My Honest First Impressions Of Zenless Zone Zero 

Hope you enjoyed the video! Im really liking ZZZ, but there are some things that need to change for sure to keep players and myself around. I've gotten farther and the endgame stuff seems cool so I'll make another video updating you all on that. You can download the game here hoyo.link/dV0jF3AL if you wanna try it out!

I also thought that the story wasn't the best when I started the game, but after playing chapter 2, I changed my mind because it really had a different vibe and made it much more enjoyable.

I think the best part is the story telling and the animations. Whilst the story may not be the best around, they way they tell the story is the ABSOLUTE BEST. Characters are fluid, they're expressive all the time, they feel ALIVE. It's a joy to play thru

After 40+ hours It was fun....it felt like persona... You can hangout with your fav character too

I was expecting not to like the tv stuff because of all the complaints I was hearing, but I honestly really like it! It feels like a fun little puzzle mode, and while sometimes I found myself wishing I could just get through it faster when the puzzle involved was easy, for the most part, it's been pretty solid. Also as someone who never got into Honkai Impact, coming from Genshin and Starrail, it's so refreshing to have a voiced MC, and I'm glad we get to see both siblings together regardless of who you choose!

Personally I really love the style of ZZZ's world and story. Genshin's and HSR's story feels so big and lore rich (which is also nice) but in ZZZ you're just some person working with their sibling from your TV shop and that slice of life-y feel just has a completely different vibe. And the artstyle and music just fits that so well

I guess im in minority that actually like the tv system. Cause it's nice interpretation of traveling in hollow. Plus it's interactive to be honest, it's not stagnant experience. And also animation is cute. Oh also it's kinda calm a bit and can be a place for me to rest from fighting too.

Ive been so addicted to this game a lot

HSR spikes my anxiety, Genshin Spikes my anxiety, but ZZZ gives me happiness and I love everything about it! As a F2P it's fun and my type of game I have like 20 hrs in and I'm like at inter rank 29 and the story is fun and the combat system too! I never have to pause the game to shake my hands or take a break I can just keep going! I love ZZZ and I'm glad the community is small because less drama! Thank you for reviewing this game

11:31 it's a shame it seems that petting the cat was only once bc I would have done it with all of the stray cats that are in the city, tbh it was one of the things that picked my interest from this game (with the Persona vibe and funny animations)

I like the game, while it has it’s issues I find the combat fun even if it’s easy.

I think a lot of people don't appreciate how well this plays on phone. Like in genshin, the open world traversal and how some characters fight is really annoying on phone. People are mad there isn't a jump button, but it actually makes phone use so much better, because it's less clutter to accidentally hit on screen and one less mechanic to try and finesse. This doesn't mean it's easier or simpler, because they just moved the complexity and actions into fewer buttons. The smaller world makes it better for phone too, because again your able to play the game better with clunkier controls without frustration; for example, trying to glide and then navigate a tricky cave entrance while climbing to pick some resources instead of just going to a building. Some may find it fun to run resource routes every 2 days, but I much prefer my chores to be condensed. The combat is still tricky enough to be entertaining as you strive for a perfect anime looking fight as you rotate and adapt combos, and react to punishes with swaps and such. The player skill and expression may not be needed yet, but it's fun getting better at and I'm sure they'll add harder content as players provide feedback so the prep won't go to waste.

Seen a lot of negative critism about this game, but personally I have been enjoying this game A LOT.

HSR didn't stick with me, WW didn't stick either, but ZZZ for some reason does. I thought I wanted another Genshin game, but that would be too much. This is different enough, but still feels a bit familiar. I don't know if that makes sense.

The one of the best things Hoyo did for this game was put in that banger of a soundtrack when you pull an SSR. Completely changes your mood once the lyrics start.

