Death Stranding presents Heartman, the character who dies every 21 minutes

Of course, at Hideo Kojima he spread Comic-Con 2019. The Japanese designer organized a special panel at the dedicated event Death standing from which little by little more information arrives. He showed the two different covers of the game, it was revealed that Kojima had rejected Keanu Reeves because he preferred Mads Mikkelsen and that the director even had time to throw a poisoned dart at the royal battle. Now, we also learn that Kojima was always accompanied by Nicolas Winding Refn, director who will play the heart character in the title The developer took advantage of the presence of his friend to reveal more information about his character, which He stands out to die every 21 minutes.

In the words of Kojima, Heartman receives this name because he has a special heart that stops working every 21 minutes. In life, the character is entertained by listening to music or (in the honor of his actor) watching movies, and when he dies, he looks for his family in the afterlife… before being resuscitated by a defibrillator connected to your heart and acting exactly for three minutes. It's not for him that one day he has 24 hours, but that his life is 24 minutes. In total, Heartman dies 60 times a day.

Death Stranding, pure Hollywood

We had already seen Heartman in the latest trailers of the game, where he appears as a member of the company Bridges. It's a scientist who seems to know how the black stuff that has invaded the world works and can help the protagonist, Sam "Porter" Bridges (Norman Reedus) to browse the different dimensions. Nicolas Winding Refn, on the other hand, certain that you have also seen in the credits of movies like Drive (best director at Cannes festivals), The neon demon, Only God forgives, Valhalla Rising and Push: a walk in the abyss. Danish, marked a unique style based on the play of lights, violence and electronic music. His relationship with Kojima is such that even Hideo appears in his new series, Too old to die young.

Of course, Death Stranding will give Kojima the opportunity to bring together two of his great passions, cinema and video games, and will do it with a casting plagued by actors, directors and big names in Hollywood. A most spectacular and important to remember In the sector So much so that its stars have attracted attention, even from outside the sector, making sure that the trailer beats record points of view. We will see what will be the final result November 8when the game will come out exclusive for PlayStation 4.