Zenless Zone Zero brings back the punchy and fluid combat mechanics of Honkai Impact 3rd, simplifies it and provides one of the best combat experiences in gacha gaming, all packed into a highly stylized environment straight out of a comic strip. But that's not all ZZZ has to offer, it also has one of the best early stories of any Hoyoverse game. The game has a lovable cast, and the voice actors have been good at delivering the comedic scenes, which really made me giggle like a kid during various action scenes.

The game may not be open world, but it still puts plenty of attention into the main hub areas where you can move around freely, making most interactions fun and memorable. After slashing, smashing and punching my way through countless Hollows and testing the early, mid and end game, here is my review of Zenless Zone Zero.

Let's start with the highlight of Zenless Zone Zero, the amazing battle system. Hoyoverse has marketed ZZZ as an Action RPG, and I really understood what they meant after playing the game. The entire focus of the game is on combat, much more so than the other Hoyoverse games.

Each party has three characters, much like Wuthering Waves, and each character has a basic attack, skill, dodge attack, dodge counter, and ultimate, but it doesn't stop there. Each character has special move sets that only trigger when you complete specific combos. In addition, the battle also features chain attacks and assists (swap skills), which makes the battle unique and half the reason why the battle feels so good.