If you play Death Stranding on your Birthday, you’ll be in for an exclusive Easter egg. Well, exclusive to you and whoever else shares the same birthday.
Death Stranding came out on November 8th and it has Hideo Kojima’s characteristic humor all over it. We already know about the part where if you stare at Sam’s (Norman Reedus’) crotch long enough he’ll flip you the bird (and then punch you if you keep doing it), but now we’re finding out about another, more wholesome Easter egg.
It all has to do with your birthday. Death Stranding asks the player to input their birthday upon starting the game, and then tries to justify the action with an explanation on astrology, star signs, and how it relates to DOOMS. If you haven’t played, DOOMS is the special power that some people have to sense BTs (Beached Things) without the use of a BB (those babies in a jar).
According to the rules of Death Stranding, people born under certain constellations have more powerful DOOMS. This might lead you to think that putting in a certain birthday will give you an advantage in Death Stranding, but so far that hasn’t turned out to be the case.
What it does do, however, is provide you with a special cutscene if you play on your birthday.
To access the Easter egg, just go to Sam’s private room on your birthday. You’ll notice a certain special object on Sam’s desk right next to the usual assortment of Monster Energy Drinks. You can have a slice and then move on to your next objective, and while you’re in the elevator, a flashback scene will appear.
Yes, that’s Mads Mikkelsen, aka Cliff, handing the player a bouquet of flowers and wishing them happy birthday with a wink.
This isn’t the first time Hideo Kojima has thrown in a special birthday wish to players. In Metal Gear Solid V, if you play the game on your birthday a special cutscene appears where Snake gets a birthday cake and a cigar.
Source: Twinfinite