I've been addicted to playing it that I haven't watched much of CCs during the 5 days it has been around, and you were the very first big CC to pop out of my YT feed, and I'm glad you were the first I saw. :) We pretty much have the same comments, but I personally love the story though cos of how grounded it is so far, unlike Genshin and HSR which I both love as well. In ZZZ though, it starts off much like an opening episode of any anime and lets you ease in in the world very well that by the time I put in tons of hours, I have a full grasp of how the story flows. How it is presented as well is very stylistic and creative that it makes it very engaging even if the story is not as gripping for other people. Anyway, I'm so in love with this world and I hope people will try it for what it can offer!

I actually like the story, i think it's one off Hoyo's better written games. The voice acting being top-tier and the MC actually talking a lot definitely help the story to be more enjoyable, too.

Nah aint no way am letting that Heddy disrespect slide. My girl and 18 literally carrying the entirety of the video store.

People say that the game is like copy of HI3, but I doubt it. I like the game so far, but im still low level. Need to keep playing more to get more harder content. If you guys enjoy the game, just keep playing it. Don't hear what other people opinion, enjoying the game is better

THIS is how you do a first impressions video about the game! A lot of love, strong dislikes, genuine passion for what the game brought out of you, and you even came back AFTER recording your initial impressions to update further before release. Loving the JSRF representation and I had no idea you loved that game, Doro! We gotta talk more about our childhood. LOL

Interknot level 41 here. Combat spikes up MASSIVELY when you unlock shuyu defense (spiral abyss/memory of chaos of ZZZ) and the later Hollow Zeros I found very difficult. I definitely recommend sticking to this game and trying out everything the game has to offer (there a lot of hidden things too!) since ZZZ has managed to lay out a great starting foundation and can improve on it. Also personally I love the TV system, it’s much different to what we have and open opportunities for potential user generated commissions for a future event, like that time where genshin allowed players to create their own challenges and domains.

im absolutely loving the cool chill style but still can do some combat. Hope you keep making ZZZ content for a while to come.

The story is so goofy and fun, like the whole portal scene with zhu yuan😭 and even every scene in which anton is!!! Ong i love this game, its gonna be ny comfort game

I personally find the story super interesting but I have to admit that the way the story and tutorial sections of the story need to flow together a little but better! But overall it’s a game I enjoy so far! Is it as good as genshin for me? No but is it a good side game? Definitely!

I like the chapter 2 featuring Koleda and the Belobog Industry especially the fight with the machines😂

One major positive thing for me is that you can create customized combat rounds for grinding multiple different materials at once.

Call me crazy but i actually enjoy the story bein Mid, not complex, not "deep", just a pair of siblings looking for "something" while trying to get to the next month by working as a proxy while also managing a video store and getting in trouble from time to time XD The Tv thing doesnt really bother me but i also wont be crying if they take it away or reduce its presence in the gameplay

I have no more space on my phone for this 😭

You dont go into a sushi restaurant expecting italian, enjoy the game for what it is, i love your take doro

I’ve been playing zzz for about 3-4 days-not a lot but so far I’m really enjoying it

the stages without the TV already exist. they are the Rally which is fairly fun. I can see more stage moving to that format. but don't expect them to get rid of the TV.

If you have a ps5 controller when you pet the cat, it vibrates slightly as if you are actually petting the cat

The combat is so addicting! Another big pro for me is the high quality voice acting. It really helps with the immersion, I love the Manga/Animated combo with story dialog so much!

I found it funny how YOU were the one that got me into this game. Story was you tweeted out on X that you got Soldier 11, the character you wanted and I was like: "Hey, this game looks interesting. Might as well give it a try." So I downloaded it, got my Standard pulls and ironically, I got Soldier 11 as my first S rank character. Sadly fun got spoiled as couple days after I lost my 50/50 to Rina on Ellen's banner, AT 83 PITY!!! I'm not mad, just disappointed. But not disappointed to willingly drop the game immediately. I think this game is a fresh breath of air from Genshin and HSR, the 2 games that I have mastered and all my characters built. So to have something where I can start my pace slower than before, feels nice. So, thank you Doro ❤❤❤

The combat is just so satisfying

I'm actually very appreciative of the fact that it's not open world. Don't think I can handle anothet one right now.

i like the TV exploration, it makes ZZZ unique. btw, the potential of TV exploration is quite big, it about time before it get better

I don't mind the TV system but I can see they might be testing a better way to do it with the rally version. The story does get better I've seen the lore trailer so I'm looking forward to the lore.

