A trailer that makes fans cheer loudly and yet somehow only raises new questions? Curtain up for Hideo Kojima’s latest work
Sam Porter Bridges is back! He looks good, a little aged, but that can happen quickly in the mysterious world of Death Stranding 2. Since the Sony State of Play we now know: The game will be released in 2025, according to the trailer it should look extremely chic and is already making fans break out in jubilation.
Oh yes, and of course the babies are back at the start. But otherwise? It’s Death Stranding, what do you expect? Lots of question marks, lots of hints, lots of mindfuck – exactly what fans love about Hideo Kojima’s games.
You can watch around ten minutes of gameplay here:
Psychopaths, babies and a brittle doll
As already mentioned, not much is really known about the plot even after the trailer. We get to see a variety of familiar and new characters. At the beginning, we see how a figure covered in a black mass is rescued by Fragile, who is already known from the previous trailer (and has not aged after all?).
Then we see Sam again. Shortly afterwards, he devotes himself to his favorite pastime: hiking. This time, however, he’s no longer traveling back and forth between the United Cities of America… well, somewhere else. And he also has a baby strapped to him again. He is also accompanied by a very chubby wooden doll, which loudly declares that it does not want to hang on to his backside.
Have we forgotten something? Oh yes: a psychopath (is that Higgs?), who looks like a cross between Heath Ledger’s Joker and a member of the KISS band, wants to do some really nasty things. He also has a baby – but a dead one? As you can see, we’re busy speculating, just like the fans on the internet
The fans are out of their minds
The fans are not only puzzling, but above all cheering. Let’s collect a few reactions from Reddit and YouTube to reflect the current mood among death stranders:
What the hell is going on here? Lmao I love it!
My emotions! MY EMOTIONS!!!
Only Kojima can make a 10-minute trailer that leaves you with more questions than you had before.
Our favorite comment, however, is the following one. A fan sums up the trailer perfectly. He even has the honor of concluding this article:
A flamboyant psychopath brought back to life as a cyborg battles a cyborg-ninja-like mecha possessed by a dead baby with a railgun equipped electric guitar.
What do you think of Death Stranding 2? Were you as blown away by the new gameplay trailer as many other fans on the internet? Or have you already given up in the face of the convoluted story involving babies, shadow creatures and black mud? Did you play, enjoy and understand the prequel? Let us know in the comments!
