Kojima Explains Death Stranding Gameplay and Lore

Hideo Kojima on what happens when your character dies, "Timefall," and that ubiquitous baby.

[zivtheawesome]

game sounds so awesome! can't wait for the gameplay

[Gazondaily]

Sounds amazing. This has the potential to be Kojima's best. Absolutely loved the latest trailer. I reckon Kojima has DMT in his cereal

[Gazondaily]

It'll run on my Pro though :)

Tears of joy

[UltraNova]

Kojima is my kind of twisted mastermind. I love they way his brain works. Bring it on Kojima I'm so ready.

Here's a fun question for you guys:

Who can suggest a movie or two that is closer to Kojima's brain process? In other words which movie/s feels like it could have been made by Kojima?

Off topic: I' ve got to hand it to you Septic, the moment you post a comment, especially a sincere/honest one, the whole thread goes to shit...haha, thumps up!(Movie suggestion?)

[DarkOcelet]

@ultranova

Any David Lynch movie. I feel like Eraserhead could be something he makes.

[UltraNova]

DarkOcelet,

The guy behind Mulholland Dr.! Sold I'll be sure to watch it then, thanks!

[medman]

I'm kind of hoping Death Stranding is a launch title for PS5.

[Nyxus]

Quite a few new details, nice! It all sounds very intriguing.

[UCForce]

About Death Stranding trailer that we saw 3 days ago, we don’t what it is, but Sam who play by Norman Reedus said about “next explosions”. I might think he referred to Big Bang theory.

[gangsta_red]

I was thinking it might be The Big Bang Theory too, I think this is confirmed with the cameo appearances of Leanord and Sheldon.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

The Big Bang wasn’t an explosion though. It was the rapid expansion of all space.

[Eonjay]

@343_Guilty_Spark I think you mean inflation.

The last I checked, the term Big Bang is kinda like a place holder because no one really know what the Big Bang was, just that it was the beginning in classical terms. When I say classical terms I mean pertaining to our understanding of the universe and things like time.

[mkis007]

Red

Booo

[morganfell]

But we are all the Big Bang...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[KillBill]

@Eonjay - you must not have checked like... at all then? https://academic.oup.com/as...

[Perjoss]

"the crowd erupted"
crowds don't actually erupt either.
Metaphors and stuff.

[trooper_]

Yeah, I'm very interested in what he does with this.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

@Eonjay

The Big Bang wasn’t an explosion though. It was the rapid expansion of all space.

@Eonjay

We know what it wasn’t. It was not an explosion in any sense of the word.

https://www.britannica.com/...

[Eonjay]

Exactly.

[EricLane]

That's what she said!

[rainslacker]

@343

That is the prevailing theory right now, however, I think you're looking at it too scientifically, as opposed to metaphorically. Kojima does enjoy his metaphor, and using a generally accepted idea and twisting it to his needs is what he does best.

[Jinger]

Kojima blurs the line between mad man and genius

[Elda]

I get what you're trying to convey.

[Jinger]

Some geniuses can be considered a little crazy. I mean just look at these Death Stranding trailers... They are freaking nuts, but we all know Kojima is a genius.

Glad you got what I was saying instead of just downvoting for no reason haha

“There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.”
― Oscar Levant

[sprinterboy]

Great interview

[Gardenia]

Still not sure what this means. If you quick save you start a few seconds from the point where you died. But in Death Stranding you start right after you died. Does this mean if you die in a boss fight and come back you can't fight the boss anymore? Doesn't seem like a good idea. But maybe it's very different from other games, who knows

[TengHu]

No it just means you get to fight the boss from the point you died. You're reading too much into it. It's as if you tripped and fell, and got right back up. I don't think any game time would actually pass.

[Gardenia]

@TengHu

That is how every game works. Kojima is talking about something different, or so he says

[bolimekurac]

omg this is going to be the greatest game ever, have no clue what its about but its going to be the best game ever made

[G20WLY]

And that's so funny and original. Bravo.👏

[bolimekurac]

i try i try.lol

[TheKingKratos]

You fail,you fail lol

[agent4532]

I agree, Kojima san knows how to make videogame masterpieces. From Metal Gear (one of the rare gaming franchises that not only advanced the series story and visuals but managed to change the gameplay mechanics, design, location, atmosphere, sound and music for each entry in the series [Playing MGS5 is completely different from playing MGS4 which was a huge departure from MGS 3]). The Zone of the Enders great series

[Skankinruby]

I was sitting 20 feet away from him at this interview, dudes were getting on their knees and bowing to him like a god lol

[balance2theforce]

Wow LOL pretty sad if you are telling the truth. *smh*

[FyBy]

Great new info! Im not Kojima fan but I’m more than interested in Death Stranding!

[cfc83]

Big bang isn't a theory. It's a fact.