Props to you Doro for mentioning Jet Set Radio. That was my first impression on this game.

I definitely prefer genshin and star rail just because I prefer the style but I’m glad others are having fun

Love your content doro your an amazing streamer ❤️❤️❤️

Honestly, I really like the TV system, I hope they don't remove it. Your MC is a hacker guide, so having them work and solve the situation from the PC is kinda neat. You have both your Agents inside the Hollow with the combat and your MC from the outside with the TV mode.

I’m really enjoying it! I’m excited to progress further and unlock everything else! Another thing that I like is that no matter which sibling you choose, the other sibling will still have a huge presence and help you out and have your back! I love that!

I love how even the A ranks have their own signature engines! My favourite characters so far are Anton, Ben, Billy, Anby and Ellen! I love how chaotic both the cunning hares and Belobog industries are! 😂

I love playing this game. I’ve been playing a nonstop for some reason my favorite part is the fact that from the two siblings you choose from in the beginning throughout the story even if you pick one the other one is still part of the story and talks and they both have a good amount of voice lines 😂

Great video Doro! I personally think that the Story is holding up well as far as the introductory narrative is concerned. Uncovering the Vision scandal was a surprise, and the mystery around "Fairy" and its "agreement" between it and the MC is a great start for what seems to be an overarching plot. The recent Lore Trailer they released only built my interest and anticipation further. I suggest everyone go check it out. This 1.0 is a great foundation for what's possibly to come.

The combat is so satisfying especially when you get Chian attacks back to back and i really love the fast movements and flashes its just so oddly satisfying

I absolutely love the TV system for the puzzle aspect, not so much the traversal of each mission. I feel like if they toned back the traversal to an actual exploration and kept the TV system for the puzzles then more people would enjoy it WAY more

at work.. cant wait to finish to start ZZZ again today.

I found myself loving the game way more than I thought! The combat feels really satisfying, the characters are all awesome in terms of personality and I love doing stuff in the world. I think the biggest improvement could be the story, and I think the reason it hasn’t grabbed people nearly as much is because of the scope of the story so far. I’ve played through Chapter 2, and this game so far has focused on more small scale, character-centric stories than the usual Hoyo save the nation/planet type stories. This benefits the characters in terms of giving them more personality, but it makes the stakes much smaller as a result. I’ve found myself caring more for the characters because of this but the story itself (as an overarching narrative) doesn’t draw me in nearly as much

I hope that future characters up the combat options with attacks that lift and aerial combos (which don't have to be like paired with a jump or anything, just combos that take enemies up in the air and keep them there for a sec whilst I switch and continue and juggle).

I'm with you on this, I've found my game as well. I'm pretty burnt out on big open world games and this feels like a breathe of fresh air.

for those who crave for "real" hard mode (Shiyu Defense mode+red quest in combat zone) and want to unlock them fast. please choose "casual mode" on story so you can breeze through it with lesser time. then you can have fun with harder stuff that unlocked from story progression later on. be warned tho, doing so will leave you a big portion of time spend on TV mode instead which if you hate it, you're gonna hate it more... if you want a balanced experience then just do story "challenge mode" like everyone else does. it just not time efficient imo.

Good on you for using Jet Set Radio music for part of this video. The main reason I downloaded the game was because I saw someone suggest it reminded them of Jet Grind Radio/Jet Set Radio Future with different combat/gameplay and that sounded absolutely perfect to me. I'm really enjoying it... Haven't played much at all of the Persona series, but the one game I did try I can definitely see the resemblance. It's fun, the world is really beautiful and has cool details, I enjoy the characters, the music, the combat, the dialog... One of the few cons so far is simply I'd like more vibrant colors in more of the character designs and less characters that look like kids, lol. That's just personal preference though and I do overall enjoy the characters I've pulled, some of the designs just don't do much for me. I do love Billy, Nicole, Lycaon, Ben, Neko, etc. The story does start a little slow but so far I'm digging it... Just needs a bit more time to pickup completely I think. I'm only starting chapter 2 so it probably will. No idea if it'll hold my interest long term, but tbh I didn't initially expect Star Rail to either and it did, so it's certainly possible!

