I’ve been traversing the hauntingly beautiful wastelands of Death Stranding 2 since its release, and let me tell you—this ain’t your typical delivery simulator. Hideo Kojima’s latest masterpiece dives deep into isolation, connection, and existential dread, but it leaves gaping holes where answers should be. Yeah, you’ll haul cargo and dodge oil-slicked BTs, but the real magic? It’s buried in questions the game straight-up ignores. After 80+ hours as a porter, I’m left scratching my head over these five enigmas.

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1. Why Are Likes Low-Key OP? 😲

At first glance, racking up "Likes" feels like a vanity metric—like getting clout for building a sweet zip-line network. But hold up! I realized mid-game that these bad boys boost Sam’s core stats: stamina, balance, and even load capacity. Forget grinding deliveries; strategically farming Likes from NPCs unlocks game-changing gear.

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  • Do Likes affect combat? Hell yes—higher stamina = longer BT escapes.

  • Can you farm Likes offline? Nah, it’s tied to shared structures (so be social, folks!).

2. What’s the Human Age Ceiling? ⏳

The game’s lore dances around immortality tech and billionaire bio-hacks, but it never drops the mic on how old a person can actually get. We meet characters clinging to life, yet zero data on max lifespan. Is it 150? 300? Kojima leaves us hanging like a cliffhanger in a Netflix series.

Real talk: If consciousness uploading exists here, why’s no one cracking the code? The silence is deafening. 🎯

3. Why Did ‘Mystery Men’ Flop? 🎬

DS2’s jam-packed with pop-culture deep cuts—except for one glaring omission: 1999’s Mystery Men. Kojima name-drops films and songs like a film-buff god, but this cult classic? Radio silence. It’s wild! The movie had Ben Stiller, a killer Smash Mouth track, and a plot about underdogs saving the world—literally a mirror to Sam’s journey. Yet, nada. Zip. Zilch.

Hot take: Maybe it’s too meta. Or maybe Kojima’s saving it for DLC. Either way, I’m side-eyeing this omission hard.

4. Where’s Smash Mouth?! 🎤

Let’s get real—DS2’s soundtrack slaps with melancholic bangers, but where’s the fun? No "All Star," no "Walkin’ on the Sun." In a game about trudging through bleak terrain, Smash Mouth’s upbeat chaos would’ve been chef’s kiss. I even built a makeshift shrine near Edge Knot City, hoping for an easter egg. Still waiting...

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  • Is Smash Mouth canon in the Death Stranding universe? ¯\(ツ)/¯

  • Could mods fix this? PC players, do your thing!

5. What’s My Purpose? 🌌

After weeks of deliveries, I’m having a full-on existential crisis. The game dangles philosophy about connections and legacy, but offers zero guidance on life’s big picture. Am I just a glorified UPS guy in a rain poncho? The emptiness hits harder than a BT ambush.

Kojima’s mind-game: Maybe that’s the point. Are we all just kicking a grim ball down a dark field? 🤯

So here’s the tea: Death Stranding 2 masterfully crafts a world where questions outnumber answers. It’s brilliant, frustrating, and utterly human. But it leaves me wondering—do we crave resolution more than the journey itself? Or is the ambiguity Kojima’s biggest power move? Food for thought, porters. Keep on keepin’ on. ✌️