After Mona Sax and Max Payne finally let their passion blossom into something meaningful, Max is asked a telling question about what he wants just before they pounce upon each other. This follows an incredible delivery by James McCaffrey as he talks about all the things Max wants, ranging from a glass of whiskey to wishing that his wife and child would come back. It ends with a poignant line stating that, in that moment, what he wanted the most was Mona and nothing e
With Death Stranding , _ Kojima Productions made a point of setting the game in a ruinous future version of the United States of America, but the America depicted in the game bears little resemblance to the real-world country, though this does not lessen the game’s message or its impact. Where the actual USA is about 3,000 miles across from coast-to-coast, the map of America in _Death Stranding is estimated at roughly 200 to 500 miles from end to end. Prior to the game’s release, some theorized Death Stranding would be set in Iceland. The environment of Death Stranding certainly seemed to support the theory, with its prevalence of cliffs, black sand, moss, and lava rock formations. There are very few trees to be seen, and no conventional wildlife roams the land, making the game look very different from America’s geography - all of which is by des
Considered a classic and still regarded as one of the best games ever made , the sinister AI Shodan still sends ripples down the spine of anyone who has played the game. Declaring her intent to enslave and conquer mankind, Shodan’s emotionless poetic flair to undo mankind draws parallels to Oppenheimer’s ‘Now I am become death’ spe
The team was very surprised when NASA announced its discovery of the Trappist-1 system as the algorithm they created had produced an almost identical system (with all 7 Earth-like planets) within the game that was somewhat close to the coordinates of the actual system. The team had to rename their system of cou
In 2022, Kojima announced that his studio is busy with an Xbox game that will utilize Microsoft's Xbox cloud technology . He has shown great enthusiasm for the project, and he claims it is something he has wanted to do for a long time, though the necessary technology was never available. According to Kojima, the game will feel like an entirely new medium, and if pulled off correctly, it could revolutionize things “not just in the game industry, but in the movie industry as well.” With no title announced or even a reveal trailer, gamers will likely only see the game after the release of Death Stranding 2 , though this doesn't mean that there won't be more information about the game in 2
At The Game Awards 2022, Kojima Productions confirmed that Death Stranding 2 is on the way. The reveal trailer features Sam Bridges, although he looks much older . Fragile also makes an appearance, and she is seen rescuing what seems to be an infant version of Lou. A large machine is shown emerging from an expansive body of water, and this suggests that the upcoming game may be taking gamers underwater. According to Kojima, he had written much of the story, but changed everything following the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps most interestingly, while Death Stranding was all about building connections, Death Stranding 2 seems to be focused on interrogating the dangers that come with making those connecti
One motivation the AI in Metal Gear Solid 2 provides is that the digitization of its 2011 setting promotes frivolous information, harming society's collective knowledge. When everyone has a platform and there is an endless choice of what information to consume, trivial things have as much reach as significant or tragic events. This has now become a reality as social media promotes an ever-present 24-hour news cycle, whereby things move on and off of a carousel of information so those who disseminate information can maintain relevance. In some ways, MGS2 foresaw this trend that was precipitated by the move of news to online platfo
While the landscape of Death Stranding 2 News Stranding looks nothing like the America we know today, the changes are mostly explained by Death Stranding’s Timefall phenomenon, apart from the smaller scope of the map. After the titular incident called the Death Stranding took place, the barrier between the world of the living and the dead weakened. Timefall was one of the accompanying symptoms, a form of rain that causes whatever it falls on to age rapidly. In gameplay terms, Timefall can erode the integrity of Sam’s containers, which imperils the cargo within them. The Timefall could also be the reason for the absence of animals in Death Stranding’s America as well as the changes to the landscape. Porters wear protective gear to avoid Timefall aging them prematurely, a process that shapes the backstory of the character of Fragile and her vendetta against Hi
Since his departure from Konami, Hideo Kojima has been flourishing with his studio Kojima Productions . Through Death Stranding , he demonstrated that he is capable of shaking up the industry while working independently, but Hideo Kojima isn't done creating just yet. There are quite a few projects the studio is busy with, and while none of them are likely to release in 2023, gamers will almost certainly find out more about these projects this y