15:50 I think we actually have that gameplay mode in the game called the Rally Mode Mission, where instead of being at the proxy's POV where we guide the agents of where to go, we are at the agents POV we are the one being guided instead. I don't know if this game mode is in the Beta or not, but I just tried it because I only recently unlocked it and I think it's cool. 😄

The thing about the game that gets me the most is the amount of character attitudes and how well the music sets the atmosphere. Take for instance, Nekomata. Seeing her bounce out into view and look around before a fight, only to give a mischievous grin as a soundtrack straight out of mid-00's Devil May Cry begins to roar to life. It gave me chills when I got to hear the Construction area soundtrack for Hollow Zero.

Funny how people always expect Story combat to be extra hard... it's not a souls game. Story combat is made for any player to go through, and for some very casual players, it's not that easy. I have a friend that only has the time to play like once a week on their phone a bit, and for her the combat is not easy, but at least she can make it through story. Stop expecting story-mode fights to be hard af. And before complaining about whether combat is hard or not, get to the end game content, because it does get harder. And you can also replay the story fights in a harder version (those are still not very hard tho), but the deeper you go into hollow zero, and then the Shiyu defense will be harder fights.

I love it! I really love Ellen! Another game added to my laptop! GI, HSR, HI3, ZZZ, and WW! (Poor Laptop)

To me it feels weird how the tv system doesnt work for people, I like the tv system's way of telling the story, it's like reading a rich novel compared to reading a comic. Open world navigation might give better vibes and you can have hidden chests, smash some boxes etc, but I think the tv system gets straight to the point with text describing events. Furthermore it fits perfectly with being a proxy, you dont explore the wirld yourself, instead you see the world through your screen. I think the tv system is incredibly scalable and allows ZZZ to give richer story expeirences, conparing to open world navigation which would probably cost much more to make

Can’t wait for your stream today doro💪🏻💪🏻

It's fun to me. Like people said that it's Persona, you have your job and life to take care and at the same time you also build your relationships with people while also doing secret work behind the scene.

I love the TV system, I am the only one ?

i enjoy the TV system because it feels like the “man in the chair” part. you’re switching between your navigator and your fighters. like playing both sides of your persona party.

I grabbed it when it dropped, currently doing the intermission for chapter 2. It's definitely fun, I don't find fault with the tv system because it's something different to go along with the combat. Because honestly that's the only thing our MC can do really besides run around and chat with folks. Hollow zero's going to be interesting to investigate because that's where I feel all the lore is, which is very cool like I picked up an audio recording from the day the giant hollow happened and it was a conversation between two guys robbing an abandoned bank, so I'm interested in seeing more of what's laying around. Con's for me I think somethings are way to costly for stamina, other than that I don't think I got any other ones. All in all the game is fun.

Bro the tv system is one of my favourite parts lmao

I like the tv system. I think its pretty cool.

The story hooked me from the beginning. Its so super intense or anything but it felt really down to earth and that fits with the chill vibe of the game

I love the dopamine rush when u do perfect counters and etc it just feels soo good

I play all the games GI, HSR and ZZZ and honestly I just love them all for different reasons. GI is the lore, it’s deep and engaging and nothing is just there. It’s a whole world that has a complicated past and an uncertain future. Combat is fun and I enjoy the reaction based system. Significantly less complicated than MMO combat. HSR the lore isn’t so deep, but the story keeps me engaged and I get attached to the characters. I love how meme-y it can be and the whole trash panda vibe with our MC is hilarious! I love the turn based combat and that 4-stars feel like 5-stars with their nice burst animations. ZZZ while Chapter 1 was a bit boring the comedy got me laughing for sure. It made me come to love Nekomata and Anby. It got better invested in the characters and the mystery surrounding Fairy has piqued my interest. Also i love the interaction with the siblings, they’re affectionate and kind to one another. They worry about the other and the whole “annoying sibling” trope isn’t played to death (so far). For me the combat isn’t the main focus, like it’s nice but I can deal with poor combat over poor story. Is how I feel, I think all of the hoyogames have their pros and cons and people can be hyper critical of like GI and HSR but if we respect each game as their own entity without comparisons, then they shine in their own ways.

