Zenless Zone Zero 2.0 is upon us, taking the now year-old urban action RPG to the Waifei Peninsula for a more martial arts-flavored arc. The opening volley of the 2.X journey centers around Yixuan, a central character positioned as a master to the Proxy protagonists. We've known Yixuan for a few weeks now, but we've only just gotten to play as her, and she's instantly made a name for herself as one of the game's strongest characters.
She's also instantly become one of my favorites. Yixuan is a supremely reactive fighter, capable of rapidly parrying attacks on field as well as saving resources for explosively high burst damage in enemy stun windows. The black-on-gold aesthetic of her inky strikes is a feast for the eyes, smothering enemies in damage numbers that tickle my brain like a hit marker motivates a Call of Duty player. And thanks to her additional HP scaling, she also has a bit of a tanky bruiser feel to her that matches my tastes in action RPGs perfectly. She may end up being my new main, especially once her apparent go-to partner Ju Fufu is released in the coming weeks.
