So, I was minding my own business when this game trailer called OD – Knock pops up. Kojima Productions, of course. They’re practically synonymous with making us question our life choices through pixels. So, off the bat, I’m expecting to see some mind-bending stuff. But honestly, what did I just watch? It’s like they took a page out of the weirdest sci-fi screenplay ever and decided to make it so you can’t tell if it’s a dream you had or something you heard over a classroom PA system. Does Kojima know we’re already stressed enough figuring out daily commute routes?
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Okay, here’s the thing. There’s these moments in the teaser that are supposed to be dramatic – you know, the kind where the music swells and you’re supposed to gasp. Except I didn’t gasp; I kind of went ‘what the heck?’ It wasn’t full-on confusion, more like watching a cat trying to lick water off a window. You’re just there, trying to figure out what’s happening, who are these characters, and why the background looks like a Picasso painting mated with a punk rock album cover.
Anyway, I admit there’s something gorgeously unsettling about it. That’s just Kojima for you – the dude knows how to mess with your head without uttering a single word. Kind of like your friend who plays the quiet game and wins in the first five seconds because they’re intense AF.
But seriously, what’s with the whole knocking thing? I’m imagining some endless knocking sound, echoing in the background like in one of those horror films where you never actually see the ghost, but someone’s been in your pantry, undoubtedly eating your last bag of crisps. It’s a strategy, I guess – keep us all guessing, probably just the buildup to next year’s big gaming line-up or something.
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The visuals might cause you to double-check your contact lenses to see if they’re in the right way. The game offers flashes of color and tons of motion paired with that haunting audio. Meanwhile, in the real world, gamers are probably squinting at their computer screens at 2AM, trying to decode the hieroglyphics Kojima dropped on us. Ah well, thank God for forums where everyone gets to exchange wild theories like we’re enrolled at Hogwarts solving some mystery.
So yeah, it’s a teaser alright. Which means it’s done its job because here I am still rattling on. But what it’s actually teasing? Your guess is as good as mine. All that mystery is just perfect to fill our minds with more existential questions. And it doesn’t end in the game world, believe me. Actual life still needs sorting out. Like, where’s my lunch gone?