The baby is a big mystery. The Death Stranding has essentially. Obviously, the voidout kills everybody within range, including Sam. This is a subreddit for the fans of Hideo Kojima's action video game, Death Stranding, developed by Kojima Productions. Also, the role of the babies is still pretty obscure. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The cause and reason of this phenomenon is still unknown. The special representation of a person that has been "stranded" are the entwining black strands that circle up into the sky. Also, giant BTs and boss BTs can't be killed this way. Since that world is a reflection of ours, it explains the presence of WW2-era soldiers and machinery, even though Mads Mikkelsen's equipment looks more like 21st century. is plausible: since the chiral world is the world of death, the only way to access it is to be dead (as a soul). the world of "death," a person has to have died to go there. The water in plays a huge part in the game. A void-out is triggered. It's probable that Goldy and Mads are controlling them, but what if when we are in "purgatory" and looking for "materials" to escape, we are in that state looking for humans or entities to consume to go back to the real world? However, I believe that this requires a very specific type of death. He has also said that this is where the camera goes into a "first-person" mode, where the player. "Purgatory" is defined as (in Roman Catholic doctrine). I think that in the purgatory scenes we will play as the baby in first-person mode. Similarly, in the game purgatory. Maybe del Toro's baby is the same one that Sam carries, but I don't know how del Toro got his hands on it. world; his body remains on Earth. I believe that these are actually the trapped souls in the chiral world. Death Stranding is the first game from Kojima Productions, a studio founded by legendary game developer Hideo Kojima. (Found this out when I got a little bit over-confident while BT hunting.) suggest watching his video on the subject. Remember to crouch! -The hand monsters are not actually present in our world. Maybe they can see the chirals because they're not completely "born" yet? The game was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, and by 505 Games for Windows. The level of which the chiral world seeps into ours depends. As the colossal chiral monster appears, The Bridges crew member knows that he cannot. Because the definition of the word "chiral" is "asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not, superimposable." This is an example of a large amount of "seepage" of the chiral world into ours. We see it in almost every trailer: the timefall, black water rising, etc. He will. Timefall, for example, is, rain from the other world that speeds up time in our world. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the DeathStranding community. Trailer 2 depicts a war, with skeleton soldiers and tanks and planes (also some slimey creatures on the tank and planes leaking black fluids in the air). Death Stranding fans will also be happy to see one example of how the game's strange concepts tie-in to its gameplay. The first three statements are about the same bang. These creatures are a result of two worlds colliding, and every human that dies must immediately be properly disposed or will eventually become BTs … This. A person has to die at the hands of one of the chiral beings. The game is set in the United States following a cataclysmic … We get out of Sam's body and perhaps use some sort of strands to collect items and then we must swim back inside Sam through the mouth. The Death Stranding ending comes with a twist, and involves Sam uncovering why he has been deeply connected to Clifford Unger's paranormal appearances.While Sam initially believes it is because the BB unit he is using was the son of Clifford, it actually turns out to be more complicated than that - Sam is actually Clifford's baby, having been saved by Amelie after … In trailer 3 (The. https://img.purch.com/w/660/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zcGFjZS5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2kvMDAwLzAwMC8xMzIvb3JpZ2luYWwvMDkwNzEwLW1vb24tZm9vdHByaW50LTAyLmpwZw==, https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/155776591525107844/E4DA3EA9C172F180A7257EBC8AA105955E3A7470/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside%7C637%3A358&composite-to=*,*%7C637%3A358&background-color=black, In addition to this, we see more indications that Ludens is underwater; particles swirl around him as if submerged in a body of water, and being carried, around by currents. With the "bang" of the Death Stranding event came the BTs, ghost-like figures that haunt the players at certain points of the story or whenever Sam comes across "timefall," which is rain that rapidly ages anything it comes into contact with. That's an interesting take on a potential death mechanic, cool idea! Rather, because they're in the chiral world (opposite), and hands are chiral, we see their handprints. of Earth. Some characters are naturally predisposed to adapt better. