Why Death Stranding 2 Sucks (As a Sequel)

As a lover of Death Stranding. I cannot help but notice the lack of innovation in Death Stranding 2’s open world. Specifically in its random encounter interactions and gameplay features. New scoped weapons, environmental hazards, animal captures, and night time deliveries are welcoming changes. But I was hoping for a bit more. Especially since Kojima has shown us how he can revolutionize a game (spanning over a console generation). Like the jump from MGS1 to 2.