Att Kojima tycker om att tackla det politiska landskapet med sina speltitlar är kanske inte någon nyhet i sig, men nu vet vi i alla fall med säkerhet att såväl Donald Trump som Brexit-historien har inspirerat den kreative japanen när det kom till skapandet av Death Stranding. I en pratstund med BBC Radio 1 berättande nämligen Hideo om hur idén med broar och murar blivit en stor del i spelets grundkoncept:
"Trump is building a wall and the UK is leaving the EU, in the game, we use bridges to connect things. But destroying those bridges can instantly turn them into walls. So bridges and walls are almost synonymous. That's one of the things I'd like players to think about in the game."
Spelproducenten fortsatte sedan med att prata om hur näthatet växt utom kontroll idag, och hur han vill få människor att tänka till när de kommunicerar med andra:
"The attacks and violence seen online these days is out of control. So I designed this for people to take a step back and by connecting, relearn how to be kind to others. After spending dozens of hours in the game you will come back to reality in the end. When you do, I want you to use what you learned in the game. Connecting is one of those things."
Avslutningsvis berättade Kojima hur han själv lätt kan känna sig ensam, och hur han hoppas att Death Stranding ska kunna knyta samma spelare som känner på ett liknade sätt:
"I'm very prone to loneliness. I think there are similar people around the world, especially gamers. Even though they're having fun with others outside when they are alone and playing video games in their living room they don't feel like they fit into society or their community. So when those people play this game they realize people like them exist all over the world. Knowing that even though I'm lonely, there are other people like me makes them feel at ease."
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