Summary
This month,Fall Guysadded a skin based on Kojima Productions’Death Stranding. This skin adds the iconic outfit of Sam Porter Bridges, as portrayed by Norman Reedus, into the game. The addition of a skin based on Sam is far from the first crossover skin to grace Mediatonic’s hit wipe-out inspired game show video game. Given Mediatonic’s strong track record of attracting cool collaborators for skins and events, chances are that crossovers for the game will continue long into the future. This collaboration could hopefully be the first of many like it forDeath Stranding.
Fall Guyshad some of thebest gaming crossovers of 2022. Mediatonic and their publisher forFall Guys,Epic Games, have done an excellent job of courting big names to the title. Last year the game saw cross-overs with multiple massive television franchises includingDoctor Who,Star Trek, and even theWWE.Fall Guysalso had multiple cross-overs with other big gaming franchises, featuring the likes ofHalo’s Master Chief, multipleSoniccharacters and multiple combatants from theStreet Fighterfranchise. While it makes sense that Mediatonic and Epic Games would be open to a crossover withDeath Stranding, this new skin is something of a departure for Kojima Productions, and could be the start of a new trend.
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Death Stranding Collaborations Have Been Limited
WhileFall Guyshas thrived in large part due to its collaborative events and items,Death Strandinghas been more conservative in doing so. Up until this point,Death Strandinghas only crossed over with a very limited number of franchises. The title is referenced as an Easter egg in a number of Sony exclusive titles.Days Gone,Ghost of Tsushima, andGod of War Ragnarokall feature small Easter eggs in reference to the game.Death Strandingitself containsHorizonEaster eggs and has had a few crossover events. When launching on PC,Death Strandingcrossed over withHalf-LifeandPortal.
In addition toHalf-Life,Death Strandingcrossed over withCyberpunk 2077, featuring 6 missions where players could unlock items for Sam such as V’s facial markings and Johnny Silverhand’s glasses. Its collaborative events have, until this point, all taken place withinDeath Strandingand have all been free add-ons to the title or simply included in the director’s cut version of the game. Kojima Productions letting Mediatonic put a skin for Sam Porter Bridges inFall Guysis the first time that another game has received substantial content based onDeath Stranding, and is the first time it has been locked behind an additional price tag.
Death Stranding Could Show Up More In Other Games Now
Death Strandingcrossing over withFall Guyscould mark a shift in how the title in handled in relationship to other games. Epic Games is also the publisher and developer forFortnite, one of the biggest games on the planet. In spite ofKojima’s comments on battle royalesin the past, a crossover betweenFortniteandDeath Strandingseems more likely than ever given thatFall Guysincorporates many staples of the genre. Given that Kojima Productions was willing to collaborate with Epic and Mediatonic for the crossover, it is not unreasonable to assume that other collaborations between the companies could follow.Destiny 2has recently started to feature cosmetics based on PlayStation exclusives, and Sony’s upcoming live service projects will likely feature cosmetics paying homage to exclusive franchises likeDeath Stranding.
Fall Guys' inclusion ofDeath Strandingcould also mark the first of many between the titles. While Sam is certainly the most iconic character in the game, Fragile and Higgs would also make for excellent skins. WithDeath Stranding 2revealedand on the way, it only makes sense that there would be future crossovers incorporating new and returning characters in some way. Hopefully, Kojima Productions loosening their grip onDeath Strandingand its characters is not a one-off thing, and will mark the first in a line of collaborative events for the game and its characters.
Death Strandingis available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
