Postman Sam also has an off-road trike to get around if necessary. — Photos: Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment/dpa
BERLIN: Clumsy, monotonous, ingenious: These were common reactions to 2019’s Death Stranding by cult Japanese developer Hideo Kojima, who rose to world fame through the Metal Gear Solid series.
It was an idiosyncratic adventure set in a dark world of tomorrow, in which players delivered packages and fought monsters accompanied by a soundtrack of ambient pop. It wasn’t just a simple shoot-em-up, but often a test of patience.
