kojima and MGS spoke so adamantly about the unfair treatment he got while under Konami's umbrella, but the moment he goes off on a venture on his own unhindered, now its time to second guess the merit of what he is creating?

People throw their money at far less compelling games and kickstarters etc without holding such an ominous cloud over said creators head, it almost feels like some people want this to fail ... I mean its clearly not a BAD game, graphically? Well lets not pretend like those aren't awesome either, the story-telling seems exactly what you would expect from Kojima, the gameplay isn't all that impressive in its delivery, but much like the more recent MGS games, its the presentation of the mechanics that make them enjoyable and I'm interesting in seeing what the Decima engine is capable of in general on current generation hardware.

Regardless I wish that passion people had for supporting Kojima productions etc when Sony picked him up several years ago would still be the active mindset here, but looks like things have changed. Then again Kojima's games have not always been for everyone anyway, and despite how popular MGS is (was) there are still plenty of people who've never gotten into it, so maybe Death Stranding will just be one of those type of things.

Okey doke

This game honestly looks boring and stupid!

It certainly let down most people, even those pretending this looks fun know inside it's a disappointment.
It's Going to be one of the biggest bombs in gaming history.

It looks clunky. I’m sure people will overlook how it plays though

I'm in the same boat.
I play, and enjoy, everything from walking simulators, to the deepest of RPG's. With that said, nothing I've seen/watched of this one has impressed me.
I'm sure there are many people who are going to love it but, for me, personally, it's entirely off my radar. I'm just not excited like many are.

Hope it ends up being great. Hell, I hope I end up grabbing it sometime down the line and loving it. For the time being though, eh.

Guy doesn't even own a ps4 meaning he is 2 steps away from getting any playstation game. If all the other great ps4 exclusives didn't get him to buy one I'm not surprised death stranding wouldn't.

This is how AI should be used. As a companion rather than a replacement.

It all depends how its used. If its putting people out of work no. But if it can be used to take years off development times by automating stuff such as world making (as long as it looks human designed) then I dont see an issue

Don’t we all Hideo.

Lol queue in the "Hideo will only use it for good" commentary. Cutting development time and costs means cutting people. Cutting people is still cutting people.... Go suck a wet philanthropy sock Hideo.

Again, what other people have said, as long as people don't lose jobs and it just makes their life/game development easier then bring it on.
AI can be used for some really time saving/cost affecting stuff, just don't get rid of hard working people, simple.

Kojima is contributing to the dead internet.... Hack.