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(role-playing games, video games, informal) Having a focus on violent combat rather than strategy. / (literature) Shallowly devoted to the gory details.

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hack-and-slash

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hack-and-slash

Adjective

informal not-comparable

Japanese Meaning

（ロールプレイングゲーム、ビデオゲームなどの非公式な用法で）戦略よりも暴力的な戦闘に重きを置いた性質を持つ作品やゲームを指す。 / （文学において）グロテスクな詳細描写に浅はかに傾倒している様子を表す。

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The hack-and-slash dungeon crawl appealed to players who preferred fast-paced combat over careful planning.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

戦闘重視のダンジョン探索は、慎重な計画よりもテンポの速い戦闘を好むプレイヤーに好まれました。

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(role-playing games, video games, informal) Having a focus on violent combat rather than strategy.

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(literature) Shallowly devoted to the gory details.

"Oh yes, I meant it as a compliment." Olin tapped the books. "I expect to finish these... but for the writing. It's the writing I like. I was surprised to find myself laughing at your quite unsupernatural adventures in Gartsby Castle, and I was surprised to find you as good as you are. As subtle as you are. I expected more hack and slash."

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