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the DeathStranding community. Such Bridges allies include D… This makes sense. Hear me out: We've toyed around with the idea of "Kojima should Direct" a long, long time ago and to be honest I had completely forgotten that Kojima has wrestled with including literary subtext in to his work (mainly due to the limitations of technology). The game was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, and by 505 Games for Windows. The game seems to be more forgiving when you don't have BB with you. And what about their relationship with the rebirth mechanic? What this specific team is doing is transporting the bodies that have been, stranded somewhere. This, discrepancy allows her to see chiral beings, while Sam cannot. This will come into play later. How do … They have to go to purgatory and/or the, chiral world. Nice job, I did a post a while ago about my version of how the death stranding event happened, might be quite a few new people on this sub so reposted below https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/8ob2e4/my_rambling_story_theory/?st=JMYN4MR0&sh=4a12ccac. caused the "merging" of these two, leading to strange events as seen throughout the trailers. - What are the handprints on Sam's body? We know that humans cannot do anything "productive" (combat the beings, reclaim the lost souls, etc) from Earth. One gradually floats up to the surface of the water, and emerges in the chiral world. In a Reddit post, he revealed a few tidbits about his upcoming game. In trailer 3, we see the baby going into Sam. But fear not. -TMITGM uses gold mask; gold (or material that looks like gold) is useful for accessing the energy of the souls trapped in the chiral world. The handprints on Sam's body are marked each time he "dies". If that sounds long it's because it is, with the Death Stranding … seems feasible. Then, the trailer changes, we see Ludens on the moon, and the logo comes up - this part is unrelated to the game, and it's just a part of announcing the. I've linked two images down below. As the water level slowly rises, he comes and does the (Go) motion, after immediately which the. Maybe that could be a twist; we think we are just collecting misc items, or eating those bug things in order to return, but in reality we are consuming life from the real world. In trailer 1, -TMITGM's influence on the chiral world is seen in trailer 3. DOOMS, or the "chiral allergy," is a determinant of this. The mask is seen, to be pulsing with an electricity; I believe this is the mask absorbing the chiral energy. Essentially, a being from one world cannot interact with the other directly, I don't think that the two worlds merged to a certain, static level. - I'm still not exactly sure about what trailer 2 is. So maybe they are in the middle of these two dimensions? Since it is strongly implied that the game is set in the future, this. "Once there as an explosion, a bang which gave birth to time and space... Once there as an explosion, a bang which set a planet spinning in that space... Once there as an explosion, a bang which gave rise to life as we know it. TMITGM then expells this energy in the form of the gigantic. Death Stranding is a game about carrying cargo over long, treacherous distances. That's clearly implied on the TGA 2017 trailer. Because nature. I have written my complete theory on the game below. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/8ob2e4/my_rambling_story_theory/?st=JMYN4MR0&sh=4a12ccac. We enter first-person mode, collect any resources, and go back to Sam's body on the ocean floor to "respawn", We see the words "Corpse Disposal" on Sam and his colleagues' Bridges suits. This character will be played by Mads Mikkelson (Hannibal, Doctor Strange), and is regarded as the “direct opposition” to Sam. as humans are trying to "bridge" the gap between Earth and other worlds. If the BT appears in front of you, hold your breath and go back the way you came. It’s a clever work of interactive-narrative originality. So, the level of "seepage" of the alien world into ours is changing. Hmmm. they are able to directly manipulate the monsters. This event also supernatural entities such as BTs and Timefall occur across America. We see one appear on his chest when he dies in trailer 3, in the purgatory. Following its announcement at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016 conference, the game was widely discussed for being the first production by Kojima since his controversial departure from the Japanese entertainment company Konami. According to my interpretation, purgatory is the only direct access from one world to the other. If you know what i mean. If you are standing, BTs will chase you even if you're holding your breath. So, essentially, there will be a part in the game where Sam becomes Ludens, and we will travel to purgatory and maybe even into the chiral world to fight. ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT ME TO ADD, FEEL FREE TO ASK!! The fourth one is the Death Stranding. all of the floating bodies we see in the ocean are the "souls" or "spirits" of the people who died in the voidout. 4 Difficulty Modes In Death Stranding Though there are no confirmed details on how to change difficulty in the game, it has been confirmed that there will be 4 difficulty settings - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, and Hard. Thanks! It is the equivalent of the "Game, over - retry?" For example, let's look at moving from our world to the chiral world. His soul doesn't, for some reason, seem to float up to the chiral world. This is referred to as "purgatory" by Kojima. This is a subreddit for the fans of Hideo Kojima's action video game, Death Stranding, developed by Kojima Productions. Early on, you’ll do this on foot. Haha unfortunately not, I've covered many topics and would appreciate a full read through (if you have the time, of course). This is very reminiscent of trailer 3, where in the underwater purgatory. This is a subreddit for the fans of Hideo Kojima's action video game, Death Stranding, developed by Kojima Productions. under any circumstance, be "eaten" by the monster. Death Stranding Ending Explained. logo. However, in one of the trailers we do get to see him use an ability that allows him to contro… This could indicate that times don't run equally in ours and theirs - the chiral, As one cannot directly "shake hands" with the corresponding chiral world, they cannot fully access it; only characters like TMITGM, can access it, but not fully (and with the help with certain materials, I will talk about this later). Death Stranding is an action game developed by Kojima Productions.It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Konami in 2015. Death Stranding points to the cataclysmic event where explosion called Voidout numerously erupted across the continent, effectively destroying the nation & most its population. scene in traditional games. Without BB (this requires a bit of luck/patience): Wear headphones to better determine BT location, Watch for the slowdown when you reach the BT zone within the timefall, Stop completely if you need to catch your breath/determine the location of BTs from sound, Lower-pitched "groan/roar": hold breath, search for cord-cutting prompt (if you're not confident about where the BT is, there's a chance it'll come to you if you let go of R1 for a second). This is why, in the Kojima Productions Logo Trailer, we see the Ludens character initially walking on what appears to be a seabed; we see, the footprints of the boot mark the ground as if it was made up of sand. While your main character can’t die, he … Hideo Kojima’s long-anticipated game, Death Stranding, is out the PlayStation 4 on November 8th. However, due to some sort of accident. Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima's first big open-world game following his public departure from Konami and the Metal Gear Solid franchise. He works for an organization named Bridges, headed by Die-Hardman (Tommie Earl Jenkins), which also employs several allies he encounters throughout his journey. The third marked the beginning of life. Post-Death Stranding, there exist two worlds: our world, and the chiral world - one which is fundamentally opposite to ours; ours is the world of Life, while the chiral world is the world of Death. superimposable." I'm sure the game has so much more that I have no idea about, so no need to feel disappointed yet! The image below cannot show the full nature of what I mean, it's best to watch the specific part of the trailer; I've put it down there, https://coubsecure-s.akamaihd.net/get/b16/p/coub/simple/cw_timeline_pic/05aeceaf06d/7139656fde6240e54f971/big_1469721859_image.jpg. I CAN EDIT IT IN. This is a subreddit for the fans of Hideo Kojima's action video game, Death Stranding, developed by Kojima Productions. Maybe by dying too much, Sam will be full of handprints, and it will be some kind of "game over" state. The game is planned for a timed exclusive released … The game was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, and by 505 Games for Windows. Alternatively, just walk directly toward where you need to go. What Sam says about the bangs... seems pretty clear to me that there are only two bangs. Maybe Sam and the baby have bonded somehow, maybe the baby chose to hide inside Sam's body for protection after they were attacked by the ghosts in the TGA 2017 trailer. His soul isn't at rest, because it's trapped in the chiral. Essentially. The Death Stranding has essentially. Death Stranding doesn’t have a full pacifist route in the Undertale sense. 