Hot Take: Zenless Zone Zero Is A Good Game.

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Zenless Zone Zero 1st Impressions Review by gacha smack
Time Stamps
Intro - 0:00
User Interface - 1:04
Story - 5:26
Comic Book - 6:04
Visual Novel - 7:26
Tv System - 8:28
Dialogue - 11:17
Combat & Build - 13:31
Character Design - 19:11
World Design & Exploration - 24:56
Music - 30:03
My Rating & Overall Thoughts - 31:02
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  • @akashskumar1413
    @akashskumar141317 күн бұрын

    Mihyo is secretly a music company disguised as a gaming company....

  • @johnnywilson3071

    @johnnywilson3071

    16 күн бұрын

    So true, their rich compositions are such a blessing in an era where music at the end of the scale with the highest reach has been more boring than ever.

  • @jhoncreusora8574

    @jhoncreusora8574

    15 күн бұрын

    fr, all of their games have good music especially hi3 and hsr

  • @kiuhh1118

    @kiuhh1118

    14 күн бұрын

    Coz they dont rely on outsource production for their ost... Their soundtrack is consistently good across all games. The problem of over reliance on other company can be seen in wuwa case, when pgr relied too much on vanguard for good osts but wuwa didn't the ost just ended up being bad.

  • @marcus2259

    @marcus2259

    14 күн бұрын

    Tbf their mission is to just want to spread the waifu culture, so them investing more than gameplay is most likely right.

  • @2Tune2

    @2Tune2

    12 күн бұрын

    Chinese version of sega

  • @Papaseaner
    @Papaseaner18 күн бұрын

    ZZZ is a lot of fun when you don't have someone constantly bitching and moaning in your ear saying its shit

  • @Natsukawa800

    @Natsukawa800

    18 күн бұрын

    As a hoyo slave. I agree

  • @arkanyne

    @arkanyne

    18 күн бұрын

    @@Papaseaner exactly 💯

  • @gocrashbandoloot

    @gocrashbandoloot

    18 күн бұрын

    facts, im enjoying it on ps5

  • @tranvantan3377

    @tranvantan3377

    18 күн бұрын

    Those people are literally real life NPCs 💀

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    It's fun for what it can be but at the moment I still think it could have been better Especially with the combat there's character depth I don't find myself needing to use like timing and button combos because it's easier to mash I hope they add a mode where it's more than enough to need to mix up your playstyles

  • @jamesdavid2893
    @jamesdavid289318 күн бұрын

    The game is not terrible, I think not having a guaranteed weapon banner is a missed opportunity, I think hsr has a better battle pass structure, it is very early so the game has room for growth, I hope that characters that appeal to me more come to the game, I hope that those who like it continue to like it and those that don't find something else to play.

  • @shonenhikada9254

    @shonenhikada9254

    16 күн бұрын

    The game is not going to get any growth because so many Hoyo shills accept mediocrity from Mihoyo.

  • @juandor9789

    @juandor9789

    16 күн бұрын

    @@shonenhikada9254 all he said was that it isn't horrible, how is that being a shill?

  • @vegitoblue6969

    @vegitoblue6969

    16 күн бұрын

    @@shonenhikada9254 cap . look at hsr.

  • @shonenhikada9254

    @shonenhikada9254

    16 күн бұрын

    @@juandor9789 He isn't a shill. I am saying that there are too many dick riders for Mihoyo games, that the company will get complacent and not feel the need to make any improvements as long as they make tons of money.

  • @AkameRevenge1866

    @AkameRevenge1866

    16 күн бұрын

    @@shonenhikada9254 How do you even know that this game will not grow? Are you from future or something?

  • @justnoct
    @justnoct18 күн бұрын

    I think because its an Instance Based Gacha game like HI3 or PGR it's definitely a different audience. I feel like the marketing and positioning for this game was centered around street fighting etc, but with all the Monitor stuff and walking around I think it was targeting the wrong crowd. Just my .02c. Great vid!

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    Sure but it should also have more content or rewards or a level to compete with those Or just make the gamba 100 cost because the currency is pretty low throughout what I've played Other than the obvious dailies for standards I think if they just give you enough rewards you can look past the content draught

  • @HuruHara575

    @HuruHara575

    17 күн бұрын

    Nah, Simply beacuse HI3 and PGR are outdated. Many covid Era gamers allergic to games that released before Covid

  • @Ilikegames804

    @Ilikegames804

    17 күн бұрын

    @@LUCAS420BLZit feels like it lacks rewards is because the devs hid chests certain parts of the map in combat sections. Keep in mind they hid chests in the combat section. Worse decision I have ever seen implemented in a gacha game.

  • @gofseeprbx

    @gofseeprbx

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@Ilikegames804Oh no I have to look around the map they made and I get rewarded a total 5 polychrome (doesn't mean much) 😱😱😱😱😱

  • @gofseeprbx

    @gofseeprbx

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@Ilikegames804also, not every combat section has em. It's usually Rally or Certain story missions.

  • @akdrzllol1698
    @akdrzllol169818 күн бұрын

    I agree with your take on combat. The combat only seems bad and simple because the enemy isn’t doing much when in reality there’s a lot of stuff you can do. Being able to mash through the early game seems to be an issue with all gacha but I’m expecting zzz to increase the difficulty as time goes on.

  • @gabrielecorti2271

    @gabrielecorti2271

    18 күн бұрын

    Yeah when i got to fight the end of chapter bosses it was very clear the issue lies in the enemies, the bosses were really fun but regular enemies with the exception of a few outliers just stand still. They just need to pump up enemies aggressiveness and problem solved

  • @quangtoki8377

    @quangtoki8377

    18 күн бұрын

    It's already dps check for enemies at 35+ already if i didnt have Ellen (early luck) i think it takes more time than usual standard characters, enemies like robot really needs shock team to deal with.

  • @bigfootisreal_

    @bigfootisreal_

    18 күн бұрын

    I hope the difficulty increases as well. But considering that the "challenge mode" you choose at the start of the game only means enemy has more hp and damage says something. To me that says that's their definition of "challenge". From my experience I'd say the enemy aggro in zzz is lesser than even GI. They need to tone that up, but I doubt they will. At its current state I'd say the game is pretty easy and can finish everything by just button mashing. So most people will incline to that and might even get bored because they don't NEED to improve or learn the different mechanics.

  • @nerio1227

    @nerio1227

    17 күн бұрын

    After around level 26 I unlocked hard mode and was kind of pleasantly surprised that the enemies were actually doing something and packed a punch. I think the base game is just made to progress on your leisure but to have something challenging you have to go find it on your own in other modes. Reminds me a bit with WW and holograms, where the game itself is easy as hell but holograms are the hard part.

  • @darko6115

    @darko6115

    17 күн бұрын

    Its does. Im on the abyss 9 stage and even though the enemies are only 5 levels above me, with a 53 cr 80 cd ellen (not including 30+ cr from her other kit), I still lost had two of my members die and used up all 10 minutes of the time limit and didn’t even clear lmao

  • @recker4267
    @recker426717 күн бұрын

    This might sound weird but i actually disagree with lucy being "sexualized" i was studying not long ago and the girls in my school very frequently used very short pants and no one really care about this, i actually think that if u think that using short pants is "sexualizing" u are just a out of touch boomer no offense, but girls do dress like this IRL

  • @TheRoleplayer40k

    @TheRoleplayer40k

    17 күн бұрын

    I’m happy looking at the booty shorts

  • @frostking4608
    @frostking460818 күн бұрын

    Anton mains RISE UP!

  • @p01nt_blank67

    @p01nt_blank67

    18 күн бұрын

    BRO 🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣

  • @marksmanchamp

    @marksmanchamp

    18 күн бұрын

    His drill WILL pierce the heavens.

  • @thegreatchungus7860

    @thegreatchungus7860

    17 күн бұрын

    KYODAII 🗣️🗣️

  • @Clyast

    @Clyast

    17 күн бұрын

    PEAKTON 🗿🍷

  • @haruyanto8085

    @haruyanto8085

    17 күн бұрын

    Believe in the Anton that believes in me!

