The eager public has long awaited additional details about Death Stranding. Fortunately, the director just offered a few more bits of information during a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival. In true Hideo Kojima fashion, the new tidbits are incredibly vague, offering little in the way of anything concrete. Still, some of his comments are well worth noting. According to someone who attended the panel, one of the more intriguing aspects of the discussion was Kojima?s talk concerning a prevalent theme in Death Stranding??connection.?
Resetera user Cerium sat in the audience for the panel, which also featured Norman Reedus. During the discussion, Kojima emphasized the significance of connection as a theme in Death Stranding, while employing the internet as a metaphor. This will become apparent in both the game?s story and gameplay; how exactly everything will come together remains unknown. However, the director did explain that though Death Stranding offers a single-player experience, everyone will be connected.
Kojima then went on to explore this idea further, questioning whether connecting and disconnecting are one and the same. Is it better to connect or disconnect" In broaching this topic, Kojima hopes players examine such themes in their own lives. European politics and dating are two of the examples he put forth.
The panel discussion veered into a few other directions, as well. For one, Kojima reaffirmed Death Stranding as an open-world game. In doing so, he briefly...