![]() Back then, my colleague described its world as “alien” in his review. This feeling of weirdness around the game was more pronounced upon its release in November 2019. Of course, a cast does not make a movie (or a game, in this case), but in Death Stranding, their acting expertise shows, even for a game that is categorically as weird as Death Stranding. So with Death Stranding, which features a star-studded cast with actors like Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux and Mads Mikkelsen (to name a few), Hideo Kojima might have gotten closer than ever to blurring the lines between a movie and video game director when it comes to describing himself. This is most notable in his signature Metal Gear Solid series which blended expansive storylines, professional voice acting, cinematic shots with novel gaming mechanics (stealth in this case). Thus he brought his trademark contribution to video games, that of merging cinematic approaches with video games. As such, it doesn’t come as a surprise to learn that he actually wanted to become a movie director but since it was hard to breakout in this competitive industry, he pivoted to the then-infantile, yet promising, gaming industry. In fact, his Twitter bio reads: “70% of my body is made of movies”. His tweets and retweets are full of the movies he saw, directors and actors he met or is following. Kojima is a video game director unashamed to show his love for the filmmaking industry and reflects this in his creations. ![]() Understanding Death Stranding requires understanding the game’s director, Hideo Kojima.
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