Games by HoYoverse
Reviews of HoYoverse Games
Review Zenless Zone Zero (PS5) - v2.0 Update Completes Gacha Game's Glow Up
No Hollow victory
Zenless Zone Zero has changed dramatically since it debuted last summer. The game, which paced its story around controversial board game-inspired television segments, has seen its main quest structure completely revamped. The release now resembles a more traditional character action game, with combat gauntlets interspersed with...
Review Zenless Zone Zero (PS5) - Characterful Character Action Makes for Another Gacha Great
Gotta have Phaethon
Live service may as well be a curse word among some enthusiast circles, but Chinese titan HoYoverse has the model on lock. The company’s cringey corporate motto exclaims “tech otakus save the world”; in truth, it just wants to take over the world. Indeed, with the introduction of Zenless Zone Zero, its current cadence will...
Review Honkai: Star Rail (PS5) - Impeccably Executed Live Service Where the Best Is Yet to Come
Honkai dory
Genshin Impact sent ripples through the gaming industry in 2020, and Honkai: Star Rail has already successfully repeated the same feat. Currently the biggest gacha game on the planet per Sensor Tower revenue rankings, this turn-based RPG takes many of the same systems from HoYoverse’s fantasy open world and bends them into a more...
