Death Stranding (Kojima Productions)

with Patrick R. Dolan (Host), Jeremy Andriano, Jason Boyd, and Alexander Hurezeanu

Broadcast date: November 21, 2023

Writer: Patrick R. Dolan

Producer: Patrick R. Dolan

As the weather gets colder, join Patrick, Alexander, Jeremy, and Jason as they trudge through the windy mountains of Hideo Kojima’s latest title, Death Stranding, its unique gameplay, perplexing story, and the aesthetics of its auteur developer.

All audio clips in the podcast quoted from Death Stranding.

Sources and Resources:

• Abe, Kobo. “Nawa” (“The Rope”). Translated by Tim Rogers. Medium, 1 Nov. 2019. https://medium.com/@108/nawa-the-rope-by-kobo-abe-19db9afa6dd3
• Calandra, Nick. “Death Stranding Is Now One of My Favorite Games, All It Took Was Changing the Difficulty.” The Escapist, 1 Feb.2023. https://www.escapistmagazine.com/death-stranding-favorite-games-changing-the-difficulty/
• Death Stranding Fandom Wiki: https://deathstranding.fandom.com/wiki/.
• Hermanson, Nate. “Witch Strandings is a One-of-a-Kind Healing Adventure.” Video Games Are Good, 13 Oct. 2022. https://www.videogamesgood.com/post/review-witch-strandings-strange-scaffold-healing-adventure.
• Sledge, Ben. “Death Stranding Is No Longer The Only Strand Game.” TheGamer, 12 July 2022. https://www.thegamer.com/death-stranding-witch-strandings/. 
• Sliva, Marty. “Kojima Explains Death Stranding Gameplay and Lore.” IGN, 11 December, 2017. https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/11/kojima-explains-death-stranding-gameplay-and-lore. 
• Straub, Nick. “All The Terms You Need To Know To Start Death Stranding.” Game Informer, 7 Nov. 2019. https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/11/07/all-the-terms-you-need-to-know-to-start-death-stranding.