Review: Death Stranding (Sony PlayStation 4)

Review by Matt S.

I’m going to start this review with a personal comment: I don’t think there has ever been a game that is more difficult to review than Hideo Kojima’s ego sandbox… I mean Death Stranding. It's a game where almost its entire worth is wrapped up within some truly incredible plot moments and spoilers, and naturally in the context of a review I don't want to be spoiling things. That makes it hard to write about why the game is so incredible, though. What I can say to help give my opinion on the game context, is that I’ve never been a big fan of Kojima. That’s because I find that while his Metal Gear Solid series play well, the long-winded cut scenes and laboured metaphors and allegories that Kojima likes to throw into them, means they're nowhere near as smart as he thinks they are.

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