But it has high production values so high that you just become mesmerised by the stunning scenery and brilliant music. It’s a game that’s dreadfully boring at times, a game with a story that never pays off. Ultimately though, Death Stranding is what it is, and no amount of beautification can change that. Many players won’t really care for the cosmetics it provides, however. And those extra bells and whistle I mentioned? Well, there’s a photo mode that is likely to get a lot of use – Death Stranding‘s scenery truly is breathtaking – and you also get some Half-Life crossover content, which is neat if you’re really into Half-Life, I guess. And so ultimately, Death Stranding on PC looks and plays better than ever before. Unfortunately in-engine story scenes are locked at 60fps, but credit where credit is due, at least that’s double what they were on PS4. It just makes the world so much richer and more detailed. The truth is though, that all Death Stranding needs to truly shine on PC is native 4K (or DLSS Quality) and high frame rate support. You can change the usual things such as shadow resolution, model detail and how much memory is used for streaming etc., but anisotropic filtering can’t be set in-game, and ray tracing hasn’t been implemented. Those who have no aspirations to run it at 4K will find that even a modest gaming PC can run it better than PS4 at 1080p.Īdmittedly, there aren’t all that many graphics options. On the DLSS Performance setting, even an RTX 2060 is enough to play the game at 4K 60fps, which is outstanding. And if you’ve got an Nvidia RTX graphics card, DLSS 2.0 can be used to boost framerates and image quality. That’s not the case on PC, where those with the hardware to do so can run it natively at that resolution. While PS4 Pro gamers could enjoy Death Stranding at 4K, it was done so via trickery. And it also has some additional bells and whistles to sweeten the deal. This isn’t your quick and easy port that exists simply to make a quick bit of cash from a new audience this is Kojima Productions showcasing its debut title in its best possible light. Well, Death Stranding is now available on PC, and its biggest strength has just got even better. Death Stranding looked great on PS4, and its soundtrack was just magnificent. There’s one thing about it that still lingers in my mind, however: its presentation. The fact you’ll have certainly never played anything like it means you should at least try it at some point. It’s a game with great highs and deep, laborious lows, but it’s just so unique. But it could have easily been higher or lower. When I reviewed it on PS4 last year, I awarded it a 6/10. Never before has a game left me so conflicted as Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding.
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