Death Stranding 2 has reawakened long-standing FOMO: I'm yet to play it, largely because I'm woefully out of touch with Hideo Kojima's work. Metal Gear Solid 5 is the only MGS game I've played (I was a Nintendo kid!), and when Death Stranding launched in 2019, I didn't have a PS4 and had no plans to buy one.
But I'll admit: while I've somewhat come to terms with missing the boat on Metal Gear Solid (at least until the Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake rolls around), the thought of playing Death Stranding has always lingered. My excuses have been whittled away – Death Stranding has been on PC for years and I own a PS5 – but somewhere along the line, it became an Issue. Would I like it? Will it be too weird? Isn't it just walking? Is it really just walking?
