Hideo Kojima revealed that the number of surprise names included in the Death Stranding 2 project he is working on is much higher than the first game. Kojima stated that the cameo characters that attracted great attention in the first game will also be in the sequel, and that this time there was a significant increase in numbers. It was learned that the Kojima Productions team had to turn down some applications due to the high number of names that wanted to be included in the game. These statements give clues about how many surprises we will encounter in the new game.
“There’s No Room Left” in the Studio, Hideo Kojima’s Cameo Statement
Hideo Kojima stated in a statement he made at a program he attended that the studio was literally overflowing due to the interest in Death Stranding 2. Kojima stated that the number of people scanned for the game exceeded expectations, “We had to reject half of the applicants because there were no more places” He said. It was learned that the studio scanned many well-known names and included them in the game during this process.
According to Kojima, it takes about 15 minutes to digitally scan each character. During this time, not only the visual data of the players, but also in some cases their voice recordings were taken. So there will be many familiar names in the game that will appear not only with their appearances but also with their voices. The vast majority of these characters In the role of “Prepper” It became clear that it would happen.
Success in the First Game Carries Over to the Second
The first Death Stranding game also featured many surprise cameos. Along with names like Conan O'Brien, Sam Lake, and Edgar Wright, famous actors like Margaret Qualley, Mads Mikkelsen, and Guillermo del Toro played the main characters. It seems certain that the second game will take this success even further.
Kojima has yet to give any clues about which famous names will appear in Death Stranding 2. Kojima stated that he wanted players to discover these surprises during the game, thus making the element of curiosity an important part of the game. It seems that gamers will try to guess this list until the release day.
