First, this is not a promo for Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). No one should play gacha games. Yes, I do, but no one else should. They are terrible money sinks. Don’t do it.
Second, ZZZ is a pretty good game with engaging characters and (at least recently) a pretty good story. It also has thirens, beast people, including the utterly awesome Sigrid, a horse thiren and comedy relief. Below is her promo video. I’d like you to observe two things about it, but you can just enjoy the video.
First thing to look for is that she actually holds her phone up to her horse ear when she answers it. Nice attention to detail there.
The second thing is what comes up on her phone when she’s trying to use it to navigate. Lots and lots of pop-ups. Turns out, Sigrid is a tecno-numb-nuts and has all sorts of junk on her phone. She gets scam messages ALL the time.
Anyway, if you have some time to spare, watch this, and then I’ll be back with why I’m posting it here.
Okay, so I was scrolling my Google news feed on the loo (as you do) when I saw an article I’d actually like to read, so I clicked on it. After about ten seconds, I killed it because it was acting just like Sigrid’s phone! Pop-up after pop-up. Making it impossible to actually read the article. I hate that. Plus, do they think they’re getting anything from all that mess? It would just make most people quit the page rather than clicking on anything. Are the people who design marketing on web sites actually human? (Don’t answer that.)
Rant done. Thank you for your attention on this world-shattering matter.
While I’m here, two (future me says ‘Turns out it’s three’) more ZZZ videos because why should I be the only one to waste money on this stuff! The last patch to drop had some amazing comedy scenes. They’re not long. Take a gander if you feel like a laugh.
First, the ‘yuri’ scene. It’s not, really. Well, it sort of is, but there’s no actual evidence that anything is going on between these two. Honest. (This one’s in Japanese with subtitles, but it does show the reactions of both of the MCs.)
Second: new character Phoenix makes her first appearance. This also features two other characters that are excellent comedy relief: Billy and Cissia. I’ll be pulling Phoenix when she comes out next patch, and not just because she’s a doofus. (Btw, she’s not dead.)
Oh, one last one. This one’s a bit darker, but… Yeah. My current favourite is Promeia. Phoenix is probably going to be taking her place on my primary team, but she’s going to continue to have a special place in my heart. Watch this and (assuming you’ve read ANY of my books) you should see why I like her. (This one’s longer and may not be suitable for work. Also, trigger warning I guess for slavery and human trafficking.)
Huh. Now I know how to embed YouTube videos in my posts.
You’re all DOOMED! Muahaha.
