Dueling Translations Of Hideo Kojima's Thoughts On Critics Cause Confusion kotaku.com

Initial reviews lent credence to that idea; some critics adored Death Stranding despite its sharp corners and long, uneventful stretches.
The saga of Kojima’s comments on American Death Stranding reviews is nearly as labyrinthine as the saga of Death Stranding itself.
English-speaking site Wccftech then wrote a piece based on the Italian transcription—though not the original Japanese recording—of Kojima’s quote.
Death Stranding is ambitious, sure, but more so than every entry in a genre that’s sprouted countless branches over the course of decades?
It’s unclear whether they accessed Kojima’s original Japanese or not.