"Oh yes. Of course the initial reaction is about the same, since there aren't that many of us. But the difference is that everybody knows immortals are real," Sato explains, still using Firo's simplification over the word 'demi-human'. It's clear they're really quite different things by this point but the main effect is the same.

"And," he says kindly, "Against people who know and have experience with immortality, well... you might want the gun after all. It gets a little tricky otherwise."

Having sufficiently proven he's right, at least in his own mind, he watches Firo's incredibly slow progress. These old games still have their charm, even up against modern AAA development.