Death Stranding
Death Strandingis a truly bizarre game filled to the brim with some of the weird things experienced in any medium of entertainment . Babies in glass tubes that help you see invisible devil and rain that makes you age are just the tip of the iceberg inHideo Kojima’snewest project . And yet , the thing that unceasingly kept me weirded out the most was the teemingness of product position found in almost every nook and cranny ofDeath Stranding .
This is n’t a nictitation - and - miss - it coming into court for some of these good either , as they ’re build in to the very fabric ofDeath Stranding . The most salient example of this are the Monster Energy drinks that Sam Porter Bridges ( Norman Reedus ) carries around on his individual throughout the entire secret plan . Out and about and get wear upon ? Have Sam slam an Monster Energy en route to regroup and uphold his journeying to unite America .
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Of naturally , Monster Energy cans are also part of the interactable decor that embellish Sam ’s secret quartern whenever he has some down fourth dimension in between bringing . verity be told , we ’re not entirely sure what the liquid is that BB is swimming in , but it would n’t be surprising to encounter out that it ’s Monster Energy fluid . Seriously , the energy drink is far and aside the most conspicuously placed product in the game . There ’s just no escaping it . Even the sunglasses ascertain in - game are from J.F. Rey , and Sam ’s outwear is brandedACRONYM(who made aDeath StrandingJ1A - GT Jacket for Kojima ) .
Other example ofproduct placementare less jarring . framework of Kojima Productions ' mascot , Ludens , are scattered throughout the game , although the one gamers will see the most is a charm attached to the BB pod . There are other reference of a Ludens Nendoroid ( a chibi - like brand figure ) , while collectibles like soundtrack for other game such asGod of Warare present and accounted for . These make a petty more sensation in compare , and they do n’t finger anywhere near as hamfisted in their implementation .
Now , it ’s open that Hideo Kojima and his game are heavily inspire by actual - world film , so much so thatKojima Productions will make motion picture in the future . Films have product placement all the clock time , and it ’s not unheard of to see those marketing manoeuvre extended to games . Even then , these fell in the face of how motion-picture show use them . For example , Iron Man may drink a Coca - Cola once , but it ’s not the ONLY matter he consumes and it ’s not a core focus for the character . moreover , Tony Stark is n’t ever interpret standing next to posters or quid for other projects starring Robert Downey Jr. and that ’s because it completely take out spectator from the experience .
Hideo Kojima ’s team run to create this monolithic and immersive world inDeath Stranding , and the story ( as out - there as it may be ) feels like a breath of fresh tune , so it ’s unfortunate to be rip out of the narrative and setting every clip Sam needs to recover energy or enter the shower . In that light , the ware placement is even more bizarre than the tubed fetuses or any of the other plot breaker point in the game .
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Death Strandinglaunches for PS4 on November 8 , 2019 . It will alsoarrive on PC in Summer 2020 .