159k. Idk if this makes sense or holds any significance, but your theory brought up this thought. will be able to collect different items and "respawn" again. don a new outfit and "evolve" to be Ludens - the mascot of Kojima Productions. We see that the souls are naked - as is Sam. water level starts to rise at an accelerated rate. What has happened now, is that the person that has died and "transcended" to the other world has been "stranded" in death. If you haven't, I would strongly. caused the "merging" of these two, leading to strange events as seen throughout the trailers. dimension experiment gone awry” I’ll be hella disappointed. It was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 in November 2019 and by 505 Games for Windows in July 2020.. the wrong world was accessed in an uncontrollable manner. Some Tips and Tricks I Wish I Knew Earlier in Death Stranding for the PS4!#DeathStranding #tips Early on, you’ll do this on … Odradek aimed at a direction but not flapping: normal movement (you can even run), Odradek starts flapping: slow down, crouch and walk toward BT, Odradek flapping rapidly: hold breath, continue crouch walking toward BT, Odradek spinning: continue holding breath and move in same direction until you get the prompt to cut the cord (you will definitely be detected if you stop holding your breath), After cord-cutting animation: check for another cord-cutting prompt, Note: your breath gauge will refill completely when you cut a BT cord, you can also collect crystals without alerting BTs (afaik). Instead, I think that we assume the, role of his soul in the purgatory scene. Yeah, trailer 2 seems the one that's unlike the others. For example, it is seen through the fourth trailer (E3 2018), that Lea Seydoux's character has a higher level than Sam's character. So many questions. Water also acts as the gateway between the two worlds themselves, Another thing to notice is that the higher the water level, the more "seepage" of the chiral world in ours. The second was the creation. A chiral monster (tentacles) then sweeps past, taking the soul of the human that has died; the monster collects souls of humans. It has merged to such an extent, that. Death Stranding endings explained. Alex fully explains Death Stranding's Ending, Story and as many mysteries as possible! I think it shows the chiral world being in chaos. Probably Mads is searching for the baby that del Toro is carrying around. We see one appear on his chest when he dies in trailer 3, in the purgatory. The biggest threat in the world of Death Stranding are voidouts, massive explosions caused by the death of normal people. Before reading, please keep in mind that this is, based on repeated viewings of the trailers, my, take on the story. Sam is a little bit "special" in this regard. The motive of such investigation may be lack of certain resources on our future planet, etc. The private sector of the government that was involved with this was named "Bridges." I would strongly suggest watching the logo trailer again, so that you notice all of the things I have written. As seen in, the latest trailer, the MITGM thrusts his golden mask down into the ground, where the very tormented looking souls circle around him. What are the handprints on Sam's body? We’re going to breakdown the Death Stranding ending from Episode 11 onward and explain everything up to Episode 14. a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven." and wage a war against the chiral beings. for direct comparison. Death Stranding Episode 13: Sam Strand is a story-heavy Episode that is part of the game's ending, and follows on from Episode 12 and the … Before the Death Stranding event, the US government had been tampering with black holes and access, to other dimensions. THE FIRST time you see the "Delivery completed" screen, it flips … Press J to jump to the feed. I believe that all of this was put in the first half of the trailer specifically to hint about the story of DS. We have lots of coverage explaining what the game actually is, but everyday gamers are still intrigued by … However, i don't think that black holes or experiments have anything to do with the death stranding, because Sam is describing it as an explosion, but the first three explosions were way beyond human control, so i'm more inclined to believe that the last explosion will be, once again, something that just "happened". Death Stranding’s story is nonsense, yet somehow, this huge PlayStation 4 release is a great game. Press J to jump to the feed. instead of footprints. I presume Sam got the baby's powers by having it inside him and doesn't need the robotic, shoulder-mounted light anymore to see the "ghosts". The game was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, and by 505 Games for Windows. The voidout also causes the water level, which was just at knee-length, to suddenly overflow and rise immensely (ocean levels). This was the fourth explosion - the Death Stranding. And then, came the next explosion... an explosion that will be our last. A not thought-out idea, but just a thought: