ZZZ looks like anything but a snooze fest.

If you want to pre-register for ZZZ, you can follow the link here : hoyo.link/5GudFBAL

Lemon's slow progression towards becoming a review channel continues...

This is a kinda weird sponsorship. they literally where just like 'would you like to talk about a game that has very little info about it out? We pay in dollars.' I appreciate how real it all sounded, and this is definitely a game I've been keeping my eye on long before this video. Hopefully it's something you end up liking later.

Really happy to see them finally actual variety to the character lineup. One of the things that bothered me the most about genshin is that EVERYONE was stuck in the same 3 boring bodyshapes so things quickly gelled together and became very boring. Combat seems the best incarnation out of the action games they made so far.

Single player games can absolutely be pay to win, can't wait to see how all the best characters are pay walled behind RNG timed events triggering FOMO.

Hoyoverse should just make an anime at this point

This feels like... A commercial? I'm only saying this because I've never gotten this vibe from your channel before and you seem open to feedback, this is all coming from a place of love: this isn't what people want here. If you were providing some actual hands on experience and opinions then sure, fine, that's sponsored content. This is just regurgitation of marketing materials; those are two very different things. All you're really able to do in a situation like this is look at what the company says their game is and repeat their points in your own words. Frankly, if I wanted that I'd just go watch a trailer and save myself the ten minutes. I normally really love your content and I'm trying to put this out there in a way that's constructive, but this is way too far. This video isn't a review, it isn't really even a "my impressions of ___" thing because you haven't played the game. It's like a review of an album based on the record company's opinion, or a review of a movie from somebody who's only seen the trailer: incomplete, impersonal, and heavily biased in the favor of those who stand to make money from the success of the piece of media being reviewed. This video isn't helpful to anybody except hoyoverse, and that's a bummer compared to your normal content. All the best.

But the real question ist: Are there Firebombs?

Mihoyo's games always look good. But then the slimy black tentacle of monetization slithers its way in and things start to get ugly. Their gacha is bad, their stamina systems are an insult and everything is an RNG based grindfest so you buy more stamina. If they can keep their usual bullshit out of ZZZ, good. But I'm genuinely curious if Lemon's opinion changes once the game is at a release state.

Looks interesting, though it should be noted that most of if not all of Hoyoverse's products that have made it overseas are gacha games, where your money is spent on currency to randomly roll for characters. I'm personally waiting for Honkai Star Rail to drop on console but this should be fun to keep an eye on.

given mihoyo's track record, the grind will be there and it will feel just painful enough to tempt you into spending, without forcing you to. the worst kind of grind imo.

"im hoping its not too egregious" its a hoyoverse game, there is no way they arent going to p2w monetize the hell of it the game despite it being single player. also i love how theyre like "review this game for us but also we arent letting you play it at all good luck finding info about the game!!" for me, its just another genshin/honkai fest once again

THE GACHA TAKEOVER

As someone who plays and has played a lot of gacha games, Mihoyo makes some of the absolute best in terms of visual quality and gameplay, and their writing quality is pretty up there too. The main downside though is that typically speaking, they are very stingy with their gacha currency and rates, meaning that unless you plan on spending hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars, you aren't likely to get more than a character every now and then that you actively want. If you're fine with playing knowing that you might miss out on a character you really want, and you have the self control to keep from spending more than you can safely, their games are good. It's just that even as far as gacha go, there needs to be that extra warning.

"You know the vibe." Me, someone who's happy only ever playing 2 games total: You sure about that one chief?

I can't get over the fact that they have a bunch of VHS tapes for the video store. like, specifically the commercially available "record from tv" type, by the box designs. that is a type of detail I would not have expected

Feels weird to review a game you haven't played^^ But then again it looks neat xD

The art style looks right up my alley, kinda like Scarlet Nexus. Will try this one.

It looks awesome, but I already have two gacha games on my phone and seeing how this games need daily grind, I doubt I can fit it into my daily routine. I wish some of this games allowed for a more casual experience like with regular games instead of making you feel like you are losing resources if you miss a day or a week.

So, if I understand this correctly: You were asked to make a video for the game, but you weren't provided a demo, current B-roll footage, and there isn't even a release date? What the heck was Hoyoverse's thought process on this; I'm completely baffled.