Players heatedly debated every aspect of "Amazing Cultivation Simulator" online.
The origins of Martial Arts and Mind Methods, along with Side Quests based on jianghu rumors.
And the romance routes that players talked about the most.
Quite a few people liked them, but quite a few players disliked them as well.
It all came down to personal preference.
However, for the game as a whole, the romance routes clearly were not its main focus.
Much like the Ten Ships Bar in "Persona," they were more of a topic for players to chat about after clearing the game.
In "Persona," although players could attend school and date, the greater focus was on playing as the Phantom Thieves, making wicked people repent while also alluding to certain dark aspects of society.
"Amazing Cultivation Simulator" was much the same. While it lacked "Persona's" metaphors about dark political affairs, it simply used the stories of The Three Heroes and Five Gallants and Bao Zheng to portray the clash between good and evil.
Where there was evil, there was good; where there was good, there was evil as well.
The Zhuge Yu players portrayed influenced Bao Zheng, just as Bao Zheng influenced Zhuge Yu.
He went from initially believing evil had to be eradicated completely, to believing that even the most heinous criminals had to face judgment under the law, and finally to thinking that as long as upright officials like Lord Bao still existed, the bureaucracy still had hope.
Yi Zun, the villain, stood at the other extreme. When he first founded the Anti-Heaven Alliance, it had been to let the common people live and work in peace, targeting treacherous ministers and corrupt officials.
But as time passed, his flawed methods led him further and further down the path of evil. He even used