Because he had not bought the original version, the NPCs' AI had become no less intelligent than real people, and they would even deceive him while he was carrying out quests.
For example, they might refuse to give rewards or give rewards different from what they had promised.
What surprised him most was its control over physical strength.
Even in his world, virtual games had been developed for a long time, and countless classic virtual games had appeared. Yet only a handful had managed this.
As players leveled up, their physical attributes increased.
It sounded simple, but it was far more difficult than creating a virtual game from scratch. The hardest part was finding the right balance.
Superficial strength was completely different from strength forged through countless trials.
Kayaba Akihiko's SAO had done it very well. At the very least, Momonga could not find any fault with it.
Heathcliff: "Sorry, I was a little irrational."
Heathcliff: "That was because of the world, not the game."
Kayaba Akihiko had only been complaining earlier. How could he not know that it had nothing to do with the game itself? The biggest reason was the difference between worlds.
His world did not have things like traveling between worlds.
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "Is the gap really that huge?"
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "Wasn't SAO the first virtual game made in your world, even if you weren't the one who made it?"
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "And it can actually criticize YGGDRASIL?"
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "I don't even know what to say."
One was the first virtual game, while the other was a classic virtual online game that had been developed for a long time. Yet the former was actually better than the latter. Who would believe that?
Shouldn't