Summary
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The Zenless Zone Zero update hides the backs of characters to prevent inappropriate zooming.
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Fans are voicing their displeasure on Twitter and Reddit.
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The developer is trying to balance appealing to a mainstream audience while keeping content suitable for kids.
Zenless Zone Zero, like many gacha games before it, is known for its scantily clad anime women. The designers of these characters know their audience and feed their lustful needs with said designs.
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But that audience is now up in arms because after the game's latest update, they will no longer be able to sneak up characters' asses.
Zenless Zone Zero keeps you from looking at your ass
The latest Zenless Zone Zero update allows players to roam the world as any agent they've unlocked. This was not the case before.
In anticipation of players picking their favorite waifu and then casually zooming into areas they shouldn't, the Zenless Zone Zero team made a polarizing change.
The change in the game's official patch notes reads: “Adjusts agents' display for certain angles: When viewed from specific angles, the agent will appear faded.” Effectively: “If you try to look at their asses, we'll make the character disappear.” This, as you might expect, has caused the Zenless Zone Zero community to have a normal community.
On Twitter, one user described the news as “11. September for gooners', while another called for a refund.
Similarly, a Reddit thread garnered over 2,000 upvotes, 350 comments, and five awards in the first eight hours, mostly from angry players. The comments ranged from “Jesus Christ, it's really over” to “Man, this is raining on my excitement for the patch. This is so pointless,” and many others were similar.
It wasn't all despair, though. A more comprehensive comment from Amphabian said, “Hoyo tries to walk the line between making sure kids can play the game and being sexy enough to appeal to the standard audience that plays these games. Even if it upsets fans, there's still plenty of fan services that will keep them coming back.”
This isn't the first time a developer has added a similar feature to a game in recent months. In November, Stellar Blade added a Nier-inspired feature for its Nier Automata crossover. If players try to approach Eva from behind, she will throw the camera away to stop her. The First Descendant, on the other hand, decided to go in a different direction, promising players to add “jiggle physics” in a later update.
Zenless Zone Zero is another game from Genshin Impact and the creator of Honkai Star Rail Hoyoverse. An action RPG game with a hack-and-slash mechanic where you play as a Proxy – fighting to protect the city of New Eridu from the dimension-hopping Ethereal.
