Of course, Fang Zheng had no idea how miserable Asuna was right now. In fact, he did not care. At the moment, he was eagerly discussing how to develop Dark Souls with Aika, Shizuku Hazuki, and the others. After hearing Fang Zheng's specific ideas and descriptions for the game, everyone except Aika sucked in a breath.
"President, are you sure you're not joking?"
Tomoyama Rin was the first to voice her doubts.
"You said we should show players in the promotional trailer that this is a satisfying hack-and-slash game where they can mow down hordes of enemies, but based on what you just described, this is absolutely not a hack-and-slash game..."
"How is it not?"
Faced with Tomoyama Rin's question, Fang Zheng shrugged.
"Based on the gameplay I just described, as long as you play well enough, you can theoretically cut through everything like a one-man army, can't you?"
"But that is only theoretical! In reality, most players might not even get past the first boss... President, wouldn't that count as false advertising?"
"How is that false advertising? We are emphasizing that some people can mow down enemies like a one-man army, not saying everyone can. If you can't beat it, that just means you're bad. Are you going to blame the game for being too hard?"
"Uh..."
Tomoyama Rin was left speechless by Fang Zheng's retort. However, Shizuku Hazuki offered her own opinion at that moment.
"Even so, we should at least make the game environment a little friendlier to players, President. According to your plan, every map only has one bonfire, and that bonfire is the only place where players can respawn, revive, and save. Every time players respawn, all the monsters on the map respawn too, except for the bosses. This is really..."
Shizuku Hazuki did not