Nevertheless, if Death Stranding is anything to go by, gamers can expect a unique experience with the upcoming game. According to leaks from reputable sources, the game is a horror title called Overdose, and it will have players using their mobile phones. This isn’t the only project Kojima Productions is busy with, as there is also a Death Stranding sequel that is all but confirmed.
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Death Stranding and the Strand Genre
Death Stranding is one of the most important games in Kojima’s career. It came after Kojima departed from Konami, and the whole gaming world was eager to see whether the creative genius would be able to thrive independently. In the months leading up to Death Stranding’s release, Kojima managed to raise intrigue in the game by describing it in quite enigmatic ways. After interviews, gamers were often left with more questions than answers.
The first surprising revelation was that although Death Stranding features stealth elements it is not a stealth game. It is, as Kojima prefers to call it, a strand game. The strands Kojima is referring to are the connections that players make as they progress through the game. Although Death Stranding is not a multiplayer game, there are multiplayer elements that help gamers feel a connection to each other despite how lonely things can get. For instance, structures built in one world can show up in another player’s world. Hence, if you found it useful to lay a ladder down to cross a gorge, the next player might also find your ladder useful. Players can leave likes, letting others know they appreciate the things they’ve left behind.
Although Death Stranding is built on a novel idea, it could be argued that Kojima did talk it up a little too much, and that calling it an entirely new genre may have been stretching things. The multiplayer elements present in the game have been seen in prior games, including FromSoftware’s Dark Souls where players can affect the world of another player.
Is Project Overdose a New Genre?
During this year’s Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, Kojima revealed that his studio is busy developing an Xbox game and that the upcoming game will make use of Microsoft’s cloud technology. Naturally, this announcement caught the attention of the gaming world which has been clamoring for more details. According to industry insider Tom Henderson, the game is called Overdose and is a horror title that will feature Margaret Qualley who plays Mama in Death Stranding.
Although Kojima has been tight-lipped regarding the upcoming project, he has revealed that it is something he has wanted to make for years, although the technology has never been available to do it. In much the same way that he championed Death Stranding as a voyage into a new genre, he claims that the upcoming game will feel like an entirely new medium. If pulled off correctly, he believes it will revolutionize things “not just in the game industry, but in the movie industry as well.”
It will be some time before gamers see precisely what Kojima is working on, but he has successfully gotten his fans curious. Before the release of his Xbox game, players will likely receive Death Stranding’s sequel first. It appears that marketing for the game has already begun, as the eccentric creator has been leaving cryptic clues around for fans to find.
Death Stranding is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
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