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Death Stranding, Vol. 1

The Official Novelization

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The first volume of the official novelization of the best-selling and award-winning video game Death Stranding, created by legendary game creator Hideo Kojima

Mysterious explosions have rocked the planet, setting off a series of supernatural phenomena known as the Death Stranding. Spectral creatures that devour the living have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction, causing countries to fall and survivors to scatter and live in pockets of isolation.

Sam Porter Bridges, the legendary porter with the ability to return from the world of the dead, has been entrusted with a critical mission by the President of the United Cities of America. He must journey across this ravaged landscape crawling with otherworldly threats to reconnect cities and people and rebuild America one step at a time.

©2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Created and developed by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Apocalyptic Fiction
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You have to get use to the voice of lector. This book is more focused on the story from the game. So it doesn’t contains lone man and journey vibe like game but it makes me feel better understanding the lore and story. It makes your connection even better :). If you loved the game you should hear this book. I do recommend putting game soundtrack in the background.

Bringing back memories

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Great book. Now on to the second one. The audiobook speeds up the slower aspects of the game and keeps the interest to the narrative.

A deeper look into the world of death stranding

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It’s a great listen, a nice way of revisiting this story without the 100+ replaying the game. Thanks Kojima, for all the great (very crazy) stories.

For fans of the game!

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For those that have played the game (or seen any of the trailers), it becomes immediately obvious that the narrator - or the narrative director - had never heard any of the original voices, and didn't do much effort to find out what the characters should sound like.

The result is a very faithful novelization which is spoiled by its narration. Oftentimes the intonation is completely different which changes the way characters are perceived. The characters all sound really bland and slooooow, with only a change in pitch to differentiate them. A character like Higgs is supposed to sound witty, but instead he's portrayed with a stereotypical deep menacing voice, which doesn't fit the author's intent at all, and all other characters are similarly misrepresented to different degrees.

A very faithful novelization spoiled by it's narration

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The story is great and it’s a decent adaptation, however the Narrated doesn’t do a good job recreating the personalities and cadences of the characters in the game. A lot is lost, characters like Deadman and Higgs just don’t feel like a faithful recreation. If you havnt played the game then you’ll enjoy this more I reckon.

Better for those who havnt played the game!

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