  • @kostkacukru1776
    @kostkacukru177618 күн бұрын

    ZZZ is a good game, It's a truth that the game itself is for ''niche'' audience, but still, it has nice art, somehow ok story and in fact I like combat of this game, yea it is easy, but all follow up attacks and animations are great. The most cool aspect of this game for me are conversations among characters, they are funny, sometimes cringy in a good way and I personally like them a lot. ZZZ is mostly hated, at least what I saw by WuWa players, which is somehow funny, because WuWa got the same amount of hate from Genshin and HSR audience back then. ZZZ definitely is not the same game and WuWa/Genshin or HSR, it targets diferent people with diferent taste for games and genre. I played this game for some quite time and I like it, playing all HSR, WuWa and ZZZ is good enough for me, all these games are different and just because of that, I won't get bored by any of those games. Definitely some improvements must be implied, but at least for now, I'm 100% satisfied with this game.

  • @grumpino8246

    @grumpino8246

    18 күн бұрын

    w

  • @steve_bisset

    @steve_bisset

    18 күн бұрын

    Yup. To me ZZZ is Persona online. Chilled, day by day, go into town, do some missions gameplay. Wuwa was boring, dialogue heavy, tiddy waifu collector. Completely generic. At least ZZZ feels unique.

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    35 million pre regs for a niche game?

  • @Mrbluefire95

    @Mrbluefire95

    18 күн бұрын

    @@steve_bissetZZZ is not less of a tiddy waifu collector than WuWa are you delusional lmao

  • @cynthiahembree3957

    @cynthiahembree3957

    18 күн бұрын

    ZZZ is only niche because of an arbitrary mechanic they didn't need to add tbh

  • @invushab
    @invushab17 күн бұрын

    your take on the tv system (and the game overall) is honestly very refreshing. i share the same viewpoint as you in that it doesn't transfer the significance of certain events (like the dead end butcher catching up to the cunning hares), but would work really nicely for hollow zero, the roguelike gamemode. the actual storytelling is so unique and creative it really gives the game its own feel and helps separate it as one of the big powerhouse experiences from hoyoverse

  • @nirifer7275
    @nirifer727518 күн бұрын

    Saying a game is Garbage and Saying I personally don't like this game are 2 completely different things. It pisses me off to see a game of this quality ran through the mud because people can't seem to stop forcing opinions on people like they're facts.

  • @sweatygoblin2335

    @sweatygoblin2335

    17 күн бұрын

    People online have forgotten the difference between subjective opinion and objective fact. A game can't be good if I don't like it, that's impossible.

  • @JKTonshi

    @JKTonshi

    17 күн бұрын

    Some of the game design decisions for ZZZ are questionable, but aside from that it's there with the other gachas as "One of the games of All Time" so I don't see a reason not to put credit and criticism where it's due because everyone's words are subjective until proven otherwise. It's going to fall on deaf ears 90% of the time anyway. Enjoy what you enjoy, live and let live. Simple as.

  • @jamess359

    @jamess359

    17 күн бұрын

    Hoyoverse is very good at manipulating their audience. 👌 There are people in this world that say Tic Tac Toe is the best game ever.

  • @renno2679

    @renno2679

    17 күн бұрын

    "ITS NOT GENSHIN/WUTHERING WAVES THEREFORE IT SUCKS!" like stfu...

  • @mariandumitru4469

    @mariandumitru4469

    17 күн бұрын

    If you think tic tac toe is bad it seems ur missing the idea of fun. The best game ever is always subjective. Even when a game is massively liked, some people will still chose other game as the best

  • @abyssal14
    @abyssal1418 күн бұрын

    This is why i stay subbed. To me this game was a big surprise to me. It's so much fun , but the music is making this game WAY more enjoyable for me.

  • @joseojeda7215
    @joseojeda721518 күн бұрын

    I agree with the proper dancing partner take, we have so much potential right now that hasn’t been put to good use yet, looking forward to some permanent modes that test your responsiveness.

  • @thebfsman9331
    @thebfsman933117 күн бұрын

    Zenless Zone Zero is the perfect candidate to fill the fantasy that I always had in my mind : A Persona game with Real-TIme Combat.

  • @kxshima

    @kxshima

    17 күн бұрын

    Persona 5 Strikers (Scramble) does have you covered if you haven’t played it.

  • @glaxyprimo

    @glaxyprimo

    17 күн бұрын

    @@kxshima flop. zzz better

  • @kxshima

    @kxshima

    16 күн бұрын

    @@glaxyprimo can’t lie there lol

  • @0KazehayaKen0
    @0KazehayaKen017 күн бұрын

    am i the only one that enjoys ZZZ just because of the auditory and visuals than the combat i legit come back to play cause of how pleasing it is to play visually

  • @Brother_Zeke

    @Brother_Zeke

    16 күн бұрын

    thats its main selling point

  • @normalpair
    @normalpair18 күн бұрын

    I really like Zenless! The combat makes sense to me, and Its genuinely fun. The overall vibe of Zenless is incredible!

  • @Noahx0

    @Noahx0

    17 күн бұрын

    Yes mee too

  • @mariandumitru4469

    @mariandumitru4469

    17 күн бұрын

    @@Noahx0straight up good game, amazing to chill on my iPad with this game, with wuwa and this feels like I have a portable console😂

  • @kiradoesnothing7938

    @kiradoesnothing7938

    17 күн бұрын

    Yes, I actually liked the TV puzzles, the unique dialogues from many random NPCs, and the storyline. I really hope they could increase the difficulty of future enemies so the combat would be more engaging and enjoyable

  • @shonenhikada9254

    @shonenhikada9254

    16 күн бұрын

    You only saying this because Mihoyo pays you to go online and type out positive reviews for them.

  • @anyray5653
    @anyray565318 күн бұрын

    Finally, someone actually gives ZZZ some credit. I've been trying to enjoy it, but some morons are constantly yelling at me trying to make me feel bad about the fact that I did in fact like the game.

  • @Noobish_

    @Noobish_

    17 күн бұрын

    That’s one more game for us to enjoy. Play it to your hearts content.

  • @jordancarroll1217

    @jordancarroll1217

    17 күн бұрын

    I've put in 8 hrs on PS5 so far and I love the game. That's why I'm not looking up ZZZ on KZread anymore because all the videos I've seen are people complaining about it

  • @jordancarroll1217

    @jordancarroll1217

    17 күн бұрын

    I've put in 8 hours on PS5 and I love the game so far. That's why I don't look up ZZZ on KZread anymore because all of the videos I've seen are people complaining about it

  • @RafaelStrona

    @RafaelStrona

    17 күн бұрын

    You'll get this buff when you're older, it's called "i don't give a damn". Just don't give a damn about whatever people are saying, if you're enjoying it, keep at it, fuck everybody else. And i'm with you, so far to me the game is great, i'm enjoying it a lot.

  • @JohnDoe-si4eg

    @JohnDoe-si4eg

    17 күн бұрын

    @@RafaelStronathe greatest buff lmao. Too old to gaf about online communities for more than 3 min.

  • @doedoel035
    @doedoel03518 күн бұрын

    People talked smack about WuWa 1.0 then said it got better at 1.1, so I think it would be better if we gave ZZZ the same treatment. Plenty of players already said their opinion, now let's see what Hoyo's gonna do at 1.1. Until then, I'll try give this game another chance.

  • @uNs7oPaBL3

    @uNs7oPaBL3

    17 күн бұрын

    yup that's fair

  • @epicadventureturtle1363

    @epicadventureturtle1363

    17 күн бұрын

    Theyll pull a typical mihoyo and do nothing, its an insanely loud minority anyways. According to all the data we have, it already (estimately) outsold wuwas entire first month. Hoyo wont give a f what some content creators and westerners say when the game makes hsr levels of money.

  • @ardee9337

    @ardee9337

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@epicadventureturtle1363where do you actually see that data?

  • @epicadventureturtle1363

    @epicadventureturtle1363

    17 күн бұрын

    @@ardee9337 Google game-i and check the first link for example. Those are estimates based on the jp app store that are historically very close to the sensortower data.

  • @epicadventureturtle1363

    @epicadventureturtle1363

    17 күн бұрын

    @@ardee9337 KZread wont let me post links or anything, theres sites that post (historically pretty accurate) estimates based on the app store rankings.

  • @arkanyne
    @arkanyne18 күн бұрын

    they not gonna like this one 💀

  • @jyuu6650

    @jyuu6650

    18 күн бұрын

    WuWa shills incoming 👹

  • @glaxyprimo

    @glaxyprimo

    18 күн бұрын

    Funny how he rated ZZZ flat 7 and gives 8.5 to wuwa 💀 WUWA is pure garbage than ZZZ

  • @icygalaxies

    @icygalaxies

    18 күн бұрын

    @@glaxyprimo??? No.

