Every Death Stranding 2 trailer feels like a fever-dream short film you’d see at some obscure film festival with a name you can’t pronounce — but would you really have it any other way? Auteur Hideo Kojima’s trademark brand of bizarreness and excess is what’s made him so universally beloved, and it’s not one of his games without cryptic imagery, commentary on the military-industrial complex, and a heaping helping of references to past work. That last point is particularly interesting for the new Death Stranding 2 trailer, as it seems like the game won’t just make reference to Kojima’s iconic history with Metal Gear — but could use it for a surprising layer of meta-commentary.
The massive new ten-minute trailer for Death Stranding 2 has a lot to digest — from a bigger focus on action set pieces to vital lore drops and returning characters. But by far the most interesting aspect is a brand-new character that’s the focal point of much of the trailer. We only know the character’s name is Neil right now, and he’s played by Italian actor Luca Marinelli — who Kojima once said would be the perfect Solid Snake in a movie (that’ll be important soon).
