TLDR
For me it was 130 hours of entertaining awesome game play

Might not be the game play for everyone but if it's your thing you will love it. Combat is something I don't think ive seen before non lethal equipment and deterrent based combat and is very fun. Every “boss” or “encounter” is something you haven't seen before and pushes the wow factor on each one you experience.

Story legit made me cry which is embarrassing to admit. The only other game to make me cry was MGS snake eater, actually funny enough. The themes often has very heavy topic but can switch from dreary and hopeless to funny and inspiring.

I'd very much recommend this game. You will probably not get 130 hours out of it unless you compilation it like i tried but its very much worth the money

PS: runs great on steam deck

Now for full spoiler free review


Death stranding is a post apocalyptic delivery simulator where you play as Sam Porter Bridge. Sam ends up being given a task bigger than he has before reconnecting the United states and its population. By delivering life saving goods and connecting a network while the whole time fighting humans and the unknown beings plaguing the world

GAME PLAY

A good way to describe the experience playing this game would would be like American Truck Simulator mixed will the metal gear solid games funny enough but with way more direct engagement

II you don't think the gameplay looks cool or fun then dont play this game or just read my review then judge for yourself


DELIVERY

The Delivery game play is either.explore while you make the post possible routes.and using equipment to create clever shortcuts. Which ends up making for an extremely relaxing methodical game. To the opposite race of time and skill something similar to time trials. This goes into how the game perfectly throws curve balls in the gameplay that will make you have to reconsider how you approach deliveries. From “special Cargo” with different requirements to keep them safe to area challenges where the environment delivers location itself will be the change up. There are so many missions to do but not all are required but all will earn you something from your hard work.


COMBAT

The combat is very metal gear solid but not in the normal way guns are hug part of DS the whole without spoilers you can't normally kill enemies like in MGS butt das a big butt you can just destroy and beat the ♥♥♥♥ out of people without actually killing them and non lethal gun combat is a huge mechanic.


STORY : The games story is hard to put into short word but ill try. its a story about the sins of war, and connections life and death humans and communication and. the story is is very special and eccentric exploring supernatural elements. The story is not something that should be spoiled at all but from this review you should be able to get a good idea of what your getting.


CARRYING AND EQUIPMENT

This is the secret sauce of the game. the way you can tackle each delivery is almost always up to you how you want to go about dealing with it. You can only carry so much stuff on you by default just the way you are. The more you meet people and grow relationships you will get new equipment to assist you with delivery services in many way such as being able to carry more. With carrying more comes the trouble of balance and stability. You will need to scan your environment through your map to make sure you have the right delivery equipment to handle the job and the terrain.

Overall 130 hours is what I've spent playing this game. I even spent two hours writing this review. I think death stranding is a game you shouldn't sleep on.

TLDR For me it was 130 hours of entertaining awesome game play Might not be the game play for everyone but if it's your thing you will love it. Combat is something I don't think ive seen before non lethal equipment and deterrent based combat and is very fun. Every “boss” or “encounter” is something you haven't seen before and pushes the wow factor on each one you experience. Story legit made me cry which is embarrassing to admit. The only other game to make me cry was MGS snake eater, actually funny enough. The themes often has very heavy topic but can switch from dreary and hopeless to funny and inspiring. I'd very much recommend this game. You will probably not get 130 hours out of it unless you compilation it like i tried but its very much worth the money PS: runs great on steam deck Now for full spoiler free review Death stranding is a post apocalyptic delivery simulator where you play as Sam Porter Bridge. Sam ends up being given a task bigger than he has before reconnecting the United states and its population. By delivering life saving goods and connecting a network while the whole time fighting humans and the unknown beings plaguing the world GAME PLAY A good way to describe the experience playing this game would would be like American Truck Simulator mixed will the metal gear solid games funny enough but with way more direct engagement II you don't think the gameplay looks cool or fun then dont play this game or just read my review then judge for yourself DELIVERY The Delivery game play is either.explore while you make the post possible routes.and using equipment to create clever shortcuts. Which ends up making for an extremely relaxing methodical game. To the opposite race of time and skill something similar to time trials. This goes into how the game perfectly throws curve balls in the gameplay that will make you have to reconsider how you approach deliveries. From “special Cargo” with different requirements to keep them safe to area challenges where the environment delivers location itself will be the change up. There are so many missions to do but not all are required but all will earn you something from your hard work. COMBAT The combat is very metal gear solid but not in the normal way guns are hug part of DS the whole without spoilers you can't normally kill enemies like in MGS butt das a big butt you can just destroy and beat the shit out of people without actually killing them and non lethal gun combat is a huge mechanic. STORY : The games story is hard to put into short word but ill try. its a story about the sins of war, and connections life and death humans and communication and. the story is is very special and eccentric exploring supernatural elements. The story is not something that should be spoiled at all but from this review you should be able to get a good idea of what your getting. CARRYING AND EQUIPMENT This is the secret sauce of the game. the way you can tackle each delivery is almost always up to you how you want to go about dealing with it. You can only carry so much stuff on you by default just the way you are. The more you meet people and grow relationships you will get new equipment to assist you with delivery services in many way such as being able to carry more. With carrying more comes the trouble of balance and stability. You will need to scan your environment through your map to make sure you have the right delivery equipment to handle the job and the terrain. Overall 130 hours is what I've spent playing this game. I even spent two hours writing this review. I think death stranding is a game you shouldn't sleep on.