Death Stranding
The world eventually flummox an lengthy feel atDeath Strandingyesterday , and in the overeight - minute lagger , a bunch about what to wait from the plot was let out . Hideo Kojimais known for his advisedly obtuse storyline body structure and not much has changed in that regard , with each scene feeding into more confusion than agreement . One matter that fan got that we never had before , however , was a look at the actual gameplay , including the feedback loop that might be established forDeath Strandingand keep players returning to its dispirited , often terrify world .
demise Strandinghas been one of the most anticipated releases for the PS4 ever since it was first announce way back in 2016 . Since then , information has been difficult to get by , but Hideo Kojima ’s first labor after a messy split from Konami was always going to be ambitious , as the director has stated that he feel he has the support of his peers to pursue the kinds of projects he really want to . Death Strandingis also famous for the many celebrities involve in its production , which includesNorman Reedus , Mads Mikkelsen , and Guillermo del Toro , all of whom are friends of Kojima . For as much selective information about who was involved and how excited they all were about the game , though , yesterday cross out the first time concrete gameplay info aboutDeath Strandingreally came to light .
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Hideo Kojima himself introduce the poke with a brief description of the story behindDeath Stranding , which also hold away clues about how it ’s going to be play . Kojima stated the game is a " wholly unexampled character of activity game " that will task the players with reconnecting isolated cities . The game will also be about get in touch with other players around the Earth , although that aspect remains turbid , even with the new gameplay footage useable . Here ’s Kojima ’s tweet :
What We Know AboutDeath Stranding
Luckily , the gameplay trailer gives us more to go on . It ’s a third - person sci - fi activity biz that rivet around a huge explosion that causes rainfall to fall on the planet and eld everything it pertain , outside of plastic . Sam , Norman Reedus ' graphic symbol , navigates the world through the use of a plastic cause to protect himself and makes saving between survivor . The journey will voyage through a dynamic world map that player can habituate ladders and other devices to explore , and will focus on endurance as much as it does action . From the gameplay we saw , though , action will be useable too — between vehicular gameplay , gun combat , and the most amusive battle that see Sam swing his saving briefcase at foe .
Perhaps the most interesting ingredient that was on exhibit was what happens to Sam when he " dies . " Death is n’t the end for Sam inDeath Stranding . Instead , the game push players into a first - individual mode in a purgatory where it looks like Sam is search for his consistency . The purgatory area also seem to be where Mads Mikkelsen ’s character resides , or at least thrives in . Kojima has said that every death impacts the game ’s story , though , so players should still do their honest to avoid those pitfalls .
Overall , we have mode more to go on withDeath Stranding , and the secret plan is distinctly about the connection that Kojima fluff were more significant . There ’s a circle we do n’t know aboutDeath Stranding , but that ’s skilful — part of the game ’s appeal has been the whodunit surrounding its reference and gameplay . Now that fans have consider it in action , though , we expect plenty more info , especially sinceDeath Strandingremains one of the most importantPS4 exclusivesas the console hurtle towards the remainder of its lifespan .
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Source : Hideo Kojima / Twitter
