History YMMV / DeathStranding

* EpilepticTrees: It's a Creator/HideoKojima game, and the first non-''VideoGame/MetalGear''-related one he's produced in over ''half a decade''. Rampant speculation was bound to happen, even if the game had a more "conventional" teaser trailer.
** Whenever Kojima mentions an actress on his Twitter, it's quite common for fans to speculate she must be playing the heroine character.

** A lot of jokes have been made about the HoYay between Kojima and Mads Mikkelsen [[http://kurokouchi.god.jp/post/157061469269/photos-by-hideo-kojima Such as how Kojima ended up staring at Mads for five minutes because he thought he looked so cool]], [[http://lawgivah.tumblr.com/post/153944300762/this-makes-me-smile Mads surprising Kojima with a cake on the latter's birthday]], [[http://thepresidentofhyperion.tumblr.com/post/156437851825/in-times-when-i-think-that-my-obsession-over-crush The fact that Kojima nicknamed the stool that Mads sat on "Mads' Chair"]], [[http://cldstrifes.tumblr.com/post/153973415007/same or him talking about how "cool and sexy'' Mads looked in his interview in Cut.]] Some people have joked that Kojima is only making the game to hang out with his boyfriend, Mads.

** Calling the game "''Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus''" is quite common, so much so that some already forgot the name of the game and refer to it as that.
*** Also, ''"Guillermo del Toro and the Baby of Tomorrow"/"Squad Leader Mads and the Skeleton Lads"''.

* {{Squick}}: The E3 2016 trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery: the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MisterSeahorse shenanigans. This is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something.
** The Game Awards 2016 trailer doesn't let up, either; the brain-surgery scar on Guillermo Del Toro's forehead is only the beginning.

* The Game Awards 2016 trailer doesn't let up, either; the brain-surgery scar on Guillermo Del Toro's forehead is only the beginning.

* {{Squick}}: The E3 2016 trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery: the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MisterSeahorse shenanigans. This is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something. The Game Awards 2016 trailer doesn't let up, either.

** Mads Mikkelsen's character has scaring around his eyes.

*** "Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus".

** Calling the game "Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus" is getting quite common, so much so that some already forgot the name of the game and refer to it as that.

* {{Squick}}: The E3 2016 trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery: the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MisterSeahorse shenanigans... This is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something. The Game Awards 2016 trailer doesn't let up, either.

** Mads Mikkelsen's character.

* EpilepticTrees: It's a Creator/HideoKojima game, and the first non-''Franchise/MetalGear''-related one he's produced in over ''half a decade.'' Rampant speculation was bound to happen, even if the game had a more "conventional" teaser trailer.

** Mads Mikkelsen's character (though considering the "scarring" around his eyes, it was probably [[InvokedTrope intentional]]).

* EpilepticTrees: It's a Creator/HideoKojima game, and the first ''Franchise/MetalGear''-related one he's produced in over ''half a decade.'' Rampant speculation was bound to happen, even if the game had a more "conventional" teaser trailer.

* EpilepticTrees: It's a Creator/HideoKojima game, and the first one he's produced that's not related to ''Franchise/MetalGear'' in over half a decade. Rampant speculation was bound to happen even if the game had a more conventional teaser trailer.
* GeniusBonus: A particularly sharp-eyed fan noticed that the metal bits on the dog tags Creator/NormanReedus's character is wearing have [[http://img.kojimaproductions.jp/img/works/modal/menu-img-01.png equations engraved in them.]] Some fans were able to figure out that they are [[http://mokadara.tumblr.com/post/145930543457/death-stranding-and-quantum-physics related to black holes and quantum physics.]] What this means in terms of the game is very much up in the air, but it should be interesting to speculate.

** Jokes about how this game is supposed to herald the birth of "a franchise to surpass Metal Gear" are making the rounds.
** Ever since it was said that the game would redefine death for the player, jokes have abounded on what this exactly means, common gag interpretations include people having to murder strangers and/or their pets, as well as Kojima breaking into the houses of players to murder them.

* {{Squick}}: The E3 2016 trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery; the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MisterSeahorse shenanigans... this is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something. The Game Awards 2016 trailer doesn't let up, either.

** Mads Mikkelsen's character, though considering the scarring around his eyes it was probably [[InvokedTrope intentional.]]

*** 'Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus'.

* {{Squick}}: The E3 trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery; the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MisterSeahorse shenanigans... this is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something.
** The TGA trailer doesn't let up, either.
* UncannyValley: Although the motion capture work on this game [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome is stunning]], the shift between Reedus' character looking sad and going back to a more neutral facial expression comes across as ''extremely'' unsettling. The effect is likely deliberate, given the surreal and haunting nature of the trailer.

** Calling the game "Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus" is getting quite common, so much some already forgot the name of the game and refer to it as that.
** The reveal of Mads Mikkelsen's character has many questioning whether it's in his contract that something [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 strange]] must always happen to his eyes.

** The reveal of Mads Mikkelsen's character has many questioning whether it's in his contract that something strange must always happen to his eyes.

* {{Squick}}: The trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery; the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MisterSeahorse shenanigans... this is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something.

** Ever since it was said that the game would redefine death for the player, jokes have abounded on what this exactly means, common gag interpretations include people having to murder strangers and/or their pets, as well as Kojima breaking into the players house to murder them.

* {{Squick}}: The trailer certainly has a bunch of stomach-churning imagery; the dead sea life, the newborn bawling on the beach while attached to an obviously artificial umbilical cord, Reedus' character's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny bare ass]] covered in handprints and boasting a cross-shaped scar on his stomach hinting at some possible MrSeahorse shenanigans... this is definitely going to be one of Kojima's weirder games, which given [[Franchise/MetalGear his]] [[VideoGame/SilentHills pedigree]] is certainly saying something.

*** Referring to the baby as [[{{Pun}} Norman Fetus]].
*** Tying into the above, calling the game "Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus"