hack-and-slashとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Hack and slash or hack and slay, abbreviated H&S or HnS, refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat. "Hack and slash" was originally used to describe an aspect of pen-and-paper role-playing games (RPGs), carrying over from there to MUDs, MMORPGs, and video games in general. In console video games, the usage specifically implies a focus on combat with hand-to-hand weapons. In other contexts it is more general, and an archer or unarmed martial artist may participate as fully in a hack and slash game, or be as hack-and-slash oriented as an individual, as an armed melee fighter. In modern video games the term "hack and slash" is used more specifically as a game in which the combat is very repetitive (also described as "Button-mashers") such as the Dynasty Warriors or Sengoku Basara serie