The term "hack and slash" has its roots in "pen and paper" RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, denoting campaigns of violence with -no other plot elements or significant goal. The term itself dates at least as far back as 1980, as shown in a Dragon article by Jean Wells and Kim Mohan which includes the following statement: "There is great potential for more than hacking and slashing in D&D or AD&D; there is the possibility of intrigue, mystery and romance involving both sexes, to the benefit of all characters in a campaign." The article goes on to report the experience of one D&D player who claime-d that "when she plays in tournaments, she does run into the 'hack and slash' type of player, but most of them are adolescent males. These types of players not only aggravate her, but [aggravate] other, more mature players as well."



adolescent males ㅋㅋㅋㅋ