At first you’re like "bro i’m just delivering packages??" and 5 hours later you’re hiking across mountains, fighting invisible ghost things and emotionally attached to a floating baby in a jar.

Gameplay is slow but in a weirdly satisfying way. It’s basically chill walking until it suddenly isn’t and everything is trying to ruin your delivery. Story is insanely well written and just straight up incredible. confusing, dramatic, sometimes you’re like “what is happening” but somehow it still hits.

Not for everyone but if it clicks, it really clicks.
ALSO Mads Mikkelsen, Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux? goated casting fr

Before I played this game, I kept hearing the same thing:

"It's just a walking simulator."

Then I played it.

Turns out, walking was exactly what I needed.

There was something incredibly calming about focusing on one delivery at a time, one destination at a time. While the world around me was chaotic, this game quietly reminded me that every journey begins with simply taking the next step.

I didn't spend much time exploring every corner of the map. My journey was mostly linear, and somehow that felt right. Every delivery had a purpose, and so did every step.

The asynchronous online system surprised me the most. Every ladder, rope, bridge, or shelter another player left behind made me feel like someone I'd never meet had simply said, "I know this part is difficult. Here, let me help."

For someone who's gone through difficult seasons in life, that meant more than I expected.

By the time the credits rolled, I didn't feel like I had finished a game.

I felt like I had learned something.

Unlike Night City, which always makes me want to go back, Death Stranding feels different. It feels like a journey I needed to take, and one that prepared me for the next chapter.

I can't wait to play Death Stranding 2.

Keep on keeping on.

an outSTRANDING game!