Ordinary people quit a game after enjoying its content and go play another game.
How many fun games are there in this world?
It is much more enjoyable to feel the emotions of various games while doing this and that.
However, veterans are different.
People who have spent hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of hours on a single game live in inefficiency.
They shout, “Oh, this is so boring. There is no content at all.”
And go back into the game to find something else to do.
This is because the game has already become their life.
Why do I know so much?
Because I am a person involved in it.
There is a game called Soul Academy that dominated the gaming scene and became the GOTY of that year.
As with all games that are selected as GOTY, Soul Academy has good graphics, good music, a good story, and it is a game that is not at all an exaggeration to call it a god game because it is fun to play.
I still can’t forget the emotion I felt when I first encountered this game.
That emotion at that time is what made me play Soul Academy even after all these years.
Having played Soul Academy for over ten thousand hours, I had already enjoyed everything there was to do in the game.
This did not simply mean that I had seen all the endings.
I had finished the achievements in an instant, and had tried concept plays, unarmed plays, speed runs, and clearing the game using only certain techniques.
I had tried everything there was to do in the game.
I had even tried almost all the mods that users had created.
Regardless of whether they were good or bad, I had tried everything that was available.
In that situation, unless Soul Academy DLC or a sequel was released, there was no content I could do in the game.
I had turned on the game out of inertia, and after quietly watching the title screen, I turned it off again.
Then I went into the community to check if there was any news about a sequel to Soul Academy.
As always, the developer of Soul Academy remained silent.
At this point, they probably had no intention of releasing one.
I knew that very well, but I could not give up hope.
Ten years had passed since Soul Academy came out.
At first, everyone expected a sequel to this game.
This wasn’t an ordinary game, but a GOTY game that made a lot of money, so they thought it would naturally have a sequel.
That’s what everyone else did.
That’s what all game developers did.
But the developer of Soul Academy always kept quiet.
They didn’t even give a small hint.
One year passed, two years passed, and several years passed.
Whenever there was any hint, the community would go aggro and spam for Soul Academy 2 but, would get tired and disappear.
What was once called a god game became a ruined game over time.
Like all ruined game communities, Soul Academy’s community had long since died.
It was a place where only the people who were always there were visible, and only a few posts were posted per day.
The only time this place became active was when a newbie showed up.
When a newbie who didn’t know anything showed up and asked questions, the community’s only function was to drive them away from this ruined game by shouting “You smell like a newbie!”
But today was different.
Strangely, Soul Academy’s community was active.
What?
Another dirty newbie?
I thought, but no.
This time, it was a user advertising a mod he had made.
“I made a Mesugaki mod, want to try it?”
What is Mesugaki mod?
I couldn’t hold back my curiosity, so I clicked on the post and exclaimed in admiration as I read the user’s carefully written post.
The quality of the mod was good.
Most mods made by users are usually landmines.
If there are a thousand mods, there are probably only ten worth salvaging.
However, this user’s mod was different.
First, you could see that he had put a lot of thought into the character modelling.
Red twin tails, mischievous eyes, and an annoying smile.
And the fangs.
Just looking at him made me want to punch him in the face, and that look really showed off Mesugaki’s character.
The skills that matched the Mesugaki concept were also good.
[Mesugaki]
[This damn brat always ignores his opponents and uses provocative language. This little brat, who finds joy in making others angry, seems unaware that he could be taught a lesson at any time.]
[Physical abilities are set lower than usual.]
[The angrier the opponent, the higher the character’s ability.]
[It becomes harder to gain the favour of other characters.] It becomes easier to be attacked by enemies.]
(If you are pushed back, your ability will decrease sharply.]
It is a restriction skill that clearly has good strengths but big weaknesses.
It seems that they put a lot of effort into setting it to fit the concept.
Ordinary users will reject this skill as trash, but veterans usually get excited by this.
It becomes easier to be attacked by enemies.
If you make enemies angry, your ability will increase.
The concept is perfect.
It is a trait made for tanking!
Even watching the video below of the user who created the mod playing it himself, I felt good.
It is a bit annoying to say things like “sloppy-weak” in front of a monster, but that is no penalty to a veteran who is dying from a lack of content.
I checked the reviews of people who played it directly.
Everyone said that the quality itself was not bad.
However, some users said that the concept was too nerdy, but that was not a problem for me.
I am a nerd!
I downloaded the mod and applied it to the game.
Isn’t the game broken?
Who is the creator of this mod?
I’m seeing this for the first time, but it’s so awesome.
I’ll have to help them out with money later.
I went into the character creation stage and immediately applied the Mesugaki trait.
Then, the character next to the ability window changed into Mesugaki’s appearance.
Can’t I touch the karma value here?
That’s a bit disappointing.
Maybe it’s because of the penalty of the [Mesugaki] skill, but the character’s ability was lower than average.
At this level, I should be able to show off my bare-handed restriction play.
That would be fun in its own way, but let’s take it easy when you first play.
You can enjoy hardcore play from the second playthrough.
Since I’m going to raise him as a tank, I’ll put in [Iron Wall], which reduces damage when holding a shield,
[Unbreakable Will], which prevents instant death, and [Overcoming Fear], which reduces the penalty of the Mesugaki skill.
Since the base specs are too low, let’s also add [Genius], a skill that increases stat increases by 1.5 times so that you can raise them.
And if you look at the skill description’s provocative nature, it seems like you’ll be beheaded by a noble the second I speak if I make her a commoner, so starting as a noble is a must.
Considering the penalty of the Mesugaki skill.
Alright, Then let’s begin.
The moment I pressed character creation, smiling at the thought that I’ll be able to play a refreshing game for the first time in a long time, a light leaked out from the monitor.
Hey. This. Wait a minute.
This is fucked…