Paraphrase 2022-10
“Death Stranding was very slow-paced like NOPE, and the people who were able to play past that point really enjoyed the game. There were a lot of challenges though.”
What it documents
Kojima said he intentionally gave Death Stranding a very slow pace at a time when games are speeding up and Netflix movies are too. He compared Death Stranding’s pacing to NOPE, and said the people who were able to play past that opening really enjoyed the game; he admitted there were a lot of challenges.
Source
HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 6 «Hideo Kojima x Jordan Peele: Part 2» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription, 2022-10 (00:18:10–00:18:51). View source ↗
“You know my game Death Stranding. I made the pacing of that really slow too. […] Movies on Netflix are like that too. Death Stranding was very slow-paced like NOPE, and the people who were able to play past that point really enjoyed the game.”