Fans look to Hideo Kojima's works for a few things they can't get almost anywhere else. For one, the number of creative options for players to proceed is second to none. Players can find different interactions between many mechanics and situations, and it's been that way for over two decades of Kojima's games from Metal Gear Solid to Death Stranding. The stories and themes of Kojima's games have often been praised for stepping into the political realm where few others tread and managing to represent it in both a prescient way and as a farcical fantasy. There is also an intense focus paid to both how his games look, and how they are "shot" and viewed at any given moment.

That emphasis on presentation isn't just limited to how the games themselves are shown in gameplay or in cutscenes. Hideo Kojima has huge inspirations from the film industry, and because of that, he shows just as much cinematic love to his trailers. Death Stranding is a shining example of this, with the game only being communicated to eager fans in the form of single-shot trailers for the first couple years of its life.

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These trailers were intensely symbolic and baffling to all who saw them, but it built up a lot of hype for the game. Now that Death Stranding: Director's Cut is on the verge of releasing, much of the game's mystique has been pulled away, but the new trailers for said Director's Cut have done a great job of building some of it back up.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut - Teaser Trailer

The first trailer for Death Stranding Director's Cut came as a surprise at the Summer Game Fest 2021: Kickoff Live! event on June 10. It is a purely cinematic affair, but uses in-engine footage to get its point across. Sam Porter Bridges is seen exploring a dilapidated but guarded facility, a new sight in Death Stranding. While attempting to figure out a way past the guards, Sam comes across a familiar cardboard box. Unfortunately, he has no idea how to use it himself and settles with placing it back on its shelf. This is a clear allegory for Kojima respectfully saying goodbye to the Metal Gear franchise but also serves double duty as a vague teaser for new mechanics introduced in the Director's Cut.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut - Pre-Order Trailer

The next trailer was released online a month later on July 8, and introduced the lion's share of new features coming to Death Stranding Director's Cut, as well as its release date. New features such as weapons, equipment, and vehicles; a variety of new modes; and new story missions and areas were all introduced. The combat itself is getting overhauled, and players will be able to practice it via an equivalent to Metal Gear Solid's VR missions and boss re-fights. It was clear that Death Stranding: Director's Cut was going to feel like a whole new game, and players also learned that they only had to wait until September 24 to try it.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut - Preview Trailer

Next came the Gamescom 2021: Opening Night Live preview trailer, providing fans with a whopping nine minutes of gameplay and cutscene footage from the upcoming Director's Cut. Plenty of introduced features were expanded upon like the new Fragile Circuit racing mode and photo mode. New story content was also in focus here, and it seems like Sam will be encountering both new human enemies and supernatural threats while exploring underground facilities. Death Stranding does take place across the United States of America, so there's plenty of room for expansions.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut - Final Trailer

The final trailer for Death Stranding: Director's Cut came out September 8, and was edited by Kojima himself as a sort of sendoff to Death Stranding. Set to Woodkid's song Goliath, the trailer goes over the characters and general events of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. Interested fans who have not experienced the base game may want to avoid this trailer, but it definitely sets the mood for the Director's Cut, as well as whatever Kojima Productions title is coming after Death Stranding.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut launches for PS5 on September 24, 2021.

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