When I saw someone recommending this book, "Vegetable Chopping Maniac", my blood pressure went up. 😤 Let me make it clear first, I am a die-hard single-player fan, and I am most annoyed by the krypton gold garbage under the banner of "0.1% off" and "VIP gift pack". The introduction of this game says about "getting rich overnight", "hundreds of draws in a row", and "getting gold at will". Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a numerical card drawing game disguised as a cooking skill. Running platform 5.0? It's probably a port of a web game. It opens with automatic battles and recharge pop-ups. What adventure and food battles are you talking about? The high probability is to hang up and watch the numbers jump.
Back to the topic, let's talk about the difference in experience between stand-alone games and online games. For stand-alone games, such as "Hades" or "Stardew Valley" that I've been playing recently, you pay to buy it, and then you just play the content. Operation, strategy, exploration, every step depends on your own hands and brain. Die a hundred times? That's your thing, you can't blame luck. And what about these “free” online games? On the surface, prostitution is free, but in fact, it will make you worry about daily grinding, swiping dungeons, and drawing cards. You can't even leave the Novice Village without recharging money. The so-called "starting treasure chest" and "tens of millions of gold coins" in Chopping Mania are all bait to lure you to continue recharging. By the end of the game, you will find that you are not playing as a chef, but as a bill designer.
I understand that some people like to socialize and develop, but if you are forced to use a recharge threshold card to experience it, it is not a game but a PUA. Single-player games are like a good book, you can open it and put it down at any time; online games are like QQ that is always hanging, if you don't reply, you will fall behind. I would rather spend dozens of dollars on an independent masterpiece than spend hundreds of dollars on the "free" trap and then uninstall it. 😒
Finally, for "Chopping Maniac", I recommend playing a stand-alone game with a real cooking theme, such as "Overcooked" or "Cooking Simulator". That is the joy of hand speed and cooperation. As for this game, if you want to experience paying money and being cut off, you can try it, but I will take a detour anyway. Single player hunter, no compromise. 😎