20 Great Games That Still Get Unjustified Hate

When Death Stranding came out, the game was almost immediately the subject of critique due to its convoluted and pretentious writing, tedious gameplay, and Kojima's controversial response to the backlash from his American audience.

Years later, we see the climate surrounding the game change as people begin to see the actual genius behind the gameplay, but there are still critics who blindly consider Death Stranding to suck.

While games these days bombard you with objectives and events to artificially boost your dopamine, Death Stranding is a much more laid-back experience. You have the goal of delivering goods between settlements, but you're also completely free to decide how you do it: how many things you will bring with you and which route you'll take.

The game rewards you for thinking strategically and preparing yourself for the journey, and if you play like this, you will find the game a lot more enjoyable.

Not to mention, these days, the game's world feels genuinely fun to explore thanks to the multiplayer feature that allows players to leave structures for other couriers to make their journey easier.

All in all, Death Stranding and its sequel are a breath of fresh air among modern titles engineered to be as artificially addicting as possible.