Paraphrase 2022-09
“Usually games are different from real life. You can fly, run at high speeds, get really powerful. A lot of people grew up on those kind of games, but this game is the opposite.”
What it documents
When Oshii commented on how much one dies at the beginning of Death Stranding, Kojima apologized, saying everyone dies there and it is where players learn the basic controls. He defended the game's approach, noting that usually games are different from real life — you can fly, run at high speeds, get really powerful — and that a lot of people grew up on those kinds of games, but this game is the opposite.
Source
HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 4 «Hideo Kojima x Mamoru Oshii: Part 2» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription, 2022-09 (00:13:32–00:14:05). View source ↗
“Sorry about that. Everyone dies there. It's where you learn the basic controls. […] Usually games are different from real life. You can fly, run at high speeds, get really powerful. A lot of people grew up on those kind of games, but this game is the opposite.”