Few figures in the gaming industry can get players’ pulses pumping with a trailer almost completely bereft of action, yet Death Stranding creator and gaming auteur Hideo Kojima managed to do just that when he showed off OD at The Game Awards 2023. Rather than highlighting gameplay from the mysterious multimedia project, the short trailer for Kojima Productions’ OD focused on the astonishingly lifelike digital doppelgangers of some of the game’s star-studded cast. By putting the spotlight on the performances of his stars rather than the moment-to-moment gameplay of the upcoming title, Kojima is doubling down on a strength he used to great effect in Death Stranding.