Death Stranding: 6 Reasons It Could Be FANTASTIC (And 5 It Could Be A Disaster)
4. A Nonsensical Story
Before you grab your torches and pitchforks, yes, I completely understand that cryptic storytelling is Kojima's bread and butter. Its what's made his work up to this point so vastly different and strange, including dense, movie-length cutscenes that provide reams of obscure lore and enigmatic mysteries.
However, there's something different about Death Stranding. Mads Mikkelson and even Kojima himself have admitted they have no idea what on earth it's about, and while to some fans that's exciting, to others it's slightly worrying. If we are to get engaged in this crazy, post-apocalyptic adventure about magical fetuses, fire-eyed skeletons, invisible monsters and Lea Seydoux with a suspiciously ineffective umbrella, we need to eventually have answers.
Granted, only time will tell if Kojima is preparing to be less opaque about what his crazy invention is all about, but there's every chance that many of Death Stranding's biggest mysteries won't receive overt answers. While his trailers have all been mind-bending, confusing odysseys and - by and large - people have enjoyed that theme, it doesn't mean we eventually don't want some official explanation for what everything means...