  • @Feelbad-uy7ox

    @Feelbad-uy7ox

    18 күн бұрын

    The auto Parry is a masterpiece compared to WUWA. Bosses are pure bugs like Bren said. "Wuwa bosses are bullsh*t"

  • @XiaoLover125

    @XiaoLover125

    18 күн бұрын

    I quit wuwa because ZZZ bosses are more challenging

  • @BazookaMonke
    @BazookaMonke17 күн бұрын

    I think the Story right now is like the first half of Jojo part 4, there is a looming threat (Hollow) but we are just here for some wacky bizarre adventure occasionally have a boss or two. But it’s all building up to something chapter by chapter

  • @irhlx9948
    @irhlx994817 күн бұрын

    The hollow zero mode that shit is addicting holy the tv system shines in that mode I truly enjoyed every moment of the game so far but the hollow zero was the best part for me I think it's better than su in hsr traversing the map is easier in the tv gives you more freedom in choosing what to do next it has a great replay value ZZZ is better than most people say.

  • @irhlx9948

    @irhlx9948

    17 күн бұрын

    Also moving around the city is so smooth it's cleaning my eyes

  • @asture244

    @asture244

    17 күн бұрын

    Definitely, its better than SU. In SU if you have a solid team, you literally just go in, pick buffs, auto fights, tab out and repeat lol. In hollow zero, you stay engaged all the way

  • @sevhoss
    @sevhoss16 күн бұрын

    The game doesn’t really give me the dopamine hit I get from other gachas, everything outside of combat is at least average, but combat is why I came and it’s why I left. Played it for two days and just didn’t want to play anymore. I’d say this good because it’s one less game to spend on.

  • @melodia_rysto
    @melodia_rysto18 күн бұрын

    From the view of someone who has, I believe, unlocked all the combat modes and gameplay features, I do have a differing perspective on some points. (WARNING I AM GOING TO YAP A LOT, THIS IS MY FULL IMPRESSION OF THE GAME NOW THAT I'VE UNLOCKED AND USED ALL MAIN SYSTEMS TO SOME DEGREE) Firstly in terms of difficulty and combat, the bosses surprisingly ramp up pretty quickly! At the time of writing I've unlocked the 2,500 point missions in Hollow Zero and completed up to Stage 6 in "Shiyu Defence" which is ZZZs version of MoC. Story bosses have been given more moves and even a phase 2 that adds even more moves on top of the prior additions. I don't feel like the HP gained by the bosses is that substantial, but the addition of more moves and in some cases, UNBLOCKABLE MOVES? (it has a red flash instead of a yellow flash) mixes up the combat encounters a lot. As a player, I'm still able to succeed with the basics of NA, parries and dodges, but it does definitely feel like you need a good grasps of these systems in order to succeed, which is a pretty big contrast to early game where you could realistically either only rely on dodges or parries to avoid all damage. There's even some instances where I would prefer to avoid attacking in order to better avoid damage (I'm looking at you double mech encounter). For the TV system, I do think it has a place in the story, as it can serve as a way to gamify story beats. In the interest of not giving spoilers, I'll keep my examples brief, but there's segments of the story later on that use this system to incorporate minigames and puzzles that are story-relevent, and I think it really enhances the connection to the story. I do however have a problem with the way it has been used. I don't think they should have used the TVs as the ONLY form of "transportation" from one story beat to another. We have examples in-game of us being able to interact with NPCs in the combat zones, so I think they should have used that more. I believe that using these 2 systems in tandem is the right answer to the question of story presentation, as we get the best of both worlds (immersion through in-person interactions and immersion through gamification of story beats that would otherwise just be static 3D models). In terms of the overworld, having unlocked all but 1 area, I do think Sixth Street, the area we start at, is the 2nd best major area (for reference at lv. 30, there's 3 "main" areas that you'll be spending time in, finding collectables and completing quests). It's a condensation of all the systems players need to use, put into a small space that is small enough to not be cumbersome, but large enough to not feel like a room. There's another map that has some of the amenities that Sixth Street has, but oftentimes they're spread so far apart you won't use them unless you're in the area. As a whole I think ZZZ has a strong visual identity, both in the various playable factions, as well as the non-combat overworld. In terms of the combat zones, a majority of them is still ruined buildings sadly, but I hope it changes in chapter 3. As for mission design, I have to say, these are some of the most fun sidequests I have ever had the pleasure of playing in a gacha game. Before I elaborate, I have to preface that I enjoy the TV system. I like what it stands for, I see its potential, I've experienced some ingenious uses for it, I LOVE the TV system. And I say this because a lot of the interesting sidequests are tied to the TV system, with some exceptions. While, yes, there are a lot of combat-centric ones (courtesy of Venus, my beloved) I've found myself enjoying and remembering the puzzles/minigame sidequests a lot more. I'll give only 1 example but there's a hidden quest you can start that gives you a TFT-like mission. You can recruit and upgrade units in order to tackle increasingly tougher opponents, culmulating in fighting an opponent I genuinely could not beat until I got all the expensive upgrades (yes I suck, deal with it). I had a fun time seeing what the opponents units did, and adjusting my unit positions and upgrading them to answer. Even some of the combat ones were fun, particularly a combat mission that required you to collect invisible coins. Lastly, and this is one thing I'm surprised more people don't bring up, the farming experience. ZZZ hands down is THE BEST farming experience out of all gacha games I've played. Firstly, I don't need to travel to all maps in order to unlock all resource farms, which is already WAY better than Genshin and HSR, the former of which required you to go on what I can only describe as a journey to middle-earth of nowhere, and the latter needing me to backtrack to a map I already cleared just to open a flower. Secondly, the way they handled resource reward amounts is GENIUS, making it into a deck system so I can change the amount based on the amount of stamina I either wish to spend or have left (btw the max is 100 energy with 5 cards). And later on you even get to make a custom deck FROM SCRATCH, which lets you farm multiple resource types for different character types at the same time! Also, did I mention that weekly boss drops require 0 STAMINA? Of course it's not completely perfect. These systems unfortunately aren't given to the relic farming system, although just like resources you unlock all of them in one go, and I assume all future "relics" will be added to the same vendor. In addition, I wish the UI itself was adjusted so that you could better see the amount of resources you'll be getting without going i to the deck to see. At the tiem of writing I don't think I am in a good enough position to comment on the resource economy itself as I am still in the process of bringing up my first team, however I have not run into any Dennies issues, especially seeing as I have 2 million Dennies. I was also able to get Corrin up from lv. 30 to 40, as well as fully upgrade all talents to 7, within about 240 energy, which I think is pretty fair especially for where I am in the story, where the data disc grind is not relevant and I'm putting ally efforts into guarenteed upgrades. You should expect to have a full lv. 40 team with respectable skill level investment within a week. Before I give the final statement a few notes, nitpicks and gripes: 1) I think the NPCs look amazing. I've never stopped to look at random NPCs walking by so many times before. From the elderly to the children I think all of them look great. 2) While I liked what they were going for with the day-to-night cycle, I would have liked to be able to rest multiple times in a day. I'd be stuck in afternoon with no energy to spend and no sidequests to do, trying to get to evening for my overworld sidequest. 3) For the love of GOD why are there so many coins. 4) Overall character design is pretty good. I'm not someone who looks at kid with shorts and thinks that's weird. If it fits the faction theme and looks good I'm inclined to like it. Not saying it isn't weird but seeing as I don't think about it I am not the right person to ask regarding opinions on it (but damn Venus is so fine). 5) PLSPLSPLSPLSPLS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE GIVE US A D-PAD TO USE IN TV MODE ON MOBILE. TAPPING TO TRAVEL IS SO BAD THERE'S A REASON PEOPLE USE WASD TO TRAVEL WHEN THEY DON'T USE CONTROLLER. 6) I think the UI could have been better. I think making them the center of focus and spacing them out would vastly improve readability and smooth out the experience 7) The W-Engine is in my opinion the perfect middle between Genshin/Wuwa weapons and HSRs Lightcone. Visually it isn't as impactful as Genshin/Wuwa, so players don't need to worry about their fav character not weilding their signature weapons on-field, and the Engines having animations makes them so much more fun to collect compared to HSRs Lightcones that are just a static image like a trading card. Also a nice touch giving even A-Rank agents a signature W Engine. It says there's a special skin/effect when they use their signature but in gameplay I haven't seen much of a difference. I could just be blind tho. Overall I think I'm at a good point to give a score, as 30 is really when stuff starts to slow down (I have very few sidequests left to complete so it's dailies from here on out)and I've spent about 2 days interracting with both the endgame and "postgame" content, so as a whole I think this game is an 8/10, with the early-game/first impressions being a 6/10. This game doesn't do anything substantially better than its competitors (besides its dailies which don't even require stamina OR that bs synthesis/crafting lol) but as a sum of its parts, it holds up amazingly well. While I have a lot of gripes with some core systems, I understand from a development point of view why they chose those directions and am inclined to agree with them to a good degree. ZZZ at where I stand at this point in time a good gacha game that has a lot of style, a VERY good amount of substance and content, especially for a 1.0 product, and has a lot of systems integral to the gacha experience (farming, gearing, etc.) being either on par or in some cases better than its contemporaries. If anything the greatest sin this game has commited is not showing its promise sooner, in terms of combat, storytelling, and gameplay features. Underneath all the layers of oil there exists a well polished game that I feel is worth sticking with, but I can only say these things after wiping away all the grime and oil that was the early game experience. I'm not so sure other players will be as tenacious as I am. Overall this is a gacha game that while admittedly has some shaky buildings, is built on rock solid foundations. Only time will tell how well it does but as far as I'm concerned, this might just be up there as my top 3 favourite gachas. PSA.: The "dating system" is unlocked at 31 and it'll start with the mission "Anby's Commision" so just a heads up for those scouring the game to find it.

