Death Stranding was inspired by real Japanese couriers and that's sending fans who are just finding out 5 years later
Sam Porter Bridges was named like that for a reason
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A Twitter thread recently delved into “maybe one of the oddest professions in Japan” called bokka, which are basically porters who carry supplies to mountainous areas where vehicles can’t access. “A bokka uses customized wooden ladder frames to carry 100-165kg of supplies on day-long marches,” the thread explains.
SamPorterBridges. Tricky 10km hikes. Balancing stacks of cargo on a vertical, wobbly structure. Death Stranding has been a not-so-secret bokka simulator all along, unbeknownst to those who were unfamiliar with the profession before the social media algorithms enlightened us.
Maybe one of the oddest professions in Japan is that of the bokka (歩荷). Porters who carry supplies to remote mountain guesthouses inaccessible to vehicles. A bokka uses customized wooden ladder frames to carry 100-165kg of …