I, personally, don't know why the 'stranded' souls, in their black misty chiral form would be attacking people in the real world. ", Reading into this, it seems like the first explosion is the Big Bang. This is a subreddit for the fans of Hideo Kojima's action video game, Death Stranding, developed by Kojima Productions. I've gotten the cord-cutting prompt a few times without ever holding my breath. YouTuber YongYea did a fantastic job of explaining this concept. So, how does a being "move", from one world to the other? -The order of the trailers, according to my interpretation, is: 3, 4, 1. The game, which releases on November 8, will have asynchronous multiplayer where fans can help each other survive the odds. Now that fans have had a chance to play through Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding, here is an explanation of the ending and what it may really mean. The actual dead bodies are on the ground. For example, we see that as influence of the chiral world increases, as when the giant chiral monster appears, gravity gets, reversed. on some factors. Since the chiral world is. Bodies that have been stranded, as mentioned above, can be seen with the entwining strands (this can act as a waypoint in game, from, Eventually, in late game, Sam will find a way to combat the chiral beings, bring back the lost souls, and "reclaim" the world, one step at a time. Prediction: the higher your level of DOOMS, the more you can, interact with beings from the chiral world; both TMITGM and Mads Mikkelsen, I think, have such a high level of dooms, that. I feel very strongly about what I have written, but that doesn't mean I'm claiming, Starting off, I think it's important to understand what the Death Stranding is. I think that was completely intended with the UI. So here's a step by step when you have BB and when you don't. Sam Bridges dies early in Death Stranding.Within the first hour or so, he's sent on a mission to deliver a corpse to an incinerator facility to make sure it doesn't "necrotize," Death Stranding's word to define the way that corpses now attract BTs and cause massive explosions if they're allowed to fully dissolve into tar.The mission doesn't go as planned, introduces Higgs … Death Stranding guide: Order evaluation and porter grade stars, explained New, 1 comment Understand what the five points of the star next to your porter grade measure The last indication is the giant whale (or sea creature) that swims past Ludens. And for that reason the aliens took the baby from Sam (this has been teased by the cross-shaped scar on Sam's belly, shown in the first trailer). It was a good read, nice job! He tries shooting himself, misses, and then tries to stab himself to death. At certain points and triggers, the chiral world merges more with our world, and thus causes the forces of nature to screw up. Because the definition of the word "chiral" is "asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not. The game was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, and by 505 Games for Windows. Death Stranding is a little like an acid trip — you can try to explain it with words, but only having the experience for yourself can really convey what it’s like. As he is not the main character, not nearly as much is known about him. Death Stranding is an upcoming video game by developer Hideo Kojima. This doesn't work, and he does get eaten. I'm not sure about 2. Death Stranding’s trailer and release date also came with questions. we see whales and such swimming around. This observation was initially made by someone else on the subreddit (I don't remember who). After playing post-apocalyptic mailman for so long, you don’t want to be let down by the ending - here’s what it all means. r/DeathStranding. I'm pretty sure that's where it's headed, but I don't think that's going to be the meat of the story. A seabed is made up of sand, and the moon isn't. I'm still not exactly sure about what trailer 2 is. In Toby Fox’s cult-hit indie RPG, choosing not to kill the monsters you encounter allows them to … Even in the context of the rest of Kojima's resume, Death Stranding isn't about to make it easier on anybody as to what exactly is going on. Death Stranding is a confusing game. It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out how to consistently sneak up on BTs. Death Stranding stars Sam (Norman Reedus), a reputed deliveryman on an expedition across the continental United Cities, following in the footsteps of UCA president-to-be Amelie (Emily O'Brien). If the BT appears to your side, hold your breath and keep going straight and circle back to cut the cord after it stops searching. Nice writeup but honestly if it becomes yet another “black hole alt. Today Hideo Kojima brought lots of Death Stranding tidbits and footage to Gamescom, including magical pee and more backstory on the game's mysterious fetus baby-tanks. the water from one world appears to be "black goo" in the opposite world.