Hours after premiering a stunning trailer for his studio’s upcoming Death Stranding at the 2016 Game Awards, Hideo Kojima has taken to Twitter to share more information on the PS4 exclusive.
Firstly, Kojima confirmed that the main character featured in the game’s latest teaser, as expected, was portrayed by none other than legendary film director Guillermo del Toro, who he referred to as “my dearest friend”.
In typical Kojima fashion, the developer confirmed that Death Stranding’s latest trailer contained a whole manner of clues, foreshadowing and deliberate misdirection.
How did You like our new DEATH STRANDING teaser? There’re various hints(misleads) hidden so pls watch it to think as many time as you want. pic.twitter.com/6B8NzEDDxi
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) December 2, 2016
Kojima, who collected the prestigious 2016 Industry Icon Award at last night’s ceremony in Los Angeles, went on to discuss some of the game’s thematic concerns, whilst also paying tribute to Sony Interactive Entertainment, which is publishing the title.
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DEATH STRANDING theme’s about the strand that humans will lose in near future. Story,world,character,gameplay,all connected to the theme pic.twitter.com/G8GHSxoari— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) December 2, 2016
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Also the game development, our bonds to the people in SIE (dev, PR, casting team). pic.twitter.com/8rQsxBwZSz— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) December 2, 2016
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