Review: In ‘Death Stranding 2,’ famed designer Hideo Kojima realizes game’s potential

The first time stepping into “Death Stranding” is bewildering. It’s a post-apocalyptic game without aliens, zombies or thermonuclear war. Rather than dealing with those familiar cataclysmic problems, it takes place in a world where the line between the living and dead have blurred with deadly consequences.

The human race is on the brink of extinction. Unusual precipitation called Timefall accelerates aging and deterioration. Ghost-like entities called Beached Things, or BTs, haunt ruins...