Well let's agree at Death Stranding being a mailman simulator, and a great one at that. Death Stranding is not flawless, but it's 100% original, not jumping on the trend, not trying to be other games (Like Jedi trying to be Uncharted+Dark Souls, or going the battle royale trend, or follow other successful games like AC Odyssey trying to be The Witcher 3, which was better overall but felt "unoriginal" at times). Death Stranding is a very unique game/experience, it's very intriguing. I was so tempted to kill someone in the game, but just couldn't, never killed an NPC except the ghosty ones (BT's) and you can actually release them instead of killing them as well and get liked

. Sense of humor with Kojima is his biggest weakness, and I would like it if he just sticks to seriousness or consult a funnier person, that's in all his games since MGS1.
Kojima is Japanese, and most Japanese producers are very unpredictable and put you on your toes in terms of story telling. It comes with weird kind of humor that can be funny like in Yakuza games, or cringy like with Kojima's. But when it's all serious, he's a mastermind.
Gameplay never been his strongest factors anyway as well, nor animations and movements, only MGS5 felt more fun, but he always brings something fresh and unique to the gaming industry. I will stop here and you have your own taste in gaming anyway, not arguing with you.
BUT I think I must recommend HZD to you if you have a PS4, especially PS4 Pro with an HDR 4K TV. Try playing it for sometime until you get used to it then it'll literally "suck you in" inside its lore. It's one of the best games and one of the very unique and original games out there. But again, it's your time that you decide what's fun for you to play/do, I just want you to enjoy the game, especially the story that gets better and better the more you progress.
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