Death Stranding Prequels or Spinoffs Could Pave the Way for Sequels
After its climactic end, it's been difficult for fans to imagine how a Death Stranding sequel might take shape and what it could do differently, which is why some believe that a prequel or spin-off could help lay the groundwork for Death Stranding 2. With Kojima Productions making headlines from speculation surrounding its Project Overdose and teases of a new DS project seemingly being made, Death Stranding 2 is back on players' minds with all the same questions and uncertainties still hanging in the air. But the finality of Death Stranding's narrative and its bittersweet ending means it will be an uphill battle to branch out into a new story.
In order to jumpstart the Death Stranding canon then and provide Kojima Productions with a new avenue to explore, prefacing the sequel with a prequel or even a spin-off could help flesh out the details that Death Stranding 2 might come to rely on. Whether this would be to make sure certain returning characters are in the right places at the right times, address the Last Stranding and chiral network, or update the current state of the world outside the UCA, a prequel or spin-off could provide enough leverage for a sequel to work with and lead players back into Death Stranding's post-apocalypse.
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Though a Death Stranding prequel could expand on some characters, it wouldn't be able to directly influence the game's overall story or ending. But at the very least a prequel could sow the seeds of potential new stories a sequel could explore. For example, Higgs was believed to be Death Stranding's main antagonist until it was revealed that Amelie was behind everything. Exploring Higgs' turn against humanity, going
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