  • @hucoris

    @hucoris

    17 күн бұрын

    for the w engine effect, it pretty much a visual effect on the hair during ex skill for most of the characters. it glows

  • @alawiio

    @alawiio

    17 күн бұрын

    I aint reading allat 💀

  • @princessjello

    @princessjello

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@alawiio Why did you feel the need to press send on this tired joke 😂

  • @assassinofkeyblades

    @assassinofkeyblades

    16 күн бұрын

    As someone who's is at about the same spot as you, man I couldn't agree more I'm honestly loving the game but I also didn't think that outside of the first hour or two the gameplay or story telling was bad but it's so nice seeing other people around this point in the game voicing similar opinions that the game gets much better

  • @doedoel035

    @doedoel035

    15 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your passionate review. I'll try this game again, reach Shiyu Defense, and look back at this

  • @gearhadez
    @gearhadez18 күн бұрын

    Finally a review that goes in depth and not just it's bad or good without explaining anything. Kudos to you! Quality content 👌

  • @Paradoxicallibility

    @Paradoxicallibility

    17 күн бұрын

    Finally, someone who doesn't say the game is shit because they don't like it without explaining the reason why!

  • @BackwardsCourage
    @BackwardsCourage17 күн бұрын

    THANK YOU for being one of the few CCs for giving a raw unbiased take. People need to stop comparing everything. It's okay to like two different things for two completely different reasons.

  • @sapedibeppo
    @sapedibeppo17 күн бұрын

    HARD agree about the music. I think all the HoYo games have great music, but this one really stands out

  • @akialter
    @akialter18 күн бұрын

    W take. Sure the game is not everyone cup of tea but cant deny the production effort put into it

  • @glaxyprimo

    @glaxyprimo

    18 күн бұрын

    Compared to low effort production like.. *cough. Double W

  • @GoodEveningDota

    @GoodEveningDota

    18 күн бұрын

    game is HELLA clean

  • @nyeindelta9290

    @nyeindelta9290

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@glaxyprimoDelu Delu

  • @imjustlikedenji5954

    @imjustlikedenji5954

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@glaxyprimoyou might not see it but currently i am holding my index finger to my head and doing a circular motion with it, shaking my head disapprovingly all the while

  • @somerandomguy-yn5nr

    @somerandomguy-yn5nr

    18 күн бұрын

    @@glaxyprimo wuwa straight up better in like everything exept maybe story (1.1 was pretty dame good). your the same type of people that shit on ZZZ just cuz you dont like it dosent mean its bad.

  • @JaxiVT
    @JaxiVT16 күн бұрын

    @Gacha Smack, the game gets much more fun after Account level 30+, an entire new city opens up around story chapter 2(ending) / 3 (beginning) It sucks that they seemed to put forth all the effort towards the level 30 content then the first impressions content, but yeah, keep going and please make an update video to let the community know how good this game becomes

  • @idk6465
    @idk646518 күн бұрын

    7:38 There is some optimization issues when this form of dialogue is used. If you have a monster pc it most likely doesn't matter. But if you have a moment look at your GPU temps when these scenes happen and then look at your temps after these scenes are done.

  • @BlackRuby67

    @BlackRuby67

    17 күн бұрын

    I KNEW I wasn’t tripping! My fans go into overdrive when these scenes come on. Thank you for telling me this!

  • @Reincarnated01

    @Reincarnated01

    16 күн бұрын

    @@BlackRuby67 Yep, Ive noticed my 2070 super gpu Hard spikes from avg 50% usage to 80% usage (75 C) in these cutscenes with 3 people. Still within normal GPU range but still kinda worrisome for me because I can hear the fans going hard even in an AC environment. Another part I saw where there's some GPU temp spikes is opening up the menu page with ESC, still not as bad as the cutscenes though.

  • @BlackRuby67

    @BlackRuby67

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Reincarnated01 Literally my situation! Hopefully they optimize it soon.

  • @GAMeBIT.v2
    @GAMeBIT.v218 күн бұрын

    What I REALLY like is that even if you choose to Skip the story, they will give you a brief SINGLE SENTENCE description of what you're gonna be missing. So you're literally not missing anything, and you don't have to hear the yap fest. BEST LEAP FORWARD IN STORYTELLING in the Gacha space. This feature alone is something that other games need to implement.

  • @ASerokai

    @ASerokai

    17 күн бұрын

    I've played a lot of gacha games that have this feature (eg Bandori). It sure is a huge QoL for those who are trying to save time while not missing out on much. But, in ZZZ specifically, I genuinely enjoy the character's banter while doing the quest and all the yap is properly placed on parts that are outside the main sauce, so while this feature is available, I don't think I'll be using it any time soon

  • @Lewa500

    @Lewa500

    17 күн бұрын

    Arknights has had that feature for years.

  • @Lionimia

    @Lionimia

    17 күн бұрын

    It's definitely not new. Snowbreak and Kemono Friends both have those features.

  • @SwimSwayer

    @SwimSwayer

    17 күн бұрын

    It's great also when your game crashes or you have to close the app! Just a simple skip

  • @Lionimia

    @Lionimia

    17 күн бұрын

    @@SwimSwayer Genshin and HSR both have the option to skip if you crash actually

  • @steven310250
    @steven31025018 күн бұрын

    Not sure if you know but whenever you have same characters of the same faction, when you switch out, they respond to the current characters. Say if you have Corin and Lycaon, Von Lycaon will say "Corin, get some rest, let me handle this" or something along the lines. Or when you have Ellen, she'll respond to Lycaon " Take it easy boss, i'll handle it". I love it when they have characters interact with each other during battles. It makes the game FEEELS SO MUCH MORE ALIVE. It's so much better than Genshin and Honkai Star Rail.

  • @joji197

    @joji197

    17 күн бұрын

    I noticed this with Lucy n Piper

  • @thornszk

    @thornszk

    17 күн бұрын

    Corin switching to Von, "Good job Corin"

  • @ChangeOfHearts39

    @ChangeOfHearts39

    17 күн бұрын

    When you switch characters In hsr and they had a story they will have lines as well ,😂😂😂😂

  • @ChangeOfHearts39

    @ChangeOfHearts39

    17 күн бұрын

    So this one aspect made it better than genshin and hsr ? Your standards are on the floor 🤣

  • @najwan2358

    @najwan2358

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@ChangeOfHearts39I believe he meant to say it's better in terms of making the characters feel much more alive. Not in literal overall aspects. Why do you people always end up with negative thoughts right away

  • @Xailei_
    @Xailei_17 күн бұрын

    This is why ur my favorite cc, u keep it real, keep it level headed, and keep it genuine/honest. There isn’t any extra fluff, u get right down to it and have very objective points and critiques. W smack once again

  • @AcesPrune
    @AcesPrune17 күн бұрын

    Always love to see Gacha Smack come in and save us from all the thoughtless negativity. Great video, I'm also enjoying the game a lot!

