When Zenless Zone Zero launched last year, it was one of those demonstrably good games I couldn't get into. An obstructive minigame and some bizarre design choices killed my interest despite superb vibes and animation, and there didn't seem to be much depth to the core combat at the time. There were things to love, but it felt like I couldn't reach them. So when developer HoYoverse touted ZZZ update 1.4 as a soft relaunch, I was interested.
Fast forward five weeks and you'll find me hungrily downloading ZZZ update 1.5 to dive into the new patch of my latest gacha fixation. I enjoyed Honkai Star Rail for a few months before I felt I'd had my fill, but ZZZ has hooked me in a way that a HoYo game hasn't since Genshin Impact first came out. The vibes and animation are even better than before, and added depth and focus has turned this into a fun action RPG that I can see myself playing for a good long while.
