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Should We Have Connected?

Paraphrase 2022-12
“Should We Have Connected?”
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Kojima had written the story of Death Stranding 2 before the pandemic, but after living through the pandemic he rewrote the whole story from scratch; the teaser trailer ends with the message Should We Have Connected?, which encapsulates the sequel’s rethinking of the idea of connection.

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Videogames Chronicle (remarks at The Game Awards 2022 and an interview with Natalie), 2022-12. View source ↗

“I had the story written before the pandemic, but after experiencing the pandemic I just rewrote the whole story from scratch. I also didn't want to predict any more future, so I rewrote it”; “At the end of the teaser trailer, a message that says 'Should We Have Connected?' That's the crux of what we're trying to articulate in the sequel”.

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