Death Stranding is an action and exploration game in an open world exclusive to Sony (who will publish it). Presented during the E3 2016,it should be released during the year 2019
This is the first project of Hideo Kojima and his team following their departure from Konami. Faithful to himself and his particular communication strategy , the Japanese game designer has not disclosed for two years that bits of information on this new title.
His universe ndd his scenario remain in the shadows for the moment, with the exception of what could be deduced from the various trailers broadcast so far. The player will control Sam, a hero on the screen by Norman Reedus, who seems to be a very special messenger - without really knowing the nature of his work or his cargo. One thing is for sure, both are related to the most fantastic part of the Death Stranding story. There is first this strange rain, the Timefall, which makes everything it touches age. There are invisible, but deadly, interdimensional creatures that leave large handprints on their way, and those mysterious oil-filled black cords with which they are endowed. There is the role of this baby, encapsulated in a strange device, obviously able to detect the invisible entities.
For the moment, the way in which all this is articulated within the Death Stranding scenario remains an enigma, and only the players' theories offer potential explanations. Hideo Kojima nonetheless clarified that his play would deal with the opposition between life and death and one can imagine that the existence of these two worlds, and the hero's ability to pass from one to the other, are heart of the plot.
In form, Death Stranding should present itself as a third-person action game with a certain amount of exploration in an open world (whether in nature or in urban environments). We saw a weapon in the hands of Sam in one of the trailers, revealing clashes, while another trailer has unveiled a stealth passage clearly modeled on what Kojima has already done in Metal Gear . Snake's dad also announced that he wanted to revisit the concept of death and game over in his game, since whatever happens, the consequences of your actions will not be erased after a failure.
Kojima nevertheless conceded that, if his game was very solo oriented, he would still understand a multi mode he wants different from what is done elsewhere. His goal will be to bring the players together rather than forcing them to fight each other - thus picking up the ideas of the Japanese writer Kôbô Abe on the rope and the stick. To finish, know that the game will feature a three-star cast, illustrating the love of Hideo Kojima for cinema and series. In addition to Norman Reedus, Death Stranding will also host Mads Mikkelsen, Guillermo del Toro, Léa Seydoux and Lindsay Wagner.
There’s no definite release date just yet, despite Kojima having told fans during the 2016 Tokyo Game Show that Death Stranding would be out before 2019.In an interview with Dengeki PlayStation at the end of 2017, Kojima said that development of the game was going well: “Development on Death Stranding is going well enough that [Sony Interactive Entertainment] told us, ‘We have never before seen a game being created at such a fast pace.’ We are planning an announcement that will further surprise everyone in 2018.”A preemptive listing on Amazon UK put the release date as March 29, which came and went. A 2019 release still seems possible, though we've had no official confirmation of when to expect it.In addition, Kojima revealed that the voice actor strikes in 2018 held up development as he was unable to record with Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen during that period – delaying recording for the game.