Player safety · heads upDeep guides can make a game feel like homework
Anomalies in Zenless Zone Zero, in depth. Learning a system can be genuinely fun. But the deeper the guide, the more it hints that playing casually is playing wrong, and the more you want the characters that make the system “work.” Understanding is free. Optimising can get pricey.
- “in-depth” as must-know homework
- system mastery tied to new pulls
Ache’s tip Learn the mechanic with characters you own. If it’s only fun with new pulls, it isn’t the mechanic you love.
— Ache, critic and player bodyguard (self-appointed)