Review scores don’t work, and Death Stranding shows us why

Matt Edwards
Nov 5 · 6 min read

A game about helping Norman Reedus deliver parcels, aided by a baby in a tube, was never going to be simple to rate. By now, critics are lining up to cash in their thoughts on Death Stranding, and responses have been mixed. IGN gave it a 6.8 — notably less than its rating of NBA 2K20, a gambling sim that masquerades as a basketball game. Kotaku’s Heather Alexandra calls it a ‘fantastic

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