[Damthatsword]

i love how ppl disliked your comment. alas, the differences between facts and beliefs are, facts dont need your likes and opinions to remain true.

[G20WLY]

😲 Did you learn nothing at 'Sunday school'??! 🙏

[Goldby]

It's a theory as there is no concrete evidence that it is exactly what happened. There's no 1st hand experience as we (ludens ;)) came into existence much later.

Fact is something that have proof behind it that can be recreated. While it is closer to fact than say a giant omnipresent dude with a god complex telling us what to do simply because we can put our understanding of elements and their reactions towards one another towards a logical point

[Whatever234]

Scientific theory means fact in scientific language ,fact.

[Eonjay]

Big bang may be a fact but what use is a fact that can't be explained. It's like an answer but we don't know the question.

[G20WLY]

I agree, but it is based on science and the knowledge mankind has garnered so far, as opposed to...well, with respect, stories.

[rainslacker]

It started as a theory, and it is still referred to as one, because that's how everyone knows it. But since they don't know what caused the BBT, it's still technically a theory. All we seemingly understand is what the aftereffect of the "bang" was, not the cause, or what came before, along with many other things.

There's also the theory that space/time wasn't the same as we know it now during those few moments after, and before the bang, so it's possible that what we recognize as expansion(or the big bang), is not the same as our understanding of space.

In any case, while most evidence does point to it being highly probably about what happened, there is actually no concrete proof that it did. Thus, it remains a theory.

[FreddyFazbear]

Exactly, My mind is boggled since when did this became a fact?? There is no evidence only intelligent guesses hypothesis and assumptions. We cannot even travel space properly and yet say BBT is fact?? Such nonsense. Gravity is fact because you can prove it. The universe has no evidence yet. People need common sense.

[FreddyFazbear]

What?? When did the science committee of the world agreed to say this is a Fact?? we cant even travel to space yet and you say man knows how the universe was made?? I didnt know Scientist already know the universe. What basis and evidence?? Jeez you dont need to have Einstein level IQ to say we dont know shit about the universe. only intellectual guesses but still an assumption nonetheless. An assumption is not a fact.

[ravinash]

It would be a sad day when man thinks they know everything and then stops research.

[Golden_Mud]

Well it's an assumption that is based on given empirical evidence. It may be wrong, but until proven otherwise, it's fact.

Also, the scientific theory of the big bang isn't as it is widely understood, it isn't a bang in the sense of an explosion. It is rather the rapid expansion of the universe, in a short time interval, from an extremely dense point that just happened to exist. How it existed is not known until this day.

[rainslacker]

@IHassounah

Assumptions based on observable or theorized evidence is exactly what a theory is.

It is certainly well accepted that TBB is what happened, but the nature of what caused it, and what came before, and even the few moments right after(less than a second or so), are still unknown.

Since this stuff can't be explained, it can only be theorized what it was that caused the creation of the universe....thus, a theory.

Unfortunately, there is no real way to test the theory, although there are efforts at the atom colliders which tries to show something similar which can extrapolate a new theory to explain TBB.

[RuleNumber5]

Ubi baby!

[4K_HDR]

PS5 launch title here, boys and gals. I bet Kojima won't finish the game until next-gen consoles hit us hard.

[FreddyFazbear]

LOL, Afraid because another spectacular exclusive is not coming to xbone x?? XD

[4K_HDR]

Nope, have both consoles - XOX and PS4 Pro ;)

[agent4532]

He is not afraid, the PS4 Pro was not powerful enough to run Space Kerbal Program, City Skylines, and Ark survival evolved. A $800.00 gaming PC can run this game very easily. Right now game developers refused to utilize the full force of a gaming PC:

NVIDIA Gameworks
Tessellation
Facial animation
FOV

It amazes me that modders have visually improved vanilla games like GTA V (modded version looks photorealistic) or fallout 4.

[agent4532]

I agree the PS4 Pro won't be able to run this game properly but a gaming PC can easily run this game. That is a $800.00 gaming PC hooked to a tv set 😸

[FreddyFazbear]

Duh?? Everyone knows PC is the Best for Specs. But Too Bad Sony exclusives will not come to PC even the world ends. Death stranding is made using Decima Engine. The engine that runs Until dawn, Killzone shadowfall and horizon zero dawn. Yep keep fantasizing about this game on PC because thats the closest you will get. And Why the hell did PC fit into this? Why bring up the PC when its not even getting the game. Nice try

[andibandit]

@FreddyFazBear

"Why bring up the PC when its not even getting the game. Nice try"

Yet you dragged xbox into this with no quarrels. Nice try

[FreddyFazbear]

@andibandit
I said its not coming to the xbone since its the direct competitor of PS4 and another douche like you gets nonsensical by saying it will be good on PC but too bad its not coming. Nice try once again on whatever your motives in your comments. If it makes you feel better by being a douch.