  • @mrdecepticon6247
    @mrdecepticon624717 күн бұрын

    The TV thing should be its own event

  • @donaldkennson245
    @donaldkennson24518 күн бұрын

    even if the game flops, u know they're going to make a fire OST

  • @Tiasung

    @Tiasung

    17 күн бұрын

    While Hoyo is an animation and music company after all. Its what they do best.

  • @sumdumguy001
    @sumdumguy00118 күн бұрын

    I really like your dance partner analogy and I think it hits the bullseye on the issue with combat.

  • @iusedtobefish382
    @iusedtobefish38218 күн бұрын

    Yo smack ive been waiting for your review

  • @jeffbankss
    @jeffbankss18 күн бұрын

    Damn Smack really kind on his review making me want to give ZZZ a try

  • @Paradoxicallibility
    @Paradoxicallibility17 күн бұрын

    Nah, apparently hating on the game is justified because "It's my opinion" and liking the game is a hate crime because "You're wrong, the game is bad". Gacha community.

  • @Zigzog420
    @Zigzog42018 күн бұрын

    Been looking forward to this one. 🎉

  • @christianmoore8898
    @christianmoore889818 күн бұрын

    The only review I have been waiting for, level headed and professional.

  • @jyuu6650
    @jyuu665018 күн бұрын

    Have you see the endgame content smack? Look up “Jakazin”, he has Shiyu Defense 10 up on his channel (he didn’t complete it though). I think his Shiyu Defense 9 video, specifically the 2nd round, showcased the combat really well

  • @HazardTone

    @HazardTone

    18 күн бұрын

    I watched him but isn't it just basically the same? Just high HP bosses sponges. The attack pattern is the same in the story the only difference is the boxer robot dude is just harder to kill cuz of high HP

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    What's the max level to shiyu defense? That's concerning

  • @gogachaplay

    @gogachaplay

    18 күн бұрын

    @@HazardTone so whats the difference in other games? you dodge and combo. Problem with other streamers they rely on Mono comps. There's like a reaction of elements here.

  • @cynthiahembree3957

    @cynthiahembree3957

    18 күн бұрын

    @@gogachaplay Well for example PGR has unique affixes and bosses get more moves and are more agressive at higher difficulties. Basically if you actually want to do difficulty correctly you can. Hoyo just doesn't do it correctly.

  • @gogachaplay

    @gogachaplay

    18 күн бұрын

    @@cynthiahembree3957 still repetitive

  • @DeltaChill
    @DeltaChill18 күн бұрын

    I want a video once you get to the drives. they FEEL more confusing than normal HSR relics. I'm unsure if im dumb or they are actually complicated

  • @Bobbynohobby
    @Bobbynohobby17 күн бұрын

    You mentioned the TV mode being great for the roguelike mode, but I also think it has loads of potential for side quests. There were some that really stood out to me, the main ones being Defending the belobog industry drill rig with the turrets. Helping the mad scientist test his bombs and having to bait enemies into the blasts to charge it. Sneaking around enemies with soldier 11. Not side content but I also really liked having to frogger the civilians between moving trains and to a lesser extent thought it was funny when Anton starts being a one-man army during one of the chapter 2 missions and you use him as a battering ram, blasting through dudes for you. There could be more, but I'm only rank 29 at the moment and haven't done all the quests yet. There might be more interesting ones than just those few examples, but I will say I'm also one of the oddballs that enjoys the tv portions though I agree the TV segment should take a backseat during the main story. I don't think they need to get rid of it per say but they should definitely use the rally game mode more and earlier on in the game and from what I've read, that might be what Hoyo wants to do in the future (I can't back this information, but I've seen in other comment sections that in a stream Hoyo said something along those lines and I hope it's true for the sake of the game).

  • @setmain5442
    @setmain544218 күн бұрын

    I think so too. Twitter ruins everything bro. Like the game ain’t even that bad it’s just that people love to hate. My girlfriend who hasn’t heard anything about it and isn’t on twitter told me that she liked the game. I like it too, I haven’t heard what you said yet but I hope you share the same sentiment as I do 🙏

  • @piplonf8591

    @piplonf8591

    18 күн бұрын

    If a lot of people are calling the game ass except of some content creators that were most likely paid to play the game that should tell u something 😂 he gonna drop this game in a couple of weeks

  • @setmain5442

    @setmain5442

    18 күн бұрын

    @@piplonf8591 I dunno, I see some people having the same opinion as me in this comment section. And we all know Tectone who’s blacklisted saying it ain’t that bad. And plus do you remember that contract for ZZZ? I don’t think many people took that contract. The game is very overhated just because other people felt threatened that their baby game Genshin has competition. Same shit happened with WuWa. So stop yapping about shit you don’t know

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@setmain5442tectone said it was pretty okay not bad just casual

  • @p01nt_blank67

    @p01nt_blank67

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@piplonf8591 as someone who isn't a content creator and thus isn't paid ro play Z3, I kindly disagree with you

  • @piplonf8591

    @piplonf8591

    18 күн бұрын

    @@setmain5442 it’s a video about it being a good game ofc their opinion is gonna be the same as yours💀 everyone knows this is just honkai impact but even more boring nothing about this game screams different

  • @averagejohn2786
    @averagejohn278618 күн бұрын

    To be honest, the only thing I hate about this game is the TV system. I wish we had more opportunities to explore the levels with the characters we've got.

  • @renno2679

    @renno2679

    17 күн бұрын

    Apparently the space in a Hollow always changes. One thing they could have done is randomly generated maps but I fucking hate random generation so I think TVs is fine. It's retro yet presented in a modern way. No idea why people hate it so much. You do get Rally Commissions later on which is basically no TV and you get to explore the map.

  • @flamezforthegamez1056

    @flamezforthegamez1056

    17 күн бұрын

    That is the bigger gripe. youre not really using the character, but it totally makes sense since its the bangboo that does the exploration into the hollow as controlled by your Proxy. The TV system truly shines in Hollow Zero mode. I think the TV gameplay should just be exclusive to that, but could have some 1st person mode exploration through a Bangboo in navigation of puzzles.

  • @kskr8610

    @kskr8610

    17 күн бұрын

    TV system gets better, lots of creative puzzles, they just need to speed it up more, let players click through the instructions

  • @beestek.94

    @beestek.94

    17 күн бұрын

    Same. They really should just made the TV system on some side quests and not a major part of the gameplay to progress in the story. There are other ways to implement a story progression. Majority of the people(sane people, not haters) that are saying ZZZ is mid is because the enemies are braindead in story mode, so the new player experience is not satisfying and the combat is gated by the TV system. The amount if yapping is annoying as well. If only they stick to the comic style story telling and not the visual novel style and reduce the dialogues because majority of them is unnecessary. The overall aesthetics and visuals of the game is very good. If only the main gameplay is much more satisfying.

  • @asture244

    @asture244

    17 күн бұрын

    The TV thing actually grew on me quite a bit, I like how they integrated story-telling into it. I wish some parts can be faster though, like the 7777 room

  • @picklebee5299
    @picklebee529917 күн бұрын

    I‘m nearly interknot 30 and while i was on the fence for quite a long while, from 24 forward it just opened up a lot and the varied mission structure just surprised me in a very positive way. I just hope the combat manages to not get stale, which rn is tending to be a problem with the limited roster.

  • @zhuofanb
    @zhuofanb17 күн бұрын

    hey smack what's the difference between chained attack and ults

  • @CrypticBoss
    @CrypticBoss17 күн бұрын

    Nothing beats Fate/Apocrypha audio. (im deaf now)

  • @cocnut
    @cocnut17 күн бұрын

    I cant believe it even is a hot take to say this, the game is really good. I agree with your take about the TV system though and I hope they change it up.

  • @SlyF1X
    @SlyF1X18 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the video. All the best!

  • @kevnooyen
    @kevnooyen18 күн бұрын

    i never thought about lost ark about that (having good audio), very good point!

