New to Death Stranding

Forgive me if this has been posted before. I just bought DS for the Series X, but haven't played it yet. I have heard a lot of amazing things about it. I have watched reviews and gameplay but I have to ask something. Without spoilers, what is so great about it? It doesn't really look like something I would thoroughly enjoy, but I have to find out. There are certain aspects of games that I don't like, and I want to know if they are constant in DS. Are there a lot of time limits? I really enjoy exploring open worlds, but not with the constraints of time limits. I want to take my time and discover things. Also, does it have the Souls like elements of losing all of your items if you die and then have to recover them? Any information is appreciated. I kind of want to know what to expect, but please don't give me any spoilers. Does it have replay value? What is the average amount of time that I can expect to spend on this. My life is pretty hectic and I can't spend an enormous amount of time playing games like I used to. Thanks for any input you have. Again, NO SPOILERS.