Hideo Kojima took to The Game Awards stage last night to unveil his new game, OD, being made in partnership with Get Out director Jordan Peele. And while I've got no real sense of what the game is actually about, Kojima himself definitely wants you to know what it's not about.
OD was announced during last night's show with a teaser trailer featuring its cast - Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves actress Sophia Lillis, Euphoria star (and Zelda movie hot tip) Hunter Schafer, and acclaimed German actor Udo Kier. The three actors all repeat the same bizarre line of dialogue, before the trailer ends on a visibly upset Lillis screaming right into the camera.
Whatever Kojima is cooking up in his galaxy brain is far beyond my comprehension, but he did tell The Game Awards' audience that this was a "groundbreaking" effort that "no one has ever seen before." As is pretty standard with any Kojima effort, this one will also come dripping with evidence of his real love - cinema.
Still, while I remain clueless, Kojima took to Twitter to confirm what OD doesn't stand for, telling fans that "'OD' does not stand for neither [sic] Oxygen Destroyer nor Open the Door."
“OD”does not stand for neither Oxygen Destroyer nor Open the Door.
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