  • @platnm1
    @platnm118 күн бұрын

    My biggest disappointment with the game as a husbando enjoyer who is not a furry, is that there are litterally no characters that I’m looking forward to aside from seth and asaba and they’re probably gonna be 4 stars

  • @cedricjonesjr6140

    @cedricjonesjr6140

    18 күн бұрын

    I gotta ask what gachas you be playing then lol. Like Star Rail basically only puts effort into female charchters. And Wuwa just dropping banger females lol

  • @tensei7487

    @tensei7487

    18 күн бұрын

    @@cedricjonesjr6140that’s a lie tho adventurine a recent male character in star rail was one of the most well written characters in the entire game. Star rail does still put out more females but that’s natural in gacha

  • @platnm1

    @platnm1

    17 күн бұрын

    @@cedricjonesjr6140 genshin and star rail have at least a 1:2 male female ratio with amazing characters like neuvillette and aventurine so I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the same or at least a little more on that aspect from ZZZ

  • @nubbylittlecat1753

    @nubbylittlecat1753

    17 күн бұрын

    @@cedricjonesjr6140me when I lie

  • @X-Otic-s

    @X-Otic-s

    17 күн бұрын

    @@cedricjonesjr6140 Geshu lin?

  • @banana_1_
    @banana_1_18 күн бұрын

    Chapter 2 and 3 are a huge step up from chapter 1

  • @MF-wp8hs

    @MF-wp8hs

    18 күн бұрын

    yeah but for me the main problem is all the main quests feel like side quests you just meet characters and nothing actually happens you could skip these chapters and when the actual lore shows up you would probably understand it anyways

  • @MF-wp8hs

    @MF-wp8hs

    18 күн бұрын

    they released a video on the channel of the game that has actual lore and the character designs seem good but why do i need to play for like more than 30 hours (maybe more if next chapter they still just introduce characters) to get actual story

  • @FacepalmeGaming
    @FacepalmeGaming18 күн бұрын

    Really enjoyed hearing your first impressions, definitely on a very similar wave length to my own. It's a real breath of fresh air after just hearing nothing but negativity. TV mode would have been fine if it was reserved for Hollow Zero imho. (I typed this just before you said it... 🤣) I agree with the 'lack of a dance partner' take too, when I started coming up against the harder enemies it improved a lot for me. Great video, keep 'em coming, look forward to hearing how you feel about it after some time with it.

  • @xjadesleeps
    @xjadesleeps18 күн бұрын

    I was in your stream the first day you streamed in and I agree with you the TV system definitely makes you forget about the story. I even forgot what was going on and I was paying attention.

  • @remixchillz7419
    @remixchillz741918 күн бұрын

    BASED

  • @jwinterspring
    @jwinterspring17 күн бұрын

    It feels like I'm playing TWEWY mixed with Megaman Battle Network with MvC2.

  • @Safekeep23

    @Safekeep23

    17 күн бұрын

    yeah I get why you said mbn, but that system is terrible especially how they tell the story via TV.

  • @jwinterspring

    @jwinterspring

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@Safekeep23 I'm just saying that it's like MMBN in a way that the battle happens via simulation (jacking). I don't like that the story itself happens on the TV, I just wish that it's like MMBN where in the main solution is in the net itself and the real life (in game) would just present the problems. TWEWY is the same thing. The way TWEWY present its story is like how ZZZ present it, like a manga kinda. The clothing brand is like the factions of some sort. But not in any way the battle style itself. The battle style switch tech is more like the MvC.

  • @noeljames5396
    @noeljames539618 күн бұрын

    I was really excited for this game, but after playing for a few hours i found that it isnt my cup of tea so i decide to stick with wuwa, still appreciate the quality of the game, it so good

  • @nerio1227
    @nerio122717 күн бұрын

    I was vrey surprised when I unlocked hard mode at around inter-knot level 26 where the enemies actually were doing something and packed a punch. Would freaking love the option to permamently turn that on for the whole game. Mind it's not that hard since it's a gacha game but it was waaaaaay more enjoyable and refreshing to actually pay attention to how you play and dodge. Still the game is in early stages so I'm willing to hope that a more challanging content will come eventually. Time will tell. So far I've been having lots of fun. All people I've seen that bitch about this game so far didn't even pass level 20 - 25 so they didn't even see that mode. The whole thing kind of reminds me of story mode from genshin / hsr where the game is actually very easy to progress storywise but outside of that you can find harder content. Still really hate the tv stuff though but it's manegable.

  • @JakeTran141
    @JakeTran14118 күн бұрын

    So far (PR30): Gameplay: 4/10 (repetitive, TV) Art/UI: 9/10 (love the retro/urban/Persona vibes) Music: 8/10 (scratches my taste) PR and media: 9/10 (dopamine for my ADHD-ass brain) Overall it's a 6/10 game for me, though I am more tempted to stick to this game because the community hates it lol. Not spending until the devs actually improve on the gameplay though, art and music can only take you so far.

  • @Stealthzn

    @Stealthzn

    18 күн бұрын

    They hate it because they like combat more than most things, Hoyo games are usually more focused on story and less on combat. This game is for a "niche" audience which is fine but for most they don't like it at all because combat sucks and probably Art etc.. For me Combat and the Art is most important mainly combat, for me this game does bore me because it's not for me. That's why Wuthering Waves is one of the top gacha games right now because of how good their combat is, the story is rushed but most people don't care much about it and there's a lot of skill in it. This game is designed for casuals so can't expect someone who play Wuthering Waves mainly for combat to enjoy this game, that's why they say they hate it.

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    Your score is 30/40 Which would make the game 75% good

  • @JakeTran141

    @JakeTran141

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@LUCAS420BLZ that is true, but to add there are many other subjective factors that I don't want to mention like 'character design' and 'community', I only want to mention the ones that most can agree with.

  • @oli201

    @oli201

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@LUCAS420BLZ they are probably weighted so what you said makes no sense

  • @renno2679

    @renno2679

    17 күн бұрын

    I still don't get why TV is a bad thing... And if you think about it Genshin and WW and HSR combat is also repetitive.

  • @PerishAndRuin
    @PerishAndRuin18 күн бұрын

    this is honestly a genuine review of the game he hit most of the "cup of tea" parts of the game, its not driven by comparison, by early game, and by hate. everyone should get the vibe of the game.

  • @EmanARetne
    @EmanARetne17 күн бұрын

    they have said in the livestream that they are working to improve the tv system to a stage that you can actually move into, I forgot the exact wording but in short they are working on changing it. Knowing how big their team and budget is, I just hope that the changes drops in 1.1 to save the game because the tv system is essentially gatekeeping it.

  • @lazyb6428
    @lazyb642818 күн бұрын

    When that tv came up, I was like nooo, not again lol. So annoying indeed, but I really enjoyed the combat, not sure I'll spend more time on it with all that forced story/tv thing, just lazy, it feels like a waste of time, I could be playing but I'm stuck there.. Great video btw Gacha, love the work, keep it up!

  • @fable2830
    @fable283017 күн бұрын

    21:48 lmao, it's fine. I'll take Lucy if you don't want her😭😭😭 Anyway that rant about kids is dumb asf don't tell me smack is one of those who can't tell that these are just pixels who gives a fuck😂 stop saying "kids' as if they're real they video game characters lol

  • @chiko5602
    @chiko560218 күн бұрын

    havent watched the full video yet but going by the title, i finally feel like im not alone xdd. l feel so dumbfounded cuz i really think the game is good and i like it a LOT despite the opposite being the popular opinion online. it has a lot of glaring issues that can be fixed sure but its not a bad game wth. its the only game in hyv rn that im having a blast with

  • @chiko5602

    @chiko5602

    18 күн бұрын

    finished the vid. holy shit based

  • @Maloooon

    @Maloooon

    18 күн бұрын

    I understand your feelings and it's really easy to get dragged down into all the negativity, but at the same time I think you need to put it into perspective. The game has been downloaded over 50 million times so it's pretty damn hard for us to know what most people feel. The problem is that there has been a lot of hoyoverse hate lately and it wouldn't have mattered if ZZZ was the best game in history or not, some people would shit on it anyway. But this is not me saying the game is perfect, it has issues but I agree with a lot of Gacha Smack is saying and I'm enjoying it a lot.

  • @PuruGank
    @PuruGank18 күн бұрын

    TVs are basically ascii roguelikes but more stylized. Yes it's ultimately very abstracted but it's also very well executed when you realize what they have been going for. Although i will admit that this makes it niche in nature.

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    Dungeon game Dungeon game

  • @Tiasung

    @Tiasung

    17 күн бұрын

    I think the concept is very good but the issue comes from all the animations that make the mode pretty slow and feel tedious. Gameplay modes like this heavily benefit from being more seamless.

