Hideo Kojima Finally Reveals OD Footage, And It's Utterly Terrifying

"During Kojima Productions' tenth anniversary celebrations, Hideo Kojima finally revealed some moving images of his forthcoming horror game OD, a project he's co-creating with horror maestro Jordan Peele. What we get is an incredibly tense scene in which the perfectly rendered hands of Sophia Lillis ( It, I Am Not Okay With This) attempt to light a whole mess of candles. It's tense because of far too many sounds, from Lillis's own terrified breathing, the ambient sounds of adjacent apartments, and that infernal knocking at the door."

"By the end, whoever was knocking clearly ran out of patience and let themselves in. We see the sinister, shadowy figure over Lissis's shoulder (and note the face-shaped scars all over her own face), its thudding footsteps unnervingly slow, as it whispers demonically. Then, in case you were wondering if everything was going to be OK, it grabs for her and she screams. After the titles we cut back to see vast, grey hands clutching Lissis's face in a truly iconic image."

"Which is all lovely and scary! It, of course, tells us precisely nothing whatsoever about the game, other than that it'll feature baby-shaped candles and be dreadfully frightening. There are so many horror elements taking place at once here, from the worms crawling out of a candle in writhing bundles to the awful image of the cartoonish baby-faced candle melting to reveal its wick, accompanied by the noises of a real baby screaming nearby. Oh, and the tall, awful demon-thing-I'm yet to be convinced he's a goodie."

A three-minute, entirely cutscene trailer for OD presents photorealistic visuals and intense atmospheric horror. The scene centers on Sophia Lillis attempting to light many candles amid layered, unsettling sounds and persistent knocking. A shadowy, scar-associated figure forces entry, whispering and moving with slow, heavy footsteps before grabbing Lillis, culminating in an iconic image of vast grey hands on her face. The trailer showcases surreal, grotesque details like baby-shaped melting candles, worms emerging from wax, and nearby infant screams. Collaboration credits include Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele, but gameplay and story details remain unclear.

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