[andibandit]

@FreddyFazbear

"LOL, Afraid because another spectacular exclusive is not coming to xbone x?? XD" <---------HERE is where you dragged the xbox into it, even tho the one you replied to was talking about PC, for whatever reasons of his own.

maybe you should learn to read properly, and if you you are going to call people names, at least spell the offensive word correctly.

[JKSimmons]

Sounds more and more awesome each time I hear about it.

[CrimzonRazor]

This will be another kojima game with another utterly stupid nonsense story.

[Gatsu]

You just dont understand them.

[CrimzonRazor]

no they are just stupid with poor writing

[agent4532]

No a very engaging story.

[WonderboyIII]

He should be making movies. He is obsessed with presentation and visuals. As a gamer, only gameplay makes or breaks a game. Visuals were a big thing when FMV was a big thing in the past. With todays GPU powers, most cutscenes look better rendered real time. It even makes games future proof if render your FMV real time. I was playing Castlevania LOS recently on PC and the cutscenes looks ugly playing at 4K. LOS is a great game if you haven't played it. Kojima needs to show gameplay. I am not buying into this hype train unless he starts showing gamers the game's gameplay.

[rainslacker]

His game typically have good game play though.

[CrimzonRazor]

They have so so gameplay and total crap nonsense story

[OB1Biker]

I mean did you read the interview. He ll show game play when he thinks the time is right. To be fair a lot of the details given are impacting the game play mechanics and all of it sounds original and interesting. Not sure why you focus on the visuals.

[Gatsu]

MGSV has the best stealth gameplay ever... Kojima knows how to make amazing gameplay if you didnt know.

[agent4532]

I disagree except for MGS 4 which was more cinematic than actual gameplay. I need to play MGS5. MGS3 show a wide variety of gameplay mechanics from cqc, healing via patching solid snake using bandages, herbs, ointments, etc., to adding fatigue and starvation. Snake not eating left him unable to aim properly, pass out , or blurry vision. Zone of the enders from flying, shooting, evading, robot hand to hand combat.... My point is, Kojima San (the greatest game developer ever) delivers on gameplay mechanics. MGS4 is the exception

[CorndogBurglar]

So it sounds like you can't really die. Like the first Prey game. You die. Go to an alternate plane or reality, then go back to your body and continue from where you died.

Games like that bother me. Its like there's no real stakes. You know you will never have a game over screen and have to try again. No real incentive to try and stay alive.

[CrimzonRazor]

Very few games have any stakes at all, a few roguelike games is it.

[agent4532]

LoL is just trying to make the game more realistic. Really game over screen what is this the 90s. He is right, the game over or you died screen scenario has not changed. There are stakes to games that when you died you lose your gear and weapons. Dark Souls may be one of those games.

[AspiringProGenji]

MS. We got 4K. Why won’t you die?

Sony: Nanomachines, Son! They respond to any PR BS trauma

[Sitdown]

So in conclusion, your take away from this article is that you needed to talk about Microsoft? Ooookay.

[FreddyFazbear]

Because MS PR and its fans wont stop bragging about "True power" "True 4k", and yet they cannot showcase any exclusive that will take "Advantage" of the hardware. Agree or not Exclusives are better than Multiplats because they are optimized for the system its made on and not thinking about other platforms thats why exclusives always looks better than multiplats. Even AC origins im not much impressed by it. Whats the use of Bragging hardware when you only have slightly better looking multiplats?? Resolution=/=Better graphics. because by that logic minecraft 4k looks better than Uncharted 4 1080p

[maybelovehate]

Article basically boiled down to him saying they are still trying to make the engine work. Not a great sign.

[WelkinCole]

Its crazy how people still don't trust him.

Death Stranding is going to be another MGS1 moment.

[TheOttomatic91]

I still think the gameplay will be identical or similar to MGSV (which was GOTY of 2015) but this time Kojima has the opportunity to go even more crazy with the story and lore since its a brand new IP.

[Retroman]

Skip this......... Kevin James is Dead?? WTF? how did that happened mysterious ?? You guys better wake the FK up wants really going on in Life. now days in Reality is not happening what we expecting . Please don't be blind!! of what the media telling you.

[agent4532]

Is this game coming to PC like MGS5 😀

[LP-Eleven]

No.

[Emme]

Jeeez, all that sounds mighty pompuous and pretentious.In the end its gonna be shoot, kill and sneak with fancy names.

[MrVodka69]

Take that Konami suck it. Cant wait for this game

[PurpHerbison]

Definitely interested at this point. Nice to have someone taking risks in the realm of video games again. Seems like it will be a very unique and immersive experience.

[windblowsagain]

Anything has to be better the MGS. So overrated.

[TorpeAlex]

I kind of don't want it to be explained until I play it. Kojima is the kind of writer whose concepts are actually improved by the presentation in-game.