Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up Since Chinese game developer miHoYo released Zenless Zone Zero, a new action role-playing game (RPG) populated with rogue-like elements last Thursday, the reviews from Chinese players have been mixed. Online communities have seen comments praising its combat mechanics and visual design, but others saying the game is somewhat unengaging.
As the developer of hit game Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, miHoYo has caused a stir in the domestic gaming industry with this new release. Less than three days after the game became available to the public, the Shanghai-based firm announced that global downloads had surpassed 50 million , thanking players by distributing in-game rewards. The free-to-download game is available on Windows, iOS, Android and PlayStation 5, with future versions planned to launch on Switch and Xbox, though there are no confirmed release dates for the latter.
We spent eight hours playing the game to give readers a comprehensive review. Game background In the environs of a post-apocalyptic metropolis called New Eridu, the last humans to exist live in a place called Hollows, where monsters roam. New Eridu thrives by extracting resources from Hollows, leading to conflict between monopolistic enterprises, gangs, and conspirators.
Players take on the role of a Proxy, a group that links the Hollows and New Eridu. .