I’ll be honest, I was sold on this game ages ago, and I’ve been loving it. ( the animation style of the game is something that I’ve been absolutely in love with, all of the cutscenes and characters have felt super lively and wonderful) I understand why a lot of people are saying the story is meh so far, but thinking about it I don’t mind the story being a bit of a slower burn, I think that as we go through the 1.0 up until 2.0 the story is gonna be going through a lot of changes and that as you play the game the stories gonna shake up a whole bunch.

The "TVs" have an indicator of the pressure of the ether, in addition, there is a mechanism for moving between the "floors" of the hollow (I think it was partially shown in the first fall of Enby into the hollow, and she flew parallel to the ground) Yes, they said they would try to move from "playing on a board" to a complete map, but it seems to me that the possibilities of televisions are much more as a gameplay than just visual perception - you just need to apply more imagination. Besides, as I understand it, the TVs are in our room, and that's how our sister sees our team and the map.

I found the TV system is not that bad, i kinda enjoy it over the fact that i have to search through every corner of the place i’m combating i for a chest or a loot. It’s a fresh air for me. But ig like u said, for some ppl it kills the mood

Good game. Really enjoying it 8.5/10

Honestly, the TV system is one of the best things in the game for me. I don't want just combat, I want to think with puzzles too. I don't want them to get rid of it at all, it keeps the identity of the game so I really just hope they keep it tbh, it's new it's fun and it makes sense with a proxy who uses a bangboo to traverses the hallow. If it's not open world, at least we get a TV system, we can also communicate with fairy too in it! So I disagree with you on that and the story, the story has been one of the best they put out, the world-building is amazing!

Hay Doro, can you help me out with my Soukaku? she is already C6 (you can probably guess how it happened) and i just want to know what the best artifacts (the Floppy disks looking thigs) are the best for her.

They could just make the TV system a small minimap cuz storywise a hollow is a distorted space that requires a proxy to help navigate. I don't mind the TV gameplay at all cuz i get the loot easier this way than walking around finding it every nook and cranny on the open map. The only problem i have is that the energy cost for farming is very high so I would burn all my energy just to farm something one or two times. And that's not even considering that if you wanna get more rewards the energy cost goes up as well.

I love the combat…. That’s it, the rest is pretty average, nothing special. I don’t think I’ll be playing it in a month, except for when I would get super bored in the train.

The TV system is fine, it's very dungeon crawler in nature. People should quit complaining. You are a Proxy, this is part of that proxy gameplay.

To add to the animation inspired section next to studio Trigger's animes (we can also mention Kill La Kill and Kiznaiver for the fighting and urban style respectively), I also found personally a... Code Lyoko inspiration? You as the "hero" behind a computer to help your friends in a distorted dimension fighting monsters, and funny enough with a team of three (Odd, Yumi and Ulrich if we count Aelita as bonus), and yeah it gave me more interest for the game. I only finished chapter 1 so far but I like it :)

Animations are insane, I love them! I’m fine with a slow start to a story, and I actually do like the story itself (I like visual novels). The combat spices up the admittedly long story sections, which is cool. It’s also not too hard, so my casual self can enjoy it without thinking too much

Naah, the game is shit.