  • @MyNameIsIisan
    @MyNameIsIisan18 күн бұрын

    26:25 Idk if you’ll see this, but I’m pretty sure the devs said that the area that was previously available has doubled in size. I think you might not have unlocked it yet? The map should be bigger though.

  • @plstartagila2781
    @plstartagila278118 күн бұрын

    I am so happy that someone finally talked about the enemies. The combat mechanics or in general is so fun, but the enemies suck ass. They are lowkey unresponsive and such a bullet sponge that it becomes super boring. Also the enemies have no variety. When I was p[laying I got bored of the enemies because they were always the same; its the same with environment. It is always the same map and its just bland. Love the vid man.

  • @CurryMS_
    @CurryMS_18 күн бұрын

    To put it into an analogy, people went into an Indian Restaurant expecting Japanese Food. That's how I feel the hate is towards ZZZ

  • @amnitole2796

    @amnitole2796

    18 күн бұрын

    Yeah it's a super good game, but I fear the developper talk and the SF6 collab thing attracted the wrong audience, people went in with "combat combat combat" expectations after that PR thing and I seriously think it is what caused most of the damage. For me it is one of the first gachas I plugged my controller for, just sit back relax and enjoy my time instead of trying to minmax it

  • @JoLoAn135

    @JoLoAn135

    18 күн бұрын

    Well, it isnt an invalid argument. The main argument was that zzz was said to be a "combat focused game" that didn't cater towards"flashy" movesets by the devs. Im pretty sure if they marketed as a "casual combat" most of the hate will be gone.

  • @amnitole2796

    @amnitole2796

    18 күн бұрын

    @@JoLoAn135 I agree, It's mostly an audience thing and that PR campaign maybe attracted the wrong crowd, well I know i'm enjoying the game despite the lack of challenge, we'll see how it evolves !

  • @rz3264

    @rz3264

    18 күн бұрын

    Isn't it more like an indian restaurant that advertising a new spicy curry but it's actually just a mild curry? lol

  • @CurryMS_

    @CurryMS_

    18 күн бұрын

    @@rz3264 exactly, some people will find it spice but some people will find it mild.

  • @ImDerpyDuck
    @ImDerpyDuck17 күн бұрын

    i very much agree with the combat frustrations, im already thinking of synergies and combos and when you go to apply them, everything is dead by the time you rotate once

  • @Professional617
    @Professional61718 күн бұрын

    Love your videos! ❤

  • @thedg2531
    @thedg253118 күн бұрын

    I just hit level 32 and I really tried to give the game a chance but they have to give us more combat and stop using the TVs for every single mission

  • @OkHammey
    @OkHammey16 күн бұрын

    -"and for free entertainment to say this game is garbage is disingenuous or an idiot" So what, you arent allowed to think a game is bad just because its free and has good graphics? I prefer my games being fun and if graphics and it being free is the only selling point of this game, its hot garbage.

  • @marielgalicha8548
    @marielgalicha854817 күн бұрын

    The area isn't only in Sixth Street. You will soon unlock "Lumina Square" basically a huge area that can be considered like a city almost. Be unlocked once you reach Chapter 2 Interlude or around Internot level 30-31

  • @chillraccoonz5880
    @chillraccoonz588016 күн бұрын

    I feel like people forgot they did add a challenge mode unless I missed that part, if he’s playing on cas or hard

  • @Hiro.the.God.
    @Hiro.the.God.18 күн бұрын

    This video is why I follow Gacha Smack and Mr. Pokke. Great content and great attitudes. We need to get both these guys to 100k. They deserve it.

  • @jaredmontgomery305
    @jaredmontgomery30518 күн бұрын

    I didn't think I'd like it near as much as I do. It needs work in some areas, but overall I have been enjoying this game.

  • @PersonaPrime

    @PersonaPrime

    18 күн бұрын

    Yeah, 100% agree. I think beta tester reviews were so negative, it honestly reduced my expectations to 0, so I ended up liking it as well way more than I expected. TV system needs a major rework in the future, but I can tolerate it for now.

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    What needs work?

  • @cynthiahembree3957

    @cynthiahembree3957

    18 күн бұрын

    @@LUCAS420BLZ Well a start would be reducing TVs for modes that don't need it such as anything that isn't the roguelite. They should've done this after CBT2 tbh

  • @Tiasung

    @Tiasung

    17 күн бұрын

    @@cynthiahembree3957 They already reduced the amount of TV time by a lot and added the fast-forward mode.

  • @excelexcal3040
    @excelexcal304018 күн бұрын

    I think the TV System definitely has it's place, it's a stylized approach to the "Tower" type modes most Gacha have, and I can absolutely see it as PART of the main story, but to have almost every single piece of worldbuilding be set in these TVs with a combat stage every now and then? Not so much, we can clearly see this ZZZ team knows how to make atmosphere, 6th Street is incredible in that regard, and seeing Ellen Joe (and potentially others too? haven't gotten too far.) ACTUALLY pop up in random places is an amazing part of building a world that actually FEELS alive. I just hope they actually change the TV system to be far less prevalent, having it be there sometimes is fine, I remember a part of the story where the sibling you chose got stranded in a Hollow, and the TV section simulated enemies and missile strikes preventing a direct approach, and that was cool as a one-off. That being said I'm really enjoying the game overall and I hope the dev team continues to build up this amazing world they've setup, I'm optimistic.

  • @LifeWithStefan
    @LifeWithStefan17 күн бұрын

    After all this stupid drama I see with these CC lately, I genuinely appreciate, as a grown man, watching another grown man doing a normal ass videos about video games, like this. I appreciate you bro.

  • @meyungmasiko129
    @meyungmasiko12918 күн бұрын

    I certainly don't think it's garbage but I have currently finished all of the main content the game has to offer (quest wise) and I simply find it boring. So many of the aspects look and sound cool but the gameplay just isn't satisfying to me and nothing about the game has pulled me in yet. I'm left with this hollow feeling as if the game just doesn't really have a clear identity to me. I don't believe the hate is warranted but in that same token it's all opinion so to each their own I guess.

  • @MinecraftianCough

    @MinecraftianCough

    18 күн бұрын

    agree h

  • @meyungmasiko129

    @meyungmasiko129

    17 күн бұрын

    @@Wakasoul No brother as in I've gotten to that point and it wasn't particularly fun for me most of the time. I just wanted to give it a proper shot first before deciding to drop or not.

  • @Paul_Frank

    @Paul_Frank

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@Wakasoul reading comprehension in the mud rip I've beaten everything and it's boring =/= its boring because there's nothing left, but rather that everything that he did beat was boring

  • @Wakasoul

    @Wakasoul

    17 күн бұрын

    @@meyungmasiko129 Completely reasonable brother, happy to hear you gave it a fair shot.

  • @amari7782

    @amari7782

    17 күн бұрын

    Nah I’m with you too I don’t think the game is bad it really just feels like there’s nothing attention grabbing about it

  • @priqe
    @priqe18 күн бұрын

    W take. to me this game feels more like it's an evolution of a traditional gacha, rather than some competition to their existing IPs + wuwa. Also the DANCE PARTNER metaphor is PERFECT *chefs kiss*.

  • @Kramer8

    @Kramer8

    17 күн бұрын

    The evolution are just for the style, nothing new.

  • @bachkhoi9450

    @bachkhoi9450

    17 күн бұрын

    Evolution? for me it just old wine in new bottle

  • @velvetra29

    @velvetra29

    17 күн бұрын

    Evolution? It's not even better than it's predecessor HI3. I'll give ZZZ 9/10 for art direction and music, but that's it.

  • @Paradoxicallibility

    @Paradoxicallibility

    17 күн бұрын

    This comment's replies are clueless 💀

  • @joshbrosh6626

    @joshbrosh6626

    13 күн бұрын

    ​@@Paradoxicallibilitythey are people who only played the tutorial and not the endgame 😅

  • @fenrirlives2226
    @fenrirlives222618 күн бұрын

    The thing that gets me about the TVs is that I enjoy them on their own, but the way they're placed and paced out feels like an awkward speed bump due the devs trying to make that format have more impact. I can see some of the devs sitting around a table and trying to figure out how to make these feel less skippable and redundant. End of the day I think the execution was well meaning, but pointed in the wrong direction. The comic format and 3D cutscenes are to die for, so I don't think the game needs the TVs in the main story as a puzzle element. It being either an actual dungeon with real stakes or a simple A to B cutscene pipeline is probably for the best.

