Death Stranding 2: On the Beach It was seen in an extended new trailer, in its path by leaving more questions than answers as usual in the Kojima Hideo Games. Yes ok Death Stranding: Director’s Cut It presented a very reminiscent sector to the franchise Metal Gear Solidthe new trailer of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach It makes it clear that the Japanese director has not forgotten his son left behind in Konami's offices. Of course we are not talking about a 'crossover' between Kojima Productions and Konami Digital Entertainment, given the null relations between both parties. Death Stranding 2 It is formed with direct references ambiguous enough – to not cause legal trouble – but recognizable by fans of the Kojima history.
A new character presented to Death Stranding 2: On the Beach under the name of Neil and played by the Italian actor Luca Marinelliwho also carries a bandana in the best style of Solid Snake, does not deny his enormous physical resemblance to the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid and son of the war criminal and alleged legendary soldier, Big Boss. Neil has a dark past with the Bridges organization present in Death Stranding and his future sequel. It is impossible not to see Solid Snake reflected in that character, but no, that is not solid snake!
In 2020, Kojima himself affirmed That the actor Luca Marinelli would be a perfect choice to play Solid Snake, if the Italian decided one day to carry the bandana of the best soldier of the 21st century. Following the realization of his fantasy by having actors of good name in his recent games, this would explain why he decided to work with Marinelli to Death Stranding 2 And especially why he gave a military aspect to his image that he remembers the original snake so much.
No less important, Neil's character is surrounded by soldiers, similar to Mads Mikkelsen's character in the first game, Clifford Unger. If it is an alternate version of Cliff or Neil, it is a post -minute entity that has pending issues to be completed, it would not be poetically wrong in the case of Metal Gear Solid. We are not going to remember the tortuous days in the Kojima vs Konami fight and the entire novel of his divorce. Nor will we justify the Japanese author for decisions taken to close Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painbecause for anyone it is a secret that the game sinned by ambition, was halfway and delivered all its load to the tedious repetition of episodic missions.
The farewell of Metal Gear Solid Parte de which.
Another reference to Metal Gear Solid in Death Stranding 2 Even more direct, it can be seen in the brief scene in which Heartman takes control of the submersible DHV Magellan, merging it with a gigantic entity of tar to face other titanic creatures. This “Magallanes Man” practically has the head of Metal Gear Rex and was designed by Yoji Shinkawa, the same artist of Metal Gear Solid and its sequelae, eternal collaborator of Kojima. You can also feel vibes of Pacific RimGuillermo's movie of the Toro de 'Kaiju' against 'Jaegers', who in turn lent his image to the character Deadman in the first Death Stranding And he is Kojima's friend.
The fights between “wicks” are not alien to Kojima, then Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots He made a tribute to Shadow Moses in which Metal Gear Rex (controlled by Old Snake) and Metal Gear Ray (piloted by Liquid Ocelot) beat themselves in a final fight … at least before the true final fight for fists. Games like Bayonetta 3 They also take advantage of this inspiration Tokusatsu / 'Kaiju' to put its protagonists to fight in titanic fights and raise the level scales a bit. The eikons of Final Fantasy XVI They are other of these examples.
It is very likely that despite Kojima's impossibility to name his past creations in Death Stranding 2these are forms of catharsis or to continue duel for a franchise in which he no longer has any voice or vote. If it is healthy or not, it remains at the discretion of the players.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach It will be launched for PS5 on June 26it also has collection editions presented in this note.
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