Gacha Game Promises 'Power Fantasy' Story, Delivers MC Kneeling to Villain — Devs Defend It by Citing Demon Slayer, Get Roasted

A gacha game's dev team promised a 'power fantasy' storyline — then the very first thing the male MC does is kneel before the villain. You can't make this up.

This game had been in the spotlight recently for riding the coattails of a trending 'harem party of five' meme, but it already had a notorious track record: a nine-month drought with zero main story updates. When new story content finally dropped, the devs hyped it up as a pure 'power fantasy' (爽文, a Chinese web novel genre where the OP protagonist dominates everything). Players rushed in, only to witness the MC groveling at the villain's feet.

In Chinese web novel culture, having a protagonist kneel to anyone other than their parents or master is considered the ultimate cardinal sin — a dealbreaker that makes readers drop a book instantly. The original poster summed it up perfectly: 'This so-called power fantasy was just bait — they used ML (waifu-bait romance elements) to lure players in, then stabbed them in the back. The dev team is the one having the real power fantasy here.'

And the devs kept making it worse. The Bilibili official comment section was completely overrun with backlash. The dev team's response? A masterclass in PR disasters. First, they completely ignored the story controversy. Then they released 'explanations': the MC kneeled to show 'deep affection and loyalty,' and the villain who forced him to kneel? Official verdict: 'absolutely righteous.'

But the real kicker came when the devs tried to justify the kneeling scene by citing Demon Slayer's Tanjiro: 'We think it's very common — Tanjiro did it too.' NGA users immediately clapped back: 'Do you think nobody's watched Demon Slayer? Remember what happened AFTER Tanjiro's scene?' — hinting at Giyu Tomioka's righteous speech and the epic battles that followed. The comparison collapsed completely under scrutiny.

One user nailed it: 'Never mind that Japanese dogeza and Chinese kneeling carry completely different cultural meanings — what does this garbage plot actually accomplish beyond showing the MC is the ultimate doormat?' Another added: 'How did this storyline even pass internal review? Even bottom-tier web novels for female audiences wouldn't write something this embarrassing.'

On top of the story disaster, the gacha banner is also under fire for suspected rate manipulation. Players report that while the expected gem cost per featured card should be around 25,000 stones, actual pulls were averaging 40,000 to 50,000 — nearly double the advertised expectation.

The comment section became a roast session. One user quipped: 'A power fantasy, huh? I guess the writers are the ones fantasizing.' Another asked: 'So they baited ML (waifu-chasing) players in, got their money, then slapped them across the face? The audacity is actually impressive.' A third deadpanned: 'Repeat after me: We are a TRUE ML game.'

Veterans also dug up the game's previous story controversies — including a notorious plotline where a female character was left limping. The consensus? 'The limping thing at least happened at the end of a story arc — this time they fed players garbage right at the entrance.' And when someone on Tieba tried to defend it as 'just web novel style,' the pushback was immediate: 'Even the trashiest novels on Tomato Novel know to let the MC beat up a villain within 10 chapters. Has this game's MC ever had a single W?'

As of now, the devs have made no substantive changes to the story and issued no further response. The Bilibili comment section continues to burn. For a game that went nine months without story updates, managing to fumble this hard on the comeback is, ironically, a power fantasy of its own.