Death Stranding - Review on PlayStation
| BASIC INFORMATION ON THE GAME |
Developer Kojima Productions
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment
Death Stranding is an open-world third-person action-adventure game developed by independent game studio Kojima Productions. here you will find adventure, a sea of battles, survival, and an intriguing non-linear plot ...
The game takes place in the near apocalyptic future, in which the planet was almost destroyed by some kind of cataclysm. Here the world is literally split into pieces, cities now live in an isolated state behind high walls and belong only to themselves, ghostly monsters are everywhere, destroying everything in their path, and the planet is also subjected to the rains of time, drops of which make everything age very quickly.
| GAME ENGINE |
The game is based on Decima, a game engine developed by Guerrilla Games, released on November 15, 2013. It houses the tools and features for building AI, physics, logic, and worlds in development on it, as well as 4K and HDR compatibility. It is best known for its use in Killzone: Shadow Fall, Until Dawn, RIGS: Mechanized Combat League and Horizon Zero Dawn, as well as the upcoming game Death Stranding.
On December 3, 2016, during the PlayStation Experience, Hideo Kojima announced his studio's partnership with Guerrilla Games. Under the terms of the partnership, Kojima Productions received the engine to develop their Death Stranding project without any contractual obligations.
At the same time, the name of the engine was announced - "Decima". The name was chosen from an island on the Japanese coast of Dejima, where a Dutch trading post was located in the 17th century. For a long time, the Netherlands was the only country allowed to trade with Japan. In this way, "Decima" reflects the collaboration between the Japanese and Dutch studios.
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
Death Stranding occupies exactly 48 gigabytes on the hard drive of the console.
The content size of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro versions is identical.
| CONTROL |
Control settings are involved in one menu:
As we can see, these settings relate to special features of the gameplay.
| SETTINGS |
In the graphics settings of the PlayStation 4, we have two sub-items: changing the brightness and the HDR rendering mode.
Well, then let's see how the game differs between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.
| COMPARISON PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro |
In this case, we are comparing PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.
Of course, the graphics on the PlayStation 4 Pro are better, but not by much, and the standard PlayStation 4 remains only slightly from it. Below is our comparative video review directly in the gameplay ( be sure to watch in 4K mode! ):
| HDR OFF/ON COMPARISON |
In this section, we have presented comparisons of picture quality with HDR on and off through still photography.
Of course, photography automatically adjusts the brightness and its increase when HDR is turned on negates it, but more realistic color reproduction and clarity of dark areas are noticeable even with minimal consideration.
| OVERALL VISUAL GAME EXPERIENCE |
Death Stranding game is very ambiguous and not suitable for everyone in terms of gameplay - the plot is great in it, but not everyone likes routine and monotonous gameplay. But as for the visual plan, the game engine - Horizon Zero Dawn has done its job and the game looks very attractive:
When choosing a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 4 Pro platform, it all depends on preferences and the available TV.
| GAME PROCESS |
Well, below are the first hour on the PlayStation 4 Pro console itself :
Flaws:
- the game is not suitable for everyone
Advantages:
- great graphics
- deep and extraordinary plot
| Article rating 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 77% [11 Votes] | PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 4 Pro 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 73% [10 Votes] |