There is something cathartic about Death Stranding and its trademark delivery gameplay mechanic, such that shuttling various packages between post-apocalyptic shelters across harsh but beautiful terrains has been my go-to escape. But a few hours into the new Death Stranding Director’s Cut and developer Hideo Kojima -san has preserved the core experience, while elevating the fun. Aside from Reedus, the …
Once the realm of teenage boys and self-identified nerds, video games truly came into themselves as a mature art form in the 2010s. The best games of the past year encompass a variety of genres, and include a reimagined classic Soviet arcade game, an adventure game about a lovelorn woman, and a surreal existential drama. Death Stranding “Death Stranding” is …
Death Stranding is the latest game by acclaimed videogame director Hideo Kojima and his studio, Kojima Productions. It Requires a Lot of Balance Death Stranding, presently exclusive to the PlayStation 4 but coming to PC next summer, is as sprawling as the horizon that stretches before my player character, a man named Sam, played via motion capture by Norman Reedus. …