{"id":21793,"date":"2023-09-25T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=21793"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:34:03","slug":"20230925-21793","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/reviews\/20230925-21793\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenless Zone Zero: What I learned about the new HoYoverse game playing the 15-minute demo at Tokyo Game Show 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The HoYoverse booth at Tokyo Game Show 2023 revealed the demo version of <strong>Zenless Zone Zero<\/strong>, the contents of which have been firmly kept under wraps for quite some time now. Of course, I had to seize this once-in-a-lifetime chance and give it a go. Here\u2019s what I thought of the demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6 Minutes of Zenless Zone Zero Gameplay | Gamescom 2023\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1yO11RpmHjQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zenless Zone Zero is a HoYoverse 3D action RPG. The title\u2019s release date has yet to be announced, but it is planned for release for PC, console, and mobile. The game takes place in New Eridu, the last oasis in a world hit by mysterious supernatural disasters known as Hollows. You take on the role of a Proxy, a specialist who connects Hollows and New Eridu, jumping into a story where different forces are entwined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"731\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-380x260.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-696x476.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-001-614x420.jpg 614w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"705\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-380x251.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-696x459.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-002-636x420.jpg 636w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving on to the demo, at the TGS2023 booth, we were able to choose from 3 different modes to play: the \u201cstory demo,\u201d in which you get to experience how the story of the game starts, the \u201chigh-difficulty challenge demo,\u201d in which you experience intense battle with a strong enemy, and the \u201ccity exploration demo,\u201d which allows you to explore the environment of New Eridu. Wanting to get a feel of the game\u2019s setting and word-building, I went for the story demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story began as a somehow nostalgic, slapstick crime suspense, conveyed in a comic-style and through dialogue between 3D models of the characters. According to HoYoverse, the game places importance on the feeling of \u201ceveryday life,\u201d and such scenes are one of the many methods they have employed to depict daily life in the city. These elements are apparently especially evident in the City Exploration demo, which I wasn\u2019t able to try out this time. HoYoverse has always been telling grand-scale stories in their other RPG titles such as Honkai Impact 3rd, Genshin, and Honkai: Star Rail, so I was very interested in this title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What caught my attention personally was the game\u2019s character designs. The use of bold, vivid colors made the characters seem even more iconic than those of previous works. They have a feel to them similar to recent VTubers. The modern vibes of the characters, the number of characters that have been created, and the fact that they are all playable in an action game is all quite impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"801\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-003-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the dialogue ends, you go right into taking on an enemy. Like in previous titles, you form a team of multiple characters in this game, taking advantage of their respective strengths and mutual compatibility. The controls themselves are very simple, and the characters have combos and evasive maneuvers that can be executed by continuously pressing one button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, characters have Special Attacks and Ultimates. Enemies have a stagger value, which accumulates as they\u2019re continuously attacked, and certain characters work more efficiently against certain enemies in this sense. Eventually, when the enemy\u2019s stagger value reaches 100, they will become stunned, temporarily becoming incapacitated, allowing the player to inflict additional damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"723\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-380x257.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-696x471.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-004-620x420.jpg 620w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"688\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-380x245.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-696x448.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-005-652x420.jpg 652w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s unique about this game is that the forced switching of characters is the key to attacking. When you deal a heavy blow to a staggered enemy, Combo Attacks will become available. By clicking on the left or right character icon within the time limit, the controlled character will be switched to the character selected, unleashing a powerful attack. In this demo, the use of EX Special Attacks deals heavy blows. Special Skills on their own can be used without restriction but can be enhanced by generating Ether, which can be obtained by continuously landing attacks. Incidentally, EX Special Skills also have the effect of raising the enemy\u2019s stagger bar, so don\u2019t be reluctant to aim for Combo Attacks. When the Decibel Rating reaches maximum, you will be able to use an Ultimate (the gauge is filled by landing attacks and avoiding them with the right timing). The way everything plays out kind of reminds me of shonen manga, in addition to the comic-like direction of the story, clearly setting the tone for the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"705\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-380x251.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-696x459.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-006-636x420.jpg 636w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"733\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-380x261.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-696x478.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-612x420.jpg 612w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230925-21793-007-100x70.jpg 100w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My current impression of the game is that it&#8217;s made to be satisfying. The well-calculated timing of the hit stops and the meteor shower-like effects are very pleasant to watch. Additionally, the Combo Attack system that forces the player to switch characters is a nice touch too, as suddenly switching to a character with a different feel keeps the tension of the battle high and keeps the player strategizing on what character to select. The game also allows players to practice various characters in order to switch smoothly from one to the other. It is an interesting system that brings together many existing action game features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, when you clear a stage your score and rank are displayed, directly showing you your progress. The allowed play time for the demo was 15 minutes so that\u2019s all I managed to get in, but I\u2019m looking forward to exploring New Eridu and encountering more powerful enemies in the full game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Remi Morisawa based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/reportjp\/20230923-265771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article\u2019s publication date:<\/em>&nbsp;<em>2023-09-23 20:05<\/em>&nbsp;<em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I played 15 minutes of HoYoverse&#8217;s Zenless Zone Zero demo at Tokyo Game Show 2023. 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