Hideo Kojima shares rare "pre‑COVID" look at Death Stranding 2, before the "storyline was revised" to change Sam's business casual look

Sam Porter Bridges flexes for the camera in Death Stranding 2.

Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima just revealed what I never knew was possible: the post-apocalyptic game's destroyed version of Australia is compatible with plush turtleneck sweaters. Kojima proves it with an early look at the Death Stranding 2 art book, currently available for pre-order.

Kojima posts photos of his new book sample in a February 13 post on Twitter, showing off incredible early designs for people like Sam, Death Stranding 2's most-valued delivery boy, and phenomena like "tarfalls," which Kojima seems to have first imagined as huge, sticky hills of spilled ink. Then, he gives us a glimpse of Sam and ally Fragile in what he calls a "pre‑COVID setting."