Some select people outside of those working on Hideo Kojima’s next gameDeath Strandinghave been able to go hands-on with the game, with the latest being film director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Vogt-Roberts, who has seemingly become closer to Kojima over the past few years as he sits at the helm of the upcomingMetal Gear Solidmovie, is one of those lucky few to see Kojima’s mysterious new game. He tweeted his reaction saying that the game is a “miracle.”
Death Stranding, which is Kojima’s first game sincehis ugly split from Konamiand theMetal Gear Solidfranchise, looks to be pure Kojima according to Vogt-Robert’s tweet:
For reference, the Shinkawa mentioned in the tweet is Yoji Shinkawa, who is the third person in the photo. Shinkawa is Kojima’s longtime art director, whose signature art style is synonymous with all of Kojima’s games includingMetal Gear SolidandZone of the Enders.
While Vogt-Robert’s enthusiasm over the project is undeniable, there are still very little details to go on about what exactly the game is. In an interview just recently released by Metro,Death Strandingstar Norman Reedus remarked thateven the game’s trailers so far have yet to fully explainwhat the game even is. He added thatDeath Strandingis “crazy complicated” and “so far out in the future” with its concept.
Besides Vogt-Roberts and Reedus, developers at Guerrilla Games were shown two hours of gameplay ofDeath Strandingby Kojima recently. That is no doubt due to the fact thatDeath Strandingis running off Guerilla’s Decima engine (which powered fellow PlayStation-exclusiveHorizon: Zero Dawn). Although the game is in a showable state, developers at Kojima Productions say thatDeath Strandingis not done yet, so its release date remains a mystery.