Sorry but this is obviously a sponsored video, so I will not watch it. "Honest" Review videos + sponsoring = Skip for me.

great video as always, i really like the hollow zero where you can keep eating the corruptions and make the final boss really hard

It literally became one of my favorite games one day after playing!!! It's awesome

Thank you for making this video, you really summed up pretty well all the aspects, in a neutral non-bias way. I'm really enjoying the game so far, like you said, the fact that is different is a really positive thing for me, with the combat, vibe and story. The story is a little bit on the slow burn at this moment, how they are trying to introduce the world and all the characters and factions, but knowing hoyo, they never miss on a good story, so for now I honestly enjoy the chill and wholesome vibe, while watching sick animations with incredible voice acting ^^

The Background Music makes me feel so goooood 💣✨

Hey Doro, I've been watching some of your videos for a while now and I want to try and make my own gaming channel, but the problem is that I only have access to and Xbox one (old version) and I don't know how to make or upload a video to RU-vid from there, can you give me tips on how to?

the wall in terms of energy is insane. Aside from the material grind, it takes me a long time to level up my Inter-Knot 32 so I can play the main story at 34 EDIT : 3:54 there is a hard mode BUT it's only for time trials. As with Genshin, the endgame content will be very hard as it will become some sort of rhythm game EDIT : 12:25 STORY - imo chapter 2 is where it begins to pick up lore wise. The intro of the new threat, and the hidden part about the monument is enough to reel me in

I've been waiting for this video to see your opinion on the game and I'm glad you enjoy it as well! It's just a lot of fun and I'm addicted as well :D

I'm a very casual mom gamer and I'm doing the story on easy mode but even then, the combat is very satisfying. I think it's a combination of the animations and sound design. Like, when you block/parry, it really feels like you're blocking/parrying because of how "heavy" the movement looks and the accompanying sound effects. It's just flawless for me! I only just opened Shiyu Defense and I'm excited to build more characters to check things out. :) The story is just okay-ish for me but I can say that Chapter 2 is a lot better than Chapter 1. Thanks for this video, Doro! I appreciate you and your voice in the community. :)

The story is pretty solid cuz it doesn’t make me want to skip every 5 seconds as I did in wuwa, and it has some peak moments. I’ve been going to bed with the sound of shark maid’s weapon in my dreams, very addicting indeed.

I like the fast paced gameplay in the endgame been having a lot of fun playing it

There is a challenge mode yes. There is also a hard mode for each story quest that is just the fighting parts of the quests with harder enemies.

loved tha take doro, i am playing it and loving it from the launch and also play genshin and wuwu

I had the same thoughts on the story but chapter 2 was definitely an improvement. Rn the combat seems to have more depth than I feel like I’m able to utilize and I’m still getting S rank on all the challenge content. When it clicks and you get your rotation going with back to back full team chain attacks it feels very fun but it feels more like I’m just responding to the combat rather than driving it

Yes, really enjoy cambat battle, story line, and interact inside the game

"I wish they add an extra hard mode for those who want a challenge", I can see Hoyo adding a boss that OHKO you no matter how much HP and def you have if you dare not perfect dodge this one attack it has, mostly, because they did that already once (I mean, it's not OHKO in the strict sense... but... 2 billion damage, in Honkai Impact 3rd). Also, completly agree with the Open World thing, for some reason, since some years, there's a lot of people that seem to think that Open World = Good Game, and while there are some VERY GOOD Open World games, I've also seen new entries for series where they hurt the formula that had been working for a long time, just because they turned it into a Open World.

I'm not to keen on being stuck in one area, feels very limiting, but I'll try it out. I hope they add other areas later on. Is it meant to be open world like Genshin or Wuthering Waves or no?

just finished story i,m level 36 and my agents most of them are 40 love the combat and story was interesting too can’t wait for more story and new stuff in this game

This game might not be super hard yet, but I’ve been having so much fun! I just made it to the belabog storyline, and got to meet some of characters im using on my main team (grace and Anton) and I’ve just fallen in love with the characters. In all fairness, I also enjoy the tv sections so that helps… especially in the Shiyu defense, in which harder difficulties from what I can tell, it can really make some areas harder if you don’t pay attention It’s definitely not perfect, but it’s still new, and I think the foundation is solid enough to make this great