ɹᵻspˈɑːndɪŋ tʊ ɐ lˈɛɾɚ kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ wˌaɪ ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪk ɡˈeɪmɪŋ mˈʌnθli ɹˈæn sˈʌtʃ ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt ɹᵻvjˈuː ˌɔn ɑːtˈoʊɡi tˈuː, dˈæn ˌeɪtʃˌɛsjˈuː, ˈɛdɪɾɚɹɪntʃˈiːf ʌvðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən, stˈeɪɾᵻd, "æz ɡˈʊd əvə ɡˈeɪm ɑːtˈoʊɡi tˈuː ɪz, wiː stˈɪl hæv tʊ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ðæt ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli fjˈuː pˈiːpəl wˈɔnt tə ɹˈiːd ɐbˈaʊt ɪt.
Responding to a letter questioning why Electronic Gaming Monthly ran such a short review on Otogi 2, Dan Hsu, editor-in-chief of the publication, stated, "As good of a game Otogi 2 is, we still have to acknowledge that relatively few people want to read about it.