What Even Happens in Death Stranding? Introduction

Ever since 2019's "Death Stranding", fans and critics have been scratching their heads, trying to understand what has surely been one of the most densely-packed, uniquely structured time travel sci-fi story in some time.

In this, the Introduction to what may become a wider series, join Jorin Lee from Futurasound Productions as he tries simply to piece together a timeline for the events that kick things off in DS - or rather, to explain why that timeline will defy common sense notions of cause and effect.

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"Death Stranding is a sci-fi third-person open-world action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and released by Sony for the PlayStation 4 on November 8, 2019.

The first game by the reformed Kojima Productions (now an independent studio unaffiliated with Konami), Death Stranding takes place in the near-future as the world is ravaged by a cataclysmic supernatural phenomenon known as "death stranding", leaving cities isolated and the landscape both barren and plagued with spectral creatures. The game's main plot revolves around creating connections, or "strands," linking isolated survivors and cities to each other in an effort to rebuild society.

The game features the performances (including voice acting, likenesses, and dialogue motion capture) of numerous veteran actors for its central characters, most notably Norman Reedus as the playable protagonist and Mads Mikkelsen as the central antagonist. Other notable actors include Léa Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner, Margaret Qualley, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and Troy Baker. Film directors Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn are also featured, though in likeness only."
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