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Kojima Embraces 90 Metacritic Score and Warns of AI Reliance on World Strand Tour 2

The London stop of the tour served as a platform for Kojima to honor his team’s pandemic resilience

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Overview

  • Death Stranding 2’s Metacritic score of 90 was embraced by Hideo Kojima during the June 30 London event of the World Strand Tour 2
  • He lamented that fans unearthed Easter eggs on social media within days and acknowledged retweeting spoilers himself
  • Kojima praised Kojima Productions’ perseverance through near-cancellation during the pandemic and vowed never to let go again
  • The director criticized his phone’s AI assistant and argued the game champions real-world coincidences over algorithm-driven lives
  • Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the London event underscored Kojima’s blend of cinematic spectacle and meta-narratives about human connection