  • @gameologian7365
    @gameologian736518 күн бұрын

    They could still save the tv system if they even do still images on the tv screens when they zoom in. It could have the grainy feel of a CRT and then have dialogue or other story beats.

  • @zipzzo
    @zipzzo18 күн бұрын

    13:57 What ultimates to manage??? Your ultimate meter is shared between your party so you literally only get one to manage lol.

  • @i_c4014

    @i_c4014

    18 күн бұрын

    You manage your ult by deciding what ultimate you're going to use

  • @p01nt_blank67

    @p01nt_blank67

    18 күн бұрын

    You ddcide whose ult you gonna use. You can't just use your dps's ult and expect to end the game 100% of the time. Sometimes the supports and stunners' ults are a higher priority.

  • @Paul_Frank

    @Paul_Frank

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@p01nt_blank67 no, for all conent that currently exists, you can in fact, use your dps ult 100% of the time and win every time, there's no nuance or difficulty to the combat beyond enemies having high HP kek

  • @jcceno4273

    @jcceno4273

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@p01nt_blank67 so like genshin then

  • @kingkocoa4467

    @kingkocoa4467

    17 күн бұрын

    @Paul_Frank “kek” 4chan users need to remain in their containment boards. Go back.

  • @Natsuke1104
    @Natsuke110417 күн бұрын

    Wuwa, ZZZ and HSR completes my gaming needs. Top 3 gacha games rn.

  • @Starrky923
    @Starrky92317 күн бұрын

    4:00 background is actually faction banner so you can easily tell what faction they are assigned to as well, it's super rad 15:00 it gets way better at 28+ and if you feel bored there is always challenge mode and hard mode to give a try as well, so you can have way harder experience than you'd have in any other gacha game way earlier

  • @BugCatLove
    @BugCatLove18 күн бұрын

    Wow, didn't know you played lost ark Smack. Glad you also appreciated its sound design.

  • @raulmaltrain6893
    @raulmaltrain689318 күн бұрын

    you know what nekomata and lucy are not? real.

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    I know the argument you're making but give up none of these people are going to think that way it's a wasted effort

  • @zephdaniel7038

    @zephdaniel7038

    17 күн бұрын

    Dont bother, this gorilla doesn't know the difference between pixels and children.

  • @xehanort04

    @xehanort04

    17 күн бұрын

    @@LUCAS420BLZ your hard drives should be checked up. weirdos

  • @doommaker4000

    @doommaker4000

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@xehanort04 Those who cry the loudest have the most skeletons. Tale as old as time and it somehow never failed in these instances.

  • @ghostbl33d65

    @ghostbl33d65

    16 күн бұрын

    It's the times. since alot of news media had been covering the capture of actual pedos relatively recently, people have become sensitive to this sort of thing. Just ignore it and enjoy the game. If someone assumes the worst out of you for it, odds are they're likely projecting.

  • @Aeris_Asano
    @Aeris_Asano18 күн бұрын

    ZZZ is a rly good game when I’m bored late at night

  • @FerinaAryele
    @FerinaAryele18 күн бұрын

    I wish it was a little more open world like Honkai Star Rail on Sixth Street, just enough to be able to run around and find things to do and collect a few chests here and there, just something to find like those little birds or even books or papers. Even in the instances they could add 2-3 hidden chests in the story missions for a little extra gacha currency.

  • @todoryalamov4309
    @todoryalamov430917 күн бұрын

    My problem with the word are the loading screens... Every quest is go to the video store, go to the street, go to the video store, go to the street, etc... and there is a loading screen on the door... for thouse small store and town instances. Even the parking lot have a loading screen, so there are 2 loading screens to go from town to some other pace.

  • @definitelynotahedgehog9461

    @definitelynotahedgehog9461

    17 күн бұрын

    You can just press "m" and fast travel to your destination. You don't necessarily need to go through doors

  • @steven310250
    @steven31025018 күн бұрын

    No spoilers, I didn't care for Belobog industries at first. After meeting Koleda, Grace, Anton, and Ben. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. THEY'RE FREAKIN HILARIOUS.

  • @iv4nt37

    @iv4nt37

    18 күн бұрын

    Same man, all the stupid bro bro's sentences and how likeable and unique are each of the chars of belobog are really good. I want to know more about the other groups so freaking much

  • @addyfalcon3656
    @addyfalcon365617 күн бұрын

    I don't understand this furry love/hate shmexualized approach. How does that even happen? People imagine someone with pants down with joystick out next to an animals? Or they look for 18+ pictures and come to wrong place? When I was playing Bloody Roar I found it a coolest concept to fight as a wild beast. Never crossed my mind people would enjoy it in a weard way. And even if they do, their fantasies are not the part of the game. To me Lycan just looks badass. Its people who remind me that someone likes it different way, at every possible moment, make it more weard to me than people who enjoy this stuff but doesn't force on me smexual narration.

  • @hoseaosborn7271
    @hoseaosborn727117 күн бұрын

    She's one of my favorite characters to use I'm working on a full ice team

  • @picklebee5299
    @picklebee529917 күн бұрын

    I also hope that at one point we‘ll be able to use our chars in the overworld (love my shark girl and wanne see her and her idle animations more)

  • @Ali-ex6im
    @Ali-ex6im18 күн бұрын

    I need 1 answer is it better than wuwa? No Then I'm good I can't waste that much time

  • @steve_bisset

    @steve_bisset

    18 күн бұрын

    Wuwa was a day 1 uninstall for me. Repetitive, over dialogued, forgettable characters. You're missing out on something genuinely cool and different if you swerve ZZZ based on others opinions.

  • @supersaiyanunbreaded6765

    @supersaiyanunbreaded6765

    18 күн бұрын

    Its way more polished but definitely easier than WuWa

  • @LUCAS420BLZ

    @LUCAS420BLZ

    18 күн бұрын

    He never mentioned Wuwa

  • @botcchidotcchi

    @botcchidotcchi

    18 күн бұрын

    Just don't take what dev said about their game seriously "emphasize on combat". You won't be disappointed like me 😅

  • @Tiasung

    @Tiasung

    17 күн бұрын

    @@steve_bisset They can also have a bad time in something that is in many ways different for the sake of being different, if they play ZZZ based on others opinions. Lets be real here. If people hadnt glazed this game so hard there wouldnt even be a tenth of the criticism since people would have lower expectations.

  • @weebgaming6609
    @weebgaming660918 күн бұрын

    SPEAK IT LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @xxhopexx2002

    @xxhopexx2002

    17 күн бұрын

    Speak it louder for Tectones community 🤣

  • @Kaostanza
    @Kaostanza17 күн бұрын

    I think Sixth Street size is fine, to make it seem bigger they could let us enter buildings properly like the Coffee Shop or Arcade could easily have immersive activities inside

  • @AirborneCat
    @AirborneCat17 күн бұрын

    Regarding areas to walk around, don't worry theres a fairly larger place coming once you get a bit further lol

  • @Ouusa
    @Ouusa18 күн бұрын

    Ngl thought it was boring at first but a few hours in now and I realised it actually really fun

  • @pantheong1455

    @pantheong1455

    18 күн бұрын

    Same, I actually logged off and headed back to genshin after like the second mission, but then returned and finished the first chapter in one sitting. Which I realized I’ve now done with all 3 hoyoverse games lol. Join, log off, log on, top tier game out of nowhere

  • @kylecarey4189

    @kylecarey4189

    18 күн бұрын

    I'm in the, this is boring stage rn. Just about to sit and watch some TV in the story. Very few battles so far. Pulled the stupid ice wolf, wanted anyone but him. Oh well, at least I have some other maid lady with a table saw on a stick to go with him.

  • @Alex-jb8wr

    @Alex-jb8wr

    18 күн бұрын

    @@kylecarey4189I feel you. If you take the story like watching an anime it does get enjoyable and put a smile on my face. Also the teaser for future story in hollow zero where we get made in abyss people is getting me hype

  • @Tiasung

    @Tiasung

    17 күн бұрын

    For me its the opposite. It becomes tedious after a while. In part because of the stamina gating that hits really early in this game, in part because of how tedious the TV system is. That said, I'm a bit biased since I had to reroll twice to get a character I actually enjoyed playing. Without that id probably be more positive.

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