When I bought this game, I feared that I might not end up liking it or it was just going to be a walking simulator but after playing this game, I can confidently say my worries were useless. I want to dissect Hideo Kojima's brain; he really is a man in a league of his to create such a post-apocalyptic genre-defining world.

No matter what I think of the game, I'm happy that a weird, hyper specialized, experimental game with a massive budget and not from a previously established IP exists. It is new, and I'm at the point where anything new and creative in a world of remakes, remasters, rereleases and sequels is a gift.

At first glance, Death Stranding sounds absurdly simple: you deliver packages from point A to point B across a broken America. Occasionally you encounter hostile humans, ghostly entities, or strange boss encounters. On paper that description makes the game sound like a glorified courier simulator.

But reducing Death Stranding to that is like describing an epic journey as “just a walk.”

The core gameplay revolves around traversal and logistics. Before each mission, you carefully plan your loadout: ladders, climbing anchors, exoskeletons, vehicles, weapons, batteries, cargo carriers, and more. Your decisions matter because the terrain itself is a challenge. Steep mountains, rivers, storms, and unstable ground constantly force you to think about balance, weight, and route planning. Every step feels deliberate. Unlike most open-world games where travel is simply holding forward, here the journey itself becomes the gameplay. And surprisingly… it’s addictive.

The game’s asynchronous multiplayer system is one of its most brilliant ideas. You never directly meet other players, but their actions shape your world. Someone might leave a ladder to help others scale a cliff, build a bridge across a river, or construct a generator in the middle of nowhere. Eventually you start doing the same. You build things not for rewards, but simply because another player might need them. It creates a strange but powerful sense of connection with people you’ll never actually meet.

Combat and stealth exist, but they’re secondary. Most of the game focuses on traversal, planning, and survival rather than constant fighting. Some players may find the pacing slow, and the mission structure can feel repetitive at times. The story also carries Kojima’s usual style: ambitious, weird, occasionally convoluted.

But when everything comes together, the result is something genuinely unique. It’s strange. It’s bold. And it’s unlike anything else in gaming.

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As a Kojima paglu and a longtime fan of Metal Gear Solid, playing Death Stranding felt like experiencing something truly different. It’s not the kind of game that will work for everyone, and I wouldn’t simply call it a masterpiece. Instead, it feels more like a piece of art strange, quiet, and thoughtful.

The game brings a unique perspective about connection, loneliness, and rebuilding a broken world. Its slow pacing and delivery gameplay can be divisive, but if you give it time, it can change the way you think about games and storytelling.

And visually, the Decima Engine absolutely cooked the landscapes, atmosphere, and details are stunning.

Not for everyone, but definitely worth playing. It might give you a completely different perspective.

Something new. Something truly unique.
Thank you, Kojima.