Hideo Kojima Says Death Stranding 2 Is ‘Just OK,’ Promises Next Game Will Be More Realistic

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  • In a new interview, Kojima discusses his primary goal of achieving realism with the Death Stranding games.
  • With the first game, he couldn’t quite hit that mark, but he admits he wasn’t able to achieve it with the sequel either.
  • As such, he considers Death Stranding 2 just okay, but for the threequel, he wants to achieve a new level of realism.

Death Stranding 2 was everything you’d expect from Kojima — stranger, more unorthodox, and better overall.

While already a solid GOTY contender, the sequel didn’t hit the right mark for the creator himself. As per Kojima’s own words, he considers Death Stranding 2 just okay in hindsight, but promises to vastly improve with the threequel.

Why it matters: Death Stranding 2 is already near-perfect, but it’s great to see what standard Kojima has for his work. As such, expect Death Stranding 3 to hit a new high.

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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kojima discussed his goal to achieve realism with the Death Stranding games.

(I) really wanted them to make them look very natural in my game, and I did my best in (Death Stranding)

However, due to technological limitations at the time, this was impossible, but the outcome was still quite remarkable. With the sequel, however, Kojima is finally expected to reach that mark.

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For Death Stranding 2, Kojima mentions that they took extensive time to set up an AI machine learning rig and to scan digital facial models. Still, his own words suggest that even the second attempt wasn’t that successful.

Looking back (to Death Stranding 2), I think it’s okay. But my next project, I think I want to make it more realistic.

While Kojima himself doesn’t think that he has achieved realism, players feel otherwise. Whether it’s the environment or the characters, fans struggle to distinguish between the game and the real world.

In fact, some of them used in-game characters to bypass the UK age verification on online accounts.

Do you think that Kojima can reach the ceiling even higher with Death Stranding 3? Let us know in the comments below, or at the official Tech4Gamers Forums.

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