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The game's story has been likened to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even though the pandemic's effects weren't fully felt until months after its release. Protagonist Sam Bridges, portrayed by Norman Reedus , works as a "porter" who delivers goods and services to Americans, in particular connecting them via new networking technology. It's unsafe for anyone to leave their home due to the dangerous weather phenomenon called timefall, and fans have pointed out the way this bears a resemblance to lockdowns that much of the world was plunged i


The upcoming game appears to embrace a slightly new setting. Unlike the first game which had Sam outdoors at almost all times, Death Stranding 2 seems to embrace indoor environments much more. Fragile is seen sneaking down corridors and through vents, not unlike Snake in Metal Gear Solid . This is a direction that franchise seems to have been going in since the release of Death Stranding Director's Cut , which also features more indoor environme


Nevertheless, fans can expect to see Kojima continue his cryptic marketing campaign throughout 2023. Last year, he began teasing fans with posters featuring performers such as Shioli Kutsuna and Elle Fanning , though it is not yet known what role they will play. It is nearly impossible to predict what direction the enigmatic Death Stranding 2 marketing will go next. If gamers want to find out more, they should tune into Brain Structure , which is Kojima's podcast on Spot


The upcoming game isn't the only Death Stranding -related project Kojima Productions is busy with. There is also a Death Stranding movie in the works , which follows the trend of many recent IPs on PlayStation. The movie is being made in collaboration with Alex Lebovici, who is the executive producer of the movie Barbarian . Not much has been revealed about this movie, though Kojima claims it will be revolutionary. According to the auteur, "the Death Stranding movie is taking a direction that nobody has tried before with a movie adaptation of a game." He also claims that it is not a typical blockbuster film, but instead, it will be an arthouse mo


Thematically, the original Death Stranding focused on the bonds between people, how they've been made tense and even severed as a result of being cut off from the outside world. It's the basis for Sam to deliver in the first place. By the end of the game, though, you've done a pretty good job reestablishing America, though maybe that's not a good th


Kojima did speak at The Game Awards . Although he kept his lips zipped regarding what to expect from Death Stranding 2 , he did mention that he had written the game before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, after living through the pandemic, he decided to rewrite everyth


Death Stranding 2 news Stranding touches on more personal things like the fact that, even with communication, forming bonds and relationships is difficult for people who are physically separated. Sam suffers from aphenphosmphobia - fear of physical contact - as well as a condition that seems to cause scarring or bruising on contact. For many, this parallels a time when contact with loved ones was frightening for fear of transmitting COVID


Not only is there a vastness to the map size in Elden Ring , but there is no real motive or direction other than what the player makes of it. The enemies can be extremely hard to fight , and quests are obscured. As such, players need to figure out their own jour


Released in 2019, Death Stranding was the first game from Kojima Productions following Hideo Kojima's split from Konami . Both its gameplay and story were markedly different from Metal Gear Solid , moving to a post-apocalyptic walking simulator rather than a military sci-fi stealth game. Where MGS focused on political and militarist themes, Death Stranding was more concerned with human stories around themes of loneliness and ident


Death Stranding 2 has yet to receive a release date, and it would be unwise for gamers to expect the game to release this year. When gamers viewed character artist Frank Aliberti's ArtStation profile, they noticed that Death Stranding 2 was listed with a 2024 release date . His profile has since been changed. Though this is not conclusive proof of the game's release date, it does lend further evidence that Death Stranding 2 is far more likely to release next year than this y


Hideo Kojima and his team at Kojima Productions have become renowned for numerous games, from the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Death Stranding . Part of that fame is owed to the sometimes bizarre stories these games tell, full of so many twists and turns that it can become almost comical. However, the more interesting side to these stories isn't their overt narrative, but rather the deeper meanings they hold, with some of these themes predicting elements of real


From the reveal trailer of DS2, she's already set up to be a major presence once again. In fact, she's the core focus of the cover, too, with Sam only getting a brief appearance in the reveal. It's the perfect opportunity to let another character have the spotlight with Fragile, or even to let her be the second playable character alongside