4/5 ★ – DirtyDan's review of Death Stranding: Director's Cut.

I’m so glad I gave DS another try I didn’t vibe with this the first time around. I was gonna force myself through because the trailers for DS 2 looked so good but what I "forced myself through" was an incredibly weird unique game. Classic Kojima. Some of the stuff that didn’t work for me was the first half story wasn’t that interesting. The snow deliveries and some of the combat encounters can be frustrating. Death Stranding truly is about connecting people not only the characters in game but also players as well. The first Strand type game was very unique. Constantly using and finding different structures to help you with delivery’s made this game keep getting better and better. Constant gameplay improvements throughout. BT encounters are intense and the bosses are awesome! Story was confusing, weird insane etc. I really enjoyed all the characters and their performances were fantastic. The second half of this story really takes off! There’s a point when you first get transported to the battlefield this story gets so weird and crazy. The final twist with Cliff and Sam was incredible I didn’t see it coming. I cannot wait to play Death Stranding 2!