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Francisco Dominguez

"I almost gave up": Hideo Kojima on looking into the abyss, Death Stranding 2's Australian setting, working with his idols, and connecting with koalas

Hideo Kojima speaking at Sydney Film Festival about Death Stranding 2.

The run-up to Death Stranding 2: On The Beach has proven an age-old adage: you never know what to expect from a Hideo Kojima game. Watching gaming's best known auteur give a perfectly passable koala impression, it seems you never know what to expect from a Hideo Kojima interview either.

Kojima is at Sydney Film Festival, imitating a marsupial bark, because of Australia's prominent role in Death Stranding 2 – joining Mexico as one of the main locations for an action-packed freaky cargo delivery sequel about the perils of connection. But what led Kojima Productions to take Sam Porter's walkabout Down Under after his continental treks across the US and Iceland?

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