Kojima Is A Genius | Asmongold

Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2 trailer debuted at South by Southwest, and Asmongold’s reaction to it is immediate and visceral: “Bro, I cannot believe that happened right when it ended… I did like that trailer bro, that trailer was really good like I was actually kind of surprised the quality of it. I didn't think it was gonna be this good at all.” The trailer runs ten minutes, and Asmongold watches it live alongside the panel discussion that follows, featuring Kojima, Norman Reedus, Troy Baker, and musician Woodkid. The episode is part trailer breakdown, part panel recap, and part Asmongold explaining his own gaming backlog and why he’s now putting Death Stranding on it.

The Panel: What Kojima, Reedus, and Baker Revealed

The South by Southwest panel is the core of the episode. Kojima explains that the first Death Stranding was about connection, and the pandemic made that theme feel almost prophetic. For the sequel, he says the slogan has flipped: “We should not have connected.” He won’t explain why — that would be a spoiler — but he says the pandemic changed his perspective. “I said something hundred and eighty degrees different, right? I want you to play and check out what I mean.”