Gamescom: Death Stranding's Exposition Laden Briefing Trailer Leaks
Journey to the West.
When will publishers ever learn? Behind closed doors trailers at public conventions never work, because the footage always leaks – and in the worst bitrate imaginable at that. Death Stranding is the latest game to fall foul to the infamous potato cam, as someone at Gamescom 2019 recorded the release's “secret” PlayStation booth trailer.
This is heavy on exposition, and effectively sets the scene for the entire game. The protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges, encounters Amelie and Die Hardman, who inform him that he must take a journey West in order to effectively reconnect the so-called United Cities of America. Are you starting to pick up on the themes that Hideo Kojima is shooting for yet?
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