Announced at E3 2016[1], Death Stranding[2] is the first game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima after 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain[3] and a very public spat with that game’s publisher Konami. At E3 2018[4] we were treated to another trailer for the game. Featuring the talents of The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus, former Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen and Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro, here’s what you can expect when the game is finally out.
Gameplay and multiplayer
Death Stranding is a third-person open-world game with survival and online elements inspired by the likes of The Division[5] and Uncharted[6]. While little is known of its online gameplay, Kojima spoke of his wish to give gamers a way to be connected via these "strands," or elements that are different to the usual multiplayer teams. It features usable vehicles and a welcome level of customisation allowing you to tweak your clothing, equipment, and hairstyle to your liking. Dying in Death Stranding transports you to an area you explore in first-person (thanks to the unique abilities of the game’s protagonist Sam). This allows you to recover items and gear you may have lost on death. While most titles set you back to a point before dying, it borrows from the likes of Dark Souls[7] by putting you back in the game world after your death.
Timefall
There’s a weather system and environmental hazards such as timefall - a form of rain that makes whatever it hits age rapidly, and it makes a human body age and deteriorate in a matter of seconds. Furthermore, the E3 2018 trailer showed off that some...